The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Inui Sadaharu is the first singles player that Seigaku will play.

Originally, Inui Sadaharu was not a starter, and most of the time he acted as a team assistant with the regular players of Seigaku.

However, ever since the Metropolitan University Seigaku lost to Hyotei, Ryuuzaki Sumire is well aware that Seigaku's lineup has major flaws, and there is a lot of room for improvement in both doubles and singles.

Therefore, in an internal practice match, Inui Sadaharu, who defeated many junior high school seniors, was promoted to the main selection as an exception to prepare for the Kanto Conference.

Of course, the reason for making an exception is naturally because Inui Sadaharu is a sophomore player, which means he is ready for combat, so the junior high school seniors in the tennis club do not object.

He slowly put down the notebook in his hand, took off his coat, put on a wrist guard, adjusted his glasses and said confidently: "In this match, the probability of Qingxue winning is undoubtedly 99%."

"Eh? Why is it 99%? Shouldn't it be 100%?" Kikumaru Eiji expressed his doubts.

"Because someone lost a doubles match, my 100% probability dropped to 99%," Inui Sadaharu hinted meaningfully.

"Fuck! You bastard—"

Kikumaru Eiji was a little excited and wanted to argue, but was held down by a big rock beside him.

"Okay, Eiji, we were just joking when we talked about him." Oishi Shuichiro hurriedly comforted him.

After teasing Kikumaru Eiji, Inui Sadaharu walked into the stadium without saying a word.

"Now we will start the first singles match. Please take your positions, both players."

Finally, today's match between Yamabuki and Seigaku has come to the deciding game. The result of this game will be decided by the first singles of both sides.

Outside the field, in the Rikkai University team, Yanagi Renji looked at Inui Sadaharu off the field and sighed slightly: "Inui, I didn't expect you to choose to join there."

"Liu, is this a friend you know?" Marui Bunta asked curiously after hearing Yanagi Renji's tone.

"Yes, he was my good friend before I transferred to Kanagawa, and he was my doubles partner."

Yanagi Renji narrowed his eyes, as if he was lost in his memories.

At the time, he was still a student at Midorikawa Third Elementary School. The doubles team he formed with Inui Sadaharu was invincible among their peers and had no rivals at all.

But now, one of them has become famous throughout the country at Rikkai University, while the other has remained unknown at Seigaku until now.

"If he is a good friend of Liu, his strength should be quite good. I want to take a good look." Marui Bunta looked towards the court with some anticipation.

Inside the stadium, the game had already started for some time.

It was thought that the two schools would put on an exciting game in this final match, but the situation on the court surprised most of the spectators.

It was still a one-sided situation. After the two doubles matches, Yamabuki Junior High School was beaten up by Seigaku during the singles match.

"For this ball, the opponent's forehand swing angle is 56 degrees. The probability of hitting a diagonal straight shot is 72%, the probability of hitting a diagonal shot is 15%, and the probability of hitting a lob is..."

On the court, every time Sadaharu Inui hit the tennis ball back, he would mutter some statistics.

Often, his opponent's actions are just as he said, and he basically predicts them successfully.

"This ball, according to his habit..."

Like a puppet, the top singles player of Yamabuki Junior High School did not escape Inui Sadaharu's data network throughout the entire game, and his underwear was completely seen.

After a while, the competition came to an end.

"The game is over. Inui Sadaharu wins. The score is 6 to 1."

"The total score of the game is Yamabuki Junior High School 2 to Seishun College 3. Seishun College won this game and they will advance to next week's game."

The referee announced the result, which also meant that Qingxue had the last laugh in this duel.

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In the past few days, I saw many people leaving comments saying they didn't quite believe that Seigaku could beat Yamabuki. It seemed like everyone underestimated Seigaku's strength because they were poisoned by the anime version.

In the comics, Seigaku's results in the second year were runner-up in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament and top four in the Kanto Tournament. Although it did not mention whether they went to the national tournament, many details in the comics implicitly pointed to the possibility that Seigaku went to the national tournament in their second year, but it was kept secret and not made clear whether they went or what their results were in the national tournament that year.

Because according to the settings mentioned in the official book, the Kanto region has five basic places plus an extra place given by Rikkai University as one of the top four, which makes a total of 6 places. As one of the top four in Kanto, Seigaku is definitely eligible to participate in the national conference, unless they don't want to go.

There is another detail in the comics. Shiraishi knew Tezuka last year. How could a person who goes to a school in the Kansai region know Tezuka in Kanto for no reason?

In the main story, Inui Sadaharu said very clearly that the reason they won against Yamabuki the following year was that they lost the first two doubles matches, then Tezuka III turned the tide in the singles match, and then they also won the next two singles matches.

Yamabuki's singles were even weaker than Seigaku's at that time. It can be basically confirmed that, except for two doubles teams and Sengoku, the singles strength of the remaining players of Yamabuki was not as good as that of Seigaku's unknown third-year junior high school players.

Chapter 51: Creating "Intelligence Sanada"?

"Finally we won. I almost thought we were going to be eliminated in the first round."

In the preparation area of ​​Seigaku, after seeing Inui Sadaharu win the first singles match without any suspense, Oishi Hide finally felt relieved.

His original sense of guilt for losing the game was slightly alleviated as a result.

But after the game, Shuichiro Oishi secretly made up his mind that he would never hold the team back and he would work harder to improve his level.

"Everyone has worked hard, take a break, and we will go back to school together after we finish lining up."

Ryuzaki Sumire clapped her hands and signaled. At her urging, the joy that had risen in the hearts of everyone in Qingxue quickly cooled down, and they began to organize their belongings in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, the atmosphere in the preparation area of ​​Yamabuki Junior High School was a little heavy, and several regular students in the third year of junior high school could not hold back and began to cry.

For them, their three-year junior high school tennis career has come to an end. Yamabuki, who couldn't even get past the first round, lost the qualification to compete for the fifth or sixth place.

Their summer ended before it even arrived.

"I'm sorry, seniors. I wish I could be stronger..." Sengoku Kiyosumi was in low spirits. He couldn't accept that this would be the ending of Yamabuki Junior High School today.

Last year he managed to make it to the national conference, but today he was eliminated in the first round of the Kanto conference. The gap between them caused him to feel a huge psychological gap.

"Okay, kids, this is what happens when you're not as skilled as your opponents. In your long lives, this kind of situation will always happen at any time." Kan'ya Banda used a kind tone to soothe the players' fragile hearts.

"I just hope you remember that you shouldn't deny yourself because of a failure, and work hard to make yourself stronger."

Everyone in Yamabuki nodded in unison in response to the words of their respected coach.

"You must work hard next year and take us with you." A senior in the third grade of junior high school wiped away his tears and advised.

"Don't worry, senior, we will never let this happen again next year." Minami Kentaro stepped forward and said.

With the guidance of Kan'ya Banda, the atmosphere at Yamabuki Junior High School gradually became less heavy, and they began to pack their belongings and prepare to line up.

And Kan'ya Banda, who was sitting in his seat and had not yet stood up, felt a little melancholy.

In fact, in his eyes, if nothing unexpected happens, Yamabuki's strength will give them a great chance to enter the national tournament this year. However, he never expected that after avoiding the seeded teams in three regions, they would actually run into a freak team like Seigakuen.

"The problem of singles cannot be ignored after all."

Kan'ya Banda shook his head secretly. The current configuration of Yamabuki is already the best that the entire Yamabuki Junior High School can offer. If they want to further optimize it, they can only look for talents in other schools.

It's time to move these old bones.

A thought flashed through Banda Mikiya's mind, and he knew that he could no longer sit there and wait for death.

He is well aware that the current youth team is still very young and many players are only playing in their first year, but he has already seen great potential in these youth players.

It’s so hard to win today. If Yamabuki doesn’t change, it will be even harder to win next year.

"Thanks for your hard work--"

The two teams lined up face to face, saluted each other, and then left the court.

After the game ended, people in the audience left one after another.

"Sanada, we should go."

When Maya Yuuki saw that Genichirō Sanada was still looking in the direction of Seigaku, she spoke up to remind him.

It's easy to tell who he was looking at. It could only be Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Genichirō Sanada nodded when he heard this, and then everyone from Rikkai University left the stadium together.

On the way, the people walking talked about the game that had just happened.

"That Seigaku player, Tezuka Kunimitsu, is really amazing, especially the technique at the end that made the tennis ball come back to him, it's so amazing."

Marui Bunta sighed, saying that today he had really broadened his horizons. He didn't expect that in addition to their Rikkai University, there were such strong players in Kanto.

"How can he not be amazing? After all, he is the one who defeated Sanada." Yuki Mayo followed casually.

"Forehead……"

The expression on Marui Bunta's face froze, and he glanced guiltily at Sanada Genichirō who had a stern face behind him, and was somewhat afraid to respond to what Yuuki Maya said.

There are occasional rumors among the regular players of Rikkai University that Genichirō Sanada once lost to Kunimitsu Tezuka, and it is considered an urban legend of the tennis club.

"What are you afraid of, Marui? Sanada is not the kind of person who won't admit failure, right Sanada?" Yuuki Maya found it a little funny to see Marui Bunta looking so cowardly.

"By the way, what is the name of that technique that forces the tennis ball to return to one's side?" Compared to Marui Bunta's nonsense, Niou Masaharu was more concerned about the essence of this ball.

"That move is called Field. It is the famous skill of former Japanese professional player Echizen Nanjiro." Before Sanada Genichirō could speak, Yuuki Maya answered the question for others.

He narrated: "The so-called domain is to add a special spin to the tennis ball, so that no matter where the opponent's return ball hits on the court or how it is returned, it will eventually fly back to the performer. It is a very high-end rotation technique."

"At that time, one of the reasons why Sanada lost to Tezuka Kunimitsu was that he was unable to crack the domain."

Of course, what Maya Yuuki did not say was that most of the reason why Genichirō Sanada lost to Kunimitsu Tezuka was because after the field, Kunimitsu Tezuka used the power that he had honed to his utmost to hit the return ball on the tennis ball, and Genichirō Sanada was simply unable to receive it.

However, we must give face to Genichirō Sanada.

"Just hearing you say that makes me feel very powerful, but from your tone, you don't seem to be afraid of this area." Niou Masaharu keenly noticed that there was not much awe in Yuuki Maya's tone when she spoke.

"You discovered me, but you're right, the domain is not invincible."

Yuuki Maya raised her index finger and said, "It's very simple to crack the domain. The first step is to eliminate the special spin on the tennis ball, and the second step is to hit a return ball that the opponent can't catch."

"At that time, I used the second method."

Maya Yuuki recalled that at that time, she did not have any good way to break Tezuka Kunimitsu's domain, and could only choose the rogue style of fighting with great force and flying bricks, and fired a full-power Holy Destruction Arrow that Tezuka Kunimitsu's arm could not withstand.

As long as the tennis ball cannot be hit back, Tezuka Kunimitsu will not be able to use the Thousand Hammers to add double the power to the tennis ball to counterattack.

"Speaking of which, Sanada, I now have a method that can effectively crack the field. Do you want to learn it?"

Speaking of fields, Yuuki Maya suddenly thought that since Tezuka has now become "Healthy Tezuka", why doesn't he try to turn Sanada Genichirō into "Intelligence Sanada"?

……

The length of Qingxue is indeed long. The original intention was to restore the plot that was briefly mentioned in the main story...

Chapter 52 Special Training Plan for All Staff

"What did you say?!"

Genichirō Sanada's expression paused, as if he couldn't follow Maya Yuuki's somewhat unconventional thoughts.

"Let's talk about it during the club activity tomorrow. I happen to have some plans to share with everyone." Yuuki Maya waved his hand to end the topic. There was still a week until the second round of the Kanto Tournament, which was enough time for him to do something.

"By the way, Liu, you have recorded the data of the previous game, right?"

"Of course. Rikkai University never underestimates any potential opponent, not to mention the school where the players that even Sanada values ​​are from." Yanagi Renji nodded and said seriously, "However, I didn't catch up with the first two games of Seigaku, so I need some feedback from you, Yuuki."

"No problem, sit with me in the car later and I'll tell you."

"Alright."

The Rikkai Public School staff returned to the entrance of the conference, boarded the shuttle bus, and set off back to school.

……

The next day, a new school week began.

After 6 boring classes, it was time for the daily club activities.

Inside the tennis club, on the starting court, all the starting players except Mori Jusaburo have gathered here.

However, they did not start looking for opponents to practice with as usual, but instead gathered together.

"So, Yuki, what do you want to tell us?" Marui Fumita asked, tilting his head.

Yuuki Maya took out a stack of papers from her tennis bag and handed them to everyone present. She then explained, "This is the personal training program I have been doing from last year to this year. My suggestion is to cancel the previous training program and replace it with what is written on this piece of paper."

When everyone heard that this was the exercise program that Maya Yuuki usually used, they all turned their attention to their hands and looked at the contents carefully.

"Pfft, this training volume is really abnormal." Niou Masaharu felt tremendous pressure after just a glance.

Long distance sprint 100 meters, 4 times in a group, 5 groups.