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Chapter 13: Aoba Johsai

𝖘𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖞𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖇𝖆𝖇𝖍𝖊'𝖘 𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖞
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Aeris was about to leave when Tobio called her out, "Nana-chan, where are you going?"

'It's creepy that this little rascal's sixth sense works all the time,' Aeris thought.

Tobio ran towards her. "What are you doing here?"

"I was just walking around and stumbled upon your gym," Aeris answered.

"Oh, you should have come in," Tobio said.

"Oh no, it's—" Aeris began.

"Ohhh, Kageyama-san," Tanaka abruptly said, "Have you finished your tour?"

"Oh, yes, I did," Aeris replied.

"You should watch our game," Tobio suggested.

"Oh no, it's fine, I'll go home since I'm tired," Aeris said.

"Nah, let's go home together," Tobio said.

"Yeah, you should," Tanaka chimed in.

Aeris let out a sigh in defeat and agreed to watch their practice.

"Mina!" Ryūnosuke announced, "Meet Tobio's cousin, Kageyama-san."

Aeris felt flustered by Tanaka, but she smiled and bowed at them.

"Please just call me Aeris, no need for formality," Aeris suggested.

Everyone greeted and bowed to Aeris and introduced themselves.

"Wait," the captain said. "I think I've seen you somewhere. Have we met?"

Aeris stared at him for a second, then covered her mouth and said, "Yeah, I do remember you. Didn't you guys, uh, mess up the game a few years ago?"

"Ahhhh," Daichi responded to Aeris's blunt statement.

"Ah, sorry about that, I didn't mean—" Aeris was cut off.

"You know each other?" Tobio asked.

"Yeah, I think I saw them play during my first year. It was a whole kind of drama," Aeris said.

"Ehhh!!! Really?!" Tanaka reacted.

"Yeah, it was kind of embarrassing," Daichi said, scratching the back of his head.

"Why didn't I remember you?" Tanaka asked.

"What do you mean?" Aeris asked.

"I mean, if we dumped each other, why can't I remember seeing you on the courts?" Tanaka wondered.

And it hit Aeris; she forgot to mention that she repeated a year. She casually said, "Oh right, I think you were still in middle school at that time. I repeated a year. So, that's the reason why you don't know me."

Everyone in the gym court stopped what they were doing and looked at Aeris in shock.

"Oh, it's fine, don't worry," Aeris laughed it off.

"Are you serious?" Tanaka said.

"Yeah, I was supposed to be a third year, so... yeah," Aeris shrugged it off so casually, as if it's not a big deal. "Don't worry, guys, it's fine. I don't want to talk about it yet, so."

"Sorry for bringing up that topic," Tanaka said.

"Nah, it's fine. Aren't you guys having practice?" Aeris changed the subject.

Daichi came to the realization that they still had practice, and they started warming up.

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