Prince of Tennis: It's my system. My victory depends entirely on the host.

By this time, it was completely dark, and everyone had to find some dry branches nearby and light them to keep warm.

After experiencing that thrilling scene, Yagyu Hiroshi did not urge everyone to get up and continue on their journey but let everyone take a short rest and treat their wounds.

Everyone sat in a circle around the fire. Their physical fatigue and sudden emotional relaxation left them with no time to chat.

Everyone stared blankly at the burning branches. For a moment, the area around the fire was extremely quiet, with only the sizzling sound of the kettle as it burned.

Suddenly, the sound of branches rubbing against each other was heard, and at the same time the sound of wolves howling came from a distance.

Hiroshi Yagyu immediately stood up and protected Fuji Shusuke behind him, holding a tennis racket in his hand.

The others also took out their rackets and carefully observed the situation around them.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the bushes. Everyone was frightened by the black shadow. When they saw the true face of the black shadow, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that the black shadow was Yuji Ichiuji from Shitenhoji Temple, but his condition did not seem to be good.

Golden Koharu was so moved when she saw her partner that she rushed to Yuji Ichiuji, but he bit her head. The terrified Koharu screamed in fear.

Everyone quickly stopped Yishi, who was still trying to bite, and separated the two.

Zaizen Mitsuru, who came behind, explained to Yagyu and the others that the reason why Ichiuji Yuji became like this was because he was worried about Golden Koharu, so he magnified his wild instincts and ended up backfiring.

Fortunately, due to the tacit understanding between the partners for many years, Yuji Ichiuji's rationality was finally awakened by Golden Koharu.

"Is there any other way up the mountain?"

Echizen Ryoma, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked Zaizen Hikaru, with anxiety and uneasiness in his eyes.

He was kicked out of the training camp because of his defeat to Tokugawa Kazuya. Now his most important goal is to become stronger and return to the training camp to defeat that man.

The desire to win made him eager to rush to the back mountain to start training and realize his long-cherished wish as soon as possible.

Zaizen Hikaru pointed to the rugged hillside behind him and said to Echizen Ryoma.

"As far as I know, the only way to the mountain is to climb up."

After saying this, Echizen Ryoma's face became visibly gloomy, then he thought of something and his expression became determined, and he wanted to start climbing the mountain.

"Wait, Echizen-kun, eat something first, otherwise you won't have enough energy to climb the mountain later."

Yagyu Hiroshi brought a few boxes of instant noodles. The aroma of the food awakened everyone's hunger, and suddenly, a group of stomachs growled.

Everyone washed the leaves with stream water and used the branches as chopsticks to share the instant noodles and a few pieces of bread provided by Rikkai University.

With food in their stomachs, the tired people seemed to have the strength to climb up the mountain. They packed their luggage without delay and continued their climbing journey.

Halfway through, some people could hardly lift their arms. If it weren't for Yagyu Hiroshi who kept encouraging them, they would have almost given up.

Finally, when everyone was about to give up, Yagyu Hiroshi said that they were almost at the top of the mountain.

After hearing this, everyone became more energized and consciously sped up their pace, wanting to climb to the top of the mountain and have a good rest.

Unfortunately, Coach Mifune on the mountain didn't want to make it easy for them, and tennis balls kept falling from above as they tried to climb to the top.

The fallen tennis ball hit the rocks on the mountain wall, making it more difficult for the junior high school student to move forward.

Seeing this, Yagyu Hiroshi hurriedly took out his racket and hit the tennis ball back to the top of the mountain. The jackal Kuwabara and Fuji Shusuke also took out their rackets to help.

"Akaye, you three come and help too!"

Seeing that Kaido Kaoru, who was carrying Momoshiro Taketoku, was about to slip again, Yagyu Hiroshi asked Kirihara Akaya and the other two to take action.

Other junior high school students who still had the strength to do so also took out their rackets and hit the tennis ball back.

After a while, the rain finally stopped falling on the mountain, and the middle school students seized this opportunity to march toward the top of the mountain.

Unexpectedly, after climbing to the top of the mountain, the middle school students saw motionless corpses all over the ground, which almost scared them.

Until Coach Mifune, who was sitting on a tree stump with his back to them, suddenly spoke.

"Welcome to hell, trash!"

Only then did they realize that there was still one person alive. Oh no, it turned out that the coach in the back mountain looked like this.

"The coach seems to be the same. Didn't the money invested by Atobe-kun go to the back mountain?"

Yagyu Hiroshi was used to saying heart-wrenching words with a calm expression, and the exhaustion from the journey was nothing to him.

However, Fuji Shusuke, who had never exercised so much before, was now sweating and looked miserable, which made Yagyu extremely angry.

"So it's you, the glasses kid from Rikkai University. What are you doing here again?"

Mifune Nyudo, who was accused by Yagyu Hiroshi, did not dare to look him in the eye. Originally, Kurobe and his men had suggested renovating the environment of the back mountain, but he refused.

Yagyu Hiroshi calmly straightened his wrinkled team uniform and answered in a flat tone.

"Isn't this the plan your coach discussed?"

Mifune Nyudo was choked by Yagyu Hiroshi's words and wanted to scold him, but when he thought of the annoying teammates behind him, he had to hold back the words.

Forget it, he’s a grown-up and he doesn’t want to bother with this brat!

Because there were players from Rikkai University and Hyotei present, Coach Mifune didn't make them take off their uniforms and dig a hole.

He just asked the middle school students to change into their team uniforms and practice swinging the racket 10,000 times, and those who didn't finish would not be allowed to sleep tonight.

It was the first time for the junior high school students to see a coach who didn’t even give them rest time.

But they were forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to obey the coach's orders. They took off their team uniforms that symbolized their honor and put on plain white short-sleeved shirts.

When they changed their clothes and came out, the bodies lying on the ground began to get up. At first glance, Fuji Shusuke saw that they were the high school students they had defeated.

So the so-called elimination means sending them to the back mountain for training?

When the golden-haired Sasabe saw the junior high school students being sent to the back mountain, he couldn't help but want to mock them, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was forced back by Yagyu's sharp eyes.

Sasabe, who likes to provoke, is not very good at tennis, but he is very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing that Yagyu is not easy to mess with, he immediately backed off and stopped.

Now Yagyu Hiroshi is in a very bad mood. The last time they came to the back mountain for training, Atobe Keigo invested a large sum of money into the training camp to improve the environment of the training camp.

As a result, the head coach Mifune did not use the funds in the right places!

If any of them fell into the valley during the climb and caused an irreparable tragedy, these coaches would be to blame.

Yagyu Hiroshi looked up coldly at Coach Mifune who was talking about the rules and suppressed the anger in his heart.

There is no rush to deal with this coach now. Wait until Marui and Niou come to the back mountain to play and then reveal this news to Atobe Keigo.

The king of Ice Emperor is not someone who can be easily fooled. If he knew that the coaches did not improve the conditions in the back mountain according to his requirements, the funding would probably be reduced a lot.

Coach Mifune, who had no idea what kind of chaotic life he was about to face, was leisurely drinking his wine and watching the junior high school students swinging their rackets hard.

The junior high school students from the back mountain of the elimination island were much better than the high school students, which made Coach Three feel that the coaches from the front mountain were not completely useless.

It was already 11 o'clock in the evening when Yagyu Hiroshi and the others finished their racket swing training, and even the students from Rikkai University showed signs of fatigue.

Liu Sheng and Hu Lang took those who had completed the training to a nearby stream for a simple wash and then returned to the cave to rest.

Yes, this time Coach Mifune did not give the junior high school students any choice and directly made them sleep in the cave.

Tired from a day's work, the teenagers quickly crawled into their sleeping bags and fell into a deep sleep.

It was not until the middle of the night when a few cats' meows were heard that Yagyu Hiroshi and the jackal Kuwabara opened their eyes at the same time. Their friends came to find them!