[Crossover] The Mastermind Is a Boy Band Manager

Takarada Yuzu An is a popular LME star. A child actor with several hit dramas under her belt, she won the country's Best Supporting Actress award at just seventeen. Her future looked limitless. Just when everyone thought she would keep moving toward the crown of Best Actress, she changed careers to become an agent and took over an empty studio. But being a successful actor doesn't necessarily mean you'll make a good agent. Even with LME backing her, very few performers were willing to give her a chance. Just when she was at her wits' end, Konnosuke approached Takarada Yuzu An with a mission to protect history. But becoming a top agent had been her dream since childhood, and mattered more to her than protecting history. She was about to refuse, but swallowed her words when she saw the sword catalog. Mikazuki was elegant and peerless, Kogitsunemaru refined and wild, Ishikirimaru solemn and imposing, and Ichigo Hitofuri gentle and handsome... Takarada Yuzu An readily agreed: "But I want them to debut as a boy band!" * In the entertainment industry, Asakura Futo was the performer Takarada Yuzu An hated most. No exceptions. The first time they met, they were acting in the same drama. Takarada Yuzu An had a fever and delayed the production schedule. When he got the script for their scenes together, Asakura Futo tore into her: "Can you do anything besides eat? You can't even handle something this simple. You're such a pain." Knowing she was in the wrong, Takarada Yuzu An took all the criticism. They were colleagues, after all. If they got along, work would go smoothly. Takarada Yuzu An brought over a pot of freshly stewed snow pear and tremella soup from her housekeeper. Just as she reached the lounge, she heard him sneer through the slightly open door: "No talent, but enough connections to crush anyone..." The soup ended up in the trash. * The next time they met, Takarada Yuzu An had become his stepsister. On the first day they acknowledged their relationship, Asakura Futo said: "We're not related by blood. Don't call me your brother. I'm not accepting you!" * After she changed careers to become an agent: Asakura Futo: "This is the script for my new drama. It's missing a leading lady, so go audition. You don't know how to be an agent anyway." Theme: Work hard for your dreams