Actually, Shiina Mahiru wanted to ask who the girl with Mochizuki was today, but after thinking about it, she felt too embarrassed to ask... As for Mochizuki, he thought the last bit of pickled fish was a little sour. Also, why is Shiina looking at me with such resentment again? Is ending on a cliffhanger really that hateful?
The next day, in the Sports class.
The Sports Teacher was leading the students in warm-up exercises.
Recently, Sports class is no longer just letting students do as they please after running.
This made Mochizuki, who was preparing to show off his skills in jogging, a little disappointed.
In order to promote the comprehensive development of students.
Currently, the school strictly prohibits teachers of various subjects from arbitrarily occupying the Sports Teacher's Sports class.
Furthermore, the Sports Teacher cannot slack off and dismiss students after just two laps.
Sports class will rotate through various sports activities.
Such as basketball, badminton, Tennis, table Tennis, swimming, etc.
This decision was also welcomed by many students who like sports.
This Sports class was about Tennis.
After the warm-up, the Sports Teacher had everyone come forward to get Tennis rackets and Tennis balls, and prepare to start training in pairs.
Mochizuki grabbed his racket, preparing to wait for a similarly unpaired student to form a team together.
Otherwise, he would have to practice against the wall.
As for Shiina Mahiru, seeing the unpaired Mochizuki, she was hesitating, preparing to go forward.
It was precisely in that moment of hesitation.
Someone had already arrived in front of Mochizuki.
Actually, seeing the unpaired Mochizuki, quite a few students had some thoughts about coming up to team up with Mochizuki.
Especially some male students, but seeing who arrived, they had to give up.
Because the person who came was Nakano Itsuki.
And Shiina Mahiru, on the other hand, was surrounded by enthusiastic female students nearby.
Shiina Mahiru, who was surrounded, felt a little helpless and anxious seeing that someone had gotten there first.
However, upon seeing that it was May who went forward, she breathed a sigh of relief.
At least it wasn't other female students.
Looking at May in front of him, Mochizuki didn't expect May to come looking for him.
But being with May was better than being with a student he didn't know.
Even her sportswear was neatly managed by May; she was truly meticulous.
Afterwards, after the sensei finished demonstrating various movements.
Everyone began practicing hitting the ball.
As for Tennis, Mochizuki certainly didn't know how.
May, naturally, wasn't very good either.
So the two of them began the cycle of serving, picking up the ball, serving, picking up the ball, serving, picking up the ball...
But May's serves were much more outrageous than Mochizuki's, always going crooked into other people's courts.
This made Mochizuki constantly have to run into other people's courts to pick up the ball.
"Hey, May, control it a bit!"
"It's because I don't know how that I came to find you!"
May replied confidently; it seemed she was worried about being too bad and affecting other students.
Mochizuki's mouth twitched; he had thought May had come looking for him to team up because he was alone, and he had been touched for nothing.
"I don't know how either! My serves aren't as outrageous as yours!"
Just like that, two people who couldn't play Tennis started hurting each other.
...
"Tennis +1."
... "Tennis +1."
... "Tennis +1."
As for Mochizuki, he was actually constantly improving with each serve, but May, who didn't understand Tennis, naturally couldn't feel this.
But his proficiency increased very slowly; after all, he was constantly serving and picking up the ball, with almost no receiving.
Mochizuki watched the diagonal parabola May hit.
Alright, now he had to run to pick up the ball again.
Then, this ball rolled in front of Shiina Mahiru on the adjacent court.
Shiina Mahiru gently picked up the Tennis ball in front of her and spoke softly.
And Mochizuki also walked over quickly, extending his hand to take the Tennis ball Shiina handed him.
"Here you go."
"Thank you, Shiina."
"It's nothing."
...
"Damn it, that guy Mochizuki, while playing with May Student, actually ran onto Angel's court to talk to Angel!"
A male student looked at Mochizuki sourly and spoke.
Then, a ball was seen sweeping past his head at high speed, giving him a big scare.
"You brat, how dare you talk to my brother-in-law like that!"
"Bang!"
"Thump... thump... thump"
First came the sound of the Tennis ball hitting the wire fence behind, followed by the sound of the Tennis ball bouncing up and down repeatedly.
This guy, his partner opposite him, was looking at him with a fierce expression.
"Damn it, you bastard, a guy who prioritizes women over friends."
As his words fell, this guy quickly turned and ran to pick up the ball.
"Prepare to bear my wrath!"
He tossed up the Tennis ball and swung his arm forward forcefully.
"Bang!"
After saying that, both of them were fired up.
...
As for Mochizuki, he tossed the Tennis ball high, turned his body sideways, jumped up at the same time, straightened his arm, and used the strength from his waist.
He hit a beautiful serve; after hitting the ground, it flew behind May.
"How come your serves seem to have become really good?"
May, who had returned after picking up the Tennis ball, recalled Mochizuki's serve just now and asked with some confusion.
"Do you think I'm like you, Stupid Wangyue? After serving so many times, how could I not improve?"
Mochizuki spoke irritably; having made him pick up the ball so many times, his proficiency in picking up balls was even higher now.
"I'm not stupid!"
May retorted with a blushing face.
"Okay, okay, let's take a break."
"No, sensei hasn't said we can rest."
"It's fine!"
"No, in Sports class... you have to exercise properly."
May spoke with a lack of confidence.
Mochizuki looked at May's strange appearance, as if he thought of something amusing, and spoke.
"You don't mean you want to lose weight, do you?"
This sentence scared May, who nervously looked around; fortunately, everyone was still playing, and there was some distance between the courts.
"I don't... want to lose weight, Stupid Wangyue, don't talk nonsense!"
May's voice gradually became softer.
Seeing May's reaction, Mochizuki knew he had guessed correctly, but he didn't dare provoke May any further; if he kept talking, May might explode.
Mochizuki grinned mischievously, wearing an expression of disbelief, which made May puff up her cheeks in anger; for the next ball, she would hit it far away.
Just as May was preparing to serve, Shiina Mahiru from the adjacent court walked over.
Seeing a beautiful girl coming over, May was a little confused and then stopped her serve.
...
"Ah! Damn it, why did Angel go over there? I can't accept this, I don't understand!"
It was the sour-faced guy from before who spoke, and then he collapsed and knelt on the ground.
However, in the Sports Teacher's view, this student was probably too tired from playing and sat down to rest for a while.
And his good partner opposite him was also full of surprise and curiosity, saying softly, "Good thing, the one I like is May Student..."
"I see, it must be because May Student kept hitting the ball over there, so Shiina Student went over to remind her."
...
"Mochizuki-kun, want to practice together?"
Mochizuki, who was just bickering with May, only then noticed Shiina Mahiru who had walked to the side.
"Eh... is that okay?"
"Mm, it's more fun to play with more people, you know. My partner thinks so too."
Shiina Mahiru spoke with some embarrassment, feeling a little guilty at the same time, and gestured to Mochizuki, indicating that her partner also wanted to play together.
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