The Hardship of Entertainer

In the end, Haru didn't bring either Eli or Nozomi since both of them weren't ready. They told him that they needed time to prepare themselves. He didn't think too much and returned home, but then he didn't expect almost all of his girls were waiting for him at his home.

"I'm back?"

"...."

They looked at him for a while and said, "Welcome back."

---

Haru, Megumi, and Erina were preparing breakfast together.

Erina looked at Haru weirdly and asked, "You really haven't learned a skill or two from an alumnus of our school, right?"

"No." Haru shook his head and said, "I learn from someone who is even more amazing."

"Who?"

Erina looked at Haru curiously. Even though most famous chefs graduated from Tootsuki Academy, it didn't mean that there weren't popular chefs that graduated from other culinary schools such as the one from Chinese and French.

"Is Tootsuki really difficult, Erina?" Megumi asked.

"Of course, Megumi. I'll show you in the future," Erina said.

"Thank you," Megumi said.

"...."

Haru smiled and thought that it was wonderful that the relationship between his girlfriends was very peaceful.

Sora, Kirari, Utaha, Seri, and Ritsu didn't help them since their ability at cooking was zero. It was better not to do anything than wreck the kitchen apart.

"Right, Haru."

"What's wrong?"

"Iwasawa has told me that she has something to talk about with you," Megumi said.

"Hmm... really?" Haru was wondering what Iwasawa wanted to tell him.

"How is Iwasawa's band?" Erina suddenly asked. She had been living on Fluer De Lapin (Haru's cafe) for a week and she knew everyone who lived inside the cafe.

"She has been singing at the live house," Haru said.

"Is that good?" Erina asked. She wasn't sure whether singing at the live house was good or not for a singer.

"No." Megumi shook her head and said, "This guy hasn't let Iwasawa debut."

"Huh? Why? Don't you think that Iwasawa's voice is really good?" Erina asked. She had watched Iwasawa sing in the past after all and she had to admit that it was really good.

"Now that you mention it, I don't know how a singer or band is going to debut. Is there a difference between a novelist or mangaka?" Utaha asked curiously.

Haru was about to say something, but Utaha stopped him.

"But before you answer that question, can I ask you, Sawamura-san?" Utaha looked at Eriri who sipped a coffee with a sleepy face.

"Hmm?"

"Why are you here? You're not his harem, right?" Utaha said.

"..."

"I - Is that a problem? Both of them are not his harem either, right?!" Eriri pointed at Seri and Ritsu.

Seri blushed and Ritsu only smiled.

"...."

"....Right?"

Eriri became unsure after she saw the reaction of Seri and Ritsu. She looked at the guy who was cooking in the kitchen and thought that this guy was really a beast.

"Let's talk about how a singer debuts," Haru suddenly said.

'He's running away...'

Everyone looked at Haru while rolling their eyes.

"The easiest way to make a debut is to sign with a record company and talent agency, but if possible it is better for the singer to sign directly to a record company rather than a talent agency, but it is very hard, since if someone wants to become an entertainer, they need to join a talent agency unless they have someone they know on the record company," Haru said.

"Why is that?" Sora asked.

"Because the talent agency in our country is famous for squeezing their talent." Kirari thought for a while and said, "If I'm not wrong, there should be a talent agency who gets 90% of the income of their talent and only gives their talent 10%. There's even one that is worse."

"....."

"...E - Entertainment industry is scary..." Eriri said with a pale expression since she didn't expect the singers, artists, actors, or actresses on the television who smiled brightly performing their best would be squeezed hard by their company.

"It's better to work as a novelist," Utaha said with a sigh since she didn't want to be squeezed to dry by a company.

Unlike an entertainer, the status of novelist and mangaka was very high in this country and they were respected.

"...You also do that, Haru?" Erina asked.

Haru shook his head and said, "No, my company doesn't do that."

"That's good..." Erina then thought for a bit and asked, "Then why don't you do something? You're the biggest mogul in this country, right?"

"He can't destroy the market," Kirari said.

"Destroy the market?"

Kirari smiled and said, "You should know that unlike in the US, the artist in our country is a commodity of a company. If I'm not wrong, the talent agency should get at least 90% to 50% of the income of their talents, whether they're veterans who have worked for a long time."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Kirari nodded and said, "The branch family of our family also owns an entertainment industry, but the scale isn't as big as his." When she said those words, she looked at her husband-to-be and thought that this guy might monopolize the entire entertainment industry in this world, however, she felt that wasn't bad and thought that she didn't choose the wrong man.

"Yeah, I can't destroy the market. It's also better for the company since it'll receive more revenue," Haru said.

"You have become an evil capitalist now," Utaha said.

"The money that I've worked for is for your dowry in the future," Haru said.

The girls were blushing when they heard those words from him.

Eriri also blushed, but then she quickly said, "H - Hey, you haven't explained how a singer is going on a debut!"

"Oh, is it?"

Haru then continued and said, "Then after the singer or band signed to the company they'll start to perform on a television program."

"Is that alright? They're not famous, right? Won't it cause trouble to the television?" Megumi said.

"This guy owns a television broadcast, what are you afraid of?" Utaha said.

"...That's true.." Megumi thought for a while and sighed since her first boyfriend's journey to become a mogul was very fast and it also made her somehow feel a sense of pride since she had been with him when he had nothing and felt that her boyfriend was awesome.

"Then after that?" Erina asked.

"Then they're going to perform a good song. After that, they'll appear in magazines, radio, television programs to promote their songs, and then it's done," Haru said.

"That's all?"

"Yeah, that's all." Haru smiled and said, "It's simple, right? But I'm afraid that she isn't ready."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"Unlike a novelist, illustrator, mangaka, who doesn't need to show their face, but a singer needs to appear in front of the public and deal with the fans," Haru said.

"Ah... that's really bad..."

Utaha and Eriri sighed when they thought about the fans. It was good to have fans, but it was very troublesome.

"Fans are troublesome, especially when you're a beautiful girl. Don't be surprised if a famous actress loses their panties and there are a lot of people who are going to buy it at a very high price."

"....."

Everyone was silent when they heard it, but their faces were pale.

"Haru... I want to keep it a secret, but there is someone who wants to buy your panties during middle school time," Utaha said with a smile.

"..."

Then everyone was looking at Haru who was twitching his lips.

"....You're joking, right?"

"No."

"...."

Haru might not be an entertainer, but he understood the hardship of being an entertainer at this moment.