On the TV screen, many women were dancing and singing. The wild and strange voices of the men cheering them on were leaking out of the speakers.
When their song finally came to an end, the cheers grew even louder, and then quieted down a bit.
"And that was 'The light of the galaxy is forever'."
"This song by all members of StarBlossom is a masterpiece~"
"Emily!! I love you!!"
"Abigail!! Look over here~!!"
While the first male announcer and an actress in her late twenties spoke as MCs, cheers for the members echoed throughout in the background.
"Well, it's finally here."
"Yes, this time of year has come again."
"Then, without further ado..."
""The 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival is about to start!""
There was loud background music and a lot of confetti and paper tapes of various colors were flying around. Nora and her female friend must have gone to such a venue.
As I watched the live broadcast on my TV at home, I thought back to yesterday. It was after Isla came home after I made Nora mine.
At that time, I realized that I had misunderstood that Nora and Isla were going to the annual festival. Nora and her junior high school friend were going, and that friend was scheduled to come this afternoon.
After the event was over, Isla would pick them up in her car and they would stay in Isla's room for the night. They are scheduled to return tomorrow afternoon.
I was planning to enjoy Isla and Nora side by side from early tomorrow morning, but it would be impossible since Nora's friend would be there. Unfortunately, I will have to wait until the next time to enjoy a threesome with the sisters.
While I was thinking about this, the annual festival was going on and the popularity ranking announcement had reached the thirtieth place. After making Erika a slave, I studied about StarBlossom and became quite familiar with it, but there were no notable members in this area of the rankings.
They are beautiful girls, but compared to my five slaves, they are not as attractive. It seems that there is no woman who I would like to make a slave unless she is of a rank where she has a nickname.
"Yes. This concludes the announcement of the 22nd place in the popularity rankings."
"From the 21st place onwards, there are seven people who belong to the Seventh Satellite."
"That's right. But before that, there's something we must remember, right?"
"Of course. It happens every year, so I won't forget it even this year."
"Allow me to introduce them."
"This year's new members, the 7th gen members!"
Eight girls, ranging from junior high to high school age, lined up on stage. While the girls were introducing themselves and talking with the MC, I was busy checking out the beauty.
"...Unfortunately, this year's crop isn't that good..."
While watching TV, I spilled a rude comment. On the Internet, there was an analysis that the top popular girls such as Emily and Abigail Carter are too dominant, and beautiful girls who are confident about themselves tend to go to other idol groups.
As I continued to watch the show, thinking, "It must be tough for the idols," the announcement of the popularity rankings resumed. After the seven members of the Seventh Satellite were finished and the five members of the Dwarf Planet were announced, I leaned forward.
"For The 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival, the 12th place in the popularity rankings is...!"
"Twelfth place...!"
"It's Sakura Hana, a 6th generation member!"
"Ooh!!
"Sakura! Congratulations!!"
Here, a member who debuted last year and is participating in the popularity contest for the first time is announced to be in twelfth place, which belongs to "Dwarf Planet," which can be said to be the second group.
Sakura Hana.
A third-year junior high school student whose official profile is 156 cm tall and has a B80-W56-H77 C cup.
From my point of view, she's quite a beautiful girl and I judge her to be in the Bennett Sisters class. In addition, she is also the daughter of a large-scale corporate group in Japan called the Hana Group.
Among the current StarBlossom, she's the girl I want as a slave as much as Abigail Carter.
"In your first ever popularity contest, you came in twelfth place and made it to Dwarf Planet!"
"Thank you very much! I never imagined I would end up here."
"Sooner or later, I'll use Erika or Emily to have this girl..."
While watching her being interviewed by the MC, I imagined the future which made my crotch bigger. I only hope she is not in Abigail faction.
In the next eleventh place, one of the current StarBlossom Solare was called by name. She had fallen from the 1st group to the 2nd group, and she desperately answered the interview while showing tears.
If there are girls who cry tears of joy, there are also girls who show tears of sorrow an frustration. The annual festival progressed while showing the horror of the idol world live.
"...Now, the announcements up to the tenth place are over."
"That's right! It's time to announce the ninth place, the 9 StarBlossom!"
"...But before that"
"Let's have StarBlossom sing a song!"
"The song is 'HOPE SUNRISE'."
Here, the nine members of the first team, "StarBlossom", performed their song. Fo the woman who just ranked 11th in the popularity rankings, it may be her last time as a member of StarBlossom.
Members who fell out of Dwarf Planet just before are also singing with tears. I watched the nine beautiful women while thinking that the entertainment world was scary to have to sing in this situation.
Immediately after the song ended, the other members ran up to the eleventh place woman who was showing tears. The MC and the fans at the venue seemed to be deeply moved by the spectacle of everyone encouraging and comforting each other.
"...This is a moving scene."
"That's right! I can feel the depth of their bond as friends."
"Do your best~!!"
"I'm rooting for you~!!"
To me, who had heard about the group from Erika and Emily, it just looked like a farce. As if to represent that girl, Emily and Abigail snuggled up to her left and right and talked about something.
"I can't see that they're on bad terms. As expected, they're professionals..."
While I was admiring the strangeness of it all, it was time to announce the top of the list. Here are the predictions for this year that I have researched.
The first place is confirmed to be Emily, and the interest seems to be in how much of gap she will have over the second place. Second place is also assured to be taken by Abigail Carter, who is expected to be the same as last year.
Everyone's predictions for third place and beyond are different, but it's been said tha Erika's popularity has increased recently. It seems that her sex appeal has increased and her expression has become more attractive.
Considering the time frame, it seems to have started around the time she became my slave, which may have something to do with it. Well, it seems like more and more people are expecting Erika to come in third place.
"Let's go to the announcement of the ninth place!"
"Wow!"
"Ooh!!"
The excitement of the audience grew as the announcement of the top rankings continued. I nervously watched the TV to see which place Erika would get.
"For The 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival, the 3rd place in the popular rankings is...!
"It's...!"
"Erika Miller, aka Jupiter, a second-generation member!!"
"Erika!!"
"Congratulations for getting third~!!"
Erika, who finished 5th last year, and her highest ever was 4th place, won 3rd place fo the first time. As a result, she put on her big smile and waved to the fans and TV cameras in the venue.
"Congratulations. Erika!"
"Thank you! Thank you very much!"
"You surpassed her highest 4th place and got 3rd!"
"Well, I thought my rank would just drop."
Erika, who had been ranked in the single digits ever since the first popularity poll, seemed to be handling the interview well with plenty of time to spare. She said she would continue to do gravure in the future, and when the audience was excited, they moved on to the next session.
"Now! Finally, there are only two left!"
"Now we've reached second and first place? Time sure flies!"
"Without further ado... The second place in the popularity rankings for the 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival is...!"
"It's...!"
"Third-gen, Abigail Carter, also known as Abby!!"
"Wow-!!"
"Abby!!"
Second place went to Abigail Carter, as everyone expected. The TV audience could see the buzzing atmosphere in the auditorium, even though the girl was being interviewed.
Apparently, it was due to the number of votes shown on the screen at the back of the stage. The number of votes was almost the same as the third-place finisher, Erika, and the difference between the second and third place finishers could have swapped places.
Abigail's votes had increased since last year, but it seems that Erika's increase was much more amazing. Due to such an unexpected event, her interview became somewhat boring.
"Now all that remains is to announce the first place..."
"The total number of votes has increased considerably this year as well."
"That's right! It's the ever-popular StarBlossom! This year's number one is..!!!"
"...I think everyone already knows, but... Let's make it official!"
"For The 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival, the first place in the popularity rangking goes to...!"
"Of course, it's Emily Parker, also known as Emmy, a 5th gen member!!!"
"Emily!!!"
"Emmy!!!"
"Woooooo!!!"
The screams and loud voices of the fans at the venue could be felt as noise even on TV. I was worried that Nora and the others, who were in the audience at the same venue, would also have a hard time.
"First ever consecutive win! Congratulations!"
"Thank you. It's all thanks to the fans."
"Look here! Even the number of votes is amazing!"
"Yes, I am very happy to have so many fans."
"...Say something to the audience and the fans in front of the TV."
"Yes. Thank you for your continued support. Please continue to support StarBlossom."
"And that was Emily Parker who's first in the popularity ranking!"
"Thank you very much!"
Emily deeply bowed when the interview ended. The other members all gathered around her to congratulate her.
At the same time, the two MCs entered the closing of the program.
"Well, with that, The 5th StarBlossom Annual Festival is finally coming to an end."
"Everyone at the venue, everyone at home, did you enjoy it?"
"It's a pity, but this is the end."
"Well then, everyone."
"See you next year at The 6th StarBlossom Annual Festival!"
"Goodbye~!"
With the MC's words, an image of Emily in the middle with Abigail and Erika on both sides waving their hands was shown. The show ended as fans in the audience. who knew absolutely nothing about the situation, were screaming and making a lot of noise.
"It must be hard to pretend to get along when they're not on good terms..."
The next time I see the two of them, I will make them feel good for their efforts.
Thinking about what I wanted to do then, I pressed the power button on the TV remote control.