My mother had no objection to Kitano's desire to sign up for the second phase of Nogizaka's recruitment. When we talked about it at the dinner table, my father just said "hmm" to indicate that he understood.

It's no wonder that Kitano is basically a little bully at home. Her mother spoils her and rarely fails to get what she wants.

In the past, the father would play bad guy and pretend to be the head of the family. After a certain "factorization incident", the father who cried and beat the wall lost his face. From then on, he never mentioned helping his daughter with her homework.

.It happened that during the exam, Kitano was very lucky and got into the school with a good deviation score. She has been showing off this fact in front of her father since she came back.

Kitano filled out the online registration form quickly, posted a photo, and submitted it easily.

Perhaps there was still a lot of luck left in that exam, and I passed the subsequent examinations easily. Of course, I still hesitated for a long time about my own stunts, and it was difficult to decide. Thinking about it, I didn’t seem to be good at anything.

Yes, I'm lucky, but it's not something that can be put on a show, and it can't be proven by a lottery on the spot.

"Isn't Hinako very strong? How about performing weightlifting live?"

My friend's advice has no reference value at all and is all a joke on her.

As a result, I couldn't make a decision on the day of the review. With the mentality of "Ah, my good luck should end here...", I went to the venue in a low mood. I saw the sign of the bookstore on the way and thought that today was the day.

On the release day of the latest comic magazine, I stood stunned at the door for a while, and then I had a flash of inspiration.

——

The day of final selection.

"-My special skill is to tear the book in half!"

On the stage, Kitano said "Ha! Ha!" two or three times, tearing a three- to four-centimetre-thick magazine in half on the spot. Although this was not his first performance, the censors in the audience were still stunned.

Bei Ye was once again grateful to the teacher who taught him.

Sure enough, teacher, you are right, the books I have read can really help me. She thought.

——

May 7th.

The stage play "The Protagonist of 16 Deux" has been performed for four days. Coupled with last year's experience, it is rare that the participating members are so nervous that they drink water to relieve themselves in the members' lounge.

Everyone was doing their own thing. Hashimoto was lying on the sofa listening to music, Nishino was lying on the table drawing to relieve his boredom, and Wu Geng was too bored to read the novel.

On the way to the venue, Ikoma stopped by the bookstore and bought the latest issue of "Shounen Ju". Before he had read a few pages during the break, Matsumura, who was bored, asked him to borrow it. Ikoma was naturally unwilling to see the wonderful things.

, simply invite Matsumura to sit down and watch together.

This is nothing, but Matsumura always utters some comic onomatopoeia at exciting moments in the plot, such as "ah la la", "um ah", "um hum", etc., which seriously disturbs Ikoma's normal reading.

Ikoma, who was annoyed, waved her hand away, but Matsumura insisted on sticking to her and wanted to continue watching. So the two were in a stalemate for several minutes.

"Ikoma-chan, why don't you just borrow the manga and read it? You'll have plenty of time to read it yourself after you go back." Wu Geng advised.

"Ikoma told me that I would borrow her after reading it, but Sha Youli obviously refused to leave!"

"Then let's watch it together. I won't make a sound this time, really!" Matsumura vowed, raising three fingers.

"You've said this three times, don't think I'll be fooled again!"

At five o'clock in the morning, she was so annoyed that she had a headache. She was about to get up and run away from the disaster, but unexpectedly, her left and right hands were grabbed by two people at the same time, forcing her to act as a referee.

"...Then, Ikoma-chan, please let Sayuri read it first."

"no!"

"...Sha Youli, please let Ikoma-chan, after all, be three years older."

"no!"

"...or let me go first?"

"No!" x2

She was feeling miserable in the middle of the night, hoping that someone would come to her aid and take away these two noise makers. At the same time, she thought that she would definitely choose a corner seat next time and never sit in the middle.

Perhaps the staff sensed Wu Gen's sadness and came over to inform Ikoma, Matsumura and several other members to go over and put on makeup for the stage.

The two had no choice but to sit in front of the makeup mirror. Ikoma repeatedly asked Wu Geng to like her comics. Wu Geng nodded in agreement, feeling very reluctant to destroy the source of all evil that provoked a senseless war on the spot and put an end to it.

"Senior Wu Gen!"

Kitano ran in all the way.

Before the stage play starts, one or two second-year students will introduce themselves, and it looks like it is Kitano's turn today.

Along the way, Kitano greeted each member. Since it was the first time they met, she was a little timid. Wu Geng thought she had a familiar personality. She was quite cheerful last time they met, but it doesn't seem like that now.

It's the same thing. Wu Geng guessed that she might not be able to let go in front of so many seniors.

"Wow~ The second-term baby is here!" Ikoma shouted in front of the makeup mirror. When he wanted to come over, the makeup artist forcibly held him down.

The little flying bird was the first to come over and look behind Kitano.

"Ayaone-chan isn't here?"

"Ah, it's just me and Mi Mi Ai who are here today." Kitano said.

There was obvious disappointment on Xiao Asuka's face. It seemed that she was still thinking about her second-year student Suzuki Ayone.

Other members quickly gathered around to meet this second-generation junior with great interest. They had learned about the second-generation junior through photos before, but this was the first time they met.

At this time, Arisukawa came in from the door with Watanabe Miaai. Seeing the seniors there, Watanabe was obviously frightened, and he shrank back and hesitated.

However, Sakurai smiled openly and introduced her into the room.

Kitano and Watanabe stood together, surrounded by members, like little animals that had strayed into a pack of wolves, holding hands cautiously, not knowing what to say.

"Watanabe-san is only thirteen years old, right?"

"Um."

"So young, Asuka-chan's position as the youngest has changed hands."

"Asuka, I don't care about being the youngest."

"Where's Kitano-san? Where did he come from?"

"Hokkaido……"

"Oh, it's the same place as Xiaoxiao and Nanamin."

"Please, Hokkaido is also divided into many prefectures and cities, okay?"

"Who do you two recommend in the group?"

Ikuta's abrupt words immediately silenced the noisy scene.

"You came here to apply because you like Nogizaka, right?" Ikuta continued to ask, "Is there no member in the group you particularly like?"

Kitano and Watanabe rubbed their hands and looked at each other, not knowing how to speak.

Don't understand.

Wu Geng really couldn't figure out whether Ikuta asked casually or if he had planned it. He asked the member recommended by someone in a situation where seniors from the first period were surrounded. This was not a clear intention to stir up trouble.

Sensing something was wrong in the atmosphere, Ikuta looked around and said, "What's wrong? Everyone is also interested, right?"

I'm interested, but it's just that this is a bit too direct a question when meeting for the first time.

Wu Geng was thinking about whether to say something to change the topic, but Watanabe had already spoken in a low voice:

"...Ikuta-san."

"Eh?" On the contrary, Ikuta stared and confirmed again and again, "It's me? Really or not?" He couldn't believe it.

Watanabe nodded slightly, not embarrassed to look at the expressions of other seniors.

"Great!" Ikuta was sincerely happy.

"What about Kitano-san?" Nagashima Seira continued to ask without giving up.

"Ah, I recommend Senior Wu Geng first."

Even though he knew it was better to keep a low profile here, Wu Geng still couldn't help but puff up his chest and feel proud.

"The first recommendation is..." Inoue showed some doubts.

"Ah, yes, I would recommend Wu Geng-san first, then Ikuta-san, Takayama-san, Shiraishi-san..."

Kitano said the names of several members in a row.

She was not happy for more than two seconds at the fifth watch, and it was like a bucket of cold water was poured over her head. After calming down, she couldn't help asking herself why it was so difficult to find a dedicated person in this impetuous era.

Shiraishi and Hashimoto looked at each other. It seemed like a great DD had sneaked into the second generation.
Chapter completed!