Carrying the extra dessert gifted by Kawamura’s dad, Tezuka Kunimitsu was ready to take his younger brother home after bidding farewell to the club members. Before leaving, he reminded everyone to attend the next day’s training on time.
“Everyone, be safe on your way home. Tomorrow, Coach Ryuzaki will announce the new rules for the selection matches, which will start next week. Don’t be late!”
“Yes!”
Unlike the unified response from everyone, Fuji Shusuke deliberately jumped in to say Tezuka Kunimitsu’s famous line, “Don’t worry, we won’t be careless.”
He just wanted to get a little revenge on Tezuka Kunimitsu. Today, he had spent so much effort trying to cheer up Tezuka Kunimitsu that he didn’t get to enjoy his favorite wasabi sushi, which was quite a pity.
Although Fuji could have asked Kawamura’s father to prepare another serving of wasabi sushi, he felt too embarrassed to do so! When they arrived at Kawamura’s family shop, it was the busiest time, and Fuji didn’t want to trouble them with his preferences, so he just ate the other specialty sushi with everyone else.
Kawamura’s dad’s skills were indeed excellent, and even the most ordinary sushi was made deliciously. Fuji Shusuke was quite satisfied, but because of his obsession with wasabi sushi, he was still full of regret for missing it.
So, in a moment of impulse, he stole Tezuka’s line and even wanted to pull the tennis club members in to tease Tezuka with him, “Right, everyone?”
However, the others didn’t quite catch his intention and didn’t respond as Fuji had hoped. Instead, they all gathered around Koku to say goodbye.
“Koku, Eiji-nii is going home. See you tomorrow!”
“En en, see you yesterday!”
“Momo-nii is leaving too, Koku bye-bye.”
“Momo-nii, Bye bye~”
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Surrounded by everyone, Koku was a bit at a loss because there were too many people talking to him, and everyone was saying different things. He had never experienced such a scene before, so without his brother’s help, he was indeed a bit unsure of what to do!
But being smart, he finally found a solution. Since everyone was saying goodbye to him, he didn’t need to respond too complicatedly. He just needed to repeat the last few words of what everyone said like a little parrot.
On the other side, Fuji Shusuke, who initially wanted to mess with Tezuka, looked at the lively scene around Koku and had to let go of his idea!
Forget it, forget it, let’s just consider it for Koku’s sake. Missing out on the delicious wasabi sushi is fine!
Tezuka probably doesn’t even know why I suddenly stole his line. He might think I did it unintentionally!
Sigh!
With a long sigh, Fuji Shusuke reflected in his heart, realizing that he had been influenced by little Koku a bit too much lately, becoming so childish!
Luckily, Tezuka doesn’t know my true thoughts, or he’d definitely think I’m too childish!
But even if Fuji Shusuke is childish, it’s fine. Just consider it the resentment of a man who didn’t get to eat his desired food!
And Tezuka Kunimitsu understood his resentment. After Fuji stole his line, he didn’t refute but simply agreed and dismissed everyone, as if he didn’t take Fuji’s words to heart.
When most people had left, he called out to Fuji, who was about to leave, handed him a delicately wrapped bag, and said, “Fuji, this is the wasabi sushi I prepared for you. You probably didn’t get to eat much today, so enjoy it when you get home!”
“Thank you for today.”
Fuji: ???
It wasn’t until he held the sushi Tezuka handed him that Fuji realized it was a thank-you gift from Tezuka.
He really didn’t expect Tezuka to prepare a separate serving of wasabi sushi for him. After all, in the entire tennis club, besides Fuji Shusuke, no one else could understand the deliciousness of wasabi. And Fuji couldn’t figure out when Tezuka Kunimitsu went to get this sushi!
Looking at it this way, it seems like he was a bit excessive, Fuji Shusuke reflected on himself.
But in front of Koku, he was too embarrassed to show his guilt, so he quietly accepted the sushi Tezuka handed over and muttered, “Thank you!”
“Then Koku and I will head off first. Koku, say bye-bye to Fuji-nii!”
“Bye-bye!”
Tezuka Koku was very obedient, doing whatever Tezuka Kunimitsu asked him to do.
With a good memory, he hadn’t forgotten his brother’s mention of his etiquette issues during the meal, so even though his mind was entirely on the other bag of snacks his brother was holding, he obediently said goodbye to Fuji when his brother asked him to.
Although he didn’t understand why Fuji-nii suddenly reached out to pat his head after he said goodbye, Tezuka Koku didn’t resist and stood still, letting Fuji pat him as much as he wanted.
“Koku is so good~ See you tomorrow!”
“Mm-hmm!”
After agreeing to play a match with Fuji the next day, Tezuka Koku happily held his brother’s hand and walked home together.
However, on the way home, Tezuka Kunimitsu remained silent, looking as if he was troubled.
Tezuka Koku thought for a while but couldn’t figure out what was bothering his brother. Just as he was about to ask Tezuka Kunimitsu, he suddenly realized that his brother might be angry!
Because Koku had disappointed his brother during the meal with everyone!
So Koku quickly sped up, ran a few steps ahead, and said to Tezuka Kunimitsu, “Brother, I’m sorry.”
“Koku didn’t follow table manners well today. It’s Koku’s fault, and Koku let brother down.”
“Koku will pay attention in the future, so please don’t be mad at Koku!”
“Koku, brother is not angry.”
Although he didn’t understand why his brother thought he was angry, Tezuka Kunimitsu quickly explained his true thoughts, “Brother was just thinking about which store to take Koku to buy a tennis racket tomorrow.”
Although Tezuka Kunimitsu had his usual tennis shop, it was more for experienced players and priced more for the general public. Since his brother was younger and physically weaker than most, Tezuka Kunimitsu was considering whether he should take his brother to a custom sports store to buy sports equipment!
“Tennis racket?” Hearing his brother mention buying a racket for him, Tezuka Koku was a bit puzzled, “Doesn’t Koku already have a tennis racket?”
Didn’t brother already give Koku a racket before? Why buy another one?
“That’s brother’s spare racket. If Koku wants to keep playing tennis, then we definitely need to get Koku the most suitable racket.”
“A good racket should be customized based on Koku’s hand size and actual grip strength.”
“Koku likes tennis a lot, right? So brother wants to give Koku the best gift!”
“Really?” Hearing his brother say this, Koku instantly became happy, “Then Koku wants a green racket, the same color as Ryoma’s eyes, is that okay?”
“Of course.” How could Tezuka Kunimitsu refuse his brother’s request? “Tomorrow, when brother takes you to the store, Koku can tell the owner your preferences!”
“En en, thank you, brother!”
“No need to thank me. Brother just hopes Koku can always be happy!”