Chapter 132

Nino (ニノ) is the one-hundred thirty second chapter of Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

Summary
Filming for the 15 Year Lie continues. In one scene, B-Komachi is performing a song with Nino in the lead. However, both she and Ai then notice that there are more fans supporting the latter than the former. Similarly, after the performance, Nino has fewer meet-and-greets than Ai. Finally, upon returning to the changing room, instead of getting the usual "tough love" from Takamine, Nino notices that Ai has now become the recipient such treatment. Being upstaged on all fronts, Nino quietly states to herself for Ai to "not take what's [hers]".

Following the scene's completion, Kana, Akane, and Mem-Cho meet with the real Nino and Takamine, who were invited backstage. Observing the interaction, Aqua asks Ruby if she is not going to join in, to which the latter bluntly states that she was never a fan of the two. Ruby then asks Aqua if he was aware of the complicated relationships between their mother and the other B-Komachi members.

Later, driven by her rivalry with Akane, Kana comes to Nino with questions to enhance her performance. In response, Nino states rivalries are good before revealing that the original B-Komachi never had such things, since no one could match Ai. Kana asks Nino if she hated Ai, to which the latter responds she did not and understood that she was trying her best as well, causing Kana to notice the similarities between Nino's relationship with Ai and her own relationship with Ruby. However, Nino then corrects herself and admits that she did hate Ai after all, once even telling her to "go to hell". As Nino begins to break down in tears, she reveals that, despite all the violent words she said to her, Ai never stopped trying to love her.

Having overheard the conversation, Ruby confronts Nino and asks her if she regrets her actions, to which she affirms that she does. Still dressed as Ai, Ruby then pretends to be her mother and forgives Nino, before making a joke of the whole thing. However, this causes something in Nino to snap, as she states that the real Ai would not even have remembered her, since she was the "strongest, most invincible idol queen". Nino then leaves, calling Ruby a "total fake". Afterward, Kana is left terrified of the prospect of emulating Nino, describing her mental state as "all over the place", while Ruby just quietly watches her leave.

Some time later, Nino makes a phone call and claims to the other end of the line that Ruby is not like Ai at all, actually being happy at that since she believes that there can never be someone else like her. However, she also says that they cannot allow anyone to outshine Ai, not even her daughter, addressing the recipient as Hikaru Kamiki.

Characters

 * Kana Arima (acting as Nino)
 * Ruby Hoshino (acting as Ai Hoshino)
 * Akane Kurokawa (acting as Takamine)
 * Takamine
 * Nino
 * Mem-Cho
 * Aqua Hoshino
 * Meimei (mentioned)
 * Kyun (mentioned)
 * Hikaru Kamiki (mentioned)