Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

At this time, Ebina came over again.

"Yumiko seems to be doing well."

"It's okay..." Yumiko was a little shy because they chatted until late at night in the three-person chat group and she talked about some things in the past.

As the bell was about to ring, Zhixian walked into the classroom slowly. This time, it was rare that he did not enter with his own BGM - that is, he entered the classroom at the same time as the bell rang.

Because he often arrives at class on time, Zhixian is jokingly called the man who comes with his own background music.

With Ju Zhixian’s BGM, he will never be late!

Things that happen every day are ordinary.

But this day was different.

"Good morning, Zhixian."

"Good morning Yumiko."

...The class was silent for a few seconds.

Except for a few people who knew the situation, everyone looked at the two people greeting each other in disbelief.

When did you two become able to call each other by name?

68. The Crowd and the Melon

When Zhixian returned to his seat, the class bell rang, forcing dozens of curious "Chitanda" in the class to hold back their curiosity. After all, class time was up, and if Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly rushed in and saw who was talking, she would definitely be punished.

Chinese teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka was the infamous Bruce Hiratsuka, capable of knocking down a black belt with a single punch and breaking a tree with a single kick. Who among the students of Sobu hadn't heard of Shizuka Hiratsuka's renowned name? Besides Chigen Tachibana, who dared disrespect Shizuka Hiratsuka?

The answer is: Mr. Hiratsuka and Mrs. Hiratsuka. The two of them could even force Shizuka Hiratsuka to go on a blind date, and she wouldn't be able to refuse.

I'm getting off topic. Anyway, since the first class was Chinese, no one dared to act rashly.

Before Mr. Hiratsuka's arrival, the entire second-year F class maintained a fairly quiet atmosphere, except that there were always people turning their heads to look at Yumiko or Chizuru from time to time, with an expression as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, and they looked quite conflicted.

"Wow, the discipline in class is pretty good today. A few days ago, the math teacher complained to me that the class discipline was bad. Aren't you guys quite self-aware?" Shizuka Hiratsuka put the textbooks on the podium and praised the students a little.

It’s because the math teacher isn’t as famous as you! The students below complained in their hearts.

If I'm scared when I see Kyo Kusanagi, will I also be scared when I see Shingo Yabuki?

Or to be more extreme, how can my encounter with Caterpillar in the grass be the same as my encounter with Rayquaza?

If you can’t afford to offend the Thorn Dragon, can you afford to offend Magikarp?

"Well today we will continue from last lesson..." Shizuka Hiratsuka picked up the chalk and started writing on the blackboard.

Although her back was facing the students, her sharp ears could accurately capture the whispers of the students under the podium.

I just finished praising them and they called me while whispering in class? Shizuka Hiratsuka silently finished writing on the blackboard and turned her head.

The students were all studying their books attentively - someone was also sleeping quietly.

Shizuka Hiratsuka thought about it and couldn't think of anything that happened over the weekend that her students would dare to discuss secretly in her class.

Could it be that there was something behind her? Impossible! She had checked her white coat before class. It was clean and tidy. She had just brought it back from the laundry over the weekend. There was no way it could be wrong.

So the teacher had to finish the whole class with doubts.

"Miura, come with me." Shizuka Hiratsuka called out after class.

"Okay, Mr. Hiratsuka." So Yumiko followed Shizuka Hiratsuka to the office.

The people who were curious and wanted to eat melons for a whole class were dumbfounded. Not only could they not see any melons, but even the melon seller was gone. How could they eat any melons?

The attention was focused on a person sleeping on the table.

Student A nudged Student B with his elbow, then nodded in Zhixian's direction.

Student B immediately rolled his eyes and curled his lips, meaning "you can you up, no can no bb."

Student C pointed at Yuigahama. He thought that as a friend, Yuigahama would probably know something, and the girl with the bun-haired hairstyle was easy to talk to.

The three of them looked at each other, nodded in unison, and then stretched out their hands after the countdown of three, two, one.

They are scissors, rock, and paper.

......

The result of the second round is scissors, paper, and rock.

......

The result of the third round is rock, scissors, and paper.

Until the class started, the three of them were still unable to determine the winner.

Because Shingo Yabuki/Caterpillar/Magikarp...ugh, the math teacher walked into the classroom with a large triangle ruler, and the three of them agreed to fight again later.

The boys got nothing during this break, but the girls were much more decisive. As soon as the get out of class was over, a girl ran over to find Yuigahama, intending to get some information from her. After all, the melon they wanted to eat was called away by Kyo Kusanagi/Rayquaza/Dragon King... I mean, the people's teacher (the big devil).

"Hey, Yuigahama-chan, are Miura and Tachibana..."

"Ah, actually..." The two girls started whispering to each other.

Although Yumiko herself was not in the classroom, the story between her and Chixian still spread.

In fact, Yumiko had discussed this matter with Yubihama Ryuma last night. She only needed to reveal some information, such as the fact that the two of them were members of the tennis club and they chatted while playing tennis this weekend. Before that, Zhixian had actually never noticed Yumiko.

Yuigahama almost believed what he said! I have to admit that it is normal for Zhixian, who is acting like a king and doesn't even think about disturbing my sleep, not to notice his old classmate. After all, they were in different classes in the first year of high school, so this matter is understandable.

As for the address, Tobu always called Yumiko "Yumiko," so it didn't seem like a big deal that Zhixian, an old classmate, called her Yumiko. It was more surprising that Zhixian, with his temperament, could get along so well with Yumiko, after all, they both seemed to be the type of people who looked so self-centered.

Surely it's tennis that's keeping them together this peacefully, right? Zhixian usually treats his clubmate, Totsuka, like a child. And according to reliable sources within the tennis club, Zhixian has only appeared twice in the past few months of this semester, neither for practice. Once to save the day, and once to unilaterally announce a change in the starting order.

...It sounds like a cancer in the team. Fortunately, this is tennis and not a team sport like basketball or football, otherwise the whole group would probably be in chaos.

----split line----

in the office.

"I heard that you forgot to bring your cell phone and keys when you went out on the weekend?" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked.

"......Yes." Yumiko wished she could go back and face the gossip of her classmates. At least this way she wouldn't be asked about the stupid things that happened that day. She really wanted to cover her face. It was so embarrassing.

"Calm down next time. You're already in high school and you're still acting like this."

"I'll be more careful next time."

"By the way, have you made peace with Tachibana?" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked casually.

"Eh? What did you say?" Yumiko instantly thought she was hallucinating.

"Didn't you hear clearly? I was asking about how things were going between you and Ju. He was the one who found you that day, wasn't he?"

"......How did you know?" Yumiko's eyes were dull.

"Ah?" Hiratsuka Shizuka scratched her hair. "That day...I just happened to run into Hayama when I came out of the restaurant that day."

...Did you just want to talk about blind date?

"Although I don't know what happened between you, Ju has always cared about you. Last time you were almost late, he even asked me to give you a ride so that you wouldn't be late." (This happened in Chapter 40)

Yumiko widened her eyes upon hearing this, her emerald green eyes filled with disbelief.

69. What kind of person do you like?

At lunch time, Zhixian, as usual, took a sandwich and oolong tea and walked out of the classroom yawning.

At this time, Yumiko, who was sharing a table with Yui Hama-san, subconsciously wanted to call him, but she restrained herself.

What's the big deal about three girls and one boy eating together? Next time, she should ask Ye Shan Hu Bei to come along, otherwise it would be too awkward to have only one boy.

Because Zhixian did not eat with Youmiko and did not bring any lunch box, the students were no longer so concerned about this matter as they looked the same as always. After all, the two of them did not seem to have any sweet daily life going on.

Zhixian still slept for the whole morning, and then went to have lunch with the big guy Nozaki and Mikoshiba.

Lunch was also his dear old friend - sandwiches and oolong tea.

There's nothing suspicious about it! If they were secretly dating, they wouldn't have announced it openly so early in the morning.

After all, they are just friends. I knew that a straight man like Ju Zhixian would not try to please girls.

So the boys and girls stopped paying attention to this matter and shifted the focus of their conversation to the not-too-distant summer vacation.

They don’t know at all that sometimes people cannot believe what they see. After all, what you see may not be true.

----split line----

Chiyo was also present at today's lunch. She ate most of the time with her neighbor, Yuzuki Saeo. Today, Yuzuki Saeo had something to do, so she came over to join everyone.

——But what she was probably concerned about was whether Nozaki’s cold had recovered.

After a few "I'm eating", the four of them opened their lunch boxes/unpacked their bags.

"Speaking of which, are Tachibana-san and Miura-san actually close?" Chiyo asked, having heard the rumor. She had actually been curious about the woman who had answered her call over the weekend, but the conversation had somehow turned to Nozaki's cooking skills, and they couldn't continue.

Considering that Chixian and Yumiko called each other by their names today, Chiyo finally asked the question that had been puzzling her for the entire weekend.

Sure enough, that girl must be Miura, right? Chiyo thought to herself, then her relationship with Zhixian must be special.

"The relationship is good." This was Zhixian's answer, but he did not disclose any further information.

"Miura is the blonde girl in Tachibana's class, right? The one known as the 'Queen of Fire'." Mikoshiba interrupted, hindering Chiyo's momentum to press on.

"Mikoshiba, you actually know this?" Nozaki also spoke up, "And she's a girl from another class."

"Eh? Because she's famous, right? And 'Flame Queen' or 'Ice Queen' sound pretty cool, too."

"I didn't expect that you, Mikoshiba, also have feelings for Yukinoshita?" Zhixian added slowly.

"Eh!? Are you interested in Yukinoshita-san, Miyu? So you like this type?" Chiyo instantly forgot the purpose of her mission and turned her spearhead to attack Mikoshiba.

"Eh? Huh? Well, I don't, I don't have you, don't talk nonsense!"

"You just said that you feel Yukinoshita is very handsome." Zhixian raised his eyebrows, meaning that you must not deny it.

"Yeah, yeah! I think Yukinoshita is super handsome too! I really admire people like that!" When talking about Yukinoshita, Chiyo showed an enthusiasm second only to that shown to Nozaki.

"It turns out that Mikoshiba likes this kind of handsome style." Nozaki thought thoughtfully, as if he wanted to refer to Yukinoshita's image to enrich the image of Suzuki, the male protagonist of "Moe Ai".

"When did I ever say that I like Yukinoshita?" The master of rhetoric, Mikoshiba, was dumbfounded. He was losing ground under the attack of Tachibana Chigen who remained silent.

"Didn't you say with longing that the 'Ice Queen' was so handsome?"

The title of Ice Queen in Sobu High School undoubtedly refers to Yukinoshita Yukino from Class 2, J.

Ice Queen = Yukinoshita Yukino

So the Ice Queen is so handsome = Yukinoshita Yukino is so handsome

The proof is complete.

"..." Mikoshiba felt that he still had a very long way to go before he could become a master of speech.

Let alone the prince of Kashima Academy, how could he be considered a master of dialogue if he couldn't even speak to the big guy and the expressionless face in front of him? Especially since the latter two weren't good at dialogue at all, and they were both as quiet as a fool in their respective classes.

So the topic turned to what type of girls Miko Shiba likes.

Because of this topic, Mikoshiba's face turned red, and finally he couldn't stand it anymore and asked loudly: "You guys are talking so much, so what kind of girls do you like!!!"

"For me, I'd probably choose something like Mamiko. After all, it's more immersive and easier to draw Suzuki's story."

So Chiyo's face went from one of expectation to one of despair.

In her opinion:

Mikoshiba=Mamiko

Like Mamiko = Like Mikoshiba

AWSL

I'm dead, Nozaki-kun likes men.

"What about Tachibana?" Mikoshiba looked at Zhixian again.

"I like healthy and energetic girls." Zhixian took a sip of oolong tea and answered calmly.

"......" Mikoshiba was speechless. What these two people said was totally irrelevant to the point.

One was talking about the heroine of his comic, and the other was talking about something incredibly broad, similar to what a well-known actress named Aragaki said in an interview.

The actress surnamed Aragaki said that she likes gentle people, and Zhixian said that she likes healthy and energetic people.

This statement is too easy to be misunderstood. Do you think that just because you are gentle you are in the strike zone of a certain female star named Aragaki?