Why is the Demon King like this?

Chapter 108 Ball Skills Tournament (Part 7)

Whose water to take is actually just a minor incident, and apart from having drastically different meanings for the parties involved, it doesn't really have much impact.

At most, the prince has just gained another rumored girlfriend, a female student.

As soon as Keisuke Ao sat down, before he could catch his breath, Rena Kobayashi came over and started asking him how he was feeling, poking his arm repeatedly with her finger.

Because Keisuke Ao had fainted in front of Kobayashi earlier, it was hard for the first-year junior not to think in strange directions.

Is it some incurable disease?!

No way! This kind of thing!

The girls in Class 5 were completely bewildered by her appearance. They were worried that she might be an acquaintance of Qing Keijie, and dared not say anything harsh to her.

"Qinggui-kun, who is this?"

"Hmm?" Qing Keijie thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "She claims to be a bento box from the late-night shelf, and the side dish should be saury that nobody wants."

"That's outrageous!"

"what?"

The others clearly didn't understand why Aokiji was laughing, but they still chimed in, "Yeah, Aokiji-kun, that's going too far talking about a cute girl!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Rena Kobayashi, a first-year student. I used to work at the same convenience store as you."

Rena Kobayashi glared at Keisuke Ao, then obediently introduced herself to the people gathered around.

"Turns out she's a cute junior~"

"Putting that aside for now, Qinggui-kun, your basketball skills are just amazing!"

"Yeah, are you really not considering joining the basketball club?"

"If we make it to the national competition, the school will definitely arrange for us to be cheerleaders!"

"Are your shoulders sore, Qinggui-kun? I just learned massage a couple of days ago, let me relax your muscles."

"Miyuki, you're so cunning! That's not fair!"

"What?! I was just worried about Qinggui-kun!"

Kobayashi Rena got a sense of how popular Ao Keisuke was and immediately swallowed hard, feeling that the challenges ahead were fraught with difficulties.

But I, Nana, will never give up!

"I've already joined P-Company," Ao Keisuke casually explained, ignoring the girls' banter. "If I join the basketball club too, our club president will hold a grudge."

"P-Company? Isn't Aokae-kun in Hoshino-sama's club?"

Keisuke Ao: "This is it."

"That's the club's name?!"

"Maybe."

"Really~ Qinggui-kun!"

Kobayashi Rena couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only stare longingly at Ao Keisuke, blinking her eyes. Although she kept encouraging herself, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged when she saw this scene.

That annoying senior! They were never this popular before!

The 100-second timeout ended quickly, and with a whistle, the players from both teams rested and prepared to return to the court.

"Well—I'll be going now, senior?" she said softly.

"Don't rush. Since you're already here, do me another favor and take me to the infirmary to rest. The air in the stadium is too stuffy."

Aoki waved to her: "After all, your seniors still have to cheer for the players on the field."

"Is that so?!" Kobayashi Rena's twin tails suddenly stood up.

Qing Keisuke nodded.

Of course, the main reason was that he didn't want to stay here and continue receiving boring compliments.

Moreover, watching Hanako-san gorge herself with her arms crossed here is hardly a sight to behold.

"Let's go."

"But senior, don't you want to see the competition end?"

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"There's no need. I'll just wait for them to tell me the result."

She endured the curious and admiring glances along the way, and only after leaving the stadium did Rena Kobayashi suddenly feel her face burning.

Just being watched by so many people almost made her brain shut down, leaving her completely unable to think.

It was only after Aoki Keisuke picked up the half-empty bottle of drink and tapped her head twice that she snapped out of her daze.

"Ouch! Don't hit my head, senior!"

"Okay, next time you're about to bump into a pillar, I won't remind you."

"Why?"

"By the way, senior, Ai Komatsu was glaring at you the whole time."

"Are you sure you're not glaring at me?"

"No way, right?"

"hehe."

Halfway to the infirmary, Aoki Keisuke changed course and took Kobayashi Rena to the beverage machine on the first floor of the teaching building.

"I'll buy you a drink. What would you like?"

"Orange juice!"

"Ice?"

"Hmm~"

With a "clunk," the canned orange juice fell out of the spout. Ao Keisuke noticed the markings on the can; it was from the same company as the red bean soup he had drunk last time.

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"Here you go." Keisuke Ao bent down and took out the orange juice. Water droplets quickly condensed on the aluminum can.

"Thank you, senpai~" Kobayashi Rena happily accepted it.

The two sat down on chairs next to the vending machine. Rena Kobayashi swayed her head and hummed a popular song that Keisuke Ao had also heard; it was one of the songs that Rena had shared with him before.

"You don't have to pretend to be strong. Even if love has a time limit, meeting you is already incredibly lucky. No matter what, I always hope that this can continue."

Rena Kobayashi's fair and straight legs peeked out from under her pleated skirt, her heels resting diagonally on the ground.

The faint outline above the knee, the slight downward curve of the calf, the white socks covering half of the calf—Qing Keisuke's gaze was fixed downwards, landing on the sunlight scattered across the ground.

It's almost noon.

The faint sound of cicadas can be heard.

The song's originally somewhat heavy melody was hummed lightly and melodiously by Rena Kobayashi, like a kindergarten child going on a field trip.

"Chika"

After she finished humming, she got into position, pulled the tab in one go, and then tilted her head back and took a big gulp.

"Wow! It's so sweet!"

Seeing this, Keisuke Ao nodded in satisfaction: "It seems to be a problem with this company."

Rena Kobayashi:? ? ?

"Senior, even the villains in comics who like to lie probably aren't as self-righteous as you."

Rena Kobayashi, unconvinced, took another small sip, her face immediately scrunching up. She quickly put down the saccharin concentrate in her hand.

"What kind of villain would specifically trick a female student?" Qing Guijie asked.

"Um----"

Rena Kobayashi frowned, thought for a moment, and then exclaimed "Ah!" with certainty, "A school romance comedy!"

Keisuke Ao hit Rena Kobayashi on the head with the bottle again.

"Don't hit my head!"

"There are definitely authors who write this kind of plot!"

Rena Kobayashi was a step too late; she clutched her head and sobbed.

Keisuke Ao automatically pictured her crying hippo head in his mind, so he smiled and went to buy her a new can.

"We cannot guarantee that it will taste normal."

"Damn it~ If it weren't for your senior doing it on purpose, I wouldn't have such terrible luck!"

Rena Kobayashi confidently pulled open the tab and took a big gulp.

"Cough cough cough!"

"Why is it still so sweet?!"

Is there something wrong with the beverage machine at Kūkai Sōgō?

Rena Kobayashi promises she'll post it on her WeChat Moments when she gets back!