[Net King] Chasing footsteps

In the Kanto District Contest, he encountered a strong opponent, the champion of the Metropolitan Championship, Hyotei Gakuen.

It was a game that everyone couldn't let go of——

With a total score of two to one, Qingxue had two wins and one abstention, the ministers of both sides played the first singles duel with all their strength.

Only one game has become particularly long because it has become a tug of war.

After entering the tie-break, the score was too tight, and the two players with equal strength did not let the other continue to create a new upper limit for the final point score.

Wonderful, but unforgivable.

A goal that Tezuka couldn't catch because the game ended in a recurrence of an old injury.

Even though Echizen Ryoma, the first-year main pick, won the next play-off, the injury still couldn't make the winner celebrate the promotion with open arms.

For Sha Yejia, who watched the whole process from the audience, the game was completely gray.

Although she understands that he bears the glory of the whole team, and understands his dedication to victory, but...

As far as her own selfishness is concerned, no amount of victories can compare to the importance of her body.

She didn't know who put the shackles on him and imprisoned him in this cage of responsibility that he couldn't easily escape, but she knew that it was hard for her not to have all kinds of negative thoughts about that person.

but……

After all, it is the path he chooses, she can only...

I can only do what I can to prevent him from spending more effort and energy... Support him silently in this way... Let's go! ?

There is no one else in the classroom after class except Sayaka.

Originally busy alone, she heard the sliding sound of the classroom door and raised her head, and happened to meet the eyes of the person who walked in.

"...Ah, Tezuka-kun."

The visitor was a bit unexpected—to be precise, the students were either still in club activities at this time or had already left school to go home. In fact, no matter who opened the door and entered the classroom, it was hard not to be "unexpected".

So it's normal for her to be stunned for a while.

Sha Yejia comforted herself silently in her heart, for fear that there would be something strange about her attitude without any preparation.

"...Kiryu."

After standing still for a moment, Tezuka nodded slightly and greeted her by his last name.

"Yes."

She nods.Then put your head down and continue with the halfway sketch in your hand.

It's just that the current attention is obviously not as concentrated as before, and she was quietly distracted to pay attention to his movements.

But what he didn't expect was that he actually walked straight to her seat——

The afterglow reflected through the window glass elongated the shadow of the slender figure, covering her whole body in shadow.

"...That, that, Tezuka-kun!?"

Sa Yejia nervously raised her head again.

It is impossible not to notice that someone appeared in front of her, not to mention that she was paying attention to him.

It is rare to have such a close-up opportunity to look at it face-to-face. The impact is too strong, and she has the illusion that her heart is about to fail prematurely.

"Is there... what's the matter?" The uncontrollable tongue tied.

Of course, she knew that he would not do unnecessary actions and had a clean and neat personality, so she subconsciously thought that he came over because he needed to find her.

Tezuka stood in front of Sayaka's desk for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is this a design for the cultural festival?"

"Uh, that's right." She replied, standing up, holding the draft on the table with both hands and handing it to him. "Although it's just a sketch, I can probably see some outlines."

Seeing that he didn't seem to want to stop her, he plucked up the courage to continue——

"In the past cultural festivals, they only paid attention to not making the guests feel crowded, so the road is very spacious, but each booth is too small. So I thought, if we slightly change the structure of each booth... Please see here And here, that way the road will not appear narrow, and the stalls will be more numerous, so there will be more room for development.”

Their eyes met for a moment, and she read an unspoken question from his eyes, and she smiled knowingly.

"The construction is still basically the same as before, and it will not add too much difficulty; and the construction time will not increase too much. I will prepare detailed illustrations for this part before starting the cultural festival preparation week. "

Tezuka nodded slightly to show his understanding.

"Besides, there is this..."

Once the chatterbox is opened, there is a tendency to fail to close it.

She talked about all her thoughts endlessly, only to realize that although the obedient person did not protest, it did not mean that others were interested in continuing to listen.

"Ah, sorry, I seem to be too excited to talk about myself."

A little shyly lowered his head, his eyes just fell on the instruction manual in the other party's hand - "Sports, nursing home... Germany!?"

Skip the unknown German part, and a few simple English words in a smaller font clarify the content of the manual.

Sayaka asked softly, "Tezuka-kun...are you going to Germany to recuperate?"

"..."

There was a brief silence.

She immediately understood that he still had unspoken hesitation.

"...Have you decided yet?"

"Um."

Again a little speechless.

Yejia pursed her lips in silence, and when she was sure that he would not speak again, she said in a low and hesitant manner: "The body...is a matter of a lifetime. And..." After a pause, the tone became firm, "I I believe that the other finalists in the Tennis Club will definitely get tickets to the national competition and wait for you to come back, and then go to win the national championship together.”

A hint of surprise flickered in the eyes under the lens, as if she hadn't expected that she could directly understand his unspoken thoughts.

But soon, it turned into recognition.

"Everyone will work hard to do well with the student council. I... I will also try my best to complete the cultural festival, don't worry!"

Secretly clenching her fists, Sa Yejia swore in her heart that she would do her best to do what he entrusted to her.

The one who spoke was full of ambition, and the one who listened seemed to relax because of it.

He has always given complete trust to the companions he recognizes, so what is there to worry about! ?

As a result, there was a faint, almost indistinguishable slight arc on the lips——

"...That's right."

……

Tezuka then went to a nursing home in Germany for treatment.

Under the leadership of the acting head, er..., the Tennis Club of the Youth Academy won the Kanto District Competition and successfully won the right to compete in the National Competition.

Then the cultural festival was held smoothly, and Sayaka's redesigned layout was well received.

Before the start of the national competition, Tezuka finally recovered and returned to the team. The Youth Academy defeated outstanding players from all over the country in an unprecedented best condition and won the final championship. It was... the long-awaited victory for everyone.

Although the process in the middle was difficult, it finally paid off.

Moreover, because he plucked up the courage to spontaneously report the progress of the game to the German phone, he gradually found that even though he still didn't talk much, at least he never had a trace of impatience. This... should be regarded as a kind of... progress! ?

Keep chasing so hard, one day, I believe, she will be able to stand on the same level as him.

At that time... it must be fine.

for sure.

After that, midsummer arrives.

The U17 training camp...began.