After graduating from high school, Hyodo Michiru did not plan to go to University, nor did she think about attending a junior college and then finding employment.
She continued her rock dream, well, her anime-style rock dream.
Although she was often lectured at home, being told to look at the children of relatives, how they were doing, and what schools they got into.
But she ignored everything her father said.
icy.tail, the band Hyodo Michiru was in.
In June of this year, they successfully signed with an agency.
"Debuting as a comedian?"
"It's a band!"
"Whether it's a band or an idol, it's something you can do by signing with an agency, but guard against fire and theft, and also be careful of being exploited. No matter where you are, there are always those who eat people without spitting out the bones."
How should I put it, signing with an agency has its benefits. As long as they aren't too exploitative, they won't have to find resources themselves.
But if they are exploitative, one misstep and they won't even find a place to cry.
Anyway, agencies are divided into good ones and bad ones.
Even after signing with an agency, there are still many entertainers who have to work part-time outside to survive.
Sometimes, life can be very cruel.
"Ah, Aki's way of caring is still the same, I'm already used to it."
"It's good that you know. Just don't get carried away. But, congratulations, you can debut as a band."
Being happy for her was one thing, but honestly, he was still quite worried.
icy.tail was full of girls who had just graduated from high school. It was always better to be cautious at any time.
"I also have to thank Aki's friend."
Hyodo Michiru didn't forget Hashima Iori's help. Getting so many performance opportunities was thanks to Aki Tomoya's connections.
If they didn't even have performance opportunities, they probably wouldn't have had the chance to catch anyone's eye.
Aki Tomoya opened the door, and Hyodo Michiru followed him in.
Speaking of Hashima Iori, they had been in contact recently.
Hearing from him, he estimated that after being busy for a few more months, he would leave Hongzaka Akane's club. He didn't know if he had found his next place yet.
But looking at how sharp that guy was, he probably had everything prepared long ago.
"What are you planning to do during the summer vacation, Aki? You're in University now, so you should have more time off, right?"
Seeing that his first semester of University was almost over, compared to the hard work of preparing for exams in high school, University should be much easier, right?
In Hyodo Michiru's opinion, Aki Tomoya should have more time after University.
"There is indeed a lot of time I can arrange, but just like you, after graduating from high school, you didn't go to University or get a job, are you idle?"
There was a lot of free time, but Aki Tomoya would never be idle when he shouldn't be. The competition in Todai Faculty of Science III classes was not small. Besides what was taught in class, whether it was studying on his own or other extracurricular learning, it was indispensable.
As far as he knew, Takagi and Majima both had many arrangements for self-improvement in private, especially Takagi. He usually seemed carefree, but he didn't indulge himself after running from Kyoto to Tokyo.
And during the summer vacation, compared to actually being a private tutor, Aki Tomoya was still interested in national institution research institutes.
It's just that UDI was truly stingy. What kind of foolish University student would accept that kind of hourly wage? At least reach the average hourly wage for part-time work in Tokyo. At least that way, the opportunity to observe in the autopsy room is quite attractive.
Similarly, forensic medicine is at least related to his major, even if Aki Tomoya has already decided on his direction.
University Hospitals and national institutions are both civil servant nature, but compared to each other, the former is an oasis, and the latter is a desert.
"700 yen, less than my hourly wage when I worked part-time in high school."
700 yen was really too little, not even meeting his minimum standard.
He needed money more than he did in high school. Aki Tomoya felt that he should also bear some of his own expenses in University and try not to ask his family for money if possible.
"What were you just saying?"
"You must have misheard."
"You were clearly speaking softly, alright? My ears are very sharp!"
Hyodo Michiru trusted her ears very much.
What he just said sounded like he was planning to work part-time during the summer vacation.
"Working part-time during summer vacation?"
"Something like that. Maybe I'll be a private tutor, maybe it'll be in a data room, there might even be a chance to come into contact with corpses."
"Corpses… What are you going to do?!"
Hyodo Michiru shivered.
Mentioning the topic of corpses, as a girl, such a reaction was quite normal.
While thinking this, Aki Tomoya couldn't help but mutter to himself, "So this person is a girl."
If he said what he was thinking out loud, his cousin would probably jump up and punch him.
"It's okay, there's still some time before we get to interact with the Teacher. Cadavers are our teachers."
He replied respectfully, his solemn demeanor effectively fooling Hyodo Michiru.
He wouldn't tell Hyodo Michiru that just recently, he had refused a part-time job as a recorder at a certain national research institution because of the hourly wage.
After celebrating with Hyodo Michiru about their successful signing with the agency, she left in the evening.
She had already moved out of her home and was sharing an apartment with a girl from her band.
The reason for moving out was to escape her family's nagging and to focus on pursuing her music dream.
As she was leaving, Hyodo Michiru also complained, "Idols can't be in love, so I can't stay over at a boy's house!"
Hearing her say that, Aki Tomoya wanted to say that he didn't want Hyodo Michiru to stay over either, idiot!
The next day when he went to the University, Takagi and Majima didn't ask him what he did yesterday, but instead asked about his plans for the summer vacation.
Takagi didn't plan to return to Kyoto, saying that he would die in Tokyo before graduation, even if he had to die trying.
As for Majima, he had already scheduled his summer vacation.
"Aki, you're planning to work part-time during the summer vacation? Have you decided where to go?"
Hearing that he planned to work part-time, Takagi was full of interest.
"Go to Kyoto."
"What, are you going to betray us Kanto people?!"
"Shut up, you Kansai person!"
After that, Aki Tomoya still talked about UDI.
Takagi expressed his awe at this, saying that he might see all kinds of cadavers there, and if he really went there, it would be bad without mental preparation, even though he would only be a recorder.
"However, the cadavers there are not Teachers after all. Even though there are many opportunities to observe, the hourly wage is really too low."
Aki Tomoya couldn't help but complain.
This was just a small episode before the summer vacation, and about two weeks later, he received another inquiry from UDI.
This time they said the hourly wage was one thousand yen, a full three hundred yen increase!
The fact that they even informed him surprised Aki Tomoya.
However, it was just an announcement. It seemed they felt that the hourly wage was a bit low compared to the average hourly wage in Tokyo, so they adjusted it and notified all interested and interviewed medical students.
"Autopsy room recorder, or, private tutor?"
Aki Tomoya thought about it and was still more interested in the former.
It's just that the hourly wage is one thousand yen, this...
What was the hourly wage for a private tutor that he asked about the day before yesterday?
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