Outside the venue.

Hanai raised his hand and looked at the quartz watch on his wrist. "It's getting late. I have to rush back to the editorial office. Mafuyu, why don't you just come with me? You're fine anyway. When Habu-chan is over, we'll

Come and pick her up again."

Mafuyu nodded. She didn't have much to go to. The cafe was quite boring to kill time, and reading white books in the bookstore was annoying. The publishing house had a lot of novels, so she could also take a look at the one called "

How about the first issue of Daisy magazine?

Hanai raised his hand to stop a taxi on the driveway, and Mafuyu got in first without ceremony. However, the door remained open for a long time.

"Little flower well?"

"Wait a minute, Mafuyu, please wait for me here!"

Hanai only left these two words and hurried towards the venue, not paying much attention to the traffic on the road. Mafuyu felt dangerous just looking at it.

It didn't take long, more than ten minutes later, Huajing ran back from the other end of the driveway while making a phone call.

"Tsk, don't answer the phone."

Huajing clicked his tongue in annoyance, and then sighed helplessly, "Well, it's not uncommon for people to not answer my calls."

"What's wrong?"

Mafuyu stuck her head out of the car window and asked.

"Just now, I thought I saw Xiang go in."

"Hibiki...isn't he the high school student writer you're in charge of?"

The best-selling author went to participate in the selection of idols. This is a shameful act. Mafuyu sighed. She can also do this, but don't look at the little idol being praised by fans. In fact, his status is very low. She can't stand that kind of low status.

Saying hello with all kinds of honorifics makes me feel tired just thinking about it.

Hanai wants to tell Ayoshiki Hibiki to become an idol, but Mafuyu doesn't believe it a million times.

Without him, this guy is so capable of causing trouble. He dares to cause violence at press conferences. Occasionally, when Hanai talks about her, he usually summarizes it as a troubled girl. It’s strange that such a person can endure the hypocritical atmosphere in the entertainment industry.

.

Mafuyu can remember her because of the series of negative news.

Of course, there is also the factor that one's own limelight is overshadowed by those of his peers. This is indeed embarrassing for the time travel seniors, but this is also related to Mafuyu's low-key style.

Mafuyu actually admires Ayushiki, after all, she has never seen such a unique writer in her previous life. In her heart, Naishiki Hibiki is equated with an interesting woman.

"The venue security didn't let you in?" Mafuyu asked.

"No, they stopped me directly."

You can tell by looking at Hanai, and if you can go in and confirm, she won't click her tongue impatiently.

"You can just pretend to be a contestant participating in the idol selection." Mafuyu joked.

"I tried, but it didn't work." Huajing was worried.

Mafuyu nodded, "The guard's eyes are not blind - it hurts! What are you doing!"

Hanai fumbled and took back the knife, then pushed Mafuyu aside and got into the car.

I just hope I saw it wrong. After the initial panic, Hanai gradually calmed down. Thinking about it carefully, there is no way that Ayoshiki can become an idol. She planned to take a detour to Ayoshiki's house to confirm the situation.

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"Why don't you go there? Nervous?"

In the corridor leading to the selection venue, Changbin carefully looked around at the corridor where the girls gathered. The atmosphere there felt solemn just by looking at it. Even under Kitagawa's urging, Changbin didn't have the courage to go there for a long time.

.

"On the contrary, Kitagawa-san," Changbin looked at him with some embarrassment, "It's just because I'm not nervous at all, that's why I feel that I will definitely look out of place after passing by."

"What's the point?" Beichuan said with a smile.

Kitagawa didn't understand that Changbin had his own ideas.

The other girls have spent a lot of energy preparing for this final selection, but they have already obtained the qualifications and signed the contract. This time it is just a formality.

Changbin thought about the week before the national knowledge competition for high school students. She often stayed up late at night and read into the early hours. She still felt that she was not fully prepared and worried about missing any knowledge modules. She likes new and challenging things, knowledge competitions, or being an idol.

Enjoy the feeling of trying your best to stand on the same starting line as your peers and sprint towards the key points.

Last night, while she was lying in bed, she suddenly thought about whether it was a kind of cheating because her quota had been determined before the selection. Unexpectedly, this kind of victory that had been confirmed before the competition was not given to her.

What a sense of accomplishment it brings.

She briefly explained this to Beichuan. Beichuan just laughed at her for thinking too much.

"Just go forward boldly. Passing the selection is not the point. It's just...asxs...if you want to compete, there will be a bigger stage later." Beichuan patted her on the back.

"But……"

"boom."

Kitagawa felt hit by something. He opened his eyes slightly, and Changbin was also a little surprised. A woman's brown leather shoe fell at their feet.

This is……

Changbin stared at the solitary shoe, wondering.

"No, we can't be fooled by him!"

Changbin looked up at the source of the sound.

It's a girl.

Standing at the top of the stairs, facing the light from the window, I could barely see his expression. Just judging from his voice, he was not very old.

The girl walked down the stairs slowly, and Changbin gradually adapted to the light, only to realize that the other girl seemed to be younger than herself.

He has short hair, looks at Beichuan with powerful eyes, and purses the corners of his mouth tightly, giving people a strong sense of lust and inwardness. The two hands hanging under his body are tightly holding the corners of his clothes. His expression is also a bit stiff.

"Are you..." Beichuan narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "Are you here to participate in the selection?"

He picked up the shoes on the ground, but the girl who walked in unceremoniously snatched them away and gave him a fierce look.

"I can't believe what he said. This kind of person is the best at lying." The girl deliberately came to Changbin and vaguely separated the two of them. Then while putting on her shoes, she looked at Kitagawa angrily, "I promise first.

A bunch of benefits, and then trying to take advantage of girls."

She wouldn't regard Kitagawa-san as a staff that harasses people with authority. Changbin was a bit dumbfounded.

"I have a friend who likes to lie to girls, but I'm not that kind of person." Beichuan was not angry either.

I am used to scheming with adults, but this kind of straightforward dislike makes me feel innocent.

"It's all the same," the girl said unceremoniously, "Anyone who thinks about chatting up members before the selection is not a good person."

Faced with the girl's preconceived misunderstanding, Beichuan felt that no explanation was superfluous.

"Let's go, the selection will begin soon. This kind of person must be decisive from the beginning, and we can't let him feel that he has the slightest opportunity."

The girl stretched out her hand and hesitated before touching the hem of Changbin's clothes, with a hint of cowardice on her face, "Well, do you want to hold hands and go there together?"

Obviously, when facing Kitagawa, a middle-aged man, he was timid but still stepped forward, but in front of Changbin, he was hesitant about these trivial actions, even holding hands and asking for his opinion.

Should she be bold or cautious? Changbin met her pitiful gaze and put his hand in hers.

The girl's expression brightened instantly. She glared at Beichuan as if demonstrating.

"You are also here to participate in the idol selection, right? What's your name?" Beichuan found it interesting, so he added a few more words, "Aren't you afraid that I will be a big shot and remove your name from the qualified list?"

Changbin was a little panicked. She looked at Beichuan and found that he smiled at her to reassure her.

But Changbin still felt uneasy. Who knew what Beichuan's true thoughts were, whether she would feel offended by a little girl. After a brief contact, she felt that Beichuan people were nice, but this was just a feeling.

The girl held Chang Bin's hand slightly tightly, pursed her lips and remained silent for about a second or two. Chang Bin could feel that her heart was not peaceful.

Beichuan was not impatient, he was very interested in what kind of response the girl would make.

"...No. 7, tie, tie Yurina."

The girl named Hirate whispered, "Although I'm not sure whether I can pass, but...if you can, just go ahead and eliminate the list."

Chang Bin anxiously wanted to stop her, but Hei Shou stood up first. Her voice changed from weak and erratic to gradually firm and steady. She looked at Beichuan unwilling to give in, with a serious expression.

"Aren't you scared?" Beichuan couldn't help but asked aloud, "You must have made a lot of preparations to stay until the end. Don't you feel unwilling to fall short just like this?"

"You are the one who threatens girls with this kind of tactics, don't you feel ashamed? And -"

Hirate paused for a moment. Her eyes were pure and vivid, reminding Kitagawa of transparent but fragile crystals.

"I didn't become an idol just to please others."

After saying this, Ping held Changbin's hand and walked towards the venue.

Changbin looked back with some worry to see Kitagawa's reaction. Kitagawa raised his hand and waved at her. He was not young enough to get angry with a teenager in junior high school.
Chapter completed!