NOVEL WEB Chapter 19 Prelude to the Challenge
April 8th, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was fine. It has been some time since freshmen chose the club. During this period, some new members joined the club, and some left the club after a few days of practice because they could not withstand the intensity of the training.
(PS. In order to dissuade some people who come here for the name of the Rikkai Tennis Club, new students who join the club must go through a week-long training period, during which the amount of training is the same as that of normal members.)
Even if the amount of training is heavy, the unbreakable dominance of Kanto and the deep foundation still make the tennis club's popularity remain high among all clubs in the high school affiliated to Lihai University.
However, due to funding issues and various other reasons, the number of people in the tennis club has been maintained at around fifty. This means that excluding the second and third grade members, only more than 30 freshmen can be recruited this year.
Therefore, in order to select outstanding new members, the Tennis Department launched a three-day freshmen points round-robin competition, also known as the rookie selection competition.
Freshmen who pass the selection can participate in the next main selection together with the second- and third-year non-main selections.
The main selection competition is also based on points. According to the principle of "strength first" of Lihai University, the top ten in the selection competition are qualified to challenge the current main selection. If they win, they can replace them, including the position of deputy minister. (PS. If there are vacancies in the main selection, the seats will be filled in sequence based on the points ranking of the main selection.)
When they knew this rule, Yukimura and others decided to challenge the main candidate according to the rules after the main selection competition was over, and then directly won the positions of main candidate and deputy minister.
On April 8th, the freshmen points round robin ended.
Main draw trials will be held on April 9th and 10th.
The main selection rounds ended on the afternoon of April 10th, and then the list was posted on the bulletin board. In order of points from high to low they are:
Yukimura Seiichi (1st year group A)
Tiangong Lan (1st year group A)
Genichiro Sanada (first-year group C)
Liu Renji (first-year group F)
Nioh Masaharu (first-year group F)
Bunta Marui (first-year group F)
Jack Kuwahara (1st year Group C)
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At a glance, the few in front are all first-year students.
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(PS. The current situation of the Tennis Club: Director, Hisaaki Mori. Deputy Director, Kei Kumokawa. Other main candidates are Juzaburo Mori, Ishiichi Hondo, and Naoto Naoto. Among them, Juzaburo Mori is a singles player, and the remaining two pairs are doubles players. Graduates Tennis Club Main Selection: Former Minister Taneshima Shuji, former Deputy Minister Irie Minato)
——Tennis Department Meeting Room————
Hisaaki Mori looked at the rankings in the points round-robin tournament with great significance, "The newcomers now are really amazing~"
"Hey, what happened?" Mori Jusaburo changed his posture of lying on the table in the conference room, and stretched out in a daze.
"I said, Mouri." Hisaaki Mori looked at the lazy Touzaburo Moori with a smile on his face. "According to Rikkai's rule of 'the strong comes first', normally the minister should be you, right? You should give it to me." I’ll be more serious, hey!”
"..." After hearing this, Jusaburo Mori suddenly sobered up a lot, "You are the minister!!! I just want to be the ace! This is what Minister Tanejima agreed to!"
"..." Hearing this, Mori Hisaaki felt even more angry: If it weren't because Maori didn't want to be a minister, would he, a doubles player who is not as strong as him, be forced to be a minister? ! So, it’s all Maori’s fault for not being a minister! QAQ, who clearly doesn’t want to be a minister...
"I always feel that Maori doesn't want to be a minister just to avoid training..."
"Actually, I feel the same way..."
Seeing the awake Mouri, Hondo Ishiichi and his younger brother Hondo Naoto hid in the corner and whispered.
Bang -
The door of the conference room was pushed open, and a black-haired boy wearing glasses walked in holding a large pile of information.
Putting the things in his hands on the table, the black-haired boy Kumokawa Kei sat on the sofa and looked at his partner and said, "Morihisa, you may...should be able to abdicate!"
"?!" After hearing what Yun Chuanqi said, the cousins who were hiding in the corner ran directly to the sofa, trying to hear the most complete information.
"So... is it what I think?" Morihisaaki hesitated: "Someone wants to directly challenge the position of the minister?"
"Yes, they should also be interested in the position of deputy minister," Yun Chuanqi said calmly, "If they succeed, then it will be easy for us~"
"..." Mao Li looked at Mori Hisaaki and Kumokawa Kei with a look of fools, "Aren't you worried? If they want the positions of minister and deputy minister, don't they have to defeat you in public?"
"Yes~"
"Then how do you..."
Seeing the look on Maoli's face that said, "Is there something wrong with you?", Yunchuan Qi had no choice but to explain.
"Our strength is not very strong to begin with. We only rely on doubles to become the main candidate. In addition, if you are not willing to be a minister, there are no suitable candidates between us..."
"That's right, Yumikawa and I were pushed to the bottom," Hisaaki Mori said with a nonchalant look. "As for being defeated - Rikkai Omoto is all about the capable and the mediocre. Everything depends on strength."
Then, he looked at Yun Chuanqi with great interest, "Yunchuan, you said the future minister..."
"Stop -" Yunchuan Qi made a pause gesture, "I hope you still remember that the rookie selection competition has just ended, and you are still the minister and have not abdicated yet!"
"Okay, okay," Morijiu said with an annoyed look on his face, "I can abdicate right away."
"..." Yun Chuanqi helplessly raised his forehead, "Then, Mr. Minister, who is about to abdicate, should we go out?"
"..." Hisaaki Mori suddenly realized, "No wonder I feel like I forgot something⊙?⊙?"
Hondo Ishiichi looked at Hondo Naoto and indicated with his eyes: "Morikisa's brain seems to be broken."
Hondo Naoto:......
Although I feel the same way, brother, are you too straightforward?
Suddenly, the cousins felt a chill on their backs, and turned around to see Mori Hisaaki staring at them dimly.
Looking at the stadium outside, I felt that almost all the newcomers had arrived. Yumikawa Kei had to interrupt the "affectionate" look between Mori Hisaaki and his cousins: "Okay, everyone is almost here, it would be too much if we don't go out anymore!"
After saying that, he took Maori and took the lead to walk towards the stadium. As soon as Mori Hisaaki saw it, he quickly stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Seeing that the minister, deputy minister and Mao Li were gone, my cousins quickly followed.
————Outdoor court————
After seeing the rankings posted on the bulletin board, the members of the tennis club lined up on the court according to their results.
Hisaaki Mori and Kei Kumokawa, who had just come out of the conference room with the main candidates, were quite satisfied with the attitude of the members.
"Ahem, first of all, welcome new members to our Rikkai University Tennis Club. I am the current director of the Tennis Club, Mori Hisaaki." Morihisaaki cleared his throat and said, "Our Rikkai University tennis team is the overlord of Kanto tennis, and also One of the top four in the country, we even won the national runner-up in last year’s national competition.”
"Tachikai University has achieved so many honors, and it is inseparable from one principle." Yumikawa Kei continued Mori Hisaaki's words, "That is - the strong is supreme."
"There are only five main players in the Tennis Club now, so——the first and second place finishers from the main selection will fill in."
"The top ten in the selection can challenge the main selection. If you win, then you can take his place as the main selection."
"Of course, if anyone is interested in the position of minister or deputy minister, he can also challenge Yun Chuan and I. As long as he wins, the position of minister will be his."
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“Next, let’s announce the current list of candidates.”
"Third grade: Mori Hisaaki, Kumokawa Kei, Hondou Ishiichi, Hondou Naoto; second grade: Mori Juzaburo; first grade: Yukimura Seiichi, Amamiya Arashi. The above are the elected members."
"Now, the top ten candidates in the selection who want to challenge for the position of main candidate or the position of deputy minister will be listed."
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