At half past five in the afternoon, as the final knockout game of the second-grade boys' basketball came to an end, the schedule of the first day of the sports meeting was over.

Whoop -

Standing in the shower, letting the water continue to rinse his body, Naruse wiped it on his face, lowered his head again, and looked at his trembling hands.

In addition to the sound of rushing water, there were also irrepressible excited conversations among several teammates.

"I actually won ......"

After the first round of elimination, the winning teams draw lots again to determine the opponent of the next round of elimination.

Naruse was pushed by several teammates to draw lots, and then directly selected for the second-year E class, which has three main members of the basketball club.

"When Naruse was drawn to Class E, I saw that Antang's hands were shaking."

"Don't talk nonsense...... But right now, my hands are still shaking. ”

"My legs are shaking, too."

"Don't collapse in the shower."

"I'm so tired...... In the end, it is Class E, which is too difficult to deal with. ”

"I still can't believe it...... We actually won. ”

Class A won in the second year.

Although it was difficult to win, although it was more than 20 points behind in the middle, Class A finally won Class E and became another team to advance to the finals.

"Naruse's last dunk is so handsome!"

"It's all that time, and I still have the strength to jump so high, I'm stunned."

Whoop –

The water was still washing, and Naruse closed his eyes and listened to the conversation of his teammates, the corners of his mouth curled.

"What about Naruse, why don't you speak? There are no girls here, so don't pretend to be deep. ”

"Exhausted ......"

After rinsing off, Naruse came out of the shower, and several other teammates were still chatting about the game just now.

"I'll go back first."

"Isn't Naruse going to celebrate?"

“…… Today is a knockout round, not a final. ”

"Class E is all eliminated, and it doesn't make a difference."

"We'll talk about it tomorrow."

After wiping her hair and changing her clothes, Naoko and the others waited in the atrium.

"Chunhai, this way—"

He walked over and took the bag from Naoko's hand, "Go home." ”

"Hmm."

"Can Chunhai still walk?" Hikaru Takikawa looked at him, "At the end of the game, I saw that Harumi was a little unstable. ”

"I'm so tired, and my body is about to be knocked apart by the boys in your class."

Naruse rubbed his shoulder, "It still hurts a little." ”

Naoko also came up with her hand and gently rubbed it a few times.

"The members of the three basketball clubs in our class were beaten and cried by Chunhai." Hikaru Takikawa said with a smile.

"Really?"

Naruse only remembers that at the end of the game, the players of Class E all kept a straight face, and then ignored them.

"On the day I signed up for the sports meeting, I said in the class that I was going to win the championship, but it was a pity to fall in the knockout stage, and the opponent was still a few ordinary students...... As soon as the game was over, they went back to the classroom and couldn't hold back their tears. ”

Naruse also laughed, "No wonder I didn't see them in the shower." ”

Recalling the previous game, Hikaru Takikawa is still a little excited.

"Oh, Class A can turn the tables in that kind of adversity, and everyone is very excited to watch it."

"yes, there's screaming girls everywhere, and I'm almost deaf in my ears." Morimi said.

“……”

Starfish blushed.

When the game was over and the score was frozen, she was screaming and jumping on the sidelines, and almost rushed up to hug him.

"You've become the biggest topic of conversation at this year's Games." Morimi said again.

"It's just the light of the last game of the day, and the crowd is coming to our side."

At the school gate, several people stopped and waited for Hikaru Takikawa to pick up the car at the carport.

She quickly came out on a motorcycle, "Does Chunhai still have the strength to walk, I'll send you home directly." ”

"No, what am I doing when I go back so early?" Naruse got on the bus and said, "Just take me to the bus stop." ”

“OK~”

Hikaru Takikawa twisted the accelerator, and the two set off first.

"After today, the people from the men's basketball club should come to Chunhai soon."

"Do you think they haven't come to me before?"

"Aha, have you already looked for it?"

"I looked for it when I was in first grade."

At the bus stop, Hikaru Takikawa put down Naruse and turned the head of the car again, ready to pick up the other three people one by one.

"You're really not too troublesome."

"It's just a matter of minutes, anyway."

She quickly left.

Naruse leaned back on the bench on the platform, resting his body that had not yet recovered from the fierce competition just now.

On the platform, a girl in a Tsugara uniform stared at him a few times, then took out her mobile phone and flipped through it, but she still couldn't help leaning over.

"That...... You're Naruse-san, right? ”

Naruse glanced at her, then at the red tie on her chest.

A student of the same grade who is not very impressed......

"Yes."

"I just watched Naruse-san's game in the gymnasium, and it was really exciting!"

He smiled, "Thank you." ”

"It's clear that there are so many behind, and Naruse-san-chan has completely reversed the situation alone!"

"No, not yet. I also played behind in front of us, and without the hard work and cooperation of any of the players, we couldn't have won today. ”

"Uh...... All in all, please cheer for tomorrow's finals, and I'll be coming over to cheer for Naruse-san! ”

"Thank you." Naruse nodded.

"The ......"

Isn't it over yet?

She leaned a little closer, "Can I take a look at Naruse-san's earrings, I was very concerned about it before." ”

Naruse was slightly surprised, didn't say anything, and nodded.

She leaned over and stared at it for a moment.

"Wow, that's so handsome...... Naruse is not only good at studying and exercising, but also fashionable...... Can I take a photo? ”

"Sorry, no."

"Ah, I'm sorry......"

Naruse sat down next to him.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "There is a more personal question, can I ask?" ”

“……”

Not to mention what the problem is, how does he know if it is okay.

Naruse glanced at the intersection not far away, and his gaze followed, "You ask." ”

"I heard...... Naruse-san already has a girlfriend? ”

"Hmm."

"But I've heard different things from different people......

Some people say that Naruse-san's girlfriend is the head of the handicraft club, this flower-san;

A few people from class A said that they were the first classmates of the original grade;

There are also a few people who used to be in the same class as Naruse-san in the first grade, and they say that Takikawa-san is your girlfriend......"

She looked at him, "So, which one is real?" ”

"-Guess."

"Huh?"

She turned her head to look at the motorcycle that had stopped in front of the bus stop at some point.

Sitting in front of and behind are all celebrities in the second year of prefectural Tsu High School.

In the midst of thousands of flowers, the popular Tsugarka Wang Takigawa Hikaru who has not let go of one flower has been spared;

The gloomy honor student Morimi, who used to be the first in the grade, is now the second regular in the grade.

It's also two of the rumored girlfriends of Harumi Naruse that she just said.

“……”

She immediately distanced herself from Naruse.

Hikaru Takikawa smiled at her, and the body leaned slightly, allowing Mori to come down behind.

"You'll be able to meet Harumi's girlfriend soon."

"Eh......"

The car turned, and she rode away again.

Morimi sat down, first at the girl who had shrunk into the corner, and then at Naruse.

"Your fans?"

Naruse shook his head.

"I can't tell."

"Starfish is so pitiful, as an ex-girlfriend, she can't even have this kind of scandal."

The timing of their arrival was just right, and they heard everything that should have been heard and what should not have been heard.

“……”

Naruse rolled his eyes and ignored her.

And the girl who had moved to the corner simply got up and hid outside the platform.

Morimi turned his head to look at her barely exposed toes, and pouted.

She just stared at her twice, was it necessary to hide so far?

"Anyway, it turns out that there are still people in Class A who think so."

“…… Who knows. ”

After a while, Hikaru Takikawa also came with Naoko in tow.

"Hey, where's that girl just now?"

Morimi looked outside, "Are you leaving?" ”

"It's gone."

"I'm probably embarrassed to stay."

Naoko got off the motorcycle, "Who are you trying to show me?" ”

"A guy who wants to meet Harumi's girlfriend."

"Eh......"

"Don't listen to her nonsense, just ask casually." Naruse said.

Hikaru Takikawa smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and went to pick up the starfish.

Naoko sat down between him and Morimi.

"Siblings?"

"Guess?"

Both nodded, smiling at the same time.

Morimi was speechless and looked at the road ahead.

After a while, Hikaru Takikawa passed in front of the three of them with a starfish.

"Let's go back first."

(End of chapter)