The host is really working hard.

After settling Jiao Miguo's little home in the evening, Zizhou took Jiao Miguo and walked away calmly with his racket in his hand, under the teasing look of Yukimura.

Yukimura, Sanada and others also followed Zizu. During the period, Kirihara wanted to cheer for Zizu, but this provocative remark was suppressed by Sanada with an iron fist.

Although Zizhou didn't tell anyone else about the competition, given Liu's eagerness to create chaos, how could he miss the opportunity to collect Zizhou's data?

So when Zizhou arrived at the stadium, there were already many people waiting there, not only junior high school students, but also the strongest high school students in the training camp, including Oni, Tokugawa and Irie.

Gui sat in the front row, looking very confident, but the two people beside him did not seem to be suppressed, instead they seemed to be equally imposing.

These sub-zhous had no objection, but they were a little helpless about Liu and Qian Bagua's strength. They knew everything in just one afternoon! ?

Echizen had been waiting on the seat for a long time. Toyama next to him was talking and gesticulating. Echizen was tidying up his racket and didn't even look at the others. He just responded to Toyama from time to time.

Seeing Zizhou coming, his eyes were full of joy. He stood up and walked towards the court. Zizhou could feel the determination to win in his eyes.

Look at him with amusement.

"Echizen, you are so energetic. We agreed that this is the only match we can play."

Zizhou needs to make things clear to Echizen. He knows that Echizen is unexpectedly obsessed with losing, and will not stop pestering others until he defeats others. But Zizhou will not lose, so it is better to make things clear.

Obviously Echizen didn't expect Zizhou to say that. He was stunned by the surprise. After he came to his senses, he nodded in agreement. In fact, he knew that it was not very polite to keep asking others to compete with him. Since Zizhou said so, he was naturally not the kind of person who would make trouble unreasonably.

"Okay, but I will definitely win. Senior is far behind."

There was a gleam of confidence in Echizen's bright eyes, which made Zizhou feel a little funny. Why are there still people who don't recognize their own strength?

He smiled and shook his head, put the things in his hand outside the field, and handed the scorched rice fruit to Liu who had been waiting outside to collect data.

"Liu, please help me take care of Jiao Miguo first. It just came today and is not familiar with the place yet. It hasn't seen you for a long time. You two should cultivate a good relationship." After saying that, he smiled gently at Liu.

Liu nodded and stretched out his right hand. Jiao Miguo jumped onto Liu's hand consciously, then turned around and shouted happily to Zizhou.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" Come on, host!

Zizhou smiled knowingly, touched Jiao Miguo's head, gestured to Liu, and prepared for the competition.

After entering the court, Zizhou saw all the junior high school students, including Yukimura, surrounding the court outside the court.

As players in this training camp, they are not allowed to compete privately, but the coaching staff will not care about simple practice matches. What's more, the coaches also want to see their competition. If there is any gain, wouldn't it be a pleasant surprise?

So the competition began with tacit consent.

Zizhou did not ask for the serve, and this time it was Echizen who served.

Obviously, the training in the back mountain this time was very effective. Both the speed and strength were much stronger than those shown in the national competition.

Although Zizhou felt that he had grown stronger, it was not a ball that he could not receive. He saw Echizen's flaw in a return attack, but Zizhou did not fight back. He wanted to know what the result of this training was, and whether he had found a sense of belonging again in the Japanese competition.

After a few rounds of play, Echizen hit the ball in a B-shaped pattern. Compared to the previous times, the angle of this return was more tricky, but it was a piece of cake for Zizhou, who hit a straight ball towards Echizen.

Echizen was not discouraged, but prepared to make amends, but for some reason, the ball automatically avoided the target when it was about to touch the racket.

It was not until the sound of the ball hitting the ground that Echizen was brought back to his senses from his shock.

Not to mention Echizen, even the other people outside the field were amazed at the mysteriousness of Zizhou's move.

Yukimura and Atobe did notice the peculiarity of Dian Zizuo's move, but there were still some things they couldn't understand, and those who didn't know had already been waiting beside Liu and Qian for their answers.

Suddenly so many people gathered around, and Jiao Miguo, who had been watching the game intently, was still startled.

Liu, who had been distracting his attention on Jiao Miguo all the time, noticed Jiao Miguo's situation and reached out to comfort Jiao Miguo.

Only then did he speak amid everyone's expectations.

"I have never seen the move Zizhou used before, and I don't know if it was developed in the training camp."

Before Yanagi could finish his words, Yukimura and Marui shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't seen Zizhou use it either.

"If that's the case, then this move should be something he just thought of." The pen in Liu's hand had already left an afterimage.

Qian on the side continued to explain.

"Zizhou's force should not be too strong, and he added spin when he hit the ball back. However, the ball should be subject to air resistance during the return, but according to what happened just now, not only is there no resistance, but spin has also been added."

This is the reason that Liu Heqian is puzzled now. Just when everyone was thinking about this problem in silence, Zizhou spoke.

"Haha, at least try to avoid me when you guys are discussing this. I heard everything."

Everyone was quite embarrassed at the moment, but still watched the game consciously.

Afterwards, Zizhou hit a few balls to Echizen using the racket-dodging technique, but Echizen still couldn't crack it, even though he seemed to vaguely feel the point of this technique.

The ghost was a little disappointed to see Echizen's helplessness, but Irie was more open-minded and even teased Tokugawa beside him.

"The little brother you were optimistic about is going to lose."

Even though Irie said this, Tokugawa still had no expression, not even any worry. In his opinion, failure was also a step in growth, and judging from Shizuo's playing style, Shizuo did not seem to want to suppress Echizen, otherwise, given Shizuo's strength, the game would not have been dragged on for so long.

Ignoring the discussions outside the court, Zizhou stood up straight when he was about to play, stared at Echizen, and asked a question that everyone found puzzling.

"Echizen, do you prefer freedom or stability?" This question was very straightforward and also very confusing.

Echizen was stunned for a moment, adjusted his hat, thought about it, and answered firmly.

"free."

The ghosts outside the field not only thought of something, but were also in deep thought. Atobe, Fuji, Yukimura and the others knew that Echizen grew up in the United States, and they looked at Echizen thoughtfully.

Others were confused.

Zizhou was not surprised to hear Echizen's answer. Instead, he felt that it seemed reasonable.

So I stopped worrying about it. Now that I knew the answer, the next step was to end the game.

Zizhou did not use his mental power, but took advantage of the false state to see Echizen's blind spots and flaws clearly. Even if Echizen tried his best to hide, the gap in strength always caused Echizen's steps to deviate, making it very difficult to defend.

Finally the game came to an end.

Echizen knelt down exhaustedly in front of Zizhou, looking deeply shocked.

Echizen no longer knew how many times he had lost. It seemed that he had been losing since the final of the Kanto Tournament. Even though he had a strong ability to withstand pressure, he could not accept losing all the time.

Seeing Echizen's frustrated look, Zizhou sighed, knowing that the previous match was quite discouraging.

"Echizen, don't just look at us. This world is too big. If you want to go further in your future, look at the world. It doesn't matter if you fail now. Just see clearly what you want."

Not only did Echizen take Zizhou's words to heart, but even Tokugawa's heart couldn't help but tighten.

"Look at the world?" Tokugawa's murmur reached Irie and Oni's ears. The two looked at each other and saw each other's surprise.

They once advised Tokugawa not to keep his eyes on Byodoin Temple. Even though there was nothing wrong with this goal, it was still too narrow-minded.

It was a pleasant surprise that Tokugawa actually listened to Zizhou's words this time.

Regardless of everyone's different expressions, they put away their rackets and walked towards Liu and the others who were surrounded by a group of people, and the crowd also consciously made way for them.

"Thanks, Willow."

Zizhou stretched out his hand and waited for Jiao Miguo to come back, and Jiao Miguo cooperated and followed Zizhou's hand back to Zizhou's shoulder.

Liu held the pen in his hand, opened his eyes, and looked at Zizhou seriously.

"Zizhou, I want to know the principle behind your move."

Zizhou thought about it and noticed that the people around him were staring at him. He thought they wanted to know how that move came about. Zizhou was not a person who kept secrets, so he smiled.

"Liu is still the same. I didn't expect there would be data you can't find."

Zizhou's voice was not small. He kept observing the expressions of the people around him. Everyone seemed to be listening attentively. However, he couldn't help but think that he was playing a trick on everyone.

Especially when he saw the ghost was still there, pretending not to care but with its ears perked up, Zizhou couldn't help but laugh.

"This depends on whether you can feel any difference now."

"Is it different? There is nothing different. Is it the aura?"

"No, nothing has happened since just now. Is it because of perception?"

.........

Listening to everyone's discussion, Liu's eyes couldn't help but flashed a gleam. He seemed to have thought of something. He closed his eyes and stopped listening to what people around him said. Instead, he felt the changes around him.

"It's the wind."

Liu's words seemed to stir up a thousand waves. In an instant, everyone seemed to have opened their Ren and Du meridians and found the key to this move.

Zizhou nodded in agreement, looking like a teachable kid.

But he didn't plan to stay here for long, so he told everyone.

"It's late now, we should go back and rest. We have training tomorrow. If the coaches see us gathering here for a long time, they will probably have something to say."

Everyone understood what Zizhou meant. The coaching staff didn't talk about this issue now because everyone was watching the practice match between Zizhou and Echizen, but after it was over, there were many issues to consider. Gathering here all the time would inevitably make the coaches have some thoughts, and it was indeed very late.

Echizen Ryoma is no longer negative, but has adjusted his mindset. Even if he fails, he will stand up and start again.

Zizhou was already on his way back to the dormitory, followed by his own Rikkai University players. Among them, Kirihara and Marui were the loudest, and they seemed very happy discussing the recent game. Students from other schools also followed behind one after another. The silence of Atobe and Fuji made the atmosphere in Hyotei and Seigaku relatively quiet.

After Zizhou determined what he was concerned about, he felt more clearly that Echizen had problems with the training camp. He believed that Echizen did not have a strong sense of belonging to Japan. He grew up in the United States and always liked freedom.

But in this game of fighting for honor, Echizen still lacks a sense of responsibility.

Yukimura and Zizhou walked side by side, and Yukimura still asked his questions out of concern.

"Zizhou, why did you ask Echizen the question of whether to choose stability or freedom?"

Zizhou thought about it and said it without any hesitation.

"This is because I feel that if you are not fighting for the honor of the country in this training camp, but just because you want to improve and grow, then there is no point in being in this training camp."

The rest of Zizhou's words could be heard as Yanagi, Sanada and the others nodded in agreement but did not interrupt them.

But a few people couldn't sleep that night.

The next day, Zizhou went to Court No. 1 for training as usual.

After it was over, Tokugawa came over, staring into Zizhou's eyes, and asked, "Sawara-kun, can I talk to you for a minute?"