The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"That should be it. The one next to him wearing a black hat should be [Emperor] Genichirō Sanada."

"..."

Putting aside those provocative school representatives, the other participating representatives were also observing everything silently. When they saw the people from Rikkai University appear, they had different thoughts.

"Oh? You're not talking anymore. Did the guy from Kyoto Maikosaka over there beat us by even one point in last year's elimination match?"

"And that guy from Nara Prefecture, Kabuto, if I remember correctly, we defeated him 5-0 last year."

"Also, my old friend Mu Zhiteng, it seems that you didn't even see the players after our fourth game in the finals last year. Do you need me to help you recall it?"

"Given your strength, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether our minister is on the list or not."

"...Are you all silent? Or are you afraid to speak in front of us - you rubbish."

After responding to the school representatives who had challenged her one by one, Yuuki Maya sneered with a cold and arrogant expression.

The faces of the several school representatives who were named turned pale, but no matter how angry they were, no one said a word. They endured it silently, closed their mouths and stopped talking.

"Hiss—good, that's amazing."

When Oishi Shuichiro saw how aggressive the representative of Rikkai University was, the few people who had spoken just now did not dare to talk back. He understood even more clearly how great the influence of Rikkai University was in the country.

At the same time, it also became clear that Kanto's reputation seemed to be entirely supported by Rikkai University.

Those other schools only regarded Rikkai University as their rival and did not take other Kanto schools seriously at all.

"So, this is how Kanto is viewed by other regions?"

Oishi Shuichiro secretly clenched his fists and made up his mind to let other schools know at this national conference that in addition to Rikkai University, other schools in Kanto are equally outstanding.

"Don't waste time talking to those guys, let's go." Genichirō Sanada stood aside and reminded with an expressionless face.

Yuuki Maya nodded, glanced at the people who had arrived in the classroom, and then came to their seats in the first row with Sanada.

After a while, the representatives of the last school took their seats, and the official event staff in charge of field control walked onto the stage and announced the official start of the draw for this national conference.

If there is still one more update and it cannot be published, it will be put off until tomorrow.

Chapter 89: The draw is over, the situation of each group (make up for yesterday)

Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Tokai, Chugoku, Kitashinetsu, Tohoku, Shikoku.

Now in the large classroom, all 24 participating schools from nine regions are in place, and the staff begin to draw lots one by one.

The draw is divided into two rounds. The first round is to allocate the champions and runners-up from the four major regions of Kanto, Kansai, Tokai, and Kyushu, a total of 8 teams.

These eight teams are eligible to advance to the first round with a bye, so they will be allocated first.

Because the national conference is composed of four large groups, ABCD, and there are 8 small groups under them, these eight teams will not meet before the quarterfinals.

"Tokyo representative, Hyotei Academy."

"Representative from Osaka, Shitenhoji Temple."

"Kumamoto representative, Shishile."

"Representative from Kanagawa, Rikkai University High School."

"..."

After the staff read out the names of the eight teams one by one, representatives from these schools went on stage one after another to draw lots.

After watching Genichirō Sanada return to his seat after drawing lots, Maya Yuuki couldn't help but complain: "Sanada, you have really good luck."

Why did he say that? Because the number drawn by Genichirō Sanada was A1, which is the first position in Group A.

"Isn't it great? Rikkai University will definitely be first whether in the draw or in the competition." Genichirō Sanada said with a serious face.

Soon, all 8 teams finished.

In addition to Rikkai University which drew A1, Hyotei is B6, Kansai's champion Shitenhoji is D8, and Makunofuji is C2.

Shizile B8, Kuroshio C7, Dou A6, Liuliqiu B1.

After the seeded schools, the next step is the draw for the remaining 16 teams.

"Representative Yamaguchi, Hikojima Junior High School."

"Shizuoka representative, Josuin University High School Shimizu branch."

"Representative Kagawa, Kushimaki East Middle School."

"Fukuoka representative, Eagle City Academy."

"Tokyo representative, Seishun Academy."

"..."

As the non-seeded schools came on stage to draw lots one after another, the grouping situation gradually became clear.

The first thing Yuuki Maya paid attention to was the grouping situation of Rikkai University itself.

In Area A where Rikkai University is located, Yuuki Maya took a look at the names of those schools and could describe them in just eight words: chickens and pottery dogs, not worth mentioning.

On the contrary, in the semi-finals, it is foreseeable that they will meet this year's Kyushu champion, Shishiraku Junior High School from Kumamoto Prefecture.

It can be said that Shizile Middle School has been the champion of the Kyushu Division this year and has no rivals for the entire year. The reputation of the Kyushu Duo within its team has spread throughout the country.

Thinking of this, Maya Yuuki suddenly remembered that Hyotei seemed to be in Shishiro's group.

After taking another closer look at Group B, he saw that they were already observing a moment of silence for Keigo Atobe.

There is no other reason, because after Bingdi had a bye in the first round, his next opponent will be Shizile Middle School.

"Is it really that unlucky..."

In Maya Yuuki's heart, Hyotei's current strength is enough to make it into the top eight of the national tournament.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the luck is good.

But now it is obvious that Hyotei's draw luck is not very ideal, and I am afraid they will have to advance to the top 16 again this year.

After looking at the situation at Hyotei, Maya Yuuki couldn't help but go to see the situation at Seigaku.

After glancing back and forth a few times, he finally saw Qingxue's name in Group D.

Seigaku's draw position is D5, and its first round opponent is Echigodaira Second Junior High School from Niigata.

However, once Seigaku defeats this opponent, the next round facing him will be the Kansai champion from D8, Shitenhoji.

"It seems that in this year's Kanto, except for us, all other schools will be wiped out in the first and second rounds."

Maya Yuuki analyzed it and once again discovered that the situation of Kanto schools this year was almost the same as last year.

As for another of the Kanto top four teams, Rokkaku Junior High School, their draw position is A3 and they will face Rikkai University in the second round.

Maya Yuuki looked towards the seats of Seigaku, only to see Kunimitsu Tezuka still looking at the grouping table on the stage calmly.

Next to him, Oishi Shuichiro looked a little pale, because he was the one who drew the lots for Qingxue.

After the draw, Oishi Shuichiro naturally realized that their qualifying situation was not optimistic.

I can only say that he is worthy of being called a "God-like" drawing genius, as he was able to draw good teammates from the German team for the Japanese team in the subsequent U17 World Championship exhibition match.

If Seigaku continues to draw the lottery with Oishi Shuichiro, they will be really blessed next year.

……

Somewhere in the large classroom, Tetsuya Hara and Kuranosuke Shiraishi, representatives of Shitenhoji, were looking at the grouping table projected on the stage.

"It seems that we are lucky this year. We won't meet Rikkai University before the finals."

The current captain of the Shitenhoji Tennis Club, Tetsuya Hara, said in a relaxed tone that compared to last year when they were eliminated by Rikkai University in the semi-finals, this year the Shitenhoji will at least be runner-up.

"Hey, Minister, you seem to be very afraid of them." Shiraishi Kuranosuke said with his chin in his hand, looking playful.

"There's nothing we can do. Last year we lost to the opponent 3 to 1, and the guy who won that game is now in Rikkai University." Hara Tetsuya said helplessly.

"The Minister is talking about Mori-senpai, right? Why did Mori-senpai transfer to Rikkai University? If he had stayed, we would have a better chance of winning the championship this year."

Shiraishi Kuranosuke's eyes were full of curiosity. He had already imagined some secret entanglements between Mori Hisaburo and his own tennis club.

"You little brat, things are not as complicated as you think. Maori only left Kansai because of family reasons. As for why he joined Rikkai University, it may be because he looked down on other schools in Kanto."

Hara Tetsuya looked at Shiraishi's puzzled expression and explained speechlessly.

In fact, he did not feel uncomfortable at all about Mori Jusaburo joining Rikkai University. After all, in his eyes, Rikkai University was the only school in Kanto that did not humiliate Mori's strength.

In the classroom, after the drawing ceremony, representatives from each school stayed for a long time before leaving one after another.

Maya Yui and Genichirō Sanada got up and left. After walking out of the door, they ran into Keigo Atobe who had just finished a phone call.

Atobe Keigo's face didn't look very good, obviously because after seeing the result of the draw just now, he realized that Hyotei's qualifying situation was not optimistic.

After the two sides exchanged glances, they just nodded to each other in tacit understanding and there was no verbal communication.

They left first, and after looking down at the phone in his hand and thinking for a while, he signaled Oshitari Yuushi beside him to follow him, and then walked out of the gate of Rikkai University.

The phone call that Jibu just made was to mobilize his own connections and financial resources to find someone to collect the video recordings of Shizile's games this year.

Although time is tight, Bingdi urgently needs this important information, after all, it is related to their qualification.

Atobe doesn't want to be defeated in the second round of the national conference again this year.

Chapter 90: The National Conference Opens, First Day of Battle

On August 17, the National Conference opened.

This year's national conference will still be held in the Kansai region.

In fact, according to convention, this year's national conference should have been held in the Kanto region. Perhaps no one would have thought that last year it would be the Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School in Kanto that swept all the way to win the national conference championship.

However, the organizers of the conference have already drafted a compensation plan. No matter which region wins this year's championship, next year's event will be held in Kanto.

The people from Rikkai University had already set off for the venue in Kansai the day before, and had arrived at the competition venue before the opening ceremony on the morning of the 17th.

I met the representatives of those schools a few days ago, and this time they brought their teams into the venue one after another, waiting for the opening ceremony to end before starting the first round of competition today.

"Sanada, what are our arrangements after the opening ceremony?" Yuuki Maya asked casually while looking around in the team.

The reason why he asked this question was because today's first day of competition had nothing to do with Rikkai University or the other seven seeded teams.

Logically speaking, they only need to return to the hotel to rest after reporting on today's opening ceremony.

But now that I'm here, I can't just go back so easily.

"Nothing is planned. Liu said he will go to watch some school games and update his intelligence and data on the spot."

"As for the others, they should all have their own plans."

Genichirō Sanada actually didn't have too many plans for today. He planned to watch the game for a while and then find an unused court to do some warm-up exercises to keep his touch.

"Is that so? Then I'll act alone from now on." Yuuki Maya nodded slightly.

"Hey, Yuuki, which school's match are you going to watch later? Kirihara and I will go with you."

Marui Bunta came over at some point, and behind him, Kirihara Akaya had a confused expression on his face.

This was also Kirihara Akari's first time attending a national convention, so he was a little confused about what to do next and could only choose to follow Marui Bunta, with whom he had a good relationship.

"No problem, let's go together." Yuuki Maya replied with a smile.

"You guys go ahead. I'll go back to the hotel and sleep. I'll take care of lunch myself."

Maori Jusaburo seemed to have no interest in watching the games of other schools. Even though it was still daytime, he was already yawning.

"Oh, I remember that Senior Mori is from Kansai. Don't you need to reminisce with your old friends after returning here?" Kirihara Akaya asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"What's there to talk about with those guys? Besides, we've already met them when we went back on vacation. There's no need to go through the trouble again."

Maori Jusaburo looked as if he was in trouble. After all, when the summer vacation just started, he returned to his hometown in Kansai and met his former companions.

Half an hour later, the opening ceremony ended and, led by the staff, the teams that were required to compete today headed to their respective venues.

The teams that did not need to compete today also dispersed.

After the opening ceremony, Hyotei and his group immediately boarded a luxurious private bus and left the venue directly.

Hisaburo Mori also left the team, said goodbye to the others, and left on foot.