[Comprehensive main volleyball] long distance pass

The match between Chiho and Akashi is scheduled to be held at the Shogi Hall.

ten o'clock in the morning.

"When Akashi-kun said 'it's not yet time', do you mean now?" Before entering the chess room, she asked him suspiciously, "How could it be... because you already knew something?"

"No." Akashi's face was as calm as water, and he replied lightly, "I just thought that you were far behind your father's chess skills at that time."

"That's it... sorry, I was thinking too much." Chiho smiled wryly, her tone became solemn again: "Then, I will ask Akashi-kun next, please do your best."

"Of course, you too."

The door of the chess room opened, and the two walked in one after the other.

Chiho put on her glasses, stared at the chessboard, and focused herself.

——No matter who is sitting opposite, I must do my best. This is the greatest respect for my opponent.

After Er Haitang was hospitalized, she finally figured it out now.

Akashi sat across from her in a relaxed state, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Please begin." The referee announced.

Meanwhile, Tokyo Stadium.

"Ruo Li-jun~ Why didn't you see An Yuanyuan today?" Tiantong twirled a volleyball in his hand and glanced at his support seat.

"There is a match, which is very important to her." Udo is doing warm-up exercises, and their team's group round-robin match is about to start the next day. "She said that she will come over when it is over."

"Hey~ Really? You won't be late like Chungao again?"

"No." Shiratorizawa's match schedule is very late today, and he will stay here until night.

Putting away all distracting thoughts, Ushishima tied up his shoelaces and stood up.

He walked to the very middle of the team, flanked by his most trusted teammates.

"Let's go." A heavy sense of oppression hit the opposite side, and the powerful aura of the national ace main attacker was released in an instant.

Under the dazzling white light above, this powerful team from Miyagi looked like a white vulture about to take flight.

In the lounge outside the chess room.

Whether it was Shimada, Kiriyama, and Erkaido who had just learned about the incident, or the friends who came with Akashi, they all focused their attention on the screen of the broadcast TV at this moment.

"Thank you for your hard work." Mamiko walked in, holding a tray full of drinks and paper cups in her hand, "It is thanks to everyone's care that Chiho can come to this day."

"You speak too seriously." Shimada took a cup of tea, nodded slightly, and spoke politely, "I should do everything."

"By the way~ which side do you think will win?" Takao tried to liven up the atmosphere, and approached Kiriyama and Erkaitang with a smile. He was already familiar with these two people because he was good at communication.

"I don't know." Qingfeng took a glass of Coke from the tray and drank it down. He didn't understand brain games like shogi at all.

Momoi also shook her head, she just wanted to witness the outcome of this match.

"I can't see it yet." Kiriyama stared intently at the broadcast screen, and pushed his glasses seriously.

"Hmm~ It's just the beginning." Erhaitang agreed, then turned around and asked, "How many of you know shogi?"

Only Midorima raised her hand in the awkward silence.

"How can I do that!" Erkaitang's interest immediately rose, and he took out the picture book he drew for Kawamoto's popular science shogi from his bag: "I'll teach you, it's very easy to learn!"

"I want to learn!" Kise eagerly wanted to see if he could learn shogi with perfect imitation.

"Hey, hey... isn't it?" Qingfeng knelt down and begged for mercy, he was the least good at these things that required brains.

"I will help too." Kiriyama sat upright, showing the demeanor of a professional chess player.

Everyone sat around the other end of the long table, listening to the "introductory lessons" of the two young chess players.

Shimada and Mamiko were still sitting in front of the TV here, and looked at the children who were chatting in a harmonious atmosphere with relief.

"It's been a long time, Shimada-kun." Mamiko still remembered this Yuki's former opponent, and never thought that he would agree to accept Chiho as his disciple, "I haven't had time to thank you all this time."

"It's okay." Shimada tapped the table with his thin and strong fingers, thinking about the situation on the chessboard, "Senior Yasuhara is a chess player I respect, and I regret about him."

"Ah..." Mamiko seemed to suddenly remember something, and said loudly, "By the way, is Shimada-kun still single?"

Knocked down by this critical blow, Shimada's already thin body became softer, and his voice was also weak: "Mmm..."

"Oh, I'm sorry... Did I ask something I shouldn't have asked..." Mamiko said with an innocent face.

"However, recently I have been thinking about finding a boyfriend for Akari-san." Kiriyama heard the conversation between the two, and interjected, "Although Senior Shimada is on the list, there are also many competitors."

"Hahahahaha!" Erkaitang laughed while hugging his chubby belly, and this also aroused Kise and Momoi's gossiping hearts, and asked Kiriyama enthusiastically and non-stop.

The topic of pink love always suits the appetite of this group of teenagers and girls. In the end, the topic in the lounge jumped from shogi science to the question of Mingli's boyfriend.

The atmosphere in the lounge gradually became pleasant and relaxed, as if the game in the chess room next door was like an invitation to gather everyone, and the result of winning or losing was no longer important.

Even time seemed to pass faster.

Shimada looked at Mamiko who was still smiling, and nodded gratefully.

He can now understand that she asked him that on purpose.

"Today's process only needs us to witness it. Chiho can bear the result of this game by herself." Mamiko continued a cup of tea for him, "For children, being able to be carefree with friends The most precious thing is the happy youth we spend together.”

"You're right." Shimada raised the paper cup and drank it down.

"The game is over, Shiratorizawa wins."

This means that they have also entered the quarterfinals this year.

Applause and cheers erupted from the support seats. Ushishima raised his head, but he still couldn't find the bright orange color.

"Ushishima-kun, Senior Chiho, she..." At this moment, Ayane quietly approached him with a flustered expression.

She only found out about it from friends outside of school shortly before the end of the competition.

"What's wrong with her?" Niu Dao saw that her expression was not right, and his heart tightened suddenly.

The moment he still didn't see her appear in the stands, he faintly began to feel uneasy.

However, this time he chose to believe her.

"She went to the hospital again, but this time it was because of exhaustion...and she also lost the game with Akashi." Ayane didn't dare to look up at him, she felt that he would definitely——

"I see." A low and calm voice.

"Eh?"

"I'll go see her after the team disbands." Niu Dao picked up his bag.

"Wait a minute—don't you worry about her?" Ayane raised her voice in shock. The captain's reaction after hearing about his girlfriend's accident was completely different, which made her almost think he was a ghost.

"Ruo Li-jun has realized his responsibility~ Ayane-chan." Tiantong was a little proud, and walked past her with big strides, "After all, we still have to prepare for tomorrow's game, he is our captain~"

"Yeah, Ruoli has grown up very quickly." Ozaki patted her on the shoulder, "Let's go, go back to the review meeting first."

Jiujiang and Saito were standing on both sides of the gate in front of them, looking back at them.

Ayane stared blankly at Ushido's tall and solid back, and suddenly realized that this young man with whom she had a relationship with was almost 18 years old.

Thinking back to when he was in Shiratorizawa Middle School, he was still a boy with a youthful appearance and a majestic aura beyond his peers. He was always meticulous in training.

She finally understands now that his natural character and outstanding talent in volleyball are just decorations. Even if he suffers failures and setbacks, he never complains. Growing up——Through the long-term hard work, I have become the current Ushijima Wakari.

"Is this the main attacker at the national level..."

Ayane's somewhat romantic music mind began to sound a passionate melody, and she felt that his body was shining brightly.

That's why he is attracted to Chiho who has a tough and gentle light source.

"...I really envy Senior Chiho." She rubbed her reddened eye sockets, and followed behind the boys, her long black hair gently raised.

Hospital, outside the ward.

"Little Akashi is too much...Knowing that her second personality is very physically demanding." Kise pouted, and her face became puffy.

"You are not qualified to say that you like to exhaust your energy during the competition!" Qingfeng complained fiercely.

"But, in this way, Xiaoqian will be one step closer to recovery?" Momoi looked at Midorima.

"I don't know." Midorima turned his head and tried his best to let his hanging heart relax. He hoped so in his heart.

"I think it will~ because when she fell on the chessboard in the end, her expression was smiling!" Takao believed in his "hawk-eyed" judgment.

"I saw it too." At the last moment of the game, Kiriyama never took his eyes off the TV, he could see clearly, "Even if Yasuhara doesn't collapse from exhaustion, Akashi has already secured the victory."

"Oh, so it's a pity that Akashi doesn't come to be a professional chess player~" Erkaitang felt sorry for losing another opponent to challenge, "And he doesn't care about his opponent!"

"I can't help it~ Akashi-kun is going back to Kyoto with the team today, but their trip has already been delayed for a day." Momoi shook his head, "But before he left, he said confidently that Chiho's illness has recovered~"

"It's really good..." Midorima's melancholy eyes looked at the closed door.

At this time, Shimada poked his head out from the ward.

"She's awake." He smiled calmly, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Everyone looked at each other first, and then crowded into the small ward.

"Hello." Chiho, who was sitting on the hospital bed, was wearing glasses and her face was pale, but she still greeted them with a bright smile, "Although myopia can't be cured, this time, I'm really back~ "

"Xiaoqian—!!" Momoi rushed forward and hugged her, tears of heartfelt joy welled up in her eyes, "Woo... You made us all worry to death, you know?! Next time you will treat us to dinner!"

"Yeah, I'm really sorry..." Chiho also felt like crying a little bit, resisting the soreness in her eyes, and gently hugged Momoi back, "I'll invite you when I earn enough money as a professional chess player~ "

"By the way, did Akashi do something to you during the game?" Takao ran to the other side of the bed and looked into her eyes, and found that she had changed back to two purple ones.

"Akashi-kun didn't do anything to me, he was just playing chess with me with all his strength." Chiho shook her head lightly, her voice was tired and weak, "In order to win me, he also had to open the 'Eye of the Emperor of Heaven'..."

"Both sides have made no mistakes at all, and this stalemate has been going on for a long time." Seeing that she was almost out of breath, Shimada answered kindly, "But Akashi's ability is even better, and she showed her flaws at the closing moment .”

"Hmm..." Chiho leaned on Momoi's shoulder and responded weakly, "I, the second personality, discovered that mistake, and started to panic... and then I started to have a headache..."

"That's it?" Qingfeng was a little surprised, "What about your eyes? Do you still have that ability?"

Chiho smiled helplessly, closed her eyes——

When I opened it again, it was purple and red again.

"This is?!" Midori exclaimed.

"But the second personality has indeed disappeared... It's just that it can switch autonomously like this, and the burden on the body is gone." Chiho comforted, and then glanced at the chess record on the bedside, "So it's not a last resort, I I will never use this ability again...especially in shogi, I will never use it in my life."

She blinked again and returned to her original state, frowning tightly, making up her mind.

"Isn't that just like little Akashi~?" Kise was referring to the right to decide whether to use these eyes or not.

"No, Akashi-kun is still different." Chiho denied this statement, "In today's game, when he used the 'Eye of the Emperor', he was still a second personality."

She recalled the scene at that time——

It was under that extremely oppressive gaze that she showed her flaws.

"My order is absolute." The cold voice revealed the nobility of a king, "You lost."

——Will Akashi-kun still rely on this personality in order to win?

That's why he left silently after winning himself.

But it's his choice.

Chiho lowered her eyes in depression, and with her last ounce of strength, she warned the friends she cared about the most: "After the failure of the Winter Cup, Akashi-kun only recovered his main personality, but his second personality still exists. If it is necessary to use it, he will do it without hesitation... Also, thank him for me..."

Then he fell on Momoi's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

Momoi asked Chiho to lie back on the bed, covered her with the quilt, and said in a gentle voice, "I will tell him."

Tong Shan, who didn't say a word the whole time, was the first to turn around and walk out of the ward.

"Hey Tongshan!" Erhaitang followed out, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"Go back to practice chess." His footsteps are hurried, "We will soon face An Yuan in the game. If we don't continue to work hard, we will be overtaken by her."

"That's right~ I'll go with you!" The little fat man followed step by step, and the figures of the two gradually disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Others in the ward also bid farewell to Chiho's mother one after another, leaving space for the mother and daughter.

"Get a good night's sleep tonight, Chiho."

Mamiko sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the window. The moon in the night sky was almost full, emitting a soft light.

All is dusty.

She sighed, the only sound in the room was Chiho's breathing.

Then--

The door panel was knocked, and the force sounded calm and powerful.

"It's me," he said.

Mamiko stood up and opened the door for Ushishima: "Come in, she has already fallen asleep."

"Are you all right...?" Ushijima asked softly, walked to the bed, and held Chiho's cold hand.

- It's so cold.

He held out another hand and took it.

"Well, I'll explain it to you outside in a while." Mamiko walked towards the door, then turned her head and winked at him, "Let you all be alone for a while~"

Chiho felt like she had experienced a dream with ups and downs.

Fortunately, that's all over now.

The temperature in the palm spreads from there to the whole body.

It was like a small light in the darkness, getting brighter and brighter, slowly spreading, illuminating the whole world.

"Is it you... Ruoli?" Chiho still kept her eyes closed and murmured, as if she was talking in sleep.

She subconsciously took his hand back.

"It's me." He bent down and kissed her lips gently, so softly that he was afraid of breaking anything.

"Hmm..." Qiansui frowned slightly, and let out a muffled snort, but soon fell silent again.

The vague but real sense of happiness made her intoxicated and fell asleep——

He saw it.

her smile.

It's so touching even with your eyes closed.

He knew he was trapped in it forever.

The faint moonlight spilled into the window sill, and the breeze lifted a corner of the curtain.

But he never regrets it.

"Good night, Chiho."

Niu Dao withdrew his hand and walked out of the ward.

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I'm done, feel refreshed~

The hostess will keep this cheat for her, since it is harmless and basically useless~