monosyllable echo

Although I was sitting on a soft cushion, I couldn't stop sitting upright for a long time, making my feet numb and gradually losing consciousness. I really hope it will end soon! —this tea party conversation.

Although I couldn't help but mutter in my heart, when I watched Jin Kubo Yu who was sitting across from me orderly set up the charcoal fire step by step, boiled water, and then carefully matched the tea, I still thought that I should calm down and deal with it. .

"Huh—" I let out a deep breath, and I said silently in my heart: hold on!Well, hold on!Persistence is victory!He respects Qing Ji~ He respects Qing Ji~

When I was hypnotizing myself, the person who served the tea opposite had already reached the last step, "Ah, ah, senior Xia, are you in a daze?"

Raising my eyes, I met Kim Kubo's eyes full of soft smile without exception.

Taking a deep breath again, I tried to concentrate, straightened my back, then leaned slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Kim Kubo-san. Hmm... I was thinking about something else."

"I don't need an apology or anything, it's too polite. After all, I invited senior Natsuki to enjoy tea. Besides, after getting along for so long, senior should stop calling me Kim Kubo, isn't it good to just call me by my first name like before?" I always feel that senior, you have become more cautious than before when you came back from school." Shaking his head slightly, he brought the tea bowl in front of me, nodded and said: "——please."

Slightly frowning, I didn't answer, just took the tea bowl respectfully with both hands, nodded my thanks, then slowly moved the tea bowl inch by inch, after three weeks of ceremony, I brought the tea bowl to my mouth and sipped it until the tea in the bowl bottomed out, Fu returned the tea bowl to Jin Kubo, raised his head and looked directly at his smiling face.

He just smiled like this, and when he saw me finish drinking the tea, he asked, "How does this tea taste?"

I followed his example, nodding my head and smiling, "It's very delicious, Yu. Are you satisfied with what I call you?"

The person opposite was still smiling, so I didn't rush to ask further questions, and picked up a small plate of snacks in front of me and ate them.

Seeing me like this, Yu smiled deeper, and said: "Senior, you have learned the tea ceremony etiquette very well, but the snacks you tasted before tea are always kept until after tea, why?"

"Because it's bitter! I choose bitterness before sweetness or sweetness before bitterness. It's as simple as that, and there's no reason for it. As for tea ceremony etiquette, it's well-taught." Swallowing the dessert, I replied with a grin. , "Also, Yu, you see I've been calling you by your name, can you stop calling me senior on the left and senior on the right? After all, we are at the same level now."

"Well, but even if you repeat the grade, seniors are still seniors."

"Really... Yuke is really polite."

"Senior has been awarded."

"..."

"..."

Hey, that's enough!I really can't do it!When will this extremely elegant conversation come to the point and come to an end!

"Yu! Don't keep reminding me that I am older than you, I will be angry too! Also, if you don't tell me the reason for calling me here, even if I don't strike, my feet will already be calling for strike Already!" Giving up the sitting posture and leaning to one side, I rubbed my numb feet, and finally couldn't help spitting out the bitterness, "I have to play this kind of endurance game with you every time. People can't bear it."

The result can be imagined, it is certain to make the opposite person laugh.

"Hehehe~ I was just wondering how long Ajiu can endure!" Seeing me disarming and surrendering, Yuya let go of the airs he had been holding and relaxed, "It's just that I haven't seen such Ajiu for a long time. People miss it. I still remember the serious and blunt expression of Ajiu when I first saw him. I really can't imagine how it will be like this when we get along."

Hey, are you guys praising me or hurting me?Well, forget it.Giving up on complaining, I raised my eyebrows and forced to ask: "Stop talking nonsense, let the nostalgia come later, hurry up and tell me, what's the matter with calling me here?"

"En." Facing my urging, Yu finally said: "That's it, I think since Ajiu is back, I should give you back the position of head of the Archery Department."

After hearing Yu's thoughts, I said indifferently: "That... I have given up! Isn't Yu doing very well? Why don't you continue to do it?"

This time, Yu was surprised: "Eh?? Give up? Ajiu, you want to give up bow?"

"Yeah." I nodded disapprovingly.

Seeing my sloppy attitude, Yu frowned and asked: "Why? Ajiu, you have been doing very well! How can you give up after practicing hard for so long?"

Seeing Yu's serious look, I could only sigh and seriously replied: "Yu, I used to practice archery, just like you learn tea ceremony, because of family requirements, not because of personal preference, you are I know. Although I don’t hate bow art, I can’t say I like it either. No more clinging to this pointless insistence. Besides, everything in the Kyudo Department works very well in your hands. There is no need to hand it back to me. It does not belong to me. So, take over from me and continue to work well, don’t you? Okay? I believe that you who really love archery will definitely do better than me!"

"...Okay." Seeing that I insisted on this, Yu stopped evading, but changed the topic to another direction, "But, is Ajiu planning to give up on his business?"

"...?" The topic changed so quickly, I couldn't understand what he was talking about for a while, so I could only follow his gaze and look around—this is the tea room in the student union...the student union...he...oh, It turned out to be him.

After realizing it, I laughed softly, then raised my head and asked, "Is it...it would be better to give up?"

Hey, this guy is frowning again!

Before the guy on the opposite side could speak, I shook my fingers and explained: "I didn't say I would give up! Yu. It's just that I can't find the right exit now, and I don't know how to go down, so I'll take a break for now." Rest your feet, right? And..." Looking down at the cherry blossom-shaped snacks on the plate, I suddenly thought of that beautiful girl and Kazuki's bright smile when he looked at her: "That guy can live without me It’s a good job, isn’t it? Maybe there are other people who can help him. So, sometimes I wonder if it’s better to give up.”

"Well~~" In the end, I raised my head and blinked at Yu with a worried expression on the opposite side and said, "But I haven't given up yet! I just plan to work hard in a different direction~ So, don't make this expression~ Yu."

"Oh. That's it... Then, senior, do you want another cup of tea?"

This guy is definitely not satisfied with my answer, right?revenge!This is Hong Guoguo's revenge!

Unable to bear this crime, I yelled in dissatisfaction: "Hey! Yu! Don't torture me anymore!"

"Clang-clang-clang-"

Just when I was strongly resisting Jin Kuboyu's obvious act of revenge, there was an orderly knock on the door behind me, and we had no choice but to do our best again, and responded aloud: "Please come in."

Hearing our reply, it was a handsome young man who entered the door in response. He pushed the door open politely and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, is this the student union?"

"Ah, yes." Seeing that I didn't intend to speak, Yu on the other side opened his mouth and answered.

Immediately afterwards, the boy asked another question: "So, may I ask you to come over?".

This time, Yu stopped talking and turned to look at me with doubts on his face.

Hey, it's useless for you to look at me, and I didn't call you here.

I had no choice but to turn around and ask, "This classmate, do you know who told you to come to the student union?"

"President of the student union, my classmates told me that the president of the student union asked me to come to the student union office to find him after class."

So this is ah.I nodded and said, "Since this is the case, you have to wait here for a while. The president of the student union is not here now. As you can see, Yu and I just came here to borrow the tea room."

The boy standing at the door seemed dissatisfied with such an answer but he had no choice but to stand aside and wait.

Perhaps because he couldn't understand the boy standing there waiting, Yu put on a friendly smile and invited the boy: "It's boring to wait all this time, why don't you come and have a cup of tea with us first? "

Uh, Yu, are you still not giving up?

Before the boy could reply, there was another orderly knock on the door behind him: "Dang-dang-dang--"

"There are quite a lot of guests here today." Sighing, Yu motioned for the boy to help open the door first.

"Yeah," I nodded in agreement, and followed Yu's gaze towards the door, "It's not like this in the past..."

As the door opened again, I couldn't help but stop talking.

Because, the girl who walked in this time, yes, it was a girl, her name was Yejiu Yuezi.

"That..." Accompanied by the girl's puzzled eyes, there was an obvious question.

"Are you also called by the president?" The boy who opened the door spoke first, saving us from asking further.

Immediately nodding, the girl gave an affirmative answer: "Yes."

"The person who called us here seems to have not arrived yet. Standing like this is not an option. Let's come in first." I have to say, this boy is really very sensible.

"Then, I'd rather be obedient than respectful." Of course, girls are not bad either.

Listening to their topic unfolding, Yu and I didn't talk too much, just drinking tea and snacks.

As for me, I don’t speak because I don’t want to. As for Yu, I’m not too sure about it. Maybe it’s just because I don’t know what to say?After all, he is not a particularly good talker boy.It wasn't until the boy who was called said, "I'm a first-year freshman in the Mythology Department, Qingkong Sadou", that Yu smiled and added, "So it's my junior."

Before I could agree, another voice came from outside the door this time, but this time it wasn't a polite knock on the door, but a forceful push on the door—"Boom!"

"Oh! You are all here, let's start now!"

The one who appeared by the door was the student council president who ignored everyone and talked to himself—— Kazuki Shiranui.