NOVEL WEB Chapter 131 The battle on court 23
After lunch, Sanada took Kirihara Yagyu and Kuwahara to the No. 2 court for basic training. Marui was dragged by Hyotei's Jirou to the No. 3 court. Among the remaining four, Yanagi and Niou originally planned to continue playing tricks. They were in another dimension, but after hearing Amangong Lan say that they might be able to see the competition on courts No. 2 and 3 in the afternoon, the two of them stayed.
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On Court No. 1, Tokugawa was training alone against the wall. However, a moment later, Echizen Ryoma, who was supposed to appear on Court No. 2 for basic training, came to Court No. 1 and made a "Declaration of Revenge" to Tokugawa.
At the same time, the junior high school students on Court No. 3 led by Atobe and the junior high school students led by Sanada who had won Court No. 2 were facing each other across the net.
"It's really unsatisfactory..." Atobe frowned, with a serious expression on his face.
Hearing Atobe's words, Taocheng was a little confused, so he repeated Atobe's words: "Unsatisfactory?"
Atobe pointed at Sanada and others, his tone was calm but inexplicably able to arouse the anger of others, "I actually let those of you who have been eliminated go to the No. 2 court, which is one level higher than the court where I am. This is What’s the point?”
"What's the point!" After hearing Atobe's words, Toyama couldn't help but jump out and retort, "This is just the winner takes all! We beat the people on the second court, so it's normal here. Come on! What's there to say about such a simple truth?"
"In this case, let's compare who is the real winner!" Tiangong Lan's voice came from the sidelines.
The staff of Court No. 2 and Court No. 3 all looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Yukimura, Yanagi, Niou, and Amamiya Arashi who just spoke standing on the steps, looking at them with a smile.
"Xiaolan is right! To be honest, some of the actions of everyone on the second court are really terrible~" The expression on Yukimura's face was still gentle, but the words in his mouth had a negative impact on the members of the returning team. Great harm, focus here on Kirihara.
After hearing the words of Amamiya Arashi and Yukimura, Kirihara shriveled up like a kelp that had lost its moisture.
However, Haitang, who is now a member of Court No. 2, was the first to respond to Tiangong Lan’s suggestion, “It’s interesting, let’s compete!”
"..." After listening to Haitang's words, he then looked at the four people who were obviously here to watch the fun. Atobe's forehead had a word 'hic'. However, seeing that their suggestions were in line with his own ideas, Atobe suppressed them forcefully. He suppressed his anger, then glared at Tiangong Lan and said, "You guys... are not staying in the No. 1 court. Why, could you be kicked out?"
"Huh!?" The players on the other side, including Sanada and other Rikkai members, all looked at Atobe in surprise, as if they were very confused about what he said.
"No. 1...court?"
"..." The members on the other side of the net were silent for a moment, and their eyes strangely swept over the members of the current No. 2 court, focusing on Sanada, Kirihara, Yagyu and Kuwahara of Tatekai University for a long time.
Seeing that except for Yagyu's expressionless face, the others also looked surprised, the people in Court No. 3 looked at each other, and then all looked at the four people outside the court in unison.
"Seichi~ Didn't you tell Genichiro? We were promoted to the No. 1 Stadium..." Amamiya Lan asked in a low voice.
Yukimura pondered for a moment and replied, "Does this kind of thing need to be specifically explained? As a strong player, it is not natural for us to advance to the No. 1 court quickly~ Genichiro is still not stable enough, no, maybe Genichiro does not understand our strength enough... "As he spoke, beautiful lilies bloomed behind Yukimura.
"..." Yanagi and Nioh looked at each other. They felt that there was nothing wrong with what Yukimura said. As a member of King Tatekai Dai, it is normal to strive for the top when you have the ability. Sanada and his teammates, who have won 16 consecutive victories in Kanto and won three consecutive championships in the country, did not expect... It turns out that life in the back mountain has made them relax~
An inexplicable look flashed in Yanagi and Nioh's eyes, and Yukimura, who saw the change in their eyes, showed a satisfied smile: Genichiro, who had just returned to the training camp, led the returning group to defeat the members of the No. 2 court, and now he will definitely be complacent with his strength. In order for Genichiro to have a better future, as a young tamer, he must help Genichiro recognize the reality.
If Genichiro finds out that Yanagi and Nioh are no longer weaker than him, and even have a high chance of defeating him, he will definitely calm down quickly.
Thinking of this, the curve of Yukimura's mouth became more and more obvious.
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On the other side, Echizen, who issued a "declaration of revenge" to Tokugawa, also successfully aroused Tokugawa's fighting spirit and made him agree to fight against him.
"Just use the same serve as last time!" Echizen said excitedly as he looked at Tokugawa hitting the tennis ball across from him.
Hearing Echizen's words, Tokugawa's expression did not change, and his tone was indifferent and natural, "To deal with you... I will judge whether it is worth using that move to serve."
Seeing Tokugawa's usual "paralyzed face" and his calm and indifferent tone, the smile hanging on the corner of Echizen's lips disappeared.
However, having said that, Tokugawa, who valued Echizen's talent, still used the 'phantom serve' as Echizen wished. Tokugawa waved his racket, and a rainbow-like light appeared at his hand.
The tennis ball flew towards Echizen in and out. Looking at the ball, Echizen jumped up excitedly to hit back, muttering "Thanks, senior!"
Then the fight between the two gradually changed from one ball to five or even ten goals.
When playing with ten balls at the same time, the much improved Echizen and Tokugawa started a tug-of-war. Just looking at the performance of the two, there will definitely be some people who think that the two are equally powerful.
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At the No. 2 court, those people were still staring blankly at the four Amamiya Arashi who had originally planned to watch the excitement. However, not long after, Atobe snapped his fingers and once again focused everyone's attention on the No. 2 and 3 courts. Regarding the competition, Amangong Lan silently gave Atobe a 'thank you' look.
The next game can be said to be quite exciting. Atobe VS Sanada, Fuji VS Tachibana, Marui VS Kuwabara, Shiraishi VS Toyama, Hochotaro VS Shido, Akutsu VS Kawamura...
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On Court No. 1, after Tokugawa and Echizen experienced twenty or thirty rounds of ten-ball duel, whether due to an accident or some other reason, the ten balls were evenly scattered on their half, five on each side. indivual.
Seeing this scene, Tokugawa put one hand in his pocket, picked up a tennis ball with the racket with the other hand and started to hit the ball. He still said to Echizen in a calm tone: "It seems that you have grown up a little, Echizen Ryoma."
"I also came back here a year ago wearing that black uniform." As he spoke, Tokugawa glanced at the black coat on Echizen's body from the corner of his eye.
Hearing Tokugawa's words, Echizen was a little shocked. He didn't expect that Tokugawa, who was so powerful to him, was actually eliminated as a member of the back mountain back then. However, it was precisely because of Tokugawa's words now that Echizen understood why. Tokugawa would admire that alcoholic coach so much.
"Incoming coach...how is he doing now? Is he in good spirits?"
"Haha~ It's just too good!"
"How do you feel about the special training in hell?"
"I think...it's quite interesting."
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The two of them answered questions and got along very harmoniously.
Tokugawa chuckled when he heard Echizen's answer, and then said: "I think so. You are worth meeting the instructor."
"Ah? What does this mean?" Echizen was a little confused.
"Desire victory more than anyone else..."
"But if you are defeated, you will feel happy in your heart..."
Tokugawa said this with a smile.
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