"Jingle Bell!"
The morning in April was still a little cool. April 6th, today was the weekend, and it was also the first day of practice for their second-year students. Due to the distribution of members, Saturday and Sunday were their intensive training times.
The Great Condor stretched out his snow-white arms from under the quilt, opened the cover of his phone and pressed the alarm. She opened the quilt first, and the inside of the quilt that was still warm was instantly covered by the coldness of the early morning. She wanted to use this to stimulate herself not to fall back to sleep again.
She has been sleepy since she was a child, but now that she is outside and there are other people around, she can no longer be tempered. Even if she is reluctant to get up early, she has to grit her teeth and get up.
Rubbing his groggy eyes, he got down to the floor and put on his slippers, and pushed the man next door to Shinnai.
"Mai Mai, Mai Mai."
"Um...."
At first, the Great Condor was not used to calling Shinuchi Mai Mai. He said that he was not used to it, but more because he was a little scared. After all, Shinuchi was seven years older than her, so it might be a bit rude to call Shinuchi Mai. At the request, she slowly changed her tune.
Shinuchi Mayi stuck her head out from under the quilt. At first, the Great Condor was startled when she saw Shinuchi Mayi sleeping, so her hair was exposed, and her whole face and body were under the quilt. She thought she was being suffocated to death. .
But exposing her head meant that she had been woken up, and the Great Condor went to the toilet to wash up.
She squeezed on the toothpaste, rinsed her mouth, put the toothbrush in her mouth and started brushing. After brushing, she washed it with water and the soap she brought here. Even if she has finished washing up, it is much easier for her than Shinnai Mayi to apply it all at once.
Back in the bedroom, Shinnai Maoi had already sat up and was scrolling through her phone.
"Maimai, aren't you going to wash up?"
"Later, let me take it slow..." As she said that, Shinuchi showed a painful expression of getting up early.
"But class starts in an hour."
"Ah? Isn't it eight o'clock?"
"At half past seven, Sato-san informed us last night that the time has been temporarily changed."
"Really or not?" As he said this, Shinuchi got up and ran into the toilet.
The Great Condor chuckled, "Mai Shinuchi, the eldest sister, rarely gets into trouble."
She was not idle when Shinuchi Mai was washing up. She carefully picked up the hair that she had fallen off while sleeping. Although long hair was good, it fell out too easily. Every time she combed her hair, she was shocked and thought she was going bald. . So every morning she would check around her activities, pick up her fallen hair and throw it into the trash can. Although she didn't care about it, others would feel a little disgusted when they saw it. At least she would consider it for others.
There was still half an hour left, and the usually tiring Shinnai Mai also sped up her movements. After all, she couldn't be late on her first day of work, and she came out in a rare ten minutes.
After the two of them changed their clothes, they were ready to go upstairs. Compared to the pure black color of the Great Condor, Shinnai's clothes were more beautiful. The yellow shirt and black loose pants made Shinnai look more petite, and It doesn't affect exercise.
Although the Great Condor is young, she develops early. At the age of thirteen, she is already ahead of Shinuchi Mayi. She is only a little shorter than Shinuchi Mayi.
It was 7:20 when they arrived at the dance studio. The two of them arrived ten minutes early. However, the other ten second-term students had also arrived, and the dance teacher was also there, seeming to be waiting for the two of them. This situation made the two of them feel a little ashamed. The two of them were the closest to the training location, but they were the last to arrive.
The two of them nodded and bowed as they stood in the row of trainees.
The Great Eagle guessed that the woman in front of him was their dance teacher. She was tall and much taller than Shinnai Makoto next to her. She was probably over 1.7 meters tall. Her chic and capable short hair made her look more youthful and energetic.
"Hello everyone, I am your dance teacher this time. My name is Saikyoji Ryoko."
"Please give me your advice." The twelve people in the following group responded in unison.
"Should any of you have practiced dance barre? But this is a standard training, so the training I give you is the same, and the progress is the same. It is the same every Saturday and Sunday. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. it's mine. , it’s your vocal music class from two in the afternoon to five in the evening, and it’s my turn from five to seven in the evening. Today is the first class, so I’m half an hour early, is that clear? If you have any questions, just ask.”
Everyone looked at each other, but no one had any problems, but the Great Eagle felt a little desperate just hearing the course schedule.
"You must come to my course. As for the other time, you can control it yourself. Okay, that's all. There is still some time before eight o'clock, so please introduce yourself."
However, they knew each other a little bit during the previous selection, and this time they just remembered their names.
After one round, the ones who impressed the Great Condor more deeply were Terada Ranyo and a girl named Hori Mina. Needless to say, Terada Ranyo had interacted with the two at the beginning, and the reason why Hori Mina reminded her was It's that relatively top-notch appearance. Although she looks dull without makeup.
"Okay, time is running out, let's start right away. Let's start practicing from the basics to give you a foundation. By the way, that... big condor."
"Hi."
"Do you have a rubber band? Tie your hair up, otherwise it will be in the way."
"No..." the Great Condor said with some embarrassment.
At this time, the right hand of the Great Condor was touched. When she looked back, it was Terada Ranyo. She glanced at the Great Condor. After their eyes met, they quickly lowered their heads. However, there was an extra one in the right hand of the Great Condor. Black hair elastic band.
"I bought this new one. If you don't mind, just use it." Terada Ranyo said while staring at the floor.
"Thank...Thank you." She was a little caught off guard by Terada Ranyo's actions.
The Great Condor was not pretentious. He gathered his hair with his left and right hands, tied it to the back of his head and pushed it up. It felt that it was almost in place. He put the rubber band on and tied it firmly. I don't know whether it was because the rubber band was tight enough or because it was shiny. It was so tight that it became tight after being tied three times.
"Okay, let's get started." Saigyouji Ryoko saw that the big condor had tied up her hair. She didn't want to waste time and started directly.
"Everyone, spread out and lie down. Next, I will play music and explain to you the movements you need to do. From now on, the first hour of every day will be basic practice."
After everyone found a place to lie down, Saigyoji Ryoko turned on the Bluetooth connected to the speaker and played a Korean song.
"Although you are graduate students of Nogizaka46, music with strong rhythm and lightness is more suitable for your basic training."
"In the first section, you do sit-ups according to the rhythm. I will do it with you first."
The song chosen by Ryoko Saigyouji has a relatively fast tempo. In the first section, her speed is about the same as that of a normal person. The further it goes, the faster the tempo is, basically one song per second. No one can keep up with it at the beginning. There are even a few people who can’t do it after a few attempts.
"OK, let's stand up for the second part." Saigyoji Ryoko did not give them time to rest.
This section is okay, it’s just simple dancing to the rhythm.
"This stage is about practicing your sense of rhythm and body coordination."
In the following time, they also did a series of exercises such as push-ups, air cycling, squatting and leg opening, etc. It looked the same as fitness, but without exception they followed the rhythm and the frequency was faster than ordinary ones. Quite a few.
Of course, no one can follow the whole process.
But fortunately, the most torturous part is this basic training. The subsequent training is probably to catch up with the progress of the first-term students. Saigyoji Ryoko gave them the first few dances. Dance is nothing but hands. If you are familiar with it, you will remember it the more you practice it. At least it doesn't torture their bodies so much.
Except for the first hour of basic practice, in the remaining four hours, they only learned one and a half dances. That half of the dance was delayed because the dance learning ability of one or two people was really poor.
However, this also allowed the Great Condor to remember two more people, Sasaki Kotoko and Kitano Hinako, both of whom are at the 'King of Dance' level. After such a comparison, although the Great Condor felt that his dance was a bit stiff, at least it felt better than those two. People are better.
"Huh... I haven't been active like this for a long time, my legs are almost broken..." Shinuchi Maoi patted her legs and walked to the big condor.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, they finally finished their hellish dance class, and the next hour included their lunch break.
"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat?" The Great Condor asked, stroking his belly that was about to scream. There was not enough time in the morning for them to go to the cafeteria to eat, and they were already hungry at this time.
"Well, I'm very hungry too. I hope the food in the cafeteria isn't too bad."
The great condor smiled.
After saying that, Shinuchi Mayi was about to walk out the door.
"Maimai, wait a minute." The Great Condor seemed to have thought of something, and stopped Shinuchi Shinai at the door, but turned around and walked back.
"Terada-san, do you want to go to dinner together?" The Great Condor walked next to Terada Ranshi and asked.
It was basically the first time for everyone, except for the great condor and Shinuchi Mayi who lived together for almost a week.
"I brought lunch..." Terada Ranyo said.
The Great Condor has always felt that Terada Ranyo is too soft, no matter in the voice or anything else, and she also found that Terada Ranyo prefers to tilt his mouth when speaking. Fortunately, he has good looks, otherwise he is really a Deduction items.
"Oh..." The Great Condor felt a little regretful.
"It's okay, let's go to the cafeteria and chat together?" At this moment, Shinuchi Makoto came up to him out of nowhere.
"Is that okay?" A flash of light flashed in Terada Lanshi's eyes, but it disappeared quickly and he lowered his head.
"No problem, let's go."
The Great Condor looked on blankly, his feelings just rejected her.
"eagle?"
"I'm coming."
After the three people came out of the dance studio, they found the company cafeteria in a zigzag manner. The food was quite good, with a mix of meat and vegetables, but it was not that luxurious. After the two of them finished their meal, they accompanied Terada Ranyo to heat up a meal.
"Is Terada-san from Tokyo?" Shinuchi Mai asked. It's true that Terada Ranyo lives in Tokyo, but I don't know if he was born locally. This will usually lead to a conversation to get closer.
"Yes, I was born in 1998." Terada Ranyo answered while holding the lunch box on her head. She seemed a little afraid of other people's eyes.
"Sister." The Great Condor looked at Terada Ranyo with some surprise.
"Eh?"
"I am in 1999. When I saw how cute Terada-san was, I thought she was younger than me, but you are still older."
"Really...."
The Great Condor looked at Terada Ranyo a little strangely. Even when they were talking, she and Shinuchi Mayi were eating their rice bite by bite, but Terada Ranyo stuck his chopsticks in the rice and did not move the chopsticks. Instead, he held his clothes with both hands. Corner, seems a little nervous.
"Terada-san." Shinuchi Mai quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice and said while chewing.
"Hi."
"My name is Shinuchi Mayi."
"Well, I remembered it when I introduced myself just now, Shinnaisan." Terada Ranyo seemed a little nervous.
"But I prefer my friends to call me Mai Mai."
"Maimai?"
"Well, it sounds nice, doesn't it?"
"What about you? You can't keep calling Terada Sangdi. Oh, by the way, you can call her Eagle." Shinuchi Mayi pointed at the big condor. "I haven't thought of a cute name for her until now. It's nerve-wracking."
"Hey, I don't want to be called that name either..." the great condor complained.
"Pfft..." Terada Lanshi smiled imperceptibly. "My friends... and my family all call me Lan Lan." When talking about her friends, she paused.
"Lan Lan, Mai Mai, how about I call you Yingying?" The big condor was a little envious of their names. This kind of nickname can bring them closer to each other.
"TAKATAKA? It always feels like Pikachu. Let's call you Eagle."
The pronunciation of the Great Condor is おおかみ (okami) たか (taka). If the names are overlapped, it does feel a bit forced.
Terada Ranyo on the side did not speak, but he smiled like an orchid, elegant and indifferent, as if he was enjoying the atmosphere, which was very beautiful.
