Chapter 71 So, it’s time for classic plot development again?
"Sister, have you noticed."
On the playground of Mingde Elementary School, Tianhai Qi Mingyue, who was sitting under the shade of a tree to enjoy the coolness, closed her book and looked at Tianhai Jiu Liuli stretching her ligaments in front of her.
Tianhai Qimingyue wears gold-rimmed glasses, a school uniform, a cast on one foot, and her crutches are placed next to a tree.
"What did you find?" Tianhai Jiuliuli responded.
"My brother's class also seems to be having physical education classes."
"Really?"
Amami Kuruuri stood up straight again, turned around and looked at the other side of the playground. She seemed to see Sakakibara Raku who kept jumping and shooting the ball in the crowd.
"It seems...really...is my brother playing volleyball?"
"It seems to be very lively over there. My sister is so good at sports, why not go and have a couple of sparring matches with my brother?"
"Sparring, why do we need to sparring?"
"Sister, don't you think this is interesting? Let your brother surrender under your sister, and then——" Tianhai Qimingyue hugged her forehead and said softly.
Tianhai Jiuliuli retracted the finger that flicked her forehead, half-closed her eyes and said, "Don't think about weird things all day long. My brother is already very tired from taking care of this family."
"Really?" Tianhai Qimingyue rubbed the injured area.
Seeing that her sister was confused, Tianhai Jiuliuli sighed and said:
"Qi Mingyue, you can think back on my brother's schedule for the day."
"Hmm~"
Tianhai Qimingyue pinched her chin and thought for a moment, "Brother, I usually get up at six o'clock, get dressed and wash up, and then start preparing breakfast and lunch boxes, because considering that my sister, sister, and sister-chan have different tastes, the breakfast he makes is
Many varieties... This also means that in addition to breakfast, he also has to prepare bentos of different flavors for four people in advance, and each bento contains at least three different dishes."
Tianhai Jiuliuli sighed again and added: "Including breakfast, my brother will prepare about ten main dishes, desserts and side dishes in one and a half hours in the morning."
Tianhai Qimingyue continued: "Then, my elder brother arrived at school and ran 5 kilometers in the morning until the morning bell rang for class. There were five classes in the morning, an hour's break at noon, class at 1:15, and school ended at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Then the club activities started.
"The club activities last about two hours. I go to the supermarket to buy groceries at 5:30, then go home and run ten kilometers. I start making dinner around 6:50. I wash the dishes, tidy up the kitchen, then organize the housework, sort the garbage according to the date, and then wash the dishes.
He puts on clothes, helps his sister Jiang with homework, puts his own homework at the end, and usually goes to bed in the early hours of the night."
Tianhai Jiuliuli looked at her sister and became serious: "After sleeping for six hours at night, my brother starts his day all over again. Qi Mingyue, didn't you notice that the bento that my brother prepared for us is different every day?
"Yesterday it was tomato and shrimp pasta, today it is fried pork with tiger skin and pepper, and then paired with various desserts... Even Qi Mingyue's fried rice with potato chips, he will improve the taste every day
, and I will give you some more refreshing and greasy side dishes and passion fruit ice powder to neutralize the greasiness... He goes out to buy groceries with me every afternoon, and will also ask if we have any today.
Whatever he wants to eat, he can prepare it in advance."
"Looking at it this way, my brother really doesn't have much rest time."
"It was us who occupied my brother's rest time, and he never said anything about it," Tianhai Jiuliuli said softly, "Qi Mingyue, I know you are naughty, but you must be more considerate and considerate of your brother. He is really very caring."
It’s not easy. If someone says that my brother only knows how to cook and nothing else is a big deal, I will definitely be the first to stand up and refute him."
Just after finishing speaking, Tianhai Jiuliuli looked at her sister's face, realized something, and then added:
"Actually, Qi Mingyue, you know all this, right? You can remember so clearly what your brother does every day."
"What do you think, sister?" Tianhai Qi Mingyue folded her hands on the skirt of her school uniform.
A breeze blows, and the shimmering light through the green leaves quietly shines and rustles above the head.
The girl's long hair is as smooth and flowing as silk.
Tianhai Jiuliuli smiled lightly and sat next to her. The two girls sat on a bench next to the playground, looking at their classmates who were exercising not far away.
"Brother has been under a lot of pressure recently."
"I think he's quite nice. He talked and laughed with me when he came to the Faculty of Arts."
"No, Qi Mingyue, this is just a sign of his stress. My brother is very good at pretending."
Tianhai Qimingyue withdrew her gaze from the playground and looked at Jiuliuli again: "Just like my sister?"
"..."
"Sister, you actually understand. My brother and you are the same type of people. We lack love in our hearts, so we want to give more love to the people around us."
"..."
Seeing Tianhai Jiuliuli's silence, Tianhai Qimingyue asked: "...Sister, are you still thinking about your mother?"
"July..."
"Sister, there's no need to call me like that. My advice has always been that, sister, just forget about mom."
Tianhai Jiuliuli became quiet, perhaps because she wanted to avoid this topic, perhaps because she didn't want to take the initiative to bring it up. Her originally expressionless face took the initiative to smile and asked her sister:
"When you had a sprained foot, was it your brother who carried you home?"
"Yeah." Tianhai Qi Mingyue looked away from her sister's face. When she heard her sister's new question, she understood that her sister still refused to answer as usual.
"How does it feel."
A moment of silence.
"My brother at that time rarely spoke. He would only respond with a few words when I asked him... It was not that he didn't speak. He helped me bandage my ankle and told me his own stories.
Listen, tell me what gives me a sense of identity, something I don’t need at all...
"Other than that - 'Go forward, go forward, don't worry, you will be home soon.' I seemed to hear this voice on his back, and that was it."
Tianhai Qimingyue put her slender hand on the leather book cover:
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"However, at some point, older brothers become very older brothers."
"On the contrary, I don't think so. My brother has always been his brother. It's just that he usually disguises himself so that no one can notice it. Whether it's his running or archery, he always carries a pressure that he wants to release.
His shoulders when running will be very tight, and the bow string will be held for a long time... This proves this. My brother is confused... I can understand that my brother wants to pass through because he can't find the goal.
The fact that I became busy and covered it up is just like me in the past."
Same with my current sister...
Tianhai Qimingyue thought this quietly in her heart without directly saying it to Jiuliuli.
With her long flaxen hair swaying in the breeze, Tianhai Jiuliuli turned around, faced the sister next to her who had exactly the same face as her and said with a smile:
"After the injury on your leg heals, why don't we go for a morning jog together?"
"Sister, you haven't finished the hundred waist stretches yet, so don't give up halfway."
How could Tianhai Jiuliuli not understand what she meant by changing the subject, "It’s nothing to go for a run..."
Tianhai Qimingyue hugged Tianhai Jiuliuli's arm.
......
"...I know, I didn't say I had to let you run away."
"Sister is so kind. How about Qi Mingyue marry her in the future? We are so similar, we will definitely get along very well."
"It's okay if you say this when you are a child, you will continue to say this when you grow up."
"What kind of boys does my sister like?"
"...Does Qi Mingyue think my sister will tell you?"
"Yeah, that means no."
"There is a teacher over there who seems to be calling us over. Let me go and have a look."
"Didn't the physical education teacher tell us to practice on our own in the playground? People don't know where they went."
"It's the physical education teacher from another class."
"That's it, um, sister, go ahead and don't think about Qimingyue~"
However, not long after Tianhai Jiuliuli passed by, he seemed to have heard some news and turned back.
"Why is sister back?"
Tianhai Jiuliuli smiled and said: "The physical education teacher said that there is a volleyball match between our class and my brother's class. Do you want Qi Mingyue to go and see it?"
"Sister, will you participate?"
"Did not participate."
"I thought I could see my sister versus my brother, but it's a pity."
"Sister, carry me there."
"You can use a cane by yourself."
"Sister~~You are my sister who is five minutes older than me. You should take more care of your injured sister."
"Ah, okay, okay, I'll carry you there."
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Raku Sakakibara picked up the volleyball and walked onto the beach, facing a 1.85-meter-tall athlete from the opposite class and a strong man about 1.9-meter-tall.
It's a bit of a misnomer to say they are athletes, but when it comes to high school volleyball, these two seem to be very difficult to mess with.
They walked into the center of the battlefield with their heads held high, with confident expressions on their faces.
Fujino Yoshiyuki then walked in. He looked at the two classmates from Class 1 opposite and said in a deep voice: "Sakakibara, the physical education teacher just told me that these two guys are not simple. They are both in the three volleyball clubs.
Famous players. You also know that our school's sports clubs all recruit special students, and none of them are simple."
"There are three volleyball clubs in our school?"
"...You are complaining...Anyway, the shorter one is called Umehara, and the taller one is called Someya, and they seemed to have communicated with people from Yamaura just now."
"So...they are actually thugs that Shanpu contacted to help."
"That should be it. Also, don't underestimate your opponent, even if you are strong. Strength is not absolute in volleyball. Strength and skill are equal. Otherwise, as long as you are strong, why not invite the big one?
Are you here to play volleyball?"
"I find you know a lot."
"Humph, I am the number one player in the Kanto Division! Although I haven't played in a long time."
The physical education teacher raised his hands flat and looked at the two teams on both sides who were ready.
After discovering that all four people had stepped onto the beach, a whistle sounded.
"Class 1 of the first year versus Class 4 of the first year, men's doubles volleyball begins!"
Raku Sakakihara was rude from the beginning. He jumped up and served with his hands, and slapped his arms on top of the volleyball, causing a loud thunder-like explosion.
Bang!
Only a bang was heard, and the volleyball hit the bottom of the beach firmly and was embedded in the fine gravel.
This attack stunned the opponent. Fujino Yoshiyuki came to Sakakibara and smiled at him and said: "Good guy, with this technique, Sakakibara, you still dare to say that you are a novice?"
"So-so."
"Only a little bit, right?"
At this time, the physical education teacher held the small red flag that an unknown student had brought, blew a whistle, and said to Raku Sakakibara: "Class 4 of the first year scores!"
Umehara and Someya made eye contact.
Relying on the familiarity of their partners, they immediately understood what tactics they should use to deal with the two of them.
There was silence for a moment, but under the leadership of Airisa, everyone in Sakakibara's class applauded one after another. The applause was thunderous and spread around the beach like a wave.
As if deliberately making noise, Alisa shouted to the two people in the middle:
"Come on Sakakibara-kun!! Come on Fujino!"
"Sakaki Hara Jun Come on!!"
"Come on Someya-kun! Come on Umehara-kun!!"
Obviously, the girls in the opposite class would not give in easily, so they folded their hands and shouted.
The girls in the two classes even became more energetic because of the cheers, shouting louder each time, and the cheers were like rising waves that never stopped.
"Why do they have to add Jun when they call you?"
"Maybe I'm more handsome."
"Damn it, you guy."
After a few chats, the two continued to fight. Umehara and Someya on the opposite side were obviously not vegetarians. They cooperated, one passed the ball and the other served, and took the lead in launching the offensive.
The tall Someya was standing opposite the website, and his teammates were passing the volleyball high. When the volleyball reached its highest point, he locked eyes, rushed forward, jumped up towards the volleyball, and hit it with the hard surface of his palm.
The middle and lower part of the ball.
Bang!
The volleyball spun in the wind and flew towards the opposite side.
The physical education teacher was shocked when he saw this, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Are the first-year freshmen in the volleyball club so good now? Even if they are recruited according to the standards of physical education students, they are still a bit powerful."
"Be careful! Jump and serve hard!!" Fujino Yoshiyuki lowered his waist and immediately reminded him.
"Ah, I know."
No need to be reminded by his friends, Sakakihara Raku has already reacted. With his experience in junior high school, he knows that this kind of swaying overhand floating ball must be touched with the palm of his hand - using the power of his fingers to make it pass in the direction of Fujino. When the volleyball flew towards Raku Sakakibara's face at a high speed, his body moved with the volleyball, his fisted hands were placed above his forehead, and his legs and elbows exerted force at the same time to lift up.
Bang!
In an instant.
Fujino Yoshiyuki saw the volleyball flying towards him.
He laughed.
"Good catch!"
Fujino Yoshiyuki made a quick decision and took off with a sprint to knock the volleyball back.
Bang!
The volleyball returns.
But the second he flew over the net, the tall Someya on the opposite side was prepared in advance. He almost took a big step and jumped up, blocking the volleyball with his hands together. At the same time, he stopped the volleyball.
Called back.
But he was not proud for two seconds.
Raku Sakakihara suddenly appeared on the opposite side. He just raised his fists and the volleyball flew into the sky again in the opponent's position.
"When?!"
"Can you handle it like this?!"
Both Umehara and Someya's pupils shrank tightly.
Bang!
The next second, I saw Sakakibara leaping high again and slapped his arm. The dust on the volleyball seemed to be stirring, and there was another explosion-like muffled sound, and it flew out like a cannonball wrapped in a hurricane.
, smashed on the sand.
The dullness of the voice could not help but shock the hearts of the audience.
......
Lost, lost points...
Seeing the teacher raising the flag, it took Umehara and Someya a long time to react.
This guy... seems to be much stronger than the opponents the two have encountered in the past...
The game continues.
With Sakakihara Raku's unstoppable overhand serve attack, Umehara and Someya, even as sports students with rich experience, found it difficult to parry.
In their spare time during offense and defense, they kept shaking their arms that were numb and trembling after being hit by the volleyball.
They had already begun to curse each other's Sakakihara, what kind of pervert he was.
It took me decades to train myself to where I am now, and yet I was beaten by the other party?!
After all, he is the main force!
With skills and reputation, he is the main force that stands out among various campuses!
But even so, it was difficult for the two of them to parry one of his balls.
Even if you use a fist gesture to catch it, there is a high probability that it will bounce away, causing your side to continue to lose points.
It’s almost like a beating situation.
3:1
4:1
14:1
......
Seeing the gap widening step by step, Umehara and Someya suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.
It’s frustrating, it’s really frustrating! I’ve been playing volleyball for almost ten years.
I have never experienced a situation where my hands are almost destroyed.
What should I do now?
......
Yamaurayo crossed his hands on his chest and saw the physical education teacher's back retreating on the playground. He smiled and stood where the physical education teacher had been, facing the volleyball court.
When Umehara and Someya looked over, he moved his index finger on his left shoulder towards the two people on the volleyball court.
After getting the signal, Umehara then used his receiving position while receiving the volleyball. The two accelerated the exchange of offense and defense, and took the opportunity to let the tall Someya deliberately block Raku Sakakibara's sight.
At the right moment, Umehara jumped up.
Grit your teeth, tighten your arms, and arch your body.
Then, he waved his arms suddenly!
Almost all the final strength is waiting for a life-threatening blow.
The 1.85 meter body deliberately slapped Fujino on the face with all its strength!
Bang!
The air around the volleyball seemed to be exploding.
"Yeah~~~Rogue!!!!"
At the same time, a girl nearby suddenly screamed, causing Fujino to look in the direction of the sound.
"Fujino! Squat down!" Another reminder came from behind.
....
With a bang, the volleyball flew far back.
"Si~~~~"
Although Fujino Yoshiyuki finally squatted down in advance due to Sakakihara Raku's reminder, he was still hit in the hand. He then squatted down with his hands in his hands and a painful expression.
"Fujino, are you okay...?" Raku Sakakihara quickly came to him and knelt down to ask.
He grinned, lowered his head and said with a forced smile: "No, it's okay, I just accidentally touched it with my index finger."
When I let go of my hand, I saw that the knuckles were swollen.
"Everyone give way, give way."
Squad leader Minami Ai quickly passed through the crowd, came to the venue, and asked Fujino who was kneeling on the battlefield with concern:
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay!"
Although Fujino said he was fine, the twitching corners of his mouth showed how much pain he was feeling.
My eyes narrowed into a straight line.
"...It's okay," Minakami Ai frowned and looked up at Sakakibara Raku, "I'm sorry, Sakakibara-kun, Fujino-san has to go to the infirmary."
"I'll take him there."
"Ah? That's okay too."
"Class 4, are you going to run away now?"
Just as Sakakihara put Fujino's arm on his back and was about to carry him away, Umehara, who was opposite him with a handsome face, shouted to several people while holding a volleyball handed to him by his classmates.
"The game is not over yet."
"It's over. And I hurt someone, shouldn't you apologize?"
"Ah? Injured? Sorry, I'm really sorry. I was just careless just now... But, with this injury, are you, Team 4, ready to admit defeat?
"Well, actually, losing a class match doesn't matter, and everyone won't lose their friendship just because they lost a volleyball match. But, I just heard from my classmates that there was some guy who was shouting arrogantly.
, you can defeat us with your butt...butt?"
Umehara held the volleyball and turned to several people. He shrugged his shoulders, patted his butt, and gave a helpless laugh.
"Is that so? Hahahaha, don't tell me, it's really a bit soft."
Because of his funny actions and bitter sneer, many people around him laughed together.
Although many of them were not malicious ridicules, Yoshiyuki Fujino's face turned red after hearing this. Those guys were completely unreasonable.
Not to mention the dirty trick, but he still talks to himself like this later.
"That's enough."
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded from the side.