Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Anticipation
Yukimura was amused by her words despite his heartache.
"Of course, Jing City... Ever since I met you, I don't think these things are a big deal anymore."
"And everyone at Rikkai University is so normal, it often makes me wonder if I went to a fake school."
"But at least I have some great friends by my side. Otherwise, it would have been a complete failure."
Yukimura sighed: "How could it be."
Orange is always determined to fight to the bitter end.
Sitting on a bench by the sea, Xiangcheng stretched after saying this and then leaned on Yukimura.
"If the sea off Kanagawa wasn't so beautiful, I'd probably be in Otokoma."
Yukimura's hand on her shoulder suddenly tightened.
Xiangcheng imagined, "What if... I went to school at Yinju, would I never have met you?"
Yukimura Seiichi's reaction was unexpected. He turned Xiangcheng towards him, his eyes slightly panicked. "You're not planning on transferring again, are you?"
"What are you worried about?" Xiang Cheng pinched his face, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I'm just assuming..."
"No." Yukimura Seiichi displayed his authority as a minister. "There is no such assumption."
"Xiangcheng, I will only work hard for the present and the future. Don't mention the past, or the things that don't exist."
It was rare to hear him speak so sternly, so Xiangcheng obediently frowned and said okay.
Yukimura sighed again: "I'm sorry..."
"The memories between us were created bit by bit by us. I believe these are irreplaceable by assumptions."
"What's more... you really thought about leaving."
Xiangcheng only had time to defend herself with a "That's..." before she was defeated by Yukimura Seiichi's slightly lonely and hurt eyes.
It's over.
That was something I really thought about, and it almost came true.
Yukimura's eyes turned meaningful. "Although I didn't have the right to say no at that time, I still feel unhappy when I think about it..."
A person makes all the decisions, says goodbye to everyone silently, and prepares to disappear from their world.
It seems that the word "retreat" does not exist in Xiangcheng's dictionary.
Yukimura Seiichi suddenly caught something.
This sudden thought of his was instantly filled with great joy.
The next second, his overly dazzling smile made Xiangcheng a little confused.
"I know..." Yukimura murmured against her forehead.
"What did you know?"
Yukimura smiled but said nothing.
Within a few days, Teacher Misaki helped everyone contact several strong high schools in the Kanto area for practice matches.
Other positions are fine, but Rikkai University's current problem is the secondary attacker - Kobayashi Kei is an overly gentle person, and even when playing, she seems a little soft.
And Brigida was only just figuring out the rules.
The combination of these two people makes others feel anxious.
Team sports are like this, if any link is missing it will be difficult to function.
"We can only try it first. If it doesn't work—" Matsumoto Genyin looked at Xiangcheng: "You are the only one left."
Xiangcheng said it was no problem.
Their first opponent is still Shonan.
As usual, Fujino Yu shook hands with Matsumoto Genon and then threatened Xiangcheng: "Today, let's see my little slash!"
Xiang Cheng grinned: "Okay!"
When their eyes met, there seemed to be crackling flashes of fighting spirit.
"Is this the friendship between main attackers?" Rika complained.
Nana Hinaya followed behind and memorized secretly: special move... provocation... win the friendship of senior students.
Brigida was the only first-year student who could play, but everyone was worried about her.
Nana Hinaya always feels unhappy with this big silly girl, and more importantly, she is afraid that she will hold her senior back.
Also, he felt sad that he was not tall enough to play part-time as a secondary attacker.
The positions of the players from Rikkai University became: Matsumoto Genon, Abe Makoto (Brigida), Haneo, Yuhara Kaoru, Kobayashi Megumi, and Masuda Aiko.
When Abe Makoto was in the front row, he was replaced by Brigida.
While paying attention to the path of the ball, Xiangcheng studied Fujino Yu's relative position.
Fujino's fighting style is heavy. If you're talking about hitting small diagonal shots, then the action...
Here it comes. Xiangcheng only saw that the way she adjusted her hand shape was different from before, so she immediately participated in blocking. However, she did not jump in a hurry. Instead, she waited until Kobayashi Megumi and Masuda Aiko blocked the straight ball before jumping lightly.
Even if it's not a small diagonal shot... then Abe Makoto should wait for the big diagonal shot.
In that split second, Xiangcheng made the correct judgment, and the volleyball was pushed to the opposite court between her hands.
“Amazing…”
Brigida couldn't help but admire her. This was also her first time seeing the competition among her seniors.
Rika smiled, "Kaoki's ability to predict things is getting better and better."
Only Nana Hinaya remained silent, but her eyes followed Kaoru closely.
Fujino Yu couldn't help but curse: "Can't you let me be proud for a while?"
Xiang Cheng spread his hands and said, "What a coincidence! I felt like you were going to do something subtle."
Fujino Yu rolled his eyes, monster!
The game progressed at a relatively fast pace. Both sides had a relatively good understanding of each other and were still keeping the score close. Soon it was Brigida's turn to play.
The Shonan players were a little surprised. This 185cm tall girl was like a mountain standing in front of the net, even more oppressive than Kotomi Igarashi before.
And he's a foreigner... Where did Rikkai University find such a person?
At the beginning, Brigida was not used to the rhythm of the game and was very nervous. She could not see the path of the ball at all and could only follow Yuhara Kaoru and Haneo to jump up and block the ball passively.
Several times, she thought the ball had hit her hand, but for some reason it flew out of bounds.
Teacher Misaki called a timeout.
The others took this opportunity to drink water and rest, while Brigida was taken away alone to receive special treatment.
"No need to look at anything else," Teacher Misaki gestured, demonstrating the path of the ball. "During training, you experienced blocking Yuhara and the others' spikes, right? It's the same thing now, except the ball is faster."
Brigida patted her shoulder and said, "I'll try, teacher."
In order to train her not to dodge the ball, Xiangcheng would spike the ball towards her face - at least her opponents didn't do that.
After calming down for a while, Brigida was finally able to get into the game. Matsumoto Gensune tried to pass the ball to her, and she was able to hit it over the net.
Even though the hitting position was not very good...Matsumoto Genon narrowed her eyes and thought that they could adjust it together if there was another chance.
"Senior Xiangcheng is so different from before." Nana Hinaya finally said what was in her heart.
Li Xiang beside her said "hmm": "What's the difference?"
"She used to be like... she was leading everyone else, directing everyone throughout the entire game on what to do."
Lixiang tilted her head: "That's so tiring!"
"Yes," Hitani smiled, "Although I'm still a bit sharp now, I can finally be a good spiker without having to think too much."
"So it's a good thing. She likes Rikkai University very much, and I believe you will too." Rika also smiled. At this time, Xiangcheng successfully hit a small diagonal ball from the blockade of Fujino Yu and her teammates, and was proudly telling Fujino Yu that this is called a small diagonal ball.
Nana Hitani said softly, "So I don't regret it."
Becoming the main force of a strong school and the substitute of a not-so-strong school, this multiple-choice question seems to have the correct answer at first glance.
But she just believed that as long as the choice was made by Yuihara Kaoru, it must be the right one.
They will all have it—powerful freedom.
The first game ended with Rikkai University winning by 3 points. Xiangcheng came over, wiping the sweat off his face. "You go to the next game, Hitani. I want to see how you perform in practice."
"Okay!" Nana Hitani's eyebrows were filled with joy: "I won't let you down!"
"Don't tell me what to do..." Xiangcheng corrected her tirelessly, "We are a team."
"Yeah!" Ritsu didn't know if he heard it or not, as he got up and heated up on the spot.
Xiangcheng sat on the bench and observed everyone on the field from this angle.
Fujino Yu's small movements were magnified infinitely in front of her eyes. Before Brigida was fully prepared to jump, Abe Zhen's toes were already pointing to the next landing point...
Xiangcheng closed her eyes quickly.
All the scenes just now seemed to be still unfolding, her brain was working rapidly, and after a few seconds, she had to open her eyes in the stagnation.
Indeed, the current situation is happening just as she expected.
However, this expectation seems to have been too short-lived.
She began to try again and again - this was what she suddenly realized after hearing Fujino Yu was going to hit a small diagonal shot in the first game and she subconsciously observed the movements.
If she can predict it, then she will be invincible on the court.
Three seconds…three seconds…five seconds…
This expectation didn't seem to last long.
After returning home, she tried to replay the game in this way, but after just a few minutes, her cell phone rang and interrupted her.
"I'm home, Seiichi..." Xiangcheng remembered that she forgot to send a message to Yukimura: "Oh, sorry, I suddenly had a little idea today and forgot to test it! My mistake!"
Yukimura on the other end of the phone sat cross-legged on the bed and asked curiously, "What's your idea?"
"It's like... I can see the game a few seconds later."
Can you sense it with mental power?
However, Yukimura pursed his lips. To perceive on the tennis court, one only needs to pay attention to one opponent.
The volleyball court... there are 12 people there.
Even if you only focus on these few people passing by on the ball's path, it must be very tiring.
Xiangcheng was a little frustrated: "At most five seconds, my brain seems to not want me to think anymore."
Yukimura Seiichi was silent for a moment: "For a psychic skill, being able to foresee for 5 seconds is already quite good."
"No," Xiangcheng said, trying to persevere whenever she discovered a new skill. "It would be great if I could hold on a little longer. Besides, I basically saw it from the sidelines today. I don't think it would work if I were on the court."
Yukimura Seiichi hurriedly stopped her: "Don't try this ability again."
"Why?"
Because... mental strength will overdraw brain power and physical strength.
During a game that lasted too long, he would also feel a throbbing pain in his brain nerves.
But he didn't want to tell anyone about this, including Xiangcheng.
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Author's words: Welfare Extra 2 - If life is a favorability game
Based on the amount of strategy games Xiangcheng had played, this favorability bar couldn't be what she imagined...
That's too weird.
There really are people who develop such a high liking for her as if they were riding a rocket the moment they meet.
Or does this system actually mean that she treats others like this?
That's even more inappropriate.
With strong curiosity, Xiangcheng interacted with Yukimura Seiichi with a normal expression.
Finally, after several days, Xiangcheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his favorability level was stuck at 80.
Any further increase would be unacceptable.
After all, she was trying very hard to avoid Seiichi Yukimura.
Even so, after finishing the chemistry experiment class together, his favorability started to rise again.
...There's no hope.
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