Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

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76. One person delays for three minutes

After putting away their luggage, Shizuka Hiratsuka took Chixian and the others to the square, where there were nearly 100 elementary school students participating in this summer camp.

Although they are all elementary school students, they are basically in the sixth grade, and they already look more or less like junior high school students. This makes people feel more at ease. If they have to take care of elementary school students in lower grades, it may turn from a volunteer activity into a large-scale high school student babysitting scene.

Zhixian glanced at the group of elementary school students in the square and noticed that they were not wearing uniform and looked very unorganized. But after thinking about it, it made sense. After all, it was a summer camp activity, so there was no need to wear uniforms.

"Have today's primary school students developed so well?" Youmeizi exclaimed in amazement. Following her gaze, Zhixian discovered a low-profile wooden seat made for a primary school student. The student's body was quite sturdy and several sizes larger than the children around him.

He also wears a green hat on his head. (Appears at 6:42 in Episode 7 of Season 1 of Oregairu)

Wearing a hat in summer is very normal. Basically two-thirds of primary school students wear hats, which come in various colors and styles. They are flashy and as messy as their clothes.

In fact, several people on Zhixian's side also wore hats, also in various styles and colors.

Especially a girl with a bun-like hair, she was wearing a very conspicuous pink hat, and the print on her light green T-shirt was a nondescript goose of the same pink color with its legs raised - the color of the goose was even lighter than that of the hat.

When you put Yui Hama, Omina Yumiko and other girls together, it's hard to imagine that they are good friends. Their dressing styles today are completely different.

Yumiko didn't wear a hat, so let's not talk about it for now. Ebina was wearing a round straw hat, which was very suitable for her dress and also served as a sunshade.

Hikigaya Komachi—who had already introduced herself to Chizuru and the others—was wearing a cute-looking beret, which was more for decoration than for practicality.

Needless to say, Hiratsuka Shizuka is a tough girl dressed like a police academy student in training. She'd rather be wearing a camouflage training uniform. However, in terms of combat effectiveness, Hiratsuka Great Demon King is probably better.

Among the boys, only Zhixian wore a plain straight-brimmed hat—the same style worn by many elementary school students in the square. This type of hat is very popular these days, often worn with the brim tilted back in the city or when the sun isn't glaring. Even on sunny days, some people wear their hats backwards as a decorative touch.

Of course, it can occasionally cover up the fact that you didn’t wash your hair because you were lazy.

"Ah, the sunlight here is so glaring." After entering the square, Youmiko frowned and put her hands in front of her eyes.

"Because this is a square, there is no shelter." Ebina replied.

Just when Yumiko wanted to continue complaining, the sunlight in front of her eyes suddenly dimmed a little, and a black hat brim appeared in her sight.

"Just make do with it. We can go to the shade later."

"Yeah." Yumiko touched her hat and responded.

Yuigahama, who was walking beside Yukinoshita not far away, witnessed the whole process. She touched the pink hat on her head, and glanced at a boy with dead eyes walking beside her sister. She couldn't help feeling envious but also a little lonely.

The primary school students were still chattering in groups of three or five, like a lot of little sparrows teaching non-stop.

Led by Shizuka Hiratsuka, several people stood in front of the elementary school students, waiting silently without saying a word.

The teacher leading the elementary school students stood in the middle, doing nothing but staring at his watch from time to time.

"Why doesn't this teacher maintain discipline?" Youmeiko whispered in Zhixian's ear.

"Maybe he wants the students to quiet down on their own." Zhixian also answered in a low voice.

With Hiratsuka Shizuka as the dividing line, the left and right sides are the Service Club and Chigen's group respectively.

Standing among the crowd, Shizuka Hiratsuka naturally saw Chixian and Yumiko whispering to each other, which made the teacher make a dissatisfied "tsk" sound. Hayama, who also witnessed it, responded to the teacher's childish behavior with a helpless smile.

"Onii-chan, is that Miura-senpai dating that Tachibana-senpai?" Komachi, not knowing the truth, tugged at her brother's clothes and asked in a low voice.

"Well... I'm not too sure, but they probably aren't dating..." Hikigaya was a little hesitant, because he really wasn't too sure. His relationship with Chigen was just that they were a team in physical education class.

"I shouldn't have asked you, brother. You definitely don't care what happened in the class." Komachi curled her lips and looked at Yuigahama. "Sister Yui should know, right? You and Senior Miura are good friends, right?"

"Eh? Yes, Yumiko and I are good friends..." Yuigahama hesitated, "But we're not dating right now, right?"

"They're not dating?!" Komachi was a little surprised. After all, the two of them looked like an old married couple. Although they hadn't shown any intimate behavior at the moment, they were obviously calling each other by their names. Komachi thought they were restrained because there were too many people around.

"I remember that one morning, Miura-san suddenly greeted Tachibana-san, and called her by her name." Totsuka also joined the conversation between the two. The three of them standing together felt natural and there was no sense of incongruity, as if it was just the way it was.

"There are various reasons for this..." Yuigahama felt a little overwhelmed when she thought about what happened in the past between Yumiko and Chigen. It was very troublesome to talk about such things, and Komachi was an outsider to Yumiko, so she didn't want to tell anyone about it.

"I roughly know the reason, but since it's their privacy, it's not convenient to tell it directly to Komachi-chan." Totsuka gave Komachi an apologetic smile.

"Ah! It's okay, Ayaka-senpai!" Komachi expressed her understanding.

At this time, the primary school students in the square finally quieted down.

"Good! It took everyone three minutes to quiet down!"

This line is usually uttered by the teacher during a school assembly or when someone is talking in class.

"I've thought of the next sentence for the teacher." Zhixian suddenly said, "If each of you delays for three minutes, ten people will be 30 minutes, and a hundred people will be 300 minutes. Five hours will have passed, okay?" Although his voice was very low, Zhixian's tone of pretending to be serious did have that flavor.

"You imitated it so well!" Youmiko grabbed Zhixian and laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter, but because there were many elementary school students watching below, she still tried her best to stay calm.

But fortunately, the students' attention is now on the teacher.

77. Elementary school and high school students

Just as expected, the teacher in charge gave a lecture to the primary school students, presumably to calm down these easily excited and agitated children, otherwise subsequent activities might lead to accidents due to excessive excitement.

Commonly known as cooling down or pouring cold water.

After the lecture, the first day's schedule was announced, which was called orienteering. Everyone opened the "Forest School Guide" and began to listen to the teacher's instructions.

The so-called orienteering is actually not a big event. Contrary to its high-sounding name, orienteering is actually checking in at certain special locations along the way according to the map, and the winner is finally determined by the arrival time.

Orienteering, as a new form of outdoor activity, originated in Europe. Athletes use a map and a compass to visit various points indicated on the map. The winner is the one who reaches all the points and the finish line in the shortest time.

For these elementary school students, it's just a matter of searching for clues in the woods. It's simple, but it has a certain sense of adventure, and overall it's quite interesting. It helps students develop their physical strength, search skills, and teamwork, which is why orienteering is done in small groups.

Zhixian and others' job for a while is to take good care of the primary school students and prevent them from getting lost or injured, and to provide some help when necessary. After all, the main purpose is to combine education with entertainment.

"Well, let's say hello to the brothers and sisters who are helping everyone. Please take care of them~"

"Please~take~care~" the children said in unison, dragging out the words, and to be honest it was a bit perfunctory.

Then Ye Shan made a brief speech as a representative, which caused the girls below to scream.

"As expected of Hayato-kun!" Tobe is very supportive and can always find reasons to praise others. What's especially frustrating is that he mostly speaks sincerely.

"No, Xiang, really." Ye Shan said helplessly after returning to the team.

"As expected of Hayato-kun, the most popular person in Sobu."

"Why are you starting too, Hime?" Yeshan saw Ebina also joining in the teasing and could only smile and shake his head, "I think Tachibana-san will be very popular too."

"Puchi." Yumiko suddenly laughed.

"Yumiko, what are you laughing at?" Ye Shan asked, because he had just finished speaking.

"Nothing, I just thought about how Zhixian always has a blank expression on his face. A few days ago, a kid mistook him for a college student and even called him uncle."

"Youmiko!" Zhixian's tone rarely revealed a hint of depression, "Let me go."

"Hahahaha, sorry, sorry, I just wanted to say that Zhixian should smile more. Isn't now a chance to redeem yourself?" Youmiko said as she stretched out a finger and raised the corner of Zhixian's mouth, and the latter cooperated very well and smiled. "Isn't this pretty!"

The moment he loosened his fingers, Zhixian's smile disappeared again.

"It's not that I'm particularly serious, it's just that I've been like this since I was a child. This is my normal expression. I look a bit serious, just like my dad."

"That's the case, too. Isn't there a saying about anger without authority?" Ebina said, "No matter what a person's appearance and personality are, you have to interact with them firsthand to understand them. First impressions are actually quite unreliable."

"Hina is right. When I first saw Zhixian, I thought he was so arrogant. We were all elementary school students, but he didn't pay much attention to anyone." Yumiko took the opportunity to complain, "But after getting to know him for a while, I realized he just had a bit of a blank expression."

"What do you mean by a little facial paralysis?" Zhixian smiled bitterly.

At this time, the teacher in charge also announced the start of the orienteering race. The primary school students set off in groups of five or six with bright smiles on their faces. They were probably looking forward to this part. After all, before this, they were either riding in a car or being scolded by the teacher.

Looking at the elementary school students in front of him, Hu Bu scratched his head and said, "Oh, elementary school students are so young! We high school students are like uncles!"

"Huh? Tobe, could you please stop saying things like that? I'd be like an old woman!" Yumiko immediately frowned and put her hands on her hips, furious. Come to think of it, no upright, beautiful, young high school girl would be happy to hear such words.

However, Youmiko had obviously forgotten that she had just talked about Zhixian being called uncle.

"I'm sorry Yumiko, I was just joking. Look! Aren't they just that tiny?" Tobe hurriedly explained, and at the same time stretched out his hand to gesture the height of the elementary school students. He was still quite afraid of Yumiko - he was afraid that she would be angry, after all, she was the "Queen of Fire".

"But when I was in elementary school, I thought high school students were really awesome adults," Totsuka said.

Komachi then echoed his words and expressed her intention to get rid of her dead-eyed brother.

"But I also think that Tachibana-san and Hayama-san both have a very adult feel! And Hachiman too, very mature, handsome and calm." Totsuka continued.

However, no one responded.

The first half of the sentence was fine, but the school's Hikigaya was mature, handsome, and calm? And the reference point was the school's popular player, Hayama, and a tennis player who had one foot in the professional world? Even Komachi was embarrassed to agree. Although she more or less agreed, she didn't dare to speak out easily after hearing some of the stories about Hayama and Chixian.

But Totsuka's words did not fall flat. Everyone heard a "humph" mixed with a mocking sneer - it was Yukinoshita.

Then the two of them started to flirt with each other.

"I didn't expect Totsuka to think so highly of you." Yumiko said to Zhixian.

"Because he also plays tennis." Zhixian answered. He actually thought Totsuka was too simple-minded. Maybe he thought Tobe was also reliable (fog).

"Are you Chixian Tachibana?" At this time, an uncle in staff uniform approached.

"I am indeed Ju Zhixian. May I ask who you are?" Zhixian looked at the visitor and confirmed that he did not know the other person.

"Oh, sorry, I'm Honda, the staff here."

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

"No, no, it's nothing. I saw an article about you in Tennis Weekly. My son plays tennis, too, and he really admires you," said Mr. Honda. "Reporter Inoue and I are old classmates."

"That's it."

"It's very presumptuous of you, but could you please write a few words of encouragement to my son in your free time?"

"No problem, you can come to see me in the evening." Zhixian did not refuse.

78. Tsurumi Rumi

"What is that uncle doing here?" Yuigahama asked.

"I want an autograph," Yumiko replied.

"Autograph?! Are Tachibana-san's fans this big?" Yuigahama was very shocked.

"...I asked for it for my son who plays tennis." Zhixian explained.

"Oh! I thought so!" Yuigahama suddenly realized something and turned around to find Hikigaya and Yukinoshita looking at her with indescribable expressions. "What are you doing? Am I just stupid?"

"...I didn't say that, you said it yourself." Hikigaya turned his head away.

"Brother! Something terrible has happened!" Komachi came over.

"What? It's a big deal."

"My brother's chances of winning against a handsome guy like that are zero. Absolutely zero! This is a danger signal!"

"...I'm so annoyed, why do you care?"

"It's really bad news. Hidori-san exudes a strong shou aura, and at first glance he looks like a weak shou. On the other hand, Tachibana-san has a very cool and strong aura, and at first glance he looks like an imperial gong!"

"......" The Hikigaya siblings were speechless. They glanced at Chixian who was beside Yumiko and thought to themselves that it was fortunate that the other party did not hear their remarks.

But Ebina's speech was not over yet.

"Hayato-kun is the sunny, healthy, and energetic type, so he's a strong attack—whether it's Tachibana-san or Hayato-kun, if they push him, I'm sure Hitoriya-san will fall for him immediately."

"Y-Really? I'll be careful..."

"Ah, but the top and bottom pairings of Hayato-kun and Tachibana-san are also worth considering! I feel like there could be so many different pairings, it's really hard to choose..."

(Author's voiceover: God knows what I looked up for these few sentences.)

At this time, Ye Shan came over with teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Your first task is to support the elementary school students in their orienteering activities. Prevent any accidents from happening to them and provide appropriate warnings when necessary."

Although the elementary school students set out first, most of them did not go far. Instead, they played in the woods. Many of them were holding cameras, and many of them were taking pictures while slowly looking for clues.

So a few high school students easily caught up with the group of elementary school students in the woods.

The orienteering for primary school students is not difficult. There are very obvious number clues on the trees, which you will never miss once you find them nearby.

The students from each group were very interested in finding the landmarks, and occasionally asked Ye Shan to help take group photos. The atmosphere was quite harmonious against the backdrop of the birdsong and the fragrance of flowers in the woods.

Suddenly, Yukinoshita seemed to notice something was wrong: "I say, what are those children doing?"

Following Yukinoshita's gaze, they found a group of five girls. The five little girls were standing there, looking very distressed, and kept muttering "How scary".

"I'll go ask." Ye Shan took the lead and walked over.