Volume 3 Chapter 100 Farewell Qingxue Academy

  She gazed at the group over there with a faint smile, waving her hand slightly. It was really unexpected to meet them here. The only place that could be descended was the staircase not far away, because those stairs were all large stones, and there was a certain distance between each other, making it relatively difficult to descend. However, for the boys, it wasn't a problem at all, but for the girls, it would be a bit challenging to get down.

  Kageo Katsuragi didn't hesitate for a moment, princess-carrying Akane Tsunemori down the stairs, with Hyorinmaru calmly following behind.

  "Ah, Ryōma..." Looking at her being carried down by Kagemoto, Saitō Hajime felt a pang of discomfort. He looked at his own small build and tugged at the brim of his hat with a mix of frustration and envy. Still, he was far from being able to carry someone as light as Ryōma...

  "Ah, Kaito! Long time no see!" Taichi Mukai was delighted to see her, his bright smile greeting the sea breeze made people feel very warm.

  Akane Kiriya came down from Keiichi's arms, looking at Tōjō Mutsurī who was waving at her with a smile, "Ah, it's been a while..."

  Ryoma Echizen became even more depressed. Not only did he enter the court with Hyotei, but she didn't even greet him first!

  "Not even close!" Rukia Kuchiki clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

  His voice made Akane look at him, and the little prince who was almost covering his whole face with his hat seemed particularly depressed. Before she could open her mouth, Kageyama Tobio put his arm around her shoulder and walked to the front of Tendou Satori, whose usual grandeur and pride were still intact as he said, "Ah? Tendou, I'm looking forward to a match against you! Barely counts as grandeur!"

  Teshigawara looked at the traces in front of him with his usual poker face, "Ah, don't be careless"

  Kazuo Akechi: “……”

  So he really super dislikes Tezuka Osamu's catchphrase! His grandfather has always been the most elegant, where did he go wrong? It's really not elegant!

  Ryoma Echizen never got to talk to her, and instead she was being hugged by that monkey-like Sanada Genichiro as if he was proclaiming ownership. The frustration in his heart deepened once again. He couldn't help but think of the moment when he first saw her sitting on the cliff with Tezuka, a scene that seemed eternal for an instant, no matter how beautiful it was, it didn't include him, and this made him want to vent out even more.

  No one saw Niji no Sukashi lagging behind, but rather leaning against a large stone, gazing at the serene and eternal scene he had just captured in his compact camera.

  It seems like it's going to be fun.

  She slightly opened her icy blue eyes and looked at the girl on the other side, with a gesture that seemed to declare ownership and possessiveness, but he felt it was just a protective action, as well as an intimate action made from the warmth emanating from his heart. She gave others gentle tolerance, who would dare to bind her with too rough ropes, otherwise she would still get hurt, after all, people are not real sponges.

  "Huh, how did you guys come from over there?" Tao Cheng Wu looked towards the cliff on that side, and saw a few bicycles. Hmm, surely they didn't ride those bicycles over here? And these noble young masters?

  "Huh?" Akane Mito blinked and looked at Momotaro, a faint smile on her face. "The Ice Emperor's Cycling Festival is coming up soon... we rode our bikes without realizing it and ended up here..."

  "Bicycle Festival?" The young students looked at me, I looked at them, will there be such a festival again?

  "Kageo, on the day of the bicycle festival, can we invite people from other schools to participate?" asked Akogi Yuka, thinking that it would be more fun if everyone came together.

  "Huh? Okay..." Tsubasa's direct response left the Ice Emperor's gang stunned. It was said that for the Bike Festival, there was no rule against inviting people from other schools, but the pride of the Ice Emperor's gang made them not want to invite anyone, let alone have them come and watch the students of the prestigious Imperial Academy fall flat on their faces? This time, Tsubasa agreed with Ayaka, what kind of rhythm is this? They had a premonition that the Ice Emperor's gang was going to be in for it. Because Tsubasa was someone who loved being flashy, he wouldn't bear to disappoint Ayaka, so others would have to be prepared to suffer! o(╯□╰)o

  "So, will you come that day?" Akane Mouri looked at the Seigaku crowd across from her, her eyes shining slightly. The Seigaku members thought they couldn't refuse, and it would be fun to join in on the excitement!

  "I'm definitely going!" Taicheng Wu answered very loudly while riding his bike super fast.

  "But I don't know how to ride a bike meow! Onishi taught me meow!" Kikumaru Eiji also wanted to go and immediately said to Onishi.

  "Burning! Cycling is great! e?on!!!! Let's have a match, you and me!" Kawamura Takashi was handed a tennis racket by Ni no Chikai, interrupting ōishi's attempt to respond to Kikumaru Eiji's words. His eyes blazing with fury, he found that Nishinoya Yuu had already returned to the group and handed him the racket. "Heh heh, looks like it's going to be fun, I'll be there... Hinata-san..."

  “……uh-huh” Akagi Aoi blinked her eyes, responding with a single word. She felt the hand on her shoulder, wrapped around by Tsube, slightly tightening. His sharp gaze turned towards Kawamura Takashi, who had just referred to himself as "the great me" in front of his own grandfather!

  "Ah, En? Tezuka, I don't mind having a bike race with you guys that day! Be mesmerized by my magnificent biking skills! Hey, Fuji!" Tachibana Kaito doesn't mind having a bike race with Seigaku before the tennis match, his old man still doesn't know when he'll be able to have a real showdown with Seigaku!

  But then, what's going on, Xiang Fu?

  Kazuki Kajika had no conditioned reflex response, and Akane Kawahagi's eyes narrowed slightly, "Hmph..."

  "You're still far off! King of Mt. Monkey!" Rukia couldn't help but say, she had never been able to focus solely on him like before because the people from Hyourinmaru were there, so was he being compared unfavorably?!

  At the mention of that name, Kageyama's face turned black. Monkey Mountain Great King, how unrefined! His majesty's handsome and noble, how could he possibly be associated with a monkey! Only his sharp eyes that seemed to see through everything looked at Echizen Ryoma, and suddenly he calmed down, pulling the girl beside him closer, satisfied to see her stubborn amber eyes gradually narrowing as he increased his strength.

  Tezuka didn't notice the silent clash between Atobe and Ryoma, responding to Atobe's previous words with still the same phrase, "Ah, don't be careless!"

  Kazuo Akechi: “……”

  "So, what's the content of the competition?" Kanzaki Teiji asked, opening his notebook with a flash of white light from his glasses.

  "Ah, well? That will be clear by then!" said Tsuba.

  "The loser drinks the bitter juice!" Kaoru Kaidou didn't care about anything else, but he was particular about this. He brought out a cup of bubbling drink that looked terrifying and smiled eerily. The Seigaku students around him quickly retreated, keeping their distance from him. Tezuka also subtly shifted his position, only Nishikori remained standing in the same spot with a smile on his face.

  Lin Mu Xiang: "......"

  Seeing the dry liquid appear in front of her again, she didn't know what to say. Although she was very curious about whether Kanzaki's dry liquid really had such a terrifying effect that it could knock someone down instantly, she couldn't muster up any enthusiasm to try it out - the bubbles and color were already enough to make her retreat.

  "What is this?" Bingdi Zhengxuan looked at the dry liquid, what on earth was it? Looking at Qingxue Zhengxuan's expression, he seemed to be quite terrified of it????

  "Good stuff!" Kenjiro Kanetsugu naturally promoted his proud work, "Would you like a cup?"

  "It's okay......" Akane Matsu answered for them, if Kiren was really that terrifying, the Ice Emperor would have been defeated already, how could they return? This is by the sea after all.

  Inoue Kaoru never thought that Kishida Ryūji would be rejected so bluntly by Akagi Kei, and he felt a pang of sadness. "Akagi, you're really heartless."

  Can't he understand that she's protecting him? Afraid that he'll be defeated by Bing Emperor? But it doesn't make sense, she hasn't drunk the Dry Juice before, how could she possibly know its effects? Is his Dry Juice already so notorious that people are intimidated at first sight? Does this count as success or not? He was torn.

  Lin Mu Xiang: "......"

  "Yukata doesn't want us to drink it, so we won't," said Kyokai Yoshirō, who seemed a bit eager to try it out, but Yukata refused. Although he was still quite curious, it was the first time he had seen such a drink.

  "Hmm!" Hinata nodded in agreement on one side, purely because it was Tsumugi who told them not to drink, they wouldn't drink, and there's no way they would realize what effect that drink had.

  Those who have never truly experienced the horror of dryness will forever be unable to avoid it like Qing Xue Zheng Xuan.

  "It's okay......" Kanzaki Noritoshi said with some regret but full of expectation, "I can wait until the day of your Ice Emperor Cycling Festival..."

  Let these aristocratic sons try his dry wine, let them lose and be done with it!

  "Cut! He's finished! The Ice Emperor will win!" Although Akira Akechi wasn't a complex thinker, Kanetsugu's words were clearly provocative!

  "That's right! Let you see what it means to be a man!" Towards the sun, Yūto couldn't tolerate any provocation and immediately echoed Hikaru. The corner of Shinobu's mouth twitched, his partner was not confident in riding a bike, unlike tennis, he didn't know how to ride a bike, what's the point of provoking?!

  "You're still far off!" When it comes to provocation, Saitama's line is always so cool. He doesn't bother to correct himself anymore; he should have acknowledged Ice Emperor's position in her heart long ago. Instead, he'd better try to occupy her field of vision and improve his own position in her heart! Ice Emperor...? They're still far off!

  Atsushi looked at him straight this time, he could hear the serious declaration of war in there. This boy who seemed to be lazy and arrogant like a cat, had gathered information that Akutagawa Ryuunosuke was quite doting on him. He lowered his head to look at the girl he was holding, her azure eyes were still warm and clear as before. Although it wasn't obvious, but among the people in Seishu Academy, she gazed at him the most, and it was indeed Kusama Ryenji.

  "Ah, yeah? I'm looking forward to that day! Handa!" Kageyama Shigeru only says this to the ace of Seirin, in his eyes, only Handa Kōtarō, the emperor of Seirin, has the qualifications to be on an equal level with him. And as expected, it's always just those words...

  "Ah, don't be careless..."

  Kazuo Arai: “……”

  This was the first official meeting between Hyotei and Rikkai's regulars, and originally, under the gentle breeze, there wasn't that tense atmosphere. Since it didn't involve tennis, it would naturally be more relaxed, but now that it involved a match, regardless of whether it was tennis or not, neither side wanted to lose, and a confrontational situation formed between the two sides, with opposing formations becoming apparent. Everyone began to get serious.

  But in this silent space where no one spoke, a loud cry suddenly rang out, instantly making people look at the sudden cry of the pheasant, what's wrong with him?

  "Ow, ow, ow......!!" He burst into tears and lifted up his finger that was pinched by a crab to show everyone. He just wanted to take advantage of the situation to catch a few crabs, how did he end up getting pinched! It hurts so much!!

  "Kaito..." On the other side, Shoyo's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Kaito, who was in a predicament.

  "Idiot! Can't even catch a crab! Serves you right for getting pinched!" Tsubakita Tomoka said with disdain.

  "Tomoka..." Ryūsaki Sakuno tugs on Tomoka Kosaka's sleeve, quietly stopping her.

  "It's supposed to be! If it were Ryoma Sama, he definitely wouldn't be as lame as him!" said Tsubaki Kosaka with a pout.

  For Osakabe Tomoka's sake, Echizen Ryoma never thought of showing anything, tugging at his cap brim, looking at the clumsy Takechi, still far from it.

  "It's better to put your hand in the water and let the crab crawl away on its own, Kaito-kun's fingers are all bleeding, we need to hurry..." Akane's calm voice came through, and Kaito blankly blurted out, "You remember me?"

  Lin Mu Xiang: "......"

  "Kaito! This isn't the time for that! Hurry up and put your hand in the seawater!" Shoyo urged, unable to help but rush him. His own hands weren't exactly gentle either, and sluggishness wasn't supposed to be this slow!

  "......Oh!" Kui's tail reacted, looking at the crab who was still pinching his finger, "Ouch!"

  "When catching crabs, you should hold onto its shell so your hand won't get pinched..." Xiangmu Lingfeng herself picked up a crab and said with a light smile. In her past life, she had gone to the beach with Gu Xiye many times and caught quite a few crabs, but every time they finished catching them, they would release them and not eat them. They just enjoyed the joyful process."

  "Be careful! Ling Yu!" The Ice Emperor's men couldn't help but worry as they watched her, the crab wouldn't understand how to cherish and pity her, even though it was now being held by her and its claws were waving about, unable to pinch her.

  "Crabs are actually quite cute, with their intimidating and arrogant appearance, but in reality they can't hurt you..." said Akane Kaito, blinking her eyes at them while holding up the crab.

  Everyone: "......"

  Crab......cute?

  Too adorable! Not even a bit adorable! Bursting into tears and running away with a swollen face!

  "As long as you don't really want to hurt it in your heart, and the way you catch it is proper, it won't harm you..." Akane Hoshi said with a faint smile, which made Kaito shrink his neck, he was drooling when he caught crabs, wanting to eat them! o(╯□╰)o

  "Kiyohiko had golden silk crab for dinner last night..." Akutagawa Jirō said, almost drooling, "It was super delicious!"

  Because of Lin Feng's cooking skills, even the Ice Emperor has started eating Chinese dishes.

  Lin Mu Xiang: "......"

  Kikimora silently looked at Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, then glanced at Keigo Higashino, and finally lowered her eyes to look at the crab with its pincers raised in her hand...

  Kiyokawa Kageo was caught off guard by her gaze, his eyes twitching slightly before he glared at Akutagawa Ryūnosuke. Was this guy doing it on purpose? And to make matters worse, he had to go and tell her about eating golden silk crab last night just when Sayoko said crabs were cute!

  The others who were also having dinner at the Traces' home touched their noses and shifted their gaze, looking out to sea and up at the sky.

  "Ah, no? Crabs are not elegant at all! From now on, there won't be any crab dishes served on my refined dinner table!" Traces of disdain flashed in Master Traces' eyes as he glanced at the crab in Katsuragi's hand, his tone still elegant and haughty, yet somehow awkwardly proud.

  How could he not see that she was being sarcastic, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned? "I didn't restrict your right to eat whatever you want, crab meat is indeed very delicious..."

  "Yes! The golden crab legs were delicious last night! Yuko! Let's go to the Atobe house for dinner tonight!" The people of Hinata-yama couldn't forget about the crab meat, and if Yuko didn't refuse, he wouldn't be able to resist eating delicious food either! It was really delicious!

  "I don't eat crab..." said Gu Xiu Ye, shaking her head slightly. Gu Xiu Ye was actually allergic to crabs, but she loved the crabs by the sea, so neither of them would eat crabs. The taste of crabs was something she had accidentally eaten when she was a child in her past life, and that was it, she never ate it again.

  Uh, the people of Yuezhou stopped in their tracks.

  Huang Yuxiang put the crab in his hand on the beach, watching it crawl sideways, leaving a string of footprints, until it dug into the hole. At this time, even if you dig three feet underground, it's unlikely to catch it.

  It's been raining a lot lately, and dark clouds have started to appear over the sea. The sky has also become somewhat darker. It was already quite cool by the sea, but now it's even colder. To avoid getting rained on, Hyotei's regulars are going to take Hiyoshi back, while Seigaku's regulars were just out here to relax, and now they're going to get rained on... Coach Ryuzaki has come to pick up Seigaku's regulars, but why are there so many people? Those school uniforms... aren't they from Hyotei? Were those bicycles theirs just now? No mistake, right? They would ride their bikes over here...

  "Tezuka..."

  "Coach..." Handa looked at Ryūsaki Kō and replied faintly.

  Akane Kaito and Ryōsuke Kirishima brushed past each other, Coach Ukai looked over at the other side where Akane Kaito was being princess-carried by Takeru Nakashiro to that cliff, and also the Ice Emperor's regulars, then turned back to look at the Seijoh regulars in front of him, "Time to get ready to head back"

  "Yes, coach" Seigaku's regulars quickly went up the stairs one by one, only Ryoma Echizen and Sakuno Ryuzaki, Tomoka Osakada were slower.

  Everyone watched as Bing Di rode his bicycle, but it still felt a bit out of place. A noble like him should be riding in luxury cars, not bicycles.

  Akane Tanaka was still being protected by Kageo Kajiwara in front, with her feet on the footrest. Just as Kageo Kajiwara was about to step on the accelerator, Ryoma Sengoku spoke up, "Akane, it's going to rain soon, let's get in our car."

  Akane was taken aback, and Hyōga was indeed looking at her. It's about to rain, and even if Tsubasa drives fast, she'll still get wet.

  "No need, thank you, Toshiro..." Akane Hinata slightly shook her head, and Toshiro didn't let go of her from start to finish, and there was even a subtle tightening sensation. She turned back to meet his gaze, seeing the confidence that belonged to him, he wouldn't let her get rained on.

  Kageo Kiriya heard her response, the arc of his lips rose slightly as he looked at Echizen Ryoma, "Ah? How unrefined! There's no way I'd be a loser! Don't worry about it, Otori!"

  He quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, and the Ice Emperor's entourage also hastily followed on their bikes. The Qing Xue crowd was left standing there in silence, waiting for the few people who slowly caught up from behind to arrive before getting on their bikes.

  Cars are generally faster than bicycles, and the Seiou students quickly caught up with Hyoutei's regulars. At this time, a loud thunderclap echoed in the sky, causing some of the Seiou students to frown. Large raindrops began falling from the sky, and at the same time, a luxurious limousine appeared before Hyoutei's regulars. The car door was quickly opened, and the driver efficiently let Kintarou Hitomaru and Akira Kurobe get in before the rain started pouring down. The other Hyoutei regulars followed suit, leaving their bicycles abandoned outside.

  Just as the car door closed, the rain came down. The extended car quickly disappeared into the rain curtain, leaving the young people in the back seat silent.

  Tsubaki directly sent Ayame back to the Tsubaki residence, also marking the first time that the Ice Emperor's chosen ones truly set foot in the Tsubaki household and faced Tsubaki Dandan and Shizuka Ryoko face-to-face.