I am the Entertainment Tycoon

Dining Room, Ayia and Shizuka's Manor, College Town, Sakura City.

06:42 AM, Tuesday, January 12th.

Theo and his group of friends were having breakfast as they paid close attention to Kumiko's story.

"Cara smiled at me and said, 'Hey, nice to meet you!'" Kumiko continued the story.

"She was so nice to me. I could see that she was tired after the performance she pulled, but she still was so kind to me. She asked my name, where I was from, if I liked her concert, and some other things." Kumiko smiled happily as she recorded her conversation with Cara.

"Wow!"

"Cara seems like a nice person indeed."

"Imagine performing for over 2 hours to more than 60 thousand people, and still have the energy to be nice to strangers."

"She must be a nice person to be friends with."

"..."

Everyone commented and expressed their admiration toward Cara after hearings Kumiko's tale.

"I took a bunch of pictures with her soon after. She was so nice to take the dozens of pictures I wanted." Kumiko laughed, "After taking these pictures, I thought my time with her had ended. But another amazing thing happened." Kumiko smiled widely.

"What?"

"Tell us, Kumiko."

"..."

The others hurried Kumiko to continue her story.

"Cara invited me to come with her and the band to eat a late-night snack. It appears that they usually go out to eat every time they finish a concert." Kumiko explained with shining eyes.

"You guys can imagine what happened next. I rode on the same bus as Cara's and I was able to talk with her like she was my friend! We stopped at a fast-food restaurant and ate some things. I saw Cara eating a whole burger alone." Kumiko laughed.

"That sounds so fun!"

"If it was possible, I'd be dying of envy at this instant."

"Having a late snack with Cara Izuhara!"

"Kumiko, you lucky bastard!"

"You can tell this story until you die of old age."

"..."

Everyone couldn't help but discuss out loud how they wished they were in Kumiko's shoes last night.

They continued having their breakfast as they talked to each other between waves of laughter.

Although no one had mentioned it, it would be their last time having a meal together before they had to separate.

Kaori and Rio would be staying at Sakura City while the others would be leaving for Elffire City.

They knew it was just a short separation, but they were still a little bummed about it.

That's why they just enjoyed each other's company until the time to leave arrived.

Their luggage was already inside the minibus and they just had to say goodbye to Kaori and Rio.

"Bye, Kaori-chan!"

"You have to promise to come visit us!"

"We'll be waiting for you!"

"We'll be missing you, Kaori-chan!"

"..."

Everyone hugged her and bade farewell as they said some things to her.

Kaori could only smile and assure them that she would visit them. She was telling the truth when she said that. Among this group of people, Kaori felt like she never felt before. She felt surrounded by true friends that liked her by her true self. Therefore, she wasn't willing to be apart from them for long. Especially now that her little sister had a boyfriend, Kaori wanted to know more about their relationship by hearing in person and not from a cellphone.

"Nee-chan! I'll miss you!" Ayia exclaimed as she hugged Kaori tightly, "Come visit us, okay?" Ayia's voice trembled as if she was about to cry.

Kaori couldn't help but tear up a little when she heard Ayia's trembling voice, "I'll miss you more, little girl! I promise to come visit you."

"Come here, Shizu-chan!" Kaori giggled as she pulled Shizuka into her hug with Ayia.

Just like that, the three sisters said goodbye to each other for now.

Rio was also bidding farewell to everyone. Although she had only known everyone for less than a day, Rio already could see how nice and kind they were. They treated her so nicely even though she was a complete stranger to them.

"It was so nice meeting, Rio!"

"If you ever come to Elffire City, don't forget to call us!"

"Yeah, I loved watching the concert next to you."

"..."

Everyone smiled at her warmly, and the girls didn't forget to hug her goodbye.

"I'll be seeing through video call starting Wednesday." Theo said with a smile, "It was a pleasure meeting you in person. Ryoko was right when she said that you were the perfect fit for the job." He complimented her.

Rio became a little emotional when she heard that, but she still smiled happily, "Thank you, Theo! I'll be waiting for you on Wednesday then."

Ryoko also hugged and spoke some words of farewell to Rio.

After everyone bade farewell to each other, it was finally time for them to leave.

Rio and Kaori would head to their respective companies to work while Theo and the others would head to the airport.

The two girls observed the minibus driving away as the two of them waved to the people inside goodbye.

Their friends had finally left, and the two of them suddenly felt an emptiness in their hearts.

 It was only after they lost sight of the bus that Kaori said, "Rio-san, do you want a lift to your work?"

Rio was taken by surprise but she still replied with a smile, "Really? I'd appreciate it. Thank you, Kaori-san." 

Just like that, the two girls started to build their own friendship while their other friends left the city.

The airport wasn't too far away from Ayia and Shizuka's manor, so they didn't take too long to arrive at the airport.

They already knew the drill, so they didn't even hesitate as soon as they arrived at the airport to head to dispatch their bags.

They showed their documents and flight ticket, and soon their bags were dispatched.

Although their trip to Elffire City was a short flight, they would still be flying in first class. So, they were able to enter the First Class Lounge of the airport.

There, they noticed that the place was much bigger and fancier than the First Class Lounge of the Elffire City airport. But it was a normal occurrence as this airport was bigger.

When they found the gate of their flight, they noticed that there was still time before the boarding started, so they chose a few seats next to the gate to wait for the start of the boarding.

"We're finally going home, huh?" Sayuri suddenly said looking reminiscent.

"After seeing the wonders of the Kokoro Islands and Sakura City, we're finally going back to our little town." June giggled.

The others couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard that.

They all shared the same feeling.

What a magical vacation they had together!