"Good morning, do you know, yesterday's live broadcast, ah-one",

"Show me my math homework-

" "Oops, I seem to have forgotten my tracksuit."

There was a lot of noise in the classroom in the morning.

Today, Kai also stepped on the line that was about to be late, and walked into the classroom, sitting

at the desk in a daze.

Spring leaves, early summer arrives, and the change of season makes people drowsy. At first, in a daze, Rin's eyelids gradually drooped.

After being considered a "spiritless weirdo," no one invited him again, and after being removed from the list of superior objects by his classmates, almost no classmates now want to talk. Not bullied, not taken care of.

Although he became more laid-back, even so, he thought that going to school was troublesome.

(Want to lie in bed and laze around and play games all day...) If you don't go to school, you don't have to get up... If there were no schools, you would be able to play games in your home clothes forever.

Just as he was thinking this, the first lesson began, and Tian lay on his desk and fell asleep.

"Hey, isn't it better to call your classmates up? One of the trio of girls who were about to leave the classroom stopped.

I had to go to chemistry class for the next class, but the strange man in the class, Shirou Kai, was still asleep.

I've been sleeping since the last class, no, since the last class.

As soon as the nosy girl tried to wake up Rin, the hot girl screamed.

"Yay——! No way! It is said that if you talk to Seijiro Kai, you will be cursed! Just hearing his voice brings misfortune! I have a friend who was dumped by his boyfriend the next day after talking to him! Cheng Shirou seems to be a collection of evil energy! It's the son of the devil!

"Really fake! It's too bothering for me to want! The nosy girl quickly moved away from Tian's table.

"Huh? It is said that the girl who talked to Wada-san was happy with the handsome guy after that, and U rumor said that he was walking with the energy magnetic field. "

The dumb cute girl speaks like a fantasy story.

"No, which side is that! ? It's a completely different story. The

three girls carefully observed Rin's appearance.

He is tall and has a handsome face.

Sleeping face is also okay, no, maybe quite cute?

The learning is quite good, and not to the point of being noticeable.

But people are so weird.

The three looked at each other.

Is it the son of a demon who will be cursed at the first word?

Or the energy magnetic field of walking?

In the end, the "curse talk" prevailed, leaving them alone in the classroom.

"How

sleepy is it, have you been sleeping all morning!" ?

"Might as well say it's time to die, right?" The

three who returned to the classroom after the course were shocked.

In the exact same position as before, he slept deadly. The girls thought that he would wake up halfway and rush to the chemistry classroom, or give up his remedy and skip class somewhere else, but he was still sleeping.

"Ten thousand years sleepy bug...! The

hot girl snorted.

In this way, Kai is increasingly seen as a weirdo... But regardless of this, the warm feeling of early summer made Kai sleep comfortably.

Entering summer, the sun makes people tired and want to sleep as soon as they get tired.

Therefore, today Kai also lay on the table and fell asleep. While comfortably asleep for a nap, he woke up when he heard the sound of banging on the table.

"Whew~?

Rin raised his head and saw the examiner, the examiner with white hair and black glasses, staring at him angrily.

(Ahhh... I'm still taking exams. The

third unified examination after entering high school.

There was a crumpled rustle of social science papers under his arm.

After showing the examiner, the teacher's expression became even more gloomy, and he left his seat angrily.

"Whew..."

Kai's yawn was mixed with the sound of a flared mechanical pencil

, hanging in the air.

The other students all looked serious and answered the questions desperately. The other guys who are writing hard have the same expression.

They finish school, and after school, they seem to go to cram school to work overtime.

Even at night, they cut back on their sleep time to study.

Kai neither went to cram school nor did he specifically prepare for exams.

Even if he does not work hard, the exams in the subject of society, including the quiz, are close to full marks every time.

Occasionally, people will say behind their backs, "I must have sneaked up on us to learn in a place we can't see." "But Kai couldn't understand it at all.

There was no secret study, and in the final analysis, there was no study at all.

(Why are they working so hard for?)

This is a puzzling, pure question that Kai has been puzzling since entering high school.

Want to beat others?

Don't want to lose to others?

Everyone likes to compare themselves with others... Academic performance, athletic ability, popularity, muscle strength.

What's the point of competing with others?

They also want to fight with others, look at the faces of others, and want to realize their own value.

Humans are strange. Isn't it enough just to be alive.

Is it because you deliberately compete with others and show a sense of superiority, because

you strongly want to think that "you are the chosen special person"

?

But when you're trying to be a "special person," aren't you proving that you're not a "special person."

That means no talent in the first place....

"Whew..."

I'm not interested in competition.

No one is interested in someone like me.

...... Why should I think about this kind of thing?

Forget it, as long as you can live easily. What a hassle.

Ding-knock-bell

ringing, screaming one after another: "Woo, oooh! "It's really hard for me!".

Later, the results of this social examination came down. Kai's score is 97 points, the first in the whole class.

September. Although the calendar shows that it is autumn, Tokyo is still hot.

(It's really troublesome to have to walk home on a hot day...) Is there anybody who can carry me?

Kai thought about it seriously.

In the middle of the classroom, sporty and sunny students are chattering together.

Next month there is the biggest event of the second semester, the ball game. For people with good motor nerves, it is a good opportunity to show their strength. They were enthusiastically discussing the practice and battle plan, as well as the members of the competition.

"Kai, you go to play volleyball when you grow so tall, right? "

Because he didn't think it mattered where he went, he didn't really want to participate, and then he was sent to the men's volleyball team. The captain of the men's volleyball team is the sunny boy who sat next door during the first semester.

"That guy doesn't matter, right? Like a big straw bale.

"If you grow so big, you can at least use it as a paper tiger!"

Also pointed at.

A sleepy bug who is always sleeping, a complete otaku.

No one has any expectation of Tian Neng as a combat force, and it is a matter of course.

Because I just came to make up the numbers: no one said anything even if I didn't participate in the practice once, and finally it was the day of the competition.

"Huh? You don't even know the rules! ? No way! Enthusiasts of the ball game were taken aback.

I have no interest in volleyball, so I don't know the basics of such basic knowledge.

"Don't hold back, we practice every day after school."

The captain said this and pushed the sports vest to Tian.

Then wouldn't it be nice to not let me play... Although Tian thinks so, it seems that the rules dictate that everyone must appear once.

"Just stand here. If the ball comes over, you jump up and stop it. Stand back and don't get in our way.

"Okay."

After a cursory explanation, Kai stood on the court.

(Go home early...) You

only visit the venue once, and then you go home right away.

Thinking so, but things didn't go as he wanted.

The team won three consecutive games and actually reached the final. Kai has always been a member of the team.

"Sure enough, tall people have an advantage! You can stop the ball without jumping, it's cheating!

"After all, he happens to be in the ball~ this lucky

boy!"

The teammate slapped Rin's back vigorously, making a thumping sound, 11 was full of thoughts (it hurts... Want to go home... ）。

He just stood in the middle of the pitch according to the captain's "just stand there" instruction. When the ball flies over, it blocks it as told and hits it back to the opposite court.

Only, it looked like "happened to reach out and stop the ball".

It is impossible for a novice to be so ordinary, like a cloud, to flick a tricky smash back so easily with the palm of his hand, everyone thinks.

In fact, he used his amazing reflexes to nimbly pick up the ball that flew within range and counterattack it with precision.

Humans can only understand what they can imagine. So, no one can understand the power.

Thanks to Rin, this team was able to overcome the crisis. All the way to the finals. If it weren't the same, it would have been eliminated long ago.

With each game won, the spectators increase, and the stadium is already overcrowded at the time of the final.

The captain shouted loudly with his hands on his waist.

"The opposing team is very strong and has not given the opponent a single point since the first round. But we have the power to work as a team. Don't give up, try to stay the course! We've all come here, we must win! Don't give in to pressure! We can do it! The

whole team gathered in a circle and shouted "Oh

-! (Although Rin didn't shout.)

"Come on" "

Fight - On the second floor stand, the girls waved to the players, and the wonderful angle made their snow-white

legs under their skirts visible, and the players gasped with their nostrils wide open.

"Definitely win——!

"Well—!

(Uh-huh... I really want to go home.

There's no better stage for serious gamers, but a slight hell for Rin.

And the enemy team is strong. All were tall, and two of them seemed to be members of the volleyball club, and they smashed the ball one after the other.

"Good!"

"A piece of cake!"

A tall team dominated by members of the current volleyball team.

Although it was overwhelmingly unfavorable to his own side, Tian's team still bit the score.

Perhaps because of the support of the girls, the team showed amazing concentration and created a wonderful game that exceeded their original strength.

They miraculously caught the opposing attack, and although they lost the first and second innings against the opposing team, they won two games in succession.

And here it is.

（...... It's not over yet.

The match turned into a fierce five-game showdown.

Rare intense competition, so that the audience is visible to the naked eye.

The fifth game is also a fierce battle in which you chase me and catch up with each other.

Glancing at the scorecard, wondering when it would be over, the score was 14:15.

"One point away! One point away! One point away! Wearing the same T-shirts, Kai's classmates cheered loudly side by side.

This cheering rhythm sharpens the attention of the contestants (except for Kai). Sweat dripped down the pitch.

Thanks to their support, finally realized.

（...... Just get one more point and win? The

tiebreaker in volleyball is a 15-point system, and if the score is 14 to 14, the tie is tied at the end of the game, and the team that gets two points first wins.

Kai thought to himself.

(One more point, I can go home and play games.) The

tension at the stadium finally became infectious.

Snap!

In the spring, I underestimated the basketball team and played a powerful serve. Perhaps because he's been training ever since, his shoulder and back muscles are exceptionally strong.

When the enemy freelancer rushed in to catch the ball, a deafening cheer sounded, "Take it!" "Yay!". The setter raises the ball high, the attacker follows, the shoe creaks, and the muscles of the whole body are twisted like a bow full of strings.

"It's coming!"

"Stop it even if you die!" The subordinates sink, crouch down and retreat to defend.

The opposing attacker, fighting spirit, jumped up.

Subsequently....

Bang.

The opposing attacker gently pushed the ball down with five fingers.

"It's a feint!"

The voices of the classmates turned into screams.

The ball falls towards the empty place.

The captain beside him wanted to defend but pounced, with a shocked look on his face, and quietly observed. The ball is in the perfect position where no one can react.

（...... If I don't get the ball, it means the game will go on, right?

That's not going to work.

Rin gently stretched out his left foot.

(Well, just give him a kick back, right?)

Before the ball touches the ground, Rinse lightly kicks the ball up with the instep of his foot, so

that the ball lands right on the setter's head.

"Wow! ? The

setter passed the ball in surprise.

"Oooh! ? The

captain barely reacted and knocked the ball back onto the opposing pitch.

Bang -

the enemy slammed dumbly, and with a clumsy smash, hit the middle of their ranks.

A confident ball was suddenly hit back, and no one had time to react.

Color, color, puff...

In an instant, there was a "boom!" in the gymnasium. of whistles.

At that moment, screams turned into cheers.

"Great! ! ! ! "

The captain raised his fists with both hands and made a winning pose.

"Hmm——! Too strong!

"Yay——! Congratulations! "

The cheers resounded throughout the stadium.

In the wave of excitement, only the wind feels a little out of place.

(Alas... Is it worth the victory pose... A little shame... It's up.

The champion classmates hugged each other sweatily, and the girls hugged and cheered.

"So lucky! The ball happened to hit Rin's foot!

"Volleyball can also stop, laugh at me!"

"However, it's okay to use your feet on the rules!"

Everyone thought that the ball just happened to hit Rin's outstretched left foot and happened to bounce on the setter's head.

"Abominable, so unwilling~! "

"That kind of winning is just pie in the sky——! There was a muttering whining sound from the other side of the net.

Probably because of the damage to their self-esteem, the volleyball team members of the enemy team

gritted their teeth and regretted °

(unwilling...?). Why

? Kai felt incredible.

(Why are people so happy and so remorseful

...)

He could neither appreciate the joy of his teammates nor

understand the unwillingness of the loser.

If you win, you will be happy, if you lose, you will regret.

The emotions that are natural for sports cannot be experienced because of their overwhelming potential. Maybe it's like kids who don't feel happy even if adults beat kindergarten.

This is the decisive difference between the mortals around them.

In a frenzy, Rin quietly slipped out of the gymnasium.

Although it was also hot outside, the wind was quite comfortable.

"Ah~ so tired... Who will carry me,"

the little self-talk disappeared into the corner where no one heard.

(It's been dragging on for so long because I won...) Don't really

do anything next year, just stand still...)

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