"Group 13, the last night of the night! Marihua Ito!"

Standing up at the fifth watch, Wan Lihua stood up from the right seat in the second row.

The two walked slowly to the front desk.

The moment she stood still, Wu Geng realized the great pressure of this kind of attention. All the lights and sights were focused on herself. The tension that she had suppressed in the corner returned at this moment.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

No problem, no problem, she comforted herself, it was just a performance, similar to Lie's situation.

However it's completely different.

She was exposed to so many sights, and she could not see the faces of the owners of these sights, like a blind person who was suddenly thrown onto the podium to give a speech.

Is my posture a little stiff? Where is my hair? Did I take care of it carefully before going on the field? Does my expression look weird? Do I laugh?

The strange thing is that the more she restrains her thoughts, the more difficult it becomes to control her complicated thoughts.

Wan Lihua next to her looked slightly excited, her eyes were slightly brightened by the light, and she was eager to try.

The two girls on the stage were in two completely different states.

——

Off stage.

"Are you sure it's her?"

The man who asked the question was about 50 or 60 years old, wearing a baseball cap and black sunglasses. From the moment he entered the venue, he aroused the attention of nearby spectators, who frequently turned their heads to look.

Even though he was covered by sunglasses, his frown was still clearly revealed.

The appearance of the girl on the stage is not outstanding, but she is youthful and energetic, and exudes a unique temperament. But at this moment, she is a little nervous. She is just an ordinary girl of fourteen or fifteen years old.

"I don't see what makes you so sure, just because you were in the same class in elementary school?"

Arisugawa, who was sitting next to the man, pursed his lips.

"It was a period of confusion for me, and she did have a certain quality that strongly attracted me," she said. "Later, I figured out the cause and effect, and I was sure of my feelings at the time. As you said, people like us

There is mutual attraction. This is an irrefutable fact."

The man glanced at her with a firm and stubborn expression. He rarely saw such emotions shown by the other party.

"More than thirty years have passed, and my feelings have long since declined. If you hadn't taken the initiative to contact me, I'm afraid life would have gone on like that. Just say so."

He pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze back to the girl on the stage, "...But what is she thinking about? Idol? Personal interests? There must be more and broader paths for her to choose."

Arisukawa shook his head.

"I don't know. My guess is that the memories may be conflicting or mixed together, otherwise she wouldn't have been there for so many years..."

She paused, "But after joining Nogizaka, the situation seems to have improved a lot, and her personality has gradually transformed. She is completely like two different people now and she was in elementary school. I mean the deeper inner

."

"Changes will always happen," the man sighed, "I don't even know if my decision was right or wrong. It's not easy to become another person."

(ex){}&/"Then please go back now, let's start with the performance of the next group."

Wu Geng stood in the center of the stage. Several beams of lights came down from her head, casting misaligned shadows on the ground.

The sounds in my ears gradually faded away, and my throat felt itchy. It seemed that I had screamed too loudly. The numbness spread from my fingertips upwards, and my heartbeat became clearer and clearer. Thump, thump, thump. It seemed like there was something there.

Something is about to break out of its shell.

The space separated by light and darkness before my eyes was stretched and distorted.

"Wuguangsang."

Her body shook slightly, and someone called her.

"……ah."

Only then did she come back to her senses.

It's Wan Lihua.

Seeing that Wu Geng never made any move to go back, I couldn't help but pull her.

"Are you okay?" he asked with concern.

"Ah, I'm sorry," Wu Geng smiled reluctantly, "I suddenly felt a little dizzy, but I'm fine now."

Wan Lihua looked at her suspiciously. Although he was still worried, he didn't say much in this situation.

At five o'clock, she turned back to her seat and sat down. The light here was much weaker, and she felt that the heat in her body had also dissipated a little.

"Group 14, Sayuri Inoue! Nakagen Hikari!"

The host is still continuing the process, but Wu Geng no longer cares about this.

That's not acting, she said to herself.

There was still a buzzing sound in her ears. She didn't sweat much, but she had some symptoms of dehydration. The numbness in her fingertips also didn't completely disappear.

It's not the wolf who's in trouble, it's her. It's past midnight.

At that moment, she was intimidated by Wan Lihua's momentum and took a step back. She showed weakness. On the stage where the victory was supposed to be decided with real swords and guns, victory and defeat were normal. She did not think that she was a competitive person.

Maybe her desire to win and her aggressiveness are weaker than ordinary people, but her escaping behavior is still intolerable to her.

Wan Lihua has studied ballet since she was a child, has participated in various auditions, and worked as a model. Compared with Wu Geng, who has no experience, the stage is no stranger to her. These facts do not make Wu Geng feel any better.

The performances of each group are completed. The final voting session.

The other members prayed silently in their hearts, but she was still a little confused.

When the final voting results came out, the host read out the names of the members who participated in the second act of the stage play from back to front.

"Third place, five o'clock in the evening!"

Following the sound, Wu Geng took a step forward blankly and stepped out of the queue.

Then there is Mai Shiraishi in second place, and Erika Ikuta in first place.

Turning around at the fifth watch, the names of the sixteen members, as well as their ranking order and participating roles, were written on the screen.

No. 14, Marihua Ito, starring role, maid.
Chapter completed!