Chapter 34 The Twins' New Team
"This is sushi that my dad and I made this morning as a thank you gift for this umbrella."
Before class, Yamamoto Takeshi, carrying the lunchbox, returned the umbrella to Sawada Tsunayoshi amidst the curious gazes of the other students.
"It's just an umbrella," Sawada Tsunayoshi instinctively tried to decline, but the boy in front of him seemed to see through his inability to refuse, and said with a smile,
"My family owns a sushi restaurant, so this is nothing. Besides, I got up really early to prepare it. Sawada-kun, you have to tell me how good it is after you finish eating, haha."
Upon hearing this, Sawada Tsunayoshi had no choice but to put away both the umbrella and the lunchbox.
Feeling the heavy weight of the lunchbox, he showed admiration.
"Yamamoto-kun can even make sushi, that's amazing!"
"Well, that's how my family is. Next time Sawada-kun wants to eat sushi, you can come to my family's shop, and I'll ask my dad to give you a discount."
He sat in the seat in front of Tsunayoshi. Sawada Tsunayoshi had been forced out of bed by Hyuga to go for a run early in the morning, and during that time, another victim was Irie Shoichi. After their morning workout, they went home to take a shower, but after such a thorough workout, it was impossible for him to climb back into bed and go back to sleep.
His stubborn height finally started to improve with daily training, and he was moved to the second row after the last quiz, which is a remarkable improvement.
Since elementary school students start class late, the student in front of him hadn't arrived yet, so Yamamoto Takeshi simply sat in that student's seat, turned around, put his hands on Sawada Tsunayoshi's desk, and chatted casually.
"Then I'll wash the lunchbox and return it to Yamamoto-kun tomorrow."
Seeing Yamamoto Takeshi leave, the others chattered around, asking Tsuna how he knew the school heartthrob from the next class. Only then did he truly understand what Hinata meant by "popularity".
That's right. He's good at baseball, has an outgoing personality, and is handsome. He's definitely a campus heartthrob.
He was also very tall. Sawada Tsunayoshi secretly compared him to Kujo Ikeya and found that the two were about the same height.
Wow, that's the perfect height for playing volleyball!
Wait, has he been led astray by that guy Xiao Xiang? Don't think about everything in the volleyball direction!
However, "Yamamoto-kun is such a good person, do you think I should make something in return?"
He told Hinata Shoyo, who was running back from the playground with a volleyball in his arms, that the other party obviously felt that the amount of training at the club was far from enough, and that he would add extra training for himself every morning.
Sawada Tsunayoshi was supposed to go with Hyuga as usual, but he was delayed today because he was chatting with Yamamoto.
Hinata could tell they had something to talk about, so he couldn't wait to run out first, but he and Yamamoto didn't talk much.
Sawada Tsunayoshi instinctively sought his friend's opinion, only to notice that Hinata's expression was somewhat strange, and the other person stammered...
"Xiao Gang, should we return the gift or change it?"
The moment Sawada Tsunayoshi said he wanted to make something by hand, Hinata Shoyo's mind immediately conjured up the disastrous weekly home economics class.
Last week, the teacher led them to make small cakes. Sawada Tsunayoshi's creations weren't inedible, although they didn't look as good as the teacher's samples. But at least they were still within the range where you could recognize food.
Even though his previous experiences had told him Sawada Tsunayoshi's true skill level, he always thought, what if? This time it looks much better than before. He watched Tsuna make it step by step, so it can't be as bad as before, right?
Hinata was tricked into eating that cake.
Then his taste buds and his brain immediately started sending alarms!
Every cell capable of sensing taste sends him a message.
"The eggs and other ingredients died so unjustly!"
Even if the brain and tongue are fighting, one questioning how the other could eat such a thing, the other is like being severely violated by the food, accusing the brain of why it controlled the opening of the mouth and put such a thing into the mouth!
But when he looked into Sawada Tsunayoshi's big, bright eyes, his brain seemed to control his tongue, and he began to speak.
"You've made great progress this time!"
I feel like my brain and tongue are screaming: I'm so dirty!
Sawada Tsunayoshi was visibly happy to receive his answer; his shyness was tinged with excitement.
"Let's take the rest back for Xiao Zheng to try."
Tsuna, where's your superhuman intuition?! Didn't you realize he was lying? *sobs* Hinata Shoyo is crying his eyes out where Sawada Tsunayoshi can't see.
But he didn't spoil his friend's good mood. On the contrary, he felt that at least the item wasn't used to harm other people in the class, so it was a good thing in a way.
Meanwhile, Shoichi Irie, who was deliberately ignored by Hinata, received the cake. He was about to ask whose work it was, since Tsuna had said several times before that his own creations were too bad and he didn't want to share them with Shoichi Irie.
This time was different; Sawada Tsunayoshi personally handed him the small cake, his eyes filled with anticipation. Before Sawada Tsunayoshi could answer, Irie Shoichi gleaned the answer from Hyuga Shoyo's complex expression.
Got it! I'll eat the cake that Xiaogang made, even if it kills me!
This is the first time the child has been willing to bring something back to share with them!
With tears welling up in his eyes, Irie Masashi reluctantly said, "It's delicious."
Ultimately, spoiled by his two best friends, Sawada Tsunayoshi probably developed an unrealistic understanding of his own cooking abilities.
Hinata Shoyo thought to himself, "It's fine to mess with these two friends, but if I actually give this to Yamamoto-kun, Tsuna's hard-earned friendship will immediately turn into enmity."
The reason given was that the food was poisoned.
However, what Xiaogang made wasn't actually poisonous; it was just a bit unpalatable.
Hinata Shoyo, who seemed to have gained some insights, quickly chuckled to himself.
"Haha, a return gift doesn't necessarily have to be a dish you made yourself. Speaking of which, is there any homework to hand in today...?"
Tsuna's attention was immediately diverted, and Hyuga breathed a sigh of relief.
Yamamoto-kun, this is the best I can do to save your brain and tongue!
Summer's tail end has quietly slipped away, and Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hinata are wearing sports jackets. Hinata's mother saw them while shopping the day before yesterday and liked them so much that she simply bought one for each of them.
They wear school uniforms at school, and when competing in Tokyo, Fukutani also gives them team uniforms. They only wear their own clothes when they go to the club.
Parents passing by could only see them playing ball, and occasionally they would wonder whose fraternal twins they were, since they had never seen them in Namimori before. Irie Masakazu was too embarrassed to explain to strangers, and in the end, he was mistakenly identified as the older brother of the twins.
They didn't guess that they were triplets, because Shoichi Irie was slightly taller than Tsunayoshi Sawada and the other two due to his age, which led to people constantly asking him about it.
Why don't you go play volleyball with your brothers?
Irie Shoichi:......
Well, a younger brother is fine, at least it's an affirmation of his height.
"I really want to play too!"
Hinata Shoyo sat on the bench, utterly bored. Sawada Tsunayoshi served as a human climbing frame for the little bird, while Aoyama Kaede, who was also banned, nodded in agreement.
"It's such a pity he can't play."
He changed the subject...
"But taking a break for one game isn't a bad thing."
With a deep bench, Kujou and Suzuki decided to bring in the substitutes to replace the starters, giving the younger players a rest.
Having done thorough research, Suzuki realized that he could defeat the opponent without having to send in all his main players, so he simply clapped his hands and gave Tsuna and the others a break.
They bluntly stated that if they couldn't handle the situation, they would let them take the field.
But Sawada Tsunayoshi watched for a while and realized that this team was indeed not as strong as Otokoma. If they hadn't met Otokoma in the quarterfinals, they might have both advanced to the semifinals.
"Luck is also a part of ability," he said with a sigh.
Whether it was facing Otokoma from Fukutani in the first round or Kuroo in the quarterfinals, they were both in pretty bad shape.
Shoichi Irie was holding two magazines. Since Tsunayoshi and Hinata hadn't appeared, he simply opened the magazines to enjoy them.
This one isn't it, skip it.
This one isn't it either, let's skip it.
Ah, I found it!
He watched with great interest as the reporters commented on Xiaogu.
"A team with very strong overall strength," "A championship seed," "The team most favored by the audience in interviews"...
After reading the overall evaluation, Irie Shoichi skipped over the others and looked at the two sections specifically for Sawada Tsunayoshi and Hyuga Shoyo.
Sure enough, the reporter mentioned Xiaogang's keenness and Xiaoxiang's leaps. Irie Shoichi was proud to see the reporter praising them to the skies, writing things like "rising stars" and "flying children" on their names.
Yabai, I still want to buy another copy. There are so many photos of Tsuna and the others that he didn't take, damn it. Irie glanced at his wallet again and felt that he could still afford one if he gritted his teeth.
This way he can crop out the image and paste it into the album!
Kozume Kenpachi glanced around the field.
"Shoyo and Tsuna did not play."
Kuroo was in a heavy mood after the match last week. He's still just a kid. After losing, he didn't say goodbye to Hinata and the others with Ken. But today, he acted like nothing had happened and dragged Ken to watch their match.
"Hmm, this match isn't very interesting. Let's go watch another game next door."
He pushed the grinder away.
"Come on, let's go. We'll chat after their match is over."
"Little Black, I have legs of my own, I can walk."
...
After admiring his friend's talent, Irie Shoichi bought a new magazine and finally began to seriously analyze the other teams.
"Hmm, the other seeded team isn't a local Tokyo club?"
Irie turned to another page, muttering to himself about the unfamiliar club name, "He came to the Tokyo League at his own expense, from..."
"Ah, from Hyogo Prefecture."
"Hey, Yu, let's see who scores the most points in this round. The loser has to run all the way back to Hyogo from Tokyo."
"Huh? Are you an idiot? I'm a setter, how am I supposed to compete with an attacker like you for points!"
"Tsk, I didn't get scammed."
"What do you mean by that?!"
"Yu, Ji! Stop arguing! The coach is watching you!"
"Alan, don't stop me! I'm going to teach this kid a lesson today!"
"Huh? Why is there a pig standing and talking? How amazing."
In the stands, Kozume Kenma felt his eyes were being disturbed by the noise, and he sighed softly.
"Are these twins?"
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Author's Note: True or False Twins
Gong You, could you perform that again, you know, that [cat head] thing?
Suddenly, I've noticed that whenever I write about the Peng family, things tend to veer towards darkness and cruelty. Of the three guardians, 80 is still holding fast to his baseball god ideals, Hibari simply finds 27 amusing, and 69 is secretly plotting to turn 27 into his weapon.
59: Even when I gave you a chance, you were all useless.
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