The Prince of Tennis - I'm Echizen Ryoma

The practice in the afternoon literally put me on fire at both ends.While I was worried about Karubin, I also remembered why the minister called in sick yesterday.As a result, the practice was greatly lacking.

I felt that the minister was so angry that he didn't want to talk to me. Every time his eyes met me, he would look away.But he was not in good shape today, and made a rare mistake.

"Ah~" Senior Dashi suddenly let out a long breath, and muttered in a low voice, "I just said it's better not to play games."

"What game?" Fuji approached with a smile.

"No, nothing..." Dashi hesitated.

After practicing absent-mindedly for a while, Taocheng suddenly slapped him hard on the shoulder. "Do you have something on your mind today?"

"Well?"

"You're not the same today as usual."

"Ah, I see!" Kikumaru suddenly realized, "The little cat is gone, haven't you found it yet?"

"That's it~" Oishi-senpai seemed relieved instead.

"Ryoma, you should go back today." Ryuzaki-sensei said, "Tomorrow is the capital competition, and everyone else should go back early to rest."

On the way home I searched every corner.Carubin was never found on the wall, beside the flower bed, or at the corner of the street.Maybe it has gone home by itself. With this last hope, I stepped into the house.

A group of familiar tall and straight figures stood in the yard.They turned around at the sound of footsteps.

"What a coincidence, Echizen!" It was Taocheng who spoke.With him are Minister, Oishi, Kikumaru and Fuji.

Seeing that I was a little dazed, Taocheng opened the front of his uniform, "Look here~" Carubin's cute round head poked out of Taocheng's arms, and "meowed" coquettishly at me.

I stared at it with mixed feelings, and was about to step forward, when I suddenly thought of something, I nodded at the seniors and said, "Thank you." I took Carubin from Taocheng.

"Then, goodbye~" "Say hello to uncle~" "Work hard tomorrow, Echizen~" The seniors left one after another.

The minister who was walking at the end stopped, turned around and handed over a note, "This is what Mr. Ryuzaki gave you—the precautions for tomorrow's competition."

"Oh." After taking the note, the minister had no intention of leaving.

We stood silently facing each other for a while, and suddenly said at the same time: "Echizen." "Minister."

"You go first, Minister."

The minister's expression was still so serious, but he didn't look at me. "You, do you have many friends who hang out with you in the United States?"

Why? "There are one or two." I was a little confused.

"Well, then—" After a long silence, he suddenly changed his tone, and looked straight at me, "Echizen, what do you want to ask?"

I moved my gaze to his left elbow.

"Don't worry, I went for an examination yesterday, and the doctor said it's all right." He said plainly.

That's it, I'm relieved.Just as he was about to say something more, Karubin in his arms couldn't stand it any longer and rushed out. "Stop running around, Karubin!" I yelled at it.

"It's called Carubin?"

"Yes." Turning his head, he was surprised to find the fleeting smile in the minister's eyes.Is the name so funny?

"Echizen, if you perform as badly in tomorrow's game as in today's practice..." It was an illusion just now, but the iceberg face now is reality.

"Absolutely impossible!" I cut off.Before I beat you, I will never lose to others again!

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PS: The reason why Kawamura didn’t come was because he was rushing home to help; the reason why he didn’t come was, of course, because he was too busy to tease the vegetable juice; the reason why Kaitang didn’t come... Can the smart readers guess it?