Volleyball: The Time of Resonance

Guzhao rubbed his knee with suspicion. There were no wounds or bruises. He rubbed his knee with his fair fingers and then pressed it.

Looking up, the lone claw grinded, asking Mianye, "Can you feel anything?"

"Nothing has changed." Yinchuan Mian also shook his head.

He thought for a moment and added, "It felt like there were tiny bugs eating inside my knee."

The boy with the bob haircut frowned more and more, and a look of worry appeared on Fukunaga Shohei's face.

The group of Yinju didn't have the habit of bringing their phones when they went running, but luckily they were not far from the school.

"Could you please tell Kuro that I brought Mian back to the volleyball club with me?"

Without hesitation, Fukunaga Shohei nodded immediately.

Kozume rubbed his palms together to warm them before placing them on Ginkawa Mianye's knees.

"Are you feeling very unwell? Can you still walk?"

"It's not very uncomfortable, just painful, but I can walk."

Yinchuan Mian also said obediently, looking like a poor little dog that had been caught in the rain, her expression and tone revealing an undeniable sense of grievance.

"Thanks......"

This time, Kozume Kenma didn't look at the ground or anything else, but instead looked at Fukunaga Shohei's brow and earnestly thanked him.

"It's alright, just be careful."

After thanking Fukunaga Shohei, Kozume Kenma took Ginkawa Myaya's hand and walked towards the volleyball room.

Feeling the warmth transmitted between their palms, Yinchuan Mian also stared at that hand. The hand with the cleaving claws was a size smaller than Yinchuan Mian's, and the nails were very carefully trimmed and neatly rounded.

"Grinding... I'm actually fine." Yinchuan Mian also told the truth. After standing in place for a while, the pain began to subside significantly and returned to a dull ache.

"Shall we call Auntie, and then ask for leave with Kuro to go to the hospital for a checkup, okay?" Kozume Makoto's voice was still very soft and slow, and although it ended with a question word, it sounded like an imperative sentence.

The sheep swallowed its own with silky smoothness, but, however, perhaps, maybe.

"Okay." Obedient, sensible, and timid.

Yinchuan Mian understood; now it was time to forget her brain and obey orders. OvO

After finishing the call, while waiting for Xiao Hei to arrive, Kozuma Grinding pinched Yinchuan Mianye's other uncomfortable spots.

All of them are joints... This made a possibility flash through Kozume Kenshin's mind.

Growing pains are caused by the fact that the rate of bone growth in children or adolescents far exceeds the rate of growth of soft tissues such as muscles and ligaments. This can lead to stretching of soft tissues and cause physiological discomfort, primarily affecting various joints.

Kozume looked at the 14-year-old boy with suspicion.

With a height of 1.75 meters, will she still be growing rapidly?

Wait, the auntie looks like a foreigner... How tall is she again?

He seems to be about the same height as Xiao Hei...?

"Grinding! And sponging!"

A noise came from the gate, and Kuroo Tetsuro ran back before he even arrived.

"How are you? What happened? Is it serious?!"

Kuroo Tetsuro practically jogged the distance from the entrance to the bench.

He knelt down in front of a pitiful-looking sheep, first reaching out to touch the sheep's face to comfort it, then looking down at his knees.

"Can you walk?"

"Okay." Yinchuan Mian also felt that it wasn't so serious now.

"It's probably growing pains," Kozume said hesitantly. "I should still go to the hospital for a checkup."

Kuroo Tetsuro nodded to indicate that he understood, took out his phone from his bag, and started sending messages to his teacher to ask for leave, and then contacted the two teachers who were his childhood friends to ask for leave as well.

At this time, the teachers usually just arrive at school. The two teachers replied to the message very quickly, clearly explaining the reason and timing of Kuroo Tetsuro's incident, and the teachers did not ask any further questions.

…………

Three hours later at the ramen shop—

After a hectic morning, the medical examination results came as expected by Lone Claw Grinding.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened...

After learning that she didn't have any incurable disease like bone cancer, but just simple growing pains, a happy sheep appeared.

Kuroo Tetsuro also breathed a sigh of relief. The muscle strain he suffered during the All-China Championship had given him quite a fright, but thankfully this time it wasn't anything too serious.

After confirming that everything was alright, what he was thinking was, "Why is Yinchuan Mianye so unlucky this year?"

It's both a muscle strain and growing pains.

"Well, I'm not forcing you to eat meat. You're a cat, so you should eat more meat."

With a smile, Kuroo Tetsurou added two pieces of meat to Mina's bowl. This time, Mina's face clearly showed refusal, but she obediently ate them.

Although it's been a busy morning, it's only a little past 10 o'clock now. Kozume isn't hungry, so he ordered a cup of porridge and watched his silly childhood friend eat.

Yinchuan Mianye's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her cheeks puffed out as she ate, making one's hands itch to touch her.

No sooner said than done, her slender, white fingers pinched the face covered in a big mouthful of noodles, treating it like a stress-relieving toy.

"?"

You've gone out of character (OOC) while grinding!

"Waaaaah!!"

The sheep tried to accuse the other party with its eyes, but the other party looked away, indicating that no such person existed.

"Grind him, stop bullying him," Kuroo Tetsuro said, his smile undiminished.

Yinchuan Mian also looked at him with gratitude.

"He needs to take his medicine after dinner, so tell him to take it quickly."

Yinchuan Mian also withdrew her grateful gaze and began slurping her noodles.

Watching Mianya eat, Kuroo Tetsuro couldn't help but sigh. "That's why I always want to bully sheep when they eat. They take a big bite, puffing their face up until it's round before they start swallowing."

She's so beautiful, like a flower, that no one would want to bully her.

"?" Yinchuan Mian also felt that Xiao Hei's gaze was strange.

The doctor prescribed a simple set of supplements and vitamin D to promote calcium absorption. Yinchuan Mianye only had mild growing pains, which could be easily managed with proper care. However, Mianye's mother was still worried and asked Heiwei Tielang to buy a bunch of supplements for her.

Kuroo Tetsuro was also a little worried, so just in case, he bought some cooling and analgesic patches and topical pain-relieving gels.

"When children grow up, they know how to be obedient. If they are not feeling well, they should not move around." Kuroo Tetsuro suddenly made a gesture of wiping away tears, his tone rising and falling.

"???"

Kozume Kenma's eyes widened as he shrank into a corner, trying to minimize his presence. The other tables around him were filled with strange looks from Kuroo Tetsuro's sudden words and actions.

Small! Black!

"Cough cough cough!!!" A mouthful of noodles got stuck in her trachea, and Yinchuan Mian also pounded her chest and coughed wildly.

Little Black!! You!!