Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

Happy days are always short-lived.

For the past two weeks, Yu Bai has been going to the tea ceremony club to participate in club activities every day after finishing his classes.

After returning to the citadel, he would eat with his swords. Sometimes he would play games with the short swords after meals, and other times he would sit in the corridor with the tea party, drinking tea and chatting.

On my days off, I'll go to Xiao Jing's house to tutor the tennis club members and enjoy watching the two little animals scratching their ears and cheeks.

In short, Yu Bai felt very happy, but he didn't know whether the other students who needed tutoring were happy or not.

But seeing how they always have tears in their eyes while eating lunch or afternoon tea after tutoring sessions, Yu Bai thought they must be happy too :-D.

Incidentally, Wu Yan and Shu Yue had originally planned to go to the beach with Yu Bai last Saturday for some relaxation.

But when the two heard that their friend was about to take the final exams and was currently tutoring his classmate, they suddenly remembered that there was a poor kid in their trio who was still in school.

In response, Shuyue retorted righteously, "Oh dear~ I almost forgot that Yu Bai is only a third-year junior high student! You need to focus on your exams first! Going out with us isn't urgent, we can reschedule. You can't let going out with us ruin your exams, okay?"

Of course, if she hadn't looked so gloating when she said that, it would have been more believable.

Yu Bai, unusually unladylike, rolled his eyes at Shu Yue, then, as if making a connection to something, looked at Shu Yue with a half-smile.

"Do you take me for someone else? Getting a perfect score on a test isn't something you can just do by using your brain and your hands, is it? Surely no one has ever failed a test before?"

puff!

It felt as if something had pierced Shuyue's heart deeply.

"How...how could that be! I...I have excellent grades in school...?" Shuyue stammered.

After saying that, she turned to Wu Yan, who was standing silently to the side, and then said to Yu Bai, "Why are you looking at me like that? Yu Bai, why don't you ask Wu Yan? Maybe he didn't do well in school before?"

Wu Yan, who was being pointed at, coldly reached out and pressed Shu Yue's hand down.

"I used to be the president of the student council." That's why I had excellent grades.

puff!

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True heartbreak is never about making a scene.

She was afraid her friend's grades wouldn't be good, but she was also afraid her friend's grades would be excellent!

Shuyue's eyes were lifeless. She turned around expressionlessly, then took a running start and pounced into the arms of her attendant Yamato no Kami Yasusada, who was standing not far away.

"Waaaaah~ An Ding and the others are bullying me."

Shuyue rubbed her face against Yamato no Kami Yasusada's chest, sobbing softly, but not a single tear fell from her eyes.

Hehehe~ Your body smells so good, like clean laundry detergent and sunshine. Oh my~ Your waist is so slim, can't I touch it?

"It's alright, my lord. I think Lord Yu Bai and Lord Wu Yan were just joking with you. They didn't mean it; they were just telling the truth."

The tsukumogami, held by Shuyue, looked down at the master in her arms, patted her master's head with one hand, and mercilessly grabbed the demonic claw that was on her waist with the other and pulled it out.

puff!

Having been stabbed again by her own attendant, Shuyue looked up at the handsome, yet dejected eyes before her and awkwardly withdrew her hand from his grasp.

I've already begged for forgiveness, but I'll do it again next time!

In the end, Wu Yan and Shu Yue decided to postpone their beach vacation until Yu Bai's summer vacation started.

……

It's just a final exam; he'll test you exactly what you're afraid of!

After two full weeks of review, the students of Hyotei University finally ushered in the final exam week of this semester.

In the past two weeks, everyone in the Hyotei Tennis Club has been completely immersed in a sea of ​​practice problems.

Especially for Hyuga Gakuto and Akutagawa Jiro, the three of them demanded that even if you don't understand, you still have to do practice problems until you can recite them.

With the help of three academic superstars—Yu Bai, Atobe Keigo, and Shinobu Yuushi—who prepared challenging questions, everyone finally passed the final exams without any major mishaps.

They also successfully cleared the tournament dungeon in first place. The competition has just ended, and the students are about to start their summer vacation.

……

The cicadas were chirping in the summer heat. Yu Bai and the members of the tennis club were riding in Atobe Keigo's private limousine to a certain place.

Before the Kanto Tournament, the organizers gave the teams from each school some time to rest and adjust before the opening ceremony of the Kanto Tournament.

During this period, some schools' regulars will go out to relax and balance work and rest, while others will start to strengthen training to strive for better results in the university entrance examination.

As for which category Hyotei belongs to?

Both are true. The results have just come out, and summer vacation has begun.

Keigo Atobe planned to give the regulars two days off, after which all the regulars would return to school for training. Hearing that there would be a break, everyone relaxed a little, their nerves taut from time to time.

There's no way around it, this period has been too terrifying. Besides the final round of the Metropolitan Tournament, there's also the final exam round waiting for them.

Compressing these two events into one timeframe was a bit overwhelming, even for Atobe Keigo and Oshitari Yuushi.

When Mukahi Gakuto and Akutagawa Jiro heard that they would be closed tomorrow, they pulled Yu Bai aside and said that they had recently discovered a hidden gem of a coffee shop and insisted on taking Yu Bai to try it out since they were closed tomorrow.

These words were overheard by Chotaro Ootori and Ryo Shishido, who happened to be passing by. Chotaro Ootori was very interested in the treasure café that his two seniors had mentioned.

When asked if they could come along, the two little animals readily agreed. Considering themselves culinary explorers, they couldn't wait to share the delicious food they'd found with more people.

Ryo Shishido wasn't interested in coffee shops or anything like that, but since Chotaro Ootori was going, he went along too.

With Yu Bai added to the mix, two-thirds of the regular players from Hyotei Tennis Club have left.

It would be a bit unreasonable not to call Atobe Keigo and the others.

So Gakuto Hyuga simply called on the remaining third as well, and now it became a collective action involving everyone in the tennis club.

The main problem is the heat. Atobe Keigo's family has a long limousine that can carry all of them.

Why force yourself to stand in the scorching sun when you can comfortably enjoy the air conditioning in your car? Mukahi Gakuto and Akutagawa Jiro were making their own calculations.

"Seriously, Jiro and I stumbled upon this cafe by accident. Their sandwiches are amazing! Their pasta is delicious too. You guys have to try it, Abai!" Mukahi Gakuto started enthusiastically recommending it to his friends.

“Yes, yes, that sandwich is really delicious.” Jiro Akutagawa nodded in agreement.

"Oh? It's rare to find a restaurant that both Gakuto and Jiro agree is delicious. I'll definitely try it soon." Yuushi Oshitari pushed up his glasses and said lazily, leaning back in his chair.

Ootori Chotaro also said, "Indeed, I'm also very curious. Do you think it's Shishido-senpai?"

"……Um."

"A bunch of unrefined fellows. If you want to eat something, just ask my chef to cook it for you."

Seeing that the group of guys were discussing how delicious the restaurant was, the glamorous Atobe immediately said that he would ask his chef to make whatever they wanted to eat.

Unexpectedly, the two little ones immediately refuted him.

"Atobe, you don't understand. It's completely different. The most fulfilling thing is to discover delicious food yourself."

“That’s right, that’s right, Atobe doesn’t understand at all.”

"Heh, :-D" Good, my fist is hard now.

"Hey? Ah Bai, you haven't said anything since earlier, what's wrong?"

"……fine."

……

Jiro Akutagawa, Gakuto Mukahi: Yay! Summer vacation is here! Hehe, I'm going to hitch a ride with Atobe to eat something delicious.

Keigo Atobe: That's too unglamorous! (He says one thing but does another, offering up his own car.)

Yu Bai: Guess why I didn't say anything just now.