Episode 2

**Episode 2** is the 2nd episode of Phantom of the Idol anime series.

## Premise

Yuya's attitude change catches everyone off guard and it's all thanks to Asahi's intervention; but his luck may turn when she insists he does things without her help.

## Synopsis

After a lot of convincing, Asahi was able to get Niyodo out of bed and make him go out and help Kazuki promote the group. They were supposed to give out flyers in order to advertise their new performance and bring more people to their concerts. Asahi took over Niyodo’s body again, turning him into a cheerful idol making him perfect for this job! It seems Kasenjiki of Niyodo’s fan club was also there. Niyodo-who was really Asahi in Niyodo’s body-handed Kasenjiki a flyer. The fact that she got to meet him made that day one of the best days of her life. (the fanclub group chat went crazy after)

Next on the agenda was dance rehearsals. And no matter how much of an experienced idol you are, you have to attend this! As expected Asahi took over Niyodo’s body once again since he couldn’t be bothered to put some effort into it. ZINGS had to practice some new moves this time around and Asahi ran into some difficulties because of how different male bodies are compared to females. But she managed to keep up with Kazuki until the end and that alone made her very happy!

Asahi was having lots of fun practice while Niyodo was super tired and it makes sense since it’s Niyodo’s body after all. Asahi then started encouraging him to try dancing on his own, saying that she could dance for 8 hours-Niyodo complained that it would kill him. And surprisingly, he actually managed to follow the new choreography correctly on his first ever try. Turns out Niyodo has a “superpower”: he has an amazing memory. Ever since he was little he was able to learn how to get good results with the least amount of effort. But Asahi took advantage of that, making him practice his dance moves more to become even better!

The next day was a day off! Asahi woke up Niyodo stating that she waited all morning for him to wake up. She then plans on using their free time to do things like practice doing the bang pose for 3 hours, dance lessons, etc, but Niyodo just went back to sleep! Asahi asked Niyodo if he hated being an idol. Niyodo’s answer to the question was: “I don’t like it or hate it, I just do as I’m told”.

It’s concert time and Niyodo believes Asahi is going to do everything for him again. First, Niyodo asked his partner Yoshino to give him a minute alone in the dressing room. Niyodo expected Asahi to go inside his body but for some strange reason, Asahi is unable to go inside his body. Now Niyodo has no choice but to perform on his own again. (Actually Asahi didn’t posses him on purpose because she wanted to see him sing and dance on his own) And as expected, Niyodo didn’t actually want to perform. but after observing the audience, he felt bad for the people who had to pay to see ZINGS on stage. So he showed his grumpy old self again to please the fans. This time around, he actually gave it his all and put on a good show for them! Asahi was in the audience trying to help Niyodo with fan service and he couldn’t do it right.

After the concert, Niyodo asked Asahi about if she refused to perform. Overall Asahi was very satisfied with Niyodo’s performance. She doesn’t want to re-live her idol dreams using his body anymore. Niyodo did great by himself and now she knows he has the potential to become a top tier idol on his own. With that being said, he doesn’t need her help anymore. That means Asahi had no reason to stay around Niyodo, so she started saying her goodbyes… But all of a sudden, Niyodo started panicking and stopped her, of course! He told her that he wants them to work together “as a team” because he has a new goal now and wants him and Asahi to become a top idol. Basically Niyodo prevented this poor soul from going to Heaven because he doesn’t want to do the all the work on his own. one thing still hasn’t changed: Niyodo is still a dirtbag.

## Characters

Yuya Niyodo

Kazuki Yoshino

Asahi Mogami

Kasenjiki