The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Genichirō Sanada looked at Hisaburo Mori with an incredible look, unable to imagine that the other party would make such a request.

"Oh... This is such a headache. I don't know how to explain it."

Maori Juzaburo scratched his head vigorously, looking embarrassed and not knowing how to ease the embarrassment.

"It has something to do with Shitenhoji Temple."

At this moment, Maya Yuuki took the initiative to speak and gave Mori Hisaburo a way out.

"Hiss, Yuuki, your intuition is as accurate as ever... Yes, it is related to them. To be more precise, it is related to one of the men."

After being pointed out, Maori Jusaburo paused, then sighed and said with relief.

"In the current team of Shitenhoji, the only person who can be on the same level as you is Hara Tetsuya. I guess, do you two have any agreement?"

Like a private detective, Yuuki Maya inferred some possible clues from Mori's words and his social network.

"Yeah, yeah, you've been completely seen through. I think the title of Rikkai's Grand Military Strategist is more suitable for you, Yuuki." Mori Jusaburo made a joke awkwardly in order to avoid appearing too embarrassed.

"Based on the current situation, it is speculated that the senior and the man named Hara Tetsuya have agreed to have a one-on-one match in the finals without our knowledge. That's probably what it means."

Yanagi Renji calmly analyzed the existing situation and deduced a relatively reasonable reason.

"That's pretty much what Yanagi said, but it's not quite right. It didn't say it had to be the finals. I just didn't expect that we would meet Tetsuya and his team in the finals."

Maori Jusaburo explained and informed everyone present of the reason for the incident.

It turned out that when he returned to his hometown in Kansai at the beginning of the summer vacation, he had returned to Shitenhoji and met Hara Tetsuya.

The two chatted for a long time, and both understood that this year would be their last year, so they tacitly agreed to compete at the national conference.

After everyone finished listening, it took a long time before Yanagi Renji broke the silence.

"Everyone, please share your opinions. This is about the roster for the finals." Yanagi Renji said to everyone, "Especially Bunta, what do you think? After all, if Mori-senpai really goes to play singles, you won't be able to play."

As Yanagi Renji finished his words, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Marui Bunta.

Marui Bunta was a little uncomfortable for a moment as he was suddenly stared at by so many people. After he calmed down, he pondered for a moment and looked at the expectant eyes cast by Mori Jusaburo.

"In fact, with Maori-senpai's ability, he is more than capable of playing in the singles. I don't have any extra thoughts about whether I can play in the finals."

It would be a lie to say that Marui Bunta had no thoughts about not being able to play in the final, but when he thought about the fact that Mori Jusaburo was already in his last year of junior high school, it would be a shame if he couldn't fulfill his promise with his good friend.

"I'm sorry Marui, I'm so sorry." After listening to Marui Bunta's speech, Mori clasped his hands together and expressed his deepest apologies with a sincere expression.

"It's too early to say now. After all, it's useless even if I agree alone." Marui Bunta waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

It is indeed as he said, the consent of Marui alone is not enough. Rikkai University is a whole. Whether Mori Jusaburo can obtain the singles position as he wishes, the consent of the majority is also needed.

"I would like to ask you first, senior, have you agreed on which singles competition you will have?" Yanagi Renji did not make a direct statement, but asked back.

"At that time, I agreed with Tetsuya to play third singles. Maybe Tetsuya also understood that the third singles was the only singles position I could get at Rikkai University." Mori Hisaburo explained everything.

"Well, so that's how it is. Then my opinion is that as long as Marui has no objection, I have no objection either." Yanagi Renji nodded slightly to show his position.

"Let me say a few words."

Yuuki Maya followed Yanagi Renji and looked at Maori and said, "Since Yukimura was hospitalized, Maori-senpai has never missed a tennis club practice match. And every time he had a match, he completed the tasks assigned to him by the tennis club very seriously without complaining a word."

"So, this is the first time that Maori-senpai has spoken up and put forward his ideas, and it was an agreement between him and his friends."

"Having said that, I have no objection to your proposal, and even if you lose, it will not have any impact on Ritsukai University's victory."

After Yuuki Maya finished speaking, she glanced at the expressions of the other people around her.

Some seemed to be thinking about something, some nodded secretly, and some remained silent.

Then, the rest of the people expressed their ideas one by one, and then Yanagi Renji took the lead in voting.

There were 8 candidates in total, 5 votes in favor, 3 abstentions, and 0 votes against.

"Thank you all, juniors. Really, I must ask Zheye to treat everyone to a meal later. It really makes things difficult for me."

After seeing the result was settled, Mori Jusaburo breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, if everyone disagreed, he would not have any complaints, but would just feel a little bit sorry.

However, he knew very well that his request was actually very rude, and changing the lineup in the final was a taboo. Only because these younger students were tolerant of him would they agree to his request.

Maori Jusaburo secretly made up his mind that he must win tomorrow's game no matter what.

“Since the Maori school’s position has been moved to singles three, we will also have to make some changes to the remaining positions, and the most important thing is how our doubles two team should be combined.”

In fact, before Mori made the request, Yanagi Renji had already drawn up the roster for the final, and the doubles second pair was originally scheduled to be Marui Bunta and Mori Hisaburo.

"What do you think about Yanagi and Marui?" Genichirō Sanada expressed his opinion.

This group had teamed up before at the Kanto Conference, so they had a certain level of tacit understanding.

Sanada's words made Niou Masaharu and others nod subconsciously. This was indeed the best solution at the moment.

However, Yuuki Maya suddenly said at this moment: "I have an idea."

His words attracted the attention of other people in Rikkai University, and they were all waiting for his next words.

Yuuki Maya's eyes met with the others one by one, and he revealed his thoughts: "Let Yanagi and Kirihara take on the second doubles."

"Hey! Me?"

Kirihara Akaya, who had been a nobody all along, showed an expression of shock and disbelief when he heard what Yuki said.

Kirihara wasn't the only one with this expression. Even Sanada, who had been calm and composed until now, had a look of surprise and confusion in his eyes.

I fell asleep while writing...

Chapter 104 The dust has settled and the finals have begun (one chapter is missing)

Is it such a big deal?

This was the subconscious thought of Genichirō Sanada after hearing Maya Yuuki's proposal.

But after thinking about it carefully, I found that it is not impossible.

In Sanada's opinion, Shitenhoji will definitely make some different adjustments to the lineup for the finals, so it is not impossible for him to have a surprise doubles lineup.

"The coach of Shitenhoji is a resourceful man. He will definitely not arrange the formations step by step, so we can do the opposite." Yuuki Maya expressed his plan.

"My thought is that, knowing that Marui cannot team up with Mori-senpai, the opponent must have seen our previous match records and thought that we might team up with Marui and Yanagi, and must have a countermeasure against Marui and Yanagi."

"In that case, we might as well use Kirihara as a surprise attack to disrupt any countermeasures the other side might have prepared."

"Kirhara made rapid progress in his sparring with me before coming to the national tournament. He is already a tennis player who can stand out on his own in the Rikkai University team."

After Yuuki Maya finished speaking, Kirihara could be said to have tears in his eyes. He had never thought that his senior would one day praise him so much and give him the opportunity to compete in the finals of the national tournament.

Sanada, Yanagi, Niou and others all began to fall into deep thought.

It has to be said that they all felt that what the other party said made a lot of sense, especially Yanagi Renji, who felt that Yuki thought further than he did.

Because he had gotten to know the coach of Shitenbaoji, who was indeed a capable person. The good results that Shitenbaoji had achieved in Kansai in the past two years were absolutely inseparable from this person's planning.

"What Yuuki said makes sense, but since you have thought about it, why not tell everyone about the lineup plans for other positions as well." Yanagi Renji nodded first and said to Yuuki Maya in a serious tone.

"My idea is that if Mori-senpai is the singles No. 3, then I will be the singles No. 2, and Sanada will be the singles No. 1."

"As for the doubles, it's the same as before. The second doubles players will be Yanagi and Kirihara. The first doubles players will remain the same, Niou and Yanagi."

Maya Yuuki recited the list of people he had prepared in his mind one by one. In his mind, this lineup was basically a sure-win lineup.

With this lineup, even if Shitenhoji really planned to win in the first two games, Rikkai University will win the next three games without any surprise.

After he finished speaking, after a long while, Genichirō Sanada looked around and said, "Let's vote on Yuki's proposal."

"Swish"

Before Genichirō Sanada finished his words, Marui Bunta was the first to raise his hand to express his agreement.

"Kirhara, I'll let you play in the finals, so you must play well." Marui Bunta said to Kirihara Akaya with a smile.

"Marui-senpai..."

Kirihara Akari also choked up a little. He certainly understood vaguely the reason why Marui Bunta did this. It was not as if he really didn't want to play as he pretended.

Next, after Marui Bunta was the first to agree, everyone seemed to agree tacitly.

After the temporary list of finalists was finalized, everyone chatted about some things related to the finals, ended the dinner, and returned to the hotel to rest.

…………

next day

Still in the stadium yesterday, the finals of the national conference were about to begin.

The atmosphere at the venue was even more heated than yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon, Shitenhoji and Makinofuji reenacted the civil war in the Kansai Conference. Although the result was similar to what most people expected, the process was surprising.

Although Makinoto lost at the Kansai Tournament last month, he was still able to fight back and even won a game.

However, in the second match between the two sides at the national conference, Makinoto was defeated by Shitenhoji.

Moreover, the lineups of both sides in every match are exactly the same as those in the Kansai Tournament.

This means that Shitenhoji held back in the previous games, or that they have completely found the weaknesses of the opponent's players.

Most people are more willing to believe the former's guess than the latter.

This also makes the spectators who come to watch today's finals look forward to this fierce battle even more.

At this point in the competition, if there is any school that has the potential to stop Rikkai University from winning the national championship again this year, it must be Shitenhoji.

Several people from Qingxue were still sitting in the same seats today, waiting for the finals to begin.

Yesterday, they also witnessed with their own eyes how Rikkai University swept away Shishigaku, and also saw how Shitenhoji swept away Makunoteng just like Rikkai University.

"Inui, do you still hold the same prediction for today's final?" Fuji Shusuke asked casually with a smile on his face as he looked at Inui Sadaharu beside him.

"Well, I still think the same as before. Shitenhoji has basically assumed that it will lose a game. Rikkai University is also stronger in overall strength. The chances of winning two to three levels are already very high."

Inui Sadaharu closed the notebook he carried with him, confident in his prediction.

"Tezuka, what do you think?" Fuji Shusuke turned his head and looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu who was keeping a calm expression on the other side.

"..."

Tezuka Kunimitsu did not reply to Fuji Shusuke immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and slowly said, "If Shitenhoji's singles lineup is still the same as when they played against us, they will probably be completely wiped out."

"What?! The opponent is the Kansai champion after all. Is the gap between them and Rikkai University really that big?" Kikumaru Eiji was confused for a moment.

Because what Tezuka meant was that Shitenhoji would be beaten 3-0 by Rikkai University in singles alone.

Upon hearing this, Tezuka Kunimitsu just glanced at Kikumaru Eiji and did not explain the confusion to him. Instead, he said calmly, "The game is about to begin."

Tezuka Kunimitsu did not reply to Kikumaru Eiji. Instead, Oishi Shuichiro smiled beside him and said, "Eiji, this is probably an intuition that only people with Tezuka's level of strength can feel."

To put it simply, what Oishi said is that you are not at the national level so you don’t understand and it is difficult to explain it to you.

Kikumaru Eiji nodded as if he understood, and also turned his eyes to the court off the court.

A team of junior high school students in khaki uniforms and a team of junior high school students in yellow-green uniforms walked out from the passages on both sides of the stadium.

The moment the players from both teams appeared on the field, the huge stadium instantly erupted in a tsunami of cheers.

The final of the national conference, the climax of this junior high school tennis feast, is about to begin.

The players from both sides faced each other on both sides of the court. Both Yuki and Shitenhoji showed confident expressions at this moment.

The opening ceremony of the final ended after more than ten minutes. Led by the staff, the teams from both sides returned to their preparation areas.

A moment later, the final between Rikkai University and Shitenhoji officially began, and the first match between the two sides was about to begin.

I didn't expect to be so busy today, so I can only delay updating for now.

Chapter 105 The Promised Battle, Mori Jusaburo vs. Hara Tetsuya

"The match is about to begin, Rikkai University Mori Jusaburo versus Shitenhojihara Tetsuya."

"End of set, Maori serves."

Soon, both sides completed the process of guessing the front and back sides, and Maori guessed the back side and won the serve.

"Mori, I have been waiting for this match for two years." There was a fighting spirit in Hara Tetsuya's eyes. He had been looking forward to this match for a long time.