From the time I first picked up Xiaochun at the school gate, I already noticed that something was wrong with her, she seemed very uncomfortable with the routine club activities during the summer vacation, and on the other hand, she also seemed a little timid when talking to me, especially emphasizing that she didn't want to be seen by others.

This situation will not occur in normal Koharu, so I can be sure that the problem she is facing now must not be a simple problem, and even, this problem may be related to me.

"Now, Yubi-en, Kazuya. "It can be seen that Koharu initially tried to call me in the usual polite tone, but, as if she was still competing with Kogi Yu's seniors, she changed her later title to my name, and I have to say that Koharu's enough tenacity in this regard is still a little admirable.

"Kazuya, do you remember Asada?" Koharu asked cautiously.

"Who is Asada?" I gave Koharu a clean answer, and I didn't think I needed to memorize the names of all the people I had met.

"Okay," Koharu frowned slightly, "Do you remember the names of those players you expelled from the soccer club at the internal screening meeting of the soccer club the year before?"

"The eliminated guy," I smiled indifferently, "there's no need for the eliminated guy to remember his name, right?"

"But," Koharu bit his lip and said, "At that time, there were a few people who were not eliminated because of lack of strength, but because they did not obey your tactical arrangements and were directly excluded from the squad by you, and the eliminated people also had a seven-on-seven group practice with the main lineup of the team you led, and you severely suppressed them before leaving." ”

"It seems like there's such a thing. "I slowly think back to the situation at that time, yes, although I pay attention to the ability of the players in my selection, but I pay more attention to their discipline and absolute obedience to me, and all the arrogant people who do not obey my command are simply excluded from the club by me in the end - of course, I think I have given them a convincing reason, after all, they can't beat me in a group fight, can they?

"So, you mean, this Asada-san was a self-righteous guy at the time, right?"

"Well," Koharu said with a soft sigh, "He's now the current head of the Soccer Club at Kiyosen Middle School. ”

"Soccer club?"

I remembered that this hapless Asada I should have known, the boy who quarreled with the student council in the student council room over the poor budget of the football club.

"Got it?" Koharu stared at me tightly.

"I know who it is," I replied with a nod, "So, he's coming to you again now? I think you're familiar with such a small thing as a budget, right?

"No, he has no way to argue with me about the budget. Koharu shook his head bitterly, "Although I know that his situation is actually difficult, the football club really can't produce convincing results. ”

"Isn't that the solution?" I don't want to talk too much to Koharu about the soccer club, it only reminds me of the game that I couldn't remember half a year ago.

"—Kazuya, don't be so aggressive. "To my surprise, Kogi-senpai actually sided with Koharu at this time and said to me, "Sugiura-san, it looks very troubled now, right?"

A smile appeared on Koharu's somewhat bitter face, and his mouth opened, as if he wanted to apologize to Kogi Yu's predecessor as his "opponent", but he was unwilling to compromise because of what he had just said. Finally, she turned her head a little stubbornly and coughed softly. And Kogi Yu's seniors, as if nothing had happened, continued to listen to Koharu's narration.

I had to calm down when I said this, and Koharu was able to continue to describe the situation she was facing, but this time, her expression was very hesitant, as if she was not too embarrassed to say the problem.

Seeing this expression, I felt that this matter must have something to do with me.

"Say, if that guy really wants to compare himself with me, I don't mind teaching him a lesson, and by the way, I will help you solve this problem, are you satisfied? People with different abilities should have different goals, so it's not good to be ambitious. ”

"That's not the case, and you misunderstood. Koharu retorted a little weakly.

"Well, if that's not the case, you have something bad to say in front of me, you obviously complained to me, didn't you?"

"Okay," Koharu finally seemed to have made up his mind, nodded heavily, and said, "The question is about that final half a year ago. ”

I finally understood Koharu's hesitation, that final was not only a watershed in my thoughts, but also a watershed in the relationship between the two of us, and it was the quarrel shortly after that final that made us finally break up, so, no matter from what point of view, for the two of us, that match, it is a forbidden thing to mention.

"What do you know?" I asked in a deep voice.

"He doesn't really know anything, we don't know anything, do we? Until now, we don't understand what happened in that second half, we don't know, what can he know?" said Koharu with a wry smile.

"You don't know, I know, I'm responsible for that loss, it's all my fault. ”

"Kazuya, you really don't need to think about it, that failure is not your problem alone-"

"—that's not what you said after that game, did you?"

"I was so excited, everyone was a little dizzy at the time, but after thinking about it, I realized that it's not fair to blame it all on you. Koharu's face showed a sad and pleading expression.

However, I don't like this expression, and it was the same on her face during our last fight.

"—So I hate that, do you understand? You reminded me before, and you said the same thing after that game, why do you want to deny your answer now, just like then, and put all the blame on me? Why, you all have to tell me now that I've come to a conclusion, it's not my problem! You've thought about it calmly, and I'm thinking about it now, haven't you—"

"—Kazuya, this is the school's archives, and if you speak loudly, you'll be kicked out by the administrators. "The words of the elder Xiao Mu Yu poured on my body like clear water

My emotions are a little out of control, it has been a long time since this has happened, and I thought that I should not be in this situation when I was completely rational, but it turns out that I am still very far away.

It's really a good thing for Kogi Yu seniors to be here today, looking at Koharu's expression just now, I know that if no one else interferes, the debate on this topic will lead to only one result, both sides deny each other's views, and then lose control of their emotions, and finally break up unhappily.

— as in all previous cases.

"Well, two, I'm sorry, I don't know exactly what the final you mentioned half a year ago was going on, but now we're not going to discuss the responsibility of that game, right?"

Kogi Senpai has always seemed very relaxed in front of me, which makes me always feel that her side as a "senior" is not very prominent, but when she re-shows an attitude towards juniors, this aura really surprised me a little - although it doesn't make me nervous, but it calms me down, which is enough to make me a little irritable just now.

Koharu, on the other side, also nodded quietly and looked at me, revealing an inquiring look.

I gestured to her with a "no problem" gesture.

"Well, that's the case, about the final half a year ago, recently, there was such a rumor in the school?"

"-Lately, it's summer vacation, huh?"

"I'm sorry," Koharu gave me an embarrassed look, "I and the rest of the student council noticed that this is the last time, and I didn't pay much attention to some minor things because of the joint cultural festival to be held, plus I was busy with the favor of Bangkazuya at the time, so by the time we realized this, the rumor about the final half a year ago was already very popular." ”

So, what that rumor says. ”

"That rumor says," Koharu said with a pained expression, "if I hadn't gone to you at halftime and interfered with the tactical arrangements of the midfield, that game would not have been lost." ”

"So what?" I immediately saw through the hint in the rumor.

Football has always been associated with women, and this connection is often associated with rich associations. For example, in the previous World Cups, the wives of the England national team have become a beautiful landscape, but the malaise of the England national team in the tournament is often interpreted by the media as related to the emergence of the wives group, and the media accuses the girlfriend and wife who are close to the players for interfering with the players' mental state for various reasons.

I don't know whether this statement is reasonable or not, but I don't know when it began, the so-called "family members" who watched the players often became the scapegoats for the players' abnormal performance.

And the foothold of this rumor is here - Koharu, as the manager of the football department, it is not surprising that she watches the game and even listens to some tactical arrangements when the football club plays, but if her identity is added a little more to the team's captain and core girlfriend, it will change.

The manager can naturally watch the team in the middle of the field, but if the manager calls away the captain of the team as his girlfriend and talks to him for a long time, it is debatable.

In fact, it was all trivial matters, not to mention that Koharu and I were discussing some of her own ideas about the team's tactics, and when I discussed more inconsequential things with her at halftime in other games, no one stopped us.

However, if you lose, especially in that way, the answer is completely different. At that time, the football club fell apart because of such a game, so the masses did not want to be held accountable.

And when everyone accepts this established fact, if someone wants to start rehashing the old score, then the situation will change.

And this time, this rumor has brought Koharu to the forefront.

Everyone didn't understand the reason for the defeat, and at this time, if someone gave a seemingly reliable answer, then people would naturally follow the idea of the answer in a swarm.

Koharu Sugiura, who is the girlfriend of the captain of the football team, interferes with Kazuya Yuhihama's tactical arrangement, which is the most intuitive reason.

And if you think about it carefully, Yubihama Kazuya actually ignored tactics in order to accommodate his girlfriend in the most critical finals, and such an unserious attitude will eventually become the target of everyone's crusade.

So, the final result of this rumor is that when everyone believes it, it will ruin the reputations of two people: Koharu Sugiura's, and Kazuya Yuhihama.

"This incident was found out by Rihae during the summer vacation when she was chatting with her friends, and our student union investigated it and found that the source of the rumors was the football club itself. It is precisely because this rumor is released by the football club itself that people firmly believe in it. Koharu shook his head helplessly and said.

In other words, the people I eliminated at the beginning and the people who were disappointed in me after the final are all united under Aada's leadership, right?"

"Yes. Koharu nodded gloomily.

"So, why are they going to release such a statement to smear the two of us?"

"I don't know, maybe it's a budget, right? Actually, we didn't know about it because we only found out about it during the summer vacation, so we couldn't negotiate with Minister Asada at all, and since this matter involves me, if the student council wants to intervene, it's easy for people to think that I'm using the power of the student council to bully other students. ”

"So, assuming that this rumor was released by Asada, then in the end, you, or more seriously, Koharu, you, have only one choice, admit defeat to Asada and agree to his conditions, is that so?"

"I'm not going to do that. Koharu said calmly, "The student council will have its own logic, and I won't give in because of this bad threat." They also trust me, and there is no problem in the student council. ”

"However, this kind of practice tarnishes your reputation, and it will inevitably cause students to question the credibility of the student union, which is the biggest problem you are worried about, right?" I sighed, and by this point, I had basically understood Koharu's thoughts.

Yes, if it was just a matter of her own reputation, she would not have made such a simple compromise, but as the secretary of the student union, she represents the image of the student council of Qingquan Middle School.

"Also, I won't resign, and if I do, it's as if the slander is true. "Before I opened my mouth to persuade him, Koharu first showed a tough attitude.

"I also know how your character will resign? Your character is to fight against them to the end, right? But I think it's still too late for this matter, after all, you are the student council, after returning to school, as long as you find other team members who are not encircled by Aada, then it's okay? Even if the truth is not revealed, it will make people wonder, and when they are done wondering, your student council position can also be relieved. Moreover, now that Asada needs time and budget, we have an advantage over him if we fight a protracted battle!"

"I know that too, but now we can't fight a protracted battle," Koharu gritted his teeth and continued, "Actually, there are already some bad situations that have arisen,"

I narrowed my eyes: So, that person's name is Asada, right? When I met him before, it was an arrogant guy who didn't even recognize me, and ran out of the student union room in an embarrassed way, and it seems that I really have to give him a new evaluation!

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Ah, another foreshadowing, and although Koharu's matter is just a side plot, it's very important for the protagonist, it's very important, it's very important, and you have to say it three times if it's important, so you can't get it completely done until the next volume.