The location for this year's summer training camp has been decided…"
Inside the Qīngchéng Volleyball Club, Akashi Asuka, Mishita Ryuhei, Kindaichi, and Kunimi Akira, four first-years, stood in a line. Not far from them were Yahaba Shigeru, Watari Shinji, and Kyotani Kentaro, the second-years.
Behind them were the third-year students, including Oikawa Tooru and Iwaizumi Hajime.
That's right.
These third-year students ultimately chose not to retire early.
Reluctance was one aspect, but more importantly, the pep talk Akashi Asuka gave him last night made it impossible for everyone to calm down.
Upon hearing Irihata Nobuteru's words, both the first-years and third-years immediately held their breath, looking at him with anticipation.
And at this moment.
Irihata Nobuteru then finished the latter half of his sentence: "The location is the Beach!"
"Oh yeah!!!"
"Wow, is that true? This year's summer training camp isn't just a perfunctory one at school?"
"This is great, the ocean, the Beach, and picking up girls…"
"Looks like I need to prepare well when I go back this time."
As soon as Irihata Nobuteru finished speaking, everyone immediately became excited.
However, at this moment, Irihata Nobuterucontinued, "Don't rush. Our summer training camp this year will be much longer than in previous years, almost a full month. So, when you go home after school today, make sure to explain this clearly to your parents, understood?"
Silence.
Extreme silence.
When Irihata Nobuteru announced this news, everyone in the Volleyball Club instantly changed from surprise to shock.
What does a full month of summer training camp even mean?
It can be said like this:
The duration of this year's summer training camp is longer than the combined time of the third-years' previous two years, and crucially, the quality is also higher.
You should know.
Under normal circumstances, for club training camps like this, the school usually allocates a portion of the funds. How much money would a month-long Beach training camp cost?
"Ah, this! Coach, are you sure you didn't get the time wrong? Is it really one month, not one week?"
"Don't worry! I'm very sure."
Irihata Nobuteru affirmed, "Speaking of which, our ability to go to the Beach for this training camp is also thanks to everyone's efforts. Because our club successfully defeated Shiratorizawa this time, advanced to the National Tournament, and made it to the top eight, the school specially approved two weeks of training camp funds."
"Two weeks?"
Someone calculated for a moment. The school provided two weeks of funding, and their own training camp fees could cover about one week.
"That's not right! Coach, the school only provided two weeks, and even with the money we paid ourselves, it can only last for three weeks at most. Who provided the remaining money?"
"For that, you'll have to thank someone's generous sponsorship?"
Saying this, Irihata Nobuteru also looked with some helplessness in the direction of a certain person. Everyone followed his gaze, and all eyes immediately converged on Akashi Asuka.
"No…way?"
"Could it be Akashi-kun who sponsored our funds?"
"Sanxia, is Akashi a rich second-generation heir?"
Mishita Ryuhei shook his head. At this moment, he was also quite surprised. After all, from what he knew, Akashi's family seemed to be just an ordinary dual-income household. Although their assets were decent, it was still within the scope of an ordinary family.
And students who could enter a private High School like Qīngchéng naturally came from good family backgrounds, but wanting them to easily take out one million Japanese yen was clearly not a simple matter.
What's more, it was a free donation to the Volleyball Club. If he wasn't a rich second-generation heir, who could do such a thing?
"Alright, no need for wild guesses. I'm not some rich second-generation heir."
Akashi Asuka looked at the increasingly strange gazes of the surrounding Volleyball Clubmembers and slowly shook his head, denying their assumption. Just as everyone was about to say something, Akashi Asuka continued, "I'm just an ordinary self-made millionaire."
Everyone: "???"
Akashi Asuka rubbed his nose and leisurely said, "Didn't I tell you before? Some time ago, I wrote a cautious hero, and accidentally got a contract, and then accidentally sold it. Currently, the sales are pretty good, so I've earned a bit of pocket money from it."
Saying this, Akashi Asuka made a small gesture with his index finger and thumb.
Everyone: "??????"
Everyone tried to recall, and it seemed Akashi Asuka had indeed mentioned this to them before, but no one paid attention at the time.
"May I ask, Akashi-kun, what is the name of the cautious hero you wrote?" Kunimi Akirasuddenly asked.
"Cough~~ Actually, it's the one you saw today."
"cautious hero?"
"Yes!"
"Huh?" This exclamation did not come from Kunimi Akira, but from Yahaba Shigeru and Hanamaki Takahiro simultaneously: "You wrote this one? Is that true?"
"Is this one very good?" Iwaizumi Hajime asked, seeing Hanamaki Takahiro's shocked expression.
"Oh my god… it's super interesting, alright? And recently, this one's sales at the bookstore have been incredibly hot. It's a must-recommend book for all bookstore owners. Not only is the content excellent, but updates are super fast."
As an avid reader, Hanamaki Takahiro had always been curious about this new, suddenly emerging author. However, he never expected that the author was right beside him?
"By the way, how much money have you earned from this cautious hero now?"
"Not much, just a few million."
Akashi Asuka rubbed the tip of his nose and said modestly.
Indeed, it was just a few million. His June royalties had already been paid, and adding his May royalties, the two combined were probably around eight or nine million Japanese yen. Saying it was a few million was perfectly accurate.
"…Only?"
Everyone, including Irihata Nobuteru and Mizoguchi Sadayuki, was instantly silenced.
Good heavens.
A few million, and "only."
Don't forget, you're still just a High Schoolstudent!
As a coach, my total annual salary is less than three million Japanese yen. By the way, are High School students already this outrageous now?
Who knew what kind of 'holy cow' feeling Irihata Nobuteru had when Akashi Asukasuddenly approached him a few days ago, saying he wanted to sponsor the club's funds.
If Akashi Asuka hadn't specifically brought the May royalty statement at that time, Irihata Nobuteru would have never believed that a High School student could earn more than himself. It made him feel like a complete waste.
Afterward, Irihata Nobuteru also spent a considerable amount of effort convincing the school leadership to approve Akashi Asuka's donation, which will not be elaborated on further here.
"Clap, clap, clap…"
"Alright, the matter of the funds is temporarily concluded."
Irihata Nobuteru clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down for a moment, and then continued, "Now there's another matter, and that's the final exams. I think you should also be aware that if you don't pass the final exams, you'll need to attend remedial classes during the summer."
"Although our summer training camp this year is relatively long, if too many subjects are failed, depending on the situation, you might even need remedial classes for one to two weeks. At that time…"
Oikawa Tooru: "…"
Kyotani Kentaro: "Smile gradually disappearing.jpg"