Prince of Tennis: Start by replicating your talent

"By the way, have you made progress again?"

Nanchuan: "Well, I had a fight with Tezuka today and learned it from him."

"Tezuka Kunimitsu? Why didn't you call me? I've been wanting to fight him for a long time."

"No, weren't you busy? And it was just a chance encounter. If I had called him, he would have probably left."

"That's right. When I went to Yamabuki, I found out that this guy had joined their tennis club, but was later kicked out by a collective outcry. Tsk."

"That's normal. Few people can stand his bad temper. Maybe it's because he was kicked out, so our invitation will be smoother this time."

"Yeah, so Nanchuan, when are we going to play again so I can see your new skills?"

"Atobe, let's finish yesterday's bet first. Otherwise, you won't make any progress or evolution, and it will be meaningless to fight over and over again."

Atobe looked at Nanchuan's back as he left, and after a long while he managed to utter, "Damn it, so arrogant."

...

Akutsu returned to his home.

When I met my next-door neighbor, Takashi Kawamura, who I grew up with, I just walked past him as if I hadn't seen him.

Takashi Kawamura is a simple, honest man with a stable mentality. The most important thing is that he has been accustomed to the virtues of his neighbors since he was a child.

He took the initiative to greet her, "Akujin, what have you been doing these past two days? Your mother came to me today and asked where you were. She didn't see you when she got home."

"Mind your own business." Akutsu glared at him.

Kawamura Takashi thought that he would leave without looking back and would not answer his questions like he did before.

But Akutsu suddenly stopped and asked:

"You're at Qingxue?"

Kawamura Takashi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yeah, remember I told you to come to Seigaku to play tennis with me but you didn't want to?"

"Yeah, boring school."

Having said that, Akutsu still showed no intention of leaving, and there was even a look of embarrassment on his face, which made Kawamura Takashi even more puzzled.

"Akujin, you are not quite right today."

Akutsu glared at him, and after a long while asked:

"Did you, Seigaku, make it to the Kanto tournament?"

"Hey, you actually care about tennis?"

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Of course we made it to Kanto. Our Seigaku is pretty impressive."

"Oh, you're the champion of the tournament?"

"Uh... this one isn't it. The champion is Hyotei."

Akutsu didn't say anything. When he finally continued walking home, Kawamura Takashi couldn't help but ask:

"Are you going to start playing tennis too? But I heard that the Yamabuki tennis club kicked you out."

If it weren't for the fact that they grew up together and Akutsu liked him a little bit more, Kawamura Takashi would probably have been beaten up by him right now.

Akutsu gritted his teeth and looked back at him:

"Don't mention Yamabuki's worthless tennis club to me. I've transferred to another school now."

"Ah, where did you go?"

"none of your business."

In the end, Kawamura Takashi still didn't know where Akutsu transferred to.

but...

"But he seems to be in a good mood. I don't know which school accepted him."

end of the month.

At this time of year, most school tennis clubs will hold intramural ranking competitions.

The Ice Emperor is already in full swing.

The new member Akutsu was arranged into Oshitari's class by Atobe using his personal connections.

Every day, Oshitari, the worried deputy minister, has to endure Akutsu's bad temper and urge him to go to the court to practice.

Now, at this stage, everyone wants to see if Akutsu can make it into the starting lineup.

Although everyone already had the answer in their hearts before the game.

Chapter 42: Kanto Tournament, Rikkai University

"This time the list of finalists came out, and it was exactly what I expected."

Looking at the new list of candidates, Nanchuan felt no emotion.

Akutsu joined the training in a short period of time and his progress can be said to be rapid.

Although those people said they were dissatisfied with his bad temper, Bingdi, who believed in strength, naturally admired his level.

It’s just that he doesn’t train with him very often, and Akutsu himself won’t join in. Nanchuan was very surprised that they didn’t fight.

Atobe said, "Well, that's about right. You should have thought that the Kanto Tournament is coming up soon. Time is running out."

He walked towards the court holding the racket, blew a whistle, and everyone immediately got into the game and began targeted training.

Nanchuan stretched and slowly walked towards the court.

Akutsu actually doesn't come to the stadium very often, and the number of times he has been here can be counted on two hands.

But every time, he was basically aiming to have another fight with Minamikawa Atobe and the others, but Minamikawa made it very clear that he would only accept the challenge if they won the Kanto championship.

Atobe practiced his moves with Akutsu, and the progress of the two was a surprise almost every day.

Ryoto Shishido, who was squeezed out of the starting lineup, was annoyed. During this period, he would definitely be the last one to leave the stadium.

He won't have the chance to play in the Kanto tournament.

"Damn, I didn't expect the competition to be so fierce."

Shishido Ryo looked at the list and fell into self-doubt for a moment.

Yue Ren said to Shishido Ryo: "I have not always been in the second team. I also want to enter the first team, but it seems that my strength is not enough at the moment, and there is no place for me with the addition of Akutsu."

"Ryo, what do you think of this Akutsu? His athletic ability is so advanced. If he continues to develop, will he be able to surpass Atobe and Minamikawa?"

Shishido Ryo shook his head: "It's hard to say. Anyway, Nanchuan's strength has been constantly increasing. The field he used that time was already at the entry level of a professional. A wild man like Akutsu can't find any skills to crack it. It's unlikely that he can surpass Nanchuan, but as for Atobe..."

"Why, do you look down on me?"

Atobe suddenly appeared behind them, scaring Shishido Ryo and the others.

"No, how come you eavesdrop on people's conversations?"

"No need to eavesdrop. All you need now is a loudspeaker."

Atobe pointed at Shishido Ryo:

"I asked you to play doubles, you really don't consider it? I told you that you are suitable for doubles. If you don't insist on playing singles, I can guarantee that your level will never be able to return to the first team.

After the Kanto tournament is over, I will ask the coach to completely disband the second team. Then you guys just have to endure it slowly. Oh, if you endure until tomorrow, you won’t even have the chance to play in the official arena. "

Shishido Ryo gritted his teeth. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know how.

"Am I really only capable of playing doubles? But a man should play singles."

He clenched his fists, seeming a little unwilling.

Yue Ren patted his shoulder and said, "Nanchuan also told me that I am also suitable for doubles. How about we team up?"

Shishido Ryo didn't say anything for a long time.

In the end, he nodded awkwardly: "Okay, let's try doubles and see what results we get."

"Liang, we have to have confidence in ourselves. Whether it's doubles or singles, we are playing tennis for the third consecutive championship."

"Yeah, for the three consecutive championships."

...

Therefore, before the Kanto competition, Nanchuan saw positive changes in the entire team.

"Singles and doubles, not bad, not bad, both are moving in the right direction. This is the trend for our Hyotei to win three consecutive championships."

"Atobe, you are really good. How did you convince Shishido Ryo? This minister is pretty good."

Atobe snorted: "What else can I say? If he wants to continue playing tennis, he has to see his own advantages clearly. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible for him to enter the main draw."

Nanchuan didn't say anything. What Tebe said made sense. Sometimes people lack a sense of crisis. Without this sense of crisis, they will not compromise on their so-called incorrect insistence.

After a while he asked, "Did you go to the coach? What did he say?"

Atobe: "The coach said, I am the captain, and I am the one who decides on recruiting new members. He has seen the effect of Akutsu's joining, and he has also promised that he will withdraw the second team as long as we win the Kanto tournament.

At that time, I will put all the pressure on the regular players, so that they can feel the pressure of competition and their own sense of crisis. Hum, he even praised me a few words. "

Nan Chuan shook his head and smiled, "I don't believe it. The coach is not the kind of person who praises others. It's good enough that he doesn't say that you play second-rate tennis."

Atobe took out the documents: "These are some training plans that the coach adjusted for us based on the recent training results. There are also some targeted training plans. They are all personal and very detailed."

Nanchuan: "Oh, then please give us some instructions, and we will train well."

In addition to being a coach of the tennis club, Taro Sakaki's official job is actually a music teacher.

So I don’t have much time to come to the tennis team on weekdays, and I let Atobe arrange everything.

But he has been paying attention to the situation of all his teammates, and every month he would give them a more systematic, detailed, and targeted training plan and strategic suggestions.

Moreover, Minamikawa discovered that some of Sakaki Taro's suggestions were to the point.

He finally realized why there weren't so many mistakes during the second team's era.

Isn't it now? The times have changed, the coaches, the opponents are different, and the second team is no longer necessary to exist.

...

Before the Kanto Tournament, no one knew about Hyotei's changes.

Almost everyone refused to be interviewed.

Every time reporter Mamoru Inoue went there, he was unsuccessful. The only chance he had to collect information about Hyotei was at official competitions.

So everyone is competing in Kanto. The most mysterious school among the 16 schools is Hyotei, which has attracted much attention because it entered the national competition last year.

Also, because there are said to be major reforms this year but we don’t know the specific content and results of the reforms, everyone is more interested.

When Hyotei's luxury bus appeared at the gate of the competition venue, it instantly caused a commotion and many spectators gathered around.

Of course, many of them come here because they admire Mr. Atobe's style. He is always so high-profile, and no one stands on either side to welcome him or cheer for him. I guess he has to go back and start over again.

Nanchuan stood at the end of the team just like he did every time he appeared. He was actually the first one in the crowd to see Rikkai University appear.

"coming."

He became slightly excited and looked at it carefully with some curiosity.

After all, it was his first time meeting Rikkai University, and he wanted to see whether the current three giants of Rikkai University had dominated Rikkai University when he was a freshman.

I also want to see the style of this team that has been the overlord of Kanto for eleven years.

"It's Rikkai University! The overlord of Kanto has appeared!"

Someone shouted.

Everyone's attention was temporarily diverted away from the unit.

Atobe snorted, "That's Rikkai University? I don't think they have the aura of a dominant leader."

Nanchuan glanced at him and said, "Don't be careless. They don't like to show off like you do, but their arrogance is far greater than yours."

"Hmm... I don't really like this evaluation, but I'm looking forward to fighting them. By the way, does the guy in the hat in front look a little anxious?

Or is he actually a third-year student? That’s not right either. Oshitari said that most of the first-year students at Rikkai University are selected as regulars…”