A newbie's anime life diary

"So... Yukiteru-kun is this amazing?" Looking at Yukino Yukinoshita's calm expression on the field, Yui-chan frowned, feeling like she was the last idiot to find out.

"Tch, what a show-off." Miura Yumiko glared at Yukiteru with displeasure, tossed the ball high into the air, and delivered a powerful serve.

Watching the ball hurtle towards him, Xuehui had already positioned himself behind the landing point: "Should I say something like, 'I feel so light, there's nothing to be afraid of anymore' at this moment?"

"Bang!" Even faster than a serve, before the two opponents could react, the ball had already hit the wire mesh behind the baseline, the sound of friction demonstrating the power of the shot.

"I have a feeling that something bad will happen after I say these things." After Yukiteru exerted his strength, Yukinoshita felt much less pressure and had time to banter with Yukiteru.

"Eh~ that's impossible. Flags and such don't apply to me." He easily returned another serve, but this time it was Hayama Hayato who returned it. For a soccer player to reach this level in tennis is really quite impressive.

"There's a first time for everything. I look forward to the day you take back your flag. Also, you haven't apologized to me." After scoring a point unexpectedly with a short drop shot, Yukinoshita frowned as she looked at Yukiteru.

"You haven't thanked me yet, otherwise your pretty face would have been injured just now."

"You just said it wasn't cute, is it a fish's memory?"

"I was just talking about your personality, don't misunderstand."

"Thank you so much."

I wasn't praising you!

The two of them played ball while staring at each other's mouths, creating a very strange atmosphere.

Off the field, Totsuka Saika watched the two on the field, tugged at Yui Yuigahama's sleeve, and asked in confusion, "Hey, Yui, Yukinoshita-san should be running out of stamina, so why are you suddenly so energetic? That's strange."

"Hmm... I think it's probably because Yukihira-kun put a lot of pressure on Yumiko and the others, thus sharing the burden with Yuki. But most importantly, hmph hmph hmph..." Miss Yui rested her chin on her hand, a mysterious smile on her face.

"Huh?" Totsuka Saika tilted her head, watching Yui act mysteriously over there.

Originally, they were already behind by one game, but Xuehui's explosive performance turned the tide and brought them to match point.

"Hey, Yukinoshita, do you know about murder tennis?" Yukiteru smiled mysteriously, holding a tennis ball in his hand.

"Don't cause any trouble." Yukinoshita couldn't guess what Yukiteru was going to do, so she could only warn him like this.

"Don't worry, I don't know how to do 'murder tennis,' but I do know how to do 'scare tennis.' I'm really annoyed that something like this happened during my lunch break."

As he said this, Xuehui bounced the tennis ball twice and then tossed it high into the air.

"Let me test what level it can reach so far."

Staring at the falling tennis ball, the arm holding the racket suddenly tensed, power began to gather, and without any technique or spin, it was swung out.

"boom!!!"

"Zzz!"

It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck; the trajectory of the ball was nowhere to be seen. The only things that could be seen were the small crater in front of the baseline, as if something had hit it, and the hole in the wire mesh behind it.

"Gulp..." On the referee's seat, Hachiman swallowed hard and finally announced, "The match is over. Yukinoshita and Hiratsuka win, with a score of six to four."

"Yay!!! We won! That's amazing!!" Upon hearing the result, Yuihama, disregarding how shocking the previous shot was and the exclamations of the students watching from the sidelines, excitedly rushed forward and hugged Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Yui... Yuihama-san, it's so hot..." Yukinoshita was still a little uncomfortable with Yui's enthusiastic hug, or perhaps more so, she was envious of Yui who was dribbling and bumping into people?

"Hey, hey, hey, I deserve credit too, okay? Aren't you going to give me a hug?" Xuehui said with a deliberately displeased expression as he looked at the two girls with their faces pressed together.

"No, I won't let you take advantage of me. I'll just hold Xiaoxue!" Miss Tuanzi clearly saw through Xuehui's intentions and wasn't fooled by him.

“You can go hug Hikigaya-san, Hiratsuka-san,” Yukino Yukinoshita “encouraged” Yukiteru.

"No, that would be a punishment for both me and Hikigaya, okay?" Yukiteru rolled his eyes at the other person and walked towards Hayama, who had come to the center of the field.

"We lost. Hiratsuka-kun is really amazing. I was scared to death by the last point." Hayama said with a wry smile as he reached out and shook hands with Yukiteru.

"It was just a fluke. Ye Shan-kun, one last thing: while it's not wrong to value your circle of friends, don't let them run wild. Keep a close eye on your girlfriend from now on."

Xuehui said this, and the last sentence was said while looking at Miura Yumiko, who was a few steps away from Hayama.

"Ah, um, Yumiko and I aren't..."

Just as Hayama was about to explain, Yukiteru immediately turned and walked towards his club members, leaving Hayama alone to face the embarrassed Yumiko Miura.

'As expected, she's still angry. Is she getting revenge on me this way?'

Ye Shan shook his head, and could only rack his brains for a solution.

The next day, Totsuka Saika's request officially ended. The reason was that after what happened the day before was spread, the tennis club members regretted their behavior in causing trouble for this little angel of the club after seeing the marks and injuries on Totsuka Saika's body from training.

Finally, one by one, they all expressed their determination to immediately begin training, which brought a happy and excited smile to Totsuka Saika's face as she listened to the club members. And then, how many of them she "turned gay" is anyone's guess.

Chapter 23 unknowingly tricked Ye Shan again.

People often say that fish only have a seven-second memory, but the scientific basis for this is no longer very important. Its main purpose is to mock people's forgetfulness.

The intimate encounter between Yukiteru and Yukino Yukinoshita on the tennis court that day was witnessed by many and spread to a small circle. However, both of them were people who disdained such rumors. After their inaction and usual behavior, the so-called "Soubu High School's ice and snow beauty was taken down" was once again forgotten in a corner.

"Hehehe, Yukiteru-kun, Hayama-kun has been really messed up by you these past few days." In the clubroom, Yuigahama Yui sat next to Yukinoshita, drinking black tea with a gloating expression on her face.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xuehui put down the novel in his hand, somewhat puzzled.

"That day on the field, didn't you say something to Hayama-kun? And then, for some reason, Yumiko started pursuing Hayama again. These past few days, she's been watching Hayama like glue, never leaving his side. Several junior girls went to the soccer club's training to find Hayama, but she glared them away. Wow, it's been almost half a year since the last time."

"What, are you happy to see this?"

Yuihama nodded: "Of course, almost everyone can see that Yumiko likes Hayama, but Hayama always ignores it. Yumiko is also very troubled. She is afraid that Hayama will reject her if she confesses, so she keeps putting it off and is even somewhat content with the status quo."

"Content with the status quo? Perhaps Hayama thinks the same way." Sitting on the far right, Hachiman Hikigaya rested his chin on his hand and said slowly, thinking to himself that it was great not having any requests, a legitimate way to slack off.

"Huh? What does that mean?" Miss Tuanzi's comprehension was as poor as ever.

At this moment, Yukinoshita, the club president, couldn't stand it anymore. Looking at the adorable Yui-chan beside her, she said, "Yuigahama-san, you should be considered a member of that group, right? Can't you really tell? Although I have no experience in dating, if Miura Yumiko really confesses, Hayama Hayato will only have the choice to accept or reject. But based on past experience, do you think he will accept? And what will happen after he rejects?"

"I don't think...it's possible..." Yui Yuigahama's expression was rather unpleasant.

"It's obvious. In my opinion, Hayama views Miura the same way he views the rest of the group, like the others. And if Hayama rejects your confession, your little group might really be on the verge of collapse." Yuki explained, word by word. Although he didn't usually stand out in class, Hayama Hayato's seemingly flamboyant but actually troublesome group still attracted Yuki's attention. He kept wondering if any interesting things would happen.

"That's why I don't like cliques; dealing with messy relationships is such a hassle." Mr. Hachiman's lonely energy radiated once again.

"What should we do? Isn't Yumiko too pitiful like this? She's liked him for so long, but she might not even have a chance to confess..." Yui Yuigahama lowered her head. Although Yumiko Miura usually acted like a queen, Yui Yuigahama knew that she was just not good at expressing herself. In fact, she really cared about her. If it weren't for Yumiko when she first entered Soubu High School, she wouldn't be doing so well now. So she always wanted to help her.

Seeing Yuihama's dejected expression, Yukiteru didn't know what to say for a moment. He turned his eyes and saw Yukinoshita looking at him, her cherry lips opening and closing, silently saying something to him.

'You've created this mess, so you'll have to deal with it yourself.'

Damn it, are we really that compatible? I can even understand Yukino's spoken language? I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Shaking his head, Xuehui said to Yuihama, "Yuihama, you don't need to interfere too much in this kind of thing, but it's best to advise Miura not to go too far and just keep things as they are. Although Hayama is a well-known nice guy, he's bound to feel a little uncomfortable. At least he's not against Miura now, is he? With this kind of person, you have to take it slow and do things carefully. Being too hasty is not good."

"Oh! That makes a lot of sense! Does that mean you have a lot of dating experience, Yukihira?" Yuihama looked at him with shining eyes, almost ready to take notes.

Are you mocking me?

Xuehui rolled her eyes and looked at the other person, saying, "Sorry, I have zero dating experience so far. I just have a clearer understanding of things. Also, you can suggest that Miura read some romance novels. Although it may not be of much help, it will at least prevent you from being completely helpless. By the way, don't look for those novels where the female protagonist is a naive and innocent girl. They are useless except for wasting time."

Although watching Chinese romance dramas and palace dramas might be more effective, Xuehui thinks it's best not to corrupt their minds too much.

"Oh, Yukiteru-kun is really amazing. Taking notes, taking notes, romance novels, hmm, the female lead has to be a bit smart... To be honest, I didn't even think of that. And Miura always seems so arrogant, and he never reads romance novels or romance magazines. No wonder there's been no progress at all."

Okay, this time I'm really taking notes.

"Hey, Xuehui-kun, aren't you writing a novel? Do you have any recommendations?"

"I'm really sorry, but what I write isn't really a youth romance novel. I've only read one romance novel, here you go."

As he spoke, Xuehui handed the novel in his hand to Yuihama.

Yui took the novel, looked at the title, and read aloud, "Love Metronome? Hmm... I think I heard someone in my class mention it, but I can't remember..."

"This novel has received high praise online and has sold well," Yukino Yukinoshita commented, glancing at the book in Yuihama's hand.

"Yeah, my sister's been reading it too, and she's been waiting for the next volume. By the way, aren't you also an author for Kadokawa? Could you ask when the next volume will be released? My sister's been nagging about it lately." Mr. Hikigaya became quite talkative again when he started talking about his sister.

The next volume of Love Metronome?

Yuki tilted his head, recalling Machida Sonoko's ramblings about Kasumigaoka Utaha on the phone the day before yesterday, and said, "This author and I share the same editor. As for the next volume, we'll probably have to wait a while. She's been staying up all night these days."

After listening to what these people said, Yui Yuigahama finally made a decision: "Let's start with this book! I'll protect Yumiko's love! As for Hayama, Yumiko will definitely win him over!"

"Ah!"

On the field, Hayato Hayama, who had just finished a game, was resting on the sidelines when he suddenly sneezed.

"What's wrong, Hayato? Have you caught a cold?"

Sitting next to him, Miura Yumiko leaned closer with a worried look on her face and reached out to touch Hayama's forehead to take his temperature.

Ye Shan quickly pulled the other person's hand away and said, "It's okay, it's just a little itchy from fading, it's fine now."

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The Service Department had no requests today. After sitting for a while, Yukiteru and Hiratsuka Shizuka, who happened to have nothing to do, took a car back together, while Hachiman rode his bicycle home to cook.

Yukinoshita and Yui walked out of the school gate together.

Watching the sports car drive by and Hiratsuka Shizuka wave goodbye from inside, Yui waved from behind and said, "Yukiteru-kun, you're different from when you were in class. Although you still don't talk much, you're much easier to get along with."

"Oh? What's he like in class?" Yukino Yukinoshita was a little curious, because since they weren't in the same class, she didn't know much about the three club members in the same class.

Ah, not counting Hachiman, that's obvious without even thinking about it.

After thinking for a moment, Yuihama frowned and said with a troubled expression, "I can talk to anyone, but it feels like I can't really get a proper conversation with anyone?"

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Chapter 24 Xiaoxue, you wouldn't...

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent, walking quietly to the side as Yuigahama Yui said, "It's different in the club. After seeing his behavior in the club at first, I thought I was seeing a different person. Ah, I'm not saying anything bad about him, it's just that Yukiteru-kun in our class is really hard to approach, um... similar to Yukino at first, hehehe..."

"Yuigahama-san, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to say I'm hard to approach in front of me?" Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Yuigahama, but there was no anger in her tone.

She was very clear about her own personality. Except in very rare cases, she rarely showed the cheerfulness of Yuihama. She was not good at interacting with others, nor did she think about how to communicate with them. Perhaps, the time when members of the Service Club had joined was the time when she had spoken the most frequently in the past few years.

"Hehehe, I'm sorry, Yukino. Of course I know Yukino isn't the kind of person who's heartless. I like Yukino the most!" Yui Yuigahama hugged Yukinoshita's arm with a lovestruck smile, and the two of them were pressed tightly together.

"..." Looking at Yuihama hanging halfway on her, Yukinoshita rarely showed a helpless smile.

She's clearly a bit naive and clumsy, yet sometimes so perceptive, but... I don't dislike her...

Thinking this, Yukinoshita said, "Anyway, from what you said, Yuihama, it seems that Hiratsuka-kun doesn't really want to interact with the people in the class. But when he was in the Service Club, he was able to chat very well with you. So, excluding his reticent or exclusive personality, it seems that he is simply not interested in those people and is just going through the motions. But so far, no one has noticed. I have to say that his methods are very clever."