Net King: Nioh Phantom

Although the people who took the stage to draw lots were tennis players from each U17 representative team, the key speakers at this opening meeting were the coaches of the representative teams in addition to the responsible official personnel.

Of course, Coach Mifune was not willing to wear awkward formal clothes and say something in front of cameras and flashlights, so the people who came could only choose from Coach Kurobe and the others. Therefore, under the"approval" eyes of his two colleagues, Coach Kurobe received this task that he could not refuse.

U17 team's lounge

"The speech took so long, why hasn’t it even been time to draw lots?"

Kintaro Toyama almost fell asleep after hearing this.

But he didn't want to just fall asleep just yet. He wanted to know his opponent in tomorrow's opening warm-up match.

"——Be sure to draw ahead!"

Echizen Ryoma's name cannot be corrected by Toyama Kintaro...

The red-haired first-year student said expectantly

"Our lottery spot arrived quickly."

Coach Mifune and the other two coaches don't know where they are now, so the person in charge of the scene is Yukimura Seiichi

——Although Yukimura himself didn't know when they would be arranged to draw lots, this did not prevent him from coaxing Toyama with kind words.

"real?!"

Toyama Kintaro's super beast intuition completely lost its effect at this time.

The red-haired first-year player immediately became energetic and stared at the live broadcast screen with wide eyes.

Half an hour passed... , the coaches of each team participating in this U17 World Cup spoke one by one. Yukimura and others saw on the live broadcast screen that they gave a quite official standard friendly speech about"Just work hard in the game, friendship is the most important". Coach Kurobe.

I have to say that the speeches of all the coaches on the screen were more friendly and kind than the last, completely missing their"harsh and cold-blooded cruelty" in their own U17 training camp. But there were also some coaches who spoke. Expressing expectations for the players of their respective teams - this is normal and perfectly demonstrates the spirit of sportsmanship. After all, fighting is the theme of the game.

And not long after, when the players in the lounge were about to get irritable, The lottery ceremony also started under the auspices of the host of the lottery venue.

"Please follow me……"

The picture on the screen turned, and the camera was pointed at the smiling host in the venue.

The main focus of tennis players is coming - the draw!

"Xia Zhiguan Republic...VS the United States Team!"

The order of the draw is completely out of order, and the opponents drawn are all based on luck.

Obviously, Kintaro Toyama will be disappointed. He will not be able to meet Echizen Ryoma in the opening warm-up match of the U17 World Cup.

"The next one is……"

Even though they still didn’t know whether it would be their turn this time, the team players in the lounge once again held their breath slightly.

"U17 Japanese national team!"

——It's finally our turn!

"……It must be possible, it must be possible, Atobe-senpai will definitely succeed!"

Kirihara Akaya prayed with his eyes closed.

After hearing the host's words, he took out the lucky guard that he had specially asked for before. Then, Kirihara Akaya put the guard that he thought would bring good luck in the palm of his hand. , clasping his hands together and praying with his eyes closed.

He was not going to open his eyes until the result was announced by the host.

"Although it is said to be Atobe……"

Ninzu Yushi also sweated a lot.

He can trust his minister, but in a matter like drawing lots, which is a matter of luck, Renzu has no way of predicting whether the"result" will be good or bad!

What kind of opponent is drawn is considered a good draw, which seems to be a paradox to the people who draw the lot.

After seeing Kunimitsu Tezuka standing next to the captain of a certain representative team who was being photographed, Ninzu became so nervous.

"It doesn't matter, the opening ceremony is just a showcase for each team to the audience and sponsors, the main purpose is just to enliven the atmosphere."

Mitsuya Akuto saw Yushi Ninzu's nervousness, and he said comfortingly.

However, even this high school student with a calm personality and not an official player of the representative team, if you ask yourself, he is still focusing most of his attention on what is in front of him. On the screen, he was also nervous.

Who would be his opponent?

At this moment, the lounge was unusually quiet.

Even the grumpy Tono Atsukyo did not lose his temper at this time because Kirihara's voice was timid and noisy.

In addition to closing the door Kirihara Akaya closed his eyes and muttered a prayer. Everyone stared at the picture on the screen, watching Atobe walk up to the lottery table.

Oh!

After Atobe walked onto the lottery table, there was no hesitation.

He immediately walked towards He reached for the button, and within three seconds, a small ball with a number written on it was drawn out by the lottery machine.

Each ball in the machine had a number written on it, and this number represented a team.

However, For the sake of fairness and fun, the numbers on the ball represent the teams, not the ranking order of each U17 representative team.

"Ah well, it’s number seven!"

The confident junior high school student showed the number he drew to the front.

"My luck is indeed as dazzling as the sun!"

After getting the lottery numbers and seeing which team No. 7 was from, he stood on the lottery table and looked at the other players in the audience. He raised his chin with satisfaction.

"It's the German team!!"

The fierce reaction from the audience also satisfied Atobe.

So, he left the stage in a happy mood, without giving the stunned host a chance to interview.

"…………"

The conference room was still quiet.

Until Liu Rener opened his mouth——

"reach the goal."

Liu Hechang didn't know that things like drawing lots depended entirely on luck, but he finally supported the approach of"letting Atobu try drawing lots" with erratic probability, which was also the emotional move he finally gritted his teeth and chose. Fortunately, their goal was Still achieved!

【Snap, snap, snap, snap! 】

The live broadcast on the screen is still going on. What makes the players in the lounge temporarily stop what they want to say is the applause coming from the screen.

……The camera actually followed Atobe?

Duke Watanabe, who has already participated in the U17 World Cup once, was undoubtedly very surprised.

When did the U17 Japanese national team, ranked so low that other teams look down upon it, have so much"camera time"?

Ordinarily, at this time, the camera should be pointed at the tennis players of other representative teams!

Duke Watanabe was thinking in confusion until he saw Atobe walking unhurriedly to the first row of seats at the venue - where his boss, Byodoin Phoenix, was sitting.

"That is……"

Even Irie Kanata couldn't help but look shocked at this time - although 90% of the time he was pretending to be like this

"Hey, the team uniform is so familiar~"

Fuji Shusuke looked at the picture on the screen and smiled, his tone gentle with a hint of surprise.

"What are they doing!! They are all opponents, they are opponents!!!"

But Atsukyo Tono was going crazy.

The high school student player looked at the picture of the three teams sitting together"having fun and living in harmony" on the screen, and he was so irritable.

"So the applause just now……"

Is it with the U17 American team and... the U17 British team?

The corners of Shiraishi's eyes twitched

【It must be Niou! 】

He looked at Niou's clapping movements that had not completely stopped, and silently swallowed the name of the culprit.

There was not a lot of tension in the draw meeting, and even tennis players who disliked each other would not choke and quarrel on such occasions. But in such a ceremonial place, we cannot expect all the contestants who come to draw lots to be honest"tool men".

If they were willing to smile in front of the camera after the draw, the director in charge of the live broadcast was very satisfied.

Didn’t you see... Borg of the U17 German team always has an expressionless face?

Speaking of which, the current top four teams in the U17 World Cup, just based on their cooperation at this time, the director is most satisfied with Leopold Camus, the captain of the U17 French team!

Although Camus did not always answer reporters' questions, at least he always smiled in a friendly manner, and his smile was not too aggressive.

At this point...including Nioh, Atobe and Byodoin. None of the players in the venue could do it.

Duke Watanabe looked around and found that only Fuji Shusuke, a junior high school player, could compete with Camus in terms of gentle smile.

Although Yukimura Seiichi's smile is very gentle and highly deceptive, after a short training period in Okinawa, Duke Watanabe can already automatically outline the"background" for Yukimura in his heart - he has reached Understand the"realm" of the Lihai players and see the"truth""——Behind Yukimura Seiichi's smile is a large blooming lily surrounded by black energy.

Although neither Camus nor Fuji Shusuke can always be gentle, once the aggression hidden under the gentleness breaks out, it will definitely be unimaginably powerful. But at least at this moment, Duke Watanabe still specially marked Yukimura's"danger"

"That’s great, this is probably the embodiment of sportsmanship!"

Shiraishi Kuranosuke adjusted his mentality, and then sighed.

The so-called sports spirit - friendship, unity, fair competition, hard work, never giving up, etc. The reason why the camera filmed this scene is probably to show the audience Let’s prove how"unity and love" this U17 World Cup they hosted is

"Yeah, it's just a pity that we can't hear what they are saying. Marui

Bunta suppressed his laughter and echoed Shiraishi Kuranosuke seriously.

What about"unity and love"? It's strange that this kind of thing can appear in Nioh and Byodoin seniors! The red-haired third-year player used his dynamic My eyesight swears that these people never said anything friendly and friendly.

In the live broadcast on the screen - one of the two players of the U17 British team was smiling with confusion, and the other was laughing so hard that he was gritting his teeth!

They were relatively slightly Although the familiar captain of the U17 U.S. national team smiles and does not show much emotion, the tense momentum of the seniors of Hedoin... Probably only the audience will believe that this is a friendly look between the two captains. Of course, what makes

Marui the most Bunta confirmed that the atmosphere at the scene was actually not very friendly because of his understanding of the Byodoin captain.

【Is Byodoin-senpai smiling?】

【Don't lie to me, although Nioh has changed his clothes and tried his best to hide most of his personal temperament, his murderous aura can be seen through the screen! 】

Marui Bunta thought so, and then he heard Kite's voice

"I can probably guess what their conversation was like,"See you in the next game" and"I hope to meet you in the next game".……"

Although Higa's minister has a slightly fierce temperament, he can also speak tactfully.

"Qi Tianlie……"

Marui Bunta obviously agreed with Kite's point of view, but at the same time, he was also surprised that Kite Eishiro could say such a thing

"I'm also looking forward to the next games."

Getting a surprised look from Marui Bunta, Kote Eishiro raised his hand to push up his glasses reservedly. This kind of cruel talk is their favorite part of the Okinawan youth!

If the situation allows, they can speak more straightforwardly... Well, that's even better.

You can't be timid in winning the world. At the very least, you have to say it out loud first, so that it's in line with Mu Shu's wishes.