Chapter 15 IH Preliminary Matsumoto Xianyin suddenly felt that they had fallen into...
Yukihara Kaoru realized belatedly that it wasn't that no one appeared in front of Yukimura, but that she had never cared about this issue before.
If you start to care, you will hear about and encounter them everywhere - the girl who comes to the tennis court to cheer for the ordinary department training, the girl who pretends to pass by casually outside the classroom door, or the girl you meet several times on the way home.
And Minister Matsumoto...
Xiangcheng couldn't ignore her. Even though she was not very interested in many things in the school, Rika had described many times how popular Captain Matsumoto was. Her bright looks and domineering personality made her a perfect match for boys.
Judging from the frequency with which she came to see Yukimura in the past two days and Yukimura's attitude of never refusing and just keeping it secret - she was thinking too much, and it might even affect him and the minister.
Yukimura was indeed a very kind person. So, just like she had been in a relationship with Hei, Kaoru subconsciously chose to avoid Yukimura. She'd accompany Rika for extra training in the mornings, returning just as class was about to begin. In the afternoons, she didn't let Rika go either—after all, it was Rika herself who said she wanted to work hard to prepare for the competition.
After school, it would be natural for her mother to pick her up when she passed by.
You must not be such a tactless person as to interfere with the minister and his good friend’s love affair!
Saturday's IH qualifiers are on schedule.
Genon Matsumoto and her club members, wearing black sports jackets with stand-up collars and carrying their own sports bags, got off the bus arranged by the school. Miss Kinomoto, as the temporary team leader, looked more nervous than them.
Yes, putting the petite and cute Miss Kinomoto among these "upright" girls is already very difficult...
"Yuhara Kaoru," Shonan's captain came over and deliberately called Kaoru by her first name, "Don't lose too early."
Shonan, last year's defending champion from Kanagawa Prefecture, had a bye in the first round and naturally came to watch their other opponents. Yuihara Kaoru, who had recently calmed down, raised an eyebrow, tilted his head slightly, and stared at her, saying word by word, "Of course we will win and then crush Shonan."
"Yuhara-san—" Miss Kinomoto didn't expect the usually well-behaved girl to speak so directly. She wanted to remind him but was blocked by Matsumoto Genon: "It's okay, teacher."
Captain Shonan snorted an ambiguous sound from his nose and said, "Don't brag."
"But..." Yuhara Kaoru's expression was not wonderful: "If you had confidence, you wouldn't have come to provoke me."
An arrow hit him right in the chest.
Captain Shonan gritted his teeth and said, "What an unlovable child!"
"What a heavy artillery piece that is so inconsiderate."
"Wow, wow, wow..." Captain Shonan suddenly didn't understand why she came here.
Senior Matsumoto then coughed and said, "We'll see each other in the third round, no need to rush."
The Shonan captain, who had recovered his composure in a split second, pretended nothing had happened: "Come on, Rikkai, we also hope to be able to compete with opponents like you."
This time, everyone, including Xiangcheng, accepted the kindness from their opponent.
The match began. Hatano Soso, in his blue jersey, served first. Sakurai Rika, playing in her first major tournament, received a beautiful pass and passed it directly without any adjustments from Matsumoto. Yuihara Kaoru also jumped early, and Matsumoto followed suit with a pass. Only one of Hatano's players jumped to block the ball, so Kaoru effortlessly hit a long, straight shot. The opponent's player, who had just served, had no time to react and fell to the ground in frustration.
The two who scored high-fived each other and then hugged Rika, who had made a perfect catch, for a hug. During this half-minute break, Matsumoto Genon pointed to the stands to show Kaoru—Yukimura and his team, wearing yellow uniforms, were sitting in the first row.
What does this mean?
Before the confused Xiangcheng could think clearly, the opponent's spike came. She subconsciously rushed forward but snatched the ball from Rika, causing the two to collide with each other and the ball flew away.
"sorry!"
Quickly clearing her mind of unimportant matters, Xiangcheng pulled up Rika, who had been knocked down by her. Rika looked at her innocently, "Xiangcheng, why are you so strong even though you're not fat?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I stole the ball."
Matsumoto Genon: "What a low-level mistake! Come back to your senses quickly."
Feeling guilty, Yuihara Kaoru returned to the fifth seat and slapped herself in the face. The others looked at her in surprise.
"It's okay, I won't make this mistake again."
Matsumoto Gensune pursed her lips in regret.
In the stands, Yukimura clenched his hands.
Fortunately, it was just as she said. Yuihara Kaoru was in excellent form in this game and played in a selfless state. They finally won the game with a big score of 25-16, 25-13.
"Yuuchi," after thanking the audience, Matsumoto came over to Yuuchi Yuuchi and stretched together: "Don't be too hard on yourself."
Yuihara Kaoru grinned. "Being distracted by other things isn't my style. I have to punish myself—ah, it's not because of the chief!"
"I know you're too hard on yourself, Xiangcheng. I'm just afraid... that everyone else won't be able to keep up with you and will become a burden to you."
Yuihara Kaoru sat up. "How could that be? I think you guys are super awesome. It's so great to be teammates! No matter what weird ideas I have, you never stop me from trying them. For example, the underhand serve I used today, I only saw it two weeks ago and haven't tried it many times yet, and you actually agreed to let me try it!"
"But these..." Matsumoto Xianyin replied with a reluctant face: "Supporting each other is what teammates should do."
Yuihara Kaoru nodded. "I know that senior has always thought that I... don't need to come to Rikkai University, thinking that Rikkai University couldn't even make it to the national competition. But the most precious thing to me is that no one judges my ideas. That's enough."
She leaned in a little closer and said, "Senior, my goal is indeed to make it to the nationals, but I won't expect others to do the same. As long as you're willing to work hard, we can work hard together. If you don't have such lofty ideals, then let's just enjoy the competition."
Matsumoto Xianyin suddenly held her hand: "I won't let you down!"
"Huh?" Something seems wrong!
Yuihara Kaoru suddenly realized: "You shouldn't say such things to me, Chief!!"
“It doesn’t matter…” – What you don’t know is how hard it is to meet a pure person.
There were three rounds of IH qualifiers, one every Saturday. Mo Mo also sent a message, saying they had successfully passed the first round, and Xiao Hei even found another lovely girlfriend after the competition.
Yuihara Kaoru's expression is similar to that of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
The victory in the first game also gave Rika great confidence. Recently, she has been learning the libero's receiving skills and rules with senior Abe every day. Being "abandoned" aside, Yuihara Kaoru had to practice her techniques. She was noticed by senior Matsumoto who finally seemed to be free, and she called senior Igarashi to practice cooperation together.
Daily life was a little different this week. The busy Rika and she, who had no time to play games because of the competition, broke up during lunch break - Rika didn't know what she was busy with, while she secretly brought the game console and went to the corner of the rooftop to play away from everyone.
Unsurprisingly, Mo Mo was also online, and the two of them happily spent their lunch breaks this week, despite being hundreds of kilometers apart. The only change was that Mikiko thought it was too much for her parents to pick her up at her age—and Xiang Cheng, too embarrassed to say so directly, had to return to her old ways.
Unfortunately, he didn't notice the other three people secretly breathing out a sigh of "liberation".
Xiangcheng, imagining that Yukimura and Buchou might not have even gone home together, was actually feeling conflicted. She wanted to ask but was afraid of being presumptuous. If she didn't ask, wouldn't it be inappropriate for Yukimura to walk next to her?
Of course, this question didn't faze her. Yuihara Kaoru immediately pretended to squat down and tie her shoelaces and said, "You go first!"
Feeling that everyone should have gone far away, Xiangcheng stood up - why were only Sanada, Yanagi and Niou leaving first, while Yukimura was still standing there looking at her with interest.
Kyouhara Yuihara, who was squatting on the spot, had a look of complete failure on her face.
"Xiang... Why is Jieyuan not willing to pay attention to me recently?" Yukimura also squatted down, and the small pendant on the tennis bag slid in front of the two of them.
Xiangcheng thought back to the feeling she had when she'd given him the gift, and the excessive, out-of-control, distracted feeling she'd felt over the past two weeks. It wasn't something she could control, but staying away from him would be the only way to get better.
Hearing him say this, Xiangcheng became depressed again, as if there were many things she didn't know how to say. Or... just stop bothering others with her own troubles.
"It's okay," Xiangcheng smiled, "I'm just a little nervous because I'm going to compete."
Yukimura Seiichi took hold of her arm, ready to pull her to her feet, but felt her muscles tense for a moment. A sigh threatened to escape his lips, but he let go. His eyes darkened at Xiangcheng's irrelevant response.
He is right in front of me, but I might as well ignore him.
It's time to go find Mizunoe again and ask what to do.
"Let's go," Yuhara Kaoru clapped his hands and stood up. "They've already gone quite far. They said they wouldn't wait and then just said they wouldn't wait. How abominable!"
The second round of matches arrived as scheduled, but the weather wasn't great today, with heavy rain showing no sign of stopping. Rikkai University's uniforms were their second, cherry blossom pink, contrasting sharply with the opposing team's dark green uniforms.
As soon as they stepped onto the field, several people couldn't help but cover their ears. Even before the players arrived, the two schools' cheerleaders were already shouting at each other in the stands. Matsumoto Gen'one tried to get Rikkai University to stop, but the students above remained unmoved. It wasn't until Sanada Gen'ichirō shouted that Rikkai University finally quieted down. As expected, the opposing team was shown a yellow card for interfering with the field first.
It wasn't until the actual game that the players on the field began to feel even more uncomfortable. The boos from the opposing crowd and the provocations from the opposing players on the field only made the already impulsive Igarashi even more agitated. Even the seemingly calm Yuihara Kaoru started to feel a hint of anger.
——Matsumoto Gensune suddenly felt that they had fallen into each other's trap.
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Niou, Sanada, and Yanagi were walking faster and faster: I should be under the car, not inside it.
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