Chapter 98: She with twin ponytails ran away when she saw me (the previous chapter has been reviewed)

Today is the third and final day of the sports meet, and the event is about to come to an end.

The volleyball match was one of the open competitions today, and it was a six-to-six match with separate boys and girls for all grades to participate.

There are many differences between the rules of general competitions in school sports meets, and volleyball is no exception.

For example, there is no rotation order for serving, and anyone can serve at will. Also, the team that scores ten points first or scores more points within ten minutes wins.

If the scores are the same after the time is up, an overtime will be held in which the first player to score a point wins, and the team that is caught up will have the right to serve.

As members of the women's team, Amamiya Iori and Aoyama Nanami participated in this fierce competition together.

At the beginning of the game, Amamiya Iori, who was responsible for serving, took the lead and won the first point.

Although her ball control has some flaws, her destructive power in spiking is impeccable.

It was originally thought that the team would be able to take advantage of Amamiya Iori's momentum to stay ahead, but the opponent's counterattack was extremely swift, and they soon regained a point because of an accurate spike from the opponent.

At first, I thought the game would be easy, but it turned out to be a close one.

The first half ended in a rather unfavorable situation, with the red camp slightly trailing the white camp with a score of 2 to 3.

The situation was different from what was expected. Although in the last pole-turning competition, since most of the boys in the white camp were not good at sports, Qingshui's red camp won easily.

However, this volleyball game was different.

There seem to be several girls from the volleyball club in the opposing camp, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Although Amamiya Iori and Aoyama Nanami, who are good at sports, can compete with those people, they still have a slight advantage in the strength of other members.

After the start of the second half, whether in offense or defense, the girls in the white camp suppressed our side with their outstanding moves.

Then when the score becomes four to five, it's our turn to serve.

If we can score this goal and tie the score again, things will be easier afterwards, but...

The rule is that once the ball goes out of bounds, the opponent will immediately get a point, so you can't aim for a landing spot that is too random.

If you hit a safer position, you will certainly be hit back.

The ball fell straight down to the floor of the opponent's court, and it was caught by a senior from the volleyball club. As if she had known where the ball would fall, she used a beautiful catch to neutralize the momentum of the ball and let it fly back into the air of the opponent's court.

The two first-year girls who jumped up to block the ball couldn't even touch the ball, and the white team scored another point.

Immediately afterwards, the volleyball hit by the opponent seemed to roar and approached Aoyama Nanami at a fierce speed.

Although she was concentrating on defense, her reaction was still a beat slow. When she wanted to reach out her hand, she was already some distance away from the ball and couldn't reach it at all.

"Out of bounds!"

The silver lining in this unfortunate incident was that because Nanami Aoyama reacted slowly, she did not touch the ball, and half of the ball fell outside the white line dividing the inside and outside of the court.

Although they were always behind, in the less than ten minutes of competition time, Amamiya Iori and the others were clearly making progress.

Compared to other girls, Amamiya Iori had overwhelming adaptability. Before long, the score that had been widened earlier was catching up rapidly and gradually approaching.

Regardless of whether the outcome is sad or funny, there are still about five minutes left before the end of the game.

At this time, it was Amamiya Iori's turn to serve.

Iori Amamiya galloped on the court like an elf, her agile and graceful steps seemed like dancing, becoming the best performance on the stage.

She threw the volleyball high into the air, and the ball seemed to be sucked up into the blue sky, moving toward the center of the court, very far away from Amamiya Iori's position.

At this moment, everyone thought she had made a mistake.

But Amamiya Iori suddenly changed his pace, and after two running steps, he jumped high up, his steps were so light that they seemed like a staccato.

With her black hair flying, Amamiya Iori jumped high up and leaped into the air gorgeously like a soaring eagle, hitting a spike that deeply moved all the spectators on the sidelines.

It was a kind of pure beauty, and it happened so quickly that no one dared to blink, wanting only to imprint this scene in their memory forever.

Bang! — The sound of the volleyball hitting the floor was particularly loud.

The whole audience was almost stunned. Amamiya Iori's unexpected and unprecedented behavior left everyone dumbfounded.

At this moment, the whistle sounded, and the opponent who was about to dribble the ball showed a look of sudden realization. Iori Amamiya, who was originally preparing to dribble the ball to the opposite side, did not swing his hand and landed on the ground.

When I came to my senses, I found that there were quite a few audiences around me and I received sporadic applause.

Everyone felt like they had just watched a great play, with an inexplicable sense of accomplishment and a certain sense of exhaustion after relaxing from the tension.

Even the girls from the volleyball club in the white camp, who were their opponents, did not show any sign of loss or frustration after the defeat.

On the contrary, they came up to Amamiya Iori and asked if she wanted to join their club.

The game finally came to an end, with the final score between the red camp and the white camp fixed at eight to seven.

In this women's volleyball match, the red team narrowly won by one point.

……

After the volleyball match, and several more games, it was lunchtime and Shimizu chose to go back to the classroom to eat.

Following behind, Amamiya Iori took happy steps and sat down in the seat in front of Shimizu.

"That's Kikuchi-san's stool."

"But it's troublesome to carry my own stool here, and it's very heavy..."

"Very heavy? You clearly were..."

The corners of Shimizumi's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He remembered that in the world of heart, when Amamiya Iori was dealing with Kondo Yuichi, he swung the stool easily.

"that time?"

Amamiya Iori tilted his head.

"No, it's nothing."

Qing Shuijian stopped in time. He naturally understood the girls' thoughts. Many times, they would deliberately act weak in front of others.
Those who understand will understand that those girls who normally can’t open a bottle cap, once they get really anxious, they might even be able to open your skull.

Amamiya Iori took out the lunch box he had brought and opened it on the table.

Qing Shuijian packed up his pencil case and put it in the desk with all his textbooks before opening his lunch box. It was inevitable that it would be a bit crowded for two people to share a desk.

"I'm gonna start now!"

Amemiya Iori put her palms together, stretched out her chopsticks, snatched the omelette from Shimizu's lunch box, put it in her mouth without hesitation, and let out an "hmm~~" sound of enjoyment.

"As expected, Aunt Qiuzi is really good at cooking. This is my return gift."

Instead, Amemiya Iori took a piece of Ryuta fried chicken from her lunch box and gave it to Shimizu.

Shimizu decided to accept her offer honestly and took the fried chicken in one mouthful, including the chopsticks as a matter of course.

The taste was indeed good, absolutely unique. Qingshui couldn't help but nodded.

"Really, dear, if you want to compliment me, please be direct."

Amamiya Iori puffed up her cheeks, seemed a little dissatisfied, and vented her emotions with all her strength. "I know, Iori, you are such a good woman."

"Well... it's all thanks to you, dear. It was you who made me like this, so I became the good woman that dear said I was."

Amemiya Iori made a somewhat shy sound, and he could feel her breath and body temperature on his cheeks.

She smiled sincerely and continued to enjoy her lunch, not minding the chopsticks that had been sucked by Shimizu.

When they were almost done eating, Qingshui looked out the window.

Lunch boxes were being distributed on the playground not far away.

During the sports meet, the school cafeteria could not accommodate so many people, so some parents and staff responsible for maintaining order had to make do with it temporarily.

That is why Shimizu chose to eat in the classroom instead of crowding into the cafeteria.

They can choose their favorite dishes from these side-by-side meals for free. The dishes are very rich, ranging from light meals such as sandwiches to foods such as pork chop rice that can replenish endurance and physical strength.

As Shimizu admired how well prepared the school was, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure limping in the crowd.

Haruka Sakurai walked out from the crowd, holding one, two,..., four bento boxes she had just received.

The school also allows students to receive multiple lunch boxes, provided that they can be finished.

It's normal for an athlete like Haruka Sakurai to have a big appetite.

But based on what Shimizu knew about her during the first act, as a sports student, she did have a bigger appetite than ordinary girls, but not to this extent.

Moreover, if you eat too much, it will affect your athletic performance and condition.

Just when Qing Shuijian was puzzled by this, he caught a glimpse of a pair of eyes staring at him from the corner of his eye.

He turned his head and found Reina Shimizu standing at the door of the classroom, staring at him quietly.

In the previous few encounters, Rena Shimizu always had her hair tied in a high ponytail or just let her long pink hair fall on her shoulders.

But today, she seemed to have combed her hair very carefully, and tied the hair on both sides into cute double ponytails with a hair band.

The twin ponytails swayed like butterfly wings, and on the slightly childish face, those bright eyes clearly reflected Shimizu.

However, when Shimizu Jian discovered her, Shimizu Reina seemed to be frightened and suddenly turned around and ran away, leaving only a series of hurried footsteps echoing in the corridor.

"Why are these two people so strange today..."

……

After a lunch break, this year's sports meet gradually entered its final stage.

There is less than an hour left, and the last borrowing competition is about to begin.

Compared to the previous women's volleyball game, the borrowing race is a more entertaining game.

Despite this, this victory is still very important and is a fierce battle that is very suitable to conclude the Games.

Each camp will have six players appearing in the game, and because Ishikawa Shinichi is injured and temporarily unable to play, it was finally decided that Shimizu Miki will replace him as a substitute.

In the borrowing competition, the first place winner will get 30 points, the second place winner will get 20 points, and the third place winner will get 10 points.

Currently, the scoring situation among the three camps is tense and stalemate - the white camp tops the list with a total score of 205 points, the red camp where Shimizu Mi is located follows closely with 198 points, ranking second, and the blue camp is closely following with 196 points, ranking third.

Compared with previous years, the competition in this year's sports meeting was extremely fierce, and the points difference between each camp was minimal, which made the importance of the final borrowing competition even more prominent.

To put it bluntly, whoever wins the game will become the champion of this year's sports meeting.

"Well, sorry to have kept you waiting! The long-awaited borrowing contest is finally about to begin! It's the last competitive event of the Haichuan Institute of Incubation Games! What will the result be? Now, please invite the men's contestants to enter!"

As the announcer spoke, lively music began to play.

To the music, the contestants lined up neatly and marched in unison.

"Come on, don't lose to the white camp!"

"Shimizu-senpai from the red camp~! I support you! Come on~!"

There were a lot of voices like this coming from the audience. In the cheering area outside the venue, cute girls in cheerleading outfits were dancing vigorously and sending out their support.

This event, called Borrowing Object Competition, requires contestants to draw a piece of paper from a box, find a matching object based on the content and features written on the paper, and then carry the corresponding object to the finish line using a specified method.

However, one thing is worth noting, that is, the method of reaching the end point is subject to specific conditions.

It's not just about finding the right thing and taking it away. You have to consider whether you can reach the destination while meeting the conditions.

Because I don’t know what the method specified in the question is, it is still a bit tricky.

In addition, items that have been borrowed once cannot be used in subsequent games.

In other words, once a topic appears once, it cannot appear again.

Even if the same question is drawn, it will only be counted as the question of the student who got it first.

"Okay~! The last event - the borrowing competition is finally about to begin! Before the competition begins, let me briefly explain the rules!"

Next, the announcer will explain the rules.

"In the Borrowing Competition, after running 50 meters, there will be a box on each lane! Please draw a piece of paper with a question written on it from the box, and then find the object or person that matches the question in the cheering area!"

"After finding the corresponding items, please return to the place where you drew the question and move towards the end! However, you must use the specified method to reach the end, so please remember this!"

The borrowed items would be announced through the loudspeaker at the moment of crossing the finish line, and Shimizu prayed that he would encounter an ordinary question.

After the starting gun sounded, Qingshui Jian did not fall behind the other competitors and was the first to reach the finish line.

"The first to arrive is contestant Shimizu from the red camp! I'm really looking forward to what question he will draw!"

Shimizu reached into the box, which seemed to contain a certain number of papers. He took out the signature paper while being careful not to get too many by mistake.

Then open the paper that has been folded twice and look at the questions on it.

As a result, we found that
[Take the girl who can be carried like a princess and carry her across the finish line]

It says so.

The moment he looked at the paper, he felt a darkness in front of his eyes and slammed his hands together to close the open paper.

What's the matter with this borrowed item?

To carry her like a princess in front of all the teachers and students in the school? That's too much to ask!
Qing Shuijian just thought it was nonsense.

Even if she was thinking in her mind, Amamiya Iori, one of the girls, was competing against the clock on another track because she was also participating in the women's borrowing competition.

Shimizu glanced at her from a distance and found that her question seemed to be about their class teacher, Hoshinomiya Mizuki. Amamiya Iori was holding Hoshinomiya Mizuki's hand and rushing towards the finish line.

Haruka Sakurai was injured in a collision accident during the previous competition, and Shimizu Mi didn't want to involve her again.

Shimizu, who was originally the first to cross the finish line, was now in trouble. The other contestants had already drawn their questions and rushed towards their respective goals, leaving Shimizu alone, standing there in a daze.

Just as he was having a headache over this inexplicable question, his eyes inadvertently fell on a petite figure watching outside the runway - Rena Shimizu.

(End of this chapter)