Chapter 27 Is He Your Son? (V 2-in-1) June...

June, first round of IH preliminaries.

Karasuno's match was the second one in the morning, and it would still be some time before their turn came, so after warming up, a few of them decided to go to the annex to watch the junior high school students' match.

Tanaka had come up with this idea on the spur of the moment, while Sugawara and Daichi had followed him simply to prevent him and Nishitani, two first-year students, from getting lost.

"Maybe there will be a good seedling who will join Karasuno!" Tanaka Ryunosuke said confidently with his hands on his hips, "Don't you think so, Nishitani?"

Xi Gu Xi gave a thumbs-up, "I totally agree!"

So after getting permission, the two of them jumped around and said "Oh oh oh!" like Sun Wukong who had unleashed his nature at the seaside, and people passing by cast strange glances at them from time to time.

The only reliable first-year member, Yuan Xiali, shouted, "Don't run around, you two," and followed behind, holding the two people's coats. He looked particularly miserable, and a faint layer of Buddha's light appeared behind him, as if he was about to sit in meditation in the next second.

After watching all this, the second graders said: ...

Is there something wrong with our first grade group?

When we arrived at the secondary hall, we found that there were quite a few people there, and judging from their expressions, they seemed to be looking forward to the game. It was even a bit noisy in the hall.

"We're just going to watch for a bit and then leave... Tanaka, Nishitani, did you hear that?" Sugawara Takashi said with a headache. "It's really amazing that you're so relaxed when the competition is about to start..."

Dongfeng Xu tried to smooth things over: "Well, Sugawara, it's normal for them to be excited since they're only first years... Speaking of which, there are quite a few people in the annex today."

Sawamura looked around twice, then pointed to the scoreboard that had already been set up and said, "Because Kitagawa is first."

Following the direction of Sawamura Daichi's finger, the staff were preparing for the next two teams. Besides Kitagawa Daichi, the other team...

Sugawara Takashi narrowed his eyes. The name is Yuki-no-Oka, a school I have never heard of.

An unknown team met a famous powerhouse. No matter how you looked at it, it was destined to be defeated by a large score. Just thinking about it made the opponent feel a little pitiful. After all, for other junior high school students, facing Kitagawa No. 1 would be the same as facing Shiratorizawa or Qingcheng in the first round of the high school preliminaries.

But Karasuno's draw was pretty good this time, which was one of the reasons why they were in such a good mood. Speaking of which, Shiratorizawa seemed to have a bye in the first round...? Sugawara Takashi thought to himself somewhat absentmindedly.

"It's a bye." A familiar voice sounded from behind. Sugawara Takashi shuddered, then looked back with a little surprise. The first thing that caught his eye was Kenjo Shinichi's expressionless face. The other party nodded when he saw him, and was surprisingly polite.

The corner of Sugawara Takashi's mouth twitched: ...

"Did I just say what I was thinking, Daichi?" Sugawara maintained this posture of turning his head and tugged at the corner of Sawamura's clothes next to him.

"No," Sawamura scratched his cheek, turned around and saw Kenjo Shinichi behind him. After a few seconds, he reacted, "Hello, Kenjo-kun."

Tanaka also came over, "Hey!" He patted Kenjo Shinichi on the back and said with a grin, "Didn't Shiratorizawa have a game this morning? Why are you here?"

Nishitani pretended to pull his overly excited friend over and said, "Long, don't be so familiar! What a coincidence, Shinichi! Are you coming to watch our game later?"

Dong Fengxu complained weakly: "...No, you're not much better..."

He also nodded to Jiancheng as a greeting.

After completing a series of actions, several people stared at each other and began to look at each other in confusion.

Finally, it was Dongfeng Xu who broke the silence: "Um... Jiancheng Jun, why did you come here this morning?" He said this cautiously, and looking at his expression, it seemed as if Jiancheng Xinyi was some big bully.

The blue-haired boy thought for a few seconds and said, "Come and watch the game."

“…”

It's as good as not saying anything! The Karasuno people wiped their sweat frantically. Tanaka muttered a few words and said that he was the one who asked the question first. He took his hand off Kenjo Shinichi's shoulder and said, "Are you watching the junior high school competition? Aren't the high school preliminaries in the main hall? You didn't go the wrong way, did you?"

And he was wearing something really weird. Why did his T-shirt look like it had been stained with a giant blob of cola? Kenjo Shinichi should be thankful he was a pool noodle, otherwise he couldn't imagine how disastrous the effect would have been.

Xi Gu circled around him twice: "Are you here alone?"

Jian Cheng in front of him seemed to hesitate to answer the question first, and finally said decisively: "Not a person."

Then he replied, "The orange tree invited me."

So who is the orange tree?!

...Translator, they need a translator, wait orange tree?

For a moment, several people from Karasuno looked strange, and their eyes moved back and forth between Kenjo Shinichi and Sugawara Koji. Oh, right, don’t they have a cauliflower here too?

So the orange tree the other person is talking about should be a person, right?

Sugawara only saw a few people staring at his hair:.

That's why he's annoyed with Kenjo Shinichi! He was fine before, but now every time he sees broccoli in his lunch box, he thinks of him. It's driving him crazy!

During the conversation, players from both teams had already entered the field one after another. Several players from Beichuan No. 1 kept looking towards the opposite side while packing their things.

"You're so small..."

"And there are no free men."

"There are quite a few people here. By the way, where did their captain go? Did you see him?" the last person asked.

——The captain is in the toilet.

Hinata Shoyo felt like he was fainting from nervousness.

If I had known earlier, I should have gone to Kenjo-kun for special training sooner! After less than two weeks of training, Hinata Shoyo had already deeply realized his own shortcomings: after all, no one could survive Kenjo Shinichi's strange expression!

Although Jiancheng brother won't say anything harsh to him, and Ushijima senior who has been practicing with him recently is also a good person...but it's totally not okay. He is super nervous, and Jiancheng brother also looks like he has a lot on his mind. The closer it gets to the game time, the more his face looks like he's saying "What should I do, Orange Tree, you're doomed" and "I really want my soul to be yours."

I don’t know how Brother Jiancheng manages to make people understand what he is thinking. He can’t hide his feelings at all.

Hinata Shoyo was still distracted when his stomach hurt so much, and his worries seemed to have come true. When he walked to the bathroom with his hands on his stomach and a pale face, he saw several of his opponents standing opposite him, people wearing the uniforms of Kitagawa No. 1.

It seems that he is not the main choice, but the words he said are still very hurtful.

"Snow Hill, has anyone heard of it?"

"No, but he looks very weak. Not only are there very few of them, but he's also super short. Didn't anyone notice him?"

Hinata:……

Too much!

What's wrong with being short?! Can't he play volleyball just because he's short?! Jiancheng even praised him for jumping so high!

Hinata Shoyo covered his belly, "Don't look down on me...!" His face turned even uglier, and his legs were shaking. "I'll make you suffer when my stomach heals..."

Why does my stomach hurt more now? Where is Brother Jiancheng, Caicai, Lao Lao.

Beichuan No. 1 congregation:.

The elementary school student opposite me speaks so funny.

"Primary school students are talking hahahaha, do you really want to make us look bad, little brother?" I almost laughed to tears.

"Yiming, my stomach hurts from laughing so hard. Is this elementary school student an undercover agent from Snow Hill? I admit that he wins," another person squatted down, holding his stomach.

"You two idiots! Don't you see that he is wearing the captain's armband?" The last one who was a little more rational said with a smile.

Why are they getting more and more outrageous? My stomach really hurts. Ignore them for now. See you at the venue later. He recently learned a very powerful move.

Just as I was about to open the toilet door, a voice came.

"You guys in the eighth grade..." "The last person who passed by is tall and looks like he's wearing a king's cape," he said. "The official warm-up is about to begin. Hurry up and go."

The people who had just been making fun of Hinata were startled, "Yes! I'm so sorry, Kageyama-senpai!"

Hinata Shoyo:.

Wow, this Kageyama has a really stinky face.

For a moment, his stomach aches were gone, and he was only wondering if Kitagawa Daiichi would even release characters with sour faces. What an amazing card pool! Thinking this, Hinata Shoyo bent over to pull the restroom door, but the next second, it opened from the inside. The person who emerged seemed stunned for a moment, and his voice was filled with confusion: "Hinata?"

Hinata replied subconsciously, "Here!"

Then his eyes lit up when he realized who it was, "Wow! Ushijima-senpai! Are you here to watch me compete?!"

Ushijima Wakari was a little confused when he opened the door. Why were there so many people gathered at the bathroom door? However, after hearing what Hinata said, he nodded and said, "Kenjo is coming over. The coach asked me to follow him."

After a moment of thought, he added, "Good luck in the game."

Hinata: "I will! Just wait and see, senior!" Then she covered her stomach and said, "I'm going to the bathroom first..." and suddenly became weak.

When the toilet door was closed again, the people in Beichuan who were shocked by the scene just now slowed down their actions in getting water.

No way! That little captain just now actually knew Ushijima Wakari? Come on, that's Ushijima. Is he serious about showing Kitagawa a lesson?! We're actually looking down on him. We're definitely screwed.

A gray background color appeared around it.

Ushijima Wakari, who happened to greet Hinata, was about to leave directly, but was stopped by another person.

"Ushijima-senpai!" It was Kageyama, and his face had a more expressive look. "Hello, I'm Kageyama Tobio, the number one student in Kitakawa. My goal this year is to enter Shiratorizawa Academy."

This was someone Coach Washi Takumi had noticed before. Ushijima's steps paused for a few seconds before returning to normal. As they passed each other, he stopped and looked down at the junior who was slightly shorter than him. Although he didn't think the other person was suitable for Shiratorizawa, thinking of Jiancheng, he still said expressionlessly, "Keep it up."

“…Yes!” Kageyama clenched his fist, his expression visibly happy.

The second-year student from Beichuan No.1 Middle School who saw this scene again said: ...

What I encountered today was too much. I will never judge people by their appearance again.

On this side, Kenshiro Shinichi was still chatting with Karasuno and a few others. Tanaka and Nishitani had completely regarded each other as their own faction. The three of them were doing some unknown activities, while Kenshiro Shinichi followed the two of them while trying to hand candy to Sugawara Koji. His eyes said "Hurry up and take it", and he seemed to be trying to do two things at once.

Sugawara:…

Why would someone be making a fool of themselves with a blank expression?

My head hurts even more.

"Where did the person who came with you go?" "You really should come and take care of Kenjo," Sugawara Takashi sighed, pulled Kenjo out of the hands of Nishitani and Tanaka, and asked.

"flower,"

Seeing that Jiancheng Xinyi was about to speak, Sugawara, who had a bad premonition, looked at him sharply: "Don't call me broccoli."

The force of his fingers caused pain in the farmer's arm.

Farmer: ...

The farmer silently labeled the cauliflower "bad temper" and "strong".

The farmer kept his mouth shut.

The farmer said politely, "Xiaosuga, you pinched me a little bit."

In fact, it was not a little painful. Judging from the "Life value -1-1-1" that kept popping up, he might have to lie in Harvey's clinic in a while.

Sugawara:…

Sugawara Takashi heard the suppressed laughter from Tomine Asahi and Sawamura, as well as the voices of several first-year students muttering, "What's Kosuge? Was it a name given by the kindergarten teacher?"

Sugawara took a deep breath, his smile gradually twisting: "Call me senior, you bastard!"

The farmer's eyes were dead.

My health is dropping even faster now... Damn it, these days not only parsnips attack people, but cauliflower too?

It turns out that the most gentle plant is the orange tree!

This was the scene that Ushijima Wakari saw when she came over. Several people wearing Karasuno school uniforms surrounded their precious setter, and it looked like they were carrying out some ulterior motive of bullying.

Ushijima Wakari: ...

When did Karasuno become a gang?

No, judging by Jiancheng's personality, this should just be normal playfulness... But after looking at the start time, Niu Dao still walked over and showed his face: "Jiancheng, the game is about to start. Didn't your friend say he would save a spot for us?"

The players should be staying in the front. If they don't go there now, it will cause trouble to other spectators after the game starts, thought Ushijima Wakari.

Who knew that the movements of several people from Karasuno suddenly seemed to freeze, and several of them turned around and looked at him with a click like rusty gears, with the same dull expressions.

The short-haired second grader was stuck: "Niu, Niu Dao,..."

Ushijima: "Hello."

The man holding Jiancheng by the collar made a sound as if he had seen some rare animal: "...Niu Dao?"

Ushijima: “…Hello.”

The slightly shorter one, who seemed to be a member of the Karasuno Freedom Group, shouted the loudest here: "Ushijima Wakari!"

A guy with a buzz cut next to him said, "It's really him!"

The remaining two people each grabbed one person, apparently to prevent the team members from rushing towards him, and while pulling people, they bowed and apologized frantically.

Ushijima: ...

Ushijima's eyes grew suspicious.

Is Karasuno a repeater? Or is his name actually difficult to pronounce?

Ushijima Wakari felt a little confused.

The farmer was coughing and told Cauliflower to let him go, as he could hardly breathe. If he didn't let him go, he would have to go to the infirmary to see Harvey.

In short, after a strange period of chaos, Ushijima Wakari and Kenjo Shinichi finally sat in the seats reserved for them by Hinata Shoyo. It was in the front row with a good view, allowing them to see both teams.

Ushijima Wakari had a blank expression on his face, while the farmer rubbed his neck, looking terrified—what a close call, he almost lost something. (Note 1)

"Next up, the first round of the junior high school boys' group A: Kitagawa vs. Yuki Oka. Please line up."

The announcer began to announce and players from both teams entered the field.

Wow, the orange tree looks so nervous—

Then again, this was the first time for the farmer to watch a mining competition from this perspective. I had seen other people play Goldsmith and other games before, but the Star Valley mod had been modified too much. From the farmer's perspective, it was a strange flat map.

The left side is marked as Team A, and the right side, where Orange Tree is, is Team B. The terrain is also very strange, with rocks distributed completely unevenly. Moreover, Orange Tree's teammates and the farmer made a mental analogy—

If it is a fairy tale world, it would probably be six dwarfs against six 1.8-meter-tall Snow Whites.

As expected, all those rewards were earned by catching him for fun. The farmer sighed heavily.

*

"How tragic! We can't even score a single point?" the scorer on the left said as he flipped the ball over. "We've already scored two points in a row."

"I expected that. After all, they're number one in Kitagawa. The people from Snow Hill didn't even know what a 'setter' was," the scorer in charge of Snow Hill complained. "It's like a new hero encountering a big devil."

Hinata was still on the court, encouraging his teammates: "Don't worry!" He gave a thumbs-up and patted the first-year student on the shoulder. "That ball was really hard to catch just now."

Yuki no Oka just lost two points, but he was in a good mood. Although he wanted to win very much, he still had to encourage his juniors and friends when he saw their depressed expressions.

Ushijima, who saw this, said, "Hinata has a good attitude." Ushijima Wakari's eyes were still fixed on the court, "But Yuki no Oka, they are probably all beginners."

His basic skills are even worse than Hinata's at the beginning. He is a beginner, no, it's better to say he is an amateur. The guy standing at the setter position made some weird movements. He almost grabbed the volleyball just now and was reminded of the foul by the referee.

"I see..." Kenjo Shinichi, who was standing next to him, looked disheartened for some reason. Under Ushijima's puzzled gaze, he said, "Why are they all using their handles to hit the rocks?"

He muttered, talking a lot more than usual, "The first fish in Beichuan is almost finished."

Ushijima: ...

fish?

Where are the fish?

Would Jiancheng be so stimulated that he would have hallucinations?

Players also want to ask this question.

It was fine that I encountered the Crimson King Fish on land in the Coal Mine Forest last time, but why did I encounter a legendary fish that only level 9 anglers can catch in the mining competition?!

Was Xinggu setting him up? He didn't know whose cake this honest farmer had touched.

The farmer gnashed his teeth.

At this time on the court, Hinata and his team finally managed to get a point by taking advantage of missed opportunities, and the serve was passed to Yukigaoka.

Hinata Shoyo stood at the serving point, took a deep breath, and calmed down, he said to himself.

Slowly exhale the inhaled air, then take a step back with your right leg, throw the ball to your chest with your left hand, clench your right fist, and then throw the ball high into the air.

It's a ceiling serve.

…

Back to the first day of special training, the farmer was disgusted by the touch of the insect head weapon when he used it for the first time. It felt a bit like a hundred caterpillars crawling on his arms. It was worthy of the system's note that it was very uncomfortable to wield.

I will not deceive him.

So, under the gazes of Ushiwaka and Juzishu, the resident NPCs of Shiratorizawa, the farmer's expression was distorted and he rejected the request to come again with mixed feelings.

By the way, can this be used on orange trees...? The farmer fell into deep thought.

It didn't say whether weapons could be transferred.

Although the transfer was not successful in the end, the orange tree happily thanked him for allowing him to learn something new.

The farmer was confused at the time, but now he can understand it -

Mine caves can actually drop insect heads? Although the system labels them as small insects, they do look similar.

The orange tree can actually tolerate this strange touch! That's quite impressive, the farmer thought to himself.

*

Kageyama Tobio looked at the orange-haired little guy in Snow Hill expressionlessly, and for some reason he felt his teeth itching.

That guy's eyes changed.

After the opponent made a downward serve gesture, he subconsciously looked at Kunimi who had moved to the second position, "Catch the ball!"

This was not an unexpected ball. It did not have a very fast speed or unbearable power. In fact, due to the height, it gave the other team enough time to react.

Hinata Shoyo looked at the volleyball flying to the other side of the net, clenched his fists, and looked up at the top of the volleyball hall. The dazzling colors there were so bright that if he stared at it for too long, tears would even come out of his eyes because of the glare.

The roof was his partner, but Hinata thought.

As he came back to his senses, the referee blew the whistle, marking Yukinoka's goal.

The scoreboard was turned over, Snow Hill 2:7

Sugawara, who was standing at the top, looked at Kenjo Shinichi below and his nose turned up, his eyes sparkled, and he looked extremely proud.

Sugawara:…

Is he your son? Sugawara complained in his heart, but he finally knew who the orange tree he was talking about was. It seemed to be the short high-jumping athlete from Yuki no Oka.

At this time, Kitagawa's first libero came on the court and Yuki no Oka continued to serve.

The second ball was still a ceiling serve. This time the ball fell between the two players in the back row of Kitagawa No. 1. Both sides thought that the other side should receive it. In the end, neither of them reacted. Hinata Shoyo scored another point, but the third ball was successfully received by Kitagawa No. 1's libero, and Hinata's serve was interrupted.

But it doesn't matter. When he returned to the court, he already had a smile on his face. "Come on! Everyone!"

"oh!!!"

It was just the most ordinary point among the 25 points, but it inspired everyone else.

Maybe a miracle will happen?

When the orange-haired little guy at the back jumped sideways at an incredible speed to a position where no one should be and scored the ball, someone couldn't help but think.

Humans always like to see a game result in which the underdog defeats the superior, just like the brave man can always defeat the devil in a strange way in the game, but unlike the reversed fairy tale, volleyball is a team sport.

Even though Hinata Shoyo showed touching qualities, Kitagawa's accumulation of being the best is not just talk.

25:12

25:17

Beichuan was leading by a large margin in both games and advanced smoothly.

-----------------------

The author has something to say: Note 1: When your health in Stardew Valley drops to the minimum, you will faint (you will also faint if you don’t go home at 2 a.m.). At this time, the three items in your backpack will be taken away by the NPC who rescues the farmer. You can redeem one of them at the Adventurer’s Guild later, but the money cannot be returned.

ps: When the match between Kitagawa Daiichi and Yuki no Oka ended, it seemed like it was already afternoon in the anime (contemplating) (but this was changed for the sake of the plot) (sliding on my knees to apologize) (ooc, all mine, all mine)

PPS: Didn't Brazil Day learn the jump serve later? However, because the young Orange's strength and skills have not evolved, he chose this ceiling serve (……) (But it is marked as a small insect head because he can't fully control it yet) If there is anything wrong, please ignore it, (kneel down) (Red envelopes are being given! Yeah yeah yeah! I also give w to the clamp) (Memi-san will randomly give consolation prizes to some adults who are particularly familiar to him) I originally wanted to write a 3-in-1 but I can't finish it, ORZ