Chapter 174: First and Second Updates: Players' Second Round of Pickup Adventure! ...
“——That’s a man!!!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the world became quiet.
The corners of their eyes twitched, and everyone turned their heads to stare at them in unison.
The exotic blonde beauty, who was confused but still very patient in front of the black-haired boy, had a face and breasts that didn't match at all!!
The player has an A, but this beauty doesn't even have an A!!
Dull and dazed, stagnant for a long time,
A bunch of people's eyes swirled back and forth between the black-haired boy and the blonde exotic beauty, then slowly turned back to the U17 coaching team who decided the outcome.
Logically speaking, chatting up someone of the wrong gender is a definite death penalty.
But the truth is in the cat's hands,
There were several people in the audience, but no one dared to sentence the cat to death! !
“…”
"Now, the question is, what should we do..."
The U17 coaching staff was also in a dilemma. They looked at the cat who had successfully brought back an exotic blond beauty (male) with his back to them, holding a flaming pigeon egg.
Then he looked at the U17 players who were eagerly waiting for them to announce their verdict.
Silence, silence, silence,
"——Since Yagi-san doesn't understand the meaning of 'flirting', we held an impromptu meeting and decided to give Yagi-san another chance!"
“That’s right—that’s it!!”
Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukifu announced that Mifune Nyudo and Takushi Ryuji also came to join in the fun.
“——You’re completely and openly biased!!”
The U17 members were simply too angry to speak out, and could only swallow their anger.
Just kidding, exposing the coaching staff's little tricks at this time is like slapping a chicken in the face of a cat!
They looked at each other, took a deep breath, gritted their teeth, and tacitly laughed it off.
"If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do..."
"Yeah, yeah, it's Yagi-kun after all. Even if I approached the wrong gender, it still shows that Yagi-kun is incredibly charming!"
"That's right, that's right—our Kei is so popular with everyone, young and old!!"
In a blink of an eye, the cat's only fan, Kirihara Akari, has become completely elated.
"No matter who it is, they will be smitten by Kei's charm!!"
...No, to be honest, I guess I was captivated by the charm of the pigeon eggs.
Besides, are you sure it’s popular with all ages, genders, and people? Isn’t it popular with all ages, genders, and people?
The player threw the small garbage in the backpack in front of the random passerby NPC, and then quickly looked down.
[Randomly chat up a random NPC to increase their favorability (0/1)]
Player: “…?”
What’s going on? Why is collecting the players’ trash not counted towards the mission?
It is also very hard for players to pick up garbage!
I looked up and took a closer look at the randomly captured passerby NPC. Doesn’t this model have eyes and nose?
The exotic blonde beauty NPC took in the dazzling, glittering string of diamond pigeon eggs, raised her eyebrows slightly, and moved her gaze slightly.
It then shifted from the pigeon egg and landed on the face of the black-haired boy.
The sexy thin lips are slightly pursed, and the slightly curly hair falling on one side of the shoulder adds a bit of romance.
The charming blue eyes reflected the whole figure, and he spoke softly with a slight smile on his lips.
"Donnez-le-moi, ma chère? (Is it for me, dear?)"
“…”
“…Huh?”
"What is he saying, quack quack quack, right?"
Although they have tried their best to understand, most of the U17 students are not yet proficient in Esperanto.
When I first heard about non-native languages and languages other than English, I was really confused.
It was at this utterance that the eyes of the coaches and high school students who had originally focused on Jibaimao suddenly became stern.
Especially the Byodoin Temple, it was almost extremely sharp when I looked at it.
Half-crouching in front of the black-haired boy, without losing a bit of his elegance and grace, the blond man smiled slightly and spoke again.
"But I'm sorry, I already love someone."
This time, more people heard it clearly.
Duke. Watanabe was the first to recognize him. He looked at the figure squatting in front of the black-haired boy on the golden beach not far away and breathed a sigh of relief.
Byodoin Phoenix glanced over and saw it, but didn't say much.
In the same U17 high school student group, Irie Kanata slowly adjusted his glasses, "...this familiar speaking style."
Kimijima Ikuto, who had been buried in his computer and had not participated, finally looked up.
"And a special way of addressing."
"It seems like it must be that guy..."
Tanejima Shuji scratched his head. "But it's almost the same. With all the national teams gathered now, it's not surprising to see them running into each other."
All of a sudden, the high school students started playing dumb, talking to themselves, which was really confusing.
The junior high school students looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the eldest brother of the high school group, Byodoin Phoenix, finally gave the answer.
"—That guy is the captain of the French U-17 national team, Leopold Camus."
“Eh…eh?!”
"F-The captain of the French team——"
"——You actually showed up here and got hit on by Yagi-he?!"
“…”
“…”
As soon as the key words came out, there was a slight pause and condensation.
I repeated it involuntarily, my voice subtly choked.
"Hmm...chat up."
It would be fine if it wasn't mentioned, but once it was mentioned, everyone got stuck.
So now, Yagi, chatted up the French team's captain,
And looking at the two of them, although they were chattering and no one knew what they were talking about,
But judging by how harmonious the atmosphere was, I think... the pick-up was successful?
"No," Echizen Ryuga, who had been staring at the group of people making noise out of boredom, finally spoke.
"The French team refused."
“……!”
"What—someone actually dared to refuse Coach Yagi's advances!?!"
"That guy over there, regardless of whether he's from the French or Javanese team, who do you think you're rejecting?!"
"You're done, I'm telling you you're done—don't worry about how you're done! You're done anyway!!"
With a whoosh, accompanied by the angry glares of several toxic fans,
Leopold Camus, who was still wondering what the purpose of this Asian-looking kid who suddenly appeared and grabbed him and took out a long string of pigeon eggs without him being prepared, suddenly felt a chill on his back.
It feels like I'm being targeted by some vengeful spirit... Is it an illusion?
Leopold Camus smiled, a little puzzled, but soon he noticed many figures and movements not far away.
After sensing it, I looked around and saw that most of them were Asian faces, mixed with a few familiar faces.
Leopold Camus raised his eyebrows again, his gaze fixed on Duke Watanabe from the U17 Japanese high school team and the Byodoin Phoenix beside him.
Oh? This is—
"? a fait longtemps (long time no see),"
Leopold Camus stood up and waved hello.
“Duke.”
When his name was mentioned, Duke Watanabe didn't shy away from saying, "It's a fait longtemps."
At this moment, Leopold Camus immediately followed Jibaimao over, facing the sharp gazes of the junior high school students, and although he was puzzled, he still smiled.
The player glanced at the pop-up window above the random NPC's head and switched the subtitles with one click.
Leopold Camus smiled. "How lucky I am, today, Duke and Byodoin-kun."
Byodoin Phoenix's gaze fell on the charming French captain, and the conversation ended with just a few words.
Leopold Camus could see that the attention of the group of people in front of him was not on him, but rather on the young boy with black hair and an Asian face standing in front of him.
So... it seems like he accidentally entered the U-17 Japanese team's special training facility?
Leopold Camus, who knew what it meant to come uninvited, was very elegant, and had great manners and grace, naturally would not do anything that would offend others.
"Well then - I won't bother you any more. See you next time, everyone~"
Camus said this with a smile, and was about to step back and say goodbye,
He took a step back, but couldn't move any further.
Realizing something, he slowly lowered his head.
When I lowered my head and took a closer look, the pigeon egg emitting brilliant light was straight at my face!
It wasn't just a direct attack on his face. After a moment's hesitation, Camus, who had no time to dodge, was tightly tied from his face to his neck three times, three times below, and then one layer on the left and one layer on the right.
Camus: “…^^?”
Is this...doing something special?
Leopold Camus tried to understand, but failed.
He cast a pleading glance at the U17 Japanese team members nearby.
Leopold Camus speculated that this young black-haired Asian-looking boy should be one of the junior high school members of the U-17 Japanese team.
So, the members of the Japanese U17 team should help him... right?
Unsurprisingly, all the U17 players who met Camus' gaze were either indifferent, or unaware, or looked up or down.
In short, they all avoided Camus's sight and asked for help!
——Just kidding, if someone dares to come forward and interfere with this, don’t you want to live?
At this moment, the gaze towards Leopold Camus, though filled with pity and sympathy,
But, for the sake of a chicken's mood, sacrificing a Camus is totally fine!
Before they knew it, the entire U17-Japan team had turned into a biased party.
Camus was completely unaware of this and even tried to use his charming cobalt blue eyes to stare at the pussycat that was rubbing his hands all over him.
"I really already have a lover, so there's no future in forcing myself..."
What is the NPC mumbling about? Block, block, block everything!
——Although the pickup mission was not declared a success, it was not a failure either.
The player looked again and realized that there was absolutely no problem in maxing out the favorability.
So the player started attacking the passerby NPC again,
What--?
Don't accept players' trash?
Do you have a choice?
AAAAA was so crazy that after a series of operations, the little trash was finally sent out. The favorability bar above the NPC's head also fluctuated a bit.
The real name of the passerby NPC finally appeared in front of the players.
Leopold Camus
[Captain of the French U-17 World Cup team, the team's spiritual leader]
Gender: ♂
Special Notes: Love (Tennis)
The player looked at it, and the player looked at it again.
The players were horrified——
Wait, the gender is——♂?!
Isn't this a fundamental coding error?
It's not within the scope of the task at all!
The player was silent, looking at the exotic, blond, and beautiful man who was tied up in front of him.
He walked away as if nothing had happened and no one was around.
The cat and the rooster left, leaving behind a bunch of U17 members with explosive ideas and Leopold Camus, who was already struggling and could hardly laugh.
“How tragic… It’s truly tragic…”
"How can one word describe this tragedy..."
Looking at Camus who was tied up, the U17 players couldn't help but twitch their eyes.
Look at the back of Jibaimao again, he is A again!
"——You're still trying to flirt with me at this time! As expected of Yagi-kun!!"
"Keep your goal in mind throughout—perseverance and persistence! This is the spirit we all need to learn—"
"...The point is this, the point is he went up to her again, went up to her again!!"
Due to the bias of the U17 coaching staff, Jibaimao got the chance to play again.
This time - the player definitely aimed right!
It’s decided to be you——!
Looking at the younger generation who was on the court again, even Yukimura Seiichi couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for him.
After all... the French U-17 representative is still tied up there.
Now there's another one coming, which is really a bit too much of a shock, and not very kind to their hearts...
"——If there's one, there's another! We must absolutely trust Kei!"
“That’s right, that’s right—there’s no one who won’t be impressed by Yagi Yagi’s charm!!”
Chicken Break Cat Du Wei, Kirihara Akaya and Toyama Kintaro appear again,
Their appearance should not be underestimated - it completely raises everyone's vigilance.
“—It’s coming…”
"Will Yagi-kun succeed this time?"
During the exciting wait, Irie Kanata began to explain!
"He's coming forward - let's see, yes, this time it's another blond figure, it seems our Yagi-kun has a special liking for blond hair!"
"—He went for it! Yagi-kun's hand reached out to the other dimension behind him—"
"Let's look forward to what Yagi-kun will pull out from the other dimension this time—"
The player grabbed another passerby NPC.
Players learned from previous lessons.
Players think for a moment,
The player searched the backpack and gave up the small garbage.
Player A comes on,
“——It appeared!!”
"——Yagi-kun took out a——"
"--tennis!!!"
“…”
“…”
"Huh?"
They looked at each other, all confused.
A scene even stranger than the previous long string of pigeon eggs appeared.
The cat that took out the tennis ball from the other dimension behind it,
And raised his hands and sent it to the exotic, blonde beauty who was randomly pulled...
Everyone's eyes must be on you,
Slowly, the expression became more subtle and complex,
"Hey..."
"Let's not talk about taking out the tennis ball for now...but..."
"——Why is this another man?!!!"
Incompetent rage and complete roar, everyone transformed into the Roaring Emperor on the spot, launching a complete attack from their hearts.
"——Is the head coach targeting men to flirt with?!!"
The player A'd a random passerby NPC. Since the previous pigeon egg was of no use,
So the player took out the universal currency of this world - tennis balls!
NPC, fall under the charm of cats!
The blonde felt that she was poked twice, turned her head and squinted her eyes slightly to look down, then she saw the black-haired mushroom-shaped figure clearly.
Before Ralph Reinhardt, the lucky man chosen, could even ask himself,
Suddenly, a tennis ball came from above Mushroom Head's head and blocked his nostrils!
Ralph Reinhardt: "..."
The U17 players, who were still roaring in the same place a second ago, turned around and saw this scene: "..."
And Camus, who struggled for a long time, finally avoided several circles of pigeon eggs and was able to breathe normally: "..."
Looking at the new victim with blocked nostrils,
Camus paused, compared them, and silently wrapped the pigeon egg again.
The chicken breaks the cat, hiding his merits and fame.
After delivering the tennis ball, the player looked up at the random passerby NPC with dead fish eyes full of expectation.
I guess the NPC must be very kind to these considerate players...
No, why hasn't my good impression of you changed?
The atmosphere at the scene had become tense to an eerie degree.
The sun on the golden beach was scorching hot, but everyone felt a little bit cool.
Especially his eyes fell on the silent Mushroom Head with dead eyes, and the unknown blond handsome man in front of Mushroom Head who tilted his head back and was hit hard by a tennis ball.
Chat up, uh... chat up,
This is really a flirtation... not a grudge,
And she clearly targets blond handsome men...
Although they thought so in their hearts, no one dared to say anything about the chicken-tearing cat behavior.
Since the head coach/Yagi-kun/Yagi-san/Kei likes this...it's not impossible,
After all, compared to using bomb balls, supernatural creatures, or even nuclear bombs...
Just stuffing tennis balls up your nose or something,
——It’s totally normal!!
All of a sudden, everyone in U17 successfully convinced themselves.
The bottom line is lowered to an incomparable low by the endless doting on the little cat who is simply a devil in the eyes of Camus and Reinhardt!
What's wrong with the cat? It's just trying to strike up a conversation!
"——There is no one who will not be impressed by Kei's charm."
Kirihara Akaya's words finally came true, and he was the first to achieve sublimation in the U17 team.
But for Ralph Reinhardt, who was caught off guard and seriously injured,
There is nothing else to do except being confused.
Is this...is this a provocation?
But provocation... I've never seen such a strange way before.
Reinhardt tried to understand, but he failed.
Reinhardt silently took down the tennis ball, regained his breathing, and composed himself.
After making sure he was calm, he looked down at the black-haired young Asian face who suddenly stood in front of him and poked him.
Reinhardt: "...Hello?"
Player: “…”
Jibai Cat looked up at the favorability bar above the NPC's head.
No fluctuations,
The player looked at the chat-up task again.
[Randomly chat up a random NPC to increase their favorability (0/1)]
——No, why is there still no movement?
Chicken Cat was furious and took out a tennis ball from his backpack.
Towards random passers-by NPC is A,
——Grow it, the players’ favorability, grow it quickly!!
After a crazy attack, the defenseless Reinhardt was about to ask again,
A sudden, unpredictable murderous aura swept over him—completely unexpected.
But, faster than perception, quicker than avoidance, more violent than consciousness,
Now, what comes before our eyes is an endless and boundless army of tennis balls!
One, two, three, ten, twenty, thirty, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred... one thousand——!
Ralph Reinhardt—completely unprepared, was completely engulfed by the sea of tennis balls roaring like a giant beast!!
Not only Reinhardt, but even the other members of the U17 Japanese team next to him could not escape.
The vigorous, mighty, and endless sea of tennis—it rushed over like a tsunami!
It seems to be a very dangerous situation, and it is actually a very dangerous situation.
But - at the critical moment!
The U17 team discovered the crucial point!
"Great—it's just a tennis ball! Not a bomb ball!!"
"That's amazing—when things weren't safe at all, the head coach actually had a change of heart!"
“—No need to die, no need to die, this is great!! Today is such a great day!!”
“……?”
Reinhardt, who was swept away, happened to hear it and slowly typed out a question mark.
These guys...are they mentally ill?
It’s become like this...is it still safe?
It was at this moment that Reinhardt's peripheral vision suddenly turned.
Suddenly, a familiar figure caught his eye——
Agile, capable, concise and clear,
The smooth dodging movements and the cool figure going against the tide with the hems of his clothes fluttering in the wind,
——It’s Ryuga Echizen!
Unexpectedly appearing at this time, Reinhard slowly opened his eyes.
Could it be that Long Ya is here——
Echizen Ryuga leaped forward, spinning and jumping without stopping. He closed his eyes, a wicked and handsome smile curled up at the corner of his lips.
Reinhardt was faintly excited.
The next second,
“Pah—!”
In full view of everyone, the damn cat fell from the sky - with one leg, it hit Echizen Ryuga's head directly!
“…”
“Nice pitch…”
“…I have to say, that was a really good response…”
Reinhardt: ...
Isn't this the time to think about these things?!
Against the sea of tennis, Reinhardt waved the arm of fate, calling out to fate,
"——Longya, I'm here! I'M here——!!"
Following the guidance of fate, he seemed to sense something, Echizen Ryuga almost turning back and Reinhardt casting a fateful glance.
Across the vast sea of balls, and the U17 players constantly floating in the sea,
Their eyes met.
——A glance that lasts for a thousand years,
Reinhard couldn't help but smile.
"Long Ya, the American team has been waiting for you. As long as you are willing to come back, there will always be a place for you on the American team—"
"No, Long Ya—Long Ya—don't sink yet!!"
Before he could finish his words, Reinhardt looked at Echizen Ryuga who was slowly sinking into the sea of tennis balls and was shocked.
I still want to struggle to get closer and say something,
Even if it's to save——
Even if it is——
“…”
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and slowly raised his head.
The dark, empty, and void eyes finally met his gaze.
Reinhardt: “…”
Chicken and cat: "."
Chicken Cat: "Yo."
I've seen people poaching players, but I've never seen anyone poaching players in front of them.
——Koko, NPC, you are very brave.
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