A Liar's Truth [UNDER FINAL REVISION]

Ch 3: Photograph

Third person's point of view 

"Your agency has already issued a statement." Gakushu says, scrolling through his cellphone for local reports. "Seems like they waited a few days for you guys to be settled in your homes." 

BREAKING NEWS!

Apex Entertainment announces temporary hiatus for our goddesses! Please rest well lovelies 😭

'Hatsune Miku recently visited a hospital for consultation after noticing abnormal symptoms such as heart palpitations and stuffiness. Thus, we will suspend her activities for a meantime to focus on her health. This shall also be applied to Asano Ginka, who is in need of surgery due to scarring vocal cords. The doctor has deemed that her current medications are not enough and needs rest for the time being. However, Yumemite Yumemi still wishes to continue her idol activities and would remain active until then. She is not to accept heavy job offers and would have a more flexible schedule as she is also granted a break just like the other members.'

Can't wait for C3LESTIA comeback! We'll always be here waiting for you 🫶

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Ginka sat cross-legged on the hospital bed, a highlighter twisting idly between her fingers as she skimmed through a lecture book. The faint scent of antiseptic lingered in the air, but she had long grown accustomed to such sterile environments.

Gakushuu, seated beside her, let out a sharp exhale, tossing his phone onto the nearby table."How outrageous. They're already waiting for another comeback right after your break?" He leaned back, arms crossed, voice laced with sarcasm. "Your fans must truly see you as robots."

Ginka hummed in response, flipping a page. "That is to be expected. We are, after all, meant to embody perfection."

She spoke without resentment—as if this truth were absolute, inescapable.

He narrowed his eyes at her, scrutinizing her calm expression. "And yet, despite this absurd workload, you still decided to enroll in Kunugigaoka?"

"I was not the first to do so. Yume-nee has juggled both worlds seamlessly. Our agency respects the decision, so long as I do not neglect my idol work."

Gakushuu scoffed. "They would only be 'troubled' if you stopped making them money."

She merely smiled at him, as if indulging the cynicism she expected. "Besides," she continued, "I have yet to decide if I will stay until the end. If I succeed in impressing Father, then perhaps there will be no need to continue beyond the first semester."

Her voice was light, but Gakushuu heard the weight beneath it. "Quite the ambitious goal for such a short timeframe."