Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Fan Club Trouble (Part 1)
When he first heard Yuyin persuade him to go abroad, Atobe Keigo was a little angry at first.
When he contacted his mother that day, she urged him to start preparing to go to Eton College. Because of her and tennis, he hesitated for a while and finally refused.
But the person involved was not grateful at all and even took the initiative to persuade him to go abroad. Do you think he was angry?
By the time the afternoon club work began, his temper had gradually dissipated. Yuyin's words were, after all, for his own good, but she still hadn't grasped his feelings for her, and that troubled Keigo.
At present, Saionji Gyoon only regards him as a friend, a very good friend. Atobe Keigo can feel it, because if he feels even a hint of different feelings, even if the national competition is about to take place, he has already planned a grand confession to break the window paper.
Fortunately, there are still a few months before the final decision is made. Atobe Keigo does not think that the situation will remain stagnant in a few months.
As soon as the club training started, he devoted himself to tennis. Only when he was free occasionally would he glance at Yuyin's position on the sidelines. As long as he saw that she was staring at him, his mood would become good and he would be more motivated to train.
When a serving training session just ended, Atobe took a subconscious glance and was immediately startled.
Although Yuyin had told him last time in Karuizawa that now when he held the racket in his hand, he could see the existence of those strange supernatural creatures in the world like her, but before that, he had never seen any strange creatures on the tennis court.
However, at this moment, he happened to see a cursed spirit crawling towards Yuyin.
At this moment, he completely forgot about Yuyin's strength. He rushed to the edge of the field in a few steps and grabbed her to look her up and down.
"Are you okay?! Did that thing hurt you?!"
Faced with his sudden concern, Yuyin blinked in confusion at first, then comforted him, "Jingwu, don't get excited. This little guy is even weaker than the one you first encountered in the park. There's no need to worry. I've already eliminated it."
Upon hearing this, Keigo Atobe turned his head and looked towards the place where the monster was just now. Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, the supernatural monster had disappeared without a trace.
Atobe breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to Yuyin, then asked curiously: "How could such a thing appear in the tennis court?" It had never happened before today.
Yuyin handed him the kettle and a clean towel, which was considered as her duty as a manager. Jibe took it and thanked him. After wiping the sweat off his face, he put the towel on his shoulder, unscrewed the bottle cap, and drank the water with his head tilted back.
While doing these actions, Saionji Tamane could feel the numerous gazes like real thorns piercing her.
She couldn't help but sigh, and said to Atobe in a half-joking, half-complaining tone: "This matter is all because of you, Jingwu."
"Uh huh, is it related to me?"
The accused Atobe Keigo looked really confused.
Yuyin nodded and supplemented Atobe Keigo's lesson, saying, "I should have told you before that cursed spirits are monsters born from a person's negative emotions. The stronger the negative emotions, the larger the cursed spirits that spawn." She casually pointed in the direction of the support group outside the court and continued, "The news you announced today about me becoming the manager of the tennis club has made many people very unhappy."
When Keigo Atobe heard this, his face darkened. With his intelligence, he immediately understood what Yuyin meant. The formation of the cursed spirit requires negative emotions, and the source of these negative emotions is the large fan club of girls.
The difference between a fan club and a cheering club is superficially a single word, but in reality, the difference is minute. A cheering club refers to the tennis club's cheerleading squad, which includes both male and female members, and even quite a few male members (some of whom are not regular members of the tennis club). They are specifically responsible for cheering for the Hyotei tennis club during matches. Atobe has commanded the cheering club to make a lot of noise during several crucial matches.
A fan club refers to a fan group formed spontaneously among students, who idolize a famous figure in Hyotei Academy and worship him/her. As far as the popularity of the tennis club in Hyotei Academy is concerned, from the captain Atobe Keigo to the second-year student Hiyoshi Wakaba, all of them have fan clubs. Of course, the most powerful one is Atobe's fan club. In addition to this, there is also the fan club of their entire tennis club.
As a student group, when the fan clubs were first established, Keigo Atobe, as the student union president, once talked to the leaders of each fan club and asked them to strictly manage the fan clubs in accordance with campus rules. Once any violations were found, they would be ordered to disband. The leaders also issued him a military order to guarantee that no violations would occur.
Now more than two years have passed, and just as the captains promised, Atobe Keigo has never heard of any incident of bullying by the fan club, so the relationship between the tennis club and the fan club has always been harmonious. Sometimes, in order to thank the fan club for their support and love, the tennis club will regularly hold activities in Building A of Grade 3 as a reward.
"I'm going to talk to their leader."
When he heard Yuyin say that the cursed spirit came from the fan club, Atobe Keigo could no longer sit still.
"Wait, Jingwu," Yuyin unexpectedly grabbed his arm, "Leave this matter to me, don't interfere."
"But..." Atobe believed that the main responsibility for this matter lay with him, and it was impossible for him to ignore it.
"You must listen to me on this matter," Yuyin said solemnly. "Go find their leader now and ask them to forcibly suppress the dissent within the fan club. This is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The more you suppress it, the greater the backlash will be. Besides, emotions and feelings can't be controlled just by saying so."
As a special-grade sorcerer who has dealt with cursed spirits for many years, Saionji Tamane believes that he has a relatively good understanding of curses and cursed spirits.
Sometimes, the source of cursed spirits isn't necessarily a ruthless, unscrupulous villain in the secular sense, but rather a kind, law-abiding person who suppresses their emotions. It's precisely because these kind of people constantly suppress their negative emotions that, once their tolerance reaches a critical point, the sudden burst of malice can startle even the curser.
Why are there so many sorcerers who cannot stick to their original intentions and eventually become disappointed with human nature? It is because they have seen too many examples of human depravity, and after seeing so much, they naturally become discouraged.
Back then, Senior Geto Suguru was just like that...
Hearing Yuyin's words of dissuasion, Atobe Keigo was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I can do as you say now and not look for them first, but if someone in the fan club does something extreme, according to school rules, I can't just ignore it."
Yuyin nodded and said, "Okay."
I guess by then, she had accomplished what she wanted to do.
*
The next day, Saturday.
Today is the day of the first round of the national competition for the elementary women's Kyudo club.
When Saionji Tamon came down from the venue after receiving the gift, Asami Saya had already rushed over to cheer for her.
"So handsome! No matter how many times I see you, Yuyin, you're always so handsome when you shoot arrows!"
Asami Saya touched her precious camera, as if she was happier than if she had won the competition. "I took a lot of photos of Yuyin today. I'm going to develop them all when I get home~"
Morimoto Anko and Goto Rika left a little later and couldn't help but joked, "Is it just a photo of Tamane-senpai? Asami-senpai is really partial~"
After spending some time together, Saya Asami, who was a good friend of Saionji, also became familiar with the people in the women's archery club. It can even be said that Saya Asami became the exclusive photographer of the women's archery club.
Asami Saya said, "Go away, I've always taken pictures of you~"
"But Asami, every time you take ten photos, nine are of Saionji, and the remaining one might be of Morimoto or me. And you still say that you are not biased?" Even Goto Rika, who usually doesn't like to joke with others, started to tease.
Asami Saya rolled her eyes and said, "How can you blame me for this? It was Yuyin who attracted the camera. I wanted to change direction, but the camera refused."
"Senior Asami, you have a lot of twisted logic. I won't argue with you. Senior Tamane, don't you think so?" Anzi walked to Tamane and shook her hand.
Yuyin smiled and said, "I am neutral and will not say anything, so that you won't accuse me of being biased."
Everyone was very happy after winning the game. Anko Morimoto even suggested that everyone go out for dinner together, which was unanimously agreed by everyone.
Yuyin looked at the time. Recently, because she had to be a bodyguard for Atobe, most of her original schedules were no longer valid and needed to be rearranged.
Yesterday she promised Atobe that she would visit their house on the weekend, mainly to take a look at the Atobe mansion and eliminate any dangers in his house and the surrounding area. However, since there was a Kyudo club competition on Saturday afternoon, the matter was postponed to Sunday, which is tomorrow.
At this moment, Yuyin couldn't help but feel fortunate that she had not agreed to Atobe's invitation to go to his house tonight and have dinner together. Otherwise, whether she rejected Xingzi's proposal or called Atobe to return the letter, it would be a bit embarrassing.
*
Of course, there would be no alcohol on the middle school students' table, but this did not prevent the girls from using drinks to communicate with each other.
After three rounds of drinks, Morimoto Anzi finally plucked up the courage to sit next to Yuyin and whispered to her.
"Gumon-senpai, everyone in school is saying that you and Atobe-sama are dating. Is that true?"
"How could this be possible? Who told you that?" Yuyin was speechless. Although she knew that rumors had wings and were one of the fastest-flying things in the world, she didn't expect that they would reach Xingzi in just one day.
Xingzi blinked her big eyes and said pitifully, "But everyone in school says so. They also say that you, Yuyin-senpai, are now the manager of the tennis club and are about to quit the women's archery club and leave us alone. Wuwuwu..."
At the end of the story, those who heard it were sad, those who saw it shed tears, and those who spoke it sobbed, but unfortunately, it was just fake crying.
Yuyin looked at Xingzi pretending with amusement. It was hard for her to hold back for a whole day. She didn't ask during the competition, and only couldn't hold it back until the celebratory dinner in the evening.
"Okay, okay, don't cry," she reached out and patted Anzi's head, "Didn't I promise Kanda Reiwa and you that I would help you participate in the national competition?"
Kyoko sobbed and wiped her tears, saying, "But we've already qualified for the national competition. You've fulfilled the promise you made to Kanda-senpai."
"I promised to take first place in the country, didn't you forget? I'm not someone who goes back on my word." Yuyin took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, "Wipe it quickly, you're about to cry like a kitten."
Kyoko snatched the handkerchief and wiped her tears, peeking at her from under the handkerchief: "...So, Yuyin-senpai, you won't quit our women's archery club for the tennis club?"
"I've already agreed with the tennis club that whenever the Kyudo club has a competition or special training needs, they can come here first. According to Hyotei school rules, joining two or more clubs is permitted. As long as the specific activities conflict with each other and you can pass the final club assessment, it's all fine."
Yuyin told him the plan she had discussed with Atobe earlier.
"Besides, the Kyudo Club competition is less than a month away. I'm crazy to quit for a manager position."
"That's great!" Upon hearing this, Morimoto Anzi immediately burst into laughter. She ran over to Goto Rika, took her hands, and said happily, "Goto-senpai, did you hear that? Yuon-senpai said she won't quit our Kyudo Club!"
Goto Rika's head ached from her noise: "I know, I know. Now you should be relieved."
At this moment, Yuyin suddenly felt another pair of gazes piercing her. She turned her head and saw another candidate member of the Kyudo Club, Imai Riya, who was concentrating on eating.
But Yuyin was very sure that the gaze just now came from Imai Riya.
*
After the dinner, everyone said goodbye.
Saya and Anzi originally wanted to go with Tamane, but unfortunately the three of them were taking different routes, so they had to part ways at the fork in the road very early.
Yuyin looked at her casual clothes and the bow and arrow bag in her hand, and decided to complete today's routine patrol mission before going home. So she did not choose to take the bus home, but planned to walk back and exorcise the cursed spirits she met on the way.
In order to avoid being seen, she always chose to walk through remote and sparsely populated places.
The fewer people there are, the more obvious the sound of being followed becomes.
What's more, the person following her was just an ordinary person who didn't know how to conceal his aura at all.
As she walked, Yuyin could tell that there was more than one footsteps. She pretended not to notice and after pausing, she turned directly into a narrow alley that she remembered.
Then she was surrounded in the alley, attacked from both sides.
*
"Saionji Tamone."
The newcomer had no intention of pretending to be a stranger and directly called out her name.
Yuyin glanced around casually, one, two, three... seven, eight, eight people, they seemed to think highly of her.
"You should know why we're looking for you. If you know what's best for you, resign as manager of the tennis club, quit the club, and have no further contact with any of the regulars, especially Atobe-sama, and we'll kindly spare your life."
The leading girl blocked her way. Perhaps the number of people gave her the confidence to give orders to Saionji Tamane in a condescending manner.
Yuyin raised her head slightly and looked at them straight in the eyes: "What if I say no?"
"Then you are ungrateful."
The man raised his head and gestured, and immediately two girls stood up.
Yuyin immediately judged that these two girls must have practiced self-defense techniques such as judo or karate, and their level should be quite high. At least their aura was slightly different from that of ordinary people.
The leading girl sternly asked, "I'm asking you one last time, are you going to quit the tennis club?"
"Jealousy can change a person beyond recognition. I used to not believe this, but it turns out to be true." Yuyin shifted her gaze from the leader to the two female martial artists and sighed softly. "What a shame! Practicing martial arts is about strengthening the body. Even if it's not about protecting the weak, it should be about cultivating one's character. Yet, you use this skill to bully others. You're missing the point."
The island nation has always advocated the spirit of Bushido, and has always had a mentality of admiring the strong and the survival of the fittest, as if it is natural for the strong to bully the weak, and that weakness is the original sin, and that they should be bullied, trampled upon, or even die.
It is because of this historical and traditional spirit that school bullying has a long history in the island country. Even if discovered, the bullies will not be severely punished. Instead, the bullied will be pointed at and criticized by others. Everyone will talk about him/her and ask why he/she is bullied only when others are bullied. It must be because he/she has some kind of problem and deserves to be bullied.
Saionji Gyoon cannot agree with this view of the law of the jungle. The reason why people are human is because they have human nature. If we agree with the law of the jungle, the strong can do whatever they want, and the world will only become a mess.
Hearing Saionji Tamao's sigh, one of the girls looked a little hesitant, but the other girl was obviously more resilient and was not disturbed by Tamao's words.
She stepped forward and said, "I'm Kashima Ryoko, a karate practitioner and a member of the Hiyoshi Wakaba fan club. Saionji Tamon, I heard you're a master in the archery club, so I'm allowing you to take out your bow and arrow and fight me fairly. If you beat me, I won't express my displeasure at you for breaking the unspoken rules of the fan club and approaching the princes of the tennis club."
"Hey, fair? Kashima-san, do you think this is a bushido duel?"
She could clearly hear that Kashima Ryoko was thinking this sincerely, but if you let a ranged archer fight a melee fighter in a narrow alley, a normal archer would curse at what you said about fairness and raise his index finger.
"Kashima Ryoko, this is different from what we agreed on?!" the leading girl said angrily, "Why are you trying to reason with her? Come on, attack her together!"
Kashima Ryoko blocked her companion's path with her hand, "There's no need for Takanashi to join me. I'm enough on my own. As Hiyoshi-sama's support group, we must uphold the spirit of fair bushido."
"you!"
The leader was furious and helpless. Yuyin judged that Kashima Ryoko might be the one with the highest fighting power among them, so it was difficult for that person to turn against her.
Kashima Ryoko faced her again and said, "Take out your bow and arrow. I agree with you using weapons. After all, the terrain is not in your favor."
Yuyin smoothed her bangs and said, "That's not necessary."
Instead, she threw her archery bag aside, loosened her grip, and walked forward, raising her eyebrows and smiling, "If you think of me as an ordinary archer, then you will be the one in trouble."
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The author has something to say: How can Guzaowang Wangwen not have a fan club...
I still have some opinions on the existence of fan clubs and school bullying in Japanese comics. The two are not completely equal, and I don’t want to completely demonize fan clubs. However, sometimes certain factors promote them and they will transform into each other. The more malicious school bullying is the kind that Junpei suffered in Jukai.
I felt very heavy when watching the part where the curse returns to Shunpei. I hope everyone will say no to school violence.
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