Early the next morning, it was still class time, and all the contestants received the message of gathering in the training building at the same time.

"What's the matter, so anxious?" Shaida, Angela, and Julian, who were in the same class, briefly discussed it, but were still puzzled.

Unexpectedly, in a hurry, they need to fill in detailed personal information.

There was a big stack of forms, and everyone was sweating profusely. While everyone was filling in, Principal Holden said in front:

"The competition is about to begin. Yesterday, the coaching team went to the pre-match briefing and drew lots on behalf of everyone......"

Why is the lottery drawn so early? It stands to reason that we haven't gotten to that point yet. With so many teams participating, shouldn't the first round of primary selection be eliminated?

Everyone is already talking about it.

"As you can see, the format is different from the past. Yesterday's explanation was that this tournament is divided into two rounds, and the number of games in each round has not yet been determined. However, we are now facing the first round of the preliminary round - the elimination competition. Unlike in the past, the first round of the competition was divided into four regional arenas, which meant that all the participating teams had more opportunities to showcase. As a result of the draw, the preliminary round of our team competition has been set in Nishinokuni! ”

The Land of the West? Do the four regions refer to the four large countries located in different regions?

That's a lot of money!

The order of the competition is the team competition followed by the individual competition, and the first round of the team competition, due to the large number of participating teams, has been directly fierce and brutal means, making the first round of the competition like the Colosseum in ancient Rome.

But this time, it seems that they have changed their strategy and plan to play better games with these emotional boys and girls.

That is, are you going to the country of the west?

When she heard the news, Shaida's first feeling was a little excited.

The excitement doesn't come from the competition itself.

Nishinokuni – that's where Gray was born and raised!

Shaida already knew a lot about Gray's childhood and teenage years, many of them perhaps unfortunate, but they were all part of Gray. All of these things happened in the West Country, and Shaida, who had never been to the West Country, couldn't even imagine it.

This is simply a great pity.

Unexpectedly, the trip to the West Country, which I had been quietly longing for in my heart for a long, long time, was about to come true because of the Four Nations Tournament.

That night, Shaida was so excited that when she got home, she danced the finished dance over and over again in the practice room, and her eyes were sparkling when she went to Gray's room to deliver milk before going to bed.

"Why, I don't seem to be sleepy at all today." Gray put down the book in his hand and looked sideways at her.

"Because, because I'm going to the West Country!"

"Huh? Is there any difference in going to the land of the west? Why so excited? ”

Shaida pursed her lips.

"Because that's where you grew up! I really, really want to see it with my own eyes! ”

Gray looked at her in amazement for a moment, and then suddenly understood the reason why she had been so happy today, jumping up and down-

It turned out not for anything else, but for yourself!

Perhaps one person can never be perfect, and in this regard, Gray has always been much more sluggish than others.

Fortunately, the girl expressed it directly, otherwise, she would definitely not be able to guess, and she might have missed a lot of good things.

Gray remembered how he felt in the winter when he decided to go with her hometown in the East Country. When I got the ticket in my hand, my heart was also full of anticipation, and my heart was even pounding when I looked at the ticket.

At that time, I was also thinking, what kind of place, what kind of water and soil, raised such a fascinating girl?

I want to know everything about her, especially everything I haven't been involved in for many years.

Listening to her story, there is still a big difference from what I saw on the ground. As a person with an artist's heart, it is difficult to describe the thrill of actually stepping on that land and imagining her young figure in various places in the yurt field.

And that day when it snowed, that memory that will never be forgotten.

To this day, Gray is thankful for his courage at that time. If you don't have the courage to take that step, perhaps, you won't have the happiness that makes people feel indigestion at this moment.

She even said that her expectations were the same as her mood at the time!

Gray felt his heart melt a little, and his face turned red unconsciously.

He took Shaida's hand and put it in his palm and squeezed it again.

"I ...... You may not be a good guide, but you'll try to get around. This time, Roman will also accompany Angela, who knows everything......"

Even in the place where he grew up, Gray didn't know much about the good things to eat and play. This made him a little frustrated, and he felt that he couldn't be a different host, and it would disappoint her.

"Don't!" The girl shook her head, also blushing a little, "I just want to go and see the places that are important to you!" ”

I want to see your school, the place where you practice, the stage you once appeared on, the bookstore you liked...... Everything you frequent, everything you like – that's what I'm most looking forward to in the West Country.

It's like, seeing through his own eyes, the part of his life that fills the void in his own life.

Gray was moved in his heart, and said in a very gentle voice, "Okay, I'll take you there." And my home. ”

"Home?!" Shaida was taken aback.

This was something she hadn't considered at all, and she suddenly became nervous.

I just thought that it was the land of the west, where Gray lived, and he could see many scenes that were familiar to Gray. She hadn't even thought about how much time she could get out and see if the game was so far from Gray's house, and Gray's home—it hadn't even been on her mind.

Perhaps it was because of a subconscious fear of Gray's home, so he unconsciously blocked out his imagination of it.

Gray had been away from that home for many years, at least during the days that Shaida had been with him, and had not seen his family visit, or even heard a single phone call. Gray didn't go out of his way home.

Especially now, Roman Christopher has suddenly become Angela's flower messenger, and he is in and out of Gray's house more often. It can be seen that Roman shuddered unconsciously when he heard Gray's father's name, and then struggled to divert the topic.

So, sooner or later, the moment of meeting Gray's family was something that Shaida didn't dare to imagine.