"Wait a minute, please. She said.

Shinichi Iwahashi didn't expect Akina Nakamori to suddenly stop him. Footing pause, looking at her, "Yes." ”

Akina Nakamori's agent watched silently. She didn't care about the agent, she only talked to Shinichi Iwahashi, "Congratulations on the success of the festival." ”

"Huh?" Iwahashi was stunned, "Thank you." ”

Although I met her twice by chance, and I dropped my vest in front of her, it was the first time I heard her say such a long sentence. Akina Nakamori spoke in a low tone, a little animal-like restraint.

It was just an ordinary congratulatory message, no different from the congratulations he had received since today. But the difference is that after saying this, Akina Nakamori looked at him and stretched out her hand. It turned out to be a gesture of high-five him.

The first time they met, it was at Joan Jett's concert. Hearing Joan Jett announce that he would participate in the music festival on the spot, Shinichi Iwahashi, who was in a state of excitement, raised his hand to Akina Nakamori next to him and invited her to high-five and celebrate.

I didn't expect that now, she would take the initiative to reach out.

Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the outstretched hand, and a hint of warmth welled up in his heart. It seems that from this small action, I feel that Akina Nakamori is good at thinking about others, and she is kind enough to sincerely wish others success.

His gaze moved from the outstretched hand to Akina Nakamori's face, and when the eyes met, she showed a small, not very embarrassed expression, although she stretched out her hand, she probably felt a little abrupt to do this to someone she didn't know.

Shinichi Iwahashi thinks that such Akina Nakamori is a little cute. He stretched out his hand, and the two of them completed a high-five in front of Akina Nakamori's agent, which was inexplicably high fived in the eyes of the agent.

After high-five, Akina Nakamori immediately took her hand back and whispered, "Then, see you next time." ”

She said "see you next time"?

Shinichi Iwahashi was a little surprised by this farewell word.

The two passed by again.

After walking a few steps, the agent asked her, "This seems to be the backstage staff of the Red and White Song Club?"

Akina Nakamori replied, "Yes." ”

"Were you high-fived him? What's going on?" the agent asked after following her for a long time.

However, Akina Nakamori replied a little perfunctorily: "It's nothing." The pace was a little faster, and when the agent saw this, he could only let her go and put this matter aside. After all, today, as a Taopu Star, her autonomy is getting bigger and bigger.

When saying goodbye, she said goodbye to Shinichi Iwahashi next time. When she said that, Akina Nakamori herself felt a little surprised, and she didn't expect to say this to someone who was almost a stranger. In this way, it is almost an admission that I want to see him again.

Congratulate him and give him a high-five, because I still remember the time at Joan Jett's concert, and Shinichi Iwahashi was overjoyed at the success of this event. Akina Nakamori was impressed by his proud and innocent eyes, and he was sincerely happy for the success of someone with such a pure side.

At the same time, there is also a thank you for him to relieve her discomfort by high-five.

So what is it about wanting to see him again?

Obviously I almost don't know him before, although I know this person through Okada Yukiko, and I know that he is Yukiko's life-saving benefactor, but other than that, Akina Nakamori has no friendship with him at all, and even if you count this time, you have only seen three sides.

But in retrospect, all three encounters were interesting.

When they first met, she gave him a high-five in a daze and became a witness to his success. When they met for the second time, their identity was deduced through the words of Kiko and his name was called.

And this time, she took the initiative to reach out and celebrate the successful conclusion of the festival with him.

Even though he didn't know anyone, he seemed to have witnessed many things about him. Akina Nakamori thinks back to these three encounters, and thinks in her heart that maybe it is this hazy sense of distance and the sense of anticipation that a little episode will occur every time she meets him in a different place that makes her want to "see you next time".

This feeling of uncertainty makes Akina Nakamori find it interesting, as if she is playing a game that will not tell the winner and turning over a card with no riddle.

......

Akina Nakamori's career is now in full swing, and she almost completely controls the right to choose songs for her own albums, which is extremely rare for non-singer-songwriters.

At this selection meeting, the staff of Warner Pioneer prepared 30 samples for her to listen to, and Akina Nakamori listened carefully to each one, and even wrote down her feelings about each sample on paper.

It took a lot of time to get down to such a set, and before it was over, the agent came over to remind her, "There is a TV Asahi program to record at seven o'clock in the evening, and it is almost ready." ”

"I see. Akina Nakamori agreed and took off her headphones.

Leaving Warner Pioneer and getting in the car, night had fallen outside. At this time, the road to TV Asahi was a little blocked, and while waiting, Akira Nakamori held his cheeks and looked at the men and women who were traveling intimately in the hazy night outside the car window.

Today is Valentine's Day.

At this time, the agent casually said to her: "I still have to come out to work on Valentine's Day, I feel very hard, right?"

Akina Nakamori was still in a daze and didn't answer.

The agent didn't care, and continued: "It's almost eleven o'clock when it's over, do you have any arrangements with Match today?"

“...... No. Akina Nakamori just said.

The agent smiled, "No wonder." He added: "However, you often encounter them at work anyway." In a few days, BEST TEN will not be on the same stage with Matchy again. ”

Speaking of which, he seemed to have just turned to the point, reminding: "You must think I'm a nuisance when I say this, but considering the feelings of Matchy's fans, it's better not to show such enthusiasm in front of people." ”

When ordinary men and women fall in love, they may also be opposed by the surrounding areas, let alone between celebrities.

There are quite a few fans of Akina Nakamori who hate Kondo Masahiko who is inattentive and gets involved in negative news from time to time, and similarly, Kondo's female fans are also very disgusted that there is a woman who openly shows her love for Kondo Masahiko in front of the camera.

In any case, one of the dreams of fans who are selling their idols is to be seen as lovers.

Akina Nakamori is not the kind of person who likes to show her private affairs in front of the public, but she can't stand this relationship that is known to the whole country.

In particular, the host of BEST TEN, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who likes Kondo Masahiko very much and regards him as a nephew, is the pioneer who takes the lead. In this case, it may be wrong to blame Akina Nakamori, but this can also be seen as a reminder.