[Comprehensive main volleyball] long distance pass

It was late August, the summer vacation of the third year of high school was coming to an end, a certain day at the end of summer.

"You and Xiao Hina are engaged?!" At noon, in the restaurant of the chess club, Kiriyama announced the news to Chiho and Erkaitang.

Chiho, who was leaning forward due to surprise, paused for a moment, then fell back.

——Unexpectedly, within reason.

"Congratulations!" She and Er Haitang said in unison, and they looked at each other with bright smiles.

Kiriyama lowered his head with a blushing face, staring at the half-eaten udon noodles in the bowl with eyes full of happiness.

"Ah? Xiao Ling is shy~?" Qiansui picked up a chopstick noodle, tilted her head and asked curiously, "Hey, who brought it up first?"

"It's me..." A delicate and trembling voice.

"Oh~! You really look like a man, Kiriyama!" Erhaitang put a hand on his shoulder, praised him excitedly, and then asked, "When do you plan to get married?"

"It's still early, we'll have to wait until after she graduates from university..."

"Hahahahaha! Then I will wait to give you a congratulatory gift?" Xiaopangdun has been very energetic recently, probably because of the continuous increase in the winning rate of the game, "By the way~ Yasuhara, when are you and Niu Dao planning to get engaged ah?"

"Pfft..." Chiho choked with her head buried, and almost spat out the noodles she had just swallowed.

"That's right~" Seeing that the focus of the conversation has shifted away from himself, Tongshan asked with a malicious smile, "Have you all known each other for more than ten years? We have been in formal contact for two years, and if the future is stable , have you not reached the point of discussing marriage?"

"Oh... I'm sorry I really didn't~ From all aspects, Xiaoling, you are too powerful, I lost!" She exaggeratedly put her hands together in a kneeling gesture, begging for mercy, "I think it's good to let nature take its course ! And if Lita..."

Speaking of this, Chiho raised her head in frustration, because she just realized that she hadn't considered what the future of Wagyu Island would be like at all.

"What's wrong with him?" Er Haitang wondered why she didn't continue, "Isn't it already decided to join the national youth team~ and will be a representative of the national team to compete in the world in the future?"

"Hmm... When you put it that way, it sounds like Yasuhara will be very lonely? A husband who is often away or something..." Kiriyama heard the words, his glasses flashed, and he immediately understood Chiho's sudden silence. , The reason for the disheveled face.

"It's so pitiful!" The only single dog among the three suddenly realized that he was the one who was in the most embarrassing situation. "Originally, the dating period is in a different place. Even if he comes to Tokyo after graduation next year, there are not many opportunities to meet him! Team training must be super strict..."

"You two, don't hit me again, okay...!" Chiho was uttered by each of them like a cat that lost its strength, and collapsed to the side on the tatami, her hands still scratching the ground feebly.

Erkaitang looked down at her sympathetically, and Kiriyama sighed helplessly.

"But, no matter what—" The voice that changed from dejected to sweet and tender suddenly sounded, and they were all taken aback when they heard her firmly say: "I will accompany him to continue walking."

"An Yuan..." Er Haitang's voice was choked with sobs, tears welling in his eyes, "You too—a real man!!"

"—Fuck you!!" Chiho turned over instantly when she heard this, threw herself on the little fat man's round belly and began to tickle it.

"Ahahahaha...you lighten~hahahahaha~"

"Well~ well~ calm down, your face is going to be cold."

"Tong—Shan—Zero—" The two who were still pinching each other just now united in an instant, and aimed their spearhead at the innocent-looking real "winner in life".

"Hahahahaha... sorry!!"

The leaves fall and the trees wither, the sky is high and the air is crisp, and Miyagi is cool after autumn.

October 10th was the first day of the decisive match for Harutaka Miyagi.

As soon as Chiho got off the Shinkansen, she rushed to the Sendai Gymnasium. It was a working day, and when she arrived, she realized that she was one of the few non-supporting spectators.

"Sneeze!" There was a loud sneeze under the tight white mask.

On such an important day, she unfortunately caught a cold.

Drying her nose with a paper towel, wrapping her coat tightly, and putting her hands in her pockets, Chiho quickly walked from the gate to the hall, guessing that the team members should be preparing to enter.

But he stopped abruptly in front of the bathroom in the corridor.

"Ah Choo! What's going on...?!"

Ushijima was facing her with her back facing Oikawa and Iwaizumi in front of the men's toilet, and there was a shivering Hinata in the middle who was sweating profusely, causing the onlookers to start whispering.

"What happened?"

"White Niaoze and Qingcheng... are they going to be on the verge of breaking out?"

"Who is in the middle?"

"It's that... Karasuno's No. 2 who defeated the 10-meter one earlier!"

"Is that kid looking for trouble with Bai Niao Ze and Qing Cheng?! That's amazing..."

——Hey~ Xiao Xiangyang's expression is obviously frightened, right?

Chiho pursed her lips, complaining in her heart, and quietly approached behind Ushido under the eyes of many curious eyes.

Since her figure was completely blocked by Ushijima, even Oikawa and Iwaizumi who were facing her didn't notice.

"That... Karasuno will win...!" Hinata announced tremblingly, and retreated to the outside of the terrifying Shura under the gazes of both sides who were about to kill, but this action happened to make him stand behind Ushishima Spotted a familiar figure.

"Ah! Chiho-sister?!" He had just screamed out, when he ran into another "high wall" behind him - Takanobu Aone, the mouthless man who passed by, Dateko's classmate.

Hearing Hinata's address, Ushijima's frown became even more twisted.

Oikawa and Iwaizumi also changed from the ferocity they had just shown, with confusion written all over their faces.

"Joli." Her voice sounded behind her at the right time, it sounded sticky and nasal.

Niu Dao turned around immediately, her body temperature was close at hand.

"Chiho?" His expression softened a little, covered with a layer of worry, "Is the cold still not healed?"

She shook her head and took a step back: "I'm sorry, ahem... I'd better stay away from you until I get well... Pfft! It will be bad if you get infected..."

"No no no~ Please make sure to infect him~" Oikawa waved at her with an evil smile, and Iwaizumi gave her a hard stare.

Chiho looked up at him speechlessly, the discomfort in her throat made her swallow "Long time no see".

"What what? Chiho-sister, you have a cold?" After silently greeting Aone, Hinata finally calmed down a bit, ran up to her, and asked equally worriedly, "Is it serious?"

She bent her eyes and waved her hands in a friendly way, meaning don't worry, but took a step back carefully.

"Let's go, the competition is about to start." Ushishima didn't want to waste any more words, and he didn't want to see Chiho being "entangled" by other people. Regardless of her intentional avoidance, he went straight forward and took her hand, and at the same time The four people behind declared war: "No matter who it is, I accept the challenge."

"Hmm...cough cough...!" Chiho didn't expect that he wasn't afraid of being infected, so she frantically shook her arms to shake him off, but she couldn't break free due to the huge gap in strength.

She rolled her eyes in despair, gave up her resistance, and was just pulled away by him.

The four people over there watched the backs of the lovers gradually go away with angry, surprised and calm eyes.

"Although I just heard...those two are really together?! Ahhh...!" Oikawa shouted while holding his head in frustration, "Damn Niu Ruochan——!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Although Hinata has become quite familiar with Chiho, this is the first time that Hinata saw her interacting intimately with the "boyfriend" she mentioned before. Only when he saw the truth in the story did he fully feel the shock brought by this shocking fact.

When Ushijima talked to Chiho just now, his tone was gentler than he had ever imagined. Hinata, who had absolutely zero experience in love, couldn't help but wonder what kind of magical thing love is.

"Why can he get a girlfriend! I'm going to keep getting dumped, Xiaoyan!" Oikawa pointed to the air in the corridor, still complaining to his companion.

Iwaizumi grabbed his collar and shouted unbearably: "Obviously you are too annoying! Let's go, go and prepare for the game!"

"What~ Xiaoyan is even more unpopular with girls!"

"Can you say that again?!"

"Uhhhh-!"

In the end, only Hinata, who hugged her stomach tightly and felt that she was going to spit out her breakfast again, and Aone, who was at a loss, stayed where she was, staring wide-eyed.

"Ruoli...!" When he pulled her to the entrance of the auditorium and stood still, Chiho finally took a breath, raised her head and said a complete sentence to him in front of her, "Competition...Come on."

"Yeah." He stroked her head and rubbed it distressedly, "Get better soon."

"Pfft!" He was answered by another sneeze.

Chiho covered her mouth through the mask in pain, and pushed him away with the other hand, signaling him to hurry up and gather with the team.

"Okay, then I'm leaving, you pay attention." It didn't feel good to be pushed away by her, but Ushido still calmly said, turning around, "See you after the game."

After watching him leave, she breathed a sigh of relief, moved slowly towards the auditorium, found a place with few people and sat down, put on her glasses, took out a large box of tissues and a hot water bottle from her bag, and a box of Cold medicine.

—When you are sick, you must be fully armed.

The game ended quickly due to the disparity in strength, and the position of the quarterfinals was firmly established. Chiho put away her glasses and hot water bottle, put the used tissue into a plastic bag and tied it tightly, and was about to go outside to wait for Shiratorizawa. everyone.

She didn't plan to watch the first match between Karasuno and Qingcheng. She just came to show her face in passing today, coupled with her physical discomfort and Hinata Kageyama's promise, she thought it would be better not to stay outside for too long.

- Karasuno was divided into the half opposite to Shiratorozawa. If the two teams want to meet, they can only meet in the final, and before that, the opponent may have a very difficult Qingcheng.

While thinking this way, she was bored in the lobby leaning against the wall and swiping her phone. From the shogi news, she clicked on the ongoing Dragon King match. She had endured the illness yesterday and successfully passed the first round, and the second round was scheduled for next week.

"Why is it still me in the photo...cough cough cough..." When she saw herself wearing a mask playing chess in the report, she complained softly in disbelief. It's really embarrassing, and I don't know what those reporters and editors think.

——The opponent in this round was obviously taking advantage of his illness, and kept using circuitous moves to delay time. He was able to maintain a clear mind until the end and win, almost entirely relying on instinct and the opponent's carelessness.

"It's really unscrupulous..." Shimada said with emotion after the game, and carried her on the tram home, "Don't go anywhere during this time, stay at home and rest."

——In the end, for the sake of Ruoli, did you still not listen to Master's advice...?

At this time, she raised her head in amazement, knowing that the team she was waiting for was passing by here.

"I've been waiting for a long time." Ushido stopped in front of her, with his teammates behind him, "We have to practice after we go back to school, do you want to come together?"

Chiho stood up straight, leaned over to look at the stern-faced eagle craftsman behind him, and then replied in a small and weak voice: "Sorry...I have to go home and rest first, and I have to watch the game tomorrow."

"Okay." Niu Dao nodded, took a step back and returned to the team, "Then we'll go first, be careful on your own way."

"Sneeze!" Chiho sniffed embarrassedly, this sneeze was a farewell to them.

"Hmm~ Are you really seriously ill, Ruori-kun?" Tendo asked after Ushido, "Is it really okay to leave her alone?"

"Senior Yasuhara is not that fragile." Bai Bu retorted coldly before Niu Dao, "Yesterday she defeated her opponent while she was still sick."

"Xianjiro...that's scary~" Tendo shrank his neck, but there was no hint of fear in his words, "You pay so much attention to every game of Yasuhara, obviously no one here is interested in shogi, right?"

"Although this is the case, it is also a very important part." Shirabu has already regarded Chiho as a key member of Shiratorizawa, "I have no other meaning—but, she has always been alone in the game. Fighting and being different from us."

"Indeed." Before boarding the bus, Udo looked at her slender figure who was walking away alone.

——So, every time she comes to watch the game, I don't want to disappoint her.

Even if he couldn't say a few words to her today, he wouldn't feel any loss.

Because he and she both understand that there is something more profound between the two of them, which is the feeling and bond that no matter what kind of sharp sword can cut.

"I hope Yasuhara can get better soon." Daping said with a smile, Yuanyuan's eyes were full of fighting spirit, "This is really the last competition, I want her to watch a few more games of ours."

"Oh~! I will work hard!" As soon as Wushi stepped on the bus with one foot, he clenched his fist excitedly and responded, "The goal is Tokyo—the national championship!"

"Worker!" Unsurprisingly, Jiu Jiang, who was sitting in the first row poking his head out, yelled, "Don't waste time, get out of the car!"

"Yes……"

When Chiho returned to the Ushijima house, the cold medicine she had just taken had begun to take effect, and she was overwhelmed by intense drowsiness, causing her eyelids to droop.

"Are you all right, Chiho?" Ushishima's mother caught her wobbly body at the entrance. Although she knew she had a cold, she never expected that she would come from Tokyo alone to see her son after yesterday's game. Contest.

"I...it's fine...just want...sleep..." As soon as Chiho finished speaking, she tilted her head to the side, closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"Oh, this child." She unloaded her bag, supported her body firmly and moved to the bedroom.

"Hmm... Ruoli~" As soon as Chiho was covered with the quilt, she saw her muttering sleepily with a smile on her face, and she didn't know that she dreamed of something to be happy about.

Put your hand on her forehead to feel the body temperature, no fever.

"I like you the most~" She curled up sideways and said in a sweet voice.

Mama Ushishima stood up from her side and closed the bedroom door, only then did she feel really old.

But the corner of her mouth curled up in a gratified arc.

——That matter is also on the agenda.

The author has something to say:

Of course, the matter of Xiao Ling’s engagement is my own imagination, please don’t take it seriously if the original work didn’t end here~