Chapter 271 Arcade IV
A moment ago when they were losing, they were quite anxious. But now their expression had a complete turnover.
However their cheerful expression and their eyes flickering with hope didn't go unnoticed as opposing players managed to catch a glimpse of their hopeful faces as well.
Upon seeing those same people who were despairing a moment ago, brimming with joy, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.
A sharp contrast to the cheerful faces of their opponents, their faces right now was filled with doubts and confusion.
Just like premonition to their impending doom, they felt extreme uneasiness upon seeing those smiling faces.
They then followed the direction where those hopeful eyes were looking. As they followed their eyes, they found out a figure of a young boy dressed exquisitely.
His finely chiseled features were as delicate as porcelain, framed by tousled locks of jet black hair. His sharp almond shaped eyes were the color of wood, glistening with vitality.
As if his face was sculpted by a master sculptor, he looked very attractive.
However the moment, they landed their eyes on him, they immediately recognised the person.
Unwittingly some of them blurted the name of the boy whose image was reflecting in their eyes right now, "Takahashi Hiro"
In this short tournament, Hiro had already made his name known. There were hardly any players in the tournament who didn't recognise him.
Top scorer of the qualifier, top assist provider of the qualifier, player with the most MOTM despite missing two games, a player who could singlehandedly change the flow of game all by himself, an absolute ace.
"So you've finally showed yourself" one of the boy present among the opposing group mumbled.
His eyes glowed fiercely with determination as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fist while looking at Hiro.
The beef between these two team may seem simple superficially. However it was rather dark.
Like why would those South Korean players go to such lengths to settle score with them? They could just threaten and warn Ken for his behaviour. Or at worst, they could just gang up on Ken in an area with no security cameras installed if they were really that upset.
Why would they make such ridiculous bet despite knowing that the other team was on the wrong?
This whole competition was infact a farce. A set-up to lure Hiro. A stage to tests Hiro's capabilities.
A moment ago when Hiro and his team had just entered the arcade, one of the player from South Korean national u17 team had luckily encountered them.
After that he had been following Hiro and the others secretly. However since Hiro and the rest split up, he could only follow one group.
At first after their split up, he wanted to follow Hiro's group. However upon seeing the sister of one of his teammates getting approached by Shun and the rest, he decided to follow them instead.
Sneakily stalking them from the shadows, he kept his eyes fixated on them, waiting for an opportunity.
However after getting turned down by Kim Tae-ri, all of them stopped pestering her.
Witnessing such scenario unfolding infront of him, he felt quite dejected and was about to give up.
However right when he was about to give up, his gaze landed on Ken.
After that he followed Ken. Even though Ken was kinda creepy he was still only trying to befriend her. However Kim Tae-ri found it rather creepy because of Ken's unsightly appearance.
If a handsome man tries to talk to a girl, it's flirting or he's just being nice. However if a man with poor appearance tries to talk to an unknown girl, it's harassment. Such is the nature of this world.
Taking advantage of this scenario, Park Seung-gyu unfolded his brilliant plan leading to this current situation.
'Finally I can test your abilities. I wasn't expecting to meet you guys here today. But I was really lucky to find you guys. I had to go through extreme lengths to set this stage. However since you didn't show up, I thought that all my efforts of setting this stage was going to go in vain. But I'm really glad that you finally showed up Takahashi Hiro hahahaha" Park Seung-gyu mused inwardly.
Shun and the rest, wearing joyous smile on their face walked towards Hiro.
"You need to redeem us Hiro"
"Only you can turn the tides Hiro"
As they approached Hiro, they began to ask him to help them. They all placed their expectations on Hiro.
To them Hiro was the saviour who could save them from public humiliation.
Hiro however coldly swept his gaze towards them before answering, "I'll take over. However this ruckus which you've all created, you need to pay for your mistakes afterwards. I hope every single one of you are prepared"
Saying so, Hiro walked towards the spot and spoke, "Will it be a problem if I participate?"
As he spoke such, all of the opposing team confusedly looked at him.
Upon seeing their puzzled expression, Hiro quickly realised his fault. He was speaking in Japanese with Koreans. Obviously they wouldn't understand it.
However if they couldn't understand Japanese then who suggested the competition?
Hiro was pretty sure that none of his teammates present in the arcade knew Korean. So how was the competition set up?
The more he thought about it, the more confusing it got. As if he was stuck trying to untangle a complicated structure of many strings tangled together, he found it extremely hard to come to a conclusion.
In a trance like state, Hiro kept on pondering. However the next instant, words coming out from the mouth of one of the Korean player finally cleared his doubts.
"No worries. Since you are there teammate, you can participate. We won't object" Park Seung-gyu spoke as he expressed his willingness to let Hiro participate in the competition.
Most of the crowd who were Chinese couldn't understand the conversation happening between the two of them. Even so, they could tell that something was taking place between them.
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