Chapter 122 – Warm-up Match (2)
Both Amami-san and Umi looked all fired up. Since there was no way that I could keep up with them, I decided to stay put to watch from the sidelines.
The match would be one-on-one, half court, first to ten points. Possession would change on a missed shot attempt, steal, or out of bounds.
Whoever won the tip off would be on offense.
“Maki, can you toss the ball for us?”
“Mm… Uh, I don’t know what to say at tis like this… Good luck, I guess…”
“Mm! I’m going to do my very best! You’ve only been seeing my cute side lately, so I’ll show you my cool side this ti~”
“You know, I’m fine with just seeing your cute side…”
Umi looked so enthusiastic this ti. Normally she would laze around like a cat at my house, but at tis like this I’m reminded that she was actually good at sports.
Ever since she started dating , she had been going out less and slacking off more and I could see parts of her getting rounder, but it seed like that wouldn’t affect her physical capabilities.
She was probably working out behind my back, as expected of my girl.
“Now that’s unfair~ What about wishing luck too, Maki-kun? I’m not your girlfriend, but aren’t we still friends? Also, we are on the sa side for the interclass match!”
“Ah right, good luck, Amami-san.”
“…Why so monotone?!”
“Well, I an…”
If it was a real match, sure, I would be rooting for her, but this wasn’t a real match, so obviously I would root for Umi.
Anyway, I wished them to have a good ga and not injure themselves.
“That’s our lady-killer~ Having two cute girls trying to get your attention~ Way to go, Rep~”
“What lady-killer? How about you co here and take my position?”
I kicked Nitta-san out of the court and went to the center where Umi and Amami-san were waiting for .
“Don’t be nervous, Maki-kun~ It’s okay even if you ss up the toss, just make sure to direct the ball here~”
“That’s the whisper of the devil, Maki. Here’s a real advice, focus your gaze on and throw the ball at , that’s how you do a proper toss.”
“Sure sure.”
I would love to toss it toward Umi, but I had to be impartial. So I will toss the ball properly and straight up and down.
“Alright, ready?”
““Mm!””
“Okay… Here. We. Go!”
““!””
The mont the ball left my hands, both of them imdiately leapt and reached for it.
Umi reacted slightly faster, she jumped as high as she could and stretched her hand as far as possible to touch the ball, but sadly it wasn’t enough.
“EEEIII!!”
“!”
Right before she was able to touch the ball, Amami-san snatched it away from her. Using her middle finger, she flicked the ball toward herself and using that montum, she threw the ball in the direction of the hoop.
Since she won the tip, she would be on offense first.
Sure enough, when the ball reached the free throw line, Amami-san caught it and imdiately attempted to shoot.
“Alright! Here’s my first score–”
“–As if I’d let you!”
However, right before she was able to shoot, Umi swatted the ball out of her hands and sent it flying out of the court.
It landed right behind Nitta-san with a great force.
“…That surprised , Umi.”
“That’s my line. You seem to be as good as always.”
It seed like after the first jump, Umi realized that she wouldn’t win the tip, so she imdiately went on the defensive and prevented Amami-san from shooting the ball.
I was surprised that Amami-san could stay in the air for that long,but at the sa ti, I admired Umi’s insight, she was able to outwit Amami-san during that short exchange.
Not only were these two pretty, but they were also this good at sports. Amazing.
“Alright, now it’s my turn. I won’t hold back, okay, Yuu?”
“…Mm… Hehe… Make this ga fun for , Umi~”
They checked the ball while showing each other fearless smiles. (E/N: Checking is a pass back and forth between the offensive and defensive players before restarting play.)
The atmosphere inside the court was getting even more intense. I hoped that they wouldn’t get injured.
“Good work, Rep~ That was a good toss!”
“I was lucky. Anyway, Nitta-san, can you play basketball?”
“I can play a little, obviously I’m not as good as those two… One of my exes back in middle school was the basketball club’s captain, so I’m quite familiar with it… Wait, what are you making say, Rep? Now I rember that cheater’s ugly mug… Ugh…”
“You are the one who babbled on… Anyway, since you’re familiar with it, can you be the referee?”
“I’m not good at being one, I only know the obvious kind of fouls, but sure.”
She started doing stretches before taking the whistle that was included in the equipnt box and put it around her neck. After that she walked on the court to act as a referee.
With that, my job was done. Well, not exactly, I still had to watch over them.
…And of course, I had to pray for my cute girlfriend’s victory as well.
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