Nishino Nanase stood in front of the door of Nogizaka Dormitory, which will be his residence in the next one or two years.
One day during the summer vacation, Nishino was scribbling on a digital tablet when his mother stuffed him with a registration form. My mother told me that it was something she saw online, "AKB48's official rival", and it looked interesting. The mother, who is well aware of her daughter's introverted personality, knows that her daughter will not be qualified for this job, so this is just an attempt to relax.
Nishino Nanase was also a cheerful child. In kindergarten, she was well-behaved and docile, and was the central figure among the children. Neighbors praise her for being cute and cute, and children also like to play with her. However, after entering elementary school, everything began to change. Students no longer use "good boy" as a criterion for making friends. Nishino, who is naive and shy, gradually falls behind in getting along with others.
She is not good at expressing her opinions. Just be a good kid, she thought, just like she did when she was little. Good children will be loved by adults.
A neighbor gave her a computer when she was in kindergarten, and her family bought her a digital tablet when she was in elementary school. Naturally, Nishino became a little homebody. Games and comics are her favorites. The Internet brought all kinds of wonderful gadgets to her, and she experienced peace and happiness that she could not feel in school. She likes Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, JOJO and Silver Fang Legend. She likes to travel on the Internet, where there are no school constraints or complicated interpersonal relationships.
In junior high school, at the encouragement of her family, she joined the school's women's basketball team. Precocious girls are easily divided into opposing groups over trivial matters. Nishino doesn't want to conflict with anyone, but not taking sides doesn't make anyone immune. She was overwhelmed and unable to resist the questioning from her "friends". She simply quit, but unexpectedly was isolated by everyone. So she became a member of the "Homecoming Club" and kept a distance from everyone. She is introverted and lonely, longing for friendship but afraid to take the initiative because she is afraid that she will do something wrong.
"Yeah." The obedient boy Nishino accepted his mother's suggestion and filled out the column on why he wanted to be an idol on the registration form: None.
Nishino knew that he was not that material. Although she signed up, she still spent the summer vacation as usual, either playing games and reading comics, doodling and drawing on the digital tablet, or playing around with her brother. This is just a pointless attempt, just follow mother's wishes. After finding out about Osaka's famous female images on the Internet, Nishino also dyed her hair and paired it with makeup similar to Namie Amuro's. A little otaku dressed up as an Osaka hottie.
Nishino's interview performance was not ideal.
Singing his best song, which is "Aka Shito" by Yui Aragaki. Even though I had practiced many times at home, I was still nervous and sang the wrong words at the scene, and was criticized by the judges for saying "it's better to watch the judges with your eyes". The dance performance was also a failure. Nishino had never felt that his limbs were so stiff. After the interview, she just wanted to return home to Osaka and shut herself into a warm little nest.
When she heard that she had passed the selection, she fell into a daze. Standing on the steps, showing a reserved smile in front of the flashlight. The experience was like a dream. A girl idol group, it sounds like another girl group, bad memories come to mind. There must be cliques and conflicts among girls. Before coming here, I searched for information about AKB48 online. The online battle for the annual general election scared Nishino. Thousands of pages of posts are filled with prejudice and abuse. Will I become the center of attention in the future?
In this way, with three parts of expectation, three parts of anxiety, and three parts of unwillingness to admit defeat, Nishino spent these short few months of his life.
"I don't agree with Nana moving out before graduating from high school." This is what her mother told her.
After staying in the hotel, members who have been living in Tokyo for a long time can participate in more than five training sessions a week, while Nishino Nanase can only travel back and forth between Osaka and Tokyo on weekends to take a few short classes.
The gap will get bigger and bigger and become increasingly difficult to recover. Realizing this, she wanted to try to leave the home that had sheltered her for seventeen years.
There was a room for her in Nogizaka's dormitory, but she only stayed there a few times on weekends as a temporary place to stay.
This time when she came to class, she secretly brought the luggage she had prepared in advance, preparing to make this temporary resting place more like a long-term residence.
"Is anyone here?" I dragged my suitcase to the second floor with great effort. The dormitory was very quiet during the weekend.
Passing by the restaurant, Nishino Nanase saw Nana Hashimoto and Sigiri Amamiya having lunch.
"Ah, Nanamin and Xiaozhi." She pursed her lips and smiled shyly because she saw someone she knew.
"Na-chan is here." Hashimoto raised his head to greet her.
"Nana-chan came here with her luggage, do you want to move in?" Seeing that Nishino Nanase was carrying such a big box, it would be quite hard to come all the way from Osaka, Amamiya Sugawara hurriedly walked up to help her take off her backpack.
"Thank you." Nishino Nanase moved his shoulders and said to Amamiya Shiori. Although it is already winter, I have sweated a lot along the way and my body is still very hot.
"Emmm..." She thought for a moment and said with an uncertain tone, "Yes, I will move here soon."
She has been on the verge of convincing her mother in the past few days, and she believes that she will soon be able to train normally and participate in activities like other members.
"That's good. Yudan and Xiaomi will be very happy to know that Na-chan is moving here." Hashimoto had already finished the bowl of rice without saying a word.
Amamiya Sōri helped get all the luggage into Nishino's room.
There is only one bed and a small round table in this room, and there are not many clothes in the wardrobe.
Nishino Nanase got up at eight o'clock in the morning and took the car. It was already noon. Where should he go to eat? Nishino was going to go shopping in a nearby store.
"Na-chan hasn't had lunch yet."
"Um, hi..."
Amamiya Sōri felt that the girl in front of her was a little too shy, especially when she was worried. She gave people the impression of a dull little animal, a bit like an otter.
"Then let's eat together. There may not be too many dishes, but the rice is still enough."
"Eh? Did Xiaozhi cook the food on the table?" Nishino tilted his head.
"Yes, but I haven't done it for several months, so I'm a bit rusty."
Even though the three people didn't have much appetite, the two plates were quickly wiped out. Nana Hashimoto and Nanase Nishino worked as cooks without saying a word. During this period, Amamiya Sugawara asked a few questions. As a result, their mouths were full and they could only respond with "hmm".
This made her quite relieved. It had been a long time since she had cooked for others.
