Chapter 36 IH Group Stage II Grandpa
"Okay, I don't have anything else to say."
Grandpa Xiangcheng waved his hands, and the stern aura of a physical education teacher emanating from him disappeared completely, and he began to cough violently again.
Xiangcheng helped him to calm down and saw that the old man suddenly became listless and lost his previous spirit.
Yukimura also stood up, hesitating whether to go over. Grandma Xiangcheng said, "It's okay. It's just an old problem. Don't worry too much."
Yukimura gave up his seat, and Kuroo and Mamoru quickly helped him sit down. Kuroo advised, "Grandpa Tatsuo, Kaoru fights well..."
The old man took a breath and said, "That's true. Better than you two."
Please don't rub salt into the cat's wounds... Blacktail and Grind, look away.
Xiangcheng stood quietly behind her grandfather, and finally remembered where the sense of disharmony came from when she last returned to Tokyo.
The grandfather who could still accompany her to run and do basic exercises two or three years ago seemed to have suddenly become an old man.
Time becomes concrete, more painful than any previous scene.
Kuroo saw her expression and knew what she was thinking.
He and Mo Mo could actually feel that Grandpa Chen Sheng's health was deteriorating - those coughs in the middle of the night and the occasional shrill sound of the ambulance arriving were robbing the old man of his vitality.
And he asked everyone to keep it a secret from Xiangcheng, from his beloved granddaughter.
Whenever he received a message from Xiangcheng that she was coming, he would force himself to appear strong and reliable as in Xiangcheng's memory.
"If you ever leave, you must leave a respectable impression on Little Orange!"
"Kanagawa is better than Tokyo...Yuzu is much more lively."
......They had heard a lot of conversations like this, except Xiangcheng.
Kuroo reached out and patted Kaoru's head soothingly.
Xiangcheng raised his head, his eyes sweeping over everyone in front of him, and then he raised his voice: "Grandpa, please watch carefully later! I have a new trick I've learned~"
Grandpa swallowed the unknown object in his throat and laughed: "Oh? It seems that you are in good condition recently!"
"That's it," Xiangcheng gently leaned on her grandfather's shoulder from behind and pointed at Yukimura who was standing alone. "If you don't believe me, ask my friend! We went to the training camp together!"
"Ah," Grandpa's sharp eyes fell on Yukimura who saluted him: "Is that so, son?"
Yukimura Seiichi smiled softly: "Yes...your granddaughter is amazing."
"That's good," Grandpa sighed. "She's always wanted to play Spring High School. She followed me to watch the competitions of the students I was teaching at the time when she was four years old."
Grandma also recalled: "Yes, I couldn't hold her, so I ran to her grandfather's side when no one was paying attention..."
Xiangcheng also had a vague impression and suddenly became happy: "So I sat in the coach's seat when I was four years old?"
"Well...in theory, that's right."
Xiang Cheng was proud: "Wow, then I was a 'coach' many years before Yukimura!"
Mo Mo, who had been observing silently, said, "Sister Xiangcheng, won't you introduce your friend to us?"
Xiangcheng looked at Momo in astonishment at first: "Wow, little Momo! This is the first time you called me 'sister' in front of so many people!"
Grind rolled his eyes, idiot——
"Hey, this is Yukimura Seiichi, the captain of our Rikkai University's tennis club! He's also my deskmate, study partner, and good friend!"
Kuroo Tetsuro raised an eyebrow: "Ah - I know, pain spray brother~"
So it's you. You're not as handsome as Kuroo-sama at all!
"What a strange name!" Xiangcheng retorted subconsciously.
Kuroo took a step forward, extended his right hand, and gestured for a handshake. "Hello, Yukimura-kun, I'm Kuroo Tetsuro, and I'm a sophomore at Otokoma High School in Tokyo."
Yukimura then extended his hand: "It's Kuroo-senpai, nice to meet you."
The two exchanged a quick exchange, then seemingly unintentionally let go of each other's hands, grinded and secretly turned their heads away: "Childish."
Xiangcheng stood up and pulled Momo over. "This is my gaming partner, Lone Claw Momo, also from Neko. You can just call him Momo! And Xiao Hei, ah, we don't have any seniority or juniority, so you can call him Xiao Hei or Heiwei."
Yukimura smiled and replied readily, "Okay, nice to meet you, Mamoru... and Kuroo."
Really, there is always a feeling of being suppressed, and a feeling of being bent outward.
Kuroo gritted his teeth secretly.
But no matter what his mental activities were, he couldn't avoid the mentality of watching the fun.
When Yukimura asked everyone if they wanted to go eat something, the grandparents said they had brought their own food and asked the young people to help themselves.
So even though Mamoru didn't want to follow, Kuroo still pulled him along to the convenience store with the two men.
Since there were a lot of people today, there weren't many choices at the moment, so in the end all four of them got rice balls, and Xiangcheng also treated the other three to drinks.
After finally finding a seat to sit down, Kuroo's eyes twitched as he watched Kaoru and Yukimura naturally sit on the same side.
Yukimura even helped Kaoru open the pull ring of the soda!
He unpacked the rice ball and handed it to Xiangcheng!
Do you really mean you are not in love?
Seeing Yukichi's openness, Kuroo felt much more comfortable. It seemed like Yukimura-kun's status was similar to his and Mamoru's.
Then I thought, how long has Xiangcheng known him?
My brother-control attribute is about to explode...
But Mo Mo held his sleeve tightly, making him unable to speak several times.
After lunch, Yuizuki went to the gathering, completely unaware that Kuroo and Yukimura had already engaged in a deep discussion.
The afternoon match was against Takasaki Girls' High School in Gunma Prefecture. The opposing team was also entering the national competition for the first time and had already won a match before Rikkai University.
At the moment, only An Kobayashi helped record some of their game data and videos for them to refer to.
And their match must have been under the other party's observation.
Matsumoto Genyin analyzed, "This team's defense is very good. Although their blocking power is relatively weak, everyone on the court participates in the receiving, and their conversion efficiency is also high."
Teacher Misaki nodded, "Very good. What are your countermeasures?"
"Attack more often. Technique is also important. You can't stick to fixed routes or routines."
"I agree!" Xiangcheng was the first to raise his hand.
"I agree too!" Aiko Masuda also raised her hand.
"Since the main attacker thinks it's feasible, let's do it this way."
After the players dispersed to do warm-up exercises, Matsumoto Genon whispered, "Thank you, coach."
Help her think and make her more like the brain of the team.
Teacher Misaki said, "The setter is the center of the team. You need to hold your teammates like a bunch of strings, but you must never let the strings get tangled together. So how you manage the strings is a key factor in your level."
Matsumoto Genyin glanced at the field and said: "I will continue to work hard!"
"Go... bring back another victory."
The game is in progress - what the Rikkai University players don't know is that their opponent is known locally as the "indestructible cockroach."
They don't seem to be outstanding in any aspect, but their "toughness" makes every opponent's scalp tingle.
Just like now, after the opponent's serve came, Rikkai University had organized four or five attacks, but failed to end the game. For every ball, no matter how powerful or how tricky the angle, the opponent had a way to serve it.
No matter how clumsy the opponent's attack was, they held their positions and did not give Rikkai University's attackers any chance.
In the stands, Kuroo rubbed his chin and complained, "It's bad. Xiangcheng can't stand this kind of fighting style the most."
Yukimura, who somehow ended up sitting with Kuroo and Mamoru, couldn't help but lean forward, remembering that Kaoru seemed to be like this when playing video games, and it was difficult for him to deal with this "annoying" situation.
What will happen?
Almost at the same time, the attackers all had a unified idea, which was to increase strength.
As long as the strength is sufficient, even if the opponent can receive the pass, he will just fly out of the field.
But doing so will inevitably consume a huge amount of physical energy, so we must speed up the pace.
It’s not enough—
Xiangcheng was still thinking while integrating into everyone's decision.
She glanced at the Rikkai stands, trying to find someone who could give her inspiration to break the deadlock.
This team should not be as good as Yinju's "ball does not fall to the ground" in catching the ball. So what will the team that beats Yinju, such as Xiaogu, do?
Then why not take a little more risk and throw some shots that look like they're going to go out of bounds or fail?
Xiangcheng tentatively started from the fourth position and dribbled the ball at an extremely smooth angle.
The other team shouted "Out" before the linesman, but in the end, the linesman determined that the ball landed right on the white line.
While celebrating with his teammates, Xiangcheng quickly reviewed his strategy.
Then, Xiangcheng hit several more balls like this in the same way. Later, there were even a few balls that she felt were not covered well and would definitely go out of bounds - but as she thought, the opponent did not dare to take any more risks and tried to catch every ball.
If so, Xiangcheng made small gestures with Masuda Aiko, and the two attacked from the left and right, mobilizing most of the opponent's energy.
Despite this, when they won the first game, everyone still felt more tired than the two games in the morning.
They were out of breath, but the other party seemed to be used to it and was only slightly annoyed.
And give them some "illusion"...
Xiangcheng moved his shoulders, stretched his shoulder and back muscles, and prepared for the next attack.
In the second game, the opponent seemed to have an easier time dealing with the situation after replacing several players, and invisibly caused Rikkai University's attackers to miss several balls.
It's time.
Xiangcheng kept using big diagonal shots to give the opponent psychological hints. When she jumped up again to prepare for a spike, she clearly felt that the opponent had already squatted down to prepare to receive the ball from the left line.
Yes, she stretched out her right hand, but at the moment when Matsumoto Gensune's pass stopped, Yuihara Kaoru seemed to stop in the air, twisted her body, and quickly alternated between her left and right arms, completing the left-handed lob in an incredible way.
The volleyball fell to the ground with a very gentle sound, but it caused several teammates from the opposing team who came to save the ball to fall heavily to the ground.
Her left hand is still weak, but it no longer affects her lobs and spikes.
Xiangcheng looked down at the scene. For a main attacker, what moment could be more comparable to the opponent regretting not catching the ball?
Kuroo stood up excitedly, "That's awesome!"
Grandpa Xiangcheng also shouted "Okay!" and started coughing uncontrollably.
Yukimura thought that her persistence and hard work were meant to be like this, to amaze everyone.
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