Crossover Anime: Transmigrated as Sasuke, but Must Start from Prince of Tennis

"Let's go, class is about to start."

Sasuke glanced at Atobe curiously, his eyes looking a little off. Had he been angered by the student council?

"The baseball club, basketball club... even the judo club and kendo club want to recruit you. They should be sending you invitations during after-school activities."

Remembering the plans of those people, Atobe greeted Sasuke before entering the classroom.

Although he hopes Sasuke can stay in the tennis club, he will not stop Sasuke from making choices that suit him.

"I'm not interested. I'm already exhausted enough from monitoring your changes every day, collecting data, and providing analysis guidance."

Sitting down, Sasuke took out the books he needed for class and told Atobe about what he would be doing in the tennis club.

In fact, he doesn't necessarily have to do the data collection himself, but the scientific data he receives is not entirely the same as the information he can access.

He needs to provide research and training guidance to the tennis team's regular players, which requires his own observations combined with some scientific data.

At least during these times when adjustments are needed, he will still work a little harder during club hours.

"Should we assign a manager to assist with record-keeping?"

Atobe didn't expect Sasuke to take on this type of task. He thought Sasuke would just accompany them to practice and hone their stamina and skills.

The reason he's like this is because he still hasn't understood Sasuke's feelings for the tennis club!

However, Atobe is the kind of person who will solve problems as soon as he recognizes them, and he certainly can't let Sasuke do this kind of hard work alone.

The tennis club has many members; you can always pick out a few useful ones...

"Not for now. If I feel it's necessary, I will make arrangements."

Sasuke knew that many tennis clubs had managers, and Hyotei, for example, had a manager named Takiginosuke who acted as manager.

But he doesn't want these regulars, or those who are considered regulars, to do these things right now.

As for finding someone else to take on the role...

Let's forget about it for now.

This concerns all the regular players in the tennis club. If a completely suitable player cannot be found, it might cause some troublesome results.

Chapter 25 Sympathy from Reporter Inoue

"Quiet!"

During the afternoon club activities, Atobe and Sakaki Taro went to the tennis court together.

Sakaki Taro looked at the tennis club, which currently had over a hundred members, and wasn't surprised by the number.

Previously, Ochi Gekko's strong emergence led Hyotei directly into the national finals, which made Hyotei's tennis club recruitment work more lively.

However, the large number of participants means that there will be many matches in today's tennis club regular selection tournament.

"This is the list of participants for the main selection tournament. Please proceed according to your respective regions!"

The roster had already been drawn up, so Sakaki Taro didn't need to say anything more. His serious expression made the entire tennis club feel tense.

"I'm from Group 8. Good luck to you guys. I'm going to wait for someone in Zone 8."

Sasuke glanced at the list, took out his racket, and walked towards the match court for Group 8.

"How could this happen? We're in the same group as Sasuke-sama, what's the point of us fighting..."

Seeing Sasuke already standing on the court, the tennis club members in Group 8 could only wail in despair.

Even if they didn't experience it firsthand, everyone knows what happened yesterday, and most of them even witnessed it themselves.

If you go up there and get beaten up now, the infirmary will probably be packed, right?

"Prospective players can challenge the main players. They can choose to challenge twice within two weeks, and this week has already begun."

Sasuke tapped the ball on his shoulder, looking at the mournful faces of the group, and gave them a target to shoot at.

They may not be able to get first place, but they can strive for second.

Once you become a reserve player, you can challenge for a starting spot and rise directly to the top.

Of course, you need to have the ability to do it.

"Lord Sasuke, I forfeit!"

The larger groups are divided into smaller group matches, which makes statistics easier to compile.

Sasuke's opponents in his group all forfeited, sending him off the tennis court right from the start.

"Keep it up, everyone."

Sasuke, who was sent off the court, looked back at the other members of his group and was not surprised by their choices at all.

In this way, he will have to fight one less match than the other groups, at least he won't have to go to the infirmary, and he can conserve his energy.

One large group was divided into four smaller groups.

The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance, followed by an eight-person competition where the first-place winner becomes the main player and the second-place winner becomes a reserve player.

Although he didn't need to play, Sasuke still sat in the rest area and watched the matches in Group 8 continue one by one.

In the other competition zones, the competition is also continuing.

"Sasuke-senpai, aren't you going to get involved?"

Just as Sasuke was ostensibly watching a tennis match but was actually secretly refining his chakra, two boys dressed in the uniforms of the Ice Empire Primary School approached him amidst the gazes of a group of upperclassmen in tennis club uniforms.

"They forfeited their match against me. Did you guys just get fired?"

Sasuke had a good impression of the two boys, mainly because their potential in tennis was very admirable.

Speaking of which, shouldn't he ask if elementary school students don't have club activities?

Or, could we let them come here and practice with us?

"Yes, yes, we came right after class. We heard on the way here that it was the tennis club's selection tournament, so we ran here..."

Feng Changtaro blushed a little. They shouldn't have come here to bother them, but the seniors were so good at tennis that they couldn't resist coming over after class.

"They won't let me play. If you want to watch the game, you can go to other venues to observe."

Sasuke glanced at the ongoing match and was certain that he couldn't discern any information or skill from the opponent.

"We're going to another venue now, goodbye senior."

When Hiyoshi heard that there was nothing to see here, he turned around and left without hesitation.

Goodbye, senior!

Feng Changtaro blushed as he said goodbye, then ran a few steps to catch up with Hiyoshi Waka, and the two of them went together to find the competition venue that interested them.

"..."

After the two left, Sasuke looked back at the arena once more, actually putting himself into a state of chakra training.

Just as the group battle was about to end, he suddenly felt a strange gaze fixed on him, seemingly...

pity?

Is he still the target?

That's really strange.

"reporter?"

Turning his head, Sasuke spotted the person standing outside the tennis court, looking at him with eyes full of pity...

Is it Inoue, the reporter who always has a strong presence and likes to act as a commentator off the field?

Sasuke was actually quite curious as to why Inoue, the reporter, was always omnipresent, whether in Tokyo or Rikkai University, but considering that it might be due to laziness on the part of the original creator, he no longer wanted to complain about it.

But he couldn't quite figure out why the man was looking at him with such sympathy.

Is it because they think he can't play, which is a tragedy?

Hyotei is such a huge place, didn't anyone give that reporter a basic introduction?

"Hello, I'm Mamoru Inoue, a reporter from a tennis monthly magazine. This student..."

Just as Sasuke was filled with curiosity, the reporter Inoue walked in and went straight to Sasuke's side.

Their objective is quite clear, and they make no attempt to conceal it!

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"

Even with the person right in front of him, Sasuke still responded politely.

"Here's the thing, I'm here to conduct some interviews at Hyotei's regular selection tournament. I noticed something unusual about the members of your group earlier. I heard they kicked you out of the competition. How do you plan to deal with this behavior?"

Inoue Mamoru doesn't consider himself a gossip reporter, but seeing what's happening at Hyotei, he still wants to come and dig up some special news.

As a reporter for a tennis monthly magazine, he knew that most schools wouldn't allow first-year students to play, which wasn't exactly news.

But Hyotei is different now!

He came here the day before yesterday and witnessed the birth of the new captain of the Hyotei Tennis Club, which also confirmed that the Hyotei Tennis Club's development would rely entirely on strength.

This was such sensational news that he rushed over as soon as he learned the time of the school's selection competition.

He had visited the previous venues and found that some of the first-year students were indeed very strong, and there were no signs of any deliberate targeting.

But he never expected that after watching for so long, he would see such a discordant scene in the last group, number 8.

He also overheard some older students discussing something, roughly saying they should send the freshman off the tennis court at the start of the match so as not to delay their own performance...

"About them kicking me out of the competition..."

Sasuke understood, but he was conflicted about how to answer the reporter's question.

If the opponents all abstained, the reporter would definitely continue to ask why, or even speculate in some stranger directions.

"Yes, I noticed that other groups didn't boycott the first-year students, but Group 8 is different. The students there must really like tennis, so why don't you tell the coach or your club president about it..."

Inoue Mamoru didn't think there was anything wrong with his guess. In his opinion, the boy was angry because he was being ostracized, and his bowed head must mean he was very sad.

Especially just now, when he was observing, he noticed that the boy had been holding a tennis racket the whole time, and when he looked at the court, his eyes were so focused that he seemed to have entered a state of complete absorption...

Fortunately, Sasuke was unaware of Inoue Mamoru's inner thoughts, otherwise he would definitely have changed his grip on the paddle during the next training session.

"Lord Sasuke, I won!"