In Tokyo, building the Holy Light Girls team

"Great, we finally got rid of that guy..."

Before she could finish speaking, her wings turned into starlight and vanished, and her body plummeted uncontrollably downwards. As she lost consciousness, she heard two female voices, one after the other.

"Captain Shiroshima—"

"Shiroshima-kun, please don't die!!!"

Silly girl, I'm not that fragile!

I'm just too tired and want to rest...

That's it...

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Chapter 233 Victory!

When Shiroshima woke up again, she heard a familiar male voice in her ear: "Are you feeling better?"

"Eh? Teacher Natsuki?"

The girl blinked, seemingly still not quite recovered, until she realized that she was currently embracing the man in an ambiguous position, with one hand tightly gripping his chest. Suddenly, her face turned bright red.

She instantly pulled away from Natsuki, bowing deeply to him at a ninety-degree angle: "I'm sorry, Natsuki-sensei, Shiroshima didn't mean it, it was just... just..."

Natsuki smiled and replied nonchalantly, "Seeing Shirashima-kun like this makes me feel relieved. It's good that nothing's wrong."

Shirashima paused, then looked around and realized she was in a room with wardrobes neatly arranged around her. The slightly familiar scene, combined with her previous memories, made the girl subconsciously show a wary expression.

"Is it another illusion? Or a nightmare? Damn it! It seems even using that move won't completely eliminate that guy. What should I do..."

Hearing the girl's mutterings, Xia Mu took out a soul crystal-shaped crystal from his pocket and said, "It's over. Shiroshima, your battle just now wasn't in vain. I've already received this soul crystal!"

However, even upon seeing the soul crystal, the girl's wary expression didn't change much. Instead, she turned her head away and said in an even softer voice:

"They can even mimic soul crystals? And this incredibly realistic illusion... how can we possibly defeat that guy...?"

"..."

Natsuki opened his mouth, thought for a moment, and then simply stepped forward. Under the girl's surprised gaze, he reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist, then whispered in her ear, "It's already done, Shiroshima. I've seen your efforts. Trust Natsuki-sensei, what you're seeing is the real reality!"

Only at this moment did the girl seem to realize something. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she turned around to hug the man tightly, burying her head in his chest: "Teacher Xia Mu, I..."

The girl recounted everything that had just happened, including the scene where she had turned into an infant and seen her mother whom she had longed for day and night. As for the battle, it was briefly mentioned. However, when she uttered the words "the embryonic form of a forbidden species," Xia Mu's expression became serious, and the way he stroked the girl's hair became much gentler.

"You did a great job, Shiroshima-kun, really, thank you for your hard work..."

After a long while, the girl finally lifted her head from the man's embrace. Looking at the wet patch on his chest, Shirashima blushed and said, "I'm sorry, Natsuki-sensei, your clothes were soaked by me..."

Natsuki simply patted the girl's hair again, replying with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that Shirashima-kun trusts me. If a PE teacher knew about this, he might be so jealous he couldn't sleep all night. Natsuki-sensei is very grateful, hehe..."

"Pfft!"

A smile finally bloomed on Shiroshima's face. She gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, turned her head to look around, and asked with a puzzled expression, "Ms. Natsuki, wasn't I just in a competition? Why..."

Looking at the girl's appearance, Xia Mu hesitated for a moment before telling her what had just happened.

It turned out that not long after the match started, the members of the Tokyo Gakuen volleyball team fell into a strange state. Not only did their movements become sluggish and sluggish, but even Shirashima, who was originally the most likely to score, became inexplicably strange and lost a set in a short time!

"What?! The score of the first game?!"

Shiro exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly pressed Natsuki for more information, his expression becoming even more worried as he thought of a certain terrible consequence.

"Judging from Shiroshima's demeanor during the match and what she just said, it seems you went through a rather terrifying battle without our knowledge..."

Xia Mu first remarked with emotion. Then, under the girl's expectant gaze, he replied, "But you can rest assured, by the second set, everyone on the volleyball team had recovered. Although they seemed a little strange at first, they continued the match normally afterward."

Shiroshima finally let out a breath, patted his chest, then suddenly remembered something, pointed to himself and said, "Ms. Natsuki, according to you, I couldn't have just...

Xia Mu pursed his lips and sighed, "That's right. In that instant of recovery, you lost consciousness and fell into a coma. Fortunately, after my examination, there was nothing seriously wrong with your body. But to be honest, if you had slept any longer, I would have had to call Mai-sensei over. After all, Mai-sensei's ability can even restore holy light, hehe!"

Shiroshima paused, then lowered his head: "Has she passed out...?"

For the girl, not being able to continue the competition was undoubtedly a huge regret, especially considering how much she had prepared for this match, even training late into the night after each get out of class, only to have it end like this...

Wait, Teacher Xia Mu hasn't said how far the competition has progressed yet, which means...

Shiroshima suddenly raised his head, seemingly understanding the other's thoughts. Just as Natsuki was about to say something, the sound of footsteps "tap tap tap" came from the direction of the door, along with a girl's shout.

"...Make way for me! Captain Shiroshima! We've come to see you!"

boom!

A loud bang came from the direction of the door. Before Shiroshima could react, he was hugged by a soft figure. Following him were many familiar faces who surrounded him, their faces beaming with joy.

"Captain Shiroshima! I'm telling you, we finally beat those Osaka guys!"

"Damn it! I, Miyamoto Rei, should have been the first to report this good news to Captain Shirashima! How dare you..."

"Hahaha, Captain Shirashima, let me tell you, I was stronger than ever before just now, especially my ball-handling technique. I didn't disgrace Captain Shirashima or Tokyo Academy, hehe..."

"Me too, me too, as a free agent, I'm the most, most, most..."

"..."

Surrounded by cheers from her teammates, Shiroshima seemed to understand something. Her expression was still somewhat bewildered until the next moment when she suddenly remembered something. She turned around and looked at Natsuki, only to see a gentle face nodding affirmatively at her. A bright smile finally appeared on the girl's face.

Everyone, we finally won!

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Chapter 234 Comfort from the Opponent

rustling...

The sound of running water came from the women's restroom. A white-haired girl was turning on the tap, looking at herself inside with a complicated expression, lost in thought.

"Hey, you've already beaten us, why are you looking so dejected? That's really inappropriate!"

Upon hearing someone's words, Shiroshima turned his gaze to the side and saw a familiar girl pushing open the door and walking towards him.

Even with a coat on, her sexy figure and unintentional charm revealed her identity as none other than the captain of the Osaka Gakuen team, who had recently had a "friction" with the Tokyo Gakuen women's volleyball team—Saya Kyoko!

As her gaze met Shiroshima's, Saki Kyoko subconsciously touched her chest, where it still ached faintly. Even though the previous scene was just an illusion, the pain seemed to linger in her heart, impossible to shake off, including the sensation of being licked by that little tongue...

Hey, precocious Kyoko, what are you thinking about? Be serious for once!

The shyness on her cheeks hadn't faded yet, but Saki Kyoko still walked over to Shiroshima and turned on the tap together.

"Precocious... classmate? You..."

Shirashima didn't know how to communicate with her. After all, in her impression, most ordinary people who had ever been associated with ghosts would lose their memories of them when the ghosts disappeared. If that was the case, then in Saya Kyoko's eyes, she should just be an opponent who had temporarily withdrawn from the competition...

Her thoughts didn't seem to be noticed by Saya Kyoko. The other girl just thought that her words hadn't worked, and waved her hand to add, "Isn't that enough? Or are you just waiting for my apology? If that's what you're asking for, then I've already apologized to your teammates!"

really……

Hearing her words, Shiroshima finally realized that the other person still retained her previous memories, which meant...

However, she shook her head: "It's not about that, but thank you for your concern anyway, Zao Hui..."

Early-wise Kyoko blinked, glancing at the other person's expression from left to right, and couldn't help but mutter, "What's going on? When you defeated me before... cough cough, I mean when you defeated that terrifying guy, you weren't like this..."

Seeing the other person's persistent questioning, Shiroshima felt a strong sense of déjà vu, as if he were seeing Sayuri. He opened his mouth but slowly said, "I just suddenly realized that it seems the team hasn't changed much since I left. In other words, even if I'm not the captain of the volleyball team, they might still be able to..."

It turns out that since learning that the team could still win even without him, Shiroshima has been caught in a complex mix of emotions. On one hand, he was overjoyed at the prospect of winning the final honor, but on the other hand, he felt a sense of loss that the team could win the game even without him. He was quite conflicted.

After Shiroshima finished speaking, Saya Kyoko was suddenly taken aback, then grabbed Shiroshima's shoulder and shouted at her, "Don't joke around! Do you really think that your teammates who have been fighting all this time are just weak?"

Shirashima was shaken and quickly shook his head vigorously, saying, "No, that's not what I meant—"

Before she could finish speaking, Sawami Kyoko interrupted her: "But what you just said clearly sounds exactly like what I said, doesn't it?"

"I didn't!"

Shiroshima could no longer hold back and subconsciously unleashed the power of holy light. Before Saya Kyoko could react, she was violently thrown back by the immense force and crashed into the wall with a dull thud.

Snapped!

"Precocious student—"

Shirashima instinctively stepped forward, but Saya Kyoko slowly raised one arm, letting her clothes slip off her shoulder to reveal her fair skin. Then she slowly stood up, and after catching her breath a few times, she turned her gaze back to the girl.

"Listen up, Shiroshima!"

"As the one who once saved me from the clutches of the 'demon,' I absolutely will not allow you to have such thoughts!"

"In battle, the one who bravely charges towards the 'demon' with the mission of protecting comrades and friends is the Shiroshima I know!"

"Precocious...classmate..."

Shirashima's chest heaved rapidly. The words spoken by the other person made her feel as if something suppressed had been suddenly released!

"and……"

Seemingly remembering something, Saki Kyoko's expression became complicated: "When you left, your teammates had already given their all to make up for the captain's absence. Otherwise, with our strength, how could we have lost the game like this?"

"So this is what the real match was like..."

Shirashima subconsciously covered her lips, her eyes filled with surprise, as if she were hearing about such a thing for the first time. Especially when she thought of the expressions on her teammates' faces when they rushed into the room to bring the news of their victory not long ago, her eyes became slightly moist.

"Looks like you've finally figured it out!"

As she spoke, Zao Huixingzi said with a hint of helplessness, "As a former rival, I'm actually comforting you. This would have been absolutely impossible before! Fine, consider it your reward for saving me from the 'devil.' Even if you try to cause me trouble in the future, I won't admit it, understand?"

Having completely come to terms with it, Shiroshima smiled gently: "Thank you, precocious classmate. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid..."

Zao Hui Xingzi waved her hand: "Don't say such polite things. But speaking of which, I am quite envious of you. In addition to your teammates, you also have a coach who cares about you so much. When you almost fell down, that teacher appeared on the field in an instant. I wish our coach was like that teacher. Let me think, that teacher's name is Natsuki, right?"

"Teacher Xia Mu..."

Shirashima's eyes welled up with tears again. She seemed to see the scene of the man appearing in front of her and catching her just as she fell. She subconsciously placed her hand on her chest, feeling a warm sensation flowing slowly within her.

After comforting Shiroshima, the adorable Kyoko waved her hand and turned away, seemingly preparing to leave.

"Alright, the next match is the last game. Even though you guys eliminated me, I still have to keep watching until the very end... Huh, why am I feeling a little dizzy? What's wrong...?"

boom!

"Precocious student!!!!"

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