Chapter 267 The War at Taocheng Kaitang (Part 2)
Everyone looked up and saw the guy sitting on the wall twirling his hair curlers with his fingers in a pretentious and elegant manner.
"Watch the moon!"
"What a coincidence!" Momojo Kikumaru popped his eyes.
"I just happened to be passing by~" Guanyue jumped down from the wall and glanced at us casually, "It's really an interesting development direction~"
Looking at your sinister eyes, I knew it was not that simple. This information maniac who is the same as Qian may have followed us for a long time!
"Oh! A Tao is going to Shonan, and Kaitou is going to St. Rudolf!" Kikumaru raised his arms and cheered.
"Huh? Really!" Suddenly the heads of Horio and the others popped out.
"Where did you come from?" Kikumaru asked curiously. I wanted to ask you before!
"Compared to this, is what you just said true?" Horio and the other three clenched their fists nervously.
"Well..." Kikumaru closed his eyes in deep thought, and then declared seriously, "I think it's true."... This guy is really worried about the world being in chaos!
"How about it, Mr. Kaitang?" Guanyue looked at Haitang, "With your strength and amazing mental power, you can only develop your abilities by coming to Saint Rudolph~"
"What, what did you say!" Facing the "talent scout" Guanyue, Haitang became nervous.
"Yes, yes, Kaidou~" Momojo proclaimed in a high-spirited tone, swaggering up to Kaidou with his arms folded across his chest and eyes closed, "Go to St. Rudolf and become the main force~ It will make it much easier for me~"
"Noisy Dead!" Kaitang grabbed Momojo's collar, "You should go to Chengcheng Shonan!"
"What did you say!" Momojo followed suit and grabbed Kaitou's collar.
"It's getting more and more interesting!" Behind me, Kikumaru opened his eyes excitedly.
"Is this going to be fun?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
"It's okay, it's okay~" Kikumaru smiled.
"Okay, okay, you two~" A soft female voice stopped Kaitou and Momoro from their useless quarrel. Hanacun acted like an arbiter, "I just discussed with Kanzuki that our team leader, Kajimoto, Kanzuki and Kaido Momojo will have a doubles match."
"Huh?" Momojo was surprised.
"If we win," Kanyue smiled and put a hand gently on Kaitou's stiff shoulder, "Momojo will go to Shonan, and Kaitou will go to St. Rudolf~"
"If we win..." Although his expression was dull , Haitang still retains a little wisdom.
"Just pretend nothing happened." Hua Cun responded lightly.
"What does that mean?" "It seems like we have no benefit?" Kaitang Taocheng shouted in unison.
"Ah la~" Huacun closed his eyes and smiled, "You really still don't have the confidence to win? Then there is nothing you can do~"
"Wait a minute! Let's go!" The two single cells clenched their fists and roared at the same time.
"Hehehe~" Kikumaru covered his mouth and snickered.
I put a hand on my forehead - a fool will still be a fool in ten thousand years. (Where did you hear this catchphrase?)
"Hello Kajimoto?" Hanamun took out her mobile phone, and the cartoon pendant on her phone caught my attention. If you look closely, you will see that those cartoon characters are actually members of Shonan Shonan. The one with one hand on his hip, Huang Mao, is the minister of Shonan Shonan!
If I had agreed to go to Shonan Shonan, there is no doubt that my cartoon image would have been hung like that, like a roasted chicken with sauce...
Momoshiro-senpai, please wish yourself well...
On the street tennis court, the left earband Kajimoto, who was wearing earrings and a collar around his neck (Author: That's not a collar, it's a popular necklace!), and a fashionable short dress, quickly appeared carrying a racket. It's really easy to follow the news...
"The winner will be decided in one set, please abide by the agreement~" He raised his chin with his fingers and looked at Momojo Kaitou with a smile, as if the victory or defeat was decided.
"Understood." Taocheng said nothing nonsense.
"Do we really want to fight?" "What will happen?"
"Don't lose, Amo-senpai, Kaidou-senpai!" Horio and the others shouted from the sidelines.
"It's a rare sight, little one~" Looking into the field, Kikumaru put his hands on his hips and his eyes were as bright as a great man's.
"You can say that~" I sat on the bench beside the court, pillowed my hands on my head and closed my eyes. What kind of dirty trick will Guanyue use on Taocheng Kaitang? interesting.
"Hmph~" came Hakura's low-pitched chuckle that I could still hear. "If Momojo joins us, Echizen might also join us." I turned around and saw her looking straight at me, with an unabashed smile on his face. She frowned and pursed her lips in displeasure. Her eyes always reminded me of some "highest work" and those "appendices" on my mobile phone...
"One set will determine the outcome, Kajimoto serves!" Kikumaru acted as the referee and announced the outcome of the game. start.
Kajimoto's serving posture, which almost reached the ground, surprised Horio and the others. "Then, what kind of serve is that!"
"So fast!" Kaidou Momojo exclaimed at the same time, and the ball came like a comet.
Fortunately, Kaitang had experience in dealing with instant-kill serves and took action in time to save the ball.
Here, Guanyue smiled slightly and hit the ball back with one shot.
"I won't let you succeed like this!" Momocheng lowered himself and hit the ball to the corner.
In an instant, Kajimoto intercepted Momojo's tricky ball. Although it is a temporary combination, their cooperation is good. But Kajimoto's ball seemed unremarkable, a low ball from the middle line.
"I won this ball!" Momojo Kaitou pounced on the ball at the same time, and then missed it at the same time.
"15-0!" Kikumaru announced loudly.
I understood the trick of that fox, and it was really accurate...
"Kajimoto is good at serving and corner kicks~" The moon-watching fox looked at Kajimoto with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment, but that team over there," Kajimoto grinned as he glanced at Momojo Kaido, who was competing with each other, "It's really bad."
"Why are they just a stumbling block for me!" Over there, Momo Cheng clenched his fist and roared.
"It's you who hindered me!" Haitang said tit for tat.
"It reminds me of the time at the Tokyo Metropolitan Conference." On the sidelines, Horio Haruka thought about that time.
"Speaking of which, St. Rudolf's Kanyue also knows the weaknesses of Atao-senpai and Kaidou-senpai!" Katsuo thought of something more important.
"At that time, Kaidou-senpai and Atao-senpai worked together to win." Katsuro added.
"But now is different from then," Horio shook his head and looked at the two people on the field. "It was the time when the relationship was at its worst!"
"Kajimoto-kun, if we continue to fight according to my plan, we will definitely win." On the field, Guan Yue’s mouth curled up. The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Kajimoto raised his hand and hit another expected low ball from the center line.
After missing the ball again, Taocheng couldn't help but shout, "Hey! What are you doing, Kaitou!"
"It's so noisy, that's your ball!"
These two idiots haven't discovered Kanyue's conspiracy yet. That kind of low ball aimed at the center line is not just as simple as causing confusion in coordination!
"Kanzuki, Kajimoto's team wins! The game is 1-0!"
The tennis ball that Momoshiro hit out of bounds angrily rolled to my feet.
Momojo shouted loudly in the field, "Hey, Kaitou, why do you keep getting in my way! What happened to your Whirling Viper?!"
"Where's your bombshell?!" Kaitou retorted.
"Tsk, you bastard," Momoro muttered over his shoulder, "How could a bomb hit such a low ball?"
"Huh, how can you use a viper to hit a ball that hits the center line." Kaidou subconsciously excused himself.
The two of them were shocked at the same time. ——I finally woke up.
"In the blink of an eye, the opponent won the game!" "It feels like both of them are complaining."
"The fight was a mess." Horio and the other three sighed.
At the beginning again, Momojo Kaido was still in a mess. Their eyes wandered, their minds wandering. It seemed that only then did he consider the consequences of losing the competition, and began to worry that he might be forced to withdraw from the youth academy.
"Oops! If this continues, the two seniors may really have to leave Seigaku!"
"This is absolutely not possible!" Horio and the others shouted with anxiety on their faces.
I stood up from the bench on the sidelines, walked away, and said casually, "There's nothing we can do about it, they don't seem to want to win."
"What did you say?!" In the court, Haitang's eyes flashed like snakes.
"Don't want to win?!" Taocheng also stared at me.
"What do you mean? Echizen!" Horio shouted in surprise, "It doesn't matter if Amo-senpai and the others go to another school!"
"It has nothing to do with me." I raised my head and closed my eyes, "What's wrong with that? This way they don't have to make a fool of themselves in the finals."
"Ah——" My cold attitude made Shenglang and the others gasp.
Taocheng Kaitang was stunned.
After a while, the two of them looked up and glared at me at the same time, but the corners of their mouths slightly curved.
"This kid is really good at talking!"
"Asshole, you can't even reply after being said like this!"
He found the vending machine, ordered a can of Fanta and opened it with a "pop". While drinking, he walked back to the court and saw Kaidou Momojo alternately using Spinner Viper and Bombshell. Finally enlightened.
Taocheng's tactics are actually simple. First lure the opponent's midfielder to the frontcourt, and then drive the ball into the backcourt. In this way, Taocheng can intercept the ball and block the opponent's ball path. Forcing the opponent to take a corner kick, Kaitang, who is good at attacking from left to right, is waiting to hit the spinning snake ball. It is difficult to beat Kaitou's snake ball back. Even if it is finally beaten back, it will become an opportunity ball for Momo.
In a word, use mutual cooperation to create opportunities and make the opponent play the ball you are good at - please put yourself in the urn.
"Finally, I have some skills~" Picking up the racket, Momoro grinned and looked at Kaitou.
"Same for you." Kaitang replied expressionlessly.
"This makes me look like a senior." From the stands, I looked down at them and smiled. The two enemies have reached a state of tacit understanding, and the other side has nothing left to do.
"The game is over, Aigaku Momojo Kaido wins!" Kikumaru announced loudly.
"Oh——" Horio and the others cheered.
"Okay!" The two single-cell hands held each other tightly, and at the same time they immediately realized, "Huh?!" They stared blankly for a second, and the two of them shrank their hands at the same time.
"I'm not working so hard for you." Taocheng said bluntly.
"Understood. We just don't want to lose." Haitang looked at him intently.
"Last time I used a stratagem to alienate, this time I used a provoking method. You are indeed very powerful, Echizen-kun~" Kanyue walked over with a smile on his back, carrying a bag. After all, Tao Xing is far from the truth - the demon fox's smile is gentle and cheerful, and there is no flaw; this fox's smile reveals treachery at a glance.
"As expected of Seigaku." Kajimoto sighed beside him.
I glanced at Kajimoto and glanced at Kanyue from the corner of my eyes. I raised the corner of my mouth and said, "Kajimoto is pretty good, isn't he ~"
"Humph~" I raised my finger and lifted my chin out of habit. Kanyue smiled mysteriously, "I got very good information~"
The expression and tone were frightening, and Kajimoto suddenly broke into a sweat.
I turned around and waved to Taocheng and the others with a smile on my face, "Senior Taocheng~ You agreed to treat me to a burger, so don't try to default on the bill!"
Chapter 268 The eve of the decisive battle
The author has something to say:
The narrator of this chapter is Tezuka-Protagonist-Sanada-Protagonist-Author. The angle of view change is marked with *.
After reading the article, everyone talked about the protagonist’s tennis level. If you have an itchy mouth, I might as well say a few words.
According to my opinion, Xu Da actually weakened the protagonist, which made everyone think that he should not be able to defeat Sanada. As I said at the beginning of this question, just think about whether the level of tennis is higher in the United States or Japan. Why should the protagonist who can win consecutive junior championships in the United States be reduced to a second-rate role in Japan? One of the reasons is that Xu Da is Japanese!
Let me just consider the instability of the protagonist's performance as related to age, personality, and psychology. The protagonist loses to Tezuka. If you read the text carefully, you will find that the defeat is basically on a psychological level. The same reason applies to his subsequent defeat to Sanada.
But we have to believe that the protagonist who shows his true strength (no matter which book he is the protagonist in) is invincible...
***
Germany. A morning filled with fragrant flowers and chirping birds.
Closing the book in my hand, I stood up and looked out the window at the increasingly brightening sky, "Is it tomorrow?"
＊Japan. At the table early in the morning.
Half-lidded with sleep, I chewed the sandwich subconsciously.
"Here!" Three large bottles of milk were placed in front of my eyes with a bang.
"Another addition..." I looked at the three taller and fatter milk bottles with a grimace. I wish I could grow up so fast...
"You must drink it all." Cousin Nanako smiled and waved a piece of paper in front of me, "It's rare for senior to personally prepare a menu for you~"
"Ha--" I closed I sighed. The first two words on the menu are "dried", which means it won't be delicious even if you think about it with your toes!
Satisfied, Karubin looked up from the plate he was engrossed in and gave me a gentle "meow~".
At the same time, the smelly old man lying in front of the corridor reading the newspaper also opened his mouth wide and yawned, "Ah~"
"It's so boring. sn't there anything interesting?" He muttered while flipping through the newspaper. Since the last time he was caught carrying pornographic books, he now behaves like that every time he reads the newspaper. Suddenly, he stared at the corner of the newspaper, "Huh? Is tomorrow finally the final of the Kanto Competition?"
Ignoring his furtive gaze, I packed up and said, "I'm leaving~"
"Finally, tomorrow is the final of the Kanto Competition!" In the stadium, everyone lined up to listen to the training, and the old lady Ryuzaki began to talk at length as usual. "At this critical moment, you should pay more attention to your own condition to avoid injury. Do you understand?"
"Ah--" Mrs. Ryuzaki's words were interrupted by a burst of cheers from the girls.
"We will work hard! Ryoma-sama!"
"Ah! Look here ~ Fuji-sama!"
"Please work hard, Kikumaru-sama!" They happily waved their arms and whispered.
"Thank you for your support, but please be quiet." After the embarrassment, Mrs. Ryuzaki showed off her strict teacher style.
"Don't you think there are more people coming to practice today than usual?" In the team, Kikumaru's eyebrows were beaming.
Qian crossed his chest with his hands and said calmly, "It's just 3.5 times this week's average."
"Well -" Mrs. Ryuzaki finished her lecture with a dry cough, "Anyway, please enter the finals in good condition! There will be no work after school today, so take a good rest. However, you have to make up for today's work tomorrow."
"Yes!"
"The atmosphere today seems a bit dull~" On the way back to the classroom, Horio chattered behind me.
As soon as we opened the classroom door, we heard a bright and loud voice, "Ah! Master Ryoma!" Tomoka jumped up to us holding a newspaper. She should be——not from our class, right?
"Ah~ There are even wordy guys here~" Horio turned his head and curled his lips.
"It's none of your business!" Tomoka glared angrily.
"I know!" Horio showed a rare expression of forcefulness, which made Tomoka glare.
Ignoring their quarrel, I sat down directly in my seat.
"Master Ryoma, Master Ryoma!" Putting aside Horio, Tomoka put the newspaper in her hand on my desk, "Have you read this? Have you read it?"
"What?" Horio also came over curiously.
At a casual glance, there was an eye-catching headline in the middle of the newspaper: "The Rising Star of Middle School Tennis." Below is my record since I entered the youth academy. Then there was a picture of me swinging against Rokkachu, with a big heart-shaped circle drawn in red pen.
"Ryoma-kun was praised. He's so awesome." Behind Tomoka, Sakurano smiled timidly.
"There's also a heart-shaped mark on the photo~" Tomoka pointed out proudly.
"Did you draw this?" Horio teased.
"You're very noisy!" She rolled her eyes at Horio, and Tomoka closed her eyes and held her chest in ecstasy, "If Master Ryoma becomes a star..."
In the next second, her color suddenly changed, she clenched her hands, and Kawamura-style lights ignited in the background. Blazing flames, "Sakura and I must protect Master Ryoma!"
Ha? Just when he was wondering how he was reduced to the position of needing girls' protection, Horio picked up the newspaper and clicked his tongue, "These media will report it immediately as soon as there is any trouble."
"You actually did this in front of Master Ryoma. Tell me, what are you talking about?" Tomoka said aggressively, "If you don't want to, you can try publishing it in the newspaper!"
"What did you say!" Horio was stepped on and hurt his feet.
"Okay, okay." Sakurano hurriedly smoothed things over, "The important thing is not the content of the newspaper, but whether you can win."
"Huh?" Tomoka glared at Sakurano, forcing her to back away." Hey, Sakurano! Don't say unnecessary words! Both Seigaku and Young Master Ryoma will win!"
"Ah, yes, I'm sorry..."
"Compared to this, the following content is really excessive." Horio, who continued to read the newspaper, suddenly said , "You're saying that Qingxue will definitely lose before the competition!"
"Is it really written like this!" Tomoka no longer cared about Sakurano, and hurriedly came over to take a look.
"I said, you don't read anything other than Echizen?" Horio glanced at her angrily.
Close your eyes and hold your chin. I saw it just now. Just above the article I wrote, there is a more eye-catching title: "The High School Affiliated to Lihai University Aims to Be National Champion for Three Consecutives!" 》——The Kanto finals were not mentioned at all.
There is also a larger photo: the man with a brick face and a hat, looking cool with a wooden mouth and a murderous look on his face. There is a comment in bold on the side: There is no blind spot in winning - Genichiro Sanada!
"I'm sorry, Master Ryoma." Tomoka apologized to me in a low voice.
"The school bell has already rang." I reminded them kindly without opening my eyes.
"Ah——"
* "Ah, Sanada-kun, can you excuse me? I want to ask you about tomorrow's final."
"Tomorrow's final?" I opened my eyes with my hands on my chest beside the tennis court. Another one came for an interview.
"Yes, some thoughts on the competition with Qingxue."
"Other reporters have asked the same question." I returned my gaze to the court. "Tomorrow's game is just a simple practice. Our goal is to win three consecutive national championships."
"Well, excuse me." After saying goodbye coldly, I left the reporter who had nothing to say.
* "Sorry, Fuji. I'm going to see Rie today. See you here."
"Haha, goodbye."
Just after school, my ears quickly caught the conversation between Kikumaru and Fuji who were walking not far ahead. Rie? Is she Kikumaru's girlfriend~
"Baozi, Baozi——" Momoro rode his bicycle and passed me quietly, "If you don't hurry up, you won't make it in time!" Suddenly there was a sudden stop, and he looked at me doubtfully, "You What are you doing sneakily over there, Echizen?"
"Shh-" I waved at him repeatedly. Go buy your buns!
Unexpectedly, my rush made Taocheng interested, so he simply pushed himself up and followed me.
"Hello, uncle! How are you Rie?" Kikumaru greeted happily before entering the store.
At the corner of the street, Taocheng and I looked at each other and exchanged knowing glances, each with a sinister smile.
"Kikumaru, you're here again~ She's still the same as before."
"I miss you so much. Are you a little fatter, Rie? Ah, what are you doing, Alice, don't bully Rie!"
Triangle dispute? Taocheng and I quietly peeked in from the window, and both of us had dead eyes.
"Okay, that's it! Don't lose, Rie!" Kikumaru gritted his teeth and cheered loudly, "You can't retreat just because your opponent is bigger! Come on!"
In the fish tank in front of him, a small turtle gave a hard head, knocking out a big turtle. Turned upside down.
"Oh! Good job Rie!" Kikumaru clenched his fists and cheered. ...
Saying goodbye to Taocheng, as soon as I got on the subway, I heard a familiar voice inside the car, "Ah, please sit down." Looking up, not far away, Dashi was politely getting up and giving up his seat to a young woman holding a child.
"Thank you." The young woman smiled and looked at Dashi's bag and the tennis book in his hand, "Are you playing tennis? You are watching very carefully."
"Yes. There is an important match tomorrow."
"An important match. ?"
"Yes. It has been agreed that we must win. It is an important agreement with my friends."
Looking at Dashi's misty eyes looking out the car window, for some reason, I didn't say hello.
Bedroom at home. Lying on the bed with two pillows in my hands, I looked at the snow-white ceiling.
No matter when or where I am, I always feel that those sharp eyes are always watching me. He stood at the other end of the court and looked at me firmly; he looked down at me from above the net; he sat on the coach's bench and looked at me calmly; he covered his left shoulder and squatted on the ground, using his slightly trembling The figure from behind tells me - become the pillar of Seigaku, Echizen!
"Meow~" Karubin called softly under the bed, then jumped on the bed, raised its little paw and pressed on my leg. When I didn't get a response, it came over and stretched out its tongue to lick my cheek. Seeing that I still didn't say anything, it jumped up on the bed without interest. A photo was swept away by its tail and fell right into my face.
I picked it up and stared at it for a long time. We spent the whole night watching the sunrise together, and each scene emerged vividly. Turning over and sitting up, I quietly dressed up and put my bag on my back.
"What a surprise. What are you doing here at this time, Senior Fuji?" I was surprised by the figure standing against the wall with a bag on his back at the gate of the school.
"It's you, what are you doing here? Ryoma~" In the shadow, he smiled lightly, "You can't play tennis alone~"
I don't usually see him being so enthusiastic about practicing? What's going on today? Will the demon fox also feel nervous before the finals?
Walking to the court side by side in tacit understanding, he asked casually, "Is your knee injury feeling better?"
"Totally OK." I jumped twice.
"Then, you're welcome, Fuji-senpai." On the court, I flicked a tennis ball with my left hand, and I looked to the opposite side.
"Come on anyway." It's still the smile that makes people feel like spring breeze, and the flowing blue eyes.
Glancing out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly froze, then raised the corner of my mouth, "It seems we are not the only ones free~" I raised my arm and swung the racket, and the ball flew diagonally to the other side.
"We're waiting, let's burn!" A man came out of the shadows, swung his arm and struck, and the ball flew back like a flame, "Okay, victory!"
"It's Aaron~" Fuji smiled.
"Let me join in." With a deep voice, a guy in a turban approached with a racket in hand.
"What, Viper is here to join in the fun~" A cheerful voice sounded outside the stadium, but Haitang raised his head and let out a "hiss" in dissatisfaction.
The sun was shining brightly in Taocheng, waving to us outside the barbed wire wall. Beside, Kikumaru shouted angrily, "You guys, you are too cunning to practice secretly by yourself!"
With a "click", Oishi Kazumi walked in at the entrance of the stadium.
"They're all here." Dashi was pleased.
"As expected. The attendance rate of all employees is 100%." Qian held up his glasses in a formal manner.
"What? It turns out that everyone is thinking the same thing." I closed my eyes and smiled, then lowered the brim of my hat.
The light shines brightly. Even more dazzling than that are the dancing figures of young people on the court...
*Sanada Mansion. The courtyard has a peaceful and ancient feel and is surrounded by twilight.
A majestic picture of a tiger descending from a mountain hangs on the wall, and a warrior armor with a ferocious face is placed in front of the hall, which is dark and indoors. Facing an upright haystack, a young man in kimono raised his sword and frowned, standing like a mountain with a calm aura.
I don't know how long he stood there, but he suddenly opened his eyes, "Wha—" The bright sword light flashed in his hands at the same time.
"Tezuka... I didn't expect you to have gone so far and left me such an interesting playmate!"
In the whisper, half of the seemingly intact haystack in front of the man suddenly slid down, revealing a neat and smooth cut...