[Volleyball] Life Goes On

From there, I heard news about the loss of the volleyball team, the strengthening of training, and the strength of the first-year members, but Saki just kept her usual attitude, smiling and saying things like "It's a pity" and "Everyone worked hard".

She had never participated in this kind of competition, and she didn't know the hardships and hardships involved, and she didn't want to be annoying, so she chose the simplest way to deal with others.Anyway, for Saki, this is just a topic that occasionally appears in daily life.

The days continued in an orderly manner, and Saki Higashino continued to walk among friends in a way that made her feel relaxed.Xi Guxi also nervously dealt with the subtle throbbing in her heart because of her busy training and her confusion about the concept of love.

The second time I had a conversation with Xigu was in May when summer just started.

A friend who is a librarian is in a hurry to go on a date, and Saki, who just canceled the cooking club event, asks to help and stays in the library to organize books.Not trying to be human, just pure intermittent melancholy, wanting to be alone in a quiet place and do some calming work.

Every May, Saji tends to fall into this kind of melancholy. She thinks she is used to it, but from time to time she has the realization that "this can't go on anymore".

The library is very close to the old stadium. Although the old stadium is in a semi-abandoned state, occasionally a few sports clubs use it as a running training venue when there is not enough space.

Because the windows are open for ventilation, you can hear the noise from outside from time to time.

Saji tidied up for five or six minutes, but was made more and more irritable by the noise from outside the window. She put down a few books in her hand and walked to the window to close it.

"Tono—"

The young man's energetic voice broke through a low bush, like a sudden gust of wind, making Saki's raised hand startled.

Xi Guxi's voice was so similar to the boy's voice in Saki's memory that it made her a little dazed.

"Ah, that's not right, Higashino-san..." The boy skipped across the bushes, as if he had just remembered that he didn't add honorifics, so he quickly called her again. "I didn't expect it to be so just..."

The boy seemed to be thinking of something, and blushed in embarrassment.

There is also a basement downstairs in the library, so the ground on the first floor is higher than other buildings, and Xigu's height standing in front of the window can only expose the position above the chest.

The one who is only 155cm tall has the upper hand because of the terrain, looking down at Xigu from a height.

"Long time no see, Nishitani-san." Saki showed a cute smile, bent over on the window sill, just able to look up at the young man, "However, it's okay to not add honorifics, just call me Higashino."

"Hey, okay!" Xi Gu showed a happy expression, and he poked into the library curiously, "Higano is sorting out the books? Are you a librarian? After that, we often meet..."

"Are you happy to meet me, Xigu?" Saki's expression changed suddenly, she quickly concealed the short change, and when the boy blushed before he had time to answer, she seemed to smile again Fei smiled and said regretfully, "Unfortunately, I just came to help my friends, and I will disappear from here tomorrow."

"Yes, is that so..." The boy looked away in a panic.

Bullying the simple-minded boy made Saki feel good.

As a result, the gloom accumulated on this day was swept away. This was the first time since middle school that she rushed to May NO.14, where she felt relaxed all over her body.

The black-haired girl rolled her eyes, put her palms together on her lips suddenly, tilted her head and said to Xigu, "Does Xigu have the habit of eating after training?"

Xigu was subtly aware of the girl's change, but he didn't know the reason, he nodded with some doubts and said, "Yes, I will make my stomach full—"

"What's the end time? Let's go eat ramen after the end! I know a super delicious restaurant, and there are some coupons."

"Friday will end sooner... eh——" Xi Guxi opened her round eyes in disbelief, and took three steps back nervously, "Student Dongye, what are you talking about——"

"Let's eat ramen together!" Seeing his reaction as if facing a formidable enemy, Saki laughed even more happily.

"Together, I..." Xigu panicked and tied his tongue.

"The two of us, me and Xigu." When Saki repeated these syllables in a sweet voice, she seemed to be transformed into a little devil, luring the young man into a trap—even if it wasn't a trap, it was just her temporary The rising invitation.

She hadn't been able to escape from that dark memory for three years. The young man just smiled and spoke, which made her heave a sigh of relief, as if she had awakened from the shackles of the past, and felt that her tense shoulders were loose.

If I stay with this person, I can easily spend today.

Saji thought so.

"I'll go, well, at six o'clock..."

"Xigu—! When are you going to talk about it!" An unfamiliar voice came from afar, "Come back and run for me!!"

"Ah, I forgot, I'm leaving first—" Xi Gu hurried back and ran back, arching his hands into a trumpet shape and shouting, "I'm coming——!"

"Come on training!" Saji, who was regarded as kind and friendly in the eyes of others, naturally did not forget to encourage her, "We will wait for you at the school gate later."

She silently watched the young man leave.

Eroded by the wind of time, the dark red runway is becoming more and more old, the blue sky and sunshine that are slightly softer in the afternoon, and the green plants around the playground, against the backs of teenagers and groups of passionate and youthful students, are all Let Saki feel melancholy.

If that person is still alive, he will spend his youth and sweat like this.

For the rest of the time, Saki first sorted out the books returned by the students by category, then cleaned the library, and finally finished the homework for the weekend, and the agreed time was almost up.

She packed up her things, locked the doors and windows, and was about to leave when the text message on her cell phone rang.

"There are more than [-] people from the original Class A, and the departure time is approaching.

Saji, are you still not coming?

If Saki comes, Kitajima will be very happy too. "

After a few glances at the short news, Saji's finally relaxed body felt more and more heavy again. She felt as if invisible shackles were being put on her body, trying to pull her back to the past that she didn't want to remember.

Saki didn't even have the mood to reply, she hastily locked the screen, stuffed her phone into her schoolbag, with a gloomy face on her face, and rushed to the school gate to make an appointment.

The author has something to say: the setting is that Nishitani has a good impression of Saki first, and some things that have not been written will be written in Nishitani's little angel's episode.

Originally, Saki's setting was the little devil type, but it was changed later because she couldn't hold it...

3. Ramen and Memories

Nishiya was afraid of being ridiculed by Tanaka Ryunosuke and other members of the same grade, so he packed up his things in a hurry and rushed to the school gate as soon as the training was over.I don't know if it was because of running or nervousness, when the girl's slender back gradually became clear in the field of vision, the boy's heart beat violently uncontrollably.

When Saki turned her head, she happened to meet the moment when Xi Gu stopped behind her.She looked at Xi Guxi, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, with cat eyes wide open, and couldn't help admiring, "It's so fast."

"Have you been waiting for a long time?" Xi Gu didn't know what to say at this time, so he had to draw materials from the soap operas that his usual mother watched.

"No, I just arrived too. The training has been hard." Saki took out a coupon from the middle of the backpack and handed it to Xi Gu, "This is the coupon, there is a menu on the back, you can take a look first... By the way, Xi Gu Is it far from home? If it’s too far away, going to this store will delay your return home time, you can change to other places, I have a lot of coupons..."

Saji likes to play around on weekends, and her personality is particularly attractive to shopkeepers. In addition, she has a wide social circle, and she can get coupons for some catering and clothing stores from time to time.Friends expressed envy and admiration for her coupon-hunting skills.

"It's not far in XX town. I think it's good to eat ramen, especially when you finish eating the noodles and drink it all in one go!" Said Nishitani, his eyes lit up.

"Pick up a bowl and drink... I haven't tried it yet, let's try it with Xigu today!" Saji eats more than ordinary girls, and compared to girls of the same period who always eat three or four minutes, she can eat After finishing the bowl of ramen, move on to the medium pork chop and single cake.

This kind of food intake is a bit "unacceptable" in the eyes of ordinary people, and the public has no reason to think that girls can't eat too much.Saji sneered at him.

The girl didn't realize her words made Xigu's heart palpitate again.

The two walked down the long ramp outside the school, and when they passed the small shop, Xigu suddenly raised his head and said cheerfully, "Dongye, do you want to eat, Mr. Garigari, it's super delicious."

When Saki was asked such a question, she also got an appetite. "Okay, I like it too."

She was going to take out her wallet, but Xigu had already run into the store, and she didn't forget to say to her, "I'll just treat you!"

Xigu bought two soda-flavored sticks, and the two walked to the station to catch a ride while chewing.

It was five or six stops away from the street where the ramen shop was located, and the two chatted about various topics, and exchanged mailboxes and lines on the grounds of the Galigali-kun alliance.

Saki finds out that their phones are of the same model but different colors. When the black and white phones are next to each other, Saki can't help but think of how she used the same flip phone with her crush Keisuke Kitajima when she was in middle school, and she's happy about it for a long time.

However, with the premature passing of the boy, the mobile phone that stored too many memories was put at the bottom of the box by her in less than half a year.

After arriving at the ramen shop and ordering, Saki's text message rang again. She sighed helplessly, turned on the screen, and said to Nishiya, "Let me check the text message first."

"Everyone has arrived at Bei Dao's tomb.

This year, the gifts are lilies and white roses.

Nao and Nana cry hard