[Comprehensive] Kazuya's happy life

Tsuruga Ren, who got and promised, didn't feel at ease at all.

Because Kazuya's performance was too calm.

It was as calm as if nothing had happened.

Tsuruga Lian could only silently follow behind Kazuya, the two of them were silent all the way, and soon returned to Yi·a's tea shop.

Next, Ren Tsuruga watched as Kazuya chatted with Tatsuya Konan calmly, took orders from customers, took photos with Kise and others who came to the store one after another, and waited until the end of the first day of the school festival When I changed back to my uniform, I said goodbye to my classmates with a smile...

Everything is normal as if it has not been affected by any confession by a friend of the same sex.

This overly calm and calm performance made Tsuruga Ren feel very frustrated.

If he had seven points of confidence in the original, then now, there are only less than three points left.

No matter how reluctant Tsuruga Ren was, with the end of the first day of Mingqing Festival, he still had to say goodbye to Kazuya at the school gate, watching him go home with Tatsuya Konan talking and laughing.

The blond young man who was left alone outside the school gate is still tall and straight, but for some reason, he obviously doesn't have any pitiful or wronged and injured expressions on his face, but it makes people think of a big dog abandoned by its owner for no reason. So drooping ears, standing listlessly in place, like a brilliant golden hair, all dimmed because of extreme depression...

Kazuya, who turned and left without hesitation, raised the corner of her mouth silently at an angle that Tsuruga Ren couldn't see.

For no particular reason, just to be happy.

Probably because he finally changed to the role of "bully"?

Looking back on the whole day, it seems that Lian is leading her by the nose, and it feels good to be able to "counterattack" a little at the last moment.

As for how to reply to Lian's confession tomorrow...

Kazuya's eyes darkened.

He thought that he still needed to think carefully before he could come up with the final answer.

——It seems that tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

It's true for Kazuya, and it's probably true for the other person.

***

the next day.

With a pair of dark circles under his eyes that even a top makeup artist couldn't completely cover up, Tsuruga Lien met someone in the classroom of No. [-] A that made him toss and turn and ponder all night.

The other party's complexion looked great.

Her face was ruddy and her eyes were full of energy. Not to mention dark circles, she couldn't even find a trace of sleepiness.

Tsuruga Ren's already a little apprehensive mood couldn't help becoming more ups and downs——

Could it be that Kazuya didn't think about his affairs at all after he went back last night?

Otherwise, how could it look so spiritual.

This is not a good signal for him. You must know that the shorter the thinking time, the faster the decision will be made. It also shows that in the process, He Ye did not hesitate or struggle too much.

Tsuruga Ren doesn't think that the decision made in this way will be the one she expected.

His heart could not help but slowly sank.

At this time, Kazuya also noticed his arrival.

Different from yesterday, this time he just waved his hand to say hello to Tsuruga Lian, and then stood there and continued talking in a low voice with the students around him, with a slight smile on his mouth, looking very relaxed and happy.

Tsuruga Ren's heart became heavier.

He has no regrets about his actions in confessing yesterday.

Even though it was done hastily without any careful preparation, and it even feels a bit embarrassed and shabby in retrospect, but taking that approach under such circumstances is already the best choice he can make.

And as Kazuya got older, he achieved more and more achievements in baseball, and he became more and more outstanding and dazzling. In the eyes of his peers, he was already a campus prince and a popular lover. The role is over, if he is still as patient as before and simmers slowly, maybe when he makes a mistake, a girl like Jozuka Kakashi will appear next to him?

He can also refuse one or two, and can he refuse eighty or one hundred?

Rather than worrying about being abducted by someone with ulterior motives during my absence every time I stay away from Tokyo due to work, I might as well just take advantage of the good atmosphere at that time and simply follow my heart and mind. Intuitive confession.

At that time, Tsuruga Lian really felt that she had more than [-]% chance of getting her wish.

But now it seems...

His eyes flickered, but the expression on his face remained the same. He also nodded to He, and found a table at random and sat down.

This wait is less than half an hour.

And when Kazuya finished communicating with his classmates, it was almost time to report to the baseball club.

Along the way are Tatsuya and Xiaonan.

So even if Tsuruga Lian followed them, she couldn't find any chance to speak with He Ye in private.

In the end, he had no choice but to stop outside the court, watching He Ye enter the court amidst cheers.

The baseball department has one more experience program today.

Because there are many participants, but the activity time is limited, many guests who signed up for the activity did not have their turn to play when the activity ended yesterday morning, so Kuroki discussed with the supervisor and temporarily modified the activity content. Interestingly, not only can you experience the feeling of being a partner with Kazuya and Tatsuya, but you can also experience the feeling of being an opponent with their brothers—that’s right, in addition to the position of catcher, today’s guests can also choose to be on the field. hitter.

The baseball department will provide a full set of protective equipment for free, and the excellent data (very low ball rate) achieved by Kazuya and Tatsuya in the previous competition will also provide protection for the personal safety of guests who choose to be batters. Maximum protection.

As soon as the new content was announced, many viewers immediately expressed their enthusiasm, so Xiaonan and Sachiko who were in charge of registration began to change the registration information for those who changed their minds and wanted to be batters again, and they were very busy.

Tsuruga Ren's knowledge of baseball is limited, and most of her knowledge is only at the theoretical stage, and she may not be able to understand it even after watching the game, let alone participating in it herself.

Even standing on the court with Kazuya, at the moment when he throws the ball, all he sees is himself on the opposite side. This kind of picture is very beautiful to imagine, and Tsuruga Ren didn’t plan to experience it personally—he is now This image is conspicuous enough, there is no need to stand out in the limelight.

Besides, he is also very doubtful about whether he can catch Kazuya's pitch. At the critical moment of waiting for Kazuya's response, it is still the quail ッ ブ

Tsuruga Lian decided to be a handsome man quietly watching.

Until he saw the next "guest" who walked to the sidelines and was about to hit the ball.

Unlike many previous guests who had a full set of armor and looked as if they were facing an enemy, this one had nothing on him except a baseball helmet for batters.

The posture of him standing in the hitting zone seems to be a little casual, but in his relaxation, he has a bit of indescribable fighting spirit.

"New field! New field! New field!"

The onlookers outside the stadium were collectively silent for a second, and then, huge cheers filled the sky again.

That's right.

Standing in front of the hitting zone at this moment and preparing to meet Kazuya's pitch, it was Akio Nitta who was dubbed by the media as "the Uesugi brothers' lifelong rival" after the Koshien competition.

Tsuruga Ren saw it from a distance, and Kazuya's eyes lit up.

Those eyes, which he never knew before yesterday, could show a thrilling magnificence with just a little touch of red makeup. At this moment, it seemed that they were only filled by Xintian alone. Every corner of the city is filled with the figure of Xintian, and there is no room for the existence of other people...

Tsuruga Ren almost exhausted her life's self-control to control herself from rushing into the court.

He would not have been so easily swayed by emotions.

It's not that he hasn't watched the match between Kazuya and Nitta. Although he felt very uncomfortable at the time, it is far from what it is now. He can't wait to throw Nitta out of the court. It's best to let Kazuya never see him again. Degree.

It can only be said to be waiting, especially waiting for an answer that does not know what the result will be with an uneasy mood. Influence.

Tsuruga Ren sighed heavily.

However, all he can do now is to wait patiently and quietly.

Time passed minute by minute.

Kazuya ended his "match" with Nitta and ended his duties in the baseball club.

After returning to the classroom and changing his clothes, he started his afternoon work non-stop - this time, he didn't even have time to have lunch with Tsuruga Lian. One is eating and drinking at a table, and the other is a quick-solved battle in a cubicle in a makeshift kitchen.

During the period, Tsuruga Ren still couldn't say a word to Kazuya.

He felt that the anticipation and anxiety in his heart were constantly rising, and it was about to reach a critical point...

At this moment, he found that He also sat down beside him!

And I don't know when he changed out of the flamboyant Shuten-douji's "work clothes" and went back to his school uniform, which was not so noticeable.

"And also?"

What's happening here?

Tsuruga Ren looked surprised.

The boy squinted at him and smiled, "Surprised?"

Tsuruga Lian nodded in a daze.

Because he clearly saw that Tatsuya was still taking orders from customers, but Kazuya's side... Huh?

Suddenly remembered that when I came here in the morning, I seemed to have discussed something with the boy next to him who seemed to be the monitor for a long time. Could it be...

Tsuruga Lian suddenly had a sense of enlightenment—it turned out that Kazuya didn't avoid him on purpose at that time, but did have serious things to do!

After thinking about this point clearly, the uneasiness in his heart subsided a little, and he seemed to have calmed down a lot.

Kazuya didn't seem to notice the change in him.

"Go out for a stroll together?" He suggested, "My brother and Xiao Nan recommended some good places to me last night."

Tsuruga Ren wanted to find an opportunity to be alone with Kazuya all day, and now that the opportunity came, naturally there would be no disagreement.

The two then walked out of Yi·A's classroom together.

The teaching building is still as lively as yesterday.

Perhaps because of the absence of the eye-catching Shuten-douji's appearance, this time Kazuya and Ren did not receive as much attention as before.

Although their high appearance still brought them some attention, it was far from affecting their actions.

Kazuya walked all the way, counting the suggestions Tatsuya and Xiaonan gave him, and finally turned around and asked Tsuruga Ren: "... Which one are you more interested in Jiuyuan?"

Can you say that you are not interested in any of them?

Tsuruga was silent.

He didn't know and whether he wanted to change the subject on purpose.

Normally, he would certainly be willing to accompany He and visit all the places he was interested in, but now...

He just wanted to know Kazuya's answer.

Waiting another second would be a torment for him.

The smile on Kazuya's face gradually faded in his silence.

"It's not as long as I know to be so impatient."

He sighed softly.

Tsuruga Lian smiled wryly upon hearing this.

"If I can do it, I also hope that I can be more calm."

Unfortunately, it can't be done.

Because the other party is Kazuya.

Because he just... cares so much.

He also changed his expression slightly.

"Are you feeling nervous today?" He raised his eyebrows.

Tsuruga Lian hesitated for a moment, but still nodded obediently: "Yes."

After answering, I don't know if it was his illusion, but it seemed that Kazuya's face became brighter.

But before he could see clearly, He who was beside him also continued to ask:

"I haven't been able to find a chance to talk to me, and I'm getting more and more irritable?"

"...Well." Anyway, it had already started, Tsuruga Lian simply broke the can, and he answered honestly as Kazuya asked, anyway, there is no point in pretending at this time.

Kazuya chuckled slightly, as if satisfied with his reaction.

"Aren't you very upset when Nitta came on stage?"

"Yes."

"But after the event, I was with my brother and Xiao Nan again. No matter how unhappy you are, you can't express it to me. Are you feeling very depressed?"

"Kazuya..."

"Answer me yes."

"……Yes."

"That's good."

"…………"What? !

Tsuruga Ren had a look of seeing a ghost.

He couldn't help but laughed lowly.

"That's how I felt at the time."

He smiled and said to Tsuruga Ren.

"When you looked at me at the entrance of the haunted house."

"When you confessed to me with a face of generosity."

"I'm just in the same mood as you were just now."

——Uneasy, anxious, depressed, nervous, and a little bit of grievance and sadness.

Maybe not unhappy.

But under the circumstances at that time, what I could feel for the first time were all the above emotions that could not be said to be good.

because--

"Because I care about you very much."

"You are my best friend, and you are as important as my family in my heart."

"I never thought you would feel this way about me."

"The concern for you made it impossible for me to calm down and make a judgment after being confessed like that by you."

I can't help but think about whether my choice will cause harm to you.

"Lian, you are too cunning."

To Kazuya's "accusation", Tsuruga Ren could only smile wryly.

"I didn't want to use our friendship to coerce you into making a choice in my favor."

He said seriously.

He also smiled, "Of course I know you didn't."

But it is an indisputable fact that I hesitated and wavered for a moment because of this friendship.

"That's why I say you are cunning..."

Have you calculated everything from a long time ago?

No wonder he felt that Lian's weight in his heart was getting heavier and heavier. No wonder he didn't talk to Lian on the phone or email to say good night to each other before going to bed last night, which made him so irritable that he almost couldn't fall asleep.

Lian is using every means he can think of to make him a "habit" in her life that she can't quit.

And what makes He also feel helpless and shocked is that the other party has already succeeded more than half of it!

That's why he couldn't fall asleep last night, and when he was approaching the final time limit for falling asleep, he closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully after receiving the "good night" message from Tsuruga Lian almost on purpose.

After waking up this morning, what is there that I don’t understand?

Tsuruga Ren just used an email to make Kazuya, who had been struggling all the time, realize her intentions.

I feel really reconciled.

So he has been deliberately "tossing" Tsuruga Lian since the morning.

It is also a good thing to let him experience the turbulent and complicated emotions hidden under the calm surface from yesterday to this morning.

But what was even more reconciled was that looking at the haggard Tsuruga Ren, Kazuya had to admit that he still felt distressed.

So I deliberately discussed with the squad leader to hand in the shift ahead of time, and brought Tsuruga Lian out.

Facing the eyes of the man opposite who suddenly brightened after hearing his helpless and compromising words, Kazuya smiled resignedly.

"If you are looking forward to the bonfire meeting or the romantic memories at the last night festival, you should give up."

He hummed "cold".

"All you get is this—"

Lively teaching building.

A corridor full of people coming and going.

No footsteps stopped.

Even if they are expressing their hearts to each other, the two are moving on.

But Tsuruga Ren didn't mind at all.

"All I want is your answer."

As for the time, place, and surrounding environment?

Compared with that, it's not worth mentioning at all.

He couldn't help but smile again.

"Don't give me a chance to regret it."

There was a smile in his eyes, as if he hadn't just made a major decision that could affect his life, he said briskly.

then……

"!!!"

——surprise, ecstasy, disbelief...

All kinds of intense and churning emotions finally, in the depths of those blue eyes, all freeze into a heartfelt tranquility and joy.

"Absolutely not."

The corners of Tsuruga Ren's mouth raised, showing an unprecedented bright smile——

I am willing to use my whole life to prove it to you.

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