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"Good work. Big Ben stood still in front of Akina Nakamori and said.

Akina Nakamori looked at Oben, said "um", looked away again, crossed Oben's shoulder, and landed on Shinichi Iwahashi.

Shinichi Iwahashi was standing a little farther away, also looking at her.

The two exchanged glances with each other.

When the eyes met, Shinichi Iwahashi smiled at her. He waited until Big Ben finished talking to Akina Nakamori before he stepped forward and greeted her, "Nakamori-san." ”

"Hello. ”

Akina Nakamori's eyes followed Shinichi Iwahashi and watched him walk over. But when he approached and greeted him, his eyes turned away from him again.

Omoto and Akina Nakamori explained: "Iwahashi-san was sightseeing in Karuizawa and met the filming team of the show. I just happened to see him, so I grabbed him and talked to him until now. ”

At the same time, he also said sorry to Shinichi Iwahashi, "...... Disrupting your sightseeing plans. ”

I deliberately added such a sentence, which was a bit unexpected by Iwahashi Shinichi. However, especially the last sentence, it also made the rhythm of the chat in the hands of Big Ben.

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't expect Big Ben to do this, but he remained silent and replied politely, "I didn't have any sightseeing plans, just a casual walk, but I didn't expect to meet the program team who came to shoot." ”

When talking to Big Ben, it's a business-like tone. Akina Nakamori was listening on the side, and felt that this kind of Iwahashi Shinichi was a little different from usual.

However, while I was amused by this difference, I was also a little anxious.

Outside of Tokyo, I met Shinichi Iwahashi unexpectedly, and what Akina Nakamori was thinking about in the past two days, the question that wanted to be answered or confirmed, suddenly had an outlet, and I wanted to pour it to him.

She couldn't help but have the idea of saying something to Shinichi Iwahashi.

However, it is in the way of Big Ben being here. The three of them stood together, and somehow, it suddenly became a situation where Big Ben was talking to Iwahashi Shinichi again.

......

When Big Ben was chatting with Shinichi Iwahashi just now, he suspected that this was no ordinary chance encounter. Now, seeing these two people meeting and greeting, it doesn't look like they had made an appointment in advance.

However, whether it was he who came here on purpose, or whether it was really unexpected, it made Big Ben feel that something was wrong in his heart.

Because of this, Big Ben firmly grasped the topic in his own hands and manipulated the rhythm of the chat.

On the other side, the crew packed up their equipment and prepared to go to the next shooting location. The next shoot was at 6 o'clock in the evening, when the host and guests could rest for a while and prepare to return to the hotel where they were staying.

"Everyone looks like they're going back. Akina Nakamori suddenly interjected and interrupted Big Ben.

Big Ben heard her say this and looked at the filming team.

The person who answered was Shinichi Iwahashi, "The two of you are also preparing to go, right?"

"It's not going to go yet, the next one is six o'clock in the evening. The person who answered him was Akina Nakamori. She had been listening just now, and suddenly snatched the rhythm of the topic from Big Ben's hand.

Big Ben can only play a supporting role first, and echoes: "I want to shoot a BBQ conference at night." ”

"I see. Shinichi Iwahashi understood. Raise your wrist and look at your watch to confirm the time.

As soon as Akina Nakamori saw him raise his wrist, she asked him again, "Iwahashi-san, what time will you go back?"

Iwahashi Shinichi thought for a moment and told her, "Depart from Karuizawa and return to Tokyo by half-past three." He explained to her, "I have a party to attend at six o'clock in the evening. ”

It's the kind of dinner party with industry insiders, and I bring a driver with feelings to participate.

"It's six o'clock too?" Akina Nakamori seemed to laugh at the coincidence.

However, he suddenly opened his mouth and invited, "Iwahashi-san, before you go back to Tokyo, I will be your tour guide, take a short walk, okay?"

Big Ben listened from the side, his expression frozen.

Shinichi Iwahashi caught her straight ball and looked at her. Akina Nakamori still has a smile on her face, and her eyes are sparkling with childish mischievousness, as if she wants to play a role-playing game on a whim.

However, such naughtiness is like a cover-up, in order to cover up the uneasiness in my heart.

It takes courage to play a straight ball. To be able to show such courage, there must be something in her heart that supports her to do this.

"Okay. Iwahashi Shin thought of this and smiled and agreed.

......

Big Ben was on the sidelines and stopped.

Akina Nakamori ignored Daben's attitude, and even assigned him a task, "Omoto-san, I'll wait for myself to go back, and I'll ask you to help talk about it over there." ”

In order to facilitate unified action when going out on location, the host and guests came by car. Now that she's going to leave the team to be a tour guide for Iwahashi Shinichi, she naturally has to tell them to go first.

Whether it is inviting Shinichi Iwahashi in front of Big Ben, or giving such an order to Big Ben, in a sense, this is the embodiment of the straightforward side of Nakamori Akina's personality.

However, Ben, who was assigned such a mission, was a little distressed. In front of everyone's eyes, Akina Nakamori ran away with a person who suddenly appeared near the filming location, how to explain to the person over there that it is more normal?

However, the task is sent, and it is impossible to expect Akina Nakamori to change her mind.

Besides, the work of an agent includes such a thing, and he can only bite the bullet.

Before Big Ben went over, he looked at Akina Nakamori.

"Then please, Oben-san. Akina Nakamori said with a smile.

In this way, I can't see at all that she gave such a task to the Daihonpai faction in return for the fact that he had just pulled Iwahashi Shinichi to talk endlessly and firmly grasped the topic in his hands.

Big Ben agreed, and when he walked away, he bowed to Iwahashi Shinkazu again.

As soon as he walked away, the atmosphere changed. There were only two people, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori, and both of them felt much more comfortable. Look at each other and smile.

"Let's go, tour guide. Iwahashi said.

When he screamed like this, Akina Nakamori narrowed her eyes with joy. Turning forward, he straightened his back, "Then let's go." ”

The two of them left the big book they wanted to explain to the staff and walked towards the exit of the old street. However, from behind, the two kept a polite distance, like friends who walked together by chance.

In the distance, Yuki Saito looked at Omoto who was walking this way, and the backs of Akina Nakamori and Shinichi Iwahashi who were walking in the opposite direction from Omoto, and thought thoughtfully.

......

"I didn't expect to see you here. Akina Nakamori said.

said that he wanted to be a tour guide, but he was only majestic for a while. Leaving the old street, it was up to Akina Nakamori to decide which way to go, and then the two of them walked onto the boulevard with larch trees on both sides of the street.

"Chance, though, is inevitable, right?" she turned her face and looked at Shinichi Iwahashi.

"Yes, chance is inevitable. ”

Iwahashi Shin'ichi smiled as he remembered his thoughts when he was sightseeing.

Akina Nakamori couldn't guess that he was sightseeing in Karuizawa with the idea that he would meet her, and only said what he knew, "The band of your record company is staying together in Karuizawa." ”

"And not only did they quarrel in the villa about the arrangement, but they didn't miss the scenery of the resort. ”

Shin Iwahashi jokingly told her about the band's sightseeing in the past few days, and laughed at himself, "...... So, if you don't do this sightseeing, I'm the only one who really misses the scenery of the resort. ”

"I've been to Karuizawa two or three times. Akina Nakamori looked at the road under her feet again, "It's all for the sake of going out on location." However, I didn't come here for sightseeing or vacation. ”

......

The two chatted as they walked.

Shinichi Iwahashi told her about the band, and Akina Nakamori talked about the video. It doesn't seem to be a simple small talk, but the topic seems to be circling around the periphery.

A topic ended, and suddenly fell silent. Iwahashi Shin'ichi went to see her, and Akina Nakamori also turned her face to look at him, and the eyes of the two touched for a moment, and they both stopped.

"What?"

"You say it first. Shinichi Iwahashi told her.

In this way, Akina Nakamori hesitated. After a pause, he said, "I've been learning how to origami lately." ”

"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi heard her say, remembering the origami kitten he had given him.

As a result, Akina Nakamori said, "However, my hands are not smart enough, and I can't learn how to fold kittens if I want to." ”

She asked Shinichi Iwahashi, "Can you tell me what I should do?"

"Of course, no problem. Shinichi Iwahashi promised her.

The two walked forward for a moment, stopping in front of a bench. After sitting down, Shinichi Iwahashi took out Karuizawa's sightseeing map, folded it, and tore it into two copies suitable for origami.

"Doesn't it matter?" Akina Nakamori took the torn out sightseeing map.

Shinichi Iwahashi joked with her, "It doesn't matter, there's a reliable guide, San, sitting next to me, who will definitely bring me back to where I came after that." ”

Akina Nakamori couldn't help laughing, and spit out herself first: "If you can't bring it back, it's bad." ”

When Iwahashi heard her say this, he just smiled and waved the paper in his hand, "Ready, can you start?"

"That's it. Akina Nakamori hurriedly entered the class state.

......

Two spread hands, each with an origami kitten in the palm of the hand.

The one on the left looks majestic, but the one on the right is a little soft. Although the spirit is slightly different, it can be seen that both are cats, and there is still no cat that lacks arms, legs, and tails.

"It's pretty decent. Shinichi Iwahashi looked at the kitten in the palm of Akina Nakamori's hand and complimented.

Akina Nakamori looked at the origami kitten in the palm of her hand, although there was something wrong in the middle and was corrected a few times by Shinichi Iwahashi, but fortunately, it was successfully completed. Looking at the kitten she folded, she felt a sense of accomplishment.

While admiring his own work, he said to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Iwahashi-san, you are very good at teaching." ”

"Really?"

Akina Nakamori nodded, "Patient, and well-organized, if you want to be a teacher, you must be the kind of teacher who is very popular among students and is liked by everyone." ”

"Forget it. Iwahashi smiled, but he didn't think he had the talent to be a teacher.

Akina Nakamori took the kitten she folded in her hand and suddenly asked, "By the way, just now, what do you want to say from time to time?"

Iwahashi was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had been keenly aware of other people's emotions throughout.

"There's a question for you. He said.

When Karuizawa met Akina Nakamori, as soon as Shinjashi Iwahashi saw her, that question naturally came to mind. The only way to solve a question that cannot be answered is to ask it yourself.

"Before, you said that you rejected something that your past self would never have thought of refusing. ”

Suddenly hearing this, Akina Nakamori's eyes widened. However, the gaze did not take off from the kitten in his hand, and there was an "um" sound.

"What are you refusing?"

Iwahashi Shin'ichi asked this sentence and subconsciously looked at her.

I feel that it is not polite to go through the old accounts now, but I am really curious about what is going on. He didn't have such curiosity when he first saw her write in the letter, but now, he wanted to know what the answer to the question was.

"Huh?"

Akina Nakamori seemed to be a little overwhelmed, and thought for a moment, "You wrote in the letter at that time, and it takes more courage to say 'no' than to say 'yes'. ”

It's amazing to have the courage to say "no".

"I'm sorry. Shinichi Iwahashi apologized to her, "If it's inconvenient to say something......

"That thing ......"

Akina Nakamori thought about where to start, "It was Kondo-san who told me that he wanted to buy a house with me. However, I refused. ”

She told Shinichi Iwahashi the ins and outs of the matter.

Shinichi Iwahashi frowned slightly and did not answer.

Refusing to buy a house, and then contacting what happened before and after, he can probably guess something.

However, listening to Akina Nakamori's description, I always felt that something was wrong.

The timing and motivation of Kondo Masahiko came up with this idea sounds strange, and I can understand why he did it, but it seems that some key part is missing in the middle, so the machine cannot function properly.

However, since Akina Nakamori did not agree, then this matter can be regarded as a turning page. For Shinichi Iwahashi, Kondo Masahiko just hasn't met a stranger in person, so he doesn't bother to speculate about his motives.

Rather than speculating about Kondo's motives, Shinichi Iwahashi's reaction after knowing the answer to that question was to look at Akina Mori.

He never stood for Kondo in front of Akina Nakamori, and Akina Nakamori barely mentioned this person. As a result, curiosity struck, and the answer came out was this.

However, before he felt sorry, Iwahashi Shinichi actually understood in his heart that when he saw the letter, he had already vaguely guessed who this courage to say "no" was aimed at.

But even so, he asked the question.

"Iwahashi-san. ”

Akina Nakamori knew that Shinichi Iwahashi was looking at him, and suddenly asked him, "What is a breakup?"

Now, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't expect what kind of question she would ask. However, he intuitively felt that Akina Mori had something to say, so he didn't answer the question and waited for her next step.