I was plotting against Hoshino Ai but was pushed back

Hoshino Ai rubbed the red jar back and forth in the palms of her hands, thinking, it seemed that something was covered up, but she couldn't figure out what it was.

"There's no need to think too much. The president will add new members to your group in the future."

But Saito Hiko knows that in the future, the number of members of the B-Komachi group will eventually be fixed at seven.

Chapter 28 The Problem of Number of Idols

"Will the group add more people?"

Hoshino Ai is worried that the new members will be difficult to get along with.

“After all, nowadays, since a group consisting of four members is an idol group with an even number of members, it is difficult to demonstrate the role of the center position, so generally there is no concept of the center position.

Only when there is an odd number of members can the role of the center be reflected, and a combination with a center can serve as the center point and achieve symmetry, which will create a much better visual effect. "

Saito Hiko shared some common sense about idol groups.

"So that's how it is..." Hoshino Ai asked curiously, "Then will my current group have one more person?"

"It's not just one more person," Saito Hiko gave an exact number, "your group will probably increase to seven people."

"There will be three more members later... I don't know if they can get along well." Hoshino Ai worriedly held the can of red bean soup with her hands clasped together.

"You don't need to worry about the difficulties of new members. Now the group has confirmed that you are the center, and they have to cooperate with you."

Seeing that Hoshino Ai seemed to be worried about the issue of new members, Saitohiko comforted her: "I guess, even if we add new members, we won't be able to find them too quickly. We may have to wait for selection, or for people from the company to discover them."

"That's right..."

Hoshino Ai sighed, and at the same time felt the temperature of the can in her hand gradually dropping, so she held the can and drank the red bean soup.

"Boom"

Saito Hiko casually threw the empty can into the trash can nearby.

Hoshino Ai also followed suit and threw the empty can out.

But the can she threw hit the side of the trash can and bounced off and fell to the ground.

Hoshino Ai had no choice but to walk over, pick up the can and put it in the trash can.

Saito Hiko followed Hoshino Ai's movements and suddenly saw two girls in school sailor uniforms walking out from the fork in the road ahead.

He recognized one of them from a distance; it was a classmate named Mizuno Haru.

Now that he and Hoshino Ai are seen here by their classmates, rumors will arise.

Saitohiko thought that it was already time to go home from school.

Generally, they have either gone home after school or are still participating in club activities at school.

The male and female students in the class were still walking side by side long after school. Anyone who saw them would think there was something wrong between them.

Their affairs would probably spread throughout the class the next day.

Saito Hiko doesn't care about the rumors, but considering the possible harm to Hoshino Ai, he still has to avoid them.

He knew the horror of rumors.

He had seen it with his own eyes before in China, where a man and a woman who were on good terms with each other were seen after school. The next morning, it was written on the blackboard that the girl liked the boy. As a result, everyone in the class started to shout "XXX likes XXX". The boy did not accept it because of the atmosphere and shame, and even said heartbreaking words like "Who would like her? There is absolutely no way I would like her."

The girl ran away crying.

Eventually the two became strangers.

Therefore, he was worried that his classmates would see them hanging out together after school today.

A similar situation may occur.

In order to avoid any unexpected incidents that would cause the relationship between the two to deteriorate, Saito Hiko quickly grabbed Hoshino Ai's hand and planned to jog with her to the corner and go home from another opposite route.

"What are you doing?" Hoshino Ai tried to break free, but failed as her hands were held tightly.

"There are classmates in front!"

Saito Hiko quickly explained, and while his classmates at the corner hadn't noticed him, he ran with Hoshino Ai.

After he finished explaining, Hoshino Ai's little hands, which were originally stiff and trying to break free, immediately clenched back, and she subconsciously ran after Saito Hiko.

"Is that Saito-kun in front?" Mizuno Haru, who was walking towards the fork in the road, felt that he saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

It seemed to be Saito Hiko, so he asked the girl next to him.

The girl who was traveling with her followed her gaze and didn't even see anyone wearing the same school uniform.

"Isn't Saito-kun from the Homecoming Club? How could he be here at this time?" The girl who was traveling with them had heard Mizuno Haru mention this more than once.

"But I clearly saw him just now, and he seemed to be with other people."

"Although Saito-kun is handsome and excellent, you shouldn't be obsessed with him all the time, right? You're even having hallucinations now."

"It's definitely not an illusion! I really saw him just now..." Mizuno Haru pulled the girl they were traveling with and ran, trying to prove that she was not hallucinating.

While the two girls were talking, Saito Hiko ran a long way with Hoshino Ai. After turning a few corners, they stopped when they felt it was safe. He said breathlessly: "Huh... That was a close call... We were almost seen by our classmates together after school..."

"Hmm... huh..."

Hoshino Ai was dragged and dragged to run. Her chest kept rising and falling as she breathed heavily. After a while, she finally had the strength to ask, "Why are we running?"

"..." Saito Hiko felt like he didn't know how to explain it, so he just said, "If my classmates saw this, tomorrow they would definitely write a headline like 'Shocking transfer student who just entered school was captured by him'."

"Why... aren't you fascinated by me..." Hoshino Ai asked back, panting, "If it's just a rumor, it's okay if we don't run away, right?"

Saito Hiko felt his chest was vibrating due to the intense running, and he could clearly feel his heart beating hard.

He placed his hand on his chest, waiting for it to beat less noticeably before speaking again: "Rumors will only get more and more outrageous as they spread."

"Maybe they were just stating the facts at first, and then after each spread, people behind them would probably add some exaggerated statements or exaggerate the facts, and eventually a trivial matter would become a big news after being spread many times."

"So that's how it is..." Hoshino Ai said immediately after hearing this, "Can't we just explain it?"

"If the negative effects of rumors could be eradicated simply by explaining them, there wouldn't be so many people who were 'ruined' after being spread rumors, even if they later won the lawsuit.

"Because people only click on exciting news, and don't care whether the person being exposed is defamed or framed."

"Netizens only vent their inner distortions on those news, using all kinds of insulting words and lashing out at them."

"Even if the person being exposed is innocent, even if the person being exposed commits suicide out of shame, they won't even feel the slightest bit of guilt." Saito Hiko continued emotionally: "Even if the person who was slandered because of their online exposure commits suicide, it will be difficult for them to be held accountable."

Hoshino Ai listened to Saito Hiko's words which sounded like he was filled with righteous indignation, and felt that he seemed to be still brooding over the rumor.

But she had a different opinion about the fact that they were being seen now.

Chapter 29 Campus After School

"What you worry about probably won't happen." Hoshino Ai thought of how she had seen many couples in her previous school, and there was even a couple who were openly showing affection in the class.

So the fact that she and Saito Hiko walked together after school would probably just be a little gossip, and there wouldn't be any problem even if they were really a couple.

Perhaps seeing them entering couple hotels, love motels and other places would be surprising and big news.

"Is it because you think that even if we are really dating, it's normal? It's a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning?"

Although I had heard about Saito Hiko a long time ago, it is very common for young people to fall in love in Japan.

As long as it doesn't affect other people, their teachers don't seem to care.

Saito Hiko rarely paid attention to these things before, and no one had ever specifically talked to him about this topic before.

So when I heard Hoshino Ai say this, I thought of the laws in Japan, which state that women can legally get married at the age of sixteen.

（日本2018年3月13日前，法定结婚年龄为：男18岁，女16岁）

So now, probably because the legal age for marriage is young, it is natural for them to fall in love after junior high school, and it is not even called puppy love.

Saito Hiko didn't understand this and was thinking silently in his heart.

"Probably?" Hoshino Ai replied in an uncertain tone.

"..."

You're not sure, why do you say that...

Saitohiko decided not to continue discussing that topic and asked casually, "It has been two or three days since you transferred your student status to this school. You should have received your new school uniform, right?"

"School uniform... Oops, I forgot to take it..." Hoshino Ai then remembered the reason why she left the practice room. She forgot to take her schoolbag, so she planned to return to school to get it.

I received the school uniform from the teacher today.

But the school uniform is still in the schoolbag.

In the end, I forgot everything because I was talking to Saito Hiko.

Fortunately, I didn’t forget it completely.

When Hoshino Ai heard Saitohiko mention the school uniform, she suddenly remembered the destination of this trip, "I have to go back to school to get my schoolbag."

"Actually, I forgot to take my schoolbag too. Let's go back and get it together."

Saito Hiko had just been chasing after Hoshino Ai and hadn't had time to pack his things into his schoolbag, so his schoolbag was left in the school.

"Well... let's go back together..." Hoshino Ai's voice gradually became as small as a mosquito's sound, "First... let go of your hand... otherwise there will really be rumors tomorrow..."

"Ah...sorry..."

Saito Hiko replied in a tone as if he had just noticed it, and then reluctantly let go of Hoshino Ai's soft little hand.

After letting go of her hand, Hoshino Ai immediately walked quickly back to the school.

Saito Hiko hurriedly followed.

Fortunately, the school was not far from Mei Pro, and the two walked back to school in just over ten minutes.

When Saito Hiko walked into the school, he took out his cell phone and checked the time.

17:16

No wonder I saw my classmates just now.

Saito Hiko originally thought that by now the club activities would have ended and most of the students would have gone home.

But when he first entered the campus, he could still see quite a few students.

And there were pairs of boys and girls scattered around the school.