As if to alleviate the anxiety in his heart, Hoshimi couldn't help but whisper to Nishino beside him and accosted: "Ichikuma is very popular, so powerful." ”

Nishino pursed his lips and nodded seriously, affirming Hoshimi's sigh, but without pause, he turned his head to look at her and said, "Ichikuma's popularity is really great here, but I think Miho is also very powerful." ”

Nishino's eyes clearly reflected Hoshimi's appearance, and she could see it as long as Hoshimi turned her head, but she didn't turn her head.

Hoshimi just looked straight ahead, Ikoma was holding the car sticker and smiling and handing it to passers-by with both hands, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled self-deprecatingly, "How can I be very powerful, it's just a blessing to everyone." ”

Nishino's pupils trembled slightly after hearing Hoshimi's dejected words, his fingers twisted together in front of him, looking at Hoshimi's unsmiling silhouette, he could only repeat anxiously: "Miho is amazing." ”

"What?" The roots of Hoshimi's ears quickly turned red, and he pressed down the upturned hair with a slap, as if he was frightened by Nishino's cold praise, so he could only let Nishino's focused and serious eyes fall on him, and then helplessly pressed back the self-pity that was stuck in his throat.

Hoshimi looked at Nishino's clumsy way of praising himself, reached out to wrap his arm around the other party's shoulder, and smiled with a smile, "Thank you, Na-chan." ”

Hoshimi looked at Nishino and was silent, and suddenly remembered how the two of them used to sit side by side behind the camera and watch the members record the show, when she had just become an idol, she looked at the strongest seven people selected according to the strength of her dancing strength, and it seemed that she was hiding in the shadows like this, allowing inferiority complex and anxiety to flood her body.

It's also Nishino, who was not familiar with her at that time, and her face was flushed because she was nervous because she was called on stage temporarily, and her body was still trembling slightly after she got off the stage, but when she was down, she reached out and hooked her fingers, and told her firmly: "Miho is also great." ”

Hoshimi thought, the meaning of the girl group may be here, not an idol who fights alone, there are always partners by side, maybe the journey of accompanying each other is not long, but they will chew uneasiness and fear together, swallow, stand up, even if you can't stand up for a while, it doesn't matter, there will always be someone waiting for you by your side.

His thoughts were scattered so far, but Hoshimi's pace was noticeably brisk, leading Nishino to follow behind Ikoma and Wakatsuki step by step, and from time to time he turned his head and handed out the car sticker in his hand.

It took less than an hour for the four of them to walk all the way to the bottom of the market, and they were a lot more relaxed when they looked at the car stickers in their hands, which were not rich. Hoshimi shook his legs, trying to shake the tiredness out of his mind.

However, Ikoma, who had been leading the way, became more and more confident, and he turned back to the members and suggested to the members without any tiredness, "Let's change places, I feel like this place has been almost advertised." ”

"Okay."

The rest of the Hoshimi trio unanimously agreed to Ikoma's proposal, retrieved their bikes and rode to the next location. In this way, the group followed Ikoma and rode to Gojome No. 1 Middle School during the holiday to promote it.

As soon as she walked into the campus, Wakatsuki saw many students in white sweatshirts on the tennis court in the distance, and she looked curiously at Ikoma next to her and said, "They are all doing club activities." ”

Ikoma glanced at the tennis court with Wakatsuki's gaze and explained, "It's because it's summer vacation." ”

Hoshimi also looked over: "That's the tennis club." ”

Ikoma nodded, "yes, it just happened that we went to the tennis club." After saying that, Ikoma took a few steps forward, inquiring about the club's activities through the iron net, and at that moment she seemed to suddenly see something and began to shout, "Ah! Wait! Teacher! ”

Hoshimi was taken aback by Ikoma's loud voice, and in surprise he grabbed Nishino, who was also confused, and asked in a loud voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Nishino shook his head unknowingly, vigilantly watching the situation on the tennis court.

"That's my middle school teacher!" Ikoma shouted these words and ran towards the teacher in a white T-shirt.

Seeing this, Wakatsuki took the lead and ran up, and Hoshimi and Nishino were left behind. Hoshimi noticed the fine sweat on Nishino's forehead and the fact that he couldn't open his eyes from the warm sun of midsummer, Nishino half-squinted his eyes and was about to hurry up but was pulled by Hoshimi, "It's okay to walk slowly, just enough to let Ichikuma and the teacher talk a few more words." ”

Before Ikoma could run to the teacher's side, he hurriedly stood by the iron gate of the tennis court and began to introduce himself to the students who were training, "Hello, we are Nogizaka 46. ”

Then he immediately walked quickly to the teacher's side and greeted, "Teacher, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?" ”

The teacher was also surprised to see Ikoma, "I went back to my hometown to work, and now I am a consultant teacher in the tennis club. ”

Ikoma crossed his arms and excitedly introduced to the camera, "This is the first time I've seen a teacher since I became an idol. ”

The teacher also praised, "I never thought that you would become an idol before, but I always thought that you were talented and able to stand out from the crowd." ”

"Really?" Ikoma was particularly pleasantly surprised when he heard the teacher's evaluation, and Wakatsuki hurriedly agreed.

When Hoshimi and Nishino arrived, Ikoma, Wakatsuki, and the teacher had already begun to discuss the changes in Ikoma, and because of the appearance of a teacher they knew, the promotion of the tennis club became extremely simple with the help of the teacher.

Hoshimi watched Ikoma's teacher skillfully coax, and vaguely realized how Ikoma's atmosphere-creating qualities were cultivated, and the people of the Akita area also seemed to be close and hospitable during this trip.

After completing the promotion of the tennis club, the four of them went to the gymnasium on the side.

As soon as Ikoma entered the gymnasium, before he could introduce himself, he was surrounded by students who were still exercising, and other students gradually poured in from all directions. Because of the continuous influx of students, the scene became very chaotic for a while, but thanks to the staff accompanying to maintain order, a safe space was left for the four of them to publicize.

"Can you please show 'curtain surrounding'?"

Wakatsuki was the first to respond when she heard the students' requests, and the other three immediately followed suit to meet everyone's requests. Hoshimi scolded while jumping, it seems that Ikoma is really not a red idol in Akita.

Maintain this momentum,After leaving the first middle school of the five cities, several people went to the five cities of the high school,The appearance of the koma has the same superstar posture,The whole publicity seems to have no difficulty,The only difficulty is probably that the popularity of the koma is too strong.,So that some students are so excited to see her that Ikoma is a little flattered and overwhelmed.。

As soon as the school's propaganda came to an end, Hoshimi looked at the white canvas bag hanging from Nishino's forearm, and took it casually: "Na-chan carried it all the way, so give it to me next." ”

Nishino picked his fingers, nodded sullenly, and smiled uneasily: "I originally wanted to say that I may not be very good at publicity, and I can also help everyone do something, but I can only do this ......"

Hoshimi felt as if she was looking in the mirror, and she thought, maybe it was her depressed appearance that infected Nishino, which made Nishino so uneasy, and hurriedly relieved: "Na-chan can do so much, who said that she can only do this." I just think I'm very good at carrying bags and want to show it, isn't Na-chan very good at drawing? There will be time to change some Nogizaka-related logos on the white envelope, isn't it also publicity? ”

Nishino responded softly, and his head also pecked lightly, "Hmm." ”

"Put it on." Wakatsuki walked over with two sunhats and gave one to Hoshimi and Nishino before putting them on for herself.

Hoshimi pinched the pale yellow sunhat in his hand and complained with disgust: "This sunhat is so ugly, hey." ”

"That's better than getting a tan." Wakatsuki was already accustomed to Hoshimi's reaction, completely ignoring the muttering on her lips, and directly took the hat in her hand and covered it at once, "Put it on obediently." ”

Hoshimi slumped his shoulders and reluctantly agreed, "Got it." She lowered her head and pressed down the brim of her hat, looking up at Wakatsuki, looking at Wakatsuki's empty shadow through the gap in the woven thread of her visor, her pouting mouth inexplicably returned to normal, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"Put it on." Wakatsuki pressed her hand across the hat to Hoshimi's forehead and tapped the tip of her forehead gently.

"Oh." Hoshimi muttered sullenly, but his fingers tugged at the brim of his hat and covered his entire face.

Ruoyue looked at her helplessly and smiled, dotingly picked up the hat that covered Hoshimi's face, and gently helped her put it on her head under Hoshimi's blank eyes, and finally didn't forget to pat the hat angrily after adjusting the position, and slapped the originally bulging hat on Hoshimi's head, and looked at Hoshimi frowning lightly before laughing comfortably.

Nishino, who was standing behind Wakatsuki, watched Hoshimi press his hat in dissatisfaction and puff it up again, and also covered his mouth and snickered.

"Haven't you put it on yet? Ready to go! Ikoma straddles the bicycle and waves vigorously to the trio, seemingly unhappy that he has been suddenly forgotten by his companions.

"Ready to go, Akita superstar Ikuma." Hoshimi teased with a wave of his hand.

Ikoma looked at the teasing smile on Hoshimi's face, but his voice was still hearty, and he didn't seem to care about Hoshimi's jokes, "Get ready to go!" ”

The small convoy stopped again in front of a street-side convenience store.

As soon as I walked into the convenience store, Ikoma was recognized by the store manager again, and after hearing that a few people were coming for the CD promotion, the store manager took the initiative to mention: "There is a Tanabata Lantern Festival in the village, and the lanterns needed for the festival are in the warehouse at the back, and the children in the village are now making lanterns together, and the blank space on the lanterns can be left for you to do publicity, is it okay?" ”

"Of course!"

Following the shopkeeper into the warehouse, Hoshimi looked at the huge lantern and couldn't help but sigh, "It's so big, this lantern is taller than me." ”

The store manager handed the pen to Ikoma and asked her to write the release date of the CD and Nogizaka's name in the blank space of the giant lantern. Hoshimi glanced at Nishino and Wakatsuki, who were quiet beside him, coughed, and thought for a moment before asking, "Do you still need help?" We have two people here who are very good at drawing and can help with some simple patterns. ”

Ikoma immediately understood what Hoshimi meant, and looked at the store manager expectantly and echoed: "These two are really good at drawing, can we draw something in this blank space?" ”

The store manager readily agreed, and handed two handfuls of the children's brushes to Wakatsuki and Nishino.

Nishino looked a little hesitant to hold the pen to the blank space on the lantern, but Wakatsuki drew 'Nogizaka 46' according to his own ideas as an artistic font.

Hoshimi gently leaned over Nishino's ear and said, "Just pray for the three orders, Na-chan can draw a bean-like mulberry or draw a bicycle." ”

Nishino looked back at Hoshimi, his fingers holding the brush gently rubbing the handle of the brush, quickly sketching two clear images in his mind, and then turned his head and began to paint intently.

After Ikoma finished writing the slogan, he looked at Hoshimi, who was standing aside in a daze, and said with concern: "Doesn't Miho draw?" ”

"I'd better forget it, I don't have any talent for drawing, at most I can draw a 'hungry dragon whine' or, ahem," Hoshimi coughed unnaturally twice, lowered his voice and said, "Or draw something stinky." ”

Ikoma listened to Hoshimi introduce her to the stinky technique of painting on the wall that she was good at, but she felt a pause and didn't know how to answer.

Just when Ikoma was worried, Wakatsuki and Nishino completed their respective works one after another, Hoshimi looked up at Nishino's painting of Bean-like Mulberry and smiled, and the next second he noticed a strange lump around Bean-like San, took a closer look, looked at Nishino in surprise and asked, "Is this a kangaroo?" ”

Ikoma, a loyal fan of Nishino, naturally understands the meaning of beans, but when he looks at the kangaroo next to him, he can't help but wonder, "What is Na-chan doing with kangaroos?" ”

Nishino shook his head, looked at Hoshimi and explained softly, "It's not a kangaroo, it's a bag that's different." ”

"The bag is different? Is...... A new god? Ikoma asked tentatively, a wind of despair blowing in her heart, did she just get out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den?

"Not God." Hoshimi and Nishino said in unison.

Ikoma and Wakatsuki were taken aback by the unexpected tacit understanding between the two, and Hoshimi and Nishino looked at each other and smiled, and explained tacitly again, "It's not a god, it's a Pokemon." ”

Ikoma had another question mark on his head, and he continued to ask, "What is Pokemon?" ”

Hoshimi helped pack up his painting tools and prevaricated: "Pokemon are Pokemon, what else can it be?" ”

She had just answered Ikoma's question, but her mind seemed to have caught something, but it was like just a gust of wind, invisible and invisible, and she raised her eyes and glanced at Nishino, who was smiling lightly at the beans that were different from the bag, and couldn't help but ask, "Why did Na-chan draw the bag differently?" ”

Nishino's smile froze at the corners of his mouth for a moment, and the next second it retracted, and his heartbeat beat violently, "Because, didn't Miho say that the bag is different and will protect me?" Then I want to protect Nogizaka, and the bag is different, so I'll help protect it. ”

Hoshimi smacked his lips and nodded seriously, "Well, with what I know about it, it will, and it's not bad to have it with Dou San, so that even a god won't be lonely." ”