Returning Transcendent Opens an Idol Agency - Chapter 395

Chapter 395: – Starry Academy Days – III

Meggie let out a sigh as she trailed behind the crowd of students leaving the auditorium through the doors on the side.

Most of the parents were leaving now as well, having finished watching their childs proud first day at a promising prestigious academy and the impactful opening ceremony speech.

Of course, most was not all.

Meggie saw that her dad was still standing at the parent section and flipping through his black binder. No doubt doing work in the free time he could get.

If only he could have been more professional earlier in life, hah

John noticed Meggie looking over and then gave a warm smile paired with a thumbs up.

Meggie rolled her eyes and then glanced back at the podium. There, her mom was still standing, shuffling through notes and talking to an assistant.

Yue noticed Meggie looking and then let out a bright smile before subtly gesturing her to follow the students.

Well, at least someone was enjoying this.

As for Meggie

...Are you listening, Meggie?

A cute female voice echoed from the side.

Meggie tucked her hands into her blazers pockets and then glanced over.

Like the cute voice implied, it was a cute girl who had called out. Light brown hair that seemed to be turning into platinum blond these days, clear blue eyes. An innocent looking face that actually hid a lot of mischief.

Tsuki Jin, Meggies best friend.

Who was blatantly violating the dress code by wearing a fluffy pink headband with bunny ears.

Then again, Meggie was wearing her CapsuMon hoodie, so she wasnt really one to talk.

Tsuki puffed her cheeks and said, You werent listening, were you?

Meggie shrugged and said, Not really.

Tsuki rolled her eyes and said, This is why you arent going to get a boyfriend for a long time, Meggie.

Like I need one. And you need to stop reading so much manga.

Like how you need to stop playing so many games?

Meggie blushed and said, I dont play that many games! I just play a few! For a while.

Shiny hunting took a lot of time, okay?

Tsuki giggled and said, Sure, sure. Now come on, were falling behind. She grabbed Meggies hand and dragged her back towards the other students.

Meggie grudgingly followed and said, Whats the big deal about school anyway, Tsuki? She looked around and frowned. So far, its pretty boring.

Sure, Meggie thought it was nice seeing Mom give a speech and walking to school with Dad, but it was pretty annoying having to waste time standing around. And if this was the highlight of the day

Tsuki shook her head and said, Thats because it hasnt started yet! Theres still homeroom, meeting all our classmates, seeing the cute boys, lunch, and then club activities!

...One of those things doesnt match. Meggie sighed and said, And besides, I dont think Uncle Kai can handle hearing you be interested in a boy. Remember how he reacted when he saw how you bookmarked those confession scenes in your manga?

Tsuki puffed her cheeks and said, Daddys just overprotective! And Im not giving up my dream of giving a confession tree at the sakura tree behind the school!

...The trees here are peach blossom trees.

Tsuki waved her hand and said, Same thing! Now She pulled Meggie close and pointed to a male student with black hair and blue eyes. Look at that guy! Doesnt he seem like a Prince Charming? Tsuki giggled, suddenly acting all bubbly and giddy.

Meggie blinked and then let out a deep sigh.

Was this what Dad was talking about when he said normal girls change when they go through puberty? And how he wasnt looking forward to Auroras teenaged years?

Tsuki had changed a lot in the half a year or so Meggie had known her.

Oh god. Was Meggie going to be like that?

Was she going to hit a point where she acted all bubbly and giddy just seeing a guy like Tsuki?

Meggie pulled out her phone.

Tsuki noticed and tilted her head. But then her eyes lit up and she said, Ooh! Yeah, lets take a picture to celebrate!

R-Right.

That wasnt what Meggie planned to do, but

Xxx

[From: Meggie]

dad help

Hm.

John made a mental note to set up some more contingency plans.

Like potentially having some special guest speakers ready to go.

Sakura waved at John and said, Im going to take some more pictures of Sweetie and the ceremony, John. Ill send you some good shots of Yue later.

With just that, Sakura wandered off.

Maji yawned and then looked towards John. Well, looks like things are fine here. He stretched and then said, The little lady will be upset if she spots me, so Ill head off first. He waved and said, Come get some udon sometime. Me and the guys still owe you.

With that, Maji left as well.

Which left John alone. Almost too conveniently.

Usually when this happened

John cut off his train of thoughts and then cautiously looked around.

But nothing was out of the ordinary. Just some students chatting, some parents pretending not to look at him, and his wifes burning gaze.

Okay. Lets keep this up until the kids finish their first day of school

And to keep things on track

John pulled out his tablet while he waited for the opening ceremony to start and went through his list.

Lets see Auditions for the English branch of Project MirAIs were starting up soon, so hed have to start prepping for that.

The animated series reenacting the shenanigans the girls pulled in World Line was due to premiere soon, so hed have to give the edit a once-over before it went live.

What else

Ah, right.

People had been asking if there was a male counterpart for Project MirAIs planned.

Since the girls were fairly established now, they could afford to take a few more risks.

The question was the theme.

Project MirAIs was about granting the wishes of girls in need. Objectively, a bit misogynistic, but the optics were manageable.

The problem was that repeating that for guys Mm. It could work, but it needed a bit of a twist.

John could already see the gigachad and sigma male trolls jumping in debut streams for any future male talents if they went with that. Ultimately not a big deal, but he had a feeling it would also develop an unstable fanbase.

No. Instead of granting wishes

Second chances?

Yeah. That could work.

A failed adventurer group maybe?

Nah, too cliche.

A party that failed to defeat the Demon Lord?

No, Ilgarde was already covering that niche. John didnt want to step on anyones toes there.

Instead

You know what?

John had an experience being an isekai protag, returnee, and knew about all sorts of other protagonists.

And since this one was going to be (mostly) straightforward with him spearheading it directly

Screw it. Lets just put it all out there.

A ragtag group of protagonists picked up by the eternal transcendent. A group of Hollow Stars...

No. That name gave John a strange feeling. Like he was tempting a force that would make his life a living hell.

Then Armies?

Nope, still felt weird. Not to mention too close to those K-Pop diehard fans.

Lets just go with Project YUUSHA. Hed figure the real name out later.

Welcome, to Hoshigawa Academy.

And there was his cute wifey starting up her speech.

More thinking and planning later. Things like scheduling concerts, six-month anniversaries, lorecrafting, and other things could come after making sure he didnt add to his wifes already growing pile of stress from her new job.