"On the fourth day of the group stage, our national youth team was in excellent form, defeating Cuba 3-1 and winning three valuable points, which also locked a place in the round of 16 and successfully entered the next round of matches. On the last day of the group stage, the remaining teams have completed their last matches one after another, and the top three teams in the standings are Poland, Russia, and China, while China is currently in 11th place. ”

"After the group stage, there will be a day off. I look forward to my country's national youth team adjusting its state and showing its style and level in the following games. ”

"Next to the next news ......"

Tijuana in September has begun to cool down, and pedestrians on the road are gradually wearing light coats.

For the players of the national youth team, keeping warm has also become a top priority. Especially after practice, the coaching staff will keep an eye on all of them to change their clothes before going out. The players also knew the severity of the illness before the game, and they were all very obedient at this point.

On the fifth day of the group stage, Japan did not play. They didn't go to the game, but were led by Junji Kuroko, who held a pre-match analysis meeting in the hotel for several hours, analyzing the characteristics of the various teams they would encounter afterwards, as well as the corresponding tactical arrangements.

On the rest day after that, they came to the stadium for some physical training and daily practice as usual, also in order to turn the tactics on paper into actual combat to verify the feasibility.

Ryo Hoshino was so busy that he couldn't touch the ground, but he still remembered to send a message to Ushijima Wakari every day to report his safety.

The two days passed quickly, and the next round began.

After the training of the group stage, everyone in the national youth team is no longer as nervous as at the beginning, and their relaxed mood and always maintained an active muscle state have allowed them to play their original strength to nearly eighty. But even so, the difference in physical fitness and strength level ultimately led them to stop at ninth.

The coaching staff were quite satisfied with the result, which was the best result for the national youth team in recent years. After the rankings came out, Hei Chengjun said three "good" in a row, and several other coaches also laughed.

On the contrary, Ryo Hoshino himself was not satisfied with this ranking.

"Damn! I should have stopped that ball in France! ”

"Anyway, I won the quarterfinals, what is the ninth now......"

"Alas...... In the end, I could have worked harder! ”

More than a dozen people sat around, sighing.

"What's wrong with you, looking downcast?" As soon as Kurosei walked into the stadium, he saw such a picture.

"The coach is ......"

"Okay, didn't I tell you everything? You've done a great job and have exceeded what we expected of you. Hei Chengjunji's tone softened, "The game is over, it's over, and after the review, don't think about it anymore." ”

"Yes......"

Seeing that they still looked like they couldn't lift their spirits, Hei Chengjun sighed helplessly: "Okay, cheer up, I'll announce a good news." ”

Good news?

As soon as the team members heard these three words, their ears silently pricked up.

I only heard Hei Cheng Junji clear his throat as if he was selling a pass, and then said slowly: "After me and other teachings

Practice, we decided—"

"I'm going to take you out to Tijuana for a day tomorrow."

The words fell, and the expected cheers and applause did not appear. There was a deathly silence in the arena.

Team members: "......"

Junji Kurosei: "......"

Kuro Sei: "Aren't you happy?" ”

Team Members: "Huh? Oh, happy, happy—I just didn't react all of a sudden. ”

"Hang out, what's there to do in Tijuana?"

"Is there any specialty here, can you buy it back?"

The atmosphere suddenly came alive. Hei Cheng Junji breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then said, "Then everyone will rest early tonight, and we will meet in the hotel lobby at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

"Good!!"

*

The next morning, the group set off for downtown Tijuana. Sitting on the bus, Ryo Hoshino looked out of the window and was greeted by a variety of buildings and streets that are completely different from Japan.

Although they have been here for more than ten days, they have not seen the scenery at all because they have been running in hotels, stadiums, and gymnasiums. Now that the game is over and I am relaxed, I suddenly realized that Tijuana, as a famous tourist city in Mexico, is not in vain.

"I've heard that Tijuana is only separated from California by a wall, and you can drive directly to the border to the United States." Sitting next to him was Xinghai Guanglai, and the other party was also looking at the scenery outside.

Ryo Hoshino nodded: "...... You checked it last night? ”

Xinghai Guanglai: "......"

Xinghai Guanglai: "I checked it before I came!" ”

Hoshino smiled and dodged his fist: "Then I should have checked out any delicious restaurants, right?" He leaned over and folded his hands, "If you can eat delicious food today, you will rely on the light to come to the seniors~"

The little giant snorted, tilted his head and did not speak.

Seeing his reaction, Ryoshi Hoshino knew that things were stable, and the smile on his face became more and more sincere.

Tijuana is smaller, but there are plenty of places to go. Avenue de la Constitution, Mullme Beach, Cathedral...... After going to see the attractions in the morning, in the afternoon, the bus carried the group to the commercial street. Eating, drinking, shopping, and when a large number of acquaintances get together, what was not interesting becomes extremely joyful.

In the evening, the group had eaten and drunk enough, and finally set off back to the hotel.

When I got back to the hotel, it was almost ten o'clock. I didn't feel anything when I was playing, and as soon as my spirit relaxed, I couldn't stop surging up from exhaustion.

"Aha...... I'm done, you go. Gong Yoo yawned as he walked out of the bathroom, his hair still dripping with water and poured out of bed.

After lying down for a few seconds, he found that the other person did not move at all, he barely mustered up his energy and turned over, looking at the silver-haired boy sitting on the sofa: "Hey, Hoshino, do you hear me?" ”

"Got it." Hoshino Ryoshi answered, but his gaze remained on the phone and never moved.

Gong Yu raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing?" ”

The chat interface was drawn to the bottom again, and Ryo Hoshino looked at the unread sign in front of the nearly 20 messages he had sent in the past two days, pressed his eyebrows, and finally put down his phone: "...... Nothing, I'll go now. ”

*

Because there is no competition,

Morning training was also canceled,

The two of them slept until they woke up naturally. After cleaning up yourself,

When it was time for lunch, the two of them staggered to the restaurant again.

Gong Yoo yawned: "Did the coach say when we will go back to Japan?" ”

"No, but I guess it's been a few days."

"Yes, the final will be over at the latest."

The two of them finished their meals and sat down next to their teammates. Ryo Hoshino took a few bites, and suddenly remembered something: "Wait, that is, are the U21 players coming?" ”

One of his teammates next to him replied: "yes, they should have come over early for acclimatization." ”

"I see, ......" Ryo Hoshino was a little stunned.

"But if they're here, that means we're leaving, right?"

"It does ......"

The others chatted about it, and as they talked, they talked about the Under-21 opponents. And Ryo Hoshino, who first mentioned it, didn't speak again, just ate silently while thinking about when his captain would come over.

But what he didn't expect was that the question was quickly answered.

In the afternoon, the U21 team arrived at the hotel. The U21 coaching staff didn't rush to let them train right away because they had more time to adapt, but they still told them not to go to bed right away.

So, as soon as he finished eating and was thinking about what to do in the afternoon, Ryo Hoshino saw that his unread 20 messages finally moved, and a few seconds later, a sentence came from the other side.

[Captain]: Do you want to go out for a walk?

Ryo Hoshino's eyes lit up, he stood up directly, and walked towards the door without even replying to the message.

Gong Yu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, was startled: "Hey, hey!" Where are you going? ”

"Get out for a walk!" Ryo Hoshino dropped this sentence and went out, and entered the elevator in a hurry, only to realize that he hadn't replied to the message.

He hurriedly pressed the screen on, typed a "OK" in the chat box, and was just about to send it out, when the elevator door "ding" opened. He subconsciously raised his head, and just like that, he saw the figure that appeared outside the door.

The young man turned his head at the same time when he heard the voice, and the shadow of the crystal lamp in the lobby fell on the opponent's angular face, blurring the opponent's expression.

But for some reason, Ryo Hoshino suddenly felt his heart beat heavily.

As if seeing that he didn't move, the young man walked towards this side, and the irregular light and shadow rolled over the face, and it was not until the other party stood by the elevator door that he could see the other party's appearance completely.

It doesn't seem to have changed, but it seems to have changed. Ryo Hoshino thought in a daze.

The young man outside the door pressed the outside button with one hand, held his forearm with the other, pulled him out of the elevator with a gentle movement, and whispered: "Don't keep standing inside, it's not safe." ”

Ushijima Ruoli pulled the person out, only to realize that the other party was only wearing a short sleeve, and frowned: "Why don't you wear a coat?" It's a bit chilly outside. ”

As a result, the silver-haired boy stared at him without blinking, and said, "Because I'm in a hurry to come out to see you." ”

Ushijima Ruoli was slightly stunned, and looked away under the boy's burning gaze.

Ryo Hoshino: "? "What's wrong? He's honest!

And then the next second,

And he saw that the young man's ears were quietly red.

Ryo Hoshino: "! "Wow!!

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You wear it, what if you get sick? I'm done, it's okay! ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Ushijima Wakari draped his coat over his body, "Pay attention to your body. ”

"Oh......" Ryo Hoshino obediently put on his clothes, "So where are we going now?" ”

"Where do you want to go?"

Ryo Hoshino thought for a moment: "Then just take a walk!" ”

If you say it's a casual walk, it's really a casual walk. Turning left when they went out, the two of them walked slowly along the street.

There aren't many people on the streets of Tijuana in the afternoon, but not very many either.

"Captain, did you see the picture I sent you?"

"Well, I see."

"Yesterday we went to the city to play and ate a huge delicious Taco! It's a store that was found by the seniors, and the reviews on the Internet are very good. It's a pity that it's pre-game and you can't just eat outside. ”

"Oh yes! We also walked around the shopping street for a long time yesterday and bought a lot of things! The wooden rabbit senior bought several clothes and said that he wanted to bring them back to the red reed? Then Guanglai senior bought a pair of sunglasses, and Gusen senior bought a beachsuit......"

The boy began to talk about himself, and Ushijima listened quietly, occasionally holding the other person so as not to collide with pedestrians.

"I also bought several things." Ryo Hoshino seemed to remember something, turned his head and said with a smile, "I also bought you a gift!" ”

Ushijima Ruoli was stunned: "Thank you." ”

"Hmph~" The silver-haired boy suddenly stopped to the side and stretched out a hand, "What about my reward?" ”

Ushijima Ruoli was stunned again.

Seeing his expression, Ryo Hoshino smiled stiffly: "...... No, no, right? But I think I'm doing a good job......" The originally flying hair slowly drooped down, like a cat feeling aggrieved and folded its ears.

"Not really!" Ushijima immediately denied, "You behaved well. ”

"What's that? Don't...... You put it in your luggage and didn't bring it out? It's possible. Without waiting for the other party to explain, Ryo Hoshino had already automatically added the details.

He touched his chin, raised his eyes and saw that the young man looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, and said with a smile, "Okay, it's okay, it's just a matter of waiting, just go back and give it to me." ”

The young man held back two words: "Not ......"

"Huh?" Ryo Hoshino didn't hear clearly, and leaned closer, "What did you say?" ”

In the next second, the vision changed suddenly, and the waist was tightly wrapped by one arm, and the temperature of the other person was overlaid.

Hoshino was stunned for a few seconds before he reached out and hugged the person in front of him, and laughed in a low voice, "Is this the reward?" Without waiting for an answer, he continued to mumble, "I don't admit it, how can I reward something that has been?" You're a foul—"

Before the last two words could be finished, they were interrupted by a sudden unfamiliar touch on the earlobe.

It's a little lukewarm and it's soft......

Ryo Hoshino, who realized what it was, froze there directly, and then heard the young man whisper in his ear:

“…… That's the reward. ”！

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