Around that time, many 48 members had the same idea as Nako, unable to control their own rhythm when faced with other boys.

Why can Takiichi be as calm as an adult, stand in front of everyone and introduce himself calmly, and then sit calmly and act as a listener when they are having fun later?

He doesn't like to show off himself at banquets in an attempt to attract the attention of the opposite sex, but whenever someone brings up such a request, he won't refuse.

"A very strange boy. Even if you sit there quietly, not only can you not feel his reserved and shy heart, but he will also make you try your best to talk to him. No matter what the problem is, as soon as you hear him

The sound of your voice will make you very satisfied."

At the first party inside 48, he was dressed in black and white, with his hair a little messy, but all combed in the same direction. There was no one else in his sight except Sakura.

It is hard to imagine that at that party, many members from different teams tried their best to get close to him.

Maybe it was because he was so busy making announcements that he rarely came into contact with people of the opposite sex similar to his own age in life, especially since neither Akimoto Yasushi nor his agent stopped him at that time.

It was like giving him courage. In Nako's eyes, he was more of an entertainer than them. He attracted much attention, but he handled the relationship with the opposite sex around him very well.

Miho Miyazaki, Miu Shimoo, Sae Murura, Juri Takahashi, Mi Shiroma...

These popular members in my impression all regarded him as a 'central figure' on that occasion.

Afterwards, everyone was still in the main line chat group, showing off their relationship with Takiichi, such as asking for their cell phone numbers and agreeing to go out at a certain time.

The reason for all this is because of the sadness of being an idol. Everyone without friends is very lonely in private.

But at that time, Nako, who was sitting next to Sakura, felt strongly that these people were far inferior to Sakura in Takiichi's eyes.

What was in his heart? Like many members, she was interested in such a boy, but she didn't have too many conversations with Takiichi at the time.

In the next year, my height increased a lot.

I remember that in the later chat with Takiichi, I mentioned some of my worries about my height.

Later, he found himself many things related to nourishing bones.

"One of my tutors in the Law School has a daughter who is a well-known skeletal research expert in Sakura Country. I asked her for some advice in this regard and informed her of your situation.

Although nine years of ballet practice has caused a lot of damage,... you can still save some, because your growth plate has not healed yet."

These were his exact words, as if he was worried that he could not understand these too profound things.

He had organized it very well. There was a red pen on the information, and he circled it again and again, and wrote notes next to it.

It turns out that the top student in Tokyo University's law major can also understand medical things? Is this a genius? At that time, Nako was very stupid to think about such a question.

That conversation, like an invisible hand, instantly overturned a group of domino cards that had been surrounding my heart.

This quietly appeared because of the trouble of height, and it gradually became a burden that interfered with Nako's normal life.

"Sakura, I measured my height today and it's 0.2 centimeters taller than before."

For people who do not have the talent for growth in height, this is indeed a very happy thing.

So far, Nako's mobile phone photo album still contains the certification pictures taken every time she weighs her weight and height.

She often envied Sakura because he was taller than her and seemed to be growing up along the path that a normal Sakura girl would go through.

But similarly, as I went to the hospital many times for check-ups and received more information from the doctor, the accompanying fear gradually became real.

Learning ballet at the age of three has always been something Nako is proud of and regrets.

This was one of her troubles, and another trouble began to appear in front of her not long after.

One morning, with the early morning birds chirping, they burst in from the window.

Sakura's home in Tokyo's Shibuya district is built around a park.

Every morning she would put on her pajamas and run around the park path.

She also said at the time that she looked very ugly when running, but she still persisted.

Because I was bored, I followed him there.

Under the shade of a tree somewhere in the park, when I first arrived there, I saw a familiar figure leaning under the shade of the tree.

It seemed as if this was not the first time he had come here, and he was the only one under the shade of the tree.

Later, Sakura told herself that during that time, Takiichi would take the Shinkansen every morning.

When he came here from school, he wanted to watch her eat the bento he made. This kind of life has been going on since a long time ago.

Whenever there is no schedule, Sakura will take his lunch box and return to his hometown, located in the Kagoshima area of ​​Kyushu, to study at the prestigious local private school, Shigakukan Junior High School.

A long time ago, Sakura dreamed of becoming a doctor when she grew up, but she joined akb48 and became a member of the sister group hkt48.

But... the desire to merge with doctors was probably inspired again when he saw Takiichi admitted to the University of Tokyo.

Takiichi used to come to the park behind Sakura's house every morning, enjoying the time between the two of them for no more than half an hour, or no more than an hour at most.

And his presence and arrival also became one of the reasons why Nako also came out for a run the next day.

My parents were very relieved and stayed at Sakura's home.

Even if he is not good at running, whenever he sees him being passionate about something with his ugly steps and posture, Nako hopes that he is passionate about the current thing.

He leaned there quietly, looking very handsome, even though his eyes were locked on Sakura, even though he was embarrassed to peek at him from a distance.

Probably because she felt that she could not persist in this "suicidal" behavior that consumed her energy, she gave up after a day or two.

From exercising with Sakura, I changed to standing under the shade of the tree with Takiichi, pretending to be looking at Sakura, but in fact I only had eyes for him.

Every time this happens, Nako always strokes the folds on his clothes, leaving the collar of his sailor uniform, telling himself to be more natural or not to be discovered by the other party.

As usual, in the second month after meeting Takiichi, Nako stayed overnight at Sakura's house as usual.

Later, Takichi came less and less frequently, but he still insisted on coming once a week.

Also under the shade of the trees in the park, he leaned there, holding a book on legal topics.

When he saw himself walking over, he closed the book and greeted himself.

It's like he has experienced the beginning of two-dimensional comics, his voice is still so gentle and calm.

Although his heart was pounding at the time, Nako still pretended to be calm.

"Good morning, Nako-chan, you came just as early today, Sakura is right over there."

In front of the open space in the distance, Sakura tilted her head like an idiot and looked at the sky with half-squinted eyes.
Chapter completed!