"I love you" are the last words Ai Hoshino remembers saying before she died... but when she opened her eyes she became... A baby?!? And she became the youngest daughter of Aquamarine Hoshino!
The B Komachi made their entrance, smiling and waving to the crowd.
There were three of them: a girl with a square and red eyes, another with blonde hair and black roots topped by small horns, with blue eyes, and Ruby.
The girl with the red hair was in the middle, so she must have been the leader.
The concert began.
They started with my old signature song Sign wa B.
I was shocked. I knew Ruby was talented, but not that talented. We're on the same level now.
I'm proud of her, seeing her blossom on stage more than I ever could makes me very happy.
The other two are also very talented. They could each be the central member of a successful idol group!
The red-haired one in particular has a beautiful voice.
Even though the new B Komachi only has three members, they more than make up for all the former members with their talent.
Of course, I have nothing against my former colleagues.
Suddenly I remembered Aqua and Ruby as babies, dancing the fan chorus.
What if I did the same? I'd never learnt the dance, but having seen the fans do it so many times, I knew it by heart.
I reached out and grabbed the red one. That was my colour when I was Idol and it was the same colour as Ruby's eyes.
And I began.
Ai II doing the chorus:
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The fans turned to me in awe and asked the dresser if she was my mother.
The fans turned to me in awe and asked the dresser if she was my mother.
Shocked, embarrassed and impressed, the young woman explained that I was Ruby's niece and that she was just looking after me.
When Ruby saw the scene, she burst out laughing - it brought back fond memories.
Kana and Mem Cho thought Ai was very cute.
The song ended and the group went on to Star T Rain and other songs I didn't know.
I guessed that the new B Komachi had renewed their repertoire.
The concert ended with a wave of applause and shouts of encouragement.
The dresser and I made our way backstage where the entire technical team would be on top of us.
I owed my survival to Ruby who pulled me out of the crowd.
She put her head close to me and asked:
-Tell me, are you by any chance a reincarnate?
I froze. How could she have guessed?
In desperation, I held out my hands to her and said:
-Babou? ❤️
Ruby blinked a few times before bursting out laughing.
-I must have made a mistake. Given that I...
She hesitated slightly.
-... I know.
Relieved, I collapsed into her arms.
I didn't even question the fact that my daughter, well, aunt, knew reincarnated people.
-I'm going to introduce you now! she exclaimed joyfully.
-Kana, Memcho! Come along!
The girl with the red hair and the girl with the blonde hair came towards us.
-Who are they? asked the leader.
-This is Ai, Aqua's daughter ! She's adorable, isn't she Kana ?!
-So cute! exclaimed the blonde, who should be Memcho.
-C... It's true that she's cute. Kana said, crossing her arms and turning away slightly.
-Can I take her? Memcho asked, stars in her eyes.
-No, sorry." replied Ruby, sorry. I have to take her back to her parents now.
-Oh...
Memcho had a really comical expression of sadness on his face.
To console her I grabbed one of her fingers between my hands.
-Choupi!
The young woman's eyes sparkled.
-We've got to go now," Ruby smiled.
And so we set off again, with the members of B Komachi waving goodbye.
Ruby was tired after the concert, so we didn't walk home as we had on the outward journey.
A car was waiting for us at the stage door.
Ruby opened the door and strapped me into a car seat with my seatbelt.
Then she went and sat in the front seat next to... Miyako Saito?
She'd aged a bit since the last time we met, but it was her all right. So the poor thing was still chauffeuring.
I hadn't seen Mr Saito yet, although he should have been with the technical team as the band's manager.
Maybe he'd got held up?
He did a lot for me when I was the first Ai Hoshino.
I'd love to meet him again. Even if it was as the second Ai Hoshino.
Especially as I don't know how he'd taken the news of my death in my previous existence.
Anyway, he was always going on about how he could give everyone useless advice.
But it was still funny.
-Yes, I understand. I understand. Don't worry.
Ruby was on the phone. She hung up and turned to Miyako.
-There was a problem at Yuto's recital. The exit doors seem to have jammed. Akane and Aqua are running late, so they're going to pick up Ai at the agency. And we'll have to prepare a bottle for her.
-OK, I'll do that," replied Miyako, concentrating on the road.
