[Flower card love] turned into a thousand winds

In November, Osaka.

In a certain residential building on Umeda Road [-]-chome, a girl who had finished her breakfast put the dishes in the sink, turned on the faucet, and the splashing water splashed the back of her hands.

"Oh, Xiao Wei, are you up so early?" A middle-aged woman's voice came from behind her.

Haruko Yuanshan looked at the back of the girl wearing an apron, and then focused her eyes on the low table in front of her, which was filled with breakfast for two, fresh achovy and vegetable salad, and the thin porridge had been used up. Wrapped in plastic wrap.She turned to look at the wall clock on the wall. The hour and minute hands were opened at a 180-degree angle, and it was only six o'clock.

"Mom, I'm going out later, and I'll leave this to you."

The girl put the washed dishes and chopsticks on the grid rack at hand. Her movements were neat, and she couldn't tell that she was just an ordinary middle school student.

"That's right, today there is a competition with more songs left, that..." Chunzi frowned, trying to think about it in his mind, and suddenly realized, "Ah, that thing represents the final match, right?"

"For the time being."

"Ah, Xiao Wei is really amazing, but the incident in one year turned out to be so powerful. Mom is really proud of you."

Yuan Shanwei raised his head, took a deep look at his mother, then quickly looked away, and silently picked up the bag.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to your dad?"

"Well, he's still sleeping." Yuan Shanwei paused, "I painted until late at night yesterday, so I probably won't have time to watch today's game."

"That's it... But even if Dad isn't here, Xiao Wei won't have any problems."

"Of course." Toyama Yui's tone was unusually firm, she turned her head and looked at her mother again, the woman who was obviously thin but always smiling, "Because it's only one step away."

"what?"

"Nothing, I'm off."

"Ah... um."

"Mom, I will definitely win."

With a click, the early morning sun was blocked from the door, Yuan Shanwei closed his eyes, stayed behind the door for ten seconds, and then walked forward facing the dim morning light without raising his head.

At the same time, inside separated by the door, the smile on Chunzi's face fell silent.

Her eyes shifted from the closed door to the clean kitchen. The prematurely sensible and mature daughter replaced her at some point and became the master of this small battlefield.Every day after school, she would go shopping for vegetables, prepare dinner, and of course, breakfast.In addition, she also handles lunch boxes and family dinners all by herself.As a 14-year-old girl who should be bathed in youth, she seems to be pushing herself too hard.

"Yuichiro-kun, Xiao Wei is gone."

Hearing Chunzi's call, the man who was sleeping on the recliner under a thin blanket opened his eyes.He didn't seem to be asleep, no, to be precise, he should be pretending to be asleep.

Yuichiro straightened up slowly, with the dried color paint still in his hand.In front of him was a big sketch, and his two big hands were covered with mottled traces of aging.

A song card fell at his feet, he picked it up silently, and looked deeply at the three lines of pseudonyms.

"What should I do, Yuichiro-kun, you know, Xiao Wei just really wants you to meet Shi Chang."

Yuichiro turned around and looked at his wife with a worried expression in front of him.

"This child is always so brainless. When I was in elementary school, I liked to learn painting from you the most. After knowing the existence of Shi Chang, I gave up these things and joined the song card club instead. She is just afraid that you will be snatched away, after all, she always feels that she is just a daughter in name."

In the small studio, there are still pictures drawn by Yui Toyama when he was a child.Even if it is viewed by a layman, it definitely does not look like the work of a primary school student.She is talented in drawing, which Yuichiro knows better than anyone else.

"Hey, this kid just has too much self-esteem and always refuses to admit defeat, which is a headache. I don't know if it will cause trouble for Shi Chang and Shi Sui? I'm a little worried. Or I'll secretly follow Shiga Just go and have a look, I don’t worry if she’s alone.”

Yuichiro stopped his wife with his tall body, and then put his hand on Haruko's shoulder.

"No need, I'll go."

"But Yuichiro-kun isn't..."

"Xiao Wei is also my daughter."

The crowd gathered at Omi Shrine gradually grew in size as the sun rose slowly.Two weeks ago, representatives from east and west, which were decided in Tokyo and Kyoto respectively, will have a final match between celebrities and queens to challenge representatives here. The annual Kapa event finally ushered in the penultimate climax at the end of the year.

Chihaya got off the bus, she looked refreshed with her bag on her back.In the distance, she saw a familiar figure, and then vigorously waved her hands towards the distance.

"new!"

Her sudden yell attracted the attention of many people around her. The boy who was named was stunned for a moment, and then trotted towards Chihaya.

"Oh, Chihaya, long time no see, you seem very energetic."

"Well, I slept for ten hours last night, ten hours!" She patted her chest carelessly, showing a complacent look, "By the way, Xin, I heard from Tai Yi that your shoulder was injured before. Now, what's the situation now?"

Seeing the situation, Xin also raised his right arm: "It's all right, thanks to Taiyi."

Authentic Fukui dialect and Chihaya's standard Kanto dialect overlapped. If it was the first time for Karuta fans to watch the game, they would even feel like a monk who was confused when passing by the two.

Why do these two people have such a good relationship?

"By the way, speaking of this, where's Taiyi? Didn't I make an appointment with you today?"

Chihaya was stunned for a moment, and there seemed to be a momentary disappointment in her eyes, but this negative expression was quickly replaced by her smile: "Well, Taiyi is going to take the joint mock exam today, and there is no way to make it over."

"Oh, what a coincidence."

"By the way, where is Shichang? Will Shichang come?" Qianzao immediately changed the subject, made a gesture of looking far away, and looked around.

Xin was silent for a while, shook his head, and replied: "Shi Chang is not coming either."

"Eh? Why!" Chihaya's reaction seemed to be even greater than when she learned that Taiyi would not come.While poking her fingers, she showed an aggrieved expression, "Why is this, I still want to say hello to Shi Chang."

"She seems...something urgent."

"That's it, there's nothing I can do about it. Well, it's decided! I must win this competition, and I'll be able to see Shi Chang on the field afterwards!"

Shin looked at Chihaya, showing a faint smile.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing." Xin shook his head, his eyes were clear, "I always feel that Qianzao seems to like Shi Chang very much."

Chihaya laughed frankly, without the slightest affectation.I always feel that the sunshine shining through the clouds seems to become brighter with the girl's smile.

Xin was a little envious.

After the radio sounded, he hurriedly said goodbye to Chihaya, and walked towards his arena.

After changing into a hakama in the separate Japanese room prepared for him by the organizing committee, he glanced one last time at the phone in his backpack.

The light dimmed, and there was no new information.The most recent one was still the message from Shi Chang received earlier in the morning.

"Xin, if there is nothing else, we should not meet in the future."

Tai raised his wrist and glanced at the time on his watch.

It was five minutes before nine o'clock, and the East-West representative match was about to start.Now Chihaya should have changed into a skirt and gown, and sat in the same room no more than five meters away from Xin, waiting for the start of the game.

"Candidates, please turn off your mobile phones and carefully read the rules of the examination room on the blackboard."

Taiyi's gaze was drawn back by the invigilator standing in front of the blackboard, and he glanced at the large scroll fixed on the blackboard with a magnet, on which more than ten rules of the examination room were densely written, occupying the area of ​​a large blackboard.On the side, there is also the examination time of each subject marked with chalk.

There is no time to think about other things, the most urgent thing is to focus on this exam.

Taichi collected his attention, took out a white mechanical pencil from the pencil case, and pressed the refill out with a click.

After the bell rang at nine o'clock, the invigilator standing in front of the blackboard announced the start of the exam.The examinees in the whole classroom turned over the test booklet and answer sheet on the desk with uniform movements, as if they had rehearsed in advance, picked up the pen and started to write.

Everyone put on a posture of racing against time, and the expressions on their faces remained motionless.There are many elite students from Kyoto gathered here, and two-thirds of them are aiming at Tokyo University and Beijing University, and the competition is extremely fierce.However Taichi was not very nervous, he held the white mechanical pencil and began to answer the questions in a smooth manner.

Soon, half of the short refill was worn away, Tai Yi stopped writing, and pressed the cap a few times again, and there was a clicking sound in his ears.

When she was young, Chihaya liked this sound very much, and she even made it the blessing of the god of exams.Regardless of whether it is a big test or a small test, she will habitually press out the refill of the mechanical pencil, and then when the length exceeds about three centimeters, she will hold a section of the refill again and squeeze it back again.She will repeat this action many times.

The white mechanical pencil in Taiyi's hand now belonged to Chihaya.

Yesterday, when he received the express mail from Tokyo, the surprised expression on his face was no less than when he learned that his father was urgently hospitalized at Omi Shrine.He carefully unwrapped the package. In addition to some encouraging postcards written to him by the members of Utabu, there was also Chihaya's "Pencil for Victory".

This winning pencil, which was once regarded as the blessing of the god of examinations, has allowed Chihaya to successfully complete her studies time and time again.She once vowed to bury this pencil in her time capsule after graduating from high school as a precious memory of her childhood, but now, this pencil has actually passed into Taiyi's hands.

At that time, Taiyi stared at the pen and burst out laughing.

I thought she would be full of resentment after telling that guy that she couldn't cheer for her, but unexpectedly...

An indescribable thought arose in Taiyi's mind, and he recalled what Xin had said to him the night before he left.

——"Compared with me, Taichi is more likely to be liked by Chihaya."

For some reason, I always feel that my body is full of strength.

"Looking up at the bright moon, I am haunted by thousands of worries." (No. 23)

After the 80th waka, a burst of cheers came from the spectators standing through the window.Everyone cast their eyes on the side of the Celebrity Representative Competition, whispering "It's amazing, I won!"Shin, who was wearing a navy blue kimono, raised his hand, and sent the last card in the formation to Sudou.

There was a difference of 8 cards. In the first battle of the Celebrity Representative Tournament, Shin Watani, the representative of West Japan, took the lead.

Shin straightened up and looked at Sudou, who had a somewhat cloudy expression in front of him.He stood up, turned and walked towards the door.

According to regulations, even if the first match of the Celebrity Representative Tournament is over, it will inevitably affect the Queen's Representative Tournament on the sidelines. Before the two games are all over, everyone must stay on the field, and unless there are special circumstances, they are not allowed to leave the field first.

Seeing Sudou intending to leave, Shinya subconsciously stood up.

"Hey, let me tell you, you have beaten the queen before." Sudou suddenly turned around and asked suddenly.

Sudou, who was two years away from Xin, had never competed with him for the right to play in high school. In other tournaments, the two rarely confronted each other, so they were not very familiar with each other's kata.He is a very mature opponent, full of physical strength and quite strong mental power.Shin looked at Sudou, calmly analyzing the opponent in front of him.

Although his face was a bit scary, he always maintained his usual smiling tiger posture.His hands were crossed in front of his chest. At the beginning of the game, when Xin took five pieces in a row and Sudou fell into a hard fight, he also assumed the same posture, standing in front of Xin with his back straight, and then, the next moment, the same Resisting defeat, they carried out a series of consecutive acquisitions, turning the new lead into nothingness.

With proud self-esteem, superb technique, and young physique, Sudou is indeed a very formidable opponent.

"It was just a small trial just now. In the second round, I will make you pay back double." He issued such a gauntlet to Xin.

However, Xin nodded with a smile on his face: "I am happy to accompany you."

Because he firmly believed that he would win.

"It's hard to see the old ones, but I don't know it for no reason." (Song 34)

After Sudou left the arena, which he didn't want to stay for a second, with a clumsy reason like a stomachache, the first round of the Queen's Representative Tournament fell into a heated stage.

Following the sound of reading cards, Shin turned his gaze back to the arena. Chihaya was sitting side by side with him on another tatami a few meters away.

The expression on her face was extremely serious, her waving arms were raised high, and a card that flew sideways was drawn in the direction of her gesture, and fell to the new feet with a "click".

"Who got the card just now?" There was such a restlessness in the crowd.

Indeed, the gestures of the two were too fast, and they couldn't even see Xin who was close at hand.

However, soon, the girl sitting opposite Chihaya stood up and walked towards a new direction.

Huh?Did Yui Toyama get it?Xin stared blankly at the figure that was walking slowly, and cast his gaze on the formation in front of Chihaya.

One against six, Chihaya fell behind.

"It's at the same time, the one just now." After picking up the singing cards on the tatami, Yui Yuanshan turned and said to the referee.

The referee turned his gaze to Chihaya, she closed her eyes, and nodded in tacit agreement.

Indeed, the one just now was indeed at the same time, so it belonged to Yui Toyama's defensive victory.However, it shouldn't be like this... Chihaya's heart gradually ignited a little impatience, it shouldn't be so bad.

"My opponent is not you at all, but Wakamiya Shichang." Toyama Yui put the cards he picked up by his feet, looking directly at Chihaya and said.

Has she completely ignored her own existence and set her sights on a higher position?

Chihaya fell into chaos.

"What happened after the boat, I only hope to meet again." (No. 56)

ah!The moment Chihaya's breathing became disordered, she stretched out her hand in a panic.However, what stood in front of her was another pair of slender and white arms.

"The first round of the Queen's Representative Tournament is over, and West Japan's representative Yui Toyama wins!"

A burst of intense noise suddenly erupted from the crowd, and Chihaya's eardrums seemed to be filled with a lot of murmurs. She looked around, and in addition to seeing the indifferent expression of Yuan Shanwei standing up calmly, she also saw that not far away was Staring in her direction the new.

It's strange, why can't I win... Although Baibohui asked Mr. Harada and Senior Pingguchi to do so many training sessions, she was helpless in the face of this 14-year-old girl who had never fought against her before.

No, no, she was able to grab that card many times, but why...

Looking at Yui Yuanshan's back, Chihaya suddenly realized that her playing style was surprisingly similar to Shi Chang's.Their fingers are unusually slender, and they have astonishing accuracy.

Unknowingly, is she treating Toyama Yui as a young queen?

"A thousand mornings."

When she heard someone calling her name, Chihaya realized that Xin was standing behind her, with a pair of warm hands on her shoulders.

"Xin, don't look at me, I'm a little..."

Chihaya turned her head away, she was a little unable to face everyone's disappointed eyes.

"Cheer up."

Chihaya raised her head and saw the bright eyes of Xin Mou.

"Taiyi and I, we are all working hard. So, don't give up. The three of us are a community of destiny."

It's a bit unlikely to be something new would say.

Chihaya stared at him blankly, and what swept through her mind was the small group of three formed by her, Xin and Taiyi when she was Xiaoliu.

The three small figures of them, wearing the same red team, clasped each other's shoulders with both hands, tightly, refusing to let go.

So many years have passed by, she never thought that the three of them are still holding each other's hands as they were back then, holding each other's hands tightly and refusing to let go.

Although they are far apart, fate has never abandoned them.

"After half an hour, the second round of the Celebrity and Queen's Representative Tournament will start. All players, please get ready."

"Referee." Xin looked at Chihaya, and slowly raised his hand.

His eyes were extremely focused, so even after he said such incredible words, everyone present could realize his determination at this moment from the corners of his mouth.

"For the second game, please allow me to abstain."