Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Lost
Yanagi Renji still remembers that it was when the winter vacation was about to begin and they participated in a training camp in Tokyo.
It was a half-day holiday at that time, and the other teammates went to see acquaintances or friends. Only Sanada, Yukimura and he, who had no plans, came to the gymnasium in the end.
Yukimura said with interest, "Let's go check out other types of competitions!"
Sanada and Yanagi naturally had no objections. After entering the venue, the monitors showed the finals of the junior high school girls' volleyball national tournament.
St. Maria's College versus Johor Bahru Girls' School.
At the beginning of the game, Santa Maria launched a fierce attack, and the two main attackers were able to effectively smash and score points whether in the back row or the front row.
The team as a whole cooperated very well, with few mistakes in the first pass. After judging the attacker's condition, the second pass would give a flat, fast, close ball or a high, long ball.
The most eye-catching person should of course be the ace main attacker.
Before attacking, she would retreat to the sideline, receive the signal from the setter, then take a step and jump, as if flying, to a height that even the opponent's blocker could hardly reach. She would stretch her body like a bow and strike out with her right arm like a whip.
Ignoring the hands that were stretched out to block the ball, he rolled over their heads and nailed the volleyball into the opponent's court.
What a brilliant ace! That fearless power truly left a deep impression.
——So if it was Yuihara Kaoru, no wonder Yukimura found it interesting.
Niou twisted his pigtail and said, "Pfft, then we need to get to know each other properly." Although he didn't understand the conversation between the three, it didn't stop him from finding out on his own!
Yukimura thought for a moment and said, "It seems like Yuihara-san is very socially awkward!"
"No way?" Liu was skeptical. "I remember she was controlling the tempo during the game, even off the court. She'd directly bypass the coach and arrange tactics..."
"Pfft, isn't that even more interesting?"
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the club activities were about to begin. Sakurai Rika took Yuihara Kaoru to the locker room to change clothes, and then walked directly to the volleyball hall.
Yuihara Kaoru felt that they had forgotten the most important thing: "Wait, Sakurai, isn't it better to submit the application first?"
Sakurai Rika waved her hand, her round eyes filled with smiles: "It doesn't matter, it's the same if you come here and pay it back. Matsumoto-senpai won't mind——"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out from inside the gym: "You're crying out in pain after just a few balls? Are you coming to the volleyball club just for fun?"
Yuhara Kaoru widened her eyes, Sakurai Rika chuckled guiltily twice, tiptoed to the door, but was immediately caught.
The second-year captain of the volleyball club, Matsumoto Genon, had a fierce look in her eyes and a bright face. "Sakurai, come over here and show them what a pass is!"
Sakurai Rika quickly said yes, squeezed Yuihara Kaoru's hand and quickly let go, ran to the dozen or so girls who had just joined the club, picked up the volleyball and started performing.
Just kidding, an angry minister looks like someone who is not easy to mess with!
Matsumoto Gen'ne's expression, which had just relaxed somewhat, became fierce again when she met Yuhara Kaoru's curious eyes: "Hey, first-year student over there, what are you doing here?"
Yuihara Kaoru faced everyone's gaze and pretended to be calm: "Ah, come and see."
"If you want to join, fill out the form. If you don't want to, just go away." Matsumoto Genon was not intimidated. Even though she had heard the dean mention Jieyuan, she still decided to investigate carefully.
After all, volleyball is a team sport, not a place for individual heroism.
She watched the video of the final carefully, and her biggest feeling was that Yuihara Kaoru was the center of Santa Maria.
Everyone paved a path for her.
But Rikkai University will not become such a team. Everyone in Rikkai University should shine on the court, not just be a stepping stone for someone else to shine.
"Where do I fill out the form?" Yuihara Kaoru was not angry at what Matsumoto Genon said. Instead, she smiled with a very good attitude.
"Here, here," a first-year girl shyly rushed out of the building, still holding a pen and a form in her hand. "I'm Manager Xiaolin Xing, ah, from Class 1B!"
Yuihara Kaoru filled out the form: "I'm Yuihara Kaoru, Class C."
"I'm in the same class as Li Xiang!"
"Yes."
Finally, after 50 blocks, Sakurai Rika was called off. Matsumoto Genon said to the new members, "If you want to join the volleyball club, this is the standard."
Sakurai Rika bowed to everyone and came over, urging Yuhara to hurry up and join the team. "Just pass the pad test. It's easy! I believe in you!"
Jieyuan nodded and took a volleyball from the basket like everyone else, waiting for new instructions from Matsumoto-senpai.
"Ready, set, go!"
Yuihara Kaoru's eyes became firm, his shoulders were bent inward, his left and right feet were separated, his arms were stretched out and clasped together, and he tried to make sure that every ball he kicked was at the same height.
Soon she entered a state of ecstasy. No matter whether others succeeded or failed, or if the volleyball flew up to disturb her because they couldn't control themselves, it had no effect on her.
Matsumoto Genon showed a satisfied look. As long as he followed the rules and wasn't the type to be arrogant because of his talent, that was fine.
In short, Yuihara Kaoru successfully joined the team today, and Sakurai Rika introduced her to several regular players - the first of which was the setter S Matsumoto Genon, who is 170 cm tall and has very good ideas in passing and blocking.
The libero Li, third-year player Abe Makoto, is 165cm tall, and first-year player Sakurai Rika, is 163cm tall. The two of them will substitute for each other in the game to address the problem of liberos being prone to injuries.
Op, third-year player Hanio, is 168cm tall and is a back-row player who is good at serving and receiving. His back-row spiking is also remarkable and can win a lot of points for the team.
The outside hitters, junior Kotomi Igarashi and sophomore Megumi Kobayashi, are 177 and 174 cm tall respectively. They are good at blocking and handling situations at the net.
The main attackers are WS, third-year student Asuka Hayami and second-year student Aiko Masuda, both are 175cm tall. Hayami is also a skilled attacker, while Masuda is stronger and better at heavy artillery attacks.
After getting to know these seniors, Yuihara Kaoru couldn't help but ask, "Did Rikkai University's games always focus on defense and counterattack?"
"Wow, you're really perceptive," Matsumoto Genon said, twirling the volleyball between her fingers. "Can you tell just by listening to the introduction?"
"Ah, the power at the net and the first pass are both pretty good!"
"So," Matsumoto Genon met her eyes, "will you adapt to this style of play? Abandon the previous aggressive style that centered on you, where success or failure depended solely on you?"
Yuihara Kaoru said seriously, "Yes, no matter which style of play I use, I will find my place."
"That's good," Matsumoto Genon extended her right hand. "Welcome to the Rikkai University women's volleyball team, main attacker Yuihara Kaoru."
Yuihara Kaoru also extended her hand and shook it: "Thank you for your guidance!"
"Yeah! This way I don't have to separate from Jieyuan even for club work!" Sakurai Rika happily rushed over and hugged Jieyuan's neck. Hehe, it's the citrus-flavored Jieyuan!
After finishing the club work, changing clothes, and washing and hanging up the training clothes, Sakurai Rika took Yuihara Kaoru out of the gymnasium, introducing her to the facilities along the way.
"Look, this is Rikkai University's legendary men's tennis club," Sakurai Rika pointed to the sunken sports field in the front right.
As they approached, they saw six tennis courts surrounded by green wire fences and a running track. Sakurai continued, "They've won the national championship several times. Our classmate Yukimura Seiichi is one of them."
Yuihara Kaoru looked at the tennis club members wearing yellow uniforms through the wire mesh. Yukimura Seiichi's hair color made her quickly identify them with the figure sitting in the coaching seat with a coat on.
"Doesn't Yukimura have to train?"
"Ah, looks like he's become the captain again!" Sakurai Rika had been classmates with Yukimura since junior high school, so when she saw Yukimura sitting in the coach's seat, it was obvious that he had been asked to do something by Mori-senpai who had given up the job again.
"Speaking of which, Yukimura is really good at tennis. I heard from Sanada and the others that he has almost no rivals among middle and high school students!"
"That must be very hard!" Yuihara Xiangcheng understood the difficulty of being "one of the best". In order to maintain the level, a lot of sacrifices are often required.
"That's right," Sakurai didn't think too much about it, but instead gossiped: "Yukimura is also very popular~"
Yukihara nodded in agreement: "Yukimura is very good-looking, so it's inevitable that he's popular~"
"Ah! You can actually say something like that so calmly, Jieyuan? Have you become immune to handsome high school boys so quickly?"
......As they were talking, the two arrived at the school gate. Unfortunately, their homes were in opposite directions. Sakurai Rika could only bid farewell to her new friend in tears and each went home.
After walking for a few minutes, Jieyuan was confused. She had been so nervous this morning. Which direction was her home? Her memory seemed to stop at this intersection...
Moreover, she was afraid of the school rule that cell phones were not allowed on the first day of school, so she left her cell phone at home, and even her chance to ask for help from maps and her parents was over.
At this moment, the noise of several boys came from behind. Yukimura Seiichi, who was still struggling with the direction, suddenly heard the voice of her deskmate Yukimura: "Yukihara, what happened?"
Yuihara Xiangcheng turned around awkwardly. Although it was a bit embarrassing in front of several people, she still said helplessly: "I'm not familiar with this place. I forgot how to get home..."
Several boys tried hard to suppress their laughter. Yukimura coughed lightly and said, "Does Yuhara still remember the approximate location?"
"Looks like Rice Krispie Road?"
"Pfft, that's just on the way to the Minister's house~"
"Yeah, then Jieyuan, come with us!"
Yuihara Kaoru was very grateful: "Thank you so much Yukimura and everyone!"
"It's okay," Yanagi Renji took out his notebook again. "We're curious about Yuihara-san too. Ah, let me introduce myself. I'm Yanagi Renji from Class A, and a member of the tennis club."
Huh? Is this the start of a household registration check? Suddenly, it felt like something wasn't right about this decision to go home together.
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