The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 161 This great master will never allow himself to be surpassed!

Two hours later, the group gathered at a barbecue restaurant after receiving their championship trophies.

As usual, Kamiya You booked the entire venue. The regular players, coaches, managers, and others were in two separate boxes, while the regular players and their personal cheerleaders were in the lobby.

"Cheers!"

Before starting the grilling, Kamiya You raised his glass, which contained his favorite freshly squeezed mixed juice.

Everyone raised their glasses, and the glasses filled with various drinks—juice, soda, barley tea, milk—clinked together with a crisp, pleasant "clang."

"Hiss hiss—this hot sauce is absolutely amazing! No wonder it's the restaurant's special!"

Kikumaru Eiji stuffed a freshly grilled beef tongue covered in bright red sauce into his mouth, and was instantly panting from the spiciness. He kept panting and praising the dish, and finally ate it while drinking dry ice and sour plum juice.

Next to him, Kiyosumi Sengoku picked up a piece of crispy, charred pork belly and dipped it in the green wasabi sauce. "Hmm, I think wasabi is more fragrant."

"Hafnium? I really can't stand that stuff," Akutsu Jin said with a look of utter disbelief. "Hot sauce is so-so, but dry chili powder is still the best."

Mukahi Gakuto picked up a small salt shaker and sprinkled a thin layer of fine salt on the slices of meat. "Actually, I think just a little salt is better than anything else."

"No, no, I think oyster sauce alone is enough."

"No, no, no, you're all wrong."

Keigo Atobe elegantly wiped his hands, which he had just handled the sesame oil bottle, with a tissue, and said in an undeniable tone, "Only sesame oil! The aroma of sesame oil can elevate the deliciousness of grilled meat to its ultimate level! It is the eternal god among grilled meat dipping sauces!"

As he spoke, he slightly raised his chin, as if crowning his own assertion.

Kamiya You couldn't help but laugh at Atobe's "my taste is the only truth" attitude. Without the burden of being a club president, Atobe seemed a bit more "lively."

While they were eating, Sengoku Kiyosumi asked, "Hey, Captain, are we going to have any more training camps with other schools?"

Kamiya You dipped the grilled pork belly in his chopsticks into the dipping sauce dish and said, "Not for now, and there won't be any."

"The time interval between the end of the Metropolitan Tournament and the start of the Kanto Tournament is relatively short, so I don't plan to add a training camp in between."

"Oh, I understand," Sengoku Kiyosumi said with a smile, then continued to struggle with the grilled eel in her bowl.

Others who had been listening intently to Kamiya You, such as Akutsu Jin and Kikumaru Eiji, breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the answer that the training camp wouldn't be held for the time being. Great! No training camp meant they wouldn't have to write that damn 800-word camp reflection and analysis of their rival schools after it ended.

They all felt a sense of relief in their hearts.

He'd rather go running, do extra training, or write a reflection analysis than write this stuff. It's more painful than playing ten consecutive best-of-seven games!

Because I really can't come up with this word!

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As they ate, the group spontaneously began discussing the two upcoming tournaments. "These tournaments seem pretty easy. I wonder how the upcoming Kanto Tournament will go?"

"Saito-senpai, you must have participated in the Kanto Tournament and the National Tournament, right? Why don't you tell me about it?"

Saito Shu scratched his head. "I feel like our year isn't very relevant, because our year's Kanto Tournament was so—"

There are many school teams, but only Captain Ochi is a national-level player.

"Several national-level players have emerged in the national tournament. The strongest one is Makino Fuji, and it's Byodoin Phoenix. But I feel that even Byodoin Senpai, who was at the height of his power at the time, didn't seem to have the same overwhelming presence and dominance as Kamiya-sama."

"So, I actually feel that Hyotei is still in a strong position to win the championship, because we are truly unbeatable in singles."

After Saito finished speaking, he felt like he was in a dream. He felt like he had made history when he made it to the top four of the national tournament with Ochi-senpai, but this year he was already looking forward to the championship?

In other words, in his final year of middle school, he actually had a chance to win the national championship with his teammates?! To lift the national championship trophy that belonged to Hyotei?! This is simply—

It's like the most beautiful dream!

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"Hmm, that's not necessarily true." Over there, Yuushi Oshitari swallowed the last bite of grilled tofu, and then, based on his analysis, began to pour cold water on the idea, "Besides the captain, the captain of Rikkai University..."

His gaze swept over Mori Jusaburo and Atobe Keigo. "Even Mori-senpai and the vice-captain must have a hard time dealing with that, right? That ability to completely deprive one of their senses is just too unsolvable."

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"If Rikkai manages to win a singles match, the final outcome will be hard to predict, because their other players are also strong. Their vice-captain, Genichiro Sanada, is a national-level player, and Yanagi-kun is about the same level as Saito-senpai."

"It's uncertain whether they've held back in doubles. If the doubles team works well, they can make up for some of the skill gap. In short, I feel it's very difficult to win 3-0."

Mori Jusaburo: "Ah, not necessarily. If we give up a few rounds to prevent Yukimura-kun's five senses annihilation from fully taking effect, we can still win."

Atobe Keigo snorted, "Oshitari, you underestimate me too much. Right now, I can go toe-to-toe with Yukimura Dai. And even if I were in a state of sensory deprivation during the Kanto Tournament, I would still win!"

Atobe Keigo was very confident, after all, he had been asking Kamiya to give him special training ever since that night's stay, even if it meant using the method of eliminating the five senses (eliminating the five senses to enhance mental strength is still very powerful, after all, experiencing the loss of all five senses for a long time without mental collapse is already considered very strong).

(Given a little more time, Keigo Atobe declares that not only will his mental strength increase dramatically, but he will also be able to play basketball even without his five senses.)

As for why he started training so hard, it was because Akutsu Jin's progress was so astonishing. Based on his current progress curve, Atobe Keigo had no doubt that Akutsu Jin would be able to step into the national level by the time of the national tournament.

Atobe Keigo watched the figure not far away, engrossed in eating, and knew very well in his heart:

If this beastly guy continues to improve so wildly, he will definitely threaten my position as the No. 2 in Hyotei by next year at the latest!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

I will absolutely not allow anyone at Hyotei, besides Kamiya, to be above him! Absolutely not!

Atobe Keigo's eyes gleamed with unparalleled fighting spirit.