The online voting deadline for the Youth Painting Award is the day after tomorrow.

Eri Kitagawa's work currently stands in first place with 1563 votes.

However, the work that came in second place was Asuka Ando, who came up from tenth place.

She spent money to buy tickets, and the increase of one or two hundred votes a day kept up all at once.

In addition, her own painting skills are not bad, and some people were also attracted by her rapid momentum and finally voted.

Now Asuka Ando's votes are 1521, but at her rate of one or two hundred votes a day, it is estimated that Eri Kitagawa will soon be squeezed out by her.

Hmm-

Seeing that she was about to be overtaken by the other party, Eri Kitagawa pursed her lips and felt that the sandwich was not very tasty.

She didn't quite understand why Asuka Ando's votes rose so quickly, obviously Asuka's paintings were not as good as hers.

Eri Kitagawa sighed as she pinched her sandwich.

"What is the website of the Youth Painting Award?" Saki Sakurai, who was sitting next to her, helped her glasses, and her tone was a little curious: "Speaking of which, isn't Eri the first to be stable?" ”

"No... Saki, I'm almost kicked down by that Ando from the art department. Eri Kitagawa touched her little head and continued with some embarrassment: "Originally, I thought I was stable, but now it seems that I may be too naïve." ”

As soon as they heard this, Mio Sakura and Nanako Takigen all leaned over.

They all know that there is a festival between Asuka Ando and Eri Kitagawa, and Eri Kitagawa was still showing off her first place last time, and everyone is still discussing where to play after Eri Kitagawa is first, why is it that Eri Kitagawa will fall from the first place position in just two or three days?

At this time, Otomo's calm voice sounded: "Maybe you don't know very well Eri, I heard that Ando-senpai seems to have spent money on the Internet to buy tickets." This rate of increase is clearly incorrect. ”

She frowned and continued; "Not only do you usually wear your little shoes in the group activities, but you also use this method in the big prize competition, Eri, why don't you let Brother Si come forward to solve this matter?"

Otomo is the most calm and witty girl among the five, so she sees things more thoroughly than others.

At least as long as Eri Kitagawa makes a little use of Kitagawa Temple, the biggest backer in Keihoku, her life will not be as sad as it is now.

But what Otomo Ai never expected was that Eri Kitagawa's face changed and she shouted loudly: "No! Can't tell Brother Si! ”

“... Ay...? Several of the surrounding die-hard friends made voices of incomprehension.

Their voices made Eri Kitagawa blush.

She stiffened her neck, blushed, and puffed out her chest: "If this kind of thing is not done by me alone, then there is no point at all." ”

"I'm going to have to use my own abilities to convince those guys."

Eri Kitagawa seems to have a childlike stubbornness in this regard.

From another point of view, this kind of Eri Kitagawa made the other four people not hate it at all.

Perhaps because of her character, she is the most cared for and loved by others among the five people.

But Asuka Ando's group has done this kind of thing, and even the most basic fair competition cannot be guaranteed, so it is impossible to convince people with ability.

So Otomo made a decision-

Secretly told Kitagawa Temple about it.

After all, Beichuan Temple is a senior, and in Jingbei, the reputation of Beichuan Temple is simply a killing weapon to deter the lower grades and the upper grades.

If it were Kitagawa Temple, there should be a way to help Kitagawa Eri.

After all, the voting day after tomorrow will continue, and if this continues, Eri Kitagawa will really be squeezed into second or even third place.

With this in mind, after lunch, Otomo Ai hurriedly packed up the lunch box, said hello to the dead friends, and walked back to the main building, walking in the direction of Class A of the second grade.

As soon as she went up the stairs, she saw Kitagawa Temple talking to a beautiful girl with shoulder-length hair.

That's --

A second-year Kamiya future senpai?

Otomo was a little surprised.

She looked back and forth at Kitagawa Temple and Kamiya Mirai, and was even more surprised when she found that Kamiya Mirai was smiling and talking without saying a word to Kitagawa Temple.

Kamiya Mirai is a second-year celebrity who is often discussed due to his talent and looks.

And that temple brother would even chat with others during his lunch break? Or is it the Kamiya-senpai who is popular with others? This is surprising.

Just as she was still thinking about it, Beichuan Temple's gaze had already seen it from afar.

It's really rude to peek like this when the other party finds out.

Otomo Ai walked out of the partition wall of the stairwell with a lunch box and respectfully came to the front of Kitagawa Temple: "Brother Temple, Senior Sister Kamiya, good afternoon." ”

"Eri's friend?" Kitagawa Temple looked at Otomo Ai and asked, "Do you have anything to do with me?" ”

He had long felt Otomo's voyeuristic gaze, but since the other party was a friend of Eri Kitagawa, Kitagawa Temple didn't particularly care.

"That..."Otomo's gaze hesitantly swirled between Kitagawa Temple and Miku Kamiya, who was grinning on the side.

At this time, Miku Kamiya suddenly spoke: "This classmate should have come to Tera-kun for the sake of Eri's sister, right?" ”

Her big eyes looked at Otomo's fierce eyes, and there was a hint of agility in them from time to time.

"Huh?" Otomo's tone was paused, and he said in some incredulity: "How did Kamiya-senpai know? ”

"Just look at your appearance, it's nothing more than that I don't know the relationship between Si-kun and me, and I hesitate and don't know how to speak, and Si-jun also said before, you are a friend of Sister Eri, combined with Sister Eri's recent experience, it is easy for people to think of this."

Miku Kamiya replied with a grin.

But for the casual smile on her face, Dayouai is a chill in her heart.

This senior sister is inevitably too smart, and she thinks so many things from just a few words of her own... Should I say that she is a girl who can talk to Kitagawa Temple during her lunch break?

And—

"Listen to the tone of Kamiya-senpai... Does Brother Terago already know about Eri? Otomo asked tentatively.

Faced with the question of great friendship, Kitagawa Temple nodded affirmatively.

"Then why don't you go and help Eri...?" Otomo opened her mouth.

No matter how you look at Kitagawa Temple, it doesn't look like she doesn't favor Kitagawa Eri, the last time they encountered danger, they arrived quickly, and Kitagawa Temple is also very reliable, and everything was solved in two or three clicks. Instead, a few of them are like salted fish shouting 666 behind Beichuan Temple.

"I will do everything I have to do, and the most important thing is to respect Eri's own wishes." Kitagawa Temple's face softened slightly: "In the same way, thank you for caring so much about Eri." ”

“... I... Eri and I are friends after all. "Otomo's cold character is a little unbearable.

She's a thin-skinned little girl with a standard cold face and a warm heart, and she can't help others who are kind to her.

Someone who has been nice to her, she will always remember. She will not forget those who have done bad to her.

Otomo Ai took a deep breath, regained his respectful and cold expression, and said:

"Now that Brother Si already knows. Then I won't disturb Brother Si and Senior Sister Kamiya's lunch break. ”

After leaving these words, Otomo Ai bowed and turned to leave.

Looking at the back of Otomo Ai in the distance, Kamiya Mirai couldn't help but laugh twice: "This junior is really good at talking." ”

"He's a good talker." Kitagawa Temple bowed his head next to him to express his approval.

It's just that I don't know if what he agrees with and what Kamiya will approve in the future is the same thing.

......

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, it was three hours before the voting deadline.

These two days are a very difficult time for Asuka Ando.

From the tenth place at the beginning to spending money to buy tickets on the Internet, Asuka Ando posted all his pocket money into it, not to mention, and even spent part of the make-up tuition fee on it.

She had to let Eri Kitagawa taste what it was like to be stepped on by others.

"That guy dared to go against me." Asuka Ando gritted his teeth in hatred.

It was when Eri Kitagawa first joined the art department, and the people in their small group were joking about Kitagawa Temple-

"Oops... So it's really amazing, the Great Demon King of Beichuan... I've heard of people saying that he drank human blood and ate human flesh. ”

Asuka Ando said this playfully.

"I hate it, if it's true, it would be terrible."

There was a little girl next to her who covered her mouth and smiled happily.

"I also heard that the future seniors of the second year of Kamiya were also forced to be his tablemates because of the threat of the Great Demon King of Beichuan, what a pitiful, Kamiya-senpai."

The girl with short hair made a mournful voice, as if Kamiya Miku was herself.

"That Beichuan Temple is a bad one, I heard that he cheated on the test results this time..."

Bang Chang !!!

Suddenly a voice came out.

Eri Kitagawa, who was wearing a navy blue uniform and long skirt, suddenly stood up and looked at them with big crystal clear eyes:

"I don't allow you to speak ill of Brother Si again!"

Her height belongs to the short side, but at this time she shows an inexplicable momentum.

This inexplicable oppressive momentum made the voices of the small group of Asuka Ando laugh for a while.

And then...

It was the beginning of the quarrel.

Fortunately, the art instructor Hotaru Chiba arrived in time, otherwise Eri Kitagawa would definitely have to fight with them.

Alone, fighting with a small group ...

At that time, Kitagawa Eri's eyes that were holding his head and not admitting defeat left a deep impression on Asuka Ando.

And now... Such a person is about to lose in his own hands.

Asuka Ando opened the ballot page and took another look at his ranking with Eri Kitagawa.

Keihoku High School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Eri Kitagawa, work: "Asuka", first place: 2130 votes.

Asuka Ando, Keihoku High School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, work: Untitled, second place: 2115 votes.

......

"Huh? Why is there still fifteen votes missing? Asuka Ando glanced at the transfer notification on his phone, and he couldn't quite understand it.

But at this point, she won't skimp on that money anymore.

She spent money to buy some more votes.

Then continue to refresh the web page.

Asuka Ando, second place: 2,286 votes.

Eri Kitagawa, 1st place: 2,300 votes.

"What's going on?!" Asuka Ando stood up in disbelief.

Why did Eri Kitagawa suddenly rise by more than a hundred votes?! What the hell is going on?

But...

"Fourteen votes left... Fourteen votes remaining..."

She was getting closer and closer to her goal, and she couldn't give up no matter what she said, she could no longer maintain her calm expression, and took out her mobile phone again to buy votes.

The page refreshes again.

After an interval of five minutes, the list appeared again.

Asuka Ando, second place: 2460 votes.

Eri Kitagawa, 1st place: 2476 votes.

"What's going on?! Is there a problem in the background? ”

How could Eri Kitagawa get so many votes in just five minutes?

Asuka Ando, who had just finished taking a shower and had a hair disheveled, couldn't help but call the organizers.

What you get is a notification that there is no problem in the background at all.

"Damn!"

Asuka Ando clenched his phone tightly, and his eyes were green as he looked at the rankings on the page.

In that case, let's keep swiping tickets! She didn't believe that Eri Kitagawa could still turn over the wind and waves in the last three hours!

Page click, refresh -

2nd place, 2650 votes.

Buy tickets again! Refresh again!

2nd place, 2761!

Ticket.

Flushed.

Ticket.

Flushed.

When he got to the back, Asuka Ando just mechanically raised his hand and clicked, repeating this action over and over again.

But—

2nd place!

2nd place!

2nd place!

How so?!

The bright red second place and Eri Kitagawa were only a little short of votes each time, which made Asuka Ando grit his teeth, pale face, and keep clicking to buy votes.

But on the page, she's always only number two.

Yes, always just number two.

The number of votes reached more than 3,000, but Eri Kitagawa led with more than a dozen votes every time, just on her head.

"It can't be!"

The words on the phone's big balance is insufficient seem to be mocking Asuka Ando.

She grabbed her hair, screamed, and got up from her chair.

She has already invested all her money in it, how can she not be as powerful as Eri Kitagawa!

Is there a problem in Japan that can't be solved by the ability to make money?!

She stepped on the floor, but it may have been because she hadn't dried her hair after taking a shower, and there were inexplicable water stains on the ground, and the soles of her feet slipped and her head hit the ground hard!

Asuka Ando fell into a mess, but his chest rose and fell with anger, and he was still muttering unconsciously in his mouth:

"This can't be..."

Yes...

It's simply not possible.

But—

"Hello? Kitagawa-kun, I've done everything you want me to do, how about it? Do you want to continue? ”

On the other end of the phone, there was a curious voice from Akishino Yuna.

Kitagawa Temple called her out of the blue just now, saying that she wanted her to do a favor.

But she never thought that it would be this kind of thing that she wanted to help...

'Isn't it a bit of a bully?' ’

Qiu Xiao Yuna looked at the first and second places with a gap of about a dozen votes, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she thought in her heart.

"No need, I'm sorry for you this time."

The voice of Kitagawa Temple came from that side.