Chapter 65 Volleyball 25

Early the next morning, Kurikawa Sana rushed to the Tokyo office's headquarters, signed the contract for the next movie, quickly took a few sets of photos and posted them on Instagram, and then took the Shinkansen back to Hyogo Prefecture without stopping.

While looking at the scenery outside the window, Kurikawa Sana felt that many scenes flashed before her eyes.

The enthusiastic young manager of Owl Valley and the hot-blooded and cheerful young team members, the joyful atmosphere when everyone was eating barbecue together, the look of Kuroo on the tree, the gentle and elegant face of Akaashi, the back of Sakuhaya when he picked up the kitten...all appeared in her mind one by one.

Only four days had passed, yet it felt like a very long time had passed. Every minute and every second was so precious.

As soon as I got in the car, I received messages from them on my phone.

[Kurobuta: I’m so tired from class (coma emoji)]

[Kuroto-kun: What about you? Are you on the bus?]

[Sana: Let’s get in the car~]

Koutarou Koutarou is so rare that she couldn't help but change the note. There was no other way, his Line nickname was actually "Hey hey hey". Every time she saw it, she felt like there was a voice in her head. It was too magical, so she had to change the note to Koutarou Koutarou.

[Bokuto-kun: Sanana]

[Sana: Hmm?]

[Kuroto-kun: Are the Miyabi brothers very strong?]

Eh? Kurikawa Sana was a little surprised by this sudden question, but still answered the other party truthfully: [Yes.]

Miya Yu and Miya Osamu are indeed very strong. The former is the top setter in the country's high schools, and the latter is a hexagonal warrior with no weaknesses. Both Miya Yu himself and Inarizaki's other regular players generally believe that Osamu's talent in volleyball is even higher than Yu's.

Coupled with the seamless tacit understanding between the twins, the two brothers cooperate seamlessly on the court. There is no doubt that the Gong brothers are indeed recognized strong players, but why did Kuroo suddenly ask this?

[Sana: Why are you asking this all of a sudden?]

[Kurobu-kun: Because you chose them.]

...Huh?

[Kuroto-kun: Because it's weird, Sanana doesn't sound like she has a Kansai accent at all, yet she chose a school in Hyogo Prefecture and became their volleyball club manager (crying emoji)]

Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment, and once again felt that Kuroo did have some intuitive sharpness in him.

While she was still thinking about how to respond, she saw the chat box repeatedly displaying "the other party is typing."

Then, less than thirty seconds later, the other party's next message came.

[Kuroto-kun: Uwuwu Sanana, why are you so slow in replying to me this time? Are you angry? (crying emoji)]

[Kuroto-kun: Just pretend I didn’t say that before (feeling wronged.emoji)]

Huh? She'd only been thinking about her response for a moment, less than thirty seconds, and he was already so anxious he was sending a crying emoji! Kurikawa Sana burst out laughing.

[Sana: Konnosuke, so cute.]

With a "ding" sound.

[Kutaro Kotaro, favorability +1. 】

Woo woo woo, what a cute owl, my favorability increases when I’m praised.

Although the bonus is a little less than before, before it was 20 for a compliment, but now it’s only 1, which is a bit like the red envelope cashback rules of some shopping platforms... but it’s still very tempting!

At the same time, Akaashi Kyoji's message was also sent.

[Aks: Kuroo-senpai said you're already on the bus.]

[Aks: Bon voyage, Ms. Sana.]

Just by looking at the text sent by the other party, she seemed to hear the black-haired boy's sweet voice like a clear spring ringing in her ears.

[Sana: Thank you, Akaashi-kun~]

——What a warm and wonderful journey.

Kurikawa Sana put down her phone with a smile and closed her eyes.

…

The train finally arrived at the station. The air in Hyogo Prefecture was fresh, and the evening sunset glow fell on the Shinkansen platform, illuminating the figures of the two people on the platform.

For a moment, Kurikawa Sana didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment.

The feeling of being cared for, valued and cherished.

It was like a feather gently brushing against her chest, a feeling she had never gotten from her parents. Only her brother cared about her like this, and she hadn't seen her brother for a long, long time.

Kurikawa Sana remembered that she only mentioned that she would be back today, but did not specify the specific train number and time of return.

But they still appeared, right before my eyes.

It's only been four days since we last met, but it feels like a long, long time has passed.

Perhaps she will still remember this scene until a long time later.

On the platform of Amagasaki Station in Hyogo Prefecture, a tall and straight blond boy and a silver-haired boy, wearing Inarizaki brown khaki suit uniforms, stood not far away and looked at her.

Although they have the same cheekbones, the two brothers have completely different temperaments. But the only thing they have in common is that the moment they saw the black-haired girl getting off the bus, their faces showed genuine joy.

Gong Younuan's brown eyes lit up instantly and he ran towards her, "Sana-chan!!"

The moment he saw her, Miyaji's face, which had become expressionless due to the long wait and fatigue, suddenly broke the ice, and a slight smile flashed across his cold gray eyes.

The young man put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked towards her with his long legs.

[Miyaji, Favorability +3.]

"Sana-chan! You're finally back!!"

When Miya You ran over, Kurikawa Sana seemed to have a hallucination in which she saw a golden-brown fox tail appear behind the blond boy. It was furry and swaying from side to side with excitement.

"Yujun, Zhijun..."

When Miya Yu hugged her, Kurikawa Sana was completely stunned.

The boy's hug was warm and passionate. He held her tightly in his arms because of excitement. He had the fresh and pleasant scent of sports spray on his body. I remember it was a brand called Sea Breeze, with an orange citrus scent.

[Gong You, Favorability +5.]

Being hugged...

Miyaji: “……?!”

"Hey Yu! You bastard!" Miyaji hit him with a chestnut. Miya Yu howled "Ah da" and then let go of his arms, while Kurikawa Sana still looked dazed.

"I'll teach Yuu a lesson." Miyaji frowned and reached out to touch her head. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine..." Kurikawa Sana raised her head, her pretty face full of disbelief, "Yu-kun and Ji-kun, did you wait for me here specially? How did you get on the platform..."

"I just bought a bus and came in. I won't get on it." Miyaji said calmly.

Gong You put his hands on his hips and raised his head, his non-existent fox tail seemed to sway proudly, "Yes! We came here after school at three o'clock, thinking of giving you a surprise-"

"But what if I come back on a very late train..."

"Then just keep waiting, you will get your chance eventually." Gong You said with a bright smile.

Miyaji also curled his lips slightly, "That's right, isn't this what we've been waiting for?"

Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes wide in surprise, and her deep blue eyes reflected the dazzling figures of the boys.

very nice.

She said softly in her heart.

They are so nice.

"Thank you, Yu-kun, Haru-kun."

…

*

When I returned home from Amagasaki Station, it was already dark, night had fallen, and the sky was dotted with stars.

"I'm so hungry..." Gong You wailed.

Miyaji was helping Kurikawa Sana carry her suitcase and turned to ask her, "By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Kurikawa Sana shook her head, "Not yet."

Gong You suddenly perked up and suggested, "Why don't we go cook for Sana-chan? I'll go back to the refrigerator and get the ingredients!"

"Take out the 'our' part. You stupid Yu, how can you cook? Are you going to make your grilled strawberry oysters?" Miyaji twitched his lips. "And Sana hasn't even agreed to let us in yet..."

"Really? Can you really cook for me?" Kurikawa Sana's eyes were already filled with stars. "That's great! Woo woo woo..."

Gong You suddenly smiled even more happily and patted his brother's shoulder, "Then I'll have to trouble Chef Zhi to show us his skills!"

"Yeah." Miyaji nodded. He didn't hate cooking. He could even say that he liked it very much. He liked everything related to food.

If I were to cook for Sana...

Thinking of this, Miyaji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

I found out the answer is - I like it even more.

When Sana opened the door's code lock and let them in, Miyaji, who was very emotionally insensitive, took a second to think about whether he liked cooking itself or something else...

The consequence of his distraction was that when he was carrying the suitcase with one hand and passing the steps in front of Sana's house, the wheels under the suitcase hit the steps.

With a "click", the lock of the suitcase opened.

"...Ah! I forgot to lock my suitcase when I closed it today!" Kurikawa Sana leaned over to check. Sure enough, the combination lock was still at the initial 000. "I was thinking I'd forgotten something... Turns out I forgot to lock it."

Miyaji quickly put the box down and said, "I'm sorry."

"You are so lame. Don't you always say that you are stronger than me? How come you have such difficulty lifting a suitcase?" Gong You came over after getting the food from home, starting the daily friendly greeting between brothers.

Miyaji: “…”

But the next second, neither of the two brothers could laugh anymore.

Because, they saw a coat, a coat that was not right.

Thanks to the straps inside the suitcase, the contents did not fall out. Kurikawa Sana laid the suitcase flat and planned to close it again.

But before closing it, they saw inside the box an extremely large sports jacket that was clearly the size of a man, who should be nearly 1.9 meters tall, and a dazzling fluorescent yellow-green color.

On the back of that extremely eye-catching jacket, it was written "Itachiyama" - the romanization of a certain school.

Tokyo Idayama High School.

A national championship-caliber team.

“……!”

Coincidentally, the pupils of Gong Shuangzi contracted for a moment.

Almost immediately, Miyaji recalled that on the day Sana left for Tokyo, Miyaji had exaggeratedly said, "Tokyo is so dangerous, if Sana meets someone stronger and more handsome, she will be kidnapped" - something like that, inexplicably.

Miyaji remembered rolling his eyes at the time, thinking that Yu was making a fuss out of nothing. How could such a thing be possible?

But now, that fluorescent green jacket was right in front of him, extremely dazzling.

An indescribable emotion surged in my chest and continued to swell.

It's subtle, a sense of crisis.