The time goes back to October 1st.
"Hi... I will work hard with Weiyana to work towards the seniors."
"Okay, then, please come on stage."
The Great Condor walked towards the empty seat next to Hori Naomi and Hashimoto Nanami with somewhat frivolous steps.
As she walked, she saw the expressions of other people on the selection stage. The expressions on the stage were divided into three categories. One was Horina, who was sobbing and looking at the great condor with eyes red from crying, and the other was taking photos from behind her. Hands, Rina Ikoma and Yumi Wakatsuki who welcomed her with a smile, and finally the others, with terrifying expressions so dark that they could make water, as if they were clapping their hands reluctantly.
The Great Condor occupied Hori Mina's side and grabbed the hand of Hori Mina who was still crying. Hori Mina moved, but did not resist. He let her hold her, and she could still feel Hori Mina's tears in her hands.
"Come on, it's okay." Rina Ikoma, who was behind the Great Condor, patted the Great Condor on the shoulder and said energetically.
"Thank you, Ikoma-senpai." The Great Condor responded with a smile.
"It's fine."
At this point, this program is over.
After stopping the recording, Ogokuryu and Horina were called aside by Ikoma Rina and talked for a while.
"This is the first time for you two to be CENTER. Let me explain something to you." Ikoma Rina scratched her head, "This position means a new order. In the next few months, you two will be the absolute center." , exposure, popularity, etc. will all be instigated by you. The advantage is that you show up a lot, which will make fans remember you, but... I think this time the two of you will be a little bit irritated as CENTER."
"Well, you have also seen that the other members are very dissatisfied with this result. Of course, it is not directed at you two." Ikoma Rina realized that she might have overstated her words and hurriedly changed her words, "You are also Nogizaka members. Naturally, I am qualified to enter the selection, but this time the time may be too short. What I want to talk about next is the other side of the impact of being a CENTER."
"The media, or people who follow us, their first focus is you. Your behavior will be infinitely amplified, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of black fans this time... scold you, so to speak. Look less often...Ignore those people and hold on to your heart. As your senior, I can only say this much."
Ikoma Rina said a lot in one breath, most of which comforted the two of them, and taught them some ways to deal with inappropriate remarks. In fact, Ikoma Rina is not a very talkative person, and she is also very polite to strangers. She is a stranger, and she will keep talking to her only when she is familiar with him.
But this time, she might have vaguely seen herself before.
The two said goodbye to Rina Ikoma, and when they ended their conversation, everyone else had already left, leaving only the second-generation student who was still waiting for the two to return to the team.
Among the second-generation students, their faces are not good-looking either, but unlike the first-generation students, they are more puzzled, confused, or more blatantly put, there is some jealousy in them.
"Not bad."
Ito Karin said to the two people while applauding.
"Our second-term students also have people who can be C's, and there are two of them. It's amazing. No first-term student has ever had two C's at once!" Karin Ito said with a smile, trying to adjust the atmosphere.
"Eagle, are you okay?" Shinuchi Mayi stepped forward and hugged the big condor's shoulders. She was the only one to react.
As for the little sister who shares the same dormitory with her, she knows that she cannot be measured by the standards of a child, but her age makes her want to take care of her. As for her jealousy of Horina and the Great Condor, she has a clear position for herself. She is even as old as the eldest among the first-generation students, and her appearance is not considered top-notch among the monster-looking group in Nogizaka. , what reason does the operation have to recommend her?
"It's okay, Maiqiu." The Great Condor said with a smile. She looked at the second-generation students, Terada Ranyo and Kitano Hinako, who were sitting with her just now.
When their eyes met, the faces of the two people were not pretty, and their mood was more of unwillingness.
Kitano Rinako works very hard, and everyone sees it. Even some first-year students know that there is a second-year student named Kitano Rinako who practices dancing and singing every day.
But she still didn't go to the selection. Compared with the Great Condor and Hormiona, she worked much harder than the two of them, but she still didn't get any reward. She also knew that this result had nothing to do with the Great Condor, but there was always an emotion that made her push the Great Condor away from the position in her heart. Perhaps it came from the unyielding and unwilling part of her heart that made the Great Condor become becomes more of a target-like character.
As for Terada Ranyo, her thoughts are more complicated, much more complicated.
In the past, her friendship with the Great Condor was concerned about gains and losses, but this time the distance suddenly widened a lot. One is the C position in the group, the most shining position, and the other is a graduate student, the lowest in the group.
Before this, both of them were still second-generation students. This result shocked Terada Ranyo.
Although she is a girl with a somewhat cowardly personality, she is definitely not someone who is easily impressed. She told everyone that the reason for joining Nogizaka was because she saw Asuka wearing the "Wolf Whistle" uniform in the second single. The idea of wanting to know more about Nogizaka came to mind when I was writing about it, and the opportunity to participate in the selection was born.
But in the final analysis, it was the pressure and blows from the second grade of junior high school that made Terada Ranyo meet Nogizaka. She always held a breath in her heart, no, maybe it was out of anger, 'You said I am a bad guy, then I will be alone. Let me show you that I can live well without you. 'This feeling.
The Great Condor is her good friend, this will never change, but there is one more thing, it is also a target, and maybe it is also an enemy.
If you look at it from a God's perspective, you will find that Horina and Ogami have gradually separated from the group of second-generation students, but they have not joined the first-generation students. They seem to have been separated. .
Barriers will appear unconsciously.
After that, it was the same rehearsal, and then the final performance. As before, the second-stage students basically had no scenes or scenes.
Yoyogi Daiichi Gymnasium, the final venue of Manatsu's tour, the closing stage.
After all the procedures were over, the venue was supposed to end directly, but the big screen changed and the announcement also started.
"Nogizaka46, seventh single lineup selection announced!" A rich male voice echoed throughout the venue.
"Oh!" Fans were naturally excited about this unexpected surprise.
The order of announcements is the same as in the previous recording of the program, but the form of expression is different. There is no one on the stage. Every time the narrator reads a name, a member walks out and walks to the corresponding position. Every time a member appears on the stage, the audience will There were shouts and applause.
Especially those in the first row, Nishino Nanase, Shiraishi Mai, Hashimoto Nami, and Matsumura Sayuri, have the highest voices.
However, arrived at the CENTER location.
"Hori Mina."
"Oh!" "What?" "No, hey hey hey." "Are you serious?"
The feedback from the audience was mixed, with boos accounting for the majority, but Horina stood up from the backstage, took her seat, and bowed. Then he expressed his views on this announcement, and finally said that he would work harder as usual.
"The Great Condor."
"Still a second-generation student?" "Get down!" "Change into my hemp clothes!" "Why not let Nana Min stand at C!"
But this time, the boos were louder.
The Great Condor clutched the microphone in her hand backstage. This was the first time she was so panicked. At least she looked calm and composed before the boos from the audience came out.
The Great Condor walked out from the background, and a bright light shone on her position. She walked step by step to Hori Mina. Although she was three years younger than Hori Mina, she was the same height as Hori Mina. Standing together, except that the face of the Great Condor is more childish, perhaps no one would believe that he is the same age.
"Get down!" "No way." "Let Maiyang take the C position!" "A little brat, is she worthy?!"
The boos in the audience were like knives, thrust into her like a violent storm. Even though she is much more mature than her peers and thinks more comprehensively, she is still a thirteen-year-old girl at heart.
"I..." The Great Condor trembled a little at first, but then corrected it. "I am the Great Condor, from Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. I am thirteen years old this year. I got this position by luck this time, but I still have many shortcomings compared to my seniors. I will try my best to be on par with my seniors in the future. Please Please give me your advice in the future!" The Great Eagle bowed deeply. There was a time limit for this self-introduction and reflections, so she couldn't say that much.
"Are you on par? What do you think?" "Hurry down and come up here to imitate someone else's C before you've even finished growing up?" "Isn't today April Fool's Day?"
Words that hurt people never look at who the target is or how old they are.
They will only vent their dissatisfaction on the person they think is right. As for that person and the reason, they will not care.
