"sprain?"
In the lounge on the same floor, the girls looked anxious and chattered in circles, looking at the shy girl in the center with their eyes wide open.
"Yes... the doctor just said that it was a ligament sprain caused by overexertion. Specifically, what kind of muscle fiber rupture, remission phase and subsidence phase Nana, I can't quite understand -"
As Nishino Nanase spoke, he looked at the nervous expressions on everyone's faces. His soft and cute voice gradually became lower and lower, and then his tone suddenly changed. He sounded quite relaxed and said: "But it's nothing serious. It's just a matter of time." It will take a week or two to recover, so don’t worry about me——"
"But it still hurts, right? Na-chan..."
Takayama Ichimi looked at the ankle that had taken safety measures and was wrapped in circles of bandages. His face couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He wanted to touch and comfort him but didn't dare. He could only hold the hand of his eldest relative and express concern.
"It's okay... It doesn't really hurt. I applied ice just now, and I feel much better now. It's just that it's a little inconvenient to walk. There's nothing wrong with it."
As the girl spoke, she squinted her eyes and smiled, showing her big, healing white teeth, looking relaxed.
"That's good--"
Seeing this scene, the little idols gathered around couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It would be best if there was no pain, especially seeing the girl like this, it was even more reassuring, and they couldn't help but follow the tone. He relaxed and started talking and laughing to comfort him.
But at this time, a voice suddenly sounded.
"But Na-chan, if you're like this, you can't practice anymore...well——"
Among the crowd, Hatanaka Seira, who was outspoken and never shied away from lying or shying away from anything, frowned and spoke slightly worriedly. But before he finished speaking, the girls next to him with quick hands and quick eyes covered their mouths first, and then looked at a girl in the center of the crowd hesitantly, and the air became a little silent.
The atmosphere turned from relaxed to awkward in an instant.
In the past, when the little idols showed concern and comfort, they deliberately avoided this point about practice, just to prevent the girl in front of them from feeling sad. But unexpectedly, a certain outspoken fool pointed it out. Although the other party had good intentions, the result was that everyone felt uneasy.
Nishino Nanase, who was in the center, was also startled, his smile gradually faded, and then fell silent, not speaking for a long time.
The hearts of the girls couldn't help but gradually sink. Originally, Na-chan accidentally sprained herself due to too much hard work, which was already something worth feeling sad about. But fortunately, Na-chan seemed to have a more relaxed attitude, so she managed to get through it. .
But now, a more realistic thing is placed in front of her. No matter how relaxed Na-chan's mentality is, it seems that she can't really ignore the consequences of this matter at present——
Two weeks later, even after the official start of the sixteen-person performance, it has come to an end, and this is the most cruel aspect of this sixteen-person performance. In addition to naked competition, pressure and frustration are commonplace, and the biggest setback is when you withstand the pressure and grit your teeth over and over again to hold on, only to have to give up at the last moment.
After half a month of hard work, no matter what kind of difficulties it was, I was able to overcome it, but at this juncture I had to give up due to a sprain. Who can ignore this easily and indifferently? At least any of the girls present would not think they could do it with this mentality.
All the hard work and hard work, the notes scribbled on the script, the sweat left in the dance studio, and the sound of practicing over and over again in the bathroom and toilet. These things are not just a coin picked up casually. You can give them up if you want to. They are more precious than any money, because they are the hard work of their own efforts.
But what if you don’t give up? Ligament sprain is not a minor injury, nor is it something that can be overcome by gritting one's teeth. It is undoubtedly a fantasy to continue practicing in this state. Even if she was willing to agree to it, her parents, someone else, or even the operations side would not be able to allow her to continue practicing if they learned the news.
This is an unbridgeable gap.
The question echoed in my heart over and over again.
Hatanaka Kiyora, who was restrained by everyone, undoubtedly realized that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly covered his mouth and looked nervously at the girl who was sitting on the chair without saying a word.
However, after a while, the girl spoke softly.
"Actually...it doesn't have much to do with it—"
"Eh?"
Everyone looked at her in surprise.
Nishino Nanase's voice sounded softly, but his face was more indescribably dull than the usual heart-thrilling weakness and shyness. With this somewhat pale face, it seemed that there was an extra layer. The sickly beauty smiled and said in a soft voice: "I have been practicing with my head down for so long. Nana, I also want to take a rest. Now I can take a rest. Isn't it a good thing?"
However, after saying this, the surrounding atmosphere did not become as lively as before.
The little idols all glanced at each other subconsciously, with the same look in their eyes. Then they looked at the girl in front of them worriedly, biting their lips and not knowing what to say.
Several relatives and friends who were relatively close to him couldn't help but get closer and whispered in concern: "Na-chan...are you okay?"
"I'm fine~"
Nishino Nanase said in a relaxed tone, then looked at their worried faces, couldn't help but smile, pointed at himself with his index finger and said in surprise: "Eh? Do you think Nana and I should be particularly sad at this time? Right? What I said just now is true. Nana, I really feel that way. Do you think I am lying? "
There was silence in the air.
"No, Na-chan, you never lie, we all know that."
After a while, a certain Hokkaido girl suddenly spoke. She looked at her with complicated eyes, then squeezed out a smile and said.
The girls around him nodded slowly in silence.
"Isn't that okay? Everyone, let's go back first. The practice time is not over yet. If my relationship with Nana drags on for too long, then I will feel sorry." Nishino Nanase raised his head and smiled. Said, the sight of the big white teeth is soothing, pretending to be sad, and the pouting look is even more adorable.
"But--"
There was still some hesitation on the girls' faces, and they obviously didn't feel reassured for some reason.
But before he finished speaking, he heard a lazy voice coming from the door of the lounge.
"Yes, Nishino is right. Since you have nothing to do, you should go back first. We still have to practice!"
Everyone was instantly refreshed, as if they had found a backbone, and hurriedly followed the sound, and sure enough, they happened to see someone's familiar figure appear there.
"Baiyun-san!"
Baiyunshan nodded in response, took the snacks for the visiting team and put them on the table beside him. Then he looked at the girls still gathered here strangely, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you still here? No. As I said, I still have to go over to practice, and I don’t even look at how many days are left until the official start, so how can I waste any more time? Go, go, go—"
He spoke like a verbose parent before the college entrance examination.
"Ah...ah! Okay."
The little idols couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then they realized when they saw each other's winking expressions, and quickly responded loudly. Then he glanced at a certain girl behind him with some worry, and while whispering goodbye, he filed out of the lounge one after another.
So in an instant, Baiyunshan was the only two people left in the entire lounge.
