If you don't need to wear extra decorations, the girls who come to the selection are all wearing pink beautiful and cute little dresses, wanting to highlight their cuteness, after all, idols give the impression of being cute.

The flaxen-haired girl was different, just plain blue long-sleeved and jeans.

Originally, she expected to be at a loss for everyone's dress, but because of her excellent appearance, she stood out from the crowd and attracted the attention of the media and surrounding people.

This made the girl regret it a little.

The girl is Mai Shiraishi from Gunma Prefecture, that is, the younger sister of Yaya Shiraishi, and in order to keep her brother from being persecuted by Eiji Hirai, she had to participate in the selection of Nogizaka 46. But this selection was not what she wanted to participate in, so she didn't do anything special to dress, and in the past, the content of the selection was almost just dressed ordinary.

The freshly dyed flaxen hair was dyed once because it seemed to be popular in magazines.

In the end, she didn't take the selection to heart, because she didn't think she had any special talents, and it was very difficult to be selected. Anyway, Eiji Hirai only said that it was okay to let her participate, and he would not hold Yaya Shiraishi accountable if he didn't pass it.

When they walked into the venue, the staff at the door gave them signs after registering their names and told them to wait.

Mai Shiraishi was no exception, after reporting her name and sending out the number 57 sign, she obediently went to the side to rest and wait, and behind her, there were three groups of girls lined up behind her.

Of course, there is no need to talk about the three girls, Rina Ikoma of Akita and Aya Yamamoto and Nanase Nishino of Osaka.

"Hello, I'm Rina Ikoma from Akita. Ikoma kindly took the initiative to greet Mai Shiraishi, and a good tutor also made her develop such a habit.

Although it is precisely because she wants to get away from her family and school that she comes here to participate in the audition.

"Hello, I'm Mai Shiraishi. Nodding, Mai Shiraishi responded a little coldly.

didn't add her hometown like Rina Ikoma.,Simply because of that place, she didn't want to mention it at all.,I didn't want to mention the hometown that bullied her before.。

"Mai-chan, such a cute name. Rina Ikoma hugged her face and praised, "And people are so beautiful." ”

"Where...... I'm pretty average-looking. ”

Mai Shiraishi was a little unaccustomed to being so suddenly praised by Rina Ikoma, but her first impression of Rina Ikoma was really good, so I chatted with her without a word.

Aya Yamamoto and Nanase Nishino, who were in the back, did not come up, but waited in the back. Among them, when seeing that Rina Ikoma and Mai Shiraishi quickly talked intimately and even exchanged contact information, Nanase Nishino suddenly felt estranged.

Probably similar to the shy and unsociable person's alienation from those sociable people who can quickly get acquainted with the people around them, because they are not the same type of people.

Although in the conversation with Fang Cai, Rina Ikoma liked Naruto in Naruto, which surprised her a little.

No wonder he was dressed so masculinely, like a teenager.

While chatting, the time for the audition was almost up, and the girls who were waiting at the venue were also preparing to enter.

Because there are so many people who came to participate today, on the big stage in front of us, we will select people in groups of 10 people, which can also save efficiency, but it will definitely take three or four hours.

The order of Mai Shiraishi to Nanase Nishino is exactly 57 to 60, and they are all people who belong to the fifth group, so they can go on stage together at the meeting.

Starting from the first group, the selection of the first ten people seemed to be very fast, and just after 10 minutes, the people in the second group were already ready to go on stage, which made the four girls a little surprised. I don't know if the qualifications of the ten people in the first group are too poor, or if they are too good, so that the judges can quickly decide.

In short, when he was about to go on stage, no matter who it was, he had a heavy expression on his face and didn't dare to take it lightly, even the talkative teenager Rina Ikoma closed her mouth and held her breath to keep herself from being nervous.

……

The first group was quickly invited out by the judges who were present.

"Ah, although there are good people among them, but more of them are indiscriminate. Kitagawa Kenji shook his head and reluctantly typed an X on the information of the ten people.

Even if it is promoted with the fame of Sony Music, Nogizaka 46 is just an ordinary idol group in the final analysis, and it is one thing that there are many girls with good qualifications who will come to participate, but more of them are crooked melons and cracked dates below the average.

This couldn't help but make Kitagawa Kenji sigh, they didn't have to know too much at all, but after listening to the girls singing and doing their talents, they found that there was nothing outstanding about it, so they invited them out.

It's a little cruel, but I beg your pardon for the fact that there are so many people who came to the audition today, and if we don't do it quickly, then I'm afraid the time will drag on until the evening.

And this time, the standard of Nogizaka first-term students is also aimed at high-standard elites, not asking for many people, but the quality must be good.

Girls who are unfortunate enough to be selected, come back next time, at least this time there will be no chance for you.

"If you don't have any interest at all, can't you have some distinctive women?" Eiji Hirai had already cried out dissatisfiedly, even a person like him, who lowered his standards, didn't look down on those girls who came to participate in the audition at all.

After all, the people here are basically in an amateur state, and they may not be qualified for makeup, nor are they naturally beautiful, so they can't arouse his interest at all.

"This is the first group, what are you dissatisfied with, besides, we really recruited people, and we didn't let you come to the unspoken rules. Eiji, let's save some snacks. Takuhisa mercilessly rejected the ideas that Eiji Hirai might have.

At least initially, there should be no non-working relationship between members and operations.

"Alright, let's move on to the second group. Akimoto said.

The girls of the second group soon took the stage.

Compared with the first group, the girls in the second group gave a dazzling performance.

"Hello, I'm No. 11, Ikuta Erika from Tokyo, my specialty is piano and singing, please give me a lot of advice. ”

The eleventh candidate, Erika Ikuta, has already politely taken the initiative to give her name and introduce herself.

With her large eyes, fair skin, tall nose, lovely face, and shoulder-length hair, she gave the illusion of being of mixed race, and if it weren't for the fact that she had only lived in Germany for a few years, the judges present might have thought she was of mixed race.

Kumiko Kino, one of the judges, nodded with a satisfied gaze, she will be here, in addition to participating in the Nogizaka Project, and also because her subordinate Ikuta Erika will also participate in the audition after being persuaded by her.

Since you want to participate, it is also a kind of sincerity to let Ota's popular servants participate.

And Ikuta Erika herself doesn't know much about idols or anything, but she just knows that her friend Mayu Watanabe is also an idol, so she is also quite interested in this Nogizaka 46, and her parents see that this Nogizaka is not bad, so they agreed, and she can appear here today.

The cute and lively Erika Ikuta attracted the attention of most of the judges as soon as she appeared on the stage, and after she finished singing the song with bel canto, Yasu Akimoto nodded her head before she retired satisfied.

With the care of Kumiko Kino, no one will object, plus Ikuta Erika's own appearance and talent are also good, basically unanimously passed, and the first person selected is Ikuta Erika That's right.

"Next. ”

"I'm No. 12, Reika Sakurai from Kanagawa Prefecture, so please give me a lot of advice. ”

After Ikuta Erika, a girl with a weak voice introduced herself to them with some restraint.

Takuhisa glanced at the resume of this Sakurai Reika, a little curious, this girl who maintained etiquette on the stage and looked a little cowering has been attending a girls' school in the Catholic department, and she also belongs to the Ikebana Club.

Good guy, it's completely the image of the eldest lady in the comics, and I look good, so I also have a middle-class appearance.

I just don't know how she actually performs, no matter how good her resume is, if she doesn't have enough strength, they will still eliminate her with pity.

"Miss Sakurai, please show off your talents. ”

"Hi. ”

Picking up the microphone, Reika Sakurai began to sing under the gaze of everyone, singing "Powder Snow", the insertion song of the 2005 hit TV series "One Liter of Tears".

As a result, the singing was also good, and everyone, including Takuhisa, nodded in satisfaction.

A second qualified selector appeared.

Reika Sakurai, who has been attending a girls' school in Kanagawa Prefecture.

After Ikuta Erika and Sakurai Reika passed, the girls who came on stage next looked much more mediocre, and they didn't have the feeling of being dazzling by those two.

It can only be said that there is no way, after all, there are only a few excellent people.

Even if they had disappointed feelings, Takuhisa didn't show it, on the contrary, after those girls came out, they, the judges, including Yasusu Akimoto, had to give encouraging expressions to calm their minds and not play out of order.

It's a bit torturous in this way, but fortunately, a few girls have caught their attention after that, so that they won't be bored.

For example, a cute girl named Minami Hoshino has a cute double ponytail and a lively expression, and for now, it is very suitable for Nogizaka's future sister role.

There is also a girl named Akimoto Truetsu, at first glance, Takuhisa's feeling is that his head is so big, compared to other girls who participated in the audition, this Akimoto Truetsu's head is a little big. However, her speech performance is very good, and she is also good-looking, so she is also a qualified selection.

……

The people waiting outside gradually became a little irritable, and the girls came out of it dejectedly, but there were very few girls with happy faces, and even those who were excited to think that they could pass were beyond most of the girls present, with their own characteristics.

Just like the young Ikoma Rina saw, the girl who came out of the second group at the beginning of the sign with the name of Erika Ikuta on it, she has a temperament that is beyond ordinary people.

It's like an artist who focuses on art, and she's still an artist like a lady!

The boy really didn't know why he felt this way.

"Fifth group, you can go in, come on. ”

But there was no time left for her to think, and soon it was time for the fifth group, and the staff told them to get ready under the stage, and when the fourth group was over, it was their turn to play.

"Mai-chan, aren't you nervous?" the young man asked curiously when he saw that Mai Shiraishi in front of her was calm and calm, naturally as if she was going to participate in a lottery, and there was no nervousness at all.

"It's a big deal to lose the election, what's so nervous about this, just play normally. Mai Shiraishi said with a smile.

"It's so easy, Mai-chan. Maybe it was because Mai Shiraishi's answer reminded her, and the boy also relaxed his emotions, saying in his heart that he was okay.

She would come here to participate in Nogizaka's audition just to escape the pressure of her hometown in Akita, the inexplicable pressure from her family and school.

It doesn't matter if you fail, it's not that if you lose, you will lose everything and you can start again.

Thinking about it like this, the young man's mood also relaxed, and he turned his head to look at the back, where Aya Yamamoto was enlightening Nanase Nishino, telling Nishino not to be too nervous.

"When you go on stage, you can sing it as we did when we went to karaoke, no problem, it's really not good, you can learn from me later, the last thing those judges like is those who can't speak clearly, Nana Sai, you don't want that." ”

In those days of the band's life, it was just a test for the judges, and Aya Yamamoto didn't look at it, and was as calm and comfortable as ever.

To some extent, it's the same as Mai Shiraishi, who is not afraid of failure in the audition.,It's just a little different.,Mai Shiraishi doesn't care if she's selected.,It doesn't matter if you lose.,And Yamamoto Aya is not afraid that he will lose at all.。

If she still loses the election, it can only be said that she has no relationship with Nogizaka, and she will also move from Tokyo and find a path that suits her after studying in Osaka.

"Thank you, Sister Cai, I will work hard. ”

Nanase Nishino expressed her gratitude and breathed with her eyes closed, following what Aya Yamamoto had taught. Gradually, the slight tremor of the body that had been caused by the nervousness disappeared.

"Yes, that's it, keep your mind at bay. ”

With the usual relaxed smile, Aya Yamamoto turned his head and happened to face the boy, and the two sides smiled at each other.

"Cai, you're also very good. "The boy was talking about what she had just done to help Nishino.

"When I was in the band, my teammates and I were talking to each other, and we got used to these little things. Aya Yamamoto replied.

"That's pretty good, too. ”

The boy didn't go on, because it was about to begin.

"Invite the members of Group 5 to the stage. ”