The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 129: Ghost and Tokugawa, a new round of ranking exchange
After half an hour, the sparring ended temporarily.

Kanata Irie wiped the non-existent sweat from his face with his hands, and it seemed that he had consumed a lot of energy.

However, Yuuki Maya did not think that the other party had really consumed too much physical energy. As a well-known movie star, Irie Kanata's movements were real and fake, and he did not dare to determine the other party's actual condition.

"Your tennis skills are really impressive. I believe you'll be able to play on Court No. 1 in a few days."

Irie Kanata praised. In his heart, he had completely put aside the identity of Yuuki Maya as a junior high school student.

The strength that the opponent has shown in his practice with him is already at the level of the first team on the No. 1 court.

The reason why he praised this was simply because the current army was a mixed bag, and out of kindness he did not mention it in front of Yuuki Maya.

"Thank you for the compliment, my purpose of coming here is to play against talented players like you and prove my tennis skills."

Maya Yuuki put down the tennis ball and smiled slightly, saying that this practice with his opponent had allowed him to perfect some details of his new system.

Irie Kanata can be said to be his timely rain.

"Haha, don't worry, your goal will be achieved soon." Irie Kanata said with a meaningful smile.

"What do you mean, senior?" Yuuki Maya keenly noticed the hidden meaning in the other party's words and immediately asked.

Irie Kanata paused when he realized that he had accidentally let the cat out of the bag. He immediately laughed it off and said, "Nothing. I just wanted to wish you the best of luck in coming to the training camp. I believe you will be able to achieve it soon."

"Oh, by the way, I have something else to do later, so I'll leave first."

Without waiting for Maya Yuuki to reply, Irie Kanata quickly turned around and left the court, leaving only his back as he raised his arms and waved them twice.

Watching the other person leave quietly, Yuuki Maya already understood.

The information that Kanata Irie seemed to have accidentally revealed clearly showed that the coaching staff could no longer hold back and wanted to match him with an opponent.

That makes sense. It has been almost a week since Maya Yuuki occupied Court No. 8. According to the current rules of the training camp, a new round of qualifying exchange matches will start soon.

who can that be?

Yuuki Maya thought about it.

Because the U17 team failed to break through in the group stage last year, the Japanese team's world ranking can be said to be quite ugly.

Most of the members of this year's first team are not in the training camp because they need to participate in various competitions for next year's U17.

Expedition races, exhibition races, points races, etc.

This year, most of the first team members are basically playing points abroad in order to improve the Japanese team's world ranking and prepare for the next U17 World Cup.

According to the information currently available to Maya Yuuki, there are about four first-team players, or players with first-team strength, who are still in the training camp and have not gone abroad.

Tokugawa Kazuya, Irie Kanata, Onijujiro, or...even Tanejima Shuji?

Maya Yuuki couldn't guess who it was.

But judging from Irie Kanata's reaction just now, it was most likely not him.

Without dwelling too much on this, Yuuki Maya remained calm and was not afraid of anyone who came.

……

On the other side, Kanata Irie, who had left Court No. 8, was about to return to his Court No. 3, but met two familiar high school students on the way.

One of the high school students looked old and resembled a demon.

The other had a stern expression, giving people a feeling that it was difficult to communicate with him.

These two people are Onijūjiro and Tokugawa Kazuya.

"Irie, why are you coming back from that direction?"

After the three of them met, they stopped at the same time. Kijujiro looked behind Irie Kanata and asked.

"Nothing, just some sparring with a rather special guy." Irie Kanata said tactfully.

"A special guy? Is it that junior high school student?" Onijujiro reacted immediately. Almost everyone in the training camp knew the news about Yuuki Maya.

"Well, I was curious and wanted to see his strength, so I fought with him for a while under the pretext of sparring." Irie Kanata did not hide his plan from these two people.

"So, how's the strength?"

To be honest, Kijujiro was also a little curious about the junior high school student arranged by the coach.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Irie Kanata's face straightened, and his expression instantly became serious and solemn.

"Um?!"

Seeing this, Onijūjiro was a little surprised. Judging from Irie Kanata's attitude, the other party's strength should be extraordinary.

Even Tokugawa Kazuya, who had been silent on the side, was attracted by the expression of Irie Kanata and frowned slightly.

"My conservative estimate is that I can directly enter the first army, and my ranking will definitely not be low."

"But the coaching staff obviously wants to measure his true level, so--"

Irie Kanata paused, then looked at Kijujiro with a faint smile and continued, "You should have a surprise from the coaching staff in tomorrow's qualifying exchange match."

"surprise?"

Kijujiro's expression tightened, and he naturally understood the meaning of Irie Kanata's words.

"Interesting, the coaching staff actually thinks so highly of this guy. It gives me something to look forward to."

The coaching staff's decision aroused Kijujiro's interest.

However, he seemed to have thought of something, looked at Tokugawa Kazuya beside him, and sighed slightly in his heart.

No matter how talented the opponent is, he is only a sophomore in junior high school after all. If you calculate the time, he will not be able to make it to next year's U17 competition.

So right now, Onijujiro has more important things to do.

The Tokugawa Kazuya next to him is the hidden trump card of the Japanese team next year.

Compared with the unpredictable future, he would rather focus on the potential stocks that are visible to the naked eye.

As if noticing Onijūjiro's gaze, Tokugawa Kazuya turned his head and met his gaze.

"The day Byodoin comes back, I will definitely beat him and become the No.1 player of the Japanese team."

Tokugawa Kazuya knew what was in Kijujiro's mind. His tone was cold but firm and unquestionable.

Tokugawa Kazuya still remembered the disastrous defeat and ridicule he suffered when he first joined the camp a month ago. If it weren't for Onijujiro's guidance, he would probably still be in confusion.

"Of course I believe in you. With me and Irie, we will definitely win."

Kijujiro said in a deep voice that the reason why he took a fancy to the other party was that he saw the shadow of the Byodoin Phoenix when he first entered the camp in him.

The current Byodoin Phoenix feels unfamiliar to Onijujiro, and his philosophy is also contrary to Onijujiro's.

Kijujiro believes that only by letting Tokugawa Kazuya defeat the current Byodoin Phoenix can the other party wake up and stop controlling the training camp in a domineering manner.

Irie Kanata looked at the two people in front of him silently. He had something to say but kept it in his heart.

What he wanted to say in his heart was that in his opinion, the potential shown by Yuuki Maya was far higher than that of Tokugawa Kazuya in front of him.

After the three of them talked for a while, Onijujiro said goodbye to Tokugawa Kazuya first, as they still had sparring to do today.

Kanata Irie did not go with them, but went to Court No. 3 as before.

The next morning, a new match schedule was posted on the bulletin board outside the training camp.

What is written on it is the list of players for today's qualifying exchange matches between the stadiums.

(End of this chapter)