"Mai, can you go?" Nanami Hashimoto was holding the cake given by Akimoto Masatsu in her hand, looking at Mai Shiraishi, who had already changed her clothes and was carrying a backpack.

Mai Shiraishi checked it and made sure there was no problem, Okihashi Nanami nodded and said, "No problem, let's go, Nanamin!" With that, he took Nanami Hashimoto's arm, and the two left the lounge together.

"Nanamin, look, it's snowing!" Standing at the door of the Sony Music headquarters building, looking at the snowflakes flying outside the glass door, Mai Shiraishi shouted excitedly Okihashi Nanami.

Nanami Hashimoto tugged at Mai Shiraishi, and didn't seem to have any special feelings about it. Born in Hokkaido, she is used to snow. Growing up in Asahikawa, where almost a third of the year is covered in snow, Nana Hashimoto has long since lost the excitement of seeing snow, and some are even more tired.

In Asahikawa, snow begins to accumulate from the beginning of winter, and it continues to accumulate endlessly, burying everything you can see under the white snow and ice. It wasn't until the following spring, when the snow melted, that the earth was green again. So Nana Hashimoto is too accustomed to snow, and has long lost the excitement of Mai Shiraishi.

Mai Shiraishi took Nanami Hashimoto's arm and rushed out of the door, happily spun around in the fluttering snowflakes, spreading out her hands and letting the snowflakes fall on her body, face, and hair. Feeling the slightest bit of cold cold, Mai Shiraishi closed her eyes in enjoyment, and it took a while to open her eyes and look at Nanami Hashimoto, who was standing aside and lacking interest.

"Nanamin, why don't you look happy?" Mai Shiraishi walked up to Nanami Hashimoto and took her arm, and asked with concern, "Don't you like snow?" ”

Nanami Hashimoto shook her head, carefully dusted off the snowflakes on Mai Shiraishi, held up a transparent umbrella, and then smiled lightly at Mai Shiraishi and said, "I've just watched the snow in Hokkaido for eighteen years, and I'm just tired of seeing it." ”

"Huh? Is that so? Speaking of which, Hokkaido is indeed known as a snow country! Taking the umbrella from Nanami Hashimoto's hand, Mai Shiraishi took her arm and walked forward, chatting with Nanami Hashimoto as she walked: "Speaking of which, I haven't been to Hokkaido once!" Nanamin, next time we have a holiday, let's go skiing in Hokkaido, shall we? I'm going to borrow a private jet from Qianye, it's so comfortable to use for going out! ”

"Mai, do you know how to ski?" Nanami Hashimoto looked at Mai Shiraishi with a smile in the corner of her eyes, and asked curiously, "I remember that Mai didn't learn to ski, right?" ”

"I don't know how to ski, but Nanamin you can teach me!" Mai Shiraishi was coquettish at Nanami Hashimoto, leaned her head on Nanami Hashimoto's shoulder and said with a wicked smile: "Or do you say that Nanamin, a girl from the snow country who has lived in Hokkaido for eighteen years, can't ski?" ”

Nana Hashimoto shook her head indifferently, and said with some emotion: "Of course I can ski, and of course you have no problem teaching Mai." It's just unlikely that we'll have time to go skiing in Hokkaido, right? This year has been so busy, and next year we will definitely be busier if the popularity of Nogizaka 46 rises again. At that time, I am afraid that I will not have time to go skiing in Hokkaido. ”

"That's right! We've had enough work this year, I can't imagine what it would be like if we were as popular as AKB-san! Mai Shiraishi remembered how busy she had been during this time, and her face was full of emotion.

"AKB-san's words, I heard STAFF-san say that AKB48's Atsuko Maeda-san and Yuko-san Oshima are so busy that they don't even have time to sleep, and they rely on the commuter bus for a few hours every day to rest, and the whole person is already tired and about to take a drip." Nana Hashimoto didn't talk about it, and she couldn't help but be a little afraid, and she couldn't imagine what kind of busyness it was.

"If that's the case, our Nogizaka 46 will already be a national idol group that is not inferior to AKB48, right?" Mai Shiraishi's eyes showed a bit of longing, but she quickly diverted the topic: "By the way, Nanamin, if you had the opportunity to become a youkai like me, what kind of youkai would you choose to become?" ”

"Mai, why are you asking this?" Nana Hashimoto was a little strange and changed the topic with Mai Shiraishi abruptly, but after thinking about it for a while, she replied, "If I become a youkai, I want to become a youkai who can live a little longer." ”

Mai Shiraishi smiled at Nana Hashimoto, and said vaguely: "People are curious!" After all, there's no precedent for turning into a monster, so of course I'm asking Nanamin what you think. ”

Nana Hashimoto glanced at Mai Shiraishi, didn't care about her perfunctory treatment to herself, smiled and said to Mai Shiraishi: "Okay, don't talk about this, it's getting dark, let's go back early." Nanasai and Qianye are afraid that they are in a hurry, but Miss Ruodie said that she will cook Christmas dinner with Miss Honeyworm tonight! Nana Hashimoto was talking to Mai Shiraishi like this, and suddenly saw a taxi on the side of the road, so he hurriedly waved his hand at the driver and ran over with Mai Shiraishi.

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When Nanami Hashimoto stepped into the underground dojo of the shrine with a cake baked by Masatsu Akimoto and Mai Shiraishi, Wakadie and Honey Worm had already brought a sumptuous Christmas feast to the table.

Sweetly baked apples coated with honey, roasted golden aromatherapy chicken thighs, thinly sliced charred roasted pork with a rich aroma of Christmas mulled wine, and a giant turkey in the center, this dish of butterflies and honey worms fills the table.

"Nanamin, Mai-like! Why did you two come back? I've been waiting for you for a long time! Nanase Nishino looked at Nanami Hashimoto and Mai Shiraishi who came back, and welcomed them with a smile.

Nanami Hashimoto looked at a European-style dining table and chair placed in the middle of the underground dojo, and after taking a curious look, he put the cake he was holding on the coffee table of the same style on the side, and after sitting on the sofa next to the coffee table with Chiya, he asked Chiya, "Chiya, why did you put such a set of tables and sofas here?" Where did this come from? ”

"Nanamin, didn't you say you were going to have a Christmas dinner? Considering that there was no suitable dining table for the Taisha here, I took out this set of Western furniture that was given to me by a Nanban merchant in the former Kai Town. Chiya held Nana Hashimoto's little hand that was not frozen, warmed her hands with her palms, and said with some reproach: "What about the fire beads I gave you, Nanamin?" Why didn't you bring it with you, your hands are so cold, what if you get sick? ”

"It's okay, I'm from Hokkaido! When I was in Hokkaido in this weather, I always went out bare-legged. This temperature can't knock down the Daughter of Snow Country in Hokkaido! Nana Hashimoto smiled at Qianye a little stubbornly and said, but there was a trace of embarrassment on her face: "As for the fire bead you gave me Qianya, I left it to my younger brother when I returned to Asahikawa last time." Asahikawa's hometown is much colder than Tokyo, and I don't really need that, so I'll leave it to my younger brother. You won't be mad at me in a thousand nights, will you? Saying that, Nanami Hashimoto had a hint of shame on her face.

Qianye held Nanami Hashimoto's hand, looked into her eyes and said seriously: "Of course I'm angry, but I'm not angry that you left the fire beads to your brother, but angry that you don't care for your body." No matter how you are not afraid of the cold, you should wear more on this snowy day! ”

"I'm sorry, Chiya! I won't dare next time! Nanami Hashimoto looked at Qianye with a flattering smile on his face, until he shook his head helplessly to himself, Nanami Hashimoto cheered: "I know that Qianye is the best!" Nana Hashimoto's delicate appearance made Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino, who were sitting on the side, cover their mouths and chuckle.

Qianye looked at Hashimoto Nanami dotingly, and said helplessly: "You, you, you must take care of your body in the future." There are also Mai and Nana Sai, don't rely on your youth to not cherish your body. Okay, now that everyone is here, let's start eating first. With that, he took Nanami Hashimoto's hand and stood up and walked towards the dining table.

Nana Hashimoto obediently let Chiya lead her and walked towards the dining table, but suddenly picked up the cake on the coffee table and said, "This is a cake made by Matsu himself, let's try this first!" ”

"True-summer? Is that the girl with a big head who came with you last Halloween? Qianye looked curiously at the box in Nanami Hashimoto's hand, smiled and said, "I didn't expect her to make cakes, she looks like a clever child." Since Nanami wants to taste the cake she made first, let's try it first. ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't see Senya say this, so she opened the box containing the cake and took out the cake inside.

"It's amazing, this is actually made by Zhen Xia Sauce herself!" Mai Shiraishi looked at the cake that Nana Hashimoto did not take out of the box and said in amazement. I saw that the round cake was covered with a thick layer of cream and chocolate, and the cream was covered with fruit, and the words "Thanks to Mai Shiraishi and Nanami Hashimoto" were written in syrup, which shows Akimoto Manatsu's intentions.

Qianye looked at this cake and said in admiration: "This cake is really good!" Cut a piece and try it. ”

Ruodie took a table knife placed on the table, and after carefully cutting the cake, Mai Shiraishi couldn't wait to pick up a piece of cake with a small fork and put it into a small plate to eat: "It's so sweet!" The real summer sauce is so delicious! ”