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Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...

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“Produceeeeer~” she cooed after the show, finding him alone in the backstage hallway, clipboard in hand. She sauntered up to him, her high heels clicking like a countdown. “Did you see my solo? I put a little extra devil in it tonight. Just for you.”

For a split second, the mask cracked. Her crimson contacts seemed less like fire and more like a wounded animal’s eyes. She snatched her hand back, her usual smirk wavering. “You’re no fun.”

The night of the Halloween Live was always Miki’s true stage. While the other idols twinkled in cute witch costumes or princess-like cat outfits, Miki had chosen something else entirely. A sleek, form-fitting black dress that shimmered like a raven’s wing, a choker with a tiny silver bell, and a pair of crimson contact lenses that made her eyes look like embers in the dark. Her signature “Devilish Appeal” wasn’t just an act—it was a weapon.

Miki turned fully, the devilish gleam in her eyes replaced by something far more dangerous: hope. She walked back to him slowly, deliberately, and this time there was no act. She took his hand—not a seductress’s move, but a girl’s. Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...

His name was Kaito, the new producer. Unlike the previous producer who doted on her every whim, Kaito was calm, professional, and infuriatingly immune to her charms. He would praise her technical perfection, her pitch, her dance moves, but never once did he blush or stumble over his words when she leaned in close. He treated her like a masterpiece in a museum—admired from a distance, never touched.

The hallway felt silent, even with the distant roar of the crowd. Miki’s throat tightened. No one had ever said that before. Her whole life, she’d used charm like a shield—first to survive, then to win, then just out of habit. But Kaito had just reached past the shield and touched the soft, unarmored part of her.

Kaito lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a gentle kiss to her knuckles. “That was always the deal. You just never let anyone close enough to keep it.” “Produceeeeer~” she cooed after the show, finding him

“Your devilish appeal,” he said quietly, “isn’t what makes you special. It’s the scared, lonely girl underneath who learned that the only way to make people stay was to be irresistible. I don’t want to be seduced, Miki. I want to be trusted.”

“You’re an idiot,” she whispered, her voice trembling. “A stupid, honest, idiot producer.”

Kaito looked up from his notes, his expression unchanged. “You dragged the second verse’s bridge by a quarter of a second. Fix it for the encore.” I put a little extra devil in it tonight

And tonight, she had a target.

“I didn’t say I felt nothing.”

She just let herself be held.

She turned to leave, but his voice stopped her.

And in that backstage hallway, with the ghost of her devilish costume still clinging to her, Mihama Miki finally stopped running. She leaned into him, resting her forehead against his chest, and for the first time in years, she didn’t need to charm, manipulate, or perform.


Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...
Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...
Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...

Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants
3rd Edition

Rex Bernardo
Professor and Endowed Chair in Corn Breeding and Genetics
University of Minnesota

Hardbound, 422 pages, 65 tables, 75 figures
ISBN 978-0-9720724-3-4
Publication Year 2020
US$98

Most of the economically important traits in crops are quantitative and are controlled by many genes. Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants investigates the application of quantitative genetics to plant breeding. This book is an ideal text for a graduate-level course and a useful reference for practicing plant breeders.

Mihama Miki - A Devilish Sex Appeal- An I Cup H...
Table of Contents and Sample Pages

Essentials of Plant Breeding

Breeding for Quantitative Traits in Plants