Spring break soon came to the last day, and that afternoon, Qiu Yang appeared at the door of Nanami Hashimoto's house as promised.

"-You still know how to appear!"

As soon as she opened the door, Qiu Yang was blown into a bun face.

"I've been so busy these days that I haven't seen anyone, and I said I didn't have time to let you come over to accompany me......"

“…… Belch. ”

Qiu Yang was in pain, and looked away a little weakly.

"There's a lot going on at school these days, so I have to finish it before I go to Osaka......

"I know, and I don't blame you...... But I'm still angry! ”

Nana Hashimoto crossed her hands, with an expression of "I won't go out if you don't coax me".

"Oh, then I'll help you bring something delicious to Osaka, okay......?"

"—don't."

"Then I'll wait for you to come back, let's go to the Ueno Zoo together."

"-Don't!"

“…… What about Nanamin? ”

"I want ......"

As if remembering something, Nanami Hashimoto suddenly stopped talking.

"Well, forget it, let's go."

“……？？”

Qiu Yang was a little confused, but since he had passed this hurdle, he let Nana Hashimoto pull him out.

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It's probably not been long since the last performance, or it's the last day of spring break, and everyone is tired of playing and resting at home, and there are not many people in front of the venue.

INTERVIEWER Could it be that part of the reason is that I don't participate?

He couldn't stop thinking about it, and he always felt a little sorry, in various ways.

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"-Yo-chan, the seat assigned to you in a moment is in the corner over there, on the edge of the corridor, you have to hide it."

Before the opening, the two also went to the lounge to say hello to Shinoda.

As soon as he saw him, Shinoda immediately gave a thousand instructions, and his eyes glanced at Nanami Hashimoto from time to time.

"You'll have to be careful this time and don't make the same kind of news as last time. As the head of the idol department, I'm happy to see it happen, but as a friend of you and Nanamin, I don't want that to happen again. ”

"Well, I won't be photographed this time. We have already discussed, and when we leave, we will go separately, and we will meet at the place of the celebration feast. ”

"That's good, okay, you can familiarize yourself with the location of the seat first, and it's convenient to slip away when the time comes."

Listening to Shinoda's careful instructions, Nanami Hashimoto always felt that there was something very disobedient.

- Isn't it just going their separate ways, it's not like they haven't done it before, why are they so cautious?

However, after thinking about it, Qiu Yang can be regarded as having a criminal record, so it is not bad to be cautious.

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The BGM of the hot field sounded, and the lights of the whole venue went out, marking the beginning of the performance. Nana Hashimoto subconsciously clenched Qiu Yang's hand and made sure that he was still by his side.

"Don't worry, I'll be there when I'm performing."

He caressed the back of her hand, as if he could see through her and still be a little inexplicably relieved, smiling and comforting.

"Who worries that you're not there, I'm just a little afraid of the dark......"

Nana Hashimoto blushed and refuted two sentences.

But seriously, in fact, she still wants to watch Qiu Yang's performance - if she puts aside the fact that she will get flowers and grass everywhere and cause trouble.

Just before going out, she almost leaked her mouth, if she did, with Qiu Yang's stubborn nature, she would definitely be desperate to satisfy her, and then it would cause a lot of trouble.

"Good, good."

Hearing Qiu Yang's chuckle perfunctory, she pinched her palm hard in anger as a retaliation. Somehow, he had never sweated his hands, but now his palms were wet.

"Wow...... However, it's also quite stuffy here. ”

Nana Hashimoto shook her hand without disgust, and she didn't think much about it.

"——Hello everyone, we are the idol department of Todai! I am your innocence. ”

"Oh-"

"I'm sorry today, Qiu Yangjun is busy with his studies and will be absent from this performance."

"Huh-"

When he said this, Shinoda swept his gaze in Qiu Yangzai's direction, making him bow his head weakly.

"So, today is still my start. Below, please enjoy the ...... I brought"

The performance officially began.

Speaking of which, watching Shinoda Cangzhen's performance up close is also the first time for Qiu Yang. Looking at Shinoda spinning and jumping on the stage, he suddenly became nervous.

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The performance soon came to an end, and Nana Hashimoto was not just an ordinary stage, and her interest was a little lacking. However, Qiu Yang was very interested, and she called or applauded, and the immersion made her laugh a little.

"It's still a child......

"- Wow, Nanamin, that's amazing! I didn't have it last time! ”

At the end of the day, a few sparks erupted from the edge of the stage, which made Qiu Yang, who was very close, excited.

"You like performances so much, let's go live together next time."

can see Qiu Yang's rarely childish appearance, Nana Hashimoto feels that today is not worth the trip.

"Okay, but I don't know much about idols, which one to see......"

"Just, Nogizaka's summer patrol?"

She heard the dodge in Qiu Yang's words, and thought to herself, it was better to take the initiative to bring it up.

"—Huh? May I? ”

"Yes."

Qiu Yang's exaggerated acting skills amused Nana Hashimoto.

"But you have to come with me, I haven't been there in a long time."

"Nanami is the best!"

Qiu Yang suddenly lowered her body, and no one next to her kissed her on the cheek, which made her blush.

"-Encore! Encore! ”

It was probably Qiu Yang who made a promise last time, and this time the audience's encore shouts were exceptionally neat.

"Won't it...... Even I'm not here this time......"

Qiu Yang complained quietly as he let go of Nanami Hashimoto's hand.

"Then Nana Min, I'll go out first? I'll be waiting for you at the South Exit. ”

"Hmm."

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……

Not long after Qiu Yang left his seat, the lights suddenly turned on again, and two spotlights hit the two figures in the center of the stage.

- Today, there is really an encore performance.

"Eh, let you go in such a hurry, missed the rare encore!"

Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but laugh at Qiu Yang in his heart, imagining his angry appearance.

The two performers on the stage are dressed in intricately decorated kimono formal costumes, like children in Chinese costumes who have come out of ukiyo-e. They just stood silently, like statues of pose, and the air seemed to freeze suddenly, and in an instant, they erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Both of them were wearing Japanese masks and couldn't see their faces clearly, but seeing that the two of them were tall and a little unfamiliar, it had already made the surrounding audience start to talk about it.

"—Huh? Were there just these two? ”

"-You're in good shape, why do you feel a little familiar when you say it?"

"—Is it a guest? Or is it true that she is wearing high heels......"

"- Hahahaha heels what the hell......"

Nanami Hashimoto was suddenly silent, she stared closely at the long figure standing on the right, wearing a fox mask and wearing a red and white shirt, and her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

“…… No way. ”

A gorgeous string prelude suddenly sounded, a melody she knew all the more, and the two dancers danced – almost the moment she could tell the track, she confirmed her guess.

Her eyes were red, but she slandered ten thousand words in her heart, and finally she couldn't help but shout out - anyway, she would be drowned in the audience's shouts.

"-Wow, this is the encore track!"

"—It's Nogizaka-san's "Lonely Brother"!"

"-So handsome, these two little brothers! What a jump! ”

"-Qiu Yang! Big liar! Go to hell! ”

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