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nAfter listening to the words of Yuya, Hiro tried to inquire about his fear. But Yuya refused to reveal anything more. He simply didn’t want to talk about that topic.

nSince he was unwilling to reveal any further, Hiro respected his decision and stopped questioning him any further.

nAnd as he stopped questioning further, Yuya turned his focus towards his tray and started munching on his breakfast.

n‘I guess something must have happened to him.’ Hiro thought while blankly staring at his tray full of food.

nJust then Shun put his chopsticks down.

n“Well I’ve finished my breakfast. So I’ll be leaving now.” Saying such Shun stood up from his spot. “You guys too should focus on eating rather than talking. The bus will leave at 8:15 afterall.”

n“Okay!! Thanks for the reminder.” Hiro replied while turning his gaze towards Shun.

nShun then cleaned up his mess and walked away with his tray.

nAfter the departure of Shun, the three of them turned their attention towards the food and continued to eat in silence.

nSoon after Shun left, both Shunta and Yuya finished their breakfast as well. Upon finishing their breakfast, both of them left the table too, leaving him all by himself.

nEven after everybody’s departure, it took him quite a while to finish his breakfast.

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nDressed in a casual straight black pant and a white cotton shirt layered with a navy blue coloured blazer, he made his way towards the main gate of the youth facility while carrying his bag.

nSince it took him quite a while to finish his breakfast, he was the last one to leave the cafeteria.

nAnd as he exited the gate, he noticed two buses parked infront of road, awaiting for the arrival of the players of Kawasaki Frontale’s youth team.

nThose two yellow coloured school buses were hired by the club to commute the players of youth team to their respective schools.

n‘Now which bus do I need to board in?’ He wondered while looking at those two buses parked infront of the road.

nLooking somewhat confused, he kept on staring at the buses.

n“Oh you’re that new boy from yesterday, right?” The guard questioned him after noticing him standing infront of the main gate all alone, dressed in his school uniform.

nJust as he heard the voice of the guard, he startlingly turned around to face the guard.

nSince he was focused on the buses ahead, he didn’t notice the presence of the guard behind him. Thus, he was startled when he suddenly heard the voice of the guard coming from behind him.

n“Ahh yes!! Good morning. I’m Takahashi Hiro.” He quickly bowed his head after regaining his composure and greeted the old man.

n“Good morning. Good morning. I’m Takafumi Kazama, the security guard of this youth facility.” Kazama greeted him back while revealing a slight smile in his face to calm him down and introduced himself.

n“I’m really sorry for the trouble which I caused you yesterday but Mr Kazama can you please tell me the bus I need to board. I’m running really late and most of my friends have already boarded the bus.” He asked Mr. Kazama for his guidance.

n“Ahh right!! The front one is for players who are in high school. So you’ll have to board in the one in the back.” Kazama replied while pointing towards the direction of the bus. 𝒃𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝒍．𝒆𝒕

nAnd as he found the bus he was supposed to board, he thanked Mr. Kazama and left in a hurry.

n“He seems like a nice guy.” Mr. Kazama chuckled while looking at him, running towards the bus.

nHe was the last one to board the bus. And because of that most of the seats were already occupied.

n‘Umm… There isn’t even a single seat available other than a one at the back. Where should I sit now?’ He wondered while looking for any vacant spots.

nJust as he was wandering his eyes, he noticed a hand raised high, waving at him from the seat at the 4th row of the left side.

n‘Oh!! It’s Shun.’ He thought after he noticed the presence of Shun in that seat.

nNoticing Shun, he walked towards him. And luckily Shun had saved a spot for him.

n“Just what took you so long?” Shun questioned him as he got near to him.

n“The breakfast. I was literally the last person to leave the cafeteria.” He replied while taking his seat beside Shun.

n“I guessed so. Just heed my advice and don’t take too long to clean yourself from tomorrow onwards.” Shun suggested.

nAnd as they began to chatter, the bus driver stepped on the gas.

nAfter about 20 minutes bus ride, the bus stopped infront of the school gate.

n“So are we here?” Hiro questioned.

n“You can see for yourself.” Shun replied while pointing his finger outside the window.

nAnd just as he took a peak at the scene outside the window, he noticed a black banner with huge letters written in it in golden colour, flung above a huge metal gate which read as such: Kawasaki Middle School.

nInfront of the gate, groups of students dressed in school uniform were walking towards the school while cheerfully laughing and gossiping with each other.

nWith his eyes gleaming with curiosity, Hiro continued to stare outside the window.

nAnd while he was lost in the scene outside the window, one by one all his teammates left the bus.

n“You can see as much as you want later. But let us get off the bus now.” Shun intoned.

nHis words brought him back to his senses. And just as he came back to his senses, his eyes fell towards the vacant seats around him. “Where are other players?” He inquired in a low voice.

nShun while squeezing his way out his seat, replied; “They’re already headed in.”

nAnd as he got out of his seat, he began to dust his uniform. “Now we showed probably head inside as well. Or are you planning on staying at the bus?” He mumbled while dusting his uniform.

n“No, no… Let’s go” Hiro replied and stood up from his seat as well.

nBoth of them then boarded off the bus and walked towards the school gate.

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