I was plotting against Hoshino Ai but was pushed back

"I suddenly feel a little regretful about meeting you today." Hoshino Ai was choked by Saito Hiko's words and felt a little uncomfortable, her expression darkened.

"Ahem..." Saito Hiko took a deep breath to adjust his mentality, then said to Hoshino Ai: "Actually, I think you are very beautiful today. I was stunned just now. It's just that I was a little embarrassed just now, it was a conditioned reflex... Sorry."

When Hoshino Ai heard Saito Hiko's praise, her mood suddenly turned from gloomy to cheerful. She noticed that Saito Hiko had apologized to her, so she made a gesture of "I forgive you" and said to Saito Ko, "You don't have to apologize, I'm fine. Look, am I not very happy now?"

"If your expression and attitude hadn't changed just now, I would have believed your nonsense."

Saito Hiko looked around and walked towards the station. When he passed by Hoshino Ai, he habitually wanted to hold her hand.

Chapter 139: Festival Arrives

Hoshino Ai saw Saito Hiko approaching her, and followed him with a somewhat unnatural look. From the corner of her eye she saw Saito Hiko's hand trying to reach out, and she dodged out of habit. Only after she dodged did she realize that there was no need for her to hide now.

But she's already hiding, so let her grab Saitohiko's hand, forget it...

When Saito Hiko realized he hadn't caught it, he looked back at Hoshino Ai in confusion and said, "Let's go in and take the train to Kanagawa. Although it's still early, it's better to arrive early."

"Hmm..." Hoshino Ai replied weakly.

At this time, she had already followed Saito Hiko into the station, so this sentence was actually nonsense.

But she didn't point it out.

The two of them boarded the train in silence.

Saito Hiko felt that it was not good to remain silent, so he took the initiative to find a topic: "The performance is about 7:30, you won't be sleepy by then, right?"

"No, I went to bed after I sent you a message last night." Hoshino Ai replied, "Besides, it's morning now, and there's still a long time until the time comes. If not, I'll take a nap later so I won't be sleepy at night."

"You've really grown a lot." Saito Hiko said with a double meaning.

"Isn't it all because of you?" Hoshino Ai thought that since she became a Leader, he had often talked to her about related ways of doing things.

Originally they only chatted on that day when they were in school, but since she got a cell phone, the two of them chatted and ended up talking about B Komachi's development and planning.

She doesn't even want to chat with Saito Hiko online anymore.

His typing speed was too fast. It would have been fine if he just typed fast, but when he talked about knowledge points, he cited materials so that she was forced to study.

In other words, he knew when to stop, otherwise she would have wanted to delete him as a friend.

"Me?" Saito Hiko looked at Hoshino Ai in confusion. He had never taught Hoshino Ai anything related to planning.

"Why is the Leader so tired? He trains me the most." Hoshino Ai complained.

"But you are much stronger now than you were before, right?" Saito Hiko asked back.

Hoshino Ai nodded, but she felt annoyed when it came to this aspect.

They have no problem rehearsing, but they are still not very good at singing.

Saitohiko noticed that Hoshino liked to hear him mention this matter, and felt that she might be nervous because of the upcoming performance, so he comforted her: "Don't be nervous, just treat it as a normal rehearsal."

'You put it lightly.'

Hoshino Ai originally wanted to relax in the morning, but after just a few words with Saito Hiko, she became nervous.

"If only it were that easy." Hoshino Ai sighed.

"Don't put pressure on yourself." Saito Yan thought for a moment and said, "Since you are with me today, I will definitely help you relieve the pressure, otherwise I will let you down."

"What's your intention? Don't talk nonsense." Hoshino Ai thought what Saito Hiko said was normal, but when she heard the last sentence, she felt that he was hinting at something. After she realized it, her face turned slightly red and she refuted Saito Hiko's words.

"Of course you agree with my feelings~" Saito Yan added: "The reason you asked me out today must be that you subconsciously thought I could help you solve the problem, so you asked me out, right?"

"Nonsense! What subconscious? I made the decision when I was conscious."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll go straight to meet up with Watanabe and the others when we get to Kanagawa." Hoshino Ai said, concealing something.

The two finally arrived at Kanagawa Station after changing trains several times.

"Do you want to go to the barbecue restaurant we went to last time?" After Saito Hiko and Hoshino Ai walked out of Kanagawa Station, the barbecue restaurant they went to with Hoshino Ai during the inspection flashed through their minds. Although the price was a bit expensive, the taste was really good.

And the way she blushes is hilarious.

So he added, "The Wagyu beef in that restaurant tastes pretty good. I haven't had such delicious barbecue in a while."

This statement was true, but in reality, he became busy from that day on and had no time to go out to eat.

When Hoshino Ai heard Saito Hiko mention Wagyu beef, she recalled the embarrassing situation she encountered in the last accident.

It felt like he was trying to tease her again.

She refused loudly: "No!"

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Saitohiko deliberately muttered something in a voice loud enough for Hoshino Ai to hear, and then said in a normal tone: "The cherry trees over at the performance venue should be in bloom, let's go straight over there."

"Doesn't the show start in the evening? Why are we gone now?" Hoshino Ai's interest dropped sharply when she heard that she had to go directly to the venue. "Do you think I'm annoying?"

"You got the wrong idea. I said we should go to the performance venue because I've observed that it's the best place to go today. After all, it's a festival."

Saitohiko continued to explain: "Seven days ago, the president and I came here to check and arrange the layout of the performance venue, so I know where the best view is today."

"You came with me so early, isn't it just because you want to appreciate the cherry blossoms with me alone?" He said, and took the opportunity to express his guess.

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense... I didn't want to enjoy the cherry blossoms with you alone... You... It's you... I just felt sorry for you, so I called you along..." Hoshino Ai heard Saito Hiko's words as if he saw through her thoughts, and immediately waved her hand to deny, "Don't misunderstand..."

"Thank you very much for your kindness." Seeing that Hoshino Ai was almost stuttering, Saito Hiko followed her words and gave her a way out.

We have to avoid her getting angry.

Saito Hiko suppressed the urge to tease Hoshino Ai and said, "But before that, let's go to the festival stalls first."

"Although it's not the busiest time yet, most of the stalls should be open for business now." Saito Hiko said after recalling the information.

After he said that, he walked in front of Hoshino Ai and led the way.

"What stalls are there at the festival?" Hoshino Ai asked curiously as she followed behind Saito Hiko.

"Let me think..." Saito Hiko recalled the registration form he got from Arakawa, and told Hoshino Ai the list on it: "There are takoyaki, tamagoyaki, monjayaki, apple candy, marshmallow..."

After listening to Saitohiko's announcement of the dishes quietly, Hoshino Ai sighed, "There are so many snacks, but it's a pity."

"Why is it a pity?" Saito Hiko was puzzled by Hoshino Ai's answer. Her idea was a little different.

"It's a pity that the festival only lasts one day." Hoshino Ai gave the answer: "Because I want to try them all."

Huh?

Doesn’t she know that the prices at events will be a little higher?

"I estimate that each snack will cost at least 300 yen." Saito Hiko tactfully reminded Hoshino Ai about the price issue, "The snacks sold at the festival will be more expensive than the snacks sold on the roadside."

Due to family reasons, Hoshino Ai had never been to a festival before, and rarely paid attention to roadside stalls.

So when I heard Saitohiko say that the price would be higher, I was surprised: “Eh, the price at the festival will be higher?”

"Why has it become more expensive? It's the same thing." She asked Saito Hiko curiously.

"I can't really say for sure. I don't know about the roadside stalls, but all the stalls at the Kasuga Festival are paid." Saito Hiko had never found out whether roadside stalls required payment, but he asked Arakawa when he got the list of stalls.

Arakawa said that stalls at the Kasuga Festival need to pay a fee before they can enter, which is both a deposit and a stall fee.

Otherwise you are not allowed to come in.

"How much will it cost?" Hoshino Ai asked out of concern.

"I don't know about that, but I estimate the price will increase by at least 100 yen," Saito Hiko replied.

"It's so expensive..." Hoshino Ai exclaimed.

Then she mentally whittled down the list of snacks she had been planning to buy.

When Saitohiko heard Hoshino say it was expensive, he knew that there was something wrong with her budget, so he suggested to her: "You just said that you wanted to try all the snacks sold at the festival, but unfortunately there is only one day and your stomach cannot hold them all. Why don't we share the order?"

"Group order?" Hoshino Ai asked Saito Yan in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"This is a little difficult to explain, so let me give you an example."

Saitohiko held up a finger and explained to Hoshino Ai: "For example, you and I both want to eat Wagyu skewers, but we only have 500 yen each. Since Wagyu skewers cost 980 yen, we don't have enough money, but we still want to try it, so we pool our money and buy it together. We agree to each have half of the Wagyu skewers. In the end, we each only spent 490 yen, but we both tasted Wagyu skewers."

"That's roughly what group buying means, but we don't have to limit ourselves to the problem of not having enough money. We can also just pool our money together and split the purchase in half. This way we can save money and taste more delicious food." Saito Hiko replied.

After listening to this, Hoshino Ai suddenly realized what was going on. She did not rush to ask for cooperation, but hesitated: "So that's how it is, but isn't it too close to eat the same snack together?"

Although she said this, the expression on her face did not show much resistance.

Saitohiko noticed her hesitation, turned around and extended his hand to her, saying, "Let's split the bill together."

"I really can't do anything about you. Since you've begged me like this, I'll share the bill with you."

Hoshino Ai didn't let Saito Hiko wait too long. She took the initiative to put her hand into the palm he extended to her.

"Today is tsundere mode, right?"

Saito Hiko held Hoshino Ai's little hand and thought in his heart.

He came to the festival holding Hoshino Ai's hand.

Although it was morning, the stalls had already started business and there were quite a few people coming and going.

Saito Hiko saw that there were more and more people coming and he felt that it was not a good idea to hang out with Hoshino Ai.

It would be bad if someone photographed it.

He let go of Hoshino Ai's hand, then found a mask and a hat from his backpack, and put them on to cover his face.

Now, unless someone who knows him very well may be able to recognize him, strangers will definitely not be able to tell who he is.

"What are you doing?" Hoshino Ai stood beside Saito Hiko and watched him perform this operation with confusion.

"Aren't you going to perform here today? You are an idol. If someone takes a picture of you and I holding hands while shopping, your idol career will be over before you even start." After putting on a hat and a mask, Saito Hiko took out a mask and sunglasses from his bag and handed them to Hoshino Ai.

"Although I don't understand what you said in the last sentence, I know you want to cover up the facts about us, right?" Hoshino Ai listened to Saito Hiko's words. Even though she didn't understand them completely, she had guessed from the first half that he was probably talking about an allusion or something like that.

Hoshino Ai looked at Saito Hiko who covered his face and felt that visiting the festival like this would ruin the atmosphere.

And it's too conspicuous.

What normal person would wear sunglasses, a mask and a hat while visiting a festival?

She didn't want to bring these things, so she looked around the street and saw a stall selling masks in the distance.

Got it! Wearing masks at festivals adds atmosphere without sounding suspicious.