"Hello."

Omagari looked at Kanata Irie's left hand.

"what happened to your hand?"

"It was just crushed."

Irie covered her left hand with a hint of helplessness in her smile.

"Is this...serious?"

Omagari showed a strange expression.

"Can I say it hurts?"

Kanata Irie smiled bitterly and said, "But it's okay. I'll recover in a few days."

Hearing this, a trace of worry flashed in Omagari's eyes: "You will have the Kansai Competition in a few days, right?"

Although it was not caused by himself, Irie was always a little worried when he was injured.

"Don't worry, we are very strong. After all, we are considered the second-best Middle School in the country."

Irie was a little surprised when she heard this.

But immediately, he said with some fear: "But our opponent in the first round is more difficult to deal with. They are Hyogo Middle-School in Hyogo Prefecture. They are very strong..."

"Hyogo Middle-School, the third best in the country?"

Omagari had some impressions of this school, and his face couldn't help but change: "Wait a minute, what will happen if you lose?"

"No chance of the national competition."

Kanata Irie answered subconsciously.

"Isn't that bad?"

"It's okay. I can still use my right hand. I can't lose."

He said somewhat gently.

"Are you good with your right hand?"

Omagari frowned slightly, his expression a little strange.

“I fought right-handed for a few years.”

Kanata Irie replied: "Strange things will be strange, but there are still a few days to prepare."

"That's still bad..."

Omagari shook his head and didn't know how to express it.

Logically speaking, this matter has nothing to do with him, but after one game, he has already become fond of this young man, but because of his restraint, the relationship is still hostile. He wants to help the other person, but doesn't know how to do it.

This is the problem.

Looking at Irie's lack of confidence, he knew that the injury was much more serious than he thought.

"I go first."

Kanata Irie nodded to him.

After that, he turned around and left.

"etc."

Omagari stopped the other party and said solemnly: "I will seriously consider joining the tennis club."

People are emotional animals.

Everything Irie did aroused his favor or sympathy, and it was impossible for him to refuse.

But whether to join or not depends entirely on his own will, and he will consider it carefully.

"No..."

Irie shook her head.

"What do you mean?"

Omagari raised an eyebrow.

"We are being willful."

Kanata Irie smiled bitterly and said: "You are used to freedom. Our arrival must give you a headache, right?"

"A little bit."

Omagari gritted his teeth as he remembered the game that day.

Ever since Tanegashima Shuji defeated him, he has become a little irritable and feels that his stable life has been disrupted.

"See, you think so too."

Kanata Irie said seriously: "Of course, we can still be friends."

After the words fell, he left without giving Omagari any chance to react this time.

Omagari looked at the other party's desolate back, feeling a bit sad under the streetlight.

"friend..."

Omagari raised his head and stared at the bright moon, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.

He admitted that he was attracted and wanted to be friends with Kanata Irie, and even joined the maiko board for her.

But since the elementary school club was targeted by the minister, he really hates the words "team" and "companion".

The more you want to join, the more resistant you become.

He really wants to be alone.

...

Omagari returned home and lay on the bed, a little irritable.

"What's wrong with me?"

"If you want to refuse, just refuse tomorrow. Why do you think so much?"

Omagari whispered.

But he couldn't be tough. He didn't know his own thoughts at all.

Feeling sleepy, Ryuuji closed his eyes.

But not long after, he frowned and there was cold sweat on his forehead.

Uh-huh!

Suddenly, he stretched himself out and woke up, looking a little dazed.

He was dreaming.

A dream about Kanata Irie.

He dreamed that due to a hand injury, Irie lost the game and Maiko Ban missed the national competition.

afterwards.

Irie quit the tennis club and gave up tennis because of guilt.

"This can't be true..."

Omagari raised his hands in fear.

"This is just a dream, things can't be this serious."

Irie doesn't look like someone who would lose a match, let alone someone who would give up on tennis so easily.

...

the next day.

Omagari arrived belatedly and accidentally passed by the classroom of Class 3, intending to see how Irie was doing.

"Not here?"

"It's impossible...it's not club time either."

Because he soon saw the figure of Tanegashima Shuji.

The third day.

Omagari still hasn't seen Kanata Irie.

The fourth day.

The same is true.

Finally, on the fifth day, Omagari, who had just entered the school, spotted Kanata Irie, but this time there was no room for him to relax.

Because... Irie has a white bandage on her left hand.

Take three days off and wear a bandage.

"Is that dream real?" Omagari's face turned pale.

the first lesson.

He was distracted. He couldn't listen to what the teacher was saying. His mind was filled with things from that dream.

He saw Irie's remorse and pain.

Jingle Bell.

get out of class has ended.

in the corridor.

Tanegashima Shuji called Irie out.

"Let me ask you...what's the matter with your injury?"

"It's just as you can see."

"Are you kidding? Why are you so careless?"

"I'm sorry...I will try my best not to hold back in tomorrow's game."

"You don't have to go to the competition, just take good care of your injuries."

Ryuuji was sitting in the back row and heard every word.

A strange color flashed in Omagari's eyes.

Tanegashima Shuji truly cares about his friends.

"Hyogo Middle-School has two great masters, Fu Tetsu and Mitsuya Akuto. If not for me, who will deal with them?"

Irie shook her head, rejected Tanegashima Shuji's proposal, and said seriously: "Don't worry...my right hand is also very strong."

Hearing this, Tanegashima Shuji frowned.

He really didn't want Irie to play, but the opponent insisted.

It’s just when school is over in the afternoon.

Tanegashima Shuji met someone unexpected on his way to the tennis club.

"Tanegashima Shuji, I want to join the tennis club!"

It was Omagari who stood in front of him and said this.

In that dream, Irie lost to a handsome boy with glasses.

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