"I'm sorry, Takeshi. I really didn't mean it …" In the baseball club room, Zoe handed a towel to Takeshi and turned around to find clothes for him to wear.
"Do you need pants?"
"No need."
Zoe had free access to the baseball club room. She found a brand-new short-sleeved shirt in the shared closet and put it on Takeshi so that he wouldn't catch a cold.
She turned around and took water from her backpack for him to drink. "It's warm. I haven't drunk it yet."
Takeshi didn't take it. Zoe put the water beside him and sat on the bench opposite him. She grabbed two buckets and a brush and began to wipe the ball, doing the daily maintenance of the baseball club.
There was the sound of a bottle being twisted open. Zoe looked up at the clock on the wall and said to Takeshi absent-mindedly, "Yinzhi-chan's practice is about to start."
Then she remembered that Takeshi didn't know who she was talking about, so she explained, "Yinzhi-chan is a student of General Class D and can use singing to hypnotize people.
Oh, but don't worry. There are many conditions for hypnosis to work. We are so far away that we won't be affected. "
After she finished speaking, Takeshi only said, "I'm not worried." But at least he began to respond.
Zoe thought as she rolled the cleaned ball silently into the empty bucket. At the same time, the soprano practice began.
The melodious soprano voice drifted over from afar, echoing in the baseball club's meeting room that was bathed in the morning light. Her melodious voice made people feel at ease and improved their mood for the whole day.
Zuo Ye listened quietly, but his left foot would always follow the rhythm without him noticing.
She put the ball in the bucket and continued to wipe it with another one.
She knew from the seniors that the school would soon hold a sports festival. She also knew that it was an opportunity for the students who didn't do their best in the entrance exam to apply for the Heroica Club.
There was only one opportunity a year. In the three years of high school, there were only three such precious opportunities.
Before she finished wiping a bucket of balls, the singing stopped.
Yinzhi's throat had been injured before, so she could only sing for about 20 minutes a day. Once the time limit was up, she had to stop training. Otherwise, the injury to her throat would worsen.
In order to gain the appreciation of others, in order to make a name for himself as soon as possible, in order to achieve his dream of becoming a hero …
"Really," Zoe muttered to herself. "We're all doing our best..."
She lowered her head slightly and focused on the brush and ball in her hand.
The sunlight from the glass window behind her shone through her cheeks and the brim of her cap, casting her shadow on the ground.
At this moment, she caught sight of something moving in the corner of her eye. She subconsciously raised her head to look …
"You haven't left yet?"
She was startled by Takeshi, who was still in the same position. She put the ball into the bucket and asked, "Don't you need to train?"
If he came so early, he must be here to train. What was he doing here?
Zoe still couldn't completely guess what was on Takeshi's mind. She could only guess along the lines of "quiet → abnormal → unhappy" …
Wasn't the tycoon happy?
"Do you want... candy?" Zoe handed him a candy.
Takeshi exploded. "Do you think I'm a kid?!"
Seeing that he was about to bite off his own hand, Zoe felt relieved. "You're finally back to normal..."
"What did you say?!"
"Because Takeshi, you didn't react or lose your temper. You seem to be in low spirits..."
"It's none of your business!
I'm just waiting for the training ground to open at eight o'clock! "
"Tsk." Zoe curled her lips. She thought he was in low spirits...
Takeshi took out his phone and began to play with it. He didn't say anything else.
Zoe glanced at him quietly and then looked at the ball in her hand. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to ask him.
"Takeshi, why are you so against Midaya?"
This was something she had been curious about for a long time.
"Huh?" Takeshi paused and raised his eyebrows. He looked like he was about to explode in anger.
Zoe laughed. "It's not good for your health to be so angry. Just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"Tsk!"
The room quieted down again.
Zoe wiped her face.
Takeshi rubbed her face.
Zoe trembled uncontrollably.
Bao Hao angrily roared, "If you have something to say, then say it! If you have fart, then fart!"
Zoe held the baseball tightly and shouted her question with her eyes closed. "I really want to know why a person with such talent and goals like you is so afraid of Midaya!"
Takeshi stood up. "What did you say?!
Say it again and I'll kill you! "
Zoe was no longer afraid and continued, "Takeshi will be an extraordinary person in the future. I'm the first to raise my hand in agreement.
But why are you so disgusted with Green Valley's growth?
Everyone can see that Midaya has strengths that you don't have, and you have strengths that Midaya doesn't have!
If you can get along normally and cooperate when necessary, won't you be able to go further?! "
The more Zoe spoke, the more crossroads appeared above Takeshi's head. After she finished her last sentence, Takeshi directly pinched her cheeks and shouted, "None of your business!
You can't even manage your own affairs. How dare you talk about me!? "
Zoe slapped his hand away. "Of course!
We are classmates!
We need to communicate more!
Takeshi, do you have any hobbies? What food do you like? What subjects do you like? What's your favorite TV show? Do you have anyone you like? What's your favorite animal? What's your favorite place? And, "she threw the ball into the bucket." Sports! "
"..." Takeshi did not want to know what was in this person's head. He picked up his bag and slung it over his shoulder. "Go to hell."
"You didn't answer my question!
I already know what your catchphrase is!
Are you leaving? "
"Shut up."
"Don't go. I still want to communicate with you..."
"Bang!"
"How dare you slam the door!" Zoe turned around and opened the glass window. She leaned her upper body out and shouted at Takeshi's back. "Takeshi, don't worry about me. Be careful that I don't beat you up next time!"
She only dared to say such words in front of him.
Takeshi heard this and turned around slightly. He looked at Zoe and slowly raised his hand.
"Give it a try, baseball guy."
He directly made a mosaic gesture at Zoe.
Zoe laughed and sighed. "Takeshi Kun is so vulgar!"
"Hmph."
The next day, school went on as usual.
Aizawa, who was seriously injured the day before yesterday, came to class with a bandage on his head and his hands in a sling. After doing a headcount, he said, "What you need to know now is that the battle is not over yet."
Takeshi seemed to be particularly sensitive to such words. "Battle?"
Midaya: "Do you mean...?"
Minoru Mineda, who had just been attacked by the enemy, was frightened by her own thoughts. "The enemy is coming again!"
Kota Aizawa's face was comparable to a mummy's. He said gloomily, "The Sunyoung Sports Festival is coming soon!"
"Sports Festival!!"
"School is finally here!"
"Wait wait wait wait!
Is it okay to hold a sports festival after being attacked by the enemy? "
To this question, Aizawa replied, "Holding it now shows that Sunyoung's crisis management system is as solid as a rock. The higher-ups seem to think so.
The security seems to be five times higher than in previous years. The most important thing is that the Sunyoung Sports Festival is... the biggest opportunity.
This is not one of the activities that can be stopped because of a few enemies. In the past, the Olympics was called the sports festival, which made the whole country crazy. But now, as you know, it has shrunk in size and population. It is just an empty shell.
So now in Japan, the Olympics of the past has been replaced by the Sunyoung Sports Festival! "
At this point, Aizawa paused and said, "Of course, the top heroes in the country will come to visit."
Then Zoe heard Eight Million say, "The purpose is to find talents!"
Kamimura Electric and Hyōka Erlang, who was sitting next to him, said, "After we graduate, we will definitely be on the bench of a professional firm!"
She replied, "Even so, there are many people who can't be independent and become benches for ten thousand years.
Kamimura, you look like an idiot who will become like that. "
Zoe heard this and laughed out loud.
Aizawa continued, "Of course, if you join a famous hero firm, you will gain a lot of experience and be talked about, but the time is limited.
Since there are professional heroes coming to visit, it will open up a path for your future.
If you are a volunteer hero, you will definitely not miss this event!! "
Class time was over, and the teacher of the first period entered the classroom. The classroom quieted down, and everyone opened their books and focused on preparing for class.
After a round of classes, the fourth period of modern literature ended, and it was time for lunch break.
The students in the class gathered together and poured out the passion that they had suppressed for the past four periods.
Seishima said, "I feel like I'm getting interested!!
Watch me be active and attract attention, and then take the first step to becoming a professional hero! "
Midaya said, "Everyone is super excited …"
Zoe laughed and punched Midaya on the shoulder. "Isn't Midaya excited?
I'm very excited!
It would be great if I could get into the top three! "
Ashito walked over and said, "Zoe is so enthusiastic too?
That's rare. "
"Hehe, because if I get into the top three, Brother Tensei promised to take a day off and go on a date with me!!"
Ashito immediately perked up. "A date!?
A day off?
You have a boyfriend?
Is it an adult at work?
Hey, hey, what's going on?? "
Zoe put her hands on her hips and wanted to use "Ahahaha" to bluff her way out, but Ashito did not let her off so easily. She shook her shoulders and asked her to spit out the answer.
Tenya also heard Midaya's interest and did not understand why he was like this, so she clenched her fists vertically, arched her usually straight waist, and said to Midaya, "Everyone is studying here to become a hero, so it's natural that they would burn up!"
Frogblow, who was holding a lunchbox, commented upon his stiff posture, "Iida -chan's unique way of burning up is really strange."
Midaya explained to Tenya, "Of course I do, but I feel like …"
But before he could finish his sentence, everyone's attention was attracted by Misako, who had suddenly changed from her usual meek appearance. "Kohisa Kun, Iida-kun, Zoe..."
"What's the matter?" Zoe, who had long wanted to get away from Ashito, responded enthusiastically when she heard her name being called.
"Sports Festival …" She looked up with a serious expression that reminded Zoe of her brother's expression when he saw desserts. "Good luck," she said softly.
Tenya was also shocked by her. "Li Ri, your face is like this!!"
Zoe took out her phone and immediately took a picture.
Ashito's attention was also attracted, and she finally stopped obsessing about whether "Brother Tensei" was Zoe's boyfriend or not. "What's wrong?
You don't look bright at all, Li Ri. "
Minoru Mineda, who had interjected at some point, spat out a word, "Life …"
Frogblow stuck out her tongue and hit him so hard that his whole body stiffened, not allowing him to say the word "life". Zoe also hit him with her elbow and embedded him into the floor.
Maintaining his serious expression, Yu Chazi clenched his fist and punched upwards, shouting, "Everyone!
I!
I will work hard!! "
Zoe followed suit and punched upwards. "Oh!!"
The four of them then went to the cafeteria to eat together. Midaya suddenly asked Misako why she wanted to be a hero.
Money …?
"You want to be a hero for money?"
Misako said awkwardly, "Yes, to put it in an extreme way, that's what it is."
She held her cheeks and frowned, a little annoyed. "… I feel so sorry for being so impure. Iida-kun and the others have very noble motives. I'm so sorry."
Tenya waved his hand. "Why? Is it not noble to set a goal for life?"
Zoe slapped his hand.
Misako continued, "Although my family runs a construction company, there are no orders at all. Although it's better not to talk about this kind of thing …"
The three of them put their hands on their chins and pondered.
Tenya: "Construction …"
Dehisa: "With Li Ri's personality …"
Zoe: "If you get the permission, you won't need to spend any money at all."
Yu Chazi became excited. "Isn't that right?!
I've told dad before!
But … "
"Come to work at home?"
"Yes!
When I grow up, I'll help dad and mom! "
"Although your intentions make us very happy, Chazi … to dad and mom, if Chazi can realize your dream, we'll be several times happier.
If you succeed, Chazi can even go to Hawaii to play! "
Pulling herself out of her memories, Misako's expression became straightforward and calm. "I will definitely become a hero and earn money to make dad and mom's life easier."
Dehisa and Tenya were not the only ones who were stunned by her determination.
Zoe thought to herself: A goal … This might be what she needs now.
"Li Rijun … Awesome!"
Orumit appeared around the corner. He seemed to have been looking for Midaya for a while. "Oh, young Midaya!
Found you! "
Then he took out his lunchbox. "Lunch … Let's eat together!"
Misako burst out laughing. "Are you a girl?!"
Midaya then followed Orumit away, leaving the three of them to have lunch by themselves.
The school bell rang. When Yu Chako packed her bag and was about to head home, she discovered that the entrance was already blocked by a large group of students from other classes.
"What the hell is going on!??"
"What are you doing!
We can't go out! "
Hearing the noise at the door, Zoe did not have time to look up.
During the English class, she found that she had done her homework wrong and was asked by Mr. Breuxent to stay after school and hand in the homework to the staff room before going home.
"Fengze!!"
The familiar voice outside the door was very loud, instantly attracting the attention of everyone inside and outside the door to Zoe.
She did not care so much. She wrote the last line with one hand and hurriedly stuffed the books in the drawer into her bag with the other.
Someone outside the door shouted to Zoe, "Fengze, hurry up!
The school will close in an hour! "
"Finally finished." Zoe muttered, stood up and rushed out of the door. "Baldy, you go first!
I'll catch up with you guys in no time with my bike!
I'll go first!
Thank you for your hard work today! "
"Who are you calling baldy!?"
Then, she squeezed into the crowd and pushed, "Excuse me, excuse me..."
Unexpectedly, someone suddenly reached out and grabbed Zoe's collar, pulling her up slightly. "Ah?"
Zoe took a closer look and found that it was an unfamiliar and unfriendly male classmate. She could only pull the corner of her mouth and said, "Excuse me, classmate, what do you..."
He did not wait for Zoe to finish and began to shout at her, "You 1A guys really think you're better than us..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by another male classmate behind him. At the same time, Zoe felt her waist being hugged and pulled back. The male classmate loosened his fist on her collar and the two of them were separated for a moment.
The person who hugged Zoe put her down and patted her on the shoulder. "Zoe, you're in a hurry. You go first!
Don't worry about him. "
"Oh... Thank you, Ijia-chan. You too, Tie Zhe!"
Zoe realized that the two people who helped her were from the class next door. After thanking them, she hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and ran in the direction of the staff room.
"Why are you venting your anger on Fengze!
Fengze is not that kind of person! "
"If I see you bullying Zoe again, I won't let you go either!"
When she entered the staff room, she saw that the concrete teacher was talking to a second-year senior. She did not care so much and put down her homework to leave.
Sure enough, the second-year senior was completely different from the first-year students. The aura he exuded was completely different.
His hair was divided into two colors, black and dark cyan. It seemed that after his black hair was dyed dark cyan, his hair grew out, resulting in his current unusual hair color.
When Zoe left, she left through another door that was closer to the two people who were talking. When she was about to open the door, the senior stepped forward and grabbed her arm.
Zoe was startled again. Why did so many people like to sneak up on her today?
"Uh, what? Senior, what's the matter?"
The senior opened his mouth and stared at Zoe with his purple eyes. His tone made people feel that he was an idiot. "Fengze..."
Zoe suddenly felt goosebumps spreading from her arm to her whole body. She turned her head and asked the teacher for help with tears in her eyes. "Teacher..."
The concrete manager chuckled. "Snake Jing, you're scaring her."
As soon as he finished his words, the senior called Shejing seemed to have recovered from his fantasy. He let go of Zoe's arm and said sorry in a low voice. After that, he reluctantly moved his eyes away from Zoe.
He walked a little closer to Zoe. Zoe stepped back reflexively, so he opened the door and walked out.
When the door of the staff room was closed, Zoe recovered from the shock. She pointed to the door and asked the concrete teacher, "Teacher, who is that pervert?!"
Pervert... The concrete teacher put down the teacup in his hand. "He's just extremely interested in Fengze's personality. Don't mind him."
Extremely?!
Then he's an idiot!!
The concrete teacher waved his hand. "It's okay. He won't hurt you."
Teacher, you liar —!
On the way home, Zoe turned her head for the eighth time. She clearly saw the half-exposed mushroom head behind the fence, and Snake Well, who couldn't hide behind the fence at all.
Before this, she and a few people from the baseball club had gone to a sporting goods store that was running a promotion to buy goods. She had already seen the sickly eyes of this senior named She Jing staring at her back from a mirror.
She braced herself and said goodbye to everyone after shopping. She didn't expect this person to still be following her, and it seemed that he wanted to follow her home.
What should I do?!
Although the other party's idiotic hiding method made her feel that her safety was not in danger, she was indeed being followed. Should she run home?!
What should she do?! Zoe clutched the straps of her backpack and took out her phone, wondering if she should call the police.
Seeing Zoe's phone, Snake Well panicked. He shouted and ran out. "Wait!
Don't call the police! "
When he ran out, his pants got caught on the fence. He didn't realize it, and he fell forward due to inertia. His pants also got caught. "Rip..."
"Ah!!"
"Bang!"
Zoe took out her phone and took a picture. "... Senior Snake Well, your butt is exposed."
"..." Snake Well didn't lie on the ground for long. He calmly stood up, pulled up his pants and belt, took off his jacket, and tied it around his waist. Then, he patted the dust off his body. In a completely different style from before, he respectfully extended his hand to Zoe. "Hello, Miss Fengze. I'm Snake Well Shadow Mountain from the second grade. Nice to meet you."
Zoe's voice came from behind the phone in the video recording. "Senior, it's not going to work if you want to make people forget about what happened just now."
Snake Well's face instantly turned as pale as Aoyama Taka, who had been shooting lasers for more than a second.
At this point, Zoe put away her phone and turned to the side. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
However, when Snake Well saw that she was about to leave, he opened his arms and hugged her leg tightly.
"Senior?!
This is a public place!! "Is your brain okay?!
"Feng, Ze, Fengze!!"
Zoe pushed Snake Well's face away, trying to get him away from her. "Yes, Senior!
I'm right here!
Please calm down!! "
"Fengze, I, I want to ask... that, that, you..." Snake Well changed from hugging her leg to tugging at her skirt. He "shyly" buried his face in Zoe's skirt.
"Yes, Senior, please say what you want to say!
Also, please let go of me!! "
Zoe was about to scream. She switched to kicking him away. Her hand was holding onto her skirt. Her skirt was about to be pulled down by this person!
"Feng... Ze!" Snake Well blocked her foot with his palm. "Do you need a teacher with personality?!"
Zoe replied, "No, I don't." Then she stepped on his face.
Before going to bed that night, Zoe found out from the class's social media group that the students who had blocked the entrance of their classroom this afternoon were from other classes.
Other than the Class 1B next door, which was also from the hero stream, there were also many students from the general stream, auxiliary stream, and business stream.
Xiong Ying High School's Class 1A had become famous throughout the country after the enemy attack a few days ago, and it was believed that they would be the most eye-catching class in the upcoming sports festival. Therefore, these students from other classes wanted to form a team and come to Class 1A to take a look at what a group of people with real combat experience was like.
Of course, there were also many students who came with the intention of trampling on the field. The boy who had pulled Zoe aside earlier was one of them. The rest of them were infuriated by Takeshi's domineering words, "Everything will be fine if you defeat all of them." They gritted their teeth and were determined to vent their anger by trampling on this famous man on the day of the sports festival.
Zoe's phone kept vibrating. On the other side, Tenya was angrily criticizing Takeshi for making enemies before the sports festival.
She smiled faintly and allowed Tianzai to bombard her phone without saying anything, because to be honest …
She agreed with Takeshi's words too much!!
There was no need for flowery words or grand aspirations. Just use your actions and strength to crush them.
This was the true portrayal of her feelings before every baseball game!
He didn't hesitate to offend everyone to force himself into a dead end, just to see if he could surpass his limits and stand at a higher place under such circumstances.
Knowing that Takeshi treated the sports festival with such a serious attitude, Zoe looked forward to her performance at the sports festival more than ten days later.
She jumped out of bed. "Yo!
Let's make the training list for the next day! "
The next morning, Zoe yawned as she walked up to the fourth floor with Tenya. She was too excited last night and did not fall asleep until two o'clock in the morning.
As soon as she stepped on the fourth floor, Snake Well's voice came from the classroom door far away. "Good morning, Feng — Ze!!"
The students in the corridor turned their heads to look at her. Zoe froze. "???"
The senior who had shouted shouted and ran down the stairs at the other end of the corridor, leaving Zoe with panda eyes and a look of shock on her face.
What happened?
Did he just come to say hello??
She had never thought that a person could be so stubborn.
"Fengze!!
Be my experimental partner! "Snake Well, who was wearing a pair of goggles, opened the classroom door and shouted at the class during English class.
Zoe's pencil fell to the ground.
"Fengze!!
Let's eat together! "
Snake Well held two lunchboxes and went to Zoe's table. He pushed Midaya away and looked at Zoe with starry eyes.
Zoe's chopsticks fell to the ground.
Since the sports festival was approaching, the Hero Basic class was suspended. After school, the students were free to go to different parts of the school to train their personalities.
It was the same for the students from Heroica to the Support Section and the students from Year One to Year Three.
Therefore, apart from classes and lunch breaks, Zoe also saw Snake Well strolling around her after school.
On the first day, Snake Well squatted on a tree branch excitedly and watched Zoe and Misako train their personalities.
"Fengze!
Let's start! "
Zoe shook and shook. She did not understand why the tree branch did not break.
Misako was a little afraid of this person. "Zoe, why is that person still there..."
Zoe was speechless. "How am I supposed to know..."
On the second day, Snake Well squatted quietly on a window on the third floor of a nearby building and watched Zoe and Tenya train their personalities.
Tenya waved his hand. "Senior, may I know why you are looking for Zoe?
Did Zoe offend you in any way? "
Zoe patted his head. "Why are you so sure that I'm the one who made a mistake?"
On the third day, Snake Well stood at the side of the field with his arms crossed. He looked coldly at Zoe, who was running, and emitted an oppressive aura.
Zoe glanced at him and continued running. This method of using her personality to save energy and run faster at the same time allowed her to become more familiar with her personality. She could use the right amount of wind at the right place at the right time.
This was the practice that the butler had been doing with her before the entrance exam.
After three days, no matter how stupid Zoe was, she could sense Snake Well's dissatisfaction with her personality. Moreover, this dissatisfaction was getting worse by the day.
Zoe wanted to laugh. Ha! Do you think that the title of "Second Miss Trashy" is undeserved?
Do you think that someone who is not at least a certain level of trash can get this title?
"..." Why did she insult herself for no reason?
"Hey, Fengze," Snake Well stopped tapping his index finger and called out to Zoe, who happened to be running past him.
Zoe stopped in her tracks and swallowed a mouthful of saliva in confusion.
Was he going to explode?
However, Shejing only asked softly.
"Do you know what you are doing?"
Zoe swallowed a mouthful of saliva again. She felt that Snake Well, who looked like a fool asking to be bullied, had suddenly become very terrifying. Coupled with the setting sun and the deserted school background, he looked more like a stalker who could kill her at any time and bury her in a corner of the school.
Frightened by her own imagination, she answered honestly, "I think I know... but also... I don't know..."
"Two days ago, you were blowing away the floating pebbles of that girl called Li Ri. After laughing for half a day, you went home.
Yesterday, you were doing the same thing as today... "He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger." Don't you think it's a waste of time?
Do you have any motivation to win? "
Zoe turned her head away guiltily. "Yes, I do..."
"Then," Snake Well put his hands in his pockets, exuding a kind of deterrence that only belonged to the strong. "My name is Snake Well Shadow Mountain, a second-year student. I can control poison, and at the same time, I'm probably the strongest person in the second year."
After saying that, She Jing took a step forward. Instantly, the distance between the two of them was shortened considerably.
This was the first time Zoe had seen Snake Well at such a close distance. Only then did she realize that they were about the same height, and...
"Let me teach you.
Eleven days later, I'll let you get at least third place. "