Pool Crisis

The two of them arrived.

Sudo Ken looked at Yi Chen, who had two tissues stuffed into his nostrils.

He rushed over, leaned into Yi Chen's ear, and said anxiously:

"Yi Chen! You bastard, have you been blinded by a woman?"

"Even though you have a girlfriend, you can't forget your bros!"

Yi Chen replied in a low voice:

"Don't worry, there was a little accident; this body is still too weak."

"You guys continue, I'll hold them off for now."

Sudo Ken gave an OK gesture and headed toward the pool facility.

Ichinose looked at Yi Chen with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Yi Chen-kun, was that your friend just now? What was he saying to you?"

Yi Chen said indifferently:

"I suppose you could call him a friend. I don't know what he was rambling about, but just saying OK is enough."

Although Ichinose was confused, she couldn't be bothered to ask.

Yi Chen arrived at the beach, where Horikita, Yamauchi, Ayanokoji, Airi, and Kushida were.

Oda was wearing a bold red swimsuit that fully accentuated her figure.

Airi was wearing a one-piece swimsuit similar to Ichinose's.

Horikita was also wearing a very ordinary swimsuit, though compared to the other three, her figure wasn't quite as impressive.

Yi Chen walked over to Ayanokoji and teased him about actually showing up.

Ayanokoji simply replied:

"This is a part of life's process."

Yi Chen smiled and said nothing.

Just like that, the group started playing a volleyball match on the beach.

Five people per team.

Class D and Class B were playing together.

Ichinose and Yi Chen were on opposing sides.

Class B had five students including Ichinose.

Class D had Yi Chen, Yamauchi, Ayanokoji, Kushida, and Horikita, who had been dragged into it.

Airi was too shy and not good at sports, so they had no choice but to pull Horikita in.

The match looked intense, but in reality, Yi Chen was evaluating his own physical condition.

After receiving the ball, he gently passed it over to Ichinose on the other side.

The proper match turned into a flirtatious game between the two of them.

Soon, the others from Class B couldn't take it anymore.

Yamauchi exploded:

"Are you kidding me? You guys haven't even won yet!"

The purple-haired student from Class B shouted:

"What the hell is going on? With you and Ichinose playing like that, how are we supposed to play?"

Ichinose stuck out her tongue playfully:

"Sorry, Ryuji."

"Hehehe, you'll understand once you have a partner of your own."

Kanzaki Ryuji looked furious:

"Ichinose, what are you doing? You two should just go play by yourselves."

With that said, Yi Chen and Ichinose had no choice but to withdraw from the match.

They switched to a 4v4 format.

Ayanokoji and Horikita looked at Yi Chen helplessly and sighed.

Yi Chen and Ichinose, meanwhile, were laughing and chatting on the sidelines.

The match ended quickly, with the Class B team emerging victorious.

After Ryuji and the others said goodbye to Ichinose, they went off to play elsewhere.

However, an accident occurred at that moment.

A call for backup came through Yamauchi's earpiece.

Yamauchi was extremely nervous and hurried, shouting for Yi Chen and Ayanokoji to stall everyone present.

Neither Yi Chen nor Ayanokoji knew what was happening, but they had no choice but to agree.

Yi Chen and Ayanokoji exchanged a glance, and despite being full of confusion, they feigned composure and stood in front of the group.

Yi Chen leaned in close to Ayanokoji and whispered:

"How long are we supposed to stall them for, and why?"

Ayanokoji shook his head slightly and replied in a similarly low voice:

"I don't know, what a pain."

The match ended, and Horikita and the others prepared to leave.

At this moment, Yi Chen had a flash of inspiration:

"Wait a moment!"

Horikita and the others turned back and walked over to Yi Chen's side.

Yi Chen crouched down so they were all huddled together.

Yi Chen said calmly:

"Actually, I didn't really get to experience the thrill of the game during that volleyball match just now."

"Let's have another round."

Ichinose looked at Yi Chen with a grin:

"So Yi Chen-kun likes playing volleyball after all."

Yi Chen:

"That's not it, I just haven't played much, so it's a novelty."

Ayanokoji chimed in as well:

"That's right, I actually want to play another round too."

Horikita looked helpless:

"Huh? What's wrong with you two, you want to keep playing?"

"This doesn't seem like your usual selves."

Ayanokoji looked stiffly at Yi Chen, and Yi Chen bit the bullet and said:

"Hahaha, yeah, that's right, Horikita, just come play for a bit."

"And Kushida, please, I'm begging you."

Oda looked at Yi Chen's pleading and laughed:

"Alright, alright, since Yi Chen-kun is asking us, we'll play one more time."

Ichinose looked at Yi Chen with some surprise:

"I get the feeling that Yi Chen-kun is acting strange today."

Horikita also helplessly agreed.

Just like that, Yi Chen also begged Airi.

Yi Chen, Airi, and Ichinose.

Ayanokoji, Horikita, and Kushida.

The group began playing beach volleyball.

On the other side, Yamauchi was rushing toward the gymnasium in a frantic hurry.

Osamu was in a corner of the women's locker room, waiting for the arrival of his doom.

That's right, that night.

Sudo Ken had invited a few people he was close with.

This included Yi Chen.

Yi Chen hadn't intended to help, but he couldn't resist Sudo Ken's sugar-coated bullets.

And so, this situation came to pass.

Teruhiko was currently keeping watch for everyone from above the gymnasium.

Unfortunately, Osamu's skill level wasn't high, and his intentions were too obvious.

This resulted in a large crowd gathering at the entrance of the locker room.

Teruhiko looked into the distance at Class C, Class A, and Class B.

They were currently being stalled by Sudo Ken, who was calling for Yamauchi to come over.

Yamauchi stepped forward to join Sudo Ken in dealing with the group.

Ryuen was extremely annoyed with the two of them, while Sakayanagi was annoyed with Ryuen.

Class B watched the show.

Osamu realized the situation was about to erupt into chaos and immediately called out.

Yi Chen and Ayanokoji were playing volleyball.

Yi Chen hurriedly made up a random excuse and took Ichinose over there.

Ayanokoji chimed in to agree, then dealt with the remaining people.

After Yi Chen arrived, Ryuen's gaze was drawn toward him.

A hearty voice rang out.

"Brother Yi Chen, over here, over here."

Yi Chen looked closely and saw it was Tangben Yishan from Class C.

Ryuen looked at Yi Chen and Tangben Yishan with a look of disdain.

Yi Chen and Ichinose walked over silently.

Ichinose returned to Class B to ask what had happened.

Meanwhile, Yi Chen looked at Sudo Ken and Yamauchi.

Thinking about what he was about to do, he couldn't help but cringe.

Yi Chen walked into the middle of the crowd with an awkward expression.

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on Yi Chen.

Seeing this, Sudo Ken seemed to see hope and looked at Yi Chen with golden, shining eyes.

Yi Chen felt quite helpless under that golden gaze.

Yi Chen stepped forward to greet Tangben Yishan.

Tangben Yishan asked with a sigh:

"Brother Yi Chen, these two are from your class, right?"

"Why are they blocking the changing room? Today is the last day the school is open, you know."

"Tomorrow is the start of the break."

Yi Chen certainly knew why, so he could only scratch his head in embarrassment.

Yi Chen bit the bullet and responded to Tangben Yishan:

"There's a bit of a misunderstanding here, everyone please stay calm."

He was crying out in misery internally, complaining to himself.

What a pain! If I had known, I should have been firmer and just refused them!

What kind of mess is this!

Sudo Ken and Yamauchi stared at him longingly, their eyes looking as if he were their last straw.

Ryuen let out a cold snort:

"A misunderstanding? I think it's a deliberate provocation. Don't think you can just brush this off with some nonsense."

Sakayanagi watched coldly from the side, a faint, ambiguous smile hanging on the corner of her lips.

The members of Class B remained unmoved, as if it had nothing to do with them.

Yi Chen's brain worked at high speed, glancing at Ichinose, who was whispering with her classmates from Class B.

She was trying to find out what was going on.

Yi Chen took a deep breath and said:

"Everyone, there is information about the next class exam out on the beach."

"Are you all interested?"

Many of the people present began to whisper to each other; some nodded, while others were skeptical.

Yi Chen struck while the iron was hot and gave a wink to Sudo Ken and the other.

The two quickly chimed in:

"Yes, yes, you all need to go find out about that before you can enter the changing room."

Upon hearing this, the murmurs grew louder, but the leaders of the classes still didn't believe it.

Ryuen frowned and gave a disdainful laugh.

He mocked:

"Angela Yi Chen."

"Since you already know, why don't you just tell us yourself?"

"What about the content of the next exam?"

Yi Chen heard this and remained unhurried, wearing a ╮(╯_╰)╭ expression:

"The destination of our cruise trip after we return from this break is our next exam."

Everyone present was shocked upon hearing this.

Ryuen and the others began to feel a bit shaken.

Ryuen said unhappily:

"Just tell us what the exam is already."

Sakayanagi, on the other hand, looked at Yi Chen with a face full of anticipation.

Yi Chen said indifferently:

"Go listen for yourselves, and you'll know."

Everyone present left the gymnasium in unison and headed toward the beach.

Sakayanagi turned her head and smiled at Yi Chen, seemingly having developed a great interest in him.

Tangben Yishan and Ichinose remained behind, looking at Yi Chen with great curiosity.

Sudo Ken and his companion were shedding tears as they gave Yi Chen a thumbs-up.

Their inner thoughts:

"Brother Yi Chen, you really are a god sent from heaven to save us."

Yi Chen took Ichinose and the other two away, saying as they walked:

"I was just making it up because the scene was too chaotic."

Tangben Yishan laughed and patted Yi Chen on the back:

"What is this, you kid."

However, Ichinose acted uncharacteristically:

"Yi Chen-kun, I feel like what you said is true."

Yi Chen was somewhat shocked to hear this.

Yi Chen said indifferently:

"Actually, I prefer to think things through. To put it bluntly, that reason was just a guess I made after careful deliberation."

Ichinose looked at him with admiration:

"I knew it, Yi Chen-kun is so smart."

Ichinose then asked in confusion:

"Then why did Yi Chen-kun do that?"

Yi Chen hurriedly changed the subject:

"Haha, tomorrow is the start of the break. Does Ichinose want to come over to my place to hang out?"

Ichinose's cheeks flushed slightly.

Tangben Yishan shouted:

"What? Brother Yi Chen, I want to go to your place to hang out too."

After the group walked away, Sudo Ken and the others hurriedly rescued Osamu.

After cleaning up the scene, they went out to look for Yi Chen.

However, the students from the various classes had been tricked by Yi Chen.

Ayanokoji was the one dealing with them.

After Ayanokoji learned of their intentions, he understood what Yi Chen meant.

Ayanokoji also just said a few random things.

He acted as if he knew nothing, then as if he knew something, but when asked for details, he knew nothing again.

The people from the three classes had no choice but to return to the changing rooms.

At this point, everything had come to an end.

Although no one knew exactly what Ayanokoji had done.

Everyone returned to their normal routines.

Some people packed their luggage to go home tomorrow.

Others set off for home right away.

Yi Chen and Ichinose planned to go home together tomorrow morning.

Tonight, Sudo Ken and the others held a small party to thank Yi Chen and Ayanokoji.

They dragged the two of them along to join in.

At the party, Ayanokoji ate quietly.

From time to time, he looked over at the laughing and joking Yi Chen.