Before the performance ended, people began to leave the venue one after another.

Noriko Sakai looked at Yukiko Okada, who was running towards her family, and was envious in her heart.

Sitting next to her was the agent Mizoguchi Noburo, who watched Yukiko Okada's concert throughout the whole process, and he had mixed feelings in his heart. At the end of the concert, Yukiko Okada left the stage and returned to her family, her idol career came to an end, and the dream of the "sun goddess" in his heart came to an end completely.

He took out his handkerchief, wiped his glasses, and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. Then he got up from his seat and went to call Sakai Noriko, "Fako, let's go too." Go backstage and finally say goodbye to Yukiko. ”

For Mizoguchi Nobuo, the handover of Noriko Sakai and Arakiko Okada, who became the successor of Aruko Okada, is also a part of the "generational change".

Sakai Noriko's gaze was withdrawn from the corner of the stage, and she got up obediently, "Yes, Mizoguchi-san." ”

Because of the appearance of Sakai's method, Mizoguchi Noburo felt a little comforted.

When the two walked out, Mizoguchi Shinro seemed to be encouraging Sakai Noriko and cheering himself up, saying, "Noriko, there is Kiko to retire, from now on, the hope of SUNMUSIC will be on your shoulders." ”

Hearing this, Sakai Noriko looked uneasy.

"I feel lucky to have met you. Mizoguchi Noburou felt after Yukiko Okada's retirement concert, "If it weren't for meeting you, I would probably have given up making idols." ”

For Sakai Noriko, it was also a blessing to meet Noburo Mizoguchi. If she hadn't been selected by Mizoguchi Shinro, she would probably have debuted as an ordinary idol like several girls signed by the firm at the same time, instead of enjoying first-class resources like now, and having an ace agent run her business personally.

To enjoy such a resource, you have to bear such expectations.

“......”

"Even if I give up making idols, the firm and the industry will continue to create idols for them to debut, but, in my heart, you are the last orthodox and pure idol. ”

The last idol of orthodoxy purity.

When Sakai heard Mizoguchi Nobuo's words, she didn't feel honored, nor did she feel pressure. What she thought in her heart was that in her life, she probably wouldn't be able to retire like Okada Yukiko's predecessors.

Because on the side of the stage, there was no one waiting there to greet her and lead her off the stage.

If my father had arrived at the venue, he would have startled others.

If it were her, after passing the rising period, maybe she would slowly pass away and eventually disappear into the entertainment world, right? Sakai thought to herself, what would be the point of waiting there to greet her, lead her off the stage, and start a concert to retire.

"Therefore, please keep the glory of the orthodox idol...... Please. Mizoguchi's tone was sincere.

Sakai Noriko subconsciously wanted to shake her head, but then she was kind but serious, and said to her agent, who had high hopes, "Mizoguchi-san, I'll do my best." ”

"I believe in you. Mizoguchi finally nodded in satisfaction.

The old-school agent took his new dream, and the two walked one after the other, heading backstage.

......

The lights in the venue have been turned on, the big screen has changed to a picture with the logo of Yukiko Okada's support, and the musicians have all left, and at this moment, Yukiko Okada and her family have retreated to the backstage.

More than half of the people in the related seats left, and the ordinary audience began to leave the venue in an orderly manner. I had been sitting still and saw the last Iwahashi Shinichi and Akina Nakamori, and they were also ready to leave the table at this time.

"Today's show was really wonderful. Shinichi Iwahashi said.

"Yes. Akina Nakamori said. I know in my heart that this is by no means a social greeting, but a feeling from the heart.

The two got up together, without prior communication and agreement, and naturally left together through the relational channel.

Although she had already watched the show, Akina Nakamori neither wore a hat nor put sunglasses on the bridge of her nose, and she politely greeted the other party when she accidentally passed by someone in the relationship passage, and when she was recognized, she politely greeted the other party.

"Before the show started, I went backstage to meet Yukiko. Akina Nakamori and Shin Iwahashi chatted as they walked, "She said to me that Iwahashi-san is also coming today." ”

"What a coincidence," Iwahashi Shinichi said, remembering this somewhat funny miscommunication, "When I went backstage before, Arikiko also said to me, 'Nakamori-san is here today, too.'" ”

Speaking of this, the two turned their heads to look at each other, and they both smiled.

"I thought ......," Iwahashi said.

Akina Nakamori deliberately cut off his words a little childishly, and said the other half for him, "You mentioned it to Yukiko." ”

"Haha!"

Shinichi Iwahashi didn't know if he was laughing at the childish snatching of Momopusta, or if he was laughing at the accident.

Iwahashi Shinichi's hearty smile made Akina Nakamori feel in a good mood as well.

However, although both of them were a little surprised when they heard what Okada Yukiko said, they didn't feel strange when they thought about it later.

This kind of friendship that is as light as water, the fate of a chance encounter, it is not strange to mention it to others, and it is not strange to keep it tight.

But what is a bit strange is that neither of them told anyone about it, and such a choice made them look at each other with a sense of trust.

"Yukiko probably wants to introduce you to me. "If she had known about it, she might have sulked and said, 'It's so cunning.'" ”

"Or maybe they'll be happy and say, 'Really, then you don't need me to introduce you.'" Akina Nakamori said in imitation of Yukiko Okada's tone.

Akina Nakamori seems to have an unusually cheerful attitude, I don't know if it's the residual excitement after watching the concert, or if it's part of her personality in the first place.

Shin Iwahashi saw her like this for the first time, and he thought it was both novel and interesting.

However, he thought to himself that if a girl like Kiko Okada knew about it, she would probably say, "It's so cunning, you've been hiding it from me," and at the same time, "If that's the case, you don't need me to introduce it."

Yukiko Okada, who had been mentioning Akina Nakamori to Shinichi Iwahashi and Shinichi Iwahashi to Akina Nakamori from time to time, was probably complacent about his introduction when he sent out his tickets.

"Questions without answers are so unsettling. Shinichi Iwahashi was infected by her and laughed. However, looking at it like this, the two people who have been hiding from Yukiko Okada are also planning to make mistakes at this time.

The relationship passage is like the backstage of the Budokan, the corridor is narrow and winding, climb the stairs, and make two more turns before you come out of the intricate labyrinth.

A little further on, you will find the place where the flower baskets you saw before the show gathered.

"Did you come by yourself?" asked Iwahashi Shinichi.