Chapter 43: Regional Preliminaries Begin, The Gear of Fate
He sat on the cold floor in his room, leaning against the bed, barefoot, with one leg curled up and his head resting on it. His hair covered his face, making it impossible to discern his expression. On his lap was a sketch, its subject outlined in black lines, yet somehow the white paper background gave off a faint glow. A gentle breeze blew through the window, lifting one corner of the paper slightly, but not blowing it away, for two slender fingers had already picked it up.
In the hall, Shizuka Ryoko glanced at the direction of Kaito Minami's room upstairs and poked Kaito beside her with her hand. "Ana-tan, don't you think that Minami has been acting strange lately?"
He glanced at his wife and said, "What's so strange about him? He's grown up now, he can take care of himself, don't worry unnecessarily."
And yet as he said this, he recalled the fleeting image of himself being captured. However, he really didn't think he needed to worry about Lin Mu Yu, did he?
Shizuka Ryoko suddenly lost her energy, pouting, "No matter what, I'm still his mom! He's a piece of flesh that fell from my body, so it's only natural to feel heartache"
"Alright, alright! Your mouth can hang an oil bottle now! If you're worried about him, go take a look. Standing here thinking wildly is useless!"
Shizuka Ryoko stood up, stamped her feet, ignored him and turned back into the room. Kōta didn't want her to mind him! Did she think he didn't know? This son of hers just wouldn't get close to her!
Qian Mu ignored his wife's tantrums and buried himself in reading the newspaper...
Akane Akatsuki had just finished taking a bath and was lying on the bed, with a snow-white laptop in front of her. She was chatting with Ice Emperor and others on Q. Although this group of people were from the prestigious Ice Emperor Academy, apart from Nino, they didn't seem like the talkative type. However, as she watched them chat, their unique personalities shone through in their words, forming hilarious conversations that made her relax, even Hiyori and Akira would occasionally make dry jokes, causing her to smile with a slight curve of her lips.
As they chatted, she became so relaxed that she slowly fell asleep. The others couldn't help but laugh at the fact that the person who had dozed off while chatting with them was none other than her.
The right ones also went offline, lying in bed reminiscing about the good times with her, slowly falling asleep... She must not know, even if it's just a simple chat with her, they would be very happy, wouldn't they? Happy to the point where for such a life, they could give up everything for her...
The regional preliminaries have begun, and the wheels of fate are also rolling constantly...
The training of the Ice Emperor's elect has intensified, and except for attending classes, eating, sleeping, and going to the bathroom, they are always training. However, when it comes to accompanying Feng Muyun, they do not hold back. Feng Muyun is very considerate and gives them a little more space to achieve their dreams, which moves them deeply. They cannot disappoint her expectations and anticipation, so they must win the qualification to participate in the national tournament and then take home the championship for her!
The Ice Emperor easily won the first match against his opponent.
Kamome Tsurugi thought for a moment, it seemed that Seigaku's first match was against Fudomine, right? It seemed like Echizen would get injured, so she might as well go take a look. Taking another glance at the celebrating Hyoutei crowd, she turned around and headed towards Seigaku's court...
Although they saw it, they still let her be, they didn't want to interfere with her other freedoms, and tying her up too tightly wasn't what they wanted to see.
Akane Shinjou stood in an inconspicuous corner, having just passed the first round of the Go tournament because Kovashi's hand was injured and he had to forfeit. The next match is about to start soon, isn't it?
Ryoma Echizen vs. Takeshi Kaido, the match has begun... As the story unfolded, Ryoma's hand was numbed by him and he lost point after point until Ryoma was cut by a sharp smash...
Everyone looked at Ryoma Echizen with concern, while Sakuno Ryuzaki rushed onto the court to bandage him, but was yelled away and could only stand on the sidelines worrying about him.
She looked at his constantly bleeding eyelids, slightly furrowed her brow. Even knowing the plot, seeing this scene still made her heart ache for him, this stubborn and lovely little guy...
Ryoma Echizen was bandaging, when he suddenly felt a pang in his heart and looked towards Akane Fujita's direction. He saw her, as well as the faint pain in her eyes... The amber-colored pupils shone with surprise, moving one's heart!
Did she come to watch his game? Is she still concerned about him? That is to say, does she still care about him? He suddenly felt grateful for the wound on his eye, which allowed him to see her concern for him.
The others followed his line of sight and also saw her, and suddenly their hearts were complicated again. Indeed, only she could make the usually unyielding Yue Qian have an unusual reaction.
Ryūsaki Sakuno also saw it, the handkerchief that was just about to be used to bandage Echizen Ryōma's wound was tightly grasped, Ryūsaki Sakuno tried her best to hold back tears of bitterness, but despite this, her eyes were still red, Ryōma-kun...
Qingmu Xiang saw that he had already noticed her, so she slowly approached him until she stood in front of him...
