Wanted: The Carpenter Who Built a Perfect Lie

Riku kept his hands busy so he would not have to face the truth in his chest. By day, he worked as a carpenter who built with joinery alone. By night, he stepped into a live idol academy under a false name, carrying a sealed contract, a company badge, and a lie he could almost call a job. He understood why he stayed dense about the girl who kept talking to him like she already knew the shape of his heart. If he admitted what he felt, he would also admit why he came here in the first place. That was harder than any repair job. The person teaching him the craft is the same man he came to watch, and the first crack in his calm is the one he keeps hiding.