The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 165 Both are rookie coaches, so why is your team so much better?!

Jōsei Shonan's defeat in the first round seemed to have set the stage for a series of losses. Soon, fifteen minutes later, game 6-0: Oishi Shuichirō vs. Kikumaru Eiji!

"Match ended! The Hyotei Academy's Shuichiro Oishi and Eiji Kikumaru team won the doubles match 1!"

"Current score: Hyotei Academy vs. Josei Shonan Middle School: 2-0!"

"oh!!"

"Hyotei has won! Hyotei has won!!"

The sidelines erupted in another wave of cheers and shouts of encouragement.

The voices of the Wakato Guard, who had been overshadowed by this momentum before the match, have now completely disappeared.

How could this be? How could this be? How could Wakato-sama be completely powerless to fight back?!

Meanwhile, on the field, sitting on the coach's bench, Aoi Hanamura was also struggling to accept the result. She bit her lip tightly, pulled out a pink pen from somewhere, and started pressing it furiously, feeling a sense of despair.

Although the loss in the first doubles match meant that Shonan no longer had a chance of winning, and although she had prepared herself mentally for Hyotei's strength, because Hyotei had a captain who had defeated the current captain and vice-captain of Rikkai University Affiliated Middle School, the dominant school in the Kanagawa region, and according to rumors, Hyotei's top three were all national-level players.

But why were they still shut out in this doubles match?!

Keep in mind that she had already deployed their trump card from Shonan Nakamaro, using a doubles pair that Reiji had trained with Wakato to improve their synergy and create a new, effective doubles combination. Even so, they were still shut out by Hyotei.

How did Hyotei manage to have both doubles pairs so strong?!

Although Hyotei swept all their opponents to the finals in the Metropolitan Tournament, Aoi Hanamura initially felt there was a barrier between the Metropolitan Tournament and the Kanto Tournament, and that Hyotei's ability to achieve shutouts was due to not encountering strong teams. However, now their Josei Shonan team has also been shut out twice.

Meanwhile, Kamiya You, watching Wakato Hiroshi on the sidelines, angrily slamming his racket in frustration after his defeat, shook his head inwardly.

Hiroshi Wakato's imitation is far inferior to Kabaji's pure heart. It has the form but not the soul. It has neither powerful ball moves nor strong basic stats to replicate the style of the imitated player. So it is just a clumsy imitation.

At that moment, the referee's voice rang out for the third time: "The Kanto Tournament is about to begin, Hyotei Academy versus Josei Shonan Middle School, singles match three."

"Hyotei Gakuen Akutsu Jin vs. Shiron Shonan Kajimoto Takahisa".

With his short, slightly wavy, brownish-yellow hair, Kajimoto Takahisa, who looked composed, walked into the venue and first greeted Aoi Asakamura.

Aoi Hanamura instructed, "The opponent is Hyotei's No. 5, not the top three, so Kajimoto, you still have a chance."

Although she knew that Takahisa Kajimoto had a calm and steady personality, Aoi Hanamura still gave him a boost of confidence (a small dose), "Anyway, as one of my most satisfying works, go for it without hesitation!"

"Yes, Coach!" Kajimoto Takahisa replied calmly, then walked towards the net. Meanwhile, Akutsu Jin had been standing there for a long time. He had just watched with a furious expression as the Shonan Josei team kept giving instructions, nodding and bowing. His frustration level kept rising!

Seriously! Do I really need to give instructions for a competition like this?!

What's the point of giving him instructions? He still won!

The weak should have some self-awareness. They should be more decisive, come up early, and finish early, instead of wasting his time! He still has training to do when he gets back!

So, after Honkihisa reached out first, Akutsu Jin slapped his hand away with a sharp "smack," making a very crisp sound, and then immediately separated.

However, Kajimoto Takahisa remained completely unmoved by Akutsu Jin's behavior. Having endured the torment of dealing with various trivial matters, including but not limited to mediating relationships among department members, shortly after taking office, his heart had grown as cold as a fish that had been killed for ten years at a large supermarket. His slightly irritable behavior, devoid of harsh words or physical force, was nothing to him. *shrug*

but----

Kajimoto Takahisa looked at Akutsu Jin's proud figure and the No. 5 medal on his chest, took a deep breath, and as the newly appointed minister, as the last line of defense for Jōsei Shōnan, he had to win at least one game to both establish his position and save face for Jōsei Shōnan!

However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With the sound of tennis balls being hit lightly or heavily, the set didn't even last thirteen minutes before Kajimoto Takahisa was declared "dead" by the referee.

"Game, Jin Akutsu, 6-0!"

"Match ended! Jin Akutsu of Hyotei Academy won the third singles match!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the cheers from the Hyotei area erupted once again: "Akuzu was so cool!"

"So manly!"

Over there, the referee's voice continued, "The current total score between Hyotei Academy and Jousei Shonan Middle School is 3-0!"

"Therefore, the match is over! Hyotei Academy has won the second round of the Kanto Tournament, the quarterfinals!"

"oh!!"

"Hyotei has won!"

"Hyotei won!!"

"That's amazing! Incredibly amazing!" Other passersby also spontaneously cheered and applauded for the strong performer.

At this moment, every Hyotei player's face was filled with confidence and pride. Hyotei's regular players (Kikumaru and Akutagawa) shook hands with each other after finishing the game, walked out of the court, and reached out their hands to Akutsu Jin who was walking towards them, wanting to give him a high-five. As for Akutsu Jin, although he was a little impatient with this, he still granted their wish.

In stark contrast to the cheers and laughter of Hyotei, the Shonan team of Josei was deathly silent. The moment the referee announced the verdict, Aoi Hanamura stopped her pointless pressing of the pen's end button. She gripped the pen tightly, her fingertips turning white as a result.

Three consecutive losses — three shutouts — for three whole games, they, the players from Shonan, failed to score a single point.

Besides the deep-seated sense of frustration that followed, Hanamura Aoi typed a question mark in her mind: !

Are you sure these are all first graders?!

Why is Yukimura Seiichi, also a first-year student, so much better at Hyotei High School?! (Ignoring Mori here)

It's worth noting that her current team members, including Shiron Shonan's captain Kajimoto Takahisa, Wakato, and Reiji, all only got their chance to play after defeating their senior teammates before the Kanto Tournament.

But, Hyotei's first year—

Hanamura Aoi recalled a magazine report she had read before. If she remembered correctly, from the very beginning, in the selection tournaments after the Hyotei Tennis Club's reform, the first-year students had made up the majority of the regular players.

Thinking of this, Hanamura Aoi couldn't help but look at the back of the well-dressed man who was already preparing to leave the field. So, as a fellow rookie coach, why is your team so excellent?!

She really doesn't understand!