Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Black Ship

The Black Ship Incident (Kurofuneraikō). The www.biquge.info refers to the incident in 1853 when U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry sailed a fleet into the waters of Uraga in Edo Bay. Perry greeted the Edo shogunate with a credential from then-U.S. President Millard Fillmore, and the two sides signed the Japan-U.S. Peace Treaty in 1854.

As a result of this treaty, Japan was forced to end the era of national isolation, which was followed by the collapse of the shogunate system.

――The reason why I mention this incident here is that just as Mitsuki Kanzaki was about to enter the final battle, an idol from across the ocean who was the same age as the girls who participated in this audition fell from the sky and "squeezed" into the finals.

And what's even more amazing is that she actually stood out from the seven and became the idol of Mitsuki Kanzaki's first teammate - this girl who came from across the ocean and suddenly fell from the sky to the scene of the competition and made a splash, Kaede Ichinose.

…… Of course, the reason why I have to say so much about this girl is because now this girl is in front of Xiao Nan's eyes, performing a tap dance in her classroom. And as for why this girl is here......

"HIHI~~May I ask if this beautiful lady is Guangshi Nan Sangma?" When I was practicing the piano, for some reason, a young girl I didn't know ran over to hug me, and if I asked such a question, even Xiao Nan would feel a little confused.

And after a period of conversation, Xiao Nan knew that the mature girl in front of him was the topic of conversation in Starlight Academy recently, the "black ship" girl from the United States, Kaede Ichinose.

"So, why did Kaede-san (replace 'Ichinose-san' with this at the request of the party) come to me?" After talking to the other party for a while, she decided to take the initiative and ask the other party for her purpose after she found that the other party had not indicated her purpose for coming to her.

As a result, the other party's answer made her a little speechless.

"Because I've heard of you. Kaede Ichinose said very frankly, "I've heard that the most famous person in the Starlight Academy is not the 'Starlight Queen' Mitsuki of this academy, but Konan-chan, who is known as the strongest singer of the current generation in Japan." ”

Xiao Nan said: "Fame or something...... And I'm not an idol, am I?"

"I know. Kaede Ichinose shook her head and said, "As an idol, Mitsuki is the object that I need to strive to catch up with, and it is also my yearning. That's why I flew thousands of miles from the United States, and I wanted to be her teammate. Go to an idol event with her. ”

"So, when I heard that she wasn't the most famous girl in this academy, I was curious about you. What kind of person is Hikari Minami, who can even win the reputation of Japan's No. 1 singer. ”

Hearing that title again, Xiao Nan smiled bitterly: "The first singer or something...... It's too much to elevate me. So you're curious about me, so you want to come and see what kind of person I am, right?"

"That's it!" Kaede Ichinose smiled brightly. Then she opened her hands again and hugged Xiao Nan, who was currently gradually approaching 148cm tall, and said happily while rubbing her face: "Wow, Xiao Nan sauce, you are so cute." If you're so cute, you'll be very popular if you were an idol, right? And you're the niece of the head of the academy, right?"

"Yes, it's just that my goal in this life is to be a singer. That's why I became a singer. ”

"I see. So, let me show you some of the magic tricks I'm good at and some of the dances over there. Ah, by the way, people in this country don't seem to like some of the things that's popular there. What about you?"

"I don't care, I'm also a person who has been abroad and seen some new things. ”

"That would be great. So, let's take a closer look!" said this, Kaede Ichinose winked playfully. Then, she began her performance.

This is the first meeting between Xiao Nan and Ichinose. And a day later, Xiao Nan, who personally arrived at the scene to watch the selection, also witnessed the scene where Zi Chuilan finally became the third idol of Tristar through the playoff.

However, just when she thought it would be the end of the matter. Xiao Feng (not Kaede Ichinose) smiled lightly and denied her claim.

When Xiao Nan asked her why, Xiao Feng said this: "The audition held by Kanzaki-san has attracted the attention of many parties, as well as ...... Lots of new opportunities - wait, you'll know why I'm saying that in a few days. ”

And after a few days, she really knew why Xiao Feng said that this matter was not over yet. She hears a message from the head of the house - the head of the house plans to make a new combination of Strawberry and Aoi!

That's interesting...... Xiao Nan can see with his own eyes, at the tristar audition, the three strawberries showed a tacit understanding - although in terms of comprehensive strength, it must be the active tristar is stronger. But if you want to calculate the tacit understanding between the members of the group, sure enough, the trio of Strawberry, Aoi and Lan will have a more tacit understanding.

And...... Seriously, Xiao Nan can be sure. Elan's kind of arrogant, but very emotional temperament, maybe after coming to Tristar, he will miss Strawberry and Aoi very much.

Unlike Strawberry and Aoi, Ran, who debuted as a child star, doesn't seem to have many friends since he was a child - this situation was changed after Strawberry and Aoi transferred to school (it can be understood that they were attacked).

Therefore, it is conceivable that the two best friends who suddenly broke into her life have the weight of the two of them in her heart.

Speaking of which...... My next job is to go to the TV station. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Nan's mouth.