The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Various complex emotions are intertwined together, and it is difficult to describe them all in words.

Watanabe Osamu was in the coaching booth. Although he didn't hear the conversation between the two clearly, he vaguely guessed that something bad was going on. He stood up and shouted to Shiraishi, "We're in the game now, Shiraishi. Think about things after the game is over!"

Watanabe Osamu's shout also made Shiraishi, who was still thinking divergently, suddenly wake up.

After waking up, Bai Shi felt a little scared.

He actually started to doubt his tennis skills!

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Bai Shi forced himself to calm down, put aside all distractions, and focus his attention again on the game that had not yet ended.

“Oh? You got out of it so quickly? Faster than I thought…”

Maya Yuuki looked at the other person in surprise. He didn't expect that Shiraishi could quickly get rid of his self-doubt after just a slight reminder from Watanabe Osamu.

However, it didn't matter, because he knew that what he said was not wrong, and Bai Shi's shortcomings were too obvious to him.

砰

Shiraishi Kuranosuke calmed down, tossed the ball quickly, then drew his racket and hit the ball in one smooth motion.

The speed of this ball was about the same as before, with no significant improvement.

Yuuki Maya, who only took a glance out of the corner of her eye, took her position early, swung her tennis racket low, and hit the incoming serve.

The speed of the return ball was like silver thunder, and it instantly shot towards Bai Shi's half of the court.

His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and the tennis ball was aimed at a tricky ball that hit the line.

The sudden change and increased speed of returning the ball gave Shiraishi no time to adapt, and the opponent's response remained the same as before.

The tennis ball exploded along the sideline and flew out of bounds and landed on the ground just as Shiraishi Kuranosuke arrived.

"Yuki is leading, 0 to 15."

Bai Shi stopped where he was, looked at the ball outside the court with a complicated expression, then turned around and asked, "I really want to know, how much of your strength are you using right now?"

Reason told Bai Shi that he shouldn't ask this question because it would probably hit him hard, but if he didn't ask, he would feel unwilling.

"How strong is it? You don't want to know."

Yuuki Maya shook her head, not planning to tell him. She looked at the other person's arm and asked, "Besides, it seems that you haven't tried your best yet, right?"

Could you actually see the limitation on his arm?

The moment Shiragi Kuranosuke saw Maya Yuuki's gaze, he subconsciously grasped his bandaged arm.

The left arm, which was wrapped with thick bandages from below the elbow to the palm, was the secret between him and Watanabe Osamu.

This secret has been hidden since I met Watanabe Osamu until now.

Shiraishi immediately looked for help at Watanabe Osamu in the coaching booth on the sidelines. The latter was holding a toothpick in his mouth with a tense brow.

His eyes moved back and forth between Shiraishi and Yuuki Maya for a few seconds, then Watanabe Osamu spat out the toothpick and let out a long sigh.

Then he met Shiraishi Kuranosuke's gaze with an unquestionable look and shook his head firmly, making his attitude clear.

The time has not come yet.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke read the meaning hidden behind Watanabe Osamu's attitude from his actions and reactions.

Seeing this, although Shiraishi Kuranosuke did not understand Watanabe Osamu's intention, he chose to believe the judgment made by the other party.

"There are some things I don't want to show right now."

"I can only apologize if you didn't enjoy the final game."

Shiraishi Kuranosuke politely declined, saying that he would follow Watanabe Osamu's advice and completely erase the idea of ​​taking off the bandage from his mind.

"Really? I respect your idea."

When Maya Yuuki saw that the other party had no intention of taking off the golden arm guard under the bandage, she did not feel any regret.

He was just curious about how much the other party's strength would increase after taking it off.

After the interlude, the two sides stopped talking, and Shiraishi Kuranosuke walked back to the baseline and served again.

Since she already knew that she would not see the golden arm guard, Maya Yuuki thought about ending the game early.

It was a boring game and he didn't want to waste any more time playing it.

砰

"0 to 30"

砰

"0 to 40"

砰

"Game, Rikkai University Yuuki is leading, the score is 4 to 0"

砰

"15 to 0"

……

After Maya Yuuki suddenly increased the speed and strength of her return ball, the subsequent game became easier.

On average, the outcome of the game was decided by just two or three goals, and there was no intention of showing any mercy.

In just a few minutes, the game came to the end.

砰

A flash of light arrow shot down behind Shiraishi Kuranosuke like a stream of light, and flew out of the court and fell to the ground as the opponent couldn't catch up.

Beep, beep—

The referee's whistle blew as the tennis ball landed, and then he shouted out the result of the game loudly.

"The game is over, Rikkai Dai Yuuki wins, the score is 6-0"

"The final score was 3-0."

"I declare that the champion of this year's national competition is Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School!"

"Let us congratulate Rikkai University for winning the championship again!"

The moment the game ended, Rikkai University's supporters burst into loud cheers right after the referee finished speaking.

"The King, Rikkai University!"

"The King, Rikkai University!"

"The King, Rikkai University!"

……

Of course, not all the spectators who came to watch were happy. The supporters of Shitenhoji Temple and the local supporters in Kansai were undoubtedly upset.

The Kansai School National Tournament finals were shut out 3-0, for the second time in a row, and by the same school.

This made many people realize that Rikkai University's dominance over the junior high school tennis world seemed unstoppable.

Following Makino Fuji, the next challenger for the three consecutive championship record is right around the corner.

The banquet came to an end, and the award ceremony was held next.

The four finalist teams lined up neatly on the podium, waiting for the awards from the event organizers.

The first to go are the third and fourth ranked schools.

Makino Fuji and Shishile, this pair of brothers in distress each received a bunch of honorary medals representing the top four of the national tournament.

Next is the runner-up Shitenhoji, who received a silver medal as well as a slightly smaller silver trophy.

The last one was Rikkai University. There were many things awarded to Rikkai University. In addition to the golden trophy and medals, there was also an honorary banner symbolizing the national championship.

At this moment, the eight contestants from Rikkai University each took the prizes awarded to them, stood in turn and posed, waiting for the organizer to take a group photo here.

click-

The camera light flashed, and a photo commemorating Rikkai University's championship was saved in the camera.

At this moment, even Sanada, who always had a stern face in front of the camera, smiled inadvertently.

However, the only regret for them is that Seiichi Yukimura was not able to stand here with them.

Chapter 116: Reactions from all parties, another visit

The ceremony has not yet ended, but the audience in the stadium has already left one after another.

Not everyone likes to watch the rest of the content. After watching this unsatisfying final, many people chose to leave immediately.

However, there were two teams from Kanto who did not leave early, but stayed here and watched silently.

"Rikkai University is so strong that they even shut out their opponents in the final." Kikumaru Eiji exclaimed, breaking the calm atmosphere within the team.

"Our results this year are actually pretty good. It's not too shameful to say that we are one of the top 16 in the country. Let's work hard together next year."

Oishi Shuichiro livened up the atmosphere by saying that he was actually quite satisfied with the performance of the tennis club this year.

Making it to the national tournament in his first year of competition was a good start in Oishi's opinion.

"Daishi, there is some truth in what you said, but there is something I want to remind you of." Inui Sadaharu adjusted his glasses and said calmly.

"What's the matter?" Oishi Shuichiro asked in confusion.

“There was one school that had a group of first-time national conference guys last year, and they finished in the top 16 that year.”

“But this year, they are still in the top 16 even though they are stronger overall than last year.”

"This school is Hyotei"

Qian Zhenzhi explained slowly and calmly.

"..."

Upon hearing this, Oishi Hideichiro's expression froze, and his originally relaxed face immediately became visibly stiff.

After he thought about what Inui Sadaharu said, he immediately understood what the other party meant.

"Qian is right. Even a strong team like Hyotei was eliminated in the round of 16 for two consecutive years. It's hard to say that our performance this time was not due to luck. Next year will be the biggest test for us."

Fuji Shusuke interrupted and said that he agreed with Inui Sadaharu's point of view. If Seigaku's overall strength did not make significant progress next year, they would most likely become the next Hyotei.

"let's go."

A cold voice came from Kunimitsu Tezuka, who had been silent the whole time.

He looked at the schools on the podium without any emotion, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

In another corner of the stadium, Keigo Atobe and several regular players of Hyotei were also looking at the center of the stadium with complicated expressions.

Last year’s declaration of reaching the finals is still fresh in our minds, but the reality is that Hyotei was eliminated in the round of 16 again this year.

At this time, Atobe had a blank expression on his face. The gold medals hanging on Yuki and others off the field seemed particularly dazzling to him.

Envy?

If Tezuka asked himself, he was definitely envious.

But he knew very well that envy was useless. With Hyotei's current level, not to mention that he could not beat Shitenhoji who only got the runner-up, he was not even as good as Shishile who was in the semi-finals.

He has experienced the feeling of defeat more than once, but Atobe has not yet convinced himself to accept this failure.

In the cold purple eyes, a ray of hot flame was ignited again.

Next year, he will make a comeback and will definitely break the curse of the top 16!

"let's go."

Atobe Keigo snapped his fingers, turned around and led the way away.

After looking at each other, Yuushi Oshitari and the others turned around without saying a word and left the stadium with Atobe.

The entrance to the conference seemed like a coincidence.

Aogaku led by Tezuka Kunimitsu and Hyotei led by Atobe Keigo appeared at the entrance together.

Two teams from the same division, both of which were in the top 16 this year, met each other. Both sides were stunned when they saw each other and stopped in unison.