Prince of Tennis: Start by replicating your talent

When Nanchuan came back, Atobe waved to him.

"Nanchuan, where were you just now? The results are out." Atobe said, "This is God's will. It also means that those arrogant guys from Makutogi must be beaten back home by our Hyotei himself."

"It's Mu Zhi Teng. Let's go all out and beat them so hard that they can't even raise their heads!" Nanchuan said excitedly.

The second round is scheduled for the afternoon. The sun in August in Japan is hottest at noon.

Non-final matches are currently held in open-air stadiums.

Therefore, the schedule starts at 3 pm, which also gives other non-seeded teams enough rest time.

Before the game starts.

Atobe announced the lineup and asked everyone to warm up in time.

The format of the national competition is different from other regional competitions. It is also a one-set system, but the order is doubles No. 2, followed by singles No. 3, then singles No. 1, and so on."

This time, Atobe still arranged Nanchuan as the No. 1 singles player, and he arranged himself as the No. 3 singles player.

The Minister is a little bit cunning, are you not giving me a chance to play?" Nanchuan joked. Atobe: "Don't worry, let me eliminate Makino Teng first. Besides, this is our first round of Hyotei, and we still have to play all 5 games. Let you play to warm up."

By defeating last year's national champion and sending him home, Hyotei Academy has taken another historic step forward, thanks to Keigo Atobe's stubbornness.

Chapter 76 The championship has become history and a new empire is emerging.

Bang, bang! Under the scorching sun, the sound of fierce hitting of the ball was heard on the doubles court No. 2. Players from both sides were sweating profusely, their breathing became rapid, and their physical strength was constantly being consumed.

The tennis ball went back and forth between the four players, the score gradually widened, and the game lasted almost half an hour.

Hyotei doubles player Sato suddenly hit a fast straight ball into the open area, and his opponent was unable to react in time, and the ball bounced out of bounds with a bang.

"6-3, doubles match No. 2 is over, Hyotei wins!'

The scoreboard became 1:0, the first game was played perfectly.

'Thank you for your hard work, you played well. '

Sato and Mitani returned from the court with their first win, which was very encouraging.

Nanchuan handed them water bottles and said, "It seems that Makino Teng's doubles is just so-so. But I still have to say: Atobe, you'd better fight quickly when you go on the court later. The sun is too strong. There is no point in fighting a tug-of-war with someone of that level."

Next up is singles No. 3 match.

'I know my limits, so let them immerse themselves in my wonderful football skills!

By placing himself in this position, everyone seemed to have seen the beginning of a successful victory.

"Singles match No. 3 begins! Makinoto Komita Mikio serves!"

This little Yamada Mikio was the guy wearing a hat who looked down on Hyotei that day and boasted about the achievements of Byodoin Phoenix and others.

In the confrontation of momentum, he was completely crushed by the imperial momentum of Jibu, and lost points completely in the serve game. It was too easy for Jibu to break this serve game.

Is that kid really too weak, or has Atobe become stronger again? "Yue Ren at the side touched his chin, a little unsure.

"Miku Oyamada's serve speed and reaction ability are still good, and he just hit a very lethal return shot."

Nanchuan nodded: "Yes, this guy's level is beyond my expectations. He is not a waste. But why does his shot just now look a little familiar?"

He saw again the ball that Mikio Oyamada hit towards Atobe's front. The ball had extraordinary killing power, but it seemed to lack the stamina as Atobe took a step back and hit it back with great force.

Suddenly, he also snapped his fingers: "I remember that I wanted to imitate Tono Atsuki's tennis, but I ended up imitating a superficial, weird execution."

"What execution?" Yue Ren was confused.

Nanchuan smiled and said, "Nothing. He imitated the tennis played by their predecessor before Mu Zhifeng. However, his imitation was not perfect and there were many flaws. Atobe must have seen the flaws at a glance."

This match did not last long. Atobe's waltz towards destruction could not be cracked. Coupled with his extraordinary insight and his opponent's tennis full of flaws, it was not a problem for him to beat his opponent.

He didn't even need to hit the Tannhauser serve.

Mikio Oyamada was shut out by Atobe 0-6 and was badly defeated.

What's even more dramatic is that his hat was also blown away by the tennis ball, revealing his bald head, which seemed to have been just shaved. No wonder he was wearing a hat.

"Look at you, why did you cut your head bald for the national competition? It has a very bad connotation.

"Damn it!" Oyamada Mikio almost dropped his racket. Anyway, the racket had been hit so many times that the strings had become loose. He just couldn't accept it.

Atobe snorted coldly and said, "It seems that the level of Kansai is not that good. How can such a team make it to the national competition? Or is it that you, Makunofuji, have completely failed?"

"Just wait, kid, the game isn't over yet!"

Mikio Oyamada is their captain.

After losing this match, they found the No. 1 doubles players who were about to play and gathered together, bending over their waists and looking up.

They started to discuss it.

The ones arranged by Atobe to play were Oshitari and Ryo Bindo. In his words, because Hyotei is weak in doubles, they always have to maintain a group to be a little mysterious and hide their cards, at least to create a subtle pressure on the opponent because of the mystery.

Ryo Anato made it to the main draw in the school ranking tournament last month. After the second team was removed, there was only one candidate left for the main draw. Ryo Anato barely made it and was assigned by Atobe as the number one doubles player. He was surprised and instantly became more motivated. His mental strength seemed to have improved a lot. This was his first time participating in a national tournament! We must win!

'Anado Ryo, if you can't win this time, you can just get out.

"I say, Atobe, you are still so rude! Don't worry, I will seize the opportunity when it comes. It's not in vain that I have been practicing doubles during this period."

He wore his hat backwards and high-fived Oshitari as he entered the venue.

The two were full of fighting spirit. Facing the former champion team, it would be a lie to say that they felt no pressure.

"It's just this one match. If we lose, it will be really embarrassing." Oshitari said to his partner, "I'll leave it to you this time, my partner."

Oshitari has always been elegant and always speaks in a gentlemanly manner, but Anato Ryo can feel that he is even more serious than himself.

Then he won't admit defeat.

"You must, Oshitari, defeat them!"

The opponents were a combination of one tall and one short, and like Oshitari and the others, they were in a front-and-back formation.

Bang! Oshina serves!

Nanchuan said to Atobe:

"Is there some deep meaning behind this time of showing off the machine to real users?"

Atobe wiped the sweat from his face with a towel and nodded.

"You have figured this out. This is what I think. The seniors are going to graduate this year, so we must give these doubles players a chance to play and gain experience. This is the beginning of training other doubles players.

Mu Zhiteng, I visited their school a few days ago. Doubles is actually average, singles is their strong point so I dared to be so bold in my arrangement.

"What?" Nanchuan looked at Atobe in surprise: "You went to Kansai Makino Fuji alone? Why didn't you tell me?"

There is nothing much to say. As the Minister, there is nothing wrong with me going to inspect in person, right? Besides, you went to the martial arts hall every day at that time, immersed in your mysterious tennis skills development, so there was no need for me to inform you. "

Nanchuan smiled but said nothing.

But he gave a thumbs up to express his praise for Atobe's professionalism as the minister.

“That’s very thoughtful.”

"However, it depends on whether he can seize the opportunity this time."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction of the children, and then waved to the one who looked the quietest in the crowd:

"Feng, come here."

Feng Taichanglang seemed a little flattered, with an expression of disbelief on his face, but he still came behind Nanchuan excitedly.

"Senior."

"Feng, look at Liang and Oshitari on the field. If you were to play doubles with them, what do you think you would do?"

"Senior, what does this mean?"

"Literally. Anyway, take a look first."

"Oh well."

Feng Changtaro was nervous and excited, and immediately focused all his attention on the game.

Atobe glanced at Nanchuan and said, "You want to train him?"

'The pillars of the country must be nurtured from an early age, and the same applies to rising tennis stars. I've said before, just trust my judgment.'

"Okay, I'll look forward to it."

Bang! "Liang, it's your turn!"

"no problem!"

The opponent hit a diagonal tennis ball to suppress Oshitari's attack. Oshitari and Mito Ryo cooperated well, and Anato Ryo successfully filled the position at the bottom line. Bang! A beautiful baseline volley!

"2-4! Hyotei scores!"

"Keep going!" The two Oshizukas high-fived each other. They were completely in the zone, not affected at all, and the fight became more and more passionate.

Now we have opened a two-point gap with our opponent.

"Damn it, how could they succeed?"

"Senior, their tennis is so cunning, they are targeting me!"

'At that moment, I was at the net and you were defending at the baseline! "

"Okay senior!"

The two people from Makinoto were also discussing new countermeasures.

"Liang, you focus on attacking the baseline. I'll be defending the one at the net. You use your high-speed volleys and I'll be the one to smash. This way, neither of them will have a chance to react and we can catch them off guard."

"no problem."

The game continues.

The results of the following games showed that high coordination and correct strategy are the key to winning in doubles. Oshitari is good at observing the habits of his opponents. He found out the flaws and ways to deal with them, and he and Anato Ryo changed the front and back formations and the left and right formations to break them one by one, sealing the opponent's bottom line defense.

boom!

"High-speed half volley!"

"Brown bear caught!"

"High-speed ball draw!"

"Humph! You guys are such lame ducks!"

The tennis ball hit the tall guy's feet and sighed to his left, and the short guy at the baseline had no time to swing his racket.

boom!

"3-6! The game is over! Hyotei wins!

The scoreboard showed Hyotei 3:0 Makinofuji, Hyotei Academy won three consecutive games and successfully advanced to the top 8!

"The Ice Emperor will win!"

"Ice Emperor!"

"Hyoei will win!"

The sound waves almost covered the entire competition venue, creating a passionate and exciting atmosphere.

One step closer to the national championship!

Amid the cheers from Hyotei Academy, Nanchuan looked at the time. The sun was gradually setting in the west.

He said sternly to Oshitari and Anato Ryo, who were panting and wiping the sweat off their heads:

'Although the game was won, it took too long. The opponent even had a chance to counterattack because of the dithering. The high-speed half volley just now was not powerful enough and was almost backhanded by the guy at the baseline. Liang, you still need to improve your speed, and even more so your strength.

When Ryo Shido, who was originally immersed in victory, heard this comment, his face became serious and he nodded sharply:

"Yeah, I know, I will train hard when I get back!

He would love to get more useful suggestions.

Atobe said: "How is it, have you found your advantage in the doubles field?"

Shihu Liang actually felt a little embarrassed, but he still pretended to be calm and tough:

Yes, I do have an advantage in doubles, but I am also a singles player. One day, I will stand on the singles court and confront you. "