Chapter 59: Players Participate in the Qingxue Sports Festival (2)
The sky began to rain,
Everyone in Seishun Academy who witnessed this scene was stunned.
The main culprit of all this, Jibaimao, was completely unaware and walked away from the arena with a pop-up notification saying "You Win!" on his face.
Leaving behind him were a bunch of victims who had fallen headfirst, quickly pulled themselves up from the ground, drew their swords, and looked around in confusion.
Momoshiro Takeshi climbed up from the ground with his hands and feet together, with Kaidou Kaoru, who was almost a snake cake, under him.
He grabbed Kaidou Xun's collar and slapped his face while saying in a passionate voice: "No, Viper! Don't die!!"
Kaidou Xun, who had struggled to recover his human form from the pancake, slapped his face and slapped it away.
The two entered the 1V1 matching mode.
Near the battlefield, Echizen Ryoma was silently digging Kawamura Takashi out of the pit, who was holding a tennis racket and muttering "Burning".
I don’t know if it was because the other person was too strong or what...the holes he dug out were much bigger than those of others, and it took him a lot of effort.
Having failed to gather data on Tezuka's toe flexibility, Gan adjusted his glasses and stopped pretending to be dead. He got up from the ground and loudly announced that the winner of this round was—
"Yagi-san, representing the Red, Yellow, and Green sides!"
The player stood on the podium with honor and raised his hands to gesture forward, backward, left and right.
The faces of the young students were as sad as if they had lost their parents.
Seeing this, the corners of his mouth curled up:
"Then we'll have the second round of tug-of-war, with the yellow team facing off against the victorious Yagi-san..."
The yellow square team members who were leisurely watching the show outside the field a second ago suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy. The groundhog screamed,
"What... do we want it too? Ah!!!"
Just looking at the number of people who are stuck in the ground and can't be pulled out no matter how hard they try, and then thinking about what might happen next, I have no idea what to do.
Oishi Hideichiro took a deep breath, communicated with his team members, raised his hand,
"We... abstain."
Abstention is not fear,
It is the guarantee of life.
Players are very pleased that the NPCs can actually sense this and do not need players to do any extra useless work.
Really smart,
These NPCs look too much like humans.
Once again expressing admiration for the game's 3D modeling and NPC language text, the player completed the project and checked in before leaving.
Hurry up, hurry up, the player has to lead the three teams of red, yellow and blue to compete for the championship at the same time.
Mushroom Head, who was burdened with a heavy responsibility, turned and walked away.
The others watched him leave silently.
Especially Oishi Shuichiro, who had been experiencing the mental shock of the mushroom head since early morning:
After taking a breath, Dashi said with some hope, "Um... he's leaving now, right?"
His partner, Kikumaru Eiji, gave him a look of pity.
"Daishi, although I know you want to hide, we still have to face reality."
"That little guy, Kei, is now... totally moving towards his next project."
“…”
"...Is it really impossible to escape?"
"If it's a blessing, it won't be a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. If false lies can make you feel better, you can come into my arms and cry as much as you want, meow."
"Eiji——"
"Dashi——"
Inexplicably, a family ethics drama began to unfold. The silent Qingxue regulars had to turn their heads away and focus their attention on the mushroom-headed man who left behind a shadow.
"So, where did he go?"
"...In that direction..."
"It's the next three-legged race that's about to begin."
"Oh, two people and three legs..."
"Wait, two people on three legs?"
Everyone looked at each other, and slowly asked a crucial question:
"So... who is so lucky to be in a group with Yagi?"
Because Mushroom Head spans the three groups of red, yellow and green, each group has a 33.3333…% chance of becoming a hostage of Jibaimao to conquer Qingxue.
"No—Daishi, I don't want to be separated from you!"
"Eiji..."
The golden combination shed tears continuously,
Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaidou Xun looked at each other.
Echizen Ryoma slowly lowered his hat.
Even Tezuka and Fuji fell into silence for a moment.
But silence is of no use.
Everyone——will face reality!
Gan: "Hello everyone, I am here as a referee again. Although I understand your envy, I will do my best to fulfill my responsibilities as a referee."
"Now, let me introduce the contestants of the upcoming 'Three-legged Race' fun event—"
"They are—the Taocheng and Kaidou duo from the green square!"
Momoshiro Takeshi: "Ha, haha."
Kaido Kaoru: "SHI..."
Taocheng Wu: "I'm so surprised to be with a venomous snake like you again. But it doesn't matter. Fortunately, I am a magnanimous person. Just follow my pace this time."
Kaidou Xun: "That's long-winded."
Gan: "Let's look at the yellow square - they are the well-known and well-known golden duo of Qingxue - the Oishi and Kikumaru combination!"
"——Dashi!"
"——Kikumaru!"
Kikumaru laughed until tears came out: "I know Oishi, nothing can separate us!"
Oishi was also deeply moved: "Yes, Kikumaru, I am very happy to continue to partner with you."
Gan: "Finally—it's our red team, the highly anticipated new team—fellow first-years Echizen Ryoma and—"
Horio Satoshi could no longer hold back and wanted to take a step forward. Katsuro Kato and Katsuo Mizuno quietly tugged at him, but failed.
Gan: “He is——”
Horio Satoshi clenched his fists and coughed twice, about to raise his hands to signal the audience—
Gan: “He is——”
"Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense!!!"
I was almost thrown rotten eggs by the audience in the stands, and I pushed my glasses up:
"The other contestant from the red team is backstage. Let's give him a round of applause and encourage him, okay?"
Horio Satoshi looked at himself and said, "Hey, hey, Senior! I'm standing right here. I'm not some backstage person!"
The confused audience in the stands began to applaud. Echizen Ryoma glanced at the backstage and accidentally caught a glimpse of a golden glow, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
...Could it be, the golden legend?
Players join the battle,
The player is sent to the backstage.
The player walked out.
The players were greeted by a large number of NPCs applauding in unison, with no clear reason, and Echizen Ryoma's gaze as if he had seen a ghost.
"What on earth is so bright!?"
“—It’s pants! It’s golden pants!!”
As soon as the player appears, the golden camp item, the golden pants, on his head reflects an incomparable dazzling light.
The audience in the stands were so moved that they burst into tears.
This is not over yet, look down carefully, red and green,
Whether it is the red headband lock neck design that pursues freedom or the fluorescent green expansion sweatshirt that pursues nature,
From top to bottom, there is a poisonous smell that is irritating to the eyes.
You can only take a look, not more than once.
This game prompt is a two-player cooperative mode.
The player looked around and found the most obvious lone teammate among the crowd, and walked over and stood up to him quite naturally.
Sadaharu Inui, who was caught off guard and suddenly climbed upon, pushed his glasses silently.
He slowly said, "Yagi-kun, you've got the wrong person. The referee doesn't participate in the competition."
Echizen Ryoma, who was really alone, came over.
No longer alone, Echizen Ryoma walked over with the Golden Legend: Chicken Cat on his head.
Feeling exhausted before the game even started, Echizen Ryoma, who had already actively and habitually transformed himself into a cat climbing frame, passed by Horio Satoshi, who was biting a small handkerchief with a sad face, and lowered his hat and turned his face away.
“…You’re still a long way from here!”
Is now the time to say this?
The first clash of the red, green and yellow phalanxes is about to begin.
Although the three parties have already allocated teams and organized members,
But when I turned around at this moment, I could see a certain eye-catching... mushroom head.
No, this is completely a mental attack.
At the same time, everyone fell into an unspeakable silence.
Gan was still in charge: "Participating teams can use props to tie their legs together and have a three-legged race."
The Kikumaru and Oishi duo were the fastest, and the two of them worked together very well, wrapping the rope in just a few strokes.
The Taocheng-Haidang combination is a good match that can be described as bickering and tying up at the same time.
Taocheng yelled, "Venomous Snake, be gentle! Are you going to strangle my legs?"
Kaidou Xun refused to give in: "It's obviously you who's causing trouble. If you can't even handle this, forget about anything else."
Taocheng: “——Huh?”
Kaidou: "SHI——!"
The golden pair on the left are having a great time, while the temporary pair on the right are having a fierce battle.
Echizen Ryoma, who was stuck in the middle, was silent. He held the rope in one hand and looked at the mushrooms crawling around on his body like fleas.
"Hey, I say, it's about time..."
The player receives the NPC's request, and takes the rope from the NPC and equips it.
A cloud of smoke filled the air. Looking at Echizen Ryoma, who was tied up on the mushroom-shaped back in just a few seconds,
The two groups fell into silence.
"Well... Echizen, are you okay?"
...What do you think?
Echizen Ryoma could only signal with his eyes.
I waited and waited, but the pop-up window for the game to start never appeared.
The player looked at it strangely, only to find that the NPCs' methods of binding people and equipping them were different.
It's strange that the game is so strict at the beginning.
Players take off their equipment and put it back on.
Less than a second after landing, Echizen Ryoma suddenly felt a huge push on his back. He stretched out his hand with difficulty and uttered the word "help".
When he reappeared in front of everyone, Ryoma Echizen had his feet touching the ground and Mushroom Head was tied to Ryoma Echizen.
Mushroom Head even skillfully indicated that he could put down one leg to complete the perfect 'three-legged race'!
Oishi Kikumaru: "..."
Taocheng·Haitang: "..."
At this moment, both sides felt that it was great that it was Echizen who was harmed instead of them.
After adjusting the equipment method several times, the player finally passed the judgment in the most common way.
Now, he and Echizen Ryoma have successfully tied up only one of each other's legs!
Don't worry about whether the left leg is tied to the right leg or the right leg is tied to the right leg.
A three-legged race will do just fine!
Now it was not only Echizen Ryoma who was tired, everyone who witnessed this scene was also tired, and they were eager for the game to start soon.
The three participating teams are ready.
Referee Gan blew his whistle. "Well then, I declare the three-legged race to begin now!!"
As soon as the whistle blew, three teams of players rushed out.
Gan followed closely behind, giving a quick report. "Everyone, please look, the best synergy right now is between Oishi and Kikumaru. Their hearts follow their own, and they both stay in sync, without any conflict or arguments."
"Look! They even have smiles on their faces—how effortless!"
"——As expected of the golden combination of Seigaku!!"
Applause rang out one after another, and the yellow square team members in the stands outside the stadium shouted their support, "Go Oishi! Go Kikumaru! Defeat them and win first place!!"
The camera turned and started interviewing the Kaido Taocheng duo on the right.
"—The situation in this group isn't optimistic! Contestant Kaido and Contestant Taocheng are at loggerheads, like water and fire, neither side giving in at all!"
Kaidou and Momoshiro pushed each other, but they had to be forced to get closer because of the ropes that tied their legs.
But the tacit understanding between these two guys was so poor that their speeds were completely out of sync. In the last second, Taocheng tripped Kaitang, and in the next second, Kaitang tripped Taocheng.
The whole process of the three-legged race is a cycle of you tripping me and I tripping you, and as we trip, sparks fly and both sides start to wrestle.
Gan Huanhuan, who was almost caught and dealt with together, said: "Ha, ha, it seems that our green team players are getting along very well."
The Green Team members who witnessed this scene and had to remain silent,
Even if I want to cheer for the players in my team, I can't do anything.
Powerless, so powerless.
The yellow square on the left is a golden combination that coexists harmoniously, while the green square on the right is a confrontational combination that elbows and trips all the way.
Gan Zhenzhi pushed his glasses and decisively turned the camera: "Then let's take a look at the final red square formation -"
The camera scanned around, up and down, left and right, front and back.
“…Where are they?”
Good question. Neither Kikumaru and Oishi nor Momoshiro and Kaido have any trace of the Echizen and Yagi combination.
But once you think about which Yagi is partnering with Ryoma Echizen...it would be abnormal if there weren't some surprises.
“—I saw them!!!”
“Charge, charge—the red square will win!!!”
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the distance. The Momoshiro-Kaidou and the Oishi-Kikumaru duo, still confused as to what was happening, exchanged glances and simultaneously looked around.
In the distance, I saw two figures... one of them raising a cloud of dust and was getting infinitely close to the finish line!
"No, is this the speed a human can reach?"
"This is two people with three legs! Even one person with two legs can't have such tacit understanding!"
"--No!"
Gan Da waved his hand, his expression serious, "Look carefully!"
The camera zoomed in several times, and the figure reflected on the screen was Ryoma Echizen, who was facing them and slowly extending his hand!
Interviewee No. 1: Oishi & Kikumaru: "Eh... Even though we were involved, we really don't know what the little guy was saying. After all, we could only see his back from a distance!"
Interviewee No. 2: Momoshiro & Kaidou: "Let me try lip-reading. 'Help, help, me, quickly, stop!' I get it! Echizen is asking us for help!!"
The camera changed again, sweeping to the three legs running wildly in the lower half!
etc,
Oishi Kikumaru lost his voice: "Why is that little guy tied upside down on that leg!?"
Gan analyzed meticulously: "No, it's entirely because Yagi's speed is too fast, so the third leg of the two people that was bound directly became the dominant one. Echizen should have tripped Yagi, but the strong core strength of both parties supported each other!"
"So—now Echizen didn't trip Yagi, and Yagi successfully carried Echizen all the way to the finish line!!"
He sighed deeply in his heart: "Is this how he won? As expected of him——"
Before he could finish his words, Kikumaru rushed over and grabbed the microphone, loudly questioning him: "——Isn't this really cheating?!?"
"We agreed on two people and three legs, but now it's just one person and three legs!!"
One person and three legs or something...
Gan was extremely calm and pushed his crooked glasses.
It seems that it is not impossible.
After all, when I thought about the other party being Yagi...
It seemed as if all the problems were solved at once.
The player ran away with the NPC on his back, even though the operation interface showed [Do not abuse NPC].
But the player was unaware and sped up even more.
Hurry up, hurry up, victory, the players are coming!
Ryoma Echizen, who was filled with wind, said: "Help me... #Gurgle Gurgle*&@..."
The player is charging forward, while Echizen Ryoma is drinking wind from behind.
Because the scene was so tragic, it even gave people a sense of horror as if they were being torn apart by five horses.
The red team members in the stands slowly put down their cheering sticks and looked at the embarrassed Echizen Ryoma who was being dragged behind them, without a trace of the "prince" aura.
Everyone's eyes were filled with pity and silence.
How can one word describe how miserable it is?
Watching them sprint towards the finish line, I was filled with a sense of relief that "it's finally over."
【You win! 】
After receiving the second pop-up notification, the player contentedly removed his equipment and sauntered away under the gazes of Oishi Kikumaru and Kaidou Momoshiro, who had arrived late and were filled with fear and silence.
Ryoma Echizen, who was left standing there with his feet finally touching the ground, took a long, long time to relax.
"Hey! Little one, how are you? Cheer up!" Kikumaru rushed over to show concern.
Taocheng followed closely, "Ryoma! Do you need me to call the medical team for you?"
After a long silence, Echizen Ryoma slowly shook his head, "It's okay... It's okay, I can still... continue vomiting!!!"
“An ambulance—!! Call an ambulance!!”
There was chaos behind him, with chickens flying and dogs jumping.
The player who has hidden his achievements and fame turns to the NEXT project.
That is——【Borrowed Object Race】!
Gazing at the chaotic scene of the three-legged race from afar, the members of the red, yellow, and green camps in the stands all looked grim.
The Red Army's leader, Kunimitsu Tezuka, calmly arranged the next target.
Fuji Shusuke, the Green Party Minister, was a little worried, "Tezuka..."
"It's okay, Fuji,"
"Next, it's your turn and mine."
"—The next event, the Borrowing Race, is about to begin! All participants, please take your seats!"
The host was replaced by Hideichiro Oishi from the Yellow Camp. In this game, the member sent by the Yellow Camp was - Sadaharu Inui!
"The data has been collected. In this match, my chances of winning are 89.2%."
"Haha, that's really scary, Agan," the Green Camp's Minister Fuji Shusuke stepped forward with a smile.
"But we, the Green Team, will not give up so easily."
"--Don't be careless!" Tezuka pushed up his glasses and gave the order.
Dashi stood on the podium, watching all the members of the tricolor camp take their positions.
Just as he was about to announce the start, a shadow flashed before his eyes, and a dazzling mushroom head appeared in front of everyone.
Shuichiro Oishi: "..."
What is coming will come, and no one can escape it.
……Hahaha.
The player ate green onions while mixing with the NPC group. Unlike the previous two competitions, this [Borrowed Object Race] had several times more participants.
In other words, the player has several times more opponents!
All of them are from the Yizu!
Dashi, sensing a hint of murderous intent, smiled awkwardly and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Well, the competition is about to begin—everyone sprint to the first checkpoint, drink the prepared drink, and you'll draw a random item you need to borrow. After borrowing it, run back to the finish line and you'll win."
"—Then, let's begin!"
A whistle blew, and the crowd gathered at the starting line suddenly rushed out!
One by one, we pushed each other and finally reached the first level.
The first person to arrive opened the carton containing the special drink with great anticipation. As soon as he opened it—
An unknown liquid with a dark green, almost murderous aura laughed at everyone.
The lucky guy facing: "..."
"What is this... Ugh... Such a terrible smell... Ugh..."
Oishi quickly relayed, "This is an improved, upgraded version of Aojiru, kindly provided by Inui Sadaharu, a player from the Seigaku Tennis Club. 'The ingredients are all very beneficial to the human body. Hehe, you won't die from drinking it,'" the maker said.
“…”
"...No, it doesn't look like drinking this would necessarily keep me alive."
But the atmosphere has reached this point, so I have to drink.
You pushed me and I pushed you, but no one stepped forward as we looked at the green liquid in front of us that emitted an unknown smell.
Being stuck in the model by too many NPCs, the player who could only run slowly over their heads fell to the ground.
With the exclamation of "How did this guy fall from the sky?", he landed perfectly in front of the first checkpoint.
[Improved version of the upgraded green juice: Dry's masterpiece, the taste is very strange. ]
[Physical Strength +30, Speed +20]
【TIPS: After consumption, a positive/negative status will be randomly added】
It can actually add status, what a great thing.
Players pick up the item and click to use it.
The others who were hesitant just watched Warrior Mushroom Head pour the unknown liquid into his mouth.
Wait, wait,
Waited again.
The dead fish-eyed mushroom wiped its mouth and ran away as if no one was around.
"Actually, everything is fine?"
"Is it... just a bluffing appearance?"
"Who knows? There are always plots like this where things are deliberately made to be scary, but in reality, they have no effect at all!"
“You’re right!!”
Under the leadership of the warrior Mushroom, everyone was inspired and began to step forward one after another to pick up the paper cups.
You look at me and I look at you, our faces full of "deep feelings".
'Gulp'
'Gulp Gulp'
'Gulp gulp gulp'
Tezuka Kunimitsu and Fuji Shusuke watched for a moment, and in this moment of slowing down, a bunch of people fell to the ground one after another with "plop, plop, plop".
The referee, Dashi, who was holding the cup, slowly turned his head and said, "Damn, did you poison this?"
Gan Zhenzhi pushed up his glasses and said, "No, according to the analysis of the ingredients, this is the most suitable formula for human body to replenish physical strength and absorption."
He stepped forward, pinched the paper cup, and drank while saying, "So it's absolutely... Ugh, there's no harm... Ugh, the human body is the factor... Ugh!"
"Okay, now we know you didn't poison me..."
“So don’t drink while vomiting!!!”
Gan, with a dark green liquid hanging from his lips, slowly raised his thumb and said, "Then I'll... uh... go ahead... uh!"
Only the calm Tezuka and the narrow-eyed Fuji were left.
Fuji took the lead and stepped forward to hold the small paper cup: "Tezuka, then I am ahead. I am still curious about the taste."
Tezuka watched with a calm expression.
Fuji drank the green juice,
Fuji put the paper cup back,
…
Fuji's face started to turn green, then to his neck and even lower...
"Hmm... I feel like I'm a bit overly healthy. I'll be leaving now, Tezuka."
Dashi fell silent.
How can it be unhealthy...
Buer, you are so healthy that you have turned green. You are simply too healthy!
Tezuka was the only one left standing, and he was extremely worried. Oishi tried to comfort him, "Tezuka, why don't you take the risk..."
Tezuka said nothing, just picked up the paper cup and drank it.
Oishi Hideichiro, who hadn't finished speaking, said: "..."
He watched in silence as Tezuka, who began to spit out green bubbles, ran away with ease and without any panic.
Dry……
What you configured is really not some poison, right?
The first player to rush to the lottery box to draw items clicks,
The familiar ninety-nine-sided dice appears——
[Ding Ding! Congratulations, you won—'Loincloth'!]
Player: “…?”
Even the players fell silent at this moment.
If it's something else, that's fine.
But the NPC's 'loincloth' and so on...
Is it really reasonable to put something like this in a box for a borrowing race?!
The player hesitated to speak, hesitated to speak again,
After a while, he finally managed to organize his words and prepared to speak.
As soon as I opened my mouth, I realized something was wrong.
Then look down at the status bar.
[Random additional status has been determined: Muted]
The players are confused.
Open your mouth,
【“…”】
【You have been banned. 】
——No, now I really have become mute???
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