[Volleyball Boys] Moonlit Night

Going to club activities this day, Lin Xingning found that Hinata and Kageyama didn't talk to each other anymore, and coach Wu Yang even split them into two different groups during confrontation practice.

During the break in the middle of the practice, she took the initiative to chat with Hinata, but nothing was solved. The other party also saw her worry and comforted her thoughtfully, telling her not to worry.

After practice, Yamaguchi and Yue Dao went to the activity room to change clothes. Lin Xingning returned from the women's locker room to the second gymnasium, and found that the second and third graders hadn't left: "Seniors, are you still going home?"

Sawamura said: "I plan to do some more independent exercises, it doesn't matter, Lin-chan will go home first."

"Oh, then I'll go back first, see you tomorrow, seniors."

"See you tomorrow, stay safe on the road."

On the way back, before reaching the Sakashita convenience store, Yamaguchi said goodbye to them in advance: "I'm going this way, I'm going to Mr. Shimada's."

"OK, all right."

After saying goodbye to Yamaguchi, Lin Xingning asked Yue Dao, "Isn't Yue doing independent training?"

"Do not."

"Is that so." Normally, she would have asked "Why?", but the atmosphere in the volleyball club today was weird, and Tsukishima was also exceptionally silent.

She instinctively didn't want to get to the bottom of it, or she might quarrel with him—not the usual kind of indifferent little quarrel.

Yue Dao was indeed a little agitated. He was prepared for Lin Xingning to ask why, but she didn't, or even said anything.

There was no mention of the extended independent practice of the seniors, nor of the feud between Hinata and Kageyama, nor of Yamaguchi's extra effort as usual.

That's right, he was used to the other side's "stupid" side, and almost forgot that she was originally a delicate person.

A few days later, when the two of them went home after practice, Lin Xingning and Yue Dao never talked about practice-related matters in the unilateral chat, and as soon as he got a little impatient, he would stop immediately: "Then I won't say anything about it." gone."

Sensing her cautiousness, Yue Dao felt that the original irritability was slowly expanding. He knew that the other party was avoiding the topic of practice because of him. Why, so what?Are you going to be angry?

It's just a club activity, it's just killing time after class, and he doesn't intend to achieve any goals.Others are willing to spend more energy, but I have no intention of this - it's just a difference in thinking and choice, why should he be unhappy about this kind of thing?

He couldn't find the source of his emotions, so he became more irritable.

Such days passed for a while, until the school was about to start the summer vacation.

After dinner that day, Yue Dao returned to the room without saying a word. Lin Xingning also felt a little depressed because of the negative emotional pressure he felt these days.She finished chatting with Tsukishima's mother early today, and when she was about to take a shower and go to bed, she inadvertently glanced at the calendar in the living room.

[Tomorrow is the last day of class, get up early to go to Tokyo the day after tomorrow...] Lin Xingning muttered, marking on the calendar with a pen.

Tsukishima went downstairs to pour water and saw her: "Why did you write it on the calendar in the living room."

She didn't expect him to come down, she didn't know how to talk to him properly, and replied dryly: "This way Auntie will know when we are back."

Tsukishima didn't know what to think of, so he didn't speak.

He was still standing still, Lin Xingning stared at the calendar pretending to be focused, while thinking wildly while recording on the calendar.

"...It's almost enough. No one reads Japanese, Chinese and English."

The next day's class was over, and the students in the class packed their things and went home one after another.

Not long after the midterm exam, Natsume began to invite Lin Xingning to join her sorority, but she always refused on the excuse that the volleyball club was too busy.

"Is it true that Xingning doesn't want to go to a social gathering together?" Natsume asked Lin Xingning, "It's another practice for the volleyball club? It's so hard~ I haven't had a good rest since I came here."

"After I come back from the Tokyo expedition, can we go together again when I have time?" She carefully checked the homework to be done during the vacation, "The amount of homework is quite small."

Natsume expressed his admiration for Xueba, and said: "...Then next time, let me introduce the seniors of Shiratorizawa to you?"

"Shiratori Ze?" Lin Xingning remembered hearing Yuedao say that it was the number one school in the county.

"Well, Shiratorizawa's deviation value is very high, and the test questions are also super difficult. It must be the type that Xing Ning likes~"

"Ah, if that's the case, seniors don't need to introduce me. Can I ask for some test questions?"

"..." Natsume retreated knowing the difficulty, "...see you after the summer vacation."

As soon as Xia Xia left, Saito followed him again: "Lin Jiang, I solemnly invite you to join the summer study group organized by our student union."

"Thank you Saito-chan for your kindness, but I have plans for the summer vacation," Lin Xingning had finished packing her schoolbag, and saw Yuedao and Shankou waiting for her at the door, "Then I'll go first, see you Saito-chan."

"...It's the volleyball club again! That's why Lin-chan retired..."

Saito's words stopped abruptly, and she saw Lin Xingning stop, and looked at herself expressionlessly.

Indifference, as well as forbearable irritability and anger.

Lin Xingning noticed his gaffe right away, frowned, closed his eyes forcefully, opened them again, and apologized as gently as possible: "I'm sorry Saito-chan...then I'll go to club activities first, goodbye."

"……goodbye."

During the break between club activities, Shankou saw Lin Xingning sitting in a corner with his knees in a daze, so he stepped forward to care about her: "Are you alright, Lin Sang?"

Tsukishima was outside the door at the time, so he was the only one who saw her angry expression, who had always been good-tempered.

"...Ah, I'm so bad," Lin Xingning was a little frustrated, "Although Saito-chan is a bit annoying...but I did lose my temper with her because I was in a bad mood."

"Lin Sang is really strict with himself..." Shan Kou sighed and asked, "Maybe I'm a bit annoying too. Why is Lin Sang in a bad mood?"

"Yue..." She struggled for a while, and finally decided not to speak, "It's nothing, I will adjust my state as soon as possible... I'm sorry Yamaguchi-kun, I made you worry."

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

Going to Tokyo again, Karasuno's team has undergone great changes. The attack methods that have been formed have been abandoned.

——Except for Tsukishima.

At the end of the last slope sprint penalty at night, Yamaguchi asked Tsukishima: "Would Yue also try some voluntary training..."

"Do you have to throw up after training every day?" Yue Dao changed his shoes at the entrance of the gymnasium and walked to the dormitory.

Lin Xingning has been paying attention to him distractedly, and subconsciously wants to catch up with him, but she doesn't know what to say to the other party, and she also feels that she should not take it for granted to influence the other party's thoughts.

While she was hesitating for a moment, Yingshan asked: "Lin Sang, can I trouble you to throw the ball for me?"

Lin Xingning took back his steps, turned around and smiled: "Yes."

On the way to practice in the afternoon of the next day, Senran's parents' association brought melons, and the manager dealt with them first, and then called the team members to rest and eat melons first.

Team members from each school sat around in twos and threes, eating melons and chatting, making a lot of noise.

Lin Xingning noticed that although Yue Dao was sitting with Yamaguchi, he didn't say much.

"Oh~" Xiaogu's first-year manager came to her side, "Xing Ningjiang really cares about Yuedao-kun~"

"Because I feel that Yue's condition is not very good," Lin Xingning explained, not aware of the teasing in the other party's words, "so I'm worried—whether as a club manager or as a friend."

"Eh? Then talk to him, it's also the club manager's job to pay attention to the mental state of the team members~"

"but……"

While the two were talking, Yue Dao came over and threw the watermelon rind into the garbage bag, and said in a flat tone, "Thank you for the hospitality."

"Yue..." Lin Xingning called out to him.

"what happened?"

She pondered for a while with a tangled expression, but still flinched: "No, it's nothing."

"If you have something to say, say it, if you have nothing to say, don't put on such an expression."

"...Sorry, nothing."

It was already dark when the afternoon practice session ended, Tsukishima greeted Sawamura before leaving, changed his shoes and walked out of the gymnasium.

Lin Xingning stared at the door for a while, then recovered and continued to throw the ball for Yingshan.

"... Lin Sang," Yingshan caught the ball she threw, and did not throw it out, "If you are worried about that guy Yuedao, go and have a look."

"Ah... ok, sorry." Lin Xingning hurried to the door to change his shoes.

It's just as the manager's responsibility to chat with Yue about the practice - don't say unnecessary words, don't interfere with the other party's thoughts, don't make subjective judgments, she makes a plan in her heart, well, in this way, she shouldn't quarrel with him.

Fortunately, there was still moonlight at night, so she ran forward along the corridor, and saw Yuedao's figure after a while.

"moon……"

"moon--!!!"

As soon as Lin Xingning uttered a syllable, Shankou interrupted him very loudly.

With the light of the moon through the clouds, she saw that the mountain pass ahead blocked Yuedao.

Compared to myself who had found out that Yue was not in good condition a long time ago but dared not say anything, Yamaguchi-kun is really amazing... a little bit disappointed in her heart, but she was more grateful that she could avoid the conflict with Tsukishima, so she stopped. ready to go back.

"Lue has always been able to do everything smartly and perfectly, so I have always looked forward to Yue..."

"so what?"

"...The last month! It's too bad!"

Lin Xingning turned back again, they...wouldn't be fighting like Hinata-kun and Kageyama-kun in the gym before, right?Do you want to go to the seniors?

As long as she was distracted, the quarrel over there became two-sided.

"...Even if you keep good grades, you will fail one day. Everyone knows the result, so why are you working hard!"

"This kind of thing..." Yamaguchi grabbed Tsukishima's collar, "This kind of thing!"

"Besides self-esteem! Do you need anything else?!"

It was too late to go back to find seniors, Lin Xingning was going to stop their quarrel by himself.However, the clouds in the sky cleared up, and the moonlight appeared extraordinarily bright. She saw Yue Dao's expression clearly, and her steps stopped slowly.

Ah...it's okay, let's go back.

Shankou walked back to the gymnasium and saw Lin Xingning sitting on the steps at the door, looking at the sky and wondering what he was thinking.

"What's wrong, Lin Sang?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yamaguchi, I was a little worried about Yue just now, and then..." Lin Xingning pointed in the direction of Yamaguchi, "I accidentally heard it."

Yamaguchi scratched his head in embarrassment: "Is that so? It's okay."

Seeing her distressed look, he also sat at the door, "Actually, I wanted to ask before, is it because of the moon that Lin Sang has been so depressed?"

"That's right...Before I came to the expedition, I always felt that Yue was very anxious. I was more easily affected by other people's emotions." I would think, should Yue do the same? Become stronger and more energetic."

"But I don't know what he thinks. If he said something like this, it would feel like Saito-chan, as if he was forcibly interfering with others and making others agree with his point of view. Wouldn't it be a bit too annoying... and I'm also very afraid of conflicting with Yueqi, I don't want to quarrel with him..."

"Lin Sang..." Yamaguchi asked, "Do you regard Yue as a friend?"

"Of course." Lin Xingning nodded, "I am a very cherished friend, so I am afraid that I will be hated by him."

"Well, I think so," Yamaguchi said to her with a smile, "Isn't it normal to have expectations for friends?"

After listening to Yamaguchi's words, Lin Xingning realized that she had expectations for Yue Dao, so her hesitation and avoidance were all because she was afraid that her expectations would fail?She was a little tangled, but somehow felt relieved.

"...Yamaguchi-kun."

"Ok?"

"You are really handsome today!"