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Everyone in the tennis club knew that Morikawa had been shortlisted for the National College English Competition, and they all said they would go to watch the game live, except for Kirihara who made a bad face in the group and said: "You go, I won't go, English is a bible, completely I can't understand what you're saying."

Morikawa replied with a big smile, "You guys want to cheer me up, I appreciate it, but I might be at the bottom, so I'm embarrassed to ask you to go, the last place is too embarrassing."

When he said this, everyone didn't force it. After all, it was not a sport that everyone was interested in like tennis.His family wanted to accompany him, but he also refused.On the day of the competition, Morikawa, Lianji, and the instructor got on the train to Tokyo together. The instructor said: "It's okay, you can behave as you usually do. The teacher doesn't want you to win the championship, as long as you are not the last one."

Teacher Smiling Tiger is very Buddhist in terms of competition, which is very different from ordinary instructors.Seeing that he was young, Morikawa joked with him and said, "That's not necessarily the case, teacher. It's not up to me to decide whether it will be the last one. How about you just say hello to the judges and let the judges forgive me?"

The teacher said with a half-smile, "If it's the last one, then Morikawa-kun's English class will have to be listened to carefully."

This threat made Morikawa a little dumbfounded, "Then I am not the last one, can I skip English class in the future?"

The teacher smiled and said, "It's a beautiful idea. Go and sign."

There was a separate room for sign-in, and Morikawa was in the back row. He fumbled in his backpack and found that he didn't bring a pen.There happened to be a boy in front of him. After the other party signed, Morikawa asked, "Can you lend me a pen?"

The other party handed over the pen, and Morikawa wrote his name, and found that the pen was very smooth, and it was very easy to write.Immediately asked the other party where to buy the pen, and checked the map on the mobile phone to see if it was far from the venue.

After signing in, it's almost time to leave.According to the regulations, the mobile phones were confiscated, and the organizing committee arranged them in the waiting room. The sound insulation here is good, and the sound of the competition field cannot be heard.

Draw lots first.Morikawa touched a note casually, opened it and saw the number 1 was written on it, and his heart suddenly became cold.According to the usual practice, the judges will give more reserved points at the beginning of the competition, and the scores at the front and the bottom will not be particularly brilliant.

He was the first to play, basically missed the good results.

He couldn't help being a little frustrated, he had been preparing with all his heart for more than two weeks, but he didn't say anything, but he was still thinking about it.

Waiting in the background, I heard the host introduce the competition system. After the first round of free speeches, the second round was an impromptu speech based on pictures. The order of appearances in the second round was completely opposite to that of the first round.

In other words, he will be the last one in the impromptu session?Morikawa shook his head, took a few deep breaths, got rid of distracting thoughts in his mind, and did ideological work for himself.No matter how other people are, no matter what his order is, just be yourself.

Hearing the host introduce his name and school, Morikawa entered from the side of the stage.The national competition was broadcast live simultaneously by TV stations. There were many cameras on the stage, and there were many spectators sitting below, so the light was a little dazzling.Morikawa's heart "thumped", and even a person who has never been stage fright felt a little nervous.

All other lights were off, only a beam of light above his head shone on Morikawa.

Morikawa let out a breath, smiled, and began to speak: "Teachers and students, hello. The title of my speech is 'Justice Never Dies'. Before this speech begins, I would like to ask you a question. How do you feel about life? When was the darkest and most desperate moment in my life, what was it like? I don’t need everyone to answer me, as long as you think about it. There was a most desperate period in my life. I used to be ashamed to say it, but today I muster up the courage Share it with everyone."

Morikawa began to describe the experience of the original owner being isolated and criticized by his classmates during his lifetime.The helplessness of being isolated, the vicious circle of self-doubt and self-disgust, the fear of not telling family members, the deep confusion of walking on thin ice every day, and the deep confusion of not feeling worthwhile for a moment, he talked about it one by one. When excited, the speed of speech accelerated, and the pain on his face was obvious.

He paused, and when he entered high school, he found that the same thing happened to his classmates, and he felt the same fear.He wanted to help, but was bullied together.Here, he expressed his anger with three parallel questions: "What did we do wrong to be treated like this by them? Is it just a lie that the teachers have said since childhood? Is there justice in this world? "

He took two quick breaths, his tone calmed down, and with unbelievable joy, he told the students who knew about them and helped each other, social forces also paid attention, and the parents who came to pick up their children hugged their children tightly at the school gate, There were tears in my eyes.At that moment, the intense warmth made him feel the power of society, and made him feel that his own future could be bright, and it made him feel that justice is immortal for the first time.

"However, my incident is just the tip of the iceberg. More cases of students being bullied are shocking. Do you know how high the probability of bullying is among elementary and middle school students in Japan? How many people choose to commit suicide because of school violence? People who suffer from psychological shadows due to isolation are beyond imagination!" Morikawa listed the numbers one by one, pointing out that education is the future of the country, and this is by no means a small matter that can be solved by a psychologist. It is better to prevent it before it is repaired.

At the end of his speech, he appealed to every student to have the courage to say no to the isolation and bullying around him, and to care for every student who seems to be out of group. Become a big tree in the sky and protect the whole society."

After the speech, warm applause broke out from below.He was directed to another room to wait.He is quite satisfied with his performance, but he has no confidence in the score. The instructor has also mentioned it to him before. After all, this is a topic to criticize current malpractice. But some old-fashioned judges and teachers may not score high.

Not long after, the second place in the lottery also came to the waiting room.Because there was a second match, the other party was obviously nervous and had no desire to talk to Morikawa.On the contrary, Morikawa was more relaxed. The official said that the ratio of the results of the first and second games was [-]%, but he felt that the benchmark score had been basically set in the first game, and it would be difficult to make a comeback in the second game.

Fifteen people took turns to give a speech, and he was the last one in the second session, and he had to wait at least two hours in between.Fortunately, the rest room is a reclining chair, and Morikawa sat in the innermost, and he fell asleep after being relaxed, which was regarded as a strange thing by other players.

The staff called him up 15 minutes before he played, and Morikawa washed his face and felt very energetic, with no fatigue on his face.Wait until the game, a picture appears on the screen.

A picture of running on a bad street. A European and American woman is running on the track with a dog beside her. The background is flowers and trees.

Morikawa conceived for a minute, then smiled relaxedly: "The title of my speech is 'breathing'."

From the breath of humble flowers and plants on the roadside to the breath of animals and humans.For people, the most neglected thing in life is breathing. Only when you are out of breath after strenuous exercise or when your life is dying, you will know the value of breathing.Because Lian Er usually chats with him and likes to popularize some interesting things with him, Morikawa processed it and linked microbes, glaciers, rivers, and historical wars to breathing.

This speech is different from the last one, full of fun, which reflects his passion for life and his extreme joy for "being able to breathe".He smiled all the way, and sublimated the theme at the end, conveying that "the breath of a nation is the bright culture", conveying that as a teenager, he has the responsibility to continue the cultural treasures, inherit and innovate the profound national culture.

After the speech, he looked towards Lian Er in the auditorium, who nodded slightly at him with a warm smile on his face.

Morikawa smiled and bowed, and together with 14 other contestants, went to the waiting area to wait for the results.

He was not nervous during the speech, but when he saw the judges press the scorer and the numbers on the screen kept beating, his heart beat a little faster instead.Objectively speaking, he felt that his performance was not bad, and he had a premonition that he could get No.3.

After the division is completed, the host will come on stage, and please present the guests of honor and Miss Etiquette.Morikawa looked at the screen expectantly, but when No.3's name came out, he lowered his head in disappointment, it wasn't him.

He won't think about the first and second places. He has seen the semi-finals and knows that the opponent is strong.In the end, he still failed Lian Er's trust. He predicted that his grades would be better, but he failed to do so.

Lost is certain, but there are not many regrets.He has worked hard, done everything he can, and he can accept any result.

With such a mentality, when the host read "No.1, Lihai University Affiliated High School, Morikawa Seiichi", he was completely dumbfounded. The host called his English name several times before he responded. Come over, walked up the stage stiffly, tripped over the steps in the middle, and almost fell down.

After receiving the trophy and certificate, he looked down at the smiling Mr. Hu who changed his laziness and waved at him excitedly, and then he regained his thinking. Surprise and excitement were mixed in his heart, and his feet seemed to be standing on the clouds.

The host said: "Then let's listen to the judges' comments on Morikawa."

The main judge said in fluent English: "Listen to his speech, know his character, language is just a tool to express thoughts. Today's students, as a generation who grew up on the Internet, are labeled as indifferent and lazy by the outside world. Morikawa's speech made me People feel empathy, and it can be seen that as a student of the new era, he is full of justice, gratitude, love for society, and courage to take responsibility. He best responds to the doubts of the Internet generation. If the mental outlook of today's students is like Morikawa, that is Fortunately for society."

The host continued: "Very high praise, Morikawa-kun's speech has the power to hit people's hearts directly. Morikawa-kun, you won the championship, do you have anything to say?"

Morikawa smiled shyly, and said: "Thank you for your affirmation, and I am very grateful to my instructors, Liu, Zaoji and Mingchuan who have always helped me. I especially like an old Chinese saying, "If you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will be both." Help the world'", Morikawa translated it in English after finishing speaking, "As long as we can do something for the society, even a little bit, it is enough to form a butterfly effect and make life better for future generations. As the judges said, we Use actions to let everyone know the strength and commitment of our generation, use dreams as horses, live up to your youth, and encourage everyone."

At the end of the show, Morikawa ran from the rest room to the auditorium, and saw Renji leaning against the door waiting for him at the entrance.He was so happy that he threw himself on Lian Er and hugged him: "Lian Er, I actually won the championship!"

Lian Erhuan hugged his back, breathed in the fragrance of laundry detergent on his body, and was equally overjoyed, "Congratulations, Morikawa is really amazing."

"Thank you so much, Liu, half of this trophy is due to you." Morikawa let go of him, "It's too unexpected, I think it's good to get No.3!"

"After the first session, you are indeed No.3." Lianji, who was in the auditorium, knew the score ranking of each session, "But the difference between you and the first and second places is very small. The second round of picture speeches, 15 9 of the individuals said that exercise makes people healthy, and advocated full exercise; 5 of them said that pets accompany humans, only you found a new way, and when you said breathing, the audience sitting next to me couldn’t stop laughing after listening to your speech .You scored the highest in the second round and achieved a counterattack."

"Haha, didn't you realize that the content in the middle was all accumulated by you? You wrote miscellaneous things in your notebook, and I just flipped through it when I had nothing to do. I also used some of the scientific knowledge you usually introduced. What? So, a genius, huh?"

Lian Er's eyes were extremely gentle: "Well, Morikawa has always learned to use it."

Standing at the door, people come and go, and there are always people crowding around, which is not convenient.Morikawa pulled Lianji's arm to change places, and asked, "Where's the teacher?"

"He asked us to take the tram back by ourselves. He met a college classmate who taught in Tokyo and said he wanted to have a small gathering."

"Ah, the teacher is too casual!" Morikawa thought for a second, it would be great if the teacher wasn't there, just him and Lian Er! "Liu, can you wait for me here, for about an hour, I still have something to do."

"Of course, I'll wait for you at the coffee shop next door."

"it is good!"

"I'll help you carry the schoolbag."

Morikawa took the mobile wallet and followed the navigation.Before I asked the shop where the contestants who participated together sold pens, the bus only took about [-] minutes.Lian Er usually likes to take notes and write things. If you give him a pen that is easy to write, he will be very happy.

I successfully bought the pen, bought the ink recommended by the store, and wrapped it up.Walking to the coffee shop, Lian Er found him the first time he pushed the door and walked towards him.

Morikawa handed him the gift bag: "Liu, a gift for you! Thank you for helping me study for so long."

Liu opened his eyes slightly in surprise, "Did you just go buy a gift for me?"

"Well! I found out that a contestant's pen was particularly smooth when I signed in today. I wanted to buy it for you at that time. I originally wanted to buy it another day. Since the teacher slipped away, it would be better to hit another day. You go back and try it, see. See if you like it or not."

Lian Er happily held the bag, and rubbed the raised lines on the gift bag with her fingers, "I don't like it as a gift from you."

"It's good if you like it. If you win the championship, you will get a bonus. I'm rich! Let's go back to school and treat everyone to dinner! Oh oh~ Staff, do you want to reward me with a big meal?" He said with a sinister smile.

"Anything you want to eat, I'll take you there." Lian Er looked like a rich man.

"That's what you said~"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

The author has something to say:

Lian Er: I want to reward myself to you.

Morikawa: It's not tasty, don't.

Lian Er: ... (heart-stuck)

Morikawa: ...I lied to you, hug.