The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 129: Arina Sugawara, The Student Council President

It was the end of the day, and Yuki was still confused about what happened. He thought that just like usual, a day after the game would always be a day off and he could go back early. However, before he could leave the class, he was roped in by Riku who said that there was something important that needed to be discussed in the club's room.

When they both arrived there though, there was an awkward silence, with all of his senpai either blushing madly, talking stutteredly, or in Hirano's case, grunting while ignoring the commotion in front of him. Meanwhile, in front of them, there was a pretty girl – probably as pretty as Megumi – accompanied by a presence he hadn't seen for such a long time.

"Yo, Riku-kun. Kobayashi-kun." Yori greeted the two freshmen cheerfully.

"Yori-senpai?!" Those two widened their eyes in surprise. "What are you doing here?!"

Yeah, the boy who accompanied the pretty girl was Yori, the former setter of the team who decided to retire early due to internal conflict in the past. Unlike the other third-year players, Yori was probably the only one who didn't have a grudge against Yuki and Riku. Even though they hadn't met for a long time, they still had a cordial relationship and could be polite with each other.

"Well, I was asked to accompany her to meet you guys, and I cannot refuse it," Yori explained helplessly. "So, here we are." Yuki and Riku's attention turned to the girl who sat gracefully as if she came from a noble family and their curiosity grew.

"So, who is she?" Yuki decided to ask bluntly. Although the girl was pretty, his best friend in the class was a beauty too, and his matron also had a mature air that made her look more gorgeous. There was no way he would be blinded by the girl who he didn't even know anything about.

However, Yuki didn't expect he would receive collective deadpanned stares from all of his senpai.

"I am sorry for his ignorance, Sugawara-senpai. He is just a freshman." Ogawa suddenly bowed apologizingly to the girl.

"Yeah, he doesn't know better about you, Sugawara-senpai! Don't worry, we will educate him thoroughly!" Okamura followed the gesture, then glared at Yuki who was still confused and whispered madly, "Come on! Apologize quickly!"

Although no one knew why Yuki's face suddenly turned pale, Riku had a hunch that his friend might think about something heavy. His face turned solemn as he realized the only thing that could make his friend relapse like this was the earthquake that killed all of his family.

'It seems Sugawara-senpai's words triggered a memory from the past. Let's finish this conversation quickly and bring him back to the orphanage.'

With that thought, Riku asked straight to the point, "So, what brings you here, Sugawara-senpai?"

"Ohe, yeah!" Arina Sugawara straightened her body, went into business mode. "Before we delve into the topic, may I assume that you have heard the news about the Kendo team's disbandment?"

Everyone stared at each other, knowing it would be about the team's fate in the future. Almost all of them nodded at the girl's question while Riku tried to fill in for Yuki who was clueless about it.

"Well, as you might know, you are one of the clubs that still have hope to survive what everyone calls 'the purge'. However, not saying it for bad luck, but even though you lose the game, you still have a big chance to keep going since the headmaster has a soft spot for your team. You know about that, right?"

Even though they didn't want to admit it, it was hard to deny that the volleyball team was favored the most by the headmaster.

From only getting a slap on the wrist after a huge conflict between the senior and the freshman players in the past to the point of freeing the morning class so all the students could support the team against Kyoei, it was clear that the headmaster had a soft spot for the team.

"Is there still anyone who complains about that?" Riku asked, frowned. He remembered how the third-year players who resigned from the team seemed to spread a bad rumor about it, yet they were getting suppressed immediately after the game against Kyoei. He didn't expect someone would stir trouble again for them in this situation.

"Well, not really." Arina Sugawara shook her head. "I just want to ask for permission to take advantage of this to spread a rumor among the students. May I do that?"