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

Inoue listened to Zhi's words, pondered for a while, and said, "Not necessarily."

"The national competition will begin with this match. The team that wins three games first will advance first."

"Normally, Buchou always plays as the No. 1 singles player. But with Rikkai University's strength, I'm afraid they won't have to play until the fifth game."

"In fact, the number of times that the Rikkai University Minister can actually appear is very few."

"In the finals of last year's national competition, Shitenhoji played against Rikkai University, and Rikkai University also won in three games. The then-captain Yukimura Seiichi didn't even have a chance to play."

"So the match between Rikkai University and Rokurigaoka a few days ago was a rare match where the minister would appear. It was a pity that we missed it."

After listening to Inoue's words, Zhi's mood suddenly became depressed.

"Is Rikkai University really that powerful?"

Inoue said: "Yes, not only are they strong as a whole, but I think the strength shown by the new minister Takahashi Hikoichi in the Kanto Tournament is even better than that of the former minister Yukimura Seiichi."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Rikkai University will still be the champion this year."

Shiba said: "Tezuka is a player that the champion D country U17 has chosen. Takahashi may not be able to win against Tezuka!"

Inoue said, "Even if Takahashi loses to Tezuka, the national competition is a team competition, so Rikkai University has a better chance of winning in the end."

"The three giants of Rikkai University, Yanagi Renji, Sanada Genichirō, and Yukimura Seiichi, were already at the top of the junior high school tennis world. Now Takahashi Hikoichi has joined the team. Rikkai University's victory is truly unstoppable."

Zhi became even more depressed.

……

Ice King's rest area.

Coach Taro Sakaki sat in the coaching seat on the field, looking at team captain Keigo Atobe with eyes full of relief and satisfaction.

Taro Sakaki knew that Atobe was very strong and was the only player in Hyotei Academy who had reached the national level.

At the same time, he was also very satisfied with Atobe's excellent management and leadership abilities. At the age of only third grade, he could manage the Hyotei tennis club of more than 200 people in an orderly manner.

This is all thanks to the fact that Atobe was born into a wealthy and powerful aristocratic family.

But this also made Atobe a person who pursues gorgeousness, confidence and pride.

With Tomokazu's original personality, it was impossible for him to appear in any position except the singles number one.

But in this game, Atobe made a change.

He was actually willing to take the initiative to play the No. 3 singles position, which surprised Taro Sakaki very much. At the same time, he also lamented that Atomonaga had grown up and became a mature captain of the tennis club.

When doing things, we no longer only consider ourselves, but consider it from the perspective of the entire tennis club.

Taro Sakaki knew that there was a huge gap in strength between Hyotei and Rikkai University. He would not be particularly surprised even if Rikkai University eliminated Hyotei in three games today and advanced successfully.

But what made him happy was that as the captain of Hyotei, Atobe Keigo was actually willing to play singles number three. With his national-level strength, the probability of winning was quite high.

Taro Sakaki had studied Rikkai University and knew that the strong players of Rikkai University always played in the second or first singles position. Occasionally, a strong player would appear in the third singles position, but the probability was not high.

Therefore, if Atobe takes the initiative to play singles No. 3, it is very likely that he will win a victory for Hyotei and let Rikkai University end the game in four games.

Although the final outcome did not change, Sakaki Taro felt that being able to drag the three games into four games was enough. After all, that was Rikkai University that dominated the Kanto Tournament for 16 years.

And the most important thing is that Jibe is growing and making continuous progress on the road to becoming an excellent minister.

This is what makes Sakaki Taro most satisfied.

……

"The national tournament quarterfinals, Rikkai University High School vs. Hyotei Academy, is about to begin!"

"The first match is singles number three, between Rikkai University High School's Takahashi Hikoichi and Hyotei Academy's Atobe Keigo."

The referee loudly announced.

……

"What? Is it a competition between the ministers from both sides from the beginning?"

Inoue was very surprised, then he reacted.

This means that he can record information about Takahashi Hikoichi.

I thought I wouldn't be able to see Rikkai University's chief compete, but I didn't expect him to play in the singles third position.

Although he didn't know why, Inoue felt that even God was blessing him.

The people at Rikkai University were also surprised.

"Why is the Minister playing singles number three?"

"For an Ice Emperor, there's no need for the Minister to take action!"

Niou spoke.

"Yes, Master personally took action, which was really a great honor for Bingdi!"

Cut the original road.

"But the opponent is also the Minister playing singles number three."

Yanagi Renji spoke.

Sanada listened to the conversation of the people next to him and fell into deep thought.

Just yesterday, he and Takahashi analyzed that for the sake of the entire tennis club, Atobe Keigo might give up the number one singles position and play as number two singles.

He saw that Takahashi was paying close attention to this matter and was very curious, so he thought that Takahashi wanted to compete with Atobe.

Unexpectedly, Takahashi said that he wanted to play singles No. 3. Sanada thought Takahashi wanted to play again, so he didn't care.

I didn't expect that Keigo Atobe would also play as singles number three today, so my analysis yesterday was all wrong.

Did Takahashi guess the location of Atobe, so he took the initiative to come to singles number three?

Obviously, Sanada has more contact with Atobe and understands him better.

How could Takahashi guess Atobe's thoughts so accurately?

Sanada couldn't understand the current situation.

……

the other side.

Taro Sakaki's eyes narrowed as he listened to the referee's words.

It's rare that Jibu is willing to lower his status and fight as No. 3 in singles, but he didn't expect that the opponent is also a captain.

The advantage on my side disappeared in an instant.

In that case, let’s take a closer look at Takahashi’s abilities and how he ended up being the president of Rikkai University.

……

On the playing field.

Atobe and Takahashi both walked into the court at the same time and came to the net.

Atobe's face had turned completely dark.

"I didn't expect that the president of Rikkai University would lower himself to play the third position in singles."

Atobe's deep voice revealed suppressed anger.

Takahashi smiled and said, "Isn't it because of you that Hyotei's chief Atobe Keigo is also in the singles third position?"

"you……"

Atobe was staring at Takahashi with eyes that looked like they were about to burst into anger.

He remembered that he and Takahashi had once had a game at an unknown street tennis court in Kyoto, and there was a bet in that game, that is, the loser must voluntarily give up the next game.

And the person who lost at that time was him, Atobe Keigo.

This made him very annoyed. As the minister of the famous tennis family Hyotei, he actually lost to a guy on a street tennis court. It was really embarrassing.

But later, when he learned that Takahashi was the newly appointed director of Rikkai University, Atobe's annoyance was slightly relieved.

It's better to lose to the president of Rikkai University than to lose to a guy on a street tennis court!

But since Takahashi is the president of Rikkai University, the next game will most likely be in the national competition.

This thought made Atobe feel even more annoyed and regretful.

Even though they lost in the end, they won without fighting. Not only did they lose face for Tetsuji, but the entire Hyotei clan as well.

After learning a few days ago that they would face Rikkai University in the quarterfinals, Atobe was in a very bad mood. He even called Sanada to ask which position Takahashi would play.

The purpose is to avoid running into Takahashi.

But Sanada is also a useless person. As the deputy minister, he knows nothing!