"Snapped!"
"Hey, don't play like that right from the start!"
"You're too carried away."
During the hard-earned vacation, the members were scattered in various places doing their own things.
"Perhaps only idiots like them can remain enthusiastic in this kind of weather."
On the high floor of the club room, Shirazu sat directly on the window sill, leaning against the thin wall, looking down at Kagami and Aomine who were playing ball in casual clothes on the court.
Kuroko was sitting on a chair to judge the two of them, holding a drink in his hand, looking very casual.
The national competition ended three days ago.
Champion Diguang
Runner-up Ice King
The top four are Qingxue and Rikkai University.
The top eight are Yamabuki, Shitenhoji, Higa Chu
After Akaashi still held the championship flag and returned with the team to defend his title, he returned to normal life after a long absence.
"Ah, Xiaobai, you haven't left today yet?"
The door to the club room was pushed open, and Momoi seemed to have discovered some strange phenomenon and spoke.
"Senior, that's very dangerous!"
Reiko Aida, who was behind, looked at Shirazu sitting by the window. Even though she knew there might be no danger, she still gave her a kind reminder.
"It's okay, Reiko-chan, Xiaobai won't die even if he falls."
"Hey, what you said is wrong. I'm still a human being after all."
"It's strange to say this from a senior who doesn't play normally!"
"Right!"
The two of them sang and harmonized, leaving Bai Jin with no room for argument.
"Oh, are the photos ready?"
Without getting entangled with these two people, Bai Jin looked at the photo frames in their hands and started a new topic.
"Yes!"
“And it’s super clear!”
Momoi raised the photo frame in her hand and responded with a smile.
In the group photo, the figures of all the people are so conspicuous.
Akashi, Shirazu, Midorima, Kuroko.
Kagami, Aomine, Murasakibara, Kise, Momoi.
Imayoshi, Kasamatsu, Takao, Hinata, Reiko.
In the photo, the first graders, who barely participated in the national competition, are seen jostling with each other.
"What's wrong? Xiaobai?"
Looking at Bai Jin who was suddenly in a daze, Momoi asked doubtfully.
"The smile hasn't faded."
"Isn't it great?"
Staring at that happy and energetic scene, Bai Jin suddenly sighed.
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"What are you talking about, senior?"
Hearing this, Momoi and Reiko had no idea what he was referring to.
"Nothing, just some boring talk to myself."
Smiling, Bai Jin didn't explain anything, but laughed at himself.
You know, when the former miracles won the championship in the second grade of the country, they almost lost their "smile" and vitality.
But now, they can still maintain high enthusiasm, joy and correct mentality, which is really great in a sense.
It can only be said that different environments create different treatments.
"Put this here!"
"Then put this one aside!"
Not paying attention to Shirazu's change in mood, Momoi and Reiko respectively held photo frames and placed them on the table.
The three photo frames are neatly placed, and together with the championship flag and trophy, they form a new landscape.
The photos from last year are still well preserved, and combined with the two photos from this year, it feels like a wonderful memory.
Why are there two group photos this year?
because
One is a group photo with Omo Akashi
another one.
The figure wearing the coat like a cloak indicates the presence of Ura Akashi.
With a serious and cold face, there was also a slight arc at the corner of his mouth.
"Ah, my head hurts so much"
"I feel like I drank too much."
"That's a bad statement, isn't it? You're not drinking."
Yue Ren looked at Ci Lang's exaggerated expression speechlessly, and then retorted.
"I can't help it. Atobe's farewell banquet for senior Tokugawa was too rich."
"It made me lose control a little bit."
Stretching, Cilang recalled the grand banquet last night and answered lazily.
It was really a huge stage, and hundreds of people from Ice Emperor were celebrating.
Not only to send Tokugawa off, but also because Hyokui achieved the best results in history.
Runner-up in the national competition!
You must know that even in the past, the Ice Emperor was only at the top four when he was at his peak.
Atobe reached the quarterfinals last year and finished second this year.
The leap is huge.
Judging from the performance of previous ministers, the Ministry of Ato is undoubtedly the best and most responsible.
So the biggest banquet in history started with the help of Atobu.
So much so that everyone in the Hyokui Tennis Club went a little crazy last night.
Tokugawa, who was originally scheduled to return to the training camp the next day, delayed his departure for a long time.
"By the way, where are Atobe and Kaji?"
"I don't think I saw them today."
"Who knows, I guess where and what I'm doing."
Shido Ryo supervised the training of the newcomers and responded to Yue Ren's questions.
“We have to work hard again next year.”
"Nonsense, our performance this year has been terrible to be honest."
"Although I feel a little reluctant to say this, if it weren't for Tachibana, Himuro, and Tokugawa-senpai, maybe we wouldn't have gotten that far."
The group of people communicated without any worries. After all, they knew very well what the Ice King relied on to reach the runner-up position.
Because of this, they will come back thinking about performing better next year.
After all, the Ice Emperor can't always rely on those few people to support him.
"A sneeze."
"It seems like someone is nagging me."
Wearing short sleeves, Atobe stood on a high platform and looked at the city below, not caring about the petals flying from the airship above.
"You still like to do flashy things as always."
Looking at Atobe's swaying gesture, Tokugawa held the golf bag and said to him.
“Celebrate progress when it’s time to celebrate.”
"What's more, we are only one step away from the peak."
"There may not be another opportunity like this in the future."
Holding one of the falling petals between her fingers, Atobe looked back and smiled.
"Too."
"You will face more severe challenges next year."
Thinking about next year, Tokugawa also knew that Hyokui's situation could not be relaxed.
After all, he will be gone by then, and Qingxue is well aware of the consequences of lacking a strong singles player.
Not to mention, there are too few people among Hyotei who can follow in Atobe's footsteps.
"That's nothing for you to worry about."
"Enjoy the last year and a half of high school."
"When the time comes, one of our junior high school students will arrive in your area and gain dominance."
The cold wind was blowing, and the hairstyle was fluttering, but Atobe was full of expectations for the future.
Before he knew it, he was about to become a junior high school student.
The memory of being easily defeated by Tezuka when he first entered junior high school still exists as if it was yesterday.
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Without further responding, Tokugawa immediately turned around and prepared to leave. It was time for him to return to the training camp to seize a new "status".
"Don't lose in the World Championship. I and the others don't want to inherit a mess."
"Ah, we will definitely win!"
(End of chapter)
