Chapter 176: Players start a world-class greeting mission...
Just in the blink of an eye,
Even the Phoenix of Byodoin had persisted for so long without slacking off, and only just now could it be considered as a moment of extra thought.
But in just a moment, the cat disappeared without a trace!
Byodoin Phoenix was doubting his life right there, but he didn't have much time to be dazed, because the next thing he was going to do was search!
The overwhelming search, up and down, left and right, has completely forgotten the current situation and the background.
The only thought that filled Byodoin's mind was that he had to find Yagi Kei as soon as possible!
The Japanese team losing face is a small matter, but the safety of so many players, media and sponsors at the entire draw venue is a big issue -!
God knows what that mushroom head will do in this short time when he is not paying attention?!
So, in full view of everyone, Byodoin Phoenix, who had just walked to the U-17 Japanese team's position, suddenly braked, turned around and overtook the opponent in front of all the spotlights and black camera lenses.
He didn't care that he had become a shadow in front of the camera, and had completely lost his graceful face.
The whole person looked extremely anxious and there was no trace of the cool uncle image he had when he first entered the scene.
"What... happened?"
Reporters and media outlets who caught a glimpse of this scene were abuzz with discussion. Could something major have happened within the Japanese team that could have caused the world-renowned Japanese captain to lose his composure at the draw ceremony?
Reporters and the media are like hyenas sniffing out blood, especially when they catch the scent of secrets.
"Big news—!" It was almost written on his face.
Suddenly, those who were carrying camera lenses started running away.
He followed behind Byodoin Temple with full concentration, without any hesitation.
In the hotel lounge, the U-17 Japanese team members gathered in front of the TV in the public area: "..."
From the beginning of the live broadcast, everyone held their breath and didn't dare to breathe heavily.
This state continued until the camera shifted to the scene where the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple entered the arena, holding the black-haired boy's wrist.
"Fortunately, fortunately...Byodoin Temple is keeping an eye on Yagi."
"Fortunately, fortunately...nothing serious happened."
"It's okay—still—"
I haven't let go of my breath yet, but the camera switches and in the blink of an eye,
Switching back, I had arrived next to the Byodoin Phoenix next to the U-17 Japanese team's position - but nothing!
U-17 Japan National Team: “…”
The premonition reached its climax when the movement of Byodoin, who had lowered his head for a long moment and then slowly raised it again, and whose body, one step faster than his sight, began to run wildly, clearly appeared on the screen.
Dead silence,
"The worst case scenario... still happened..."
Even if I say so, facing such a situation, there is absolutely no way to deal with it.
Hope - can only be placed on Byodoin Temple, which is currently drawing lots!
Now no one dared to look away, all eyes were fixed on the public television screen.
As if they were distracted, the entire lottery ceremony venue suddenly disappeared with a "boom".
Although it is unlikely, but that is according to human reason.
If a cat is to be robbed... can it really follow the human procedure...
Ponder, ponder, ponder,
"—There! Uncle Byodoin!" Toyama Kintaro, who was staring intently at the live broadcast on the TV, called out,
Everyone's heart sank, and they quickly looked up.
As expected—the camera cut once again to other national teams appearing, and the background board was very prominent—
It was the Byodoin Phoenix rummaging through the trash can!
"...Wait, looking through the trash?"
"P-Ping-Yuan..."
The culprit who actually provided the relevant elements and made it happen, Niou Masaharu, whistled slowly.
"...You actually listened to me, Byodoin-senpai..."
"So why is Uncle Byodoin rummaging through the trash can now?"
Toyama Kintaro was puzzled, "No matter how you look at it, Yagi Yagi shouldn't appear in the trash can, right?"
“…”
The people from Rikkai University, Seigaku University, and Hyotei University, who had witnessed a cat growing out of a trash can countless times, slowly turned their heads to look at him.
It's good that I'm an innocent guy who has never been harmed by a cat that came out of a trash can.
What a blessing...Shitenhoji Temple.
This feeling of pity and envy was so strong that it almost overflowed. Even Shiraishi Kuranosuke, who was touching his face with his golden arms, could sense that the atmosphere was not right.
Shiraishi Kuranosuke immediately stopped Toyama Kintaro from speaking and quickly drew everyone's attention back to the main point.
"Look, Byodoin-senpai seems to be missing again!"
We have already lost a worthless cat, we cannot lose the only hope of the whole village - the Byodoin Phoenix!
Everyone immediately paid close attention to the live TV footage, trying to find the key elements in every corner.
"...Now taking the stage is the U-17 Swiss team, led by Alexander Amadeus. He just finished participating in a professional tennis tournament and immediately rushed to Australia..."
The host's narration did not attract the attention of the U-17 Japanese team.
His eyes scanned up and down—a sharp eye!
The hair on Kirihara Akaya's head, equipped with the Xungui antenna, twitched and twitched. Following his intuition, he looked intently—
"Kyu! Kyu—there!!"
The excited Kirihara Akaya immediately pointed, and as soon as he moved, the people who were looking for him in vain also looked in the direction he was looking.
The finger points to the corners of the picture.
"Eh... Eh, where's the trace of Yagi-san..."
Kirihara Akaya didn't even blink, and his fingers didn't move an inch, he was extremely determined: "——It's that, that one!!"
With doubts and confusion, I took a closer look at the live TV footage.
Wow! A tuft of black hair has appeared behind Alexander Amadeus, the captain of the Swiss U-17 team!
It's just a bunch of black hair,
The most fatal thing was that the tuft of black hair was getting closer and closer, and the whole person appeared more and more in the camera -
The reporters watching the live broadcast seemed to realize something as well, their attention gradually shifting to Amadeus and the increasingly close tuft of black hair behind him.
Seeing that the cat was about to slowly stretch out its evil claws towards Alexander Amadeus's back,
The people in front of the TV were choking, unable to breathe or catch their breath.
Just one last step, the cat's claws were about to touch Amadeus's shoulders.
With a snap, a big paw quickly stretched out and tightly grasped the restless cat's paw.
The U17 players' hearts skipped a beat before the live broadcast, and they hurriedly looked up at the camera as it moved.
It was the Byodoin Phoenix who came panting and rushing across most of the lottery venue!
At this moment, he looked a little embarrassed. It was obvious that he had been running in a hurry, and his high ponytail was a little loose.
The black suit that was very straight when it first appeared in front of the camera had several wrinkles and a few dark stains, but they were not obvious and could not be seen at first glance.
But all this was no match for the flash of light that burst out from his eyes when he grabbed the cat's paw with one hand!
This light was so infectious that the reporters and media behind the cameras, and even the U17 players in front of the screen, all felt exactly the same way as he did.
After holding the breath for a long time, he finally let it out completely.
"Thank goodness... Thank goodness, Byodoin is so reliable... I actually made it in time."
"Yes, yes, it's just that last bit. If I miss it, I don't dare to imagine what will happen next..."
Everyone sighed, feeling relieved.
However, for the Byodoin Phoenix present at the scene, everything is not over yet.
He successfully stopped the aggressive action launched by Jibaimao, but the impact caused by Jibaimao was not over.
Not only did the live broadcast camera notice it, but the perceptive Alexander Amadeus also noticed it.
He remained motionless, waiting to see what the approaching figure behind him would do.
The appearance of the Phoenix of Byodoin and the successful interruption made Alexander Amadeus, who had been waiting, turn his head completely.
"So, what are you planning to do—" Alexander Amadeus, who was wearing a yellow turban and had very unique, crispy hair, stared at the two of them.
My eyes paused for a moment on the national stickers on their suits.
Alexander Amadeus looked up again. "The Japanese team?"
Byodoin Phoenix: "..."
He didn't really want to do anything, just intercept the chicken and the cat,
As for what the cat wants to do,
No, it’s best if he doesn’t think about it.
Byodoin had a stern face, grabbed Mushroom's wrist without saying anything, and turned to leave.
Less trouble is worse than more trouble. The longer this kid stays outside, the more dangerous it will be.
The Phoenix of Byodoin Temple was full of momentum and aura, and it directly pulled people away.
Alexander Amadeus was also not to be outdone. As a representative of Switzerland, a powerful country ranked second in the world in the U-17 World Cup after Germany,
Amadeus also displayed his aura, and was about to collide with the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple, just in a critical moment——
Suddenly,
"Hello."
Into the fray broke the silence between the two, and the one who greeted them was the black-haired, mushroom-headed man who had been standing by Byodoin with his dead eyes and a blank expression for a long time.
Unable to control themselves, Byodoin Phoenix and Amadeus simultaneously lowered their heads and looked at him.
“…”
“…”
The player waited and waited, but there was no response, so—
"Bonjour."
“Hello.”
"Hallo."
“Sawadee ka.”
“…”
"Aniasiyo."
The translation kept switching, and very human greetings popped out from the black-haired mushroom head's mouth one after another.
Alexander Amadeus went from being thoughtful at first to becoming more and more serious as he listened.
Finally, he turned his head and looked at the Phoenix of Byodoin who was holding the man's wrist.
Slowly, a hint of realization appeared on his face.
Although it is not explicitly stated, anyone with eyes can see it.
Amadeus now definitely feels that he is having trouble speaking words one by one, and there may be obstacles and problems in some aspects.
Looking at it this way, the actions of Byodoin Phoenix are completely understandable!
Amadeus understood,
The U17 players before the live broadcast also understood Amadeus.
The player, in a blink of an eye, saw the system pop-up window [Ding!]
Alexander Amadeus Favorability +5
——Great, I’ve finished another greeting mission.
After entering the lottery venue, the long-lost greeting task popped up in front of the players.
【Mission: Newly arrived
Everyone is curious about you, a stranger. After all, the first impression is very important.
Please say hello to the residents of Netlu Valley (World Division)! (1/N)
Completed one,
There are more and more NPCs waiting for players!
He stopped quickly and decisively, then turned around and ran away expressionlessly.
Its form is like a shadow, its steps are like the wind, its speed is like lightning,
Even when the Phoenix of Byodoin was still looking at Amadeus, with an unchanged expression on her face but constantly organizing her words in her heart to try to correct Amadeus's wrong idea,
Damn it, the cat has disappeared into the distance!
It was not until the mushroom head performed the miracle of disappearing again that the Byodoin Phoenix suddenly reacted and was busy trying to make amends.
"Don't—don't run—!"
A desperate cry came from the Byodoin Temple, and even Alexander Amadeus was shocked by it.
Byodoin Phoenix turned and walked away, as if having made some kind of resolution.
Not only did he turn and leave, Alexander Amadeus keenly noticed that some of the media and reporters following him also turned and left.
The movements were in unison. If you didn't know that these guys had no prior rehearsal, you would be completely influenced by this unparalleled tacit understanding.
Almost even the onlookers moved away.
This shout from Byodoin moved Alexander Amadeus and other members of the U-17 team.
The U-17 team members nearby couldn't help but stop or slow down their pace to look towards Byodoin Temple.
The ones most affected, closest to the team, and most familiar to them are none other than the U-17 US national team members: Ralph Reinhart and Dudu Oufando.
The two were the representatives of the U.S. team in this U-17 warm-up exhibition match, and their appearance order was ranked after the Swiss team.
The American team was aware of the commotion caused by the Swiss team entering the field, but it was not a direct impact, so they did not pay much attention to it for the time being.
This carelessness and lack of defense soon led to the fire burning themselves.
Ralph Reinhardt looked up and suddenly saw a dark shadow in front of him!
Black hair, black eyes, black suit, his whole body is soaked in the color of the night sky.
It looked strangely familiar, and Ralph Reinhardt instinctively wanted to turn around and run the second they locked eyes.
Wait, turn around and run?
He was completely unconscious, and had no idea where this idea came from.
There's nothing in his memory... Wait, his memory seems to be missing a piece.
This is, a blackout?!
Constantly searching for my own shortcomings and correcting them. My famous motto is "I like my imperfections".
Reinhard single-handedly discovered the true meaning of the world!
At the same time, Dudu Ovando was still immersed in the dark figure of the dwarf that suddenly appeared in front of him.
He felt an unreasonable fear from this dwarf who came from nowhere.
"R-Reinhardt... this guy is..."
Dudu Oufanduo endured it for a while, but he couldn't help but speak out.
Reinhardt considered his words, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the black-haired mushroom head blocking his way. After thinking for a while,
Decided to take the initiative and not surrender——
A second before he took action, the black-haired boy in front of him took a step forward without warning.
Directly cross the safe distance in social etiquette and reach in front of them in one step.
He raised his dead fish eyes, stared at me, and moved his upper and lower lips quickly.
"HELLO."
“…”
Ralph Reinhardt: "...Hello?"
【bite--】
[Ralph Reinhardt's impression +5]
Seeing that another mission objective had been achieved, the player continued to work hard, without even looking at Reinhardt who was trying to respond, and turned to Dudu Ovando on the other side.
"HELLO."
Dudu Oufanduo's face was filled with undisguised doubt. He looked at Reinhardt, who greeted him but was completely ignored, and then looked at the black-haired mushroom head who had directly attacked him.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to answer or what to do.
If the NPC doesn't move, then the player will move.
——Hurry up, there are still many NPCs to be killed!
Having learned the lesson from the first tricky NPC, the player has become a master!
Seeing that Dudu Oufanduo did not respond, Jibaimao quickly switched to translation.
Once again, languages from all over the world strike out, strike out, strike out—!
"Bonjour."
"Hallo."
“Sawadee ka.”
"Aniasiyo."
“——!”
There was no time to hesitate, fearing that if he was any slower, he would hear some Javanese or alien language from this kid.
Dudu Ovando ended the battle with a simple 'HI'!
[Ding!]
[Dudu Oufanduo Favorability +5]
After receiving a system pop-up notification, Mushroom Head left as quietly as he had come, and disappeared from the spot in the form of a black shadow.
Because the retreat speed was so fast, Reinhardt and Dudu didn't react in time.
I looked again - there was nothing in front of me, no sign of anyone!
"G...ghost?"
Dudu Oufanduo hesitated and asked the most sincere question in his heart.
Reinhardt remained silent, lost in thought.
That fragmented memory...when did it begin?
Leopold Camus of the French U-17 team also has the same question!
The French team entered the field before the Swedish team and even before the Japanese team.
But even so, he couldn't escape the clutches of the chicken-breaking cat!
Leopold Camus, an undeniable beauty with blond hair, cobalt blue eyes, and an exotic charm.
At this moment, I am stuck in my seat, I can't stand up, and I don't feel like sitting down.
After all, this young boy with an Asian face stared straight at me with his dead fish eyes without even blinking.
To be honest, after watching it for a long time... it's a bit creepy.
Even Camus's teammate, Doron, asked him, "Connaissez-vous ce gamin? (Do you know this guy?)"
Camus's conditioned reflex was to answer in the negative, but the negative answer could not be uttered smoothly and was stuck in his throat.
He paused, then looked at the black-haired boy standing in front of him. For some reason, he felt that the more he looked at him, the more subtly familiar he looked.
It seems like I've seen it somewhere, but where exactly...
There seems to be an impression, but there is no corresponding memory in my memory. I can't find it and it's difficult to match it.
Just as he was struggling and searching his memory, the cat that was blocking the way finally understood.
He took a step forward and squeezed Camus out of his seat into a corner, making him look extremely miserable.
No one ever imagined, let alone witnessed, that Leopold Camus would be driven to this extent.
But right before my eyes——it happened so vividly.
Chicken Cat: "Bonjour."
Camus: “…”
Duolong: “…”
In this situation, in this situation, you just said this to him and thought it would be over?!
Camus: "...Bonjour."
Doron: “……?”
He looked at Camus in great surprise, although he knew that Camus had a good temper and would not argue with others.
But it has come to this, if I don't take any action, the next step will be to step on my head.
——How could Camus still endure it?
Leopold Camus spoke instinctively, without any thought, and after he finished speaking, he paused.
The player doesn't care about the NPC's reaction, the player only pays attention to the system pop-up window in front of him.
[Leopold Camus Favorability +5]
Then attack the NPC next to him.
The chicken-cat came all over the French team with a "Bonjour" and then left without a trace of fame or honor.
Its speed and the speed at which it disappears are so fast that one cannot help but marvel at it.
Even after the shadow of the black-haired mushroom-head disappeared, the U-17 French team was unable to recover.
The cat was like a black storm that swept in without any preparation or warning.
It swept through with such force, inflicting trauma, and then walked away coldly and hard.
Camus and others were left standing there, battered by the storm, with their heads full of questions.
But, this isn't over yet!
After finally looking at each other and calming down, the French team members reorganized their words and finally spoke.
A yellow figure suddenly rushed out——!
"--I'm sorry to bother you, but have you ever seen a short, roughly this size guy wearing a black suit just saying 'hello'?!"
He spoke a long sentence without a pause, and only the sound of his breath remained at the end, but it fully demonstrated his anxiety and panic.
The person who came was none other than the pitiful guardian, Byodoin Phoenix, who was searching everywhere for the cat! !
“…Yes, I just passed by.”
Byodoin Phoenix: "!!"
——Another step late!!
But even so, Byodoin Phoenix did not give up and continued searching. "So, which direction did that guy go?"
"As for the direction... I don't think I cared..."
"After all, that guy was so fast that he disappeared in the blink of an eye..."
"there."
Amidst the sighs and discussions, Camus's voice was like a clear spring, incredibly clear. The Phoenix of the Equal Courtyard pointed the way.
Byodoin was about to express his gratitude, but when he turned and met the smiling Camus's gaze, a fleeting image of him and the three American team members being blasted black and crisp by the bomb flashed before his eyes.
Unable to control his reflex, he took a big step back, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
This was the first time in decades that someone looked at him with such an expression. Camus smiled politely and slowly asked, "...?"
There is no time to explain, the whereabouts of Jibaimao is more important now.
The Byodoin Phoenix Intelligence responded briefly, looked deeply, and then turned and headed in the direction Camus pointed.
That direction - it's the German team!
No, calm down, that direction isn't that easy to go!!
Although Byodoin had repeatedly restrained himself and remained calm, his hurried steps still betrayed his inner emotions.
The closer we get, the clearer it becomes, and the more we discover,
For example, just standing there,
The bald head at a glance, the destination that countless spotlights are shining on——
Jurgen Barisavich Volk,
And standing in front of the bald head,
The cat stretched out its claws and slowly stroked the bald man's head.
“…”
“…”
This claw goes down,
The world is quiet,
Whether it was the Byodoin Phoenix that arrived late, leading a large and small group of reporters and media cameras,
Or all the U-17 national teams who witnessed this scene at the draw venue,
And the U17 players who were trembling in fear in front of the live broadcast,
My heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died.
“Ha, hahaha…hahahaha…”
"It's okay, it's okay, I just touched the bald head,"
"Not blowing up a bald head is already progress, right?!"
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