Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Barrier
The first event after the training camp was the U18 Youth Individual Tennis Tournament.
Seiichi Yukimura paid extraordinary attention and expectations to this game.
When Xiangcheng saw in the competition introduction that the winner would be admitted to the Osaka Mayor's Cup as a wild card and could obtain world ranking points, she understood and felt a little uneasy.
This feeling is probably like this: I want you to spread your wings and fly, but I am also afraid that you will get hurt in the process of flying.
Especially after she knew how demanding the world of tennis in Yukimura Seiichi was for a person, she was afraid from the bottom of her heart.
What was even more frightening was that she had no idea how she ended up following the tennis club members to Yukimura's house.
Sitting on the sofa in Yukimura's house, Xiangcheng finally realized - something is wrong, how did things turn out like this?
Let's go back three hours.
At the registration office for the Tokyo U18 Tournament, Xiangcheng stood alone under the shade of a tree, watching Yukimura and his group line up to register.
Perhaps because it was the first day of registration, there were a lot of people gathered here, including people she was familiar with, such as Fuji Shusuke.
Fuji Shusuke even thoughtfully brought a photo album. With his usual friendly smile, he presented his "treasures" to Yukimura like a cute baby bear: "Ah, although the electronic version has already been sent to Yukimura, I still think the photos are so good, it would be a shame not to print them out."
Xiangcheng opened it with surprise, and inside were the photos of them on the day they went to see the cherry blossoms, which were generously sponsored by photographer Bu Er.
There were photos not only of her and Yukimura, but also of her and Konatsu and others.
Xiangcheng didn't know how to thank Fuji.
She stood there somewhat at a loss, but Bu Er's smile became even more friendly.
"Don't feel pressured, Yukihara-san," Fuji pinched his chin, "Yukimura is a very good friend, and so are you."
"ah?"
Fuji looked a little distressed: "Isn't it?"
"Oh yes!" Xiangcheng was a little surprised by this sudden friendship.
Fuji continued, "Besides, I haven't returned the favor when Jieyuan-san invited me to dinner last time, and I've always felt bad about it."
"That was to thank Fuji-kun for taking pictures for us... Ah, so I owe Fuji-kun another favor..."
"That's not the case. I'm very honored to have you as my models..."
A tall man with glasses and a sea urchin-like head jumped out from the bushes nearby: "Yukimura's girlfriend, Fuji, a favor..."
"There's a fifty percent chance that Fuji is trying to undermine Yukimura."
Xiangcheng was shocked - how come there is also a clone of Yanagi Renji in Tokyo?
A dark line descended on Fuji's forehead: "Agan, stop talking nonsense!"
"Yes," the real Yanagi Renji also appeared: "Such words must not be heard by Yukimura."
Then he slightly opened his eyes, which carried a mysterious aura: "Jieyuan, you'd better go over there."
Xiangcheng looked left and right and felt that the three of them could play a two-by-two elimination game.
Squinty-eyed Buer Liu, data-crazy Liu and this guy.
If this is eliminated, it means that the world will lose Yanagi Renji?
Xiangcheng burst out laughing, and the three people looked at her.
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, hahaha." Xiangcheng smiled and waved his hands, his eyes flashing over the three of them again: "Thank you, Fuji-kun!"
Bu Er suddenly blurted out "eliminate?", causing Liu Hegan to look at him strangely.
Xiangcheng replied, "Wow! You actually knew that!" and then ran away under Yanagi Renji's critical gaze.
It just so happened that the person in front of Yukimura was already filling out a form. Xiangcheng didn't get too close, but just waved the photo album in her hand at Yukimura.
Yukimura also smiled and nodded.
Soon it was his turn. Xiangcheng looked at his subordinates and they did not hesitate at all, as if they had answered these questions many times. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they did it in one go.
She felt sad again.
On the one hand, it is because of the difficulties that Yukimura will face, and on the other hand, it is because of his own selfishness.
If it were her, Jingshi would probably just encourage her to keep going.
But when it came to her, she couldn't even say "must win". She just wanted to remind him not to fight so hard.
Your health is the most important.
——But that would be like entering the world he hated the most.
A world where everyone just told him to take care of himself and not to overwork himself, as if he were a fragile work of art.
Xiangcheng suddenly felt that the spicy smell of breathing was choking his nose.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xiangcheng looked at it in a daze and was stunned for a long time.
Yukimura Seiichi looked as happy as if he were in the family photo.
It seemed that in the next second, he would be able to stand on the world's stage.
"I..." Xiangcheng found her voice again: "I'm fine."
She held up the photo album in a dissembling manner: "Look, Fuji-kun even made a special photo album!"
"Really?" Yukimura Seiichi's expression gradually returned to normal, and he instantly calmed down amid the noise.
At this moment, he understood Xiangcheng's fear.
But he didn't say anything else.
The atmosphere between the two of them became cold, and even Aka, who was clamoring to win the championship, was beaten up by Sanada again without getting a smile from either of them.
Everyone in the tennis club realized belatedly that Yukimura and Kaoru seemed to be having a quarrel.
Niou quietly asked Yagyu, "Is it really because of Fuji?"
"No, it shouldn't be," Yagyu said with great authority: "If it's Fuji, then Jieyuan must be in Yukimura right now."
"That makes sense!" Ren Wang observed the two silent people and hissed almost imperceptibly.
It's rare for two people to have a conflict!
It's been several months. Are they finally leaving the honeymoon period?
After sensing Yukimura's resistance, Xiangcheng quietly retreated to her own safe zone.
This is what she did in junior high school when she felt someone was in a bad mood. She would be like a stone and not respond so as not to be hurt.
Obviously, this would cause Yukimura more harm? Xiangcheng didn't know, she just wanted to do it instinctively.
Maybe... she couldn't accept that Yukimura Seiichi suddenly closed the door on her.
The more you knew each other in the past, the more you know which forbidden areas you have touched.
——Yukimura Seiichi’s forbidden zone is his physical condition.
Therefore, although the two were still walking together, they suddenly lost the desire to communicate.
I remained silent until Xiao Xia appeared at the station.
"Brother! Sister Xiangcheng!" Xiaoxia waved to them happily, and then suddenly jumped between the two of them.
Only then did they smile sincerely.
"Why is Xiaoxia here?" Xiangcheng asked, touching Xiaoxia's face.
Xiao Xia rolled her eyes and said, "Because I want to invite you to my celebration party!"
"A celebration banquet?"
"Yeah!" Xiao Xia puffed out her chest proudly. "I won first place in the junior piano competition! I just received the notice and took the trophy home. Mom said it's something worth remembering, so..."
Xiangcheng couldn't help but praise her: "Wow! That's great!"
"Did Sister Xiangcheng agree?"
Looking at the child's expression, Xiangcheng pursed her lips and finally nodded in agreement.
Other members of the tennis club were also invited, and everyone decided to buy Xiaoxia a gift she liked.
Xiao Xia couldn't be happier.
Xiangcheng took Xiaoxia's hand and slowly walked behind the group, and the distance between them became farther and farther.
Her conversation with Koharu slowly faded into Yukimura Seiichi's ears.
He frowned, then quickly returned to normal.
Sanada Xuan'ichiro walked up to him and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
"No..." Yukimura shook his head: "Maybe some issues were not explained clearly."
He felt that Xiangcheng should be happy for him.
But that expression...
Yukimura turned around and looked through the gaps between his teammates, and saw that Xiangcheng had fallen far behind.
Suddenly she smiled and raised her eyes, but the moment her gaze met his, she lowered her head again, pretending nothing had happened.
He squeezed his palms and continued walking forward.
"Koucheng is here too!" After welcoming Yukimura's teammates, Yukimura's mother became even happier when she saw Yukicheng and Koharu appear together.
Xiangcheng shook the shark doll that Xiaoxia had just chosen and said, "Auntie, excuse me!"
"Of course not. Auntie is so happy to have you here!"
Yukimura's mother personally pressed Xiangcheng onto the sofa and said, "Seichi, come and treat Xiangcheng well!"
Yukimura Seiichi smiled, "I know, Mom."
"Then you guys go play, I'll go help grandma."
Everyone in the tennis club excitedly talked about the schedule of the competition, while Xiao Xia was fiddling with her gifts upstairs.
Xiangcheng listened for a while, but really didn't want to listen anymore, so she got up and went to the kitchen.
When Yukimura came over, he saw Xiangcheng picking vegetables very seriously.
She stared at the dishes with great concentration, occasionally answering a few questions from her grandma and mother. The naughty Xiao Xia took a thumb-sized piece of dough and kneaded it.
He suddenly lowered his head.
I leaned against the kitchen wall and listened to their whispers coming from inside.
The bangs covered his cheeks, but could not hide his downcast eyes and raised lips.
My heart becomes soft and painful.
"This is the first time for our new team to participate in a major competition," Matsumoto Genyin said as usual before the game: "Just do what you should do and don't overthink it."
"come on!"
Several people put their hands together, cheered, and then entered the field to show their numbers to the recorder.
Today, Rikkai University wore their second set of purple uniforms. Xiangcheng wore the number 5 jersey and jumped on the spot with full energy.
Xiangcheng has now secured the starting main attacking position. The Sagami players have obviously studied Rikkai University's tactics, and standing in front of Xiangcheng are their two best blocking weapons this year.
Xiangcheng studied the libero's position and knew that they would most likely block his straight shot today.
However, their research is slightly outdated.
Now she rarely hits straight lines, but instead hits small diagonal lines.
That’s right, the technology that Fujino Yuu is proud of has expanded Xiangcheng’s skill set.
Moreover, she had another skill that she had not yet demonstrated.
Matsumoto Genkie hit the ball, and at the moment the opponent moved, Xiangcheng accurately blocked the position and used gestures to remind Kobayashi Megumi and Masuda Aiko. The three of them completely blocked the opponent's spike.
1:0, the game became easier.
With a confident smile on her face, she walked around the field cheering with her teammates.
This seal is really beautiful.
She looked up at the audience as if casually, then turned her attention back to the next ball.
I promised not to be distracted.
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