Chapter 54: The Celebration of the Barbecue
"Barbecue, barbecue!" Ikuta Erika couldn't wait to taste the delicious yakiniku and sat down in her seat and began to dance excitedly.
"Eku-chan is really cute!" Mai Shiraishi said with a smile, looking at Ikuta Erika in such a state, each member felt very interesting.
"It feels like Ikuta is a different person at night...... It's as if some kind of switch has been turned on. Nana Hashimoto also complained rarely, and she was in a very happy mood today.
"Why haven't you come up yet, you're starving to death!" Minami Hoshino complained dissatisfiedly.
"There are a lot of us, we definitely need to prepare, wait patiently, Xiao Nan, you will be here soon." Mai Fukagawa gently explained to Hoshino Minami, Hoshino Nan nodded obviously after hearing this, and sat there quietly waiting without making any noise.
"Is Xiao Nan hungry? Let's let my sister touch her belly to see if she is already growling. As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to Minami Hoshino next to her.
Before Minami Hoshino could react, he was grabbed by Misai Edo.
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay~" Misai Eto hugged Minami Hoshino from behind and touched her belly, which made Minami Hoshino's face a little hot, but Misai Edo saw this situation and hugged her even more unscrupulously.
"Xiao Nan is really cute, sister, I like you so much!" Misai Eto's hand began to touch wildly, and the flush on Minami Hoshino's face became more and more, but she didn't seem to reject Misai Eto...... So now it's full of painful enjoyment.
"Okay, okay, Misa, you can let Xiao Nan go, you see she's a little uncomfortable." In the end, it was Mai Fukagawa who came out to relieve Minami Hoshino.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I got a little carried away because I liked it so much......" Misai Edo said with a smile, apologizing sincerely to Minami Hoshino.
"I didn't ...... It's okay. Hoshino Minami replied in a low voice, looking a little shy.
"Hey, it worked!" Miya Eto thought secretly in her heart. Mai Fukagawa on the side saw the idiot expression of Misai EitΕ and shook her head helplessly.γγ
"Senior (Eto) needs to be careful!" Mai Fukagawa thought silently.
"It's coming, it's coming!" Erika Ikuta was pleasantly surprised to see the waitress come in with a plate.
"Meat ......!!!" Watching the waiter put the cut meat on the table one by one, Ikuta's eyes were about to fall on the plate, and her eyes widened, and she felt that she could eat the whole plate of meat with her eyes.
The waiter neatly put the meat on the grill net, and after a while, the aroma of the barbecue came out, and there was a sizzling sound, which made people appetize and appetite.
Ikuta Erika stared intently at the meat on the barbecue net, although she hadn't tasted it yet, but she had already imagined how delicious it was, and now she kept swallowing.
"Hello, please use it slowly." The waiter signaled that the meat was ready to eat, and Ikuta Erika quickly picked up a few slices of barbecue meat with chopsticks and put them on her plate, and then prayed sincerely and shouted loudly: "I'm moving!" Then he began to gobble it up.
"It's so delicious!" While eating, she was still intoxicated with food, and the appearance of Ikuta Erika made the surrounding members laugh, but she didn't care at all, and it was still like that.
Ikuta Erika has a natural and straightforward personality, but she can be very serious and responsible, and the members like this girl very much.
"Ikoma, you eat more, you've worked hard today." Mai Shiraishi smiled and put a lot of barbecue on Rina Ikoma's plate, and Rina Ikoma hurriedly thanked her.
"Everybody's working hard, I'm fine." Ikoma Rina was a little embarrassed.
"No, it really takes a lot of courage to say what you said! I admire you. Mai Shiraishi said.
"Uh-huh! It's really amazing! Sayuri Matsumura also said.
"I ...... I ......" Ikoma Rina didn't know what to say, so she just sat there and giggled "hehe". She felt that she had been praised too many times today, and she was a little uncomfortable.
"Everyone, let's toast to Nogizaka's debut performance today and the courage of Ikoma!" Mai Shiraishi raised her glass and shouted at everyone else.
"Long live Nogizaka! Ikoma is amazing! The members raised their glasses in delight, cheered, and then took a big sip of the juice in their glasses.
"Hehe, the members are very happy." In the small box next to it, Yoshio Konno, Yui Nango, Yui Nango, and Kanexiang Sanada sat here watching the lively scene of the members outside, and Yui Nango said his inner feelings.
"Well, today's performance success has given all of them confidence, whether it is the members of the selection group or the non-selection team, everyone has a lot of confidence in themselves. For them in the past, idols may have been just a dream, but today, they really feel it, it's really good. And Ikoma, she's the most rewarding person today! Yoshio Konno took a sip of the wine in the glass and said happily.
"Well, Ikoma has changed a lot since he came back from vacation, in terms of mentality. You can feel it on a regular basis. Kaneo Sanada also said.
"It's true that after coming back this time, I worked harder and started to feel like a center. Although no one taught her how to be a center, she was trying to work hard in her own way. I feel the same way. Nanliushi took a sip of wine and nodded in agreement.
"Actually, we all know that this performance doesn't mean anything at all, and it doesn't decide anything. But for them, the meaning is different. That was the first step in the beginning of their dreams. Yoshio Konno said.
"yes, I really hope they can keep this dream forever and stick to it." Nango Yui poured himself a big sip of wine, but he choked on it too violently and coughed incessantly.
"Haha, Nanxiang-san, you're really in a hurry!" Several of the others laughed when they saw this.
After relieving for a while, Nanxiang Wei adjusted to stop coughing, and he also said that he drank too violently and turned out to be ugly, and everyone laughed again, which can be regarded as relieving Nanxiang Wei's embarrassment.
"These members have a lot of potential, and I really think that each of these girls in the first phase has a lot of potential. It's just a pity....." Sanada sighed, picking up his glass and taking a sip of it.
"Well, like that Ikuta, Shiraishi, and Ikoma...... A lot of people are like that! It's just that in the current environment, they are destined to only get up slowly step by step. Nanliushi also said.
"And Nanase Nishino! That girl also has a lot of potential, although her performance is very ordinary, but if you look closely, you can still see that there is a difference. Kaneo Sanada added.
"In fact, he is a very unyielding and competitive person inside! It's not the same as her weak appearance, right? Nanliushi replied, and Sanada nodded.
"Huh? Nishino: Is there anything wrong with her? Yoshio Konno heard two of Nogizaka's professional teachers mention Nanase Nishino, and he was slightly interested, so he asked.
"Well, this is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and what contrasts strongly with her weak exterior is her competitive spirit. I found that every time I made a mistake to her in class, she would silently correct it and not make the same mistake again, and she didn't feel much about the performance of others, the bad points, but if I praised a member, she would listen very carefully. Nanliushi said slowly.
"Do you mean not to admit defeat in private?" Yoshio Konno said.
"Well, that's how it should be." Both nodded.
"But I think she's a very weak and timid kind of girl!" Yoshio Konno remembered that Nishino's father and daughter came to look for him, and Nishino Nanase lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, a little unable to believe what Sanada said.
"That's what makes it interesting! This girl is not simple! Kaneo Sanada said confirmingly.
"Oh? After that, I also paid more attention to her, the more excellent people, the better, everyone is excellent, and the easier it is for us to do our work! Yoshio Konno said with a smile, secretly remembering the name of the girl Nanase Nishino, and he should pay more attention to her in the future, since the two teachers think that she is outstanding, it must not be wrong.
"It's been a hard time lately!" Yoshio Konno raised his glass and toasted to Minami Rushi and Kanexiang Sanada.
"That's what we're supposed to do." The two of them also politely replied, and drank the wine in the glass.
"I'm sure I'll have to continue to make you work harder in the future." Yoshio Konno quipped.
"Well, it's okay, then just let Muramatsu Sando give us some salary subsidies." Sanada also replied with a smile.
"Hahaha!" All four laughed at the same time.
"I respect you for this cup, Nanxiang, you are really doing a good job, you usually spend more time with the members than me, I'm sorry for you!" Yoshio Konno finished speaking seriously to Yui Nango beside him, and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.
"You're welcome, Konno-san, I just did my job, thank you, I'll work harder in the future!" Nango Yui also drank the wine in the cup in one go, and this time he was not making a fool of himself.
"It's about to start real...... Idols are not games, and I hope everyone in Nogizaka can keep going well. Yoshio Konno looked at the members who were eating happily and playing, and after whispering a word, he drank the rest of the wine in the glass in one go, poured a full glass again and walked out.
"Everyone, are you having fun?" Yoshio Konno greeted the members of Nogizaka with a smile.
"So happy!" The members replied loudly.
"Oh? What happened to Ikuta? Yoshio Konno saw Ikuta Erika sitting on the side with blank eyes, completely different from the elated state at the beginning, and quickly asked.
"I didn't ...... Nothing, eating, eating too much...... Hold on...... It's ......," said Ikuta Erika holding her stomach and saying word by word.
"Hahaha!" The members burst into laughter.
"Hehe, then you can sit there and digest it!" Yoshio Konno said with a smile, and Ikuta Erika nodded weakly.
"Everyone, today's performance is very successful, I hope this is a good start for our future development of Nogizaka, everyone has worked hard, this is my respect for everyone!" After speaking, Yoshio Konno drank all the wine in the cup in one go.
"Thank you. Thanks thanks! The members all expressed their warm thanks to Yoshio Konno for his blessings.
"Okay, let's rest after eating, and we should go back in a while." Yoshio Konno said a few more words and returned to the small box.
"Konno-san is really gentle!" After returning, Nango Yui said to Yoshio Konno.
"That's what I'm supposed to do, nothing." Yoshio Konno waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing.
A few people chatted for a while, feeling that the time was almost up, the members outside were all resting, and Ikuta Erika was already able to move around normally, and then Yoshio Konno settled the bill and returned to Nogizaka's dormitory with the members.
"These girls can really eat...... In the future, the cost of food will have to be increased......" After watching the members enter the dormitory, Yoshio Konno took out the bill for tonight's dinner and read it again, and said to himself, once again refreshing his understanding of the amount of food eaten by these girls.