At the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, the audience left one after another.
However, a few people were going the opposite way, heading towards the inner field.
"What's going on?"
Standing behind the stage, still wearing a mask, Kurosawa Mitsuru saw this scene and his heart was moved.
All five people were going in the opposite direction, and the direction they were heading was not the normal exit route.
Although they could have left through the inner field, all five of them were heading in the same direction... It couldn't be a coincidence that they chose the same route.
"I have something to do, so I'll leave first."
Upon realizing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru immediately became uneasy. He said something to the people behind the scenes around him, then turned around and left.
The direction he was walking in could take him directly into the backcourt.
After a while, he pushed open a door and came to a wide corridor.
Looking back, he saw five people gathered together in the distance.
Ninomiya Chizuru, Ichinose Yuki, Shihoin Mirai, Igarashi Runa, Miki Shiraha, they are walking towards us in groups.
Perhaps because they were acting together, the atmosphere was very solemn. Everyone had a calm expression and was silent.
And the maid, Sayaka Akai, also followed beside them.
"How did they get together?"
Seeing this scene, Kurosawa Mitsuru's heart sank to the bottom.
Although it was his idea to invite everyone to the show tonight.
But in fact, he also invited five people to his performance last month.
At that time, Bai Yu's existence had not been exposed... However, they still acted on their own tacitly and had no plans to get together.
He doesn't want everyone to meet, and everyone doesn't want to see other people unless it is necessary.
Because when rivals get together, and they are rivals that cannot be solved, there is no benefit except quarreling and unhappiness.
He saw everyone, and the five people naturally saw him as well.
After all, the corridor is so large that there is no place to hide and everyone can be seen at a glance.
Kurosawa Hikaru, who was wearing a mask and a tuxedo, was too conspicuous standing in the front.
Maybe because of the mask, his figure looked very oppressive, as if a mountain was blocking the way ahead.
"What do you want to do?"
The distance between them was getting closer and closer, until they were right in front of them, and Kurosawa Hikaru, wearing a mask, was the first to speak as he looked at them.
Of course, the atmosphere when the five women met was not as tense as the last time at the martial arts hall, but it was still very heavy.
He didn't know whose idea it was, but he thought it would be better for everyone if the five people didn't meet.
As he spoke, the five girls felt their hearts tighten.
Maybe it was because of the mask that their expression couldn't be seen and they didn't have a smile like usual. They were all a little worried that Kurosawa Hikaru might be angry.
"We're not arguing or fighting, we just want to have a formal talk."
Ninomiya Chizuru felt like she was caught doing something wrong, but she remained calm and explained.
After these words were spoken, all the women nodded in agreement.
"Where are you going?"
After confirming that they did not have a life-and-death attitude and were getting along quite harmoniously, Kurosawa Mitsuru felt a little relieved and asked again.
“Conference room.”
"Can I come with you?"
Kurosawa Hikaru was very curious about what they wanted to talk about.
He had no hope that five people could live in harmony and be as close as sisters. That was too unrealistic.
Even Shifengyuan Mirai, who has traditional ideas, has made it clear that he doesn't like meeting other people.
For example, the only good relationship on a small scale is between the good sisters Chizuru Ninomiya and Runa Igarashi.
And he is currently trying to make Yuki and Miki Shiraha become good friends.
No matter what, it is always better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
"Of course, you can't miss such an occasion."
This request was exactly what Ninomiya Chizuru wanted.
After that, Kurosawa Hikaru also joined the team.
Finally, they walked into the meeting room and the door was closed by the maid.
The five girls took turns sitting down, with no order, they just found an empty seat and sat down.
As for Kurosawa Hikaru, since five girls were present, he could only sit as far away as possible to avoid making them feel that he was biased.
After everyone was seated, the air in the conference room was filled with a dull atmosphere. Because there was no beginning, everyone was silent.
"Kurosawa, please take off your mask."
At this moment, Igarashi Runa couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
"oh."
Kurosawa Mitsuru was stunned when he heard this, and then he thought about it and reached out to take off the mask, revealing his true face.
As he took off his mask, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, and everyone felt their breathing become lighter when they saw his familiar face.
It must be said that people wearing masks will give people an inexplicable sense of oppression and distance, because it is difficult to tell what they are thinking.
"Kurosawa, why are you sitting so far away?"
Ninomiya Chizuru looked at his familiar face and asked.
"Where do I sit then?"
After hearing this, Kurosawa Hikaru paused and looked at them, somewhat helpless.
If possible, he naturally wouldn't want to keep his distance, but the problem is that he can't do it.
"never mind."
Ninomiya Chizuru looked around and wanted to ask him to sit over, but after thinking it over she gave up.
"Ninomiya, you specially invited everyone here, what do you want to discuss?"
Just then, Shifengyuan Mirai spoke up and brought the topic back to business.
Unlike others, her time outside was limited, and she couldn’t stay for long, leaving her no time for chatting.
"It's a question of time. So far, Kurosawa has five girlfriends, which are all of you here."
As she asked the question, Ninomiya Chizuru took over the conversation.
In response, all the women nodded slightly and acknowledged the matter.
Now that we are face to face, there is no point in denying or hiding anything.
Seeing that they did not comment, Ninomiya Chizuru said:
"If Kurosawa accompanies one person every day, and the distribution is calculated on an average basis, it will be a turn every five days. This is the ideal situation. But in fact, it is impossible to achieve fair distribution.
Why is it impossible? Because Kurosawa has work, school, and family matters to attend to. For example, he will start school in two days.
He has to go to school from Monday to Friday and only has half a day of free time.
It is not impossible for five people to divide their time fairly. For example, one day for each person is just right for the five working days... However, Kurosawa has to give Shifengyuan private lessons on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and he has to go to the dojo to see her on Sundays."
Seeing her strong attitude, Ninomiya Chizuru did not give in.
"If you have something to say, just say it. What do you want?"
Shifengyuan Mirai seemed to understand what she meant and spoke frankly.
After saying so much, you still say that the real purpose is revealed.
This was a Hongmen Banquet. Ninomiya Chizuru gathered five people together. Her fundamental purpose was probably to divide her time.
Simply using mathematics to calculate, it would be fair for each of the five people to take one day in turn, but in fact, she took up at least two days out of seven.
It has to be admitted that she did take advantage to a certain extent.
"Don't be angry. The purpose of my bringing this up is not to blame you."
Ninomiya Chizuru saw that she was dissatisfied and comforted her calmly.
It seems that Sifengyuan occupies two days a week, which is a great advantage and takes full advantage.
But in fact, when she joins forces with Runa, they can occupy four days out of ten, and 12 days out of 30 days in a month. The advantage lies with her, and there is no need for her to covet the time that Shifengyuan will occupy in the future.
"hehe."
Shifengyuan Mirai didn't believe this at all and just sneered.
He has even pulled out the knife, and yet he says he is not targeting anyone.
"There is only one Kurosawa, so it's impossible to distribute the time evenly. The more people we have, the longer the intervals between turns will be. But thankfully, he promised me that there won't be a sixth one. I don't know if they told you."
Ninomiya Chizuru didn't care whether she believed it or not, she just looked at the others and asked.
"No, but the senior has expressed something similar."
Miki Baiyu was looked at by her and nodded.
In fact, the senior never made such a promise to her.
However, she indirectly understood this meaning, because before the senior accepted her, he actually didn't want to find a fifth one.
"have."
Ichinose Yuki nodded, confirming this.
Igarashi Runa just nodded and said nothing.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Shifengyuan Mirai narrowed his eyes, as if he understood something, and vaguely felt Ninomiya's attitude and purpose.
Kurosawa did not tell her about this guarantee, probably because her attitude has always been that it doesn't matter how many people you find.
Although she had this attitude, there were too many people, which was indeed not a good thing.
If the number of people is not controlled, the problem of time allocation will only become more and more serious.
Ninomiya Chizuru probably wanted to draw everyone's attention by making this matter public.
The purpose of letting A Guang participate in this conversation is to make him, the instigator, realize the problem of time allocation. There is not enough time, so don't look for a sixth person.
Gathering everyone together is to tell everyone that you should also be careful and not let him mess around with other women, otherwise it will be difficult to see him even once.
"If nothing unexpected happens, our team will be finalized. Even if we don't meet regularly in the future, we will inevitably have each other's shadows in our lives, so I decided to invite everyone to meet and get to know each other."
Regardless of whether they had heard it or not, after conveying this assurance to everyone, Ninomiya Chizuru raised the corners of her mouth slightly and showed a friendly attitude.
"What do you mean by accident?"
Shifengyuan Mirai guessed her purpose and continued.
"The unexpected thing is that Kurosawa finds a sixth person, or someone breaks up with Kurosawa, then there will be changes in our team."
Seeing that she had understood the situation, Ninomiya Chizuru looked at her again and answered.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Kurosawa Mitsuru with the same understanding.
They all knew from the bottom of their hearts that it was impossible for them to break up with Kurosawa Hikaru.
If we wanted to break up, we would have done it a long time ago. Why wait until now or later
In other words, there is only one possibility as to whether there will be any personnel changes in the team currently sitting at the table, and that is that Kurosawa Hikaru will find the sixth person.
"Don't worry, there will never be such an accident."
Being stared at by five pairs of eyes, Kurosawa Hikaru suddenly felt that at this moment they had eliminated the barriers between them and formed a united front. His heart tightened and he patted his chest and made a promise.
Are you kidding? Five girlfriends have already made him exhausted and overwhelmed... How can he have the energy to find a sixth one
(End of this book)