Chapter 111 Chapter 111 The End of the Exchange Competition
Yuushi Oshitari was the first to notice something was wrong.
His doubles match was right behind Atobe's. Logically, even if Atobe went to the lounge to rest for a while because of the exhaustion of the match, he would definitely come out to watch his match after he had tidied up his appearance and recovered a little. However, until the end of the match, when he and Kikumaru of Seigaku lost to the twins of the American team in the tie-break, Atobe still did not come out. Oshitari was really worried and ran back to the lounge to find his captain.
He was then stopped in the aisle outside the lounge by several people wearing black suits and dressed very seriously, but claiming to be venue staff. They told him that due to a facility malfunction, the Japanese team's lounge was temporarily out of use and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
Anyone would feel that there was something wrong with that tone and atmosphere, not to mention that Yuuji Oshizuka was not blind. He immediately made several calls to Atobe, but the call could not be connected.
Yuushi Oshitari's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Could something have happened to Atobe?
He thought about it and turned back to the competition channel, wanting to find Saionji Tamon. Now, apart from Atobe, he was the only one in Hyotei who knew the abilities of this female manager best.
But when he stood on the sidelines and looked, he saw that the seat where Saionji had sat before was empty, with no one in sight. This made Oshitari even more imaginative and he suspected that Atobe had encountered a supernatural event similar to the disappearance of a god.
In fact, it is not surprising that Oshitsuki did not think about the kidnapping that is the most common problem faced by children of wealthy families. First, Atobe had boasted before that he had never been kidnapped in all these years. Second, the encounter rate with supernatural events has been quite high recently, so Oshitsuki could not help but think inertially.
But in a sense, it can be said that he hit the jackpot. For the first time in his life, Atobe encountered a kidnapping due to a supernatural crime instigated by the demon Fyodor D.
Only Yuushi Ozaki discovered that Atobe was missing. At that time, the game between the Japanese and American teams was in full swing, and he didn't want to tell this matter to distract his teammates. He just secretly called Atobe's housekeeper and asked him if he wanted to call the police. After learning that they had already known about it and started to act, Ozaki returned to the stadium with a heavy heart to watch the game. Faced with teammates occasionally asking about Atobe's whereabouts, he had to go to great lengths to cover for him.
The venue arranged a lounge for them on the pretext of a malfunction, but Oshitari felt that Fuji and Sanada must have noticed something was wrong but just cooperated with him and didn't say anything.
Every once in a while, Oshitari would go to the original lounge to see if those men in black suits had retreated, so as to guess what was happening with Atobe.
So when he finally saw that those people were suddenly gone outside the former lounge, Oshitari's mind immediately got excited and he rushed over to open the door in ecstasy.
Then he was so frightened by the scene inside that he dared not speak.
Oh my god, did he interrupt Atobe's good thing? Wouldn't the training volume in the future be doubled?
Oshitari pushed his glasses up with trembling hands: "Um...just continue as if I had never been here."
Then a tiger turned around and nimbly closed the door again.
Still leaning against Yuyin, Atobe Keigo gritted his teeth and remained silent. "I've disturbed you, and you can't just pretend it never happened? It's not like you can turn back time."
The atmosphere relaxed and Atobe no longer had the urge to confess. The environment of this lounge really did not match his gorgeous aesthetic taste. He also did not want to talk to Yuyin about the day he confessed his feelings many years later and have the memories left behind be either the kidnapping case that made him describe his embarrassment or this ordinary lounge.
"Um, when is it?"
Since he didn't plan to continue confessing his feelings and his splitting headache had eased, Atobe reluctantly sat up and asked about the business, "How did the game go? Did the Japanese team win?"
"It's getting dark," Yuyin picked up Atobe's coat and handed it to him naturally. "The game isn't over yet. Butler Yamagi originally wanted to take you back to rest, but I thought you'd be immediately concerned about the game when you woke up, so I declined. You should rest in the lounge first."
Of course, they came back by taking the Gojo Satoru express teleportation train. Gojo senior and three students were still at the competition venue, and Fushimi Saruhiko also had to come back to command and gather people for the next step.
Atobe quickly threw on his coat and estimated the time in his mind. "At this point, this should be the last match, right? I don't know what the result will be, let's go out and take a look."
When talking about tennis, Atobe's expression straightened slightly. His sudden disappearance could be a big or small matter. He hoped that it would not have any impact on his teammates. If it affected the final result of the game, even someone as outspoken as him would feel guilty.
"Don't worry, I asked around when I got back," Yuyin said as she walked with him to the competition venue. "Fushimi said they covered up your kidnapping and didn't publicize it. Probably not many people knew about it, including your teammates."
Then, thinking of the worried and anxious look on Oshitari's face when he rushed in just now, Yuyin paused, "Oshitari probably guessed it. After all, you haven't appeared for so long, he will definitely come looking for you."
Atobe nodded and said, "It's strange that he didn't notice, but..." Although he was touched by his friend's concern for him, he couldn't help but think that if Obito had come a little later, maybe his relationship with Tamane would have entered a new stage of life.
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They met Oshitari again at a fork in the corridor.
Seeing them come out so quickly, Oshitari's face was still a little surprised, and he immediately pretended that what happened just now had not happened. He walked over and asked with concern: "Atobe, are you okay?"
As he asked, he nervously checked Atobe up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure that there were no obvious wounds on Atobe's body.
Atobe was traumatized, though it wasn't apparent on the surface. He didn't mention it, thus adding to his friends' worries. He simply nodded and said, "I'm fine." Then he got to the point, "How did the competition go while I was away?"
The fact that the singles match can be dragged to the last game shows that there should be wins and losses in the previous games, but it is not necessarily the case. This kind of team exchange competition will go to the last game regardless of the outcome.
Ozuki Yuushi pushed his glasses nervously, not only because he got too excited but also because he lost the match. "Something unexpected happened. The match was paused for a while and just resumed."
"Accident?" Yuyin felt a little strange. When they just came back, the previous game had just ended. Fuji Shusuke of Seigaku won the victory with a score of 6:4. The last game seemed to be played by the second-year player from Rikkai University, Kelp Head.
Oshitari explained, "The one who played singles was Kirihara, but he was injured in the match against the American team Kevin just now, so he interrupted the match."
"How is his injury? Can he still hold on? You just said that the game has resumed?" Yuyin frowned slightly. During her time in the tennis club, she had come to understand the persistence of these athletic teenagers in the game. It was common for them to insist on playing with injuries. For example, Kunimitsu Tezuka of Aogaku, who had competed with Atobe before, had to temporarily leave the team and go to a professional institution for recuperation due to this reason.
Oshitari shook his head: "Kirhara can no longer play."
Even Atobe was slightly surprised. "So what you just said about resuming the game was..."
Speaking of this, Oshitari didn't know how to explain it clearly, "This is a special rule proposed by the American team coach. He hopes that our substitute Echizen will play and replace Kirihara to complete this game."
"This... isn't it too strange?" Even Yuyin, who wasn't very familiar with tennis, couldn't help but frown. So-called substitutes were usually used to replace regular players before a match. But it was unheard of to make substitutions midway through a match. This was a blatant violation of fair play. "Is the American coach out of his mind? Making such a demand that's detrimental to his own team?"
"Hmph, that coach, of course he has his own agenda," Atobe snorted coldly, his dissatisfaction evident in his words, "He's more like a businessman than a tennis coach, trying to promote his own 'products'."
He was so dissatisfied because in the doubles match between him and Sanada, the American team members, due to the instructions of the coach, used the tactics of hiding their weaknesses several times, which made the young master Atobe feel a little unhappy.
"I'm going to see Kirihara, and then go back to watch Echizen's game. Do you want to join me, Atobe?" Shinobu explained the previous situation that the two of them were not clear about, and made an invitation.
"Then let's go visit him together." Atobe nodded reservedly and glanced at Tamane beside him. If Kirihara Akaya was seriously injured, he could also ask Tamane to treat him secretly, at least to avoid any sequelae.
Tamane, who received Atobe's gaze, immediately understood what he meant and followed his words, saying, "Yes, yes, let's go and take care of the injured first. Kirihara-kun must be very upset that he is injured and can't play in the game."
Seeing all their little movements and glances, Oshitari had only one feeling: Help! Why did it feel like Atobe and Saionji were getting closer? Should I find an excuse to get out of the way?
However, it would be too deliberate to suddenly give up on something that had already been agreed upon. After thinking about it, Inuzaka decided to go to the infirmary first and then find an excuse to leave.
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"Come in."
Hearing the knock on the door, the accompanying Sanada thought it was a staff member or a teammate who came to visit Kirihara, so he politely said "Come in".
"Ah, Sanada, how's Kirihara's injury?"
Hearing this familiar and gorgeous voice, Sanada was slightly startled and looked up at the door. Sure enough, the person who came in was Keigo Atobe, who had been missing for most of the day.
He blurted out subconsciously: "Are you okay?"
"What could happen to me?" Atobe Keigo remained calm, but thought to himself that Sanada had indeed noticed it.
But it doesn't matter if they find out. People like them won't make things clear unless necessary.
As expected, Sanada pressed his hat and said, "Nothing, you haven't shown up for a long time. Coach Sakaki said you have something to do at home and need to leave for a while."
Atobe thought to himself that Yamagito was indeed a meticulous butler and that it must be him who contacted Coach Sakaki to make up for the leave.
"After we came back, we heard that Kirihara from your Rikkai University was injured. How is his injury?" Yuyin stretched her head to look into the infirmary and took the initiative to mention the reason why they came here.
Sanada finally noticed her and said hesitantly, "Are you the manager of that Atobe... I mean, Hyotei?"
"Yes." Yuyin was a little confused. What did Sanada want to say just now? The manager of the Atobe team?
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