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The opening ceremony started just after that and I escaped the difficulty.
Now we are in the middle of the headmaster’s lengthy talk.
The pupils want to move quickly, but the headmaster is not concerned about that, and talks passionately about sport.
“You had a tough time earlier.”
When I was about to yawn, Kurase, who was sitting next to me, started whispering to me. It seems that she was talking about Yuri and the others from earlier.
“Kurase, do you understand?”
“Yuri, when she gets hot, she can’t see what’s going on around her.”
“If you knew that, you could have stopped her. ……”
“……”
“Kurase?”
“…….
W-What is it? I’m wearing my best lingerie today you know?!”
“No, I didn’t want hear that, stop.”
Every single time a bombshell comes out.
If someone else hears this kind of talk, it could lead to a misunderstanding.
In any case, Kurase has been in a daze more and more these days.
I wonder if there is something troubling her. But I am sorry, I want to concentrate on Suika today.
If it continues after the ball games are over, I’ll ask her again.
So finally the headmaster’s talk is over and the students scatter to their respective competitions.
The boys, incidentally, play basketball and football. The girls have basketball and softball.
Of the two basketball courts, one is used by the girls and one by the boys.
The games are two 10-minute halves, which is quite a lot of work as there are many games for both sexes combined.
For now, let’s do some preparatory exercises until our own game starts.
“Ito, you’re going to play basketball, aren’t you?”
Nakashiro spoke to me happily while I was doing flexibility.
Apparently he also plays basketball, but he’s on a different team than me.
“Yeah, there’s been a lot going on.”
“Does that involve Takimoto?”
Nakashiro asked that question as if he had a hunch about something.
“……, well, something like that.”
“I see~.
You’re passionate about it.”
“I don’t know what you think you’re doing, but it’s not like that.”
“Eh? I thought you were going out to cheer up Takimoto, who’s in trouble.”
“…………”
You’re teasing me. Won’t a wiretapping device be set up after that?
It sounds as if he’s been listening in.
“Haha, I didn’t bug you or anything!”
“Did I say it out loud?”
“No, I didn’t.
You had that look on your face.”
“Did you hear it somewhere?”
“No, I just thought so somehow.
It seems that Takimoto was troubled, and information about the women’s basketball came in frequently. And Ito-kun seemed to be messing around with her a lot, so I kind of thought so.”
“Don’t say that.”
I don’t know how much this guy knows, but I’m sure of it.
He’s the type of guy I don’t like.
“And you’re aiming for the championship, right?”
“Did someone tell you that too?”
“Sasaoka’s over there blabbing about it.”
Nakashiro pointed in the direction where Sasaoka was making a lot of loud declarations to his classmates. He also asks a girl to go on a date if he wins.
That guy …….
“Well, I’ll look forward to fighting Ito-kun.”
It will be in a different league from Nakashiro’s team, so if we fight, it will be in the final tournament.
“……, please be gentle with me.”
“Fufufu I’ll give it my all though.”
The eyes of a hunter who has found his prey.
Apparently, he will not cut me any slack. It’s only a ball game, remember? Why can’t he be a little more subtle?
“Because you’re aiming to win for Takimoto, right? If that’s the case, I’ll do everything in my power to stop you.”
“…… What does that mean?”
Are you saying that you want to get in my way and hope that things don’t work out for Suika?
Doubts arise against Nakashiro.
I glared sharply at Nakashiro.
“Haha, I’ll leave it to your imagination. Well, I’ll start the match first. Let’s meet again in the final tournament. That is, if Ito and the others have survived that far.”
Nakashiro said what he wanted to say, flapped his hands and headed towards his own team.
“That nasty guy……”
I really don’t know what the hell he’s thinking.
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Then the games started for both the boys and the girls.
For the boys, it was Nakashiro’s team’s match right away. Me and Sasaoka stood side by side to watch his team’s match.
The result was a convincing victory for Nakashiro’s team. There were two basketball players on the other team, but they didn’t matter.
Whenever Nakashiro had the ball, the girls cheered for him and he responded by making three-point shots with ease.
And it wasn’t just Nakashiro, but his non-basketball teammates were also moving well. Naturally, the two basketball players tried desperately to stop Nakashiro, but one of them would quickly pull him out, and if there were two of them, he would immediately pass to an open teammate and make a solid decision.
In this way, the point difference was getting further and further apart.
Once the scoreline had gone away, Nakashiro moved to support his teammates instead of forcing his way through.
“Oh no”
Nakashiro is better than I imagined. The team’s performance was so good that it was hard to tell if they were really playing hard or not.
“Well, he’s even been selected for the prefectural team.”
“Seriously?”
I’m getting worried again.
“Well, but that’s more exciting, isn’t it?”
But Sasaoka is not at all intimidated.
‘It sounds like something out of a sports manga.”
“Right? After all, defeating them would have a bigger impact! It’ll definitely be more popular later on!”
“…….right”
Sasaoka is right today.
…It’s not about being popular, it’s about having an impact.
I’m sure that would have a stronger influence on Suika.
Suika was playing a match on the opposite court. Okai san was also on the same court and still looked uncomfortable.
“…… haven’t they made up?”
As expected, she wouldn’t give up on anyone who wasn’t part of the basketball team, but it seems like Okai san isn’t in her best form.
She was making passing mistakes and dropping easy lay-ups from time to time.
And Suika didn’t say anything, but I have a feeling it’s not looking good.
“We’re next, right? How many minutes later?”
“After seven minutes. If you’re going to the toilet, you’d better get there early.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
We don’t have much time, but it’s better to talk once.
I got up and went to see Okai-san after the match.
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“Okai-san.”
“Ah, Ito-kun. ……”
Immediately after the match. I called out to Okai-san, who had left the gymnasium.
She was clearly not in good spirits.
The reason why I went to see Okai-san and not Suika. It is because I have already told Suika what I need to do. There is no need to say anything more. All that’s left is for her to watch me play.
In contrast, Okai-san only said that she would do something about it that night, but did not say anything concrete.
Okai-san said she would talk to Suika, but it probably didn’t go well. I could see it showing in her play.
“You two haven’t made up yet?”
“…… yeah.
I don’t know what to say. And I thought maybe Suika didn’t like me anymore, so I couldn’t take the plunge.”
She has become timid. However, because I spoke to Suika, I know that she would like to make up with Okai-san in the same way.
“I see. Well, I think it’s the same on Suika’s side. I’m sure she wants to apologise too.”
“…… I wonder if that’s so. “
“Anyway, I’ve talked to Suika and made a promise, so I’ll ask you to do the same as soon as possible.”
“What promise?”
“If I win, I want her to have confidence in herrself.”
“Hahaha. What’s that, ……?
Ito-kun, can you play basketball well enough to win?”
“Not so bad.”
“I understand.…I will also make amends with Suika as soon as possible.”
“That’s good. Please do that.”
I don’t want to have any more worries. It’s not good for the mental health to go into a match while feeling frustrated about the relationship between the two.
“For now, I’ll see if Ito-kun moves in a strange way.”
What do you mean by strange moves? …….
The game was about to start, and I was about to start the game.
And then, as the game was about to start, I went to the court.
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