Chapter 177: First and Second Updates Players are about to begin U-17 warm-up...
It was obviously Chibai Cat who touched the bald head, but the ones who were heartbroken were the Byodoin Phoenix at the draw ceremony venue and the U-17 Japanese team members who were diligently and fearfully waiting in front of the live broadcast on TV.
Choking, silence, and stiffness,
A bad atmosphere is flowing,
Along with the sound of camera shutter buttons clicking one after another in the hands of the media who love to watch the excitement,
It doesn't take much thought to know that this scene will definitely be magnified into the front page of today's news.
"I'm going to die... I'm really going to die..."
"Don't die yet, don't rush to die... Is there still hope?"
“…”
Good question, who can say for sure?
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he stretched out his claws and touched the bald cat without a trace of guilt or hesitation.
He even touched her again and again without any hesitation, in full view of the entire audience.
Jurgen Barisavich Volker, who was attacked unexpectedly, responded: "..."
Because no one dared to be so bold to him, so when this happened,
Walker fell into a strange silence.
“…”
The U-17 French team was already at the venue, and Camus, who had just finished yelling at them, saw it.
The previously beaten U-17 US team, Ralph Reinhardt and Dudu Oufando,
There is even the U-17 Swiss team, Alexander Amadeus,
After seeing the fate of Jurgen Barisavich Volker in unison,
These people strangely found some psychological comfort.
"It turns out they're not the worst off. There are even worse off..."
The unspeakable secret atmosphere flows quietly,
But all of this cannot overshadow the center of everyone's attention at this moment——
The bald man who was touched on the head by a cat!
U-17 German national team professional player,
Jurgen Barisavich Volk!
Everyone held their breath, not daring to take a deep breath. Their eyes shifted from Walker's face to the black-haired Asian boy's face, back and forth, but no one spoke first.
No one spoke, so the cat spoke first.
“Guten Tag (Hello).”
“…”
The cat touched the man,
No response,
The cat touched the man's head again.
This time - the long-awaited Phoenix of Byodoin Temple finally arrived!
But even if he arrived, it would be useless. After all, he couldn't reach out and take the cat's claws off Walker's head!
Watching the black-haired boy on live TV, repeatedly extending his deadly claws towards Walker,
The U17 players who were watching TV gradually became numb and could not even laugh.
He forced himself to raise the corners of his lips, leaving only a hint of unspeakable bitterness.
They thought that if they trusted Byodoin and handed it over to Byodoin, they would be able to escape the fact that they were tortured by cats.
But I never expected that—
The monk can escape, but the temple cannot. Even if you are staying in a hotel several miles away from the lottery ceremony venue,
I was completely uneasy, as if fleas were crawling all over my body!
Oni Jujiro had to repeat the action of standing up and sitting down to calm down. Of course, it wasn't just him; others were not in the same situation either.
The only stable person at the scene was the idiot-cat doting group member Kirihara Akaya, holding up a light stick and shouting, "That's it! You did the right thing! Just do whatever makes Kei happy!"
Of course, this is no longer stable, this is gradually leaning towards madness...
Onijūjiro wanted to say something but stopped himself, but when he turned around, even Yukimura Seiichi and Sanada Genichirō from the junior high school group seemed to turn their faces away in an awkward manner.
Oni Jujiro: "..."
Now, all we can do is observe a moment of silence, Byodoin Temple.
You, who are far away, can definitely handle it, right?
The message that carried the eager anticipation of the entire Japanese U17 team in front of the TV did not reach the ears of Byodoin Temple.
Now his eyes were truly dark.
I don't know how I handled my emotions anymore. I just managed to stay calm. Not falling apart was already the best I could do.
He went up and inserted himself between Jibaimao and Jurgen Barisavich Volk,
Even at this time, he did not forget to show his senior brother style and protected the black-haired mushroom head behind him.
“Guten Tag (Hello).”
Byodoin Phoenix: "Unser Team scheint deinen Kopf sehr zu m?gen." (Our team members seem to... like your head.)
“…”
Jurgen Barisavich Volk looked at him deeply.
At this glance, a huge pressure suddenly rushed towards the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple and Yagi Kei who was one step away from him.
Immediately taking the pressure on his shoulders, Byodoin Phoenix gritted his teeth.
He could even keep a straight face and continue speaking: "Sei nicht sauer." (Don't be angry.)
"I apologize for being an immature team member."
Byodoin Phoenix spoke calmly, but it was obvious to the naked eye that his face was not looking good, especially the large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
Even when he was talking to Volker, his peripheral vision was still not 100% focused on him. After the previous experience of the cat running around the court and disappearing without a trace,
No matter what he does now, Byodoin Phoenix must be careful with his actions.
And the chicken broke the cat,
...Why hasn’t this NPC’s favorability bar moved for so long?
The player was puzzled. He examined the two NPCs in front of him for a long time and poked them.
This time he even didn't let go of the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple.
Poke the Phoenix of Byodoin Temple, and the bald man next to it,
Byodoin will sweat when poked, but if the bald man is poked... there is no reaction, then A again.
“Guten Tag.”
“Ciao.”
“Salut.”
"Ku Ni Jiwa."
“…”
After trying for a long time, there is still no prompt to increase the favorability.
The players were really puzzled and lowered their heads a little.
【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) in a friendly manner! (N-1/N)]
Seeing that the player's task progress is stuck at the last one,
——How can we tolerate this!
The evil claws of the cat stretched out to the backpack. Since the greeting task could not increase the favorability, the player could only use some special means——
Click the backpack, and the page will automatically jump to the favorability gift option.
The player was shocked, it turned out to be waiting here.
This NPC is dishonest. He actually needs to give gifts to complete the greeting task.
It's okay, big players don't bother with small NPCs,
You're just a little trash at point A, but it's decided to be you——
The Byodoin Phoenix, who had been being stabbed in the back, was surrounded on both sides. On the left was Volker, a professional player of the U-17 German national team, who was like a formidable enemy.
On the right is the Sixth Heavenly Demon King, the Demon Child, who can easily make everyone fall for him if he is not handled properly.
The brain is working faster than it has ever worked before.
Under the gazes and cameras of reporters, media, sponsors, and U-17 national team players, Byodoin Phoenix made a quick decision and was about to speak.
But just before he opened his mouth, a dangerous aura suddenly expanded!
Very familiar, yet strange.
The familiar source was this dangerous aura, which he had sensed countless times from the cats that were about to cause trouble in the underground mines.
But the strangeness was completely different from what I had felt before, and it seemed that there was no danger to my life.
But, this frantic feeling of twitching eyes and trembling fear—where on earth did it come from? ! !
The Phoenix in Byodoin Temple had its back to the Chicken Cat, and the remaining peripheral vision was not clear, so I didn't know.
But the camera and Volker witnessed the whole process, so they could see it clearly.
What was slowly taken out from behind the short and thin black-haired figure was a huge projection that was extremely inconsistent with his body shape!
Pull out and take out little by little,
The true face gradually emerged,
Anyone who sees it falls into a moment of confusion.
“Eh…eh?”
“T-This is…?”
Lush and green,
Very healthy and full of vitality,
If you see this on any other farm,
Everyone will definitely be amazed if he took hormones.
How could it grow so big?
But this is not a farm,
This is the draw ceremony before the U-17 World Cup warm-up match.
so--
Bewildered, confused, and puzzled,
"--No, how can there be such a big cauliflower?! ! Is this--really reasonable?!!"
The attention and anticipation of all,
In full view of everyone—the giant cauliflower makes its long-awaited appearance!!
“…”
The U17 Japanese team stayed at the hotel.
“…They actually appeared…”
“At first glance, I feel a little nostalgic…”
The people from Rikkai University, Seigaku, Shitenhoji, and Hyotei, who were inexplicably moved, touched their noses as they met the confused and strange gazes of the U17 high school students.
Immersed in the reunion with old friends... and old dishes,
"Yeah, yeah... I really miss it. Kei holding a giant cauliflower or something. It seems like such a long time ago now..."
U17 High School Student Group: Hey, wake up! Wake up!
——Now is definitely not the time for you to indulge in nostalgia for the past, right? ! !
"No, that's not the point. The point is that he is still in Byodoin—"
"--call out!"
The crisp and clear sound of the air breaking through the sky,
“…”
“……?”
In just a blink of an eye, the black-haired mushroom head took out a giant cauliflower, and carried the giant cauliflower to the last NPC who greeted him!
The Phoenix of Byodoin Temple, which was standing between the two of them, was caught off guard and took the food with its body, and was blown away without any preparation!
The Byodoin Phoenix flew for a long time before realizing that it had been blown away: "......?"
But soon, he had no time to wonder about it.
Because the next one who followed was exactly the same as him. Although he took precautions the moment he saw Byodoin being knocked away,
But he obviously didn't do enough. He stretched out his hands to stop it, but it turned out that he just grabbed the cauliflower giant with his hands and was directly swept away!
Nothing can match the lethality of the giant cauliflower of the Chicken Cat - Jurgen Barisavich Volk is catching up with the Byodoin Phoenix at a very fast speed!
Five meters, four meters, three meters, two meters—it’s getting closer! It’s almost closer!!
Jurgen Barisavich Volk officially surpassed the Byodoin Phoenix.
The two of them are on the same level!
The biggest cauliflower ever seen.
The weirdest cat I've ever seen.
Even the world-class professional player, Jurgen Barisavich Volker, was really shocked.
The two of them flew backwards, knocking down several walls with a bang.
A cloud of dust and smoke filled the air. Finally, the Equal Court Phoenix and Walker stopped and slowly stood up.
The player is holding a giant cauliflower and is about to move.
Sudden,
[Ding!]
[Special NPC·Jurgen Barisavich Volk Favorability +5]
Eh?
Greeting someone didn't increase their favorability, but being greeted did.
This new special NPC has some subtle attributes...
[Ding Ding——!]
【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)! (Completed)
——In short, the refreshed greeting task has been completed.
The black-haired mushroom-head, carrying a giant cauliflower hundreds of times larger than a human, stood there waiting for a while in full view of the crowd.
Just when everyone thought he was going to take another dangerous action,
The chicken broke the cat and turned around and walked away.
——The mission is completed, over!
There is still a lot for players to do, so hurry up.
A chicken and a cat left, leaving behind a bunch of onlookers and the Byodoin Phoenix and Walker who stood up from the ruins.
He locked onto the figure behind him, not caring about his own embarrassment, and instinctively chased after him.
At the moment before he took a step, Walker beside him moved his upper and lower lips quickly.
“Interessant.”
“…”
Even though I still want to stay and listen, the cat that is about to leave and turn into a small black dot in the distance has higher priority.
There was no time to delay or wait. Byodoin Phoenix could only quickly glance at Walker with the corner of her eyes and immediately followed Yagi Kei.
Jurgen Barisavich Volker, who everyone expected to intercept, actually did nothing. He just watched the departure of the Byodoin Phoenix and the black-haired figure in the distance.
"Japanisches Team..." (Japanese team...)
The Byodoin Phoenix who was chasing all the way was terrified, fearing that the cat would give him another big blow before he could catch up.
But no,
He even navigated his way quietly back to the seat of the U-17 Japanese team, sat down as if no one was around, and stared straight ahead with empty eyes.
Players can sense the various gazes of the surrounding NPCs, but they don't care about their thoughts.
Players quickly click on the cut-scene CG and the plot summary.
Not interested, not interested at all - get to the point quickly!
From the perspective of others, the devil boy who was just acting up and making trouble suddenly turned into an angel and sat in his seat motionless.
The silence was so sharp that the contrast was extremely intense.
Looking at each other, somewhat bewildered and confused,
And the guardian, Byodoin Phoenix, after experiencing many ups and downs - can completely relate to the strange silence displayed by Jibaimao at this moment.
Although I don’t know if this indicates that there will be greater storms and shocks in the future, but——
Even if it's only ten minutes, five minutes, no... one minute,
Let this kid Yagi Kei...be quiet!!
The hard-earned quiet period allowed the Byodoin Phoenix to take a breath.
The members of the U17 Japanese team who were waiting in front of the live broadcast on TV were finally able to take a breath!
Catching wind and shadows on the live screen all the way, I saw the chicken cat wreaking havoc from Switzerland to Germany, and destroying all the members of the national team draws in the U-17 venue.
My heart rate is not only going straight up to 160, but I am more worried about the reputation of the U-17 Japanese team from today onwards.
Although I was worried about this when I left Japan,
However, I never expected it to develop to this extent...
“—It’s okay! Everyone!!”
Toyama Kintaro, the second only fan of Chicken Cat, spoke with high spirits,
"Anyway—just watching tennis, right!"
"No matter how many bad impressions we have now, as long as we win the game, there will be no problem at all, right?"
When Toyama Kintaro said this, everyone recalled the key points.
"Yes, even if Yagi/Head Coach/Kei caused a huge commotion during the U-17 warm-up draw ceremony—"
"But——U-17 has always been a place where strength speaks for itself!"
"And just as it happens—what Yagi Kei lacks the most is strength!"
“——”
"——At this time, We'd like to open the lottery!!"
(The draw for the U-17 World Cup pre-season friendly matches is now underway!)
All members of the U-17 national team drawn by lot are seated.
The U-17 World Cup warm-up match draw has officially begun!
Countless spotlights, flashing cameras and the highly anticipated lottery stage, two hosts stood on it to preside over the process.
The audience was filled with the U-17 national team members who had drawn lots, reporters, media, and sponsors.
Barris was drawing lots, and the host called out the next national lottery representative who was about to come on stage.
"——The next is Japan."
Immediately, many eyes shifted to the seats of the Japanese team following the sound.
The tense and serious Phoenix of Byodoin——and the dazed cat with dead eyes.
The contestant who drew the lot will naturally emerge from among these two people.
As for whether it was the Phoenix of Byodoin or the black-haired mushroom head that had just caused an uproar in the entire lottery venue,
Everyone's eyes wandered between the two of them.
To prevent further trouble, Byodoin Phoenix decided to suppress the restless guy beside him and go forward to draw the lot himself.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing can be handed over to the junior high school students in the team, so you don't have to do it yourself.
However, after seeing the power of the previous cat-and-mouse mess, everyone unanimously expressed their understanding of the Byodoin Phoenix's choice to step forward.
"If that's okay, I'll go."
Byodoin Phoenix held back for a few seconds, and seeing that the black-haired mushroom-head beside him did not move, he opened his mouth to get up and go forward.
As soon as he stood up, the player stood up with a thud.
Byodoin Phoenix: "..."
He sat down slowly again.
The players walked onto the stage of the lottery ceremony, carrying all the doubts, ill-will, suspicion, and watching eyes, all the spotlights and attention.
Even the two hosts standing on both sides had heard about the destructive power of the evil chicken-breaking cat, so they controlled themselves and did not retreat, smiling and saying,
“——Please push this button.”
A random lottery pop-up window popped up in front of the player. On the crystal-clear lottery page, countless balls marked with numbers were moving irregularly, bouncing up and down, left and right.
As the player clicked the button, the light suddenly flashed, and the colorful neon lights in the entire venue flickered non-stop, dimming and appearing.
There are even hidden special sound effects!
Mushroom Head stared at the lottery balls that kept bouncing in the huge lottery cabin, his eyes fixed on one of them until it completely fell.
"Gulp Gulp" rolled into the bowl under the hatch -!
The host stepped forward, picked up the number, and announced it, "Seven!"
Suddenly, there was thunderous applause!
There has never been such enthusiastic applause since the drawing ceremony.
Many members of the U17 Japanese team who were watching the live broadcast on TV had already closed their eyes nervously after Yagi Kei walked onto the draw table.
It's not that I'm worried about who I'll draw or what kind of opponent I'll meet.
After all, for them now, a spectacular game and equally strong opponents are exactly what they need!
So - come on, strong team, they are already sharpening their swords and ready! !
As he said this, he suddenly heard thunderous applause from the TV broadcast, so he stopped without hesitation.
Hey, which team did we draw?
How can it be so lively?
The next second,
"The opponent the Japanese team has been drawn against in the U-17 friendly match is Germany!"
“——Germany team!!”
“Ohh ...
"It's the German team! The German team! The strongest and number one German team in the world!!"
"Hahahaha, what kind of shit luck is it to face Germany in the first match..."
Not only the Japanese team was excited, but also the German team player drawn by Yagi Kei,
Jurgen Barisavich Volk also turned his attention slightly to the black-haired mushroom-head who had returned to his seat after stepping down from the stage.
The boy he had just described as 'interesting' seemed to sense his gaze, and his dark eyes glanced at him slightly. Walker actually had an intuition that the other party had sensed his gaze and was resisting.
oh?
…
This kid...
"Before the U-17 World Cup officially started, our warm-up exhibition match was against the world's number one team, Germany,"
The U-17 Japanese team is staying at the hotel.
In the common room, Byodoin Phoenix, who had returned from the draw ceremony, spoke, "Playing against the strongest German team is the best opportunity to prove our current strength!"
“Yes—yes!”
"That's exactly what we hoped for."
"Yeah, yeah, come to think of it, I'm pretty lucky. We met the German team right from the start."
"Make good use of this opportunity. The situation depends entirely on us..."
"Very good, very good."
Of course, there were also players who were a little worried because they were facing the German team in the first game.
But—I turned around and saw!
The cat fishing on the toilet, troubled - completely flying,
After all, nothing can bring them more pressure than breaking a cat's mouth!
Just recalling today when everyone saw Jibai Cat causing a scene at the U-17 draw on live TV,
All of a sudden, I wasn't nervous anymore, and I wasn't cramped anymore.
Anyway, they will become the focus of everyone's attention, but no matter how much attention they get, it will not be as good as today's stupid cat.
Thinking of this, I feel much more relaxed!
With an inexplicably relaxed attitude, everyone simply warmed up their lower bodies by simultaneously hitting back thirteen bomb balls.
A dreamless night.
The next day, a bus with posters of the Japanese national team sent by the organizers of the U-17 World Cup warm-up match stopped downstairs at the hotel.
The whole car was silent; even the normally noisiest passengers were unusually quiet.
The 'pre-World Cup warm-up match' was a doubles match between high school and middle school students.
From the moment they got on the bus, everyone had their own thoughts.
There are rules for who to send out and how to send out.
But at this moment, the "reliable high school students" recognized by the junior high school students are fighting openly and secretly over who will team up with Yagi Kei.
As the head coach and junior high school team player,
Yagi Kei must play in this warm-up exhibition match that will show the strength of the Japanese national team.
Then, the choice of high school student to pair with him is extremely important and crucial.
If the teamwork is not good and you end up holding back Kei Yagi, you will be treated as an opponent and attacked one against three without a second thought.
The most popular option at the moment.
NO.1 Byodoin Phoenix has an advantage in the warm-up match draw because it and Jibaimao appear together.
The second is Tokugawa Kazuya, who emphasized the "Way of Benevolence and Righteousness" under the strong recommendation of everyone.
The votes for the reliable elder brother of the senior family and Oni Jujiro are not much behind.
Of course, there is also the dark horse that breaks through the siege - Echizen Ryuga!
No one knows how he got so many votes, but he just showed up——
The high school students competed openly and secretly, while the junior high school students could only watch the fun.
Of course, we must first exclude the kelp head hiding in the corner, biting his handkerchief darkly, with an overwhelming amount of resentment.
"Damn it... Damn it... Why can't I just be a high school student? I want to team up with Kei too!!"
There's also the red-haired monkey Toyama Kintaro who jumps around to express his dissatisfaction, and the cool B-King Echizen Ryoma who pulls his hat and says "Madamadadane" as soon as he opens his mouth.
Until all the members of the U-17 Japanese team got off the bus and arrived at the Japanese team lounge together,
The debate still has no result.
But, before that, there is something more important—
"As the head coach of the U-17 Japanese national team, Yagi-kun, it's your turn to speak for everyone."
Players who have been through the plot and cutscenes are suddenly cueed by an NPC. They look closely and see...
All the NPCs stood there frozen, their eyes fixed on him.
[Ding!]
【Emergency mission·Boost morale!】
Before the U-17 friendly, to boost morale, you would say: _______
Everyone waited patiently, and waited again.
Finally, the center of waiting, Yagi Kei moved,
Everyone witnessed it, their eyes fixed on the black-haired figure, their hearts beating involuntarily.
What would he say at this time...
The black-haired boy stood still, raised his eyes, and spoke.
"——We want to become number one in the world."
“…”
"Surely, you're speaking human language..."
"Really... that's what people say..."
"Wow, wow... I'm so touched—so touched! So touched!!!"
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