Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 8: [Former Family Side] An Irreversible Mistake [Mutsuki]
“Hey! What the hell is going on, newbie!? I ended up totally humiliated because of you!”
“I-I’m sorry!”
This happened in the taxi on the way back from work.
Rima Harima, the new manager at the Amagasaki Agency, was being scolded by Mutsuki Amagasaki.
“Why the hell didn’t you wake me up!? I was late because of that!”
“N-No, I did try to wake you up!”
“Huh? If I didn’t wake up, then that doesn’t count as trying! Tch.”
“That’s not fair… I tried waking you up over and over again…”
(The handover notes said she was a heavy sleeper, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad…)
Mutsuki clicked her tongue in frustration.
Next to her, Rima was visibly panicking.
“Fine, let’s say you did try to wake me. I’ll give you that. But come on, you should’ve at least done my hair and makeup in the car!”
“T-That’s not something I can do! I learned management and business in school, but no one taught me how to do hair or makeup… I can’t even do my own makeup properly in a moving car, let alone delicate on-camera makeup!”
“Huh? Normally, you’re supposed to have everything done so that when I change into my outfit on-site, I can start shooting right away. That’s why I sleep until the last second.”
“Um, no, that’s not how it normally works… Usually, we get there early so the hair and makeup artists can take their time…”
Rima, surprised, decided to speak up despite her fear.
“So you’re saying I’m wrong? I’ve been in this industry way longer than you have! Don’t tell me you faked your grades to get into the Amagasaki Agency.”
“No, that’s not true…”
“Ugh… I don’t want to hear your excuses. I’ll let this slide because you’re new and I’ve got a big heart. But you mess up again, and you know what happens, right? You’re replaceable.”
Mutsuki glared sharply at Rima.
Overwhelmed by fear, Rima could only nod.
(Why am I the one getting yelled at? Sure, I failed to manage the schedule and caused her to be late… but waking someone up in the morning—that’s like babysitting. I thought I’d be learning from Atsumu-Senpai, but he just quit and disappeared somewhere… The handover notes were excellent, but I was thrown in without even time to read them properly… And now I’m in charge of all the sisters by myself? That’s impossible. Please come back, Atsumu-Senpai…)
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“Seriously, that newbie pisses me off. Why the hell do I have to get yelled at because of her?”
At his front door, Mutsuki kicked off her shoes carelessly and grumbled.
She had absolutely no awareness that her complaints were completely misplaced.
“There’s only one thing to do at times like this.”
Still in her shoes, she headed for the fridge.
“Oh, there it is.”
She pulled out a can of beer.
Mutsuki, like Atsumu, was 18 years old—drinking was, of course, illegal.
“Now that he’s gone, I can drink whenever I want. Every time I tried before, he’d show up out of nowhere and stop me. God, he was such a pain.”
Mutsuki, with some snacks in hand, headed to her room.
Once there, she laid out the snacks on the table and popped open the beer can.
With a satisfying psshh, she immediately chugged it down.
The kind older brother who always stopped her was no longer there.
“Phew… yeah, booze really is the best. You can’t survive in showbiz without it. Lately, it’s all ‘Asterisk this, Asterisk that’—the whole world’s going nuts over them. So damn annoying. Anyone who supports those guys doesn’t know a thing.”
Public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of Asterisk as the top idol group.
While Prism Prison still had fans, the gap between them had grown wide.
Mutsuki, who had to be number one, couldn’t stand it.
“Screw it. Maybe I’ll post a selfie on Photostagram and give those monkey fans something to cheer about.”
Mutsuki viewed her fans as nothing more than monkeys who existed to adore her.
Still, lately, she’d been relying on their likes and comments to fill her need for validation and distract herself.
“Better make sure the alcohol’s not visible—don’t want that showing up. Now, what should I write… Yeah, something like: ‘Had a frustrating day today. I didn’t do anything wrong.’ Perfect. Upload the selfie… and post. No doubt I’ll go viral tomorrow.”
With that, Mutsuki reached for a second can of beer.
She kept drinking until she was satisfied, eventually passing out.
She had no idea that this post would soon cause a massive scandal.