Nogizaka's Synchronized Coincidence

Chapter 69 Hypothermic Kiss

"Hua Hua, are you sleeping well? Why are the dark circles under your eyes so obvious?"

On the small tour bus to Nishitama County, Kurokawa Aoi asked Erika Ikuta, who was beside her with a tired and drowsy face, showing two swollen eye bags.

"Woo~ Last night I had to practice the piano and finish my homework. It was already past midnight when I fell asleep, and today I have to get up early in the morning to prepare for the blessing shoot, so..."

"Working hard is a good advantage, but you should also pay attention to your health, don't be too reluctant"

Even if she explained what she said, Kui still didn't have much hope that Huahua could listen to her.

"I know! Kui Jiang doesn't have to worry about me. If you want to comfort me, why don't you reward me with a roasted pork meal?"

Rolling her eyes, Huahua coquettishly asked Xiangkui after thinking of something.

"Do you also know about this? No problem, when Huahua is free, I will take you to have a big meal"

Patting Huahua's head affectionately, Kurokawa Aoi agreed without thinking too much.As the only daughter in the family, Aoi Kurokawa treats the younger members of the regiment like her own sister, loving and accommodating them very much.

Ikuta Erika is full of smiles, like a sunflower in full bloom, and she also enjoys the love of the sisters in the group, such as Aoi sauce, Maiyang, Nanamin and Sayuri, etc., and their attitudes towards themselves are almost better than those at home My own sister is even better.

"Asuka sauce showed off to me yesterday, showing off being treated to a meal by you. Hmph! Now I have the capital to show off."

Kurokawa Aoi rolled her eyes when she heard it, and this is also for comparison, they are really two little kids.

After more than an hour's drive, everyone came to the destination of their prayers, Tenkoji Temple in Mount Usuki, Hinohara Village, Nishitama County, Tokyo.

"Hello everyone, our water team has arrived at Tianguang Temple in Nishitama County!"

As the oldest member of the team, Kurokawa Aoi said an opening remark to the camera, and the rest of the members, like her, wore purple team sportswear and promotional shoulder straps with the names of their four singles printed on them. Clap and cheer to set the mood.

"For blessing, since we are the water group, then we should do water-related activities, right?"

Huahua continued the topic and asked everyone's questions.

Nojo Aimi: "Yeah? What the hell is it?"

Akimoto Manatsu: "I don't know, but it feels a little scary!"

Shilai Rena: "Water is scary."

Kurokawa Aoi: "We can't tell why, so let's officially start, let's go!"

According to the arrangement of the program group, they first went to visit the abbot of Tianguang Temple.

"There are two steps in the ceremony of praying for blessings. The first is to perform "Baidu worship", which is to make one's wishes, and the other is to practice at the waterfall."

After the abbot explained, the faces of the girls all changed at the same time. Huahua showed a look of resistance, and the rest of them also looked distressed. Even Kurokawa Aoi didn't want to. Cold resistance is not one of her attributes. Isn't the temperature outside now the same as taking a freezing bath in winter?

But the matter has come to this point, all resistance is in vain, the girls can only reluctantly listen to the abbot explain the details of the ceremony, then put on white training clothes similar to bathrobes, of course they also wore shorts and sweatshirts underneath, But this can only ensure that the clothes will not be exposed, and it is useless in terms of warmth.

"Then let's start the Baidu pilgrimage. First, please take off your socks and run barefoot."

When they came outside the temple, the abbot gave them the first instruction.

The outside temperature was below ten degrees and it was drizzling. When the girls stood barefoot on the ground, there were screams one after another as expected.

"Then, now let the monks in our temple demonstrate the way of worshiping to you."

Under the order of the abbot, the two monks bowed to the stone statue of Master Hongfa, and after calling [Nanwu Master Bianzhao Vajra] three times in a row, they ran to the stone pillar on the other side, and repeated the behavior just now. Then run back to the starting point.

"That's it. Everyone has to do 108 times in total to complete the ceremony of Baidu worship. Also, running with all your strength and running lazily are both Baidu worship, but the effect will be completely different, so please run hard and speak loudly. call it out, and it will be very effective."

The abbot has said so, can they stop working hard?
So Kurokawa Aoi took the lead alone, doing it like the two monks just now, followed by Huahua and Rena, and finally Manatsu and Aimi, repeatedly shouting and running back and forth.

Unknowingly, Kurokawa Aoi's shivering body has become slightly warmer, but the soles of her feet have become numb, and she can only feel that her feet still exist during the running process.

I saw the other members, although they were panting heavily, they still kept running and shouting with a determined expression, and now only the cry of [Nanwu Master Bizhao Vajra] appeared repeatedly in my ears, besides No other sound could be heard.

Kurokawa Aoi repeated mechanical movements, and her impression of time was blurred. It was not until the abbot stopped her that she realized that she had completed 108 visits to the shrine. Then, when Manatsu and Ai came back, they all Officially completed the link of Baidu visit.

Then, under the leadership of the abbot, the five of them knelt down in front of the stone statue of Master Hongfa, and bowed again to the stone statue.

"At first I really couldn't stand the cold on the ground, but now we can all stand like this, and I feel like I've become stronger."

Huahua expressed her thoughts to the camera, and the other members couldn't stop nodding in agreement with what she said. They had never experienced such a challenge, but with their will and determination, they did it.

After the camera stopped, they embraced each other. In addition to each other's body temperature, a feeling of pride and joy for others was transmitted to each other's body and heart.

"Thank you for your hard work, let's rest for a while and eat something, and drink some hot drinks to warm up your body. Next, there will be a waterfall training session."

The manager sister who accompanied the team reminded them, and then the members all walked quickly into the temple to rest.

"Ah, saved! I never thought a cup of hot tea could taste so good."

After taking a sip of tea, Akimoto Mana couldn't help sighing.

Aimi Nojo, holding a hot teacup in both hands, blinked her big eyes constantly, and looked like she had been reborn.

"I was so cold that I couldn't even feel my own face, but now it's really much better"

Rena Ichikuro, who kept rubbing the muscles on her face, sighed.

Huahua and Kui didn't say a word. After taking two sips of hot tea, they kept stuffing snacks into their mouths. The food on the table was disappearing quickly, visible to the naked eye.

"Our group's prayer location is the closest to Tokyo, but I didn't expect that the first ceremony would be so tormenting, followed by a waterfall practice. I don't know if the blessing content of other groups will be more difficult than ours? I hope everyone is safe and well.”

Ikuta Erika, who barely eliminated her hunger, expressed concern for their next link, as well as other members.

"The operation has increased the difficulty of praying for blessings this time, but it will not go to the point where it is impossible to complete. After all, this is a propaganda method. The point is to allow us to get more attention, not to deliberately let us We suffer, mainly because we want to take more shots of our hard work, so that fans can give more support after seeing it.”

The relatively mature Kurokawa Aoi analyzed the purpose of what they are doing now from the perspective of operation and commercial promotion, and at the same time, it can be regarded as reassuring for Huahua.

After a short rest, the members wearing down jackets followed the abbot all the way to a mountain forest not far from the temple, walked down the tree-made stairs, and arrived at the destination after a while.

"Look, it's a waterfall!"

"what!"

"irrational, irrational"

Although they knew it beforehand, the girls couldn't help shouting when they saw the waterfall flying down in front of them.

Going a little closer, Kurokawa Aoi saw the two monks who had just shown them how to worship in Baidu, and they were already waiting for their arrival at the waterfall.

The photographers and radio operators, as well as the abbots and monks were all in their positions. Even though they were reluctant, the girls had to take off their coats and went to the waterfall to continue praying.

"Waterfall practice must be completed one by one alone, so which one of you will start first?"

The abbot's question made the girls look at each other, and felt that the other four pairs were looking into their eyes, Kurokawa Aoi said: "Or just follow the order just now, I will go first, then Rena, Huahua, Manatsu, Last but not least is Aimi, do you have any questions?"

Without any objection, Aoi Kurokawa followed the instructions of the abbot, first put her hand into the waterfall water in the plastic basin, then sprinkled the water on her body to adapt to the water temperature, and finally poured the water in the entire plastic basin from the head Going down, after completing all the procedures, Aoi Kurokawa was completely wet, and the cold water that was close to freezing made Aoi's whole body tremble continuously.

"Kwai sauce!"

The members who watched all this shouted incessantly, and Huahua was so anxious that her eyes turned red, and tears welled up in her eye sockets.

The abbot and the monks all started to chant sutras, and Aoi Kurokawa put his palms together and stepped into the water step by step, heading towards the waterfall.

After struggling to reach the bottom of the waterfall, Kurokawa Aoi gritted her teeth and endured the icy cold water constantly hitting her head and body.

Under the instructions of the abbot, after yelling [Nanwu Master Bizhao Vajra] three times, the abbot said: "Please express your wish."

"I hope that the fourth single "Uniform Doll" can be sold well, and that Nogizaka46 can go all the way, please support me a lot!"

Kurokawa Aoi used the loudest voice she could make at this moment, calling out the desire in her heart, even though the voice was trembling, but the desire and earnestness in it were heard by everyone.

"Please sit down!"

Hearing the abbot's call, Kurokawa Aoi slowly sat cross-legged into the water, and the waterfall that hit her head made her unable to open her eyes.

"I hope that the four singles "Uniform Dolls" can be sold well, I hope that the four singles "Uniform Dolls" can be sold well, and that the four singles "Uniform Dolls" can be sold well."

Every time Aoi Kurokawa opened her mouth, water poured into her mouth, but she kept yelling the same sentence, and she refused even when the abbot wanted to help her up, and she didn't stop until she yelled eighteen times.

Under the guidance of the abbot, Aoi Kurokawa returned to the members who had turned into tears, bowed to them and said, "Thank you for your support."

"You worked hard!"

The members quickly bowed in return.

Afterwards, Huahua didn't care about the soaked, ice-cold Kurokawa Aoi, who ran over crying and hugged her tightly.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

"Okay, I'm fine. You have to work hard, I'll go and wipe off my body first"

Kui, who was still trembling, hugged Huahua, then went to the manager to wipe her body with a towel.

Then there was Rena Ichikari, who experienced the same experience as Aoi, except that she didn't stay in the waterfall for so long.

At this time, Kurokawa Aoi, who had dried her body a little and put on a tracksuit and a down jacket, had already returned to the other members, together they cheered on Ishirai and handed over towels immediately.

When it was Huahua's turn to go into battle, she cried bitterly before it started, and that miserable appearance was something Kurokawa Aoi had never seen before.

Kui came to Huahua, hugged her into her arms and comforted her, "It's okay, we are all here, we will watch you and cheer for you for whatever you can do."

"Woooooo~ Aoi-chan, I'm scared! Why? Why are we doing these things? Why?"

Faced with this situation, Aoi Kurokawa did not blame Miss Ikuta for her resistance to these things.The members of the regiment, who are not the darlings of the parents at home, are usually used to caring in every possible way, holding them in the palm of their hands for fear of breaking them, holding them in their mouths for fear of melting, when have they ever suffered this kind of crime!Even ordinary adults would not choose to take the initiative to suffer like this without any particular reason.

Putting her head close to Huahua's ear, Kwai said softly on the side where the camera couldn't capture it: "If Huahua really doesn't want to, let me go for you! Anyway, I have already done it, so I have experience, and it will pass soon , let me go talk to the scholar-bureaucrats in the program group."

Just when she was about to turn around and leave, Huahua hugged her tightly, and said while crying, "I want to work hard on my own. Escape does not exist in my dictionary of Ikuta Erika. I appreciate Aoi Jiang's kindness."

Although the tears still kept falling, Huahua, whose eyes gradually became firmer, left Kurokawa Aoi's embrace, and walked towards the abbot's place step by step, crying.

With the tears and endless encouragement of Aoi and other members, Ikuta Erika finally completed the blessing ceremony of waterfall practice with difficulty.After Huahua returned to them and bowed to thank them, Aoi opened the towel in her hand and wrapped Huahua, who was soaking wet, in the towel.

"Ichiku-chan did a good job, it's amazing! Ms. Ikuta is indeed a genius who works hard, and even such a difficult challenge can be successfully completed, boo!"

A soft warmth appeared on her icy forehead. The feeling of happiness and warming people's body temperature slowly spread to other parts of her body in Ikuta Erika's heart. The feeling made her lean against the other person's arms, and let the sunflower sauce dry her body.

"Okay, Huahua, go and change into your clothes and coat, don't catch a cold"

After drying off most of the moisture in Huahua's hair, Kurokawa Aoi reminded her while holding Huahua's cheek.

"Thank you Kui Jiang, I like you the most!"

The natural and optimistic Erika Ikuta gave Kurokawa Aoi a bright smile, and went to change clothes with her manager sister.

Then came the blessings of Akimoto Manatsu and Nojo Aimi, amidst the cheers of teammates, and the responsibilities brought by being selected members, and for those under members who did not even have the opportunity to accept the challenge, they desperately took With the greatest courage and persistence, he worked hard to complete the blessing task of waterfall practice.

When the love at the end didn't return to them, the five girls couldn't help but burst into tears, ignoring each other's wet body and hugging each other.

They don't know what will happen to their relationship in the future, but at this moment, they all feel that their hearts are connected, in this place called Nogizaka 46, which can make people feel at ease.

(End of this chapter)