Two weeks had flown by inertia for the genius, who, frugally awaited the arrival of Miss Tonan's contest, and much to his disgust, his family would go to see Kotoko compete for the first place.
Why? Who knows, but most likely they did it to annoy him, according to him, even if they were to support Kotoko in the contest.
He would go to see her to support her, of course, the other students of the different faculties would also go, since it was a highly anticipated event for male students, who were the ones who voted with more anticipation and desire than women.
Entering the auditorium of the university, he found Kin-chan in the front row with a sign in support of Kotoko, next to him were Kotoko's friends from the basketball team, as well as their respective signs in support of her; when he saw Kin-chan, he swallowed saliva harsh and went to another part of the auditorium so as not to have the chance to hit him.
He ended up taking a seat in the middle of the audience in the corner seat, to get out of there as soon as possible when the event was over; He rubbed his fingers, a little nervous about Kotoko's performance, hoping that yes, indeed, she would win.
He had some doubt, since Matsumoto also participated, and was in the number two position in terms of voting.
I wish and Kotoko win, he thought.
At that moment, the lights went out and the beauty contest of Tonan began.
The host, a third year student of the law degree, came out with a lot of charisma and good attitude in relation to the protocols that he had to carry out in order for the contest to continue in a timely manner.
The public applauded as soon as he was appointing each of the contestants, who were around fifteen who were chosen for the final tie.
The contest would be divided into two stages: The first one consisted of the physical one (the girl had to demonstrate her best physical attributes, through an elegant and comfortable attire to be able to walk on the stage), and the second in the talent (the girl showed her talent before the public, notifying in advance what they would do on stage, in case of being something extreme).
"The contestants will go one by one" The host announced with broad charisma, explaining his arms in unison. The applause rang and gave rise to the host, beginning with his task of introducing each of the contestants.
When he named Kotoko, there was a roar from the public and the applause sounded louder than with the other participants; Kotoko walked out in Adidas colored blue pants with a high ponytail, letting her hair slide down her waist.
Naoki applauded, in trance to her presence on stage.
"Now that we have all the contestants" Said the host, walking from one end to the other on stage. "We will pass a video on what they are getting ready for the first phase of the contest" In that the girls left one by one, as they had been named, being Kotoko the last participant.
The screen was lowered and they captured a video of the daily life of the participants, where the girl that Kotoko mentioned that time in the fast-food Japanese festival that was in the circus appeared; then, the girls that Kotoko had told Kin-chan in great detail came out, even though Kin-chan didn't pay much attention to him by preparing Okonomiyaki at the time, but he had the decency to memorize all the words that They came from the mouth of Kotoko.
When Matsumoto came out in the video, she taught that she practiced tennis and commented in the video excellently about her past tennis tournaments in which she participated and subsequently won; as well as, she commented that she had all the intentions of winning the contest because she deserved it for being so dedicated in studies and being endowed with a good female figure and natural beauty.
Naoki found her approach in the video embarrassing to the people who voted for her, and she must have been humble and grateful to participate, not to be pretty; That's why he rolled his eyes in annoyance, shaking his head at the video.
Since Kotoko was the last participant, her video appeared at the end, so she showed her basketball training with her teammates, also her love for the film, and for her friends and family. To Naoki's surprise, she spoke, saying that she was happy to have been nominated as a contestant and that she had the ability to win first place because of her effort and dedication to overcome herself, and ended up with one of those dangerous smiles she was running. She who reflected the warmth and sweetness that shaped her warm personality.
Of course, most men cheered and shouted for her; it was clear that they supported her for being humble and kind.
The video ended and the host came back to the front with the microphone in hand.
"We will begin the first phase!" He announced enthusiastically; and so on, the contestants were passing with stunning dresses, fine fabrics, raised and cuddly hairstyles, makeup for others, and elegance.
Not one was attractive to Naoki. Not even one. Not even Matsumoto who was very pretty and attractive with her pink dress and contoured curls.
"And finally" Said the host, with the same enthusiasm. "The fifteenth participant, Aihara Kotoko" He extended his hand, indicating at the other end of the stage, the roar of applause resurfaced with infusion when he saw Kotoko leave with some shyness mixed with a pure smile.
Naoki's heart stopped when he saw her in a black strapless dress with glitter around the elongated skirt, knee-high boots of the same color as the dress, and with her hair, she wore her hair loose in well-formed curls that fell slightly to the waist, making the effect that they were floating.
The sighs of emotion contained by the boys were heard, and some shrieks that he knew came from his mother, there was no doubt that she was surely filming her with great pride to see Kotoko for the first time in a dress.
For Naoki, words could not do justice to how cute Kotoko looked in a dress, with her curls, with her smile.
That image was recorded in his memory in an instant, feeling that the world was stopping shortly, and instead of advancing that state of pause he bent to stay there without leaving.
A few minutes passed before the host said they could take a break in what was set for the stage for the second phase, where the fifteen contestants would participate in demonstrating their talent to the public.
Naoki decided to remain seated in the seat, in case if he were gotten to raise someone else would take his place, and that would be catastrophic.
When it was time for the second phase, the first girl to pass was one of the law school of the 2nd year, who sang Madonna's "Material Girl" and imitated the original video; Naoki recalled that Kotoko once put that video in the house and said it would be great to see an imitation of that video in person.
Most likely, Kotoko gave the idea to that girl.
Another girl who caught Naoki's attention was the circus girl who appeared in the middle of the contestants, juggling and very agile pirouettes on stage, taking several applause from the audience.
"How good she does that" Said an unmistakable voice at his side, instantly frightening him. He turned to see her.
"Kotoko, what are you doing here?" He asked without hiding his astonishment. What was she doing there by his side, when she should be preparing to participate?
"Satomi isn't coming yet" She replied with her hands on her waist in disinterest, nodding her head slightly. "And Ryo, who knows where he went?" She made a funny face. Naoki looked at her better and saw that her hair was loose with curls, but she wore her blue Adidas pants.
"But, it is a little longer for you to pass" He said. "You shouldn't be here."
"I know" She said casually. "But I wanted to come see how the others looked from the viewer's point of view." She crossed her arms, separating her feet from the floor. "Besides, I saw that you came to see the contest, so I wanted to come to greet you."
He blushed, grateful that it was dark enough not to be noticeable in Kotoko's eyes.
"Well, you already greeted me" He replied hurriedly. "Kotoko, go get ready for the contest, then you ask my mother to pass you the recordings of the contestants"
"I don't think Oba-sama would records the others" She laughed.
"Stop wasting your time here." He scolded her, trying to convince her to get ready to win the contest.
As soon as Kotoko was going to tell him something about it, he saw Satomi appear behind her shoulder and jerked her in the ear.
"What are you doing here wasting your time, Kotoko?" He heard her hissing in scolding.
"I came to see the contestants" She explained, in pain.
"You have to get ready!" Satomi scolded her severely. "Ryo is an idiot for neglecting you like that."
"But" She tried to explain, but Satomi pulled her from the ear to the back of the stage, listening to Kotoko's moans being pulled that way.
Naoki laughed sideways.