Chapter 33: The Capital Contest Begins
The Kamisama family gym.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A young man was moving at high speed in the gym, and the wooden sword in his hand was like a high-speed whirlwind, cutting everything wantonly.
Buzz buzz buzz...
After a loud tremor, more than a dozen wooden figures standing in the venue were all shattered into pieces.
“Hoohoo~”
Shangshanyou stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
But his gaze remained focused, and he maintained his breathing method with great concentration.
One quarter, two quarters... one hour... two hours. He stood there like a wooden man, holding the sword.
“Ha~”
"Finally I got the hang of it." After feeling a slight pain in his lungs, Shangshan You stopped maintaining the breathing method and suddenly felt tired and sore all over.
"Sure enough, it is best to start practicing the essence of breathing techniques with kendo!" Uesugi Yuu thought to himself.
After practicing according to the system-optimized intensive training plan, he had already stepped into the threshold of practicing Thunder Breathing·Changzhong in just one week.
"Compared to the normal state, both the cell vitality and the strength of the mental power have been qualitatively improved in the normal state.
Although it is not long enough to maintain now, we just need to gradually expand this state to the whole day. "
Uesugi Yuu recalled his previous physical condition and thought quietly: "There is only one week left, so... the next step is to integrate the familiar model of kendo into tennis..."
A series of training plans were sorted out in my mind.
after.
The sound of tennis balls never stopped in the backyard of the dojo.
………
A week later, at the venue of the competition.
This regional competition involving nearly 100 schools in Tokyo has begun.
These strong teams from each region will compete here to select four teams, and eventually participate in the Kanto Competition for the entire Kanto region.
…
“There are so many people!”
Xiang Hi looked around, then approached Oshitari and Uesugi Yuu and whispered quietly.
Compared to the regional qualifiers which were just an appetizer, the level of the metropolitan competition was much higher. There were also more participating teams than in the previous regional competitions.
Now in Minsen Tennis Park, players from other schools can be seen everywhere.
Of course, after the huge crowd of people from Bingdi flowed in, he immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.
Especially the 16 people headed by Hyotei, their gray and white official jackets give people a sense of pressure and majesty at first glance.
"Hyoei is still so strong!"
After seeing Hyotei enter, Mamoru Inoue, who had been guarding the park entrance, said something in his heart and then quickly took pictures.
Especially the group of young teenagers leading the group, who would have thought that most of them were first-year students.
The Hyotei tennis club has really changed since the transformation of Atobe. Every time they go to a competition, they have the momentum to win the national championship. This makes him more and more looking forward to Hyotei's future performance.
"And Ginka, Yamabuki..." The strong schools that had been there before flashed through his mind. These teams were tennis powerhouses that dominated their respective regions for many years.
"And there are really a lot of new faces this year..."
Inoue Mamoru was a little excited. The rules that had not changed for many years had spread rapidly after being broken by Hyotei.
"When I interviewed Mr. Banda before, I heard that their school also hired a freshman. It's really exciting..." Thinking of Mr. Banda, who has led Yamabuki Junior High School for many years, he was very emotional. It is said that Mr. Nanjiro suffered at the hands of Coach Banda.
Although Coach Banda is old, his vision and pattern are still so strong, and he has never fallen behind. However, it is Seigaku...
Inoue frowned. His idol, Mr. Nanjiro, was a graduate of Seigaku, but the Seigaku team he saw this time didn't seem to have changed much. The newcomers following the regulars were all wearing casual clothes.
Yamabuki this way.
Chigoku's pure eyes looked around, full of excitement and anticipation.
He felt very lucky. Two months ago, the tennis department, under the decision of his partner, allowed first-year students to participate in the school trials, and he stood out and became a regular.
Because of his unique temperament and tennis talent, he was particularly favored by coach Ban Tian. After two months of training, plus practice in regional competitions, his strength improved rapidly.
Now in the tennis club, his singles strength is already unique. Coupled with Yamabuki's own strength in doubles, he thinks they may not be unable to touch even the strongest No. 1 seed in the tournament. After all, it is said that the captain of Hyotei is only a freshman now.
"Qianshi, be serious."
Ban Lao saw that Qianshi was a little jumpy and reminded him with a kind smile.
"There are many young people here whose talents are no less than yours, so don't be careless." Ban Lao said jokingly with his hands behind his back.
"Not worse than me? Then I'm even more looking forward to it!" Qianshi clenched his fists and said with a confident smile. He felt that he was not inferior to others.
Haha... Ban Lao looked at Qianshi's confident expression and smiled without saying anything. Having such an enterprising mentality is not a bad thing.
the other side.
After registering and signing in, Bingdi also came to the venue for his first round of competition.
There are no absolutely weak teams in the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament, but Taro Sakaki decided to let some members of the second team practice in the first few rounds.
Judging from the information from the previous regional competitions, even among so many strong regional teams, Hyotei is a uniquely strong team.
However, in order to prevent being tricked by others due to poor intelligence, he will also take insurance in singles. I want both the championship and the training effect!
After the draw in the morning, the competition started immediately.
Hyotei's first round opponent was Sunada Valley Academy. This match attracted a lot of attention.
Previously, many schools had been shrouded in the shadow of Hyotei's powerful strength. This time, Hyotei has undergone a major reshuffle, and many people want to see with their own eyes whether Hyotei can continue to be strong.
They were not disappointed.
5-0! Hyotei easily defeated Sunada Valley Academy.
Especially in the last three singles matches, Hyotei played three freshmen, and each match ended in about ten minutes.
The strength of Hyotei that has been revealed has frightened many schools. Hyotei is still the same Hyotei, but their leader has become younger.
In the next second round, Bingdi also swept his opponent, still with a score of 3:0.
Uesugi Yuu didn't even watch the game in person because there was another school he cared about playing in another stadium not far from them.
Qingxue had good luck in the first two rounds, and they faced weaker opponents like Kuwakoji. Relying on captain Yamato, they barely won 4:1 and 3:2.
What Uesugi Yu saw was a 3:2 match. If it weren't for Yamato's strong strength, Seigaku would probably have been eliminated in the second round.
Although they won the game, everyone in Qingxue looked solemn because their next opponent would be Hyotei Academy, which was in the same half.
With the strength of Hyotei Academy, there will be no problem in the first two rounds, so they will definitely face Hyotei in the next round.
"No chance of winning..."
Except for Yamato, this thought occurred to everyone in the Seigaku regular class. Even though Hyotei was made up of only first-year students, they were not someone they could shake.
“Tsk…”
Uesugi Yuu was standing on the outermost steps, looking at the expressions of the Qingxue people, whose faces looked uglier after winning than after losing, with some disdain.
He naturally also saw Tezuka, Fuji and others who came to watch the game, but they were all wearing casual clothes and it was obvious that they had no chance of playing.
Uesugi Yu's sharp gaze penetrated the crowd. Tezuka, who was originally thinking about countermeasures, seemed to sense something and looked up.
"That is?!"
His pupils shrank slightly and he subconsciously raised his hand to support his eyes.
Uesugi Yu smiled at Tezuka , turned and left. He would give Tezuka a big surprise next.
Tezuka frowned slightly and watched Shangshanyou leave. The gray and white jacket he saw just now made him realize that the boy had indeed joined Hyotei and was a regular player.
"That smile, is it a provocation?"
Tezuka lowered his eyelids, and a faint light flashed in them.
"Tezuka, what's wrong with you? From the look on your face just now, did you seem to have seen someone familiar?"
Fuji's words interrupted his thoughts. Tezuka quickly regained his usual calmness and said after a moment of hesitation: "Nothing, just thinking about some problems."
Tezuka didn't want to talk about himself and Uesugi Yuu.
"Oh, is it so."
Fuji still smiled, but no one knew what he was thinking.
When both of them were silent.
"Tezuka-san, Fuji-san, why are the seniors so worried? Didn't we win the game?"
Kikumaru felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the scene, so he approached Tezuka and Fuji and asked in a low voice.
"That's because our next opponent is Hyotei Academy."
Before the two could explain, another young man wearing black-framed glasses and holding a small notebook appeared quietly at the side.
"Uh... that..."
Kikumaru looked at the boy in confusion. He had only been in the tennis club for two months, and he didn't even recognize some of the people.
"My name is Inui Sadaharu." Seeing his confusion, Inui introduced himself. After that, he gently pushed his glasses with the hand holding the pen, and a hint of white light appeared on the lenses.
"Oh, Qian-san, is the Ice Emperor you mentioned very strong?"
"Yeah, very strong ..."
Qian was silent for a moment and spoke calmly.
"In my calculations, our chance of winning is 0%."
"unless……"
At this point, Qian fell silent, and smart people like Tezuka and Fuji would understand what he was going to say next.
