When he woke up, Ryoma was no longer in the room.

He was alone.

Kalubin wasn't there either, probably because he went out to play.

When he arrived at the living room, Renzi was cleaning. When she saw him coming, she smiled and said, "Good morning, Nanjiro."

"Good morning, Renzi."

"Breakfast is on the table. Check to see if the milk is cold. If it is, I'll heat it up for you."

Echizen Nanjiro sat down on the chair in front of the table and touched the cup: "It's not cold, it's still warm."

"That's good."

Echizen Nanjiro glanced at the clock on the wall. It was half past nine. He couldn't help wondering why he had slept for so long.

"Did Karubin bother you this morning?"

"No." He took a big bite of the sandwich and it tasted delicious.

While busy, Renzi chatted with him casually: "It seems that Nanjiro is very lucky. Karubin usually makes trouble for Ryoma."

"Really?" It seems that Karubin is a naughty cat.

"Renzi."

"Um, what's wrong? Nanjiro."

"Nothing." He shook his head and forced a smile.

"Just leave the dishes there after you finish eating, and I'll clean up together. Nanjiro, you should have a good rest."

Takeuchi Junko was still worried about his physical condition, even though the doctor had said there was no problem.

"Got it, Renzi. Thank you."

Will there come a day when he becomes unable to leave here, yet has to leave?

Logically speaking, he had no chance, but unexpectedly and fortunately he had a space to retreat.

Taking a step back, he became Echizen Nanjiro, but when the time came when he had to confess all the facts, where could he retreat to?

Will the result be even more helplessness and loneliness?

After eating a sandwich, he no longer had much appetite, so he went upstairs and locked himself in Ryoma's room as if he were a prisoner.

"Hey, what's wrong with the little one these days? He's always distracted during training and has been punished by Tezuka to run several times. Does anyone know what's going on?"

Kikumaru Eiji was confused about Ryoma Echizen's recent abnormal behavior and he proposed a hypothesis:

"Could it be that you're in love?"

Momoshiro Takeshi immediately expressed his negative opinion: "How is it possible? How could Echizen be in love?"

Kikumaru Eiji also immediately retorted: "Atao, the little one is very popular among girls."

Taocheng Wu muttered quietly: "I don't even have a girlfriend."

"Hiss, how could you have that?" Haitangxun challenged with disdain.

"What did you say, you stinking snake?"

"Asshole, you're looking for death."

The two people who had never gotten along with each other started their daily quarrel again.

At this time, the smiling little bear Fuji Shusuke appeared quietly from behind everyone: "Echizen is in love, this news is very interesting."

"Ah! Fuji, are you trying to scare us to death?"

Kikumaru Eiji was so frightened that he jumped onto Oishi Shuichiro.

"Sorry sorry."

Kawamura Takashi smiled innocently, stayed around his teammates and did not comment.

Suddenly, there was a strange noise in the bushes. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. Just when they were most nervous, Inui Sadaharu emerged from the bushes with a few green leaves on his head.

Kikumaru Eiji breathed a sigh of relief: "Qian, do you want to scare us too?"

Inui Sadaharu, however, looked unusually serious: "After many days of follow-up investigation, I finally found out the reason why Echizen has been acting abnormally these past few days."

"Not because of love?"

Inui Sadaharu opened his notebook: "The probability of Echizen falling in love is 12%, the probability of Echizen getting into trouble is 54%, and the probability of Echizen's family getting into trouble is 95%."

"Qian, tell me quickly, what happened to the little one?"

"There is only one truth. The reason why Echizen was not focused in training these days is because..."

"because……"

"Echizen's father was in a car accident."

"what!"

When Ryoma Echizen came over, he found that his seniors were looking at him with an indescribable look.

Everyone has agreed that they will not reveal the matter unless Ryoma Echizen is willing to tell them.

Kikumaru Eiji said with a smile: "Little one, you're here." As he said that, he lay on top of him.

"Kikumaru-senpai, it's very heavy." Echizen Ryoma complained in a seemingly cold tone.

"What are you doing!"

Oops, Tezuka is here!

Everyone felt a bone-chilling chill from those cold words.

Tezuka Kunimitsu frowned, looking stern and stern: "Too lax, all the regulars will circle the playground forty times."

forty!

But no one dared to complain, because if they said one more word, they would be punished ten more times, so the only answer was yes.

So most of the regular players ran to the playground obediently with sad faces.

Ryuzaki Sumire came to his side and watched with him the group of teenagers running as hard as they could on the playground: "Qian should have told you about Ryoma's family situation."

"Yes."

"Don't worry, Longma's father has recovered and been discharged from the hospital."

"Ah."

Ryuzaki Sumire looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu's brows, which had almost never relaxed, and was moved: "You are the one who treats your teammates the most strictly, and you are also the one who cares about them the most. Tezuka, you really have to worry a lot!"

"It is my responsibility."

In everyone's eyes, Tezuka Kunimitsu is an absolutely reliable person, but how many people care about his condition? Ryuzaki Sumire sighed secretly.

"Tezuka, do you want to meet Echizen Nanjiro? Although he is a weird person, he is a master in tennis. I believe he can be your guide."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."

Kunimitsu Tezuka seriously and politely rejected her kindness.

Ryuzaki Sumire understood his concerns and did not force him. She could not help but sigh, "We must try our best this time."

"Qingxue will not lose."

At this moment, his words were so firm and convincing, like a prophecy made by an emperor with strong self-confidence, or like the will of heaven that could never be changed.

What should not be overlooked is that despite his seemingly indifferent appearance, Kunimitsu Tezuka has a strong competitive spirit that is not inferior to anyone else.

First there will be the regional qualifiers, and the top two schools will be eligible to participate in the metropolitan competition.

"The first match is against Yulin Middle School. Regarding the arrangement of the players, Tezuka, do you have any other ideas?"

"Just follow the original arrangement."

Ryuzaki Sumire's tone was a little hesitant: "Do you think it's okay to put the two of them together?"

Both Echizen and Momoshiro actually asked her to play doubles. She thought about it for a long time and asked Tezuka for his opinion before reluctantly agreeing.

This group of teenagers was like wild horses, which made her unable to handle them. She didn't know whether she should praise their vitality or criticize their willfulness.

Maybe she is really old!

Tezuka Kunimitsu had already made his decision: "They will gain valuable experience from this competition."

"I'm so tired. I can't run anymore, Oishi." Kikumaru Eiji shouted aggrievedly.

"Hold on, Eiji, there's one last lap."

Inui Sadaharu had a sinister smile on his face: "The last person will have to drink my newly improved dry juice!"

After saying that, he ran forward past the crowd.

"No!!!"

"I absolutely don't want it!"

As soon as Kikumaru Eiji heard the word "dried juice", he felt a strange disgusting taste rising in his mouth, so he ignored everything and ran forward desperately.

Fuji Shusuke smiled slightly: "It seems very interesting."

"Then you go last, Senior Fuji!" Echizen Ryoma couldn't help but become nervous and quickened his pace.

"Oh, that won't work." Fuji Shusuke also quickened his pace.

At the last moment, everyone reached the finish line at the same time.

Inui Sadaharu had a regretful expression on his face: "Looks like I'll have to wait until next time."

Everyone was trembling in their hearts. They absolutely did not want to drink that kind of stuff! Absolutely!

After the training, the starters returned to the locker room to change clothes.

After changing his clothes, Momoshiro Takeshi turned his gaze to Echizen Ryoma: "Echizen, shall we go to the hamburger shop and eat hamburgers together today?"

"Senior Tao, I have something to do today, so I won't go." Echizen Ryoma refused succinctly and clearly.

Although my cheap dad has recovered and been discharged from the hospital, for some reason I still feel worried about him.

"Echizen, you haven't been in good condition these days. Is there something wrong?"

Echizen Ryoma was packing his clothes, not noticing that Momoshiro Takeshi's look was different from usual: "Nothing. Senior A Tao, I'm leaving first."

"Why wouldn't he tell us?"

After Ryoma Echizen left, the word "frustration" was written all over Takeshi Momoshiro's face.

He thought that Echizen must have had a hard time these days.

Fuji Shusuke patted his shoulder and said, "Echizen didn't say anything because he didn't want us to worry. Don't you know Echizen's character?"

"This little brat, why is he pretending to be an adult?"

Taocheng Wu was naturally aware of this, but he still couldn't calm down.

"Trust Echizen."

"Tezuka!"

Everyone looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu outside the door in surprise. His calm gaze always had the effect of calming people's hearts.

"Echizen will take care of it."

Yes, Echizen is their companion, all we need to do is firmly believe in that.

Momoshiro Takeshi thought, after the preliminaries are over, he will go to the hamburger restaurant with Echizen!

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