Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Flow

Due to Yukimura's strong opposition, Xiangcheng had to give up this idea for the time being.

She flipped through the notes left by her grandfather again.

It records many of his own experiences as a coach and some of the ideas he mentioned when watching her games later.

Each page of my grandfather's notes is not long, and he occasionally mentions a few special players. Xiangcheng looked at the names mentioned and found that some of them are still active in competitions around the world.

Xiangcheng found the player whose information he had only glanced at once.

——A "genius player" who retired early, what people praised most was his ability to control the entire court.

At the beginning, my grandfather wrote that because of his introverted personality, he had difficulty integrating into the team and often sat on the bench, slowly thinking about how he would organize the game if he were on the court.

When this skill of his was discovered, he demonstrated extraordinary control and predictive abilities.

He called this ability "flow eye".

From then on, he represented his country in many competitions with his extraordinary skills and strong predictive ability.

Then, at the age of 27, he retired without warning.

Rurikawa Ruzhu currently lives in Osaka.

Xiangcheng wrote down this person's information and decided to visit him when he had free time.

Lying on the bed, Xiangcheng suddenly thought of something while throwing the ball.

Why is Jingshi so opposed to it?

Holding the volleyball in his hand, Xiangcheng frowned.

…

For the second practice match, they will go to Seidek High School in Tokyo. The opposing women's volleyball team also achieved a good result of reaching the national top eight this year.

They are almost evenly matched opponents.

What makes everyone even more excited is that it happens to be a Friday, and we can skip classes for a day without any problems!

Nana Hinaya failed to grab a seat next to Xiangcheng, and sat behind Xiangcheng with an unhappy look on her face.

Brigida sat next to her, wearing headphones and shaking her head, and Nana Hinaya moved closer without noticing.

So stupid.

How could my senior like this big, stupid guy? It’s so annoying.

Tsk.

"Why is Hitani unhappy again?" Rika asked Xiangcheng secretly.

"Really?" Xiangcheng turned around and saw Hitani huddled against the window with a pout on his face. "Well...it's hard to say."

Li Xiang poked her head out from the gap between the two seats and said, "Xiao Hitani, can you tell me what's on your mind?"

Nana Hitani raised her head and said, "I want to switch places with you, is that okay, Senior?"

Li Xiang blinked her eyes: "No~"

Hitani shrank back again.

Rika turned around and leaned on Xiangcheng's shoulder, smiling very proudly.

Oh, Ritsu's puppy's ears are drooping.

He is also a very cute junior.

——This descendant is really not worth having.

At the same time, Yagyu Hiroshi made a completely opposite exclamation.

You really can't help but bring up things that are not related to the topic.

A second ago, it was rare that Xiangcheng was not here, and their director remembered to have dinner with everyone, and even kindly called two juniors along.

So their cute Kelp Junior suddenly remembered something and asked, "Senior Liu Sheng, it seems like I haven't seen your girlfriend for a long time?"

He remembered that Senior Sakurai used to come and eat with them.

Niou and the others chuckled.

Yagyu Hiroshi tried hard to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor and said through gritted teeth: "I don't have a girlfriend right now."

Kirihara Akaya touched his kelp hair and said, "Ah...senpai, has your girlfriend dumped you?"

Niou and the others laughed even louder.

Sanada Xuanyilang held down the kelp's head and said, "Akaye, stop talking nonsense!"

"Oh," Kirihara Akaya apologized honestly under the clutches of Sanada: "I'm sorry, Yagyu-senpai!"

Yagyu Hiroshi felt a chill in his heart: "It's okay..."

Niou Masaharu comforted Kirihara Akaya: "From a certain perspective, you are right~"

Marui Bunta nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

Seeing that Liu Sheng's face was getting darker and darker, fortunately Xingcun saved him from the fire and water: "Okay, let's eat!"

Niou Masaharu tossed his pigtail back and said, "Come to think of it, we haven't had much to eat together this semester!"

"Ever since Yukimura started dating," Marui Bunta added, "except for the tennis court, it's like he disappeared from this school."

Yukimura Seiichi did not argue, but just listened to them talk about himself with a smile.

"The probability of Yukimura and Yuihara appearing in the rooftop garden is still very high." Yanagi Renji added.

"Tsk," Ren Wang exaggeratedly covered his chest, "That was the place where we used to gather together... Now it's not even our turn to go up there."

Yukimura clarified: "It doesn't mean that everyone can't go!"

Marui Bunta chuckled and said, "Yes, we can go, but we don't want to go!"

Kirihara Akaya raised his hand blankly: "I want to go!"

Sanada pinned him down again: "No, you don't want to."

Kirihara Akaya shut up in grievance.

Yukimura Seiichi laughed heartily.

Yanagi Renji asked, "But I heard a rumor recently..."

Everyone looked at him.

"It's said that a junior schoolmate confessed her love to Yukihara." Yanagi Renji's eyes were also full of interest. He asked Yukimura for confirmation: "Is that so?"

"Wow--" Several people's eyes turned to Yukimura who became helpless.

"I just admire Xiang Cheng more, that's not the case."

When Kirihara Akaya heard it, it became - someone wanted to forcibly take the minister's girlfriend.

How can that be!

There was a blazing fire in his eyes: "Yes, who!"

Niou Masaharu watched the fun and didn't mind making things worse: "She's from your grade, her name is Hinaya? Hinaya Nana?"

Yagyu healed his broken heart and came over: "It is said that there is another foreign student who is also suspicious."

Kirihara Akaya also took note of it silently - absolutely, absolutely, he would not let them interfere with the chief!

The minister has been so kind lately... If I were to break up, things would definitely get scary again!

"Hey... don't teach Akaye weird things!" Yukimura said to the duo who were fanning the flames with a headache.

The junior is stupid to begin with, so stop brainwashing him.

——Can this big, stupid guy do it! Nana Hitani watched helplessly as Brigida suddenly lost her balance when she jumped and crushed Xiangcheng, but she couldn't run onto the court from the bench.

She anxiously watched as several senior students on the field helped Xiangcheng up. Xiangcheng moved her hands and feet and felt that it was not a big problem.

Brigida kept exclaiming and apologizing, but Xiangcheng comforted her and said it was okay.

...It wasn't that Brigida bumped into her, but when she was trying, she ignored the fact that a novice would not start according to common sense.

So he was too close to Brigida when he jumped, which might have made her feel nervous.

Xiangcheng touched his back.

It seems that just as Jingshi said, it is still too difficult to predict the movements of too many people on the volleyball court.

What if you stare at one person?

Xiangcheng bit her lower lip and thought to herself, since Jingshi is not here anyway, let her try again.

In the following games, Xiangcheng focused his main attention on the ball path and the movements of the opponent's setter.

As long as you can judge what the setter will do, the defense will change from passive to active.

After winning 5 points in a row, the opposing coach called a timeout.

Matsumoto Genyin asked curiously, "Is Xiangcheng in such a good state today?"

"I think so too," Abe said with a smile, "It was really easy today. I basically only used the big diagonal card."

Brigida seemed to understand, "Xiangcheng's timing for my positioning and jump was perfect."

Xiangcheng didn't answer, but just emptied his mind tiredly.

She seemed to have had moments like this before, where she was too focused and completely unaware of any external information.

My grandfather said that state is "flow".

But today it seems to be one level beyond flow.

Xiangcheng sat aside and silently recorded this feeling.

Besides that, she also had a lot to ask Yukimura Seiichi.

Wait till the game is over...

Xiang Cheng came back to his senses and stood up: "Go on stage, we can talk about other things after the game is over."

In the past, I had to wait until the competition was at its most intense to enter a state of concentration, but now I can easily achieve it by just calming down and observing.

Suddenly, there was a sense of clarity as if he had broken through a realm of enlightenment, and the more he fought, the smoother he became. Even Brigida could keep up with the rhythm on her own after a few reminders.

Very good.

This state always makes her feel that it won't be long before she will be able to break free from her current constraints.

At the end of the game, Rikkai University's cooperation was perfect, making Chengde High School feel a huge threat.

On the return bus, Xiangcheng fell asleep due to exhaustion.

Matsumoto Genyin let her hair down and tucked the loose strands behind her ears, looking a little worried: "Is Xiangcheng a little too excited during the game?"

"Isn't it good?" Abe was really puzzled: "Yuzu has become stronger again."

Li Xiang put Xiang Cheng's head back on her shoulder and said, "It's nothing...but it's rare for her to be so tired after finishing a race."

I didn't exert much physical energy today.

After resting all the way, Xiangcheng pressed the left back of his head before getting off the bus, and it seemed that he was not feeling so uncomfortable anymore.

It was just time to go home from school, so they could go back and make a summary.

When passing by the tennis court, Xiangcheng unconsciously turned his head to look for the figure.

Hmm, it seems like he is fighting with his junior today.

Lixiang put her arm around her shoulders: "Hehe, do you want to look around for a while before leaving?"

Xiang Cheng smiled and said, "No, but if someone wants to see Yagyu, they don't need to make excuses!"

Rika lowered her arms: "Who wants to look at him!" Then she glared at Xiangcheng fiercely: "I see that you've learned bad things from Yukimura! Why are you so naughty?"

Xiangcheng said obediently, "No. I've always been like this!"

Rika was very skeptical - she still remembered that Xiangcheng would not make such a joke when they were in the first year of high school!

This is what it means to be close to vermilion and black and black...

Rika walked forward with Xiangcheng in a sullen manner.

Xiangcheng lowered her head silently, thinking that it would be much better if Jingshi said there was only one opponent, but she was only focusing on one person today and did not feel at ease.

And is Jingshi's astonishing tennis skills, which control the entire court, as calm and composed as he appears?

She actually didn't want to see a Yukimura Seiichi who was perfect at all times.

So when he showed a little vulnerability and occasional jealousy, she felt needed.

Between the two of them, she is the one who wants to be the big tree.

The true soul of Yukimura Seiichi resides beneath his perfect appearance.

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The author has something to say: Sorry for being late [rainbow fart]