Chapter 56 Volleyball 16
early morning.
Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes drowsily, and what came into view was the ceiling of the hotel room. She blinked in confusion and found herself lying on two large beds combined, covered with a quilt. She was the only one in the room.
Eh?
Did she fall asleep while watching a movie last night?
The system's electronic voice rang out: [That's right, they left after you fell asleep, and it was Kita Shinsuke who carried you up.]
Kurikawa Sana opened her eyes wide in surprise: "It's Team North? What a surprise..."
System: [Because Miya Yuu and Miya Osamu were arguing over who would carry you to bed, Kita Shinsuke couldn't stand it, so he carried you up himself, and also gained 5 points of favorability.]
"So that's how it is... Wow, Team North finally has a better impression."
As soon as she got out of bed, she saw a white note on the bedside table. The handwriting on the note was clear and elegant.
[Kurikawa, you fell asleep during the movie, and we decided not to wake you. Have a good rest. I'll take the twins to my room tonight, and Kakuma has gone back to his room. Good night. —Kitai.]
Wow, Captain North is so gentle...
And Kurikawa Sana felt a little ashamed because she occupied the twins' room.
For some reason, she seems to have a mechanism that triggers sleep when watching a movie. It was the same in the previous world when she watched a movie with Kise Ryouta. She fell asleep while watching.
Kurikawa Sana tidied her bed and quilt, then hurried back to her room. She quickly sent a message to Gong Shuangzi, saying she had left and thanking them for giving her the room. She also sent a similar message to Bei Dui, thanking them for their care, before putting her phone down and going to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, it was already 7:30 in the morning. Kurikawa Sana came out wiping her wet hair. She opened her cell phone and saw that Gong Shuangzi seemed to be still asleep. The message she sent did not show as read. Captain Bei replied quickly after she sent the message.
[The process is more important than the result: You’re welcome, this is what I should do.]
[The process is more important than the result: We should thank you, Kurikawa, for your hard work in securing sponsorship for the volleyball club and accompanying us to Sendai for practice matches.]
Kurikawa Sana was stunned for a long time.
Woo woo woo... It's so warm, so warm, I feel like my heart is melting.
Moreover, the nickname of the North Team's line is also very intriguing, [The process is more important than the result], which sounds very consistent with his excellent quality of insisting on doing everything well day after day.
The line nicknames of other members of Inarizaki are all very cute. Miya Yu's is [High School's No. 1 Setter], Miyaji's is [Rice Ball], and Kakuna's nickname seemed to be something else before, but recently it was changed to a simple romanized name [suna].
Alan's nickname is [Not a Roast], Ginjima Yui's is [My hair is naturally silver], and the team's libero Akagi Rushinari's nickname is [I am a free man]... Well, they are all very interesting.
Kurikawa Sana looked at her nickname. It was just [sana], the romanization of her name. Wasn't it too simple? Should she change it to something more interesting?
As she stared at her phone screen, a message suddenly popped up - it was from Hinata Shoyo.
[Little Giant: Good morning, Senior. Are you leaving Miyagi Prefecture today? (Crying emoji)]
Kurikawa Sana typed back on the keyboard: [Sana: Yes, we'll be leaving at noon.]
[Little さな giant:! ! ! ]
[Little Giant: So, is Senior free now? Can I come and give her something? It's a thank you gift for playing basketball with us and giving me strawberry puffs... (nervous emoji)]
[Sana: Sure, I'm here.]
After attaching the hotel address, the other party quickly replied, "I'll be there right away!", and then the chat box no longer showed that the other party was typing.
Hinata-kun, what gift should we get her?
Kurikawa Sana thought about it and decided not to leave empty-handed. She dried her hair, changed her clothes, went downstairs, and bought a bucket of protein powder at a nearby pharmacy.
When she returned to the hotel, Kurikawa Sana could see the boy's bright orange hair from afar, like the dazzling sun in the early morning. He was holding a bicycle, looking out of breath, as if he had cycled quickly from a long distance.
[Little Giant: Senior, I’m here.]
[Sana: Turn back, Hinata-kun.]
Kurikawa Sana saw that he was obviously stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and met her eyes.
In an instant, the expression on the boy's fair and handsome face became extremely vivid, as if he had seen an extremely dazzling light.
After a moment of surprise, Hinata Shoyo quickly smiled brightly and ran towards her, "Kurikawa-senpai!"
"Good morning, Hinata-kun." Kurikawa Sana asked with concern, "Are you tired from riding your bike here?"
This distance must be quite long if it can make someone with a physical strength of 5 breathless.
"It's okay. When I was in junior high school, I also had to ride a bike over hills and dales on the way to school. I'm used to it. I just consider it exercise." Hinata Shoyo's orange eyes sparkled. "Because I was in a hurry to see my senior... Well, I asked Kageyama and Tsukishima if they wanted to come together! But I don't know if they're still asleep and haven't replied to my message yet..."
Kurikawa Sana couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm already surprised that Hinata-kun could specially come to see me before I left."
Even if they woke up... she didn't know whether Kageyama-kun would come with them, but Kurikawa Sana was sure that the aloof Tsukishima-kun would definitely not come.
"Because, I want to return the gift to Senior Sister no matter what."
As he spoke, the boy took out a beautifully wrapped pink bag from the back seat of the bicycle. He moved very carefully and looked like he cherished it very much.
"This is……?"
"Senior, open it and take a look. I wonder if you will like it..."
"Of course I'd like it." Before opening the bag, Kurikawa Sana had already politely given an affirmative answer, but when she really opened it, she widened her eyes in surprise - inside was a pair of pink volleyball knee pads, made of professional sponge anti-collision material, beautiful in color and practical.
"This is so cute..."
"Really? As long as Senior likes it!" Hinata Shoyo scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "I thought about it for a long time about what gift to give in return. Finally, I suddenly remembered that Senior didn't wear knee pads when we played basketball that day, so I bought this..."
"I like you very much, Hinata-kun." Kurikawa Sana was moved and wiped away tears in her heart. What a good child. "You are so polite. I just gave you some strawberry puffs and played a game with you..."
To think that, just for this reason, he'd meticulously prepared a return gift, pondering for a long time what to choose, even noticing she didn't have knee pads... Oh my god, Hinata really is an angel, right?!
"No, this is not some trivial matter, this is very important to me."
Hinata Shoyo's expression suddenly became serious. "When I was in junior high, my school couldn't even put together a complete sports team, and there was no one to train with me. I had to ask the seniors in the school's women's volleyball team to pass the ball to me and train with me..."
"Even if it's the simplest goal, as long as someone is willing to train with me, everything is so precious."
"So, the day my senior volunteered to play with me in that match was a very precious memory for me. I will never forget it."
Kurikawa Sana couldn't help but be stunned.
There was such a past...
"I see." Her expression softened, and she couldn't help but reach out and touch the boy's orange hair. "If there's a chance in the future, I can always practice with you, Hinata-kun."
“……!”
[Hinata Shoyo, Favorability +7. ]
This was a very weighty promise, and coupled with the intimate patting of the head, the boy's orange eyes slowly widened, and his fair skin and ears gradually turned red.
"Thank you, thank you, Senior..."
"By the way, this is for you." Kurikawa Sana also took out the can of protein powder from the bag in her hand. "Hinata-kun is still in the growth stage and needs nutrition to grow muscles. Protein powder is very suitable."
"Eh, eh?! But doesn't that mean I haven't given a gift at all?..."
"Hey, what's the big deal? Don't worry too much about it. At worst, after Hinata-kun builds up his muscles, you can just let me pinch him a few times. That'll be my return gift."
Hinata Shoyo: “!!!”
Pinching, pinching muscles and stuff… The boy’s already red ears and face instantly turned even redder. After a long while, he stammered and agreed, “Okay, okay…?”
Kurikawa Sana: “Pfft…”
How can it be so cute? She couldn't help but touch the orange head again, "I'm just kidding, Hinata-kun, don't be nervous."
“……!”
[Hinata Shoyo, Favorability +5. ]
"Don't take this as a joke." Hinata Shoyo's voice suddenly became serious. "I will definitely work hard to grow muscles and won't let you down."
"……ah."
How could it be so cute to talk about growing muscles in a serious manner? Kurikawa Sana felt her heart was filled with warmth.
"Also, I will definitely grow taller." Hinata Shoyo suddenly reached out and grabbed Kurikawa Sana's wrist on his orange hair, tightening it slightly.
"Please...don't treat me like a child."
The redness on the boy's ears deepened again, and the temperature was burning hot.
[Hinata Shoyo, Favorability +6. ]
Now it was Kurikawa Sana's turn to be stunned.
When the young man was describing something in great earnest, he suddenly exuded an aura that was completely different from usual, bringing with it a strong sense of strength.
Also... it added a lot of favorability!
"Okay, I get it. Sorry Hinata-kun, I shouldn't have touched your head so suddenly."
"Eh? Apologize or something... I'm not..." Hinata Shoyo waved his hands hurriedly. Before he could finish, he heard a clear and pleasant Kansai accent boy's voice coming from not far away -
"Sana, it's almost time to gather."
Hmm? Why does this sound like the North Team?
But didn’t the North Team always call her by her last name?
Kurikawa Sana turned around and saw a boy with hair fading from white to black standing at the door of the hotel. He was looking at her and Hinata Shoyo calmly. There was no expression on the boy's handsome face and it was hard to tell what emotion he was feeling.
It’s the North Team!
"I understand, Senior Kita. I'll be right over." Kurikawa Sana retracted her hand and smiled at the orange-haired boy. "See you later, Hinata-kun. Thank you for the knee pads~"
"Ah, okay..." Hinata Shoyo felt the touch in his hand disappear and the warmth belonging to the girl disappeared. He was stunned for a moment and watched her jogging towards the man.
The girl's beautiful black hair like silk fluttered behind her. The man waiting for her was wearing the maroon uniform of Inarizaki. The other person glanced at him indifferently, extremely calmly, but with an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Hinata Shoyo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and could only stand there, watching the figure of the senior sister and that person disappear together.
The senior just now said that it’s time to gather.
This means that the senior’s journey to Miyagi Prefecture has come to an end.
The orange-haired boy stood there in a daze for a long time, and after a while, he subconsciously clenched his fists.
——Become stronger.
Such a thought came into his mind.
Become stronger, go beyond Miyagi Prefecture, go nationwide, and stand on a bigger stage.
Only in this way can we shorten the distance between ourselves and those who are too dazzling.
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