Chapter 367: Chapter 364: Unspeakable Secrets
In the eyes of many people, basketball isn’t a very popular sport. Not many people pay attention to it, and naturally, not many people like it. This has left the members of the basketball club, who truly love the sport, feeling quite frustrated.
Every year during club recruitment, the baseball club is always crowded with people. Besides that, badminton, soccer, tennis, and even the table tennis clubs have more members than the basketball club. This situation leaves them in despair—it’s one thing to lose to the baseball club, but how can they even lose to the table tennis club in popularity?
Have you all forgotten about those Great Demon Kings from Huaxia? Practice table tennis? Please, get a grip! Didn’t you see Ai-chan being beaten to tears?
Basketball is better, at least you won’t be singlehandedly defeated, and if you lose, you can say it’s because the team didn’t work well together! Such a good excuse for blaming others, how can you not appreciate it!
Despite their frustration, the recruitment during club events still has to be done. Unfortunately, no matter how hard they try, it’s challenging to attract new members. This situation has persisted for a long time, and once, a third-year senior spoke sorrowfully to the junior club members, saying they feared they’d never see the day when the basketball club would be packed with people in their lifetime...
Now, the president of the basketball club really wants to shout to those graduates: Your lifetime! Has arrived!
Now, it’s the moment for the whole court to cheer for basketball. This cultural festival will certainly make everyone remember this game, remember this sport, and be captivated by its charm.
"It’s all thanks to Senior Hayakawa!"
"No, no, no, I think Senior Shirakawa is also very important."
A few of the basketball club’s rookies seem to have started a discussion about whose contribution, Hayakawa Kashi’s or Shirakawa Sawahei’s, is greater. Before they can decide, Hayakawa Kashi has already appeared at the door of the resting room.
Shirakawa Sawahei stood up, took the sports drink tossed over by the Little Arrogant, and naturally asked, "What brings you here?"
"To see if Shirakawa can still play in the second half." Hayakawa Kashi glanced at him, frowning slightly. "Are you injured?"
"Just bumped into something," said Shirakawa Sawahei, hiding his hand holding the drink behind his back.
The sharp gaze of the Evil Little Arrogant surprised him. He thought he had concealed it quite well, but Miss Kaori still noticed.
"I didn’t expect Shirakawa to get injured too."
"I’m not Superman, and besides, it’s not like there are any wounds," Shirakawa Sawahei retorted with a straight face.
"Since you’re injured, there’s no need to play in the second half."
"Hmm?"
"Is there a problem?"
Shirakawa Sawahei chuckled softly. "I thought the old capitalist Hayakawa would squeeze the last drop of... remaining value out of me. I didn’t expect her to be so humane."
Miss Kaori paused slightly, her face darkening, "Shirakawa’s misconceptions seem to be quite a few."
"Oh, I thought my little sister’s assessment would be more accurate."
"I didn’t know you trusted Kashi so much before," the Evil Little Arrogant said coldly. "Looks like someone desperately needs to correct your wrong understanding."
"My understanding of Hayakawa won’t be easily corrected by others."
"Oh?"
Miss Kaori narrowed her eyes slightly, and in Shirakawa Sawahei’s view, the girl’s expression seemed to become a bit dangerous. She nodded gently, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.
"It seems, an ordinary person can’t correct Shirakawa’s views."
"Then I’ll do it myself."
Shirakawa Sawahei slowly typed a question mark.
"President Sada." The Evil Little Arrogant called to the basketball club president inside.
"Borrow the competing player for a moment."
The basketball club members in the rest room also slowly typed a question mark.
...
When the second half of the game started, many new faces were on the court, and the atmosphere remained lively. However, for a few girls from the Calligraphy Club, Shirakawa Sawahei’s disappearance took them by surprise.
"What’s the deal? Didn’t Shirakawa say he would play the whole game? Is he already out of energy?"
"Shirakawa’s stamina is really good, I can vouch for that." The dawdling girl said blankly, "Could something have happened?"
"Why don’t we send a message and ask where he is?"
"Okay, I’ll send a LINE message."
"Then I’ll text him."
While the other girls were still trying to contact Shirakawa Sawahei, Black Hearted Lolita had already begun contacting Hayakawa Kashi proficiently. Although this proficiency was a bit heartbreaking, the outcome was just as she expected.
[Where have you and that pretty boy gone!!]
[Just watch the game quietly, it’s none of your business.]
[Who says it’s none of my business! The pretty boy is my...]
[My club partner!]
The Little Arrogant on the other side didn’t respond anymore and simply handed the phone to Shirakawa Sawahei.
"Hey? Asano..."
"Where did you go, pretty boy! Did the Black Hearted Woman kidnap you?"
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the Little Arrogant with a strange expression and said, "Kidnapped... not really, but close enough... Right, where’s Tsukimi and the others?"
The Black Hearted Lolita, hiding on the side, looked at the crying monster and the others, snorted, and said, "How should I know, didn’t you check your phone?"
"I’m in the infirmary, and my phone is in the resting room, I didn’t bring it." Shirakawa Sawahei glanced again at the Little Arrogant doing cold compresses for him, and whispered, "Maybe you should just stop for a bit."
"This kind of thing can’t stop."
"Hiss...Ha..."
The tingling sensation from his finger made Shirakawa Sawahei gasp lightly, saying, "Go a bit gentler..."
"Just this little bit, and Shirakawa can’t stand it?"
"Of course." Shirakawa Sawahei nodded naturally. "After all, it’s the first time Hayakawa is doing this for me, it’s a bit surprising."
"So, that’s my purpose." The Little Arrogant raised an eyebrow. "To make Shirakawa’s understanding of me correct again."
Shirakawa Sawahei smiled, "Well, it seems I misunderstood, Hayakawa wouldn’t really squeeze me dry."
"Of course not."
He didn’t pay attention, and ended up chatting with the Little Arrogant for a while longer, only to realize that he had been on the phone with the Little Lolita, which had long since hung up.
Shirakawa Sawahei’s heart sank with a thud, a premonition of doom emerged...
"Did Kashi hang up?"
"Yeah."
The Little Arrogant pursed her lips, "Well, it’s not too surprising, Kashi always does have a short temper."
Before he and the Little Arrogant could say anything further, the infirmary door was pushed open quite energetically by the Black Hearted Lolita.
"What are you two planning to do here in the infirmary!!!"