July 9th, the day of the kick-off ceremony.
Today is a crucial match between the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and the Hokkaido Ham Fighters. The entire Tokyo Dome is full of people and the atmosphere is full. This stage that the little idols were originally scheduled to take a few years to stand on now only exists as a venue for the kick-off ceremony and competition, and it doesn't seem to be that grand.
But even so, facing the over 43,000 sold-out spectators around the stadium and the overwhelming cheers and shouts, even if you understand that you are not the protagonist today, you will still be unable to restrain your excitement when you stand on that land. The tension was welling up and could still be clearly felt through the walls even in the background.
This is especially true for Mai Shiraishi, who is in charge of the kick-off ceremony today.
There are less than twenty minutes left before the start of the kick-off ceremony. All the members responsible for participating in this event are waiting for instructions backstage. As soon as the time is up, they need to follow the guidance of the staff and go to the field for today's performance. activity.
But most of the members just sighed, "It feels like they have taken on an incredible job." Although they were nervous, they were more excited about performing in front of an audience of more than 40,000 people. They couldn't help but Whispering or laughing to pass the time.
Only Mai Shiraishi, who was responsible for the kick-off ceremony today, leaned on her chair with an expressionless face, staring at the floor without saying a word and meditating, looking like she was about to be overwhelmed by suffocating tension——
Everyone around her who is familiar with her knows that when this black stone appearance appears, it often means that the girl is nervous to a certain extent at the moment, and it is difficult to even make a smile.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Someone's exaggerated performance yesterday shocked the girls present even though it was true. But for Shiraishi Mai, to be honest, although she was surprised, it was just a surprise. Her confidence in herself did not decrease much because of this——
After all, if a guy is strong enough to pitch, that's his business. Mai Shiraishi herself has played softball since she was a child, practiced hitting and pitching, and just yesterday she accepted the ace pitcher of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who will be playing today. Professional advice, based on such comprehensive factors, the requirement is just that you throw a ball from the pitcher's box that can fly to the strike zone, which is not too easy -
It's just that confidence is confidence, and nervousness is nervousness. These two things are not in conflict.
Although Mai Shiraishi is quite confident in her own strength, she doesn't think anything will go wrong. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said those words to someone with confidence yesterday... But there is Confidence is one thing, but facing an audience of more than 40,000 people is another. Under the attention of so many spectators, holding such a grand and formal kick-off ceremony, even those who have confidence in themselves, will inevitably feel... nervous.
What's more, it is the first time for a timid girl to face such a large audience in a well-known venue like the Tokyo Dome. The tense atmosphere can be said to be overwhelming and almost suffocating.
'If something happens accidentally during such an important kick-off ceremony, and something goes wrong under the watchful eyes of so many spectators, then I simply don't know what to do...'
When she thought of that scene, Shiraishi Mai felt a chill in her heart, and she couldn't help but shudder.
Then he quickly shook his head vigorously, as if to get the thought out of his mind.
'No, no! Don't think about this. The more you think about it, the more scared you become. no problem! There must be no problem. No accidents will happen today. Everything will go smoothly! Mai Shiraishi, you have to believe in yourself——'
Mai Shiraishi encouraged herself, raised her head and took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled it, as if she was exhaling all the tension in her mind. Her nervous face seemed to have regained a lot of relaxation, and she finally stood up from the chair. stand up.
This movement was obviously a bit conspicuous. After noticing her movements, Baiyunshan couldn't help but look sideways, watching the change in the expression on her face, and subconsciously said: "What, Baishi, are you in a hurry to urinate?"
Mai Shiraishi's relaxed expression suddenly froze, her expression darkened suddenly, and she looked at him with a twitching corner of her mouth: "Baiyun-san, can you please stop talking if you can't speak?"
Pooh! What the hell is urgent urination? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that I am nervous, okay? Who would think of having an urgent need to urinate at this time?
You bastard, you are the one who needs to pee! Your whole family is in urgent need of urination!
The girl gritted her teeth in her heart. The mood she had finally created was ruined all of a sudden. In her depressed mood, she was not as nervous as before.
Bai Yunshan just felt baffled. He was obviously concerned about her condition before going on the field, but he didn't expect that she would be scolded for nothing. He could only spread his hands innocently and wisely did not choose to refute.
Seeing that he did not have a quarrel with her, Shiraishi Mai felt a little unaccustomed to it. After hesitating for two seconds, she softened her heart and couldn't help but take the initiative to talk to him.
"Forget it...I'm sorry Baiyun-sang, I...I'm just a little too nervous..."
Mai Shiraishi stared at the tips of her shoes with wandering eyes and whispered.
"It's okay, who asked me to be generous?"
Baiyunshan's face was calm.
Mai Shiraishi was speechless for a while. She had never seen such a shameless person, but since she had taken the initiative to speak, it was not polite to shut up like this. When she continued to find a topic, she heard The other party said.
"By the way, Shiraishi, didn't you play softball before? There's nothing wrong with pitching, and the famous Tanaka player taught you the details and techniques, so you should be very confident, right? Why are you still so nervous?"
Hearing this question, Shiraishi Mai was stunned for a moment, then as if she had found the button of the switch, she opened the chat box and couldn't help but vomit bitterly: "That's right, I'm still a little sure of my pitching ability. Yes, but confidence is confidence, after all, it is on the court!"
"It is said that there are now more than 40,000 spectators at the scene! Under the eyes of so many people, even if you walk up, you can't help but tremble with nervousness. Thinking about the kick-off in such an environment later. Even if you know this about the ceremony, you will still feel stressed! This has nothing to do with your self-confidence, it’s just that you feel nervous——"
A bitter look appeared on his face.
"is that so......"
Baiyunshan touched his chin thoughtfully, and after pondering, he suddenly said: "But, if I remember correctly, we will also play later."
"Eh?"
Mai Shiraishi was startled.
Baiyunshan pointed at the nearby members, then pointed at himself, and said: "We will also go up later, right? Although compared to the more than 40,000 spectators, our number is really pitiful. , but they are all people you know and know you, they all like you, support you, and are willing to cheer you up."
"I think you may not need to think about the pressure under the eyes of more than 40,000 people, but you only need to care about the cheering sounds of the dozens of people behind you."
Shiraishi Mai fell silent after hearing this.
Immediately, a smile gradually appeared on his face, as if he finally understood something. He exhaled a long breath and said gratefully: "Thank you Baiyun Sang, I understand."
"It's good if you understand."
Baiyunshan still looked calm. He lowered his head and looked at his watch: "The time is coming soon. Let's get ready. We are going to play soon."
"Um!"
Mai Shiraishi nodded vigorously, and not long after, the staff came down from the corridor to inform them, and led the members present along the safe passage to the competition stadium.
The Tokyo Dome stadium is very vast, and without the barriers of walls, the overwhelming sound floods into the ears, and the sense of reality that everyone is watching also floods into the heart.
The members who were laughing and playing backstage couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Bai Yunshan walked out with him, silently observing the girl's profile, but he didn't see the suffocating pressure from above. Instead, when facing the camera With a confident and beautiful smile on his face, he nodded calmly.
The members who were in charge of performing and acting as cheerleaders stood aside, waving and shouting at Mai Shiraishi who was not far away. At this moment, the host in charge of the live broadcast finally spoke.
"Next, Lotte Group Day, Fan Appreciation Festival 2013, the kick-off ceremony officially begins!"
"The guest of honor for today's kick-off ceremony is Mai Shiraishi from Nogizaka46——"
finally come!
Hearing her name, Shiraishi Mai's calm expression finally showed a hint of uneasiness again. She followed the instructions and headed to the stadium ahead. Passing by the members and staff, she bowed and previewed many times in advance. The pitcher's mound stood still.
'No problem, absolutely no problem. I hardly feel any tension now. There is no problem anymore...'
Mai Shiraishi looked at the scene in front of her and murmured to herself. Compared to the pressure she felt backstage, she felt much more relaxed at the moment.
Probably because she could detect the warm gaze from behind, she only felt that at this moment, she was in better condition than during yesterday's practice. Let alone just throw a random ball during the kick-off ceremony, even if she was allowed to throw the legendary ball that could turn the ball. She is confident that she can do the devil ball!
Take a deep breath, stand still, assume a good posture, and accumulate strength.
Everything was going according to the steps in memory. Mai Shiraishi was full of confidence at this moment. Everyone's eyes were focused on her, as if there was a dazzling spotlight above her head, making it impossible to look away!
However, just at the moment when she was about to throw the ball after accumulating power, Mai Shiraishi suddenly felt a strange feeling in her lower abdomen, and a sudden thought came to her mind.
'Ah, why do you feel like you really need to urinate? '
Then, the charged ball slipped out of the girl's hand.
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