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From first grade in elementary school to her current second year of high school, Arisu Akari has always been number one.

If this world weren't a magical girl world, but a regular school anime, then Arisu Akari would definitely be a very important and imposing character.

But she always felt that studying hard wasn't that interesting.

She also tried to cultivate her hobbies, but no matter what she tried, she couldn't get interested.

The tremor of the soul... she lacked the tremor of the soul!

What she sought was not the nerdy life commonplace, but something more exciting, more eye-catching... that's right, an idol!

Akari Arisu's eyes lit up immediately.

She's quite good-looking too. Although she doesn't dress up often, her looks are definitely among the best.

What's more, she has blue hair.

In conclusion, Arisu Akari's face is indeed quite beautiful.

After seeing the flyer, she seemed to have finally found her path. Holding the flyer high, she excitedly announced: "...I want to participate in the competition and become the world's number one idol!"

"Tono Hitomi and Kagura Yu beside her: β".."? Tono Hitomi tried hard to recall the other's settings in her mind: β"It seems...there really is an idol category?"Really? Or am I remembering wrong? It feels like this attribute has been completely forgotten...But in any case, it's already a pleasant surprise to find Arisu Akari here.

Overjoyed, Tono Hitomi wanted to go up and talk to the other person, explaining the current situation.

However, Kagura Yu stopped her: "Wait."

"What are you going to say to her?" "...Persuade her not to go to the competition, and let's go find the lost data first...or something like that?" Tono Hitomi tilted her head.

"Idiot, don't stop her! Let her participate in the competition, and we'll go with her."

"Kagura Yu said."

"We can take this opportunity to go to the city center openly as assistants to the contestants, without being noticed by those lackeys of Ain!"

"Tono Hitomi nodded in a daze: "That's right!" The two quickly reached a consensus and then stepped forward.

They blocked Arisu Akari's path from one in front and the other from behind.

Arisu Akari snapped out of her daze and saw two unfamiliar girls blocking her way. She frowned and said, "Bullying? If you don't leave right now, I'll call the patrol."

"Is it because they can't stand that I got first place that they're causing trouble for me?" No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

"Tono Hitomi was startled by the other party's guess and started to stutter."

"I...we just..." "Excuse me, you seemed to be saying that you want to participate in the World's Number One Idol Contest, right?"

Kagura Yu quickly found an excuse. Instead of revealing her and Tono Hitomi's purpose right away, she chose to assist in another way.

Although they are only close relatives, she is still able to use some of the Gao family's resources.

She could even act as a talent scout, like investing in and supporting an average high-achieving student to participate in an idol competition.

Akari Arisu's IQ was above average, so she didn't immediately believe the two people in front of her. Instead, she narrowed her eyes suspiciously: "Talent scouts?" Two people her age had approached her so abruptly, claiming to be talent scouts. It seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

However, Arisu Akari has considerable confidence in herself.

After all, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that she's perfectly suited to be a shining idol on stage!

"Although you're strange, I'm still willing to believe you."

"That's what Arisu Akari said."

The three of them reached a consensus in a muddled and inexplicable way, a process filled with completely stupid assumptions and petty lies that couldn't stand up to scrutiny.

But that doesn't matter; this world is just that inexplicable.

Most importantly, the three people with magical girl potential finally got together and prepared to head to the central city to participate in the competition, while also gathering information.

Before that, they had to go through the preliminary rounds in the Weird City region.

"The preliminary selection process will definitely not be difficult for me!"

"This statement comes from Arisu Akari, who had never been exposed to dance in the first seventeen years of her life. At this moment, she is trying to make her stiff waist flexible by folding it in half, which seems quite audacious."

Looking at the other person's pitifully weak body, Kagura Yu helplessly covered her face: "Can I really pass...?" "It's okay, as long as I undergo special training, I can quickly learn the necessary dance skills... Besides, there are very few people signing up for the Strange City competition area, so the number of spots is fixed."

"Arisu Akari's legs were trembling violently. She leaned against the wall and wiped her sweat with a towel."

Kagura Yu: "...You've only been exercising for a minute, how come you look like you're about to die?"

"In this timeline, Arisu Akari has been so focused on studying that she hasn't exercised much, and now her body is like a robot that's about to fall apart when she moves."

However, since there are very few applicants in the Weird City competition area, and there might only be one person, Arisu Akari, then there's no need to worry.

You should be able to pass no matter what, it's one of those open auditions with an excess of spots.

"I heard that people in Strange City have a very bad impression of Ein, so no one signed up at all."

Hitomi Tono sat on the floor of the dance studio, drinking milk tea. She was very happy. "As long as no one competes with us next, we will definitely pass the audition."

"That's what they say..." Kagura Yu still felt uneasy, as if something unexpected was about to happen.

However, that's how it is in competitions; you can't pin your hopes on your opponent.

Then, after intense training, the audition day arrived.

Request from colleagues

Despite putting in a lot of effort, it was ultimately just her own special training, and Arisu Akari's dance technique didn't improve much, although her stamina did get better.

Kagura Yu is surprised to learn from Tono Hitomi that the other person was an idol who excelled in both physical fitness and academics in the original timeline.

Because Arisu Akari didn't demonstrate any talent in dance in front of her at all. That would have been one thing, but she was also completely clueless about vocals and could only sing in a loud, uninspired voice.

To be fair, her singing isn't bad, considering the noise level, but an amateur is definitely far inferior to a professional.

Actually, the best solution right now is to find a good professional teacher to give Arisu Juri intensive training.

However, the best teachers in the city are all busy with their own classes and cannot spare time for Arisu Akari.

Even if Kagura Yu uses her connections with the Takajo family, it won't work.

It was only then that everyone realized that the higher-ups of the Strange City Self-Defense Force had also nominated a contestant and sent the city's best teachers to teach him.

Because the news was kept strictly confidential, none of the three of them knew who the other contestant who participated in the audition was.

Who will be the contestant from the Weird City side? It's really hard to guess.

However, there's really no need to worry too much.

Kagura Yu and Tono Hitomi's goal is simply to follow Arisu Juri to the central city area. Even if there are ten more people in the preliminary rounds of the Weird City competition, there will be more than enough spots.

After all, the so-called World's Number One Idol Contest requires 101 contestants, and the City of Strange Things has 15 spots. According to the information we have gathered so far, there is only one spot available, which is recommended by Arisu Akari and the Self-Defense Forces.

However, Arisu Akari herself did not think so.

She is a very ambitious person. Once she decided to become an idol, she wanted to be number one and stand at the top of the pyramid.

Of course, both Hitomi Tono and Yu Kagura felt it was somewhat unlikely.

At least for now, it would be very difficult for Arisu Akari to improve her skills in a short period of time, unless she has an exceptionally skilled teacher to guide her.

Then make up for everything with love and miracles, otherwise it's very difficult...

Kagura Yu rubbed her temples: "In short, you have to pass the preliminary rounds first, and then you'll have more options once you get to the central city area."

"She can ask her cousin Yuri Takajo for help. If it's her, she'll definitely be able to find the best teacher for Arisu Akari."

After that, it will be up to Arisu Akari to work hard on her own.

Hitomi Tono was much more confident than Yu Kagura; her innocent and adorable childlike face was full of optimism: "If it's Juri, she will definitely succeed."

"After all, Arisu Akari is also a magical girl, and the miracle itself exists in her heart."

Hitomi Tono's straightforward and passionate trust made Akari Arisu a little awkward, and the latter seemed to blush: "Of course."

"Seeing the magical girls loving each other, Kagura Yu felt that this was a scene she was not used to, as she had always fought alone."

However, it felt pretty good.

She picked up the black tea beside her and took a small sip, not hiding the faint smile on her face.

Lena the snake is right; having companions definitely makes life much easier and happier.

It felt like a heart finally settling onto a soft, fluffy cushion.

Since that's the case, they can't keep the true purpose of Akari and Tono hidden forever.

Once we pass the preliminary selection, we'll find an opportunity to start revealing information little by little.

As expected, there were only two contestants in the preliminary rounds.

Another contestant was announced as having passed without even showing their face, and Arisu Juri went through a similar process, except that Kagura Yu and Tono Hitomi took some time to register.

Since they were going to the city center as contestants' assistants, they got staff badges so they could move freely backstage.

However, there is another matter that is now troubling the three of them.

Passing the audition easily is certainly a good thing, but now how do we leave the City of the Strange?

Yu Kagura wants to use the Takajo family's connections to find the weirdo who pilots their airship, but this approach won't work in Weird City.

The strange people in Strange City are quite xenophobic. As soon as they heard her mention her connection to Takajo, their attitude towards her changed drastically.

Kagura Yu wasn't angry, but she came back looking a little disheveled.

In the original timeline, the Kagura family was a large family on par with the Takajo family. However, because the Kagura family in this timeline refused to cooperate with Ein, their power was greatly diminished, and they could only rely on the Takajo family for survival.

Kagura Yu herself felt unhappy and embarrassed about living under someone else's roof. In fact, she rarely moved out of the relationship before, but in this situation, her personal pride was not important.

At most, I just feel a little embarrassed.

Oh dear, I've been mocked...

...

If this path is blocked, then we have to find another way.

At this moment, Hitomi Tono raised her hand high: "I'll go ask another contestant if we can hitch a ride on their airship!"

"The bright pink-haired puppy, shameless as ever, went to ask and stopped someone just as the audition had ended and before the staff had completely left."

He was a strange man with brown hair and purple eyes, and soft bear ears.

Very close to humans...etc.

This weirdo looks familiar.

For a moment, Hitomi Tono's expression seemed thoughtful, but she quickly concealed it.

She grabbed the teddy bear and began to beg it to give them a ride.

Little Bear had never seen the girl in front of him before and was about to refuse her outright, but his phone vibrated twice in his pocket.

She took out her phone, smiled and hugged Hitomi Tono, took a few steps and started making a call.

"Yes...? Is this okay?" The person on the other end of the phone said something, and Xiao Xiong's face showed surprise. He covered the phone microphone and turned around to face Tono Hitomi.

"I see... Okay, I'll agree to her request."

The little bear agreed.

After hanging up the phone, she walked up to Hitomi Tono and said, "The contestant said we can go together. Since we're both contestants from Strange City, let's work hard together."

"Hitomi Tono's eyes lit up. After thanking them, she confirmed the airship's launch time and location with Koko, and then happily ran back to share the good news with everyone."

The little bear watched the other person's departing figure and smiled.

Mayumi was right; she did indeed have a strange sense of familiarity with the girl in front of her.

She doesn't dislike the other person.

Takajo Yuri

They hitched a ride on another contestant's airship, and the three of them successfully reached the city center within the allotted time.

The latter is simply not a starship; she rarely gets motion sickness.

Meanwhile, Hitomi Tono was in a bit of trouble. She never expected that a magical girl who could easily break through the atmosphere by herself would feel dizzy on an airship that barely shook. From the moment she boarded the airship until she disembarked, she was constantly vomiting into a vomit bag. This even made the usually energetic Hitomi Tono glare at herself. When she got off the airship, she didn't even say hello to the other group of people on the airship.

The group didn't wander around on the airship, mainly because the noise Tono Hitomi was making while vomiting was a bit frightening, and the other two had never seen anything like it before, so they couldn't leave.

Therefore, during the several hours they spent on the airship until they reached their destination, they did not see the other contestant.

In fact, even if you wander around randomly, you won't encounter the other person. The other person never shows up, which makes people wonder if this person really exists, or if it's just a contestant made up by the Weird City Self-Defense Force.

In any case, now that they had reached the city center, the three of them had achieved their initial goal. Tono was finally able to rest peacefully after getting off the airship. She fell asleep on the bus that the organizers had come to pick up the contestants, and woke up again in the contestant dormitory that had been arranged for her.