The Prince of Tennis - I'm Echizen Ryoma

"Hahaha—burn it!" On the court, Kawamura was holding a racket with arrogance, "I want to try my uncle's swing ball, you are so brave! Even if you beg for mercy, I will not let you go, Baby!"

Khan one.Kawamura-senpai's split personality is really serious...

"Comeon!" Amid the loud shouts, the veins on Kawamura's right arm bulged, "Burn!"

"Drink!" Holding the racket with both hands, he struggled to catch the ball, and the racket flew out of his hands in an uncontrollable shock.Looking at the trembling hands, I know that the situation has not changed in the slightest.

"It's just started!" Kawamura shouted, "Come on!"

Swipe up again...

"It's okay, there's nothing abnormal about the arm." On the sidelines, I was relieved by Gan's examination for Kawamura.

Sitting on the ground and shaking his wrists, Kawamura smiled at me apologetically, "It's the limit. You can let me go now, Echizen."

All I could do was breathe heavily.Although those catches just now no longer let the rackets go, they either touched the net or went out of bounds. None of them counterattacked successfully.

"Hey, hello, should I say something to the senior who is practicing with you?" Taocheng patted me on the shoulder.

"Thank you." Today's me is clumsy.

After the club work is over, one person continues to practice serving.A strange feeling—despite my shortness of breath and profuse sweat, my body doesn't want to stop.

He looked down at the tennis ball not far from his feet, and raised his racket to pick it up. Suddenly, a yellow racket stretched out and gently picked up the ball.

Looking up in surprise, Akutsu, who was wearing a sleeveless high-necked tight black T-shirt, was holding the ball flat with his racket, raised his eyebrows, and looked at me quietly.

"It's really useless, brat!" That's all he said when he opened his mouth.Do you know what?

"Didn't you give up tennis?" I looked at him.A person who has given up tennis will not have this kind of attachment to tennis.

Without answering my question, he walked to the opposite side and swept away the tennis balls scattered all over the floor with his racket.Then he looked up at me, "Are you ready?"

Before I could react, he took out a tennis ball from his trouser pocket, "Drink!", and swung his arm.

The moment he swung his racket to catch it, the figure on the opposite side turned into Sanada.Subconsciously holding the racket with both hands, he blocked it with all his strength.The ball flew straight away.

Looking away from the out-of-bounds ball, Yajiujin turned to look at me, his tone indifferent, "I haven't seen you for a long time, it's getting weaker. Brat."

That expressionless demeanor and tone made me overlap the person in front of me with Sanada again.

"Little brat!" Ajiujin yelled after quickly serving the ball, "It's really infuriating to think that you lost to someone else!"

"Since you have defeated me now, you are not allowed to lose to others." I suddenly remembered what he had said back then, and I had also responded, "Of course."Am I unable to fulfill my promise to Akutsu...

"You still want to dominate the country like this, don't be joking!" Ajiujin's attack was also elusive.

"The end of the game, [-]-[-]." He clenched the tennis ball with one hand. Under the setting sun, Akutsu looked at me with sparks in his eyes.

He is very angry, angry that he lost to such a coward; he is very unfair, why such a stray dog ​​still has the cheek to continue playing tennis.

"What does that look mean." He looked into my eyes, "Did he see hallucinations?" I was startled.

"When I lost to you last time, it wasn't this kind of sleepwalking look!" He waved his arms, "It was a serious look, a look of joy in it!"

At that moment, countless thoughts crossed my mind.Why can't I play tennis with fun like before?I was able to do that before, because I was under the protection of the minister's wings at that time!

When I became the last barrier of the team, when my victory or defeat determined the success or failure of the whole team, when I shouldered the responsibility of the whole team on my shoulders, and realized those possibilities, I woke up like a dream, the pillar of Qingxue—— This burden is overwhelming!

No wonder you always said that I will not lose.No wonder you make choices that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.Minister, that promise, you who have been carrying it all the time, don't you feel very heavy, very heavy...

"Echizen, are you enjoying playing tennis? ’ ‘Echizen, your tennis ball!Your own tennis ball! 』I understand, I understand.However, with a relaxed and happy tennis, the current me--it's so hard to do!

Something that had been smoldering in my heart suddenly turned into a flame, causing a burning pain in my chest.

"Little ghost!" On the opposite side, Ajiujin appeared like a ghost in front of the net, and Yakutsu swung his racket in the air, "You are finished!"

With a loud shout, I turned around and swung the racket, and the ball whizzed away from between Akutsu's feet that had just landed, with my depression full of nowhere to go.

"I'm not going to die like this, am I?" Under the brim of my hat, the corners of my mouth curled up slightly, and I looked up at the dazed Akutsu, "It's still far away!"

Staring at me for a while, straightened up, Yakujin burst out laughing, "Ha, ha ha ha——"

"Then, I'm going to fuck, brat!"

"bring it on!"

At least, in this warm game, let me put aside all thoughts and enjoy the pure joy of tennis...

"It's been a long time since I played, and I'm a little tired." Sitting on the bench beside the field, Yakujin panted.

"Have you still smoked recently?" Sitting side by side, I handed him the towel and drinking can.

"I stopped smoking after being stepped on by you that day." Ajiujin looked at the towel and drinking water bottle in his hand, "Your?"

"Ah." I replied.Who else would it be.However, looking at the flickering in his eyes, isn't he a clean freak?

My guess was overturned in the next second.Drinking water to wipe his face politely, Akutsu glanced at me sideways, "Little devil, are you afraid of losing?"

"No." I dare not say anything else. When it comes to losing, it is rare for people of my age who play tennis like me to lose so badly every day. Is it commonplace?

"Don't get me wrong, brat. If you lose miserably to your opponent, won't the person who lost to you have no place to stand? I just want to remind you not to forget this, I'm not here to help you!"

『Should I say something to the senior who is practicing with you? 』Turning to look at Akutsu, I think, just saying thank you is not enough.

"Have I grown flowers on my face? Brat." After taking a few sips with a straw in his mouth, Yajiujin glanced at me playfully.

Closing my eyes and taking off my hat, I leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

The straw in his mouth slipped silently, and Akutsu's expression was like seeing a ghost in daylight, "You, do you know what you are doing?!"

"Of course." Thank you.Such a big reaction?I suddenly remembered what Fuji had said. "It turns out that you are not used to others like this." I stretched out my hand, "Then, let's shake hands from now on."

Staring at my outstretched hand with weird eyes for a long while, and looking up at me seriously, Akutsu announced solemnly, "No need." Then he added an affirmative sentence with an accentuated tone, "I'm very used to it."

River bank at dusk.People in casual clothes stood or sat looking at the sparkling river under the setting sun.

A small stone bounced a few times on the water surface, splashed a few times, and then fell silent.

Pillow your hands against the slope of the embankment.After dinner, I received a call from Dashi to come here, and everyone has been in a daze for a long time.

"Is Lihai big? It's really annoying." Kikumaru muttered while walking on the tightrope on the roadside railing beside the river embankment.

"You can't let them go on like this, right, Senior Fuji?" Staring at the tumbling river, as soon as I spoke, I realized that I was talking to a guy who I had deliberately ignored all afternoon.I have a bad memory...

"Well, that's true." Under the setting sun, they leaned side by side on the slope and looked at the river, smiling with eyes crooked and mouth crooked.

"Hmph, you are qualified to be our opponent." Taocheng said arrogantly.

"To be honest, with the current Qing School, the rate of defeating Li Haida is very small." Gan gave him a bucket of cold water.

"Dingling—" the bicycle horn sounded behind us.

Oishi, who had been sitting on the side of the road with his head full of thoughts, suddenly jumped up, "Ah, Mr. Ryuzaki! How is it?"

The old lady Ryuzaki on the bicycle gave him a thumbs up, "OK."

"Great!" Dashi happily turned his head and yelled at us, "Let's gather together!"

"I have something to tell everyone." Standing in front of us in a half-circle, Dashi pretended to cough, "As you can see, the finals have been postponed for a week. But is it really okay to practice as usual during this period? ?”

"Hehe, what's the matter?" Seeing that Dashi began to frown and frown deeply, resting his chin with one hand, Bu Er's eyes narrowed into a crescent shape.

To make a long story short, Dashi finally couldn't hide his excitement, "So, we, Qingxue, have decided to have a sleepover before the final against Lihai University from tomorrow!".

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After reading this chapter, you must have some understanding of what Akutsu said in the copywriting~