Chapter 19: Entering V Three-in-One Players chase, NPCs flee, they all...
A player who received a time-limited mission right out of the door early in the morning spent several cans of JJ Coke without blinking, finally arriving at the mission location before the clock-in time.
[Limited-time location check-in mission: Countdown 3, 2, 1...]
【Check-in successful! 】
【Task 5: 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 (Youth Academy)! (0/61)
Reward: Favorability +5]
Sure enough, this is a serial task!
With the release of the mission, maps in other sections of the Netlu Valley were also successfully unlocked.
The player stopped and clicked on the task prompt, then caught a glimpse of a familiar face out of the corner of his eye.
...Kelp-headed NPC?
Why is the favorability machine refreshed here?
Players quickly figured out that it should be a role like a guide for the new map.
That makes sense.
Kirihara Akaya held the still-talking phone in one hand, and pointed with trembling hands at the person who had just been reported as 'missing' a minute ago.
No matter what he wears, he always wears a trash can lid on his head. He even has a chicken feather dangling in the wind on his head because he has been obsessed with raising chickens recently.
Kirihara Akaya will never admit his mistake!
He trembled, "Gui..."
Before he could finish the rest of his words, the mushroom-headed man holding the trash can glanced at him.
Glancing at him again.
Kirihara Akaya: "..."
Kirihara Akaya collapsed: "It's me!! Kei!! Have you forgotten me after not seeing me for one night? QAQ!!"
The younger Mushroom-headed kid stared at it for a while with dead eyes, then said coolly, "Yo."
Kirihara Akaya: "..."
Everyone who heard clearly on the phone: "..."
"What is this kid doing...trying to be cool..."
"You still have the time to act cool at this hour... No, that's not the point!! The point is—"
"——Akaye, catch him! Catch him quickly!! Don't let him run into Seigaku!!"
"Rikkai University's reputation depends on this! Don't let him escape!! It's all depending on you, Akaya!!"
"--beep."
Kirihara Akaya froze, his eyes slowly turning to the mushroom-haired junior who peeked over and interrupted the call with a finger.
The movements are quick, clean and neat, and he is a very naughty cat.
Kirihara Akaya: "..."
Kirihara Akaya COSed "The Scream" on the spot, and his whole body became dark and distorted.
——He actually hung up like that!!
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over! If Vice Minister Sanada knew about this, his life would be in danger!!!
Chicken and cat...Oh no, Yagi Kei poked him.
In the panic, Kirihara Akaya barely maintained a bit of composure and remembered the advice of his predecessors, that he must not let Yagi Kei enter Seigaku.
Kirihara Akaya put on a smile, although he was crying silently in his heart.
He tried to soothe her by lowering his voice as if he was coaxing a child: "Kyu, Kyu... let's go back, the seniors are still waiting for us."
Thinking of the other party's obsession with tennis and victory, Kirihara racked his brains to come up with a bait. "Besides, we have a practice match with Kakigi Junior High School today. Can we go back quickly? Otherwise, it would be a shame to miss the match..."
The player said nothing and just kept poking the NPC.
Kirihara Akaya: “QAQ!”
Kirihara Akaya: "Kyu—I won't let you into Seigaku no matter how much you poke me!!"
After poking for a while,
Kirihara Akaya: "I won't agree to that! If the seniors knew, my head would be blown off!!"
After poking for a while,
Kirihara Akaya: "Kyu, you really can't go in there—wuwuwu, the reputation of our Rikkai University..."
I found that even if I interacted with NPCs, no relevant plot would appear. On the contrary, all I saw were obstacles.
Is it so challenging, Koko? Then players must go in.
Maintaining the [Obstructed] Debuff, the kelp-headed NPC, dragging his hands and feet while clinging tightly to the player's thighs, took advantage of the gap between the NPCs patrolling the school gate and rolled into the entrance of the new map.
Kirihara Akaya, with a dusty and wrinkled face: "..."
Seeing that the matter was already settled, both of them had entered Qingxue and there was no room for change.
Even though his heart was broken, Kirihara Akari had to accept the reality at this moment.
He tried to comfort himself in his heart, at least... at least he came in with Yagi Kei!
With him watching, even if Yagi Kei does something beyond the ordinary, he can try his best to make up for it... Yes, he can definitely do it!
After finally calming down, Kirihara Aka looked up.
The person who was hugging my thigh just now has run away in twists and turns without me even noticing, and I can only see his jumping back and forth!
Kirihara Akaya: “!!”
Kirihara Akaya: "Kyu——wait for me!! Don't leave me QAQ!!"
Players enter the new map and continue to explore, but unfortunately, except for the fixed area for the greeting mission, all other places seem to be locked. When you get close, it will show [Explore this area later].
What! There are places players can't go! This is abominable!
The resentful player drove the navigation fiercely into the mission location,
"—Who is it?"
"……Who are you?!"
"A student from outside? Why are they suddenly..."
After a forward roll into the tennis club, the player encountered a large number of noisy and waiting-to-be-generated favorability NPCs!
Mission! Players are coming!
Just as they were about to enter the third year of the tennis club, Oishi Shuichiro and Inui Sadaharu heard the chaotic chatter of other members, opened the door and looked up in confusion.
This glance fell into a blank silence.
It’s nothing, it’s just that this strange face appearing in the tennis club... is really too hard to understand.
I don't know why he's wearing a trash can lid on his head, but if you look closely you can see a few wisps of bird feathers moving in the wind...
With good upbringing, Oishi and Kan do not judge others' clothes.
But why does this short, mushroom-headed guy with the trash can lid on his head have to go around and say "hello" to everyone one by one?!
Is this some special way of greeting? But even if it is like that, it shouldn't be... it shouldn't be...
Dashi tried his best to find the right adjective, pushed his glasses dryly, and suddenly said "Here it comes".
...coming?
What's coming?
Dashi was dazed when he saw a figure suddenly descend from the sky in front of him. The figure even left an afterimage due to its high speed...
Shuichiro Oishi: "..."
Although he witnessed the entire process of this stranger's 100-meter sprint, double jump and forward roll.
Is this something a human could do... This way of moving is too, too...
Gan, who had also witnessed this, pushed his glasses up. "There's actually a way to move like this! It seems to be 340% faster than normal walking. If I train like this for a long time, I should be able to..."
Dashi was at a loss,
Shit, don't just start analyzing without thinking!
A somewhat exhausted Oishi Shuichiro looked at the unfamiliar face that had landed in front of him with perfect form. He carefully considered his words, "You... don't look like a student of our school. What brings you to the tennis club?"
“…”
Dashi waited for a while.
“…”
"Hello."
——Why is it this sentence again! !
After finishing A, the player waited for a long time before seeing the system prompt [Oishi Shuichiro Favorability +5] and quickly changed the target.
The guy with glasses next to him also gave an A,
Player: "Hello."
Gan: "Hmm? Tell me."
He pushed his glasses dryly: "From the time you entered the venue, you said 'hello' about 31 times. Adding the previous ones, the probability of judging that everyone will say 'hello' is 87%..."
Player: Look up and take a look at the ID.
This familiar tone almost made me think it was the NPC with squinty eyes.
After A finished and waited for a while, the NPC with glasses did nothing but report the data.
The players looked at him in confusion.
Human-machine?
Gan: "I guess the probability that you are waiting for an answer is 89%, so should I say 'hello' now?"
The NPC talks too much, and the player can skip it with one click.
Gan: "In that case, the correct probability should be..."
Player: "Skip."
Dry:"……"
Oishi Shuichiro, who had been watching for a long time, said weakly: "Um...what does Skip mean?"
Player: "Skip."
Shuichiro Oishi: "..."
Gan suddenly clenched his left fist and knocked it against the palm of his right hand. "Ah, so that's what you mean. I understand."
The NPC finally shut up.
[Gan Zhenzhi's favorability +5]
The player who received the notification of increased favorability turned around and left without looking back.
Oishi, who was still trying to get an explanation from Kan, said, "Hey... Kan, what exactly does that Skip mean? No, what exactly does that guy over there want to do by joining the tennis club?"
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!! I’m so sorry!!”
Dashi, who stretched out Erkang's hand to try to stop him, was hit by a powerful sound wave from behind before he could finish his words.
“Please move aside! Please move aside!!”
Kirihara Aka, who arrived a little late after a long journey, was also panting and sweating profusely, and his pursuit was almost hopeless.
After finally finding Kei Yagi, he immediately ran towards him without stopping.
Now he was almost pulled out of the water, supporting himself with his knees and trying to breathe slowly.
"Have you seen someone this tall and this small, jumping in here?"
Dashi hesitated to speak.
He pushed his glasses up.
Kirihara Akaya gestured frantically: "It's... it's almost a head shorter, and wearing a trash can lid."
He tried his best to describe it, pulling at the corners of his eyes with both hands and trying to imitate Yagi Kei's dead fish eyes, "--Just like this!"
...it couldn't be more vivid.
Oishi Shuichiro: "If it's the child you described... he just jumped in again."
Kirihara Akaya: "..."
With a glimmer of hope, he tried to ask for confirmation, "So, he didn't do anything excessive, right?"
Dashi and Gan looked at each other.
During the silence, Kirihara Akaya's brain was extremely tense.
It's over, it's over, it's over—if Vice President Sanada knew that not only had he failed to keep an eye on Kei, but he hadn't even been able to stop him from causing trouble in other schools...
Kirihara Akaya's vision suddenly went dark.
Oishi: “Probably… probably not…”
Gan: "Just greeting everyone equally and accurately is still a little short of the definition of excessive."
Kirihara Akaya was almost crying with joy: "That's great - that's great!! Don't worry, I'll take him away right now and won't disturb him! Absolutely!!"
Dashi asked the key question at this moment: "So, you are together?"
Kirihara Akaya: "Ah, yes, yes! We are together!"
Oishi: "You... don't look like students of this school."
Kirihara Akaya now just wants to put the peace as soon as possible. If he lets Kei continue to cause trouble in Seigaku, he really doesn't know what will happen!
He asked and answered questions quickly, sneaking towards the Qingxue Tennis Club while talking, "Yes, yes, we are indeed not students here, we are from other schools, we just happened to pass by, accidentally passed by..."
Kirihara Akaya, who had a rare moment of common sense, deliberately obscured the school status of himself and Yagi Kei.
——Just kidding, while these young guys don’t know them, hurry up and leave!
Putting on a smile, Kirihara Akaya stepped into the door of the Seigaku Tennis Club and immediately said, "Don't worry, we have no ill intentions, absolutely!"
"If there's nothing else, I'll take this kid away first. I'm sorry for causing you trouble—"
Don't hit a smiling person. Even if the other party responds vaguely and speaks glibly, Dashi and Gan can't say much.
It was not until Inui and Oishi looked into the tennis court that Kirihara Akaya finally caught sight of the short figure standing next to the last figure.
Kirihara vaguely recognized the person next to Yagi: "..."
Watching his own minister Tezuka being cornered by the hard core, Oishi/Gan: "..."
Kirihara Akaya: “Kyuu ...
Oishi/Inari: "Tezuka!!!"
The other members of the Youth Club who witnessed this scene said: "You bastard! Let go of our captain and let me - it hurts!!"
Chaos interweaves, one rises while the other recedes,
At the center of the chaos, Kei Yagi and Kunimitsu Tezuka were glaring at each other.
Yagi Kei poked him, "Hello."
Tezuka: “…”
No response?
Yagi Kei poked him again.
Everyone in Qingxue was terrified as they watched their cold-faced minister being molested, not daring to breathe.
Is he mute?
Players are getting anxious.
There are only two NPCs left in the greeting mission, how can they hold the players back at this time!
Yagi Kei: "Hello."
He pushed the expressionless NPC against the wall, trying to provoke other reactions from the NPC.
Yagi Kei: “Are you still there?”
Paralyzed NPC: “…”
Yagi Kei: "Got it, please reply."
In the dead silence, only Oishi, who knew a little about Tezuka, took a deep breath and stepped forward, "Um... this person..."
Because he didn't know the other person, Dashi called out vaguely, and his eyes unconsciously drifted downwards. Dashi's expression was not very good.
"Or maybe... you could just move... away from stepping on Tezuka's foot?"
Player: “…”
What an advanced NPC that actually refused to make a sound just because the player stepped on the NPC's foot.
Yagi Kei slowly raised his head and met Tezuka's eyes, who slowly lowered his head.
The dark, dead fish eyes met the tense, paralyzed face.
The player slowly lifts his foot.
The expressionless NPC finally spoke: "Tennis Club——"
The player steps on it again.
The expressionless NPC paused: "..."
The player raised his foot again.
The paralyzed NPC spoke again: "Everyone outside is—"
The player stepped on it curiously,
The paralyzed NPC was stuck: "..."
The players were overjoyed: “!!!”
——This NPC interaction is so interesting!!
Yagi Kei was having a lot of fun running up and down.
Paralyzed NPC: "Here,"
Paralyzed NPC: "I,"
Paralyzed NPC: "Out,"
Paralyzed NPC: "Go."
Not far away, the people from Qingxue were staring at the scene happening before them in a daze.
There was even a freeze or blackout because the scene was beyond the brain's tolerance.
"I, I saw something..."
"Minister Tezuka... is being offended by an outsider..."
"Maybe I'm still asleep... This is ridiculous..."
"Why is this scene so subtly similar to some other..."
Kirihara Akaya, who also witnessed the entire process of this scene: "..."
He clenched his fists and collapsed and yelled, tears streaming down his face.
"——Kyu!! Don't treat the president of Seigaku like a trash can!!"
Everyone in Qingxue: "..."
Everyone in Qingxue: "...!!!"
——Finally found the source of that subtle sense of déjà vu!!
In order to hide the offensive thoughts in their hearts, the Qingxue people tried to cover up and said loudly,
"That brat over there!! Let go of Chief Tezuka!! Come and fight me in a one-on-one duel if you dare!"
"Yeah, yeah! If you're rude to Minister Tezuka again, we'll be rude to you!!"
Of course, there are also some radical elements, such as:
"You bastard—let go of Chief Tezuka! Otherwise, I, Arai, will make you pay!"
The tennis racket swung violently in the air, and with a "snap" sound, the tennis ball hit the net and was quickly hit away before the people around could even react.
Oishi, who was the closest, couldn't catch up and could only shout, "Arai, what are you doing?! Stop it!"
Yagi Kei was still repeating the process of 'stepping down - releasing - stepping down - releasing', seemingly completely defenseless against the ferocious attack coming towards him from behind.
When everyone was either frightened or confused and nervous, a racket suddenly stretched out from mid-air and steadily intercepted the ball.
With a perfect turn of the hand, the racket brought the yellow ball to the edge of the net, and the person holding out the racket casually weighed it twice.
The metal racket collided with the ball with a dull thud, and for a moment, everyone's attention was drawn to this miraculous rescue.
The man who did this finally felt relieved when he saw that the short junior with his back to him was unharmed.
Kirihara Akaya kept mumbling to him, "Really... I told you not to treat the president of Seigaku like a trash can, Kei, no matter how willful you are, you should at least pay attention to your own safety."
When he didn't get a response, he asked himself, as if he was used to it: "Okay, okay, it's okay. It's rare for you to show interest in anything, Kei... Then I'll pretend I didn't see it~"
"But—after you've had enough fun, you have to come back with me, otherwise Vice Minister Sanada will never let me go!"
"As for that over there..." Kirihara Akaya dragged out his voice, his voice lazily falling, "Ah, whether it's a barren field or a dry well, anyway,"
The corners of his upturned eyes shifted downward, and Kirihara Akaya's eyes rolled and fixed on the man's face. "To suddenly attack someone else's weak and vulnerable junior... please recognize your mistake."
"And—having the guts to fire that shot, you must be prepared to be crushed by this child's guardian, right? Hmm—?"
Although at this time, as Arai's senior and the head of the third year class of Seigaku, Oishi should say something to ease the atmosphere.
But... 'fragile',
Dashi's words were stuck in his throat for a while, and he felt suffocated.
That way of moving, that behavior... so fragile, which side is it...
"Found it," Gan, who was looking through his notes with his head down, suddenly spoke up when the atmosphere was tense and about to explode.
"He's the ace of the second-year class of Rikkai University High School, representing Kanagawa... Kirihara Akaya."
"Rikkai University?!!"
"——It's actually that Rikkai University??"
"Or the ace of the Rikkai University sophomore class?"
"What are you doing here, Rikkai University?"
For a moment, because of Gan's words, the atmosphere in the entire department suddenly became tense.
Kirihara Aka was not in such a good mood. The sudden attack just now happened right in front of him.
I couldn't imagine it… if he hadn't caught up in time, Kei would have definitely been beaten by such an offensive guy.
It was impossible to ignore it. After twisting his neck with a creaking sound, Kirihara Akaya spoke slowly.
"Hey, hey—originally I was just passing by and wanted to resolve this peacefully, but now that things have come to this, even if Vice Minister Sanada and the seniors in the department knew about this, they definitely wouldn't stop me!"
Oishi's expression was serious, if the actions of the juniors at Rikkai University towards Tezuka could be considered offensive.
However, Arai's subconscious attack pushed the matter in a more serious direction. If it is not handled properly... it will become a problem between the two schools.
This is getting tricky, Dashi frowned.
Tezuka's expression changed. He seemed to have had enough and was finally about to come out of silent mode.
The source of the chaos, the player moved.
He released his foot from the foot of the tennis club captain next door, and stepped forward to block Kirihara Akaya who was bouncing the tennis ball up and down to settle the score.
Yagi Kei's action instantly broke the stiff and solemn atmosphere.
In full view of everyone, he took two steps as if normal.
After two steps, it returned to the mode of running and jumping, and was affected by the impact while jumping.
“Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay—ah~”
I have to say, it has a good rhythm.
The people from Qingxue were simply stunned.
The momentum that Kirihara Akari had accumulated suddenly diminished: "..."
But he was also used to Yagi Kei's anthropomorphic behavior, asking questions as if nothing happened.
"Hey, Kei? Are you talking to me?"
The player said nothing, but just jumped around as he looked at the sudden emergency task with his eyes shining.
[Emergency Mission: Friendly Competition with Arai
The NPC Arai in Wanglu Valley is very curious about you. Please deepen your understanding by playing against him! (0/1)
Kirihara Akaya watched his junior rolling forward without looking back, and slowly stretched out Erkang's hand to stop him.
"Kui...Kui, Rikkai University's honor..."
The player stood in front of the quest object and asked eagerly, "Want to fight? Let's fight!"
Arai's eyes twitched: "..."
Arai faced the dead-eyes: "...?"
Looking at the short, mushroom-headed kid who was fighting him with an expressionless face, Arai felt a little nervous for some reason, and even subconsciously wanted to sing.
He immediately dismissed the strange thoughts that popped up from nowhere, lowered his head, and especially met the pair of empty, dark, dead fish eyes under the trash hat, and a tremendous pressure lingered in his heart.
Arai cursed in his heart, he just looked like a first-year student, so what if he was from Rikkai University.
He's a second-year student, a mere first-year student... Not everyone is that Echizen kid!
"Tsk, kid, don't say I bullied you and come back crying..."
He lowered his head and looked at the expressionless dead fish eyes above.
Yagi Kei: Stare
Arai:……
Why is this guy so creepy?
Arai swallowed his saliva and struggled to organize his words.
"Go back to Rikkai University crying...crying!"
"Arai——!"
When Oishi heard Arai talking trash, he immediately stopped him.
He tried to smooth things over, "My fellow Rikkai University student, we're really sorry that Arai attacked you just now, but it's tennis club practice time now, so..."
Players who are focused on the mission turn a deaf ear and skip the cutscene CG with one click of Skip.
After the NPC finished his long speech, the player went around and took out the tennis racket, circling the NPC twice.
“Start start start start start.”
Dashi wanted to say something, but he was dazzled by the confusion. An unsuspecting mushroom-head wearing a garbage hat had already rushed into the venue.
Dashi: "..."
My head hurts.
Arai pulled up the corners of his mouth and wanted to smile, but he was just being spun around by that short kid from Rikkai University and stepped on dozens of times.
He gritted his teeth and swallowed the cry of pain in his mouth in order to look cool, and could only hum awkwardly twice.
Raising his racket with difficulty, Arai said, "Oishi—don't worry, he's just a brat who doesn't know his place. He actually dared to harass Minister Tezuka like this."
Arai said harshly, "I'm here to teach him a lesson on behalf of his senior, so just leave him be!"
Dashi, who couldn't let go of his worries, said: "...Alas."
Kirihara Akaya raised his eyebrows.
This clumsy provocation couldn't motivate him. He was more concerned about other things at the moment.
"This unreasonable little bastard... actually managed to attract Kei's attention and actively challenge him to a fight." He nodded, lost in thought. "Is there something special about this guy that I haven't noticed?"
Staring darkly, Kirihara Akaya snorted coldly and strode in through the crowd.
Seeing this, the other students from Qingxue also gathered around in twos and threes. The second-year student Taocheng Wu was even more interested in watching the fun. In addition, the five points of goodwill he had gained from the previous greeting made him quite curious about this little guy.
"Deputy Minister Oishi, since Arai has said so, let him try. Besides, this guy from Rikkai University looks very interesting. Let's give it a try, let's give it a try—!"
Gan pushed his glasses and walked near the court. Although he didn't say anything, he seemed to be very eager to collect data on this unknown Rikkai University player.
As for the others, they either didn't care, made a few jokes, or joined in the fun. In short, no one realized the seriousness of the matter.
Oishi felt helpless and turned to ask Tezuka for his opinion.
Before Tezuka could give his opinion, the game on the court next door had already started.
Players don't care about the communication between NPCs and just want to complete tasks quickly.
Friendly discussion, hurry up.
Arai: "One round will decide the outcome. This way it will be quicker. Is that okay with you?"
Player: Just passing by, I pulled the net.
Arai: "Don't say I'm a second-year and I won't let you go—you can serve."
Player: Ignore it and kick it towards the baseline.
Arai, who was completely ignored, had a tic-tac-toe frown on his forehead. "Hey!! You—"
Player: What a talkative NPC.
Taocheng Wu stepped forward and laughed: "Alright, alright, Arai, you should be quiet. Then how about I be the referee?"
Arai: “…Humph.”
Players: Move up and down, left and right to adapt to the venue.
Momoshiro Takeshi: “…Pfft.”
He coughed, then turned around to signal, "So, Arai vs. Rikkai University... Little classmate, you serve first! Serve well!"
Arai: "Hey!! Momoshiro, which side are you from?!"
After waiting for a long time, the player who called 'Game Start' finally took out a ball from his pocket.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the black-haired mushroom-head threw the ball, bent his knees, jumped up, and swung his racket.
"--knock!"
Tao Cheng raised his eyebrows and rubbed his chin: "0:15!"
People around started to make noises:
“…The ball is going so fast!”
"This...this level, is he really just a first-year student??"
"Arai barely moved!! I can't even keep up with this guy!"
"Is this the strength of Rikkai University, the overlord of Kanto?"
Arai, who was holding the racket, was the one who felt the most deeply at this moment.
It was invisible and almost invisible. By the time my eyes could barely catch up with the trail, the ball had already brushed past my feet and scored.
Why...why!?
Players also want to ask why,
One normal attack took away 41 HP. What a fragile NPC.
So what is the purpose of going through so many plots just now?
Everyone looked at the mushroom-headed man on the other side of the court staring at Arai inexplicably and began to be dazed, and they were all a little confused.
"What's wrong with him? Why isn't he moving?"
"Is this the only shot I can make? Can't I do more?"
"I don't know... This guy doesn't talk..."
After whispering to each other, the other party finally moved.
Arai held the racket tightly and walked forward, his eyes fixed on his every move.
This can't go on any longer! He needs to use this one goal to prove his Arai strength!
Taking out another tennis ball from his pocket, the player casually clicked the skill.
The knuckles were bent to tighten the ball, and the sound of the tennis ball being tightened was muffled.
Kirihara Akaya saw it and whistled softly.
Throw and swing the racket, 'bang',
The ball was going very fast, still very fast, but I could see where it landed, and it was spinning when it hit the ground!
Arai rushed to the landing point and immediately swung his racket vigorously, with a big smile on his face to block it.
His Arai's strength is demonstrated in this ball——
There was a loud "bang!"
The world before my eyes suddenly went dark.
Arai was dazed, and then he felt weightlessness.
He, he seemed to... fly out? ! !
The blood rushed upwards, and in the vague line of sight he could see, there was only the dark and cold eyes of the first-year student from Rikkai University opposite him, who had never taken him seriously from the beginning.
So scary, so horrible——!!
The tennis ball bounced up and knocked his entire body backwards, and the racket flew out of his hand and hit the ground with a clang.
The onlookers fell back in a flurry, then rushed forward to check the situation, with exclamations of surprise one after another.
"Arai——!!"
"What kind of serve is that?!"
"Hey, help! Arai, are you still conscious?"
"It's over! It's over—Arai fainted!!"
A knuckle ball skill actually cleared the NPC's health bar directly.
The players were surprised.
I expected it to be crispy, but I didn't expect it to be this crispy.
Amidst the chaos, Kirihara Akaya smiled and walked over to Yagi Kei: "Kei - well done, it seems I don't need to do anything extra~"
[Emergency Mission: Friendly Competition with Arai
The NPC Arai in Netlu Valley is very curious about you. Please deepen your understanding by playing against him! (1/1) (Completed)]
After gaining 200 experience points and 500 yen, the player casually gave a piece of seaweed to the person on the affection machine who was mumbling something incomprehensible next to him, and turned to check the taskbar.
Kirihara Akaya: "Ah... Kei, you... Ah..."
Bitter.jpg
The new greeting quest is only missing one last NPC, judging from the filter navigation...
On the move?
50m…45m…37m, getting closer and closer!
The player suddenly looked up and looked left and right, sniffing left and right like a cat or dog.
Kirihara Akaya didn't dare to look away, for fear that he would do something again.
Yagi Kei aimed in the right direction and walked out of the tennis court.
This time, it was finally useless to walk or run, and Kirihara Akaya felt a little relieved.
Kirihara Akaya, with a bitter face, still pinched the seaweed and put it into his bag, looked up and saw that only his shadow was left. With a headache, he hurried to catch up.
"Kyu...Kyu, where are you going now? Can we go back now?"
He muttered and complained, "Kyu, Kyu—at least pay attention to me! Really…"
They seemed to be getting along harmoniously, but Qingxue was in chaos.
The people who were surrounding the circle-eyed Arai in a circle and providing first aid took advantage of the chaos to look up and see the source of the chaos trying to escape. They hurriedly shouted, "--They're trying to escape!!"
"Over there—those two Rikkai University guys are about to run away after beating Arai!!"
Kirihara Akaya: “?”
Kirihara Akaya: "Hey, please, it was your Kui-san who attacked my junior first. This is just a normal little retaliation."
Kirihara Akaya: "And we walked! We walked slowly!! If anyone runs away, don't spit blood at us!"
Kirihara Akaya argued with the crowd, but the players on the other side turned a deaf ear to him.
At this moment, the player only has the last NPC to greet.
5m, 4m, 3m… It’s almost there, right here—
Huh?
Why can’t you walk anymore?
The player pushed forward in confusion, and the status showed [Blocked].
Who is it!
Who is blocking the player's way? !
There are only 3 meters left on the minimap to the last NPC who greets me, but I just can’t get close!
——How abominable!!
“——Damn you brat!!”
Someone spoke out before the players did.
"——Finally caught you!! You actually came all the way to Seigaku without saying a word!"
Marui Bunta, who was standing at the entrance of the Seigaku tennis department, took the opportunity to poke Yagi Kei's cheek hard, and said with a little bit of blame and helplessness,
"If Chiye hadn't seen you, how long do you want everyone to worry about you?!"
The little bitch whose fate was held by the scruff of the neck was finally dug up by the Rikkai army. The Hand of Justice, Sanada, grabbed Yagi Kei's collar with a dark face.
Although he didn't say anything, the boy's face, which was as black as charcoal, was enough to tell everything.
Player: “…”
Why are all the NPCs refreshed in the new map?
Could it be... a new mission? !
The player caught the hint of a new mission and faced Sanada with dead-eyed anticipation.
Sanada: "..."
Yagi Kei: “-v-”
Liu Shiji walked forward, holding a mobile phone in his hand.
A gentle male voice came from the microphone, "Have you found Yagi and Akaya?"
Liu: "Well, yes, I have found it."
Marui Bunta finally gave up and sighed, "Finally, we found them all. Kei and Akagi were also found."
Yukimura Seiichi relaxed slightly, "That's good."
He changed his tone and said, "Thank you for your help, Coach Ryuuzaki. Our immature players have caused trouble for Seigaku."
Liu held the phone and slightly turned sideways to make room for Ryuzaki Sumire.
Coach Ryuzaki Sumire, who led the Rikkai University regular team into the game, smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's just a small favor. I'm glad I can help."
Ryuzaki Sumire said this while glancing slightly towards the two people Rikkai University was looking for.
The one being carried should be the freshman we are looking for, and his name seems to be "Yagi".
The one lagging behind and arguing should be...
Wait, are you arguing?
Not only Ryuzaki Sumire saw it, but other people in Rikkai University saw it as well.
Jack Sangyuan hurried over, "Hey! Akaye, everyone is here, what are you still doing!"
After arguing for a long time about whether they were walking or running, Kirihara Akaya turned around angrily and suddenly saw his predecessors lined up in a row. His eyes suddenly lit up.
Yagyu pushed his glasses up and keenly noticed the angry expression of the youth club member next to Kirihara.
Niou put his hand on one of Kirihara Akaya's shoulders, "Oh my, what happened? Everyone from Seigaku, what bad things did Akaya do? Tell me and I will judge for you~puri."
Kirihara, who was pinned down: "It's not me! It's clearly——"
"He—and that first-year over there, actually knocked Arai unconscious and tried to escape!!"
Niou raised an eyebrow, and Ryuzaki Sumire and Yanagi went over together.
Ryuzaki Sumire asked, "What exactly happened?"
She looked around and found the few people who were stuck at the back. "Dashi, you go ahead and talk."
Oishi Shuichiro sighed, somewhat helplessly: "It's not that serious. It's just that Arai was outmatched by that first-year student from Rikkai University, and was hit by a tennis ball and passed out."
Oishi Hideichiro reported truthfully.
He also recounted the entire story of Yagi being attacked by Arai, along with the cause and effect.
On the Rikkai University side, Marui and Kuwabara immediately started to do whatever they wanted to the sanctioned underlings.
"Are you okay? Are you okay? Kei! Are you hurt anywhere?!"
Hearing Oishi say that Kirihara had saved the ball, Nioh patted Kirihara on the shoulder and said, "Well done, Akaya, puri~"
Kirihara Akaya rubbed his nose proudly.
While Yanagi was negotiating with Yukimura on the other end of the phone and Ryuuzaki Sumire of Seigaku, Sanada made eye contact with Tezuka who was coming towards him.
Sanada said in a deep voice: "Tezuka."
Tezuka: "Yeah, Sanada."
The two leaders of their respective tennis clubs were about to engage in an extraordinary aura confrontation, and Yagi Kei, who came in between, looked left and right with his dead fish eyes.
Sanada, who was stared at by Yagi Kei: "..."
Tezuka, who was stared at by Yagi Kei: "..."
The player who seems to be staring with dead eyes but is actually checking the minimap: Damn it!
There are only 3m...2m left to the last NPC to say hello, wait, it's moving again!
At the end of the Rikkai University team blocking the door, a short man wearing a Seigaku uniform that looked out of place was quietly pretending to be normal and trying to sneak into the tennis court through the corner of the gap.
Player's eyes became sharp!
Found it! The last NPC to greet you!
After being stared at for a long time, Sanada and Tezuka looked at each other silently.
Seeing that now was not the time to talk, Sanada pulled his hat and said in a deep voice, "Now that we've found it, we should leave!"
Marui Bunta and Jack Kuwahara said they had received the message, and Niou Masaharu brought Kirihara Akaya to join the main force.
The seven of them, along with Yukimura on their phones, said goodbye to Seigaku's coach, Ryuuzaki Sumire, and were about to leave.
As I walked, I realized something was wrong.
"Wait, seven people?"
“…Who else is missing?”
Marui Bunta had a headache: "Why do I have a bad feeling?"
Kirihara Akaya slowly said: "...I, I think I also have..."
Jack Sanhara's voice trembled: "Shin, Sanada... Yagi, Yagi..."
Sanada frowned and lowered his head, and the hand where he used to hold the chicken and cat was... empty!
Sanada: "..."
Sanada: "Too lax--!!!"
Five meters away, Ryoma Echizen, who had overslept, was sneaking into the tennis club from the tail end of the Rikkai team, taking advantage of the chaos.
I don't know what happened today but the tennis club is in a mess, but as long as I'm not caught being late, it's fine.
He finally squeezed into the gap, lowering his head and looking downwards, a pair of straight legs in sneakers stood in front of him, blocking the last exit.
Echizen Ryoma: "Excuse me."
The person on the other side: “Hello.”
Echizen Ryoma: “?”
Echizen Ryoma: "Oh, move aside."
The people on the opposite side did not retreat but advanced, even squeezing into the narrow gap and pushing forward.
Echizen Ryoma watched helplessly as he was pushed further and further away from the entrance of the tennis club...
He was silent: "Hey, you..."
"Hello."
The person in front of him was talking and poking him, poking him again, and even pushing and poking him.
Echizen Ryoma, who was numb from being poked and pushed further and further away, said: "..."
"—Ah! Ryoma! I found you. You're only here now, you must have overslept, kid!!"
Momoshiro Takeshi spotted him from a distance, "Come in quickly! Why are you walking back? Even though the coach is here, no one will blame you!"
Echizen Ryoma: Silence.
Unable to get a reply, Tao Cheng turned his gaze until he saw the back of the same short figure standing in front of Yue Qian.
Taocheng Wu: "..."
The corner of his eye twitched.
"Senior Tao! This guy is——"
Echizen Ryoma urgently asked for help,
Momoshiro Takeshi: "Uh uh, this, that... um, how should I put it..."
He pondered, "A um... strange..."
I couldn't explain it, and I thought of the inhumane treatment that Minister Tezuka had suffered before.
Gritting his teeth, Momoshiro yelled, "Anyway... Ryoma! Just run!"
Although he was puzzled, his keen intuition told him that it would be no good to argue with the guy in front of him. For almost the first time in his life, Echizen Ryoma paused, grabbed his tennis bag, and turned and ran.
Yagi Kei patiently urged: "?"
What happened? The NPC ran away?
The players have greeted us so earnestly! Return the players' favor points!
Echizen Ryoma turned and ran, and Yagi Kei turned and followed.
Five meters away, the Rikkai public who had successfully caught sight of the back of the idiot junior who had begun to run around again: "!!"
"Found him—there he is!! Chase him, don't let him get away!"
A group of people chased after them vigorously.
Youth Academy Tennis Club,
Looking at the backs of a group of one to two, two to seven not far away, I pushed my glasses dryly.
"The one in front... is Echizen?"
Kikumaru Eiji looked over a little late, "What? Where's the little one? What's wrong?"
Fuji folded his arms and squinted his eyes for a while, "It's so good to be young, so energetic~"
Taocheng, who knew everything: "..."
Ryoma Echizen suddenly broke into a run for some unknown reason and took the time to look back.
Two meters... one and a half meters, one meter... the distance is shrinking very quickly.
A strange face with dead eyes and a trash can lid on his head chased him relentlessly, his feet almost spinning like propellers, his eyes staring at him in terror.
Echizen Ryoma: “……!!”
Afterwards, a large group of people followed closely, shouting loudly and even threateningly, saying dangerous words such as "Stop", "I won't let you go", "It's not over yet", etc.
His mood at that moment was simply indescribable.
I just overslept today, why am I making a grand escape here?!
Echizen Ryoma spoke with difficulty against the wind: "Why...why are you chasing me?!"
He gasped for breath, ran away and waited, and finally heard faint words floating behind him,
"Hello……"
Echizen Ryoma: “…”
Is he still asleep?
——This is ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!!
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The author has something to say: Player: Why doesn't this NPC have any favorable impressions?! Damn it! Chase, chase, chase! Players attack!
Ryoma: Why don’t you just fall asleep now…
Rikkai University regulars: Kei… Kei… Don’t run away, we’re scared!!
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