The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"Sorry, Yukimura." Genichirō Sanada suddenly said.

"Why are you apologizing to me, Genichirō? You didn't do anything wrong." Yukimura Seiichi said puzzledly, "It's not shameful to lose to Maya-kun. Even if it was me today, I wouldn't be sure I could win the game."

"Yukimura, even you have no chance of winning now? Even if you use..." Genichirō Sanada's face was surprised. He knew very well how strong his best friend was.

"Of course, I have taken that approach into consideration, but..." Yukimura Seiichi shook his head slightly.

"Mayo's mental strength is definitely not weaker than mine. When we were in elementary school, we fought until the tenth round, and he was only barely cut off by my sense of touch and smell. But after today, I can't be sure how long it will take for this trick to take effect on him."

"I am no longer worthy of the position of deputy minister. Mayo is more suitable for this position." Genichirō Sanada said in a deep voice.

"Don't you understand it completely yet, Sanada? Maya didn't say that just for the deputy minister." Yukimura was a little amused.

"Of course I know, I just think..."

Genichirō Sanada wanted to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Seiichi Yukimura.

"In short, I won't agree, and Maya won't agree with your idea either." Yukimura Seiichi refused without hesitation.

"..."

Genichirō Sanada was speechless and unable to speak for a moment.

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Three days later, in the Rikkai University Tennis Club.

With the end of the last game of the loser group, all the starting players were announced.

The remaining four starting spots are taken by: Genichirō Sanada, Bunta Marui, Masaharu Niou and Hiroshi Yagyu.

However, this is different from Genichirō Sanada's easy 7-0 winning record.

After Niou Masaharu exposed his "phantom" in front of everyone, he ranked second with a record of 6-1.

而丸井文太虽然以5－2的成绩排在第三，但是却经历了一局7比6和一局7比5的苦战。

Whether it was the match with Hiroshi Yagyu or the match with his old partner Jack Sanzono, he won with great difficulty.

Fortunately, the result was good and he finally kept his starting position.

What happened next was something no one had expected. The winner of the last starting spot was Hiroshi Yagyu, who had just transferred from the golf club.

总战绩4－3，在关键的抢七局中，以76比74，总局7比6的比分战胜了前立海大正选杰克桑园。

"Now, I hereby announce that the eight members selected for the Rikkai University Tennis Club are Yuuki Maya, Sanada Genichirō, Yanagi Renji, Mori Jusaburo, Marui Bunta, Niou Masaharu, Yagyu Hiroshi, and me, Yukimura Seiichi."

As soon as Yukimura Seiichi finished speaking, the remaining members of the tennis club burst into warm applause.

No one was unconvinced. After the competitions over the past few days, they had already been convinced by the strength of the starting players.

At this time, the eight regular players of Rikkai University were the eight strongest people in Rikkai University in their eyes.

After giving some encouraging words, Yukimura Seiichi said at the end: "In addition, in addition to the eight regulars mentioned above, first-year student Kirihara Akaya will also be eligible to participate in joint practice with the regulars in the future."

"kindness!?"

Kirihara Akaya was totally surprised to hear his name in the crowd.

But at the same time, on the other side, Marui Bunta, who was selected again, was not happy at this time, because his friend and good partner Jack Sanzono lost his seat in the selection.

"It's okay, Sangyuan, let's work hard together again next year." Marui Bunta comforted.

However, it seemed that he had already made a decision in his heart. Jack Sangyuan smiled at Marui Bunta with relief, and then pretended to be relaxed and said: "Actually, this is also good."

"Huh?!" Marui Bunta didn't expect the other party to say such a thing.

"I didn't want to tell you, but I'll take this opportunity to confess."

Jack Sangyuan said: "My father lost his job some time ago and is currently unemployed at home, so it's good that I lost my position as a regular player in the tennis club. This way I can focus on my part-time job and help my family."

"How could this happen! Sang Yuan, you never told me this before."

"I don't want you to worry..." Jack Sanyuan pretended not to care and replied, "Besides, even if I'm not a regular, I'm still a member of the tennis club. It's just that you may not see me during this period of time."

"Sangyuan is right, he will always be an important member of the Rikkai University Tennis Club." At some point, Yukimura Seiichi and several others came over.

"Minister..." Jack Sangyuan choked a little.

"You will always have a share of the tennis club's championship. If you have any difficulties, don't forget that we are here for you." Yukimura Seiichi smiled gently.

"Thank you...everyone."

Everyone's hands were placed on Jack Sangyuan's shoulders, and Sangyuan's eyes were filled with reluctance.

No one expected this to happen today.

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Chapter 25 Some Notes

First, let me explain:

Letting Sang Yuan go offline is necessary for the plot of this book. I would like to apologize to the readers who like this character.

There is no way, because Rikkai University is full of talented people and there is really no position for him.

Kirihara originally didn't play in his first year, but the rest of the people

There are nine people in total, including Yukimura, Sanada, Niou, Yanagi, Bunta, Kuwazono, Yagyu, Mori, and the protagonist.

You have to know that there are only eight spots for the starting lineup, and that includes seven starters and one substitute.

As for why it was Kuwazono, the first thing to talk about is Marui Bunta's aspect.

Marui's performance in the national edition was mainly offensive at the net, but after the U17, his tennis focus changed. The doubles combination of Marui and Kidote is Kidote attacking and Marui defending.

In particular, the skill that Marui mastered in U17 - Dream Fortress, is a powerful net defense technique.

In my opinion, the existence of Kuwazono has actually hindered Marui's development of his tennis talent, so I will break up the Marui-Kuwazono pair and pair Marui with a new doubles player in the Rikkai University selection. You can guess which one it is. (It's actually very easy to guess) -

And here is my personal opinion about Sanada:

In my opinion, the TV animation 20 years ago had a lot of original plots that discredited the character of Sanada.

In the comics, Sanada was beating Muga Ryoma, but later he lost to Ryoma who activated HT state, Samurai Shadow and cool interception first sight kill. However, in the animation, it was changed to being beaten by Muga Ryoma.

Even in the animation, Sanada's Fuurinkazan was reduced to only the wind, and the fire was indirectly grafted to Ryoma, causing Sanada to score consecutive points by the copycat version of his own special move, with an ugly scene of his racket being knocked away.

Also, in the comics, Sanada's mountain is actually a tactic for fighting a protracted war. The comics clearly mention that before Atobe comprehended the world of ice, he could not beat Sanada who only used the mountain, and he was beaten badly. However, this detail was deleted in the animation, and the boundary between the two people's strength was blurred, giving people the illusion that Atobe's strength is not much different from Sanada's.

Also, in the OVA animation, Sanada was still being tricked, and he couldn't even react to Feng's serve.

Chapter 26 Regional Tournament Begins

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Heavy breathing sounds came from the mouths of the freshmen who were practicing physical fitness, and near them, Genichirō Sanada stood there with his arms folded across his chest, supervising the training of the freshmen with an expressionless face.

"Keep the pace and don't slack off. There are still five laps to go."

When he sees that some freshmen are showing signs of falling behind, Genichirō Sanada will give them stern reminders.

Although he lost to Maya Yuuki by a tragic score in the qualifiers, Genichirō Sanada's prestige in the tennis club was not damaged at all.

The newcomers who were watched by Genichirō Sanada's sharp eyes were extremely serious during training, for fear of being targeted by him.

"Sanada, how is the training for the newcomers? Is it going well?"

A gentle voice suddenly came from behind Genichirō Sanada. He knew it was Seiichi Yukimura without looking back.

"Hmph, it's okay, but it's still a long way to go before you can stand on your own," Sanada responded.

"Hmm~ We have to give them time to improve, right?"

"..."

Genichirō Sanada did not reply. He always felt that Yukimura Seiichi's words seemed to be directed at him.

It has been a long time since the school selection, but for Genichirō Sanada it still seems like yesterday.

"Have all the regular players arrived today?" Yukimura Seiichi asked after casually glancing around.

"Except Mori, everyone else is here," Sanada said simply.

"Then please notify all the regular players to come to the tennis club meeting room in ten minutes."

"I see."

Genichirō Sanada nodded. He already knew what was going to happen.

Ten minutes later, in the meeting room of the Rikkai University Tennis Club.

The eight regular candidates, including the previously invisible Mori Jusaburo, are now sitting together.

Maya Yuuki, wearing the khaki official uniform of the Rikkai University Tennis Club, was supporting her chin with one hand, waiting for Yukimura Seiichi to speak.

"Everyone, the regional preliminaries of the national tournament will begin soon. What do you think about this year's preliminaries?" Yukimura Seiichi looked at the main candidates present and spoke slowly.

"Whatever. It would be great if I don't have to play." Maori Jusaburo yawned sleepily.

"Senior, you are too lax. Even if it is just a regional competition, we must show the great strength of Rikkai University to the outside world."

Genichirō Sanada's face was serious and he was very dissatisfied with what Hisashizoburo Mori said.

"What a hassle. If it's just a preliminaries, there's no need for all the regulars to go. Can't Sanada just take a few second-team players with him?"

Marui Bunta leaned back in his chair, his hands behind his head, blowing bubbles in his mouth without a care in the world.

Ever since Kuwayo left, Marui Bunta's fighting spirit has dropped a lot compared to before.

"Pfft, what Marui said makes a lot of sense. I agree." Niou Masaharu nodded in agreement.

Maya Yuuki glanced at the other people present, and no one showed any nervousness on their face.

But this is normal. The regional competition is not even an obstacle for everyone at Rikkai University.

"So Maye, do you have any ideas?" Yukimura Seiichi looked at Maye Yuuki seriously and asked.

Yukimura Seiichi naturally took his ideas very seriously.

"I don't have any special ideas..."

Like everyone else, Yuuki Maya was not too concerned about the regional qualifiers, but due to Yukimura's serious look, he did not directly express his thoughts at the moment.

"I think Marui's idea is good, but it's just a regional competition, there's no need for all the regulars to participate."

"So do you have any ideas? You might as well share them for reference for everyone here."

Everyone looked at Maya Yuuki, waiting for his next words.

"Let me think about it... I got it. We can let that Seaweed Head guy play in this regional competition. His strength should be more than enough to play in the regional competition." Maya Yuuki said with a flash of inspiration.

"Kirihara Akaya huh... That's indeed a good suggestion." Yukimura Seiichi pinched his chin with a thoughtful look.

As for Maya Yuuki, he had actually considered that the regional competition was indeed an opportunity to train newcomers.

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A few days later, outside the venue of the Kanagawa Prefecture National Competition Regional Qualifiers.

Maya Yuuki and the large group of people from Rikkai University got off the tennis club's special car and walked to the registration location.

"Oh my god, it's those people from Rikkai University!"

"What an amazing aura! Is this the dominant school in Kanto that has won fourteen consecutive championships? Just looking at it from afar makes me breathless."

"Last year they ended Makinoto Middle School's desire to win the national championship for the third time in a row, and the main players who won the national championship have just been promoted to the second grade this year!"

"Hiss, doesn't that mean that these three years at Rikkai University..."

As the overlord of Kanto, the moment Rikkai Dazhong appeared at the venue, he became the focus of everyone's discussion.

The originally relaxed atmosphere became unusually tense after the arrival of Rikkai University's regular candidates such as Yuuki Maya.