A Victorious Snowball Fight

Kazehara Tetsu looked at him, and a flicker of interest rose in his heart instead.

Sure enough, this guy wasn't going to just stand there and take the hits forever.

He packed his fifth snowball and was about to throw it when a short cry of surprise came from behind him.

He turned around and saw that Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune had already closed in on each other on the right side of the field.

Separated by only two or three snowbanks, they fought fiercely and frantically.

Ibuki's attacks were ferocious, pressing forward step by step, while Horikita responded calmly without yielding an inch.

Just then, two boys from the team behind Horikita were quickly moving toward her, seemingly intending to support her.

Ibuki was facing Horikita head-on alone while also having to watch the two approaching boys, and the pressure on her suddenly increased.

Kazehara withdrew his gaze, with no intention of helping. He believed Ibuki could handle it herself, and besides...

He still had a snowball in hand, aimed right at Ayanokoji.

This throw was both precise and vicious, flying straight at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's chest.

But Ayanokoji Kiyotaka suddenly sped up considerably, barely dodging it. Then he bent down, packed a snowball, and threw it toward Kazehara.

The snowball crossed half the field with remarkable accuracy, heading straight for Kazehara's face.

Kazehara tilted his head aside, and the snowball slammed into the snow behind him.

"Interesting." Kazehara packed another snowball.

At first, he had only been casually tossing a few, figuring that since it was rare to see this guy, he might as well greet him.

Now, though, it seemed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka wasn't completely incapable of fighting back.

If that was the case, then they might as well have a proper match.

Over on Ibuki's side, the