"Does God feel lonely too?" Nishino quietly stared at the painting on the lantern, 'bean-like' and 'bag-different' obediently staying in the upper right corner, seemingly unrelated but leaning together.

"I don't know, I'm not a god after all." Hoshimi paused, "But even if it's me, I'd like someone to accompany me." ”

Nishino stood straight beside Hoshimi, the white canvas belt in her hand wrapped around her fingertips, and she noticed Hoshimi looking at Ikoma who was talking to the shopkeeper, and finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Can I?" ”

"Huh?" Hoshimi looked at Nishino blankly, as if he hadn't heard what she was saying, "Okay-"

"I can accompany you."

Hoshimi was stared straight at by Nishino's dark eyes, like a rippling lake under the moonlight, and it was written from the inside to the outside that it was not calm. She subconsciously opened her eyes but didn't dare to move too much, and timidly put her eyes on the clear red pinna of Nishino's ear chakra.

A trace of heat slipped through her throat and was swallowed by Hoshimi, and she raised her voice while catching a glimpse of the canvas pocket, "Okay, but now let me accompany Na-chan and draw Nogizaka's propaganda on the bag." ”

Hoshimi said, grasping Nishino's delicate wrist, her fingers still tangled in the strap of the canvas bag, "Let's draw together, although I will only draw some strange things." ”

"Hmm." Nishino looked at the bright eyes of the stars and nodded subconsciously.

Ikoma walked quickly towards the two of them excitedly, and Hoshimi was still looking for a child to pick up the brush when Ikoma was pressed from his back, "Na-chan, Miho, the store manager said that he could introduce us to a famous blogger here to help us promote." ”

"That's great, Na-chan and I are preparing to draw the Nogizaka logo on the bag as well, so that we can use the time of the blogger."

"Well, I'll draw it too." Ikoma eagerly took the spare brush from Hoshimi's hand.

"One Kuma!" Nishino clutched the bag in his hand and suddenly shouted.

"What?"

"Ichikuma and Wakatsuki are still in charge of talking to the shopkeeper, after all, they have to discuss the publicity with the blogger, right? It's enough to draw this with me and Miho. ”

Hoshimi took the pen and glanced at Nishino blankly, quickly lowered his head, and while bowing his head, he took the brush from Ikoma's hand and handed it to Nishino without saying a word.

Ikoma looked at his empty palms in a daze, and innocently glanced at Nishino, who was busy bringing Hoshimi to the table, and could only stare at the other party's departing back in disbelief.

Wakatsuki, who had just finished negotiating with the shopkeeper, looked at Ikoma coming over with a depressed face, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" ”

"Wakatsuki, I seem to be disgusted by Na-chan..."Ikoma said sadly, looking up with a long voice.

Wakatsuki looked back at Hoshimi and Nishino, who were discussing what to draw on the canvas bag, and turned to comfort Ikoma with a funny look, "How could Na-chan dislike you?" I. Kuma thinks too much. ”

"Am I thinking too much? I wanted to draw together, but Na-chan said that she and Miho would be enough. ”

"That bag wasn't big originally.,It's really enough for two people to talk.,And you don't have to worry about Na-chan disliking you.,Na-chan should dislike miho even if you want to dislike it.,Miho's painting is really.,It's really hard to say.。 Ruoyue thought of the 'hungry dragon' and 'smelly' that Hoshimi was good at, and couldn't help but sigh with his forehead.

"Has Wakatsuki seen Miho draw too? I've never seen it yet. ”

"Miho likes to draw his own storyboards before shooting videos like PV. But..."Wakatsuki turned his head to look at Hoshimi lying on the table and sketching the painting carefully, making sure that the other party didn't notice him and Ikoma at all, so he lowered his voice and said slowly, "But it's hard for the PDs to understand what she draws." ”

It's rare to hear Wakatsuki complaining that Hoshimi caught Hoshimi's little tail because of this, which made Ikoma look a little surprised, "Really? Although Miho himself just admitted that there is no painting, but I think it is better than Ichiku-chan. ”

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"Acher!" Erika Ikuta, who was completing her own propaganda mission at Yoshinogawa High School, suddenly sneezed, and Takayama Kazumi, who was standing next to her, immediately asked, "Are you okay?" Do you have a cold? ”

Ikuta hurriedly waved his hand, "It's okay, it's just that my nose is suddenly a little itchy." ”

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Wakatsuki compared the masterpieces of Hoshimi and Ikuta in his mind, and replied after a moment of thought, "I think each has its own merits. Ruoyue said, and the appearance of Hoshimi pouting dissatisfiedly slowly appeared in her mind, and she quickly changed her words: "But Miho's dinosaur painting is still good." ”

"Wakatsuki really knows Miho."

Wakatsuki smiled and shook her head, "I don't dare to say that I know her at all, because there are so many unexpected things about her." ”

"Something unthinkable?"

Ikoma was about to continue to ask, but was interrupted by Wakatsuki: "Is that a blogger?" I saw the store manager bring someone over. As she spoke, Wakatsuki grabbed Ikoma, who hadn't kept up with her rhythm, and greeted her.

Under the introduction of the store manager, they successfully got the assistance of a local blogger who has 3,000 hits a day, and Wakatsuki was about to call Hoshimi and Nishino to come over to take pictures, so they watched the two come over with a bag with a bicycle drawn, and the four of them successfully completed the promotion on the blogger's blog.

After the convenience store was advertised, the group rode back to their next destination, and just after leaving the convenience store and turning a corner, Ikoma was the first to notice a group of strangely shaped sculptures at the intersection.

"What is this?"

The four of them rode closer, reading the introduction.

Ikoma, who is the host, explains, "This is the mascot of the village, the Rice Balls Man. This is based on the village's specialty, the rice balls that often appear with grilled rice sticks. ”

When Hoshimi heard the rice balls, he immediately touched his stomach and shouted, "I want to eat it." It's noon, so let's go to the famous restaurant here to advertise it, and try the local cuisine by the way. ”

Nishino stared intently at the rice balls figure sculpture, which also looked like a foodie.

After noticing that the others had no objections, Hoshimi said, "Then let's go, let's go and eat grilled rice balls hot pot together, which is famous in Gojome." ”

Ikoma looked a little surprised, "Miho also knows about grilled rice dumplings hot pot?" ”

Hoshimi shook his head and replied nonchalantly, "Yes, I know, I checked the information in the Akita area before I left, and although the documents were in the suitcase, I still remembered some when I sorted them out." I remember that grilled rice dumplings and hot pot were a specialty here, so there must be a restaurant nearby. ”

"Let's go, then." Wakakiki looked at Hoshimi with satisfaction, and looked back at Ikoma to signal that he could start again. Sure enough, I didn't ride long before I saw a black sail flag with the logo of "Rice Balls".

Hoshimi sat down at the table excitedly, and when he turned around, he found that Nishino, who had just been sunburned by the scorching sun, had stared intently at the hot pot that was still being served with the lid on, and even leaned down anxiously waiting for the moment when Ikoma lifted the lid.

Hoshimi was amused, raised his lips and raised his eyebrows, and said, "I just found out that Na-chan is also a foodie." ”

When Nishino heard this, she turned her head and happened to bump into Hoshimi's smiling eyes, her face was red behind her ears, and she quickly bit her head and didn't say a word, her eyes were still focused on the hot pot intentionally or unintentionally.

Ikoma grabbed the lid and swept his eyes over the three of them, and read in a suppressed voice, "Three-two-one!" It's open! ”

"Wow! It looks delicious! Hoshimi leaned his head up and fanned it with his hand, trying to steal all the aroma coming out of the cauldron.

Nishino breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hoshimi's excited appearance, and followed up without twisting, the corners of his mouth naturally curled, and his hands applauded unconsciously.

Ikoma looked at the crowd and introduced to everyone: "This is a rice ball made from the best rice in Akita, a famous hot pot in Gojo, a bit like the flavor of sukiyaki, but the taste is different." ”

"It's hot!" Hoshimi stuck out his tongue, and he was reluctant to put down half a small ball on his chopsticks, Nishino immediately looked for the ice water on the table, picked up the preparation he had at hand and handed it over, and saw Wakatsuki reach out and push the water cup next to Hoshimi forward, blocking it in front of Hoshimi.

Nishino's hand holding the ice water stopped in the air, paused and silently took it back, took a sip of it himself, and put it down.

Hoshimi relied on the power of ice water to alleviate the pain on the tip of his tongue, and put down his chopsticks to ease it. Nishino suddenly takes the initiative, and the chopsticks flutter back and forth over Fluttershy before the pot and the star meet, watching the sharp corners of the pot sink down, and picking up the plate to add vegetables to the pot that hasn't moved much yet.

Hoshimi looked at the small horn that suddenly rose in the bowl, and secretly glanced at Nishino, whose face was slightly gloomy, and looked very serious, didn't dare to say more, silently picked up the chopsticks and thanked him obediently, and then stuffed food into his mouth non-stop.

Relying on Nishino's active feeding, Hoshimi felt that two-thirds of the pot went into his little belly, and the small belly was already swollen to remind the owner that he was no longer rich in storage space, and she hurriedly interjected: "We can go to the Kanto Festival next and promote it at the festival." I have checked the information, and 300,000 people participate in the Lantern Festival every year, and the flow of people is large, so the publicity effect should be better. ”

When Ikoma heard this, he nodded quickly, swallowed the food in his mouth and hurriedly said, "Miho has the same idea as me, the Akita Kanto Festival is a very lively festival, and it would be great if you could use the festival to promote it." ”

"Then after eating, we can head to Akita." Wakatsuki turned her head to look at the staff and got the other party's approval.

Hoshimi looked at the small bowl that he had finally emptied and the chopsticks that Nishino had reached into the pot again, and quickly interjected, "Na-chan should like food as much as I do, right?" It seems that there are many local foods in Akita gathered around the Kanto Festival, and the annual food festival is held at the same time, so you can't miss it. As she spoke, she silently hid her bowl behind the cup.

"Really?" Nishino's eyes suddenly lit up, and the dishes that were originally intended to be served to Hoshimi were subconsciously put into his bowl.

Ikoma noticed Nishino's interest and hurriedly joined the discussion, "It's true, you can take this opportunity to have a good taste of our Akita food." ”

"Then let's do it when we're done eating." Wakatsuki controlled the rhythm and organized, and Hoshimi and the others quickly responded.

After eating and resting, the four of them headed to Akita, where they first came to the food festival site near the Kanto Festival venue, where Akita B-class cuisine gathered.

The entire venue exudes the aroma of a variety of food, and the two long rows of stalls are crowded with people, which is very different from the situation when a few people first arrived in Akita and rode along the mountain road without seeing people.

Ikoma took everyone to the yakisoba stall first, "This is soy sauce fried noodles with fish sauce from thunderfish, and the fish sauce is really delicious." Saying that, Ikoma bought two copies and gave one to Wakatsuki behind him.

Ikoma rolled up the noodles and said to the camera, "I'm moving." ”

When Hoshimi looked at Wakatsuki, he found that Nishino was staring straight at Ikoma, and subconsciously pursed his lips, and it was the first time Hoshimi had seen such a big-eyed little gluttonous cat. She thought about it, after all, Erika Ikuta and Minami Hoshino, who love to eat around her, are not gluttonous cats, one is a hungry tiger and the other is a bread worm.

"Can I put a flyer on a poster?" Hoshimi watched Wakatsuki roll up the noodles and put them on Nishino's lips, and turned around reassuringly and asked the shopkeeper.

After nodding his head, Ikoma took out the leaflet from the bag and glued it directly to the food poster with a car sticker, and after looking at it with satisfaction, Ikoma continued to search for food with Nishino and Hoshimi snickering with his mouth still bulging.

"That's Honjo fried ham from my hometown! It was a very famous snack for us there. Ikoma shouted excitedly, pointing to the booth in front of him.

Nishino clapped his hands blankly, but he didn't seem to understand what it was.

Ikoma walked up to the booth and introduced himself, "The owner, I'm also from Rihonjo......"

Before she could finish speaking, the shopkeeper continued: "I have always been there to support you in front of the TV." ”

Hoshimi's eyes lit up, and he secretly wondered if he could come to Akita in the future to eat and drink with the fame of Ikoma? Nishino and Wakatsuki also slowly got used to Ikoma's surprising popularity here, and applauded.

A few people ate the food easily, turned around and walked a few steps before they met the location shooting of the live show, Nishino, who was originally following Ikoma's side, retreated to Hoshimi's side like a flash, and subconsciously hid behind Hoshimi's side.

However, Ikoma was recognized by the local program team again, and at the invitation of the reporter, he temporarily joined the interview and promoted the new song through the live broadcast. Wakatsuki, who was raided, looked a little stiff in her movements, holding her hands blankly and watching Ikoma flexibly introduce herself to the camera.

Hoshimi noticed that Nishino was unexpectedly generous, if you ignore the strange gestures she subconsciously imitated Ikoma.

After seeing the location team leave, Hoshimi noticed Nishino's suddenly loose shoulders and Wakatsuki's hands hanging on both sides, and said with a smile: "It's good luck that I bumped into the live show, but this just reminds us, it's okay for us to go directly to the radio station at the venue to promote it, right?" ”

"Let's go!" Ikoma waved generously and continued to lead the team forward. Hoshimi had to secretly admire Ikoma in his heart when he saw Ikoma's high-spirited appearance, Ikoma was really a firm and atmospheric person, just like the mountains she saw in Akita, and now it is also the reassuring existence of the propaganda team.

No, Hoshimi thought, Ikoma, who had been carrying the pressure all along, was not only the team that existed with peace of mind, but also the one who carried the flag forward by Nogizaka.