Chapter 152: Players make a stunning appearance and strike hard at the Equal Courtyard Phoenix...
The U17 elimination group and the winning group stared at each other for a long time, tears welling up in their eyes (fake). Their eyes were filled with the relief and satisfaction of seeing their brothers endure great hardships together.
Seeing that you are not doing well,
We are completely relieved!
The two sides looked at each other, and the common emotions crossed their minds. At this moment, their unique tacit understanding of being exploited by the chicken and the cat reached a unity of body, soul, and mind!
This consensus and tacit understanding that only flowed between the U17 eliminated group and the U17 winner group successfully isolated the returning group.
There are three returning U17 players, but only the overseas expedition team is standing here, which looks a bit out of place no matter how you look at it.
The overseas expedition team was confused, puzzled, puzzled, and hesitant. After a long moment, they looked to the U17 coaching staff, the only ones who could explain the current chaotic situation.
——No, why do the U17 coaching staff also look so weird!?
There was an almost weird smile on his face, full of anticipation, expectation, and even a vague feeling of "finally waiting".
The unanimous fanaticism spread like mental pollution and a virus. Although the members of the overseas return group had not yet come into contact with the source of the pollution, they had already vaguely sensed the enormous pressure that was about to hit and oppress them.
"You guys are back."
Saito Chi spoke softly, with a tone of emotion like an aria.
The brief curiosity about the unexpected underground world that never sees the light of day passes by, and then it’s time to put your professionalism to the test!
In the underground, they were being tortured like crazy, not being treated like human beings.
The only belief they had in their hearts was to break out of the checkpoints, break out of the underground, and take revenge on the victorious group that was enjoying a good life in U17 on the surface.
Just based on this, the elimination group endured time and time again, day after day.
Now the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is visible - although my brother doesn't drive a Land Rover and seems to be living a hard life, his belief in revenge has only grown stronger!
"-Yes, we are back."
Genichirō Sanada, who was leading the charge, said solemnly, with the elites from the elimination group on his left and right.
Everyone's aura was incredibly powerful, several levels higher than when they left.
The winning teams saw it all and kept it in mind, especially the junior high and high school students who eliminated their teammates one by one. Seeing the great progress in the aura and strength of the eliminated team members just by looking at them, they couldn't help but feel moved and relieved.
"That's great... Everyone survived and became stronger. That's just wonderful..."
The top high school students of the U17 remaining victory group, Tokugawa Kazuya, Onijūjiro, and Irie Kanata, and the top junior high school students of the group, Yukimura Seiichi, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Atobe Keigo, and Shiraishi Kuranosuke, were about to go forward and have a close conversation with their teammates.
Suddenly, a loud roar came out.
"Hey, I'm telling you—I don't understand what's going on right now, but you guys just left us alone to make out. Isn't that really disgusting!?"
Both camps paused at the same time and turned to look over.
The one who spoke was none other than Tono Atsukyo, number 8, a member of the overseas expedition team.
The Victory Team knew his character well, so even if he said something like that, they would just treat it as bullshit and not even take it to heart, just passing it by their ears.
The elimination team slowly scanned him up and down, their eyes emitting strange light fixed on him for a long time, from the head to the ribs, wrists, ankles,
He stared at her almost blatantly.
At first, Tono Atsuki didn't feel anything, but as they stared at each other, he inexplicably realized that these guys... didn't seem to be looking at people, but at some inanimate objects?
This sudden association caused the arrogant Tono Atsukyo to tremble in his heart the next moment, and the bad premonition brought by his keen intuition was maximized.
Who are these guys...?
The U17 elimination group, all thinking, "This guy has already met his end," were ready to make a move, and suddenly burst out from the underground where they had never seen the light of day.
Everyone desperately needs a target for revenge to vent their anger and resentment that have been pent up for days, as well as the resentment that has kept them on the brink of life and death.
But Genichirō Sanada, who was holding the fort, glanced coldly and said, "That's really out of character!"
At that moment, Tono Atsuyo was about to get angry and wonder who this arrogant boy was calling inappropriate.
"——Don't forget the real reason why we came back!"
As soon as he said this, his momentum changed.
No one's sight, attention, or even the corner of their eyes paid any attention to Tono Atsukyo. It was as if he was swept through the air, and everyone ignored his existence.
The winning team raised their eyebrows slightly when they saw this, especially the leaders of the junior high school team.
Looking at Sanada Genichirō, who single-handedly led the entire elimination group, Yukimura Seiichi couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Genichirō has grown a lot, too."
Not only Yukimura Seiichi, but all the schools were watching their own troublemakers, especially Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma, Rikkai University's Kirihara Akaya, Hyotei's Hiyoshi Wakaba, Shitenhoji's Toyama Kintaro, and so on...
Without exception, they were all too silent, staring at them with their green, hungry wolf-like eyes, as if they were determined to bite a piece of flesh off them...
Eh?
Although, but...
No, how did these guys really become savages?
Being ignored by both parties, Tono Atsuki tried to persist, but just as he took a step forward to speak, he was forced back by the fierce and powerful glare of the Byodoin Phoenix.
I immediately broke out in a cold sweat on the back of my neck, stammered for a long time and couldn't speak, so I had to retreat with great trepidation.
Ochi Gekko and Maori Jusaburo glanced at him, then turned their gazes towards the U17 team ahead.
Sure enough, there were some familiar faces, including my former juniors in school... I didn't expect to meet them here.
Everyone had different thoughts, and no one took the initiative to speak. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
The only person who was left alone, wearing a hood, turned his head slightly and looked at the U17 elimination group members who came down from the sky. At this moment, Ryoma Echizen was also rushing forward, holding a racket and wearing a baseball cap, with green eyes.
He held the orange in his hand firmly, narrowed his eyes, and seemed to want to say something.
But he keenly sensed a gaze.
In all directions, front and back, left and right, up and down... in the sky?
Byodoin Phoenix forced Tono Atsuki to retreat with one glance, regaining the No. 1 position in the U17 Overseas Expedition Team, looking down upon the 296 people in the remaining team.
"It seems a lot of bugs got in here while we were away,"
The yellow-haired man spoke in an arrogant and imposing tone, "It seems that the coaches have also been blinded by these guys."
Seeing him so reckless, Takushi Ryuji was shocked, and immediately turned to Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukifu and started to explain frantically,
“—No, no, no, I didn’t teach you that!! Don’t tell on me!!”
“…”
“…”
Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukifu looked at each other, then looked at Takushi Ryuji and smiled.
"Don't worry, we don't need to complain."
Tuozhi Longer breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing him like this, the overseas expedition team that followed him in were speechless.
However, there were some sharp-eyed members who could smell the smoke of war and the surging crisis in the air.
While they were away, something definitely happened to the U17s!
The Byodoin Phoenix directly skipped the elimination group and the victory group of junior high school students, and the demon Jujiro who led the group at a glance,
"We're back and reopening the ranked matches—come on, anyone who dares to challenge us! Let's see if you've made any progress during this time!"
He said this not only to Oni Jujiro, but also vaguely to Tokugawa Kazuya who was standing next to Oni and Irie.
Judging from the boy's attitude when he left, he would definitely explode if prodded, and would definitely stand on the court in a rage to challenge—
This is a good opportunity to make an example of someone to scare the monkeys. The chaotic U17 situation should be over when they return!
The words of the Phoenix of Equal Court fell.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
No one paid any attention to him.
“……?”
The overseas expedition team looked slowly,
——No, why are the eliminated group and the winning group still staring at each other cross-eyed!?!
Being ignored once again, Tono Atsushi Kyoto couldn't stand it, not to mention the Byodoin Phoenix who was always No.1.
Suddenly, he was full of vigor and awe, and the oppressive feeling around him almost forced the overseas expedition team members to retreat.
Noticing the movement, the two coaches, Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukio, finally responded.
"Hmm... Byodoin, I really want to agree with you, but... the ranking matches have already started here, you know?"
Byodoin Phoenix: "..."
Overseas Expedition Team: “…?”
...What is this guy talking about?
Shouldn't ranked battles be based on their TOP20 badges?
How can there be someone with higher priority than them?
Are we putting the cart before the horse?
All of a sudden, everyone in the overseas expedition team had strange expressions, even a little weird, and their gazes towards the coaching staff became extremely strange, even a little questioning.
At the moment of stalemate, a voice suddenly came out.
"Hey—be patient, this side, that side... calm down, ahahaha."
After a hard fight, the man who suddenly appeared was Shuji Tanejima, with black skin and silver hair. Although his hair had been completely blown into a gray afro,
He looked like a potato dug out of the ground. Mixing in with the U17 winning group was like returning home, and there was no way to tell the difference.
He stood in the center of the two camps, one hand facing the overseas expedition team and the other facing the U17 left-behind team.
The remaining group remained silent for a while. The overseas expedition group stared at him for a long time before they could barely recognize him... The top and bottom of his clothes were not even the same school uniform. Even the T-shirt underneath was stolen from which school. He was dressed like a homeless person.
It turned out that it was Shuji Tanejima who stayed at the training ground and did not participate in the overseas expedition because he hated airplanes. His strength was enough to rank No. 2 in the overseas expedition team!
“…”
"...How did he become so destitute?"
“I don’t know…I don’t know…”
But his appearance was undoubtedly effective. At the very least, everyone's attention was diverted by his sudden action, and their eyes all turned to his face.
...Oh no, it was already dark, and now it's even darker. Apart from being able to barely see the facial features, only the teeth are white.
With an indescribable gaze, Shuji Tanejima, who was in the middle of it, slowly spoke, "Well... everyone in the Byodoin Temple and the expedition team, it's useless to talk to the coach here about the ranking match."
He considered it for a moment, then finally spoke, "Although the situation is a bit hard to explain at the moment, if we challenge based on strength, maybe now... it will be more difficult to return to the U17, something like that?"
He only said two sentences, but the amount of information he revealed was enormous.
The U17 overseas expedition team was stunned. The two coaches' words sounded a little difficult to understand, but after considering Tanejima Shuji's words,
Doesn't this clearly prove that the current U17 team left behind is stronger than this TOP20 expeditionary team?!
How is that possible!!
“—Stop joking!”
It was Tono Atsuki who showed up again, and this time he undoubtedly spoke out the sentiments of the entire overseas expedition team.
"You guys who are just the remaining group, don't forget that we defeated you before we got out--!!"
"Even if their strength increases, it's impossible to surpass them in just a few months—"
"Hmm...what if, that's the possibility?"
Saito Tsutomu smiled and spoke in a chilling voice, interrupting Tono Atsuki's words.
Now even the coach who was supposed to be neutral was dismissed, and the faces of the expedition team all looked ugly.
What is this... My hometown was stolen?
The atmosphere instantly became tense, making it difficult to move or breathe.
Among the crowd, the Phoenix of Byodoin glanced deeply at Shuji Taneshima who rushed out to explain the situation. He knew his strength very well. Now that Taneshima dared to say so, and even had the support of the neutral coach,
It can be confirmed that the current U17 is definitely different from the past.
Byodoin laughed softly, his laugh was fierce, loud, and majestic. He waved his arm, not being disturbed at all.
"Well—if you dare to say so,"
He stared deeply at Shuji Tanejima, "I hope you're not exaggerating about these guys!"
After personally experiencing the devilish training of more than a month, which was like a complete transformation and rebirth, Shuji Tanejima has completely upgraded.
Not to mention the threat from the Byodoin Phoenix, even if it was a challenge from the Byodoin Phoenix, he would not retreat at all.
but……
"Let the strongest guy in the U17 base stand up and fight me!"
The Phoenix of Equal Court immediately turned from passive to active, and looked at the three people in front of the remaining group with disdainful eyes.
"Is it you—the ghost, or Irie, or is it your turn—Tokugawa!"
The returning expedition members all looked at the names that Byodoin had announced, completely ignoring the junior high school students. This was undoubtedly a sign of contempt and arrogance.
The expedition team was already waiting for these middle school students to show expressions of forbearance and uncontrollable anger.
They waited and waited,
No,
By the way, the three people who were called looked at each other and were silent for a while.
Onijujiro: "No, Byodoin, I am not the owner of Court No. 1 now."
Irie Kanata smiled and adjusted the broken glasses arm on his face, "Well...looking at me like this, it's certainly not me."
The sight was focused on Tokugawa Kazuya at the end. He seemed to be distracted. After a long time, his eyes moved and stopped at the face of the Phoenix in Byodoin.
The expedition team, who were well aware that Tokugawa had designated Byodoin as an enemy that must be defeated, were waiting to see what was to come.
Tokugawa Kazuya remained silent, watching Byodoin Temple, but another figure with a stronger, more oppressive, and more terrifying aura always appeared in his eyes.
He turned his head slowly: "It's not me."
The crowd that was about to watch the show was stunned. The only three options were ruled out.
Could it be Shuji Tanejima...
Tanejima Shuji quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, it's not me, don't involve me!"
When the word "implicated" came out, the expressions of those who knew the situation changed slightly.
The U17 overseas expedition team, who had been wandering around for a long time and still had no idea what was going on, seemed to be walking in a fog, layer after layer.
From the moment they got off the bus and saw the U17 gate, they felt something was beyond their control.
Including now, excluding Onijūjiro, Irie Kanata, Tokugawa Kazuya, and even Tanejima Shuji,
There will be no more options for high school students in the remaining group to jump out of these four people.
Could it be... that it is really these new junior high school students?
Noticing that the gazes had finally shifted to them, the junior high school students in both the elimination and winning groups paused strangely, looking up at the sky, looking down at the ground, but not looking directly at each other.
Kirihara Akaya even raised his head and laughed, "Wow, look at the big plane——"
Suddenly, everyone in the U17 group looked up again.
The overseas expedition team was once again puzzled. No, could this aircraft be more attractive to them than their current challenge?!
——What on earth is on the plane?!
“——Here it comes!”
Suddenly, a sound like water dripping into a frying pan appeared from the crowd, splashing countless sparks.
The countless sounds, layer upon layer, were like surging waves, exploding and causing a sensation.
“Here it comes—!!”
“——He’s coming!!!”
"——The ten-year period has come again! Welcome back that person!!"
“Long live Guimen! Long ...
Right under their noses, everyone suddenly seemed to be possessed, shouting frantically, "Guimen," "Master," "Return," "Long live!"
It was like a riot of demons, even more terrifying than the sound waves just now, one after another,
Even if you are standing on the cracked earth, with the volcano erupting behind you, looking at the scene in front of you, or clenching your fist to your heart, or kneeling on one knee to offer endless piety and hope,
The movements are uniform and all come from the heart.
This time, I really feel like something big is coming.
Even the calm, arrogant, and majestic Phoenix of Byodoin subconsciously raised its head and eyes to look—
Let him see what kind of people are these guys who are gathered together and making such a big scene—
A dark shadow,
Meteorites from outer space, plummeting into the atmosphere, jumping at high speed, moving so fast that you can even faintly see Mars rubbing against them.
I couldn't see his face clearly, I could only make out his figure. He jumped down from a high altitude without any hesitation, clean and decisive.
I thought this figure was going to perform the same precise parachute technique as the previous U17 eliminated group members.
The overseas returnees have watched it several times and are no longer as surprised as they were at the beginning.
Just watching and watching... watching and watching...
"No, he's not pulling the parachute yet?"
"At this distance...it'll be too late if we don't pull away now, right?!"
The overseas expedition team members were bewildered and puzzled, their eyes twitching as they watched the black shadow descending from mid-air towards the ground.
Although they have opinions about these guys, it doesn't mean they are willing to watch people fall into a puddle of mud due to landing errors.
Seeing that the deadline was approaching, he hurriedly turned around and shouted at the group of people who were possessed by evil spirits in the remaining group,
"Hey!! Aren't you guys going to do something? Huh?!!"
The remaining group members' expressions remained unchanged as they stared at the black shadow that was getting closer and closer to them and the ground with almost incomparable piety and fanaticism.
“——Guimen!!!”
“…”
"Are these guys repeaters?"
“——There’s something wrong!!”
Unable to contain their excitement, several members of the overseas expedition team gritted their teeth and were about to take action when they turned around and suddenly realized that something was amiss.
Not only are the rumors and signs wrong, but even the direction is wrong—!!
Right below the dark shadow descending toward the ground—was the Phoenix of Byodoin, standing with arms folded, looking calm and composed!!
All of a sudden, the expedition team looked at the shadow that was getting closer and closer, and looked at the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple, which was still standing in its pose and shape, maintaining its B-style.
Even though I wanted to open my mouth to remind him, I thought of the bad temper of the Phoenix in Byodoin.
They looked at each other and took a deep breath.
As the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple looked up at the approaching black shadow, the birds scattered like birds right under its nose!
——May you be blessed, Equal to Inner Temple!
A friend's death is better than my own—saving my own life is the most important thing!!
The Phoenix of Byodoin Temple stared at the dark shadow that was getting closer and closer, without any panic in its heart.
With his strength, a mere figure falling from the sky wouldn't be enough to faze him...
“——Pah!”
“BOOM!!”
The earth collapses and the mountains are destroyed, and the flexible cat.
A kick made a loud bang and hit the landing point. I didn't know who it was, but it was an NPC's face. The temporarily stationary Jibai Cat took the opportunity to relieve the force without any guilt and kicked suddenly into the air!
He completely dissipated the huge momentum and pressure that came from the sky with one kick, and jumped off the NPC's head very nimbly and easily.
Without changing his expression, he put his hands in his pockets and looked around with his dead eyes.
Oh! Perfect timing, perfect timing—all familiar NPCs!
The defenseless U17 overseas expedition team and the U17 remaining victory/elimination team, who had seen this kind of scene so many times and gradually got used to it, silently watched the giant Byodoin Phoenix being knocked down with one kick.
The black-haired boy jumped down without any guilt and walked two steps without any injury. He seemed to remember something, paused, and then turned back.
Facing everyone's twitching, confused, tense, expectant, or fanatical gazes,
——He turned 360 degrees in a circle towards them, raising his hands to try to take care of every aspect.
Yagi Kei raised his dead fish eyes and moved his lips:
"Yo."
“…”
"…What is he doing?"
"Hello... looks a bit like..."
"Is this a person saying hello..."
The overseas expedition team was about to say something when suddenly a burst of tense voices erupted.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh—Kui-sama! Kei-sama is greeting us!!"
"Wuwuwu, I have no regrets in this life, wuwuwuwu..."
"Guimen!! Guimen!! Guimen!!!"
“…”
"They are definitely sick."
"...Let's not talk about this for now."
"The point now is—Byodoin!!!"
"No, is there anyone who cares about the life and death of Byodoin!?!!"
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