On Thursday morning, two small and medium-sized things happened at the private Toyosaki Academy.
One is that a student secretly stuffed prohibited items into other people's shoe cabinets, and the other is that Ishikawa, the baseball team's genius pitcher, announced his withdrawal from the current student union election.
At first glance, there seems to be no connection between the two.
But under the intentional guidance of some people, these two incidents were actually related to the same person.
That is the currently popular first-year freshman, Kato Yusuke from Class [1-E].
The reason for this impact was a baseball match two days ago.
Witnessed by more than half of the students in the school, the pitcher who was called a genius lost to the opponent in the field that he was most proud of. Therefore, he made a painful decision to focus all his energy on training in the future.
This incident was truthfully recorded by the school’s news department and posted on the bulletin board in the corridor on the first floor of the school.
It is also equipped with photos of the wonderful moments of the boy's duel provided by the photography department, so that almost every student passing by can see it. The soaring popularity even pushed out the other two popular candidates for the student council.
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The popularity in the school is unparalleled.
In the classroom, Yamaguchi Takamasa said to the person involved with enthusiasm: "Hey - Kato, please sign here for me, thank you~~!"
As he spoke, a black metal bat and a marker were handed over.
"…………"
Kato Yusuke looked at this scene speechlessly, and then asked: "...What are you doing? Don't you feel a little disgusting?"
"What do you want to do? No, it's just to ask you to sign something, big star."
"...The meaning is unclear, and it's too disgusting. Can you please stop using that term to describe me?"
"Then, will you sign it for me?"
Yamaguchi said with a smile: "As long as you promise me, I won't bother you anymore."
"…………"
Faced with this extremely tempting proposal, the boy finally reached out to take the pen and wrote his name on the bat.
In the middle, I couldn't help but ask: "So why do I have to do this kind of thing? Do you like others to leave marks on your belongings so much?"
"Huh? What are you talking about, Kato?"
Yamaguchi Takashi pointed to his bat and said: "You know, this is the lucky bat that hit 4 home runs in a row~ And with your current popularity, maybe it will become very valuable in the future?"
The powerful brain circuit made Kato Yusuke speechless, and complained: "...This is not an exclusive item for professional players. You are too whimsical."
"What does it matter? Who can say for sure what will happen in the future anyway?"
Yamaguchi clasped his hands behind his head and said: "Just like you Kato, if you really become a professional player in the future, then my delusion will not be considered a delusion, right?"
After a pause, he continued: "At that time, as the first bat you used in high school, wouldn't it be super rare~"
His tone also became louder.
In response, Kato Yusuke sighed and began to pack his things.
"It will be sure, Yamaguchi."
"Um?"
"So things in the future will be confirmed. For example, the second-year students will be investigated for their career paths, the third-year arts and science students will be divided into classes, and even the sports students will decide their future development direction early under the guidance of the coach...
Do you forget it?"
"Uh wow wow wow... there it is—!"
Yamaguchi pointed at the young man with an exaggerated gesture and said: "This is definitely not my illusion. I should say, Kato, are you becoming more and more like an uncle recently?"
"No, no matter how you think about it, you are too leisurely. Don't use uncle as an excuse."
At this time, Takei, who had been silent before, suddenly interrupted.
"that……"
He looked at Yamaguchi in confusion, "Generally speaking, the first thing people think of before the word uncle is maturity, right? And when it comes to uncle... what kind of person is an uncle?"
"Huh?"
Yamaguchi couldn't help but be stunned, then thought for a while and said: "Probably the kind of person who drinks a drink after get off work, always looks drunk on his face, and talks in words that others can't understand, right?"
"Are you just talking about a simple drunkard?" Kato Yusuke said casually.
"Then, Kato, please tell me, what kind of person is considered an uncle?"
Yamaguchi said stubbornly: "If you can't convince me, can you buy the drinks today?"
Hearing this, Yusuke glanced at the other party, and then said casually.
"More hair is falling out on the pillow, my favorite sandwich bread has disappeared from the convenience store, and I am too lazy to shave even if my beard has grown longer. It seems that it is piled up by these little despairs, and it probably belongs to the uncle."
The two of them stood frozen on the spot for a moment.
Because he had an appointment with Shiba-senpai at noon today, Yusuke did not stay in the classroom for too long. He just packed up his things and left after talking to Yamaguchi and the others.
In the middle, he didn't forget to add: Remember to buy me oolong tea, and then walked out of the classroom under the eyes of the two of them.
After a long time, Yamaguchi touched Takei's side with his elbow and asked: "What do you think now? About Kato."
Takei laughed dryly like "Ah haha" and did not answer the question.
Seeing this, Yamaguchi didn't take it seriously at all, but thought for a while and said: "Speaking of Takei, if you have time recently, would you like to go to a sports store together?"
"Yes, yes, but what do you want to buy?" the latter asked.
"If anything, I should buy another training bat, because I plan to use this bat only in important games, so let's go together? Invite Kato to join us."
Just when Takei was about to open his mouth to answer, a voice suddenly interrupted.
"Ah~~Sounds interesting. Do you want to buy something? In that case, why don't you add me?"
Looking up, he saw Yoshiko Himekawa, who seemed to have just returned from the cafeteria, looking at them with a smile on her face.
The reason why they said the other party came back from the cafeteria was because the girl was holding a drink that was only sold there.
"Let me tell you, Kako."
Yamaguchi said: "We are going to a sports goods store. There shouldn't be anything you need there, right?"
"Where are you going to the store?"
"Probably one near my home."
"Hey~~If that's the case, I have a better recommendation, Yamaguchi-san."
"Better...recommendation?"
Faced with Yamaguchi's doubts, Kako continued with an undiminished smile: "Yes, that's right, the Liutenma Shopping Center, which was recently featured on the magazine's color page, seems to be offering good discounts. Do you want to go together?"
"Liutianma Shopping Center?"
Yamaguchi and Takei couldn't help but look at each other, both with blank expressions on their faces.
In these aspects, boys are always much slower than girls.
Seeing this, Yoshiko patiently explained: "It is a large shopping mall located in Saitama Prefecture. According to reports, there are more than a hundred domestic and foreign brands gathered there, and there are also many well-known restaurants and a...
The complex movie theater is so interesting~~!”
"You mean Saitama Prefecture...?"
Yamaguchi asked Takei on the side: "I remember that it seems to be Kato's hometown?"
The other party shook his head: "No, although they are both from Saitama Prefecture, Kato said that he seems to be from the same village. I think there is still a slight difference, right?"
"Is that so...forget it, it doesn't matter."
Yamaguchi thought for a while and said: "If that's the case, it's not impossible to go there and have a look. What do you think, Takei?"
The latter nodded: "Well, that's okay with me."
"Then it's decided~!"
A happy smile appeared on Jiazi's face, "Then I will create a group, and we can discuss the specific time arrangements in the group."
After a pause, she continued: "Ah, yes, Kato-san doesn't seem to have a line there, right? Then please tell Yamaguchi-san and Takei-san to tell him."
As he spoke, he waved to the two of them, then walked back to his seat and started chatting with the girl sitting in front of him.
After a while, Yamaguchi and Takei were pulled into a four-person discussion group.