"Hope... what do you think?" Eli Ayase frowned and asked Nozomi Tojo.
"We don't know either. I hope Teacher Senba can really change Maki's father's mind..." As he said that, Nozomi Tojo looked at Maki Nishikino, who was sitting on the bed with his hands and legs in despair.
"I hate... Dad the most..."
"Husband, you may be hated by our daughter now..." Zuifei Nishikino, who was standing at the door of Maki Nishikino's room, listened to the movement inside and smiled helplessly.
--Bang!
Then, a sound from downstairs attracted the attention of everyone upstairs, and Zuifei Nishikino glanced at it curiously.
I saw Senba Gari clasping his hands on the table to support his body, staring at Mari Nishikino, and his tone became increasingly unkind, "What kind of behavior is this? Paving the way? Is that what you think, you bastard?!"
Senba Gari He didn't know why he was so angry. When he heard Mari Nishikino's words, he couldn't help but think of Maki Nishikino's sad tears at that time. He believed that Maki Nishikino was absolutely I like college idols, I like Otonokizaka, and I also like μ's, so Senba Gari must bring Maki Nishikino back to Otonokizaka and μ's no matter what.
"Expand your network? Okay! Let me ask you, since you were a child, have you ever seen Maki bring back a friend?!" Senba Gari asked with a slightly strong glare at Mari Nishikino.
"This..." Mari Nishikino never expected that Senba Gari would suddenly ask him so forcefully. Moreover, he couldn't answer this question at all. For no reason, it was because he had never seen Maki Nishikino or brought a friend with him since he was a child. In addition, he and Zuifei Nishikino often came home very late and rarely asked whether his daughter had any friends at school.
"You have nothing to say, right? Because you have never seen Maki. She has brought a friend to her home as a guest, right?" Senba Gari's eyes stared closely at Mari Nishikino's, as if she had seen through him completely.
"This... what does this mean?!" He panicked. Mari Nishikino didn't know what was wrong with him, but he panicked.
"What does this mean? Let me tell you! This means that Maki has no friends at all in school! Before joining μ's, she could be said to have spent time alone in school! I really want to know that as Maki's father, you don't even know if your daughter has any friends in school! Is this how you expand your network!?"
"So what! I will also give Maki some opportunities to get to know some people in the future, so you don't need to worry at all." Mari Nishikino suppressed the panic in his heart and pretended to be calm and said, "And the reason why Maki's grades have declined because she often goes out early and comes back late is because she has made the wrong friends."
"Wrong friends? Okay! Look carefully at Maki to see if she has made the wrong friends!"
--pop
Wow--
Senba Gari threw a folder he brought on the table in front of Mari Nishikino, and at the same time, the photos he took were scattered out from it.
Mari Nishikino took out one card, and at the same time Senba Gari's voice came.
"I'm asking you the last question. How long have you... never seen Maki smile like this?"
Heavy, Senba Gari's words were like a big stone that pressed heavily on Mari Nishikino's heart. He looked at the photo in his hand, which was a photo of Maki Nishikino when he was with Honoka Kosaka and the others, and Maki Nishikino's smile in the photo was not false at all, he was smiling very happily.
"You have never thought about Maki what she really wants. Yes, you do want Maki's future, but have you ever thought about what Maki really wants? Maki She is not a canary, she does not need any protection like a birdcage, what she needs... is just the sky, a sky where she can spread her wings and fly high." After saying that, Senba Gari did not sit down, but turned and walked towards the door to leave.
But before leaving, Senba Gari stopped again and said, "If you are still worried about Maki's academic performance, then I guarantee you that results like that will not happen again in the future."
--click
The door closed, and Senba Gari also left at the same time, leaving only Mari Nishikino sitting on the sofa looking at the photos in a daze, and then Mari Nishikino couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
"Haha... I have grown up so much. That bastard boy actually gave me a step up. Lie, you really taught me a good boy..."
Yes, steps, what Senba Gari said before leaving was not only a guarantee, but also a step. For Mari Nishikino, the elder Senba Gari, it would not embarrass him too much, so Senba Gari gave him a step.
In the room, Honoka Kosaka they can still hear the sounds from downstairs as long as the door to the room is not closed completely.
Maki Nishikino hugged his body and trembled slightly, holding back tears.
Finally, as evening approached, Honoka Kosaka and the others also left home. At the dining table, the Nishikino family sat at the dining table and had dinner. Then Mari Nishikino suddenly put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and looked at Maki Nishikino with some restraint.
"That...Maki."
"Hmm... hmm? Is... what's the matter? Dad." Maki Nishikino was obviously caught off guard.
"You... report to Otonokizaka tomorrow. I have already agreed with your teacher, and I will not stop you from doing anything in the future."
Mari Nishikino's words made Maki Nishikino almost stunned.
"Really... really...?"
"Well, but..."
When Mari Nishikino said this, Maki Nishikino's heart suddenly hung up again.
"You must not fall behind in your studies. This is the bottom line I give you, you know."
"Yeah! I understand, Dad!" Maki Nishikino laughed happily.
Looking at Maki Nishikino's smile, Mari Nishikino suddenly felt that what he did... was simply the second decision of his life.
---Time dividing line-
In the morning, Senba Gari came to Otonokizaka early in the morning. As soon as he walked through the music room, a beautiful sound of the piano came from inside.
When looking through the glass on the door, Maki Nishikino is wearing the school uniform of Otonokizaka, sitting in front of the piano and playing.
--Dang!
Bang bang bang...
After she played the last note, a round of applause also sounded. When she looked up, Senba Gari was standing alone at the door clapping her hands.
"Qian... Teacher Senba!" After seeing the person clearly, Maki Nishikino jumped up from his seat.
"I said, I am so scary..." Senba Gari pointed at his face and said funny.
"No... no... Teacher Senba, you... don't get me wrong." Maki Nishikino waved his hands in a panic and said with a red face.
"Haha... I'm scaring you, just kidding." Senba Gari walked up, put his hand on Maki Nishikino's head and stroked it. I have to say that the texture of Maki Nishikino's hair is no worse than that of Minami Kotori's.
"Woo..."
Maki Nishikino felt the warmth on his head and lowered his head shyly.
"Let's go." Senba Gari took his hand from Maki Nishikino's head and urged Maki Nishikino.
"Eh... Let's go? Where?" When Senba Gari took his hand, a trace of disappointment flashed in Maki Nishikino's eyes, but then Maki Nishikino suddenly felt a little confused about Senba Gari's words.
"Where else can we go?" In response to Maki Nishikino's doubts, Senba Gari said with a smile, "Of course it's to the rooftop. Honoka and the others have been waiting for a long time."
After hearing Senba Gari's words, Maki Nishikino reacted immediately, but she suddenly stopped again.
"Teacher Senba."
"Huh? What's wrong?" Senba Gari asked as Maki Nishikino suddenly stopped calling him.
"Thank you very much!" Maki Nishikino suddenly bent down and thanked Senba Gari.
"Well, it's actually nothing." Senba Gari helped Maki Nishikino up and said, "If you really want to thank me, then just smile more."
"Eh?" Maki Nishikino couldn't keep up with Senba Gari's rhythm.
"Hey, what? You look pretty when you smile." As he said that, Senba Gari stretched out his index fingers to press the corners of Maki Nishikino's mouth, and then tilted it up. A very funny smile appeared on Maki Nishikino's face.
"Hahaha..." Both of them laughed out loud in unison.
On the rooftop.
"First grader, Maki Nishikino, I... want to join μ's!"
Honoka Kosaka They looked at Maki Nishikino in front of them, looked at each other, and then said one after another.
"Welcome Maki-chan to join us!"
--Kacha
"What a nice smile." On the side, Senba Gari looked at the photo just taken with a smile on her face. In the photo, Maki Nishikino was hugged by everyone, and the smile on her face...
smile.
Staying at the beach (Part 1)
In the hot summer, summer has truly entered a hot period. The dazzling and scorching sunshine shines on the ground, and the poisonous ultraviolet rays shine on people's skin. Due to the summer vacation, students are squatting at home or in cool places. But no matter how they spend their summer vacation, of course they have to go to the beach! Because there are-swimsuits! Breasts! Long legs! This is so exciting.
But someone didn't seem so excited. On the road illuminated by the harsh sunlight, a white van was driving on it.
"So..." In the driver's seat of the van, Senba Gari stared at the rearview mirror above his head with a face full of resentment, "You girls just come out to sleep together, why do you have to drag me with you..."
In the back seat of the car, Honoka Kosaka and others were looking at the scenery outside the window with excitement, while in the passenger seat was Nozomi Tojo who was also looking out the window.
This starts from one day ago.
Time dividing line---
Even though it's summer vacation, the school allows students to visit freely, so everyone in μ's will return to the school's rooftop to practice, but the rooftop is still a rooftop after all, and there will be fewer people coming and going, and there will be no sun visors and the like.
And even if you practice indoors, the hot Weather will make the small room without air conditioning stuffy.
All in all, it's hard no matter where you go.
"So... hot..." As soon as he walked into the rooftop, Yazawa Nico was already stopped in his tracks by the dazzling sunlight.
"Yes... ah..." Honoka Kosaka, who felt it would be over before it even started, squinted his eyes and reluctantly raised his head, saying weakly.
"Why are you being stupid? You have to practice under the scorching sun." Yazawa Nico protested dissatisfied to Eli in the room.
"Stop complaining like this and start practicing as soon as possible." In front of the serious coach Eli Ayase, any protest is ineffective.
Yazawa Nico and Honoka Kosaka had a premonition of the terrible future and showed expressions that said "the future is dark".
Hanayo Koizumi was also very resistant to going outside, but he didn't dare to refuse to practice, so he had to hide behind Rin Hoshizora reluctantly and fearfully and said, "Yes..."
"Uh..." Seeing Hanayo Koizumi who was afraid of Eli Ayase himself, Eli Ayase blushed in embarrassment, "Hanayo... From now on, you don't have to mind your seniors and juniors, okay?"
"Okay..."
After hearing these words, Hanayo Koizumi felt a little more at ease.
"That's right! Let's go sleep together!" Honoka Kosaka suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Ah? Why did you suddenly say such a thing..." Yazawa Nico looked at Honoka Kosaka with surprised eyes.
"Ah~ why didn't I think of such a great thing earlier?" Before Yazawa Nico could finish speaking, Honoka Kosaka put his hands together in front of his right face and said reassuringly.
"Let's sleep together..." Rin Hoshizora slowly thought about the word and thought of many interesting things, "It seems like it would be very interesting, nya!"
"Yes, if you practice under the scorching sun for several days in a row, your body will not be able to bear it." Nozomi Tojo also agreed with Honoka Kosaka's idea.
Indeed, doing all kinds of physically demanding physical exercises under the scorching sun, followed by singing and dancing exercises, if your body can't bear it, you may suffer from heatstroke, which is not worth the gain.
"But where to go?" Hanayo Koizumi asked the most critical question of staying together.
"It's the beach! Because it's summer." Honoka Kosaka raised his hands and shook them happily.
For this hot season, the seaside is indeed a good choice. Even if it is hot Weather, there will be cool sea breeze, cold sea water, and beautiful environment when you go to the seaside. Although you are still basking in the sun, it will significantly improve everyone's enthusiasm.
"How to solve the cost?" Umi Sonoda raised another key question.
"That's it..." Hearing this question, Honoka Kosaka suddenly stopped talking.
I didn't have much money, so my daily expenses were just taking a train to buy some snacks and so on. But when I was going to the beach, not to mention the local entertainment expenses, the cost of accommodation was already a big problem.
"Uh..." The helpless Honoka Kosaka hurriedly took Minami Kotori's hand and pulled her to the deepest part of the stairway and asked her softly, "Kotori, when will you get your part-time salary?"
"Eh--?!" Although he didn't ask Minami Kotori directly, Minami Kotori also understood what Honoka Kosaka meant, so of course he showed a big reaction.
"So you were planning to count on Kotori?"
'It's still the same...' Umi Sonoda looked at Honoka Kosaka helplessly and thought, Umi Sonoda, who was Honoka Kosaka's childhood sweetheart since childhood, did not do it for nothing.
"No, I just borrowed some." Honoka Kosaka, who felt that he had been wronged, retorted unhappily.
But if Minami Kotori can't do anything, he can only find the real rich people.
"By the way! Does little Maki's house have a villa or something like that?" Honoka Kosaka asked Maki Nishikino who had been lying on the handrail at the top of the stairs.
"Yes, yes..." Maki Nishikino said hesitantly.
"Oh~!" After hearing the satisfactory reply, Honoka hurriedly approached Maki Nishikino and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Eh?!"
"Really? Little Maki, please~" Then Honoka rubbed Maki's cheek like a cat.
"Uh-huh! Wait a minute, why is it like this!"
"Yes, you can't suddenly force others like this." Eli Ayase also criticized Honoka Kosaka's behavior.
"Uh, yes..." Honoka Kosaka let go of Maki Nishikino, but she looked at Maki Nishikino with pleading and pure eyes, and then smiled with a breathy voice, "Haha..."
So, regarding the problem of sharing accommodation, the only one who can help everyone is Maki Nishikino. Maki Nishikino glanced at everyone, and everyone put their hands on their chests and waited for Maki Nishikino's reply.
Seeing this scene, Maki Nishikino turned around and said helplessly behind everyone.
"There is really no way, I will ask."
"Really?!" Honoka Kosaka raised his hands happily and circled around.
Rin Hoshizora also raised his hands excitedly and shouted, "Awesome, meow!"