The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"Rikkai University welcomes your challenge at any time, as long as you can do it."

Genichirō Sanada said with a calm expression that the fact that he was still full of fighting spirit after losing the game made him look up to Keigo Atobe.

After a brief exchange of words, the two returned to their respective teams.

Atobe Keigo pondered as he walked, already thinking about what he would do after losing this game.

"It's not just Hyotei's overall strength, my own personal strength is also lacking a lot..."

"Perhaps, after the national convention is over, I should go to England again...?"

Atobe Keigo fell into deep thought. Today's match made him reflect more on his shortcomings.

He knew better than anyone that in the current Rikkai University, Sanada's strength might only rank third.

And once their captain Seiichi Yukimura returns, the thought of Rikkai University's three singles matches will be terrifying enough.

……

On the other side, after Genichirō Sanada returned to the team, he found that Maya Yuuki and the others had already packed their backpacks.

"I've packed all your things, let's go directly to receive the prize." Renji Yanagi handed Genichirō Sanada's tennis bag to him.

"Well, after receiving the award, we will go to the hospital to see Yukimura together." Genichirō Sanada instructed after taking the tennis bag.

"Of course, we have already discussed this matter a long time ago." Yuuki Maya smiled helplessly, and the others nodded.

After chatting for a while, everyone began to line up and then headed to the award ceremony venue under the leadership of Sanada.

There are four teams coming to the field, namely——

Champion, Kanagawa Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School

Runner-up, Tokyo Hyotei Academy

Top Four, Tokyo Seishun Gakuen

Top Four, Chiba Rokkaku Junior High School

Only these four teams will be awarded trophies, medals and banners. The champion Rikkai University and the runner-up Hyotei will qualify for a bye in the first round of the national conference one month later as seeded schools in the Kanto region.

The tedious award ceremony ended after a while, and the four teams dispersed after the ceremony.

However, in a sense, the Kanto Conference has not yet completely ended at this point.

Because there are still two spots available for the national conference.

The fifth and sixth qualifying matches will be held at the same venue this afternoon, but they will be considered play-offs, so there won't be as many people watching in the morning.

"Atobe, I hope your team can achieve good results in this year's national conference." Genichirō Sanada said to Keigo Atobe as he left.

"Humph, of course. Hyotei's goal this year is to enter the finals." Atobe Keigo regained his imperial tone: "Don't wait until we enter the finals and find out that our opponent is not you."

"That kind of thing can't happen." Genichirō Sanada replied with a straight face, then turned around and led the team away.

"Tsk, let's go too." Atobe Keigo was also very tactful and left with Hyotei's huge team.

Off the field.

Watching the four Kanto teams disbanding, a white-haired boy wearing a yellow-green uniform and with a bandaged arm murmured with a smile, "Sure enough, this year our biggest rival of Shitenhoji is still Rikkai University."

While the white-haired boy was still thinking, the phone in his pocket rang.

"Hello, it's Ash, what's wrong?"

"Oh, your game is over too. What's the score... three to one?"

"Okay... I get it... What's going on here? The champion of Kanto is still Rikkai University, so there's no suspense in the match."

"What?! You come directly over the day after tomorrow...Okay, I understand. That's it. I'm hanging up."

“Beep, beep—”

The white-haired boy hung up the phone, took one last look at the situation on the court, turned around and left with his tennis bag without any lingering feelings.

……

At the entrance of the venue, after dismissing the other members of the Rikkai University Tennis Club who came to cheer, Yuuki Maya and others got on the bus to the hospital.

"Minister Yukimura will definitely be very happy to see this championship trophy." Kirihara Akaya said with a smile on his face, holding the golden medal hanging around his neck with his teeth.

"That's for sure. I'm sure Yukimura will have fewer worries and troubles in his heart after seeing this trophy." Marui Bunta laughed while holding the golden trophy in his hand.

He was the one who took the trophy for the last national conference, and he was also the one who kept the trophy for the Kanto conference on the way.

"Marui, don't be too relaxed. You should know that our ultimate goal has never been to win the Kanto Tournament." Genichirō Sanada reminded calmly, as if winning the Kanto Tournament championship did not cause him much emotional fluctuation.

"Sanada is right. The national championship is the biggest test for us this year. And just now during the time when we were competing, many schools in Kansai came to spy on us."

Although Yanagi Renji did not play today, while watching the game in the preparation area, he had already discovered many people who came to gather intelligence.

"Phew, I see several familiar faces among them. I think they were the same ones last year." Niou Masaharu added.

"It doesn't matter. Even without Yukimura, we can still win the national championship this year."

"Hehe, we are invincible..."

"Kirihara, why are you so happy? You can't play again."

"Forehead……"

“Pfft, Kirihara looks like he’s about to cry.”

"No way! Come on, Maori-senpai, stop sleeping! We're almost at the station."

"Huh, huh..."

"..."

After a long time, the bus stopped at the platform near Jinjing General Hospital.

After getting off the car, Yuuki Maya, Sanada Genichirō and others walked into the inpatient building together.

I looked through the chart in the official book and found out that the champion and runner-up of Kanto are both eligible to advance to the first round bye. I previously thought that only the champion had this qualification.

Chapter 86: Visiting Yukimura, the Prototype of Sanada's Six Secret Techniques

In a ward on a certain floor.

Yukimura Seiichi's bed was surrounded by a group of young men of all kinds.

“You guys have worked so hard to win this championship.”

In Yukimura Seiichi's hand, was the trophy handed to him by Marui Bunta. He gently stroked the body of the trophy, feeling the familiar metal texture on it.

Listening to Genichirō Sanada's account of the entire Kanto Conference, Seiichi Yukimura smiled gently.

As expected, it was not beyond his expectations. Even without him, Rikkai University's strength was still the best in Kanto.

Perhaps the overall strength has been affected, but it is not something other schools can challenge.

"Yukimura, don't worry, winning the Kanto Tournament is just the beginning."

Genichirō Sanada looked at the other party with a firm tone and said, "We will also win the national championship this year. When the time comes, everyone will gather here again and bring the national championship trophy here."

"Haha, of course I trust you. No one can take the national championship away from us." Yukimura Seiichi said with a smile.

"I've put the fruit by the bed. How are you doing now? What did the doctor say?"

Before coming in, Yuuki Maya bought some gifts of comfort at the fruit shop downstairs. After he placed the fruit basket at the head of Yukimura Seiichi's bed, he asked about the other party's situation.

At this point he couldn't help but complain that fruits in Japan were really expensive. Even though he wasn't short of pocket money, he still felt a little pain.

In response to Maya Yuuki's question, Seiichi Yuki's expression froze, but because it was so subtle, no one present noticed anything unusual except Maya Yuuki.

"The doctor said that my condition is very stable now. I'm expected to be discharged from the hospital before the New Year." Yukimura Seiichi said with a smile, looking in good condition.

However, Yuuki Maya's heart sank as he discovered a clue. However, he did not point it out on the spot. Instead, he silently observed the other party's every move.

"That's good. When Yukimura returns next year, we will work together to achieve Rikkai University's goal of winning the national championship three times in a row." After hearing the news given by Yukimura Seiichi, the anxiety in the hearts of Sanada Genichirō and others was relieved.

After a long time, because they couldn't stay in the ward for long, at the urging of the nurse, they said goodbye to Seiichi Yukimura who was lying on the hospital bed.

Watching his friends leave one by one and closing the door, Yukimura Seiichi, who had been smiling, slowly lowered the corners of his mouth.

He looked at the championship medal in his hand, and after a moment of silence, he thought about what the doctor had said to him today.

[Your condition is more serious than we thought. Even if you are cured, you may not be able to continue to do some high-intensity sports.]

[If surgery is performed, the risk is very high, and we cannot guarantee how long the rehabilitation training process will take.]

[In short, with the current hospital technology, these are the solutions we can offer. Please discuss this with your family.]

"what!!!!"

Yukimura Seiichi roared in venting his anger.

Outside the ward, everyone from Rikkai University who should have left were now standing silently outside the door.

It was Yuuki Maya who secretly used gestures to prevent everyone from leaving immediately.

"Yukimura..."

Genichirō Sanada lowered the brim of his hat, and the expression on his face was no longer as calm as before, but he was not a fool, and everyone present could understand the meaning of his unwilling roar.

After a while, without going in to disturb Yukimura Seiichi, everyone from Rikkai University left the inpatient department with heavy hearts.

……

A few days later, in the tennis club of Rikkai University.

Now it's time for club activities, and we're on the practice field.

Niou Masaharu and Yagyu Hiroshi were feeding the ball to each other in a court. Near them, Marui Bunta was running around the court with a weight on his back.

On another court, the scene suddenly changed, with lightning and thunder.

Maya Yuuki tapped his toes and moved with a special pace. After a few steps, he caught up with a flash of lightning. He raised his racket and swung it to stop the lightning from moving forward.

The lightning struck the racket, making a loud bang.

However, this powerful return ball did not escape from Maya Yuuki's racket, and after a moment of stalemate, it was hit back to the other half of the court.

The reflected lightning struck Genichirō Sanada's feet before flying out of bounds in an irregular trajectory and landing on the ground.

The two people practicing on this field are Yuuki Maya and Sanada Genichirō.

"Sanada, when you launched the thunder, the amplitude of your movements was too obvious. The path of the ball seemed rough and complicated, but it was easy for people to guess where the ball would land."

After this ball was over, Yuuki Maya put down her racket and commented.

At the other end of the court, Sanada slowly put down the racket that he was holding with both hands as if holding a knife, and let out a breath.

"You're right, Yuuki, but I think other than you, no one else would be able to react even if they saw it."

When Yuuki Maya heard this, he knew that there was nothing wrong with what the other party said. Most of the national-level players would not be able to respond even if they saw the thunder, but outside of Rikkai University, there was someone who could do it easily.

"Sanada, if it's just a thunder like this, Tezuka can also fight back." Maya Yuuki said without any concealment.

"what?!"

Genichirō Sanada's face changed. If it were someone else, his expression might be surprised but not ugly. However, if that person was Kunimitsu Tezuka, then it would be a different story.

"Don't believe it? Next time, I won't use Fei Lian Jiao to chase the thunder. Instead, I will use Tezuka's method to receive your thunder." Yuuki Maya knew that it was useless to just talk, and he had to see it with his own eyes.

"Okay, I'll see how Tezuka will respond." Genichirō Sanada was a little skeptical.

Then, Genichirō Sanada prepared to serve, and before he served, a soft white light suddenly emanated from Maya Yuuki's body, and starlight covered his entire body.

"This is?!"

Seeing the sudden change in Yuuki Maya, Genichirō Sanada was shocked.

"You know, one of Tezuka's three doors of selflessness is the limit of talent." Yuuki Maya said calmly: "Come on, serve, this ball will end in 3 goals."

Sanada put aside his doubts and immediately served the ball as fast as the wind.

Then Yuki Maya simply counterattacked and hit the tennis ball straight back in front of Sanada Genichirō.

Then there was a flash of lightning, and a winding and rugged lightning struck Yuuki Maya's backcourt.

However, at the same time as the lightning struck, Yuuki Maya had already arrived behind the tennis ball at some point and swung the racket towards the point where the ball would land.

thump.