On the playground, it seemed as if people were being set on fire from outside. Everyone was sweating profusely.

At five o'clock in the morning, I was sitting in the shade under a big tree, raising my eyes from the book. Opposite to where the sunlight was shining, students in the class were excitedly playing a dodgeball game.

People outside the circle use the ball to hit the people in the circle hard. If they touch the body, they will be out. If they catch the ball, the offense and defense will be exchanged. The winner will be determined by the number of people left in the circle. This is a game modified by the teacher. It is simple.

direct.

Although she was very popular in school, it was hard for her to imagine that running around a ball on a hot day would be so fun. But she, who often used the excuse of being too weak to be exposed to the sun, did not seem qualified to do so.

Comment.

The teacher was not here at this time, so he went to the toilet for an excuse and has not come back yet. There was a short-haired boy running out of breath and sweating profusely. The boys smashed the ball at him hard and did not let him out. His companions in the circle laughed.

Just stand aside and watch the show.

Is this a new type of gameplay? I thought about it, but didn’t pay much attention to it.

"Fifth watch!"

The ball hit Wu Geng's bent leg hard and bounced high, causing her whole body to tilt to the right side. The pain was quite painful, and her knees were very red.

"Five o'clock!" A girl called her, and several of them laughed and gathered together, waving to her in the sun. "I'm sorry, I smashed it crookedly. Can you help us get the ball?" However, the expressions on their faces were different.

No apology at all.

As the squad leader, Arisugawa stood aside and watched calmly, then turned his head without any intention of intervening.

At five o'clock in the morning, I got up and dusted myself off.

Is it an accident? Or am I being targeted?

She couldn't remember any annoying behavior she had done.

"...Who lost the ball?"

A girl walked out from behind the tree with a ball in one hand and a book in the other. One side of her cheeks was red and her glasses were slightly deformed.

"Anashiki, please bring the ball over here." The girl opposite shouted.

Ayushi was silent for a moment, then walked over slowly, "Did you throw it away?"

"Ah? Yes, it's my ball -" the girl stretched out her hand to take it.

Ayoshiki was about two meters away from her, arched his body, used his arms hard, and hit the ball hard on the girl's face.

This attack was swift and unprepared. The girl withstood all the attacks completely and fell to the ground. There was a clear earth mark on her face. Her nose bore the brunt of the attack, and two lines of blood flowed to her chin.

It wasn't until the falling ball bounced on the ground a few times that the girl's high-pitched scream rang out.

"Hualien-chan, are you okay?"

"Infirmary, find the teacher quickly!"

"Ayushi! You, what are you doing!"

The group of girls instantly became chaotic. A group of people comforted the crying girls and criticized Ayushi in many ways.

"I just gave the ball back," Ayoshiki pushed up his slanted glasses, "I didn't expect her to catch the ball with her face."

"You obviously did it on purpose!"

"We didn't throw the ball your way!"

"The ball passed from the fifth watch side!"

The physical education teacher saw the commotion and ran over in a panic from a distance.

Ayushiki turned to Wu Geng, "Did you throw the ball? Was it a group of you?"

"To be precise, it's them—"

Before Wu Geng could finish her words, she was caught off guard by Aushichi and kicked her. Her stomach hurt so much that she was overcome with pain. She fell backwards, while the assailant, Aushichi, had calm eyes behind the frame, as if he had done something insignificant.

Things are normal.

Let me hear someone talk!

This was my only thought before I fainted at midnight.

——

After that, I woke up in the health room at five o'clock.

The window was half open, the curtains were tied to one side, and the cool breeze blew in with the sound of rustling leaves.

At five o'clock, I groaned and slowly opened my eyes. The pain remaining in my stomach continued slowly, as if there was a heavy object pressing on me.

"That...violent woman..."

She struggled to get up, and no one would be happy if she was kicked for no apparent reason. Even if she thought she was magnanimous, she would feel angry.

"Do you need me to call the teacher for you?"

Wu Geng was startled and turned around to look. Aishi was sitting quietly next to the bed, holding a book and reading, without raising his head at this moment.

"Do you need me to call the teacher for you?" Maybe she didn't receive a reply, so she asked again, but this time she raised her head. She looked at Wugeng with a cold look. There was almost no emotion in her eyes.

"..."

Wu Geng just looked at her like this, as if she could see her figure in the pupils of the girl opposite. For some reason, most of the anger in her heart disappeared. Although she was not too angry.

"Wu Geng, before I came here, a classmate told me that it was my fault to kick you without permission. I'm sure you won't be willing to accept my gentle apology. If it was a physical attack of the same degree, I can totally agree with it. So.

——”

She stood up and walked to Wu Geng, looking down at her, "Do you want to hit me?"

"……how to spell?"

"up to you."

This is the first time I have seen Wu Geng resolve a dispute so simply and crudely, but if both parties are satisfied, it can be regarded as an excellent solution.

"Ayoshiki-san, we haven't talked before, right?"

Ayushi looked at her quietly. They were both seated relatively far back, but the distance between them was relatively large. They were both not the type to actively communicate, so it was normal that they had not spoken.

"I seem to have read that book," Wu Geng pointed to the library book in her hand, "Can you get it closer?"

Ayoshiki handed the book over and flipped through it. "Sure enough, I have read this book. It's quite an interesting story. The murderer was the smart and capable housekeeper who was attacked and hospitalized at the beginning."

Wu Geng returned the book, and when Aoi reached out to pick it up, he grabbed her wrist——

Snapped!

He slapped her hard on the face.

Huh~ I feel much better.

Wu Geng smiled and said, "Now we are even -"

Snapped!

Wu Geng covered the burning left side of his face and widened his eyes in shock.

"...Didn't you ask me to hit you?"

Aishi's movements were stagnant, and then she came to her senses. She just reacted like a conditioned reflex, but even Wu Geng would not be satisfied if she said this. Besides, she didn't want to be hit again, after all, it was quite painful.

"because……"

She pushed up her glasses and said, "You spoiled the story."

This was the first communication between Wu Geng Shi Xiao and Ayoshi Hibiki.
Chapter completed!