area51novel Chapter 977 Do you want it?
Chapter 977 Do you want it?
Hojo Kyosuke didn't deliberately lower the volume when she was talking on the phone with Eriri, so the middle-aged and elderly people in the car could hear her voice clearly.
The local coaches and managers all had expressions of "as expected" on their faces. It was obvious that they had known about this person's temper for a long time. After all, the name "Heisei Style" was not groundless.
Although the coaches from the other side of the ocean did not understand Japanese, they could see the faint, doting smile on Hojo Kyosuke's face and hear his voice as gentle as the spring breeze at a glance.
It is a little-known fact that, whether it is a wild survey or a rigorous research, the popularity of Japanese language in the world is ranked high. Of course, this may be inseparable from the dedication and hard work of many teachers.
"It's great to be young."
The coach of the New York Yankees, who was in his sixties, couldn't help but sigh, and the others also whispered in agreement. But at the same time, their hearts sank.
They have seen too many talented young people, and countless talents have been discovered in the NCAA college league, but faced with the temptation of entering the professional arena to become famous and earn thousands of dollars, many people still choose to stay in school.
Some want to win honor for the school, some can't let go of their girlfriends they dated in college, and some don't want to have any regrets in their lives and are determined to finish college.
It's a touching youth, but these are obstacles in their competition for talented players.
Moreover, compared to those muscular guys who can only rely on sports to change their lives, people like Hojo Kyosuke who can declare victory in life without stepping onto the field are even more troublesome.
The money earned was indeed high, but the training was tedious and difficult, and was not suitable for a young, wealthy, and talented writer.
For a moment, everyone in the car felt inexplicably heavy.
It's weekday rush hour, so the traffic is good. Although Tokyo is a popular tourist city even in the off-season, the underground subway, which is denser than a spider web, can handle the flow of people well.
As for the taxi fare that makes people question their lives? It has nothing to do with that! Anyway, there were not many cars on the road, so the convoy quickly arrived at the destination, a club in the suburbs of Tokyo.
This area was built as a suburban residential area in the middle of the Showa era by clearing the mountains and clearing the forests, and there are still many mixed trees around. Although it belongs to a big city like Tokyo, it is rich in natural scenery.
During the bubble era, many high-end private clubs and villa areas were built. Due to the excellent environmental conditions, they did not fall into disrepair even after the bubble burst.
This very private club was provided by a school director of Sobu High School.
In fact, local teams like the Yomiuri Giants have even more powerful networks and can easily find things that shock Americans.
But now they were competitors, and there was no such thing as asking the opponent to pay for dinner. It was a good idea for both parties to have Hojo Kyousuke's alma mater host the dinner. After all, this would definitely be a glorious achievement that would be boasted about by the school directors.
The clubhouse is a Japanese-style house with a large area, which is in line with the style of the Showa era. The Japanese in that era not only wanted to buy the whole world, but also wanted to build all the wonders of the world in Japan.
Those beautiful and brilliant wishes and times can now only be glimpsed from the abandoned buildings that have long since become animal nests.
As soon as I got off the car, a manager in a small suit came to greet me. His English was a hundred times more standard than that of the beautiful reporter before.
The crowd was divided. Hojo Kyosuke did not eat with the old men. He did not have that kind of preference. He just threw Xisaki over. As for him, of course he was with Yuki…
Huh? Wasn't he here just now? Where did he go?
Hojo Kyosuke looked around for a while and found that the black-haired girl was indeed gone. She was there when he left the baseball field just now, but she was gone suddenly.
He quickly took out his cell phone to ask, but when he opened it, he saw that Sakura had shared new photos in the Ruyiliao family. It turned out that Yukinoshita had gone to find Sakura.
Haha, this guy really cares about it.
Hojo Kyosuke smiled in his heart, secretly delighted that he had glimpsed Yukinoshita's little thoughts.
It didn’t matter that the girl was gone, he went straight to the dining table of the baseball and kendo clubs.
Yes, even the kendo club members came along. Hatagoro and the others had developed good habits since junior high school, and never missed any opportunity to eat or drink for free.
After all, didn’t our boss eat and drink for free every day when he was not rich yet? This is a very great organizational tradition that must be maintained.
The club offers all the mainstream cuisines in the world. For Chinese food, you can even choose Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine and other local cuisines. If you want to eat barbecue, you can also choose barbecue from many countries.
There is no deliberate emphasis on style or anything like that. The only purpose is to meet all the needs of customers.
Now there is Chinese food on Hojo Kyosuke's table, slightly spicy Hunan cuisine.
He tasted it and it was indeed very authentic. He believed that the peppercorns and other condiments must have been airlifted from China. The Japanese loved these air-shipped items.
As expected, after exercise, one has to eat a lot of oil, salt and carbohydrates to feel comfortable. He finished a bowl of fragrant white rice in one bite.
Normally, Hikigaya and others would not even look at such a luxurious club. They would turn their heads away when passing by the door, for fear of being blinded by the magnificent decorations.
But the amazing thing is, as long as Hojo Kyosuke sits next to them, everyone will feel as comfortable as if they were at a yakitori restaurant, eating and drinking to their heart's content and having a great time.
Most of the players from America were also eating in a room nearby. Halfway through the meal, Shohei Otani ran over and sat down at Kyosuke Hojo's table, or perhaps he was not in the mood to eat at all.
There were quite a few people traveling with him, some black, some white, some yellow. All of them were ruthlessly defeated by Hojo Kyosuke, and now they were sympathizing with each other and wanted to talk to each other.
As long as we're not talking about serious matters, it's nice to have someone to talk to while eating.
Shohei Otani first greeted everyone with a shy smile, then chatted for a while, and then found Hojo Kyosuke and asked him in a roundabout way how he trained and why he was so strong.
Upon hearing this, all the players pricked up their ears and looked at Hojo Kyosuke with sharp eyes, with endless desire to explore.
Especially the players from America, as the most advanced country in the world today, not only mastered the production of various undetectable stimulants, but also mastered advanced training methods. They were eager to know the secret of why Kyosuke Hojo was so powerful.
Learn, then copy and absorb the essence.
Industrialization is not just about production buildings. Culture, sports, games, learning... everything can be industrialized. Industrialization is a miracle of the world.
Scientific testing, standardized training.
Why do some geniuses shine in school, but become insignificant once they enter the professional arena? It is because in the wildly growing amateur arena, they can rely on their talent to charge forward.
However, once entering the professional field, scientific training methods will quickly eliminate the gap caused by talent. Of course, the strong will always be strong, which is still an eternal truth.
Take Ohtani Shohei for example, his current pitching posture is very different from that in high school. These are corrected by professional coaches during training, and any inappropriate parts will be discussed immediately and then changed again.
Not to mention America, the coaching team in the team club may be more than the number of players. They may not be able to beat even elementary school students, but they are proficient in human kinesiology and know what posture can better exert force and extend the player's sports life.
What's more important is that instead of accepting that "Hojo Kyosuke is a super genius whose talent is a hundred galaxies ahead of us", these people would rather believe that Hojo Kyosuke is an honest man who has achieved such powerful strength through hard work.
Facing the lightbulb-like eyes of these hungry wolves, Hojo Kyosuke looked at Otani Shohei in surprise and said curiously:
"Xiao Xiang, didn't you say you were my fan?"
Otani Shohei frowned and wondered, "What does this have to do with whether I'm a fan of yours, Mr. Hojo? Doesn't that mean I can't get your guidance?"
The translator next to him quickly translated this to a group of foreigners, and those fools shouted:
"From now on I am Hojo-sensei's most loyal fan!"
"From now on I will stop watching Playboy and watch One Punch Man instead!"
"Sen Sen! I grew up watching your works!"
"..."
Amidst the howling of ghosts and wolves, Hikigaya Hachiman, who was full of food and wine, emerged. He touched his bulging belly and shouted with satisfaction:
"Of course it does matter! Otani-kun, I think you're really a fake fan."
Otani Shohei got anxious when he heard this: "Who said that?"
He simply took out his cell phone and flipped through it, finding his order for Hojo Kyosuke's comic book.
Hikigaya Hachiman felt guilty immediately after reading it, because he was short of money and had never bought a single volume of his own manga, and only read it in the weekly "Weekly Shonen High". He even had to ask Komachi to help buy this manga magazine occasionally, which was really miserable.
Let’s look at Shohei Ohtani. Not only did he buy single copies, he also bought several sets. It is obvious that he bought them to collect.
Okay, I admit that you are a rich fan, but when it comes to my love for Hojo Sensei, I, Hikigaya Hachiman, am no loser to anyone!
"Hehe, even so, you are not loyal enough!"
Hikigaya snorted coldly, and with his dead eyes rolled up, he looked like a street fortune teller.
Shohei Otani stopped talking because he noticed that the guys from the Sobu High School Kendo Club nearby also had an expression that said "I know a secret."
"Hojo-sensei already said that he kept everything hidden there!"
Hikigaya stood up and shouted passionately:
"Do you want it? Whether it's a trick to pick up girls or a powerful secret! If you want, I can teach you everything! Go find it! I've left everything there!"
When he was halfway through shouting, Hata Goro and the others had already started shouting. After everyone had finished shouting, a strange call with a high delay came from Kuroda Kaito's phone:
"I used to worship Mr. F, so I couldn't find a girlfriend. Later, I became a believer of Mr. Hojo, so I lost my virginity! Long live Mr. Hojo!! Wuhu——"
It was obviously Eikichi Onizuka. Since he couldn't make it in time, he wanted to join in the fun by using his cell phone.
This extremely chuunibyou speech made Shohei Otani look embarrassed. Although he was once a passionate young man who competed in Koshien, he was still not as chuunibyou as these people who practiced kendo seriously.
The translator next to him was even more embarrassed. How should this sentence be translated to be authentic and elegant? Fortunately, there were capable people among the crowd. The people in Dongcheng Rampage Angel were all academic masters, and soon someone in the group gave an English translation.
When the American gorillas heard this, they also started shouting and screaming in strange voices. Although they didn't understand what was happening, they were very excited anyway.
After a few seconds, Shohei Otani said thoughtfully:
"So, the secret of Hojo-sensei's power lies in his works?"
Hikigaya nodded and said with relief: "That's right!"
"Could it be that?!"
Shohei Otani was shocked and said in disbelief:
"One hundred push-ups a day..."
When Hatagoro and the others heard this, they immediately shouted:
"One hundred sit-ups! One hundred squats! And a ten-kilometer run!"
Shohei Ohtani was dumbfounded. What can he do with such a small amount of training? He had trained much more than this in junior high school.
At this time, Zaimokuza roared in anger with sweat dripping from his face:
"The most important thing is not to turn on the air conditioner!"
The cheering crowd suddenly quieted down after hearing this.
"I can't do that. I have to open it."
"Well, I guarantee it will be on. If I don't turn on the air conditioner, people will die, you bastard!"
"So this is why we can never be as powerful as Big Brother."
"Oh, big brother is so great. What a strong spirit. He is simply a golden human."
"..."
The members of the Runaway Angels all sighed with emotion and looked at Hojo Kyosuke as if he were a god.
Shohei Otani beside him almost cracked his head when he heard this. Do you know what you are talking about? Just doing elementary school-level training and not turning on the air conditioner can make you so strong? Have you read too many comics and your brain has been damaged?
Is it such a big deal not to turn on the air conditioner? Come and commit seppuku to those who can't pay their electricity bills, you bastards!
Besides, with the condition of Hojo Kyosuke, do you think he can tolerate not turning on the air conditioner? He even needs help to wipe the sweat and spray moisturizing water, are you serious! ?
Fat Gu's whole fat face was distorted. He looked at Hojo Kyosuke and found that this guy was looking at him with an expression that said, "That's it, have you understood?"
If he wasn't afraid of being beaten, he would have flipped the table.
After listening to the commentary, the American players believed it to be true. After all, they had never read Hojo Kyosuke's comics, and they really thought that this was how he trained.
They all asked about the secret.
"It's very scientific. Push-ups and squats are to exercise basic physical fitness, and not turning on the air conditioner is to hone perseverance. Human beings are creatures that can create miracles. As long as there is spirit, we can break the limit!"
Chapman, who had just broken his own limit today, said this very seriously, he was deeply touched.
Others also expressed their understanding, saying that after returning home they would ask the trainers to buy a set of "One Punch Man" to study and make sure to develop a more reasonable training plan for them.
Shohei Otani's heart was broken even more when he heard this. He was lying to you, you bastard! Didn't you see the smile on his face? He couldn't hold it back any longer! (End of this chapter)