The next day...
No one's POV
"To be asked to wake up this early...how am I supposed to enjoy a series of manicure and pedicure?" Miyako whined.

"But Miyako, you just had it yesterday," Yukiho told her friend but just continued whining like a rhino.

"I am amazed that Yukiho could stand living with her in the same room," Daisuke commented as he checked his backpack.

"Adapting is a skill required by both men and women afterall," Eugene stated while tying his shoelaces. Daisuke just let out a shrug as he didn't get what Eugene meant. Well, now that the candidates already knew each other better, that's good news!

As soon as the candidates piped down from chattering, Syo arrived to the scene in his sports attire. He held onto a box of sports drink enough for everyone.

"Morning everyone! Today will be your first lesson on sports in order to increase your stamina and your lung capacity," Syo announced with a grin. "I hope that all of you will enjoy this work out session without any regret!"

All of them let out a loud 'yes' before the start of their lesson.

"Our agenda for today will be to jog 2.4km which is about the distance from here to the agency and back here," Syo began. "BUT before that, we shall do warm ups."

Speaking of warm ups, it's going to be dynamic stretches and light jogs but for this case...

"Our warm up breakfast will be 5 sets of 10 push ups, 5 sets of 10 sit ups and aerobic activities which will be dancing!" Syo continued with a grin. The candidates were flabbergasted.

"This is extreme! Don't you try and overestimate an otaku here who hasn't done much work out!" Sai exclaimed worriedly.

"I'm going to burn them up!" Akako remarked as her soul started to fire up.

"Me too. Burning calories during this class will definitely benefit us all," Yuuka added with a determined look.

"Just don't tire yourselves out till you pass out. There won't be any whitehorse prince out there to help you," Miyako teased in a sarcastic voice. "Losers!"

"Well, thank you for your kindness," Hotaru stated coolly as she walked pass Miyako. It was then, Miyako's sidebangs were cut into normal bangs.

As Miyako was about to react, Yuuka completely shut her off by mouthing:

"If you were to shout, I will tell everyone about it."

Shortly after that, their warm up session began. All of the candidates were nearly wiped out from tiredness as they couldn't get used to the sudden extreme workout session.

"After 10 minutes of rest, we are going to move onto our 2.4km run," Syo declared as he wiped his sweat with the back of his hand.

"You gotta be kidding me! I just sweated buckets and now we have to continue?" Miyako whined.

"You just don't know that there are no other shortcut ways to become an idol afterall," Eugene interrupted with a smile. "A spoiled rich brat like you aren't supposed to be complaining here."

Miyako clicked her tongue in annoyance. Syo then stopped the conflict from getting worse by giving them each a bottle of sports drink.

"The heat must have gotten to both of you. Drink this and you reenergise yourselves for the next workout."

The two just accepted the drink without any complain as they wouldn't want to see an angry Syo during their first time of Syo's lesson afterall. After their break, they resume their lesson.

The first path will be the forest trail which leads to the dormitories of Starish but of course, they are going to pass by the facility only.

"Now that I think about it, Shining gakuen is actually really big. It has it's own agency and almost everything," Akako mumbled while jogging through the woods.

"I'm really glad to be here afterall," Daisuke interrupted Akako's thoughts as he ran pass her.

Just a few metres away from them is the dormitory ofStarish and also where Hotaru and Sai saw their former classmate.

"I wonder how's Chiharu doing right now," Sai asked her friend Hotaru who happened to run beside her.

"The wind is calm so there's no need to worry," Hotaru replied without any hint of emotion. Yuuka saw this but she decided to interject them later after the lesson.

TIMESKIP

"I'm beat! Let me rest for a few minutes," Miyako whined again for the umpteenth time as they are so close to complete the jogging session.

Syo was silent as he looked back to his juniors who were busy gasping for air. They are all really tired after a continuous run. With a sigh, Syo allowed the candidates to rest.

The candidates immediately dropped onthe floor, gasping and panting as if they ran in the desert for miles.

"This is torture...I have never ran this much for years!" Akako panted as pebbles of sweat dripped onto the floor.

"Why aren't you fazed at all?!" Sai exclaimed as she saw her friend Hotaru and the two guys, Eugene and Daisuke who didn't look as tired as the others do.

"Training everyday has paid for our efforts," Daisuke proudly stated with a grin.

"It's more like efforts put in training have been paid off," Eugene corrected. Daisuke just pouted.

"Well, the three of us just happened to be good students in training," Hotaru stated bluntly. Sai just gave her a distrust look as she never knew that she had partners in crime.

"We are almost done with the lesson so let's carry on now!" Syo announced as he wiped his sweat with the back of his hand. Despite having a smaller stature compared to his friends, he is one athletic guy.

After that, with their remaining willpower and stamina, all of them braced their strengths to their limit, to their destination...

"So how did all of you end up this worn out before my class?" Tokiya asked with an annoyed tone as he was confronted by eight tired candidates.

"We just worked out to the extreme..." Daisuke stated weakly. Tokiya just shook his head in dismay.

"My hair is so messy...and I stink of sweat!" Miyako whined while puffing a bottle of perfume onto herself.

After that, they were forced to continue their lesson despite being tired out...

At night

"I want to roll in bed and do nothing for the rest of the week!!!" Akako whined while rolling on Yuuka's bed.

"Just go back to your room and do that," Yuuka scolded after throwing a pillow onto Akako's face. "Do you guys like hanging out in my room all the time?"

"Well, we do that all the time," Sai stated while playing Shining Live again.

"Where did Hotaru went to?" Akako asked. "She hasn't step into your room since the time we invaded your space."

"She said that the air here is going bad so she decided to practice her bamboo swords..." Yuuka replied while looking at her smartphone.

"You mean kendo right," Sai corrected, only to make Yuuka roll her eyes.

Suddenly, there is a knock on the door.

"Sumimasen, this is Nanami. Can I come in?"

"Ah, the composer for STARISH. Sai, go get the door," Yuuka nudged her friend who was trying for a perfect combo but ended up failing because of that.

"Does this always have to happen before I reach the end of the song??" Sai groaned and went to get the door.

Beyond the door, there revealed Nanami together with Miyako and Yukiho, wih their baggages and stuff. They looked like they are about to barge into the room and declare that the room is theirs.

"Um...I would like your cooperation as the room of these two girls are experiencing some problems with a case of rats seen crawling in their rooms. They won't calm down in that room so I had to bring them to you girls since my room doesn't have enough space to let then stay at the moment. They just need to stay here until the rat case is solved. Onegaishimasu!" Nanami pled with a bow. "I will appreciate your help very much!"

Yukiho bowed with Nanami while Miyako just crossed her hands, looking elsewhere.

"Well it can't be helped, I'll just move to one of my friend's room then," Yuuka said with a faked smile.

"Ah it's alright! I'll stay at one of your friend's room. Miyako can stay with you," Yukiho offered with a smile directed to Miyako. Miyako was rather flabbergasted at the offer.

"As if I would stay in the same room as her-" Miyako's words trailed off after catching sight of the piyo-chan plushie on Yuuka's bedside. It was huge and you could even sleep on it. Talk about the fuwa fuwa-ness(I can't in english on this 😂)

"I-I mean staying here is better than staying in that room with rats crawling around," Miyako stated while looking straight to the plushie.

Yuuka noticed this and with that, her mind started to explore on ways to make this girl to act properly whenever she's around Yuuka and others.

"Well, if you wish, then I'll stay. So what about Yukiho?" Yuuka said.

"If you don't mind, you can stay at my room," Sai offered.

"A boy? Eh..I can't," Yukiho replied, slightly puzzled.

"She's a girl. If she isn't why would she ask you to stay with her?" Akako questioned, nearly faceplamed.

Yukiho, still surprised, decided to stay with Sai as she believed that Sai is someone boyish who she can try to get close to so that she can muster her courage when facing boys.

"I think that's what Hotaru meant by bad air," Akako pointed out. "Guess I'll stop coming to Yuuka's then."

"Oyyy!!" Yuuka yelled at Akako as she left the room right afer Nanami and Yukiko followed Sai to Sai's room.

What's gonna happen throughout the week where Yuuka had to stay with someone that she can't stand? Will she be able to tame Miyako?

"I was right on not going to Yuuka's room today," Tsuruko said while swinging the blade.