At that time, Qiu Yuan was awake.

She witnessed the whole process of Nishino leaning down to kiss Wu Gen. Before Nishino stood up, she carefully turned sideways.

She saw something she shouldn't have seen... she thought.

Then from that day on, Nishino was often alone. She deliberately avoided Wu Geng, and maybe the other party also felt it. All the members felt the strange atmosphere between the two, and everyone was considerate and did not ask questions. Akimoto and Takayama would often come to Nishino's side,

Talk to her.

Nishino's attitude remained the same as before, and there was no change, but everyone knew that things were far from being as simple as they appeared.

The training days passed like this day by day.

The 21st, the day before the first anniversary live.

All members conduct final rehearsal training at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.

Including microphone audition, positioning route on stage, and rotation route backstage and off stage, all kinds of things must be tried one by one.

The appearance song "Curtain Around" failed to create the atmosphere as expected. Just the dance in the first part of the song had to be practiced three or four times before it was up to standard.

Different from the small venue like a small live, the stage this time is both wide and empty. Looking down, the seats are neatly arranged in the extended space, densely packed. Imagining the scene where the audience will be filled tomorrow, Akimoto feels excited

, and at the same time I felt frightened.

During the break, Akimoto found Nishino who was sitting on the edge of the stage. She was staring at the auditorium below, her legs swinging in mid-air, a little lost in thought.

"Nanasai."

Akimoto handed over the pure water in his hand, and Nishino thanked him with a smile and took it.

"What are you looking at?"

"There."

Nishino raised his hand just to show her.

At the edge of the auditorium, close to the stage, a male staff member was saying something to Wu Geng and Ikoma. The distance was too far, and Akimoto could not see their expressions clearly. He could only see them nodding from time to time.

"It's really hard, center. I was called on several times during training just now," Akimoto said.

Nishino nodded, then raised his head and took a sip of water.

Akimoto glanced at Nishino, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Have Nanasai talked to Shixiao-chan in the past two days?"

Nishino seemed not to hear it and carefully tightened the cap of the water bottle.

"It's such a big venue, it would be great if it could all be filled tomorrow," she said.

The water bottle crunched in Nishino's hand as she squeezed it.

"Speaking of which, just now I saw Asuka-chan and Konan getting together to study the route they would take after taking the stage," Akimoto said with a smile, "But one of them seemed to have misremembered, and they were arguing about who was right and who was wrong."

"Maybe they both remembered it wrong. You know, Asuka-chan and Konan don't have very good memories."

"That's true."

Akimoto and Nishino looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's go, Nana Sai, the rest time will be over soon."

Akimoto stretched out his hand to pull Nishino up, and Nishino casually patted the pants of his sportswear.

"ah."

Qiu Yuan called out softly.

"What's wrong?"

"Who is that?"

Nishino turned his head and looked over. A girl in casual and convenient clothes approached Wugeng. Wugeng raised her hand, probably to say hello.

Nishino narrowed his eyes, "It should be Arisugawa-san."

"Arisukawa?"

Nishino explained, "He is Xiaoxiao's former classmate and a very close friend. Manatsu should be impressed by the person who often appears at the show venue recently..."

"Why are you here?"

"You should be here to help, right?" Nishino noticed the small DVD in the subject's hand, "Arisikawa-san seems to know Konno-san."

"That's it." Qiu Yuan's interest ended here.

A day's rehearsal is both stressful and tedious, with all kinds of trivial things to consider, far beyond issues such as dancing and singing.

The atmosphere of the venue, what may happen at that time, and the brief exchanges with the fans in the audience between songs. Wu Geng and Ikoma are better in this regard, Wu Geng is responsible for controlling the venue, and Sakurai and Ikoma are responsible for speculation.

A warm atmosphere, and of course, other members will also help.

On the day of the live performance, I was happy that all the seats were occupied, but the members backstage were inevitably timid.

Ikuta and Ko Asuka secretly went to see the situation in the auditorium. When they came back, their faces were even more nervous. It was a completely different scale from a small live. Looking at the dark heads, there were already many people lighting up the cheer sticks in their hands.

The support color of each member, of course, is mostly purple, which represents the team.

Before going on stage, Sakurai cheered everyone backstage. Although his voice was a little unstable, he still spoke with a firm and powerful tone.

"Everyone! We have been preparing for this day for several months. Teacher Ueno, Nango-san, Konno-san, and many staff members. It is because of everyone's efforts that we have the opportunity to stand here. Now it's time to show the results.

It’s time!”

Everyone thought that under the heavy pressure of the live event, everyone was doing their best to improve themselves. There are many things to remember and many things to learn. Now is the time to test yourself.

"Ikoma-chan, Shiyao-chan, please say a few words."

"Everyone has worked hard all the way until now. Being able to stand on this stage is all thanks to all the members and staff, so don't think too much and just enjoy it!"

At this time, Wu Geng will feel that Ikoma is particularly serious.

"Let this performance be the best live ever! One! Two!" Wu Geng said loudly.

"No! Mu! Saka! 46!"

"Work hard! Thank you! Smile! We are Nogizaka! Uphill Saka! 46! Yeah——!!"

As soon as the slogan was finished, Sakurai complained, "It's the captain's duty to shout slogans. Don't take my job away from me, Shiyao-chan!"

"It's not because Lingxiang doesn't do well every time." Ruoyue said.

Amid the roars of laughter from the members, the staff gave instructions for entering.

——

The first song that opens is the debut single's title track "Surrounded by Curtains".

The curtain covering the stage suddenly fell, the fireworks scattered around the stage exploded above the stage, and confetti fell down one after another.

With the music playing and the dancing figures of many members behind the curtain, the atmosphere of the venue was heightened at the beginning.

"It's so lively, everyone is so enthusiastic!"

One of Mafuyu's classmates looked around and sighed.

"This is where we are. Nogizaka has just started. In the future, it will not be a problem to have 40,000 to 50,000 people." Because of the noisy environment around him, Mafuyu also increased his volume when speaking.

"... Even if Mafuyu-chan, your sister is in there, she's too good at it." The expression on the classmate's face clearly showed disbelief.

She didn't know much about idols, and she had just become interested in them under Mafuyu's leadership. So she wasn't dissatisfied with being invited to live by Mafuyu, but she was really shocked when it was her first time to participate in a live.

Although I have somewhat understood the fanaticism of idol fans in the video, only by actually being there can I experience the intensity of being in the waves.

Next to him was a bespectacled man in his twenties, who looked pretty and had a pretty face. He should be an ordinary office worker who could be seen everywhere on weekdays. At this time, he was wearing a towel with Nishino Nanase printed on it on his shoulders, and the belt was tied to his forehead.

Holding two cheering sticks in each hand, Ji Jin shouted hoarsely; "Nana Sai! Nana Sai!! Nana Sai!!! Nana Sai!!!! - Cough cough cough!!"

The classmates were very doubtful whether she would spurt out blood in the next second.

"Alright, Habu-chan," Mafuyu put two cheer sticks into her hands without any explanation, "Let's get started!"

"Ah? What to start?"

Before the girl could react, Mafuyu had already started swinging the stick in his hand, swinging wildly. Because the movement was too large, the spectators around him subconsciously ducked aside.

At this time, Mafuyu shouted loudly

"Manatsu!! Manatsu!! Super cute Manatsu candy!!!!!"

Compared with the previous office worker, his momentum was much less frightening.

However, among the fans shouting "Nana Sai!", a sentence "Super cute Manatsu Tang!" suddenly appeared. It was difficult not to attract attention, and the cheers around him were a little weaker, and people were casting unkind words.

look.

The girl felt like she and Manatsu were isolated traitors, trembling while surrounded by big guys.

"The super cute Manatsu—huh? Habu-chan, why don't you shout?"

"Um...Mafuyu-chan, are you sure you're sitting in the right seat? Also, doesn't your sister have any support organization?" The girl shrank her neck.
Chapter completed!