Chapter 71 Volleyball 31

[Yue: I will come when the time comes.]

at the same time.

[Tsukishima Hotaru, Favorability +7.]

...Huh?

When she received Tsukishima's reply, she was also shocked to hear the other party suddenly increase her favorability.

She didn't receive a reply from the other party the whole night, and when she woke up early in the morning, she saw that he had read the message but didn't reply. Kurikawa Sana had already prepared herself for rejection, but she didn't expect that he would agree in the end.

I see. Looks like I have to play it straight with Tsukishima-kun!

[sana: !!!]

[Sana: Great! I'll pick you up at Amagasaki Station this weekend~ (spinning happily)]

Soon, the two messages were shown as read.

[Tsukishima Hotaru, Favorability +1.]

Kurikawa Sana:! ! !

If that's the case, then Tsukishima-kun is actually quite easy to please to some extent?

Kurikawa Sana quickly changed Tsukishima Hotaru's description to AAA cool male god (only likes the straight version).

After happily modifying the notes, the girl changed into her school uniform and went to school. She hummed a song in a good mood and began to look forward to the weekend.

…

*

A few days passed in a flash, and soon it was Saturday, the day of the Inarizaki Academy Festival.

On the Shinkansen early Saturday morning, the atmosphere in a certain carriage was astonishingly awkward and silent.

The six young men from Miyagi Prefecture all looked at each other in silence.

"Iwa-chan, if my eyes are not flawed, the four people sitting across from us in this carriage seem to be the first-year group of Karasuno?"

Oikawa Tooru crossed his arms and asked in a tone that was close to that of a stick.

Iwaizumi Kazuya replied expressionlessly, "That's right, they are."

Kageyama Tobio: “…”

Hinata Shoyo: "..."

Yamaguchi Tadashi: "..."

Hinata Shoyo and Yamaguchi Tadashi couldn't help but shiver, wondering if the air conditioning in the car had been turned down again, otherwise why would it be so cold?

Tsukishima Hotaru's attitude seemed the most indifferent. The boy raised his hand to support his glasses, and the white headphones isolated him from the disturbances of the outside world.

"Good morning, seniors!" Hinata Shoyo was the first to break the awkward atmosphere. "Are you and Iwa-senpai going on a trip to Hyogo Prefecture?"

"I've been here before," Iwaizumi said calmly, "I was invited to attend the school festival."

"What a coincidence! We're invited to the school festival too!"

Iwaizumi: "...?"

Oikawa Toru was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, "Could it be that Kuri-chan also invited you to the Inarizaki Academy Festival?!"

"Who is Kuri-chan? Are you referring to Kurikawa-san?" Kageyama Tobio finally spoke up. "If it's her, then yes—she did invite us to the Inarizaki Academy Festival."

Oikawa Toru: “…”

Xiao Feixiong's tone is still so irritating! Damn it! He calls her "senior" three times in just one sentence, and why does his tone even sound a bit proud?!

Even Iwaizumi Hajime was stunned for a moment, then turned to Yamaguchi Tadashi and Tsukishima Hotaru and asked, "Are you going to Inarizaki too?"

Yamaguchi Tadashi nodded quickly and politely.

Iwaizumi: "..."

"So that's how it is." Oikawa Toru curled his lips.

As soon as he got on the bus and saw the four people from Karasuno High School, the possibility of "No way, no way, are they going to Inarizaki too?" flashed through Toru Oikawa's mind. After all, he already knew that Kuri-chan also knew Xiao Feixiong and Xiao Budian.

But he didn't know that it turned out that two other first-year students from Karasuno, Yamaguchi and Tsukishima, also knew her.

Oikawa Toru glanced uncertainly at the boy with glasses sitting opposite him. The boy was listening to music with headphones on, his eyes closed, and there was no expression on his face.

In Toru Oikawa's impression, this tall outside hitter from Karasuno was very aloof, so it was really surprising that he would come all the way from Miyagi Prefecture to Hyogo Prefecture to see her.

…

While the two seniors from the west side of Aoba Castle were observing this side, Hinata Shoyo was also observing the other side.

Seeing that Hinata Shoyo had been looking at the opposite direction for a long time, Kageyama Tobio lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong, Boke? You've been looking at Oikawa-senpai for so long, is there something wrong?"

The orange-haired boy answered blankly, "The king..."

"What happened to Oikawa-senpai?"

"His private clothes are so handsome!"

Kageyama Tobio: “…”

A question mark slowly appeared on the talented setter's black M-shaped bangs?

For Kageyama Tobio, whose mind and eyes are filled with volleyball, paying attention to other people's outfits is almost impossible.

From Hinata Shoyo's perspective, Oikawa Toru was wearing a white T-shirt as a base today, with a light mint green short-sleeved shirt jacket in the Aoba Johsai style on the outside.

With light-colored trousers and a superior face, the king looks fresh and handsome, exuding a minty and natural aura.

After quietly admiring the other person's handsome private clothes, Hinata Shoyo looked down at his own short-sleeved shirt with a red cartoon character and simple shorts, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Should I also dress more formally?..." The orange-haired boy muttered to himself.

He's also going to meet a senior, so isn't this outfit a bit too childish? The king is dressed very handsomely...

Hearing Hinata, who never cared about this, actually complimenting other people's outfits, Tsukishima Hotaru, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened her eyes and looked up at the opposite side.

It's really going to rain red rain.

Hinata, who usually accepts orange hair, tops, and pants, actually wants to improve her outfit?

The reason is simply too obvious.

Tsukishima Hotaru withdrew her gaze indifferently.

Forget it, no matter what, it’s none of his business.

…

*

When the young boys from Miyagi Prefecture arrived at Amagasaki Station, they were greeted by a mature and steady older sister in a suit.

"Hello, I'm Sana's agent, Sato."

Ms. Sato smiled at the boys. "Sana originally wanted to come pick you up personally, but she turned out to be even more busy than expected, so she asked me to come pick you up. She will apologize to everyone after the performance."

Oikawa Tooru raised an eyebrow, and Iwaizumi nodded slightly and said, "It's okay."

Hinata Shoyo quickly and nervously waved his hands, "Eh, an apology or something... not that necessary!"

Yamaguchi Tadashi was stunned, and Yu Junran beside him whispered, "It's the legendary agent! Sana-chan is really a big star!"

Tsukishima Hotaru was silent.

That’s right, so why would she specially invite them to her school festival?

Kageyama Tobio also nodded, "Indeed, an apology is too exaggerated, but it would be great if Senior could play a game of ball with me."

Hinata Shoyo: “…”

Ms. Sato was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, "What interesting kids! No wonder Sana likes to get along with volleyball kids like you so much."

But she originally thought that the two young men with black and white hair who came would be the ones she had met at Tokyo Owl Valley Academy, but she didn't expect that they would be other newcomers from Miyagi Prefecture whom she had never seen before.

But it's not a big problem. Sato has always been open-minded about this. She told Sana before that the agency has no dating ban on her, as long as she doesn't date ten or eight people.

“……!!!”

The misleading words coming out of the mature older sister's mouth made the volleyball boys open their eyes wide in surprise, and then their faces started to feel slightly hot, except for the one wearing glasses.

"However, since it was Sana who invited you all from Miyagi Prefecture, she wasn't able to come and greet you in person. To apologize, she's booked a resort hotel on the Kobe coast for you tonight. Kobe and Amagasaki are very close, so you can leave after the school festival at Inarizaki ends this afternoon."

“!!!”

Ms. Sato chuckled and said, "If you want to play, it seems that it is not impossible. Sana and her volleyball club members will be there too. Maybe we can have a chance to play an exciting game of beach volleyball with them."

Hinata Shoyo was stunned for a long time before shaking the black-haired boy next to him, "Kageyama, did you hear that?"

"Ah, I heard it." Kageyama Tobio came back to his senses, his eyes flashing with excitement, "I can have a competition with Inarizaki--"

Yamaguchi Tadashi was stunned by the continuous messages. "Ayue, did I hear correctly? Senior is so nice...!"

Tsukishima Hotaru was also stunned for a moment, and her thoughts became a little complicated for a moment.

His original plan was to go back and forth on the same day, that is, to take the bus back to Miyagi Prefecture after the school festival in Inarizaki ended today. He had not originally planned to stay overnight.

Oikawa Toru and Iwaizumi Kazuya looked at each other in surprise. The opportunity to compete with the nationally famous strong team Inarizaki - this is not common. Even if they can play a game, it will be a very valuable experience and a great help on their road to defeating Ushijima Wakari.

"Thank you very much for the invitation, Kurikawa-san, but this is too expensive. I will pay the fee back to Kurikawa-san." Iwaizumi said politely, and Oikawa Toru also nodded to express the same idea.

Just as the Karasuno boys were about to speak, Ms. Sato spoke with great satisfaction, "You are very polite and courteous children. But don't worry, the buffet restaurant in that hotel is a partner of Sana's previous commercial, so the hotel is offering accommodation to you and the volleyball club for free. Just relax and enjoy yourself."

"In this state... I really don't know how to thank you, Senior!"

"I'm also very grateful to Kurikawa-san."

Ms. Sato led them to their parking spaces in the parking lot and said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, wait until you see her in person. I'll take you to the school auditorium in Inarizaki first. You should be able to catch her piano performance there."

The agent drove up in a luxurious seven-seater commercial vehicle. Hinata Shoyo was stunned. "Thank you very much, too, Miss Sato!"

"You're welcome. I'm in a good mood right now." Ms. Sato turned the steering wheel with one hand, the smile on her lips harder to suppress than AK. "After all, Sana agreed to sign me for another drama in order to ask me to come out and help her with personal matters on Saturday."

“………!!!”

This surprised the others even more. It was already surprising that Sana would personally invite them to the school festival, but she even asked her agent to help because she couldn't pick them up at the station in person, and in exchange for increasing their workload...

This shows that she really attaches great importance to this invitation and also values ​​them.

The young men, still lost in thought, boarded the bus one after another. The seven-seater car was just enough to accommodate everyone, but Iwaizumi felt as if he was pricked by some fabric as soon as he sat down.

Iwaizumi picked it up hesitantly, "What is this...?"

What caught the eye were all kinds of fox ear headbands and hunting clothes made of high-quality fabrics. The trunk of the car seemed to be filled to the brim with a lot of accessories of the same style.

Ms. Sato glanced in the rearview mirror. "Ah, those are clothes Sana had our company rush to make for her club's school festival. If I remember correctly, the shop the Inarizaki volleyball club is simulating today is called the Fox Messenger Theme Cafe."

Everyone: “…”

Fox Cafe??!

Hinata Shoyo was shocked. "So, senior also dresses up as Chengcheng..."

A fox?!

At the same time, Tsukishima Hotaru touched the accessories on his seat. They were obviously different from other masculine attire, but were female accessories. The boy's platinum eyes paused for a moment.

Only someone's focus is completely different from others -

After the initial surprise, Kageyama Tobio pondered, "So, in a moment, the top setter in the nation's high school will personally pour me coffee?"

Hinata Shoyo: "..."

Oikawa Toru: "..."

Iwaizumi: "..."

Silence surrounded the seven-seater luxury business car.