égoïste [Akaashi Keiji]

raison #25

Thankfully they won that without Bokuto going all emo.

Shiori had left her seat to go get a snack from a nearby convenience store, coming back quickly. She noted that Itachiyama and Nekoma were currently against each other, and Fukurodani was taking a break on the sidelines.

Itachiyama is one of the powerhouse schools with one of the best aces of the nation alongside Kiryu and Ushi-chan. Nekoma is also a powerhouse, but the problem lies with if they can go against them well enough to win without a trump card.

Shiori opened the wrapper for the first onigiri, taking a bite.

There he is—Sakusa, the germaphobe. It's my first time seeing him in person...I think. And that libero...he's really good. No wonder he got the title of best libero. He might even get the award after play off to Nationals.

She tore her brown eyes away from the Nekoma match to look towards Fukurodani's direction.

I'll talk to them afterwards, I'm just going to—

"HEY, HEY, HEY! SHIORI! I didn't know you were coming!"

Speak of the devil—

"Ack!" The girl nearly fell when Bokuto threw an arm around her shoulders from behind with a loud thump, cheering when he dragged her over to the team with a joyful smile.

"GUYS! Shiori's come to visit us!" The enthusiastic ace let go of her, placing his hands on his hips.

"I didn't know you were coming!" Yukie and Kaori grinned at her.

"I was keeping it surprise..." The girl sighed and greeted the players, coaches and managers, who were all surprised (sans Akaashi).

"Good luck with your next game play!" She put her hand in front of her, her palm flat and facing the ground. "You'll be facing off with the team that kept stuffing your ace! Mow them down!"

Bokuto was the first to put his hand on top of hers, almost slapping it down in excitement. "YEAH!"

The rest of the team followed suit, and they cheered for the next game to come.

"Go hydrate yourselves and eat something to get your energy up." Yukie instructed, taking hold of the drink bottle bag. She handed one to Bokuto who didn't have it yet.

"I'm going to go watch Itachiyama and Nekoma's game." Shiori gave Yukie a light wave and went off to go watch the playing team.

Oh, that's as strong as Ushi-chan, Shiori had just come at a time when Sakusa had smashed down a strong quick, allowing for the ball to fly all the way up to where she was. She caught the ball easily, not too surprised, and threw it back down.

She was used to seeing such strong hits from Bokuto and Ushi-chan.

I guess this is why Itachiyama is Fukurodani's eternal rival for the top spot, Shiori mused, and they've both got very strong players. Well, in Fukurodani's case it can fluctuate depending on Bokuto's moods. Sometimes he can rival the top 3 when he's in good condition, and if not, then, well...yeah.

"Sakusa-san is very strong, isn't he?" Akaashi came up to the observing 3rd year, holding two onigiri in his hand as his snack.

Shiori glanced at him quickly before looking back to the game. "He is. He's as strong as Ushi-chan." The moment she said her nickname for Ushijima, she corrected herself, because Akaashi wouldn't know who she was talking about. "Sorry, I mean Ushijima."

Ushi-chan? The setter questioned. Is she on close terms to the ace of Shiratorizawa?

"Well, he is one of the three top aces in the nation." Akaashi gave it a thought; Shiori was from Miyagi, and Kitagawa Daiichi. If he remembered correctly, she had said she'd go over to watch the boy's matches because the girls' ones finished too quickly back in middle school.