Chapter 59 Coconut Pumpkin Pie Competition
The holiday was over and the new semester had begun. On the first day of school, Miyako and Miyaji came to class together looking listless.
After all, they had been struggling with the homework all day yesterday. Although they had finished the homework, Akina Amaho asked them to explain the solution process.
"This is for your own good. You don't want to fail the next exam, do you?" At that moment, Akina Amaho said this while tapping her notebook.
So they spent a miserable day together, wanting to escape but unable to, since besides Akina Amaho, Shinsuke Kita also knew about it, and if they tried to sneak out to train volleyball, Shinsuke Kita would catch them and bring them back.
Kita Nobusuke's exact words were that they didn't lack time to train volleyball these two days.
Gong You slumped over his desk, sighing repeatedly.
He took out his phone and typed a message to Amaho Akina.
[Miyayu: Akina, we're going to Tokyo soon, come watch our match!]
After seeing the message, Akina Amane hesitated a bit. She was even a little timid about going to Tokyo. However, even though she was just sitting in the audience, she felt that cheering for her friend was still a very important thing.
[Tian Sui: Okay, I'll go with you.]
[Miyaji: In that case, will Akina also use her paintings to record our figures?]
After thinking about it, Akina Amane realized that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she would indeed bring her art supplies with her to Tokyo.
So she typed and typed, and sent another message.
[Tian Sui: Yeah, I'll bring my art supplies with me. As for what to paint, that depends on my inspiration.]
After all, there will be a lot of people in the audience, and even if she is painting, she has to pay attention to the surrounding situation. Moreover, she doesn't want to be bothered by some people because of her painting.
Having these two friends who keep bothering me is enough.
Having made up his mind, Gong You put down his phone with satisfaction and began to listen to the lecture absentmindedly.
Meanwhile, Miyaji secretly put away his phone, a smile still on his face. When Kaminari Rintaro saw this, he couldn't help but take out his phone and take a picture.
-
Time flew by, and Amamiya suddenly realized that she had to leave soon, as the competition was about to begin.
She did indeed keep her promise and came to the competition venue, telling Miya Yu and Miyaji roughly where she was in the audience.
Although she couldn't see the people above while sitting below, Gong You still waved excitedly in that direction, causing a chorus of screams.
Akina Amane waved back, though she knew perfectly well that they probably wouldn't see her if she sat there.
The match started quickly, and it was Gong You's turn to serve first. With one move, the whole stadium fell silent.
Akina Amaho silently covered her mouth. Although the next move, leaping high and hitting the volleyball hard, was cool, the previous action... always made her inexplicably hallucinate something.
Well, for example, the action of holding onto the handrail on the train, although Akina Amaho knows she shouldn't think that way.
She took out her sketchbook and sat there. Of course, she couldn't see clearly below, so she could only depict their actions and expressions based on her memory. But somehow, she found it much easier to draw this way.
Amamiya exclaimed, "My skills are indeed improving!"
Fortunately, no one was looking in her direction, so Akina Amaho was able to draw several sketches without feeling guilty.
The battle was intense. It could be said that it was a tug-of-war all along, but Akina Ame wasn't worried at all. She even had a blind faith that they could win.
As expected, the team that won in the end was Inarizaki.
Akina Amako joined in the cheers, genuinely happy for the occasion.
After the crowd dispersed, she also planned to leave. The next show wasn't Inarizaki, so she planned to come back in the afternoon.
As they were leaving, they ran into Miyako and Miyako. The two of them also wanted to come up and find Amaho Akina, but they were blocked by fans.
Miyako looked annoyed and was about to say something to drive these people away when he suddenly noticed Amako Akina walking towards him.
He pushed aside the person blocking his way, his movements neither gentle nor rough, since it was a complete stranger. Then he moved closer to Amaho Akina.
"Minnai, it's so troublesome to find you." His tone was sticky and cloying, with a hint of complaint.
Amane Akina gave him a helpless look: "Is it okay to treat your fans like this?"
"What does it matter? What they do has nothing to do with me." Gong You shrugged, his face completely indifferent.
Gong Zhi simply said a few words to send those people away. It seemed that the girls were whispering and glancing in their direction as they left, probably wondering about the relationship between the suddenly appearing girl and the Gong twins.
That's true; people who aren't from Inarizaki probably don't know about those rumors from last semester.
"Alright, Yu, we can't block the doorway. Let's talk as we walk." Miyaji said, glancing at the doorway. Although there were more people there, there wouldn't be any problem if the two of them stayed with Mina.
As Akina followed them outside, she took out her sketchbook, her face beaming with a pure smile.
"Look, this is what I drew today. Although it's not very clear from sitting up there, I added a lot of my own guesses," she said, turning the page of her sketchbook.
She can now openly display her paintings. She used to feel a little awkward about it, but now that feeling has disappeared.
Gong You and Gong Zhi also moved closer to her, and the three of them were almost touching heads.
"Wow, but Mina's drawing really looks like me. Even if it's just a guess, I think that's how I looked back then," Miya Yu exclaimed.
He wouldn't remember his exact movements during the match, but looking at Akina Amaho's paintings, it was as if he could return to that moment in the match.
“Indeed, I really like Mina’s paintings this time. Why don’t you give me these sketches?” Miyaji was also looking at the paintings, his eyes almost glued to them.
Although sketches don't deliberately emphasize the features of the figures, but only show quick expressions and movements, the rough lines are enough to be captivating.
Akina Amane shook her head: "That won't do. It's just a sketch. If I were to give it to you, I should at least give you a drawing, right? Sketches are just drafts for recording my inspirations."
After all, a quick sketch is fast, but a complete drawing is the result of her careful depiction.
"Then let's wait until it's finished next year before giving it to us. I'm not in a hurry." That's what Gong You said, but judging from his expression, he was already a little impatient.
The three walked together, but only for a short distance. Miyako and Miyaji still had to return to the team, since they had another match to play. They were just using the break time to find Amaho Akina.
The two waved goodbye to Amaho Akina reluctantly before returning to their respective groups.
When Akina Ama looked over, Shinsuke Kita seemed to smile with satisfaction. Rintaro Kakunami took out his phone again, without turning off the flash, which made Yu Miyako rush over while cursing. The others seemed to be trying to persuade them.
Akina Amaho chuckled, waved again, and then turned to find a place to have lunch.
In the afternoon, she sat in the same spot watching the game, but there were many more whispers around her. Akina Ama continued sketching without changing her expression. Although she couldn't stand the sound of others talking about her, she didn't care as long as it didn't happen in front of her.
The match is over again. Today, Miya Yu and Miyaji were in great spirits and performed exceptionally well, winning this round without any suspense.
After the match, Akina could see Yuu Miyabi waving excitedly at her from afar. Osamu Miyabi, who was standing next to her, didn't make as much of a move, but he was also waving in her direction, signaling her to come to their side.
Akina Amane walked over with her sketchbook in hand, and Yu Miyako, looking excited and impatient, said, "Akina, you must have seen my performance just now, right? I feel really great today."
"Well, but he was too excited and made quite a few mistakes." Miyaji shrugged.
He didn't fail to serve as many times as Miya Yu today. Although he also wanted to show off to Amaho Akina, he wouldn't be like Miya Yu, showing off everything like a peacock displaying its feathers.
“You all did very well, so I drew them all in my sketchbook.” Akina Amami opened her sketchbook and showed them the sketches she had drawn.
"I knew it! Mina would definitely record my handsome figure." Miya Yu manually ignored what Miyaji had just said about his many mistakes; he would never admit that.
Akina hesitated for a moment, and for some reason, she suddenly wanted to pat their heads. And she did just that. She stood on tiptoe, reached out and touched their heads. Because they had been wiped with towels, there was no sweat on their hair.
Gong You and Gong Zhi were both stunned, their eyes wide open.
Akina Amazuki put her hands on her hips, feeling her face getting a little hot again. Before the two of them could speak, she said, "Well, you both did very well today. I hope you can continue like this. Just now... cough, consider it my reward."
As Akina spoke, she silently looked away. She felt a little guilty, because what she had just done was entirely out of selfishness.
After all, when they said that, it gave her a slight illusion of small animals chattering and showing off to her because of their success.
“Oh, in that case, let’s do the same when we win tomorrow.” Miyaji nodded with a serious expression, trying to hide his smile, though he was secretly overjoyed.
Gong You pursed his lips. Although he felt something was off, he inexplicably liked the feeling he had just experienced.
So he nodded emphatically: "Yes, Mina, let's do it this way!"
Whether it was her imagination or not, she felt that an even more intense battle was burning between them, which left Amaho Akina somewhat at a loss.
However, she breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they didn't mind, so she was no longer nervous.
She smiled and ruffled their hair again: "Okay, then Ayou and Azhi, you both need to work harder to win!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
