that man lost his horse

After winning the national championship, the regular candidates and reserve players of the Lihai University Tennis Club did not set off to go back to school immediately.

Of course they have to go back to learn to put the national winning trophy in the agency showroom.

But after the game, the first thing to do is to have dinner, and then go back to the mountain where we live together to pack our luggage.Finally back to school.

As we all know, the Lihai Tennis Club does not have weekends.Even when I won the Kanto Championship at that time, I didn't have dinner or rest, but went straight back to school to continue training.

But this time is different.

This is the national champion!

This is the first time the Lihai Tennis Club has won the national championship for 14 years.The meaning is naturally different.Plus tennis is not like basketball, there is a winter cup in addition to the summer league, and there will be no games after the Nationals in August.

It can also be regarded as taking this opportunity to take a break.

Pro: Is this a belated summer vacation?

At the end of the dinner, after summarizing everyone's tastes, we chose a barbecue restaurant not far from the competition place-in fact, except Yukimura, who is a grilled fish party in the tennis club, the rest are barbecue parties.However, that restaurant is a semi-self-service yakiniku restaurant, and they basically do their own barbecue, so you can also order fish and grill it yourself.

The barbecue restaurant is located on a relatively prosperous street. The lantern hanging at the door has the word "Roast Meat" written on it. The decoration is also in a neutral style, which is eye-catching.So it didn't take much time for the teenagers to find it.

The store door is push-pull, and after opening the door, there are tables one by one.The owner of the store is a very friendly middle-aged man in his 30s. When he saw a group of uniformly dressed teenagers carrying tennis bags, he knew that he was here for dinner.

Therefore, he enthusiastically led everyone to sit in the private room upstairs.

It is said that it is a private room, but it is no different from the lobby on the first floor, except that there are small spaces separated by paper doors.

Since they were both junior high school students, they didn't order alcohol or anything, they just ordered their own drinks.A few seniors in the third grade would no longer play regular tennis games, so they had no scruples and ordered carbonated drinks.First graders and Maori order juices.

"It's been a long time since I've had carbonated drinks! Carbonated drinks are more enjoyable!" Toru Matsushita opened the Coke and took a sip and sighed.

Because they had to play games before and they were in the growing period, sports teenagers were mostly restrained from carbonated drinks.

"Compared to fruit juice, carbonated drinks are indeed more refreshing!" Kazuya Aihara was also a little excited today.

On the contrary, Suzuki is more calm. After all, he was a minister before, and now he is about to retire. There are some things he wants to say to these juniors.

"We won the national championship today, and we have no regrets. I can count on a clear conscience to win the national championship in the last year of middle school."

When the former minister handed over the position to him, his expectation was only to maintain Li Haida's glory.

"I don't want Lihai University to achieve a good ranking in the country, but the champion of Kanto, the inheritance of Lihai University for more than ten years cannot be broken." Suzuki still remembers what the former minister said to him.He knows that he is not a player with outstanding talent. Compared with the same period, he has nothing outstanding. The only thing that can be praised by others is hard work.He didn't say how it compares with other schools, but how it compares with the juniors in the ministry.In terms of talent, he couldn't compare to Yukimura and the others, and even Lin, who had just touched tennis for a while, looked better than him.

Are you sad?

Sad.

Eiji Suzuki really likes tennis.

But he clearly and clearly knows that playing tennis requires talent, and what he lacks most is talent.

Therefore, Hideshi Suzuki feels that he has not lost the inheritance of his predecessors, and he has kept the Kanto Reign.In the last year, together with Yukimura and the others, he brought back the national championship trophy to the Tennis Club of Lihai University. Even if he met the former seniors in the high school, he, Hideshi Suzuki, can still say that his minister for more than a year did it. I have a clear conscience.

"Yukimura, I know that your goal is not just to be a national champion. I have confidence in you and everyone, but just do your best in everything and don't push yourself too hard. You still have a long way to go. Keep your eyes on Longer. The national championship is just a small, insignificant step in your future." Suzuki said with a choke, "Some of you may have your own career plans, but, I mean, just in case, you Those of you who want to play professional in the future must pay attention to protecting your body. The road of professional players is not easy. It is quite ashamed to say that, as a senior, I have nothing to help you."

"When we go back to school, Panasonic, Aihara and I will quit the tennis club. After that, we will not continue to join the tennis club in high school because of academic reasons. I have a few words to borrow from today We want to tell you about this opportunity."

"Yukimura, you are very talented, the best I have seen in so many years. Your goals are very clear, and I will not say too much. There is only one sentence: don't let yourself be too tired, and trust your teammates in the tennis team once in a while Come on, take it easy on yourself. Don't tire yourself out."

"Sanada, we all know that your personality is like this, go straight, do what you want to do. But, once in a while, learn to put yourself in another place. You are not only the individual Sanada Genichiro, you are also the son of your parents, and Yukimura's friend who grew up together. , is the deputy head of the tennis department, and everyone here is your teammates and friends. So, don’t be so serious once in a while, everyone is different. Before doing things, you should also think about the consequences of doing so, and don’t just rush forward .”

"Liu, you are too gentle, you should learn to be tougher once in a while. The chores in the department can be left to the freshmen later, or you can find a manager. Don't do everything by yourself, and don't hold back your words In my heart. Some things have passed, even if you regret it, don’t let the past entangle you in your progress. Occasionally, let yourself not be so gentle, Liu. "

"Maori, after the three of us retired from the club, you will be the biggest senior in the club. Don't be so childish, you have to look like a senior once in a while, don't always worry the juniors. The seniors should also take responsibility for the seniors. responsibility."

"Nio, don't always quarrel with Sanada in the future. Seriously find your own path."

"The occasion, I have always called you here before, but it is more formal to call your surname on this occasion? You have always been very assertive, and you know what you should do and what you should not do. But sometimes you are too unmotivated, right? Let's take a step forward, in case the three of Yukimura and the others get into trouble later, you can persuade them more. I don't feel relieved to let others come."

"Marui, you and Kuwahara have always cooperated very well, and you must continue to maintain it in the future. You are the biggest one among the first graders in the department, and occasionally you have to take care of Yukimura and the others, so as not to let them quarrel."

"Kuwahara, your physical strength has always been very good. In the next two years, you and Marui will take over the positions of Matsushita and Aihara. You must cooperate well with Marui. The first doubles team in junior high school is your goal. You must achieve even if you can't reach the same tune. You have to press down on the opponent to fight."

When it came to the end, the three third-year seniors still couldn't hold back their tears.

"What, this is too disrespectful!" Matsushita said while wiping away tears, "The three of us don't say anything too nice, and we didn't even know what we were talking about just now. But we respect you Have confidence!"

Those words just now were very plain and simple, without too much flowery rhetoric.But to the ears of this group of first-year and second-year juniors, it still feels a bit uncomfortable.

The dinner ended up being a farewell party instead.

I said I came to eat barbecue, but I didn't eat much in the end.The sadness of parting caused by the seniors made the teenagers couldn't help but have red eyes in the end.

After returning to school and putting the national championship trophy in the agency showroom, Suzuki, Matsushita, and Aihara even handed over the resignation application to Yukimura.

"The application was written by the three of us a long time ago," Suzuki looked at the group of juniors in a low mood, half comforting and half explaining, "Since we won't be participating in the competition later, it's better to retire early. It also saves you from being emotional."

Matsushita also said, "You don't need to have a psychological burden. We just won't play games in the future, and it doesn't mean that we have completely given up tennis."

"Okay, it's time to say goodbye." After being sent all the way from the social office to the school gate by the younger generation, Aihara said, "The three of us will probably not come here from time to time to prepare for the entrance exam, but, You can call us if you need anything."

Fortunately, it is summer vacation and there is no one in the school, otherwise a group of people standing at the school gate would be quite conspicuous.

Eiji Suzuki patted Yukimura on the shoulder, waved his hand smartly, stepped out of the school gate and went east.

Toru Matsushita couldn't hold back in the end, and hugged Marui and Kuwahara. He and Aihara had always been with them, and their relationship would inevitably deepen, so he walked south holding back his tears.

Aihara Kazuya didn't do anything, he just looked deeply at everyone, from Yukimura all the way to the tallest Mori standing at the back, as if he wanted to imprint everyone in his heart.He took one last look at the gate of Lihai University, said goodbye, and walked west.

Lin looked at the seniors leaving one after another, feeling astringent in his heart.Marui and Kuwahara standing on his left finally couldn't help crying when Aihara Kazuya stepped out of the school gate, and Nio standing on his right was listless with his hands in his pockets.He could hear the Mori senior standing behind him sigh deeply, but he couldn't see the corners of Yukimura's mouth that stood in front of him, the red eye sockets under Sanada's hat, and Liu's slightly moist eyelashes.

He just suddenly understood that the fate between people is only for such a short period. They meet, then part, and go their own way.

Lin still likes Lihai University and his friends.

He just, suddenly wanted to go back to the mountains.

Even for a few days.