Net King Returns to the First Generation

"40-30!"

"Gamewonby Smith, 2-1!"

Irregular serve!

Hold the racket with both hands!

"15-0!"

"15-15!"

"15-30!

"15-40!"

almost……

I must break hair!

Phantom returns!

Kirihara swung the racket, and the needle-like pain ran through his swinging shoulder, but Kirihara just gritted his teeth and endured it.

This action made Kebin more vigilant.

is that true?Or feint?

……it is true!

Damn, it's too late!

"0-15!"

Got scored again?Another phantom return!

But... I have already seen through the rebound trajectory of this trick!The next ball is mine!

Kempin pressed hard on the racket.

Snapped!

Sure enough, it was a phantom return ball!

"Just in time!" Kebin raised the racket: I have seen through the trajectory!

...? !

What?Fake action? !

"0-30!"

Another ball!

"Come on, Phantom returns the ball!"

Snapped!

Boom!

"0-40!"

"Another... feint?" Kebin cut bitterly.

"Good job, Kirihara!"

"That's how you break your hair!"

Cheers came from the audience.

Amid such cheering sounds, Li Haida's well-known four-person group in the preparation area frowned slightly at the same time: It seems that it was intentional... But, is it really that way?

Kirihara's movements and expressions...

Wait, in the previous life... King Ni began to think back to what happened 20 years ago.But the deeper memory of the game he was sitting in the stands at that time was that Chi Ye had used him to practice this move in his previous life, and the other... Huh?Was the game suspended in the previous life?In other words, Chi was also injured?where, shoulder?

That was the impact just now...

"Gamewonby Kirihara, 2-2!"

Continuous so-called "fake moves" allowed Kirihara to quickly win the round.

And in the next round of his serve, he started with an irregular serve, adding the "fake action" of small steps and phantom returns...

"15-0!"

Another feint?

It was really unexpected, and it was impossible to tell whether it was real or fake!

Kebin, who was thinking about this, didn't know that Kirihara, who was opposite, was also secretly anxious.

If I don't need to play a real phantom return, that guy will start to doubt... But, the pain in the shoulder has a greater impact than I imagined. I obviously wanted to hit a real return with the ball just now!

Damn it, do I need to intensify the rotation and shaking because of the pain... Then, how many phantom shots can I still hit with my shoulder? !

No matter how many times you can play it...as long as you stick to it until the end!

"There it is, Phantom returns the ball!"

"It's finally here, I've seen through your trajectory!" Kebin raised his racket.

But his swing stopped suddenly, and the tennis ball seemed to suddenly appear in front of him, almost hitting it!

what? !

Kebin, who turned his head reflexively, looked at the tennis ball brushing past his face with a look of surprise on his face: Can the angle of rebound be changed?How can it be? !

"Great! Even the angles are counted!"

"It really is Kirihara!"

"That's right, Kirihara is good at this kind of tennis that seems to be played on others!"

……

Is it okay?

That guy Kirihara...would have such a technique?

Nioh frowned and turned to look at Yukimura's expression, and sure enough, he saw that Yukimura's smile had faded a lot, and there was a thoughtful expression between his brows and eyes.Since even Yukimura said the same thing, the reaction of Sanada and Yanagi can be guessed without looking.

Did they think of going together?

Kirihara's ball was not intentional but accidental...

Sure enough, the kid was really hurt.

Nioh reflected on himself for a second: Well, I have seen this game before but I didn't remember it.But to be honest, 20 years is a long time, right?Akiya has been injured many times on the job online after that, and even in the national competition after that, he will be beaten to blood by Tibetan rabbits. This Kanto Youth Selection competition...

Well, as expected, it is better to reflect on it. I actually forgot that in the end of this match, it was the Echizen Ryoma who defeated Sanada in his previous life (I don’t know what kind of pressure Sanada was under at the time) and was considered by the US team to be the "strongest junior high school student". It's time to play.

So, would you like to request a timeout?

Akaya's injury...

In the previous life, it seemed that he participated in the daily training as usual two days later, which made Nioh a little uncertain about the extent of Kirihara's injury.He just stood up from his seat.

On the field, Kirihara, who hit the ball, moved his shoulder a little and broke into a cold sweat with pain.

But he also remembers holding back and not showing it.

Because, if it shows up and is seen through by the seniors, the seniors will definitely make him abstain, right?Just like the final of the Kanto Contest a year ago.

He knew that the seniors were doing it for his own good, but...

I don't want to give up the game!

I want to fight down!

I want to win!

Right hand... is it almost impossible to lift it?

Well, I...

How should the spiritual power taught by the predecessors be used?And the feeling when I played against Fuji...

Not reconciled, can't believe it, want to win, want to win, want to win!

Kirihara suddenly switched the racket to his left hand.

This scene convinced the people in Lihai that the boy was seriously injured when he hit the net post just now!

They were preparing to respond, but Kirihara's changes made them stop on reflex.

What appeared on that kid...

No self state? !

Actually... Can you control yourself? !

"Selfless Realm?!" Atobe also turned his head in surprise, "Did you do a good job, it seems that you can already control this state by yourself?"

"It does seem to be the case." Liu said lightly.

"Then switch to the left hand...whose trick do you want to use?" Atobe put his hand between his eyebrows with interest, and King Ni, who had already stood up, took two steps to the side and leaned against the door of the preparation area on the wall.

He pinched his braids: Chi Ye, now use the realm of selflessness...

Kirihara's left hand has undergone some training.

In any case, Nioh’s influence on the tennis club has been reflected in many ways: his teammates gradually became inexplicably more concerned about doubles, and were also aroused to fight and become more ambitious in terms of strength. Watching Nioh switch hands I also try to practice my non-dominant hand when I practice.

Of course, this kind of training does not mean that the ball control or skill of the left hand can be compared with the right hand. ...

"Spin serve?" Shinozu touched his chin, "Kirihara can do it, and he's good with his left hand too."

"Since it was Nioh who helped him with the special training, did you even practice this aspect?" Qian Shi smiled, and he turned his head to look at Nioh, only to find that Nioh who was leaning against the wall showed that he kept secrets.

What's going on here……?

Qianshi turned his head and looked at the others, only to find that except for Nioh, Liu's expression had not changed, but his aura had also become serious. Yukimura...why does it make people feel so scary when the smile fades?

Wait, if Li Haida's reaction is this way, Kirihara... is there something wrong?

Following Qian Shi's awareness, the other three people in the preparation area also gradually realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

The expressions of the few people in Li Haida seemed to be that there was a big problem with Kirihara.

But it's clearly Kirihara...

They looked at the field, using the blessing of Qieyuan's spiritual power in the realm of selflessness to increase his strength and speed in a short period of time.As for the tricks of the left hand, it is naturally impossible to bear the tricks of Tezuka's particularly injured arm, but the tricks of the little dwarf who impressed him can still be used. The tricks used...

"15-0!"

"15-15!"

"30-15!"

"40-15!"

It's the end of the game!

Last ball!

Kirihara threw the tennis ball, but...

He froze as he raised his right arm to throw the ball.

Can't lift...? !

!!!

it hurts!

The unexpected pain made him finally unable to hide the expression on his face, and the tennis ball fell to the ground before it was thrown from his hand because he let go.The ball wasn't thrown, so it wasn't a bad serve.

But if it's over time...

Kirihara thought so, but the pain made him unknowingly let go of his left hand holding the racket, letting it cover his right shoulder.

Can't hold on...?

"This contestant, are you alright?"

"I...I'm fine..." Kirihara forced out a smile.

He bent down and endured the pain to pick up the racket again: "It's just that my foot slipped..."

He walked from the net to the bottom line, and before he took two steps, he heard a voice he had never wanted to hear.

"Excuse me, can we apply for a suspension of the game?" It was Yukimura who did not know when he came out of the preparation area. "Our player injured his shoulder and needs further examination."

"Ah, yes, it's okay to apply for a timeout." The referee also had a decision in his heart, and he responded very simply, "Then, the game will be suspended for 10 minutes."

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Yukimura saluted the referee apologetically.

He straightened up and exchanged glances with Tezuka who had stood up from the coach chair earlier.

"Akaya, come with me." Saying so, Yukimura walked back to the preparation area with his younger generation who looked reluctant.

Yukimura took Kirihara directly to the medical area in the stadium, and the two coaches and Tezuka who saw this scene in the rest area also followed.

The result of the inspection was worse than expected, and the aggravation of the injury in order to appear nonchalant at the moment of the collision made it very unlikely that Kirihara would play again in this game.

The doctor's diagnosis is that there is no injury to the bones and muscles, but it is definitely twisted, so it is better not to continue.

Yukimura frowned when he heard it: twisted?secondary injury?

Tsk, this kid is really good at it. How could he endure such a painful injury so that they didn't notice it for a while? !

"Is it really too much?" Coach Huacun sighed.

Coach Sakaki quickly made a decision: "Propose to give up the game."

Kirihara was shocked when he heard this sentence, he stood up: "Don't be kidding, I can still fight!"

"Akaya!" Yukimura yelled in a low voice.

Kirihara had hardly heard Yukimura calling his name in such a tone, so he couldn't help but froze.

Yukimura smiled apologetically at coaches Sakaki and Huamura: "My idea is also to abstain, so I have to trouble the coach."

"Minister!" Kirihara couldn't help shouting.

"Akaya! You still want to play after being injured like this, do you want to bury your tennis career?!" Sprains are very common injuries, even so it is very troublesome for ordinary people, let alone athletes ?It only took two more rounds to cause secondary damage, so continue to fight...

Kirihara couldn't help shrinking his neck when Yukimura completely suppressed his smile, but he still wanted to fight for it.

"But...but in Tezuka's previous match..." Seeing Yukimura's face getting worse, he shut his mouth unknowingly.

...how did it involve me?

Tezuka, who had been listening quietly by the side, raised his hand and pushed his glasses.

"Chi Ye." The door of the infirmary was pushed open from the outside, and the other three people from Li Haida stood outside the door.

It was Sanada who pushed the door, and he obviously heard Kirihara's words: "Stop saying such things, Akaya, do you want to miss the next national competition?"

"I..." Kirihara choked.

"If you want to become Lihai University's No.1, all you have is this capacity?" Sanada frowned and said, "The Japanese team has already won this game, so you don't need to fight with your future!"

Kirihara bit his lower lip.

There was a stalemate in the scene for a while, Coach Sakaki looked at Kirihara with an aggrieved expression, and turned around: "Then, I will explain the situation to the organizing committee."

He walked out the door, but Kirihara didn't move.

Seeing Coach Sakaki's back disappearing outside the door, and Coach Huacun also thoughtfully walked out to leave room for them to resolve matters internally, Tezuka also followed Coach Huacun away...

Really, can't continue the game?

hateful!

Kirihara slammed his fist hard against the wall, and then...

"Ah, pain, pain..." he whispered, shaking his fist involuntarily.

Such actions revived the stagnant atmosphere.

Liu Fang walked over and patted Kirihara's head like a small domestic animal, and said softly: "Okay, Akaya, what are you wronged? You should have known it earlier, right? You deliberately held back the reaction to avoid Let us find out that you are injured, don't you know that if we find out that you are injured, we will definitely abstain?"

"...I just don't want to do that!" Kirihara closed his eyes and shouted.

"But Chiya, your body is your own, and it's up to you whether you want to protect it or not." Liu stretched out his hand and put it lightly on Kirihara's shoulder, "If the injury is beyond repair, your ambition will not be realized. There is no space left. To defeat the four of us and become the No.1 of Lihai University, didn’t you say this yourself?”

But I am not reconciled, not reconciled, not reconciled!

Kirihara wrinkled his face, he was silent for a while and buried his head in Liu's shoulder socket.

"...how old is she still acting like a baby." Liu Waner raised her hand, "Okay, let's just hug her."

"Seniors are the most annoying!"

"Yes, yes, we hate..."

"I want to keep playing!"

"After the injury is healed, you can fight as you like, okay?"

……

This kind of dialogue made the other three people who were still in the infirmary feel tired to varying degrees.

King Ni raised his hand to cover his mouth to hide his speechlessness: Hey, Liu, when did you and Chiya develop such a relationship?Is it because every time you get lost is why you look for it?Isn't this tone of voice really coaxing children?

On the other side, Sanada couldn't help but turned his head.

Ahhh, I really want to punch Chiya, but I can't, this kid is still injured...

What a slack!

Yukimura, who showed a sweet smile again, turned his head: Well, you actually said that they are annoying, and it seems that you have to teach Kirihara well?It is very good to be able to control the state of selflessness independently, but the new generation of ministers of Lihai University is only at this level, which is not enough!Even if the shoulder is injured, there is something that can be specially trained, right?Like mental power?

It just so happened that his illness was completely cured, and his rehabilitation was over, so he still had time to find special training from juniors... There was still time!

After comforting for a while, Kirihara finally calmed down.

At this time, he also felt that his behavior was too naive, so he took two steps back in embarrassment.

Putting on the coat that he took off for inspection and dressing, Kirihara was silent for a while, then lowered his head: "I'm sorry!"

"There's no need to apologize." Yukimura shook his head.

"But I made the seniors worry." Kirihara muttered.

Couldn't help laughing out loud, Yukimura walked over and patted Kirihara on the shoulder: "You worry us a lot. Okay, don't make this expression, cheer up. Take care of your wounds and get ready to meet the future the match of."

"……Yes!"

Just when they were about to leave the infirmary, the door of the infirmary opened from the outside ahead of time.

Coach Sakaki walked in, and he glanced at the infirmary: "Sure enough, you are still here."

"What's wrong?" Everyone wondered.

"Actually, after I made a waiver with the organizing committee just now, the US team made other requests. It is a request that is not harmful to us." Coach Sakaki said so.

"……ask?"

"Yes, they asked to continue the game with a substitute player according to this score." Coach Sakaki said, "So, Liu, you..."

"Coach, let Echizen-kun go." After hearing this, Liu, who understood the plan of the American team, opened his eyes to Coach Sakaki: "The other party's request is to facilitate the match with Echizen-kun, right?"

"You are the member of the regular selection team." Coach Sakaki said.

"It's not interesting to play against an opponent who doesn't see me in the eyes." Liu took a step forward, "Coach, excuse me, for me, replacing Chiya's place in the game and continuing this game thing, I don't want to do it."

"Senior Liu?" Kirihara couldn't help looking over.

"At this point, even as a coach, you have a lot of pressure, right? Let Echizen play, it's good for everyone." Ignoring Kirihara, Liu continued to talk to Coach Sakaki.

Frowning, Coach Sakaki looked at Liu with a calm expression: "Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"Don't want to compete?"

"Yes."

After pondering for a while, Coach Sakaki nodded: "Okay, since you have decided so. I will go and announce it to others." He turned around.After taking two steps, he stopped: "Don't feel offended, it's natural to want to refuse. I'm very happy that you have such pride."

After he finished speaking, he walked away with steady steps.

Sanada, who stayed where he was, waited until Coach Sakaki's back disappeared at the end of the corridor, then turned his head and looked at Liu with disapproval: "Renji, you..."

"Don't talk now, Genichiro." Liu interrupted Sanada, "Get ready to watch the 'Generation Showdown' that has been publicized as a gimmick for a long time."

"..."

"But Senior Liu, you refused to appear...is it because of me?" Kirihara asked in a low voice.

"Don't think too much, I just don't want to play against an opponent who is not focused enough." Liu replied, "There is no need to play the game. Wouldn't it be good to let Machima go?"

"Tch, that little dwarf." Kirihara pouted.

"Don't keep calling me a dwarf, you're not that tall, puff." King Ren snorted lightly.

The group of people took a little longer to return to the preparation area, and met the unimaginable eyes of other people in the preparation area.

"Where's Buer?" Liu who found Buer not there after a glance asked softly.

Scratching his face, Qianshi said with a dry smile, "Ah, Fuji... went to find Echizen."

"It's really cheap for that little dwarf!" Kirihara sat down on the chair angrily.

At the same time, the radio rang.

"The results of the negotiations are now announced. The game continues."

The audience cheered.

"However, due to the right shoulder injury of Akaya Kirihara of the Kanto Youth Selection Team, he was unable to continue the game. Therefore, special rules for the friendly match will be used: Based on the current score, a replacement player will be sent to continue the game."

A player who replaces...?

Is it...?

Kevin looked up.

Outside the stadium, Tezuka and Fuji found Echizen who was hitting the ball against the wall in the rain.

"Is the game over?" Echizen stopped his movements and said with his back to the seniors.

"I don't seem to be angry." Tezuka said lightly.

"Because I don't want to stand there all the time." Echizen said, and he resumed his batting stance.

"In this case, there is no need to warm up."

……Eh?

Ryoma turned his head in surprise.

"It's your turn," Tezuka said.