The time has finally come to reveal the answer. Zizhou and Yukimura and the others had already arrived at the stadium, waiting for the results to be announced.
But Zizhou found that the three coaches had no intention of coming forward to speak, and everyone seemed to be waiting for someone. After a while, the roar of non-motorized vehicles sounded overhead, and a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard came down from it.
"Coach Mifune!?"
"What!? Why is it this old man?!"
The surprised expressions of Sanada and the others left the other junior high school students who didn't know this person confused. Could he be some big shot?
As the successor of the Tetsube Group, Tetsube got to know several coaches in this training camp when he came to this training camp. Among them, Coach Mifune was the most mysterious, or to be more precise, the one who least liked dealing with others.
Coach Mifune glanced at everyone in the audience. As he didn't know how the junior high school students would behave, they were obviously not as unbridled as the high school students, but everyone respected the man who could make the decision. How can an incompetent person be the head coach?
"Now let me announce the list of players for the Japanese national team that will be competing in the World Cup." Coach Mifune ignored the commotion inside and just read out the list.
"Leader of the First Army, Byodoin Phoenix"
"Taneshima Shuji"
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"The junior high school student leader is Yukimura Seiichi."
"Atobe Keigo, Sanada Genichirō, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Niou Masaharu, Akutsu Jin, Toyama Kintaro, Marui Bunta, Fuji Shusuke, Ishida Gin, Oishi Shuichirō, Kito Nagashiro, Kirihara Akaya, and Saeko Atomatsu."
After reading this list, some people were happy while others were unwilling. But Coach Mifune didn't care about this, because he was very angry. He didn't expect that a player he liked would leave after just one day of not noticing. Although he really wanted to give this spot to Ryoma Echizen, now that he knew the reason why Echizen left, he couldn't give it to him.
Echizen Ryoma had already planned to come to the training camp to poach players, but now the situation is no longer what he thought it was. Echizen Ryoma is too unpredictable. Instead of hoping that Echizen will come back, it is better to choose a strong player to participate.
Zizhou was very surprised that his name appeared on that list. He originally thought that his physical condition would be the main concern of the coaches. After all, his physical strength has seriously affected the outcome of the game. If it was before, it would be fine as he could crush his opponents with his mental strength. But now the opponents he faces are elites from various countries. What's more, it is a three-set system now. If he really plays, he can only play doubles. Otherwise, it will easily give opponents an opportunity to take advantage.
Unlike the others' happiness, Zizhou's expression caught Zhongdao's attention.
Zhongdao ignored everyone else and walked straight to Zizhou and asked with concern.
"Is Xiao Zizhou so happy that he can't believe it?"
Zhongdao's slowed down tone made his aura seem very peaceful. He was actually very happy that Xiao Zizhou could go to the U17 World Cup with him.
"No, I just think it would be a bad idea for the coaches to choose me. After all, my physical stats really can't keep up with yours."
Zizhou is now a Japanese, even if he does not want to be a Japanese, but his partners and lover are here. He does not want to hold his partners back when fighting for the country. They have fought for so long and he does not want to give up all their efforts.
Zhongdao finally understood why Zizhou was not so happy, but he understood Zizhou very well. Everyone would worry about affecting others in such a big competition.
"Do you think this way, Xiao Zizhou, because you are not confident in yourself? Xiao Zizhou, you underestimate yourself too much. The head coach chose you because he recognizes your ability. Besides, didn't we agree to participate in the U17 World Cup together?" Zhongdao pretended to be pitiful and looked at Zizhou with puppy eyes.
Zhongdao's comfort made Zizhou feel much better, and he didn't even care about the things he was worried about anymore.
He figured it out. The head coach was not someone who would make decisions without reason. Since he chose him, it was because his strength was enough to make up for the physical problem.
"Thank you, Tanejima-senpai. I've figured it out now. I don't have anything else to do right now. Everyone should still be training. How about we go train?"
It seemed as if there were stars in Zizhou's eyes, as if the entire sea of stars was in Zizhou's eyes.
After coaxing Zizhou, Zhongdao even wanted to look at his nose, which made Zizhou laugh secretly several times. People passing by couldn't help but take photos of Zhongdao's strange way of walking and shared them in the group.
Fortunately, Zizhou didn't want to embarrass Zhongdao and reminded him.
Among those who shared it was Byodoin, and it was sent to him by Yuanye. He also complained to Byodoin harshly about how stupid Taneshima was, and thought that their No. 2 would soon be replaced.
"Humph, now that he's not training properly, he's still in the mood to go out. It seems like I've been too indulgent with him."
After saying that, he found Mitsuya's phone number and called him.
"Do you have the training sheets that the coaching staff has distributed to everyone during this period?"
Although his tone was inquiring, he knew in his heart that as a data player, Mitsutani's information was the most complete except for that of the coaching staff. Even when the coaching staff issued a training sheet, Mitsutani would record a copy.
"Yes, Boss."
"Then send me a copy of this guy Tanejima's training sheet. I want to see how free this guy is that he has time for a date right now. Humph!"
Mitsuya prayed silently for Tanedashima in his heart, hoping that Tanedashima could still stand up alive.
At night, everyone gathered downstairs of the dormitory, whether they were selected or not, everyone gathered there to discuss the cruelty of Byodoin and their resentment towards him.
Zizhou, who was called over, did not comment on their words. In fact, judging from the course of the game, Byodoin Phoenix did go a bit too far, but for a leader who can lead the Japanese team to play the game, if the coaching staff really has moral problems, they will be the first to kick Byodoin out of the position of captain.
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But judging from the coaching staff's tacit agreement, it can only be proved that this is a part of their joint participation.
Seeing that everyone was feeling that this training camp was inhumane because of the departure of Kirihara and Karachi, Zizhou spoke up.
"Do you think you are so great that you can make demands on the coaching staff!?"
Zizhou's words seemed like a stone dropped into the water, causing ripples.
"Senior Zizhou, why are you still speaking for them?"
Qi Yuan was the first to speak out. He had always believed that Senior Zizhou supported their opinion. Now Senior Zizhou’s words showed that he approved of the coaching staff’s decision.
Looking at Kirihara who was staring at them with a betrayed look on his face, the others were also very confused by Zizhou's words. Zizhou held his forehead with his hand in pain. Yukimura, Sanada Yanagi and others also didn't understand Zizhou's idea. In their opinion, it was best if everyone was in order.
"Haha, that's really naive. This world can't survive without anyone. If you really think the coaching staff's decision is wrong, then what you have to do is to use your strength to tell them that this thing is wrong. Otherwise, those who complain and complain here are all fools, self-righteous fools! 「
Zizhou's words could be said to be extremely harsh. The teenagers who thought they understood him all looked as if they had seen a ghost. Such sharp words really hurt the fragile hearts of the teenagers.
So when Byodoin and the ghost came in, they saw that everyone looked aggrieved and dared not speak out. Of course, only some people showed it. People like Yukimura Atobe did not show it, because they vaguely understood what Zizhou meant.
When Toyama saw Byodoin, he didn't care about being sad because of Zizhou's words, and hurried over to ask Byodoin to return Echizen, almost hating Byodoin. The others who were on good terms with Echizen also looked like they were ready to join in a fight.
Zizhou was not unhappy when he saw that they did not take his words to heart. In his opinion, no matter how much a person without awareness and cognition said, he would still insist on his own way and believe that what he thought was right in places where you can't see.
Byodoin felt that most people here thought he was wrong. He sneered and while looking around, he found a gaze that did not show any dissatisfaction, and that was Atom Sorazu.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that Zizhou really has the capital to be liked by others. Not only is he strong, but he is also smart! Others didn't think he couldn't see it. Although some people didn't show that they hated him, there was still dissatisfaction in their eyes.
In the end, it was only after Byodoin showed the scars on its back that the anger of the junior high school students was calmed down and they were told how cruel the world is.
At this moment, everyone shut up. They seemed to understand why Byodoin did this. Even so, they still felt that the method was too harsh and they could have just talked it out nicely.
But they are so naive that they don’t know that there are some things that one can only talk about after experiencing them, and there are some things that one can only understand the pain of others after bearing them.