The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

Meihong is out, and even though she also took the opponent's Kaguya away, no matter how you calculate it, the situation is very unfavorable to them.

In Yuxiang-senpai's team, every one of them fought on Takeya's side. Speaking of which, the number of people was obviously not enough, so hurry up and declare a draw, referee!

Turning his attention to the referee's seat outside the court, the referee Shiki Ehime-senpai had disappeared, leaving only the deputy referee Komachi-san, but the other party silently looked away.

Show me some dedication, deputy referee! Don't run away from reality just because you think it's troublesome!

Wu Ye, who was unable to obtain external assistance, had no choice but to put his mind back on the game. Although the numbers were evenly matched, the strength was very different.

The game was almost one-sided, and in the blink of an eye, it came to the ninth inning, and Takeru finally came on as a batter, and Yuka-senpai was replaced as a pitcher on the opposite side.

Oops, although I changed the lineup several times to avoid this most troublesome situation, is the result still the same?

From the scene setting of the last round, it seems at first glance that it is ace versus ace on both sides, but in fact the real ace has already ended, and Takeru just happened to be in this round.

Is it the only option?

"I didn't expect that the person standing in front of me would be you."

Before the game started, Yuxiang seemed to have something to say. She looked at Takeya from a distance and said: "The courage to dare to challenge me is indeed commendable, but if there is no preparation, then it is just pure recklessness. That’s all.”

"."

Ah, how should I put it, even if he is underestimated like this, he will be upset.

"Come on - teach her a lesson! Takeya!" Yakumo Murasaki, who had been silent in the audience, suddenly started to cheer Takeya up. It seemed that she was also very unhappy with Yuka's arrogance.

Anyway, go for it!

After closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Wu Ye summoned up his momentum, You Xiang chuckled lightly, and assumed the posture of throwing the ball.

Although Takeya's eyes never left the opponent, the moment the ball left his hand, he still had to be surprised by the opponent's strength. The speed of the ball was too fast!

There was a sudden fluctuation in his finally stable mood, and Wu also missed the opportunity to hit the ball, and his first swing was empty.

On his own side, he sighed almost overwhelmingly, while on Youxiang's side, he was indifferent as expected.

Totally looked down upon.

Wu Ye rubbed his nose and made up his mind that he must hit the next ball. No problem, he had already seen the opponent's serve pattern clearly.

"Come on! Senior Youxiang!"

"Oh? Are you still planning to give up?"

Youxiang raised her eyebrows, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and once again assumed the posture of throwing a ball.

"call"

Breathing in and out, Youxiang's pitching has obviously been practiced for a long time, and she can mobilize all the strength of her body in an instant with almost no residual.

Until the moment the ball is released, she is like a precise machine, without half a minute of error.

But it's no use! The same moves are useless for me!

Holding his breath and concentrating on it, Takeya opened his posture and swung his club vigorously——

However nothing happened.

"."

Great, it's empty again.

"Be serious, you idiot Takeya!" Reimu, who couldn't stand it anymore, was already planning to criticize Takeya regardless of the occasion.

"Go, go, don't bother me! The next ball, the next ball will definitely be hit!"

Wu Ye blushed and made a promise, but he didn't have any bottom line in his heart.

"How about giving up quickly? If you continue like this, what can you do?" Youxiang looked at Wuye calmly, and the pressure in his words was invisibly exerted on him.

With a vague sigh, Youxiang threw the last ball.

"." Staring at the flying ball, Wu did not speak.

In fact, as early as the first ball, he had already realized that there was an insurmountable gap between himself and Youxiang in terms of strength and skill.

No matter what he does, the result may not change. Besides, the game has reached the ninth inning and their team still has zero points. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that he hits, so what? Failure is already doomed.

I have to admit that people spend most of their time doing meaningless things in their lives.

Just like he is now, of course, this is not intended to belittle his companions who fought with him to the last round.

After all, meaninglessness is just a term, and the fact of hard work cannot be erased. However, no one can define the so-called meaning.

It was as if he had always known that with his half-assed skills, he would not be able to hit the ball thrown by Yuxiang anyway. Failure was already doomed, and Takeya's actions could not change the final result.

Yes, the only thing that can't be changed is the result.

However, if you want to ask why he still persists in this match that is destined to fail until now, the answer is of course only one -

"Are you kidding? This is not a matter of winning or losing!"

It’s not about expecting a miracle to happen, or expecting failure without regrets. Before the brain starts thinking, the body has already taken action. It is an instinctive choice that comes from nature.

Rather than thinking about so-called value, he preferred inner choices.

To put it simply, I just don’t like being looked down upon by you, you bastard!

Wu Ye took a step forward and swung his stick vigorously.

"Fly for me! Youth——!"

clang------! ! ! !

Looking at the baseball flying high into the sky, Wu also showed a satisfied smile. He threw away the bat, opened his arms towards the sky, and started running on the field, spanning first base, second base and third base all the way. finally--

Won

That's weird.

"Thanks for the advice!"

After the game, the players from both sides bowed to each other, and Takeru looked at the scoreboard with a subtle smile on his lips.

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1

The last effort was the change from 0 to 1. They failed miserably in the end, but... for some reason, he didn't feel too disappointed.

Rather, he was happy to see Senior Youxiang's surprised expression at the end.

However, it seems that he is the only one who is happy

"Why do you look like you've won, Takeya~" Yakumo Murasaki's gloomy voice appeared behind him, and Takeya felt cold sweat dripping from his body.

"Zi, Zi?" Wu also wanted to escape, but found that it was already too late.

"Hey, as we said, if you lose, you have to accept the punishment of heaven." Zi smiled and stretched out his hand to Wu Ye, that smile was full of frightening kindness.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't force yourself to add drama, you obviously never said that!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Take the move! Wu Ye!"

"Don't come here!"

Struggling to escape Yakumo Purple's punishment, Takeru accidentally bumped into someone else. When he looked up, he saw that it was Yuka.

The other party's face was expressionless, which made Takeru feel a little flustered.

"Uh, sorry."

Wu Ye, who originally apologized and wanted to leave, suddenly found that the other party seemed to have something to say, so he bit the bullet and asked, "Well, Senior Youxiang, is there anything else you want?"

"...Really, although I don't want to admit it, but yes."

Youxiang's icy expression melted away little by little, she slightly bent her mouth, and stretched out her hand to Wu Ye: "You are too weak."

"." Wu Ye's face turned black, did this guy come here specially to mock him?

"but--"

Youxiang changed the subject and said unexpected words: "The last ball was played beautifully, Wu Ye."

"Eh?" Wu Ye was stunned.

Is this recognition?

He looked down at the hand that Senior Youxiang stretched out to him, and the people around him were already full of people, some from his side, some from Senior Youxiang's side, and many more people who came to watch the game.

Everyone surrounded him and Senior Youxiang, as if they were expecting his response.

Wu Ye slowly raised his hand, but stopped in mid-air at the last moment.

That's probably what happiness feels like.

Being expected by everyone, then responding to everyone's expectations, and being surrounded by such gentle eyes.

No one can cry, no one can smile, no one can choose a happy life, no more sacrifice, no more bloodshed, no more nightmare future.

Welcoming every sunrise in anticipation, sending away every sunset in satisfaction, a fulfilling life, eternal fetters, let laughter pervade every corner of daily life.

Ah, how happy, if this is my life, if this is my future, no matter how many times, I will definitely choose to grab it.

Yes, I can have everything I've ever dreamed of, just hold that hand, but

But--

"Can I really enjoy such a happy time like this?"

Wu Ye raised his head, facing everyone's puzzled eyes, slowly, his smile revealed bitterness full of scars: "It's too dazzling, the world you live in is too dazzling to me. .”

As if he was worried that tears would fall uncontrollably, Wu also tried his best to expand his smile: "The happiness that is taken for granted for you is a miracle that I can't touch even if I try my best. Pretending that I have lost my memory , to pretend that you have never stepped into darkness, so that you can be happy?"

"Isn't that too cunning?"

Wu Ye lowered his head, and his low self-talk was like a whine: "Sacrificing five people to make the other five people happy is the minimum I can accept. If I want to make one person happy, I have to sacrifice the remaining nine people. In any case it is unacceptable."

"I've been escaping all the time, every time I'm escaping, but I'm like this, at the end, I also want to face it seriously, ah, it should be said that I have to face it."

"Onee-sama, Reimu, Sakuya, Seimei, Zi and you, I've already made an appointment with you."

"I'm actually a terrible coward. I'm more afraid of breaking the agreement with you than the various troubles I will encounter along the way. Therefore, I must continue walking."

"At this point, I have no way to turn back, can you understand, Yuko?"

When he raised his head again, there was no one around.

Under the ominous blood-colored sunset, Takeya stood alone in the empty playground, and in the auditorium in the distance, Yuko who had removed the disguise named "Yuyuko" let out a deep sigh The sound of a sigh.