Chapter 137: Players officially begin the U17 Devil Training...
The question of whether playing tennis can kill people still has no definitive answer.
Although it seems that no one will die according to common sense, common sense is common sense and cats and dogs are cats and dogs.
The U-17 team, with Jibai Cat in charge, seems to defy common sense no matter how you look at it.
Looking at it this way, playing tennis might actually kill someone...
Stop!
Their minds froze for a moment, not daring to think any further. The three silent school members looked at each other solemnly and seriously.
"Well, if there's nothing else to say, let's go."
“…”
“Do you really want to try your best to do what you want to do?”
“…”
“…Just do your best.”
After all, no one can guarantee that after going through the invitation of Jibaimao, everyone will still have the opportunity to do what they want to do! !
Everyone had their own thoughts and complex expressions. Anyway, the members of the three schools said goodbye to each other deeply and started their journey back to school.
A threatening letter... no, now it should be called an invitation letter.
The one and a half months until the final deadline were like quicksand, slipping through one's fingers in an instant.
No matter how much Seigaku, Hyotei, Fudomine, and Shitenhoji extended their hands and sang "Time, Time, Slow Down" with deep emotion, it still could not be changed by human will.
After a respite period of one and a half months, it has suddenly come to an end!
All the junior high school students who received the invitation boarded the nameless bus that stopped at the school gate early in the morning.
It opens a road to an unknown future.
Qingxue, nameless school bus,
The car was completely silent, no one uttered a word. Some closed their eyes, some looked out the window, some thought, and in short, everyone had different demeanors and expressions.
The only thing in common is the common vigilance and confusion about the future.
"...What's going on, huh?"
Tezuka's voice was not loud, but it was very clear in the quiet environment. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, they attracted the attention of a circle of people.
The person being questioned, Inui Sadaharu, did not stop writing and scribbling on his notebook even when he was distracted from answering.
While gazing out the window and observing carefully, he used a little of his mind to reply to Tezuka, "Almost there. Although the route we're taking keeps changing, according to data analysis, the probability of returning the way we came... can reach 89%!"
Hearing this number, everyone in the Youth Academy felt relieved!
That’s great! This means that even if they are trafficked into the deep mountains and forests, as long as there are dry route records, they can still escape on foot!
From the moment they boarded this bus bound for an unknown destination, everyone in Qingxue had a clear division of labor.
You record this part of the journey, he records that part of the journey, and after recording them separately, they are all handed over to Gan, who will finally process the statistics.
Now that I see it this way, it really works!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and all of them felt more confident. They were no longer so afraid of the unknown U-17.
“Sizzle!”
There was a loud brake sound, and the car fell forward heavily due to inertia. Everyone looked at it intently.
The bus has stopped and they have arrived.
Tezuka Kunimitsu adjusted his glasses and said, "Get out of the car."
"……yes!"
Sooner or later, everyone has to die. After making a lot of mental preparations, the Qingxue people finally got off the bus.
The bus stopped and the people carrying golf bags lined up in front of the main entrance of the destination.
I thought it was the main entrance when I was in the car, but after getting off the car and taking a closer look——
No, where's the door?!
It was empty, and one could vaguely see traces of a door here, but where there should have been a luxurious and wide gate - there was only a gray and charred wreckage, which revealed a bit of weirdness no matter how you looked at it.
Looking at the gray-black charcoal debris, a vague guess came into the minds of the Qingxue people.
But they looked at each other, no one dared to speak out.
The gate was empty, opening out into the hidden and lush forest without any obstruction, as if the door was wide open to everyone.
"W-Want to go in…" Oishi Hideichiro tried not to make a rude sound, but his eyes couldn't help but turn to the U17 training camp, which was wide open and singing "Empty City Strategy".
Kikumaru Eiji shuddered. "Look, there's no other way but to go in at this point..."
After all, they can't just turn around and leave now...
Finally, Tezuka made the decision, "Go in."
“Yes, yes…”
Carrying inexplicable pressure, the Qingxue students each carried their golf bags, tightened their straps, and stepped into the U17's suddenly opened door.
The moment the last figure entered the U17 area, the camera on the wall buzzed and lit up red.
At the same time, in the monitoring room hundreds of meters away,
On the hundreds of surveillance screens, large and small, scattered across the entire wall, suddenly appeared the faces of the Qingxue students as they walked into the U17 training camp base with tense and serious faces and expressions.
Several people, half of their faces hidden in the darkness, sighed softly the moment they saw them appear.
“…Finally, it’s finally here…”
"Hehe, for Coach Yagi's grand plan, the key players have finally made their appearance."
"Let's see how strong these guys who fought against Head Coach Yagi are!"
“…Hehehehehehe——”
Under the surface of the water, a dark tide surges.
The members of the Seigaku team who were making their debut knew absolutely nothing about this. After entering the empty U17 gate, they followed the signs on the roadside to find the central stadium. The only feeling they had along the way was desolation.
It was so desolate and silent that I didn't see a single person for a long time. It was as if everything was dead. All the areas were filled with a strong sense of bombed ruins.
Ruins, in the eyes of everyone in Qingxue, this is synonymous with U17.
Everywhere there were ruins, broken walls, and charred marks from explosions.
No...is this normal?
Before actually coming to the U17, everyone did some research and understanding. Apart from other things, as a training base,
This place is a bit too primitive... too wasteland-like, isn't it?!
Passing by a place that looked like an abandoned stadium, Taocheng Wu finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Is there really anyone here? This isn't some prank to trick us into coming here, right?"
As soon as he said this, others followed suit.
"Yeah, yeah!" Kikumaru Eiji nodded. "This is so strange. There's almost no one here now, and there's no sign of anyone from the other invited schools either. Could it be that we weren't sent to the same place?"
Conspiracy theories suddenly filled everyone's mind. Fuji Shusuke narrowed his eyes and looked around.
Suddenly, a rustling sound was heard——!
Two people slowly crawled up from the ruined stadium they had just passed by!
Qingxue: "!!!"
Those two people should be human beings. They can barely be seen as human beings. They staggered and moved their limbs and slowly moved towards the direction of the voice.
The corner of Kaidou Xun's eye twitched, but he still maintained his aloofness, but he had already taken two steps back.
"What is this?"
"It should be a human," Gan held up his glasses and observed carefully. Although at first glance it looked like a zombie when it crawled up from the ground and walked, its chest was rising and falling and it was breathing.
It's a little dirty,
Hmm… looks like a wild man that has been buried for a few days.
"People... fresh people, new, new... people..."
The two people who came over murmured softly. Tezuka Kunimitsu frowned slightly and looked at them with a bit of vigilance.
But those two people were completely unaware of Tezuka's sharp gaze, and they walked straight towards the group of Seigaku, gradually starting to stagger and then running in a mess, and finally running wildly with joy.
"Great—it's a fresh, living person!!"
Everyone in Qingxue: "Danger!!"
At that moment, everyone felt the urge to turn around and run away.
There's something wrong with the people here! Are they cannibals?!
They intercepted them directly, one in front and one behind, blocking the retreat of the Qingxue people.
The two U17 natives who looked dusty and messy at first glance raised their dusty faces, with an almost earnest and sincere smile on their faces.
"Don't be afraid—little students, don't be afraid, we are all very kind people and we won't hurt you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became a little confusing.
Generally speaking...people who say things like this don't seem to be good people.
"How about we make a deal? You're new here and you don't know anything. So, if you play a few games with us, we'll tell you the clues if you win, and if you lose—"
Everyone in Qingxue was startled. Here they come!
At this time, they would inevitably ask for trouble. If they lost, they would have to withdraw from the U17 team. They had already prepared themselves to hear such words countless times.
"If you lose—"
"Just take off your clothes and give them to us!"
"——We will never leave here easily!"
U17 Aboriginal people: "?"
Everyone in Qingxue: "...Huh?"
The two sides looked at each other in silence.
“…Quit?”
"Clothes?"
Both sides seemed to be in a daze, and reacted for a while.
The U17 natives laughed heartily. "Don't worry—we won't let you leave easily!"
"Rather—No, let's talk about this later. Let's have some fun first!"
Everyone in Qingxue looked at each other in confusion. Although they did not understand the deeper meaning of the two people's words,
But since they had just arrived here, they also needed more information. So it seemed like they had to join even if they didn't want to.
Taocheng Wu took the lead, "Okay! Come on - how to play!"
The U17 natives looked at each other, and finally a satisfied smile flashed across their gray faces.
"--It's very simple. Just hit the can in the corner with a tennis ball within three balls. If you knock it over and the tennis ball remains intact, you pass the level."
"——Easy, I'll go first!"
Momoshiro Takeshi knew what this game was as soon as he heard it. As early as when Seigaku just started, Ryoma was bullied by Arai in this way.
I didn't expect to encounter such difficulties again when I came to U17.
Either fill the can with stones or fill the can with water.
This little trick—he had already seen through it!
Taocheng Wu was confident of victory and immediately pulled out his racket from his bag and prepared to go head-on.
Others also knew Taocheng's strength and were not worried about it.
But only the meticulous Fuji Shusuke pinched his chin slightly, and his eyes shifted from the confident Momoshiro to the can on the ground that seemed a bit larger than a normal can.
And the two gray-faced people waiting there had very strange smiles on their faces.
It was as if... it was not Taocheng who was sure of victory, but them.
"Hey, little classmate, the ball is for you!"
Taocheng Wu caught the tennis ball thrown to him, and glanced at it strangely when the racket touched him.
The ball seems a bit heavy.
Humph... He is not afraid at all even if someone does something to the ball!
Momoshiro Takeshi was not at all flustered, he picked up the ball and racket and started serving.
Fuji Shusuke's expression became more cautious.
Something is wrong. What has been overlooked?
There's definitely something I haven't considered.
What is it, what is it...wait!
Fuji Shusuke suddenly opened his eyes. He caught a tiny detail in the words that the two people had just spoken, which would have been easily overlooked if he hadn't paid attention.
'Knock down the cans', 'and keep the tennis balls intact',
In perfect condition... In perfect condition. The problem may not be with the can, but with the tennis ball!
Fuji discovered the blind spot. Even if he wanted to warn him, Momoshiro had already swung his racket and hit the ball.
In the eyes of the Qingxue people and the two U17 natives on the sidelines,
The tennis ball quickly left a clean and sharp mark, and then suddenly rushed straight towards the can placed in the corner -
The ball hit the center of the can, and as expected, it did not fall down immediately. Instead, it swayed in place and slowly stood still.
"There's something in the can!"
This sentence quickly crossed the minds of Taocheng Wu and the other people in Qingxue.
It was indeed cunning, but they had already anticipated this move, and now it was just confirming their guess!
One goal missed, two more to go.
Taocheng Wu, who had already figured out what was in the can, was not worried at all.
Turning around and picking up the tennis ball again, Fuji Shusuke looked at Momoshiro Takeshi's movements and for some reason, he slowly frowned.
He still had a bad feeling, and this subtle premonition reached its peak when his sight turned to the two U17 natives on the side of the field.
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, Fuji Shusuke gently reminded, "Atao, be careful."
In response to Fuji Shusuke's reminder, Momoshiro Takeshi scratched his head and smiled heartily.
"Don't worry, Fuji-senpai, if it's just this serious—I can handle it with just one shot!"
He didn't talk big, he just did what he said.
Pick up the tennis ball again, swing the racket, jump, and hit the ball——
“Bang bang!!”
Drawing on his previous experience, Tao Cheng used his strength directly. He was already good at hitting vertical smashes, and after using his true strength, the power of this shot became even more terrifying.
The yellow ball rushed like lightning to the can in the corner.
He was completely thinking of passing the level quickly with just this one shot.
Just one ball - in full view of everyone, the can in the corner was blasted and sent flying backwards.
The yellow ball kept attacking the can, making a big dent in it.
Seeing that the goal was achieved, Tao Cheng snorted and turned to the two U17 players on the side of the field.
"That's all, isn't it? Since you can pass this test, just tell us the clues here honestly."
He looked up, and in his sight,
The two men still had strange and incomprehensible smiles on their faces, as if Momoshiro Takeshi's words hadn't caused them any harm, as if—
Grasp it!
“BOOM—BOOM BOOM!!!”
The overwhelming sound of explosions made me feel the heat and high temperature coming from behind without even turning my head.
The fire snake seemed to be licking the back of his neck, just a little bit away from touching his hair and skin...
At this moment, he felt exactly what it meant for a real man to never look back at the explosion. Taocheng Wu stood there stiffly, hardly daring to move.
Eh... Yeah, what happened?
Momoshiro Takeshi, who was facing the back, had no idea what was happening, but the people from Seigaku who were facing him could see it clearly.
After the tennis ball sent the can flying for a distance, a spark suddenly appeared and a familiar "ding" sound was heard.
The fear of the unknown grips my heart——In the next blink of an eye,
The flames covered the sky and the earth, and the expressions of the people in Qingxue changed from confusion to helplessness to fear, and finally to blankness.
Fire, flames?
No, what is in that can? ! !
Isn't it just a pebble? Why did it explode?!
Qingxue was really shocked as he almost turned into the King of Complaints.
Finally, they slowly turned their heads and looked at the U17 natives who had a strange smile on their faces from beginning to end.
Facing the overwhelming explosion, the two men's expressions remained unchanged.
It was still a smile, a faint smile, a smile that looked a little dead.
As if they were already used to it, and even at ease, they spoke calmly.
"——It's so sad that it actually exploded."
"What a shame, little classmate, you failed the challenge, take it off quickly!"
“…”
There is absolutely no trace of sadness, regret, or surprise!!
Taocheng Wu was almost stunned by the explosion and was so confused that he didn't know what to say.
Even if I wanted to refute it, the tennis ball was really gone, the can was really gone, and the conditions for achieving the challenge were gone.
From this perspective, he had indeed failed!
Momoshiro Takeshi, the speechless version, lost his Seigaku uniform.
It was only after he tried hard to retain and persuaded her that he was able to avoid going into battle bare-chested.
Finally got a new set of clothes, and the U17 natives who could not wait to put them on finally got rid of their savage status for a short time.
But this was just a set of words. Another person looked at the Qingxue people beside him with great anticipation.
"You guys—come and play too!"
Everyone in Qingxue: "..."
This guy's anticipation and gloating are almost clearly written on his face. Is this really right?
Although they had some guesses about what was in the can, they didn't dare to jump to conclusions before actually seeing it with their own eyes.
From Momoshiro Takeshi to Oishi Shuichiro, one after another, all the members of the Seigaku Club, except Tezuka Kunimitsu and Fuji Shusuke, lost their original bodies.
"...I'll go first, Tezuka."
Fuji was the first to speak. He opened his eyes slightly while holding the racket, and looked sharply at the two U17 players who were placing new cans in the corner.
Let him find out what's in this can.
"The swallows are returning to their nests—!"
"—It's appeared! Fuji-senpai's ultimate move!"
The tennis ball flew past the lid of the can and hit it lightly, with just the right amount of force, not too hard or too lightly, overturning the center of gravity of the can.
The entire can fell down with a "click", and after a few crashes, the contents of the can suddenly appeared in front of everyone!
The Qingxue people took a closer look.
His pupils suddenly condensed. These were not pebbles at all—they were all miniature bombs!!!
All of them took several steps back in unison, almost turning around and running.
What's going on? Isn't this a tennis training base?! Why is something so dangerous appearing here?!
U17 Natives: “Hey hey—we’ve been discovered!”
What are you guys doing now?!
There was so much to complain about that he had no words to say. Qingxue looked at the cans scattered on the ground and the miniature bombs inside the cans, and at the two savages on the sidelines, his eyes were filled with extremely complicated expressions.
In stark contrast to their current mood, the two U17 natives felt a little regretful for not being able to strip everyone in Qingxue of their clothes, but they still spoke.
"——Since we've been discovered, there's nothing we can do. Since there are only two of you left, we'll share two key clues."
Although it was difficult to express their emotions, everyone tensed up at the mention of the 'key clue'.
He raised two fingers and said, "First, at the current U17 training camp, we must learn to live with the bomb day and night and treat the bomb as our closest friend."
Qingxue: "...?"
Are these two guys crazy?
"second--"
"Try your best to become stronger, and then—make our head coach happy!"
There was a strange enthusiasm on their faces, and their smiles looked almost scary.
"—Only by making that head coach happy can you, a bunch of ignorant newbies, barely have a chance of survival."
Even after leaving the ruined stadium, the words of those two people still lingered in my ears.
Two key clues are revealed in these two sentences.
'Bomb' and 'Head Coach', 'Becoming Stronger' and 'Survival',
Oh no...it looks like they've entered some terrifying place...
Finally, after passing through one stadium after another that had been bombed into ruins, the Qingxue group finally arrived at the center court.
This place is no longer as deserted as before, it is full of people and there is almost no place to step!
When they looked up, they saw many familiar faces!
Hyotei, Shitenhoji Temple, Fudomine, St. Rudolf, Higa Middle School, Yamabuki Junior High School, etc...
Different schools, but the same thing is that everyone lost their school uniforms and only wore underwear.
The moment their eyes met, looking at each other in the same situation, their hearts moved, and they probably knew what each other had been through.
...Are all the schools blocked?
The sight flashed, and when the middle school students were about to speak a few words, a sudden chaotic sound of footsteps appeared behind them.
Everyone's heart tightened, and they all turned to look.
At this moment, the one who appeared again was Rikkai University, which arrived late!
Unlike them, all the members of Rikkai University were in neat order, wearing their school team uniforms. Although they were a little out of breath, they looked normal and not in a mess. Compared with other schools, they seemed a little out of place.
Seeing them like this, the eyes of many students present were either flickering or erratic, and some thoughts came to their minds.
While all other schools have lost their school uniforms, Rikkai University has been able to keep them.
Is it because of their strength, or is it because the sender is a member of their club, which makes things easier for them...
Soon, they had no time to think about these things, because a tall and thin figure in a white coat appeared on the second-floor observation deck.
He held up the loudspeaker to test it, "TEST—TEST!"
The sharp and piercing horn sounded, grabbing everyone's eardrums tightly, stinging them immensely.
"Yeah, I heard you clearly. Now that everyone is here - let's officially begin!"
Everyone in the center court looked up at him, a man dressed like a non-student.
"I'm the coach in charge of your training. Let me take a look. There are 246 high school students and 50 middle school students. That's too many, really too many."
He scratched his head and said, "In that case, let's have something fun."
"High school students, come out!"
The footsteps were heavier than before. The group of junior high school students turned around and saw a large group of people appearing behind them!
Some were wearing their uniforms, some were not, and they looked dusty and dirty as if they had just been dug out of the ground.
Just looking at them revealed a strange and bizarre cruelty that made people feel cold all over, as if they were no longer facing human beings, but something that had been through life and death...
"Ahhh—the head coach sent me a message. Yeah, I'm listening."
"Is 250 too many? If that's the case,"
On the second floor observation deck, the coach in a white coat answered a call from nowhere and smiled.
"...Then let's do as the head coach wishes and reduce the number to 200 at once. Leaving these incompetent guys here is just a waste of resources."
Overhead, I could hear the faint sound of helicopter propellers spinning, a low, humming sound, whistling past.
Suddenly, yellow tennis balls fell from the sky...
Looking again, there is no tennis ball at all!
It was clearly a torrential rain of yellow tennis balls mixed with bombs!!!
“…”
“…!!!!”
Coach, Kurobe Yukio, with a passionate smile on his face, raised his head slightly towards the sky.
"--Now, two hundred tennis balls and one hundred bombs are falling."
"Come on—everyone, let's do our best to survive this game to please our head coach!"
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