The Wonderful Daily Life of Nogizaka

The air on the first day of the new year is much cooler than last year.

Yangchuan Ramen Shop.

The aqua blue door curtain has been lowered early, and the familiar lights are dotted with the scene in the store. The store manager is still sitting at the counter and looking down at the newspaper as usual, with a pair of reading glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose, but his expression is obviously a little absent-minded.

At this time in previous years, someone would come over to get together with him, but this year it suddenly disappeared. He just said a few days ago that he might not be able to come because of something.

Although he behaves very disgustingly every time and laughs at someone for coming here to have a free meal, in fact the store manager is just being soft-spoken and soft-hearted. The two of them, one old and one young, are equally lonely, and they are reunited and celebrating in the New Year.

Of course, they could only join the group to keep warm during the festival, and this meal was their excuse to comfort themselves.

He has been accustomed to this situation for years, but now he suddenly stopped coming, and it was he who felt lonely——

With a slight sigh, he threw the newspaper that he had read for only a few seconds on the counter. The store manager straightened up and stood up. Just as he was about to close the door and rest, he happened to catch a glimpse of a figure coming out of the water out of the corner of his eye.

Slowly walked in from outside the blue curtain.

"Sorry, we are closed today -"

The store manager subconsciously spoke slowly to remind him, but his eyes glanced over, and the next moment he opened his mouth and could not close it. The expression on his face froze for a moment, obviously very surprised and surprised.

The expression of the person in front of him was dull and lifeless, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and his lips were pale. At first glance, he looked like a seriously ill patient who had just escaped from the hospital, but the familiar appearance still made the store manager recognize him immediately.

Out of him.

"What is it...your boy?"

...

...

"So, what you said before that you might not be able to come today, and you have a date, are all related to this?"

The aqua blue door curtain had been covered again. The store manager personally poured a glass of water for the person in front of him who had just finished explaining the whole story, moved a chair and sat next to him, and then asked the question.

The visitor's face looked much better than at the beginning. Apparently, the emotions squeezed in his heart were released in one breath along with the words, but he still looked a little depressed, as if he had suffered a major blow.

He nodded silently, raised the cup and took a sip of water to relieve the dryness in his mouth. He looked closely and looked at who else could it be if it wasn't Baiyun Mountain?

"That kid from Hashimoto has also gone back to Hokkaido?"

The store manager asked again.

Baiyunshan's movement of drinking water froze, then he slowly put down the water glass, and then nodded bitterly.

The store manager also nodded slightly, then slowly exhaled a breath, and said with emotion: "It seems that it is not easy for this kid Hashimoto. He has been under so much pressure, and it was not until today that he finally made up his mind to leave. I must have felt deep in his heart.

, you must also feel very tortured——"

As he said that, he caught a glimpse of the astonished look on Bai Yunshan's face and immediately sneered and said, "You don't think you understand?"

Baiyunshan said nothing.

"You think it's sudden and strange, and you don't know why someone accepted your confession but left without saying a word the next day?" the store manager pressed forward step by step.

Baiyunshan remained silent, but his fingers on the table were slightly hard, almost piercing his palm.

"I think you have a stupid head!"

The store manager slapped the table hard, cursed angrily, took a deep breath, snorted, and then said slowly: "Although I don't spend much time with this kid Hashimoto.

She's... at least not as long as you, but in terms of understanding, especially the reasons why she did what she did, I know much better than you - "

Baiyunshan slowly turned his head to look at the store manager, only to see him explain slowly: "I said she was suffering internally and must be under a lot of pressure. This is not made up out of thin air."

"If you think about it carefully, Hashimoto's kid has a serious character. Since he is an idol, even if he just wants to have fun at first, it is enough. But after he slowly gets used to it, he will definitely demand himself strictly and take it seriously.

Do your job as an idol seriously. Have you ever thought about how much pressure you have put on her so far?"

The store manager continued with a deep look.

"Of course she won't be unaware of your feelings for her, but so what? The nicer you are to her, the more moved she will be, and even like you, the more conflicted she will feel and the greater the pressure will be.

Because responding to your feelings means betraying her identity as an idol, but after all, she is just a girl of a normal age, so how could she not be moved? She can only sink deeper and deeper——"

Baiyunshan looked pale and said nothing, but the store manager had no intention of stopping, and instead spoke more and more enthusiastically.

"Logically speaking, that's about it. Although we can't be called a couple, and we can't be boyfriend and girlfriend, but you have a tacit understanding or a tacit understanding, and you can understand each other's thoughts, that's enough. This is already

That Hashimoto kid is at the limit of what he can do. He neither violates his own requirements as an idol nor ignores your feelings, which is already very good."

"Especially your two identities. You are her agent, and you are also one of the members of that committee. You are also talented. You have written many songs, and the movies you filmed will be released soon. And what about her?

, she is just one of your little idols, and there is a huge gap in her identity. Do you think her pressure can be reduced? "

"But you idiot, you are still not satisfied. You still want to express your feelings! Once is not enough, you have to do it twice! Do you know what expression means? Does it mean that your relationship can go further? Wrong! This can only

It means that the child no longer has any reason or excuse to convince herself to deal with such conflicts and pressure. Therefore, she can only leave-"

After saying such a long list in one breath, the store manager looked a little tired, but he snorted again and said: "Now you understand why people pretended not to hear you when you confessed your love for the first time, right? Because,

As long as this layer of window paper is not punctured, everything can continue. If I agree at that time, it will be doomed!"

There was no trace of blood on Baiyunshan's face, and he was obviously very shaken inside. He couldn't say a word for a long time, but the regret and guilt on his face became more and more intense.

After a long time, he slowly lowered his head and whispered: "Why didn't I find out earlier..."

"This is called being obsessed with authority——"

The store manager added faintly, then filled his empty water glass with water, mockingly saying: "You were immersed in the joy of falling in love with your little idol, how could you see this?"

Seeing that he remained silent, neither agreeing nor refuting, as if he just listened and let it go, the store manager suddenly couldn't help but take a deep breath, resisted the urge to slap the table, and said angrily: "

Now that you understand the cause and effect and why they left, why are you still sitting here wasting your time? Shouldn't there be more important things to do? "

Baiyunshan's expression changed and he said: "Store manager, are you saying that I will go to Hokkaido now to persuade her to come back?"

"Otherwise? Let me go?"

The store manager sounded like he hated iron.

Baiyunshan's eyes suddenly lit up, but then he thought of something again, and slowly dimmed. He pursed his lips and said feebly: "No, I can't do it. No one can persuade her, and I can't do it either."

——”

No one could persuade Hashimoto Nanami who had made up his mind. This was the most direct recognition he made based on his understanding of the girl.

That stubborn figure appeared in his mind, as firm, decisive and without hesitation as ever. Not even Baiyun Mountain could shake its confidence.

The store manager didn't care, but slowly returned to the counter, put on his pair of reading glasses given to him by Baiyunshan, picked up the newspaper again, lowered his head and said quietly: "It's just that no matter whether you can or not, you can

You’re going to give it a try, aren’t you?”

"And having said that, I like this kid Hashimoto very much. It's not like you don't know what his family background is like. Now you've forced him to the point where he can't even become an idol. You submitted your graduation application so quickly and cut off your financial resources.

.She also has a personality that doesn’t want to accept charity from others. The days to come will only become more and more difficult——"

"If something happens, I won't let you off easily -"

Baiyunshan froze on the spot for a moment.

After a long time, he took out his mobile phone from his coat pocket, took a deep breath, and made a call.

"Kawakage-san, help me book a ticket to Hokkaido, the sooner the better -"