Chapter 151 Tennis 39
Fuji Shusuke didn't expect that he would meet Kurikawa Sana here.
And she really didn't expect that when she saw him again, he would be dressed as a bear.
Today, Shusuke Fuji, at the request of his sister Yumiko Fuji, put on a brown bear-looking puppet costume and helped his sister with her work in the commercial street.
Just when he finished his work and was about to change out of his clothes, he unexpectedly saw a familiar figure.
The girl in Hyotei's school uniform was holding a bouquet of roses in a gradient of light and dark pink. Her face was as bright and charming as the bouquet in her arms, and her whole body, from her hair to her toes, was exquisitely beautiful and sparkling.
Even through the narrow viewing hole of the puppet suit, the girl's appearance was exceptionally clear and conspicuous. She already had a halo just by sitting there, naturally attracting everyone's attention.
Everyone who comes and goes can't help but slow down and stop for her when passing by her.
It was precisely because everyone's pause was so obvious that he discovered and noticed her, Fuji Shusuke thought.
However, today's Kurikawa Sana seems a little different.
I don’t know what happened, but Kurikawa Sana no longer had the usual smile on her face, and she looked visibly sad.
What's wrong with her?
Fuji Shusuke couldn't help but pause.
She looked even sadder now than when he rejected her.
When Yuta was sad after losing the game to Echizen, she comforted Yuta and cheered him up.
So, now that she is sad, as Yuta's brother, he should comfort her as a reward for her previous comforting of Yuta.
Well, that's right, there's no other reason.
Then, Fuji Shusuke came to her.
When he really went to her side, the girl raised her head and looked at him blankly, her blue eyes as clear as the sky were already filled with tears, as if she was about to cry in the next second.
This reminded Fuji Shusuke of his younger brother again.
When Yuta was very young, he was just like her. He looked like he was about to cry, but he stubbornly refused to let the tears fall.
So, Fuji Shusuke couldn't help but reach out and touch her head.
Again and again, his movements were gentle, just like when he stroked his younger brother Yuta Fuji's head when they were children.
The girl's eyes gradually became surprised, and Fuji Shusuke stopped moving. He realized belatedly that his current action could almost be called abrupt.
Subconsciously, he wanted to speak to her.
But under the brown bear mask, Fuji Shusuke's mouth, which had been open, closed again.
If he spoke, she would be able to recognize the voice and recognise it as him.
After thinking for two seconds, Fuji Shusuke did not speak, but chose to take out a pen and paper from his arms and write down the questions he wanted to ask her.
With the teddy bear costume, it seems that there are many more things you can do.
Because of this layer of skin, she would not know that the person under the "bear" was Fuji Shusuke.
…
On the other side, Kurikawa Sana stared blankly at the bear in front of her and the words on the paper held in its chubby paws.
【Why are you unhappy? 】
Yes, why would she be sad?
Because of the continuous high-intensity and seamless connection, and the process of conquering like a time management master, she felt ashamed for the first time.
At this moment, a cute bear appeared in front of her. He saw her struggle and asked her why she was unhappy.
As if she had found an outlet for her emotions, Kurikawa Sana's eyes became sore and she couldn't help but lower her voice and said, "Because, because I suddenly feel so bad..."
"?"
The brown bear paused, then continued to ask on the paper: [Why?]
The girl lowered her head in shame. "I've been bothering someone I'm pursuing. He's seriously ill and might never be able to walk again or play his favorite tennis again... He's already like this, but I still keep bothering him. I feel like I'm really being too much..."
Fuji Shusuke was silent for a moment.
I see, she's talking about Seiichi Yukimura.
The team of Seigaku has Sadaharu Inui as an intelligence network. According to Inui, Rikkai University's captain Yukimura may be absent from the next Kanto Tournament because Yukimura's condition has worsened and he needs surgery.
At the same time, their captain of Seigaku, Tezuka, also went to Germany to treat his arm. Gan also lamented that if Seigaku and Rikkai University faced off in the Kanto Tournament, since both teams would be missing their captains, how could they not be destined to be rivals.
However, the intelligence provided by the company didn't mention how serious Yukimura's condition was. It sounded like if the surgery failed, he would be at risk of losing his ability to move.
Fuji Shusuke didn't know what to say for a moment about this sudden and shocking information.
He could only write the simplest and most plain words of comfort on the paper -
It's not your fault.
Looking at the words on the paper, Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a while. But after seeing such comfort, she couldn't help but finally shed her little pearls.
"No, I'm wrong... There's another person, he's very serious. He said that before, I ran towards him, but now it's changed to 'I'm walking towards you'. I really don't deserve it. He's so sincere and kind... But I have to do this, wuwu..."
Fuji Shusuke: “………………”
I understand. This is Keigo Atobe. There is no one else who calls himself "this master" except him.
So, has Atobe confessed to her?
After putting on the brown bear doll, Fuji Shusuke's ice-blue eyes suddenly opened.
It's not surprising at all that Atobe fell in love with her.
He had noticed during the previous match between Seigaku and Hyotei that Atobe looked at her differently.
However, there is another sentence that makes people very concerned.
What was the reason she said for "having to do this"?
This time, he didn't write a response on the paper, but the girl seemed like a floodgate for her emotions to vent, sobbing and continuing to output -
"Wow... there's another person. He's really, really good, like a white moonlight. He has to come all the way from Osaka for someone like me. It's really not worth it, wow..."
Fuji Shusuke: “……………………”
Wait, who is this person? How come he doesn’t know?
Osaka? Who?
No, instead of worrying about who it was in Osaka, the focus should be on... why was there someone else?
How many are there?
Not counting Yuta, Echizen, and Akutsu from Yamabuki Junior High School who just had a one-sided crush on her, just counting those she actively pursued, there were already Atobe and Obito from Tokyo Hyotei Gakuen, him and Tezuka from Seigaku, and Yukimura from Kanagawa Ritkai University. The number of people was so great that she couldn't count them on one hand.
And now, there is another mysterious White Moonlight Lord far away in Osaka.
Fuji Shusuke almost felt like laughing out loud.
I thought I knew her well enough, but it turns out I didn't know her at all.
That's really interesting. So who is in Osaka?
When his thoughts came to this, even Fuji Shusuke himself was stunned for a moment.
No, why should he care about this? Why should he care who she was involved with?
Fuji Shusuke closed his eyes.
There's no other reason, I'm just out of curiosity, wondering how outrageous she can be.
Speaking of which, Kurikawa just listed three people but didn't mention him and Tezuka. Why?
Is it because he, Tezuka, and she don't have much to do with each other? That's the only reason.
Judging from her description, the three people who caused her such great emotional fluctuations all had one thing in common—
That is, now they all take the initiative to run towards her.
Those three people, from the time she was the one actively pursuing them, now they also came towards her.
However, he, Fuji Shusuke, and Tezuka Kunimitsu are not included in this list.
Fuji Shusuke was silent for a moment.
Come to think of it, it seems that Kurikawa hasn't come to Seigaku to look for him for a long time since he completely rejected her last time.
The few times he and Kurikawa met were the day she comforted Yuta during his match, and the day of the match between Seigaku and Hyotei.
After that, they just happened to meet and she never took the initiative to look for him again.
What did he say that day?
[After letting Yuta fall in love with you, you turned to pursue Tezuka. Does it make you happy that Yuta is sad because of you? ]
"I don't think it matters whether I dislike you or not, Kurikawa-san. After all, we're not familiar with each other, and we won't have any future interactions."
After recalling what he said that day, Fuji Shusuke couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
As she recalled, after hearing what he said, the girl's face suddenly turned pale and her slender body shook as if it was about to fall.
“…………”
Under the brown bear doll's leather case, the boy's expression showed a rare slight change.
If he thought about it carefully, he had no right to criticize her emotional behavior.
Firstly, because she never bothered him again. Secondly, because he thought she was deliberately playing with Yuta's feelings, but in fact, it was not the case. From the beginning, he had been looking at her with tinted glasses.
As for her not-so-sincere pursuit, he had already responded with sharp words, and it could even be said that... he hurt her.
Now that I think about it, it's understandable that she gave up on him and put her priority on Tomokazu and the others.
Fuji Shusuke slowly lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes covered them, concealing the complex emotions in his eyes.
The brown bear slowly stretched out its furry hand. Its chubby paw, hidden by the heavy puppet costume, clumsily wrote word by word on the paper.
【sorry】
Don't be sad
...Huh?
Looking at the sudden "I'm sorry" on the paper, Kurikawa Sana looked up at the other party in confusion, wondering why it suddenly apologized?
After venting the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time, she was so surprised that even the little pearls rolling in her eyes disappeared.
Does this bear know her? Why would he suddenly say sorry? How strange.
Just when she was confused, there was a "ding" sound.
【Fuji Shusuke, Favorability +10. 】
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Huh? Huh? Huh?!
Could it be that the person under this bear costume is...Fuji Shusuke?!
Goodness, didn't he hear everything she just said from the bottom of her heart, which was as explosive as a suicide truck?!
And he must have figured out who she was talking about. How is this any different from a tell-all?!
Help!!!
She just happened to be feeling sad, and confided her feelings to a stuffed bear who she thought was working in the commercial street. How come he turned out to be a possible target?
System: [Don't be nervous, Sana. He actually gained favorability after hearing all this, didn't he? No favorability was deducted. It's just a small matter. Don't panic.]
Kurikawa Sana: [...! ! ! 】
Eh?! It seems to be true... He just added ten points to his favorability!
But it's so strange, why did Bu Er's favorability towards her increase instead of decrease when he heard that she was still in contact with several boys at the same time?
Is he just imagining the strategy himself like Yukimura?
...Never mind, no matter what, judging from the result, it's always a good thing.
Kurikawa Sana recovered from her nervousness, breathed a sigh of relief, and began to think about whether to continue to pursue the victory and test it out.
This Bear-kun...oh no, to be exact, it's Fuji-kun. He didn't speak a word, but communicated with her using pen and paper. I guess he didn't want her to know that he was Fuji Shusuke.
Since he chose not to show his face and didn't want her to know who he was, it's understandable that she chose to hug a cute bear when she was sad, right?
Thinking of this, Kurikawa Sana stood up and suppressed her sobs softly, "I'm much better now."
After she finished speaking, she took a step forward and moved towards the other party.
Then, she opened her arms, reached out and hugged the chubby "brown bear doll" - she threw herself into her arms.
"Thank you, Bear-kun."
The girl's voice was gentle and pleasant, with a suppressed nasal tone after she had been crying.
“……!”
Under the brown bear skin, Fuji Shusuke's ice-blue eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
The girl's long black hair fluttered behind her like a waterfall, and her breath poured in through the breathing holes in the bear doll suit. The space inside the suit was filled with the girl's fresh and sweet fragrance.
In order to prevent her from falling, he subconsciously opened his arms and caught and hugged her.
“………”
Fuji Shusuke opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but found that his throat was a little hoarse.
Strictly speaking, this was not a real hug at all, but it made my heart beat like a drum.
Through the thick doll costume, he couldn't feel any touch from the other person, but he could feel his face burning hot. The young man, who was known as a genius, rarely felt what it meant to be at a loss.
Looking out the window through the doll costume, Fuji Shusuke lowered his eyes and looked at Kurikawa Sana's face close to him, silent.
The girl's fair and beautiful face leaned against the bear's chest, the traces of tears on her face had not yet dried, and her delicate eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
“…”
Fuji Shusuke sighed silently, controlled the fluffy bear paws on his doll costume, and opened his arms.
The boy put one arm around the girl's back and patted her back soothingly. He placed his other hand on her head and gently stroked the top of her head, just like he had done when they first met.
Noticing his movements, the girl hugged him even tighter, as if she had found her only support while lost.
【Fuji Shusuke, Favorability +5. 】
Hearing the notification sound of favorability, Kurikawa Sana closed her eyes.
It's normal to feel confused for a moment, and it's normal to feel guilty. But after these emotions pass, she will continue to move forward and will not stop.
The girl tightened her embrace even more tightly.
Because she really wanted to live.
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