Chapter 99 : The young woman merely shrugged.
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The issue behind this quick-thinking was that the very one member behind her was left to deal with this situation.
Issei had tried his best to keep track over the match, yet the more intense it was getting, the more difficult it was for him to understand what was going on.
So when his Buchou ducked and offered clear sight over the field, his eyes widened in pale shock as he barely noticed the ball rushing towards him.
Groaning and yelping in pain, the sphere impacted on his stomach.
If it had been a couple of centimeters lower than that… I think there would've been a funeral by the end of that day.
Still, that was a point and Momo reported it.
"Hyoudou-san has been struck, please vacate the field."
The boy had to be hauled by Kiba because of the agony he was now suffering about.
"'Basa, I think you were close to commit murder there," I pointed out at the blue-haired girl.
The young woman merely shrugged. "It's alright, he would've respawned."
...Wait, what?
"This isn't a videogame, 'Basa-"
"But he is fine?"
I'm starting to remember way too fondly why I never went too close to her while she was doing any sport-related exercise.
Still, my mind turned back to the main problem and I saw that the round was about to restart.
Just as everyone prepared to merely dodge… I decided to rush forward, surprising Rias to stay unmoving as I ran towards the central ball and I took it-!
Only to realize that both Kunou and Koneko were already aiming at me with theirs.
"We got you, Niichan!" "Senpai!"
I tensed up as I backed away, yet I could see the balls already flying and I reacted on pure instinct.
I lifted my own sphere up and something rather shocking happened.
As I brought my 'defense' up, the ball made the two others approaching bounce away from me, missing my fingers by just a little.
The bounce was just… divine as the balls arrived right at the waiting hands of the two ladies and they both struck, one towards Rias, while the other one against Koneko.
The silver-haired Nekoshou was the one to go out first.
"Toujou-san has been hit first, please leave the field."
The girl huffed but nodded as she calmly walked away and to the stands where the others were sitting by.
The game was coming to a close situation and I was feeling the panic rising up at the sight.
One of the balls was removed to increase the difficulty of the match.
I prepared for the most intense minutes of this days, perhaps even more intense than training with Baraqiel.
At least that was training, this is a genuinely important situation I couldn't truly afford to lose right now.
The whistle rang again and we all sprung to action towards the balls.
Rias got the central one first, while Sona got the one on the right.
"Rias, let's end this," The bespectacled girl announced, aiming at her friend much to the latter surprise.
The redhead recovered by the surprise quickly, throwing the ball at the same time as her current foe.
Both orbs struck them both by the arms and-
"Gremory-san and Sitri-san have been hit at the same time, you've lost."
"WHAT?!" Both girls inquired loudly, even Sona seemed to break away from her usual composure for this occasion.
"You both hit each other at the same time, thus you both lost at the same time," Momo explained calmly. "And now it's just Kunou-san and Hoitsu-kun."
...I think this was staged somehow, but I wasn't truly sure about it.
I stared at the kitsune, I could see some giddiness as she prepared for the last round.
"I'm gonna win, Niichan!" She announced, making me frown a little as I thought about this and… sighed.
"I suppose you could but… I think it's best to stop there," I replied calmly, smiling even as I stared at the confused girl.
"What?"
"Ku-chan, there are some bets that have been set about whom was going to win," I revealed quietly, making her eyes widen in surprise. "And one of the bets was that I would make skip some of the paperwork as the Treasurer for the next two weeks."
She froze at the thought. "And… wait, that means that you wouldn't have to stay there for too long."
I nodded and she tensed up.
"That also means that, if I win, you would be staying here longer than normal?" I could see her mind glowing in realization as she understood what I was referring to.
"So I should… lose?"
"Nope," I replied, ignoring some of the chorus directed at the girl to sway her to continue. "I was thinking you tell your team lost, but after having some fun playing, and that I buy you a nice ice cream before we go back home."
Her jaws dropped at the little bribe, but her interest at the sweet treat was quick to take over some reluctance about this matter.
She sighed. "Fine but… I decide the flavors."
I nodded, carefully moving by the entrance as the kitsune followed me to the stands.
I could see most of Rias' peerage groaning at the defeat, while I saw relief washing over Sona's group.
But most importantly, I saw a grinning Tsubasa staring at me with anticipation.
"Hoitsu-kun! Victory hug?"
My eyes widened, but before I could do anything about it, I saw the blue-haired girl already pouncing.
I fell on the floor, feeling the full weight of the girl pressing onto me.
The sudden reaction from those present and seeing this sight developing was instant amusement, and terrible chagrin from my part.
Before I had even the chance of trying to push the young woman off, I found another weight joining her as Kunou jumped at the opportunity for a pile up.
Next were the rest of the student council, with the exception of Tsubaki and Sona, rushing to make the most inglorious of dogpiles.
I was buried by people… and I think I saw Momo rushing to grasp at the opportunity to be 'part of the group'.
Yep, this was indeed a… sweet victory?
…
Okay, who's the owner of that cheeky hand there?
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