A calm and decisive voice resonated within the room as the eyes of the group turned toward her. Hina exhaled; her breath was fragile but heavy, washing away the tension she had built and making her ready to face the match that would be held next.
Within the tense atmosphere around the group, she stood up, glanced toward the others, and spoke her mind.
"I am going".
"Um, Good luck out there, Hina".
Hisako warmly smiled at the figure of her daughter, who seed to have experienced many things in her life. She used to feel ignorant toward those around her and acted in denial when soone tried to approach her.
However, none of that can be felt in Hina's current figure, which made Hisako and Hiroshi glad that their daughter could change under Soma's influence.
"!".
Hiroshi didn't talk much but from the mont their eyes t, both could understand each other's intentions clearly.
Soma, who watched it, stood up from his seat and garnered everyone's attention.
"Let's go, Hina".
Hina stood baffled, almost letting her jaw drop on the ground, but she held back and shrugged her shoulders. She cast her gaze toward the other and then left the room, followed by Soma from behind.
With a soft thud, silence hung on the group as they exchanged silent looks with each other; the brittle, thin layer of ice covering the space between the family had not shown any sign of breaching yet.
Slowly, as the mood turned heavy into awkward silence, Serafina, who had sothing to tell about Hisako and Hiroshi regarding her relationship, turned her head.
"Um, Mr Hiroshi and Miss Hisako, can I?".
"Yes!?".
Hiroshi's face stiffened, which made Serafina smile wryly at his action. It seed Hiroshi still hadn't let go of her image in public.
"Yes, sweetheart, you are?".
Hisako's clear and lodious voice breaks off the tension between her husband and Serafina. Her large blue eyes stared right through Serafina, drowning her in the deep sea of nervousness, but Serafina persisted, gritting her teeth, for this was sothing she should tell them.
"My na is Serafina, and I happen to have a relationship with the sa Boy as your daughter".
"Hooo!".
With low voices, Hisako shrunk her sharp eyes, causing Serafina's body to flinch slightly. Hiroshi, with his eyes wide open, never expected the situation to take this turn.
"Does my daughter know?".
"Yes, I happen to receive her blessing".
"I see".
Silence shrouded the room as the conversation cut short, but suddenly, Hisako lifted the corner of her mouth and cracked a laugh that startled everyone in place.
"Bwahahaha, I never thought that my daughter would permit it, but I see. This must be Soma's influence as well, Fufu, not bad Soma to take these two beautiful girls, but pfthkuhuhu".
Serafina shrugged as the tension around her shoulders eased, and she could show her affectionate side toward the people in these groups.
Unconsciously, her eyes t with her mother, who gave her a good appreciation with both thumbs up, which made her cheek twitch.
"Then, how about Xiao Lian over there?".
Hisako, who wiped away the tears in her eyes, turned to look at Xiao Lian, who seed focused on the match. Her calm eyes rippled, and she turned her gaze to the side.
"Mm?".
Xiao Lian tilted her head as she couldn't grasp what they were saying.
"Um, what sort of relationship do you have with Soma?".
The frank and clear intention of Hisako's question made Xiao Lian's eyes flutter until her cheeks turned rosy. She cast her gaze aside, looking down while her hands clutched her skirt.
"I… don't know…".
When Hisako saw Xiao Lian's condition, she raised her brows and was a little confused about the arrangent. However, looking at the state Xiao Lian was in and the way her usual attitude looked around her, Hisako could mostly understand the gist of it.
She changed her seat and approached Xiao Lian, who was struggling to contain her feelings. Hisako wrapped her hands around Xiao Lian's fragile body and shrieked.
"Kyaa, Xiao Lian, you are so cute! Take your ti, darling; you must think this through so that you won't have any regrets later on. This includes you too, Miss Serafina".
"Ah, please just call Sera; that was the na everyone close to used to use."
"Um, Okay, Sera. Please take care of them and us. Fufu, without knowing our family circles had expanded".
"Family? Fufu, that is indeed pleasant to hear, isn't it?".
Beatrice, who couldn't help but interject, chuckles and triggers the developnt of the two mischievous mothers who tend to tease their daughter, begins its first bonding.
So say that when won gather, no one can interrupt them until dawn. That proverb seed accurate as Hiroshi, the remaining male in the group, stared at the Arena. No, technically, he stared into the distance, recalling the conversation the won had earlier.
"Two Won on each side, huh. Good move you have there, Soma". At the sa ti, he was muttering the empty words that ca from his deepest heart. Hiroshi raised a hat on his head, giving his respect toward Soma, who dared to date two girls openly at the sa ti.
anwhile, the guys ntioned were standing on the corridor sidewall, waiting for Hina, who was still given so checks.
The cheer from the stadium echoed in the corridor where he stood as the match in the Arena almost reached its climax.
With a last struggle from the first-year side, she unleashes her Magic while being stared at by a female senior who wields a spear. They both engage in last attempts, and the result is that the third-year female stands still in the Arena, raising cheers from the crowds in the spectators' seats.
Lee and the emcee hurriedly announced the winner of the match and called so officials to clean up the Arena, which was filled with small debris because of the earth Magic the girls used.
Slowly, as the first-year girl walked the path to a corridor, her gaze caught the figure of Soma, who happened to be not looking her way. The tears that accumulated in the corner of her eyes stopped for a while as she held the stifle that could escape at any mont.
She passed by, and when the distance was far enough, Soma, with his sharp ear, could catch weak sobs that felt oddly hurt his heart, recalling if he were the one in her shoes.
With a creak, the door opened, and Hina, who held a brooch in her pocket, approached Soma's side. They stood in silence, looking at each other's calm eyes, staring straight through their souls.
"I am going, Soma!".
With how composed from the way she brought herself and the way she expressed her resolve. Soma feels a bit happy and sad at the sa ti. With his right hand, he reached out and softly caressed her silky smooth hair.
A rustling voice resonated with each stroke Soma made. Ti slowed down, and the thumping hearts between the two individuals synchronized in perfect harmonies, creating a calming lody that soothed both hearts. Hina closed her eyes while taking his hand off her head and placing it on her cheek.
Sensing the warm sensation that spread around her cheeks loosened the tension that slightly built over the days the competition began, and it fueled the desire in her heart to win the match.
"Go get them!".
As soon as those words escaped his lips, Hina's eyes wide open with a sharp glint that contained a blazing spirit of fla that burned brightly, unable to be extinguished even in her death door.
Hina separated herself and then turned her body toward the path that would lead her toward the fight that would attract attention and make her presence clear in the eyes of the world.
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