Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Lucky Amulet
In the end, the game ended in a tornado war between Japan and the United States.
Saionji Tamon couldn't help but sigh again, the young people playing tennis nowadays really should not be underestimated.
Echizen Ryoma's victory meant that the Japanese team won the exchange match with an absolute advantage, and the Kanto selection team that was temporarily formed for this exchange match was naturally disbanded.
There are still two weeks before the national competition officially opens.
All eligible school teams did not dare to relax at all during this period, and Bingdi was no exception.
Keigo Atobe gathered all the members of the tennis club together again and placed them in the Karuizawa villa for the final sprint training.
Because of the tryouts, Hyotei's captain, advisor, and four other key players were away, so no more group training was scheduled. Atobe simply instructed the other players to stay home and keep training. Now that the exchange tournament is over, it's natural to get things moving, rather than continuing with the loose, individual training of previous years.
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It is already August, and the summer heat is scorching. Even though the cool sea breeze from the sea occasionally comes, it cannot completely dispel the hot temperature that covers the entire island country.
Beside the tennis court, Tamane was lying under a parasol. On the small table next to her were iced juices and ice creams brought by the well-trained maid of the Atobe family. She was keeping an eye on everything and observing and recording the situation on the court, taking a sip of the iced drink from time to time. Compared with the people who were sweating under the scorching sun, she felt extremely comfortable and relaxed.
She couldn't help but feel fortunate that the Kyudo Club National Competition ended early, so she didn't have to train in such high temperatures and endure the torture.
Yuyin had a relatively happy week. Atobe didn't have to go out during his training in seclusion, which saved her a lot of trouble. She had swept the area near Karuizawa several times, and no cursed spirits or monsters could pose a threat.
Except for occasionally having to leave at night to carry out a few tasks of exorcising demons and removing curses, Yuyin almost thought that time had gone back to a few months ago, when the world had not yet merged and she had not yet been exposed, and everything was so peaceful and harmonious.
Yuyin had relatively free time outside of training and missions, and she took this opportunity to finally find time to finish writing the last book in the "Book of Contracts with a Hundred Demons" series. Although the story of the gentle boy and the big monster was still going on in real life, she had already given them a perfect ending in her pen and her story.
Originally, Yuyin planned to stop writing after finishing this last book. However, as soon as the editor from Xincheng received her email that seemed to indicate her intention to stop writing, he immediately bombarded her with messages crying and shouting, as if as long as she stopped writing, he would have no way to survive.
In a sense, however, this statement is not wrong. The relationship between the editor-in-chief and the author they oversee is inherently one of shared success. Xin Cheng was originally a newcomer to the publishing house, but his rise to prominence was due to the development of a number one bestseller like her. Although he subsequently developed several other promising new authors, none could match her current bestseller status in the world of popular fiction. Therefore, when she retired, aside from her die-hard readers, the most emotional reactions would undoubtedly be felt by Xin Cheng's editors and the publishing house.
Although Yuyin appears indifferent and doesn't care much about outsiders, she is actually a very soft-hearted person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so reluctant to agree when Kanda Rei and Morimoto Anko begged her to join the Kyudo Club.
Those who are familiar with her, especially the elites among the elites such as Reiji Munakata, Shizuji Deba, Gojo Satoru, and Ango Sakaguchi, who have sharp eyes and are very accurate in judging people, can see through her true nature at a glance.
Yuyin possesses a compassion that is uncommon among ordinary people. She sympathizes with the suffering and calamity of others and offers assistance to the best of her ability, often without compensation. She has always braved wind and rain to save lives, never minding any personal gain or loss. It's no surprise that she's wavering now that she's simply been pleaded with to continue writing.
Faced with the sincere request of Xincheng editor, Yuyin hesitated again and again. It was not impossible for her to continue writing, but the risk of continuing to write fantasy and supernatural themes was too high, so it would be better for her to avoid it.
So she sent an email to Xincheng, saying that she could continue writing, but she wanted to make a transition and no longer wanted to write the previous supernatural themes.
When Xincheng heard that she promised not to stop writing, he was so ecstatic that he didn't even care about the possible adaptation problems that might arise from the transformation. Many well-known authors suffered a Waterloo after the transformation and never recovered.
However, Yuyin thought that her fame was there, and even if she changed the subject matter, readers and fans would probably still buy it for the time being. And even if she really failed in the end, she didn't make a living by writing anyway, and the failure would be a good excuse to stop writing completely. By that time, Xincheng would not be able to find a reason to object.
As for the subject matter after the transformation——
Yuyin, holding a record book, took a look at the field, then lowered her head and wrote down the data.
The tennis knowledge and personal data collected for the competition just happened to have other uses.
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"Give."
Yuyin kindly handed a towel to Atobe who had just finished a training session.
"Thanks."
Atobe took it and wiped his sweat with a smile.
The same scene repeated itself over the course of the week, and the Hyotei team members had become accustomed to it. Although Mukaito would jokingly shout "I want one too, I want one too~" at the beginning, after being dragged away by his partner Obito with his mouth covered several times, even the most obtuse person would notice the unique atmosphere between the two and would no longer be so tactless as to approach and demand fair treatment.
"Oh, by the way," Atobe Keigo took a sip of water and suddenly remembered something and said, "Gumine, do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
"tomorrow?"
Yuyin had just taken the sports towel he used to wipe her sweat. In fact, the work that an ordinary manager had to do did not require her to worry about at all. There were servants in the Atobe family villa to handle it. She only needed to act as a human transferor.
She thought about her recent schedule. Since the last exchange competition kidnapping case, apart from the three mission commissions from the field house every week, Scepter 4 and the Special Ability Agent Department seemed to have suddenly become idle, and there was no intention of forcing her to work recently.
"I should be fine tomorrow, Jingwu, are you going out for something?"
Yuyin thought that since Atobe would ask her specifically, she would definitely not continue training in the villa tomorrow.
As expected, Atobe smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the draw for the national competition group. I'm going to take Karaichi to draw lots."
"It's the lottery meeting. Take me with you then."
Yuyin knew that teams usually did not bring managers into the group draw, but the last time Atobe was kidnapped in the exchange match, it sounded the alarm for her. Now she was protecting Atobe closely and did not dare to be too far away from him. She even asked the housekeeper to move her room in the villa to be next to Atobe to ensure that she could hear any movement immediately.
In fact, it was no wonder that Yuyin was so nervous. The report that Fushimi forwarded to her after the incident described the results of the interrogation of Lin Chengren's gang. It was learned that the reason they chose Atobe Keigo as the kidnapping target was because of the instigation and planning of an intelligence dealer code-named "D". However, when Fushimi tracked back based on the information provided by Lin Chengren and the equipment seized at the scene, the other side had already left and no useful clues were left for him. To this day, the purpose of Mr. D has not been found out, and his appearance, gender and age are unknown.
Fushimi was furious about this. Apart from being tricked by Jungle's Green King in his early years, he had never suffered such a big loss in network technology. So he vowed to find out the intelligence dealer who was doing this in secret and cut him into pieces.
However, Yuyin gave Fushimi a suggestion, asking him to pass on the information of the suddenly appearing intelligence dealer to Mr. Ango of the neighboring agency. After all, Lin Chengren's gang was originally wanted criminals by the Special Ability Department, and Mr. Ango had special abilities (of course, she did not tell Fushimi about this part, and Mr. Ango's special abilities still needed to be kept secret), so it would be most appropriate for him to take over the investigation of the mysterious Mr. D.
As of now, Yuyin has not figured out whether Mr. D targeted Atobe by accident or intentionally for some purpose, so before that, for the sake of Atobe's personal safety, she must stay close to him at all times.
"Speaking of the group drawing," Yuyin came back to her senses from those secret things, coughed lightly, and joked, "Jingwu, are you sure you want to go up and draw the lot yourself?"
It's not that she is superstitious, but she has heard from Oshitari Gossip about the dark history of Atobe's drawing of lots. His luck in drawing lots was really bad. For example, he drew the Kanto powerhouse Seigaku in the first round of the Kanto Tournament and was eliminated early. This was only slightly better than meeting the champion Rikkai University in the first round.
"Of course I, the Minister, have to be in charge of drawing lots. Otherwise..." Atobe said smugly, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly realized what was happening and said, "Okay, you're just saying I have bad luck!"
"Ahem, I didn't say that," Yuyin said, looking around and suddenly remembered the item she had just made. She took it out and handed it to Atobe, saying, "It's just right. If you go to draw lots tomorrow, wear this!"
Atobe Keigo took the gadget from her hand and asked in confusion: "What is this?"
"I made a new amulet made of jade. It's more effective and less susceptible to damage," Yuyin explained. "The talisman I gave you earlier was used up on the ship, wasn't it? I made this one for you as a replacement."
Before, Atobe was subjected to a powerful mental attack in Naoya Takayama's alien space, and the several protective talismans he carried with him were almost immediately consumed. Afterwards, Yuyin wanted to make a more effective one for his safety, and for this purpose she even went to the Deba family to get the materials. She got these in exchange with her senior brother Deba on the condition of working overtime to complete an extra task.
Tamane took the jade amulet from Atobe again, untied the string, and motioned Atobe to lower his head while carefully explaining to him, "This not only protects you from danger, but carrying a jade amulet with you can also bless you with good health and bring you good luck. You're going to draw lots tomorrow, so this is perfect for you."
Atobe lowered his head and obediently let Yuin put the amulet around his neck. He stroked the warm texture of the jade in his hand and felt Yuin's feelings for him.
"With the blessing of the amulet you made, I will definitely draw the best group tomorrow." Atobe held the jade in front of his chest and smiled confidently.
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Author's Note: [Highlighted reminder: The group results and match scores from this point on are significantly different from the original story. Fans of other school tennis clubs who cannot accept the match results I will be writing about should carefully consider subscribing.]
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