Prince of Tennis: Start by replicating your talent
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Nanchuan looked at Yamato Yudai in front of him, his arm was injured.
Nanchuan learned that in order to help Seigaku enter the Kanto tournament in his last year at Seigaku, Yamato Yudai played despite an injury and finally made it to the semi-finals. This was the first time Seigaku entered Kanto in recent years.
This can be regarded as the fulfillment of his last obsession with tennis at Qingxue.
Nanchuan said indifferently: “I heard from my brother that Yamato Yudai’s hand has been injured and he can’t continue to participate in the competition during this period. The price is quite high, but even so, Qingxue’s road has come to an end here.”
In the metropolitan tournament, a minister was wasted, the strongest singles player, so what if they made it to Kanto? Tezuka and his team won’t play, and the others are all trash. Nanchuan guarantees that they will be kicked out in the first elimination round.
Atobe was very interested. The opponent in the final was Seigaku. Isn’t that a coincidence?
A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “Interesting, the opponent in the final is Qingxue, what a narrow road for enemies.”
“Don’t be careless.” Sakaki Taro reminded Atobe.
“Although Qingxue is not as strong as before, we still cannot be careless and underestimate the enemy.”
“Coach, I know all this information. I will lead Hyotei and stop them in Kanto.”
Facing the confident Atobe, Sakaki Taro was silent for a moment, his face becoming more serious:
“Atobe, I’ve seen the results of your recent training. Hyotei only wants first-class players, first-class tennis players, and first-class results. Go ahead and defeat Seigaku!”
Chapter 27 Ryuzaki Sumire is upset
“Hmph, it’s the defeated Hyotei? Great, here comes the chance for revenge.”
On the day of the finals, the people from Seigaku arrived at the stadium. Takei looked at Hyotei who came in a high-profile manner and revealed a smile of revenge.
“Takei, pay attention to the rules of the competition. Our goal is to win the championship of the tournament.” Yamato reminded him.
Wu Jui, however, did not seem convinced and muttered:
“You talk too much. Even if we’re not the champions, we can still enter the Kanto Tournament. But those two brats must learn a lesson. Hey, come here and get the water bottles ready. Are you just going to stand still? These first-year students really don’t know how to respect their seniors!”
He was ordering the first-year student Kunimitsu Tezuka behind them. The first-year students were not only responsible for picking up the balls, but also for logistics, ensuring that their starting players could devote themselves to the game.
Nanchuan saw Tezuka and Fuji across from him. Oishi and the others were busy holding water bottles for them and putting them aside. He clicked his tongue twice:
“That’s really spineless. It’s just a water bottle. Do you need any help?”
Atobe, who was still enjoying the cheers and flower throwing from the cheerleaders on both sides, finally came to their Hyotei team and came up with the lineup arrangements for this game.
But before making the announcement, he asked Sato, the former minister who had been in office for a while.
“Sato, did you fight with Seigaku last year?”
Sato hummed, “I have.”
“Won”
“Lost.”
This answer made Tsuchiya stunned for a moment.
But Nanchuan was not surprised at all. He said, “Is it because you are on the second team?”
Sato scratched his head: “Yes, if our team and Ochi Gekko-senpai go on, there is no way these Seigaku can win the championship of the Metropolitan Tournament.”
The other third-year students on the side also echoed: “That’s right! But when we entered Kanto, we didn’t think too much about it. Nanchuan, do you mean that this is the reason for withdrawing the second team?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” Nanchuan said, “The second team is not the main team, but when they enter the official competition, they will be arrogant. The same is true for the first team. They always think that the second team will support them. Over time, not only their mentality has changed, but their level has also declined. Therefore, this system is no longer suitable for the current Ice Emperor.”
Atobe continued: “So, now we are all on the same team. We must not lose to them like we did last year. We must not lose to Seigaku!”
…
“The game is about to begin, both teams please enter!”
The game was about to begin. The two teams entered the venue according to the broadcast of the game flow, and Cheng announced the rules of the game.
When Atobe and Minamikawa entered, standing opposite them were Takei and Yamato Yudai.
“The road to the enemy is narrow.”
Nanchuan laughed, and was so arrogant that Wu Ju wanted to beat him up.
“Damn it, he really deserves a beating!”
If not for the current situation, Wu Ju might not be able to resist taking action.
After the rules were announced, the two teams returned to their respective positions and doubles match two was about to begin.
“You two are our Hyotei’s ace doubles team for now. Last year, the second team lost to them. We can’t lose face this year.”
“Don’t worry, Atobe, we are here for revenge this year.”
Atobe gave a few instructions to the second doubles players, Uehara Aoki and Otaka Yosuke, and then sat down in the instructor’s seat nearby.
Taro Sakaki didn’t show up today, so this position has always belonged to Atobe.
Next door is the coach of Qingxue, Ryuusaki Sumire.
Nanchuan said to Atobe, “This old woman knows our coach. She is staring at you.”
Although Kitagawa always told him that calling her an old woman was impolite, he started calling her that over time, and now Atobe was also misled by the old woman call:
“Oh, this is the blind old lady coach? Coach Sakaki Taro never mentioned it.”
The words were not spoken quietly, but Ryuzaki Sumire could just hear them.
She stared at Nanchuan and Jibe in shock, her mouth open for a long time without saying anything. It seemed that she had never met anyone who called her an old woman before, and she was really shocked.
Nanchuan: “Atobe, take a gamble, she will scold you.”
Atobe: “She doesn’t dare to scold me, I bet you can treat everyone to dinner tonight.”
“Whose kid is this? How rude!”
Ryuzaki Sumire was really angry.
She wanted to shout loudly, but she didn’t dare to make any noise after letting everyone know that she was called an old woman.
Nanchuan exclaimed: “We are from the Hyotei family. The coach is not here today. This is our captain, Master Atobe.”
Ryuzaki Sumire was almost mad at this arrogance, but she couldn’t seem to get angry with a child, so she muttered:
Taro Sakaki is really crazy, letting a first-year student be the president!”
“Double match number two begins, Hyotei Uehara Aonobu serves!”
At this time, both sides in the field have already stood in their respective positions, forming a typical left and right field formation.
“The Ice Emperor will win!”
“The Ice Emperor will win!”
“The Ice Emperor will win!”
Just imagine a cheerleading team of more than 200 people cheering together. This scene would scare other small schools away.
“This, this is Hyotei? This cheerleader team is really impressive.”
“I heard that Hyotei has more than 200 members, it’s true!”
“It’s far better than Qingxue! There is no room for Qingxue in the current Junior Ace Tennis School.”
“Not necessarily. What’s the point of just looking at the cheerleaders? Being high-profile is useless. What matters is the strength of the contestants. I bet that Qingxue will win this year!”
砰
The game has begun.
The scene became quiet, but the people on Hyotei’s side gathered in groups, and this momentum made the two doubles players from Qingxue feel a little stressed from the beginning.
砰
“15-0”
“30-0”
The Hyotei doubles team had good coordination and played very cleanly in the serve game, disrupting the opponent’s rhythm in the first game.
“Humph, my doubles team was the target of last week’s attack. I personally supervised their tacit understanding and physical endurance. It’s obvious that the strength of Qingxue’s team is not on the same level.”
Atobe muttered to himself in a low voice.
The smile on his face never disappeared, and he always gave people a feeling of arrogance and disdain for everyone.
“1-0, Hyotei is leading, change venues!”
“2-0!”
“4-1, switch venues!”
Break time.
“There was a problem with their tacit understanding, which made this point so difficult to get.”
The reporter outside the stadium, Mamoru Inoue, has been squatting in the competition center to watch the game and do interviews these days, and now he is standing behind Ryuzaki Sumire.
Ryuzaki Sumire hummed and said nothing.
Her face became even more ugly.
Yamato Yudai, who was wearing sunglasses, also remained silent.
Inoue Mamoru continued, “It can be seen that Hyotei has a strong desire to win with revenge, coach.”
“I know, I know.” Ryuzaki Sumire became a little impatient, “You said you analyzed everything thoroughly every time, then tell me, what happened to Hyotei’s physical fitness? They didn’t have this much endurance last year.”
Seeing that the opposing Hyotei doubles team No. 2 was still playing very steadily, while her player had already retreated, gasping for breath and having consumed a lot of physical energy.
Inoue Mamoru said, “I reminded you to take a look at my newspapers before, but you didn’t read them, did you?”
Ryuzaki Sumire: “You wrote the same thing over and over again. I glanced at it and knew what kind of report you wrote. I had a meeting that day, so I didn’t read it.”
Inoue Mamoru said helplessly: “So, you didn’t see that the current Hyotei is different from the previous Hyotei. Didn’t you notice that their lineup is not the second team, but the first team?”
Ryuzaki Sumire only then realized what was happening and turned to look at Atobe and the others in surprise.
“So that’s the case. What does the second team do? Has Taro Sakaki been sidelined?”
Chapter 28: Atobe, watch out!
“What a joke, as a coach, I have established mechanisms and rules for the second and first teams, and have achieved good results.”
Ryuzaki Sumire’s tone became somewhat sarcastic.
“Last year he made it to nationals. I admit he is capable, but this year he made a freshman the captain and the second team didn’t even have to play. Isn’t this a reform? How can you manage if you don’t take the rules seriously? Too crazy! What is Sakaki Taro thinking?”
Inoue Mamoru: “That… never mind. You’ll know what’s going on if you see it yourself. As an old friend, I still want to remind you that tennis is bound to undergo reforms because of the injection of new blood.”
Ryuzaki Sumire didn’t say anything, but Inoue Mamoru still saw the familiar stubbornness on her face. Well, this meant she didn’t listen at all.
Apart from Inoue Mamoru, Atobe, who was closest to the scene, naturally heard it, but he didn’t say anything.
If people really talked about this kind of thing, others would say that he was a chaebol young master, a minister of Hyotei, and a king, which was really rude.
But Nanchuan on the side didn’t indulge him. He handed a bottle of water to his teammate and said:
“What does our coach think? He thinks with his head, or with his feet?”
This made Atobe almost burst out laughing.
Ryuuzaki Sumire almost stood up, but was stopped by Yamato Yudai who was standing beside her.
“Coach, this kid is just young and hot-tempered. Arrogance is also a teenager’s nature. Now the game has started again. Coach can’t mess around.”
Ryuzaki Sumire calmed down. She was a little confused at this moment. Why could she be affected by two first-year kids? Was it because what they said was right?
Then she shook her head again:
“No, they are wrong. They are so young and have no experience. What do they know? The rules of Qingxue produced a world-class strongman, Echizen Nanjiro. How can they understand?”
砰
The game continues.
The game ended quickly.