Chapter 8
On the day of the Kaihara Festival, Niou Masaharu leisurely arrived at the tennis club's court. "Kuwabara, you're here early."
"Niou, your things are still there, untouched." Jackal Kuwabara and his teammates from the tennis club lifted the cloth that had been laid out yesterday.
"Pfft, wait till I put the price tag on it." Niou Masaharu counted his handiwork, including a prominent large doll ready for bidding. The others were lower than those at the doll shop. The tennis club's selections were truly unique; everyone except Sanada brought a wooden sword.
Jackal Kuwabara assigned people to different areas according to the schedule assigned by Military Advisor Liu. "Niou, are you ready over there? But there's someone waiting outside the tennis club."
"I don't know what's so special about the wooden sword used by Sanada, but members of our class's kendo club said that the club's leader sent two people to stake out the tennis club's simulated store after hearing about the theme change." Niou Masaharu looked over the tennis club's fence and saw that those queuing at the door were all students from our school.
Jackal Kuwabara scratched his head. "Actually, I've heard about it, but it's not Sanada's notebook, but Yanagi's. It seems many students with poor grades want it."
Before the Kaihara Festival officially began, Sanada led a team to inspect the campus to make sure there was no need for help or any violations. Everyone was preparing the necessities needed for their own stores.
The Kaihara Festival officially begins at 9:30 and visitors can enter.
Gradually, more and more people came, and the Kaihara Festival joint inspection team composed of the discipline committee members in charge of Sanada and other student union departments worked in groups according to the rotation schedule.
This is where Liu Lai's student council members rest. "I'll be meeting with the seniors from high school and university this morning, and I'll be taking over your position as discipline committee member starting this afternoon."
"Well, I'll go to the tennis club this afternoon. If there's anything, please contact me." Sanada and Yanagi Renji met to confirm that there was no problem with the current situation, and then went their separate ways to get busy.
When the tennis club simulates a store and it opens, the students from the school who are queuing up will rush to the target position first.
With the convenience of being a student of this school, participants in the event can also know the location of the items sold in the tennis club simulation store. Many students who like items and have free time aim at the opening time to ensure that they can grab the items they want.
The person who arrived at the main selection booth the fastest was not from the kendo club, nor was he the student who wanted Liu's study materials, but Senior Yamamoto, the ace athlete of the sprint club.
Yamamoto specifically requested permission from the club manager for the next day's club duties for his sister, while his sister officially became a member of the tennis club's support team. "Niou-kun, are these all the dolls you have? The largest one hasn't been priced yet."
"Hmm~ Senior, do you want these? That big doll is the prize for the raffle." Niou Masaharu didn't think that these handmade dolls he prepared would not be able to sell, but he thought that the sales speed would not be so fast.
Yamamoto nodded. "Got it. Take care of everything. We'll pick it up after the Kaihara Festival."
Niou had just finished writing down the bill for the handmade dolls when the kendo club members and students from an unknown class who were a step behind picked up their targets and were about to pay.
"I want these notes." "I got them first." "I want all those wooden swords and knives."
The members of the Kendo Club came with a mission as the club leader. They had to take Sanada's sword and use the club's funds. The replaced equipment could be given to new members for practice.
Liu's exercise books are mostly used by students who are eager to pass the exam, but are not very useful for students in other schools. Unexpectedly, the exercise books are so popular that they are fought over.
Niou Masaharu pointed to the rules at the side of the stall: first come, first served, first served, count by hand. "It counts by hand. And as for the notes, why don't you just make copies of each other?"
In addition to the tennis club area that Niou is in charge of, there are also many items on consignment that are of interest to people. These people can take advantage of the convenience of the venue and purchase their favorite items as soon as possible.
"2,800 yen is not acceptable. The minimum is 3,000 yen." Jackal Sanghara compared the price list with the teammate in charge of the scene through a remote intercom.
Many items were quickly bought up at the opening, and subsequent visitors continued to arrive at the tennis club's simulated store. The tennis club members became busy, choosing and bargaining.
The amount of activity was no less than that of practice. Jackal Sangyuan was sweating profusely as he checked the items and price list.
Niou Masaharu, standing nearby, seemed much more relaxed. "That small item won't be reduced in price. The daily necessities section 1 and section 3 can't be equal to 1,500 yen."
Niou Masaharu is not like the jackal Kuwabara who checks each one of them and divides the items with the same reserve price into different positions, just as long as he does not lose money in the end.
In the afternoon, Sanada arrived to replace Niou Masaharu.
Upon arrival, Sanada Masato checked the items for sale.
There were still some snacks from Marui Bunta and CDs from Jackal Kuwabara left, but all the consignment items from Niou Masaharu, Yagyu Hiroshi, and Yanagi Renji were sold this morning, and all that was left of Sanada was the small box of tea leaves given by his grandfather.
By the afternoon, the number of people attending the Kaihara Festival had not decreased much, and Sanada responsibly joined the work of Jackal Kuwahara.
But ever since Sanada arrived at the simulation shop, Jackal Kuwabara, not sure if it was his imagination, felt that the number of people bargaining had inexplicably decreased. With just a few words, the deal was done, and if it didn't work out, they'd just quietly look for the next one. "What's the power of the deputy director?"
As the time was almost over, Sanada led the members in calculating the data.
The tennis club's simulated store was generally successful, with at least half of the items sold today.
On the other side, the members of the Hyotei Tennis Club had already dispersed.
After accepting the invitation to the Kaihara Festival, Hyotei's captain, Atobe, planned to take the club members out for a tour and then discuss the practice match between the two schools. Because the captain of Rikkai University was still in the hospital this year, the practice match time that had been scheduled long ago was replied to be to be determined.
"Well~ I've been waiting for a long time. Did the vice-president of your tennis club take a leave today? He's not in the student union." Atobe, who was invited to the Rikkai Umihara Festival, brought the members of Hyotei to the group activity. After waiting for a long time, the student union only saw the shadow of Rikkai's strategist Yanagi, but the vice-president Sanada was not there.
Yanagi Renji closed his data book. "Atobe-kun, you've been in the student council for so long. I thought there was something we needed to collaborate on. You should have spoken to Sanada in advance. He's in charge of the Umihara Festival activities for the tennis club now."
"Aren't you just asking about the friendly match, Liu Jun? The scheduled time for this match is much later than before." Oshitari Ikushi accompanied him all the way. They arrived at Rikkai University in the afternoon. He first accompanied Yueren to visit places of interest, and then followed Atobe to the student union to exchange ideas.
Flipping through his notebook, he realized that since Yukimura fell ill at Rikkai University, Sanada and Yanagi had been responsible for a lot more things. There were also changes to the activities, and the main qualifying rounds were moved up... The practice match with Hyotei was a good opportunity to practice. At least the opponent was quite strong. There wasn't a school in Tokyo with a stronger tennis club than Hyotei to practice with. "Looking for Sanada."
Tennis club simulation store scene.
The brightly dressed Hyotei students were muttering something as they walked along.
"Walk slower! Jiro." Mukai Taketo could hardly keep up with the pace. Jiro, who was originally confused, suddenly became energetic when he went to the Rikkai University class-themed cake and snack shop.
Akutagawa Jiro's mind was full of the shop that Marui Bunta mentioned. "Where are Bunta's snacks? Bunta's snacks, here I come."
"Wait for me, Jiro." Mukai Taketo followed breathlessly.
Having found it, Akutagawa Jiro picked up a bunch of snacks. "It's a pity that some of them were taken away."
Sanada was still counting when a voice came from the side.
Akutagawa Jiro paid the bill with a handful of snacks. "I want all of these."
"Bunta's snacks are also sold out. By the way, these are the lottery tickets. The prizes will be announced tomorrow at noon, so pay attention. If you don't have time to pick them up on the spot, you can also register your information. If you win, we will mail it to you." Jackal Kuwabara distributed the prize tickets according to the number.
"Well, it's so unglamorous." Atobe, who went to the tennis club with Yanagi Renji to find Sanada, happened to see his family choosing snacks, one of them was holding a bag that covered his whole body, and the other was picking and choosing in the CD area.
"This is the official stall of Rikkai University. So I can help out. Please pack the tea for me." Oshitari Ikushi had a sharp eye. Although there would be no shortage of these things with Hyotei, especially Mr. Atobe, here, the tea from Rikkai University looked of good quality, so he could keep it for himself.
Yanagi Renji briefly explained to Sanada why Hyotei had called him in. "Friendly match."
"It will be held after the main qualifying round, which is a good opportunity for the new main players to communicate with other schools." Sanada's main purpose is to communicate with Kirihara Akaya, and this time, Niou Masaharu will also be included.
Yanagi Renji nodded. "I understand. Atobe-kun, this friendly match is scheduled for the end of the year. I guess your main draw will be over by then."
"Hmph, I'll let you see my gorgeous aesthetics when the time comes." Atobe set his sights on Sanada. Now that Yukimura is not at Rikkai University, Sanada is the only one who can represent the tennis club.
Oshitari Ikushi followed behind to smooth things over. "I hope this will be a friendly match that will benefit both of us. Well, we won't bother you anymore."
"Ah~ I'm so tired. There are still so many things." Marui Bunta stretched lazily as he arrived at the tennis club. "Hey! Yanagi is here too."
"Before you came, the regular players of Hyotei Tennis Club contributed a lot to our tennis club's funds. The only supplies we had were a few CDs of Kuwabara, and all the regular players' items were sold out." Yanagi Renji assisted in the statistics, which greatly accelerated the process.
After a while, Yagyu Hiroshi came out from the class activity and joined the statistics team.
Add a few top students and the results will be doubled.
"There's enough stuff left, so we can just have a promotion tomorrow and raise the price a little based on the base price, or we can sell it at the base price. We'll try to sell them all, and adjust the placement of the items. You can clear some space here so it's easier to organize when cleaning up." Liu reallocated and planned the locations based on the remaining supplies.
Marui Fumita pointed at Niou's doll. "But the only prize for this kind of lottery is your big doll, Niou. Otherwise, I'll make a small cake and give it away."
After a busy day as the chef for the class activities, Marui Fumita is free the next day. In the morning, he is in charge of the tennis club simulation store, and in the afternoon he can play on his own.
"I'll bring another box of tea tomorrow." There was quite a lot of tea at Sanada's house, and he only took out the outermost ones.
Jackal Kuwahara simply included the few remaining CDs in the blind box.
These are stall activities, and many small shops are doing this kind of activities. Some give out handmade products or coupons, and you can draw a prize by making a purchase on the spot. There are also tennis clubs that will announce the results on the last day, and the prizes are different.
Sunday morning is the last time the tennis club’s simulated store will be open. All stores will close early today, with the deadline being 4 p.m., and the rest of the time will be spent cleaning up the campus.
For convenience, the tennis club set the time before 11 a.m., and the players can spend the rest of the time on their own.
Nearly 80% of the second-hand items in the simulation store were sold. Some were sold at a discount, and some were taken back by the consignors.
As soon as 11 o'clock arrived, the tennis club simulation store closed on time.
"Thank you for your hard work." Sanada led some team members to clean up the scene, as the tennis club would use the court for training on Monday.
For physical activities, here comes Sanada.
After Monday, Liu Lian'er worked overtime to contact the individuals or community leaders one by one to settle the accounts of the sales prices and commissions. The data in the forms were clear, and no one had any objections to the prices and income.
After the accounts were recorded, the Kaihara Festival activities were truly over. The extra income plus the prize money for the popular store selected by the Kaihara Festival allowed Yanagi Renji to double the number of ball machines in the tennis club on the original basis.
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