Chapter 94 Chapter 94 Training (Part 2)
Saionji Tamane carried a plate of food and walked side by side with Atobe Keigo. "How was training today?"
At this moment, the sun was hanging low in the sky, and the first day of training ended unknowingly.
Throughout the entire day, Tamane only managed to see Atobe briefly at lunchtime, outside the kitchen window. Both were too busy to exchange much, especially since Atobe's Hanamura group had been in meetings indoors, keeping their movements perfectly separated. It wasn't until that evening, when it was Sakurano and Tomoka's turn to serve food in the cafeteria, that Tamane finally left her post.
"It's okay, but it's so boring staying indoors all the time."
Atobe forced himself to suppress his disgust for the ordinary chair in front of him and sat down with Yuyin.
Noticing his slight annoyance, Yuyin couldn't help but smile and consoled him, "Hamura-sensei should arrange some sparring later. I passed by the court today and saw members of Sakaki-sensei's group sparring. Two members of Seigaku played, and I don't know the other two, but judging by the intensity of their match, they're both pretty impressive."
Atobe understood: "It's Fuji and Kan from Seigaku, right? The other two are Yanagi from Rikkai University and Saeki from Rokkaku. I heard Shishido and Feng tell me about it on the way to the cafeteria just now."
Shishido Ryo and Feng were assigned to the Ryugasaki team. The Ryugasaki team had free training today, and the venue was right next to the Sakaki team. They basically watched the doubles match throughout.
"But I was surprised that Mr. Sakaki separated the two members of Seigaku and paired them with other people to form a rival team."
Yuyin's casual words startled Atobe for a moment, and then he showed a look of understanding: "I understand, Mr. Sakaki wants to see how different people work together."
"Well, what do you mean?" When it comes to more professional issues in tennis, Yuyin is not so clear.
Atobe explained, "Since this Japan-US Friendship Exchange Tournament is a team event, in addition to singles, there's also doubles. The players selected are all top performers from major Kanto teams. Their individual strengths are undeniable, but the level of chemistry and coordination they'll develop when suddenly partnering with unfamiliar players is uncertain. The final doubles partners chosen may not even be from the same team, so how this temporary pairing will work together to maximize their potential is definitely something the coaches need to focus on right now."
As Hyotei's perennial No. 1 singles player, Atobe hadn't thought in this direction before, but after being reminded by Yuyin's words, he immediately figured out all the tricks in the trials and training.
"It seems that I have a big advantage." Ozuki Yuushi pushed up his glasses and joked. He sat diagonally across from Tamane and Atobe, only a hand's distance away. Atobe and Tamane spoke softly, so he could still hear clearly.
"You?" Atobe couldn't stand his useless look and couldn't help but sigh, "Have some ambition, okay? If you want to fight, of course, fight for the singles spot."
In fact, Oshitari's personal tennis skills are undoubtedly strong within Hyotei, but he is not too competitive by nature and prefers to be lazy. It is only because of the leading role of Akutagawa Jiro that it is difficult for ordinary people to realize his true character. Although a large part of the reason for his final switch to doubles was also due to the needs within Hyotei, it was also related to Oshitari's personality. Therefore, Atobe still has some complaints about this guy's frequent concealment of his abilities.
"Aren't you here, Atobe?" Oshitari spread his hands.
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Since she had to stay with Atobe during the day and protect his safety closely, Yuyin arranged all the tasks commissioned by the Deba family at night.
It just so happened that volunteers, unlike the players, did not have to comply with the closed training requirements of the selection competition and were allowed to go out, so Yuyin said hello to the person in charge, Mr. Ryuzaki, and left the training base after dinner.
It was more than two hours later when she came back after completing the task.
"I'm back." After knocking on the door, Yuyin turned the handle, only to find it was pitch black inside.
No one is there.
"Xing, are you there, or are you asleep?" Yuyin stood at the door and asked softly. After making sure that she could not hear anyone else's breathing, she turned on the light in the room.
"Where have you been so late?"
Yuyin was a little confused. Since there were not many athletes and volunteers in this training camp, the accommodation conditions were very good. Each room was double-roomed and had its own bathroom, so there was no need to use a public shower.
"Bang!"
Yuyin packed her luggage, took out her clothes, and was about to take a shower when she heard the sound of a door hitting the wall buffer column behind her. She turned around and saw that it was indeed Ju Xing who came back. Then she asked, "Xing, where have you been?"
"I, I'm going to go for a walk outside," Ju Xing didn't want to hear her question and showed a bit of panic on her face, "You're not here, I'm alone in the room, it's too monotonous."
Her breathing was already a little unstable due to her fast running, and now she was in a panic, her face looked even worse. At least for an old hand like Yuyin who was good at observing people's faces, it was obvious that she was lying.
But Yuyin glanced at Ju Xing and didn't ask any extra questions, "I'm going to take a shower. Do you want to use the bathroom first?"
Ju Xing waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no need."
"Okay, I'll go wash first." Yuyin took the clothes into the bathroom and closed the door.
The reason why she didn't ask about Ju Xing anymore was because from her observation just now, Ju Xing's body was not contaminated by any magical power or even curses generated by other people's negative emotions, except for the magical power related to anxiety, worry, slight regret and other negative emotions emitted by herself. So even if something happened, it has not reached an irreversible level.
I'll find out what happened tomorrow.
Yuyin thought so as she turned on the shower.
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It’s actually not difficult to find out what happened.
Tomoka Kosakata is the most lively one. Although she is a little unstable in doing things, she is good at getting information. Yuyin found an opportunity when they were alone and asked her if anything special happened last night.
Soon, Tomoka found out and told her, "You know that kelp-haired guy from Rikkai University, Saionji-senpai? The one who gets red-eyed and hits people. I heard from the boys in our school that he was pushed down the stairs yesterday!"
"Kelp head?" Yuyin thought for a moment, "Kirhara Akaya...was he seriously injured?"
Because she didn't recognize the other team members except Seigaku yesterday, Tamane felt that she had seriously neglected her duty as the manager of the tennis club, so she worked hard to make up for it, at least matching the faces and names of all the members of the training camp for the selection tournament. Only then did she identify Kirihara Akaya based on the personal characteristics that Tomoka blurted out.
"Yes, yes, that's him," Peng Xiang nodded repeatedly, uncertainly, "As for his injury, I heard they said it won't affect the trials, so he should be fine..."
"How do you know he was pushed down? Did Kirihara say so himself?"
Tomoka touched the back of his head and said, "This is the strange thing. Kirihara himself refused to admit that he was pushed and kept saying that he fell down accidentally. But Horio said that he saw Kamio from Fudomine, and it was Kamio who pushed Kirihara down. But Kamio cried out that it was unfair and said that he was not the culprit..."
Yuyin seemed to be lost in thought. Halfway through listening, she had probably guessed what was going on. By the time Pengxiang finished speaking, she was almost certain.
"Senior, why are you suddenly concerned about this?"
"Haha, it's nothing. I just noticed that some of the players were a little tense, so I was wondering if something happened after I went out last night that I didn't know about. If it's related to Hyotei, wouldn't that mean I'm derelict in my duty as a manager?"
Tamane evaded the question vaguely, and Tomoka immediately believed it. She exclaimed, "Oh, yeah, you're still Hyotei's manager! That's great! I'd love to be our Seigaku manager, too. It's a shame the tennis club doesn't accept girls..."
Seigaku has a separate women's tennis club. Strictly speaking, Tomoka Kosakata and Sakuno Ryuuzaki are actually members of the women's tennis club, although the two often appear near the men's club, helping out and even participating in activities.
"Haha, Hyotei didn't have a manager position before," Yuyin joked when she heard this topic, "Because if they really did, the girls who wanted to be managers would fight over it~"
"Ah, is it that exaggerated?" Tomoka recalled the huge cheering group of Hyotei during the game, and the large number of girls among them, and had to admit that what Yuyin said might be true, and then she suddenly realized it.
"Wait, but now, Saionji-senpai, you are not..."
Yuyin put her finger on her lips and smiled, "That's because none of them can beat me."
Tomoka was speechless: "No, no way?"
"Haha, I'm just kidding~"
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It became easy to handle after finding out what happened. Taking the opportunity to sort out the equipment with Tachibana An, Tamane casually mentioned that "Kirhara fell down the stairs and Kamio was accused of being the murderer." An's face immediately changed, which made Tamane more certain of her guess.
It just so happened that the volunteers had the task of delivering something to the practice court, and Tachibana An immediately asked her nervously to be responsible for delivering the basket to the Ryugasaki group. Sakurano next to her also said hesitantly that she wanted to go with them. Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Yuyin also asked for the task of delivering the basketball basket to the Hanamura group.
Since the venue was nearby, the three of them walked together. Just as they reached the track, they saw Kamio seemed to be arguing with someone and looked like he was about to leave. Xing could no longer hold back and trotted over with the basket of balls.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Sakurano was puzzled.
"Maybe he wants to make things clear..." Yuyin shrugged, then said to Sakuno, "Okay, Sakuno, I'm going to the Hanamura Group first."
"Okay, see you later, Saionji-senpai."
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"Mr. Huacun, this is your team's ball."
Yuyin pushed the door open and said to the young woman in the white coat, her eyes immediately met with Atobe in the crowd.
Atobe's mood suddenly changed from cloudy to sunny, so bright that it was almost like the scorching sun over Hawaii in summer. Such an obvious change naturally did not escape the attention of Wakato Hiroshi who was standing next to him.
Just now, because of the popularity issue, Wakato Hiroki was ridiculed by Atobe Keigo, who implied that he only had popularity but no ability. At this moment, he noticed that the two were looking at each other and showed a thoughtful expression.
"Oh my, such a cute girl came to deliver the gift," Mr. Huacun pushed the frame and smiled, "It just so happens that we are about to start practicing for the competition, so you can just put the gift here."
Yuyin glanced around and noticed that among the people holding up their rackets and preparing to play was Yuushi Ozaki, so she asked Mr. Hanamura, "Mr. Hanamura, can I watch the game from here?"
Teacher Hanamura suddenly remembered that the girl in front of her seemed to be a volunteer from Hyotei. She glanced at Oshitari who was about to take the field, and noticed Atobe who had been looking at Tamane. She couldn't help but reveal a mysterious smile: "How can I bear to refuse the request of a lovely girl like you? As long as it doesn't disturb the game, you can do whatever you want."
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