Chapter 24 Magical Gem Ah, do you know Yukimura?
The magnificent villa hall is gorgeous but not cliché.
Sitting in the main seat in the hall was an elegant middle-aged man. Time had undoubtedly been kind to him, and the traces of time had only added to his elegance.
Just by sitting there, the elegant and noble temperament of a superior is fully revealed.
Ryona followed the butler to the hall, and restrained herself from looking around along the way.
Damn! It’s so gorgeous!
Liangnai silently encouraged herself in her heart, determined to win over this financial sponsor, so that even if the technical college's teaching building was destroyed, funding issues would not be a problem.
"Sir, the people from the college are here." The butler stopped and bowed, reporting to Tatsumi Atobe.
"Okay, thank you for your help. Please step back."
Only Ryouna, Tatsumi Atobe, two personal bodyguards, and a few servants on standby were left in the hall.
The man behaved elegantly and greeted Ryouna in a gentlemanly manner.
"Hello, I'm Tatsumi Atobe. I'm afraid I'll be troubling you for the next while."
He did not look down on Ryouna because she was young, nor did he feel intimidated by her because she was from the world of curse. Instead, he treated her as an equal.
This made Ryouna feel more favorable towards Atobe as a potential partner.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket, the Atobe family is just the most preferred partner.
If they discover a mismatch during the mission, Ryouna and the others will choose Akashi or Suou as a second choice.
Although Tatsumi Atobe did not show it on his face, his inner impression of the General Manager of the Jujutsu World had become even worse.
As a father, I can't help but condemn it when I see students who are about the same age as my children doing such a dangerous task.
"Kirhara Ryouna, just call me Ryouna."
A crisp snap of fingers was heard in the hall, and a flame burned at Liangnai's fingertips.
"Spell - Red-striped White Tiger."
In the empty hall, a white tiger with flames on its body suddenly appeared, occupying most of the space.
The terrifying aura made everyone except Ryouna and Tatsumi Atobe take a step back.
The two bodyguards on Tatsumi Atobe's left and right were instantly on alert, standing in front of their employer to protect him.
"Sorry, sorry, I used too much force."
Liangnai smiled apologetically, feeling very annoyed. She had just wanted to show off her strength, but she hadn't expected to use too much force.
It seems like Red Tiger has grown up a bit? It's been absorbing too much cursed spirits lately, and its control over its cursed energy is almost out of control. It seems it needs more training recently.
"Chihu, get smaller."
“Ouch!”
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the red tiger turned into the size of a kitten, just big enough to be held in the arms.
"This is my Shikigami, Red Tiger." Ryona took the initiative to introduce and explain Red Tiger.
"The curse master's methods are pervasive. I can't be by Mr. Atobe's side all the time, but Akagi can."
The bodyguard first took the red tiger and checked it, and only then handed the red tiger to Atobe Tatsumi after confirming that it was correct.
Tatsumi Atobe accepted it well, after all, one of the pets in the Atobe family was a Bengal tiger.
That was the pet that Yingzi raised and later gave it to Jingwu to take care of. He still remembered that when he was a child, Jingwu was asked by Yingzi to take the tiger for a walk.
Chihu stretched obediently in Atobe Xun's arms, found a comfortable position and continued to sleep to digest the cursed power.
"Do I need to hold her all the time?" Atobe Tatsumi looked a little embarrassed. Holding her all the time was really ungraceful.
"No need, just let the bodyguard hold you."
Liangnai waved her hands, Chihu fell asleep so quickly.
Atobe Tatsumi returned the Red Tiger to the bodyguard and said, "Then please follow me to the study, Ms. Ryouna, to discuss in detail."
The door was closed, and bodyguards were guarding the door inside and outside. Ryouna sat opposite Atobe Tatsumi and began the formal conversation about this mission.
The reason why Tatsumi Atobe was put on the black market's bounty was because of an auction item.
Someone spread the news that this gem contained the secret of Pandora and could make people immortal.
Many people coveted this magical gem. In the world of sorcery where people have short life spans, someone was instigating the black market and everyone wanted to snatch the gem.
Some people also spread the word that if one wants to unleash the full power of this gem, one needs to kill the previous owner in order to gain immortality.
Gradually, the rumors became more and more intense, and the reward price for Tatsumi Atobe skyrocketed. It took a lot of effort to get the general directorate to send someone to protect him.
Liang Nai couldn't help cursing when she heard this. It was bullshit. A bunch of idiots were being used as guns.
There is no such thing as immortality in this world. Tianyuan lived for thousands of years but eventually turned into a cursed spirit. Ryona was unwilling to mention how Tianyuan maintained her human form before.
Ryouna believes that the first and most basic thing that makes people human is that they follow the laws of nature. Can someone who is immortal still be called a human?
"And the gem?"
"In the storage room in the basement."
Tatsumi Atobe signaled his bodyguard to get it.
The scarlet gem was exceptionally beautiful and shining. The moment he saw the gem, Tatsuo Tobe's face looked unhappy.
Ryouna, noticing the other party's attitude, asked, "Is there anything wrong with this gem after you got it?"
She took the light and observed it carefully, and found that there seemed to be a flow of cursed energy, but it was very weak. Ryouna couldn't be sure whether she was seeing things.
"Recently, everyone in my family has started having nightmares. The nightmares start with me and spread outwards to my closest relatives."
His face was gloomy, with a hint of ruthlessness in it.
"Every attempt has been made to destroy the gem, but in the end, it always remains unscathed."
This gem is too dangerous to be simply thrown away or given away.
Ryouna's hair gradually turned red-orange, and she was trying to input cursed energy into the gem.
"Useless?"
Liangnai frowned, and flames emerged from the palm of her hand, wrapping around the gem and feeling it carefully.
It's strange, like it refuses to communicate. Is it cursed? It looks like it might be a curse tool.
It seems that I need to study it slowly, Ryona thought to herself, and told Atobe Tatsumi the result of her guess.
"This is a cursed tool. The level is unknown, but the craftsmanship is so intricate that I haven't figured it out yet."
She raised her hand again, trying to catch the flowing cursed energy.
"It's no accident that you, Mr. Atobe, captured this gem. The person behind this must know the background of this gem."
"I'll send someone to investigate who's behind all this, and then hold an exhibition to lure the snake out of its hole. I'll have to trouble Miss Ryouna with the follow-up work."
Ryona likes to deal with smart people and can understand everything at a glance.
Then she took out several amulets from her bag, asked Tatsumi Atobe to wear an exquisite one, and gave the other rough ones to the bodyguards for safekeeping.
"This is amulet I made myself. It contains my cursed energy. Mr. Atobe's is a first-level cursed tool. It can be used for both attack and defense."
"The bodyguard's is a second-level spell tool, disposable. Throw it out when you encounter danger. It will explode. Come to me for more if it's gone."
It’s definitely a good idea to have more protection. The enemies are not just the curse masters on the black market, but you also have to be wary of those rotten oranges in the general office.
"Could you give me an extra first-level amulet?"
There is no need to worry about Yingzi for the time being as she is abroad, and he wants to provide Jingwu with some protection.
Liangnai felt a little painful. She had scrapped several sets of materials to make this first-level spell tool, and she really didn't want to give it away.
"Consider this one my own purchase. It doesn't count as part of the mission. I will pay for it."
Tatsumi Atobe took out a check very politely and signed it in a few strokes.
Liangnai took the check, counted the zeros, and happily took out a copy.
"As many as you want!"
This is enough to buy eight sets of materials!
"It's not too late now. Miss Ryouna can go to the room prepared by the housekeeper to wash up and rest."
Liang Nai put away the check and nodded, "Okay, then let Chihu keep watch tonight."
After leaving the study, Ryona was not in a hurry to return to her room. She walked around to see if there was anything she had missed or had not checked thoroughly, which would give the curse master an opportunity to take advantage.
She looked around again and noted a few points in her mind. She could draw some talismans and set up some barriers at these points to resist a wave of cursers.
"What are you looking for, a plain-looking woman?" a lazy and elegant voice questioned.
Liang Nai turned her head to look and saw the young man with golden hair raised his eyebrows. The teardrop mole on his face was vivid and alluring but not coquettish. Instead, it made his face more handsome, making people subconsciously obey his orders.
A domineering aura? Ryouna was amused by her own thoughts.
She noticed the tennis bag on the boy's back and thought, "Another tennis boy."
Why does it feel like all the junior high school students around me play tennis?
"Hello, I'm Kirihara Ryouna."
Atobe Keigo politely returned the handshake, "Ah, yes, I'm Atobe Keigo."
"Are you the new bodyguard sent over there?"
It's not surprising that Keigo Atobe knows Ryouna's identity. Tatsumi Atobe and Eiko Atobe did not deliberately conceal the affairs of the Jujutsu world.
As the heir to the Atobe zaibatsu, he needed to know the rules governing the operation of society and its important components since he was a child.
Those guys in the curse world are just as my father described, pedantic, oppressive, and unglamorous to the extreme.
Atobe Keigo tapped his forehead lightly with his finger. The girl in front of him was only a high school student. There were only two reasons why she was assigned to such a dangerous mission.
First, there is an urgent need for talent in the world of sorcery, and second, she is being targeted by the upper echelons.
Similarly, this also indirectly reflects that people in the curse world disdain the identity of the Atobe Zaibatsu, and sending Kirihara Ryouna over just proves their perfunctory attitude.
Ryouna: Bingo, boy.
"The answer is correct, but unfortunately there is no reward."
It was getting late, and Liangnai wanted to finish the inspection and rest early, so she started to chase people away.
"Okay, if you have any questions, we can talk about it later. Now I have to continue working."
Regardless of whether the young master was happy or not, Liang Nai took a running leap and jumped onto the small balcony of the guest room on the second floor. In a few jumps, she reached the highest point of the eaves of the house, and the entire manor was in sight.
Ryouna closed her eyes and slowly released threads of cursed power to explore the surroundings.
One place, two places, Liangnai's face turned pale, but she showed no sign of stopping.
Liangnai frowned, something was wrong, one hundred percent wrong.
The smell of blood surged in her chest, and Ryona forced herself to suppress the fishy sweetness, and increased her cursed power again to explore, and her hair completely turned from red-orange to deep red.
"Puff—cough cough—"
A mouthful of blood gushed out impatiently. The result of overusing the cursed energy was pain in the head and heart.
The sorcerer is indeed a madman. Suddenly, this idea came into Liangnai's mind.
Fortunately, a clue was found, otherwise the blood would have been spit out in vain. Liang Na wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth without any care.
"This spell is quite interesting." The sharp edges of the gem left marks on the white palm.
"It can automatically and subtly plant a curse on a person's soul, and it's not easily discovered. It seems that the maker is a master of curse tools."
The only ones who could notice something was wrong so quickly were her, who possessed the fire-type soul technique, and Gojo-sensei's six eyes.
Liangnai jumped up with a quick step and landed steadily on the tree trunk. She didn't rush down and felt worried.
The villa is well protected, with three layers inside and three layers outside, it is no exaggeration to say that it is an iron wall. If an ordinary robber comes in, he will never come back.
It is the iron wall that is so difficult to deal with.
She looked at the staff coming and going, including servants and bodyguards, felt her limited magical power, and sighed deeply.
"Everyone in the villa has a time bomb on their body. What should we do?"
How about giving me a call and asking?
Liangnai's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, and she was sure to be laughed at by them again.
[Beep beep beep——]
"Gojo-sensei..."
[Huh? Ryouna-chan? What do you want from the handsome Gojo-sensei?]
The other party interrupted Liangnai and started to guess the reason for calling him.
[Could it be that the mission was too difficult and I was defeated by some small fry? Hahahaha, Ryouna-chan, you've been on vacation for so long, how come you've become so bad?]
[Satoru, I've already said we need encouragement-based education.] — This is Geto Suguru.
[You two scumbags, can you at least listen to what Ryouna has to say?] — This is the kind-hearted and beautiful Naoko.
Teacher Glass is worthy of being the conscience of the three teaching staff members, Ryona has egg-drop eyes.
"I'm not that bad! Don't you know what my level is?"
Seeing that the guesses were getting more and more outrageous, Liangnai couldn't help but interrupt.
Her sorcerer certificate stated that she was a second-level sorcerer, but in fact she had already crossed the threshold of a first-level sorcerer, but she had never taken the test.
This was the result of their discussion. They decided not to apply for the assessment, hide the true properties of Ryouna's technique, and not reveal it unless necessary.
The soul is a sensitive thing. More than ten years ago, Noctua was threatened and intimidated by the general managerial department because of the creation of Panda.
"This mission is a little beyond our expectations." Ryona swung her legs. "This gem is very strange. I suspect it's alive."
It is normal for a cursed tool to have cursed power. What is abnormal is that the cursed power contained in this gem is flowing erratically, as if it has its own thoughts.
Alive?
Gojo Satoru became interested. Are there living curse tools? He had never seen one before!
【Lianna-chan, let's start the video! 】
"Where are the gems? Where are the gems?"
Gojo Satoru's face filled the entire screen, and Ryouna was so scared that her phone flew out.
She subconsciously reached out to take it, but forgot she was still in the tree.
“#@￥%——”
What was that babble about? Gojo Satoru didn't understand; he just wanted to see the gems.
Ryona: I'm scolding you, you bastard teacher!
Fortunately, he was agile, otherwise both the phone and himself would have been seriously injured.
Ryouna took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and formed a 'C' shape with her index finger and thumb, holding the gem between the two fingers.
"This is the gem."
Gojo Satoru on the other end of the video took off his blindfold, and his azure eyes carefully observed the direction of the gem's cursed power, and he quickly came up with the answer.
But he didn't say it immediately, instead he kept it in suspense.
"Jie, come and see if this gem is familiar to you?"
Geto Suguru pushed Gojo Satoru's big face away with one hand and stared at the gem for a few seconds.
"Familiar? Really?" He had a dangerous smile on his face. "Satoru, are you kidding me?"
"I'm not kidding. Isn't this the same as the flow of cursed energy from your Curse Spirit Jade?"
Gojo Satoru was really wronged this time. He didn't mean to play tricks on anyone.
Geto Suguru was certain that Gojo Satoru was playing tricks on him.
How could he tell that since he doesn't have six eyes?
Besides, he swallowed the Curse Jade to subdue it, not watched it being subdued. Why would he observe the direction of the Curse Jade's cursed power for no reason?
Does looking at it more often make it taste better?
"Let's have a fight, Satoru."
"Huh? Jie, are you angry and embarrassed?"
Who will care about her? Liangnai closed her eyes.
Glass took the phone thrown to her without surprise. "You look so pale. Did you overuse your cursed energy just now?"
This child is worthy of being brought up by Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru. She is just as crazy as before, and overusing cursed energy is a common occurrence for her.
Other people's bodies would not be able to withstand such a collapse, but Ryouna wouldn't.
Due to her natural physique, her body is like a sponge, able to store twice as much magical power as others, and at the same time recover quickly.
"Hehe." Ryona laughed and wanted to skip this part.
Glass saw through Ryouna's little thoughts at a glance, and knew that she would dare to do it again next time, so she was too lazy to waste any more words.
Sorcerers are all a bunch of lunatics, she blew out a smoke ring.
"You'd better be sensible. If you end up in my infirmary due to overdrawn cursed energy one day..."
She would let her disobedient students experience the latest treatment methods.
"Absolutely not!" Ryouna's body straightened reflexively.
She'd better not try anything like human body research.
After washing up and lying on the bed, Ryona kept thinking about what Gojo Satoru said.
"...Cursed energy flows like a Curse Jade...Cursed Jade..."
"A cursed spirit?!"
Sitting up in shock from her dying illness, Liangnai's sleepiness was swept away.
She got out of bed, took out the gem from her coat, and tried it again with her magical power, but unfortunately it still failed.
No, that's not right. We can't try it during the day.
This gem cannot be used as a spell tool, but as a spell spirit.
She took a deep breath and mobilized her cursed power again, using the method of capturing cursed spirits to explore the flow of cursed power in the gem.
One minute, two minutes, ten minutes passed, and there was still no movement. Ryona thought she had used the wrong method again and was about to give up, but the next second, her cursed power thread hooked the opponent's little tail.
"I caught it!" Joy flashed in her eyes. The strange cursed power was captured and the gem in her palm began to heat up.
Soon her face fell again, "I knew those old guys had bad intentions."
This task was arranged so smoothly for her, there must be something fishy going on.
Trouble, trouble. Ryouna hates trouble the most. Whatever trouble comes to her will happen.
"Let's put aside the curse master who created the curse gemstone for now. The more important thing is how to deal with so many people who have been marked."
Ryonai tutted in dissatisfaction at having dragged so many innocent people into this and adding so much workload to her.
"...If you let me know who it is, I'll make sure he knows why the fireworks are burning so brightly!"
Tomorrow, I will try that method. If it doesn’t work, I will die.
"All the people I've come into contact with gathered together?"
Due to the recent bounty, Atobe Satoshi moved his office to his home.
Chihu was lying quietly in the small nest prepared for it not far from the desk. Liangnai felt a little envious when she saw it.
The Shikigami is sleeping soundly, while the Shikigami user is working hard on his mission.
Damn it, get up and go back to sleep.
Tatsumi Atobe stopped signing the agreement and looked at Ryouna standing in front of him, "Do you suspect someone disguised themselves to get in?"
The person involved has the right to know, and Ryouna didn't intend to hide it from Tatsumi Atobe. "I made a mistake in judgment yesterday. This is not a cursed tool."
"Isn't it a cursed tool?" The Atobe family had done business with the sorcerer before, so they naturally knew what a cursed tool was.
If this gem isn't a cursed tool, then what could it be?
"It's a cursed spirit."
Completely unaware of what she had said, Ryona sat obediently in her seat, still playing with the 'gem' in her hand.
The closest bodyguard, Big Brother No. 1, appeared in front of his employer, looking like he was going to die heroically.
The other one grabbed Ryouna's hand, threw the "gem" off her hand, and pulled her over to protect him behind his back.
"Don't worry, don't worry, this 'gem'..."
Her scalp tingled, and she changed her words despite the disapproving looks of the three adults, "No, it's this cursed spirit."
"This cursed spirit is not dangerous at the moment and is still sealed."
That's right, it's a seal.
There couldn't be two spell-controlling techniques in the world, and she didn't sense any connection between the spell powers on this gem.
From this, she inferred that the curse master who created this cursed gem should have used a sealing technique that could turn a cursed spirit into a gem.
As for how long it can be sealed, it is unknown. In short, it is a time bomb.
Big bombs inside small bombs, this is a bomb nest. Liangnai's eyes went dark. The emotional director department really wanted to make her never come back.
"After this cursed spirit was sealed into a gem, its power dissipated. Everyone who came into contact with you was cursed by it, which is why everyone has nightmares."
As the name suggests, the nightmare curse will make people dream about the things they fear most.
"Ms. Ryouna, have you found a solution?" Tatsumi Atobe tapped the document with his fingers. He didn't expect that the gem he bought back from the auction would turn into a cursed spirit overnight.
"Well—sort of."
After explaining for so long, Ryona's mouth was dry, so she poured herself a cup of tea and drank it.
"I'm 70% sure, but it depends on the actual situation."
To be honest, she wasn't very sure, but time waits for no one, so it's better to deal with the curse as soon as possible.
Lady Fushiguro had been cursed for so many years, and her own techniques could only suppress it, and it was only in recent years that it was fully eliminated.
The people in the manor have just been under the curse, so the chances of success will be much greater.
"I'll do it." Tatsumi Atobe responded without hesitation.
Ryona shook her head, "You can't come. The curse on you can't be lifted for the time being."
How can we cover the hole when the snake hasn’t been lured out yet?
Tatsumi Atobe hesitated. He was not 100% sure and could not make decisions for others. But he was afraid of causing panic if he told them the truth and let them make their own choices.
There have been a lot of rumors these days. If it weren't for the good attitude of the employer, many people would have quit long ago.
"Let me do it, father." Atobe Keigo walked into the study and bent down to pick up the forgotten gem that was still on the ground.
"I'm the best choice."
The heir of the Atobe family will be the first test subject. Any problems that arise will be borne by the Atobe family, and any problems involving Atobe will be resolved by Atobe.
"No!" Without thinking, Tatsumi Atobe quickly denied it.
How can I let Jingwu take risks? Absolutely not.
"Um, can I interrupt?" Ryona raised her hand and asked.
"Ah well, what can a plain-looking woman like you ask for?" Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows.
"What I meant to say is that it's not dangerous at all. It doesn't matter if we fail."
Atobe Tatsumi/Atobe Keigo: Why didn’t you say so earlier?
Ryona: You didn’t ask.
She blinked, looked at Atobe Keigo and then at Atobe Saeki.
"So it's okay for Master Atobe to come."
Atobe Tatsumi choked and coughed twice to cover it up.
"...Then Keigo will try first."
"Red Tiger."
Liangna called softly, and the little tiger who was sleeping in the nest in the previous second appeared beside Liangna's legs and licked its fur in the next second.
The red stripes on the red tiger's body became brighter and brighter. It growled, turned into a ball of fire, and returned to Liangna's palm, rubbing it affectionately.
"Master Atobe, relax. The flames won't hurt you. Don't struggle later."
Liangnai thought about it and suggested that the bodyguards hold him down, which would be safer.
"No, I won't struggle."
Don't try to make him appear in any unglamorous pose.
"Okay." Ryouna shrugged, "If you struggle later, I won't be polite."
She won't be as gentle as the bodyguard.
The flame in the palm of his hand was ready to move, and couldn't wait to devour the curse.
"Okay, Chihu, don't be anxious."
Ryouna released her cursed energy and tried hard to control the output of the cursed energy. The red-orange color of her hair was sometimes darker and sometimes lighter, and beads of sweat the size of beans slid down her forehead.
There was a streak of purple-black substance that was out of place on the white soul. The experienced Ryona knew that this was a curse.
"Akahu, devour it," Ryouna ordered.
The red tiger, which had been running around happily, now approached slowly, like a hunter examining his prey and choosing a place that suits his taste to bite.
Seeing the right moment, the red tiger pounced and devoured the prey quickly, accurately and ruthlessly, leaving no buffer time at all.
it hurts!
Lying on the bed, Keigo Atobe's face was as pale as paper.
It turns out this is why he asked the bodyguard to hold him down.
Atobe Keigo felt something being peeled off from every nerve of his body bit by bit. This was undoubtedly torture.
It's so unglamorous! I underestimated him!
Atobe Keigo tried hard not to say anything, but the soaked fabric exposed him.
The scene before him made Tatsumi Atobe feel sorry for his child and furious at the same time. He wished he could tear the culprit who caused all this into pieces.
"Damn it, it was so close." Liang Nai cursed unwillingly, "I might as well just burn it down!"
The cursed power surged, and Akagawa also felt Ryouna's thoughts, so he leaned over to comfort her.
"Does Chihu think so too? Okay, then burn it down."
A fire will eliminate the trouble forever.
Chihu: So that’s what I thought?
"...The technique is reversed - burn everything."
The crimson flames enveloped Ryouna and Atobe Keigo without warning.
"Keigo! What's going on?!" Tatsumi Atobe stepped forward and tried to take his son out, but was blocked by the wall of flames.
The temperature of the flame was not hot, which forced Tatsumi Atobe to calm down. Now he could only choose to trust Kirihara Ryouna.
I hope the other party won't let him down.
Even in the world of curse, Tatsumi Atobe will not let it go.
Ryona realized what she had done: Oops! This is too much!
She withdrew her magical power and the flame circle slowly dissipated.
Atobe Keigo on the bed hadn't woken up yet. Ryouna pretended to be calm, "It's all over. The curse was more troublesome deep in the soul, but it's okay now. Just recuperate well."
After listening to Ryouna's explanation, Tatsumi Atobe's expression became better. He was not unreasonable, but the head of the Atobe family who was adept at business was still a father after all.
There was no way she could stand by and watch her child being engulfed in flames.
"Thank you, Ms. Ryouna. What about the other people's curses?"
"Find an excuse to get them to gather, and I'll solve it together."
Humph, burn them all. Ryona, who has mastered the technique, is not afraid at all.
I asked Xia Yujie Honglong to deliver a sleeping curse spirit in advance, which made all the cursed people fall asleep, so that Liangnai would have less trouble when she used the big move.
"The technique is reversed - burn everything."
The circle of fire enveloped everyone in the hall, and in an instant, the magnificent hall turned into a sea of fire.
"Okay, it's all over." Liangnai let out a long breath, finally resolving part of the time bomb.
The rest will wait for the exhibition.
The work at the manor has returned to normal in the past few days, and there have been fewer rumors.
Liangna also lived an easy life. From time to time, she would deal with a few weak curse masters and enjoy the luxurious life of a capitalist. She was very happy.
【sister! 】
Liangnai was annoyed by the noise and moved her phone farther away.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Stop making such a fuss. I'm not deaf."
"I invited you to watch Akaya-sama's match, and you have this attitude!"
"You're so lax! How can you treat your senior like this?"
The background sound is Sanada teaching Akaya a lesson.
【Ryouna-senpai? 】
The cell phone ended up in Yukimura's hands at some point.
[The prefectural tournament was Akaya's first official competition at Rikkai University. Today, I was still struggling with whether or not to invite my seniors to watch.]
On the other side, Yukimura looked gentle, as if he was simply worried about the club members who were not good at expressing themselves.
"It's the first time..." Ryona squinted her eyes and chewed the mint candy.
"We'll see what happens."
He neither refused nor agreed, but gave an ambiguous answer.
Ryouna, who was on a mission, had no way to guarantee it.
[I see, Ryouna-senpai has been busy again recently? ]
There was an imperceptible sense of loss in the boy's tentative tone.
"About the same."
Ryouna didn't want to talk too much about the mission. She changed the subject, "Yukimura, how are you at playing tennis?"
How is it different from Yukimura when he plays badminton?
【The seniors of the Kanto Tournament will know if you come and see. 】
Yukimura smiled slightly and made a suggestive invitation.
Should I have time for the Kanto Tournament by then? Ryouna curled her loose hair and said, "I'll go to the Kanto Tournament then."
[Okay, then it’s settled.]
Yukimura Seiichi returned the phone to Akaya, "Ryouna-senpai said he might not have time to come to the county tournament, but he can for the Kanto tournament."
After finishing his lecture, Chiye took the phone blankly, huh?
——
Time flies so fast, Liangna sighed. She remembered that the sister exchange meeting seemed to be only two months away. She hoped that the mission would be completed soon so that she could return to training.
After enjoying the evening breeze for a while, Liangnai was ready to go back, but when she turned around, she met the person who was supposed to be lying in bed resting.
"Ah, um, you know Yukimura?"
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