Motivation「モチベーション, Mochibēshon?」 is the thirty-third chapter of the Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in Weekly Young Jump on February 10, 2021.[1]
Summary[]
At Youtou High, Minami discusses LoveforReal with Ruby, asking for her thoughts on seeing her brother kissing on screen. Ruby explains it was extremely awkward and Minami says Ruby will probably meet Akane soon for real. Suddenly Frill joins in the conversation. Ruby and Minami are surprised by her interest in the show, even more so to learn that she has a sense of humor, given the straight roles she always perform on screen. The girls then discuss Aqua's popularity with the other girls in their school but nobody has made a move since he now has a girlfriend.
Meanwhile, B-Komachi's YouTube channel begins getting more followers, thanks to Mem-Cho using her channel to promote it. Wanting to start making promo videos and asks about music, Kana explains they are being written and they are not ready yet. However much to Kana's dismay, Mem reminds her they are B-Komachi, meaning they have the right to use the group's old songs and so they start practicing their dance moves. Several sessions later, an exhausted Kana is starting to struggle with the routines and heads out for a break, and Aqua appears with some water. While Kana is initially thankful, she remains angry with him and refuses the gesture. Before he leaves, Aqua brings up Kana's cold attitude toward him and tells her that even he will feel hurt if she keeps it up. In Kana's mind, Aqua is the one who started it but before she can retort, Aqua has already left.
Aqua meets with Kaburagi to talk about Ai's past. Aqua says he is a fan of Ai and is determined to learn the truth about her, despite Kaburagi trying to convince him otherwise, saying it might be best not knowing. Kaburagi then explains that he had close connections with Ai as he sent jobs her way. At the time, Ai lacked professionalism, so Kaburagi introduced her to a workshop hosted by Lala Lai, a theater company that Akane is a part of. It was there that Kaburagi believes Ai fell in love.
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