March 18, 2007, Fukuoka International Conference Center

Warm sunlight shines through the windows in the somewhat cluttered backstage powder room. The pen, fun, and pavilion www.biquge.info girls sat in groups of three or five in a way that they felt comfortable, chatting and pulling the lunch. Only a girl with short hair, with her waist straight, sat on a separate wooden chair under the window. The midday sun shines through the glass of the window and shines directly on her upper body, reflecting a halo of pale yellow (harmony) color, as if she is covered with a golden coat, dazzling that it is impossible to look at directly.

Her eyes closed slightly, revealing only a swarthy pupil. Put your hands together in a steaming cup of hot drink, and take a leisurely sip from time to time. Ignoring the sitting-on floor beside her, her whole body was shrouded in shadows under the window, leaning back in her chair, squinting and resting,

"Uh, there's no food!" Atsuko Maeda, who still had rice on her lips, was stunned for a moment, and with some reluctance to put down the empty lunch, she lowered her head slightly with her hands together, and sighed with the corners of her mouth pursed. "I'm done eating~"

"Atsuko Maeda, are you listening to me?" Feng Annan, who was sitting next to her, put down most of the remaining lunch box in his hand, and some of the baby's fat little faces were wrinkled like buns, looking like the end of the world was coming, and he looked bitter and hateful, "Don't you really think?" Rin-chan, since she fainted and woke up yesterday, has the whole person become weird? ”

"Is there one?" Atsuko Maeda tilted her head blankly, but her eyes gradually wandered to Minami's bento, "But when I went to find her after the performance, she touched her head and gave me a lollipop!" ”

Minami Takahashi and Tomomi Itano, who were sitting next to them, looked up from their lunches at the same time, tilting their heads a little thoughtfully. And the Naktori cuisine sitting behind Takahashi Minami raised his head slightly and smiled, and continued to eat normally. Only Mariko Shinoda, who was sitting on the edge, ignored this and pressed her head lower. But the tips of her ears, which were exposed to her hair, shook slightly from time to time, indicating the fact that she was also listening.

"It's just not right here!" Feng Annan's gaze looked into the void, as if he had entered another dimension, and the whole person was completely immersed in self-consciousness. She stood up suddenly, waving her arms excitedly, so big that she knocked her lunch box to the ground, but she still didn't feel it at all. When you went to pull the corner of her clothes, she didn't frown impatiently, and immediately stiffened her face and showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, but touched your head gently like a step sister! It's touching your head~~~"

"Huh?" Atsuko looked at the bento on the ground with a sad face, the corners of his mouth slowly turned into eight figures, and he muttered quietly, "Bento ......"

"She usually touches Yumei's head!" Itano Yumi has an awkward flat mouth, completely like a cat competing for pets.

"Wrong! Miss by a mile! Feng Annan turned his head to face Itano Tomomi, and waved his raised index finger seriously, "She used to not touch, but pat, just like an obedient puppy." ”

"A-chan," then she didn't pay attention to Itano Tomomi's unwillingness, and stared at the girl by the window in a daze, her face suddenly showing a look of horror, "Do you think Rin-chan will be possessed by a youkai?" Yes, she must have been possessed by a monster......"

Atsuko is also completely immersed in her own world, but it doesn't seem to be the same thing as Minami Minami, "Bento ......"

Itano Tomomi's lips pursed higher, and she skimmed her face indignantly, her thin eyebrows gradually frowned, and she anxiously picked up the soy sauce beside her, poured a lot of it into the rice at once, and directly dyed the rice red. Then he scooped up a large spoonful of rice with a stunned gaze, stuffed it into his mouth without knowing the taste, chewed it casually a few times without pause, and swallowed it into his stomach. (Is this how the taste idiot is practiced to the fullest?) Young Master Bai, you have sinned a lot! ）

"What to do? What should I do? Should we sprinkle soybeans on her, or, or ask the onmyoji to ......" Feng Annan turned to Atsuko suddenly, only to find that her attention was not on her at all, and she couldn't help but pat her forehead hard in annoyance, "Oh, how could I be so stupid to actually find a foodie to discuss such a serious matter!" ”

"How...... How could it be possessed by a monster," Takahashi Minami, who was sitting on the other side, slightly dodged the hand that was wiping her mouth, and only then did she have time to finish her words, "Mi-chan (Feng Annan) You think too much!" Rin-chan is a gentle person! It's just that I didn't know how to express it before. Maybe she just changed suddenly? ”

Nakanishi Rina fixed Takahashi's face with both hands, turned her head back, and carefully wiped the remaining sauce from the corner of her mouth, while saying casually, "I actually thought that I was possessed by a monster, although today's Mi-chan (Minegishi Minami) is still as negative, but finally like a child!" ”

"Uh......" Feng Annan was stunned for a moment, and smashed his head with his fist with a tangled face, "Please, you can continue to go to the side and put a flash?" Ignore me! ”

Hearing her want to cry without tears, almost everyone around her laughed, even Nakanishi Ri Cai curled the corners of her mouth, lowered her head and laughed secretly. Only Takahashi Minami, with a slightly red face and a look of being bullied, stood up and waved his hands nervously, "...... I didn't put a flash ......."

Mariko Shinoda, who had been staying out of the way, still didn't react at this time, only showing a little bit of her face, looking a little thoughtful, just mechanically sending food to her mouth, and she didn't even feel it at all after eating several bites of rice without vegetables.

"Mariko-sama," Takahashi Minami, who was so embarrassed that he just wanted to bury his head in the soil, pouted his eyebrows aggrievedly, and timidly wanted to hide behind Mariko, only then did he discover her strangeness. She carefully pushed her shoulder, and looked at her lunch box suspiciously, "Mariko-sama, there is no more food!" ”

"Huh? Not...... It's okay! Mariko was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted, she put the lunch aside in a little panic, and stood up from the chair, "I have something to leave!" ”

"Huh?" Takahashi Minami, who was exposed to the sun again, looked at the narrow eyes of the others, and looked at the departing Mariko with some pity, "Mariko-sama, no, don't go......"

But Mariko didn't hear her at all, and walked straight to the girl by the window. But before she could walk in front of her, Miyazawa Sae had already rushed over from the other side, she bent down with a worried face, circled around the girl, and then the whole person was pasted, reaching out to touch the girl's forehead, "Are you okay?" Has the high fever recurred? ”

The girl leaned back slightly, her face had been calm, and she stiffened unnaturally. Nami Okumana, who was leaning against her, seemed to sense something and raised her head to look at the girl. The girl smiled down at her, put her hand on the top of her hair, and gently rubbed her a few times to calm her down.

"Don't make a fuss, Sae." Megumi Ohhori, who was following Sae Miyazawa, pulled her back from the girl's body, and looked down at the girl with the same worry, "Rin-chan, is there anything else uncomfortable?" ”

"Don't worry, Sister Hui, I'm completely fine," I tilted my head slightly to face them, smiling warmly. Then he glanced lightly at the bento on the windowsill, which had not touched a few bites, and sighed lightly, "It's just that I still have no appetite, so I can't eat." ”

"That's good," Megumi Ohori breathed a sigh of relief, and took the empty cup in my hand virtuously, "I'll pour it for you again......"

"Mina, I'm back~~" A female voice that deliberately raised the volume came in from the door of the dressing room. The girl who spoke looked excited, and bowed deeply as soon as she entered the door, "I left suddenly, and I caused trouble to everyone, I'm sorry!" ”

"Ah~~~~ Caijia ~~~~~" Miyazawa Sae, who was a little depressed after being torn apart, now flew out like an arrow, grabbed the other party's hands, and shook back and forth like a child. "I miss you so much! Welcome back! ”

Miyazawa Sae's movements were like gunshots at the start, which attracted the girls of Group K to surround Umeda Ayaka one after another. Even Nami Okumana, who had been leaning on my side and didn't even want to move, got up from the ground and threw herself on it with a sweet smile. Although the sisters in Group A did not surround her, they also looked over happily and looked at her with a little worry.

I glanced at Ayaka Umeda, who was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and stood up with a slight smile. But instead of walking towards her, he picked up the lunch box on the windowsill and walked towards Atsuko Maeda and the others. As I passed by Mariko, who was standing in my direction, I smiled and staggered past her.

"Here, Atsuko." I handed the lunch to Atsuko Maeda and wiped the rice grains from the corners of her mouth. After receiving her silly smile in response, I couldn't help but reach out and ruffle her short hair. "Eat it! It's time for a rehearsal in a few moments! ”

"Yes," Atsuko Maeda agreed obediently, and her delicate little face was buried in the bento again.

After taking my eyes back from Atsuko Maeda's face, I immediately noticed the expressions of the other children next to me. The flickering round eyes are more cute than a dog begging for bones. "Hurry up and ...... too"

Before I could finish my words, I felt someone jump on my back, "Rin-chan......"

"Huh?" I stumbled forward, looked back at her smiling smugly, and then showed a gentle and teasing smile, holding her rosy little face with both hands, "Welcome back!" Caijia. ”

"I ...... I'm back......" Now even the roots of her ears turned red, and her pupils kept wandering to the sides, but she didn't dare to look back at my eyes.

I looked at her and smiled softly, but the smile gradually crumbled over time, and eventually turned into a very vicious smile. Young Master, I grabbed one side of her face with one hand, pinched her face into shape, and then quickly pulled it up and down back and forth.

Umeda grabbed my wrists with both hands, her body struggling violently, and the muffled voice of speech overflowed from her badly deformed mouth. "Let it go...... Let go...... I...... Good...... It hurts...... Rin-chan ......"

"Good! I'll let it go when I'm playing for a while. "Young Master, my smile became brighter and brighter, and naturally a row of small white teeth was exposed, flashing a cold glow that could not be ignored. Your sister, let you hurt the young master and can't keep Zi's state, don't tease you for a while, why are you sorry for not knowing the situation all the time, and the other sisters who were bluffed by the young master were stunned?

A die-hard like you who usually only knows how to practice dancing and doesn't know how to be coquettish at all, Nima is withdrawn to death, and you have nothing to pretend to be shy, hey? If it's too far from your character attributes, there's no future for development! Grave light! The most excessive thing is that when did you learn such a powerful belly black from Tomomi Kawanishi? Secretly kissing the young master from behind, this is a foul, a foul! Grave light! Look at the young master, how I clean you up, I knead, I pinch, I screw......

Young Master, while rubbing her face harder, I used my titanium alloy dog eyes that flashed cold light to shoot the other girls present. Xiao Ao, you are an inch by inch, are you really a young master is your pillow? Why don't you stick to me every inch since yesterday? Grave light! And the so-called queen, how much do you take care of your image? With a face of "the sky is falling" every day, don't play any melancholy if you have nothing to do, hey? And you, you, you, you bunch of goods, young master, I don't gnaw bamboo, don't treat this young master as a national treasure, okay? I'll stare at the young master again, I'll stop watching it, young master, I'll dig out your eyeballs as bubbles! Grave light!

"That's it for today! Let's keep playing next time! "Young Master, I exhaled deeply, and then let go of Umeda Caijia's already slightly red and swollen face. Hawkers, it's really bad and not vomiting, it's not the style of this young master. It's finally comfortable now, and I've really suffocated someone in the past two days!

Young Master, I slapped my face twice, completely ignoring the girls who had dropped their glasses, and happily announced, "Ten minutes later, the rehearsal will start in costumes, and those who haven't had time to change their costumes will move now!" ”

As soon as I said this, I was made to freeze by what I had just done, and the dressing room, which was extremely quiet, came back to life, and it felt a bit chaotic and jumping.

Hawkers, the fox and the fake tiger are mighty, and it's really the most fun! Young master, I shrugged my shoulders indifferently, stretched my waist without any image, and walked to the door of the dressing room. When I passed by Atsuko Maeda, I glanced at the bento that was clean again, and touched her head again with great satisfaction. Sure enough, just give it to Atsuko to eat, or this damn curry rice, young master, I really can't solve it!

Atsuko Maeda, who ate another face of rice, looked at the young master stupidly and walked out of the dressing room, and a faint pink gradually appeared on his little face.

Feng Annan, who was busy wearing performance costumes, actually had time to join in the fun. She tugged at her sleeve, which she couldn't get in, and looked at Atsuko Maeda in wonder, "What are you thinking?" Don't go to change your clothes yet! ”

"It's so comfortable to be touched by Rin-chan," Atsuko Maeda replied in a low voice, her blushing little face getting lower and lower, "I like to be touched by Rin-chan like this, and I'm much happier than before." ”

Mariko Shinoda, who was wearing jeans, walked from the dressing room to the stage entrance with Yukari Sato and Rina Nakanishi. And compared to the other two people who were nervous about the upcoming performance, Mariko seemed a little absent-minded. Instead of hiding behind the curtain like they did, looking worriedly at the stage, she took a few steps back and looked at the other entrance and exit that connected with it. Where did that guy run away? Why didn't I see her go backstage! I always feel that she looks weird today, especially after putting on the wig, it seems like a different person.

"Rin?" Mariko suddenly screamed, and ran towards the entrance and exit she had looked at in a bit of a panic. A girl in a short white skirt was lying motionless on her side at the corner next to the entrance. The white dress and her exposed pale skin gave off an eerie color under the illumination of the colored lights reflected off the stage.

"Rin, Rin, what's wrong with you? Wake up! Mariko ran to the front, knelt on the ground on her knees, carefully lifted her upper body up, let her lean on her arms, and then reached out to touch her forehead, and her already frightened face became more difficult to see, "Fever...... Wake up, Rin. ”

Hearing Mariko's worried shouts, the other two people realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly ran over, nervously surrounding Wakai Chisa. Nakanishi knelt on the ground and reached for Wakai's cheek. "Mariko, what's wrong with her?"

Mariko hugged Chisato Wakai in her arms, which happened to make Nakanishi's hand empty. "Rin's outside of the body is very hot, so it should be ......"

"Hmm......" At this time, Chisato Wakai suddenly let out a faint moan (harmony), and his eyelids flashed a few times before opening his eyes, "Yes...... Mariko ......"

"You're awake, how's it going?" Mariko asked nervously, and it was too late to answer the question of Chinese and Western cuisine.

\"I'm fine," Chisato Wakai straightened up from her arms and stood up on her own against the wall. He pressed his hand on the back of his head and whispered softly, "I'm going home soon, so let's go and prepare!" ”

At this time, the music of the Bone Waltz has reached the chorus, and the tight time makes Mariko have no time to care about other people's affairs, but she has no intention of preparing at all, and still looks at Wakai Chisato persistently. "You ......"

"Okay, okay, I know you're worried about me, but I'm really fine." Chisato Wakai took the initiative to hug her lightly, and his left hand reached out from behind her back to caress the back of her head, "So Xiao Mari should go and perform!" ”

"Hurry up! My eldest husband's. Then Chisato Wakai let go of Mariko, pushed her towards the entrance and exit of the stage, waved briskly to the other two, and walked quickly to the dressing room backstage, "I'll go back and prepare for the next performance." By Garry, satoshi, dry ba! ”

Mariko watched her leave in a daze, and it wasn't until Yukari pushed her that she woke up from her trance. Rin never takes the initiative to hug others, so this person ............ Who is it?

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To be honest, it's been a really painful week! Grandma made a big move and summoned us to go back to our hometown to see her. In order not to take a leave of absence just after the resumption of the weekly shift, we have to stay up for four nights to roughly complete the text. After returning to my hometown, there was no Internet, no computer, and even the toilet was outdoors, which was really inhumane! (When I thought of getting up at five o'clock this morning, I went to the toilet at the corner of the street after being fully armed, but I found a bunch of men and women standing by the window of the toilet, and the cold wind blew through our feet without socks, and we shivered violently, and we were depressed in an instant~)

Mina, for the sake of us going through a lot of difficulties and dangers to get to the Internet café to code words. Even if you don't reimburse us for the Internet fee, please give us some recommendation tickets! Covering his nose, he stretched out his hand trembling all over~

(Ah ~ Ya, it suddenly cooled down, we didn't wear thick clothes!) Hey, buddy next door, do you have a bit of public morality, don't you know that it's immoral to let others smoke second-hand smoke? Hurry up Nima and give us one too! ）

ps: When we checked the information for the last few chapters, we found that Umeda Saika, who returned to the team in 08, actually participated in a performance in Fukuoka during this tour. And it was in place of Megumi Ohori who starred in Maria. So in this chapter, she happily and boldly, that's it, above!