"Of course, if Xing Jie were to confess in public, that would be fine too," Zhu Qingyue continued, "I might just accept right there and then."
"What are you spouting..."
"Hey, what are you two talking about?"
Lin Xingjie's curious voice came from not far behind.
"Nothing."
Xu Xiangyang and Zhu Qingyue, without even turning their heads, answered in unison.
"...Oh."
The girl with long hair who had hopped down the steps raised her eyebrows, but did not continue with anything else.
She sat down beside the two, and the three of them sat shoulder to shoulder, looking down at the basketball court below.
When the air on the court had become thick with tension and ready to explode at any moment, when students from both schools, having gotten wind of the situation or noticed what was happening here, had all come over to watch the excitement, the whistle finally blew to signal the start.
The basketball soared into the sky, and the game officially began.
