Chapter 138 Tennis 26
"What do you want to tell me?"
In the quiet corner of the court, Kurikawa Sana asked.
Akutsujin's brows were furrowed, his sharp jawline tense. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "That ball just now was deliberately hit head-on by that kid. I didn't hit him with the ball."
Eh?
Hearing this, Kurikawa Sana couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Is this an explanation?
Regarding the ball just now, she saw it clearly at that time. It was Echizen who took the initiative to step forward and block the ball in front of her with the racket. The ball hit the racket face, and it was the huge impact force that made him fall backwards. It was not Akutsu who deliberately hit him in the face.
But she was still surprised. Was it going to rain red? That Akutsu Jin, who had always done what he wanted and acted recklessly, would actually have the chance to explain something to someone.
Kurikawa Sana blinked slightly. "I know. Did you come here specifically to tell me this? Why?"
Akutsu Jin: “……!”
...This guy asks questions even though he already knows the answer!
He tilted his head hard, the veins on his forehead bulging slightly, pulsating slightly with his rapid breathing, "...Didn't you say you hate these behaviors?!"
"Yeah, are you willing to change?"
The girl's voice was soft and sweet, like a song that drew people in.
“……!”
Akutsu Jin pressed his lips tightly into a straight line, his nostrils slightly expanded, and his chest heaved violently, like a wild beast whose emotions were extremely unstable.
It seemed as if he was about to yell out his catchphrase: "Don't order me around!"
Kurikawa Sana sighed softly in her heart.
As expected, a personality cultivated from childhood cannot be easily changed overnight. Regarding Yuuki-san's request, she was probably powerless to do anything.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now, Akutsu-kun."
“……!”
The girl turned around to leave. Her long black hair, as smooth as silk, gave off a fresh fragrance as she turned around. It was like a dream, but it was about to disappear.
Akutsuhito's chestnut-brown pupils suddenly constricted, and his breathing became intense in an instant.
...He knew, he always knew.
Akutsu Jin had never been so aware of one thing - she could leave and disappear at any time.
He could never see her again.
They were not familiar with each other or friends to begin with. As long as she hated him and stopped meeting him, he would have no way to contact her.
It has nothing to do with inferiority complex, it is just a simple fact of existence.
A princess-like girl like her who attends Tokyo's top aristocratic academy, with a face that seems too beautiful to be real, and whose usual manners are extremely graceful and beautiful. Even the rolling of her throat when she snatches his Coke and coffee and drinks them all in one gulp is so beautiful, like a proud and elegant white swan.
He was a thug with nothing but muscle and strength, only good at stirring up trouble and getting into fights. If she hadn't seen him throw soda in Kawamura's face outside the station that day, if she hadn't stood up for him, they wouldn't have had the chance to meet at all.
If they hadn't met that day, perhaps if they had met and passed each other on the streets of Tokyo, she wouldn't have even glanced at him for a second.
She might turn the corner and walk towards Ginza, disappearing into the bustling traffic, while he would turn the corner and return to the streets and alleys that belonged to him.
Akutsu Jin never considered himself inferior, and in fact, these thoughts now had nothing to do with inferiority. He never felt that there was anything bad about his life. With his own talents and abilities, he could live well.
But for Kurikawa Sana, who suddenly appeared in his sight and disturbed his thoughts, Akutsu Jin had to admit that if she wanted to disappear, then he really... had no way to stop her.
When he came to his senses, Akutsu Jin found that he had taken a big step forward and held her hand tightly.
She just asked him if he was willing to change.
There was only a brief silence before she turned and left.
In fact, he knew clearly that this was a silent game, and the one who bowed first would be controlled forever, but he still chose to sink soberly.
In this brief confrontation that was enough to amaze the entire time, he admitted that he lost.
When the girl turned her gaze towards him, as if admitting defeat, Akutsu Jin's voice became incredibly hoarse.
“…I can change it.”
[Akutsu Jin, Favorability +6. ]
Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes wide in surprise.
"Let me make it clear in advance that I can only stop provoking trouble, but if some blind guy takes the initiative to pick a fight between me and the old woman, I will still fight back." Akutsu Jin tightened his grip on her hand a little.
...Huh?
He agreed, he actually agreed!
Yay! The mission Yuuki-san assigned her was completed. It went so smoothly, and now she can focus on the strategy!
But wait, why is this guy acting up again? Seriously, how could he call his own mother such a horrible name as "old woman"?
Could it be that he is suffering from the onset of his chuunibyou and is too shy to call his mother "Mom"?
Kurikawa Sana: "Why are you using such an impolite name for Yuuki-sister again! Yuuki-sister is so young and beautiful!"
Akutsu Jin grabbed a handful of hair in annoyance. "I've always called her that since she was little... Tsk, okay, I get it. Any other requests? Tell me all at once!"
Kurikawa Sana muttered softly, "What else could I ask for... But wait, don't you hate being ordered around? Why are you asking if I have any other requests?"
Akutsu Jin: “…”
"...You're so long-winded! So, do you have anything else? If you don't tell me, I'll just ignore it!"
The boy turned his head away again, grabbed her with one hand, and raised the other hand to cover the lower half of his face.
But his ears, which were not covered, were covered with a thin layer of crimson, which was particularly obvious against his cold white skin.
Eh? Is he shy?
After taking a look at the favorability level of 75 points on Akutsu Jin's attribute panel, Kurikawa Sana thought for a second and finally decided to try to hit a straight ball.
She stretched out a finger and gently poked the firm and full muscles on his arm.
"Hey, Akutsu."
"What's up?!"
The girl blinked her beautiful, jewel-like blue eyes. She smiled sweetly, her eyes curved into a crescent, and her voice was filled with sincere doubt as she asked the question—
"Do you like me?"
“……………………!!!”
The color of Akutsu Jin's already red ears instantly became more obvious, and his eyes, which usually flashed with impatience and anger, now seemed to be dodging and dared not look directly at the other person.
"...What are you talking about?!"
He tried hard to maintain his usual rebellious appearance, but his rapidly rising and falling chest and disordered breathing were particularly obvious, and his irritability and unprecedented emotions were in fierce conflict.
Ah, maybe I've gone too far.
Kurikawa Sana was afraid that he would make her explode with anger.
And it feels like Akutsu is about to say his catchphrase, like "Huh? Like you? How is that possible! Stop making me laugh!" or something like that.
Just when Kurikawa Sana thought she would hear the other party's usual sarcasm, a notification sound of increased favorability suddenly appeared in her mind - at the same time as his reply.
"So what?!!"
[Akutsu Jin, Favorability +10. ]
...Huh?!
Kurikawa Sana looked up in shock, unable to believe that with his volatile and awkward personality, he would actually... admit it directly?!
Akutsu Jin closed his eyes and felt his heartbeat in his chest roaring like a drum, as if it would burst through his chest in the next second.
Even when he was besieged by dozens of guys in the alley, he had never been as nervous as he was now.
"So, no?!"
Is it wrong to like her? ! !
People with bad tempers are so bad even when confessing their feelings.
"Why else do you think I promised you I wouldn't cause any more trouble?! Do you think anyone can order me around? Stop kidding!"
Kurikawa Sana was still immersed in the shock of his sudden increase in favorability by 10 points, "Ah, yes..."
Akutsu Jin: “…”
Tsk.
With this reaction, he had no idea what she was thinking!
…Forget it. I didn’t expect her to give any response anyway. It’s good enough that she doesn’t hate him.
But she didn't shake his hand off.
But if I keep holding her like this, she'll probably get annoyed.
Akutsu Jin's expression changed over and over again, and finally he slowly let go of her hand.
Unlike his aggressive tone, the movements of his hands were surprisingly gentle. It was hard to imagine that he would be so gentle.
"I'll do what I promised you. Is that okay?!" Akutsu Jin frowned and stared at her. "Can you take back what you said before?!"
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a moment, "Eh? What did you say before?"
Akutsu Jin: “…”
She had just said indifferently in the coffee shop that she hated him, but she forgot it so quickly!
In the end, he was the only one who tossed and turned, staring at the ceiling until dawn because of a word she said?!
She didn't care about him at all, but he was the only one who remembered every word she said.
Like a fool.
Akutsu Jin pulled the corner of his mouth in self-mockery, let go of her hand, turned around and was about to leave.
Just at this moment.
The girl stretched out her white and delicate fingers and gently poked his muscles again.
As if electrocuted and frozen, Jin Akutsu's tall and strong body stopped in place.
"I know. I take back what I said before." The girl's voice was sweet and pleasant with a hint of smile. "I don't hate Akutsu-kun at all now."
“………”
[Akutsu Jin, Favorability +3. ]
Just like a ferocious animal having its edges smoothed out in an instant and its blown-up hair instantly retracted, Akutsu Jin responded in a low voice, his voice unusually hoarse.
"…knew."
Ah, gone.
Looking at the white-haired boy leaving with his hands in his trouser pockets, Kurikawa Sana fell into deep thought.
Hmm, if she saw correctly, it looked like smoke was coming out of his head? Was he shy?
Oh my god, this is really a bit of a contrast.
Moreover, his favorability already reached 88 points?!
Kurikawa Sana took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress her inner excitement.
You have such a high-speed favorable impression when entering Japan, remember the principle I gave you -
It’s decided, in this world that’s about to collapse, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Tezuka Kunimitsu and Akutsu Jin - are all her white moonlight!
The system that heard all her heartbeats: […………………]
That’s enough. How many white moonlights do you have left?
On the one hand, she complained that he was making a wholesale confession, but in the end she herself was making a wholesale announcement of her white moonlight, right?
The system was silent for a moment.
They are worthy of it.
Where there is a system, there must be a host.
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