Chapter 174
"Eli, the truth is you've always wanted to be an idol, haven't you?"
"You've always dreamed of being able to return to the stage one day, right?"
One simple sentence from Mineo instantly pierced through all of Eli's defenses. It caused her to freeze on the spot.
A few moments later, Eli felt a surge of panic.
"You... you bastard, don't talk nonsense."
"There... there's no such thing."
"Don't act like a know-it-all!"
"Do you think you know me that well?"
"I've never had thoughts like that..."
Watching Eli frantically deny it, Mineo looked at her with a small smile.
"Actually, I know Eli very well."
"After all, we've known each other for quite a long time, haven't we?"
Mineo's sentence left Minami Kotori and the others stunned.
Mineo-oniichan... knows the Student Council President, and they've known each other for a long time?
Glancing toward Minami Kotori and the others, Mineo said:
"I'll explain many things to you all later."
"RightSekarang, I have to settle the main business first."
After saying that, Mineo looked at Eli and continued:
"Eli and I have known each other for so long; I know all about your past experiences and the thoughts that have crossed your mind."
"After all, Eli is a gentle and kind-hearted girl. You really don't have any secrets from me."
"I know you're angry with me right now, feeling like I've hidden a few things from you."
"For that, I feel sorry, but I don't intend to explain anything regarding it, because many things don't need explaining."
"Nozomi-chan, you performed a divination for the group Muse earlier, didn't you?"
"Yes, I didn't expect Mineo-kun to even guess that. It seems that besides knowing Eli, you also know me quite well."
Nozomi showed a faint smile, then she walked up to Eli and spoke in a soft voice:
"Eli-chi, I'm sorry. If you're really angry at Mineo-kun, then perhaps in a moment, you'll be angry with me too."
"I... am also a good friend of Mineo-kun... and... I've known him for almost as long as he's known you..."
This sentence from Tojo Nozomi caused Eli to freeze once again. She stared at her best friend with a look of utter disbelief.
In an instant, Eli's mind went completely blank.
Staring at Eli, Mineo took the initiative to help explain on Nozomi's behalf:
"Eli, the truth is Nozomi-chan didn't intend to hide anything from you. She only realized this herself within the last two days."
"Until a few days ago, she didn't know that I knew you."
"It happened when Honoka was in the Student Council room and accidentally mentioned my name. Only after that did Nozomi-chan notice this."
Hearing Mineo's explanation of the situation, Eli's tense body finally began to relax.
She had almost thought that her best friend was conspiring with Mineo to keep things from her.
Fortunately, Nozomi-chan wasn't the type of person who would do something like that.
After Mineo finished speaking, Nozomi also looked at Eli and continued:
"Mineo-kun knows Eli very well, and at the same time, his feelings toward you are very real."
"There are many things that are difficult to express here; I will explain them to Eli-chi privately later."
"Please believe me, from beginning to end, Mineo-kun had no intention of intentionally hiding things from you."
"Eli-chi, we are the friends with the closest bond."
"My knowledge of you is no less than Mineo-kun's."
"You really want to return to the stage, don't you? Previously, you didn't like Kosaka-san and the others forming a school idol group because, in your eyes, they were all amateurs."
"Even though that is the reality, isn't it true that all successful people, at the early stages of their dreams, started out as amateurs?"
"Since everyone's dancing has flaws, then Eli, as the expert, should shape these raw gemstones yourself."
"As your best friend, I... really want to see Eli-chi find the happiness you desire..."
It had to be said that Mineo and Nozomi, when working together, could truly convince anyone.
After hearing the "sincere" confession from both of them, a difficult-to-describe sense of emotion welled up in Eli's heart.
At this moment, Eli lowered her head and remained silent.
She simply didn't know how to argue against the "understanding" that the two most important friends in her life had toward her.
Tojo Nozomi saw Eli bow her head and stay quiet, so she didn't say much more.
Turning her head, Nozomi shifted her attention back to Honoka and the others.
"Previously, I performed a divination for the group Muse."
"When the group gathers nine people, it will be able to create unlimited hope."
"Doesn't Kosaka-san want to find the best teammates? Eli-chi... is the most suitable person..."
Upon hearing Tojo-senpai's words, Honoka and the others instantly looked toward Eli.
And at that moment, Mineo also spoke slowly:
"Actually, fate is a very miraculous thing."
"I am actually also a very formidable master of divination."
"The matter of the group Muse requiring nine members is something I have already predicted. Furthermore, I have also predicted that the nine goddesses most suited for Muse are all gathered right here."
"In your opinion, isn't this kind of thing a destiny arranged by God for everyone?"
"Nine... Nine people are all here?"
Hearing Mineo's words, everyone was stunned.
Even Eli, who had her head lowered, looked up and stared at Mineo.
Honoka nervously looked around.
Mineo-oniichan said there are nine people?
Nine people are right here?
Counting herself, Kotori, and Umi... clearly there were only eight people in the hall!
No, there were nine people!
Mineo-oniichan was also a human.
Does our group also have to add Mineo-oniichan???
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