The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 133 Hyotei's Ranking Changes and the Opening of the Metropolitan Tournament

The next day, after soaking in the hot springs and having a very relaxing sleep, the Blue Team members took a boat trip on the lake. Gazing at the blue water and sky and the distant Mount Fuji, they felt their hearts become even more expansive.

In the afternoon, everyone (including the red team who only had time to play around nearby) gathered again at the manor for the final part of the camp and took a commemorative group photo.

Under the guidance of a professional photographer, everyone quickly took their positions.

Kamiya Yo, Atobe Keigo, Yukimura Seiichi, and Sanada Genichiro naturally occupied the core positions in the row, with Kamiya Yo being the most prominent in the center, while the others were arranged according to their height.

"Okay, everyone look here!"

The photographer, while fine-tuning the image clarity, loudly directed, "The student in the back row wearing glasses, tilt your head slightly to the left—yes, like that! The student in the front row with red hair, smile, very good!"

The photographer raised his hand. "Look at the camera! 3, 2—1!"

"Eggplant, nya~!"

With the click of the shutter, the youthful energy and the unique brilliance of the two selected players were forever captured in this moment.

After the photos were taken, the maid quickly went to develop them.

Five minutes later, two male servants came over, each carrying a long, narrow tray. On the trays were small, gift-style tote bags, which looked bulging at the bottom.

Taro announced loudly, "Then I hereby declare that this training camp between Hyotei and Rikkai has come to an end. Each member will receive a commemorative gift package sponsored by the Kamiya Group."

As soon as she finished speaking, the maids distributed the tote bags to each member in an orderly manner.

Everyone eagerly opened the bag to see what was inside.

The commemorative gift package contains two carefully prepared items:

A pure silver commemorative coin, with the Hyotei emblem on the obverse and the Rikkai emblem on the reverse, along with a group photo of everyone in an exquisite frame.

"Genichiro, this group photo is really good." Yukimura Seiichi teased, pointing to Sanada Genichiro's serious but actually a bit awkward look in the photo.

Genichiro Sanada looked helpless. Oh well, as long as Seiichi is happy.

The seven-day training camp came to an end, and members from both schools said their goodbyes, the air thick with the sentiment of "See you at the next competition."

The promise to meet again at the Kanto Tournament.

Afterwards, the students from Hyotei and Rikkai boarded buses and returned to their respective schools.

Of course, Kamiya Yo thought the bus ride was too long, so he chose to take a helicopter back, and Atobe Keigo also chose to go with Kamiya Yo.

As Kamiya Yo turned toward the helicopter landing pad, he exchanged a glance with Yukimura Seiichi, who was walking toward the parking lot with the rest of the group. Their eyes quickly looked away, and neither of them spoke.

Kamiya Yo raised an eyebrow at this. Interesting. He had originally planned to use Yukimura Seiichi, the vice-captain of Rikkai University, as leverage to turn him into Hyotei's personal sparring partner if Yukimura experienced the effects of Kamiya's special formula and made a request.

Surprisingly, he didn't say anything.

Kamiya You's eyes darkened for a moment. Well, it doesn't matter. It was just a sudden idea anyway, so it's fine if it doesn't work out.

As for why Yukimura Seiichi ultimately chose not to mention it, it was because he had asked Sengoku-kun before, but Sengoku-kun said that Kamiya Special Investigations was a benefit that their department head gave to the regulars every two months.

Given its powerful effects, Yukimura Seiichi guessed that it was very valuable and probably difficult to make, so he didn't ask for it. He just thought that he might be able to get another one during his next training camp with Hyotei.

Five days after the training camp ended, although the medical check-up was postponed until after the Metropolitan Tournament, the ranking change within Hyotei's regular team was not delayed.

As is customary, the bottom three members of Team One will face a challenge from Team Two. At the same time, members of Team One can challenge members of the same team who are ranked no more than two themselves. Each member has one challenge opportunity (ps: the second rule was added by Taro later).

If a member of the second team successfully advances to the first team in a challenge, they will also be eligible for an upward challenge.

Unlike the previous rankings which remained unchanged, this time the rankings have changed drastically. While the top five remain the same, Akutagawa Jiro has taken the 6th spot, Akutsu Jin has taken the 7th spot, and Anshido Ryo has taken the 8th spot.

Kiyosumi Sengoku dropped out of the group to become No. 9, No. 10 became Shuichiro Oishi, the original No. 6 Masahiro Shimizu slipped directly to No. 11, No. 12 became Eiji Kikumaru, and No. 13 became Gakuto Mukahi.

Kamiya You is very satisfied with this result. At this rate of growth, when he goes to participate in the World Championship next year and may not be able to return in time, Akutsu should be able to take on the responsibility of Hyotei's singles third player.

Atobe Keigo felt that Kamiya's judgment was as good as ever.

Meanwhile, the others in the top five (except for Mori Jusaburo) felt threatened by Akutsu Jin.

Yuushi Oshitari hadn't really taken Jin Akutsu seriously before, even though he had managed to beat him in the tennis version of snooker by closing his mind. Yuushi always thought that real tennis was different, and technique wasn't everything. But he never expected this—

I really didn't expect that in just one month, not only his technique but also Akutsu Jin's basic skills would have improved so much.

They went straight from last place on Hyotei's second team to seventh place on the first team.

His speed of improvement is simply too fast. Others improve step by step, but Akutsu's improvement is a leap forward!

Saito Hide sighed inwardly. Although he had won against Akutsu Jin by sheer luck in the tiebreaker, he felt that he might lose next time. So when he saw Shimizu Masahiro exchanging medals in disappointment, he always had a feeling that Shimizu Masahiro's today might be his tomorrow.

These first-year students are all too talented. He was just lucky to be assigned to the club president's team during the training camp. Otherwise, he would probably be in the same boat as Shimizu-kun by now.

As for Sengoku Kiyosumi, his true buddy who fell to the second team along with Shimizu Masahiro, he felt somewhat exhausted and not at all...

cky!

He could beat Shishido and the others on the 15th, but after just one training camp, he's fallen to the second team?!

hateful!

Two days later, the competition officially kicked off.

It was still in Meitoku Tennis Forest Park, the largest tennis sports park in the Tokyo area and a venue for many competitions.

After hosting the regional competition, this place has now hosted the city-wide competition.

At this time, Mingde Tennis Forest Park was packed with people.

The audience included players from other schools, working professionals who had finally managed to take a weekend off to watch the tennis matches, and retired gentlemen carrying water bottles and wearing reading glasses.