Chapter 201: The Second Born of Airborne

The selection and announcement of Nogizaka 46's seventh single is still the usual one, and it is still announced on the group's title group "Where is Nogizaka", but with the introduction of the host Sherakuto, the members are presented with a new formation that is very different from the usual and surprises them. Different from the previous selection lineup of 16 people for the six singles, this time the operation adopts an eighteen-person formation of 558, and two more seats of the gods of fortune have been added in the first two rows.

Such a change suddenly surprised the members of the first semester, and many members who had no expectations for entering the selection suddenly rekindled hope in their hearts. This thought quickly made some of the members who were originally hovering on the edge of the selection group look serious, and after a while of noise, they began to look forward to the announcement of this selection.

Nanami Hashimoto looked at the lineup that had added two positions of the god of fortune, and the expression on her face was a little surprised, but she quickly guessed the intention of the operation. One of these two positions is reserved for Yoshiko, right? Nanami Hashimoto, who already knew that Yoshiko would enter the selection, made such a judgment very easily, but looking at the ten lucky god positions in the selection lineup, Nanami Hashimoto had doubts in his heart, who was the other position left for? Could it be that there are other second-year students who will be added to the selection lineup?

Unlike those members who are hovering on the edge of the selection team, Nana Hashimoto does not understand that the so-called additional blessings are actually used for new members of the operation airborne. Just like the previous change from the Seven Lucky Gods to the Eight Lucky Gods, the purpose is to let Akimoto Shinxia parachute in, not to increase the chances of entering the selection for the original non-selection team members. Of course, when this single is airborne, the newly added selection position will indeed become a new opportunity, just as Akimoto Masatsu lost his position in the previous single after the airborne.

Thinking of this, Nana Hashimoto glanced at Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino beside her, Mai Shiraishi's mood was quite stable, and she still had a smile on her face, although Nana Hashimoto could not see that her expression was already a little stiff. And Nanase Nishino on the side has lost her smile on her face, she is introverted and a little pessimistic, and at this time, I am afraid that she has no hope in her heart whether she can keep the position of the god of good fortune, or even whether she can continue to stay in the selection team, right? Thinking of this, Nanami Hashimoto gently held Nanase Nishino's small hand on his lap, felt the stiffness of her fingers, and smiled at her encouragingly.

Nanami Hashimoto's smile made Nanase Nishino feel comforted, and in response to this smile, Nanase Nishino also smiled slightly at Nanami Hashimoto. Although she was still nervous, Nanase Nishino finally calmed down, and her expression became vivid, no longer looking gloomy. Looking at Nanase Nishino, who had calmed down, Nana Hashimoto was also relieved, and gently touched Nanase Nishino's little hand, and was about to let go of her hand, but was held by Nanase Nishino.

Nana Hashimoto looked at Nanase Nishino, and saw that there was hope in her eyes, so he understood what she meant, so he held Nanase Nishino's hand and looked at Yu Kikuchi with her, waiting for her to announce the first member to enter the selection team.

The first name to be pronounced was Takayama Kazumi, the girl who entered the Eight Lucky Gods in the last audition, but this time she fell to the most marginal position of No. 17 again, which has to be said to be a blow to her. As the pistachio of the team, although Takayama has been speaking in falsetto because her voice is a little low, this girl has brought a lot of joy to the team.

And Nishino Nanase, who has a good relationship with Takayama Kazumi, looked at the first friend who was called by name, but his mood was a little complicated, on the one hand, he was happy that his friend had entered the selection group, and on the other hand, he felt sad that she had lost her good fortune. The interweaving of the two moods made Nishino Nanase not know what kind of expression to use to face Takayama Ichimi, and unconsciously clenched Nanami Hashimoto's hand, worried about whether he could enter the selection.

However, the next person to be called by name exceeded the expectations of Nanase Nishino and everyone, and no one expected her name to appear in the selection team.

"Yuka Sugai!" The anchor Kikuchi Yu read out the name of Yuka Sugai aloud, and suddenly whether it was a first-term student or a second-year student, his expression was full of surprise, and he couldn't help but look at Yuka Sugai, who was sitting next to Yoshiko.

Feeling the surprised eyes of the teammates around her and the seniors in front of her, Sugai Yuka's face was also full of disbelief, and she grabbed Yoshiko's arm beside her, Sugai Yuka asked her in a panic, "Yoshiko, I'm in the audition?" Was my name just pronounced? Did you hear clearly, is it really my name? While asking, Yuka Sugai still shook Yoshiko's arm, wanting to confirm with Yoshiko again.

"It's you, Tomoka! You've been chosen! You're a selection! Unlike the others, Yoshiko was just surprised and congratulated her friend, and pushed Sugai's arm to get her on stage. Being pushed by Yoshiko like this, Yuka Sugai walked towards Shiraku with an expression of disbelief.

"Oh, it's actually the second phase of the student to enter the selection! This is really unexpected! Looking at Yuka Sugai, who was standing next to him and still wearing private clothes, Shiraku teased her while also dissolving the somewhat solemn atmosphere in the studio. After all, because of the fact that the second-term students entered the selection, the first-term students on the stage at this time looked at Sugai Yuka with a little wrong eyes, and some of the younger first-term students even began to cry.

"Your name is Yuka Sugai, right? As the first second-year student to enter the selection group, do you have any feelings that you would like to post? Shiraku looked at Yuka Sugai, who was also nervous and was about to cry, and said to her softly: "As the first second-year student to enter the selection group, I must be very happy, right?" I heard that Sugai is a good friend of Princess Yoshiko, and you are also a 'Chinese lady'? ”

Sugai Yuka listened to the question of the music system, first nodded slightly, and then shook his head busily, with a somewhat nono expression on his face, and explained in a low voice: "I am good friends with Yoshiko, but there is no Chinese saying anymore, so I am not the 'eldest lady of the Chinese family'." And compared to a famous family like the Yajima Ikoma clan that has been passed down from the Warring States period to this day, the Sugai family really can't be compared. Sugai Yuka explained, but her eyes looked at Rina Ikoma who was sitting next to her.

Seeing that the topic was on her, Ikoma Rina hurriedly stood up and raised her hand to interrupt Sugai's words: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Although the Yajima Ikoma clan is indeed a descendant of Ikoma kinmasa in the Warring States period, our family has never been a famous family! In the Aizu War, the Oku-Etsu Domain Alliance opposed the relationship between the Restoration Government, and the Yajima Ikoma clan was defeated at that time! ”

"Even if he is defeated, the Yajima Ikoma clan is still a descendant of the Fujiwara clan, a famous family for many generations, and a noble bloodline. This is something that Ikoma Senpai can't deny anyway. Yuka Sugai, who received an orthodox aristocratic education since childhood, didn't understand why Rina Ikoma denied that her family was a famous family, so she instinctively refuted Rina Ikoma's words.

Rina Ikoma was about to continue to refute Suga's words, but Shiraku couldn't let the two argue like this, so he hurriedly bowed and said to Rina Ikoma and Yuka Sugai: "Two eldest ladies, can you listen to Xiaode's words, our main task today is to announce the selection lineup, can the two young ladies wait for the little ones to announce the selection lineup before discussing this matter?" After saying that, Shiraku looked at Sugai Yuka and Ikoma Rina with a smile.

Shirakuto's gaze suddenly made Ikoma Rina and Sugai Tomoka, who were about to argue again, feel embarrassed, and Ikoma Rina hugged Nishino Nanase who was sitting next to him, and buried his head on Nishino Nanase's shoulder with a shy face, shyly not daring to look at Shirakuto. Sugai Yuka was not so lucky to have a place to hide, so she could only stand in place with her cheeks red, her head down, and she didn't dare to look at Shiraku.

Seeing Sugai Yuka's shy and embarrassed look, Shiraku did not embarrass the eldest lady, but after guiding her to say some customary testimonials, he let her go and let her stand in the selection lineup.

The subsequent release of the selection was a bit uneventful, although many of the non-selection members who were UnderGirls successfully entered the selection group, but this was still a little surprising compared to the second generation of students entering the selection group. When all eight members of the selection were announced, it was the most nervous Fushen announcement, and this time because the operation adopted the 8+2 Fushen configuration, resulting in a total of ten Fushen positions, which made the first-term students on the stage fall into excitement, and everyone was looking forward to having the opportunity to enter the Fushen.

Originally, they just came to the apprenticeship program, and the second-generation students who watched how the seniors of the first phase participated in the recording of the show were also looking forward to the announcement of the god of fortune because Yuka Sugai suddenly entered the selection group, and they couldn't help but look forward to whether they could also be lucky to enter the selection group, and even stand in the position of the god of fortune. And only Yoshiko, who already knew in advance that she would enter the god of fortune, had no expression on her face, but indifferently watched the anchor Kikuchi Yu on the stage read the names of the members of the selection team one by one, waiting for her name to be read.

For the fact that she can become a god of good fortune, Kako's heart is full of entanglement. On the one hand, she is full of longing for idols, and she is happy that she can become a god of good fortune, but on the other hand, this position that does not rely on her own efforts is tormenting her heart, and the god of good fortune obtained in this way is really contrary to the original intention of Kako to be an idol. Although after Nana Hashimoto did not enlighten her, Kako has accepted the fact that she has become a god of good fortune in her heart, and intends to make achievements to match this position, but Kako's heart is still a little uncomfortable.

Just when Kako was entangled, anchor Yu Kikuchi finally read her name: "No. 8, Yoshiko Akishinomiya!" Hearing her name, Yoshiko sighed and stood up, and after tidying up her clothes, she walked towards the Shile Tong on the stage with a complicated feeling. When the camera caught her, Yoshiko had a reserved smile on her face, showing perfect royal etiquette.

Although there is a smile on Yoshiko's face, she can still see the complicated mood of the royal princess at this moment, but because of Princess Yoshiko's identity, it seems that in order to take care of the face of the royal family, even Shile Tong just asked Yoshiko a few words very simply, and asked some innocuous questions, so that Yoshiko stood in the position of the god of fortune in the selection lineup, without too much in-depth exploration and questioning.

Is Yoshiko just a god of good fortune? So who is the Center? Nanami Hashimoto's face was full of surprise, although she had already known that Yoshiko was definitely a member of the selection team, but she was not Center, which was a bit unexpected by Nanami Hashimoto. Since the operation has put out an 8+2 Fushen lineup, it means that there will be two people parachuted into the original Fushen team. Yoshiko is the person she expected, but who is the other one? Who better to stand in the center of the palace than a princess of the royal family?

Yuka Sugai only exists as an ordinary selection, and her position is not counted in the +2 Fortune God, so does this mean that there is still a second-stage student who will be parachuted into the Fortune God's team? Nanami Hashimoto looked at the selection lineup that was gradually filling up in front of her, and a hint of hope flashed in her eyes, maybe she would become the Center? No, it shouldn't be, and even the first student can't be the Center, Nana Hashimoto quickly dispelled her thoughts, and looked at the second students, secretly comparing, hoping to judge who could stand in that enviable position. But Nanami Hashimoto's gaze was quickly interrupted, as the anchor Yuu Kikuchi read her name, the number four position, a position that was not unexpected to her.

There are only two positions left, Nana Hashimoto looked at the third position next to him, that is, the position of the Center and the second position next to him, and couldn't help but sigh. He is the No. 3 position, Nishino Nanase is the No. 1 position, and Matsumura Satomori is the No. 5 position, so the remaining No. 2 position can be said to be no suspense in the case of the operation plan to parachute into the second phase. Nana Hashimoto didn't think so, and looked at Mai Shiraishi, who was still sitting in her seat, and at this moment there was no expression on her face, obviously having guessed the plan of operation.

Nana Hashimoto looked at Mai Shiraishi's expressionless face at this time, and felt a wave of anger at the operation for no reason. Although I can understand the approach of the operation, Nanami Hashimoto still feels a little angry, and the operation does not take into account the feelings of the members at all, which makes Nanami Hashimoto really unable to accept and agree.

When Mai Shiraishi stood in the second position, Nana Hashimoto also felt dissatisfaction and anger in her, and after the two looked at each other, they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes, so the two of them invariably unfolded their momentum, although they did not completely release the momentum belonging to the big monster, but everyone in the entire studio felt it, Mai Shiraishi and Nana Hashimoto were angry.

Finally, from the mouth of anchor Yu Kikuchi, the name of the last member of the selection and the name of the Center, was pronounced: "No. 3, Horimi Nana." ”