Chapter 178
Many people said that Honoka was the leader of network marketing in the world of Love Live!.
But Mineo felt that Nozomi was the true soul of the group.
This girl's intelligence and strategy were truly no joke.
In the original story, if it weren't for Nozomi acting as the link and providing various secret forms of assistance, whether the group Muse could have functioned smoothly until the end was a big question mark. In fact, it was uncertain if the group would have even formed at all.
In Mineo's worldview, a woman with intelligence like Nozomi's had to be made a confidante.
Having a capable assistant to help with the work would make everything so much easier, wouldn't it?
For a complicated matter like this Shuraba, why should he, as the boss, have to handle it personally? With Nozomi stepping forward, one person was equivalent to ten, understand?
After all, this was a formidable figure who could incite normal people until they lost their sense of direction.
And look at that—sure enough, once Nozomi took action, the effect was immediately different.
What Eli and Maki were thinking, what they were angry about, was instantly analyzed in depth by Nozomi.
It couldn't be helped; a woman understands other women best.
Plus, Nozomi was Eli's best friend.
With someone already inside the internal lines of defense, was there any need to worry about the "cooked duck" flying away?
Nozomi looked at Mineo and spoke with absolute certainty:
"If she didn't have deep feelings of love for Mineo-kun, Eli-chi definitely wouldn't have shown such a loss of control like she just did."
"Because she likes you, she cares!"
"And because she cares, she gets angry like she is now."
"To a certain extent, today's Shuraba is Mineo-kun's own creation."
"I suspect Nishikino-san and Eli's thoughts aren't that far apart."
Hearing Nozomi's words, Mineo spoke up:
"I understand all the logic you're saying, but next... Nozomi... uh, no, Nozomi-chan, what do you think is the best way to persuade Eli and the others?"
"Does Mineo-kun feel like they need to be persuaded by someone else?"
Nozomi showed a thin smile.
"Their willingness to come here today and listen to your explanation is a very clear signal."
"It turns out none of them can let go of you yet."
"It must be said that Mineo-kun is truly a scoundrel. I also don't know if you've cast a spell on us, so that even though we know you're setting a trap, we're still willing to walk right into it."
Nozomi stepped forward a few paces, her back turned to Mineo.
"Mineo-kun, don't go back inside for a while."
"Leave the rest of the business to me."
"I'll take responsibility for providing guidance to Eli-chi and the others."
"Even though I know I'm doing something stupid—looking for competitors for myself—but... who told you to be one of the few people in my life that I simply can't say no to!"
Tojo Nozomi walked with small steps, returning to the room alone.
After she closed the door, Nico immediately asked while gritting her teeth:
"Where is that scoundrel? Don't tell me he ran away because he didn't know how to answer us..."
Seeing the girls in the room all staring at her, Nozomi showed a thin smile:
"I didn't let Mineo-kun come in because before that, I wanted to chat with everyone first."
"How should I put it? Perhaps it's because I feel a bit of pity regarding some of the things Mineo-kun has experienced."
"Eli-chi, Nico-cchi, then Kosaka-san, Nishikino-san..."
"In your opinion, what kind of man is Mineo-kun?"
Hearing Tojo Nozomi's words, Eli was momentarily stunned.
She looked up, feeling confused:
"Nozomi, why are you suddenly talking about this?"
"Because I feel this is a very important question."
At this moment, Nozomi rarely showed such a serious expression.
After looking around at the girls, she said with emphasis on every word:
"I don't know if everyone is clear about Mineo-kun's origins."
"Or to put it another way, does everyone truly know what kind of sacrifices Mineo-kun made this time just to be able to come to Tokyo and visit everyone?"
"But what I want to say is, it really wasn't easy for him to come here. His original intention was good."
"I believe Mineo-kun isn't the type of person who would toy with people's trust on a whim."
"For the sake of our school, he was behind the scenes thinking of every possible way to bring us all together."
"His willingness to do this is because he deeply trusts every single one of us present here."
"He wanted to give us all a surprise, but this instead led to a misunderstanding."
"That's why I'm here, hoping everyone can agree to one request of mine."
"..."
Aside from those involved, no one knew exactly what Tojo Nozomi said to the girls in that room, but not long after, Tojo Nozomi stepped out and returned to Mineo.
"Mineo-kun, I've finished everything I can do."
"What happens next depends on you."
Hearing Nozomi's words, Mineo was a bit puzzled.
"What did you say to everyone inside just now?"
"Just now in the room, I told everyone that I hope to take them out tomorrow, and then have them go on dates in turns with you, you scoundrel."
"Going on dates in turns?"
Hearing these words, Mineo instantly understood how Nozomi had arranged it all.
A Shuraba involving two or three people was still relatively easy to resolve, but currently, Mineo was facing one, two, three, four, five—a total of nine girls.
Even excluding Nozomi, and excluding Hanayo and Rin, there were still six people waiting for Mineo to communicate with them.
If everyone was kept together, even if he wanted to persuade them, the situation wouldn't allow it.
Therefore, to resolve the current "crisis," the best way was to handle them separately.
And what Nozomi said in the room just now was none other than to create the opportunity and situation for Mineo.
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