Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

Zhixian didn't ask why Yumiko had invited him, but he was quite happy to be invited. Although he had summer vacation, Mr. Tachibana didn't have summer vacation, so the biggest difference between his vacation and school days was that he didn't have to study and had more free time.

The daily training time is basically fixed, and the rest time is rest time.

"Wow, you seem to be in good shape today!" said the coach.

"Really?" Zhixian smiled and continued with the training at hand.

"Did something good happen to you?" the coach asked again.

"That's up to you to guess."

"Hahahaha, since you said that, then it must be good things that happened!" The coach laughed heartily.

Zhixian glanced at him without saying anything.

"Then I won't guess anymore. It's probably related to the girl who came last time, right?"

...Aren’t you still guessing? Zhixian secretly complained.

"The little girl is very good, you have to work harder!"

"Why are you like an old lady who is keen on matchmaking?" Zhixian complained.

"Hey! How can you talk like that? I'm thinking about you and you call me an old lady?"

"What? You want to have a fight?" Zhixian twirled the racket in his hand and spoke provocatively.

"Hit me if you want to, whoever is afraid of me!"

----split line----

In the evening, Zhixian arrived at the station where he had made an appointment with Youmiko as promised. As soon as he walked out of the station, he saw a blonde girl in a short-sleeved shirt and short skirt waving at him.

"Thank you for the hard work in training." Youmeizi said.

"Oh, it's okay. Sorry for the wait."

"Nothing, let's go." Without any greetings, Youmiko went straight to the point.

"Why did you suddenly think of eating grilled chicken wings?" Zhixian asked on the way. He didn't think that high school girls would be keen on eating barbecue, which seemed to be out of tune with them.

If Zhixian were to associate this kind of food with office workers in an izakaya, he would probably associate it with a large glass of bubbling beer.

When it comes to beautiful girls, Zhixian prefers to associate them with desserts like sundaes and macarons.

You asked what food Zhixian associates with Youmiko?

This is a good question, but since the author doesn’t have a suitable option in mind at the moment, I will write it down when I think of it.

"We're here. This is the store." Yumiko stopped in front of a small store.

"The secret recipe of BT spicy chicken wings from China will stimulate your taste buds." Zhixian read out the words on the poster, "ps, it's free if it's not spicy." The price of BT spicy chicken wings and other non-spicy foods such as ** grilled wings were marked at the back.

"I saw a food blogger named MAY recommend it on Twitter. It looked delicious and interesting, so I wanted to try it," Yumiko explained.

"Then let's try it." Zhixian pushed the door open and the two of them found a seat and sat down under the guidance of the clerk.

"Zhixian, how many spicy chicken wings would you like to eat?" Youmiko asked while looking at the menu.

"Well, let's try one. I can't handle spicy food." Zhixian hesitated for a moment and didn't try to show off. "Can Youyouko handle spicy food?"

"I'm fine. Mustard and everything are totally fine." Yumiko's tone revealed confidence.

"...Let's get two bottles of milk first," Zhixian said. He felt like Yumiko was setting a precedent. Besides, these spicy chicken wings and mustard were different types of spiciness, right? Zhixian didn't quite understand, but to be cautious, he decided to play it safe.

"Eh? Want some milk? Since Zhixian doesn't like spicy food." Youmiko asked the waiter next to her for a few skewers of BT spicy food, a few skewers of ordinary secret grilled wings, and milk.

Not long after, the waiter brought the grilled wings for the two of them.

Zhixian felt a little uneasy when looking at the spicy chicken wings, so much so that his hands were shaking slightly when he picked them up.

He's always had a hard time with spicy food. Whether it's wasabi or Chinese cuisine's mapo tofu, he has to drink it with cold water, but he doesn't dislike the taste. Some people are willing to eat truly delicious food with cold water, no matter how spicy it is.

Taking a deep breath, Zhixian took a bite of the chicken wing.

…Do you know what it feels like when a volcano erupts?

The explosive heat spread in the mouth, as if magma was slowly flowing on the tip of the tongue, filling the entire mouth.

After his brain had restarted after a crash, Zhixian quickly picked up the milk and took a sip.

You Youzi was amazed by Zhixian's sudden change in expression. She knew that Zhixian couldn't eat spicy food, but she didn't expect that a high-level iceberg player like Zhixian couldn't withstand the impact of the Titanic.

Normally, Zhixian would just drink water silently after eating spicy food, and then keep his face expressionless. However, this time, the BT spicy chicken wings actually broke Zhixian's composure, and Youmiko was very surprised.

"Wow, Zhixian, you're crying because of the spicy food!" Youmiko was dumbfounded, "Are you okay?"

"......It's okay." Zhixian put down the milk and took a piece of tissue to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Is it really that spicy?" Yumiko became even more curious. She picked up the chicken wing and looked at it, then took a small bite. "Isn't this still..."

Before he finished speaking, his face changed color at a visible speed. Then his eyes glanced at the table, as if searching for a drink.

Seeing this, Zhixian immediately handed over the milk in his hand. Youmeizi took it and immediately drank a mouthful. Not long after, she let out a long sigh.

After putting down the milk, Youmiko realized that although the two people ordered two boxes of milk, the bottle next to her was not opened at all.

Isn't this...indirect kissing?!

The girl felt her face getting hot.

"Is it very spicy, Yumiko?" Zhixian looked at Yumiko's red face and quickly asked the waiter to pour cold water.

"Yes, it's too spicy!" Youmeiko said righteously.

Although it was a bit spicy, it didn't seem bad, Yumiko stroked her lips gently.

73. Some small things that happened during the summer vacation (Part 2)

On this day, Chixian and Hori were working as assistants at Nozaki's house, and it suddenly started raining in the evening.

However, Chixian only has a small folding umbrella, so Hori plans to borrow an umbrella from Nozaki.

"Nozaki-senpai, can you lend me an umbrella? It suddenly started raining heavily!" Wakamatsu appeared, soaking wet.

"The Nozaki tram has stopped running. Can I take shelter there?" Mikoshiba appeared.

This was the first time that five men gathered together. Zhixian could not recall that there had been five of them in the same frame before, and most of the time they would not appear at the same time.

Wakamatsu and Mikoshiba met for the first time, so they introduced themselves to each other.

The kind and simple Wakamatsu instantly increased Mikoshiba's favorability.

"Tachibana and senior, since the train has stopped running, why not stay overnight?" Nozaki suggested. After all, the two of them had stayed overnight before.

"Okay, I'll call home." Hori nodded and didn't refuse. Going out in the heavy rain was indeed not a good choice, and he had no reason to go home.

"Where's Orange?"

"There's no one at home, so it's okay if I don't call." Zhixian spread his hands because Mr. Ju was often on business trips.

Afterwards, Mikoshiba and Wakamatsu, who had dried themselves and changed into clean clothes, appeared in the living room. Nozaki then looked at the time and found that it was almost time for dinner.

"I'm going to go make dinner, you guys just relax."

"Oh, let me help, Nozaki." Zhixian also followed him to the kitchen. He wanted to learn a few tricks from Nozaki.

"Oh, please." Nozaki did not refuse.

So the other three sat down and habitually took out their pens, rulers, and other auxiliary drawing tools, but when they realized something was wrong, they immediately put them away.

Then several people began to pretend to have an awkward chat. Zhixian did not eavesdrop on what they were talking about. He began to learn from Nozaki how he cooked and asked some questions from time to time.

But at this moment, Mikoshiba remembered the topic that boys in some film and television works often talk about when they get together - women.

So in order to open up the situation, the master of rhetoric, Mikoshiba, made a choice: "Nozaki, do you have any magazines that feature a lot of girls?" For example, Playboy.

A monthly girls' magazine appeared.

Mikoshiba:......

However, Hori and Wakamatsu actually started discussing it in a serious manner.

"Not that kind! It has to have color!" It has to be the kind like Liu Bei and Liu Xuande!

A book of colorful cover illustrations.

Mikoshiba:......

"I want real photos!" Mikoshiba was going crazy.

A graduation photo album.

Miko Chai couldn't get up again.

He is indeed a master of rhetoric!

----split line----

Mamiko's pajama party with her female friends, a sleepover in the heavy rain, and chatting about the people they like—this is the outline for the next chapter of Nozaki's manga.

The "evil ambitions" of the people who stayed overnight were obvious.

Should friends help each other?

This is a lie! Nozaki is a man who would do anything for his comics! As long as he wants to write something, he can definitely write it! After making the bed, they lay side by side, with Zhixian at the edge. After he lay down, he picked up his phone.

Mikoshiba and Wakamatsu were lying on the bed, drowsy, while Nozaki was trying his best to get them to talk about love.

"Tachibana, what are you doing?" Horita asked curiously when he suddenly realized that Zhixian hadn't said anything for a long time but was typing on his mobile phone keyboard.

His question drew the attention of the others, and the four of them looked at Zhixian together.

"Reply to the message on Line." Zhixian answered casually.

"Could it be your girlfriend?" Wakamatsu asked.

"I don't have a girlfriend at the moment."

"If there isn't one now, does that mean you'll find one later?" As expected of the director of the drama department, he immediately found the attacking point.

"Of course, everyone here will look for it, right?" Zhixian responded as a matter of course. After all, except for Mikoshiba, all the people in front of him had some clues, but they just didn't notice it themselves.

"I'm curious about the present." Mikoshiba said, "After all, you haven't gotten close to any girl."

"Yeah, I heard from the seniors in the basketball club that Tachibana-senpai is a super aloof person and never pays attention to girls."

"...The rumors about me at school are getting more and more outrageous."

"But after actually meeting him, I found that Tachibana-senpai is not as cold as the rumors say. He is a very reliable and handsome senior!"

"Ah, I'm so relieved you said that. Thank you Wakamatsu."

Seeing that the topic of love was getting further and further off track, Nozaki could no longer sit still.

"Will Tachibana like a female junior?"

"Yes, actually there are many girls in our first year of high school who are interested in Tachibana-senpai!" Wakamatsu also looked very interested.

Although Mikoshiba and Hori-senpai didn't say anything, their expressions showed that they also cared about this matter and were very interested.

"Probably not," Zhixian answered without hesitation. "After all, if there weren't any wonderful encounters, I wouldn't have the time to get to know first-year girls."

"...Here he is, the legendary Tachibana Chixian who ignores girls."

"Come to think of it, whose messages have you been replying to? You never stop." Mikoshiba asked curiously, because Zhixian's hands did not stop moving while he was talking.

"A friend, we're going to participate in a volunteer activity together in a few days."

"Volunteering?"

"It's the activity that Hiratsuka-sensei is in charge of, going to Chiba Village with the elementary school students. He said it would help with their future academic evaluations."

"Do you, a sports student, need this too?"

"It's better than nothing. Oh, by the way, I won't be coming over during those few days, Nozaki."

"I understand." Nozaki nodded, thinking whether he should draw a story about summer camp during the summer vacation.

----split line----

Zhixian: Sure, let’s go together.

Yumiko breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Zhixian's reply. She had originally thought Zhixian would refuse such a delay. Although it was only for a few days, it would indeed delay his practice. Furthermore, he and Hayama didn't seem to have a very good relationship, and Tobe, that loose-lipped fellow, might have offended Zhixian with his words.

However, Zhixian didn't seem to care much about these things. He said that he could take this opportunity to give himself a vacation and breathe some fresh air outside the city.

Yumiko: See you then.