Junior High School
When the club started recruiting new members, Hinata Aoi also learned that every student must sign up for a club, and the credits will be counted towards the comprehensive assessment of the student's ability. Those who have made outstanding contributions to the club and the school can get extra points, which will be of some help in their academic advancement.
The parkour club did not exist, and she had no idea of becoming the president to create a club. She could only go to the club's recruitment site and choose someone she liked to apply to join.
The stalls are arranged in order in the open space in front of the teaching building. Once you walk out of the gate of the teaching building, you can seamlessly enter the club recruitment site.
The neatly arranged awnings and tables and chairs, the brightly colored banners and posters, the bustling crowds and the noisy atmosphere seem to be comparable to the fiery summer festival.
According to school rules, such a grand club recruitment will only last for three days.
On the first day, most of the stalls were manned by third-year seniors, who were desperately promoting the club as if they would disband if they couldn't find new members. Neighboring stalls would even try to grab people at the dividing line, talking and doing non-stop. Some of them cast a wide net and printed out a bunch of club registration application forms, stuffing them into the arms of everyone they met.
It stands to reason that the larger the club, the more organized and stable it would be, and it would have the confidence to attract new students and then select the best from them. However, in that kind of situation, it is inevitable to be emotionally aroused, and instantly abandon your style and show the enthusiasm to grab discounted products in the supermarket.
The first day of recruitment was too intense. Hinata Aoi took the initiative to accept the flyers one by one, and with her agility and flexibility, she avoided the seniors who wanted to talk to her in further detail and successfully left the school.
First go home and sift through the information Ms. Hinata compiled earlier.
After thinking about it all night, she still couldn't make a decision. The next day, Hinata Aoi went to the window on the second floor of the teaching building and looked down, weighing and comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each club for her.
The marble windowsill still emitted bursts of coolness. She opened the window more than halfway, propped her palms on the windowsill with her sleeves, and looked downstairs on tiptoe.
From this angle, you can only see the roof of the clubs right at the gate, but the ones farther away are still clear and can all be seen.
Her eyes wandered around, looking left and right. If she didn't force herself, there was indeed no club that really interested her.
At this time, she really hoped that there would be a club called "Homecoming Club" for her to join.
Now I finally understand the benefits of having money - Goujuanji, who came in with money, can have an inconspicuous position in the student union, continue to train every night, and do odd jobs when there are activities.
As a second best option, she could choose a sports club to exercise her muscles... Definitely not the women's volleyball club, because the seniors there are too nice, and she is "allergic" to human touch.
Moreover, the following of some senior students these days made her feel unpredictable, so it would be better to have less contact with them.
Hinata Aoi was still standing in front of the window analyzing things, and the two figures entangled at the stairs behind her almost performed a "two-person act" because of her.
To be precise, it was Sakurai Momoko who stopped Tsu Miki and prevented her from going to find Hinata Aoi.
Sister, can I call you sister? Please stop meddling in my business!
He can't speak, but he can't take care of himself!
He just stood on his heels to look out the window, without leaning his body too far out. Even if the window was open quite wide and the windowsill was above his waist, he would not fall out if he was not careful.
Unless someone pushes her...
Can you just stop worrying about it?
Momoko Sakurai put one arm around Miki Tsu's arm and grabbed her clothes with the other hand, holding her firmly.
"Come on, let's go shopping. We still hadn't decided which club to join yesterday, right?"
"ah……"
Tsumeki glanced at Sakurai, then turned back to look at Hinata Aoi.
Seeing her take off her heels, and half-lying on the windowsill with her arms resting on them to look down, and then reaching out to take out a telescope from her schoolbag and putting it to her eyes, the risk factor dropped sharply.
There was no need to step forward to dissuade her, so Tsu Miki gave up the idea and followed Sakurai Momoko downstairs.
Hinata Aoi didn't notice the movement behind her. After looking around, she decided to just go with the flow and join a club if she saw someone who looked difficult to get along with.
I also looked carefully in the direction of the women's volleyball club. I didn't see any familiar senior students, so I could pass by openly.
Hinata Aoi put away the telescope, closed the window, went downstairs, and suddenly wanted to go to the track and field club's booth to take a look. As a result, as soon as she walked out of the school gate, she was carried away by the crowd and lost her direction. She was so crowded that she didn't know which club's blue tent she walked to.
The number of people who came to choose clubs today was not much different from yesterday. Some were hesitant, while others thought that there would be fewer people the next day and would meet each other instead.
Yesterday, I didn't think that I could escape unscathed by joining the club's recruitment. Today, Hinata Aoi jumped into a congested fish pond, and there was no space to swim. She could only follow others and swing her tail like a cricket pupae.
Then he was pushed back half a step and stepped on someone's shoe.
Hinata Aoi quickly steadied herself and lifted her feet. She turned around and wanted to apologize but couldn't find the other person's face.
So high.
The hair is also very high.
She is taller than the senior who plays volleyball.
Hinata Aoi craned her neck to look at the other person's face, and felt that if the person opposite her was taller, she would fall backwards due to her unstable center of gravity.
Standing farther away would make it easier for her to look the other person in the eye and apologize sincerely, but in order not to get back into the surging crowd, she controlled her body and stopped moving backwards...but she was still bumped on the back by someone who rushed out of the crowd without any care.
If she gets any closer, she will dive into the senior’s arms!
“Bang!”
A slap landed hard on the table next to her, causing her to feel pain and numbness. Hinata Aoi quickly steadyed herself once again and breathed a sigh of relief.
The senior student on the opposite side wanted to protect the girl but his arm was pulled back empty-handed. He turned around and saw that the junior student who had just broken through also knocked him to the ground. He could not utter the scolding in his mouth. He shouted "Get out of the way!" and strode forward to pick up the person, pulling him up like a chicken.
"...Be careful, apologize!"
The younger student was obviously dazed by the multiple shocks. He lowered his head and repeatedly said "sorry". After the senior let go of his hand, he took small steps and swam slowly towards the school gate.
The farce ended, and Hinata Aoi didn't know how to thank the senior. She remembered that there was an unopened bottle of milk in her schoolbag, so she took it out and handed it to him.
The tall senior's healthy complexion was slightly flushed, and he was too embarrassed to meet her golden eyes. He took the milk with a stammer, and with his other hand he frantically tried to find something to give in return, but he casually stuffed the application form into the girl's hand.
He had hardly ever been in such close contact with a girl, let alone one with such a delicate appearance. The boy was shy but pretended not to be shy, his head was a mess.
He was in a very bad mood today. It can be said that his mood will be very bad yesterday, today, and even tomorrow.
Because he was too reliable and normal among the seniors, he was assigned to help the club recruit new members for these three days, which meant he had to give up a lot of training time.
Kunimitsu Ei, who is at the same level, has an energy-saving personality. He will be depressed when he comes here. He cannot embody the integrity and vitality of the men's volleyball club and may even take the opportunity to play badly.
The more famous Kageyama Tobio is not good at chatting at all. He can make people choke to death with just one sentence. The coach is afraid that he will break his own popularity filter and lower the outside world's evaluation of the volleyball club.
So this job fell on him.
He didn't mind doing more work, but when he thought about others...especially Kageyama, who was practicing hard while he was distributing flyers, he got very angry!
He's talented and works so hard. Damn, how come Kageyama is so suitable for volleyball?!
While the expression of the senior, Kindaichi, was changing back and forth, Hinata Aoi was carefully examining the application form in her hand.
...Is it not impossible to find a job?
She knew even less about the rest of the sports, but she was a little afraid of the women's volleyball club's enthusiasm and attentiveness when it came to joining them.
The men's volleyball club should be similar to her first impression of the women's volleyball club - they are all a group of people who are connected by volleyball, and they focus more on improving their abilities and teamwork than on personal connections.
Moreover, the men's volleyball club will be much better because it has an extra layer of gender separation, so there is no need to worry about forming close friendships with partners in the same club.
But is there a suitable place for her in the club?
Manager?
Do they mind that the manager can’t speak?
Hinata Aoi took out her notebook and wanted to ask for details, but Kindaichi's attention was attracted by another figure walking towards her.
"What are you doing here?" Would the coach be willing to let this kid come here to kill time?
Kindaichi's angry question left Kageyama Tobio confused.
Not trying to understand the reason behind the other person's emotions, Kageyama replied honestly, "The coach asked me to come."
He didn't know why the coach suddenly called him over. Only things related to volleyball could make him use his brain cells, and he never got to the bottom of other things.
Looking at Kageyama's stern and dazed expression, Kindaichi figured out some possibilities in his mind.
It must be because he passed the ball that no one could catch, which was embarrassing and infuriating. The coach asked both sides to calm down and sent them over here to expend their energy.
After all, this person has no awareness of offending others!
Kindaichi picked up a heavy stack of flyers from the table and threw them into Kageyama Tobio's arms without any hesitation.
"Send it." Now that you're here, don't be lazy.
Kageyama Tobio accepted it well, and when he turned his gaze, he noticed Hinata Aoi standing next to him. He also recognized the application form in her hand and blurted out in surprise:
"Aren't you a member of the women's volleyball team?" Why are you holding our application form?
Turning back to Kindaichi:
"Aren't we not hiring female managers?"
It seemed that what Kageyama Tobio said was a question, but with his expressionless face, it sounded like a clear accusation to Kindaichi's ears and eyes.
Only then did Kindaichi realize that he had made a mistake, but he didn't want Kageyama to tell it out loud. He wanted to erase his stupidity and even more wanted to shut Kageyama Tobio's mouth!
Of course he knew that girls were not recruited.
This rule is because of the senior from the previous class, Toru, who was the ace setter, had a super star face, and was full of romantic opportunities.
Because of his excellent looks, basketball skills, and unique personal charm, he attracted the hearts of countless girls who wanted to have a love like in girls' comics. They came to interview the manager and almost affected the atmosphere and order of the team.
After all, it’s not just girls who are moved by love.
To prevent problems, the coach no longer allowed girls to join the club and even rarely hired managers. Many matters were handled directly by lower-level team members.
Even when playing friendly matches with the women's volleyball team, the two sides were not allowed to have too much communication. If they were found to have private contact outside the gymnasium, they would be severely punished.
Kindaichi and his classmates were one grade lower than Oikawa Toru, and therefore they had no female managers in their first two years of junior high school.
Now that Toru Oikawa has entered high school, the coach shows no sign of giving in, and Kindaichi doesn't want to test the coach's bottom line.
He just handed in the application form without thinking. Now Kageyama Tobio had a cold face as if he had done something wrong, which made him very unhappy.
He resisted the urge to roll his eyes in front of Hinata Aoi. Seeing that the girl was still paying attention to their movements with the application form in hand, he was worried that she might really want to join. He said with a guilty conscience:
“Sorry, I sent…” by mistake.
"Ah!!!" A sharp female voice pierced through the crowd and into their ears.
The three of them looked in the direction of the sound, only to see an acquaintance to all three of them looking at them in shock, pointing in Hinata Aoi's direction with a look of disapproval on his face.
"Why are you here?!!"
Despite all her precautions, Hinata Aoi was still caught by a senior from the women's volleyball club.
It happened to be the same person who had pulled her into the gym by the back of her collar.
Another senior student with bangs came out from behind her. She was a little reserved and socially anxious, but she slapped the back of the hand of the senior student in front of her fiercely.
There was a "bang!" sound, not much different from the one when Hinata Aoi slammed the table. The backs of the hands of the three people who heard it felt a phantom pain.
"That's so rude..."
The reason for the attack came to light shortly afterwards, and he immediately forced the senior student to withdraw her hand physically. It was hard to say whether there was some revenge mentality after being beaten before at work.
As if she was used to it, the senior sister didn't get angry. She just blew air on the back of her hand which was red and about to swell, and did not forget to admonish Hinata Aoi at the same time:
"You absolutely must not sign up for this club!"
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