With a "love rival" standing beside her, Meari's greatest benevolence was not to mock the other party; it was impossible for her to communicate with the other party calmly.
Seeing Meari's expression wasn't good, Ayanokouji Kiyohira pulled her aside, smiled, and ruffled her head: "Alright, don't be angry. Maybe Miharu Taki Senior will become an ally in the future. How will you get along with her if you keep throwing tantrums?"
"Who's throwing tantrums? I just can't accept her being around for now. After all, she's always been an enemy..." Meari mumbled softly.
Meari was a bit depressed.
This woman is Mibuomi Aoi's fiancée. Perhaps this revocation of her Councilor status is just a smokescreen, intended to get her close to their side and secretly gather information...
Ayanokoji had no sense of crisis at all, completely captivated by her beauty!
She turned her face away, no longer refuting, pouting her lips, and only expressed her dissatisfaction with her silent silence.
She didn't expect Meari's prejudice against Miharu Taki Sakura to be so deep...
Ayanakoji was also a bit helpless. He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Meari, what do you want to do? I'll grant you a small wish, how about it? Like taking a day off, or treating you to dinner or something..."
"You said it!" Meari's eyes lit up when she heard this. She immediately turned her head, thought for a moment, and hesitated, whispering, "Ayanokoji, can we sit alone later, not with Miharu Taki..."
Since Ayanokouji Kiyohira had brought Miharu Taki into their group of girls, it meant that she would definitely have to sit next to them when watching the performance later.
She said she wouldn't sit with Miharu Taki Sakura, but what she actually meant was not sitting with the other girls—which meant sitting alone with Ayanokouji Kiyohira!
Ayanokoji also understood the subtext of Meari's words. He couldn't help but laugh; Meari's little schemes were also very cute...
"Okay, I promise you. We'll sit alone later," Ayanokoji said with a smile.
Great!
Meari had only asked tentatively, but she didn't expect Ayanokoji to actually agree!
She instantly became energized. At this moment, she no longer cared about Miharu Taki Sakura. She directly grabbed Ayanokouji Kiyohira's sleeve and said impatiently, "Ayanokoji, time is almost up. Let's go, let's get our tickets checked and grab a good spot...!"
As she spoke, she pulled Ayanokouji Kiyohira to line up, fearing that Ayanokoji might suddenly change his mind if they delayed.
Meari is truly impatient...
Ayanokoji smiled helplessly and said to the girls, "Everyone, Meari and I have something to discuss. We won't be sitting with you two later..."
After Ayanokoji said this, Meari triumphantly glanced at Miharu Taki Sakura, using her gaze to "declare sovereignty."
But unfortunately, Miharu Taki Sakura had already learned Ayanokoji's feelings yesterday and had been confessed to by him. Now, seeing Meari's jealous little girl behavior, she just smiled helplessly and didn't take it to heart at all... This was the ease of a "stronger" person.
She was talking with Hanatemari Tsuzura, the girl who had just spoken up for her.
In their brief conversation, she suddenly realized that this little follower who had always been behind Meari had undergone a great change in just two months.
The first time she saw her, Hanatemari looked at her with fear, but now she could talk and laugh with her, no longer timid, and had become confident.
Her current speech and demeanor were more like those of a young lady. No one would look down on her, nor would they associate her with the term "livestock."
Miharu Taki Sakura couldn't help but wonder how Ayanokouji Kiyohira had managed to make her change so much in such a short time, as if she had become a different person.
She turned her head to ask, but Ayanokoji and Meari had already walked far away.
...Never mind, there's no rush. Miharu Taki turned back and continued talking with Hanatemari Tsuzura.
Each ticket for this concert was the same; seating was not based on the seat number on the ticket, but on the order of entry.
It was like a university lecture hall; as long as a seat was empty, you could sit wherever you wanted.
That's why Yumemi would secretly check the number of people waiting in the hall before the performance began.
People interested in her concert would definitely want to grab front-row seats and would wait early, but the number of people present truly disappointed her; there wasn't even a third of the expected number.
Two staff members had already walked out from the theater entrance, lowered the railing at the entrance, and after the preparations were complete, a prompt sound for ticket checking and entry echoed in the hall.
Seven or eight people who had been waiting at the entrance quickly formed a line, ready to start checking tickets. Ayanokouji Kiyohira and Meari also happened to walk here and stood behind them.
However, even though the prompt sound had echoed and ticket checking had begun, most people just glanced at it and paid no more attention, not coming to line up. It seemed they wanted to wait until the very end to enter, and those who were lining up became the exception.
"It seems Yumemi doesn't have many loyal fans," Meari complained.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira was about to reply when, at this moment, more than thirty boys suddenly entered from the hall entrance.
The chubby boy leading them heard the prompt sound for entry and his expression changed drastically. He quickly turned to say something to the boys behind him, then hurriedly trotted over to line up himself.
The boy leading them was none other than the big spendthrift young master, Tanaka Yuzuna.
Among the boys behind him, Kuroki Ya and others were clearly present.
Ayanokouji Kiyohira had been wondering why they hadn't come, but he didn't expect them to arrive at this time.
Kuroki Ya noticed Ayanokouji Kiyohira who was queuing up. He left the main group and walked towards Ayanokoji with a warm smile. He didn't walk fast, but he was actually a step faster than Tanaka Yuzuna.
He said with a smile, "Ayanokoji, you came really early. So you're also looking forward to this concert."
"I thought you were late. They're about to start checking tickets. If you came any later, you wouldn't get a good seat." Ayanokouji Kiyohira specifically glanced at Tanaka Yuzuna.
This guy had been thinking about Yumemi even before she made an appearance, and he's only just arrived now.
"We wanted to come earlier too… but suddenly, someone didn't want to come at the last minute. We tried everything, gave each of them ten thousand yen, and only then did we manage to drag them all here…"
Kuroki Ya also looked a bit helpless.
After checking tickets, each person would receive a handshake ticket. These handshake tickets were one per person, so if you wanted many, you needed enough friends.
The more than thirty people who came with them this time had their tickets paid for by Tanaka Yuzuna. Not only did he let them watch for free, but he also gave them money, all for that "handshake ticket."
Kuroki Ya didn't forget to say to Ayanokoji, "Ayanokoji, don't forget, after the ticket check ends later…"
"I know, the handshake ticket, right? I'll give it to you in a bit."
Ayanokouji Kiyohira knew what he wanted to say and spoke a step ahead.
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