Zongman: Complete Guide to Characters

"Very good!" Sawamura Daichi looked at the new manager with some surprise. "But is it too much trouble for you?"

"No, because I can't do anything during training, so I can only help as much as possible in other areas. Please leave the logistics to me." Yeyue smiled brightly.

[Sawamura Daichi Favorability: 40%]

She——heard the sound of her favorability increasing! So happy!

"Then I will try to prepare more for the next competition!"

"Ah! But I can't trouble you too much. Anyway, don't force yourself."

"Yes!" Yeyue nodded, smiling brightly, even her red eyes were sparkling, "I know, I will!"

She walked back to Kiyoko Shimizu with a relaxed pace.

"Tell me the recipe. I will also use my spare time to help Yeyue with some of the work." Kiyomizu Kiyoko was a little worried.

The new juniors who had just arrived were working too hard, and the people in his club had quite large appetites. It was too much of a job to leave it all to Yeyue alone.

"Yeah!" Yeyue nodded.

"Everyone!" The volleyball club's advisor came over and said, "You haven't forgotten the match against Aoba Johsai next Tuesday! After class, pack up your things as soon as possible and go to the playground to catch the bus. Everyone, remember to be prepared in advance."

"Yes!"

Aoba Johsai is a strong school, and everyone in my department has a very serious expression.

Only...

Yeyue glanced at Sugawara Koji who was smiling brightly in the corner.

Feeling a little down?

In this match with Qingcheng, the opponent required Kageyama Tobio to play, so Sugawara Takashi had to retreat to the second line. The opponent was just a little depressed, which was already amazing.

"What should we prepare by then?" Yeyue withdrew his gaze and looked at Qingshui Jiezi.

"Hmm - there shouldn't be too much stuff. Take the food that Yeyue prepared as a reward. We will need to replenish our energy during the game."

"Yes." Yeyue took note of it carefully.

"And towels, replacement knee pads, and other things..."

Yeyue and Qingshui Jiezi were talking in a low voice.

"Thank you for your hard work when the time comes." The counselor came over to express his condolences.

"Yeyue! Prepare more of that lemon water for me!"

"Ah! I want one too!"

"I see." Ye Yue responded and turned to look at Shimizu Yuko. "I asked a friend and made some protein bars. Can you help me take a look?"

"Yeah." Kiyoko Shimizu was surprised at Yeyue's efficiency, but she was very pleased to have such a responsible manager as her junior.

"Protein bars—"

Sawamura Daichi is usually the one who discusses the backup supplies with the three of them. "I'm sorry, I'm not very clear about the nutrition part. What are the ingredients in it?"

Yeyue tells the stories one by one.

"Hmm - it sounds a bit complicated to make. Is this really not too much trouble for you?"

"Isn't it great? To have such a hardworking and responsible manager?" Tsukishima Hotaru rested on the side and smiled with an ambiguous smile, "It's our honor to have such an excellent manager. Just accept it, isn't it?"

Sawamura Daichi looked at Yeyue, "Then I'll leave it to you. If there's anything we can help with, please let us know, such as purchasing ingredients."

"it is good!"

Yeyue smiled brightly, not feeling at all burdened by Tsukishima Hotaru's words.

I am indeed excellent! What's wrong with admitting it?

What's wrong?

"...Tsk——" Tsukishima Hotaru lowered her head and hummed softly.

“Aaaaaah – practice match!”

Hinata Shoyo, an orange-haired, cute-looking boy, clenched his somewhat cold hands, his nervousness visibly evident.

"Listen up, Hinata, you are the strongest bait!"

Kageyama Tobio pointed at Hinata Shoyo and gave serious instructions.

"Ooooooh! The strongest...bait?"

Hinata Shoyo was too excited to react. After he came to his senses, he put his hands on the ground in disappointment.

Yeyue remembered that this seemed to be a young man who wanted to be an ace, that is, he wanted to be a main attacker, but bait was the task of the secondary attacker.

No wonder there are disappointments.

“I don’t think I can understand it!”

“If a few huge guys like Tsukishima were distracted by your actions like idiots…” Kageyama Tobio frowned slightly, with a gleam in his eyes that was a tone of excitement, “Isn’t it great?”

"Oh oh oh!"

Hinata Shoyo perked up instantly.

"Good! That's good!"

"On the contrary," Kageyama Tobio narrowed his eyes slightly and analyzed seriously, "If you can't work, the other attacks will also collapse."

gang——

Hinata Shoyo, who had just cheered up, suddenly froze in place, his expression uneasy and frightened.

"Everything collapsed? Everything collapsed! Everything collapsed!!"

Captain Sawamura Daichi tried to calm his players' nervousness, "Hinata, don't worry, be confident..."

"Yes! I will try my best, I will score a lot of points, and I will be a bait! Serve, defend, fast break, everything!"

Although the words were ambitious, the terrified expression on his face did not indicate that.

"Wait, calm down!" Sawamura Daichi was worried about his junior's condition and stepped forward to grab him. Unexpectedly, Hinata Shoyo got nervous, his cheeks turned red, and he fell backwards, "Hinata! Short circuit!"

"Please use it!" Yeyue took out a towel soaked in ice water and gave it to Sawamura Daichi.

"Thank you!" Sawamura Daichi looked at her gratefully.

Although he has just joined the club, he is very reliable compared to the other first-year students who have different personalities.

Yeyue smiled and quietly retreated to Qingshui Jiezi's side.

"Hinata-kun, are you a newbie?" asked Kiyomizu Kiyoko in a low voice.

"Hinata only played in a competition once when she was in middle school."

"I see." Ye Yue nodded, showing her understanding. "It's normal to be nervous."

Normal. Because I love it, I value it.

But it is precisely because we value it that we become so panicked by gains and losses.

Yeyue doesn’t have any good solution for this. As for psychological barriers, one can only overcome them by oneself.

Time passed by little by little, and the tense Tuesday was getting closer and closer.

tomorrow--

It’s the competition with Qingcheng.

The members were visibly nervous, even the more mature Daichi Sawamura and Koushi Sugawara were no exception.

Yeyue came to the outside of the gymnasium with some clothes to change and was about to take them to the laundry room when she caught sight of a gray-haired figure.

"Sugawara-senpai?"

“Ah!” The gray-haired boy seemed to be nervous for a moment and smiled at himself awkwardly, “Ha—Yeyue-san! That… ah ha ha ha—”

Yeyue raised an eyebrow inwardly and leaned towards him, "Sugawara-senpai has not been in good condition recently, I am a little worried."

"Have I reached the point where I'm causing the younger girls to worry?" Sugawara Koji scratched his head. "I just feel really bad about it!"

"No. In order not to worry others, Sugawara-senpai has maintained a very good condition. He is no different from usual, whether serving, receiving, or passing. So there is no need to worry about others."

Sugawara Koji was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking about, and his ears turned slightly red.

“I’m sorry, I don’t look good like this! As a senior, I obviously won’t have the chance to play. But…”

Clenching his hands, Sugawara Koji lowered his head.

Although he said that he was happy that his players had an extra opportunity to gain experience, it came at the cost of him not being able to play.

It is of course impossible to just laugh it off.

The disappointment for myself, the joy for my teammates, the nervousness as the game approached, all came flooding back at the last moment.

"Sugawara-senpai, you're the type whose hands get cold when you're nervous."

She put her hands on it, wrapping the boy's cold big hands. The boy's hands were slender and had thin calluses.

"Huh? Yeyue-sang!" The gray-haired boy got a little angry and his face turned slightly red.

"As a manager, I can't help much." Ye Yue lowered her head, her expression not at all unserious, her red eyes full of calmness, "Nervousness and anxiety are normal emotions, but you will get used to it after a few times."

"Our volleyball club will never stop, so it doesn't matter. There will definitely be more opportunities."

"Sugawara-senpai is an indispensable member. All the second and third year students trust Sugawara-senpai. This kind of bond is something Kageyama-kun cannot compare to for the time being."

Yeyue held the other person's fair hand tightly, "Senior has some shining points that Kageyama-kun does not have. As long as you keep moving forward, there will definitely be occasions where you must be a senior!"

"Keep going forward?" Sugawara Takashi murmured. This was something they had not done.

Can we succeed this year? But the road ahead is long, with Aoba Johsai, Date Gong, and the ever-victorious Shiratorizawa, so many strong people...

After the boy's confusion, he became determined, "Yeah!"

[Sugawara Takashi's favorability rating: 62%]