I am in Prince of Tennis, others are training me while I am lying down

Li Haida.

The draw for the national competition was being held in an auditorium at the school.

"Have you heard about the change of director of Rikkai University?"

"I know that the current minister is just a first-year student. I don't know what Sanada Genichirō was thinking to tolerate a first-year student stepping on his head."

"Can you stand this?"

"Of course I can't stand it!"

"Sanada has been the vice-minister for three years, and finally Yukimura Seiichi fell ill, and he still didn't get the position of minister. What a miserable life!"

"Hahaha!"

The two people wearing Liuliqiu Middle School uniforms laughed as they talked.

"You have the guts to say that to my face."

A low voice came into the ears of the two.

The two looked up and saw the person they had just teased, Genichirō Sanada.

Seeing the person folding his arms and glaring at them fiercely, the momentum of both of them weakened at once.

"Sanada is really a tolerant and generous middle school student!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

A voice came from the other side.

Sanada looked back, a little surprised.

It turned out to be Nagishiro Kide.

I didn’t expect that the champion of Kyushu region this year would be Okinawa’s Higachu.

"High School Affiliated to Lihai University!"

"Please invite the representatives of Rikkai University Affiliated Middle School to come on stage and draw lots!"

The staff's words echoed throughout the auditorium.

Sanada frowned.

Takahashi hasn't come yet, he's really lax.

Just as Sanada was about to get up.

"Sanada!"

A deep and magnetic voice sounded.

Everyone turned their heads and saw a handsome boy in a yellow and white team uniform standing at the door. He held the door handle with one hand and spoke with a relaxed and happy expression.

"This is Rikkai University's new director, Takahashi Hikoichi."

"Is that the first-year student who shut out Ryoma Echizen, who won the fourth consecutive U.S. youth championship, in the Kanto tournament finals?"

"Yes, that's him! He is truly the strongest freshman in junior high school right now."

"It is said that he has also attracted the attention of the R U17 team."

With the appearance of Takahashi, the people below began to discuss in whispers.

Takahashi strode up to the podium and took out a note from the lottery box.

Sitting on the other side, Oishi was introducing Takahashi to Tezuka.

"Very impressive! Echizen couldn't even catch one of his balls."

"We lost to them 3-0 in the Kanto tournament, without getting a single point."

Tezuka looked seriously at Takahashi who was standing on the podium.

Takahashi returned to his seat and opened the note in his hand, on which was clearly written: Rokurigaoka (Aichi).

Sanada on the side said: "Too lax, almost late."

Takahashi said nonchalantly, "I'll arrive on time, Sanada. You have to trust my ability to manage time."

Sanada stared at the note in Takahashi's hand and asked, "Rokurigaoka in Aichi Prefecture?"

Looking at the dark energy that was about to materialize on Sanada's face, Takahashi was puzzled, "Huh?"

……

The scene of the national competition.

Several people wearing yellow and white team uniforms were standing outside a stadium. They were the players of Rikkai University.

“Why should we watch other schools’ games when we don’t have one today?”

Kirihara made a puzzled sound.

"Because this is a good opportunity to collect information. The one that qualified from Kyushu this year was Higa Junior High School. This junior high school hasn't made it to the national competition in nearly 26 years."

Liu said.

"But their opponent today is Qingxue, which has nothing to do with us."

Kirihara was even more confused.

"When the president of Seigaku, Kunimitsu Tezuka, was receiving treatment for his arm in Country D, he was spotted by Country D U17 and was even invited to join. His ability should not be underestimated."

Sanada spoke up.

"D Country U17? Invite Kunimitsu Tezuka?"

Takahashi was a little surprised. Was he invited now?

He remembered that in the original work, after the national competition, Tezuka stayed in R Japan U17 for a while, and then went to D country in order to enter the professional tennis path. After much twists and turns, he finally joined D country U17.

I didn't expect that the world has changed. Did Country D U17 take the initiative to invite Tezuka?

Perhaps, the world has changed since R U17 took the initiative to invite me to a training camp.

"Yes, from what I have gathered, it seems that Tezuka was valued by professional players from Country D, which is why he was invited by Country D U17."

"Tezuka came back specially for the national competition of Seigaku this time. I heard that he will return to Country D again after the national competition is over."

Yanagi Renji explained.

"Going to Country D to get my arm treated can lead to such an adventure!"

Kirihara exclaimed.

"But what does this have to do with us? Qingxue was defeated by us."

Kirihara continued.

"After losing 0-6 to Minister Takahashi, Echizen Ryoma went to the United States to participate in the All-US Open. Their Minister Tezuka Kunimitsu is training in Country D. This time, their lineup for the national competition is stronger than that of the Kanto competition. We must not take it lightly."

"Meeting a strong opponent like Higachu will help us collect more information on Echizen and Tezuka."

Yanagi Renji explained.

"Kirihara, you're too lax! In the more than one month since the Kanto Tournament ended, not only are we improving, but all the teams are also improving, so it is necessary to observe the competitions of other schools."

Sanada spoke seriously.

"Oh."

Kirihara's momentum weakened.

"The weather is so nice, it's nice to go out for a walk."

Takahashi Road.

……

The final match was being played at the arena, with Higa Junior High School's captain, Nagashiro Kute, taking on Seigaku's Tezuka Kunimitsu.

The first game was Mu Shou's serve.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The tennis ball turned into a yellow stream of light flying in the air.

Suddenly, Tezuka raised his arm slightly, and the speed of his swing dropped significantly.

"This should be a short shot of Zero."

Kirihara spoke.

"Not bad, Kirihara. Your observation skills are getting better and better."

Liu boasted.

"After watching Tezuka's move several times, it's easy to see that his posture is different from the normal short ball posture."

"It's not very difficult."

Kirihara was somewhat pleased with himself.

"Ok?"

Sanada spoke up.

On the court, Mu Shou took a step forward and suddenly came to the front of the net, hitting the tennis ball back before it hit the ground.

"Is it so easy to crack?"

Kirihara was a little surprised.

"That's right. Zero-style short ball is so easy to crack. Especially Tezuka's batting posture is too obvious. It clearly tells the opponent what kind of ball he is going to hit."

Takahashi Road.

"But how did the opponent get from the baseline to the net in such a short time?"

Kirihara asked.

At this moment, the situation on the field changed again.

The short ball was just a bait by Tezuka. The real killer move was the following smash, which was a smash towards the open space to the left of Tezuka.

"Tezuka's strategy worked well."

Sanada said.

However, Mu Te took another step and instantly reached the point where the tennis ball landed, hitting the ball to the other side of Tezuka.

"15-0!"

"Woodhand Score!"

The referee loudly announced.