Prince of Tennis: Start by replicating your talent

"3-1"

"4-1"

...

"5-2! Change of venue!"

This is the toughest match that Sato's group has played since the district preliminaries.

Now they are being directly suppressed by Hyotei's third-year doubles team and have reached Rikkai University's match point.

At this time, the audience who were optimistic about Rikkai University were already boiling with excitement:

"Is this the strength of the Kanto Overlord for eleven years? Too strong."

"It has been said that Hyotei is very strong this year and is the favorite to win the Kanto championship. It has the strength to compete with Rikkai University, but now it seems that it is just so-so."

“The gap is out.”

"Haha, what do you think? Overlord is not a casual title. Rikkai University is stable. Even the new freshmen must have recognized strength to join. It is very strict. It is not easy for any player to become the main player to participate in such an important competition."

"That's right. Rikkai University is famous for its strictness. All talented people choose to go to Rikkai University. The regular candidates are all strong ones picked from hundreds of thousands. How can Hyotei, who had a brief burst of success last year, be compared with Rikkai University, which has been growing in strength over the past eleven years?"

"That makes a lot of sense. Now that Hyotei has lost their terrifying singles player, Ochi Gekkou, their overall strength has declined. I heard that their singles players are all first-year players. Humph, Rikkai University's singles players are also first-year players. They can't win."

"Those are Yukimura and Sanada, who have never lost a match. Even Yanagi Renji and Niou Masaharu will definitely give Hyotei a hard time."

"Nanchuan and Akutsu, I heard they are both violent and can't go far. And that Atobe, it's hilarious, he only knows how to act cool."

Hearing this, Tezuka nearby sighed, and Fuji asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? Do you have any ideas?"

Tezuka nodded: "They are underestimating Hyotei now, that's because they haven't seen it before. Hyotei's singles are not so bad. Underestimating the enemy will only lead to their own doom."

Fuji was silent for a moment.

boom!

"6-3! Doubles match number two is over!"

At this time, the first game of the final was over, and Rikkai University firmly won a point. Just like in previous years, the start was a winning game.

Rikkai University also had a cheerleading team of over a hundred people, and their collective cheering brought the atmosphere to a climax again.

Bu Er looked towards Nan Chuan's position and said:

"Tezuka, you think so highly of Nanchuan, right? After fighting with him, you didn't say anything, but fought for the opportunity to play as a freshman, and your arm was injured. You can imagine how much of an impact he had on you, or how big of a blow it was. Haha, now I want to have a fight with Nanchuan, but he broke the promise yesterday. I feel depressed when I think about it."

Tezuka turned around and glanced at him: "Broken promise? Did you guys make an appointment to play ball together?"

Fuji laughed, "Yeah, he said he wanted to fight me yesterday, but I couldn't get through to him on the phone, and he didn't contact me either. Haha, this is the first time I've been stood up."

"Doubles Match No. 1 is about to begin!"

At this time, Nanchuan was talking to the senior who was in doubles. After watching them go on the court, he saw two more conspicuous people on the opposite platform.

He suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead: "Oops."

Atobe looked back at him and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? What's the problem?"

"No, it has nothing to do with the game. I just forgot about the fight I had with someone last night after I provoked him, so I stood him up."

Atobe: "..."

"Nanchuan, the match against Rikkai University is the biggest and toughest opponent we have faced so far. We should focus on the match, right?"

"I can make up for standing someone up later."

Nanchuan nodded: "I know that Rikkai University's offensive is strong right now, and their doubles are not bad either. The seniors are indeed under a lot of pressure, but they still have to believe in their teammates.

Well, come to think of it, it doesn't seem to matter if I stand him up. Anyway, Fuji is such a lazy guy at playing basketball, so let's talk about it later in Kanto."

At this moment, Fuji sneezed. When he looked up again, he heard the score of the first game:

"0-1! Rikkai University is leading, change venues!"

"Hmm... this is a bit interesting, isn't it, Tezuka? It seems that Hyotei has really met a tough opponent this time. This battle may be very dangerous."

"This time, Ice Emperor is in trouble."

"No, Fuji, we can't easily define it before the game is over."

Chapter 52 Who will be the prey?

The sun was rising gradually and it was almost 10 o'clock.

Doubles No. 1 is still fighting.

But the game situation is not good. Now the score is one-sided and Rikkai University is leading by three points.

"1-4, switch venues!"

Short break.

"The other team's coordination is higher than ours. Damn it. Their momentum is like a mountain pressing down on us, breaking our coordination."

Hyotei's seniors Uehara and Ōtaka have always been the number one in singles and doubles, and they have hardly ever lost a game along the way, and everything has been going very smoothly.

Today they encountered a very tough opponent. Rikkai University's solid foundation was indeed very difficult to break, and the two of them were already getting a little annoyed.

Nanchuan said, "The opponent's mental power is superior to yours, senior. The crushing mental power will make the game extremely difficult. If your mental power is always suppressed, then there will be no chance of a comeback in this game."

After these words were spoken, the two seniors and the others were silent for a while, and the atmosphere became a little depressing.

They have been working hard to win the championship three times in a row and have been insisting on the position of overlord of Kanto. At this moment, unprecedented pressure is upon them.

Humph.

Coach Sakaki Taro looked at them with a cold face, seeming a little unhappy:

"Are you discouraged already? Atobe, this is the team you lead? The game just reached the doubles match and you were defeated?"

Atobe immediately said, "Impossible, we are not discouraged, coach, don't worry, we have secured the position of the overlord of Kanto."

As he said this, he glanced at Nanchuan and Akutsu.

In fact, no one knew that he was secretly glad that he had included Nanchuan in his lineup this time.

I had always wanted to keep Nanchuan as my trump card until the national competition.

But when he learned yesterday that Minamikawa and Sanada had fought, and Akutsu gave the evaluation that "he has some skills", he knew that he could no longer hide it.

This trump card has to be used, and now it seems that there is a high probability that it will be used.

Nanchuan nodded to him and gave a very confident smile.

This smile inexplicably made Tezuka feel at ease. This is the kind of peace of mind that teammates give to each other.

The doubles team was eventually wiped out.

"2-6! Doubles No. 1 Rikkai University wins!"

"Li Hai will definitely win!"

Waves of sound filled the entire venue.

The victory cheers of Rikkai University reached their peak again at this moment.

Atobe couldn't bear it any longer, so he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"The Ice Emperor will win!"

"Atobe will win!"

The cheers of more than 200 people instantly drowned out the shouts of Rikkai University, and there was no sign at all that this was the team that had just been wiped out in the doubles match.

The other audience members couldn't help but be stunned.

Even the Rikkai University cheerleaders were affected and took a few seconds to react and continue cheering.

The excitement at the scene was the highest so far this year.

"This...Hyotei is not bad. They actually seem to be the winner."

"What are you talking about? The game isn't over yet. We haven't lost yet."

"The unity of the Ice Emperor is so explosive."

"Hmph, what's the point? The doubles team is already in such a mess, can the singles team still make a comeback? I don't think it's possible. It's even more impossible for Rikkai University's singles team to break through."

"Not necessarily. They are all in the first grade this year."

"It has nothing to do with grade, because Rikkai University only looks at strength. If you can play singles, it means you are strong enough. Look at how Hyotei failed."

"Needless to say, this is destined to be a glorious match for Rikkai University. It is a victory for Rikkai University!"

Tezuka in the crowd remained expressionless, but he shook his head repeatedly:

"Still, it's too early to define it."

Bu Er laughed and said, "It seems that Nanchuan has had a great influence on you. Is your evaluation of him too high?"

"No, just look forward to it."

Fuji nodded: "Okay."

At this time, singles No. 3 is about to begin.

Bu Er saw Nanchuan on the opposite side waving to him.

He was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to say hello, Nanchuan had already started talking to the person next to him.

"This guy, finally remembered to stand me up? But, is he the one who came on stage?"

"No, it's the mushroom-headed guy. What's his name?" Tezuka asked.

Fuji looked at the name on the sign: "Akujin, interesting, this person was found by Nanchuan and Atobe personally, and he has never played tennis before and has not received any systematic training."

Tezuka: "Really? So Hyotei's style is like this..."

The broadcast has started:

"Singles number three, the match is about to begin, both parties please enter the venue."

Akutsu turned his head irritably to Nanchuan who was still admonishing him and said:

"Are you finished?"

Nanchuan: "That's it. In short, if you lose, you're done. I will beat you with tennis every day until you lose the ability to play tennis and become truly bored."

"Tsk, childish."

"Don't forget, this is a team glory match, for yourself and for Ice Emperor!"

Akutsu stretched his arms and legs before entering the venue. Before entering, he turned around and said something, grinning. This smile was somewhat scary:

"If you let me play, then you should know that the other team is going to be finished."

Nanchuan and Atobe nodded in satisfaction at the same time: "Yes, that's it, go ahead and do it to your heart's content."

Hyotei, you really can’t lose.

Oshitari, who was standing by, was startled: "Why do I feel something is wrong when you two are telling me this?"

Shishido Ryo also had goosebumps all over his body: "Although, but, I feel inexplicably excited, Akutsu, beat him up!"

Immediately, the huge cheerleading team behind them also shouted:

"Akujin, hit him!"

This kind of cohesion from the team shocked Akutsu when he walked into the venue.

He seemed to feel that this cohesion had turned into strength, making him feel... stronger?

On the opposite side, singles number three Yanagi Renji entered the court.

Although Sanada outside the field and Yukimura sitting in the coaching chair had no expression on their faces, their eyes revealed confidence.

Just like Nanchuan, who is equally confident on the opposite side.

Nanchuan: "Yanagi Renji? Then Akutsu will be no problem at all."

Sanada: "In front of a data intelligence player like Yanagi, no matter how violent and ignorant a person is, he will be exposed."