【Kubo Shisuri's Occasion】

Fourteen-year-old Kubo Shixu has her thoughts about the spring period.

"- Hey, Kubo-chan, Kubo-chan! Are you listening? It's really ......."

The shouts of her friends beside her pulled her back from the long distraction of the summer.

"Ah, sorry......"

With her hands propped up on the railing, she was looking downstairs in distraction, and then she withdrew her gaze and made eye contact with the person who called her name. When he turned his head, the ponytail that was tied up neatly swayed gently, exposing his beautiful neck for a moment, and it was too white and dazzling in the sun.

"It's really ......"

The scene in front of him made Reiko, who is obviously also a girl, miss half a beat in her heart - Mingming, they are still thirteen or fourteen-year-old childish girls, and the girl named Shiori Kubo in front of her has already fallen out of a little beauty that does not belong to this age. Not to mention those little monkeys who think about spring, even some teachers can't help but look at her twice.

Generally speaking, such a superior appearance, in the eyes of jealous adolescent girls, is an excessively unsociable existence and is to be bullied.

But unexpectedly, such an encounter did not happen to her. On the one hand, Shiori Kubo has a soft and easy-going personality, and when he sees everyone, he is a set of "you are so cute" and "I like you the most", and there is no kind of edge that makes people feel threatened; And on the other hand......

“…… I said you, you're looking at that Yamashita senior again? ”

Without looking downstairs, Reiko knew that there was only one reason that could make the girl in front of her distracted, right?

“…… Hey, Reiko! ”

The girl's fair face flushed too obviously, but her mouth still refuted.

"What are you talking about! I didn't have ......."

"Oh, you......"

Looking at Kubo Shixu's wavering appearance, Reiko also shook her head helplessly - in fact, if the object is any girl, she thinks that Kubo-chan has a great chance. After all, her cuteness level is the kind of male and female killing! Sometimes even I can't help but feel a little excited.

“…… But it's the senior under the mountain. ”

She sighed and thought so.

- Mizuki Yamashita senior in high school, to a certain extent, is even more "famous" than Shiri Kubo. If Kubo is a little unaware of his cuteness and seems approachable, then Yamashita is the complete opposite.

She clearly recognizes the superiority of her appearance, and a pair of Danfeng eyes seem to be seductive at a glance. Therefore, she is also very good at taking advantage of this to win the favor of the opposite sex around her, so as to obtain some convenience within the scope of morality - such as not having to do duty, for example, when handing in homework, you can have a few days of grace......

However, the price of such convenience is the contemptuous gaze of the same sex around him, and even slanderous rumors. "I've been an underground idol", "Aid X", "Anyone can do it"...... In fact, including Reiko, they are not very interested in some of the seniors who can see the scheming almost at a glance.

However, she also understands that those rather unbearable rumors are actually fabrications, just venting based on jealousy.

And Yamashita doesn't seem to care at all, and still goes her own way, which also gives her attackers more room to play - you see, she didn't acquiesce!

Therefore, for her friend's careful thoughts, on the one hand, she is supportive, but on the other hand, she is a little worried.

"—Reiko-chan, that, that ......"

Shiri Kubo looked at the time, suddenly became anxious, waved his hand, carried a bag, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

“…… It's time for me to go to the club! ”

Looking at the background as she ran away, she sighed.

"What kind of club activities, it's clearly ......"

……

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【Yamashita Mitsuki's occasion】

"That, Mitsuki-chan, about the last time......"

The boy next to him walked side by side for a short while, and came to the door of the living room of the tea ceremony department, and finally mentioned his unorthodox confession last week as if he couldn't hold back.

"-That, Iguchi-kun, let's send it here today."

Mitsuki Yamashita squinted her eyes and looked at the boy named "Wellguchi" with a smile, just a glance made him blush, but it made her own heart disappointed - really, I thought he would be different from others, a little more stable, less superficial.

“…… Today, I still have a job in the tea ceremony department, so I will miss it first. ”

"Ahh......hh

"—and."

When the boy turned away with some disappointment, he was suddenly stopped again, and his face suddenly hung with excitement. But the girl on top of him seemed to be smiling.

“…… I've said it many times, call me Yamashita-san. ”

……

Walking into the ministry's room of the tea ceremony department, Mitsuki Yamashita rubbed her eyebrows with a slightly distressed look.

- Originally, it was said that Iguchi's predecessors were the mature and steady type, not those fools who only looked at their faces, but now it seems that this is just the case...... Sure enough, among boys of the same age, can't you find love?

Her gaze naturally turned to the window, and the familiar location in the corridor of the junior high school building opposite her was empty, which made her a little unaccustomed.

"Huh? Isn't it ...... today? ”

Obviously, she had just felt that familiar gaze.

"-Wow!"

The sliding door of the living room suddenly opened, and immediately after, a panting sound came from behind.

“…… Predecessors, seniors! Sorry for being late! ”

"I came here......

The corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, and she suddenly had a bad thought, so she turned around as if her face was frosty.

"Kubo-san, I've been late for a long time!"

“…… Eh, eh! ”

Yamashita looked at the girl's porcelain doll-like face, his eyes widened, he was surprised, remorseful, and embarrassed, and his heart was secretly happy.

“…… How could it be...... I didn't even have to do my duty before I ran over...... I'm really sorry! ”

It seems that he is really upset, and this junior called Kubo Shixu bowed a standard 90-degree bow, and he was so nervous that he was about to cry.

"-Thirty minutes late!"

“…… Huh? ”

Kubo Shiori only then realized that it was the seniors who were making the bad teasing themselves, and they unconsciously complained coquettishly.

"—Really! Predecessor......! ”

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry......"

Mitsuki Yamashita was in a good mood somehow, and Mingming, this junior was pushed in front of him by those junior high school girls with a red face, and he asked for contact information, and it hadn't been a few days. But she already felt that she could always get a lot of feelings from her that she hadn't felt before.

"Kubo-chan is so cute, so I can't help it......"

"Cute or something, my seniors know how to make fun of me......"

Mitsuki Yamashita held her chin and watched with interest as the girl held her red-hot cheeks, her mouth was broken and she thought about it, and suddenly felt a relaxed mood, and the unhappiness of being entangled by the boring boy just now disappeared.

"The ......"

As if taking advantage of the good atmosphere, the girl in front of her eyes was firmly fixed on her toes, and she mustered up the courage to ask.

"--Senior, senior, do you have a boyfriend......?"

"Huh?"

Hearing the other party's question, Mitsuki Yamashita was slightly stunned for a moment, and then she reacted, most likely it was the root of the tongue that those little girls were chewing behind their backs - which one is it this time? Is it a wellhead? Is it Kondo? Or which inexplicable name?

However, even though she guessed the reason for the girl's question, she still asked knowingly.

“…… Kubo-chan, why do you ask? ”

"Because, because ......"

Shiori Kubo suddenly stumbled, and his voice became quieter and quieter.

“…… Because just now, I saw a senior walking with another boy. ”

- Fool, you've been spying on me......

Mitsuki Yamashita complained about the girl's clumsiness in her heart, but there was a little bit of snickering, and even she didn't know where this stealing joy came from.

"-Nope."

Seeing Kubo's increasingly aggrieved expression, she couldn't bear to tease any more, so she replied directly.

"I'm really trying to fall in love, but I haven't been able to find a suitable partner......"

"That's ......"

The girl clutched her chest, her relieved expression was too obvious, and instead poked at Mitsuki Yamashita's laughter.

"Hahahaha...... Kubo-chan, what's that expression on your face! ”

"Woo......!"

Kubo Shiori realized that his behavior was too obvious, and Tengdi blushed again.

"-What, there's a nice dessert shop near the school recently......"

However, in the next second, she saw that the senior Yamashita who always seemed to have a cold face on weekdays was smiling brightly at her at this time, more like a more sprinkled summer sunshine than the warmth of the spring breeze.

“…… Do you want to go together after school? ”

……

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【Kubo Shisuri's Occasion】

"——The first SHOWROOM live broadcast, the relevant regulations are here, I hope everyone will perform well and leave a good impression on the meals......"

Sony's staff Sang talked very seriously about the relevant rules and regulations on the stage - today's SHOWROOM review, although their names cannot be released yet, but strictly speaking, it is the first "job" received by everyone who has overcome obstacles to get here.

It was also from this moment that the girls in the audience, including Shiori Kubo, had the feeling that they were about to become "Nogizaka 46", a member of the name that flashed the light of dreams.

"-Now, please rest and wait for our announcement."

said it was "rest", but in such a serious atmosphere, some girls couldn't hold back such tense nerves and had already sobbed quietly. Except for the girl sitting on her left, the dialect girl who was not far away and made a deep impression on her even cried a little loudly.

"But ......"

It was sitting on the right side of the weeping girl, and in stark contrast to it was the familiar figure that was as motionless as a mountain. Among the girls with stern expressions, she was the only one with a calm face with a smile on her face.

"-Should I say, do you deserve to be a senior?"

She sighed in her heart, but unnaturally, she blushed and lowered her head—to this day, she still didn't dare to look more.

The first time I met Yamashita seniors at the selection site, it was already the last few rounds of selection. In fact, due to her transfer of schools, when they met each other, the two had not seen each other for more than half a year.

On the other hand, in addition to the surprise of his acquaintance, there is also some inexplicable sense of "deserved" - after all, this time the recruitment of members after three years has brought together cute girls from all over the country.

"-When it comes to cute girls, of course you should be there."

Both of them thought so.

Before you know it, it's the final round. Yamashita seniors didn't expect her to come here at all, but she just wanted to come and see cute girls from all over the country, but she came to this point by mistake, which was unexpected by her.

"-Kubo-chan, sure enough, I can get here."

A familiar voice interrupted her memories. raised his head and met the seductive eyes - it was the senior of the mountain, and in such an atmosphere, he could still have the spare time to come to her to chat.

“…… Ah、Yamashita seniors! I...... Good luck......"

She quickly lowered her head and replied hesitantly.

"-Senpai?"

The little girl beside her couldn't help but ask curiously when she heard the two of them being called a little strange.

“…… Did you know each other before? ”

"-hmm."

Mitsuki Yamashita nodded with her eyebrows crooked.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other, but before, I was my most-most-favorite junior!"

“…… Feed! Predecessor! ”

Kubo Shiori listened to her in front of her future colleagues, teasing herself so unabashedly, a little complaining, and unconcealed excitement - really, how will I get mixed up in the future!

“…… Okay, don't scream from the seniors. ”

Mitsuki Yamashita waved her hand, as if she was a little dissatisfied with her name.

“…… In the future, everyone will be born at the same time, and if you call me like this again, you will be misunderstood by the fans......"

- Whew! Sure enough, it's a senior! At this time, I already have the consciousness to think about the meal!

Kubo Shiori nodded his head and agreed like garlic, and at the same time admired his predecessors in his heart.

"Got it...... Yamashita-san! ”

"Hahaha, just call me Mitsuki, don't be so formal......"

Then, with a nod of her chin, as if thinking about something, Mitsuki Yamashita's brows furrowed.

"Kubo-chan, Shiori-chan...... I always feel like it's not very catchy......"

- Huh? Did my predecessor think my name didn't sound good?

Shiori Kubo lowered his head, suddenly feeling a little lost.

"Ahh

When she came back to her senses, Yamashita senior was pointing to her and sticking it to her waist, with the number 10 number plate written on it.

“…… Ten-chan? What do you think? ”

“…… Ten-chan, hahahaha, so straightforward and silly......"

The little girl on the side seemed to be amused, and she broke into tears and complained with a smile. Actually, she felt a little bit ...... But、But......

……

"—Do you have any names you'd like to be called?"

Seeing this question flashing through the comments, she blushed and lowered her head, and suddenly felt that the nervousness that was a little cramped just now because of the live broadcast was gone.

"If you can call me Ten-chan......

Shiori Kubo struggled to face the camera and smile as brightly as possible.

“…… I'm very happy if you call me Ten-chan! ”

……

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【Yamashita Mitsuki's occasion】

"Okay, the first rehearsal will end here, let's go back and memorize the dance steps more, after all, this is the first solo live ...... of our third and fourth students"

As soon as the dance teacher announced this, it was probably because everyone was a little tired after the whole day of rehearsal, and everyone who was still talking and laughing in the last second was almost instantaneous.

In less than ten minutes, there were only a few people left in the huge dance room, including Mitsuki Yamashita who was still standing in front of the mirror.

"—Yamashita-san! It's hard work today, aren't you still leaving? ”

Kubo Shisuri's voice came from the door, and she looked at the door with some hope, only to find that she was hooking Yoda Yuki with her left hand and Osono Peaches with her right hand, looking like she was hugging her left and right, her eyebrows and eyes were bent, and she seemed to be discussing where to go for supper with the two.

“…… I'm going to have supper with Momoko and Yoda-chan, do you want Yamashita-san to come together? ”

"I ......"

Suddenly there was some inexplicable anger, she obviously wanted to go, but the words she said were a gambled refusal.

"-I'll forget it, I want to practice more dance."

“…… That's good! See you later! ”

The other party didn't mean to be polite, and quickly stepped out of the threshold, and the sound of laughter gradually faded away in the corridor with his footsteps.

INTERVIEWER When did it become like this?

got an unexpected cold reception, and Mitsuki Yamashita suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

For unknown reasons, the operation also allowed the two to keep the fact that they had known each other before. And to her surprise, in this regard, Kubo Shiori actually did a better job than herself - whether it was from such a serious title as "Yamashita-san", or hiding without a little loophole in front of the meal, it was impeccable.

"Obviously, the name Ten-chan has a ...... that is used well"

She suddenly felt a little bit of a taste. Obviously, Kubo-chan's current character design is to see a "DD leader" who loves one, and it stands to reason that you can have reasonable and intimate contact with yourself. However, she would rather mingle with all the other girls in the third phase, but only with herself, and always seemed to maintain a polite and subtle distance......

"It's really, annoying......!"

Shaking her head and leaving these mixed thoughts behind, she knew that now was not the time to worry about this.

In the fourth year of joining the group, they are also going to perform with their juniors for the first time as the "seniors" in a live. And a considerable part of such a burden is on her - "Girl Rules", "I Don't Feel Like Myself", "Insomnia", ...... A total of twenty tunes, she asked for three or four songs.

"-Yamashita-san, we hope you can do the opening of this Live, and the opening of the song "Girls' Rules" is still done by you, so you have to heat up the atmosphere as scheduled!"

Thinking of Staff-san's entrustment, Mitsuki Yamashita knows the responsibility behind this beautiful opportunity, and now is the time when she must work hard - arrogantly, whether the group can continue to go up may be on their third birthday, or even on themselves.

Thinking of this, she patted her cheek, which was kind of cheering herself up.

"—Come on! Mitsuki Yamashita of hard work! ”

……

—On the fluffy bed,

I can't see anything from my dreams......"

What Mitsuki Yamashita is practicing now happens to be her and Kubo Shiori's Double C's "Insomnia", please, it is clearly a chorus fragment, but she always feels that Kubo's voice is particularly obvious.

Close your eyes, look up, turn around...... The next movement, the moment she opened her eyes, Shiuri Kubo appeared beside her, practicing with her own movements—it appeared so suddenly that she thought for a moment that she was hallucinating from overwork.

“…… Kubo-chan? ”

Although it was shocking, the professionalism of her idol allowed her to continue to dance cleanly unhindered - until, at the end of the song, the two looked at each other and smiled, waving their hands together.

Only then did she have the opportunity to ask questions, but the moment the words came out, the wonderful sense of grievance surged up the tip of her nose beyond her expectations.

"—Didn't you—didn't you go for supper?"

Kubo Shiori smiled shyly, and in a trance, Mitsuki Yamashita saw the girl who was in the ministry's room, twisting and talking to her. But it was only for a moment, and in the next second, she became the "DD leader" who smiled narrowly.

“…… How can I be, let Yamashita Sang work hard alone, didn't we say that we were in the third term, no matter how hard and tired we are, we have to face it together! ”

She seemed to be saying such a frivolous "flirtatious girl" golden sentence, and her wandering eyes seemed to expose her inner tension and vacillation.

Besides, others may not see it, how can I not see the former ...... I can't see the pressure on the shoulders of Yamashita-san! ”

After three years, Mitsuki Yamashita seems to have realized that this guy is not ...... Is it a dead tsundere?

- It's just that she didn't debunk it either.

“…… So, let's do it again? ”

"-Hmm!"

Looking at Kubo's completely unobtrusive movements and terrifyingly steady singing voice, Mitsuki Yamashita realized that the timid junior high school junior had grown into a partner who was enough to take charge of himself.

"Really, it's not ...... I'm so competitive! ”

Thinking like this in her heart, she quietly made a small ambition in her heart.

"I will, no, we will! We will definitely stand together at the highest point in Sakamichi! ”

- I promise.

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【Mitsuki Yamashita and Shiori Kubo】

"—No. 3, center, Mitsuki Yamashita."

At the selection scene of the 26th single, when Staff Sang read his name, Mitsuki Yamashita's heart suddenly became quiet.

——The leader of the first non-first-phase non-airborne C-position, the beginning of the next era, and the backbone of the third phase...... When all kinds of speculations and bans on the Internet really came true, she didn't feel as much emotion as she imagined.

Maybe it's because I feel in my heart that this is what I deserve for such hard work, right?

After speaking in a daze, she returned to everyone, and in the middle of the first row was her fellow partner, who was smiling and clapping stupidly; On both sides, there are seniors who have watched their growth all the way, and they are also smiling and encouraging and congratulating.

She walked to the vacant spot that belonged to her—it was the C position of Nogizaka that she had imagined, and it was now close at hand.

"Woo......"

The moment I met my eyes with Shiori Kubo, the tears that filled me in front of people were finally unbearable.

……

……

"-Yamashita-san, what are you crying when you're so happy......"

Seeing Mitsuki Yamashita staring at him, tears falling silently, Shiori Kubo felt that his nose was also sour.

“…… Really, I'm going to shed tears too. ”

"I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

It's an apology that no one else can understand, but only she can understand.

"Hey...... What's there to cry about! ”

She patted the other cheek vigorously, as if trying to sober her up.

"In the future, we will have to rely on the mountain to lead us to continue to go up, we have to redouble our efforts!"

Taking a deep breath, she continued.

"-Ten-chan, I'll always be behind you, as always!"

Looking at Mizuki Yamashita, who was crying in front of him, Kubo suddenly had a wonderful feeling.

Just a momentary impulse, she hugged the other party, leaned into her ear, and said softly.

"I'm going to ask for more advice in the future...... Seniors? ”

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【Occasion of Minami Umezawa】

"—what ...... then?"

Umezawa Minami was holding her hands on the side, looking at the two of them hugging and crying with some helplessness and doting, and suddenly she had the urge to call Ayame-chan for advice.

"It's obviously the front row of three people, but I'm inexplicably shiny, what should I do?"

- Online and so on, it's quite urgent.

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