Chapter 46: Probe

  Kawamura Takaaki furrowed his brow, lifted his chin, and saw the fleeting disappointment and resentment in his eyes, letting out a faint sigh. He really couldn't bear this look of his, making her heart ache. For Ryoma Echizen, the main character created by Takeshi Konomi, she had always been more tolerant of him than the Seigaku regulars, truly owing it to him from the previous life.

  Just as Akane was about to call Tsubaki, he called her.

  "Hey, Jingwu." Why did they call out her name? It was because the Ice Emperor's followers had been pestering her nonstop, wanting her to call them by their names, and in return, they would also address her as Xiangfu... She couldn't withstand their onslaught and reluctantly agreed...

  "Ah, en? Where are you now? I'll go pick you up." Kizuki was sitting elegantly in his stretched limousine, and upon hearing her voice from the phone, he felt an unusual sense of comfort, especially when she called him Jingwu...

  The other passengers on the train also pricked up their ears, except for Yukio Mishima who was sleeping.

  What a refreshing surprise! Is that the voice of Kageyama Tobio?! The proud Ice Emperor actually called himself to pick her up! It was already unbelievable last time, and now they're even calling each other by affectionate names?! And besides, Kageyama Tobio didn't refer to himself as "ore-sama" (a term used to refer to oneself in a boastful or arrogant manner)!

  How can this be! The Ice Emperor's side hasn't even made a move yet!

  Kamado is holding her hands tightly and calling out in a familiar tone, who is it this time? The voice is so gentle, it must be someone she has feelings for! Moreover, this voice is not the same as the man's from last time, which means it's another person, probably the one who always says "ahem" on the phone.

  "I'm at the Seishun Academy's playing field" Akane paused for a moment, looked at Echizen, "Ryoma, you don't have to come pick me up this time, I want to have dinner with friends here."

  Just a moment ago, her heart was still filled with bitter and gloomy emotions, but suddenly Koshi's eyes lit up! Is she going to stay?

  "...Alright, have fun then, don't worry about this side" Tsuba was very displeased, but couldn't refute her decision, and could only secretly resent the Seigaku people for taking her away!

  The Ice Emperor's men also fell out of favor and were actually kidnapped after just a short while!

  "Thank you, Jingwu," said Lingmu Xiang with a smile. He was also very indulgent to himself.

  "Ahn? Don't let me hear those two words again." Kageyama Tobio said with some dissatisfaction.

  Xu Mu was stunned for a moment, responded with a single word and then hung up the phone.

  While the other side of the strait was ravaged by wave after wave of low pressure systems.

  "Come on, let's beat them! When will the Ice Emperor have a match against Seigaku?" Hiyoshi gripped his tennis racket tightly, his lips pursed in determination. He couldn't wait for a match between them and Seigaku to happen soon.

  He stroked his tear mole and glanced at him, "Ah en? What's the hurry? That day will come eventually"

  "Hmph! That's right! When the time comes, let them see what it means to have someone above them!" Xiang Riyue's momentum was overwhelming, and if he wasn't in the car, he would have made a gesture.

  Feng Changtarou smiled warmly, "The recent performance of Qing Xue is not bad..."

  "Eh eh, Feng! You're boosting someone else's morale and destroying your own prestige!" Xiang Rijun couldn't help but use the new Chinese phrase he had just learned. This little guy's smug expression completely covered up his anger from just now. Being able to apply the Chinese that Lin Muyi liked so much, he was super happy!

  However, if Qing Shui knew that she and Xiang Ri Yue had such a good affinity with the same phrase, would he feel honored?

  "I call this knowing oneself and knowing the enemy, only then can one win every battle." Feng gave him a warm glance back, although Bing Emperor was not bad, but still had to understand the opponent's situation, especially since Qing Xue had been performing really well recently.

  "......The Ice Emperor is the strongest!" Xiang Riyue's Chinese vocabulary was exhausted, and he could only shout loudly with his neck strained.

  "The tennis court is like a battlefield, and there's no general who always wins... Feng still has that gentle look in his eyes, but it makes Xiang Riyue want to punch him for showing off his Chinese skills in front of him... He didn't think this through at all, this was something he himself started."

  "Towards the sun, he's had enough! He didn't want to admit that he hadn't grasped many Chinese words, so he racked his brains to refute Feng Chōtarō. 'Hmph! In any case, Ice Emperor can't possibly lose! Watch me defeat them miserably, like a withered willow tree!'"

  "...is fallen flowers and flowing water, cut off, died! The remaining flowers and defeated willows are used to describe a woman who has been abandoned or discarded!"

  Akira Kurodo would admit that he hadn't learned much at all, and felt embarrassed, wanting to save face? Although no one would think that not speaking up would make him seem like he hadn't learned any Chinese, but he just thought so! It just so happened that last night he had learned the phrase "luò huā liú shuǐ" (falling flowers flowing water), and knew the difference between it and "cán", "huā", "bài", and "liǔ", which is why he spoke up.

  ...cut, would he say such a shameless thing?

  But didn't it feel weird for him to say something like that?

  Mount Yari people: "..."

  "..." - Houjou Tarou

  Others:“…”

  Ji Bu almost rolled his eyes in disdain but held back, only a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. These people... were truly too unrefined!

  Akane didn't know about the little episode on this side, but Akira couldn't bear the feeling of jealousy eating away at her heart and bursting out in a rolling boil, so she opened her mouth to Akane.

  "They're quite close, the princes of Hakuren and Hyōto... " She smiled innocently, her smile pure and lovely, but she covered her mouth as if teasing, in reality hiding the ridicule and jealousy on her lips.

  "Princes?" Qing Xue Zheng heard this word and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Are people still described like that nowadays?

  "Yes, those regulars on the Ice Emperor's tennis team are all rich kids who are handsome and play super well! They're the princes that every girl at Ice Emperor adores!" said Qing Shui Liang with a sigh.

  "Hmph! She wants to let the regulars know what this woman is really like, and how close she is to the Ice Emperor's regulars. Does she think she can get close to Qing Xue's regulars too? On the one hand, she'll definitely find an opportunity to get close to the Ice Emperor's side, but on the other hand, she can't let her guard down on Qing Xue's side! Moreover, she also wants to make Qing Xue's regulars keep their distance from this girl who has a deep relationship with the regulars. Generally speaking, with the regulars' extremely sensitive minds, they will think that this kind of girl is intentionally getting close to them!"

  However, she is good at abacus calculation, but I don't know if it will work or not.

  "Oh?" Ni no Chikai showed a slight interest and looked at Shimizu Ryōsuke, making her feel fluttery immediately. Being gazed by him was always a delightful thing! But the next second, his smile froze.