The reason for Touhua's regret is fairly simple. Because after the end of the individual competition, there is a person who has become a big star in the mahjong world.

The person who easily completed her lifelong dream before Touhua was the new national champion of the individual competition in the middle school category: Kazu Haramura.

Even if the group draw ceremony of the college team competition is to be held today, there is no way to divert Touhua's jealous eyes from the webpage that he just opened in the morning. The front page of this mahjong site shows a large photo of Haramura and lifting the individual championship trophy. It's not just the news of Haramura and winning the championship that dominates the headlines, but also related opinion pieces. During the break of the professional league and the time before the start of the college national competition, Haramura became the only focus of attention in the mahjong circle.

In the photo, Kazuzu Haramura, who is holding the trophy, looks quite calm, and does not show much excitement and joy for winning the championship. But the people involved in the industry are much more excited than the champion himself. Whether it is the editor and copywriter of the website, or ordinary mahjong enthusiasts, they do not hesitate to put the halo of praise on the head of the girl, what "rising middle school student idol", what "new era of data flow representative players", it is really doubtful that there is a large number of water armies behind the public opinion operation. Even some players and coaches in the professional circle expressed their appreciation for Haramura on Twitter, which further increased the attention of the girl.

Even if some people are not so optimistic about Haramura, their words are drowned in the sea of the general environment.

It is these words of praise that awaken the jealous angel in Touhua's heart ( ̄_ ̄|||).

[It would be nice if I could watch the final of the individual competition yesterday on the spot......] As for why Kazu Haramura became famous overnight, Touhua, who has no idea, can only let the flame of jealousy in his heart continue to burn.

It's a pity that Touhua, who has long decided not to watch the middle school student conference, was eating fried shrimp burgers in the family restaurant with Xiaoyi with everyone in Longmenbu yesterday when Haramura won the championship, and did not have the opportunity to understand the reason why Haramura and suddenly became the center of attention.

In a world where mahjong is so popular, mahjong competitions emerge in endlessly, and the champions of the tournament are naturally not uncommon. But none of these people can make such a big impact with a championship like Kazu Haramura. For example, in the previous high school team competition, many viewers could not even name all five team members.

"Abominable ......"

"Ogira, go and help me find the cards from Haramura and yesterday's finals!" Under the mixture of jealousy, curiosity, and regret, Touhua stopped even paying attention to today's group draw and the information of other schools in the national conference.

"Smack. Seeing that the eldest lady easily entered the state (?) and threw the official game aside regardless of it, Jun Inoue had to slap himself in the face in annoyance.

……

Very competent, Ogira quickly put the cards requested by Touhua in front of her. Touhua's feet, which had been stomping around the floor in turn, finally quieted down.

is not capricious, not anxious, and is really a pretty elegant lady. For example, she is now carefully watching Haramura and the cards.

With a straight waist and a proper distance from the back of the chair, he sat dignified on the chair in front of the table, his eyes carefully examining the card he was holding in his left hand, and occasionally turning the page gently with his right hand, or returning to the previous place to re-study. There is no need to add superfluous embellishments, it is enough to form a classic literary girl's image.

It's a pity that as soon as Touhua opened his mouth, his previous quiet temperament suddenly disappeared: "Ahhh ”

Touhua, who is swaying from side to side with his head in his hands, not only can't maintain the temperament of a literary girl, but even the originally beautiful and supple hairstyle has been messed up.

"It's true that there weren't any bright spots in the final score. "Because the owner's family is not short of money, Ogira has always prepared multiple copies of materials like card scores, so that everyone can watch them at the same time and do not need to share them with others. Jun Inoue didn't have much interest in Haramura and just glanced at the cards, and after watching all the games before Touhua, he quickly reacted to the eldest lady's evaluation.

"I didn't see any outstanding ability, and the style of play can only be said to be decent, although there are no big mistakes, but I don't always make the best choice. Tomoki Sawamura gave his own evaluation very pertinently.

"Hmm...... Although I am a little embarrassed to compare with middle school students, I feel that all five of us are a little stronger than this champion?"

(Xiaoyi said that I can play 100 such championships.) ）

"Of course, no matter how you look at it, I'm better than this Haramura and I'm more suitable to be an idol!" Touhua stood up quite proudly, not embarrassed at all.

"No, no matter how you look at it, Haramurakazu's boobs are still more suitable for being an idol than you. I don't know why, every time I see the eldest lady like this, I can't help but start to die, pointing to the photo of Haramura on the computer monitor and replied.

"How is it possible! Your family plays mahjong by relying on the chest to determine the combat effectiveness!" the eldest lady retorted very angrily.

"That'...... How can we explain why her level can get such a high level of attention......" The eldest lady was angry, and her pure tone immediately weakened.

"......" couldn't find a good reason for Touhua for a while, turned his head and stared at the photo of Uehara Village and the bulge on his chest, and lowered his head in frustration.

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Until the group draw venue of the national competition, Touhua's spirit still did not recover. As the captain of the team, she also looked listless when she went to the stage to draw lots, and she just showed the lottery numbers in her hand obligatorily.

This kind of Touhua shows the outside world an image of a weak team who is lucky enough to break Fengyue's monopoly on the county conference, but lacks strength and has no idea about the national conference. Even reporters in Nagano Prefecture who had heard Touhua's domineering speech thought that Tatsumon had realized the disparity in strength after studying the teams participating in the national competition, and was discouraged.

After all, in the eyes of the outside world, there is no way to connect Touhua's frustration with the new individual champion of the high school conference.

If Touhua continues to slump, it may affect the national competition that will start tomorrow. Luckily, the girls met Yukina and Haruka Mishiro, who had helped them train, at the venue, and learned from them why Kazuzu Haramura was so popular. Touhua was finally able to recover and face the game.