Huamura Aoi's psychological assessment report on Echizen was sent to Sakaki's desk a month later, and the result was quite optimistic. At least from a professional point of view, the drowning incident did not bring him any psychological burden.At that time, it coincided with the official opening of the annual IWC in the inner world, and Sakaki agreed to Tezuka's request to let him return to the inner world.

Returning to the inner world again, Echizen was like a bird out of the cage, and seemed to be suffocating. He made great progress at this year's IWC and entered the official stage of the competition as he wished.All of a sudden, the black-haired, golden-eyed boy named "Karubin" became a well-known figure in the field of sports in the world. People kept coming to challenge him, and some came to invite him to join the club. Tezuka approached him as expected, and lured him to participate in the gambling game with IWC as a platform with a generous reward.Faced with the challenge, Echizen is naturally willing to accept it; joining the club, he does not consider it for the time being.And those who persuaded him to play match-fixing, fled after being beaten up by him, and put down their harsh words before leaving, would teach him a lesson that he will never forget.

Those people really did what they said. Every time before and after Echizen's competition, there would be people chasing and intercepting him on the field, which made him not only have to compete, but also deal with sneak attacks that always appeared inadvertently.If it were an ordinary person, they would either compromise or simply disappear in the face of this predicament, but Echizen refused to show weakness and insisted on fighting. He traveled between the stadiums in the inner world and the fighting training ground in the outer world every day. After more than ten days, he lost weight obviously. , The spirit also began to be a little trance.

According to the IWC competition system, in order to take care of the work and life of the contestants in the watch world, the semi-finals and finals will be held on rest days. Finally, I gave Echizen a little breathing time and asked for a day off from Thursday night to Friday evening. .

He opened his eyes amidst the protests of hunger, and saw the figure sitting on the edge of the bed in a trance, which seemed to be the same.After confirming that the other party didn't have the cactus used as a murder weapon, he breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and said, "What are you doing here, Senior Fuji?"

"Finally woke up, napping cat. You couldn't wake up no matter how you called before, how did you do it?" Not paying attention to Echizen's guarded eyes, Fuji bent his eyes slightly and twisted his thinner cheeks in recent days , smiled softly: "Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat something delicious."

"Do you want to go out? At this time?" In the reality that his stomach hurts from hunger, even though Echizen was dissatisfied with the nickname that Fuji put on himself, he quickly got out of bed to wash, changed clothes and followed He obediently went out.

"What are you going out for? We have a guy here who makes super delicious food. Let's eat." Seeing that Echizen was staggering and about to go to the stairs, Fuji grabbed him and led him to the end of the corridor. Walking and laughing: "I have a hunch that he will cook today, let's have a big meal together."

When Fuji knocked on the door, Echizen looked up and saw "Tezuka & Sanada" written on the door next to him. He turned around and wanted to leave. The door was already open, so he had to walk in with his head down.After entering, he found that, unlike his own residence full of murder weapons, the dormitory shared by Tezuka and Sanada was simple and tidy, with nothing but necessities. .

Perhaps seeing Echizen tilting his head and staring at the calligraphy for a long time, Tezuka closed the door and explained lightly: "Dare to act boldly, and avoid ghosts and gods. That is Sanada's motto, and he wrote the words."

Unwilling to admit that he didn't understand what the words meant, Echizen nodded casually and asked, "When will Sanada-senpai be discharged from the hospital?"

"Soon, a week at most." Signaling Echizen and Fuji to sit down for a while, Tezuka turned and walked into the kitchen to continue working.After a while, he poked his head out again and asked, "Echizen, do you have anything you like to eat?"

Seeing that Tezuka was wearing a large floral apron and his face was still serious and serious, Echizen wanted to laugh but didn't dare, he held his breath and muttered: "Grilled fish and chawanmushi." Is it edible?

Seeing through Echizen's careful thought at a glance, Fuji sat at the dining table with a smile on his face, and said, "Tezuka's cooking skills are the best here, you'll find out later. Today is really a blessing, you can eat him Speaking of which, I would like to thank you Echizen for the big meal. If you hadn’t come, he would definitely not have added more dishes, and the only thing I would eat would be rice balls and miso soup.”

"Senior Tezuka knew I would come?" Blinking eyes in confusion, seeing Fuji smiled and said nothing, Echizen felt a little dissatisfied, and frowned: "What are you hiding from me, Fuji-senpai?"

The smile became brighter and brighter, even the ice blue pupils were almost invisible, Fuji waved his hand and said: "Don't say it so harshly, it's just that you have lost so much weight recently, I ask Tezuka to make something delicious for you You replenish your body."

Fuji said it casually, but Echizen couldn't help but be moved when he heard it, he quickly lowered his eyes to cover it up, and squeezed out a "thank you" from his lips after a while.

Tezuka's movements were swift, and after a while, Echizen's long-awaited grilled fish and chawanmushi, plus a large plate of tempura and cream stew, were brought out from the kitchen. Swallow saliva.Looking at Tezuka eagerly, after getting permission, he immediately stretched his chopsticks towards the grilled fish, and put a large piece into his mouth without caring about the scald and thorns.

"Eat slowly, no one will fight with you." Seeing that Echizen's tears were about to flow, Tezuka was helpless and reluctant to let him continue like this. He reached out and took the plate, slowly divided the fish into small pieces, and then carefully picked out the leftovers of fishbone.

While Tezuka was doing this, Fuji was not idle, he filled a bowl of stew for Echizen and put it aside to cool down, and put several prawn tempura in his bowl, and said with a chuckle: " Awesome, Echizen, let two seniors serve you, what will you give us in return?"

I really felt like I was sitting by the side as if nothing happened, just waiting for someone to feed the food into my mouth, Echizen blushed, lowered his head and muttered in a low voice: "I'm not a child anymore, I can do it myself."

"Okay, don't blush, and eat obediently." Although I think Echizen is very cute when he blush, but I can't bear to continue to listen to the protest of his stomach, touch the soft black hair and push the chawanmushi and stew over, and start to eat Have a meal.

Tezuka's culinary skills are indeed worthy of undivided admiration, and after eating this meal, Echi made up his mind - if there is a chance in the future, he will still come here for dinner.Because, compared with this meal, the cafeteria meal that I thought was good at first is really heaven and earth.After eating and drinking enough, he rubbed his chubby stomach and said, "Tezuka-senpai, Fuji-senpai, I will win tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

Looking at each other, Fuji took the initiative to stand up, packed up the dishes and went to the kitchen to clean them, leaving Tezuka and Echizen sitting face to face.Staring quietly at the clear cat's eyes, Tezuka said: "I have something to ask you about your next game, Echizen."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Raising his eyebrows in confusion, Echizen asked, "Senior doesn't want me to lose the game, does he?"

"Why? You've been preparing for IWC for so long, even if I ask you to lose, you can't agree." Seeing Echizen obviously relaxed after hearing this, the corners of Tezuka's lips twitched almost invisibly, and then Said: "Tomorrow is the semi-finals, and it is also the last chance for those who have been troubling you. I don't think they will give you a chance to play. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"

Unexpectedly, Tezuka would know so clearly what he had been hiding lately. Echizen widened his eyes in astonishment, staring into the cold black eyes, and said, "How did senior know? Could it be that senior arranged this?"

"Do you think we're all so empty, and we're just making things up for you? Echizen? I'd be very sad if you think so." The person who spoke was Fuji, who was washing dishes in the kitchen.Sticking his head out and smiling at the increasingly bewildered face, he said, "We will know because everyone cares about you very much. Isn't it very touching?"

Yi Echizen's innocence was really touched, causing Tezuka to cast a reproachful glance, and said seriously: "What I want to ask you is that if those people continue to come to you tomorrow, you just go with them. And asked to see the person in charge."

"What if I can't see it?" Sensing that what Tezuka wants to do is very important, Echizen's eyes flashed with excitement, and he asked: "If I keep insisting, will I be suspected of having other purposes?"

Satisfied with Echizen's flexible response, Tezuka curled his lips slightly, and said lightly: "Then you should first comply with their request, and defeat your opponent in the fastest and most ruthless way in the semi-finals. In this way, the person behind People will definitely not be able to sit still and come to you."

"...Senior, you are really good or bad." Amused by the unexpected answer, Echizen squinted at his still expressionless face, and asked back: "And then? What am I going to do after seeing that person? "

"You don't have to do anything. After listening to him, agree to his request, go to the competition, and win back." Seeing Echizen's obvious dissatisfaction with such an answer, Tezuka thought for a while, and then said: "I will monitor your conversation, I will tell you the rest after you win the game, knowing too much now will only increase your danger."

He curled his lips to express his disdain, but under Tezuka's persistently waiting eyes, Echizen nodded obediently and said, "I still have a question. Senior asked me to do this for work, for the sake of the world?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Tezuka nodded and said: "Of course. The sports field in the inner world has always pursued fair competition, and should not be polluted by those dirty things in the outer world."

"Okay, I'll just do what senior said. But I also have a request." Looking at Tezuka's questioning eyes, Echizen said with a smile: "During the finals, seniors come and see. I said I would take it for seniors." To be this champion, we must do what we say.”

Slightly startled, he stared at the proud and confident amber eyes for a long time, and a complex flash of light flashed in Tezuka's eyes.His thin lips moved slightly, just as he was about to say something, there was a knock on the door from behind.Standing up to open the door, seeing Yukimura standing outside the door, he raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing serious, just asking if you want to sit on the roof of the building." With a faint smile on Tezuka, Yukimura Asomasa waved to Echizen who came over curiously, and said, "Marui made a lot of delicious things with grapes, let me come Invite Echiqian to try the food, let's go together."

With grapes as a temptation, Echizen followed Yukimura without the slightest hesitation, and Fuji who came after him sighed funnyly and angrily: "I said Echizen, is it true that as long as there are grapes, you will follow everyone People leaving? Are you still a kid in kindergarten, a lollipop can fool you away."

"I'm not a kid, you're still far behind Fuji-senpai." A little annoyed by Fuji's teasing, Echizen looked back at him and hummed softly, "Besides, Yukimura-senpai is not someone else."

"Little mouth is quite sweet. It seems that my vineyard will be open to you infinitely in the future, Echizen." Smiling lightly and touching the top of Echizen's head, Yukimura pushed open the door leading to the house and walked out first.Seeing a rare number of people sitting in the small garden, he was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you here too?"

"What's so strange? Marui is originally a member of my uncle's group, so it's normal to invite me here."

With a recognizable low voice, Echizen knew it was Atobe as soon as he heard it. He poked his head out from behind Yukimura and whispered, "Do monkeys eat grapes too?"

Upon hearing this, the Witness Department's face immediately turned ugly, Yukimura slightly bent his amethyst-like eyes, and said, "Eat, monkeys are omnivorous."

"Hey, you two, that's enough!" Atobe was a little annoyed by the serious questions and answers.Glaring fiercely at the members of his group who were snickering, he stood up and strode over to grab Echizen who was sneaking towards Marui, looked him up and down for a while, and snorted proudly: "I can't tell Ah, kid, you actually made it to the semi-finals of IWC."

"Let go of me, Monkey Mountain King!" Looking at a table of grape-related desserts but couldn't eat them, Echizen seemed very unhappy, struggled a few times, and frowned: "I'm not like you, I only know how to sing and dance Jump, one bite at a time, Mr. Ben."

"Okay, Atobe, let go of our little friend. Be careful that he really bites you in a hurry." Rescuing Echizen from Atobe's hands who turned blue and purple, Fuji pushed him to Marui's side, He leaned into his ear and said, "Don't underestimate Atobe. When he competed with Tezuka for the head of the sports team, he made it all the way to the semifinals."

Unexpectedly, the fancy-looking Atobe was so powerful. Echizen raised his eyebrows, took a small piece of cake from Marui, thanked him, looked back at Fuji, and asked, "And then you lost?"

Shaking his head, Fuji grabbed Echizen's wrist and took a bite of the cake. He squinted and said with a smile: "No, the appointment letter has been issued. He was sent to the entertainment group, and Tezuka was in charge of the sports group. The competition will naturally be over. Don't put Your seniors looked down on it, Echizen. Tennis in the other world is a very interesting leisure activity, so everyone can do it, and the strength is not bad."

"I don't have any..." Looking down at the half of the cake left in his hand, Echizen sighed silently, handed the rest of the cake to Fuji, and turned around to ask Marui for another piece.He has never underestimated these seniors who have their own specialties and always surprise people, although sometimes he feels that they are quite unreliable-for example, there are so many cakes on the table, why do you have to grab them? eat?

Seeing that Echizen was taken away by Fuji, Atobe did not chase after him, nodded to Tezuka who arrived later, frowned and said, "Why is he so thin? Did your sports team abuse him? This kind of physique can survive your devils Training for a few days? Don't hand over to me a sick kid, and ask me to raise him."

"He was born like this, he won't get fat when he eats." Tezuka, who never bothered to argue with Atobe, explained lightly, looking at the child who was eating with bulging cheeks under Marui's various feedings, he called Yukimura over, and said, "It's just right You are all here, about the games after Echizen, I have something to ask for your help, let’s find a place to talk.”

"Is it about the matter entrusted by ATP?" Seeing Tezuka nod, Yukimura smiled slightly, followed him away, and said as he walked, "Really, I wanted to play with that kid to pass some time, but you didn't Just come to talk about business. But for the sake of our juniors, I still have to go with you."

Originally, there was a bit of impatience on his face, but after hearing Yukimura's words, Atobe also followed, and said in a low voice: "Tezuka, let me say something first. I don't mind how you want to train that little ghost. But if he is put in danger before he fails, I will not just sit idly by." After a short pause, he turned his eyes to Yukimura and said in a more stern tone: "Be optimistic, don't put him in danger If you want to meet Sanada again..."

"Atobe, you seem to be a little confused about your position." Before Atobe could finish speaking, Yukimura interrupted him bluntly, with coldness flashing in his amethyst-like eyes. "Fuer, as a counselor, has the right to decide where to take Echizen. If you are dissatisfied, you can complain. You are not the only one who cares about Echizen. Don't force the guilt for the captain on him. Echizen's intuition is very keen. When the time comes If something goes wrong, none of us can explain it to the supervisor.”

On the other side, seeing that although Echizen was eating, his gaze was looking at the place where the three of them disappeared from time to time, Fuji smiled lightly, stroked his hair and said, "Don't look, I think they are discussing how to spare time and wait for your final match." Let’s go to the game together, so don’t lose.”

"Really?" Received an affirmative answer from Bu Er, Echizen hastily swallowed the food in his mouth, raised the corners of his lips and hummed proudly: "I will not lose, seniors just watch carefully. "

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