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

Yanagi Renji also said: "Hyotei has always been a frequent participant in national competitions, and his strength should not be underestimated."

"And I watched the match between Hyotei and Shishiraku Middle School two days ago. Hyotei's strength level far exceeds that of the Kanto tournament."

Kirihara said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "They have made progress, but haven't we made any progress?"

“We will only progress faster than they will.”

Takahashi concluded: "What you said makes sense. Strategically we should despise the enemy, and tactically we should take the enemy seriously!"

Kirihara was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Takahashi said, "Read more books when you have time, Kirihara."

Yanagi Renji explained: "What the Minister meant is that from an overall perspective, we should underestimate our opponents and believe that we have the ability to defeat them, which will help us build up good confidence and fighting spirit."

"But in the specific actions, we must maintain a cautious attitude, observe the opponent carefully, avoid making any low-level mistakes, and ensure victory in the game."

Kirihara pondered it carefully and said, "That makes sense!"

Sanada said: "So we can't be too relaxed. Especially you, Kirihara, you are the weakest!"

Kirihara was defeated and said, "Okay! Vice Minister, I'm going to practice."

Yanagi Renji also left with Kirihara.

"Sanada, is there anything else?"

Takahashi looked at Sanada who was standing there, hesitant to speak, and felt a little confused.

Sanada thought for a moment and said, "There is something strange. After thinking about it, I decided that I should tell you."

"Ok?"

Takahashi motioned for Sanada to continue.

"This morning, Hyotei's chief, Atobe Keigo, called me and asked me if our chief was going to play as the single number one?"

Sanada said as he recalled the content of the phone call.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a smile flash across Takahashi's face.

"Then how did you answer?"

Takahashi asked with interest.

"do not know!"

“I told him I didn’t know!”

Sanada speaks the truth.

He really didn't know where Takahashi would appear.

The final decision on the roster was made by Takahashi. During the Kanto tournament, the players only knew when they would play through the live broadcast.

Gao Qiao chuckled and said, "Well said, then what is the other party's reaction?"

“Very angry!”

Sanada's words were full of doubt.

He seemed to still be able to hear the angry words of Mr. Atobe at that time.

"Sanada, aren't you the vice president of Rikkai University? How come you don't even know such a trivial matter?"

"Rikkai University is a famous school in Shinagawa, and it has always had a rigorous academic style. Could it be that they haven't even considered the roster carefully? The game will start tomorrow, but we don't know the roster today."

"Sanada, you are so incompetent as a vice minister."

At that time, Sanada was a little overwhelmed by Atobe's anger.

As the minister of Hyotei, Atobe actually accused the vice-minister of Rikkai University of being incompetent?

What a joke.

Although it was unknown where Atobe's anger came from, Sanada responded domineeringly: "The list of players is our Rikkai University's secret. You, as the head of Hyotei, are unqualified for trying to find out the opponent's secrets!"

After saying this, Sanada hung up the phone angrily.

But after hanging up the phone, Sanada felt that this call was very strange from beginning to end.

Atobe's anger is even more bizarre!

Although it was just a trivial matter, given Sanada's cautious character, he still reported it to Takahashi.

I thought Takahashi would also be confused about this, but I didn't expect to see a sly smile on Takahashi's face.

"Sanada, you did a great job!"

Takahashi boasted.

Sanada was even more confused!

"This year's national competition is a mixture of singles and doubles. Based on our previous match against Hyotei, where do you think Atobe will appear?"

Takahashi then asked.

Sanada began to think, and said, "Last year, we won the match against Hyotei in just three games. Hyotei's overall strength is far behind ours, so it's almost impossible for us to win."

"This year, the first match is singles No. 3, the second match is doubles No. 2, and the third match is singles No. 2. If Atobe gives up the singles No. 1 position and puts himself in the singles No. 2 position, he might be able to win."

"Atobe's strength is still worth paying attention to. For example, if Kirihara faces Atobe, the probability of winning is very small."

"But even with this change, the final victory is still in our hands."

Takahashi nodded and said, "You also think that Atobe will play as the second singles player, right?"

Sanada said: "Yes, otherwise Atobe would not be able to play at all in the singles match. With his proud personality, he probably can't accept that he didn't even play and the whole team lost."

Sanada looked at Takahashi's thoughtful expression and said, "So Bu-chou is also going to play in the second singles match? Compete with Atobe and end their journey to the national tournament?"

Takahashi's eyes flashed, and he said, "No, I'm going to play singles number three tomorrow."

"Tomorrow's game will be very exciting!"

Sanada's face was full of question marks.

He analyzed the situation with Takahashi for such a long time, but in the end Takahashi was going to play as the No. 3 singles player.

……

the next day.

National tournament quarterfinals.

In the arena where Hyotei fights against Rikkai University.

As soon as Takahashi and others entered the venue, they heard the cheers of the Hyotei cheerleading team outside the venue that almost resounded through the sky.

"ice King!"

"ice King!"

"The winner is Hyotei, and the loser is Rikkai University!"

"The winner is Hyotei, and the loser is Rikkai University!"

……

On the other side, the cheerleading team cheering for Rikkai University was not to be outdone.

"The King, Rikkai University! Will win!"

"The King, Rikkai University! Will win!"

……

Kirihara said: "I always feel that our cheerleading team is outshined by them."

Sanada looked at the momentum of both parties and said, "Buler, should we also recruit more cheerleaders?"

"We can't lose to them in momentum."

Takahashi smiled and replied, "Don't worry about these little things."

"What's being competed on the field is strength, not cheerleading."

"The cheerleading team that screams the loudest will lose the most, that's shame!"

As he spoke, Takahashi strode into the arena.

Marui Bunta blew up the bubble gum in his mouth and said, "I feel like the Minister is in a good mood today!"

Yanagi Renji said: "According to my data, the Minister smiled twice as much today as usual."

Sanada became even more confused.

Although I know that the winner of today's game will definitely be Rikkai University, is this kind of thing worth being so happy about?

……

On the other side, in the audience.

"Inoue-senpai, we arrived half an hour early for today's match between Rikkai University and Hyotei. We should be able to see the battle between the two team leaders."

Zhi asked, holding the camera.

In the Kanto tournament, Seigaku was defeated 3-0 by Rikkai University, and did not even score a single point.

This made Shiba Saori, who admired Seigaku and Echizen Ryoma, very unhappy.

But in the national competition, Tezuka Kunimitsu, the former captain of Seigaku, returned. Tezuka, who was valued by professional players from Country D, returned.

This gave Zhi a glimmer of hope, even though Seigaku's overall strength was not as good as Rikkai University's.

But from the ministerial level alone, Qingxue may not necessarily fail.

So Shiba wants to record Takahashi's games well and send the information to everyone in Seigaku.