My name is Aieruizi. I used to be a nobody, and now I'm just another ordinary corporate wage slave.
Until I got a new assignment:
Become the manager of a seven-member group!
That forced me, a professional slacker, to get my act together.
The good news: There weren't seven after all. Two had to put their debuts on hold because they hadn't practiced long enough.
The bad news: The company's goals for their training were nigh impossible.
They wanted me to turn the group into a household-name idol act across the universe within two years.
After silently repeating "All for the Amber Lord" three times, I chose to set out on the path of Trailblazing again (not really).
Luckily, my team was great. They all practiced diligently and had clear goals.
Perfect.
The boy with the braided pigtail looks like he has a dancer's physique. I'll have him learn the most difficult dance in the universe!
The young man who seems steady and reliable looks like a real upstanding sort. Why not send him to the film and television department? I'm sure we can train him into the finest actor!
The young lady with the enormous braided pigtail always looks so stern. That's no good. We need to be approachable! I'll send her on variety shows to get her face out there!
The petite girl with the one-sided ponytail is so adorable my heart's melting. Why not have her learn an instrument? When she grows up, she'll be the most famous musician in the universe!
And this girl with the dewy eyes looks just like the perfect successor to Miss Robin. Since Miss Robin is holding classes, I'll send her to learn singing!
With everything arranged, I might have to check on their progress from time to time, but overall, I felt I could lie flat.
Then I found out that the group I'd been managing had become famous, just not in the way I'd expected.
Wendy took the universe by storm with her extraordinary skill on the lyre.
Zhongli became the year's biggest martial arts action star thanks to his exceptional marksmanship.
Ying's incredible talent for blowing up kitchens scared off the local Antimatter Legion.
Naxida accompanied Ying to an interview and ended up replacing the host.
Furina's phenomenal acting made her the entire universe's one and only darling.
...They became more famous than I could have imagined, but can I retire now that my work is done?
Nope. All five of them are grateful for the training plans I made and are planning to make me one of them, too.
Help! My Path is Trailblazing, but I don't want to blaze any trails at all!
Reader's guide:
Aventurine is the established CP. Characters from Genshin Impact appear in the world of Honkai: Star Rail. Ensemble cast, focused mainly on raising and training the group.
I may not get to all seven of the Archons. Maybe the Pyro Archon will join, but the Cryo Archon is unlikely. Or maybe I'll write that far, or add them in a later extra.
I am a fictional historian, I am a fictional historian, I am a fictional historian!!!
Theme: The stars all shine, and no one is an exception.