The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Genichirō Sanada nodded, stood up and walked to the stage. At the staff's signal, he reached into the box marked Area A.

"Rikkai University, number one."

After drawing the numbers, Sanada walked off the stage and returned to his seat.

Afterwards, the remaining two seed schools were also drawn one after another.

"Hyotei, No. 9"

"Hexagon, No. 15"

After the three schools were assigned, people from other participating schools began to whisper in the audience.

"You must not be drawn into Group A..."

"Nonsense, who wants to be in the same district as Rikkai University?"

"Hyotei is still quite lucky this year. They won't meet Rikkai University before the finals, so they are sure to be the runner-up."

"Hey, that's hard to say. Chiba Prefecture's Rokkaku is quite strong. It's not certain who will make it to the finals."

"..."

Atobe Keigo frowned, this little noise couldn't be hidden from his ears.

"What a bunch of noisy bastards."

His expression was cold, and he spoke without any concealment.

The representatives from other schools sitting around him obviously felt a chill emanating from Atobe Keigo's body and consciously shut their mouths and dared not speak.

"Number 12, si car"

"Number 6, Kasumi is fourth"

"No. 16, Dakou South"

"Number 8, Yamabuki Junior High School"

"..."

As the draws for each school were completed, the battle schedule for the entire Kanto Conference became clearer and clearer.

"Seishun Academy, number 7."

After another school drew lots, Genichirō Sanada raised his eyebrows and looked at the left half of the match table.

There are two areas in the left half, Area A for numbers 1 to 4, and Area B for numbers 5 to 8. At this moment, Qingxue has been assigned to the half with Rikkai University.

Kunimitsu Tezuka looked at his senior with an expressionless face as he walked down from the stage. The other's face was pale.

It’s no wonder he did that, because this lot was truly a “good lot” for Qingxue.

In the first round, they will face Yamabuki Junior High School, who they narrowly defeated in the fifth round in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament.

Then, if they can successfully advance to the quarterfinals, they will face the previous Kanto champion Rikkai University in the semi-finals.

It can be said that there was not an easy battle along the way.

Even if Tezuka Kunimitsu remained calm even when faced with a catastrophe, he would still feel heavy-hearted.

This qualifying format is so difficult.

"The draw ceremony for this Kanto Conference has ended. The time for the competition will be..."

On the stage, after the ceremony, the staff chattered on and on about some precautions.

Afterwards, the staff announced the end of the event, and representatives from various schools left the classroom one after another.

Chapter 41: The Kanto Conference opens, Yuuki Maya's proposal

Maya Yuuki and Genichirō Sanada left the classroom and met the representative of Seigaku who had not left yet.

If it were any other time, Genichirō Sanada might have stopped and said a few words when he saw Kunimitsu Tezuka, but at this moment he was definitely not in the mood to do so.

But he didn't ignore the other person and walked away. He still stopped and said when passing by: "Tezuka, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Sanada." Tezuka Kunimitsu replied calmly, not surprisingly.

"Good luck in the next game. I'll leave first." Genichirō Sanada said meaningfully, then walked away.

Maya Yuuki didn't say anything, just glanced at Kunimitsu Tezuka, then turned and left.

Watching the two people leave, Kunimitsu Tezuka felt something was strange, especially the appearance of Genichirō Sanada, which was very unusual.

In the distance, Keigo Atobe was answering a call on his cell phone.

"Are you sure this is true...Okay...let's do this for now."

Slowly putting down the phone, Atobe Keigo's eyes became brighter. Just now, his men reported a piece of news about Yukimura Seiichi being hospitalized.

After confirming the authenticity of the matter, Atobe Keigo was overjoyed. At the moment, this matter was obviously not yet known to the outside world, and the transmission of news was not that fast.

With Yukimura Seiichi absent, the strength of the Kanto King has been weakened, which is great news for Hyotei.

"It seems that even God is on my side."

Atobe Keigo laughed wildly. If things developed like this, he felt it was hard to say who would win the Kanto Conference this year.

……

A week later, it was time for the Kanto Conference to open.

The atmosphere in the entire junior high school community, which had originally cooled down a bit, gradually began to heat up with the opening of the Kanto Conference, and soon reached a boiling point.

After all, all the schools that are able to participate in the Kanto Conference have passed through layers of cruel screening.

It can be said that it is the top school in each county, and its level is not something that can be matched in previous regional competitions and county (metropolitan) conferences.

But because of this, the competition in the Kanto Conference is even more brutal.

Because the number of places allocated to each region for this year's national conference has already been determined, the basic number of places for the Kanto region is 5, and there was only one Kanto school among the top four schools last year, so there is only one additional place.

This means that out of the sixteen teams participating in the Kanto Conference this year, only the top six teams will be able to advance to the national conference.

The competition is extremely fierce. The worst thing is that the team that loses the first round doesn’t even have the chance to participate in the battle for fifth or sixth place.

Tsk, tsk, tsk——

The friction sound of tires braking was heard, and several buses stopped on the side of the road in front of the entrance to the Kanto Conference.

The car door slowly opened, and junior high school students in khaki uniforms walked out of the car one after another.

After all the staff got off the bus, they lined up in an orderly manner, then entered the conference venue neatly and went straight to the registration office of the conference.

This group of people were naturally the players of Rikkai University's tennis club, and their leader was none other than Genichirō Sanada.

“This is our lineup for today.”

Genichirō Sanada handed the form in his hand to the staff for registration. After getting confirmation, he immediately led everyone to their competition area to wait for the competition to begin.

Today is the first day of the Kanto Conference. According to the conference schedule, all teams only need to complete the first round of competition today, and the second round will continue in a week.

Today, Rikkai University Junior High School's first round opponent is Aihara Daiichi Junior High School, which is also from Kanagawa Prefecture.

They are old rivals, and the two sides have faced each other in the previous Kanagawa Prefecture Conference.

Because it is the first round, according to the rules, even if the team has won in advance, they still need to play the entire game.

This rule was also made to take into account the teams that lost the first round, which might have players who had finally made it to the Kanto Conference but were unable to play in the last two games because they were defeated 3-0. It is very humane.

But in Maya Yuuki's opinion, this rule seems to be somewhat detrimental to the mentality of the losing team.

Because the team that was beaten 3-0 showed that the difference in strength between the two sides was very large, and the remaining two matches were singles number two and singles number one. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for the ace player of the losing team if they had to play them in full?

"Hey, did you hear that..."

"Of course, the president of Rikkai University is ill and in the hospital, so he did not attend the Kanto Conference this time."

"Does this mean that Rikkai University will be dethroned this year?!"

"It's hard to say, but I think the chances are much better than in previous years. There are several very strong teams participating this time."

"..."

Just as Maya Yuuki and others were warming up in the player waiting area of ​​the competition venue, many onlookers in the surrounding audience seats were already talking about the matter.

The news of Yukimura Seiichi's illness had basically spread in the past few days. Basically, anyone who paid attention to the Kanto Tournament tennis team knew something about the situation.

"Tsk, Marui-senpai and his gang are so noisy." Kirihara Akaya gritted his teeth in annoyance.

"Don't worry about them. We will use practical actions to tell everyone that Rikkai University's strength cannot be questioned." Genichirō Sanada said coldly.

"Well, once the game starts, these people will shut up completely." On the bench, Yuuki Maya stretched her arms, crossed her hands behind her head and said indifferently.

Under Yanagi Renji's arrangement, Yuuki Maya was not included in the roster today, because they are too familiar with the opponent, and today's game is equivalent to killing an old acquaintance.

Then, Yuuki Maya seemed to have thought of something. He turned to look at Yanagi Renji and asked, "Yanagi, did you bring a timer today?"

"I brought it. Is there anything wrong?" Yanagi Renji replied in confusion.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of a good idea." Maya Yuuki's words attracted the attention of all the candidates present.

He raised a finger and continued, "Let's have an internal competition today. Today's games have to be played completely, so you guys can compete to see who can finish the game in the shortest time."

"What do you think of this proposal?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the others changed.

"Pfft, that sounds quite interesting. What do you think, Yagyu?" Niou Masaharu said with a fox smile on his face.

"Well, I think it's good." Yagyu Hiroshi responded lightly.

"Oh wow, this is quite interesting. Let's join in, Senior Mori." Marui Bunta was already eager to try.

"Huh?! It sounds troublesome, but it seems that it is not impossible to finish the game early and go to bed." After thinking about it, Maori Jusaburo seemed to sound pretty good.

"Hmph, Maye, your idea is good. I accept the challenge."

Genichirō Sanada chuckled. In his opinion, this was also a good way to intimidate other opponents. It was in line with the strategy of attacking the heart that he learned in military strategy.

"Since everyone agrees, let me make one more suggestion. In the first round, we are not allowed to take off our weights." Yanagi Renji added this point to make the race seem more fair.

Yanagi Renji's words were agreed upon by everyone, and the tone of this internal competition was set.

Only Kirihara Akaya was looking at them with horror. He now felt that this group of seniors seemed a little extreme.

A few minutes later, the broadcast in the venue sounded.

"The match between Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School and Aihara Daiichi Junior High School begins now."

"For the first match, please ask the players from the second doubles team of both teams to enter the competition venue as soon as possible—"

With this broadcast, Rikkai University's first battle in the Kanto Conference officially began.

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Chapter 42: Speedrunning, but it’s just the beginning

Always victorious, Rikkai University!

Always victorious, Rikkai University!

Always victorious, Rikkai University!

……

In the audience seats on the side of the Rikkai University players' seats, a group of students wearing khaki uniforms shouted slogans in unison.