
“H-hei..do you catch the moment when he hits her..?”
“No, that's impossible. I mean, I heard a noise that couldn't have happened if you played table tennis normally, you know?”
“... More importantly, the table tennis table has been penetrated.”
Yeah, I know, I did it! At an irreversible level now!
The unexpected turn of events caused me to lose, but .. upon second thought, I wondered if it was a good idea to lose. Although the main reason for this shoot was to feature Ousei Gakuen, it was originally supposed to be because they wanted to take my photo... So maybe it was a bad idea to leave the shoot, right?
Even though such thinking is overwhelming now, I am more afraid to go ahead and hurt others, and in any case, it would not be a mistake to lose the tournament. Because if something with power that could penetrate a table tennis table and a gym floor with a table tennis ball hit someone.
As I sighed, the entertainment agency president came to me quickly.
“H-hey, Yuuya-kun! I'll be troubled if you lose in the first round! In addition, what do you mean by loss..”.
“T-no, but... My opponent is a famous table tennis player, right? So I thought I knew I would lose even if I continued like that.”.
“No, you don't. You can hit the opponent's ball back. At least you won't be beaten to a pulp, you know? ”
“….”
President-san, you are observing well, aren't you?
“However, I don't expect you to crush the table tennis table. You must have something to hide, right? ”
“H-hahaha..impossible.”.
This p-president has a keen intuition! However, since I will not speak of the other world honestly, I just laugh and play around.
“Well, it's okay. Anyway, if you keep losing here, we won't be able to reach our original goal, so please do something for it.”
“Eh? No, wait, what do you mean by it───.”
"So, I'm asking you to do something about it, okay?"
Before I could stop him, the president left quickly, accompanied by Kurosawa-san. E-eh.. is it impossible, do I have to participate in another competition or something…?
I don't know if it's really allowed.
After all, since I decided to lose the game early, I had to support everyone in the class fighting properly until I could do something about it.
First of all, I headed to Shingo-kun, who was doing doubles matches at a nearby table tennis table and cheered them on, but as he said before it started, his opponent was a student of the PE class, who was cheering them on, so, unfortunately, he's missing.
Speaking of which, his opponent, who was from the PE class, was not as muscular as my previous opponent; he was just an ordinary boy. Thankfully, as I wondered what I would do if the standard body type in the PE class was also a muscular man.
Shingo-kun, who had finished his match, noticed me and came over while dropping his shoulders.
"Ugh ... it's not good after all ..."
"But you have some points, so you shouldn't be pessimistic, you know?"
“Y-yah, if you say so, it's true I'm not good at sports, but I think I've done my best. Also, my partner has helped me a lot.”
It was a pity that they lost, but Shingo-kun seemed to have fun in the end, and I could only smile.
“O-oh, by the way, how did Yuuya-kun end up?”
“Eh?”
“L-look, all the members of the photo crew are near here, and I'm sure Yuuya-kun can win because──.”
“...I lost.”
“...Eh?”
Shingo-kun's eyes widened as I said that while taking my eyes off.
“K-lose, you say? …What happened?"
“...Uh...well...the table tennis table and gym floor have been penetrated by the ball...”.
“Penetrate!?”
Well, that's the reaction I'm going to get. I know very well that it is unrealistic for me to say it myself. But that's the truth, so I can't blame him!
“A-I don't know how it could happen, but... thanks for your hard work!”
"Yes…"
“B-right! What are you going to do after this, Yuuya-kun? I'll go watch Ryo-kun's match outside, but.”.
“Actually, as I said before, I had to lose the match so they couldn't take my picture properly, so they asked me to do something about it … that's why I thought I'd try entering another event for now…"
“Oh, another game? I wonder if it is acceptable..?”.
“Yah's….. To be honest, I also don't know if it's okay with me, but I think I'll look for an event that I can join while cheering my classmates on other events at the gym. So, after I look around the gym to some extent, if it seems like Ryo is still competing, then I will appear there as well.”
“So... I guess we should split up for now.”.
So, Shingo-kun and I parted ways, and I started looking around the gym. And then suddenly, a voice called out to me.
“Youya-kun!”
"Hmm? Ah, Kaede!”
Kaede who ran towards me with a small run. When Kaede came in front of me, she tilted her head curiously.
“Yoo-hoo! What the hell is going on? Have you finished your game?"
“Ah... actually, I had to sacrifice it for various reasons.”
“Eh, really? But unfortunately... I want to go and encourage you, know.”.
“Ah. What about Kaede? I bet you're playing volleyball, right?”
"Yes you're right! …ah! Yuuya-kun, that means you are free now, right?”
“Eh? Y-yah, I guess?”
I couldn't see the true meaning of Kaede's words, so I tilted my head, and she grabbed my hand.
"Please! Can I ask you to join volleyball? ”
“Eh?”
Kaede told me as I was surprised by the unexpected request.
“I will participate in the mixed division, but.. One of our members was injured before, so we had to play only with a small group of players. But our next game will be in class with a lot of students from the volleyball club, and honestly, if we don't have enough people, it will be difficult? Will you join us?”
Kaede looked at me anxiously.
“For me, it is fine to participate... but is it okay for unregistered members to participate?”
"Oh, don't worry, it's okay!"
“B-so? All right, I'll try it then.”
"Thul? Thank you, Yuuya-kun!”
Kaede took me to the volleyball team, and I also saw Rin there.
“Ooh, isn't that Yuuya? Could you be a helper? ”
“Yes, Kaede asked me to join her. Is that okay?"
"of course. Right?"
When Rin called out to the other members, they all nodded with motivation.
“Y-yah, I didn't expect to be able to fight Yuuya-kun..!”.
“Eh, by the way, if Yuuya is here, does that mean we will take a picture?”
"Wow! This will make me not want to lose again!”
Since everyone was motivated for the next game, the photographers who followed me started getting ready for the next game.
"It looks like volleyball is next."
“And it's mixed gender. It will produce some good pictures.”
“In addition, all the girls in Ousei Gakuen are top class. They will look more beautiful with Yuuya-kun.”
"This is a good target."
And as expected, or rather, because the photographers were talking about it, my classmates, especially the girls for some reason, had a fire in their eyes.
“This.... makes me feel very motivated!”
“We might be able to take a photo with Yuuya-kun, right?”
"I'm definitely not going to show him my ugly self!"
Each of them prepared with his condition, and when the game started, they scored one point after another, although Kaede said that their opponents were mostly students of the volleyball club.
“This, Kaede!”
"Good! I'm coming!"
Kaede jumps excitedly to the ball Rin throws and decides to spike beautifully. Then I called Kaede with a smile.
“Good, Kaede! Nice work!"
“Wawa, Yuuya-kun praised me...!”
"Kaede, you have a big smile on your face, you know."
“T-impossible!”
When I saw Kaede holding her own face, Rin approached me with a smile.
“So, how? Yuuya.”
"Hmm? Thats stunning. Rin also throws at the right time.”.
“No, no, it's about Kaede breasts!”
“Bufuuhh!”
“Ueehh! R-Rin-chan!”
Rin suddenly walks behind Kaede and directly grabs her chest.
“You know, when he hit that nail before, it was very shaky, right? Hmm?"
"No, I don't see it that way!"
“Eh? Isn't that weird? This girl's breasts are amazing..”
“Hiyauu! Hey, wait, Rin-chan! I'd be mad if you did this any further!”
In front of Rin, who continued to rub Kaede's chest without hesitation, I activated the [Mind-Body Unification] and [Mental Enhancement] skills with all my might and desperately averted my gaze. Thank you, my skills!
This is not the way it should be used, but I am calming Kaede's anger at Rin.
Even though we had a loose exchange, we kept getting points, and we got closer to winning. However, the president, who witnessed the development of the game, called me.
“Hei, Yuuya-kun! Don't just support all the time! You have to decide, nail!"
“Eh..”
The president was right, I kept mostly supporting my team, blocking the opponent's spikes and collecting balls that no one else could reach while trying not to spike during this game.
That's because, as you can see from a table tennis match, it would be very hard for me to compete in a normal game. That's why, as I thought about what to do about the president's request, Rin and Kaede approached me.
“That's right.. Then next time, we will support Yuuya so that he is easier to attack, okay?”
"What's? No, no... You don't have to do that to accommodate me..”.
"No problem! Besides, Yuuya-kun has been supporting us a lot, right? So, this time we will support Yuuya-kun!”
It's hard for me to resist when they say it's pure help. That's why I'm so worried about what to do, but time never waits, and the game continues.
And then, Rin takes the opponent's nail and Kaede throws it, but...
"Ah sorry! That's too high!”
Kaede's throw is raised further than expected, and if I wait until it falls into a hitting position, the opponent will be able to get the block time perfectly.
But──.
“Fuh!”
“Eeehh!?”
I reflexively kicked the ground and jumped towards Kaede's ball. My leg strength increased due to my training with Usagi-san, and even if the ball reached the ceiling of the gymnasium, I was sure I could jump in there and get the ball.
I thought about it a lot, so I desperately tried to control my strength, then I did the ball spike, which was raised high and aimed at the opponent's field.
“Haah!”
The moment I heard the sound of such a huge explosion, the wind pressure created by the momentum of my spikes tore through the net of the volleyball court. My spike, which I was supposed to control, caused the ball to explode, blowing the volleyball net.
Luckily no one was injured, but the students were silent to see a volleyball court that was nothing.
“….”
"Eh, sorry."
While the photographers, and even the president, who had requested the spike, were stunned, I could only apologize. I know I shouldn't have put it down…
As I worried about what they would do for the rest of the game, one of the opposing teams raised his hand.
"I'll lose."
Thus, victory was secured, this time because the opponent gave up.