[Comprehensive main volleyball] long distance pass

"Hello~ Ruori." Chiho, who had just sent Kiriyama to the hospital, received a call from Ushijima in the corridor outside the ward.

"The interview is over?" she said, "Okay, I'll be there before the assembly time...don't worry about me, I'll be right back."

When Chiho walked into the ward, Tongshan was still awake, and the three Kawamoto sisters gathered around the bed to take care of him.

"The doctor said it's just a little anemia, and it should be fine now." Mingli said, turning his head and smiling at Chiho, "Do you have anything else to do? Go, Xiao Ling will leave it to us."

"Sister...Xiao Ling?" Xiao Tao tiptoed on the edge of the bed, looking at Ling who was sleeping soundly, and at Mingli.

"Xiao Ling is fine, Xiao Tao~" Xiao Chi hugged her sister and comforted her, "I will wake up soon after the injection."

Chiho was a little taken aback by Akari's gaze, she had the same purple eyes as herself, filled with tenderness, and she couldn't help but fall into them as soon as she was distracted.

On the way to send Tongshan to the hospital, she learned that it was Mingli who rescued him who was drunk by chess players on the street, and they have been in contact since then.

Tongshan, who is alone, is often taken care of by their family. Even Chiho can feel that when she is with them, it is like being in a sunny flower field, which is beautiful and warm.

The eldest sister Mingli is gentle and pleasant, the second sister Xiaochu is lively and kind, and the third sister Xiaotao is pure and innocent.

——Xiao Ling has found his home.

Chiho believed that they were the ones who could take him out of the chaos at the bottom of the water.

"Okay, I'll trouble Miss Mingli then. Xiao Hina, Xiao Tao, see you next time!" Chiho nodded and quietly left the ward.

When Tongshan opened his eyes, under the white ceiling of the hospital were the smiling faces of the three Kawamoto sisters.

He turned his head to look at the pillow again, it was the chess record that Chiho had borrowed from him before.

Tongshan's tightly pursed lips moved slightly, and the ice began to melt slowly.

When Chiho returned to the hotel room, it was less than 10 minutes before the scheduled meeting time.

"Ah—!" She let out a cry of despair, her things hadn't been packed yet.

"Really~ It's all Xiao Ling's fault! Make people worry about it!" While thinking about it, he stuffed the accumulated clothes into the box.

Almost at the same speed as flying, Chiho arrived at the entrance of the hotel at the last second, and everyone from the volleyball team over there had already assembled and was about to board the bus.

Ushijima, who was worried about Chiho, saw his own Ome running towards them across the hotel lobby, dragging a suitcase, under the eyes of everyone.

He stepped forward and asked Qiansui to support him, and at the same time asked, "Why have you been here for so long? Didn't you mean to just return the book?"

"Huh...huh..." Chiho breathed unsteadily, "Xiaoling...is sick, send him...to the hospital..."

"What's wrong? Is it serious?" Ushijima patted Chiho on the back, and began to worry about Kiriyama.

"It's just a cold, it's fine... His friends are taking care of him." Chiho finally recovered, "Ah, it's time to get in the car."

Seeing that the car door had been opened, she pointed behind Niu Dao.

"Well, let's go." Ushijima took Chiho's suitcase, and the two walked towards the bus.

"Go home! Let's go~!" Activists Kinoshita and Mase shouted happily, and even sang in the car as a karaoke.

The singing was flying all the way, and the bus drove them away from Tokyo, Chiho thought that she would accompany Ushijima back here at the latest next summer.

However, when she got home, the words from her mother were like a bolt from the blue: "Chiho, we are going to move to Tokyo next year."

"What?" This was the first dinner back home, Chiho put down her chopsticks, her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

Mamiko Yasuhara reached out and patted her on the head, and repeated: "I said, my job has been promoted and transferred, and we will move to Tokyo next year."

"But..." Chiho didn't know how to organize her words to respond, and her mood, still immersed in the joy of victory, instantly dropped to freezing point.

Moving away from Miyagi meant to her—leaving the familiar environment, and what she didn't want to face was leaving Ushishima Wakari.

"I know you don't want to, but I can't help it..." Mom put a piece of fried chicken in her bowl, "So, during the last period of junior high school, you should say goodbye to your friends, especially Maverick Island `”

"Mom, I..." Chiho lowered her head and looked at the fried chicken in the bowl, "I see."

That night, Chiho lay on the bed tossing and turning, debating whether to tell Ushishima about this, and what expression to use when facing him tomorrow.

--have no idea.Unable to fall asleep at all, she simply got up, found a chess book and began to read it.

The hands of the alarm clock passed twelve o'clock, and the night outside the window was getting darker, Chiho's consciousness began to blur, and her eyelids were about to droop.

The chaotic mood became calm in the simulated game, and at the last second before falling asleep, she finally made a decision.

There is no banquet that never ends, Chiho calmly accepted this fact.

Moreover, Ushido has fulfilled all the promises to her so far - allowing her to leave here with peace of mind, without any regrets.

Chiho felt that she hid it well, and in the following time, her daily life with Ushijima remained unchanged, and she even deceived herself.

After retiring from the volleyball club, as a third grader about to enter school, Chiho focused all her energy on the entrance exam next winter—with the support of her mother, in order to be admitted to a private high school in Tokyo with better conditions, she couldn't tolerate it. A slack.

Ushishima's goal is to be admitted to Shiratorizawa High School. Although the two have never communicated with each other about where they are going, Ushishima always thought that she would be the same as him.

Because at this time, he still never thought that one day, Chiho would leave him.

After the start of the new semester, the annual school festival held in autumn has also entered the preparation stage.

Chiho's class held tea parties and dramas in the first two years respectively, and this year's theme is haunted houses—just as Halloween is coming, everyone in the third grade can go crazy before graduation.

"Hey, Ruoli, your class is going to open a coffee shop?" In the corridor for lunch break, Chiho lay on the window sill and looked at the playground outside, "And you are still a kanban?"

Ruoli is really innocent, no matter how you think about it, it's the selfish desires of the girls—she began to imagine Ushido standing by the signboard wearing a deacon uniform.

"Pfft—" Covering her mouth to keep herself from laughing out loud, she thought the image was a little cute, "I'm looking forward to it."

"What about you?" Ushishima asked her. It was the female students in the class who insisted on doing this. In fact, he didn't care what the school festival held, as long as he did the work assigned to him.

"It's a haunted house, and besides, I'm playing a witch~" The role I played was decided by lottery, Chiho thinks this is not bad, at least better than those characters that require scary makeup on their faces, but this is really scary person?

The costumes are in the charge of the students in the props group, and she doesn't know what she will wear at that time.

"Well, I'm looking forward to it too." Ushijima couldn't imagine Chiho wearing a witch's clothes at all. Rather, she looked more like a witch when she was in the volleyball club and supervised the club's training.

His thoughts drifted back to the time when they were still in the volleyball club. Now when they meet the juniors in the volleyball club, they will be greeted politely, but he has retired, but he still wants to go back.

However, wait until next year, and you will meet a group of stronger new teammates.

He remembered what his father said: "As long as you join a strong team, strong or interesting guys will gather in an environment where they can become stronger. As long as they can become stronger, they can fight with all kinds of people. Be strong. People who are weird, people who are weird, people who are new, these people will definitely make you stronger."

"Ruoli?" Chiho's white hand waved in front of his eyes. Ushijima had been staring out the window in a daze just now, which made her wonder, "What's wrong?"

"Bang!" The crisp sound of hitting the ball from the baseball field brought back Udo's thoughts.

He shook his head: "It's nothing, Chiho, thank you."

Chiho put on a pair of dead fish eyes: "No...why say thank you all of a sudden, you must have something on your mind."

"It's about my father. Do you remember what he said to me before?" He raised the corner of his mouth, and the classmates in his class over there called him, "I'll talk about it later, I'm going back to the classroom."

"Hey!" Chiho stomped her feet, looking at Ushishima's back.

However, she suddenly understood——what Uncle Ushishima said, it turned out that he has never forgotten it.

"What, what a worry-free good boy..." She whispered, turned and walked in the opposite direction.

On the day of the school festival, Chiho put on the witch costume made by the props team, and stood in front of the mirror to adjust her appearance.

She doesn't know how to complain anymore - although the workmanship is very fine, how can it scare people when it is so cute!

A big wizard hat, a small orange cloak, and a black one-piece skirt, plus orange and black knee-high socks and a pumpkin head wand, no matter how you look at it, it is a cos costume for going to a Halloween parade|parade.

"Student Yasuhara, you can just stand at the door and be a kanban girl~" As a result, the monitor changed his strategy decisively when he saw her attire.

Now, she is holding a thick stack of leaflets to advertise to passers-by: "Hello~ Welcome to the Halloween-themed haunted house in Group D for three years!"

"Oh! What a cute girl!" Many adult men were attracted, and their eyes rolled around Chiho.

Since the school festival is open to the public, people outside the school can also come in and visit on this day.

"Welcome~" Chiho said to the steady flow of passengers with a standard business smile on her face.

What I thought was: Please!Don't look at me anymore!

In the haunted house, screams piercing through the sky came and went, making Chiho feel very refreshed.

——The props group also made special efforts in scary props.

Their shift only took one morning, and the turnover reached the target.After finally standing until noon, with the monitor's permission, Chiho was finally free to move about.

After changing back to her school uniform, she decided to go to the coffee shop of the Ushidao class first, and then go to the cafeteria with Xiaogong to have a meal.

The classroom of Group A of the third year is on the other side of this floor. When Chiho walked there, the development of the situation was as expected.

Ushishima stood at the door wearing a deacon uniform, holding a tray in his left hand, and a billboard at his feet. He stood upright with a serious face—the long line of women at the door reached the stairs.

This situation used to be too scary... She waved to Niu Dao from a distance, and went downstairs with Xiao Gong.

"Hey, Yasuhara, aren't you going?" Xiaogong asked walking beside her.

"Not going." Chiho replied, Ushijima's outfit is indeed very handsome, which is why he has attracted so many girls.

"Sigh~" Komiya sighed, "Don't you really think about it? Let Ushishima-kun be your boyfriend? He is obviously such an excellent person..."

Chiho shook her head and fell silent.

Although this question was asked countless times by Komiya, Chiho's answer was always negative, and she didn't change after realizing her feelings for him—and she was about to leave him soon.

"Senior Chiho?" On the way to the cafeteria, Chiho ran into Ayane.

She looked distressed, as if she had encountered some trouble.

"Ayane? What's wrong with you?" Chiho asked with concern.

"That's right!" Ayane suddenly yelled as if she didn't hear Chiho's words, which startled Komiya.

"What's the matter?" Xiaogong clutched his chest.

"Senior Chiho, please!" Ayane took Chiho's hand and bowed deeply, "Please come and help our class complete the singing performance in the afternoon! The lead singer has a cold and can't speak, and I have to play an instrument—— The only foreign aid I can find now is you!"

"Huh?" Chiho blinked, "Let me sing? But I still..."

"Just sing a song, and it can be done in one afternoon! Senior sings so well, please really!" Ayane held Chiho's hand tightly, and pleaded again.

Chiho and Komiya looked at each other, and then said: "Okay, then please teach me, Ayane."

"I'm here to help too!" Xiaogong said, after seeing her last time, she also liked this enthusiastic junior very much.

"Then let's go eat first~ Ayane is coming too?" Chiho said, her stomach was already growling with hunger, and she couldn't do without filling her stomach first.

"Yes ~ thank you, senior!" Ayane was almost moved to tears.

The performance of Ayane's class was arranged on the stage of the gymnasium, and Chiho was making final preparations behind the scenes. She went through the lyrics and melody in her mind, and took a deep breath.

Chiho, who had no acting experience, was of course very nervous, but Ayane gave her a lot of encouragement. The lyrics and music of this song were written by Ayane herself. She knew that she could not live up to the expectations of her younger generations.

As soon as the host's announcement was over, the curtain opened——

"Come on!" Komiya gave Chiho a thumbs up.

Ayane played the first sound with the guitar, followed by drums, keyboards, and bass. Chiho held the microphone and hit the beat on the heels of the prelude.

"Isn't that Senior Yasuhara?" A junior from the volleyball club under the stage recognized her, "Why is she here?"

This side of the stage is for the first and second graders, so they were very surprised that the third grader Chiho appeared here.

Fujii Yuu heard his companion's words, raised his head and looked towards the stage——

There was no doubt that it was Chiho Yasuhara, standing under the spotlight, her bright orange hair shining brightly.

His heart started beating wildly.

The rapid prelude of the drums lasted for a while, and Chiho closed her eyes, for fear of missing the opportunity to speak.

When she sang the first line of the lyrics, loud cheers erupted from the audience.

"what is that?!"

"sounds amazing!"

"Is this an original song?"

The dimly lit gymnasium turned into a small concert venue at this moment. Chiho opened her eyes, and the more she sang, the more she got into the mood.

The lyrics of this song describe the emotions of a girl who wants to express her love but cannot, and she unknowingly overlaps herself with the protagonist of the lyrics.

Just like my feelings for Udo.

During the slightly quiet interlude, she thought of him.

— Jolly, can you hear me?

In the final climax, Chiho's voice was almost hoarse, but she almost finished the performance by roaring out.

This effect is more explosive, making the ignited audience HIGH to the highest.

Chiho didn't know how she got off the stage in the end, and she didn't remember how she got back to the classroom—the melody of that song was circling in her mind over and over again.

"Even if you can't see

And make a wish with frozen fingers

Even if I can't touch you

And only with a hoarse throat to pray

Even if I can't tell you

I also want to catch up with the stars until they are as far away as the crescent moon

I adore you

On the night when the school festival ended, Chiho lay on her stomach on the window sill in the corridor, looking up at the night sky.

A curved crescent moon hangs in the sky, and the night in Miyagi is full of stars.

"Chiho, it's time to go home." Ushijima's voice sounded behind her at the right time, "And, what's going on with this video?"

It was from a junior in the volleyball club. He pressed the play button, and Chiho's singing came from the phone.

She lowered her head: "It's nothing, the lead singer of Ayane's class show is sick, and she asked me to be a foreign aid."

"Oh," he replied, "it's the first time I've heard you sing, and it's very nice."

"Really...thank you." Chiho turned around, and under the bright moonlight, she was smiling all over her face.

Reach out to him: "Let's go, Jolly."

The author has something to say:

The song referenced in the lyrics of this chapter is "アレグロ" - Hayami Saori, the ED of "Covered System NOISE", which makes my stomach hurt.

The next chapter will be a small climax. The day of farewell is approaching. Before that, Udo will also be pushed by others.