Miya Atsumu, who had been proactively invited by Hinata to stay overnight, was beaming with happiness: "I'll just share with Shoyo; anyway, I only have club training tomorrow and no classes."
Hinata unlocked the courtyard gate for Miya Atsumu, before leaving, he made another suggestion: "Then I'll buy a pudding for Atsumu-senpai."
Miya Atsumu lost his composure instantly, screaming at the top of his lungs, "No pudding—"
Although he didn't know what kind of conflict had arisen between Atsumu and Pudding, Hinata still nodded in response, "Okay!"
Hinata jogged away from Miya Atsumu's gaze, while Miya Atsumu walked to the door and rang the doorbell of the Hinata family.
“Honestly, you didn't bring your keys again, brother.."
Xiaoxia opened the door, but the brother she expected to return with snacks did not appear; instead, a tall and imposing, annoying fellow appeared in her field of vision.
She narrowed her eyes, opening the door just a crack to peek her head out and lock eyes with Miya Atsumu, her face clearly showing that he was unwelcome.
Miya Atsumu had a triumphant smile on his face: "Your brother invited me to stay here, he'll be back in a little while."
Hinata Natsu and Miya Atsumu stared at each other for a minute, but ultimately, she let Miya Atsumu in.
Seeing Miya Atsumu appear, Hinata's mother froze for a moment, then asked, "Ah, why has Atsumu come by? Have you had dinner?"
Miya Atsumu replied with a smile, "I've already eaten. I've come to talk with Shoyo about some matters regarding the club, I need to stay here for the night. I apologize for the intrusion."
Looking at the polite Miya Atsumu, Hinata's mother smiled very happily: "It's no trouble at all, just make yourself at home."
Hinata Natsu stood in the hallway with her hands on her hips, looking unhappy as she watched Miya Atsumu, who had finished greeting Hinata's mother and was preparing to head to her brother's room.
This bad guy, why has he been coming to her house more and more frequently lately!
Atsumu-senpai said he would take her to watch this year's Women's Volleyball V1 footage tonight! Now their plans have fallen through again!
It's all Atsumu-senpai's fault!
Under Xiaoxia's resistant gaze, Miya Atsumu reached out and patted her shoulder: "Please take care of me, Xiaoxia."
Xiaoxia shouted huffily, "I won't agree to this!"
Then she turned and left, taking the Fox-Wolf Helper plushie from Hinata's room with her before she went.
Hinata returned quickly. After giving the snacks to Xiaoxia in the living room, he rushed back into his own room.
Miya Atsumu was sitting at his desk, which was covered with a pile of notebooks and a tablet with a black screen.
His posture was quite relaxed. Seeing Hinata enter, he raised a hand and patted the seat beside him: "Come, come, come. Didn't you want to learn things like tactical analysis and statistics? I'll teach you."
Hoshiumi doesn't know when he'll have time, Karasuno's tactics might not necessarily suit you, so it's safer if I do it.
“Long live Atsumu-senpai!” Hearing this, Hinata cheered.
He sat down beside Miya Atsumu, then handed over the shopping bag in his hands: "I bought some porridge for Atsumu-senpai, it's still hot. You probably haven't had dinner yet, right, senpai?"
Taking the bag, Miya Atsumu froze for a moment.
Although he had just told Hinata's mother that he had already eaten, he actually hadn't eaten dinner at all.
He had thrown up in the car this afternoon, so he still didn't feel very well, but he was also indeed very hungry.
Feeling the warmth of the cup in his hands, Miya Atsumu felt a sweetness in his heart: "So reliable, Shoyo."
Unlike some bastard who only knows how to screw him over!
While Miya Atsumu was busy eating, Hinata rummaged through his own room, then raised a hand to scratch his head in confusion. "The Fox-Wolf Helper plushie I bought for Atsumu-senpai is gone.."
Miya Atsumu's hand paused slightly as he finally realized what that victorious posture of Hinata's had been about.
Hinata began rummaging through the cabinet: "That doll is from Oda-senpai's number; I bought it specifically for Atsumu-senpai."
Seeing Hinata preparing to lift the tatami mats, Miya Atsumu hurriedly said, "Xiaoxia took that plushie. She seemed to like it very much, so just give it to her."
Hearing this, Hinata stopped his movement: "Then there's nothing I can do about it. I'll just buy a new one for Atsumu-senpai later."
It was just a pity that the doll's jersey still had the autograph Oda-senpai had signed for Atsumu-senpai on it..
As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the room was pulled open, a plush toy was thrown inside.
Hinata Natsu glared fiercely at Miya Atsumu, then turned her head and walked away: "Hmph!"
That doll had Atsumu-senpai's name on it, she didn't like it!
Hinata was a bit bewildered, but ultimately picked up the plushie, tidied its appearance carefully, placed it into Miya Atsumu's hands: "Atsumu-senpai, a gift for you!"
Miya Atsumu took it with a smile, his face beaming, "Thank you, Shoyo, I like it very much."
He finished the last sip of his porridge, ate the boiled egg as well, asked, "Then what kind of compensation does Shoyo want?"
Even though it was an accident, ultimately it was Stupidji's fault, so I will compensate you on his behalf.
Hearing Miya Atsumu say this, Hinata thought about it seriously.
He didn't really have anything he wanted, since Atsumu-senpai had already promised to provide him with tickets to future professional matches and even teach him tactical things.
But.. he seems to actually have something he wants.
Hinata's eyes were bright; he adjusted his posture so that he could kneel directly facing Miya Atsumu.
“Then, Atsumu-senpai, could you give me a few more tosses without affecting the overall tactical arrangement? I will score!”
His gaze was firm and serious, making it impossible to refuse him.
However, Miya Atsumu had no intention of refusing in the first place, instead nodding in happy agreement: "No problem, I'll set as many balls as you want."
—That was exactly what he had been doing all along.
When there was no specific target for a pass, he would always cast his gaze toward Hinata at the first possible moment.
That spiking form and expression.. it was his absolute favorite thing.
Hinata jumped up: "Long live Atsumu-senpai!"
Miya Atsumu's gaze curved into a smile, he turned his head to hide his expression while Hinata was running around in the room.
He casually picked up the tablet on the table and pressed the power button twice.
—No reaction.
Atsumu's smile froze. Refusing to give up, he pressed it a few more times, but it was equally useless.
Damn, he's been outside for too long; it looks like the tablet has frozen.
Hinata poked his head over and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Does the Hinata family have a kotatsu?" Miya Atsumu asked earnestly.
Hinata blinked, not understanding what had happened: "There is one in the living room, why? Is Atsumu-senpai feeling cold?"
No, it's the tablet that's cold. We need to.. warm it up.
Miya Atsumu couldn't help but sigh, feeling a headache coming on because of this product's quality: "Yeah, let's toast it."
#
Compared to Sendai, spring arrives much earlier in Osaka.
By the time spring break began in March, the cherry blossoms in Amagasaki had already begun to form buds one after another.
In Hinata's impression, cherry blossoms were supposed to bloom when the freshmen enrolled, unlike here, where the entire school had already turned pink before the seniors' graduation ceremony had even begun.
Watching the crowd flocking toward the auditorium, Rishia Heisuke sighed, "This day has finally come."
Yes, the Third Year students of Inarizaki are about to graduate.
The entrance exams have concluded, the independent examinations for various universities have also begun to commence one after another.
Among the Third Year students of Inarizaki, Kita Shinsuke has already passed the unified examinations, his current intention is to apply for the agriculture major at Japan Ocean University.
The entrance exam for the school Akagi-senpai applied to has already concluded, he successfully entered that university's Physical Education major with a mid-range score.
Oori Ren had also passed the unified exam, but unfortunately failed the entrance exam for his first-choice university. He is currently preparing for the exams at his second-choice school, which has not yet started testing.
Seeing familiar figures appearing at the entrance of the auditorium, Hinata jumped up and waved vigorously, "Kita Team!! Over here!"
Shinsuke walked toward the crowd with a smile, holding a group photo of the graduates: "Is everyone here?"
Hinata chuckled, "Atsumu-senpai and the others went to ambush Aran-senpai, saying they wanted to give him a surprise."
Reaching out to pat the heads of the juniors, Kita Shinsuke smiled and said, "Don't join in on their antics."
Just then, a voice came from behind Kita Shinsuke: "Oh, Shoyo, Heisuke, Kuniharu, Unabara, you're all here."
Hinata's eyes widened: "Nagumo-senpai!!"
He had lost contact with this senior several months ago; there had been no news of him since he stopped attending the intensive training camp.
Chapter 264: The Two Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Fox
Watching Nagumo and Matou chatting happily, Hinata blinked. "I remember.. isn't Matou-senpai also a Third Year?"
"Graduation ceremonies for different schools aren't on the same day." Kumagai stood with his hands on his hips, feeling in high spirits because he had finally seen Nagumo-senpai.
Although Miya Atsumu was the starting setter for Inarizaki, Nagumo had actually been guiding him for most of the first half of the year; to him, there was no doubt that Nagumo was his true mentor.
As for Atsumu-senpai..
Yeah, he's a real headache of a senior.
Just as he thought this, a noisy group of people rushed over: "Kita Team! Kita Team! We've brought Aran over!"
The Miya Twins and Kosaku walked over carrying Aran, with Suna following behind them holding a camera.
Oori Ren and Akagi were also following behind, but although their faces were full of helplessness, neither of them made a move to stop them.
Aran, being carried by several juniors, had a look of utter confusion on his face: "Put me down! What are you doing!"
Miya Atsumu shot Hinata a look, nodding up and down at the same time.
Hinata, who had been a bit dazed, instantly understood what Miya Atsumu wanted to do, a look of excitement appeared on his face.
He quickly turned his head toward Rishia Heisuke and the others, conveying some information with his eyes.
The group of Second Year students carried Aran over to Kita Shinsuke, with Miya Atsumu leading the way as he said excitedly, "Kita Team! Aran tried to make a run for it just now, but we caught him."
Akagi chimed in from behind, "Exactly, how can you not take photos?"
Oori Ren hesitated, wanting to say something, but after being nudged by Akagi, he kept his mouth shut.