The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Because the contestants from each participating school are very clear about one thing: in a competition with Rikkai University participating, they have no choice but to come in second.

At this moment, everyone was praying in their hearts that they would not meet Rikkai University before the finals.

"Here are the information of the eight contestants from the junior high school department of Rikkai University High School. Thank you for your hard work." Yukimura Seiichi handed the contestants' information to the staff member in charge of registration for the regional competition.

"Okay, I'll enter the list right away." The staff member took the information with a smile on his face and took a look at it, but the next moment his eyes suddenly paused.

"what--"

He looked up and glanced behind Yukimura Seiichi and wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he concentrated on filling in the information.

After a while, Yukimura Seiichi returned to the team and said to everyone, "We have registered. From now on, Sanada will lead the team. The others who are not playing today will stay and be spectators."

"Pfft, I really envy those who don't have to go on stage. It's so troublesome." Niou Masaharu scratched his head helplessly.

"It seems that you are not very willing to play doubles with me, Niou-kun." Yagyu Hiroshi, who was standing behind him, adjusted his glasses and looked at Niou Masaharu with sharp eyes.

"That's not what I meant." Niou Masaharu quickly waved his hand to deny it.

Rikkai University only officially confirmed all the players yesterday. With the purpose of training new players and testing new lineups, the lineups sent by Rikkai University for this regional competition are:

Doubles 2, Marui Bunta and Mori Jusaburo

Doubles 1, Niou Masaharu and Yagyu Hiroshi

Singles 3, Kirihara Akaya

Singles 2, Yanagi Renji

And the singles player, Genichirō Sanada.

Kirihara Akaya finally got the chance to play as a non-selected player at the accidental suggestion of Yuuki Maya, and the two doubles teams were also brand new combinations.

The combination of Bunta Marui and Hisaburo Mori was proposed by Maya Yuuki as an attempt. He knew that Hisaburo Mori would completely switch to doubles in the future, and it was also a way for him to get familiar with the doubles environment in advance.

And because he was very clear about Marui Bunta's future development path, without changing his original frontcourt position, he let Mori Jusaburo stand in the backcourt to provide good firepower support and better backcourt defense than Jack Sanzono.

As for the combination of Niou Masaharu and Yagyu Hiroshi, originally Yukimura Seiichi was planning to pair Niou and Marui, but Niou disagreed, saying that he wanted to play brother tennis with Yagyu Hiroshi, so Yukimura had to agree.

This regional competition is just the right time to hone the two doubles teams and see how they react.

In Maya Yuuki's eyes, although the lineup for this regional competition can be said to be not the strongest lineup that Rikkai University can currently put together.

But even with such a lineup, it is already an insurmountable wall of despair for most schools.

"Kirhara, you have to perform well this time. You should know that your position was given to you by the seniors." Marui Bunta said with a smile while ruffling Kirihara Akaya's hair.

"Marui-senpai, I told you not to touch my hair!"

Although his tone was very resistant, Kirihara Akaya did not stop Marui Bunta's actions. Instead, his expression was very serious.

This regional competition is his first game representing Rikkai University, and he absolutely cannot afford to lose face.

After a moment, Genichirō Sanada reminded with his usual serious expression: "Okay, the time for playing is over, it's time to go to the competition venue."

The others nodded upon hearing this, and the seven members who were going to fight left first with Sanada.

"Then let's follow." Yukimura Seiichi said with a smile.

"Well, let's go." Yuuki Maya nodded in response.

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Everyone can use their imagination to think of the best lineup for Rikkai University this year.

I just took a look at it again. I was so stupid that I sent it out without revising the draft. Please refresh it.

Chapter 27 Take it lightly

Because Rikkai University was the champion of the previous regional competition, it skipped the first round of qualifiers as the first seed.

You only need to complete three rounds to complete the entire regional competition process.

"GAME, Sanada wins, score 6-0."

As the referee announced the scores, Rikkai University's first game was over.

Since it was the first time to play, even if they defeated the opponent 3-0 early on, they were forced to play the remaining two games.

On average, each game takes ten minutes, and the total time does not exceed an hour. This is the great strength of Rikkai University.

"It's still too powerful and terrifying." A middle-aged man holding a camera sighed.

As a professional reporter for a tennis monthly magazine, Mamoru Inoue not only pays attention to the dynamic information of professional tennis players around the world, but also pays special attention to the new generation of tennis players in China.

Basically since he became a reporter, he has been present at all domestic youth competitions every year, so it is no coincidence that he appears here today.

Mamoru Inoue, who is familiar with all the tennis clubs in junior high schools, naturally noticed that in today's Rikkai University lineup, not even half of the main players who won the championship last year were on the court.

Even with such a lineup, they still demonstrated absolute dominance, and the score of 6-0 in five games was the best interpretation.

Mamoru Inoue looked towards the rest area of ​​Rikkai University, observing the Rikkai University players led by Seiichi Yukimura.

"Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichirō, Yuuki Maya, and Yanagi Renji. Apart from the absence of last year's ace doubles team member Jack Sozono, there haven't been many changes to the core members.

"That is to say, even after last year's junior high school seniors graduated, Rikkai University's championship lineup was not affected at all."

Inoue Mamoru analyzed in a low voice, as if he knew everything. In his opinion, it would not be difficult for Rikkai University to win the national championship again this year.

"Also, this year there is actually a powerful guy joining Rikkai University. This is really beyond my expectation."

Inoue Mamoru's intelligence was quite professional, so how could he not recognize Mori Jusaburo, who was previously a regular at Shitenhoji? He was even more surprised that the other party was wearing the regular uniform of Rikkai University.

Should we do a short interview after today's game? Inoue Mamoru had this thought, but he immediately dismissed it.

It's just the regional qualifiers, it's too early to say anything

After easily winning the first game, all the games in the morning were over. After a short break at noon, in the semi-final in the afternoon, Rikkai University easily won with a score of 3-0.

The same thing happened in the subsequent final, with no suspense and still a 3-0 result.

"The game is over. Kirihara Akaya wins. The score is 6-0."

"The game is over. The champion of the Kanagawa regional preliminaries is Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School!"

As the referee loudly announced the result, the regional competition came to an end.

"Always win! Rikkai University!"

"Always win! Rikkai University!"

"..."

The cheers of the cheerleaders immediately resounded throughout the venue. Victory was already a common occurrence for them.

"As expected, Rikkai University won the championship as expected."

"Come on, don't you think there are other schools in Kanagawa that can rival them?"

"This is the King of Kanto! He is so powerful that there is no blind spot!"

Winning Kanto's fourteenth consecutive championship and becoming the national champion, Rikkai University's background is truly shocking.

"Line up, everyone, pack up and get ready to go back."

Not long after the game ended, Genichirō Sanada began to organize the large team.

"..."

Maya Yuuki's eyes were fixed on a certain direction in a daze. To be honest, he felt a little bored with today's game.

The level of the other participating schools was so low that he lost interest after watching for a few minutes.

"What are you thinking about, Mayo."

Maya Yuuki's strange behavior also attracted the attention of Seiichi Yukimura, who also did not participate in the battle, so he asked this question.

"Nothing, I just think this kind of competition is too boring." Yuuki Maya shook her head and expressed her thoughts.

He was aware that the other schools were not as strong as Rikkai, but even though it was not the first time he had encountered such a situation, he still felt that the gap was too big.

"Haha, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, this is just a regional competition. It's normal not to meet stronger schools." Yukimura Seiichi smiled when he heard that.

"Is it possible that the opponents in the upcoming county conferences will also be of this level?" Yuuki Maya said suddenly.

"Uh... you're right." After thinking for a while with a frown, Yukimura Seiichi agreed with his point of view inevitably.

After receiving the reply, Yuuki Maya lowered her head and thought for a moment, and immediately made a decision.

"Speaking of which, am I on the roster for the county tournament?"

"No, if you want to play, I can arrange it."

Yukimura Seiichi thought that Yuki Maya was itching to play after watching today's game.

"No, I just want to discuss with you. If I don't have to participate in the county meeting, I want to go to Tokyo that day to take a look." Yuuki Maya expressed her thoughts.

"Tokyo? I see." Yukimura Seiichi looked surprised, but he quickly thought of a possibility.

"So what? Do you agree?" Although it really didn't matter to Ritsukai University whether Yuki Maya attended the county conference or not, he still respected Yukimura Seiichi's idea.

"What's wrong with that? Just go. Just think of it as a vacation for you." Without any hesitation, Yukimura Seiichi immediately agreed.

Because there were indeed no noteworthy opponents in the upcoming county conference, including himself, who was not actually on the list of players, and he only went along as a supervisor.

At the side, Genichirō Sanada, who had appeared here out of nowhere, suddenly interrupted and said, "Maya, if you go to Tokyo and see Tezuka, remember to tell him that I will settle the feud with him at the Kanto Tournament."

Although Genichirō Sanada did reflect on his own problems after losing to Maya Yuuki, Kunimitsu Tezuka's problems are indeed his heart knot, and he can't just let it go.

"Yes, I will." Yuki Maya turned her head to look at Sanada Genichirō and nodded slightly. He was not surprised by this.

"That's great. I also want to avoid the competition." Maori Jusaburo, who was standing next to the group, said enviously after listening to their conversation.

"If senior has the same ability as Maya, I might consider it." Yukimura Seiichi smiled and looked at Mori Hisaburo with a playful look.

"Please spare me this unrealistic goal."

Maori Jusaburo immediately raised his hands in surrender. He didn't want to train hard just to improve his strength.

"Hmph, senior is so lazy and has no ambition at all." Sanada was as dissatisfied as ever with Mori Jusaburo's lazy attitude.

"Yes, yes, you are right."

"Tsk..."

Yukimura Seiichi looked at the two people arguing with a smile, as if he was used to it.

But he didn't let the two of them continue like this. After a while, he spoke up to stop them and said, "Okay, it's about time. We should go back."

"kindness."

Everyone at Rikkai University nodded, and Sanada also left them and walked to the front of the team, leading the large group to leave the venue in an orderly manner and get on a special car back to school.

Chapter 28 Corrupt Traditional System

"78, 79, 80..."

Early in the morning, in the spacious courtyard, Yuuki Maya was shirtless and doing his daily physical training.

100 squat jumps, 100 half squat jumps, 100 half squat shoulder exercises, 5 sets of supine exercises, 30 times each, 5 sets of prone exercises, 30 times each.

This is his compulsory physical training class every morning.

After a while, all the projects were finished, and he stood up slowly, keeping his breathing rhythmic.

After taking a few deep breaths, Maya Yuuki wiped the sweat from her face and felt the changes in her body after the exercise.

In fact, with his current physical strength, he only needs to do some basic warm-up exercises every day to keep his body active.

However, Maya Yuuki has become accustomed to this kind of high-intensity training and has long regarded it as a part of her life.

"Maya, breakfast is ready." Eri Yuuki's gentle voice came from inside the house.

"Okay mom, I'll go take a shower first."

Maya Yuuki responded immediately, turned around and walked into the bathroom inside the house and took a quick shower.

Then he put on the khaki Rikkai University uniform, walked to the restaurant, and sat at his seat.

Across from him, his father Yuuki Taketo had finished his breakfast and was drinking tea. When he saw Yuuki Maya sitting down, he stopped what he was doing and asked, "How is it going? Are you confident about today's game?"