To be honest, as the team leader, Sakurai Reika is actually quite popular among the members.
After all, although he has been making fun of him as a loser, everyone knows that Nogizaka really cannot be without such a captain now. Not to mention his own conscientiousness, everyone actually sees it, even if it is just a simple one He is judged by his personality and is loved by everyone.
Not to mention her other eldest relative and friend Wakazuki Yumi.
If Reika Sakurai exists as the indispensable captain for everyone, then Yumi Wakazuki is the indispensable wife of the former. Coupled with her serious and tenacious character, she is extremely reassuring in both work and life. , the praise among the members is much higher than the former——
It can be said that no matter which one of these two girls is singled out for evaluation, it will only receive rave reviews.
but--
It's one thing to be alone, but it's another thing when these two are together.
If the members were allowed to evaluate themselves, it would obviously be only affirmation and praise if they evaluated either of them individually. But if they were evaluated together, the tone would definitely become weird——
This has almost become a tacit understanding.
This is especially true when it comes to making dinner appointments.
If you make a dinner date with anyone alone, there won't be any problem, but if you want to go with two people, the members' answer will most likely be to decline. The reason is very simple. Whenever Yueying and Yueying get together, a unique atmosphere will be formed. This kind of atmosphere and space is really difficult for people to get involved in, and it is easy to create the awkward feeling of a third party——
In short... a young couple is going out for a date and dinner, why are you following them to join in the fun? Isn’t it obvious that he can be used as a light bulb——
This is undoubtedly a somewhat distressing matter.
Now, it can be said that it is becoming more and more difficult for the two girls to find someone to go to dinner with. Even the girl in front of them has to use the excuse of a girls' school group party to persuade them. It’s obvious——
"So, Manatsu, please—"
Wakazuki Yumi said helplessly: "Except for you, no one is willing to go out for dinner with the two of us at the same time. But if there are only two of us, everyone will say some strange things to make fun of us. This is a vicious cycle. I can only rely on your help——"
"Yes Manatsu, please."
Sakurai Reika also hurriedly continued her request.
"If you really feel embarrassed, we can also treat you this time -"
Wakazuki Yumi added.
Wait...a treat——
Akimoto Manatsu's face moved slightly. Looking at the two sincere faces in front of him, he could only sigh softly. He couldn't refuse, so he could only reluctantly agree.
"Okay, I promise you!"
After all, as the saying goes, helping others is the foundation of happiness. It’s just such a small favor. Not helping others would be too embarrassing——
As for being a light bulb or something... Oh, just do it, it doesn't matter. You can't live with food just because you are a light bulb. You don't have to pay for it anyway...
However, she obviously underestimated the pressure of having dinner alone with Yueying... In other words, it was not until later that she understood why the members were so afraid of having dinner alone with Yueying——
Soon, the three of them came to the store together and chose a seat near the corner to sit down.
The seat was a four-seater, so naturally, Reika Sakurai and Yumi Wakazuki sat together, while Manatsu Akimoto, a light bulb, could only keep company with her bag next door.
It was fine when they were seated at first. When the two girls Sakurai Reika and Wakatsuki Yumi were chatting, they would also take into account Akimoto Manatsu across from them and say a few words to her from time to time to avoid neglecting her.
But as the food was served, the atmosphere gradually relaxed, and the two girls gradually forgot about her existence, and became more and more in a state of you and me, as if there was an invisible wall between them and the girl, even if the girl wanted to It was especially difficult to get a few words in.
In the end, I could only give up in depression, silently watching the two people opposite the seat chatting in full swing, while I could only be ignored like a ball of air. I truly experienced the feeling of Xiaobai——
After spending a few awkward minutes like this, the bored Akimoto Manatsu could only force herself to focus on the dining table, or casually look at the decoration and furnishings in the store from time to time. However, soon, her body suddenly Shocked, his eyes widened instantly.
Because in her field of vision, an absolutely unpredictable figure appeared.
"Manatsu, what's wrong with you?"
The two of them, who had not heard a certain girl's voice for several minutes, reacted belatedly. Knowing that they had once again ignored the girl across the seat, they hurriedly tried to talk to each other again to ease the atmosphere. , but noticed something was wrong with her expression, her eyes were staring straight ahead, not knowing what she was thinking.
They couldn't help but look at each other, and then asked cautiously: "Are you...angry?"
"No, it's just..."
Akimoto Manatsu shook his head slightly, but his sight did not shift at all. He gradually narrowed his eyes and said in disbelief: "I seem to see Baiyun-san... No, there is Na-chan too! Look!"
Baiyun Sang? And Na-chan? Why are they here?
Sakurai Reika and Wakazuki Yumi were startled, and then quickly looked back, but they all looked stunned again.
Looking around, there were only empty seats and other customers who had been in the store earlier. The two people the girl mentioned were not there at all.
"No, did you see it wrong?"
Wakazuki Yumei said doubtfully.
"Yeah, are you dazzled and mistaking similar people for them? Or are you too tired yesterday and hallucinating-" Sakurai Reika turned her neck back and asked the girl in front of her.
"Of course not, I really saw it, and I'm sure I didn't admit it wrong!"
Facing the two people's doubts, Akimoto Manatsu spoke firmly and quickly explained: "It's just that when you turned around, they happened to have walked out, so you didn't see-"
"What a coincidence?"
The two of them were doubtful, but looking at her sincere and serious face, it didn't look like she was pretending at all, so they could only believe her statement for the time being.
"But why do they come here? And they appear together -"
Sakurai Reika asked curiously.
"How do I know? I just saw them and didn't go up to ask -"
As Akimoto Manatsu was talking, he suddenly looked blank and subconsciously closed his mouth.
The two girls were stunned for a moment, thinking she remembered something, and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"
"I...I think I saw Nanamin again...no, it's Nanamin, look!"
Akimoto Manatsu's eyes widened.
Nanamin?
When Sakurai Reika and Wakazuki Yumi heard this, they quickly turned their heads again. However, when they took a closer look, the picture was almost the same as what they had just seen when they turned around. They still did not find the certain Hokkaido girl the other party mentioned.
"That's weird, no... Manatsu, you're not joking on purpose, are you?"
"Yeah, why didn't we see anything-"
The two girls turned around again and stared at the girl across the seat with suspicion on their faces.
"I really wasn't watching the joke, I won't lie to you! I really saw Nanamin, and Na-chan and Baiyun-san in front of me -"
Faced with the questioning tone, Akimoto Manatsu suddenly became anxious, but the explanation he said was exactly the same as last time: "It's just that you were a little late when you turned around this time, because Nanamin ran out, as if in Chasing something, so you didn’t see—”
However, the expressions of the two girls who heard her explanation became even more suspicious. After a tacit understanding, they looked at each other and suddenly asked questions.
"Then why are they here?"
"How do I know this? Didn't I just say that I just happened to see them -"
Akimoto Manatsu said helplessly: "You should ask them about this, right? What's the use of asking me?"
"Is it really?"
However, Wakazuki Yumi touched her chin and narrowed her eyes. Based on what happened before, she vaguely felt that she had guessed the truth and said calmly: "Why do I feel like you, Manatsu, deliberately opened this door because we accidentally ignored you just now?" A joke to get back at us——"
"Yes, yes, otherwise why would they just disappear every time we look back -"
Sakurai Reika nodded in agreement, with a suspicious look on her face.
"How can there be such a boring revenge?"
Akimoto Manatsu couldn't help but slap the table and complain, and then said quietly: "Moreover, you have the nerve to openly say what you just ignored me for being rude. No matter how I look at it, I don't think it's careless, it's too much. Oh! Besides, Ruoyue, what you learned from Baiyun Sang is nothing like—"
"Ahem!"
The two of them couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, and they quickly coughed to cover it up.
But soon, they noticed something strange in the expression of the girl in front of them.
"Wait, what happened to you?"
"Again... someone shows up again!"
Akimoto Manatsu looked even more surprised this time than the previous two times. He quickly pointed his hand in the direction behind the two girls and said in a hurried tone: "Look! It's Mai and Yuki... No, it's still... There’s misa!”
However, this time, the two girls looked at each other with no intention of looking back. They just sighed softly at the same time and looked at each other. Then Yumi Wakazuki said helplessly: "Okay, Manatsu, I admit that we just went too far. Yes, but it was really careless to leave you alone there. There is no need to make such a joke to tease us anymore——"
"Yeah, Manatsu, this joke is not funny at all-"
Sakurai Reika shrugged.
"I'm really not kidding, I really saw them!"
However, Akimoto Manatsu's expression was much more helpless than theirs, with a look of anxiety on his face. He wanted to hold down their heads and twist their necks, and said anxiously: "You will know when you turn around, it's the three of them! Mai She looks a little unhappy and seems to be saying something to Misa, while Misa is comforting her. The scene is exactly the same as what I said!"
"real?"
The two of them were still hesitant.
"Really! If I lie to you, my head will stay this big for the rest of my life and I will never be able to shrink it!"
Akimoto Manatsu gritted his teeth and swore.
Unable to stand up to her anxious and realistic tone, and the fact that she even uttered such a vicious oath, the two of them could only quickly look back and watch intently——
However, this time, it was no different from the previous two times, and I saw nothing.
There is no mayonnaise star, no silly apple, and certainly no such veteran driver.
It's so empty it makes you want to sigh.
"I told you, Manatsu, this joke is not funny at all—"
The two turned around and complained with squinted eyes.
Akimoto Manatsu: "..."
