Episode 13 – Job Request

A week later, the world received shocking news.

[Harushita Suzune revives her mission after a two-year recharging period!]

Word of her comeback spread quickly, and the single CD sales exploded.
The number of downloads also easily surpassed those of other top artists and ranked first in the world.

So much so that the return of the former superstar and national idol was eagerly awaited.

The momentum has not let up since then, and a program commemorating her return to the show was already aired only one day after her return.

The Harushita Suzune on TV was definitely the Harushita Suzune I met, and I had a strange feeling.

That’s how I’m affected by her re-break.

The number of video views on YouTube has doubled for every video, and the number of followers on Twitter has increased by one digit, finally surpassing one million.

Her songs brought the spotlight to the less-recognizable position of songwriter.

“I knew she was great.
I’ve looked at her reputation and there’s hardly a bad word written about her.
If she’s that popular, of course she’s going to have her antagonists.
……”

As for me…… antis increased even more.
The fact that a terrific singer named Harushita san sang my song made it extraordinarily popular, and it was the singer’s ability that made my song sell.
I don’t deny it.

As I was checking the response to Harushita san’s song, I let out a sigh when I saw the slanderous comments against me.
It’s not so exhausting as to be overwhelming, but it’s not pleasant to look at either.

Once I stop ego-surfing (no, I was looking up something about Harushita san), I reply to the emails that have been piling up.

I send a firm refusal email for each job offer I receive.

“I feel like I’ve said a lot of times that I don’t work.”

As I was processing the offers while complaining in this way, I noticed one unusual request.

[My name is Yamada, and I am a producer at TVXX.
I’m sorry for the sudden announcement.
I would very much like to do a kind of documentary program on the composer “Kazashiro Rei” ……]

A description of the planned program followed.

He surveyed the general public about the songs I wrote and presented them in a ranking format.
In between, he talked about how Kazashiro Rei composes his music and what he pays attention to when writing lyrics, and the performers talked about their most memorable songs.

[I’d like to do a show like this, but I need your permission and a request to appear on it.]

“Hmm.”

I feel like I’m listening to him….

“This is a no”

It’s bad to show my face because it could interfere with my college life, and most importantly, I don’t want my own image to be echoed in the song.

In fact, although I’m called a composer, I’m not that big of a deal.
It is a matter of taste, no matter how far one goes.

I mean, the only people who could be interesting if only the composer or lyricist were taken out of the picture would be top-level people like Aki Hata or Tomoya Tabuchi.

Both are geniuses who have created many hit songs, especially anime songs.

I am not that great of a person, and I have done so little that I am afraid to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

With these various circumstances included, I contacted him to decline the offer.

“I’m sorry, but it’s hard for me to show my face, and I haven’t accepted a job, so I can’t give you my permission.
I apologize.”

I put in one contact and, surprisingly, received a reply right away.

[Eee! Senpai, why do you refuse!]

It was a line from Azusa that I had exchanged just recently.

Oi!

“Hey, what are you talking about?”
[Don’t play dumb with me! It’s the one on TV that Yamada P.
just told me about!]

No, you should hide it a little better! Why are you getting so close to the producer and why is he even reporting to you about his work!

“You heard from Yamada san that I turned him down.”
[I can’t approve of something like that! I’m supposed to be in it, too, so even if you can’t allow me to be in it, please allow me to be in the show!]

Then I told her at the end that I had to go to work, and she stopped replying.

No, no, no, selfish! What the hell, this girl just pushed her own convenience on me!

As I was losing my temper alone, I received an apology from Yamada san.

[Sorry.
I was just with someone….However, I would like to ask you to do the program again from here as well.
Even if it’s difficult for you to appear on the show, a letter message would be fine.]

Yamada san somehow manages to get the program on the air.

When he makes some concessions like this, I feel like the one who stubbornly doesn’t allow it is the bad guy…… I hate myself for feeling guilty.

Or perhaps a compromise is here, given that Azusa is likely to file a complaint until I allow it.
……I hate to be very negative in my decision, but …….

“I’d be happy to do the show, but I don’t want to show my face and I don’t want to get paid.
“

Phew, I take a breath.

Well, if this gets publicity and sells Azusa’s music, I guess that’s a good thing.

It’s not like I do anything in particular to begin with, so I guess I don’t have the right to stop them.
It’s not my job when I’m not on TV.

-although I decided on the permission with such a light heart.

Later, when the program’s air date and time were set, the cast was announced, and when I found the names “Harushita Suzune,” “Tatsumi Mirei ,” “Ikuta Azusa,” and “Shirakawa Kotoha” among them, I almost had a stroke.

I’m already anxious now.

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