Chapter 99 Chapter 99 On the Eve of the Exchange Competition
The news that Keigo Atobe and Genichirō Sanada were competing against each other caused an uproar as soon as it spread among the qualifying teams.
Naturally, Tamon Saionji, who was working, received the news first, because there were two informants among the volunteers, Satoshi Horio and Tomoka Kosakata.
Yuyin immediately threw away the things in her hand, said hello to Ju Xing, asked her to help deal with it, and ran to watch the fight.
Atobe and Sanada belong to different groups, and this was obviously a private duel without the coach's consent.
"You two, stop it now!"
Soon, Mr. Huacun rushed to the scene after hearing the noise and stopped the game.
However, the interim head coach Sakaki obviously had different ideas and instead let the game go.
Tamane thought about it based on her understanding of the superiors and Coach Sakaki personally, and perhaps Coach Sakaki wanted to use this competition to confirm the eligibility of Shimotobe and Sanada, and at the same time use this to stimulate other selected contestants.
On the court, Atobe and Sanada fought back and forth very fiercely.
Off the court, Yanagi Renji, who was observing, suddenly frowned and muttered, "Strange..."
"What's wrong, Renji?" Inui Sadaharu, who was recording rapidly nearby, asked in confusion.
Yanagi Renji pondered for a moment, then finally said, "Emperor… Although they both clearly still have some reservations, Emperor's data, as confirmed by my last records, has made significant progress."
Normally, for players at the level of Sanada and Atobe, every progress is very small and not easy, so Atobe's leap forward surprised Renji Yanagi so much.
Of course, Yuyin, who happened to hear their conversation, thought to herself that the one who trained the hardest in Hyotei for the national competition was Keigo. If she had only occasionally seen and heard his efforts before, now that she was protecting Atobe closely, she could see the sweat he shed every moment to achieve that goal.
Putting aside other things, just the high-pressure training using her magic and monster pressure, Atobe's training list is three to five times that of other Hyotei regulars. This is still the level selected under her supervision that will not cause harm to Atobe's body and mind. If he is left to do it alone, it is unknown to what extent it will double.
After hearing what Yanagi Renji said, Inui Sadaharu's expression became serious and he observed more carefully. Although both Hyotei and Rikkai University were opponents he had encountered in the Kanto Tournament, neither of them should be underestimated. They would all be strong opponents in the future national competition.
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In the end, Coach Sakaki stopped the game before the winner was decided.
At the same time, it was confirmed that Atobe and Sanada were selected for the exchange competition.
Everyone in the selection competition was convinced by Coach Sakaki's decision. After all, the strength of Sanada and Atobe was there, and the fact that two places were suddenly reduced created a great sense of crisis for everyone, making them train even harder.
"You, you, aren't you afraid that Coach Sakaki will fire you for violating the rules?"
Facing Yuyin's teasing, Atobe Keigo said confidently: "The purpose of the selection competition is to select the best contestant. As long as I am the best, it doesn't matter if I break the rules."
Yuyin couldn't help but glare at him: "You're just relying on Coach Sakaki's pampering."
Don't be fooled by Coach Sakaki Taro's serious and cold appearance. Based on her experience of getting along with him these days, Yuyin feels that he is quite "doting" on the regular players like Hyotei, especially Atobe. As long as the request is not too excessive, he will basically agree.
Ring ring ring.
A cell phone rang.
"Sorry, I have to take a call."
Yuyin took out her cell phone and saw that the incoming call was from Hijiruo's number.
"What's wrong?" Atobe noticed that she looked a little strange and asked hurriedly.
"It's Hiyoshi calling. I wonder what's going on..."
Yuyin hurriedly explained and answered the call, "Hello, is this Hiyoshi? What happened?"
Due to the needs of closed training, players such as Atobe are not allowed to carry mobile phones with them during training, but volunteers such as Tamane are not subject to this restriction. She is not familiar with Hiyoshi Wakaba, and she would trouble him to call her at this time. Tamane can only guess that he has something urgent to contact his teammates in the tennis club, especially Atobe, the captain.
"Yeah, I see. I'll tell Keigo."
After listening for a while, Yuyin replied to Hijiruo and hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?" Atobe had stopped eating dinner and looked at her intently.
Yuyin sighed slightly: "Hiyoshi said that a foreign boy came to Hyotei to challenge them this afternoon. He defeated all of them and said he was looking for Echizen Ryoma. It seems that he has bad intentions."
"A foreign boy?" Atobe Keigo raised his eyebrows slightly. "I remember Echizen Ryoma came back from the United States. Is he his former rival? That must be an American. At this time... I have to think too much."
"Do you also think it might be a contestant in this Japan-US exchange competition?" Yuyin asked.
"That's probably true," Atobe said thoughtfully. If it was a British teenager, he might be more familiar with him. "But he went to Hyotei and said he was looking for Echizen Ryoma to challenge. I think he went to Seigaku and couldn't find Echizen Ryoma, so he challenged everywhere."
Yuyin asked, "Should we go tell Qingxue?"
Atobe shrugged. "Whatever. I think even if the news is delayed, with the arrogance of that challenger, it will eventually reach the ears of the people of Seigaku."
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Despite what Atobe said, Tamane told Tomoka about this the next morning, and if Tomoka knew about it, it meant that the entire Seigaku knew about it.
Later, Yuyin heard from Tachibana An that Fudomine had also been challenged by the foreign boy. By this time, almost the entire training base knew about this.
However, training still has to continue. Compared to the challengers of unknown origin, everyone's current goal is still to qualify.
Soon afterward, Yuyin keenly noticed that Echizen Ryoma's fighting spirit had changed, and she couldn't help but guess that the challenger had rekindled his fighting spirit.
Unfortunately, his fighting spirit was ignited a little too late. At the end of the training, when the selected members were finally announced, Tamane was surprised to find that as the acting coach of the Ryuzaki group, Tezuka Kunimitsu actually did not choose Echizen Ryoma.
"Tezuka is such a thoughtful guy, caring for his juniors."
When Atobe heard the list being announced, he quickly guessed Tezuka's thoughts.
Yuyin asked, "How do you say that?"
At this time, everyone had packed their luggage, lined up according to school, and were taken home by special vehicles.
"Zhuxin," Atobe threw the empty mineral water bottle into the nearby trash can, "The young man has an unstable mind, and he actually even considered this. I'm deliberately trying to teach him a lesson. It's hard for Tezuka."
During the last training camp in Karuizawa, Tezuka also called him specifically to ask him to take care of Echizen's mental state. As a fellow captain, Atobe Keigo had some similar feelings about Tezuka Kunimitsu's thoughts.
"Ah, I didn't expect that Tezuka-san, although he looks cold, is actually quite thoughtful. He even considers the growth and psychology of his teammates."
Tamane said as he looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu who was talking to two other coaches.
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The official competition of the Japan-US Friendship Exchange Tournament will be held in three days. These two days of rest are also to give the athletes who have been training hard some time to relax and adjust to their best condition before the competition.
Yuyin enjoyed two days of ordinary vacation, especially since the number of commissions from the market that needed to be completed this week had already been completed, which meant that she could even relax at night.
Unfortunately, it seemed that God couldn't bear to see her so relaxed. On the night before the Japan-US exchange competition, she saw an email that had just been sent by someone in her encrypted mailbox.
Yuyin was so angry that she called back immediately: "Hey, Fushimi, what did you mean by that email?"
"I explained it very clearly in the email. That's what I meant."
Fushimi Saruhiko's calm yet sinister voice came from the other end of the phone. "A wanted psychic from Yokohama has escaped to Tokyo. The Psychic Special Agents Division and I are working together to capture him. Our investigation suggests this psychic suspect might sneak into the upcoming Japan-US Friendship Exchange Tournament tomorrow. I remember that Atobe Keigo, the person you've been protecting these days, is participating in this tournament, right?"
Fushimi Saruhiko tapped his fingers on his laptop keyboard a few times and quickly retrieved the information about the competition. "So I reported it to the director, and he told you to cooperate secretly to prevent the suspect from making a big move tomorrow and disturbing the ordinary audience."
"Fushimi Saruhiko! You did this on purpose! If you don't tell the director, then what does this have to do with me? You can do your own work..."
"Ah, I have to continue to perfect the action plan. I don't want to chat with you anymore~Bye~"
Hearing the beeping sound coming from the other end of the phone, Yuyin had no choice but to slam the phone down: "Humph!"
The phone bounced twice on the soft Simmons mattress. The screen just went dark and then lit up again, with a loud ringtone.
Yuyin didn't even look at the caller and said unhappily, "Hello!"
"Tamaune-chan~"
Yuyin: "..."
She opened her phone and was silent for a while before saying, "Just say it."
"Pfft, who made our Yuyin-chan angry."
Gojo Satoru's cheerful voice came from the phone.
Yuyin gritted her teeth and said, "Senior, you better not call me to waste my time!"
What you mean is, you'd better not be planning to assign me a job!
"Of course not. I'm taking care of the kids. Yuji has been at home for too long and is a bit bored. You're having some kind of exchange competition, and it just so happens that Hui and Nobara have taken on a nearby maintenance mission. I plan to bring the boys and girls to team-building tomorrow to support you. Are you welcome? Are you touched?"
Six Eyes = Free Labor
Yuyin's eyes rolled, and after thinking about this equation in her mind, she changed her tone to an extremely gentle one: "Welcome, of course you are welcome."
As long as we pay attention to keeping Yuji Itadori, who is faking his death, from being exposed, Senior Gojo can deal with the suspect with special abilities, and the competition can also proceed smoothly without being disturbed. It really kills two birds with one stone.
"Emm... Senior, why do I feel like you are planning something?"
"How is that possible? I'm doing this for Yuujin's sake. Do you want me to ask Keigo to prepare the inside tickets? The front row has a good view."
When Gojo Satoru heard the voice of "Kagego", his expression brightened up. Something was happening.
"Keiko and Nobara have work permits, so there's no need to prepare them. Just prepare them for Yuujin and me."
He must observe carefully tomorrow to see what happened when he was not paying attention.
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