Miyagi University Gymnasium No. 1. Team members from six schools are stretching in preparation for the evening practice.

"Gong, what do you mean by Hoshino?"

The younger sister, who had just bent down, paused: "...... I do not know. ”

"What does it mean that [he is afraid of losing]?" General Hanhe Jiang muttered, "Who is not afraid of losing?" I don't want to lose, so what does that have to do with him? ”

“…… Hanhejiang, don't think about it. ”

"I don't." Han Hejiang gritted his teeth, "You don't understand, Gong." He wouldn't have been like this, I've found out that he's not in the right state, I should have asked, why didn't I ask? If I had been tougher, wouldn't it have been the way it is? He looked at his friend with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The five-color worker did not answer, and he could only remain silent when faced with such a question.

Even if something like this happens, normal practice still can't be left behind. However, compared to the solemnity of the others, Ryo Hoshino, who was lying in the infirmary, was not as depressed as they imagined.

His fever hadn't completely subsided, and his breath was still a little hot. But Ryo Hoshino felt that he had never been so awake, it should be said that his mind had never been so clear since he started dreaming about it.

In the previous month, he almost didn't stop thinking, thinking about that game, thinking about the unknown strong team, thinking about his own countermeasures.

What can he do to win? What can he do to be stronger?

Is there something wrong with that? In fact, there is nothing wrong with it, because people can only progress if they think.

So why is it the way it is? What did you go wrong and what led to this? Is it because he believes in the reality of the dream? Or is it because he is too addicted to dreams?

The fall in the morning was like a blow to the head, directly knocking him awake. That's why he can calm down and think about what he has done during this time. Therefore, he finally came up with the answer.

- No, it's neither.

The reason why it became the way it is today is only because, he doesn't know when it started,—— no, it was after the fight in Inarisaki that he started to get scared.

He was afraid of losing, afraid of Shiratorizawa because he lost, afraid that Shiratorisawa really lost in the qualifiers, afraid of him...... Just like that, they missed their last national tournament with the captain.

A year is too long, long enough for him to go from walking around the volleyball court to now longing to soak in the gymnasium every day. But a year was so short, that after he suddenly woke up, he found that only one last national competition was left in front of him.

So, when Ushijima Wakari asked him "why", he also answered bluntly, because there was nothing to hide in the first place.

He's just scared, he's a coward who doesn't even dare to lose the game.

But after saying it, he regretted it a little. Maybe he was afraid again, afraid that there would be a look similar to disappointment in those eyes, so he avoided the other party's gaze. Then, the others were all driven away by the school doctor who had returned from eating.

Thinking of this, Ryo Hoshino laughed self-deprecatingly: "Ha...... Coward......"

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"Are you feeling better now? Drink some water. ”

Ryo Hoshino took the water handed by the advisor with one hand: "Thank you, teacher, the fever has subsided." ()”

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The man sat down on the chair next to the bed and said gently, "For the sake of your body, we have decided to adjust the candidates for the next Spring High School Qualifiers, and you will not be included in the main selection list for the time being." As for the national races in the future, we will still decide the final selection list in the same way as we have always done, do you have a problem with that? ”

Ryo Hoshino shook his head silently.

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sp; The advisor looked at him sincerely: "Hoshino, take good care of your injury, although I don't know if you will continue to play volleyball in the future, but at least, you still have two years to go in Shiratorizawa, and I don't want to see you leave any sequelae on your body because of this injury." ”

"I understand, teacher." His voice was still a little feverish.

After the consultant teacher said this, the two chatted about other things, and finally the man looked at the time and stood up: "I have already told the superintendent of Miyagi University, you are injured and inconvenient, so you can sleep here today." ”

"Okay."

Before leaving, the consultant patted him on the shoulder: "When your injury is completely healed, you will come back to play with everyone, okay?" ”

Hoshino paused and said softly, "...... I will. ”

Without further ado, the advisor turned and walked out, closing the door with his hand. Ryo Hoshino retracted his gaze and was about to get out of bed to wash, but as soon as he carefully moved his leg down, he heard the door open again with a "click".

"Did you forget to take it-" Ryo Hoshino looked at the person who came in in surprise, "Tiantong-senpai, why are you here?" ”

"Oops, don't you welcome me?" The red-haired boy smiled slightly.

"No, it's just me-"

"Do you want to get out of bed? I'll help you. Tian Tong Jue walked over, grabbed his left arm without saying anything, and then carried him to the bathroom. After Ryo Hoshino finished washing, he helped the person back to sit on the bed.

"I'm in trouble with my seniors."

"Huh? It turns out that in Ryo's eyes, is the relationship between us so different? I thought we were good friends. ”

"That's not what I meant......"

"So you mean we're good friends, right?" Tian Tong Jue pulled over the chair on the side, stepped over with long legs, and sat on the chair. Then he put his arms on the back of the chair and said with a smile, "So, it should be okay for good friends to talk to each other, right?" ”

Hoshino was silent, and finally knew the other party's intention. And Tiantong Jue seemed to have made up his mind to wait for him to answer before continuing, no, Hoshino Ryo could only speak: "What do seniors want to talk about?" ”

Tian Tong Jue's smile deepened: "Where to start chatting?" Well...... Then start with "Have you not slept well in the past few days]! ”

Hearing this, Ryo Hoshino looked up at him in astonishment.

"What's wrong? Is this question hard to answer? ”

"It's not...... I thought my seniors ......"

"You think I'm going to ask [why are you afraid of losing]?" Tian Tong Satoru rested his chin on his folded arm and tilted his head slightly to look at him, "Or, do you think that you are responsible for the last Inarizaki match?" ”

Ryo Hoshino was stunned.

"Ryo, I'm sure you've asked yourself these questions, right? If you want to say, I'll listen carefully. However, I just want to know now that my dear junior has not been resting well. ”

The pair of red eyes that were extremely sharp on the field and made the hearts of countless opponents palpitate were extremely gentle at the moment, "So, Ryo-kun, have you had a good rest recently?" ”

If there's anything Ryo Hoshino is not good at dealing with, it must be this kind of watery tolerance, which makes him feel that no matter what he says, the other party will believe it.

So, he subconsciously swallowed back what he was going to say [It's okay]. Then, under such a gaze, he replied almost aggrievedly: "Not good." ”

"Every night after falling asleep, I have nightmares, and I do it all the time."

"I don't dare sleep, I don't want to see those dreams at all."

"Seniors, they're all liars." The boy on the bed was like a trapped young beast, looking up at the people outside with red eyes, "Even if people are extremely tired, they still dream." ”！

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