69novels Chapter 139: Was it predicted in advance?
Chapter 139: Was it predicted in advance?
Chapter 139: Was it predicted in advance?
"Hmph, that guy stole all the limelight."
Although Atobe Keigo said these words, he looked quite smug, after all, Natsume Tsuki was also a leading figure in their Hyotei Academy.
"Atobe, why don't you go up there and try it yourself?"
Ryo Mido immediately switched to teasing mode.
Atobe Keigo was stumped by the question.
Do you have any more questions?
Natsume Tsukiyaki tossed the ball in her hand: "Do you guys still want this ball?"
The ten high school students remained silent.
Natsume Tsuki also left.
"You're leaving already?"
"In that case, who will continue?"
"I can't, how can ten people fight?"
"Sanada? Aren't you going to go and have a go?"
Two people looked at Genichiro Sanada.
After much hesitation, Genichiro Sanada went up to it.
He, Genichiro Sanada, was not only representing Rikkai University, but also himself, and he absolutely could not easily compromise in front of Tsukiya Natsume.
"Bastard, come on."
Genichiro Sanada glared angrily at the ten people opposite him.
"Sanada, is he up to the task?"
"It should be fine."
"Sanada can be very fast."
"I think the probability is very low. The opponent can have ten players serving in ten different directions at the same time, unless it's someone like Tezuka Kunimitsu who can bring the ball back and play it slowly."
"Is that still a duel?"
Hearing the people outside talking and seeing Sanada Genichiro's imposing presence, the ten high school students felt a little insecure, mainly because they hadn't expected Natsume Tsukiya to be so powerful.
"What are you waiting for?" Sanada Genichiro shouted.
The ten high school students exchanged glances and angrily threw it up.
"Bang bang bang~"
A series of rapid, continuous blows rang out.
One by one, yellow dots of light darted into the back half of Sanada Genichiro's court, making a clicking sound.
Genichiro Sanada's figure flickered.
"Bang bang bang~"
"6
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Stunned, Genichiro Sanada looked towards the sidelines, his gaze filled with astonishment.
"Vice-Captain Sanada, he can only catch three balls."
"Actually, it's not bad. You can catch three balls at once, and they were hit by three people."
"Even Sanada can only catch three balls?"
"Don't underestimate these high school students. After all, they were selected to enter the training camp. They can't be inferior to those who weren't selected."
Sanada was stuck on the court, unable to advance or retreat.
In fact, this time, by retaliating, he understood where his boundaries lay.
Although there were times when I played against the senior students of Rikkai University, there were times when two or three people served at the same time, but I had never tried such a high-intensity multi-ball match.
With ten balls, he was facing not just the pressure of three, but the pressure of ten. In that instant, the image of ten balls flashed through his mind. If he wanted to continue, he would inevitably lose focus, and his body could only handle three.
There's no point in continuing the fight.
The high school students said smugly, "You're so brave, I thought you could hit ten balls too!"
"That's right, if you don't have the ability, don't pretend to be a tough guy."
"Hahaha~"
Faced with the high school students' mockery, the middle school students were filled with righteous indignation and shouted, "Hey, ten of you against one of us, why don't you fight one-on-one?"
"That's right, ten people, ten balls, and they even got hit back. How can you guys still be laughing?"
"You guys are really lame."
The high school students shouted, "It's true that we can take on one person at a time, but it's also true that all of you except for that one are useless."
Everyone fell silent.
"hateful."
High school students have become even more unrestrained.
"You should stop now."
Suddenly, a deep voice came from behind the crowd.
Everyone turned to look.
There were three people: one with red hair, one wearing glasses, and one with a cold face.
"High school students, if you didn't retrieve the ball, leave the court immediately. Don't embarrass yourselves any further."
The guy with burgundy hair glared angrily, his imposing presence enough to scare a middle school student to death.
The high school students' absurd arrogance vanished instantly. They wanted to argue but couldn't utter a word, their faces filled with resentment.
They began to leave the stadium.
"Who is it?"
"Who is that person?"
"have no idea."
"Is he the boss here?"
The junior high students began whispering amongst themselves.
"Sorry, private matches are prohibited here," the bespectacled man said gently.
Redhead with hands in pockets: "If you want to fight us, you'd better win the rounds first."
"What are you talking about?"
Akutsu glared at her and said, "This whole thing was started by you high school students. What kind of tone is that?"
Red-haired: "Let me make this clear in advance, all the teams you're playing against are on court number 10 or below, so you have absolutely no right to be arrogant."
"It was all garbage."
Akutsu scoffed, "And which stadium's trash are you, then?"
The three of them turned around and stopped, and the red-haired man frowned.
The man with glasses smiled and said, "I'm Kanata Irie from Court Number Three."
"Court number three, huh?"
As everyone whispered among themselves, they heard the red-haired man say, "I am Oni Jujiro from Court Number Five."
"And which stadium are you from?"
"Echizen, you little brat."
Ryoma Echizen finally appeared, and he immediately stared at another tall, cold-looking man and asked a question.
"Want to go back?" The tall man gave him a cold, sharp look.
Ryoma Echizen paused, then said, "What's wrong with telling me?"
Kanata Irie quickly stepped forward and said, "He's from Stadium Number One, Tokugawa Kazuya."
"Field number one!"
Ryoma Echizen was taken aback.
The Seigaku members got excited.
Eiji Kikumaru: "Oh secret."
Momoshiro Takeshi: "Echizen, you brat."
Takashi Kawamura: "Great, all nine members of Seigaku are here."
Seigaku were immersed in the joy of reunion.
Kanata Irie, Jujiro Oni, and Kazuya Tokugawa walked off the field, stopping as they passed by Tsukiya Natsume.
"What are you looking at?"
Natsume Tsukiya shrugged: "Never seen a handsome guy before, or do you want to be shut out by me?"
"Well?!"
The middle school students were instantly stunned.
They looked at each other, both filled with confusion.
Atobe Keigo was even more surprised and said, "That guy started acting all high and mighty after he came in here."
"yes."
Yuushi Oshitari chimed in, "This is completely unlike his usual style."
Gakuto Mukahi: "In short, it was full of challenges."
Ootori Chotaro: "And Aoshi."
Ryo Mido: "Isn't this great?"
"Is that okay?"
Atobe Keigo's brow twitched.
He couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but in short, compared to before, Natsume Tsuki was now showing his true colors and wasn't hiding anything at all.
He was a little unsure what his minister was thinking.
Zero shutout!
In Atobe Keigo's memory, it seemed that this word had never been uttered by Natsume Tsukiya.
But now I hear it with my own ears, is it really true that things are different now than before?
Natsume Tsuki's words were just a casual remark, lacking the angry glare of Akutsu, yet they still left one feeling uneasy.
The junior high school students got excited.
"Amazing! Amazing!" Guan Yuechu shook his head in amazement. "That guy really is the number one among middle school students."
"Hehe~" Akutsu chuckled wickedly, "Well done."
Kai Yujiro: "That guy has become more and more arrogant ever since he shut out Kite."
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Eishiro Kite: "Is that so?"
Tian Renzhi felt ashamed.
Kikumaru Eiji: "However, according to what Irie Kanata said, it seems that the period before the 10th was a watershed moment."
Shuichiro Oishi: "Yeah, those three are from the number 5, number 3, and number 1 fields. They must be really strong. Isn't it a bit too early to say they've shut out them?"
Takeshi Momoshiro: "But don't you guys think it's exhilarating?"
"Go for it, bro!" Kintaro Toyama cheered. "Shut out them all, hehehe."
His words stirred up a huge wave of controversy.
Kintaro Toyama's unabashed instigation instantly ignited the middle school students.
"Closing the game! Closing the game! Closing the game!"
The sound of a shutout echoed throughout the stadium.
This drew everyone's attention.
Monitoring Room:
Fitness instructor: "This middle school student is incredibly arrogant. Does he really think he can fight ghosts?"
"I'm really looking forward to it."
Coach Kurobe said, "However, according to the rules, we can't start the match now."
"If you have the ability, then fight your way up."
Oni Jujiro was initially surprised, but then suppressed his inner turmoil and spoke.
One person can play ten balls; in his opinion, this level of ability is worthy of attention, but it's not yet at the point where it can create pressure.
Ignoring the shouts of the crowd, the three of them left.
"Let's start forming teams. Two people can be paired up at will."
A familiar voice came over the loudspeaker.
The middle school students became excited and shouted, "Great! Oishi, we can fight side by side again!" Kikumaru Eiji exclaimed excitedly.
Shuichiro Oishi: "Yeah, Eiji. I never thought we'd be fighting side by side."
Each school is looking for a suitable combination.
Hyotei was no exception.
Ootori Chōtarō glanced at the other schools, all of which were familiar groups. He said, "Mido-senpai, let's do our best together."
Ryo Mido's eyes lit up. "We're going to blow those guys out of the water."
"good!"
Ryo Mido and Chotaro Ootori touched hands together.
Yuushi Oshitari also looked at Keigo Atobe and said, "Atobe, should we team up as well and sweep through the entire U17?"
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"Sweep through?"
Atobe Keigo smiled and said, "A very good idea."
"Then, let's sweep them all away," said Yuushi Oshitari.
I don't recommend you form a group.
Just as the two were about to reach an agreement, Natsume Tsukiya's voice rang out from the side.
Rijiruo wanted to speak but stopped.
"What, Hiyoshi, do you want to team up with me too?" Natsume Tsuki asked directly.
"Does the minister agree?" Hiyoshi asked hurriedly.
"certainly."
Natsume Tsukiya also said, "I disagree."
Hijiruo was stunned.
I'm a little at a loss.
Natsume Tsuki also said, "Agreeing would only harm you, so..."
He paused, looked at Atobe Keigo and Oshitari Yuushi, and continued, "If you don't want to sweep each other apart, you'd better find someone else."
Atobe Keigo, Oshitari Yuushi, Mido Ryo, and the others were all dumbfounded.
The group began to think about it.
With a skeptical attitude, I teamed up with others.
"Okay, is everything assembled now?"
The guy in the white shirt stood on the rooftop with a microphone, looking down at the middle school students who had already paired up.
He glanced at it and noticed that one of the groups seemed a little off.
In other words, the students of Hyotei Academy, dressed in plain white school uniforms, were paired up, but the other person was not even a teammate of Hyotei.
He froze for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the Hyotei team members.
The middle school students in the room couldn't help but look at him strangely when they saw that he was only halfway through his sentence and his mind was wandering. They didn't understand why.
"That shouldn't be the case."
The man in white frowned and pondered, "Judging from past data, except for a very few cases, when teams are paired up, they are usually the people who know each other best. Everyone subconsciously assumes that it will be a doubles match, so they will find reliable teammates. Why is it that at Hyotei Academy, the teams have all been split up?"
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
So he left all the students behind and returned to the monitoring room.
"What do we do now?" he asked directly.
Kurobe: "There's nothing we can do about this."
The man in white: "So, shall we continue like this?"
Kurobe: "The essence of team formation is to fill in the gaps and let the people who know each other best attack each other's weaknesses. This school—that's it."
The man in white nodded.
"Alright, then I hereby announce..."
He stood on the rooftop again, looked at everyone, and said, "Start your matches, one-on-one with your partners."
The entire audience erupted in chaos: "What?!"
"He said he wanted to have a singles match, with a teammate?"
"I'm actually going to fight against the person I know best?"
It's noisy downstairs.
The person above added something that surprised everyone: "The loser leaves!"
"Hey, what kind of rule is this?"
"Sending off the person you know best with your own hands?"
"It really is a strange place, with strange rules."
The middle school students initially found the competition quite interesting, but the fact that the losing side had to leave revealed their sadness and reluctance.
Both of them showed reluctance towards each other.
Only Hyotei.
Ryo Mido: "I see."
Ootori Chotaro: "I see."
Atobe Keigo: "That guy, hmph, he actually thought of this beforehand."
Yuushi Oshitari thought to himself, "So, Natsume's reason for not letting us pair up is to keep the entire Hyotei team here?"
Hiyoshi: "If Hyotei were to have two matches, regardless of strength, someone would have to leave. But this way, we don't have to... Captain, you're a genius."
Others seemed to have noticed it as well.
"Huh, it seems like Hyotei doesn't have to fight each other?"
Everyone looked over.
I hadn't noticed before that Hyotei wasn't grouping up with each other. But after someone pointed it out, I suddenly realized that Hyotei had cleverly escaped the trap.
"Did those guys at Hyotei know beforehand that there would be an internal battle?"
"Those guys are really annoying."
Hyotei suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Atobe Keigo scoffed, "This is your luck? Don't chatter in front of me."
In short, everyone was curious about how Hyotei managed to do it, and they all envied Hyotei for not having to personally send off his teammates.
"Then, let the competition begin."
The person in white said, "We must give it our all!!"