Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"Relying on others to bring hope is only breeding further despair. For those who need others to provide even the most basic and core motivation, my advice is to let them withdraw from the department as soon as possible. Now that the second semester has just started, they can go and see if there are any freshmen who want to join."

Wait, are you Su Qing or Yukinoshita?

Hikigaya complained in his heart, what the hell, when Su Qing was speaking just now, he actually overlapped the figures of Su Qing and Yukinoshita, and there was no sense of incongruity.

What is this? Su Xue?

By the way, wasn't it Yukinoshita who just said that...If not, these two people might be unexpectedly similar.

Compared to Yukino, who nodded in agreement, Yui, as a conservative, looked at the two and suggested:

"How about we listen to what Xiao Cai thinks?"

"I, I know this may not work, but I still want to give it one last try! Please!"

Caijia's words revealed determination. This was the first time they had seen each other like this. Just when Xueno was about to agree to this commission, Su Qing suddenly asked:

"Can you please tell us why you want to prevent the tennis club from being disbanded?"

"Hmm...on this point..."

Ayaka visibly hesitated.

"It's okay if you don't want to say it. What I want to ask is, has Miura quit the tennis club now?"

"As for Miura, he dropped out in the first semester of his sophomore year due to personal reasons."

"So what's her relationship like with the retired seniors in your club?"

"Very good. I should say that Miura is very popular in the entire tennis club and is very well received."

"Thank you, I think I understand."

Know? Know what?

Several people, including Yukino, were confused. Why were they asking about Miura?

"Although this may not have much effect, it's better than doing nothing, right?"

Su Qing looked at Xue Noi and said.

"That's what I thought, so I just wanted to agree..."

"That is to say..."

Ayaka's words revealed anticipation and nervousness.

"Well, let us help you improve your skills."

Yukino made the decision on behalf of everyone.

"Then the 'Battle to Help Xiao Cai Improve Her Tennis Skills' begins now!"

Yui shouted excitedly, and everyone suddenly became excited.

Of course, it would be better if her naming taste could be better.

……

Since the right to use the tennis court needs to be applied for one day in advance, and it was almost past the usage time of the tennis court, the few people planned to start training the next day.

As for now, we can only go back to our homes.

……

"By the way, Shiina, how are your tennis skills?"

After returning home, Su Qing remembered that he had heard Yui say that Shiina was also very good at sports, so he asked this question.

"There's no one named Shiina here."

The girl's voice was clear and melodious, like the sound of a gurgling stream. Listening carefully, one could almost sense the sadness and resentment in her words. In fact, this was indeed the case.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Su Qing was speechless. What happened to the other party? It couldn't be that he had been calling the other party's name wrong, and today the other party finally couldn't help it?

I remember that one of his friends liked a singer named [Park Wood] very much, but the other party kept pronouncing it as the third tone of pu. But in fact, if it is a surname, Park should be pronounced as the second tone of piao...

The question is, is this also true for small islands?

Fortunately, the kind angel did not embarrass Su Qing too much, but looked at her with a gloomy look, not understanding:

"Why was it that on Saturday, you were still calling my name, but when the new week came, it changed back to [Shiina]?"

Yes, Mahiru was a little angry at this moment because of such a small and seemingly unimportant thing.

No, to be precise, for Mahiru, who realized two days ago that he had completely fallen in love with Su Qing, any small matter involving Su Qing was a big deal.

And this is the Mahiru equation.

“Just for this…?”

Su Qing didn't expect that it was because of this reason. He had forgotten that the island was a place that attached great importance to titles.

"Isn't this enough?"

The angel asked back in dissatisfaction.

"No, that's enough."

In fact, under the circumstances at that time, I just subconsciously thought that calling her Mahiru a more intimate name would make my words more effective. I didn't expect that the other party now seemed to... kind of like me calling him that?

So, Su Qing tentatively shouted:

"Then... Mahiru."

"Um... I'm here."

Mahiru responded softly, and there was nothing obviously wrong with her tone, but Su Qing noticed at this moment that she unconsciously increased the strength of her hand holding the pillow, and the soft fabric slowly dented under her fingers, as if it could sense the slight waves in her heart.

"You were the one who asked me to call you that, but now you're the one getting nervous?"

Su Qing thought that Mahiru was kind of cute and asked with a smile.

"Where, where is it?"

Little Mahiru wanted to continue to be stubborn and struggle. After all, if she became nervous just because Su Qing called her name, it would be too...

"You're still saying no? Then can I understand that you are now deliberately bullying poor Pillow-kun?"

Su Qing pointed at the pillow in Mahiru's hand and asked back.

“No, that’s not the case…”

Mahiru's cheeks were quietly tinged with a light blush, which naturally blended with her originally fair and delicate skin, making her look more vivid and charming.

"What's that like?"

"It's, it's..."

"Hey, why did you hit me again?"

As expected, Su Qing's arm was attacked again, but this time Mahiru no longer used her fist. Instead, she picked up the pillow and performed a combined attack on Su Qing.

Hearing this, Mahiru's pillow attack also stopped. She puffed up her cheeks slightly and then said sadly:

"It was obviously you who called me that first, and now you're bullying me again..."

When Mahiru said this, perhaps because of grievance, or perhaps because of dissatisfaction with Su Qing, she glared at him with her beautiful eyes and made the final judgment:

"Anyway, it's your fault..."

[You're so nice to me and you spoil me like a child... I can't help but fall in love with you, so... it's your fault]

Mahiru thought cunningly.

"Okay, it's my fault. So...will I call you like this from now on?"

Su Qing nodded helplessly. If that was the case, it was indeed his own problem. And Mahiru replied softly:

"okay."

Su Qing said in an unexplainable way:

"By the way, would you like to try calling me by my name?"

"Eh……?"

"Well, since I called you by your name, I thought it would be better if you called me by my name too?"

Su Qing explained.

“That’s true…”

Mahiru nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered:

"Then, Qing... Qing Jun..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mahiru made a sound like a steam engine, and then hid her little head in the pillow again.

Now the pillow in Su Qing's house can truly be called Mahiru's second [room].

[Is it so embarrassing to call someone by their name? ]

[Is it so embarrassing to be called by someone's name? 】

Mahiru's words were soft and sticky, and coupled with the other party's shy look, Su Qing's heart beat a few more times unconsciously.

The two of them were thinking about similar things at the same time. Mahiru was shy and Su Qing turned her face away, and they no longer looked directly at each other.

[Next time, I'd better not let Mahiru call my name again...]

[Next time, I must be well prepared and call Su Qing's name again! ]

Well, it seems that the two of them don’t seem to have such a tacit understanding.

……