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Chapter 189 The mountains of Hakone are dangerous to the world! (2)

"Minister Jiugong."

"Nervous?"

"A little bit."

The first area competition point is 'Tsurumi Relay Station'. There are crowds of onlookers on both sides of the road. The sound can frighten the birds circling in the sky and scare them from landing.

Camera lights were flashing from all directions.

In this situation, if you say you are not nervous, it would be a lie.

What's more, the live broadcast is being transmitted to all parts of the country through cameras, and the folks in Linshui Town are watching.

"Didn't you just say you weren't nervous?" Jiugong Ye chuckled.

"I am the ace, why don't you allow me to show off my strength?" Gengawa Laze said helplessly.

It was also the first time for Minamoto Kawase to participate in such a nationally broadcast event.

"Actually, I'm extremely nervous, but as the hope of the whole town, I have to carry the banner of Linshui Town."

"Let's give up the idea of ​​being number one as soon as possible." Jiugongye said in a calm tone, "You yourself know that you can't even guarantee the seed rights for next year."

Seed rights, the top ten schools in this competition will automatically retain their qualifications, and they will not need to participate in the qualifiers for the next Hakone Ekiden.

"What can Minister Jiugong do?" Gengawa Laze asked.

"As long as the other nine players are similar to you, you have hope." Jiugong Ye rationally gave the solution.

Of course, this is only theoretical rationality, but it is impossible to put it into reality.

"After saying so much, I'm still nervous..." Gengawaze said helplessly.

Jiugongye's tone had no emotional ups and downs, as if he was not affected by the scene at all, "Then what do you want?"

Genkawase's eyes turned and finally stopped on the girl's white hand.

"what?"

"I heard that holding hands can cause the brain to secrete dopamine, thereby relieving tension..." Gengawaze said in a casual tone.

Jiugongye's handsome brows wrinkled slightly, "Why do you always want to understand such weird knowledge?"

"What are you talking about!" Minamoto Kawase retorted: "That's based on science!"

Of course, with so many people, Minamoto Kawase didn't expect Minister Jiugong to agree.

"a while……"

The voice was very low, but Minamoto Kawase still intercepted it from the noisy environment. He turned his head and looked at the girl's delicate profile.

"Minister Jiugong, what did you just say?"

Jiugong Ye sighed, "I said, seeing as how nervous you are, I reluctantly allow you to hold her for a while."

In a noisy environment, Minamoto Kawase seemed to automatically filter out other sounds and amplify the girl's voice.

Minister Jiugong's hands are very soft, as if he could be rubbed into his hands at any time...

It also does a good job of keeping warm. The palms of my hands are very warm and not cold at all.

The two just held hands in front of the audience.

'It's not like I've never held one before. I also held one in a haunted house for a long time...'

What Minamoto Kawase was thinking at the moment.

As for whether holding hands can really relieve tension, Minamoto Kawase didn't know, but he was indeed not nervous anymore.

'It turns out that boys' hands are so big and so hot...'

What Jiugongye was thinking at the moment, although she thought so in her heart, she was still calm on the surface.

Last time at Fuji-Qi Haunted Mansion, because she was too nervous, Jiugongha had no intention of experiencing the process of holding hands...

"Yo Xi, I feel full of energy now. If I finish first in the second district, there will definitely be no problem!" Gengawa Ze vowed.

After a while, District [-] players from other schools also arrived at the arena.

Yuri Suzuki of Sakagami High School may have been deliberately suppressed. Her D-level characteristics are less obvious, but she is still very proud.

"Yuanchuan, it's been a long time..."

Suzuki Yuri was about to say hello to Genkawase. After all, the number one in the qualifiers left a deep impression on her.

However, seeing Minamoto Kawase's current state, she couldn't help but be stunned, "This is..."

Gengawaze shook the hand he was holding and said, "If you are nervous before the game, use some means to relieve yourself."

Next to him, Jiugong Ye sighed helplessly, with an expression of 'you're not ashamed'.

"Ah...haha, Genkawa-san, your method of relieving tension is so unique..." Suzuki Yuri smiled sheepishly.

Jiugongye said helplessly: "Have you had enough?"

not yet.

Although Minamoto Kawase wanted to say this, as more and more people arrived at the match point, he also realized that this would not have a good impact.

Minamoto Kawase had no choice but to let go, "Minister Jiugong, you transferred from Mingjing College, right?"

"What's wrong?" Jiugong Ye took back his hand.

"Then do you know Masahiro Yoshimoto?" Gengawaze continued to ask.

To be honest, the most powerful competitor in the second district this time, Minamoto Kawase felt that Yoshimoto Masahiro could definitely be counted as one.

The gap between him and him in the last qualifying round was only 0.2 seconds.

A serious opponent.

"I'm not impressed." Jiugong Ye said directly.

I almost forgot, this guy has no habit of remembering people...

From the corner of his eye, Minamoto Kawase looked at the second district player of Meikyo Academy, Masahiro Yoshimoto.

Since the last time they met in the qualifiers, they have never crossed paths again.

Masahiro Yoshimoto was even more impressed by Minamoto Kawase, a guy who was only 0.2 seconds behind him.

"Hello." Masahiro Yoshimoto greeted him formally, paused, and then looked at Jiugongye, "Miss Jiugongye, long time no see."

Jiugong Ye didn't even look at him. In comparison, Gengawa Laze nodded in response and seemed more polite.

"I am leaving."

Jiugong Ye felt a little cold and went to the rest room specially prepared for the primary school.

"Minister Jiugong, remember to see me take first place later." Gengawa Ze said to the girl's back in a louder voice.

She must have heard it, but she didn't respond.

Bad character...

At this point in time, the first area has already started running, and it will take at least more than an hour to reach the second area. During this time, players can choose to warm up and adjust their breathing and emotions.

"To be honest, I'm surprised that you guys can enter the official competition." Masahiro Yoshimoto's bald head is still so conspicuous, "If you had come to Mingjing, you would have better development prospects."

It's that kind of thing again...

Gengawaze said helplessly: "I was born in a remote town in Kagoshima. It is not easy to be admitted to a private school in Tokyo. I dare not even think about it in an aristocratic school."

Masahiro Yoshimoto thought for a moment, "Is it because I have no money?"

After all, according to Minamoto Kawase's top score in the national unified recruitment, getting into Meikyo Academy is not a problem at all.

"If it's because of money issues, I will communicate with the school and if you are willing to come, all fees can be waived."

Yoshimoto Masahiro was very fond of talents, and he tried to persuade Minamoto Kawase to go to Mingjing during the two meetings.

However, Minamoto Kawase is currently doing well in Nara, and has also obtained the interview qualification for the University of Tokyo.

Didn't plan to go.

"Don't refuse in a hurry." Masahiro Yoshimoto said, "Genkawa-san, do you know about the school's exchange day?"

Exchange day?
A strange but somewhat impressive vocabulary. In Minamoto Kawase's last life, he had seen some exchanges on some unscrupulous websites...

Of course, he doesn't look at that now.

"Exchange day is an academic exchange between two schools. Two students will be sent to the other school to be exchange students for a month." Masahiro Yoshimoto patiently introduced.

"You can come to Mingjing to experience it for a month, and it won't be too late to make a decision then."

"talk later."

We’ll talk about the future later. The most important thing now is to complete the Hakone Ekiden competition. . . . . . . . . . . .

At ten o'clock, the players from Mingjing were the first to arrive in the second area.

The camera lens immediately turned to Mingjing.

In the Hakone race, the baton is not passed, but a belt called a sash, which can be put on the shoulders to make running easier.

Taking the jersey from his teammate, Masahiro Yoshimoto glanced at Gengawaze, turned around and started walking.

"The contestants from Mingjing's second district are taking the lead to set off!"

Reporter Ye turned his back to the track and reported to the camera.

"Only 2 minutes later, Sakagami's players have also arrived! Sakagami dares to hand over the second section of the flower to a girl. It looks like it's not easy!"

Minamoto Kawase was not in a hurry, and just waited quietly for his teammates to appear.

About 5 minutes later, I ran up and finally saw Akiyama Teruyoshi.

Without much exchange, Minamoto Kawase took the jacket, turned around and ran out.

Facing the cold wind at the end of December, Gengawaze set off from Tsurumi Relay Station, and his destination was Totsuka Relay Station in Kanagawa Prefecture.

High school in Hakone does not have such strict time requirements compared to university, so it is important to allocate your physical strength throughout the entire process.

Especially the two uphill climbs in the middle test the endurance of the players.

Except for being a little noisier, Minamoto Kawase felt that there was no difference from the ten kilometers he usually ran.

Since the day he stayed in Kamakura, he has been running ten kilometers almost every day. The effect of training is remarkable, and his speed is obviously much faster than other players.

13 kilometers.

On the first uphill, Gengawaze caught up with Yuri Suzuki of Sakagami High School and became No. 2 in the second district.

Minamoto Kawase had no intention of appreciating the flashing D-level features.

Masahiro Yoshimoto, who is 5 minutes ahead of him, can't be seen yet.

In a neck-and-neck situation, a 5-minute lead is a terrifying gap.

5 minutes is enough for the gap between the two to be one kilometer.

Minamoto Kawase believes that if he distances himself from Minkyo in the second district, Nara will still have a chance to earn the first place.

Tired?

Minamoto Kawase now seemed to have taken the microphone of the reporter who was following him in a car and shouted,
"Uncle Yuanchuan is exhausted!"

Yes, just like Wanda Dongshou.

Although it's silly, sometimes shouting is really a stress reliever.

Minamoto Kawase was thinking miscellaneously like this.

After passing the second uphill, Minamoto Kawase realized that he could not catch up with Masahiro Yoshimoto.

Because you can't see his back at all.

The reality is this. Even someone as powerful as Minamoto Kawase can't get back the 5-minute gap with the same strength.

What he can do now is to deliver the clothes to Matsubara Hidenori as soon as possible.

He is responsible for the climbing phase of the third area.

While Minamoto Kawase was going all out, Tomomi Yamashita received bad news.

"There's something wrong with the bus? Is it parked on the national highway now?"

Upon hearing the news, Yamashita Tomomi was stunned.

If the bus stops on the national highway and cannot deliver the contestants from the third district to the designated location in time...

"Take a taxi, stop a taxi, whatever method you use, take Matsubara to Totsuka as soon as possible!"

Tomomi Yamashita had been following behind her in a sightseeing car at a very slow speed, so she immediately asked the driver to speed up.

No one picks up Genkawase in the third area, so he has to keep running, so he must maintain his physical strength now.

"There are regulations that the car cannot get too close to the contestants..." The driver was a little embarrassed.

Tomomi Yamashita really wanted to kick the driver away and start driving herself, but the top priority was to convey the news to Minamoto Kawase immediately.

Tomomi Yamashita jumped off the sightseeing car.

Because she couldn't stay on the track after getting off the car, Tomomi Yamashita could only walk to the aisle full of people beside the track.

"Let me go, thank you!"

"Please let it go!"

"Get out of the way, bastard!"

Yamashita Tomomi peeled through the crowd and finally saw Minamoto Kawase.

"Yuanchuan! Yuanchuan! Did you hear that!"

Gengawaze glanced over and was wondering why she was here. Tomomi Yamashita followed him and squeezed through the crowd and shouted:

"No one will pick you up in the third area. You have to maintain your strength and don't run too fast!"

No one responds in District [-]?

Before Minamoto Kawase realized what was happening, Tomomi Yamashita was unable to move because there were too many people in the aisle.

what's the situation……

Gengawaze didn't have the time to think too much now. The cold wind kept pouring into his lungs, and he felt his chest began to feel uncomfortable.

It is currently 17 kilometers.

According to the usual training volume, Minamoto Kawase can continue to support.

At the last corner, the planning staff holding double flags signaled to go to the left lane in this direction.

Genkawase ran from Tsurumi Relay Station to Totsuka Relay Station, a total distance of more than 20 kilometers.

However, Matsubara Hidenori, who was supposed to replace him in the third district, was still on his way.

"Oh, there seems to be a problem with Nara's allocation. Did the players not show up?"

The audience at the scene made confused sounds.

Masahiro Yoshimoto arrived here 5 minutes before Minamoto Kawase and handed the ball to the next teammate.

At this moment, he was sitting in a tent set up nearby to rest.

"With no one to take over, Nara is here. It's a pity that Genkawa's ace card is gone." Mingjing's coach said with emotion.

Being able to reduce the 5-minute gap to 2 minutes is already worthy of admiration.

"The Nara runner didn't stop. Are you planning to continue running?"

The camera quickly moved to Minamoto Kawase's side.

He bypassed the staff who came up with blankets and continued running down, starting the journey to the third area.

"Are you going to keep running? I probably won't be able to run very far," Mingjing's coach said.

In his opinion, no matter how good a high school student is, running such a long distance in one breath will make even a college student feel tired.

However, Masahiro Yoshimoto frowned. He was worried that Minamoto Kawase would take the lead in the third area.

Masahiro Yoshimoto’s worries are not without reason.

Minamoto Kawase saw the players from Mingjing's third district five kilometers away from the third district...

How much physical strength do you have?

It seems to be 9 points. What is the concept of 9 points of physical strength?
As long as I am willing, I am invincible at the same stage!
Minamoto Kawase sped up, and the camera didn't even respond.

"Still speeding up? Didn't Nara make a substitution?"

Following behind on a motorcycle, the policeman responsible for ensuring the safety of the arena took out his walkie-talkie.

"In the third area, isn't there a relay in Nara? The runners are already almost [-] kilometers away."

"Stop it."

The referee in front of him, who was responsible for guiding the way, waved the flag to signal Minamoto Kawase to stop.

Minamoto Kawase ignored the referee.

[PS: On November 11th, the weather was sunny but really cold...]

(End of this chapter)