Atsumu nodded in response, "Goodnight, Uncle."
Opening Hinata Shoyo's door, Hinata Shoyo, who had returned a step earlier, had already fallen into a dream.
However, because he never sleeps still, he had already rolled from his side to the middle, even hogging half of Atsumu's blanket.
Squinting his eyes, Miya Atsumu walked step by step to Hinata Shoyo's side.
After correcting Hinata's wild sleeping position for the umpteenth time, Miya Atsumu secured a spot for himself and decisively reached out to pull him close, preventing him from kicking people in the middle of the night.
That's right, the reason it turned into him using Hinata as a bolster at the hotel was mainly because this guy was such an unrestrained sleeper; on the first night, he even almost kicked him off the bed.
However.. he actually quite liked this feeling.
Nuzzling Hinata's hair, Atsumu said softly, "Goodnight."
Chapter 128: The One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Fox
The next day was Friday, a theoretical workday.
But Hinata Shoyo and Miya Atsumu were both ordered to take a break, so they didn't need to report to school today; the classes they missed would be given to them as group make-up sessions by teachers tomorrow or the day after.
Thinking that her brother's match had been very hard, Hinata Natsu did not go to wake the two of them up.
However..
Looking at the door, which was cracked open slightly, Hinata Natsu still leaned in to take a look.
The moment she saw the situation inside, Hinata Natsu froze for a moment.
Immediately after, she puffed out her cheeks in anger and yanked Hinata's bedroom door open with a loud bang.
Hinata's mother immediately spoke up: "Natsume, don't bother your brothers—"
Looking at the already folded bedding and the missing volleyball, Hinata Natsu cried out, "It's gone!"
Big brother has turned bad! How could he run away behind her back! She is going to be angry!
This time, it was Hinata's mother who was bewildered. She leaned over to take a look and was equally shocked: "Ah, where did these two children go?"
Hinata's father, who had just returned from his morning run, replied, "The two of them left early this morning. They said they were going to the shopping district and then to the volleyball clinic to scout the area, so they won't be home for breakfast or lunch."
Hinata's mother felt a bit helpless: "Then I'll call them this afternoon and ask them to bring some food back tonight."
Meanwhile, in front of a bookstore on a commercial street, Miya Atsumu and Hinata Shoyo were crouching there side by side.
The two of them were holding buns and a large chicken leg from the convenience store, eating them with great relish.
Miya Atsumu wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth. "There are still twenty minutes left; they should have finished restocking by then. As soon as they open, the two of us are rushing in immediately."
Hinata nodded, looking exactly like a sidekick following his leader on a mission: "Understood."
Right at that moment, a familiar voice came from above their heads: "You can be a fool on your own, don't take Shoyo with you."
Hinata looked up and found that it was Aran and the Kita Team arriving together.
He ate the bun in one bite and stood up with a look of pleasant surprise on his face. "Aran-senpai! Kita-senpai!"
Kita smiled slightly. "Good morning. How did you sleep last night? You didn't have any conflict with Atsumu-senpai, did you?"
Hinata raised his hand. "Not at all! I slept very well!"
In the morning, Atsumu even took the initiative to wake him up, saying he wanted to be there for the first batch of sales at the magazine stand.
Aran pointed at Miya Atsumu and said in a low voice to Kita Shinsuke, "This guy is great at acting; he'd probably act like a good boy at Shoyo's house."
No, it's not that he's acting.. it's just that he probably doesn't have a place to show what he can do.
With Hinata's personality, he would definitely praise Miya Atsumu to the heavens.
Anyway, if it were him, he would never be able to say a single harsh word to Hinata.
As the saying goes, love is mutual, but.. he only feels the urge to roast Miya Atsumu; they only end up hurting each other.
Just who could look at Miya Atsumu's face and find something to praise!
Watching Hinata chat with Miya Atsumu about Xiaoxia's problems, Aran felt he was a lost cause.
Hinata is completely under his spell—
He was so intimidated by Miya Atsumu when he first arrived, but now he's gone and added a fan filter to him!
So it's Atsumu who has a problem, he must have given Hinata some kind of ***!
Looking at Aran's expression, which showed he wanted to complain but kept his mouth shut, Miya Atsumu's face contorted: "Aran, what are you trying to say?"
Aran remained silent for a few seconds before finally deciding to satisfy Miya Atsumu's desire to hear a complaint: "I want to say.. Shoyo has already been led astray by you."
Hearing this, Miya Atsumu's expression twisted even further.
But before he could say anything, the sound of a lock turning came from beside him.
Perhaps because the presence of the people at the entrance was too strong, the bookstore owner, who had been leisurely drinking coffee, finally came out to open the door early, flipping the sign from "closed" to "open."
Miya Atsumu and Aran quickly abandoned their bickering and rushed into the bookstore together.
Although they are sold in malls and clubs.. at this time, only bookstores are open.
The latest magazines were all displayed on the shelves by the window, the most prominent one among them was their target for this trip—Monthly Volleyball.
The cover featured a group photo of the Tokyo Team, who had won the championship in the adult division of the National Sports Festival.
Watching Aran quickly grab about ten books from the shelf, the bookstore owner found it amusing: "Are you all volleyball players too?"
He didn't nod to the former Kita Shinsuke: "Yeah, that's right."
The bookstore owner smiled as he checked out the dozen or so magazines Aran had brought. "This time is truly extraordinary. It's been many years since our Hyogo took a national championship. These boys from Inarizaki are incredibly impressive."
It's been a long time since I've watched a volleyball match, but so many old friends pre-ordered these magazines for me. Once I get back, I'll have to watch the recordings of the finals if I get the chance.
Shinsuke Kita packed the magazines away and replied with a smile, "Actually, the semifinals were also very exciting; you can watch them with us."
Actually, the magazine office had already sent the sample copies to the school yesterday, but there was only one copy, these were meant for the Second String members who didn't have time to come buy them today.
The bookstore owner made an OK gesture: "Understood, I'll definitely check it out."
Before Miya Atsumu could flip open the magazine, Kita interrupted him, "You can't make loud noises in a bookstore; there's a fast food restaurant across the street."
It just so happened that he and Aran hadn't had breakfast yet, so they would eat together.
Hinata, who was just about to squat down by the shop entrance, cheered, "Long live Kita Team!"
While waiting for breakfast, the impatient Miya Atsumu had already flipped open the first page of the magazine.
No, what on earth is this!
A sound of breakdown echoed throughout the Karasuno High School gymnasium, Hoshiumi nearly threw the magazine in his hands ten meters away, as if he had seen something filthy.
As Hirugami approached, having just prepared to head to morning practice, the first thing he saw was a full-page color illustration of Miya Atsumu.
[The genius Setter who possesses both looks and strength, seeking victory without looking back, writing his life story through championships!]
Hirugami also fell silent for two seconds, silently placing the magazine on the ground two meters away from them.
Yeah, it really is something dirty..
Driven by the desire to make the dirty thing disappear as quickly as possible, Hirugami Yukio tentatively flipped back one page.
Orange and white figures instantly appeared in his field of vision. Hirugami smiled slightly and beckoned toward Hoshiumi Hikari, who had already retreated, saying, "Hikari, it's you."
Seeing that Hoshiumi was taking his time, Hirugami Yukio directly raised the magazine toward him.
A large two-page spread illustration, with Hinata on the right and Hoshiumi on the left.
Both photos capture the exact moment the two of them jumped with arm extensions during the match; it's clearly from shots taken by reporters on the sidelines.
【Chasing against the wind in this era, using sheer strength to smash through all prejudice.】
【——Little Giant!!】
The three words, like a net, stood between the two of them; they reached out their hands, seemingly wanting to touch the scenery above.
Hoshiumi was completely stunned.
After a long time, he spoke somewhat hesitantly, "Yukihito, can I cut these two pages out?"
The owner of the magazine, Hirugami Yukio, happily agreed, "Of course."
While thinking about how to slice it, Hoshiumi instinctively flipped the page forward.
He broke down even more: "Why is Miya Atsumu right after Shoyo's page!!"
The only blemish on his own page was Hirugami Yukio, who took second place, that was because of Miya Atsumu!
Hirugami suggested at the right moment, "You can find an A4 sheet of paper and cover him with it."
Hoshiumi nodded heavily. "You're right."
There were only these two color pages of Inarizaki at the beginning; after them were Shiratori from Fukuda General, the rest were all professional players and the women's volleyball side.
As for the Inarizaki interview.. it was placed so blatantly on the very first page of the magazine itself, with Miya Atsumu's large face being the first thing that caught the eye.
"It can't be helped, Miya Atsumu's face.. is indeed the darling of the magazine industry." Looking at Amatori's expression, which looked as if he had swallowed a fly, Iizuna smiled helplessly.
However.. their Sakusa is also very handsome; when the magazine reporters came for interviews before, they would also take posters of Sakusa separately.
Well, he has his own as well.
Actually, Amatori's face is also very handsome, but.. for some reason, he is obsessed with those split bangs.
—He'd look even more handsome if he styled his hair in a slicked-back look like he does.
Upon seeing the first sentence of the interview, Amatori's eyes widened: "Whoa, this guy's mouth is way too big!"
What do you mean the National Sports Festival is a thing of the past, this championship is no longer important? The goal is five consecutive titles before graduation?!
Coach Himegomiya, leaning in to take a look, had a twitch at the corner of his mouth: "As expected of Kurosu's player, just as ambitious."
Just then, Sakusa suddenly reached out and pointed to the solo interview with Hinata at the very end of the column: "This one, eight consecutive championships."
The Itachiyama Coach's gym fell silent.
Amatori's fingers trembled, just when others thought he was about to say something mocking, he suddenly spoke.
They're all using my words!