Didn’t you say you were just using me as a substitute?

Tanaka Kouta looked at him.

"Due to my outstanding performance in Koshien, I received invitations to summer training camps from two professional baseball teams, the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers."

Otani Shouta said happily.

"No, you've already been favored by a professional team?"

Tanaka Kota glared at him with red eyes.

When he thought about the friend he grew up with earning tens of millions last year, he felt so jealous.

"We're just getting to know each other now. I'm not sure if they'll want me in the draft."

Shota Ohtani spoke modestly, but in fact, the corners of his mouth were almost filled up from grinning.

Kitahara Takashi smiled and said, "That's pretty good. At least many people don't even have a chance."

Speaking of baseball, Kitahara suddenly thought of something else: "Oh, I can't find the clothes I left in the baseball locker room. Did you see them, Otani?"

Shota Otani's body stiffened, and he looked away guiltily: "I didn't see it."

He would never tell Kitahara Takashi that he used those clothes to pick up girls.

Thanks to his teammate relationship with Kitahara Takashi, Ohtani Shota has successfully hooked up with his online friend [不吃葱菜] and met him in person two days ago.

The girl is as cute as in the photo, maybe even cuter.

Shota Otani really likes it.

He is pursuing him fiercely lately.

Compared to being spotted by a professional team, the reason why he was so happy today was that he was going to have a girlfriend.

Kitahara Takashi looked at Otani Shota's guilty look and narrowed his eyes slightly: "I don't think you know it."

Otani Shouta stiffened his neck and stared with wide eyes: "What do I want your sweaty clothes for? Sell them?"

Kitahara Tsutomu thought so too.

If you take the lighter and the tissue, he will understand.

After all, he had done that before.

Even though he doesn't like smoking much, he likes to use lighters.

Taking someone else's used clothes is something that only a person with a brain can see.

"It's not impossible."

Tanaka Kota took a sip of soda, put down the cup and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, many people are buying Kitahara Takashi's socks at high prices online now."

"Kitahara, would you consider this?"

Kitahara Takashi felt a chill run down his spine and angrily yelled, "Get lost! I don't sell the original flavor."

"By the way, Kitahara, what are your plans for summer vacation?"

Not wanting to continue this topic, Shota Otani began to change the subject.

Kitahara Takashi took out his sunglasses from his jacket pocket and put them on, then smiled coolly: "I'm going to shoot commercials, get endorsements, and make a lot of money."

Shota Otani: "???"

Tanaka Kouta: "???"

"I didn't expect that I would be so popular."

Kitahara Tsutomu shrugged.

"I'm so popular that I have no choice but to debut."

After saying this, Kitahara Takashi became thoughtful.

"You" "Don't talk yet."

Raising his hand to interrupt Tanaka Kota, Kitahara took out his phone and called Ogizu Yoshiko: "I'm so popular that I have no choice but to make my debut. I think this comic title is good."

Kota Tanaka and Shota Otani looked at each other in confusion.

After Kitahara Takashi finished his call, Tanaka Kouta spoke up: "Are you really planning to debut?"

Kitahara Takashi took a sip of juice and said, "Do you think I'm joking?"

"Are you planning to become an idol like Kimura Takuya?"

"Kimura Takuya's level is too low. If he wants to be a star, he should be Beckham."

Kitahara-san smiled.

Beckham is the most commercially successful football star.

He is not the strongest, but of course he is not without strength, but his fame is indeed greater than his strength.

He is even more famous than Maradona.

When Kitahara Takashi was a child and the Internet was not well developed, even people who didn't play football had heard of Beckham.

Even in the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf show that children used to love to watch, there was a Beckham Wolf designed based on him.

"You want to be a heartthrob too?"

Otani Shota said with a smile.

"Don't you also fantasize about becoming Sasuke every day?"

"No, I just hope to inherit his abilities and looks, not his experience."

Beiyuan Zun laughed and scolded: "You really don't want to suffer at all."

As Kota Tanaka watched the two people laughing and joking, he began to feel a sense of disappointment.

Takashi Kitahara and Shota Ohtani have found their goals and started taking steps towards their dreams.

I am still staying where I am.

He is not the kind of person who cannot bear to see his friends getting better and better, but they are the only ones getting better and better, while he has achieved nothing. This feeling of disparity is really uncomfortable.

Kitahara Takashi noticed that Kouta Tanaka suddenly stopped talking. He kicked Shota Ohtani under the table and glanced at Kouta Tanaka.

"Don't worry, brother. Isn't the national competition during the summer vacation the stage for you to show yourself?"

Shota Otani went up and comforted Kouta Tanaka on the chest.

"But our soccer team doesn't have the strength of the baseball team, let alone Kitahara Takashi."

Kouta Tanaka still looked lonely.

Even if you want to show your abilities, you have to get on stage first.

To strike iron, you have to be tough yourself.

But given the strength of the football club, they can't get on the stage.

"Well..."

Shota Otani was speechless.

Indeed, if the baseball team didn't have Takashi Kitahara this year, they wouldn't have won at all.

If you can’t win, you won’t get that much exposure and traffic.

It is even more unlikely that he will meet netizens [Does not eat coriander]

Shota Otani knows that Kouta Tanaka is capable.

But often having the ability alone is not enough, you also need the opportunity to show yourself.

"If there's no stage, I'll give it to you."

Kitahara Takashi's words instantly attracted the attention of Otani Shota and Tanaka Kouta.

They both looked at it at the same time.

Beiyuan Zun pointed at himself and said with a smug smile: "Don't forget, I am currently the top star in the island country."

263

Chapter 263: North Plains Ambition.

With the arrival of summer vacation, major universities in Japan have officially started their holidays.

On the first day of the holiday, Shohei Ohtani went to the training camp held by the Hanshin Tigers alone, carrying his schoolbag and a suitcase in one hand.

Kota Tanaka also got up earlier than usual. After having breakfast, he took a slow walk to help digestion. Finally, he walked to a warehouse where a middle school stored miscellaneous items. He pulled out a huge tire, tied the tire firmly with a thick rope, tied the other end around his waist, dragged the tire to the playground, took a deep breath, and started running.

The tires behind him were pulled, raising dust all the way.

At nine o'clock in the morning, in a private gym, a figure was doing squats with weights. His legs were trembling a little, but they were moving up and down very quickly. This was to train the explosive power of his legs.

After several rapid ups and downs, the rhythm changed and began to slow down again.

This is to increase leg endurance.

After several consecutive sets, Kitahara Tsuyoshi fell backwards onto the mat, his chest heaving violently.

As soon as Kitahara Takashi stopped, a masseur came forward to help relax his leg muscles.

"Your arm hasn't fully recovered yet, and it's the holidays now. Everyone's on vacation. Wouldn't it be nice to take a break?"

Ogizu Yoshiko handed a bottle of ice water to Kitahara Takashi.

Kitahara Takashi didn't drink it, but just put it on his forehead to cool himself down. He closed his eyes and replied: "Just because the school is on summer vacation doesn't mean everyone is on vacation."

"Do you really think everyone is on vacation? Of course, I don't deny that some people are on vacation, but no one with ambition is going on vacation."

"Believe it or not, there are a large number of students in Qingye who are currently attending cram school."

It is true that Kitahara Tsutomu is now number one in Aoba, which is very impressive, but below him, there is a large group of talented and hardworking people who are eyeing his number one throne, wanting to surpass him and pull him down.

Take Beiyuan Zun’s friends as an example.

Even though Kota Tanaka and Shota Ohtani have average grades and are laughing and doing nothing all day long, they must be training their bodies and honing their skills where Kitahara Takashi can't see.

Kitahara Tsune knows Aoba and his gang very well.

They are the ones who keep talking about where to go during the summer vacation, but when the vacation comes, they rush into it like crazy.

"Besides, the Jade Dragon Banner competition is about to begin, and I must win."

The heat needs to be maintained.

If a star only has scandals and no real talent, he is just an empty shell and people will soon lose interest in him.

Kitahara Takashi's self-positioning is different from that of an entertainment star like Sakurajima Mai. He has no intention of entering the entertainment industry. He wants to maintain his current popularity, and he needs countless championships and honors to fill it.

Even LeBron James, the king of marketing, wants data and honors.

With the Jade Dragon Flag taking the crown, Beiyuan Zun is certain to win.

"With your swordsmanship, combined with Qingye's current lineup, it shouldn't be difficult to win the Jade Dragon Banner."

Ogizu Yoshiko had seen Kitahara Takashi's swordsmanship and she had full confidence in him.

After Kitahara Takashi's body cooled down a bit, he unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip, but instead of swallowing it, he held it in his mouth for a while before spitting it into the trash can and said with a smile, "What if I say that I want more than just the Jade Dragon Flag to win the championship?"

Ogizu Yoshiko was stunned at first, but then she quickly understood what Kitahara Takashi meant. Her pupils trembled violently: "Are you planning to sweep across?"

"Yes."

To be honest, the popularity of the Jade Dragon Flag alone cannot be compared with that of Xia Jia.

Hagar is the national sport of the island nation.

If it was just Yulong capturing the flag, it would at most be icing on the cake for Beiyuan Zun.

But what if there is one person who can sweep the whole thing from beginning to end?

This may be difficult in other competitions due to the rules and regulations, but the Jade Dragon Flag system is magical. It does not emphasize the deployment of troops or average strength, but emphasizes whether there are strong players in the team.

The winner stays on the field, the loser rolls off, and the one who finishes his five turns first loses.

The rules are simple and crude, but it is these simple rules that can reflect the ultimate personal strength.

"This is impossible."

Ogizu Yoshiko shook her head to deny Kitahara Takashi's suggestion.