Tennis: In Hyotei, inheriting the miracle generation

The training days were boring.

In addition, Hinata Rin's five-dimensional values ​​have reached saturation and reached the limit of her physical age.

Want to move up further.

Simple training is definitely useless.

Right now, what he lacks is actual combat!

Only through constant training in actual combat can he know how to use his own strength more reasonably.

Speaking of actual combat.

We have to mention the upcoming junior high school competitions.

this day.

Hinata Rin came to the consultant's office and knocked on the door.

"Hinata Rin?"

"You want to see me for something?"

on the seat.

Taro Sakaki's face was full of confusion. Even after Hinata Rin officially became the main candidate, he did not have much interaction with Hinata Rin.

He was still quite worry-free about Hinata Rin, even though this guy was a little arrogant.

But when it comes to tennis training, there is no need for him to supervise her at all, as she can always be seen on the training ground.

"Coach, I want to play in the game." Hinata Rin sat casually on the sofa and went straight to the point.

at the moment.

There are only three days left before the regional qualifiers begin.

Although it is the lowest level competition in junior high school, he still doesn't want to miss the opportunity to gain support points. No matter how small a mosquito leg is, it is still meat, right?

"Competition?" Taro Sakaki was slightly stunned. Is there any competition recently?

How come he, as a coach, doesn't know anything?

After thinking for a moment, Sakaki Taro's expression became strange. "You are not talking about the regional qualifiers, are you? Hyotei's school team does not need to participate in a competition of that scale."

"Our Hyotei school team only participates in the Kanto Tournament and the National Tournament."

really......

It's the same attitude of underestimating the enemy as in the original work.

but.

Hinata Rin had obviously anticipated this, and spoke out the words she had prepared: "My recent strength improvement has reached a bottleneck."

"I need a lot of practice to test myself and gain tennis experience."

The words fell.

Sakaki Taro did not respond immediately. Instead, he stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Lack of practical experience?

As a coach, he naturally understood what Hinata Rin was thinking about.

but......

The regional qualifiers were garbage.

Can it really bring practical combat experience to Hinata Rin?

"this......"

"Hinata Rin, you may be disappointed. The schools in the regional qualifiers are only third-rate schools. It may be a problem whether their tennis clubs can gather seven regular players. Playing against them will not help you."

"On the contrary, it will waste your training time."

Thinking about this, Sakaki Taro shook his head.

Then, fearing that Hinata Rin would continue to struggle, he came up with a more feasible plan: "How about this... In the next few days, I will let our Hyotei regulars fight against you separately, and give you practical experience in a targeted manner."

"Compared to the regional qualifiers and the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament, our Hyotei regulars are still quite capable."

"..."

Seeing that Sakaki Taro still refused, Hinata Rin looked bitter.

Play against Hyotei's starting lineup?

This is indeed a good way to improve experience.

but......

There are no cheering points to earn!

The reason why I was able to jump from a tennis novice to a quasi-national level player in just two months was more due to the system.

There is a system, but he doesn’t use it?

is it possible?

"I can play against the Hyotei regulars, but I also want to participate in the regional qualifiers." Without thinking, Hinata Rin directly rejected Sakaki Taro's proposal.

After a pause.

He added, "Oh, by the way, we can participate in the regional qualifiers if we are semi-finalists, right? I'm going to play against Taki Oginosuke later."

"You kid..."

Sakaki Taro looked helpless.

Fight with Takitsunesuke?

A fixed match, right?

He couldn't understand why Hinata Rin was so obsessed with the regional qualifiers?

"Ugh......"

With a slight sigh, Taro Sakaki stood up from his chair, poured himself a glass of red wine, and took a few sips slowly.

He then looked at Hinata Rin again.

During this period, Hinata Rin just waited quietly for the other party to finish his work.

"Let me tell you this. Who do you think we, the Ice Emperor, need to be most wary of if we want to dominate the country?"

Taro Sakaki shook his wine glass gently and spoke in a slow and steady tone.

Obviously, he was ready to guide the other party in detail.

however.

"Who are you afraid of?"

"Of course..."

"Rikkai University... Seigaku, Shitenhoji, Higachu, Yamabuki, oh yeah, Fudomine is pretty strong too."

"Puchchi--"

After hearing Hinata Rin's answer, Sakaki Taro lost his composure and spat out the wine in his mouth.

What's going on?

Shitenhoji is fine, after all, it is a powerful team in Kansai and one of the top four in the country last year.

but......

Seigaku and Yamabuki, these two are their old rivals. Doesn’t he know the strength of their opponents?

And Fudomine and Higachu?

He had never even heard of it!

"Hinata Rin, can you be serious? Alas..."

"That's all."

"Let me tell you this, there is only one person who can be our Ice Emperor's opponent."

"That's Rikkai University in Kanagawa."

"The national champions of the past two years, their strength is unquestionable. Although I don't want to admit it, the fact is that they are much stronger than us, the Ice Emperor."

"But this year is different. With your joining us, we have more cards to play."

talking.

Taro Sakaki took out a chess board from the drawer, and then placed all the white and black pieces on it, but he deliberately left one black piece out.

This strange behavior aroused Hinata Rin's curiosity. "What does it mean?"

"It's simple. After two years of competing in the Kanto Tournament and the National Tournament, we already know each other well enough with Rikkai."

"In this almost open situation, we can only hope to win if we are evenly matched."

"However."

"Now with your joining, everything will be different."

"I believe that with your qualifications and talents, as long as you are given enough time, you will definitely grow into a trump card to deal with Rikkai."

"And as the trump card."

"Of course, we can't reveal our strength too early."

"The enemy is in the open, and we are in the dark. We have more time to prepare, find the enemy's weaknesses strategically, and finally launch a fatal blow to achieve the great cause of dominating the country."

As he spoke, Sakaki Taro's eyes became sharper. He picked up the black chess piece outside the chessboard and kicked away the white king.

See this.

Although Hinata Rin didn't quite understand the gameplay and rules of chess, she still understood Sakaki Taro's thoughts.

shook his head.

Hinata Rin took a step forward and lifted up the white king again.

"In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick will be useless."

"Instead of spending time thinking about these tactics, it is better to think about how to strengthen ourselves."

"besides......"

"You think the white and black chess pieces are evenly matched? But the reality should be like this..."

"White moved first, and then immediately captured your black king."

"Isn't that breaking the rules?" Sakaki Taro smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Rules? They are always made by the strong and obeyed by the weak."

"Don't make such a fuss. I'm going to participate in the regional qualifiers. What strength do I have to hide? If someone doesn't know, they will think that our Hyotei is scared."