"...in...what?"

There was a slight movement outside the door, and Hashimoto raised his head to look at the unlocked door.

"...Nanamin?"

Xiao Feiniao wiped away her tears and grabbed a corner of her T-shirt.

"Someone seems to be talking outside, Feiniao, did you hear it?"

"Ah?" Xiao Feiniao opened his red eyes and tilted his head.

"Forget it, I'll go out and take a look."

Xiao Asuka let go of Hashimoto and followed her outside the dressing room while wiping her tears.

The corridor was empty.

The little bird poked his head around and said, "There's no one there."

Hashimoto frowned, "I just heard someone..." Then he looked towards the practice room, "Asuka, don't move here, I'll go to the practice room to take a look."

"oh."

Hashimoto looked back at Xiao Asuka and found that she was waiting there obediently.

In a moment of trance, the subway platform was cold and hard, mixed with the subtle smell of people's sweat and perfume, the slight vibration under her feet, and the subway door separated her from the girl who stayed there with a thick and jerky sound.

Mai Mai...

No. Hashimoto is separated from his memories. You can't think about this.

She turned around slightly stiffly and opened the door to the practice room——

In the empty practice classroom, Fukawa was sweating profusely while dancing. When he saw Hashimoto opening the door, he stopped with a smile and gently wiped the sweat with the towel around his neck.

"It's Nanamin...Is it already this time..."

"Maimai, practice should be done in moderation. Go back to the dormitory and take a shower." He threw the water bottle in his hand.

"Well," Fukawa skillfully raised his hand to take it, and drank half a shot and half a bottle. "Nanamin comes to remind me every time, thank you."

"It's so easy for Mai Mai to work too hard. Without me watching, I'd be really afraid that something would happen to you."

"Yeah, so it would be great if Nanamin could stay with me forever."

"what are you talking about."

That was what happened when they stayed together after the final selection. They were in the same dormitory, trained together, ate together, and walked back to the dormitory together, returning to their own little nest.

But now, there is no one in the practice room. All there is is the sports bag on the table that I haven't taken away yet.

"No one...isn't here..."

Yes. Fukawa is not here. They haven't been alone together for a long time.

Hashimoto lowered his gaze in annoyance and slowly closed the door, like a subway door.

Once again, the two were separated.

"anyone there?"

Back outside the locker room, Xiao Feiniao asked.

She looked a little nervous, as if she was afraid that what she said would be heard by other members.

Hashimoto touched her little head and said, "It's not there."

Not there? Little Asuka couldn't understand what Hashimoto said. It always means no one, right, she thought to herself.

In the dressing room, this time, Hashimoto carefully closed the door. As soon as she turned around, the little bird flew into her arms again, its little head burrowing around.

"Okay, Asuka," Hashimoto said with a smile, "tell me your story."

"……Um."

——

How could Hashimoto not know about Wu Geng and Nishino?

As early as the early days, she consulted Wu Geng because of Nishino's character problems. Well, it was more of a reminder than a discussion. At that time, Nishino relied on Wu Geng more than anyone else in the group.

Of course, they have the best relationship. They share the same dormitory and advance and retreat together. They are close friends and can also be regarded as the object of vague competition with each other. Nishino must have put in a lot of effort to catch up with the fifth watch in the early days.

Everyone in these groups sees it and knows it.

After listening to what little flying bird said.

Hashimoto met her moist eyes, smiled and gently touched her cheek with his fist.

"Asuka, you are an idiot, why do you want to get involved between the two of them?"

Unexpectedly, she was not shocked even when she heard Xiao Feiniao keep saying that she liked Wu Geng. Maybe it was because of Xiao Feiniao's character of being unable to hide her emotions, and she usually behaved carelessly when getting along with Wu Geng.

The reason why it was shown. The only ones who couldn't find it were Wu Geng who was in the chess game, or Nishino and Hashimoto were not sure.

Compared with Xiao Asuka's love, it was Fukawa who had never been able to show it on weekdays, which frightened her even more, made her heart tremble, and she was also troubled endlessly.

"Nanamin..."

Xiao Feiniao opened her mouth, then closed it angrily. Nanamin didn't feel surprised at all, she thought. This was different from what she had imagined.

Noticing Asuka's little mood, Hashimoto tugged on both sides of her cheeks, "Speaking of which, she's really angry."

"Lalamine, what are you talking about? (Nanamin, what are you talking about?)"

"I'm talking about the little Asuka who fell in love with someone else," Hashimoto smiled, twisting his hands, "He had been saying things like, 'Nanamin is my bride,' but he turned around and fell in love with someone else.

I’m very angry now.”

"That, that's true." Xiao Asuka struggled to break away from Hashimoto's clutches, rubbed his red cheeks with both hands, and said aggrievedly:

"Nanamin is my bride, so it doesn't stop me from liking the stinky one."

"Wow, what an upright DD statement."

"That's how it is, the stinky fifth watch... the stinky fifth watch is just a spare tire for me, Feiniao."

Hashimoto touched her head and laughed at her in his heart. You are in so deep and care so much, but you don't know who is whose spare tire.

"What are Asuka going to do?" Hashimoto stopped teasing her.

"What?"

"You and your favorite stinker."

Little Flying Bird lowered his head in embarrassment, "Hmm..." "Hmm..." He hummed for a long time, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Nanamin, what do you think I should do? If you encounter the same situation."

Hashimoto's smile faltered, and he knocked the little bird on the head gently.

This kind of thing...she still wants to know.

She remembered every detail of getting along with Fukawa. The two could hold hands with each other without any defense, eat the same piece of cake, and fight with each other while sleeping on the same bed in the hotel during the trip.

They can do many, many things, and they have done many, many things together.

But those were all small skits staged in front of a backdrop called friendship.

Even a professional stage actor would be troubled if the background suddenly changes to a bright and colorful color like love.

"I think it's not bad just to like it," Hashimoto turned around and pretended to pack the cabinet so that Xiao Asuka wouldn't see her complicated and hesitant expression. "Just stay here, neither moving forward nor retreating. Now.

Asuka barely managed to stand at a safe distance, but if he went any further, he would have simply fallen in."

"You don't want to either," she said, "I don't want to make Na-chan sad because of your liking."

"Yeah..." Xiao Feiniao sighed in frustration, "I don't want to make Na-chan sad, Na-chan... Na-chan is much better than Stinky Five..."

Why.

Why do you want to say this?

Hashimoto is slightly self-loathing.

Because, he chose to escape, but Xiao Asuka faced the emotions in his heart and valued his inner words. So what choice should Hashimoto Nanami, who calls himself "Asuka's caregiver", make?

They are both girls, and they are both idols.

Although this kind of thing is not wrong, it is not a topic that can be discussed openly and in the right place.

At least that's what Hashimoto thinks.
Chapter completed!