[Xinwangwang] On that distant mountain

Can you understand Ochi's feeling when he sees the orange tracksuit on the sidelines again (again?)

Rather than "Why does this guy come to Ice Emperor again, is he so free?", it is more of a "Could it be possible to skip training again? Even if there is no game schedule for Lihai University's next Kanto competition, but the practice of the tennis club It’s impossible for the arrangement to be so loose, right?” Feeling helpless.

Although his personality tends to be reticent, Ochi, who always hits the nail on the head and has an oppressive aura (factors of height and hair style) when he speaks, has never been so weak even in the tennis club with more than 200 players.

But when facing Maori, a junior who belongs to a (theoretically) rival school, he always feels powerless from unknown sources.

This is different from the helplessness of being occasionally teased by Irie or Taneshima.

When being teased, at least I feel relaxed, because I regard the other party as an important friend, so it doesn't matter if I am teased.But now...

Similar to, there is a bad boy in the next door (very close neighbor) should he be the one to discipline him or not... It's a struggle.

He lowered his head: "...how about your training?"

Maoli, who still chose the same tree, raised his head and smiled with his back leaning against the tree trunk and said with a smile: "Training? It will be finished. Or you can do it in Hyotei, you should have no shortage of courts. .”

Ochi: "..."

It's not a matter of lack of pitches.

I always feel that this sentence sounds reasonable, but without thinking about it, I feel that something is wrong.

Ochi caught a glimpse of the sly smile of the little curly-haired junior through the gap between his bangs.

You must be joking, right?

This guy obviously doesn't think that training can be done in Ice Empress.

Not to mention some "special items" that every school's tennis club has in the training list, just the fact of wearing Lihai University's uniform and standing in the ice emperor's team makes people's skin crawl.

However, there are steps that can be taken.

"Of course Ice Emperor has no shortage of courts." Ochi said without changing his face, "If you want, you can do it here."

"...Huh?" Molly was taken aback.

Ochi suppressed a little smile on the corner of his mouth, and continued to maintain his expressionless face: "From here, go straight for 500 meters, then 300 meters to the east, and then 300 meters to the north. The indoor tennis court is not used by anyone. I can give you the key."

Although letting this junior in the Lihai team uniform stay in the Ice Emperor's team is a creepy thing to imagine, but it is not difficult to find a place in the Ice Emperor for people to train.

Since this guy said "it can be done in Ice Empress", then he couldn't find a suitable place, but it was his dereliction of duty as the minister of Ice Empress?

Ochi thought, then come on.

The indoor tennis court just next to the dedicated tennis court is also empty.When it's sunny, everyone is outside.The location is also very good.

Let this junior do the training there, and he can take a glance at him between training to see if he is slacking off.

Maori was startled by his attitude.

Wait...wait, he really only said that as a joke.

And the keys to the tennis court... Can this kind of thing really be given casually?

Maori blinked: "Can you give me the keys to the tennis court, an outsider?"

"Even if you take away the keys to the tennis court, you can't take the whole tennis court with you," Ochi said.

... This sentence makes sense.

There is no way to complain.

Molly froze again.

And Ochi remained calm from beginning to end.He turned around, nodded to Mao Li and said, "Come with me."

So really... training at Ice Empress?

Really doing training at Ice Emperor.

Ochi, who has been a minister for several years, knows very well that some people can't get used to it.Some people can directly narrow the scope to "Maori Shou Saburo" at this specific time and place.

Obviously, Li Haida has no one who can control this little curly-haired junior (of course, those guys who were tit for tat in junior high school don't play tennis anymore, relying on Li Haida's current lineup and standing Haida and Bingdi generally have the same rule of strength as the top priority, and it can only be controlled by Maori who decides to "obedient" on a whim), then if he has "escape training, come to Bingdi to find someone, then he doesn't have to" Doing training" mindset is bad.

Of course, Ochi also knows that Maoli will not finish training because he is not really skipping training.

A tennis player whose strength has reached this level is sure of his physical condition and training state.

But Ochi still felt that it would be better to pinch the source of bad habits from the very beginning.

——Let this guy come to Ice Emperor for a real training session, and the chances of seeing bright yellow uniforms on the sidelines of the court are almost zero, right?

The more intelligent you think, the obviously underestimated the thick-skinnedness of Maori.

Mori, who really finished training in the indoor tennis court of the ice emperor, also evaluated the equipment level of the ice emperor indoor tennis court by the way: I always feel that it is more advanced than that of Lihai... As expected, the grades in the high school are too poor. As for the funds, there is no way to update the equipment.

Besides, no one really comes to such a big indoor tennis court. Ice Emperor is quite extravagant?

He selectively ignored that one of the indoor tennis courts in the Tennis Department of Lihai University's junior high school is specially designated for the regular candidates and is almost vacant during fine weather.

After the ice emperor's training, Ochi approached Maori and said that since you are here, let's do the doubles training as well.

When the doubles training is completed, it is of course dark time.

Looking at the time, Maori raised his head while zipping up the tennis bag: "Senior, shall we go have dinner together? I'm treating you."

Ochi: "...OK."

On the way to Tokyo, Maori searched Tokyo (especially near Ice Emperor) to see if there is any place suitable for two people to talk and eat, and finally admitted that there are some restaurants around where Ice Emperor is located (what the hell, why are there so many French restaurants and Italian restaurants? restaurant) is really not suitable for two teenagers of the same sex to go out to eat together.

In the end, I went to the barbecue shop that I often go to after the practice game of Ice Emperor... the coffee shop next to it.

"I've been passing by the door of this store." Mao Li said, "The decoration looks pretty good? Although I prefer the one next door~"

A kebab shop, right?

The dinners are all in the barbecue restaurant, which is almost one of the default rules of the sports club.

Ochi silently made no comment on this.

While waiting for the meal, Maori leaned on the table and leaned on his arm: "Don't seniors ask me why I came to Tokyo today?"

Ochi poured himself a free soda at the cafe: "Why?"

Mori: ...This kind of reaction makes people not want to talk at all. Ochi-senpai must not know how to arouse the interest of the narrator.

He shook his head slightly: "There is no particular reason."

Ochi: "?"

"The schedule of Lihai University's Kanto Competition has ended, and the department has been quite chaotic recently, so I just came to the seniors when I was upset." Mao Li said.

Ochi frowned slightly.

Upset?

He seemed to have guessed what Maori was going to say.No, it should be said that he seemed to understand what Maori was probably confused about.

Although such confusion seems meaningless to him.

"If you are not reconciled, just work harder." Ochi said.

Mao Li straightened his back and smiled, "But some things don't always result from hard work."

...Ah, if you put it this way...

"That's right." Ochi nodded, "But this kind of words are not words that should be said before trying hard. Besides, isn't it because people who don't work hard enough can't get the results they want Is it an excuse given at the time?"

"Senior, you're really welcome." Maori sighed.

Ochi pushed the finished soda glass aside, and after a pause, he said in his usual calm tone: "Didn't you think that I would say that in advance?"

The end of interrogative sentences, the tone of declarative sentences.

That's right...

I have thought about several answers and "should have" answers in advance for the questions I am confused about.

Ask what kind of person what kind of result will be, and I already have a prediction in my heart.

But even so, I still want to hear it with my own ears... Will there be any surprises.

The result is not, what a pity?

Mao Li laughed at himself mockingly: "Yes, yes. But it's too strange that what you said is exactly what I thought, senior."

The strange one is obviously you.

The wiser I thought.

Confused about a question for which I already know the answer...

"Senior, you're thinking that it's me who's weird, right? The expression shows."

... I don't have any expression, it's really troublesome to find my expression from behind such thick bangs.

"If you want to complain, just say it all. Don't you feel panicked, senior?"

No, I don't think so.

"And I'm not 'haven't tried hard' like you said, senior. Whether it's the prefectural competition or the Kanto competition, I haven't lost."

That's true.

But what you are confused about is "your own victory" and "the team's failure". These two seemingly contradictory things happen at the same time, right?

Ochi raised his hand and straightened his bangs: "What you could have done is not just winning your own game."

When tidying up his bangs, Mouri caught a glimpse of Ochi's eyes and paused: Strange, why did he inexplicably feel hit by Ochi's senior's mental attack even though he was just chatting and not in the competition?

Delusion?

He also poured himself a glass of soda: "Maybe. I understand what you mean, senior. However, all I have done so far is to play every game of my own, so what can I do more... ...I really don't understand."

Ochi: "...?"

Seeing Ochi's puzzled expression, Mori smiled and said, "The first-year head of Lihai University led most of the first-year recruits to win the national championship in one fell swoop and successfully defend the title. Even if you are in high school, senior You haven't heard of it at all, have you?"

I have vaguely heard of it.

It came along with the news that the head of the central part of the Ice Empire was taken down by an annual.

The changes that took place in the middle school also caused an uproar in the high school.

Of course, there are many people who come to Ochi to complain and complain.

However, such complaints and grievances are completely meaningless in the face of the further achievements of these people after they quit the tennis club.At least from Ochi's point of view, a junior who was famous even in high school was doing pretty well.

Li Hai is probably in the same situation.

Most of them are first-year recruits?

When he first entered the high school, he did hear that half of the main candidates of Lihai University were first-year students.

Including if the minister is also a first-year student, maybe he also experienced a similar predicament as Bingdi.

That's all irrelevant.

In the face of the national championship record, any formal rules are not important.

But even so...

The expression on the face of the little curly-haired junior in front of him was too happy when he said this.

Don't you think it's a problem to rely on juniors?

In this case, except that those juniors are strong enough...

Ochi thought, besides that group of juniors being strong enough, the (possible) new partner named Mori Kosaburo in front of him, the teammate that he really recognized in his heart, was not the group of candidates from Li Haida now.

That's right.

So saying "not reconciled" does not seem to be completely unacceptable to this result.

I thought he had no desire to win....

Is it nostalgia?

He should also have a good temper, and be able to calmly accept being directed by his juniors...?

What else?

Being able to talk to a senior who is not very familiar with me from a long distance away, can this be said to be acquaintance?

Regarding fighting spirit, it is also very unpredictable.

Ochi was brainstorming with a deadpan face.

After Maori finished speaking, he didn't get an answer, so he looked at Ochi who was opposite him with his chin resting on his hands.It was indeed a bit difficult to see Ochi's expression clearly through the bangs, but this aroused Mouri's interest even more.

What is the senior thinking now?

I shouldn't have said anything serious just now, even if I haven't heard of Yukimura's glorious history, I can't be silent for so long, right?

Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of the waiter coming over with the food, so he tapped the table with his finger with a smile: "You're back to your senses, senior."

Ochi: "?"

"It's time for dinner, senior, aren't you hungry? It's almost past meal time."

Ochi: "..."

He looked at Mao Li who was buried in his food for two seconds, then he silently lowered his head and picked up the chopsticks.

After eating, Mouri looked as if Ochi was thinking about something, and belatedly guessed that it might be that his behavior in coming to Tokyo was a bit abrupt. ...So you scared the seniors?

Recalling the look in Ochi's eyes, Mori immediately wiped this guess out of his mind.

Hahaha how is it possible? This senior will not be frightened.

That's the other reason.

He thought for a while and said, "Senior."

Ochi: "?"

"Actually, I want to say... what I said to you today, senior, is indeed a problem for me, but I didn't come to you to find an answer."

After all, the answer is already known, and being confused by a question with a known answer is just a place where he needs to adjust emotionally.

"Lihai University's middle school league this year has ended. It's a pity...I'm just a first-year student. If it's a middle school league, there are still two years to look forward to." Maori smiled, "So the tennis thing, in the middle school league After the end is the U17 training camp. And the U17 training camp, senior, you are the first 'senior' who came to meet me. You played a game at the beginning, and then invited me to play doubles...Actually, you, senior The invitation at the beginning was not very serious, right? I don’t know if you have changed your mind now, senior, but for me, what I am most looking forward to so far has become a doubles match with you, senior.”

Ochi: "..."

"Senior, please make a statement, I am very serious about expressing my longing to you." Maori tilted his head, "I came to Tokyo to get to know you better, you are too indifferent I would be sad too.”

Ochi: "...not seriously."

"Eh?" Molly was taken aback.

"The doubles invitation was serious from the beginning." Ochi said, "Also, even under the name of 'knowing more', I don't want to see you outside the ice emperor's stadium every day.  … A good habit."

"But since you said 'I want to have a better understanding', it is better for us to set a fixed time for doubles practice. I mean every day."

……what? !

Wait, every day...

"Senior, you have to prepare for the next game of the Ice Empress. Isn't the amount of daily training already huge?"

Ochi hummed lightly: "There is always time to practice. There is a saying, 'time is like water in a sponge'."

gross profit:"……"

God, this tone sounds a bit like a joke, but with such a serious expression... Is this senior joking, or is he seriously thinking that it is okay to do doubles training after the daily tennis training is over?

Isn't there any pressure from schoolwork in the third year of high school? !

And the two of them, one in Kanagawa and the other in Tokyo, if they want to practice every day, where is the practice location? !

Seeing Maori's stunned look, Ochi rarely hooked his lips, and showed a very shallow smile: "Scared? I was joking."

"...What, senior." Maori let out a long breath.

"Only this sentence is a joke, and the previous ones are all sincere." Ochi stretched out his hand and raised a finger to volley in the air and nodded at Mouri, "So don't skip training and come to Ice Emperor. Coordinate training on doubles, weekends Just do a little more in the U17 training camp. Your top priority now is to improve your own strength. Also, if you want to know more about each other, do you need to talk on the phone every day?"

Talk on the phone every day? !

Mao Li immediately shook his head: "No need."

Talking on the phone every day really sounds like a goosebump!

They're just going to be partners, not couples, right?

Even couples don't have to talk on the phone every day!

#Thought senior was a serious person, but he made jokes and made people creepy.What to do, urgent, wait online#

The author has something to say:

The ellipsis means a pause. I don’t know why the dialogues written about Ochi always add an ellipsis after the double quotation marks. I feel that Ochi is a person who thinks carefully before speaking?It's just that the answer has a slight delay effect...?

It took a long time to write the clips of heart-to-heart talks, because there are some words that cannot be said by their current intimacy, and some words will appear sharper because of their current intimacy.

In reality, it's a bit strange to talk to someone you've only known for a few days like this?But looking back at Wang Wang, there are quite a few fragments that start to analyze the heart when we first met... For boys, it's better to be more direct.

And I have to keep reminding myself when I write, they are all teenagers, so it’s okay to be childish ORZ

There are many songs that I want to recommend, if it matches the atmosphere of today's chapter...

The couple is ready.

Crystal Boy's.