"Did I hear wrongly?"
"You heard that right."
The hand holding the chopsticks of the great condor froze in mid-air, and the only sound left in the room was the sound of roasting beef tongue on the baking sheet. The bright red beef tongue had a little blood, but it quickly evaporated under the high temperature. . She looked at Horimina who was lowering her head. Today, she did something rare and let her hair down. Usually Horimina would tie her hair into a ponytail at the back.
Hearing this, the great condor had no appetite for food.
"What's the reason?" She placed the chopsticks gently on the chopstick holder and leaned on the back of the chair.
"I always feel...so weak." Hori Wei Nai lowered her head and clasped her hands, even though there was nothing foreign in her white hands. "When we were selected as CENTER, to be honest, I was very happy, but suddenly we entered the 'turf' of the first-term students, and we were like strangers."
"You weren't online at the time. You don't know how badly we were scolded... I was just thinking what did we do wrong?"
Horimina lowered her head and pulled her hair down on both sides. The big condor sitting next to her couldn't see her face. From her slightly trembling voice, it could be heard that Horimina was in a very low mood.
At that time, the Great Condor walked over to Stand C with Hori Mina. Most of the scoldings on the Internet fell on the Great Condor because she yawned and was offended by many people, which also made her angry. They took most of the infamy, but the two of them felt aggrieved. They were scolded for no reason. In addition, they were among a group of unfamiliar first-year students, so the two of them hugged each other to keep warm and occupied a corner of the lounge.
But slowly as time went on, the Great Condor became familiar with Hashimoto Nana and Saito Asuka, and they could chat and laugh with other people. Hori Mion, Naya and Hoshino Minami, etc. They gradually became familiar with each other, and it was almost two years since they joined Nogizaka before they truly integrated into the group.
"Then you are willing to quit like this?"
"I've tried my best!" Hori Mina's voice suddenly rose several degrees. She turned her head and looked over, her pretty face was covered with tears and her eyes were red. "I trained hard, Nogizaka is mine." The only hope was that I dropped out of school the day after I passed the audition. I'm not a genius. I don't think I can balance my studies and Nogizaka on the same level. When I was training, I took all my classes to heart. When I got home, I was practicing, I had to work harder than others, and I tried my best."
"Didn't you get something in return? The center of the seventh order is you and me. Even Nanamin and Maiyan are just foils. You are already very successful." The Great Condor didn't understand what Hori Mina was still asking for.
"But what about the back..." Hori Wei asked back, "I am the God of Fortune in the eighth order, the ninth order, the tenth order, I am in the last row, this order is also, the next order... I guess I am not in the selection group. Bar."
From the beginning of CENTER, 8 single-row lucky gods, 9-11 back-row selections, it means driving high and going low, and the decline is as fast as a bungee jump. This can be said to be in inverse proportion to Hori Mina's efforts. Anyone who experiences such a high-altitude fall, The city is psychologically unbalanced, as if the operation has negated her own efforts.
The Great Condor didn't know how to comfort her. Look at herself. The seventh order was CENTER, and the ninth order was UNDER, but it was also an UNDER CENTER. The tenth order directly killed the second row of Gods of Fortune, and the eleventh order did the same. This There are so many ups and downs that I probably wouldn’t even dare to write a novel like this. Compared with Horina, the gap between the two is indeed not small.
The Great Condor is different from Hori Mina. She came to Nogizaka just to earn a living and reduce the burden on her family. Normally, she only needs to pass the training and so on. Looking at the entire second period, she is the only one who is so careless.
But such a carefree person happened to become CENTER with Hori Mina, who worked hardest in the second period. After that, everyone saw Hori Mina's efforts. In order to quickly integrate into the first period, her lively temperament was changed. , forcing myself to become more lively, even a little extreme. It is also different from the big condor paddling on the fan group.
With the devolution of the Nine Single Great Condor, Hori Mina was also placed in the third row. This was probably the first blow to her, but the Great Condor seemed to be favored by God, rushing a movie to the shelves, and killing it exaggeratedly. She returned to the God of Fortune, but she still stayed in the third row.
From the same starting point, the Great Condor has gone further and further, and she is regressing. This not only makes her wonder if she is not suitable to be an idol, but she has given up on her studies. Apart from the idol path, what else can she do? Hori Mina fell into confusion.
She wiped away her tears, and there was some struggle in her big eyes.
"Haosang recently told me that he suggested that I cut my hair short. Actually...it can't even be considered a suggestion. His tone was very strong."
Looking at Horina's long hair, I remember that she was very confident in her long hair at that time. She cherished her long hair very much. Almost all of their hair styles were designed by Tao Chilai, allowing you to cut them short. , you have to cut it short, even if you don’t like it, you still have to cut it. It can be said that he is talking to you on behalf of the operation.
Maybe Hori Mina will look better after she cuts her hair, but hair is very important for girls like them who like long hair. At that time, the Great Condor cut off her hair because she had no choice but to work hard on her own. It took two elements to be cut out.
This is what idols are like. You think they live a glamorous life, but you don't know that they are just wage earners. They have to do whatever the superiors say, and you don't want to do it? Okay, just go down and stay, there are too many people who want to do it and they won’t have a chance to do it.
"I remember, Miona, you chose to be an idol because you were a fan of Reina Matsui-san?"
"But I decided to join after listening to "Uniform Model". The words 'If you don't take the first step, nothing will happen'... made me determined." Hori Mina nodded. .
"Look, you have already entered Nogizaka. Doesn't this count as success? We were selected from more than 10,000 people."
"But...I'm really confused now. The road ahead seems to be dark without lights. I don't want to..."
"The most important thing for a person is to be loyal to your ideals when you were young." Before Horina could finish speaking, the Great Condor intercepted her words.
"Eh?"
"Have you heard of it?"
"without..."
"This is what the German poet Schiller said. Think about it, was your dream at that time to join Nogizaka? You have succeeded now." The Great Condor said, "I remember that you still had a dream. In your amulet of."
Hearing what the Great Condor said, Horimina subconsciously touched her bag.
"'Japan's number one idol'."
The Great Eagle said with a smile, Hori Mina looked flustered. The amulet was given to her by her friend in Gifu, and it said 'Become the number one idol in Japan'.
"It's just...she scribbled it." Horimina denied.
"Really?" the Great Condor said doubtfully, "If she had written it randomly, would you have kept it for so long?"
"..." Hori Weiyang remained silent.
"Miona." The Great Condor's voice was smooth but powerful, "This amulet is the blessing of your friend, and at the same time, it is also your own expectation."
"No, how dare I..."
"Listen to me." The Great Condor raised his hand to stop Hori Mina, "You are an ambitious person. Of course, it is a compliment. Sometimes I envy you. You have clear goals. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious. No, Japan’s number one idol is a good goal. But I don’t want to see you fall down on the way to hard work. Does the sixteenth president of the United States know that?”
Horimina shook her head.
"Lincoln knows."
"Um..."
"Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born with nothing, and faced setbacks throughout his life. He lost eight times in eight elections; he also failed in business twice, not only losing all his wife's capital, but It also took him sixteen years to pay off his debts. When he was about to get married after getting engaged, his fiancée died suddenly. Along the way, he was only accompanied by setbacks, but he did not give up or give in. He overcame the setbacks and climbed to the top step by step. The ladder of success, he solved the problem of the survival and abolition of slavery in American history. Without Lincoln, there would be no unified United States of America. Then there would be a large Canada and a large Mexico on the earth. Such setbacks He's been through it all, do you think your... to put it mildly, is a problem?"
The beef tongue on the baking sheet had been burnt off and was as dark as a piece of chocolate biscuit. The big condor picked up the chopsticks and threw away the burnt piece of beef tongue, then picked up a new piece and put it on the grill. On the plate.
"Even if you fall to UNDER, Miona, based on my understanding of you, you will definitely be able to come back, because you are not UNDER material, I am." The Great Condor joked. "When you are confused, just do what you are doing right now. The more confused you are, the more you will do your best in what you are doing now. This is my own method. You can try it. Isn't it just that you fall to the third row? If you can't beat it, you fall to UNDER , you come back and use your strength to prove that the operation was right in recommending you to be the CENTER in the first place, and slap those black guys in the face. Isn’t it just a haircut? My long hair is falling off. Let me tell you, short hair is very comfortable. Okay, drying your hair is so fast..."
"puff..."
Although she knew that the Great Condor was deliberately making herself happy, she still couldn't help laughing.
The big condor picked up the perfectly grilled beef tongue, dipped a circle of sauce into his small plate, and handed it to Hori Mina's mouth.
"Come on, ah~"
"..." Horimina didn't open her mouth.
"Oh, sorry, these are my chopsticks..."
After saying that, the Great Condor was about to eat it himself, but before the Great Condor could retract her hand, Hori Mina grabbed her hand, took a sip, and wrapped her lips around the Great Condor's chopsticks, along with the sauce on the chopsticks. All the ingredients were put into his mouth, and his little cheeks began to flutter.
"Next time you feed me, can you shake the chili off the meat... Haha."
"Ah, oh, hahahaha, sorry, sorry, I didn't see it." The Great Condor took a look at his sauce, and indeed he added a few millet millet peppers. It's no wonder that Hori Mina refused to eat it just now.
"Miona, even though it's dark in front of you and there's no light."
"I will go down with you too."
