April 20, fine.

Shiratorizawa's training really lives up to its reputation.,I'm so tired that I haven't played the game for a whole week.,Next week, I must clear the game that I haven't cleared before!

I heard that Hoshino went to Ushijima-senpai for guidance and training, and he was so powerful that I didn't dare to talk to Ushijima-senpai at all......

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May 1, overcast.

It's been two weeks since I joined the team for training, and Hoshino was really selected as the main player. Everyone said that Hoshino would definitely be able to play at this year's prefectural convention, and I thought so too.

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May 17, fine.

It's been a month and a half since the start of school, and the training of the volleyball team is also progressing. Today, Ushijima-senpai came to guide me and Hoshino's smash training, and the seniors were worthy of the seniors, pointing out a lot of details that we didn't notice, and after the practice, I felt that my body was going to fall apart. Hoshino is better than me at this point, and I heard that he follows Ushijima-senpai to long-distance running to exercise his physical fitness after training every day. I'm going to do it too!

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June 3, rain.

It suddenly rained after school, and I forgot to bring an umbrella, and when I came back, I was scolded by my mother......

Today's receiving training was praised by the coach, if it weren't for Hoshino who kept pulling me to train, I definitely wouldn't have been able to improve so fast, and I will invite him to drink Coke tomorrow!

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June 8, rain.

Hoshino came to school today in the rain, and he said that he lost his umbrella. Hahaha, let him laugh at me before for not bringing an umbrella, and now he doesn't have an umbrella either!

However, it has been raining lately, and it seems that it is going to be the rainy season, and the weather forecast says that it will rain for the next week, so it is not a good thing to lose your umbrella.

Mom said I could advance my pocket money, but I had to get 80 points on the next English quiz, and it would kill me :)

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June 10, rain.

It's raining again. The floor of the gymnasium became very damp, and it had to be cleaned for a long time every day before training began, and it was necessary to stay and mop the floor after it was over.

Hoshino told me that his long-distance running training with Ushijima-senpai had been forced to stop, and if the rain didn't stop, his hard-earned fitness would drop.

Hey, I can't imagine what it would be like for a person who can play 5 practice matches in a row and be able to practice 50 more serves, but can it only serve 25 balls? Can this also be considered a decrease in physical fitness?

*

"Hanhejiang!"

Hanhe Jiang Yong, who lowered his head and wrote something on his seat, looked up when he heard the sound and saw the silver-haired boy leaning against the back door and waving to him. He put down the pen, covered the notebook, stood up and walked over: "What's wrong?" ”

"Uh......"

"You can't train today?" General Hanhe Jiang Yong was keenly aware of his discomfort, "Why, haven't you found anyone to have a cat?" ”

Ryo Hoshino sighed, "That's right." ”

If you want to talk about this cat, you have to start from yesterday when Hanhe Jiang Yong brought the newly bought umbrella to Ryo Hoshino.

Although I don't know how the latter lost the umbrella, it is really inconvenient to have no umbrella in the rainy season, plus the other party's family background, Hanhe Jiang Yong pondered for a while, and asked his mother to advance pocket money to buy a new umbrella, which was regarded as the other party's reward for accompanying him for training every day.

As a result, after the silver-haired boy was silent for more than ten seconds, he suddenly pulled him and ran out.

Well, he can guarantee that he absolutely refreshed his 100-meter sprint speed that day :)

…… In short, after they ran to the place, he knew the other party's intentions. I saw that the umbrella that originally belonged to the silver-haired boy was quietly placed on the ground, and under the umbrella was a well-guarded box, and a fluffy head poked out of the blanket around it.

"There's no way you can go on like this."

Back to the present, General Hanhe Jiang Yong grabbed his hair and said in a tangled way, "If it weren't for my mother's allergy to cat hair, I would have taken it home." ”

Ryo Hoshino waved his hand: "It's none of your business, it's just that I want to find a home for it." If I lived by myself...... Can it really only be sent to the aid station......? Despite saying this, the silver-haired boy's eyebrows were furrowed, and it was clear that he didn't really want to choose this.

"Don't think too much about Hoshino." General Hanhe Jiang patted him on the shoulder, "You have done your best, don't put too much pressure on yourself." ”

“…… That's all I can do, I'll feed it again today, and if it doesn't work, I'll send it to the aid station. ”

The two looked at each other for several seconds, thinking of the kitten, and sighed at the same time.

There's still so little they can do.

*

At the end of the regular training time, Ushijima Ruoli looked at the weather outside, and it was rare that there was no rain. However, when he subconsciously turned around to look for someone in the crowd, he saw the familiar silver-haired figure waving goodbye to his companion and throwing out of the gymnasium with a smoke.

Ushijima paused and lowered his eyes.

"Ruoli, you're going for a run again?" The teammate next to him asked casually when he saw him walking out.

"Hmm."

"Be careful on the road, I don't know when it will rain this day."

"Okay."

His teammates watched him walk out of the gymnasium, and another patted him: "Lion, do you practice serving?" ”

He came back to his senses and replied, "Okay." ”

The weather during the rainy season is always unreasonable, and Ushijima Wakari had just run for about ten minutes when the rain began to fall in a sparse manner. Luckily, the rain wasn't too heavy, so he put on his hood and crossed his head for a moment, ready to take a shortcut back to school.

However, as soon as he turned a corner, he saw an unexpected figure. In the rain and fog, the silver hair was still very bright.

He stopped: "Hoshino ......?" ”

But perhaps because of the sound of the rain, the boy didn't hear him. Ushijima Ruoli looked at the other party's grin in the rain, thought for a while, and walked towards the convenience store on the other side.

……

I don't know how long it took, but Hoshino, who lowered his head and fiddled with the cat, realized that it seemed to have stopped raining. He looked up and saw a black umbrella propped up on his head, and a familiar figure standing beside him.

"Senpai?!" He stood up suddenly, and Ushijima Ruoli subconsciously reached out to help him: "Be careful of slipping." ”

"I'm fine, why are my seniors here? When did it come? Why don't you call me? ”

"I called it." Ushijima Wakari's eyes glanced at the box on the side, and Ryo Hoshino immediately understood that it was his own problem: "I'm sorry! It's that I didn't hear ......."

"It's fine." Ushijima Ruoli shook his head, "I just came to take a look when I saw you getting rained here." Rain is not good for your health, so take your umbrella with you. ”

Hoshino Ryo took the black umbrella in a daze, and then saw that the other party turned around and planned to leave without asking anything.

“？！ Predecessor!! He was so shocked that he chased a few steps and grabbed the other party's arm, "You just asked me not to get drenched in the rain, are you going to leave in the rain?" Seeing the other party's tacit attitude, Hoshino Ryo grinded his back molars: "You...... You take the umbrella away! ”

After speaking, he stuffed the umbrella into the other party's hand, turned around and picked up the umbrella and box on the ground, "I'll send it to the aid station, senior, you still want to go back to school, right?" Be careful on the road. ”

Before he could take two steps, his arm was grabbed: "I'll send you over." ”

Ryo Hoshino wanted to refuse, but he thought that he was not very good at protecting the cat with an umbrella, so he changed his words: "...... Good. ”

The rain crackled on the umbrella, and all other sounds were drowned out. The two walked side by side under the umbrella, inexplicably as if they were isolated in a space, and in this space only

There are two of them.

"Where did you pick it up?" Ushijima Ruoli suddenly spoke.

Hoshino was stunned for a moment: "...... Next to the garbage bin next to the convenience store, it is packed in a box. In other words, the cat was artificially abandoned.

Ushijima was silent: "You seem to like it very much." ”

"I can't say I like it very much." Ryo Hoshino rubbed his finger against the top of the cat's head and said softly, "I just think we're a little bit alike." ”

Ushijima Ruoli looked at his expression, was silent for a while, and spoke: "Why don't you raise it?" ”

“？” Ryo Hoshino raised his eyes, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Because you look like you want to raise."

"Where can I keep it? Welfare home, or someone else's home? Hoshino smiled, "It shouldn't follow someone like me." ”

Hearing this, Ushijima Ruoli frowned: "You ...... now"

Ryo Hoshino said lightly: "The welfare home is too far away from the school, so I temporarily live at the dean's friend's house, and by the way, I help them do chores in the store to cover a little living expenses." ”

Because his mother is a prominent family, he has a solid family since he was a child, and he has never lacked anything materially, but this does not mean that he can't understand the difficulties of the other party. Ushijima Ruoli's brows were furrowed, and he couldn't tell what he was feeling, but he felt extremely uncomfortable.

It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't have been like this. Hoshino has a high talent in volleyball, and if he can cultivate it from a young age like him, the results may not be weaker than he is now. If he had known—

Ushijima Ruoli was slightly stunned. Now, it doesn't seem too late......

But what should be done? Subsidize? He remembered that the family seemed to be sponsoring a few children, but if it was his idea, it would be better for him to pay for it himself. It's just that, according to Ryo Hoshino's temper, will he agree to his funding?

Recalling the more than a month of getting along, Ushijima Ruoli silently ruled out this option.

There should be other ways......

"Here we are." The boy's voice pulled him up from his thoughts, and Ushijima looked up and saw the stray animal rescue station not far away. At this moment, as if blessed to the soul, he grabbed the silver-haired boy's arm and said in a deep voice: "I raise it." ”

"Huh?" Hoshino Ryoshi was stunned, only to hear the tall boy in front of him repeat word by word: "I said, I'll raise it." ”

……

"You, senior, you, this matter is not to be with the family

Let's discuss? ()”

Because of Ushijima's sudden decision, the two had to find a place to sit down and talk. Ryo Hoshino licked his lips and asked with some uncertainty.

However, although it was a sudden thought, Ushijima Wakari did not say casually: "I have an apartment near the school, so I can keep it there.?" ()_[()]?『 Come and see the latest chapter? Complete Chapter'()"

"Huh? Got an apartment? You, your own? ”

"It's kind of at home, but my mother gave it to me so that I can deal with some unexpected situations."

"Oh...... But even so, the seniors shouldn't have had a cat before, right? Why such a decision suddenly? ”

"It's true that I haven't raised it." Ushijima Ryori paused, his voice calm, "So I need your help." ”

Ryo Hoshino was confused: "What help??" ”

Ushijima Ruoli sat with a serious expression: "...... Would you mind living in my apartment? ”

Hoshino Ryo was dumbfounded: "What?!" ”

"Actually, I don't spend a lot of time in the apartment, and most of the time I go home, so I don't necessarily be able to take care of it."

Ryo Hoshino struggled to follow his train of thought: "...... So why do you want to raise? ”

Ushijima was silent for a moment: "Scientifically speaking, having a pet is good for people's physical and mental health. ”

Ryo Hoshino: "......" is not necessary, it is really not necessary!

The two of them stared at each other for a while, and Ryo Hoshino finally took the lead in defeating: "...... Actually, you don't have to help me like that, senior. He touched the back of his head, "Mr. Shibasaki, they're very nice, and I'm living well with them." And I'm ready to study hard for the next few semesters and get a first-class scholarship so that I can move out and find a small apartment—"

"Actually, I'm doing pretty well." Seeing that the other party was silent, he also patched, "Really." I was able to play volleyball with everyone every day and go to school, which is something that many people don't enjoy. ”

"But that's not supposed to be something you should be thinking about at your age." Ushijima Ryori's voice was low. His right hand on his knee clenched into a fist, something choking on his heart, making him feel a little agitated.

"What's not supposed to be?" Instead, Ryo Hoshino smiled, "And I think I've been lucky." I've met a lot of wonderful people who have allowed me to do what I want to do and keep my future from being hopeless. ”

"But I want you to be better."

Hearing this, Ryo Hoshino was slightly stunned. I saw the brown-green haired boy looking at him with an extremely serious expression, "You're right, I really want to help you." I hope you have more time and opportunities to focus on what you want to do. ”

Hoshino Ryoshi frowned, and just as he wanted to say something, he heard the other party continue: "Hoshino, if I didn't know anything about your situation, I wouldn't do this. But now that I know, there's no way I'm going to sit idly by. ”

"I'm not sympathetic to you, nor am I pitying you."

"I just think — you deserve a brighter future."

Ryo Hoshino was a little stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that he was silent, Ushijima Ruoli thought that the reason was not enough, so he frowned and pondered for a while, and then said: "Besides, if I help you, it is equivalent to helping myself." ”

“…… Why? ”

"Because you are also a member of Shiratorizawa's team, if the ability level of the team can be fully developed, then it will also be good for the team as a whole."

Hoshino Ryoshi was dumbfounded: "Can this also be related......?" ”

Ushijima Wakakurajaw: "One more point. ”

"And?"

"I'm your captain." The boy's expression suddenly calmed down, "As the captain, I have the right and responsibility to keep my team members in good training condition, both physically and mentally. ”

"Captain......?" Hoshino Ryo muttered, then shook his head with a smile, "This is really ......"

As the topic ended, both fell silent. I only heard the sound of the rain outside gradually becoming quieter, and finally it was completely quiet.

"The rain has stopped." Ryo Hoshino was in a trance.

Suddenly, he felt the tip of his wet tongue lick on his index finger, and before he could react, the soft fur of the small animal came up.

Ryo Hoshino lowered his eyes and quietly looked at the milk cat who didn't know when he crawled out of the blanket.

And Ushijima Wakari, who was sitting opposite, watched him quietly.

After a long time, Ryo Hoshino finally spoke: "...... So what can I do? ”

*

June 11, fine.

Finally, the rain has stopped, and the cat seems to have found an adopter, so it can be trained well!

- It was supposed to be like this, but today Hoshino said that he was going to train separately with Ushijima-senpai.

Damn, could it be that Ushijima-senpai thinks I'm too vegetable, so he doesn't want to teach me?! Looks like I'm going to double my efforts!!

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