Visiting the Roots

**Visiting the Roots** is a 3-star card from the *Dreaming of You!* event. It is centered around Mamiko Aledaria from first-generation group Dream Hour.

The card story features Asmodeus Aledaria.

## Card Story

The moment had finally arrived for the girl whenever the six idols had stepped off the plane. Typically, they did concerts in Japan, however they were visiting America to show love to their fans from another country. Mamiko was nervous, after all it’s been a long time since she had last been here. The main thing they planned to do was make chocolates for their fans as a way to return love and show their appreciation. How would that go though…? Mamiko wasn’t the best in the kitchen, everybody knew this.

Whenever the time came to make chocolates she froze, not too sure what to do. Would the other members judge her for not knowing how to properly bake..? Well, it’s not that she didn’t know how, just whenever she did, messes usually occur. After the incident with Spirit she decided it was best to not go near the kitchen. She’d have to get help from the rest of Dream Hour. The first step was the ingredients, that was something she knew how to do at least. Getting the help from Akari, she grabbed some of the heavier items that they would need. It did take a bit, but with all six of them it was handled pretty quickly.

The easy part was done which meant now they had to start the baking itself. This is where Mamiko would begin to struggle. She could’ve chosen to sit out and help some other way, but she felt bad leaving the baking to everyone else. This was for the fans, she had to do it for them!

. . . .

After a lot of struggle, they finally managed to finish a lot of chocolate. Surely the fans would enjoy something that was hand made from the idols. While it was their idea, the manager did generally think it would be a great way to show thanks and attract more fans. It wasn’t just for the fans though that she made some for, Mamiko specifically made some for Spirit, Jess, and Asmo. She’d have to wait to return to Japan though before giving Spirit his. Whenever she first found out about this trip she had planned a trip ahead of time to visit her step brother.

Waving goodbye, the girl smiled at her fellow members and walked out the door. Since she was in America she decided to visit her step brother, Asmo, who was in a group called Cherry Crush. It had been a long time since they last saw each other so she was excited to visit him again and give him the chocolates she had made, even if they weren’t exactly the best. It took awhile, but she eventually arrived at home. Running in, she hugged Asmo. The two of them could finally catch up after a while.

“Heya Asmo! How have you been?” Gently smiling, she watched as he responded rather intrigued by what he had to say. Talking in person was different than on the phone. It was more engaging and allowed her to feel reminiscence of when they were younger. It was a warm and fuzzy feeling, one that was different from standing on a stage and making others happy through music. Mamiko stood there for a while as the both of them caught up talking about their parents, music, and other little things. As she was about to leave, Mamiko remembered the chocolates she had made for him. She got so carried away talking that she almost forgot!

“Oh, I almost forgot! I brought a gift for you! I made some chocolates, I hope you enjoy them. I tried my best. I promise, the kitchen didn’t blow or anything this time.” Laughing, Asmo took them and nodded his head to her comment. “I can’t wait to tell you more. I’ll be sure to visit again, I promise! I need to get back to my friends, I took a day away after all and I can’t let them do all the work.” Mamiko gave Asmo one last hug as she stepped out the door heading back to where the other Dream Hour members were waiting for her.