Chapter 28: One update + 50 Overlord Tickets plus more players to reach the top of the Ice Emperor...

The scene was very quiet.

Atobe raised his arm and snapped his fingers, while Oshitari silently pushed his glasses again and again.

And the dead fish-eyed mushroom head holding the gate of the Hyotei Tennis Club with both hands.

The members of the Hyotei held their breath, not daring to breathe.

Holding back his trembling hands, he stared wide-eyed, awaiting the clash between the three men.

“Ah ...

Suddenly, a black meteor rushed in from nowhere, rushing forward like a pig, running and scurrying.

"Excuse me for disturbing you again! Wait, why did I say again... Never mind!"

The atmosphere was tense and anxious, and the Hyotei members, their hearts hanging in their throats, cried out: "..."

Kirihara Akaya, who finally arrived after following the trail of his junior from the Hyotei Gate, scratched his head, grimace at the prick of his own spiky hair.

"Ahahahaha, I don't know what's wrong with my hair today. Why is it suddenly so prickly..."

"Oh no, I think I got the point wrong. Sorry, haha. Let me ask again... Have you seen a tiny creature this short and small holding up a trash can lid?"

Kirihara Akaya paid attention to the question and tried hard to imitate Yagi Kei's dead fish eyes by squeezing his eyes with his hands.

I kept talking, but no one responded for a long time.

He was a little slow to realize that the atmosphere around him seemed a little off, and he squinted his eyes to look around.

Huh? Why are there so many people?

Huh? Why is there a guy with his arms raised over here? And why is there even a background music playing... Is he posing?

Huh? That one over there... Found it!!

Kirihara Akaya also spotted the mushroom-headed junior running around in the front of the crowd!!

Ignoring the three figures posing in front of him, Kirihara Aka quickened his pace and moved forward.

Original kelp head, now thorny head, rather helpless and somewhat biased, whispered a rebuke,

"Really... Kei, I told you to wait but I didn't slow down at all. If I hadn't gotten used to chasing you every day... you might have actually dumped me..."

"Hehe~ But you didn't succeed at all, so you have to admit defeat!"

He reached out his hand to pry the cat's paws with great familiarity: "Now that I've found you, then listen to me... Let's go back together?"

“…”

The hand that took it felt cold, and Kirihara Aka had a question mark in his mind.

He lowered his head and suddenly jumped: "Holy crap, what did you dig out of the trash can again?!"

Everyone in the Ice Emperor: "..."

Being completely ignored, Tezuka: "..."

Ninzuka endured it silently: "..."

Yuushi Oshitari finally spoke: "Um, is there a possibility... that is the gate of our tennis club?"

Kirihara Akaya: "..."

He looked around again in confusion, "!!"

It actually looks like a gate! !

But why are there two holes on this door that look like footprints?

Weird aesthetic.

Unable to figure it out, Kirihara Akaya turned around and asked: "Then, Kei, how did you get out of their door from the trash can?"

He scratched his head, feeling stung, and frowned. "Is it possible to update the contents of the trash can so specifically these days?"

Ice Emperor: “…”

Hyotei: So cute!

Why does the door to their tennis club have to be so close to the trash can?!

"Heh," a light laugh caught everyone's attention amidst the restless mood.

Atobe Keigo touched his teardrop mole with one hand, crossed his arms, and glanced at the two unfamiliar faces in front of him. "It's really not gorgeous, right, Karachi?"

Huadi: "USU."

Kirihara Akaya: "..."

He silently leaned over to the dazed Yagi Kei and whispered, "Kui, don't learn this. It's too pretentious."

Atobe Keigo's eyebrows twitched faintly: "..."

Yuushi Oshizuka realized that his patience threshold had been raised to a certain level today: "..."

Other members of the Ice Emperor: “!!!”

"How dare you, rude boy, say something so offensive to our minister! Just wait and see!!"

"That's so rude!! Apologize now!! You little brats!"

"That's right! It was you two brats who barged in without permission and messed up our tennis club. Damn you guys!!"

Although he suddenly became the target of public criticism, Kirihara Akaya was not at all panicked.

He even seemed to be at ease. "Hey, hey, I didn't do anything. Don't smear me without evidence. You might get hurt—"

"Ah, right," he smiled slightly and turned to the person who was shouting the loudest, "Can anyone prove that we are the ones who messed you up? Please show me the evidence."

"Otherwise——you'll just be barking and boasting. Words like disrespectful should be used instead~"

"Or - can I think that you are deliberately throwing dirty water on our child?"

Kirihara Akaya used all his words to the fullest and stretched out his arms to protect the junior behind him.

He tried to protect it, but failed.

His expression remained unchanged as he protected himself in front of Mushroom Head in a cool and arrogant manner.

Hyotei members: Q dish Q!!

Oshitari Yuushi raised his eyebrows and as usual tried to smooth things over.

But the one who was faster than him was the short guy holding the door of their tennis club.

The opponent took a big step forward. Oshitari Yuushi, who was standing closer to the front than Atobe Keigo, endured it for a moment, but still followed his instinct and took a sudden step back for his own safety.

...Although, but...did this guy use the door of their Hyotei Tennis Club as a weapon?

Lifting it like this and stepping over, I almost poked his face...

He opened his mouth to hit back at several people, but his eyes were still on the younger generation.

Kirihara Akaya was paying close attention to the opponent's every move, maintaining a position where he could quickly provide support no matter what happened.

Player: The last three quest NPCs, just refresh them.

The player A called the nearest NPC with blue hair and glasses: "Hello."

Yuushi Oshitari made a tactical backward move to avoid the metal door that was coming from the front, feeling quite frightened.

There was no hesitation about life on his face, only a desire to survive.

He pushed his crooked glasses. "To say hello in a friendly way while assassinating someone? It really caught me off guard."

After A the blue-haired glasses, A the one behind.

Player: "Hello."

Atobe Keigo's eyelids twitched, his entire body stood straight, motionless, his domineering aura fully revealed.

Amidst the wailing screams of "NO--!" from everyone in astonishment, he narrowly avoided the 'friendly' attack from the metal door.

Perfect dodge!

"Haha, you're actually trying to shake my heart with such an unglamorous method, what a lousy fellow."

"But I won't give in to such a small threat, right, Birch?"

“USU.”

An NPC that just hits A twice and then starts mumbling something will not attract the player's attention.

The player only has the mission in mind!!

"Hey, kid, tell me the truth. Who sent you here to cause trouble? If you tell me the truth, I will mercifully let you go. Otherwise—"

“…”

“………”

Being completely ignored, the vein on Atobe's forehead jumped twice.

"—Hey, kid, I'm talking to you!"

The player who turned a deaf ear and turned away came face to face with the last Takahiro Kabachi.

The upturned dead fish eyes and the expressionless face,

Player: "Hello."

Huadi: "..."

Player: "Hello."

Huadi: "..."

Strange, is he mute?

I just heard this NPC talking.

The player poked him, but there was no response.

The player poked him again.

Atobe, whose eyes were trembling, and Oshitari, whose hands were a little stiff as he pushed up his glasses, watched helplessly as the short, tiny mushroom-like figure carrying the gate of the tennis club climbed up and down on Karaji.

It was very agile and even climbed directly onto Huadi's head.

A very friendly cat.

Everyone in the Hyotei Tennis Club: "..."

Amidst the debate, Kirihara Akaya turned around and saw that his junior had found a new mount: "..."

Alas... Alas, forget it... Alas.

He silently swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and turned his head away while pretending not to see the whistle.

Oshizuka Yuushi slowed down and said, "Xiao Jing, Karachi... is it really okay for him to be like this now?"

Atobe Keigo: “…”

Atobe Keigo hadn't felt so abstract for a long time: "Karachi, don't force yourself to tolerate that brat."

Takahiro Kachi: "USU."

Player: "USU."

Yuushi Oshizuka: "..."

Atobe Keigo: “…”

Don’t think you are Huadi just because you learned Huadi’s quirks!!

Where on earth did this little devil of a creator come from?!

The atmosphere was indescribable. At that moment, Bingdi Zhengxuan, who had been blocked by a door, came over.

"Atobe," Shishido Ryo's face looked unhappy, especially when he saw the dead fish-eyed mushroom riding on Karaji's head. He was choked and turned his head away, unable to bear to look.

"Shishido, what happened?" Oshitari Yuushi tried his best to ignore the situation on the side and forced himself to be serious.

Taketo Mukaihi also jumped over and briefly described everything that had happened in the department while they were away.

Hearing this guy suddenly intruding, kicking down the door to the club and chasing away the Hyotei members like a bunch of grandchildren, and the purpose of all this was——

Just to say 'hello' to everyone.

Even Atobe couldn't help but fall into an absurd and unspeakable mood.

Ozuki Yuushi coughed, "So the current situation is... this kid has achieved his goal, and our gate is..."

"Clang!"

“Clang, clang!”

There was a loud bang, and everyone couldn't help but look over.

Feng Changtaro, who was at the center of the sight, paused. Facing the inexplicable gazes of his seniors, he paused for a moment and supported the calf that was resting on his shoulder.

"S-Sorry... I just wanted to discuss with him whether he could return the tennis club to us..."

Shishido Ryo: "So?"

Hou Changtaro: "...Yeah,"

Feng Changtaro smiled a little embarrassedly, "...So now I seem to have become his other half's mount..."

Looking at the expressionless, dead-eyed figure in front of him, stomping proudly on the horseback formation formed by Takahiro Kabachi on the left and Chotaro Hou on the right, the tall mushroom head,

The Hyotei people were choked for a moment and couldn't understand the current situation: "..."

"Why would you agree to such a condition? Ahhhhh Feng!!!"

"Don't sell your body for a mere gate!!"

"——You little bastard, let Feng go! And Huadi too!!"

The player ignored the NPC's noise, completed the greeting task, and gave the big garbage he picked up (the door of the Hyotei Tennis Club) to the NPC who took the initiative to attack, and unexpectedly gained 5 favorability points.

With a "ding" sound, the player chose a convenient position to check the newly popped-up emergency task.

[Emergency Mission: Friendly Competition with Hyotei]

The NPCs in Netlu Valley (Hyoei) have some impression of you. To deepen their impression, try to deepen their friendship through friendly sparring!

[Emergency Mission: Spread of Gui Juice (0/200)

[Don't miss this delicious dish. Let more people immerse themselves in the art of Guizhi!

After a friendly sparring match, invite the members of the Hyotei Tennis Club to enjoy some Kei Juice together!

Two tasks were actually directly refreshed!

The surprised cat quickly moved the two cat scratching posts it had occupied and patted them one by one.

Kabaji Takahiro, who was patted on the face by his left side, said: "...USU."

Hou Chotaro, who was patted on the face by his right side, said: "Hmm?"

Just as Feng, Yagi Kei and Karachi were having a triangular communication that was difficult for ordinary people to understand, the situation on Kirihara Akaya's side changed.

Although I was wearing casual clothes today, the mark on the tennis bag on my back was quickly cracked.

Ozuki Yuushi raised an eyebrow. "This school emblem... is it Rikkai University?"

To say this was like dropping a mine into the already turbulent waters.

"Rikkai University??!"

"The Kanto Overlord?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, what is Rikkai University doing here in Hyotei?"

"You're kidding! How could these two brats possibly be from Rikkai University? If they are, I'll do a handstand!"

"——Hahaha, you must be Marui's junior! I saw you rummaging through the trash cans outside Rikkai University's practice field!"

A burst of hearty laughter.

Very melodious, very happy.

So happy that it makes people silent.

Everyone in the Ice Emperor: "..."

Happy Akutagawa Jiro turned over, smacked his lips and fell asleep again.

In the dead silence, everyone in the Ice Empire slowly looked at the person who had just been shouting that he was going to beat them.

"Um... do you really want to?"

“…”

“………”

“—Even if, even if Jiro said so!!”

"This guy is just a guy rummaging through trash cans outside Rikkai University's practice field!"

The clamoring passerby A A shook his finger coolly, "It's completely useless. It's impossible to be a starting pick~"

Kirihara Akaya, who was mistakenly accused of rummaging through the trash can, said: "Eh, so much..."

He hesitated for a rare moment and rubbed his cheek, "Although, but... the trash can, uh,"

A difficult decision, for the sake of the younger generation's reputation,

Kirihara Akaya gritted his teeth and took the lead, "Yes, it's me."

But he quickly struggled, "But, I'm the ace of the sophomore class at Rikkai University!"

Kirihara Akaya finally shouted this out in despair.

It's over, Rikkai University's reputation is over.

Why is it that this is such a powerful sentence, but when I connect it to a trash can… Ugh, stop thinking! Stop thinking!

“…”

"Hahahahahahahahaha, this guy actually boasted that he was the ace of the second grade of Rikkai University?"

"Stop joking, hahahaha!"

Kirihara Akaya: “?”

The Ice Emperor's people said proudly: "Don't look at us like this, but at least we have done the background check!"

"——That second-year ace from Rikkai University! He has a head of lush kelp hair!!"

Kirihara Akaya: "..."

Kirihara Akaya: “…”

"Hahahaha, you, with your spiky hair, actually dare to impersonate the ace of Rikkai University's second year!!"

"Hahaha, don't you even see if you have a flowing and soft kelp hair?"

“Hahahahahahahaha——”

Kirihara Akaya: Bitterness.jpg

He felt as if he had aged a lot in an instant.

The members of Hyotei were laughing so hard that they were out of breath.

Kirihara Akaya, who no longer knew how to prove his identity, racked his brains with a frown on his face.

At this moment, the cell phone in my pocket rang with two buzzing sounds.

Kirihara Akaya took out his cell phone blankly, opened it and saw [Senior Liu],

Kirihara Akaya: “!!”

He didn't care about the Hyotei members who were still laughing at the spiky hedgehog hair, and quickly covered his phone and answered it quietly.

“Moshimoshi…Senior Liu, ah, right…right…eh?!”

Kirihara Akaya was confused: "Senior Yanagi, how do you know that Kei and I are in an unknown school now?"

Liu Yu on the other side of the receiver turned on the hands-free mode and heard a Rikkai Dazhong person: "..."

Yukimura said slowly: "Akaye... have you lost your memory?"

Kirihara Akaya: "Ugh! Minister Yukimura!!"

He scratched his head again, and was pricked by the spiky hair he was still not used to.

"I don't know... Although I do seem to have a little memory of it, maybe a blackout? I don't know, it's so strange..."

Marui Bunta and Jack Kuwahara looked at each other.

Oh no, has the blackout phenomenon spread outside of the school?!

Sanada snorted coldly.

Kirihara Akaya shuddered upon hearing this, "Vice-Minister Sanada, I'll be back with Kei right away!!"

Liu caught the subtle sound and asked calmly, "There are a lot of people laughing in the background. Akaye, did you do anything?"

Kirihara Akaya: "..."

Um, how should I put it... Hmm...

Niou Masaharu leaned forward and said, "Also, Akaya, it was your voice all along. Why didn't Keina say anything? Why don't you give him the phone too?"

The other seniors all agreed, and Kirihara Akashi also struggled.

Slowly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Kui, Kei is...not very convenient right now!"

Everyone in Lihai: "?"

Yukimura said slowly: "Inconvenient, what do you mean...?"

Kirihara Akaya silently looked at Ichiriki's junior standing on the shoulders of two giants, and said with difficulty, "Keita... should be on the road to becoming Simba now..."

Rikkai University: “?”

It’s bad, Chi seems to be getting more and more crazy.

Is this the change that comes from being with Yagi Kei? !

Liu Yan said concisely: "So, Chiye, is there any obvious landmark around you now?"

...a clear landmark?

Kirihara Akaya looked around blankly.

Atobe, who adhered to basic etiquette and kept quiet while others were talking on the phone, suddenly felt a pair of eyes fixed on him.

He silently looked at the hedgehog-haired man who claimed to be the ace of the sophomore class of Rikkai University. He glanced at him again and again, covered the receiver, thinking that he was whispering softly, but actually heard it clearly.

"There's a guy who's really good at pretending!"

Atobe Keigo: “…”

Kirihara Akaya suddenly remembered the location he had captured during the conversation and said abruptly, "I remember! Kei and I are in Hyotei now!"

After hearing the words "a guy who is very good at showing off", the Rikkai public immediately heard the words "Hyotei".

Hmm... the conspicuous landmark that Akaya described suddenly became more specific.

Yukimura: "Looks like it's the Hyotei's chief."

Sanada pulled his hat and said, "That's so unbecoming!"

Nioh always dotes on his juniors: "Hey hey~ Let's save this kind of talk for when we find them later, puri~"

Marui Bunta sighed: "Should I say these two guys are really capable of running? They actually ran straight to Hyotei."

Liu continued on the phone, "Akaye, please hand the phone over to that Hyotei minister. I will negotiate with him."

Kirihara Akaya: "Oh ok!!"

Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows and took Kirihara Akaya's phone. He glanced at it slowly and then had a brief conversation with Rikkai University opposite him.

When talking about some keywords, especially when it comes to someone,

Atobe's eyelids twitched, and he slowly looked in the direction where there had been no movement.

At this glance, I discovered silently,

Riding on Hou Chotaro and Kabaji Takahiro, Rikkai Mushroom Head has begun to happily and healthily rummage through the hidden trash can of the tennis club.

He even dived into the trash can and had Feng and Huadi each pick up one foot.

Atobe Keigo: “…”

He slowly said, "The freshmen of your school are really unique."

Not knowing what was going on, the Rikkai people's hearts were pounding: "..."

"Kyu... I guess you didn't do anything excessive, did you?"

“…”

“………”

"Think about the previous Qingxue."

"Haha, it's over."

Atobe Keigo just stabbed lightly. After all, the opponent's freshman broke into Hyotei without permission and caused great chaos in today's training.

But there isn't much more malice.

They have one of these younger generations who are both worrying and troublesome.

Atobe glanced at Akutagawa Jiro who was soundly sleeping, and felt that in comparison, Jiro seemed to have become more obedient.

After all, he wouldn't kick down the tennis club door, nor would he ride a horse over his teammates, nor would he hold up the tennis club door like a shield and rummage through trash cans...

Atobe Keigo: “…”

He tapped his forehead with his finger, constantly thinking about how to deal with the details of this incident.

For example, the gate of the Hyotei Tennis Club was reinforced later...

"Well, I'm sorry to ask this, but..."

The voice of the Rikkai University president known as the 'Son of God' came from the other end of the phone.

Atobe responded in a flowery tone, "Uh-huh, please go ahead."

Yukimura organized his words: "Did that kid Yagi... step on your foot?"

Atobe Keigo: “?”

Yukimura: "Hmm...like stepping on a trash can...or something like that..."

Atobe Keigo began to doubt the style of all the members of Rikkai University, and slowly,

"Even I, a master, will not let this kind of disrespect go easily."

——That means it’s gone!

Everyone in Rikkai breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu: "Then please ask Atobe-kun to pass the phone to Yagi. We still have some words to tell the juniors."

Atobe: "Huh, you dare to order me around? How dare you."

Although he said this, Atobe still snapped his fingers brilliantly, urging Karachi to change direction.

The player who was halfway through the trash can: "......?"

Huh?

Seeing Huadi dragging the mushroom-headed guy from Rikkai University towards him quickly with one of his feet, Feng didn't know what was going on, but he still followed him with the other foot in confusion.

That's all,

——But that mushroom-head guy is dragging a trash can in his hand!?!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang—"

“Bang, bang, bang, bang!!”

The sound of the collision was like thunder, and it had never been so clear before.

Huadi braked suddenly, and the player let go.

Everyone took a big step back.

Karachi arrived in front of Atobe,

The player also arrived in front of Atobe.

Similarly,

——The trash can also arrived in front of Atobe!!

Atobe, holding his phone and about to hand it over, slowly looked at the luxurious trash can that flew straight towards him.

Atobe: “…”

The conflict between the domineering aura of a king and the instinctive avoidance when facing the danger of innocence,

But before that, it was the players who reacted faster.

No - the trash can that the players haven't finished searching!!!

Now comes Kei Yagi, who comes out to dig up the trash can!

A double jump plus a perfect 360-degree Thomas turn extended one second to 3,600 frames.

In every frame! Someone witnessed his incredibly precise movements to snatch away the garbage!

Even the jumping genius Xiang Riyue couldn't help but applaud him, "So... there is such a way."

Because of the high speed, afterimages seemed to appear in the air, but all of this was clearly reflected in the eyes of Atobe, who had a maximum ability of observation.

His eyes were enough to see it all clearly——

The player turned around and used his left hand to steadily pick up the trash can lid!

Right hand! Lift the trash can steadily!

Left foot! Steadily stand on one leg and perform a graceful leap!

Right foot! I stepped firmly on the King of Hyotei Academy, the only one in heaven and on earth—

On top of Keigo Atobe!!

Kirihara Akaya, who witnessed the whole process closely, said: "..."

Yuushi Oshizuka, who witnessed the whole process in silence, said: "..."

The Hyotei member who witnessed the whole thing but didn't know what expression to show: "..."

Dead silence, total silence.

Silence is the Ice Emperor today.

Only Atobe Keigo still held the phone in his hand, and the voices of the Rikkai people rang out clearly.

"Kyu? Kyu? Can you hear me?"

"We'll be there soon. Don't do anything drastic. Do you understand?"

"You absolutely cannot step on Tezuka's feet like you did last time at Seigaku!"

"Got it? Moshimoshi?"

“…”

“…………”

Kirihara Akaya slowly closed his eyes,

My heart finally died.

I feel that no matter how excessive it is... compared to now,

It seems...there is no comparison at all.

Ha ha.

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Author's words: Yukimura: No one stepped on me... That's great (I slowly felt relieved)

Bagui: ——You didn’t expect that! I stepped on his head OvO

Thank you sweet me for throwing a mine to help Atobe stay away from the bullying of Jibaimao~

Thanks to Wangyan for throwing a grenade at Jibaimao for his bullying~