Lonely Rock: Love Songs Dedicated to the Stars

He threw the ball with a little force, and it hit a girl, knocking her out of the game.

However, the eliminated opponents seemed to be suppressing laughter as they left the field, and the PE teacher next to them just assumed that the guys were having too much fun.

Finally, with Yuuma deliberately letting the ball go, the class president feigned a catch but actually caught it, successfully eliminating himself from the game. The final victory went to Yuuma and Hoshika.

"Why do I feel like I don't achieve anything?"

Xingge even complained a bit from the side.

'You didn't touch the ball the entire game, it's no wonder you feel a sense of accomplishment.'

Yuma looked at her with a tired expression, silently complaining in his heart.

Xingge noticed that the laces on her sneakers were undone, so she immediately squatted down and started tying them.

"By the way, senior, what happened after school today..."

Yu really wanted to invite her on a date after school, since they hadn't actually gone out together under the guise of a "date" since they started dating. But before he could say it, he felt something fly at him and hit him, then everything went black and he collapsed.

What happened tonight?

When she finished tying her shoelaces and turned around to look at Yuuma, Yuuma had just fallen to the ground. He had been hit by a basketball that flew over from the adjacent basketball court.

"It hurts..."

Yuma braced himself on the ground with both hands, but he was still a little dazed from being hit on the head and didn't get up. He saw blood dripping on the ground, and it seemed that he had been hit in the nose and was bleeding.

Watching Xingge lead Youzhen to the infirmary, and hearing the two PE teachers scolding the seniors who were playing basketball, all of Youzhen's classmates cast pitying glances at the seniors who were playing basketball.

They're all finished.

This was the consensus in their minds at that moment.

Chapter 41 Are there really teachers in the infirmary?

Ignoring the voices of the group behind him, Xingge grabbed Youzhen's arm and put it on his shoulder, helping him toward the infirmary.

"Senior, I can walk by myself."

Yu-chan shook her head. The two of them had just stopped to wash their nosebleeds off when they passed the water tap by the playground, but the blood on their clothes was hard to wash off, so they didn't bother with it for the time being.

But as soon as Yuuma stopped his nosebleed, Hoshika noticed that he had cuts and bruises on his legs and elbows. So after cleaning the wounds, Hoshika forcefully carried Yuuma to the infirmary.

Yuma still felt a little dizzy, but he thought he should be able to walk without any problems. He tried to pull his arm back, but Hoshika grabbed it, as if to tell him not to push himself.

Yu Zhen tried to pull his arm back, but Xing Ge turned and glared at him. So he gave up struggling and just pretended to cover his head with his other hand, actually using it to cover his face. It looked too strange to be supported by a girl much shorter than him, and his clothes were still stained with a lot of the nosebleed that had just dripped onto them.

Fortunately, it was during class time, and apart from a few students who were outside the classroom due to special circumstances, no one else saw the two of them.

Xingge helped Youzhen to the bedside in the infirmary before letting go of him. Then she closed the door, shutting out the curious gazes of the students she had encountered earlier.

"Isn't the teacher here?"

Yuzhen didn't see the teacher, so he walked to the cabinet where the medicines were kept, took out the iodine and cotton swabs, and decided to treat his wound himself first.

To be honest, I didn't feel anything before I discovered these wounds, but they started to hurt after I found them.

Xingge leaned against the door watching him treat his wounds. She wanted to help, but she wasn't very good at such delicate things.

Yuzhen held a cotton swab, intending to apply medicine to his elbow for disinfection, but the wound blocked his view, so he could barely see its location or size.

Seeing him tilting his head and trying to find the location of the wound, Xingge walked over and sat down next to him, then took the medicine and cotton swabs from his hand.

"Give me your arm, I'll help you."

"Okay, thank you."

Yuma turned her elbow toward Hoshika and began applying the medicine to Yuma's arm with a cotton swab.

"Senior, it hurts so much."

Xingge was careless; when she applied the medicine with a cotton swab, she accidentally pressed it onto the wound, and the sudden pain made Youzhen shudder.

"You're so big, yet you're afraid of pain."

Although she was sharp-tongued, she actually lightened her grip considerably.

"How is this? Does it still hurt?"

"That's just right."

After treating their wounds, the two of them checked the time and realized that the second period had already started, so they decided not to go back to the classroom now. This wasn't laziness; they were afraid that suddenly going back would disrupt the teacher's lesson.

"Are you still feeling dizzy?"

"I'm fine now, I was just a little dizzy for a moment when I was hit."

Yuma shook her head and found that the dizziness was gone.

Then the infirmary fell silent.

Yuma felt awkward; this was the first time he'd ever been with Hoshino and had nothing to talk about. His mind was a bit of a mess, and he couldn't find a topic to discuss.

'Why hasn't the teacher returned yet? Is it really like in those anime, where there's no teacher in the infirmary?'

It would be fine if they were in Xingge's room or at home, but the infirmary is a public area, and it would be bad if others saw them being too intimate.

Xingge also felt something was off. Usually, when the two of them were alone, Youzhen would always stick close to her, but now that this guy was being so well-behaved, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"You two are really here." The PE teacher pushed open the door of the infirmary and walked in. "I went to check on your class just now and found that you two weren't there, so I came here to check."

"Teacher, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

Yuma wanted to stand up, but the PE teacher held his shoulders and wouldn't let him.

"It's good that you're alright, you scared us to death."

He checked Yuzhen's wound again and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that everything was alright.

“Those guys playing basketball are second graders. They skipped class and sneaked into other classes to play basketball. Their parents have already been called in, and they'll definitely be severely punished for this. You should rest well and go back to class when you're done. Ichiji, keep an eye on him. I'm leaving now.”

"I understand, thank you, teacher."

Goodbye, teacher.

……

"Senior Xingge, do you think there really isn't a teacher on duty in the infirmary?"

After school, Yuma and Hoshika left the infirmary together and headed towards the classroom.

"There are definitely teachers in the infirmary; the schedule is still on the wall. They probably had to leave in an emergency."

Xingge remembered seeing the nurse in the infirmary once before. She saw a female teacher who looked a little listless and always had dark circles under her eyes, but she was still capable enough.

"The idea that there are no teachers in the infirmary only exists in certain anime."

Xingge realized what she had just said only after she finished speaking. She had only been thinking about the teacher's complaints to her after she went to the infirmary.

Yuzhen looked at Xingge with amusement; he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Senior, you must have seen quite a few of these."

"Who's seen it?! I'm just talking about regular anime."

"I was just talking about regular anime, what did you think I was talking about, senpai?"

After hearing Youzhen's words, Xingge turned her head away shyly, but then she thought about it again and realized that she would be at a great loss if she did nothing.

So she turned around, stopped in her tracks, stared at Yuuma, and then punched his arm.

"I only saw it by chance, you're not allowed to tell anyone."

"How could I possibly tell anyone about something like this?"

Yuzhen rubbed her forearm, which had been punched, and then took her hand.

"We need to leave soon and change out of this tracksuit. I don't want to go to the club activity room in this blood-stained clothes."

……

"Kenzaki, are you really alright?"

Yuma rarely saw expressions of concern on the faces of her seniors.

"It's nothing, just a scrape. It'll be fine in a few days."

Yuma lowered her rolled-up sleeves.

"How are Tokita-senpai and Omori-senpai doing with their studies? The college entrance exams are just around the corner, aren't they?"

"I don't have any problems." Senior Tokita nodded confidently. "As long as nothing unexpected happens, I'm sure I'll get into Izu University."

"I don't have any problems either, but the higher the score, the better."

It seems that Omori-senpai is fine too.

Time flies! It feels like Yuma has only known her seniors for a few days, and it's already time to part ways. Although these seniors can be quite unreliable at times, she really feels a little sad to see them go.

Good luck on the college entrance exam, seniors!

"Of course."

"Wait for our good news."

Chapter 42 Disbandment

The college entrance exams ended quite quickly, and the seniors' eyes were all red at the graduation ceremony. Although the farewell scene was touching, Yuuma still wanted to forget the sight of Tokita-senpai and Omori-senpai hugging each other and crying their hearts out.

Spring break and winter break are about the same length, only about ten days. We've only been on break for a few days when Senior Omori is leaving the country.

"Senior, I will miss you."

Although these three seniors had embarrassed Yuma in beauty pageants before, it's impossible for them not to have feelings for each other after spending so much time together.

"Omori, I'll miss you too!"

Senior Tokita couldn't help but shed tears.

"It's okay, I won't forget everyone."

Senior Haiye and Xingka sat calmly in the private room, snacking and watching the three boys hugging each other. Thankfully, the karaoke room had a private room, so no one else could see the three guys and they wouldn't be dragged into the mess.

"Don't the three of you have cell phones?" Senior Haiye couldn't stand it anymore. The three of them had been hugging each other since they entered the private room. "As modern people, you should use your electronic devices properly."