[Net King] The Crown of Tennis

"In this year's county competition, we are still the No. [-] seed team. Other schools have more or less undergone a certain reshuffle, and the list of candidates has changed quite a lot. There are even schools with second grade as the main force. Therefore, we must Be more cautious." Liu distributed the school information that Li Hai might encounter next to the quasi-finalists present.

As the minister, Yukimura only attended in the name of the coach this time, and Sanada, who was No.2 in the qualifying round, also sat on the bench.

"According to the previous lottery situation and data projections, we may meet Aihara No. 76.4 Middle School in the fourth round. The possibility of meeting Chengcheng Shonan in the final is [-]%. Aihara No. [-] Middle School has three sophomore students on the list this time; it is worth it It should be mentioned that the Yokohama No. [-] High School in the first round of Aihara No. [-] High School has changed even more. There should be four second-year junior high school students; Cheng Cheng Shonan Middle School hired a coach Huacun last summer, and it seems that the tennis team has undergone a big change. After shuffling the cards, it seems that there are no three survivals in the main election. The specific situation depends on the order book that will be obtained next week."

For this county competition, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lihai is playing the banner of military training, but for other schools, they not only have to fight for the remaining places, but also need to try to show the spirit of the king Lihai here.They still don't have the confidence to pull out the preparatory main election in the county competition to give them experience.

This is the advantage that Lihai has as a national powerhouse for so many years.The cultivation of the reserve force is not only the daily competition experience of the masters in the department, but also the "training" for them to perform on the spot in this kind of local competition. The pressure of the first battle will be very small with the escort of the masters in the department.After the senior year leaves, the juniors who have already "experienced the world" will naturally be able to take the lead.And for a large part of the schools, the players who could only be benched as cheerleaders before they didn't play in the game finally made it to the top, but they often performed poorly in their first few games, which can even determine the success or failure of a team.

Last year's Makino Fuji was a lesson. The team drawn by the Byodoin Institution ran across the country in two years, invincible, but completely ignored the members who were not elected.After a large number of main candidates graduated, the juniors who finally got rid of the bench almost overturned in the local competition because of the pressure of their own fame.

"Quite courageous." Yukimura took out a page of Shiroshiro Shonan, "Victory will belong to Rikkai University. What I care about is whether your game is good or not." Yukimura especially looked at Nioh who was lying on his stomach.

"Relax, Yukimura."

"Then the order of competition this time?"

"Doubles two Yanagyu and Shimadzu; doubles one Marui and Jack; singles three Akaya," everyone looked at Kirihara next to Marui who was yawning.

"......senior!"

"Okay," Yukimura clapped his hands, and cleared Kirihara, "Single against the two kings, single against one willow, let's be a substitute for the Maori senior county competition. More than that."

"I understand. In addition, let Sanada handle the interview before the start of the county competition. How about it?"

"Leave it to me." Sanada nodded to Liu who was opposite.

After finishing the training, Nioh called Yukimura to stop him.

"Sanada, you go back first."

Nioh didn't speak, but led Yukimura to the AT club where they met for the first time.

"I don't understand, Yukimura." Nioh began to warm up by himself.

"What do you mean?" Yukimura was wearing his spare sweatband.

"Why am I singles two?"

"Because you have this strength."

"Hmm." Nioh denied Yukimura's perfunctory remarks, "I know you understand where I am."

Nioh knew in his heart that he was in the mid-range in the main draft right now, more than the top and not enough than the bottom. Because of this, he felt that this county competition should be the first show of doubles between him and Yagyu, rather than being placed in the second place of singles. It means Lihai's position as a singles player in the future.

[It’s okay for Chiya, why me. ]

"I said, you have this strength." Yukimura looked at Nioh squarely and affirmed very seriously. "Nio, do you think you are inferior to Liu? Do you think you are inferior to Sanada?"

"...You know all about it." [How should I put it, am I really inferior? ]

Nioh Masaharu is a contradictory person.It seems that I don’t concentrate very much in class, but I insist on previewing and reviewing every day; I obviously hate the sun, but I like to run to the roof where the heat is the most violent; I don’t want to sweat because of the heat, so I still train spontaneously until I lie on the ground.

He has a clear understanding of himself, and he only has "3 minutes of enthusiasm" for many things.Originally, Nioh's attitude towards tennis was just for fun, but Yukimura aroused his competitive spirit.After that?Maybe he really likes to chase that yellow arc?Then I don't know when, will his enthusiasm for tennis disappear?

It's normal for Sanada to dislike his sloppy behavior. He and Sanada are at the two extremes.

how to say.He also doesn't understand his current state.

Probably not reconciled.

Fukuyama's words endowed Nioh with ambition.He wants to strive for more and climb higher.At the same time, his refusal subconsciously ranked himself under the "Big Three".

"I haven't played tennis as long as you guys, and I'm not as talented as you..." Nioh unconsciously stretched out his right hand to pick up the braid behind him.

"Who said tennis is all about talent?"

"It's definitely a winning factor, you can't deny it, Yukimura."

"You also said it's just one of them," Yukimura began to warm up with footwork.

"...Isn't that enough?"

"I thought Senior Fukuyama told you that a tennis match is not tennis."

"...puri." Nioh started feeding the ball to Yukimura.

"You can phantom, which is enough to prove that your basic strength is not much inferior to my own. What's more, you have such a strong insight ability. Is it difficult to dig a hole in the game?" Yukimura and Nioh saw at the bottom line.

"If I was only optimistic about you before, then when you demonstrated the phantom to me, I think your potential is no less than that of Lian Er."

"Yukimura!" The tennis ball passed through Nioh's right side, bounced to the bottom line one after another, and rolled until it stopped in front of the baffle.

"You still have infinite possibilities, I think so."

Niwang sighed inwardly. [I can't escape it. ]

"Looks like I have to work harder."

"That's it. Let's go, three sets, you go first."

"Hi hi."

It was nearly nine o'clock when Yukimura got home.

"Boy, you shouldn't be coming back so late." Ming Hao who opened the door for Yukimura pinched his ears, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

"Sorry, I played with my teammates for a long time. I ate outside." Yukimura bowed his head and apologized to An Ji who came to help him get the tennis bag.

"That's not okay. Next time, you must remember to come back early, no later than eight o'clock, you know?" An Ji, who has always been talkative, was extremely tough on this matter.

"Yes, I remember."

"Brother Jingshi~" Yumi jumped at him joyfully, then pushed him away and pinched her nose, "It smells like sweat, brother Jingshi, hurry up and take a bath."

[Totally disgusted. ] Yukimura reluctantly opened the door.

Maybe it was because he came back too late this time, Yukimura was still called out by An Ji after washing up.

The whole family sat solemnly on the sofa in the living room, facing an empty stool, which was obviously his seat.

[Something is not good. ] Yukimura walked slowly and sat down slowly.

Before An Ji could say anything, Yukimura raised his right hand to admit his mistake: "Yes, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have come back so late."

An Ji's face softened a little, but Ming Hao didn't intend to let it go.

"Today's matter is not something that can be exposed just by admitting your mistake, Jingshi~ There must be a small punishment, right?"

"Okay." Yukimura put his hands on his thighs obediently, and lowered his head slightly.

"Father wants me to tell the truth, I really don't want to go home so early." Yukimura's face became sad and gloomy, "I have to attend classes at school, manage affairs in the department, and give Yumi and Dad stood as a model for several hours, and he had to do homework and preview at night. It would be better to go home in the evening and play a game with Ichiro."

[...Kind of a deal, boy. ] Ming Hao took the reproachful look from An Ji with his mouth twitching. [Sanada, right, that stern-faced little guy. ]

Yumi pouted, pointing her two index fingers lightly: "I'm sorry, Seiichi-san. I won't bother you in the future, Seiichi-san can't leave me to play with Sanada-san."

Yukimura squinted his eyes and smiled. He stood up and walked to the seat vacated by Anki next to Yumi, and stroked her long purple curly hair: "Okay~ I know Yumi treats me well. Yumi drew it before. Not bad, but I think the shape is not three-dimensional and slender enough.”

"Yes." Yumi's eyes lit up, and she glanced at Minghao secretly.

An Ji was going to the kitchen just now, she brought a plate of cleaned fruits to "compensate" Xingcun, and drove Ming Hao to the small bench by the way, and took Ming Hao's seat by herself.

[Brat. ] Minghao grinds his teeth and sits on the small bench feeling aggrieved.Yukimura, on the other hand, was surrounded and cared for by two women in the family. [Who is following this? ]

This year's Kanagawa competition is scheduled to start in late June, and the time is two days on weekends.Yukimura received the order book of the county competition distributed by the Tennis Association on Sunday.

"It seems to be the same as what Renji deduced." Yukimura handed the booklet in his hand to Liu after reading it.

"There is one more thing. This year, the Kanto Tennis Association issued a notice announcing the adjustment of the number of participating teams. The county where the competition is held will have one more quota for the Kanto competition, and the Tokyo metropolitan capital will have one more quota for the finalists. In addition, the number of qualifying places for each county in the Kanto region will be adjusted accordingly. The number and record of participating schools in each county will be adjusted. Therefore, even if we were the No. 1 seed team last year, we still have to participate in the first round of knockout rounds.”

"The situation is slightly different, so pay attention to the time for the first match of the Kanto Contest. Bunta—"

"Hey, I hear you."

Marui did not take a nap on his stomach like Kirihara did, he was reading "Tennis Weekly" which was delivered at the same time.

"Hey, Sanada is really domineering." Marui shared the interview with Li Kai in the magazine with Kuwahara on the side.

"The goal is to win the second consecutive championship in the country. The county competition is just a practice match or something..."

"It's quite hateful."

"It's a fact." Maori didn't care.Every head and deputy minister of Lihai is a person who can speak harshly, and Lihaida also has the confidence.

"That's right, tell me, those people in the school are really good..." Kirihara swallowed the last words under Yukimura's gaze.

"Eh? Yukimura, the main selection of Josei Shonan is provoking us." Marui spread the magazine on the table and slid towards Yukimura's main seat. "Look, he said that Li Hai's main election is a group of colorful weirdos... Is the part-time coach Yukimura who is the minister really reliable... and the deputy minister Sanada still shouts like in the manga when he plays I can't stand doing tricks... or something."

"Pfft—" Everyone felt that the last sentence was on point.

"Hiroshi Wakato..." Yukimura handed it to Sanada after reading it, and the magazine was circulated among everyone.

Sanada didn't wear a hat, so he folded his arms and put on a tense face: "It's just the yelling of boring people, Li Hai is the absolute winner. Against Shiro Shonan, it will not be a problem to end the game in six rounds."

"Well said, Sanada." Yukimura smiled slightly, "Everyone thinks so too, right?"

"Yes!"

The author has something to say:

One day in the student council room——

Liu: Although there are precedents for department committee members being elected, there is no such thing as Seiichi being unanimously elected as a beautification committee member.

Yukimura: Hehe, thank you very much for your affirmation of my gardening.

Liu: ...No, 74.2% are due to other reasons.

Yukimura: Huh?Lian Er, what do you want to say?

Liu: No, nothing.