Chapter 11: Stand Out
"Saori, remember to take more pictures of Atobe Keigo later."
Inoue Mamoru instructed Shiba Saori behind him.
"Senior, I understand. I'm ready." Shiba Saori patted the camera on her chest and said confidently.
"But senior, there was a rumor that all the members of Hyotei's tennis club were defeated by a freshman. Is this true?"
Inoue Mamoru glanced back at Shiba Saori who was standing beside him curiously, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "The news should be correct. The Atobe Keigo I asked you to take more photos of is the first-year student you mentioned."
"ah!"
Shiba Saori covered her mouth and exhaled.
Inoue Mamoru nodded in affirmation and said nothing more. To be honest, he was also surprised when he first heard the news.
After so many years, has the Japanese middle school tennis world finally been affected?
Inoue Mamoru thought of the samurai who retired from the military career more than ten years ago.
As a fan of Nanjiro Echizen, he didn't understand his decision at first. He was only one step away from becoming the world's number one, so why should he give up?
It wasn't until he had been in the industry for more than a decade that he finally understood something.
Mr. Minamijiro, the pioneer of Japanese tennis, made such a decision for the future of Japanese tennis.
At least now the Japanese tennis world has slowly started from the bottom and is moving in a good direction.
He couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. When he heard about the changes in Bingdi, he rushed over as soon as possible, wanting to take a good look at the person who made the changes.
I didn't expect to catch up with Hyotei's internal trials. Looks like there will be content in the next two issues of Tennis Monthly!
Inoue Mamoru felt lucky.
The two of them walked and took photos around the tennis court of Hyotei, and soon many people noticed them.
"Who are you?"
Taro Sakaki walked up to Inoue Mamoru and asked.
"Hello, we are reporters from Tennis Monthly. My name is Mamoru Inoue, and this is my assistant, Ms. Saori Shiba."
Mamoru Inoue looked at this extremely oppressive and majestic man, and couldn't help but wonder if he was the coach of Hyotei.
Shiba Saori, who was standing by, was stunned by Sakaki Taro's handsomeness at first, but she quickly came to her senses , bent down, bowed, and introduced herself.
"Although he is handsome and personable, he is too serious and majestic."
Shiba Saori looked at her senior talking to that stern man and made a playful comment in her heart.
But Hyotei's tennis club is really big, worthy of being a wealthy private school.
Shiba Saori has also followed Inoue Mamoru to many schools for interviews, but none of them was as grand as the Hyotei Tennis Club.
Especially that young man, he looks very powerful.
Shiba Saori's thoughts were wandering. Seeing that the two of them hadn't finished their conversation for a while, she couldn't help but focus her attention on Atobe on the court.
It has to be said that with its aristocratic temperament and English tennis style, Atobe's tennis is very entertaining.
Shiba Saori watched for a long time, frantically taking pictures of Atobe's body, until Atobe shut out his second opponent and returned to the sidelines to rest, she finally reacted.
He quickly turned around to look for Inoue Mamoru who was with him, only to find that Inoue Mamoru had already run to the tennis court next door to observe.
"Senior Inoue, why are you here?" Shiba Saori trotted to Inoue Mamoru and asked embarrassedly.
Inoue Mamoru smiled and was not surprised that Shiba Saori was so fascinated by what he saw. This kind of thing happened frequently when he was a newcomer.
Tennis does have a fascinating charm. Even if you are not into tennis, you will sometimes be infected by the players on the court.
"See? Pay more attention to those players. They are all very strong players, and they are only freshmen."
With his experienced eyes, Mamoru Inoue quickly discovered a number of powerful players among the players still competing on the field.
Uesugi Yuu, Oshitari Yuuji, Akutagawa Jiro, Mukai Taketo... these outstanding first-year students all caught his eye.
Shiba Saori roughly wrote down the outstanding features of several people, and then looked at the scoreboard with their names written on it, only to find that the scores of these people were basically 6-0 or 6-1.
"Are they all first graders too?"
Shiba Saori asked Inoue Mamoru with some surprise.
When did the first-year students become so strong? You have to know that some of their opponents are third-year students.
The score of 6-06-1 clearly showed their crushing power .
"That's right. When I was communicating with Coach Sakaki before, he mentioned that the future of Hyotei will be an era of strength-based power."
Inoue Mamoru replied with a look of admiration.
At the same time, I was extremely excited that the first school had finally abandoned the tennis seniority system in middle school.
You know, genius is never lacking, what it lacks is just a stage to show itself.
Now Bingdi is opening that stage to everyone. If you have the ability, you can get on it.
He has been in this business for so long, so naturally he hopes that more and more tennis talents will appear in Japan.
While Inoue Mamoru continued to explain to his juniors.
Atobe, who finished his two games first, also came to Sakaki Taro's side.
After handing the sweat-wiping towel to Karaji behind him, Atobe looked at the mysterious consultant coach with a somewhat puzzled look.
Facing Atobe's gaze, Sakaki Taro looked normal, still with that sharp and indifferent expression.
"This is a freshman who performed very well in the knockout rounds. You can take a look at it too."
Taro Sakaki handed a copy of the personnel form that he had been scribbling on to Atobe.
On it were the names of all the members of the tennis club, some of whom were circled in red.
Among them, his name was prominently listed.
After reading one side, Atobe was very satisfied. He pointed to the note after the name on the paper and asked, what does this letter S stand for, strength?
"It means almost the same thing, representing the current strength and potential."
Sakaki Taro's eyes moved slightly, and he explained coldly.
"Who is this person then?"
Upon hearing this, Atobe asked with a slightly unusual tone, and the name he pointed at was exactly Uesugi Yuu's name.
Next to the circled name of Uesugi Yuu, Taro Sakaki also clearly marked the same evaluation "S" as Atobe.
Faced with this situation, his interest instantly rose. Compared to the other few who only had an A rating at most, Shangshan You made him care much more.
"Interesting! I didn't expect there was such a person hidden in the tennis club. Isn't that right, Karachi?"
Atobe handed back the list and asked Karaji behind him with a mysterious look on his face.
"yes."
Karaji, who had been silent all along, responded in a deep voice that Atobe's will was his will.
Looking at Atobe's somewhat questioning eyes.
Sakaki Taro didn't argue, he just pointed at the distance.
"He is Yuu Kamisama."
…
"Thank you, Senior."
Uesugi Yu stretched out his hand and spoke to the third-year senior opposite him with a friendly look.
The third grade student opposite calmed his breathing and then extended his hand to shake hands.
Handshake after the game.
This can be considered the victor's final kindness to the loser.
Of course, the third-year senior opposite Uesugi Yuu didn't say much, just admiration.
After all, the conspicuous 6-0 on the scoreboard still made him feel a little hot on the face.
I originally thought that my opponents were two junior classmates, which was a good draw, but the result was really unexpected.
Looking at Yu Uesugi's receding back, he could only sigh in his heart that the tennis club might really be going to undergo a major change this year.
…
On the other side, Atobe followed the direction of Taro Sakaki and naturally saw Yu Uesugi who had just left the field.
Instantly, he covered his left eye with his left hand and used his powerful insight to observe Shangshan You.
The undisguised inquiring look made Shangshan You's expression change.
Uesugi Yu turned his head and saw that it was Atobe who was looking at him. He smiled slightly and turned away.
In Atobe's eyes, Uesugi Yuu was like a constantly spinning whirlpool, making it impossible to tell its depth.
"Well, I think I am not wrong based on my knowledge."
Sakaki Taro's calm words interrupted Atobe's observation.
"Humph, yes, he is indeed a very powerful opponent."
Atobe snorted coldly, indicating that he had indeed doubted the coach's judgment before.
Taro Sakaki didn't say anything after hearing this, but just pondered in his heart:
"There's another guy in the tennis club who's as good as you. How are you going to deal with him, Atobe?"
As each of them was thinking about it, the initial elimination round gradually came to an end.
Those talented guys have already begun to shine.
