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

Inside the office of the Qingxue Tennis Club.

Kunimitsu Tezuka pressed the hang-up button on his cell phone.

He turned around and said to coaches Ryuuzaki Sumire and Oishi Shuichiro, "Rikkai University and Shitenhoji only played three games, and the scores were all 6-0!"

Oishi took a deep breath and said, "Another 6-0, and another three games. Rikkai University is too strong this year!"

"Shitenhoji is the number one in the Kansai region, but was it also shut out?"

Ryuzaki Sumire frowned and said, "Oishi, although we lost to Rikkai University in the Kanto Tournament, we are completely different now than we were then."

"Tezuka, the backbone of our team, came back from Country D just for the national competition of Seigaku."

"And after Ryoma lost to Takahashi last time, he went to the United States to participate in the All-US Open in order to compete with players from all over the world, to improve his strength, and to gain more competition experience."

"So, don't just boost your opponent's momentum and destroy your own prestige!"

Oishi said, "But I heard that Takahashi was invited by D-Hon U17 to train for a month after the Kanto tournament."

Long Qi's voice gradually became louder, and he said, "D Country U17 is the world's hegemon, winning nine consecutive world championships, while R Japan U17 is only ranked 23rd in the world."

"The fact that he was chosen by the champion D country team shows how good Tezuka is. After more than a month of special training, I believe Tezuka's strength has also improved greatly."

Ryuzaki turned to Tezuka and asked, "Tezuka, you have previously unlocked the limits of tempering and talent. Have you now unlocked the limit of perfection?"

Tezuka nodded slightly.

Oishi was surprised and said, "Has Tezuka also opened the limit of perfection?"

Ryuzaki said: "Tezuka had already touched the limit of the Thousand Hammers in the first year of junior high school, but later he sealed this move because of his hand injury."

"This trip to Country D not only cured Tezuka's hand injury, but his strength was also further improved after the training of Country D U17. It is reasonable to unlock the limit of perfection."

"After all, there is a three-year gap between Ryoma and Tezuka. Tezuka's basic strength and skills are stronger, so Tezuka, who opened the perfect defense, is stronger than Echizen."

"We may not be unable to fight against Takahashi."

Tezuka nodded.

His trip to Country D this time was not just about joining Country D U17, his biggest gain was becoming a sparring partner for Country D U17 team captain and the strongest active professional player Jurgen Barisavich Borg.

It was with Borg's help that Tezuka was able to successfully open the last door to the realm of no self: the limit of perfection.

It was precisely because of Borg's appreciation that Tezuka naturally became a member of Country D U17.

So his trip to Country D was quite fruitful.

Not only did it cure his hand injury, but it also greatly improved his strength that had been dormant for nearly two years.

Although Takahashi is very strong, he is only strong among junior high school students. However, there is still a considerable gap between him and world-class professional players like Borg.

As Borg's sparring partner, Tezuka came into contact with world-class players in this month, more than he had ever seen in all his years of playing tennis.

After going to Country D, his horizons and knowledge were greatly broadened.

Therefore, he felt that if he faced Takahashi now, he might not be the loser.

Europe is the orthodoxy of world tennis. There are no particularly outstanding talents in the Japanese tennis world except for Ryoma Echizen's father, Nanjiro Echizen.

The ranking of R U17 in the world competition in recent years has not been satisfactory.

Even if Takahashi Hikoichi was recruited by Japan U17, Tezuka Kunimitsu did not think that Takahashi's strength would be greatly improved.

After all, the level of the entire R U17 is not high enough.

Although Tezuka is confident that he can defeat Takahashi, the national competition is a team competition after all, and it is meaningless to win only one or two games.

Rikkai University's advantage is that they have no obvious weaknesses in either singles or doubles.

At present, except for him and Echizen Ryoma, the strength of other members of Seigaku is still far from enough to deal with Rikkai University.

Tezuka had talked to Echizen before, and Echizen was also aware of his own weaknesses.

That is, Echizen relied on the foundation and guidance laid by his father since childhood to forcibly open the last door to the state of selflessness - the seamless limit.

As a result, Echizen's understanding of the state of no self was not deep enough, and his seamless limit was not a perfect state.

However, after a month of training in the United States, Echizen's level and experience have improved.

His limit of seamlessness has also been perfect.

In this case, Seigaku's greatest advantage lies in Tezuka and Echizen.

Therefore, how to deploy troops becomes the top priority.

We need to let him and Echizen give full play to their strengths and ensure that they both win two games.

Even if Seigaku loses in the end, they cannot repeat the tragedy of the Kanto Tournament and must at least drag the game to the fifth inning.

Thinking of this, Tezuka picked up a pen and wrote his name in the singles number three position.

Ryuzaki was very surprised and asked, "Tezuka, as the strongest person in Seigaku, why are you fighting against No. 3 in singles?"

Tezuka paused and said, "Shiraishi said that in their match against Rikkai University today, Yukimura Seiichi has returned and will play as the third singles player."

Oishi was surprised and asked, "What? Yukimura is back too?"

"Not only us, but even Rikkai University is facing the national competition with its strongest lineup."

"With the Big Three plus Takahashi, their singles lineup is simply too luxurious. In terms of doubles, they are also stronger than us."

“This game is a tough one.”

Ryuzaki Sumire said: "Oishi, Tezuka came back from Country D specifically for the national competition of Seigaku. You are so self-destructive, it's really unfair to Tezuka's sacrifice!"

Dashi lowered his head and said nothing.

Tezuka pondered and said, "The possible players for Rikkai University's singles competition are probably Sanada Genichirō, Yukimura Seiichi, and Takahashi Hikoichi."

"I've studied the order in which Rikkai University has appeared this year. It's very chaotic and there's no pattern to it."

“So I can’t tell who will play singles No. 3.”

Ryuzaki nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, since Rikkai University has no coach, a group of junior high school students have to make all the decisions on their own.

The roster seems to be just random, with no consideration for the deployment of troops at all.

That is to say, it was only because of Rikkai University’s previous strong accumulation that they were able to defeat their opponents.

Tezuka continued, "But if I play singles No. 3, I have the confidence to win this match no matter who Rikkai University plays against."

"If we let Echizen or Fuji play, and the opponent put a little more effort into the deployment of troops, we will not be able to win this match 100%."

“As the first match in singles No. 3, it’s important to win this match.”

"If we can win this game, we can wash away the shame of being eliminated by Rikkai University 3-0, 6-0 in the Kanto Tournament, and it can also increase the confidence of other players."