18. Traces Volume XVII
Qiye breathed a sigh of relief, and the wavering in his heart only lasted for a few seconds, and he quickly adjusted his mentality, and then went all out to welcome the distinguished guest who came from afar in front of him.
The young man's red and gold heterochromatic pupils became more and more dazzling in the sun, and under his indifferent expression, he had an awe-inspiring aura.
As soon as the two stepped into the campus, they saw another bright color not far away walking towards them.
"Keigo, long time no see."
"Welcome, Akaji." Hearing the other party call him by his name, he frowned slightly, but he quickly adjusted his state.
He and Seijuro Akaji can be described as old acquaintances. When they were in England, the two met at the racecourse, and later they were able to meet at many banquets. Relationships are not intimate, but they are closer than most, and although their personalities and ways of doing things are very different, they all have a rare sense of identity with each other.
When the two teenagers with extremely powerful aura stood together, no one could help but stop.
Naturally, he saw the girl next to the red-haired boy at the beginning, and he was a little displeased when he thought that he had made several calls just now and were busy: "Why didn't you answer Uncle Ben's call, ahhhhhhhhhh ”
"I'm sorry, I turned it to mute and didn't hear it." After listening to this, Qiye took out his phone from his bag and found that several missed calls flashed on the screen.
Seeing his dissatisfied expression, he probably had something to say but couldn't contact her.
"President Akaji, I'm Natsu Morikawa, the secretary of the student council, and if you don't mind, I can take you to visit the Ice Emperor's school festival." Natsu Morikawa smiled and said the official words.
"Thank you for the invitation, but I already have an appointment with a friend, so I won't bother." Akaji politely but not gracefully declined her invitation.
"It's okay, then I hope you can have a good time." Natsu Morikawa was not annoyed, and still maintained that decent smile.
"If you need any help, feel free to come to me, ahhh Jibu spoke on the side, and after finishing speaking, he glanced at Nanaya, intentionally or unintentionally.
"That's nature, look forward to the Ice Emperor's school festival can be smooth."
The trace department snapped his fingers: "The school festival held by Uncle Ben is naturally the best, na, birch." ”
“Ush。”
After saying goodbye to everyone in the student council, Nanaya hurried to follow Akaji's pace.
"Looks like you're doing well in the Ice Emperor." Akaji glanced at Nanaya's side face and chuckled.
Naturally, he had no doubts in his heart about this matter. He has known Seven Nights for a long time, and although many bad things have happened, he believes that the people he identifies with can quickly adapt and grow even in an unfamiliar environment.
But some things were more than he expected. Just standing at the school gate for a while, he noticed that Keigo Kibe had a very different attitude towards her.
Oh, interesting.
"It's a little bit better than I expected."
She has been besieged by girls.,Called by male gods.,And deliberately explored by campus celebrities.,Harassed by resentful spirits.,Now she can still visit the school festival unharmed.,It's really gratifying.。
It's just the smile of the person in front of her that makes her shudder a little.
After all, she had decisively declined the invitation of high school to study with him in Luoshan.
She insisted on coming to the Ice Emperor to study for her own reasons, even if she became the first warrior who dared to refuse Akaji.
There are many things I want to say, but very few can be said. She opened her mouth, but it was stuck in her throat.
And Akaji on the side still looked indifferent, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if waiting for her words.
"The bangs seem to be a little longer." After half a ring, she held back a sentence.
His bangs are indeed a little longer than in junior high school, and his whole face is more immature.
I used to hear Huang Se, a fashionista, say in his ear that bangs can completely change the feeling of a person, and often Qi bangs make the whole person younger, which is the so-called "pretending to be tender", with the childlike face of Akaji, it is needless to say.
"Are you talking about yourself?" Akaji turned his head to look at her, with a hint of laughter and banter in his words.
"Sort of." Qiye had to nod.
She's probably the counterexample. The bangs that almost cover his eyes have no cuteness at all, only gloomy, but he is not qualified to talk about others.
It seems that it is time to go and prune, which is a new start.
The two were wandering around the campus casually, and the playground was engaged in a guessing activity, and the passionate shouts of the host, the shouts of the audience and the contestants were mixed together, and it was very lively. On both sides of the road are class stalls, nothing more than a lot of knick-knacks, or snacks.
After wandering around for a while, Akaji glanced at the leaflet in his hand: "Can you accompany me to a place?" ”
Qiye looked at the confident smile on the corner of his mouth, and guessed where he wanted to go.
She followed closely behind Akaji, and as she went up the stairs, she saw a colorful poster on the wall across the hallway, with four big words written on it: "Shogi Tournament"
"Classmate, do you want to come inside and have a look? If you can win against a member of the shogi club, you can get a gorgeous prize! The greeter standing at the door of the classroom smiled and waved at him.
Akaji nodded at him, and then walked into the classroom with the other party greeting him.
In less than half an hour, the table he was sitting at had already gathered a large audience, and there were already four people opposite him.
"Looks like I'm going to have to get out of the way." The president of the shogi club rolled up his sleeves and said with interest. Hearing that three members of the club were defeated by a foreign student, he came to watch, but he didn't expect them to usher in such a strong opponent, and it seemed that he could only sit in person.
In less than a moment, he was sweating profusely. The confident look at the beginning is completely gone.
Akaji, as usual, sat down at the table with a calm face, playing with the shogi pieces with one hand, and his leisurely appearance was in stark contrast to his opponent.
After a crisp sound, the president lowered his head: "I admit defeat." ”
The onlookers were stunned for a moment, then cheered, and suddenly the sound of gossip resounded in the classroom.
"That's amazing, what's the origin of this? I even won over the president! ”
"It's five wins in a row, and it looks like he's got the big prize!"
"I didn't expect the strength of the president of the Ice Emperor Shogi Club to be like this, so what is the final prize?" Akaji is still indifferent, and he has long been accustomed to this.
Unexpectedly, the final prize was taken away by foreign students, and although the president of the chess and card club was convinced, he was still very unhappy and planned to invite foreign aid. After quietly instructing a member of the club beside him, he then plucked up the courage to say to the red-haired boy in front of him, "Please wait a moment for this classmate." ”
"You don't have to go through a lot of trouble, there is an Ice Emperor student in front of you who is better than yours." Akaji saw through the other party's careful thoughts at a glance. He's not anxious, anyway, no matter who the opponent is, the ultimate winner is him, so it's better to have an interesting game.
The president of the chess and card club was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look around, and in addition to the familiar members, there were many unfamiliar onlookers.
Who is the man of the boys? Just as he turned his head to think about this question, he suddenly found that a girl wearing the Ice Emperor's school uniform appeared out of thin air next to the young man.
Hey, when did this girl end up here?!
"Do you want me to be your opponent?" Qiye was also stunned after listening to it, and he didn't understand the boy in front of him at all.
"Why not, it seems like we haven't played against each other in a long time, Seven Nights." Akaji smiled confidently, but there was something in his words that was hard to refuse.
"Classmate, you don't want the grand prize to fall into the hands of people from other schools, do you?!" The president of the shogi club hurriedly stepped forward and said excitedly, in fact, in addition to this, he also wanted to see the girls' chess skills.
"Then please advise." Under the attention of everyone, in front of Akaji's satisfied gaze, Nanaya sat down.
Looking at the president's expectant eyes, she had to sigh silently in her heart, it seemed that she was bound to disappoint him, because she had never won the person in front of her.
"Haha, now it's up to you how you go!" As soon as the seven nights fell, the president on the side began to clap his hands and shout.
The strength of the girl in front of her is stronger than him, and the time of the game is obviously much longer than theirs.
After listening to it for seven nights, I just wanted to helplessly support my forehead.
Why did she feel that he was more excited as an onlooker than she was on a chessboard!? Obviously, they are also strangers, and it is really shameful to fight for the honor of the school.
Although her move is a wonderful move in the eyes of others, her opponent is Akaji, and naturally there are also tricks that ordinary people can't see.
Just when the president looked at Akaji triumphantly, as if to say, "It's time to admit defeat, right?" In the next moment, a crisp sound came from under the chessboard.
The onlookers exclaimed in surprise as they realized that the trick had been broken by Akaji's blow.
Qiye stared at the chessboard, and his mind seemed to go back to the past. Every time the ending is her defeat, and there is no sense of failure in the future, just like now although she knows how to turn the tide next, she has no mind at all, because no matter how she goes, she can't compare to his strategy. Even if she struggled again, it would still be dead within a few moves.
The person who once insisted on not giving up until the end seems to be completely lost in this fog.
"I lost." She muttered, not the slightest bit annoyed, just staring thoughtfully at the board.
"I've never been defeated." Akaji took the award and said with a look of course.
Qiye could only show an expression of "it's good if you're happy".
She wasn't surprised that she would lose, but looking at the young man in front of her who had never lost, she faintly began to worry in her heart.
Is it really a good thing to never be defeated?
But what gave her a headache was the wolf-like eyes of the president of the shogi club in front of her.
This president is notoriously difficult for the Ice Emperor, and it seems that he will have to live a restless life in the future.
Next, they went to the Go club, the chess club and other chess clubs to "kick the hall", and at the request of Akaji, they also played a game of flying chess, and of course Akaji won in the end.
Nanaya felt as if this scene had happened every year in junior high school, so much so that by the final year, Akaji's kicking hall had become a beautiful scenery of the Teiko Festival.
After that, Akaji answered the phone and said goodbye to Nanaya.
Before leaving, Akaji stretched out his hand to Nanaya: "Mobile phone." ”
Qiye obediently handed him the phone, watched him enter a string of numbers, hung up when he got through, and then the other party continued to speak.
"My new number, can I be contacted for anything."
Nanaya nodded. In this era of high information, it is indeed difficult to do without a mobile phone. Just like this school festival,Their contact information is to send a letter.。
After sending away a big Buddha, she was ready to go to the trace.
The thought of his morning phone call gave her a headache.