Twenty-eight people were selected for the World Cup,
On the tenth day after leaving the training camp in the mountains,
They regrouped,
They were ready to fly to Australia for short-term overseas training.
The purpose was to prepare for the upcoming opening match of the World Cup.
The news that Echizen Ryoma refused to be recruited was notified to the other selected members on the second day after the training camp ended,
The additional personnel would be decided before the game.
At the same time,
A series of invitations from the logistics team were also sent to the players.
For example, Liu, or Gan.
The so-called data group.
Kuwabara said in a sorrowful tone, "There are only two of us left, Yanagi..."
Yanagi was expressionless,
He didn't know how to respond.
On the last day of returning to school,
Tachikai's people finished reading the school's ranking list. The first place was indeed Prince Ren.
Yanagi inexplicably felt that he was a little miserable.
Just kidding.
He glanced at his white-haired partner, who was a little absent-minded, and patted him on the shoulder.
During the World Cup,
I'll leave Chiye's homework to you. "
Prince Ren blinked and came back to his senses. He went over Yanagi's words in his mind.
He tilted his head. "Aren't you going to watch the game?"
"Yes, but the tutoring job is yours," Yanagi said.
"Maybe you'll have a chance too, partner," Prince Ren said.
In fact, Prince Ren always felt that with the current rules of the World Cup, the national team would probably be replaced after the preliminary round.
Could the high school students really withstand the world-class competition?
On paper, strength..,
Could.
But in reality?
With the strength of the Equality House, they still had that kind of attitude towards the World Cup.
He even made it clear..,
That although the club leader said that you were playing daily points, there would be many situations involving the dark world during the World Cup.
"What do you think, Team Japan..,
One you..,
One me..,
Is that a lot? "The Equality House said.
Prince Ren didn't think so.
But this was a paradox, because special forces didn't always play a decisive role in tennis.
For example, Kuangyue's Magic Tennis, or Riji's Ancient Martial Arts.
The degree of compatibility and fusion determined how much effect the special energy could exert on the tennis ball.
After listening to Prince Ren's words, Yanagi's expression did not change.
"Even if the name list is changed, Lian Er and the others who are part of the logistics team are the first choice."
Yanagi pushed up his glasses. "I've only practiced tennis for less than two years. My foundation is still not solid enough."
King Ren raised his eyebrows. He wanted to say that Qie Yuan's foundation was not stable, but what was Qie Yuan called?
Was it serious?
But this could not be used as a comparison.
Talent.
Sometimes, one's shortcomings were not that important. It was the long board that determined one's ultimate strength.
This statement was even more hurtful.
"You don't have to look at me like that. I'm just a little regretful.
But having the experience of being selected by the national team is also good. "
Prince Ren snorted, "What expression do I have?"
They didn't talk much.
There was no point in talking too much about this topic.
After all, Yanagi would not feel sorry for himself. He still had a lot of things he could do and a lot of things he could do very well.
And that little bit of unwillingness hidden under his gentle and refined appearance might ignite the flame in the heart of the "gentleman."
Putting aside what happened in school for the time being, on the day of the assembly time written on the invitation and notice, the players who arrived at the airport couldn't help but show surprised expressions when they saw their team leader.
No, it wasn't the team leader who was the coach, but —
"Equality House, have you finally changed your weird aesthetic?" Ru Jiang said directly, "To be honest, you are indeed more pleasing to the eye like this."
Equality House crossed her arms, snorted, and didn't even look at Ru Jiang.
At this time, many people confirmed that the blonde person standing in the most conspicuous position at the assembly point was indeed the Phoenix of Equality House.
There was a lot of discussion among the middle school students.
"I thought she was the substitute for Echizen -kun. I was wondering why I hadn't seen her before."
"Yeah, yeah, I thought she was external help."
"She's obviously a Japanese."
"But I didn't expect that the Equality House shaved his beard and cut his hair, and actually …"
"He's become more handsome, but his domineering aura is different from before." Qian suddenly popped up and made the most "bold" comment. "Did something happen to him?
Did he fall out of love? "
Equality House threw him a cold look.
Since Toshima wasn't present, the other high school students didn't dare to openly mock Equality House.
After Ru Jiang said that, she turned to Tokugawa and said in a storytelling tone, "You haven't seen him like this yet, right?"
Tokugawa: "… Yeah."
"He had this style when he first came to high school."
Ru Jiang smiled, but her tone wasn't polite. "At the time, I was wondering if Ghost was really a high school student and looked more like a middle-aged man."
Tokugawa glanced at Ghost.
Ghost, who was sitting on the chair with his eyes closed, wasn't surprised to be suddenly dragged into this.
He didn't have any opinion about his appearance. "With his style at the time, it was fine to say that about me."
"But two years later, he still looks like you." Ru Jiang said.
Ghost opened his eyes. "That's just the beard, and maybe the hair."
Duke chimed in innocently. "Boss carefully trimms his beard every day."
"Pfft."
Most of the laughter came from high school students, and a small number of them came from courageous middle school students.
Equality House's expression didn't change. He allowed his teammates to ridicule him, and he didn't say the reason under "provocation."
Although Imp probably said that as a joke, if he really did it, he would see Imp's surprised expression, and he wouldn't have an excuse to deduct points from his appearance.
It was fine if points were deducted because of his bad temper, but it was ridiculous if points were deducted because he didn't shave or cut his hair. He didn't want to be laughed at by his brothers and sisters.
As for his teammates?
Hmph, weren't they always ridiculing him behind his back?
Did they think he didn't know?
So when Prince Ren and the others from Tachikai University arrived together (they usually arrived at the assembly time), they saw a seemingly strange but actually familiar face at first glance.
He stared at Equality House and felt the familiar psychic power.
Equality House suddenly turned to look at him. "Are you satisfied?"
Prince Ren was shocked.
"I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to transform, so that's why." Ru Jiang smiled and turned his head. "Do you value this junior so much?"
The Equal Academy's tone was flat, and every word had a very short pause that could be felt. "Yes, I. Think. Highly. Of. Him."
Tokugawa suddenly had goosebumps on his back, and then he looked at Prince Ren with pity.
Prince Ren:???
When they got on the plane, Prince Ren heard the discussion between the high school and middle school students from other friends. Only then did he know what had happened.
He was a little confused, really.
"Did you really make this request to the Equality House senior?" Marui looked at him suspiciously.
Prince Ren's mouth twitched. "I just said it casually."
"Why would he listen to you?" Marui was even more suspicious.
Prince Ren thought, I can't tell you that I'm responsible for grading his assessment, right?
"He likes me." Prince Ren said casually.
This kind of calmness made the high school students who heard a few words in front of them gasp in amazement.
"Prince Ren, as expected of the Equality House students," Coach Saito said with a smile.
The plane landed in Australia, and the hotel they booked was next to the beach.
Prince Ren liked the sea, so he hoped to get a seat where he could see the sea.
It was about a 50/50 chance.
Then he began to seriously consider whether or not to cheat.
There was a little dispute when they were dividing the rooms.
The middle school students and high school students were separated or mixed.
"The qualifiers are group matches, and those who have played before are not allowed to play again. There are also restrictions on the number of high school and middle school students.
In that case, it's better to split them up, right? "
Kojima said to the coach. "Although the coaches won't arrange a group without tacit understanding, it's good to get to know each other in advance."
"But if they live with high school students, won't they be under too much pressure?" Onami said worriedly. "Our attitude towards them before was quite …"
"Condescending," Rijiang concluded.
Saito raised his eyebrows after hearing this. He resisted the urge to mention that the high school students had lost miserably in a few games.
He thought, Didn't you all go easy on them?
He looked at the Equality House. "What do you think, 'Team Leader'?"
"Whatever." The Equality House snorted.
Rijiang glanced at him and felt that even if he shaved, this person was still unpleasant to the eye.
He clapped his hands together. "By the way, doesn't the Equality House get along well with Prince Ren?
He's still a junior they value. Why don't we let the two of them live together? "
"I think it's pretty good." Saito didn't mind the commotion. He smiled and asked the Equality House's opinion again.
The Equality House was speechless.
Me and that Imp live together?
Meditate together?
If that Imp is a half-demon, he doesn't need to sleep much, right?
But compared to other ordinary people, the two of them living together does have its advantages. When there's no competition, they can observe the situation and eliminate demons.
The demon aura in Australia is also quite heavy. I wonder if the demon slayers here are working well.
"I don't care. You can ask him," the Equality House said.
Onami was a bit puzzled. "When did you become so considerate?"
The Equality House glanced at him and suddenly revealed a fake smile. "Haven't I always been considerate?"
When he smiled, he revealed two rows of neat white teeth. Onami and Rijiang both fell silent.
Kojima pushed up his glasses and wisely chose to leave this conversation.
Thus, Prince Ren received "bad news" a few minutes later.
"Equality House senior?" He looked at Radical 145 who came to inform him. "Are you kidding me?"
"Ah yes, I don't think there's a problem." Radical 145 raised his chin slightly. "Don't you have a pretty good relationship with him?"
"… All the rooms are arranged so that middle school and high school students live together?"
"Yes, that's right." Radical 145 said. "I'm in the same room as Rijiang senior."
Prince Ren exhaled. "Puri."
"Last chance to refuse." Radical 145 reminded him.
Prince Ren raised his eyebrows and directly shook his head. "No, I also think that it's not bad to share a room with the Equality House senior."
As the only two people with special abilities, it was easy to cover up everything.
Moreover, he had close contact with the Equality House senior, so it was easy for him to give a score.
He could also take the opportunity to do other things, such as studying the Equality House senior's spiritual power cultivation method, or fighting a few spiritual power fights with the Equality House senior.
He didn't believe that he would be "eliminated" every time.
Not far away, Mōri heard this and couldn't help but look at Prince Ren, then moved closer to Yuezhi. "I think I don't know enough about my juniors."
Yuezhi: "…"