Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

Do you think that being healthy and energetic is the only thing that is in Zhixian's strike zone?

This is a lie!

Big mistake!

This kind of talk is just a gimmick, said to deal with people.

The real way to understand it is that a certain female star named Aragaki likes gentle people, and Zhixian likes healthy and energetic people, so when they are asked what kind of people they like, they will answer gentle people and healthy and energetic people.

They are just avoiding the important and focusing on the trivial. After all, gentleness and health are only part of what they like, not all.

And now, Zhixian will not give a complete answer for the time being.

70. If you can speak, publish a book

"The club is organizing a children's tennis interest class. What does this have to do with a young man like me?" Zhixian asked.

"Isn't this just to see if any of your friends, siblings, or relatives are interested?" The coach spread his hands. "Although the specific operational training isn't my responsibility."

"Hmm..." Zhixian wiped his face with a towel, then took out a bottle of mineral water and took a few sips.

During this process he was in a state of thinking.

"How about it? Is there any?"

"Probably not." Zhixian shook his head. "I don't have many friends to begin with, and even fewer brothers and sisters."

"That's it..."

"There are even fewer relatives. My father is the youngest in the family. My aunt and uncle don't have any children. My cousins ​​have all just gotten married or started working."

Zhixian did not mention any relatives on his mother's side, and the coach, who knew the situation, tactfully did not ask.

"Anyway, we're recruiting students all summer long. If you find someone suitable, feel free to refer them over. Member referrals get discounts."

"If I meet the right person." Zhixian didn't say anything too final. After all, some things might just happen out of the blue - like suddenly seeing a game you really want to buy or a character you really want to draw.

Although he didn't know any kids who wanted to learn to play tennis, or even didn't know any kids at all, Zhixian still took note of this matter.

----split line----

After the training, Zhixian went to Nozaki's house as usual to do his work as a cartoonist's assistant.

The day after Nozaki recovered from his cold, he saw the messy dots on the manuscript and decisively decided to postpone its submission.

So Nozaki worked like crazy for the next few days, and finally, with the cooperation of his assistants, he finished the manuscript before the real deadline and successfully sent it to the editor.

When they arrived at Nozaki's house, Chixian sat with Chiyo as usual and was responsible for painting the black. At this time, it was also usual for Chiyo to complain - she would complain about some stupid actions of Nozaki, Mikoshiba or Kashima in this session.

The protagonist of this complaint is Nozaki.

Chiyo talked about how she forgot to bring an umbrella when it rained a few days ago.

There was no popular story after the rain, only a sand sculpture story after the rain.

Compared to what happened later, the two of them rushing into the rain with Nozaki's coat on their shoulders (with their arms inside and their heads tucked under the coat) was the most normal behavior at the beginning.

What's the difference between rushing into the heavy rain against the wind with a coat on and giving it away for free?

"It's raining. This scene reminds me of the scenes in the comics." Chiyo then began to repeat Nozaki's words.

"Rain... school... an empty school building... two people trapped in the building..."

"I thought the more we talked, the more excited we became, and the closer we became..."

"But Nozaki-kun's last words were 'Afterwards, no one saw those two people again'..."

"......Puchi." Zhixian couldn't help laughing in the end. The lines combined with Chiyo's resentful tone were really too funny.

Speaking of which, Nozaki looks a bit like the fighting-type Pokémon Sawada from the Pokémon series.

Fighting-type attacks are ineffective against ghost-type attacks - this is the reason why Zhixian imagined Nozaki making the above statement. After all, it would be very troublesome if the attacks were ineffective, and Nozaki is surprisingly not good at accepting new things.

For example, when you first try popular Western food, you may be afraid because you are not familiar with it, but after trying it once, you won’t feel that way anymore.

"Then how did you get back?" Zhixian asked.

"Ah, it was Yuzuki who lent us an umbrella, and then she ran away..."

Then there's what happened on the way back.

"You're holding an umbrella for Nozaki? Are you serious?" The look in Zhixian's eyes when he looked at Chiyo was more than just weird.

Chiyo is 145cm tall and Nozaki is 190cm tall, with a height difference of 45cm between them. The most suitable height difference for three couples is to have a few centimeters extra.

"Later, it was Nozaki-kun who held the umbrella..."

"Then he tilted the umbrella towards you... and got you drenched because of the height difference?" Zhixian's laughter was no longer just uncontrollable. He now wanted to hold his stomach and roll on the ground.

"Nozaki was a gentleman and stood on the outside, but he still got splashed by a passing car?"

Zhixian felt as if he was listening to a scene from a funny comic.

(Author's voiceover: Male protagonist, you have revealed the truth.)

(And I'll tell you if you don't believe it, this part of the story is based on "Rogue". Although the artistic conception does have that flavor, it's only at the beginning. The content after "Rogue" can be called the first recorded scumbag in literary history.)

"I wish the road home would never end... I remember there are still a lot of clothes drying outside at home..."

Look at this, is this human language? Really? If it can talk, then publish a book, a book with pure words, no illustrations.

"He's a manga artist, but his train of thought is like this. I've always been curious about how he managed to stay in the industry." After laughing enough, Zhixian started to work seriously. Of course, they still chatted.

"It's probably this rigorous spirit (referring to the selection of materials)." Chiyo replied.

She originally had a crush on Nozaki because he once lifted her over the school gate, and that scene made her fall in love at first sight—and it also had a very shojo manga feel. But due to various coincidences, she became his assistant, and as she came into contact with more different sides of him, Chiyo found that she liked Nozaki even more.

The feeling before was more like a longing, but after being together for a long time, this longing gradually turned into real love.

However, except for Zhixian, Nozaki and Mikoshiba were all unaware of it. However, despite this, Mikoshiba, the lucky fool, often made good assists.

This feeling is so subtle...

"Ah, Ju, can you help me look at the plot of this comic?" Nozaki handed the manuscript he had just drawn to Zhixian.

Because Zhixian unexpectedly understands women's psychology, Nozaki often asks Zhixian for his opinion on relevant plots.

"Let me see..." Zhixian took the manuscript.

71.Nozaki’s comics

(The content of the Nozaki manga in this chapter has nothing to do with the original content of "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun". It is the author's nonsense and should not be taken seriously.)

"It looks like it's going to rain today." Mamiko held the lunch box in her hand and looked at the gloomy sky, feeling a little melancholy.

"It's the rainy season after all." The senior student quickly stuck the straw into the lemon tea box. According to her, she suddenly wanted to change the taste today so she changed to drinking lemon tea.

"But I forgot to bring an umbrella today." Mamiko sighed. She was depressed because of this.

"I have an umbrella and can give you a ride, but I'll need you to wait until my club activities are over."

"Eh? Is this too much trouble for you, senior?" Mamiko was suddenly a little surprised.

"What's so troublesome about this? Mamiko, you're being too formal, aren't you?" The senior student smiled. "Or do you want to use someone's umbrella?"

The latter sentence was already an obvious teasing, and for the senior who knew Mamiko's thoughts well, this kind of joke came easily to her.

"Eh? I didn't! That's annoying, senior, what are you talking about!" Although no one clearly stated the name of the person, Mamiko still blushed very cooperatively. After all, there couldn't be anyone else who would appear in the mouths of the two people.

"Even if you didn't have any ideas just now, will you still not have any ideas now that I've told you? Let's hold an umbrella together, Mamiko~" The senior sister's smile became more and more cunning. Although she usually looks like an icy beauty, she would occasionally show her quirky side when facing Mamiko in private.

"Senior, you are the one! Isn't there anyone who wants to share an umbrella with you?" Mamiko retorted.

"I do have one, I admit it. So what about Mamiko?" The senior sister smiled - in Mamiko's eyes, the senior sister who always treated people with a cold attitude was actually a little charming at this time, and the smile at the corner of her mouth was simply captivating.

Mamiko often thought that if her senior sister was like this in her daily life, she would definitely be the campus beauty, not the popular classmate XX. However, even so, her senior sister still had many suitors, unlike herself, who was like an ugly duckling.

Thinking of this, Mamiko was lost in thought until the senior's hand waved in front of her eyes.

"Mamiko? Why aren't you talking?" The senior student looked a little worried.

"Ah! Sorry, I was a little distracted." Mamiko forced a smile.

"I think I know what Mamiko is thinking." The senior student came behind Mamiko and hugged her, resting her head on Mamiko's shoulder, and whispered a few words to the junior student.

"Eh?! This is not good!" Mamiko hesitated.

"It's nothing. It doesn't violate the law or corrupt morals."

"......Oh well."

"Good luck to you." The senior winked at Mamiko playfully.

......

It really started raining when school was over in the afternoon.

Mamiko stood alone under the eaves, watching couples leave with umbrellas, a hint of envy in her eyes.

In her heart, she was actually not sure what the person in her heart would do. After all, that person was the extremely popular prince. It was really unlikely that he would share an umbrella with her under such circumstances, right?

After all, blatantly sharing an umbrella in public is basically equivalent to an official announcement, but the two of them have not yet reached that point.

Sometimes, due to circumstances, Suzuki-kun is unable to make a straightforward choice, but this does not mean that he does not care about Mamiko. Doing so also has a certain protective effect on Mamiko.

Suzuki saw Mamiko standing under the eaves from afar, and people holding umbrellas walked around her one after another, but she was always alone, as if she was out of place with the crowd.

Suzuki-kun looked at Mamiko and made a decision in his heart.

He waited silently at the shoe cabinet, waiting for the crowd to gradually thin out.

The rain outside was still pouring down, with no sign of slowing down.

There were not many people still staying in the school at this time, and most of them were participating in club activities indoors.

So Suzuki took his umbrella and slowly walked towards Mamiko who was sitting on the steps. He opened the umbrella, gently placed it on the girl's head, and then ran into the rain.

After waiting for Mamiko to take away the umbrella, she saw Suzuki-kun looking at her with a smile on his face.

"You look troubled because you don't have an umbrella, so I'll lend you my umbrella. Please return it to me tomorrow!" After Suzuki shouted this, he ran in the rain, leaving only his back to Mamiko.

Mamiko held Suzuki-kun's umbrella and felt the warmth at the handle.

----split line----

"What do you think?" Nozaki asked.

"Well, it's a very traditional story after the rain..." Zhixian stroked his chin and thought, "But why is it this way of giving an umbrella?"

"It's determined by the results of the research." Nozaki replied.

"Really? But that's okay."

But after all, it would be better for two people without umbrellas to chat together to warm up their relationship, right? Zhixian thought.

However, considering what Chiyo said, Zhixian swallowed the words back into his stomach.

Character featured: Yuzuki Seo.

Xiao Chiyo: Damn it! Yuzuki, you are so handsome!

72.Some small things that happened during the summer vacation (I)

After the final exams, it was July and the students started their summer vacation.

There are many things to do during the summer vacation, such as going to the mountains to escape the heat and playing at the beach.

Wear a yukata to attend the summer festival and look up at the fireworks blooming in the sky.

Catching insects in the mountains and picking watermelons on the beach.

This is what we think of summer.

However, for those who are really lazy, staying at home during the summer vacation, reading books and playing games, can be a pleasant way to spend the time. After all, it is a vacation and you can have a good rest.

Girls will also take the initiative to avoid the high temperatures at noon and in the afternoon, and adjust their going-out time to when it is not so hot - for example, evening is a good time.

One day just after the summer vacation began, Zhixian received a call from Youmeiko.

"Let's go eat grilled chicken wings?" Zhixian was stunned for a moment, then agreed, "Occasionally it's nothing."

"Is it a deal then? Contact me in the evening~" Yumiko's mood was as good as what he heard.

"it is good."

Although it is summer vacation, Zhixian is still practicing in the club, and the indoor venue doesn't matter whether it is winter or summer.