The conversation with Ayoshiki didn't last long. Kitano finally managed to escape before the ten minutes were up, dragging Mi Lian Ai to run towards the gathering place.

At the entrance passage, everyone was on standby, waiting for the lifting barrier to open. At this time, the prelude before the start could be clearly heard mixed with the fans shouting for support.

Second-generation students and UG members such as Kitano and Mi Miai followed at the end of the team.

"KII-chan, do you know that person just now? What did you say?"

Kitano tugged at his clothes on his shoulders, and it was hard to go into too much detail about Ayuushi, after all, Konno had given him a silence order.

"Let's call it acquaintance. Ayoshiki-san is a good friend of Oh Geng-senpai. We knew each other before joining the group, so he came to ask me some questions. You see, isn't Oh Geng-senpai a little strange recently? She also wants to know what happened.

.”

"KII-chan, you can tell. I thought you only knew about Asuka."

"I don't know about Asuka," Kitano said, "but I think senior Wu Geng is smarter and doesn't need us juniors to worry about it."

Asuka is also a senior, I guess. Confused love thoughts.

"What happened to Asuka and Wu Geng-senpai," Kitano said in a low tone, "I like them the most in the group, but they rarely communicate with each other recently."

Everyone knows that Kitano and Asuka have a good relationship. They basically live together when they are on location or on tour. They are more like sisters.

Mist Ai patted Kitano's back to comfort her, paused, and said, "Actually, I think the problem between Wu Geng-senpai and Nishino-senpai is bigger..."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Although Nishino-senpai is the same as before, I always feel that something is wrong. The same goes for Gogeng-senpai. Recently, the blog has become a running list. In the past, I would write interesting stories about the members, like a diary. Nishino-senpai has the highest appearance rate, but now there are many

It appeared in the work promotion news."

Kitano shook his head exaggeratedly and sighed, and said as if no one understands the senior Wu Geng better than me, "You are wrong about this. Blurred love is absolutely a problem between the Five Birds."

"is that so?"

"I'm familiar with Asuka and Wu Geng senior, that's definitely the case."

Blurred Love looked at the backs of Wu Geng and Nishino in front of the team, and remained silent for a moment.

"Yes, maybe I was wrong." She said half-jokingly, "After all, Wu Qi and Yue Ying are both model CPs in the group."

——

After singing five songs in a row, the members on the stage finally had a chance to rest. During the MC session, Sakurai first revealed the news about Kohaku's appearance this year.

This is not big news. Nogizaka's name was on the previous program list, but at this time, at a live event, in front of many fans, the members still felt a wave of excitement in their hearts when they said this.

The appearance of Kohaku has been a big goal since the formation of the group. It took nearly five years for Nogizaka to finally reach it. This is not only an affirmation of the members' efforts, but also an explanation of the fans' continuous support.

Fukawa looked at the cheers of the fans in the audience, but always thought of backstage at the beginning of the group's establishment. When STAFF asked about their goals, Shiraishi said the name of the Budokan with pride and a little shyness.

What happens after that? STAFF asked.

It should be red and white after that. Fukawa on the side added.

Now that she had finally achieved this goal, and it was before Fukawa graduated, she should have no regrets, but the more enthusiastic the cheers in front of her, the more she felt a little bit of haze fermenting in her body.

"Maimai."

"ah?"

It was Sakurai's voice that called her attention.

"Maimai, why are you so dazed?" Sakurai said with a smile, "It's your turn, the Christmas side story. Pick something interesting to tell."

This was also rehearsed during rehearsals. We would prepare two or three things for each other to say, and we would have a rough idea. For example, Fukawa was talking about the family spending Christmas in Shizuoka before joining the group. But the words stuck.

On the other hand, she changed the story temporarily.

"When I was in 2012, the senior group had a Christmas party at my house. Everyone bought a lot of things. That day... I was very happy that day. But when I left, the Christmas gift that Mai gave to Nanamin was left behind by me.

Where," she smiled, "I sent it over the next day."

Shiraishi and Hashimoto slowly squeezed the microphone.

"Is that so?" Weito interjected, "I didn't even notice it."

"I didn't see Misa until I returned home after I dropped her off at the station." Fukawa replied with a smile.

"The relationship between the senior team and the senior team is very good. We celebrate holidays together," Sakurai said.

"It was just that year. After Christmas, everyone had to work and rarely got together." Fukawa paused, "Nanamin, do you still remember what gift I gave you that year?"

"...alarm clock, right?"

"Well, I know that Nanamin is good at everything, but she likes to sleep in. I used to call you when we lived together, but after living separately, you were late more often. That's why I gave you an alarm clock, and I went there specially

I picked it from the store, the one with a really loud ringing tone.”

There were cheers from the audience to heighten the atmosphere.

At this moment, Fukawa still had time to think that she and Hashimoto seemed to be quite popular in the meal. She was a little happy and didn't care whether it was true or not.

"It's just... the one Mai gave you is also an alarm clock, although it's a different type." Fukawa looked calm and asked in a joking tone, "I'm just very interested, Nanamin, who gave you the one you are using now?

Where’s your alarm clock?”

This rather jealous question immediately heated up the atmosphere in the venue. After the cheers, the venue was silent for two or three seconds, waiting for Hashimoto's answer. But she just held the microphone and looked at Fukawa stubbornly.

A little anger flashed in his eyes.

Fukawa also knew that he was despicable. But...she was about to leave anyway, so a slightly outrageous behavior wouldn't matter.

She didn't know what she was expecting at the moment. Even if Hashimoto said that she had been using Shiraishi's things, she would be willing to accept it, even if it was just an angry comment. But Hashimoto's obsession is that even if it is this illusory knife

, and she was unwilling to hand it over.

Hashimoto is a despicable and hypocritical monk. He only closes the door and closes himself in, letting the love, hatred and hatred from the outside world take care of themselves. Fukawa wishes she could open that door and look at her openly and sincerely.

Hashimoto didn't speak for three or four seconds. Everyone seemed to sense something unusual. The scene was a bit subtle. Just when Sakurai, as the MC, was about to speak and use her useless character to fool him, Shiraishi was one step ahead of her.

"…we saw the Christmas tree."

Christmas tree?

Her words had no beginning or end, which confused everyone on and off the court.

"After the Christmas party that day, on the way back, Nanamin and I saw the decorated Christmas tree in the shopping street." Shiraishi said.

Her hand held the microphone very hard, and under the light, her face, which should have been rosy and hot after exercise, turned out to be inexplicably pale.

Now being looked at by everyone, he felt a little timid for a moment, and continued stuttering: "The people in the shopping street have worked hard to decorate it. It is... full of neon lights, the kind that flicker on and off... and there are many pedestrians stopping there.

Watching, couples exchanged gifts... Because it was so beautiful, Nanamin and I stood under the tree for a long time..."

She gradually couldn't speak anymore. The hand holding the microphone also lost its strength and hung down by her side.

She didn't know why she was standing up at this time.

It's just that she has never been as nervous as she is now, as if her mind is obsessed by something. She doesn't think about the past or the future, but focuses on the present. In order to be able to talk between Fukawa and Hashimoto, she overdrafted most of her money.

of strength.

That's not what she wanted to say.

She was very happy at that time, and they were very happy.

Hashimoto's smile was like a flashing neon, embedded in that warm and gentle night, the star that lit up Shiraishi's life. She was a little worried about gains and losses.

"I saw."

Shiraishi raised his head in surprise. Fukawa put down the phone, looked at her with a wry smile, and opened his mouth.

The sound was as gentle as a sigh, and only a few people on the stage could hear it. Shiraishi suddenly began to have a headache.

"I saw it." Fukawa said.

"Ma Yiyan, you really--"
Chapter completed!