After saying his thoughts, Ikoma choked up even more.
"Um..." Shitara looked helpless. The selection was still going on, but he couldn't bear to interrupt Ikoma and looked outside the court.
I couldn't cry happily, my choking voice sounded very painful.
The staff off the field discussed in a low voice and sent two people to come up and help her. One patted Ikoma on the back, the other wiped her tears with a tissue, and helped her to the backstage to rest.
Rina Ikoma cried so miserably that everyone felt sad.
"So far, it has been posted to position 5. Ikoma will take a break for the time being." Shitara glanced at the vacancy in the center of the second row and said.
"Hi." Himura agreed.
"Let's continue without Ikoma being present."
To the right of Amamiya Shiori is No. 5. So far, the selection of this single has given her the feeling of a new king replacing the old one.
Finally arriving at the first row, the first person whose name was read was No. 1, Sayuri Matsumura. She had been standing in the second row since the first order and finally got her wish and stood in the first row.
Then there is No. 3, Hashimoto Nanami. Now, there was no suspense, and the Yusan family moved one row forward.
"The next selected member, No. 2 is - Shiraishi Mai."
"Yeah." Shitara nodded.
"Hi, Shiraishi——" Himura took the lead, and the audience burst into lasting applause.
Finally, Amamiya Souri clapped and smiled happily, but the person involved, Mai Shiraishi, who had just become the new center, didn't look so happy.
When she entered the studio, she covered her face and sobbed several times, trying hard to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Sa, Shiraishi, has become the new center." Shitara started, gesturing to Shiraishi Mai to express her thoughts.
Shiraishi covered his face, sobbing, and said: "I have always been standing in the second row. It can be said that I feel at ease. I have always been in the mood to continue to cheer in that position. This time, I went one step further and stood in the second row. When you get to the front, there will definitely be greater pressure and a lot of things that you have to bear.”
Most of the things Ikoma has to face, Shiraishi has to face, but as the second center, the public opinion environment is generally better.
"After standing in the C position, I must work hard wholeheartedly to let more people see me, do my best, and strive to let more people recognize me." She went on to express her ambitions.
"Yeah." The banana people nodded in appreciation.
"Well, keep working hard!" Shitara encouraged.
Shiraishi Mai finally wiped away her tears, but felt a little stomachache again and covered her stomach.
"Then, please stand in your position!"
After sucking for a while, Shiraishi thanked him, bent down and bowed again, and then walked towards position 2 amidst the applause, where the stars held the moon.
"Okay, okay! Everyone, relax for a moment. We'll wait for Ikoma-chan to come back later, and then we'll take another shot of the captain's speech and then it's over!" As soon as the supervisor outside the field finished speaking, everyone seemed to have fallen apart, and some were squatting. On one side, some were staring into the distance in a daze.
Mai Shiraishi held her stomach and sat on the hinadai.
Amamiya Shiori hurriedly stepped forward and sat next to her. It was originally a happy event and he wanted to congratulate Shiraishi, but he didn't expect that she was not as happy as she imagined.
"What's wrong? Mai" Amamiya Sōri asked softly.
"I can't do it, Xiaozhi, I can't-" Shiraishi Mai wiped her tears with her fingers.
Amamiya Sori caressed her back: "What can't you do? Are you afraid of standing at the front?"
"No, it's not."
Shiraishi's face turned red from crying.
"Why is that?" Amamiya Shiori wondered.
"After becoming the center, I will be subject to all kinds of comments on the Internet, just like the comments Ikoma-chan suffered."
Oh, it turns out I’m afraid of sunspots! Amamiya Shiori understood.
"There's nothing you can do about it. Being the center means you can't avoid being talked about behind your back." Amamiya Sori touched her head to express comfort, "Standing in that position, no matter what you do, some people will like it and some people won't."
"What should I do if most people don't like me?" Shiraishi said as he took the tissue from the staff, "Ah, thank you~"
"Why are you thinking so much? The operation has been decided. You will be the center. If there are few people who like you, the operation will not make any money!"
"Uh..." Although Amamiya Sōri spoke from a very realistic angle, it does make some sense. "But I'm afraid if there are voices scolding me online."
Thinking of the misunderstanding, slander and abuse Ikoma Rina had suffered, Shiraishi Mai felt both uncomfortable and scared.
"There are also teaching chefs at the handshake meeting... What if there are too many teaching chefs?" Mai Shiraishi grimaced again.
"It's simple. Just don't read the slander online. When you meet a preaching chef offline, your brain will go blank. It goes in with your left ear and goes out with the right. You can pretend you can't hear it."
Amamiya Sugawara let Shiraishi Mai lean on his shoulder, "By the way, why does Mai always think about these problems? Is it because she is not confident enough in herself?"
"No, no, I~ I just -" Shiraishi thought of the person who talked about him behind his back in middle school. He was usually nice and kind when face to face, praising her for being pretty and cute, but behind his back, he spread rumors and abused her, saying that she was relying on her good face. Acting pretentiously to win the favor of male classmates.
Gradually, bad reviews spread among students. Even if they were rumors, they had a significant impact on her study and life.
Under the broken window effect, if a person has a bad reputation, he can easily become the target of bullying. Mai Shiraishi was inexplicably picked on by her seniors in school.
"Don't worry, how do you know you don't have more fans who like you?" Amamiya Shiori smiled, "If Mai is really scared, how about I accompany you to the management place and ask them to 'recruit someone else'?"
"Don't! How can this be done!" Shiraishi Mai quickly straightened up and shook her head. She didn't dare to do such a thing even if she had the courage to do so. Besides, she had finally become the center, so she couldn't give up easily.
"You said you were scared and didn't want to give up, so what should you do?" Amamiya Shiori tilted his head, looking at Shiraishi's pink cheeks after crying, which looked a little cuter than usual.
"Xiao Zhi, can you help me?" Shiraishi held Amamiya Zhi's hand and stared into her eyes, looking pitiful.
"How to help?"
"It's enough to stay with me." Shiraishi Mai replied decisively, "It doesn't matter day or night."
Isn't this nonsense? Amamiya Sugaru thought to herself that in the past few weeks, she had been studying foreign languages with Shiraishi every day and learned one or two things. They were not together all day long, except when they were in school. They spent the rest of the time together. Wherever Shiraishi went, she would be there. Wherever you go.
"No problem." Amamiya Shiori pinched Shiraishi Mai's cheek, "Mai goes to the bathroom, and I will go with her."
"Really?" Shiraishi opened his eyes wide, "I just want to--"
She drew several katakana names on the palm of Amamiya Sori's hand.
"Ahem!" Amamiya Shiori coughed twice, "The show hasn't been finished yet! Besides, don't think about this during working hours."
Amamiya tapped Shiraishi's head lightly as a warning.
"But I think about it now. As long as Xiaozhi is around, I will think about it all the time." Shiraishi pouted and said aggrievedly.
"Ahem -" Amamiya Shiori coughed a few more times, "We'll talk about it when we get back, we'll talk about it when we get back."
