Akashi was a capable person, even at the young age of 13. But he was still 13, and didn't yet have enough experience to know and expect and accept everything. As such, he was caught off guard when Nijimura stumbled in to the gym, half dead with exhaustion. Then again, even most of the second and third-years were startled. The coach wasn't.
One of the more brave third-year spoke up.
"Where did you go this time?"
"Mount Everest..."
Akashi raised his eyebrows. Mount Everest was in China. To go and come back in two days...
The second years were horrified.
"By Hedwig?!"
Hedwig...?
Nijimura panted on the bench he took over. "Yeah."
Shirogane-kantoku shook his head.
Really short chapter. More like a drabble. Getting lazy and no plot bunnies.
Maybe writing a M-rated fic would help...