Chapter 69 Coconut Balls - May Day Golden Week Holiday
Time flies. After arriving in Tokyo, Akina Amaho settled into her new address, submitted her transfer certificate to the school, and spent the remaining time organizing her paintings. It was almost time for the start of the new semester.
Before the start of the semester, she received an invitation from Madarame Ichiryusai, a renowned painter who invited her to become his disciple.
Akina Amako hesitated for a moment. She was indeed somewhat tempted by the suggestion, but after carefully examining his paintings, she discovered that his painting style changed frequently. In other words, he had almost no original style, which made her suspicious.
Moreover, Madarame Ichiryusai's most famous painting, "Little Lily," is a Japanese painting, which is completely opposite to the subject she wanted to choose.
She originally planned to take the exam to study oil painting.
Therefore, Akina Amaho politely declined Madarame Ichiryusai's offer; she wouldn't willingly become his disciple just because he seemed famous.
Moreover, if she really became Madarame's disciple, and considering the so-called living environment advertised online, Akina Amane felt that even contacting those two people again would become a problem.
Of course, she couldn't possibly concern herself with all that and figure out the mystery. For now, the best option was to avoid getting involved.
With this in mind, Akina Amaho arrived at Kosei High School to enroll.
She was relieved that after transferring schools this time, she no longer had to feel lonely and helpless as before.
Even if her classmates were not close to her for a while because of her mixed-race appearance, or even slightly rejected her, Amaho Akina didn't care. After all, she wasn't preparing for the entrance exams like those people; she was preparing for the Tokyo University of the Arts entrance exam.
However, this school seems to be very free. Apart from a shogi star I heard about recently, there is also a student who is not often seen at school because he is a disciple of Madarame Kaho.
Moreover, she was still in contact with friends she had met before, so she didn't feel lonely at all; on the contrary, she felt warm.
Akina Ama stretched and yawned, and before she knew it, she had stayed in the art studio until dusk.
Her phone vibrated, and when she opened it, she saw a group message. She clicked on it and saw that it was from Gong Zhi.
[Miyaji: We'll be coming to Tokyo in a while.]
[Miya Yu: Akina, you have to treat us to a meal! And also, we'll definitely escape successfully, so Akina, you have to take us out to play!]
Akina Ama sighed helplessly, but the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
[Ten-Sui: Okay, but you guys are in Tokyo for a training camp, right? Where is it? Is it really too far to go?]
She felt that the current volleyball team captain wouldn't let them run around freely anymore.
Even through the screen, you could see Gong You's completely dejected expression.
[Miya Yu: Okay, as for the location... well, it's near Senran High School, so we really can't just wander around.]
[Miyaji: But, we've discussed it with Kita-senpai, and on the last day of the training camp, we can come out and visit you.]
They had already done their research beforehand; the training camp location was indeed quite far from Kousei High School, so it wasn't realistic to have Akina come all the way to find them. They figured they'd just surprise Akina with the camp later, so neither of them mentioned a time.
[Ten-Sui: So, when is your training camp?]
But Akina also wanted to surprise them, so she asked about the time.
Gong Zhi stammered, typed a line of text and then deleted it, while Gong You didn't have so many worries.
He typed out a line and sent it, shrugging his shoulders as he said to Miyaji, "Don't worry, it'll be fine even if she finds out."
Gong Zhi glanced at his phone; the message Gong You had sent was about the start time of their training camp.
This training camp is during the May Day Golden Week holiday, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that they will only have free time on the last day.
Gong Zhi couldn't help but cover his forehead: "Yu, we agreed that we would go looking for her together and then give her a surprise!"
Gong You narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a sly smile: "But since Mina asked us about the time, it means she wants to come find us, so let's pretend we don't know anything about it."
After all, it seems that Mina wanted to give them a surprise.
After thinking about it, Miyaji felt that what Miyayu said made sense, so he simply didn't reveal their original purpose.
Akina Amane only remembered the time, that it was the last day of the May Day Golden Week holiday, and that she was going to find the two of them.
April has flown by. Before we knew it, it was already the end of the month. Countless sketches were spread out on the floor, most of them depicting still life scenes, with only a few sketches showing figures in motion. Clearly, she was practicing sketching and getting a feel for it.
Meanwhile, another notebook lying on the ground was being blown about by the wind, its pages turning gently to reveal countless scenes of composition recorded within.
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The May Day Golden Week holiday is fast approaching.
Akina Amane remembers that they said they could only come out on the last day, so for the first few days, she didn't go there and simply kept in touch with each other via text message.
Miya Yu and Miyaji boasted to her about how many victories Inarizaki had won that day, complaining about which school's team would be more difficult to deal with. But Inarizaki was, after all, a school that was going to challenge the strongest, so they naturally gained the upper hand among these schools.
Akina Amaho reported to them how many sketches she had drawn that day and what inspiration she had for her next oil painting.
[Miya Yu: Akina, your skills have definitely improved again. Next time we meet, draw me a few more sketches!]
Clearly, Miyako wanted Amako Akina to notice him, and more importantly, to appreciate his own handsome demeanor.
[Miyaji: Don't listen to him. You're already exhausted from drawing so much every day.]
Akina Amazu smiled slightly, her eyes crinkling; she didn't mind taking some time to draw for the twins.
[Tian Sui: That's possible, but you'll miss out on the oil painting I specially created for you.]
After all, time for sketching and time for oil painting cannot coexist. If she were to sketch Gong You, she probably wouldn't be able to find time outside of training to paint oil paintings for them.
After all, this oil painting was purely a personal gift; I wanted to give it to them and wouldn't keep it for myself, nor did I intend to enter it in any competitions.
[Miya Yu: Then Akina, you should just focus on painting oil paintings.]
He no longer mentioned asking Mina to draw his sketch; it was clear that Miyau still preferred oil painting.
Gong Zhi glanced at him sideways.
"I told you Nash definitely wanted to paint an oil painting for us."
If she wanted to draw a sketch, she would have brought it up long ago, since there are plenty of opportunities to draw a sketch.
Gong You waved his hand dejectedly: "Alright, I guessed wrong. You can decide where to have lunch."
As he spoke, he pursed his lips. Honestly, he had already decided what to eat, but he shouldn't have agreed to make that bet with Aji, betting on what Mina was going to draw for them.
Gong Zhi's lips curled into a smile as he continued typing.
[Miyaji: Akina, is there anything you'd like to eat?]
He didn't want Miyako to do as he pleased and eat what he wanted. Although there were also foods he really wanted to try, he remembered to ask Akina Amamiya's opinion first.
Gong You didn't notice the message flashing on his phone. He had finished drinking his water and returned to the venue, placing his phone aside.
[Tenho: Osamu, you know, if you ask me, I'll just say I want to eat sushi.]
Akina Amaho's words actually carried a slightly complaining tone, but this was probably not apparent from the information on her phone.
However, Akina Amaho wasn't too bothered by it. Being able to keep in touch with them was already enough to make her happy. And if she wanted to hear their voices, she could simply make a phone call, and then she could hear both of them clearly.
[Miyaji: Then let's go to a sushi restaurant.]
Yes, the sushi is delicious too. Miyaji is already looking forward to what kind of delicious food he will eat that day.
[Ten-hui: Hmm, as for sushi, I know a really famous restaurant in Tokyo, in Shibuya. I'll take you there sometime.]
[Miyaji: Okay, then let's spend some time in Shibuya. Last time we left in such a rush, we didn't get to explore Shibuya properly.]
[Tian Sui: Of course, no problem.]
After replying to that message, it showed that someone had read it, and then Miyaji didn't send any more messages. It seemed that Miyayu probably didn't see the messages at all.
It seemed they had started training again. Akina put her phone away and began to think about when would be the best time to go and talk to them.
If it's going to end soon, would it be better to do it a little earlier than noon? After all, Miyaji said they could play for a while longer, so it seems like at least the afternoon is free, since they definitely have to go back in the evening.
Having decided on the time to go, Akina Amane thought she would stand a little distance away from the entrance, since she had never been there before and didn't know what the surrounding area was like.
Moreover, she felt quite embarrassed if other people, especially strangers, saw her.
On the last day of the holiday, around 11 a.m., Akina Amami got off the train and arrived at the entrance of Moriran High School. She peeked inside and indeed saw a group of high school students in team uniforms. It looked... well, like they had just gathered together because the holiday was ending.
Akina Amaho nodded, it seemed she had come to the right place.
She waited a while longer, only a few minutes, and thought she would have to wait even longer, but the people from Inarisaki High School had already come out. Not only that, Miya Yu and Miyaji were at the forefront.
They spotted Amaho Akina immediately, then rushed over and grabbed her hands, one on each side.
Gong You called out loudly, "Senior Bei! Our friends are looking for us, so we'll be leaving now!"
Miyaji also said, "We agreed that we would leave the team first, so don't come looking for us. We will come back when the time comes."
Before Amako Akina could react or the others could speak, the two of them rushed out with her.
"Um... could it be someone's girlfriend?" After a moment of silence, someone spoke up.
Kakuna Rintaro silently took out his phone and snapped a picture of their backs.
"No, they're probably just friends." Kita Shinsuke glanced at their retreating figures, but ultimately decided to cover for his troublesome teammate for a while.
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