The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 11: Phoenix stained with blood, changes in mind

After separating from Reinhardt, Yuuki Maya went to the stadium to check the tickets for entry. He murmured to himself, "I hope the game won't end so quickly."

Ignoring Reinhardt's unexpected invitation, he walked away while reviewing the details of his previous confrontation with Zeus in his mind.

It can only be said that he was worthy of being the captain of the Greek team when he was only in the first year of high school. Zeus's strength was even stronger than he thought, and the opponent's tennis foundation was only comparable to his.

If Zeus's ability had not been too tricky, he would not have easily used the imperfect light ball just now.

In addition, there are very few people who can play with him to this level based on basic tennis alone, so Yuuki Maya was very excited and took so long to play one ball.

As for why the destructive power of his light ball does not seem as exaggerated as the Byodoin Phoenix later, it is because Yuuki Maya concentrated the power on one point, enhancing its penetrating power.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to penetrate the tennis racket of an opponent of Zeus's level so easily.

However, the light shot just now was also an experiment of his. He didn't even use the blood-activating suit to increase the force of the swing.

After turning a few corners following the instructions, he finally found his location.

"Maya, didn't you say you were just going to hang out at the tennis court? Why are you here now? The game is already halfway through."

As soon as Yuuki Maya sat down, Yuuki Eri, who was sitting next to him, asked with concern.

"It's okay mom, I just forgot what time the game started."

He made up an excuse to deal with it and his eyes were already looking towards the direction of the court.

Seeing this, Yuuki Eri didn't say much, but instead chattered to Yuuki Maya about the parts he had missed.

Just as Maya Yuki expected, the Japanese U17 team, which was not favored by everyone, lost the first and second doubles games in the match against the French U17 team.

We were defeated 0:2 at the start and were almost sentenced to death.

Then, when everyone thought that the Japanese team would be defeated 3:0, no one expected that the French U17 team would unexpectedly lose to the Japanese U17 team in the third singles.

And now, at this moment, the second singles is in progress, and the score on the field is
France vs Japan

First quarter (6-7)

Second quarter (3-5)

In this situation, anyone could see that the Japanese team was about to tie the total score to 2-2 by relying on singles after losing two games in a row.

The Japanese team's second singles player, Maya Yuuki, was recognized at a glance.

The man with the appearance of an old man is naturally Kijujiro.

"Black Jack Knife!"

With a roar from Kijujiro on the field, the French player on the opposite side was unable to withstand the powerful return ball. He was knocked out and fell to the ground with a painful expression.

Dudu——dudu——

The referee blew a sharp whistle, officially announcing that the Japanese team had won the singles match.

This means that the total score between the two sides is 2:2, and the next singles match will determine who will be the winner today.

And if the Japanese team wins this game, it will be a shocking upset.

Because this means that the Japanese team is very likely to break through smoothly and make it out of the group stage historically.

"Neon!"

"Neon!"

"Neon!"

At this moment, after a brief silence in the conference hall, a tsunami-like shouting broke out the next moment.

In addition to the hometown audience who came to watch the Japanese team, even non-French supporters were cheering for the Japanese team.

There is no other reason. Before the game started, the spectators who came to watch felt that there was not much suspense in today's game and that the French team would win steadily.

But now, after personally experiencing the Japanese team's Jedi counterattack, no one dares to say that the French team can win the next singles match 100%.

The pressure has come to the French team.

"No wonder that Byodoin Phoenix is ​​so upset about this match. This is indeed the best chance to advance. Unfortunately—"

Witnessing this moment, Yuuki Maya could fully understand the other party's feelings. His eyes were already looking at the exit channel of the Japanese team players, waiting calmly.

Time passed, the break ended, and the first singles match officially began.

However, France's No. 1 singles player Duke Watanabe was already standing in the court waiting, but on the other hand, Japan's No. 1 singles player had not yet appeared.

This strange scene also made the audience present a little confused. They didn’t know what the situation meant.

Just before the referee was about to announce that the Japanese team had forfeited the game, a blond young man covered in blood and bandages finally staggered into the stadium from the player channel.

Byodoin Phoenix

That is the singles player of the Japanese team.

The moment he appeared, his opponent Watanabe showed an expression of disbelief.

Maya Yuuki, who was watching this scene in the audience, sighed slightly.

Sure enough, just as he remembered, Byodoin Phoenix was still injured while saving his opponent's sister.

The price he paid was that he could not use his full strength and was about to lose this singles game.

As a result, the Neon team lost a good opportunity to advance and was directly eliminated.

"The correctness of the world's will after non-interference..."

Maya Yuuki secretly speculated about what happened to the Byodoin Phoenix. He didn't think it was just an accident.

All this is just because the Byodoin Phoenix is ​​not the "protagonist" at this moment.

Everything he is working on now is to set the stage for the real protagonists.

"I wonder if the 'one-time defense' I set on that guy worked..."

The image of a boy with glasses and a paralyzed face flashed through her mind, and Yuuki Maya felt that she had to find some time to confirm it.

But now, he also had some different ideas from before.

Originally, he only planned to practice on his own, and at the critical moment, help his good friend Yukimura Seiichi to complete three consecutive national championships, and then wait until two years later to join the Japanese U17 team to go to the world championship to compete with masters from all over the world.

He does not intend to have unnecessary contact with some people and always regards himself as an outsider.

But now, after witnessing what happened to the Byodoin Phoenix with his own eyes, he actually wanted to make a "little" deep impression on those guys in advance.

On the court, the result of the match was as expected. Even though Byodoin Phoenix fought desperately, it was ultimately defeated by Watanabe because of its injured body and was unable to exert its full strength.

At the end of the game, the French team won the victory with a total score of 3 to 2.

The dark horse did not remain dark forever, but the audience still gave the Japanese team warm applause.

"Ah, what a pity, it was just a little bit short..."

Beside her, Eri Yuuki said somewhat disappointedly.

Like many people, she almost thought that the Japanese team could win today's game.

"There's nothing we can do about it, Eri. Sometimes fate is just so fickle."

The father, Yuuki Taketo, who was sitting on the other side, also comforted his wife with words that showed his experience.

The couple originally had no interest in the sport of tennis, and only became exposed to it because of Maya Yuuki.

Today's game is also because Yuuki Maya proposed to go abroad to watch a tennis match during the holidays, so the family appeared here.

In the venue, the competition had ended and spectators from various countries began to leave one after another. Maya Yuuki and her family also slowly left the venue with the crowd.
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A little science:

Although the Japanese team was in the death group last year, as long as Phoenix was not injured, they would definitely be able to qualify from the group.

As for why it is the death group, it is because in addition to France, there is another [big 4] Switzerland in the same group.

But as long as the Japanese team beats France, even if they lose to Switzerland, they can still qualify for the next round by relying on the win-loss record with a score of 2 to 1.

But all of this became a fantasy because of Phoenix's injury, which is why Phoenix's temperament changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)