"Deep, Fukawa-san..."

Fukawa turned around and saw Watanabe Mimi Ai, a small second-term junior, clutching his mobile phone. Surrounded by Kitano and Suzuki, he moved forward awkwardly. He raised his head from time to time and met Fukawa's eyes in a panic.

Then he subconsciously moved away.

"Fukagawa-san."

This time it’s Kitano Genki’s shout. Her voice is very distinctive, with a slightly heavier nasal sound, and it’s different from Hoshino’s cute nasal sound. From the sound of her voice, you can roughly guess that she is the type with a funnier and cheerful personality. It’s just that

, there was a program prank before, Kitano and Shiraishi were in the same room, and they were so nervous that they were completely speechless. I don’t know if it was because of her personality or because Shiraishi’s aura was too intimidating.

"Fukagawa-san, I want to tell you something."

Kitano spoke carelessly and pushed Watanabe in front of him, with an innocent expression of no scruples on his face.

"..."

On the contrary, Watanabe was so reserved that the phone in her hand felt like it was about to be broken by her fingers.

Fukawa smiled, "What's wrong? Mysterious Ai-chan."

Perhaps because he didn't expect Fukawa-senpai to remember his name, Watanabe mustered up his courage a little.

"Well," she raised her eyes and looked at Fukawa, "Fukawa-san, can you take a photo with me? I, I want to put it on the blog."

"Okay. Can we just stay here?"

Watanabe nodded repeatedly.

It's just this matter, there's no need to be so nervous. Fukawa thought. However, when he was a student, he probably couldn't be calm when asking for help from his seniors in the club. His identity as an idol only amplified this tension. In the end, apart from the future,

Yang Nai, the second-generation students are not exposed to many things yet, and their mentality is not yet able to regard themselves as idols.

After simply taking the photo, Watanabe blushed and bowed politely to Fukawa.

"Thank you Fukawa-san."

"No need, you can just talk about this kind of thing directly from now on."

"Um."

"If there are other members who want to take a photo, if you feel embarrassed to ask, you can tell me. Although, no one will refuse."

"Um."

Fukawa smiled and said, "The bracelet is very beautiful."

"Ah, what are you talking about?" Watanabe raised his right hand, wearing a bracelet strung with various colored crystals on his wrist, "I bought this at a natural stone shop in Shinjuku. I heard it is very effective and has become very popular among students recently.

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"Eh...that's it. The blurred love wears it very well."

"Thank you, Fukawa-san." Watanabe shook his little head and ran towards Kitano and Suzuki.

"How's it going? Did you take the photo?"

"...Kill-chan, you scared me, let me speak for myself next time. The same goes for Ayaon-chan, don't push me from behind."

"It's not like I'm still in love with you. You keep lingering. If you don't say anything, Fukawa-san will leave."

"I told you that Fukawa-senpai is super gentle."

The three people left in a noisy manner. Looking at their backs, Fukawa felt a little envious. He couldn't explain why.

Kitano's description of her as "gentle" made Fukawa quite concerned.

I have forgotten who was the first to comment on her like this. Over time, Fukawa became a gentle big sister in the group. She would talk to her, tell her worries, or ask her for help. She would not refuse anyone who came.

It feels no different from when I was in school.

However, since that time, she has vaguely understood that gentleness that cares about everything can sometimes turn into harm without distinguishing between friends and foes.

So she always pays attention to her words and deeds, being careful not to hurt anyone. Not to hurt others, maybe this is the correct meaning of gentleness.

It was mid-July, and preparations for the tour had begun long in advance for the midsummer nationwide tour that would start on August 16. The members also began to familiarize themselves with the song list and practice dance.

The second year of the midsummer national tour, the ninth single "Summer Free&Easy" was just released a few days ago, and Nishino is still the TER for this time. Compared with the previous single, Nishino skipped the Macau Tower, obviously

I have a more confident aura, and when I went on stage to give my speech, I was not like last time, when tears were rolling in my eyes and I felt like I was about to cry at any time.

Dan Fukawa stood in the second row, and all five members of the senior group were in the selection queue. She was very lucky. Thinking of the debut list, she was unwilling to not be selected, and even doubted whether she was participating in the idol selection.

It was not the right decision. Now I am just glad that I stuck to it.

After practice, after changing clothes in the locker room, he was startled by Matsumura waiting at the door. Fukawa always habitually stayed in the practice room for a while, and occasionally Eto would stay and wait for her to go back together, but the two of them went back

The direction was not smooth. Fukawa persuaded her several times, saying that it was not necessary, and she always felt guilty if someone was waiting for her. Eto stopped forcing her.

Fukawa was surprised that Matsumura would be waiting for her outside the door. Among the members, she returned earlier.

"Aren't you with Mai and the others?"

"……without."

Fukawa glanced at Matsumura and felt that she was not like her usual self.

Are you too tired from practicing?

Fukawa and Matsumura were not on the same road back. Fukawa thought she was waiting at the door because she had something to say, but after walking out of the building, Matsumura had no intention of speaking.

"...I'll walk a little longer with you, Mai Mai. I have something I want to say." Matsumura pouted and muttered.

Fukagawa has evolved a sensing system to listen to the members' troubles, and Matsumura's behavior is clearly telling her that I'm in a bad mood, come and take care of me.

Fukawa glanced at the sky and saw that it was not too late. A slight detour should be fine.

"Then I'll go back with you. I happen to have something I want to buy, so I'll drop by."

"Um."

There don't seem to be many opportunities for the two of them to get along alone. Most of the time, they get along with each other in a small circle. But Fukawa is not afraid of strangers, or she doesn't have too many worries about interpersonal relationships. Maybe it's just habit.

It's better to get along with others. Sometimes I can't calm down alone.

In Nogizaka, the relationship between the younger members of the group is relatively close. They are all about the same age, and it is easier to understand each other when talking. Matsumura may have a more natural image on TV, but her thoughts are more delicate.

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"Sayuri hasn't been with us recently, what happened?"

Fukawa's question came naturally. If it had been someone else, it might not have been so subtle. Maybe it was because of her own personality that she was very suitable for asking such direct and caring words.

"No, I'm just a little busy with work recently, and I'm not in a very good mood."

"...If you have anything, you can tell me."

"Well, thank you, Mai Mai." She smiled, "Next month is Mayi's birthday, remember it.

After her reminder, Fukawa had some impression.

"August...what date is it?"

"On the 20th," Matsumura quickly added, "August 20th." Then he frowned again, "I originally wanted to hold a birthday party, but unfortunately it coincides with the midsummer tour, so it will be more difficult to organize."

"Yeah, but in private, it shouldn't be a problem to get together in the same room for a while. Just talk to Staff-san."

From Fukawa's point of view, Shiraishi is not the kind of person who likes fun. She rarely talks about her school days, and maybe she doesn't have many happy memories, so she doesn't show too much joy for birthdays, parties, etc.

.However, she does like the gatherings among the members of the senior group. She must prefer the sense of security brought by the familiar small circle.

"Actually, I have been worrying about what gift to give to Mai Xian for the past two days. Although Mai Xian will be very moved to accept whatever gift I give, I still want to make it special..."

Fukawa was just surprised that Matsumura suddenly cared about such a thing.

"How about the bracelet?"

"bracelet?"

"Well, I see that the second-generation Blur Ai-chan is also wearing it," Fukawa thought of the crystal bracelet on Watanabe's wrist. "It seems to be sold in the natural stone store in Shinjuku. I heard it is very popular among girls."

"Hmm... Isn't it a bit too ordinary?" Matsumura was a little troubled.

"Let's do this. I'll go out with you on my day off to see if there's anything suitable."

"Eh? Really? Mai Mai is willing to accompany me?"

"It's okay anyway, it's better than me staying at home alone."

"Great, I'll treat you then. You can have snacks and drinks as you like." Matsumura clapped his hands.

Fukawa watched Matsumura become emotionally heated, and felt warm in his heart.

"Should we call Nanamin," Fukawa said, "and MISA. If we all come together, we will have more choices to consider."

"...No need, just keep Maima with me. Besides, it won't be convenient if there are too many people." Matsumura's expression was a little subtle.

Fukawa paused and asked softly.

"Sayuri hasn't been taking action with everyone recently. Do you have any concerns?"

She knows that even in a small circle of five people, there will be times when she feels left out. Human relationships are like this, delicate and sensitive, and conflicts often arise when two people get along.

"..."

Matsumura carried his bag behind his back, stepped step by step, and slowly accelerated his pace, as if he was deliberately distracting himself, "No, Mai Mai, you are thinking too much."

Yeah……

Fukawa raised her hand to collect her messed up hair. She looked at the back of Matsumura, who was two or three steps ahead of her, and lowered her gaze slightly.

Am I thinking too much?

She suddenly had the desire to talk to anyone but that person.

However, it is gentle to remain silent here and not cause trouble to others.
Chapter completed!