Chapter 40: Application from Osaka
"Xiaoyou, did your school win today?"
As soon as she entered the door, Kamisato Yukina ran over to help Uesugi Yuu take off the shoulder bag. Seeing that Uesugi Yuu was in a good , she asked curiously.
"Well, I won the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition."
Shangshanyou glanced at old man Yuanye sitting on the sofa, smiled and nodded to the beautiful girl in front of him.
Although Mr. Yuanye seemed to be watching TV, he was actually concentrating on the conversation between Shangshan You and Xue Na. The way he leaned forward and listened made Shangshan You laugh.
The old man's lips visibly curled when he heard that his grandson won the championship.
"It seems like this kid is really determined to pursue a career in tennis."
During dinner, seeing his grandson’s face always filled with smiles, Shangshan Yuanye felt somewhat disappointed.
"Xiaoyou, you should marry Xuena as soon as you graduate from high school!"
After feeling that his grandson was no longer reliable, old man Yuanye said something shocking, and Shangshan You was so shocked that he was petrified in his seat.
"Grandpa, what are you talking about? I'm only in the first grade of junior high school, and it's not nice to say that in front of Sister Xue Na..." Shangshan You said helplessly, holding his forehead.
Sometimes some of the old man's actions are really scary...
"Ahem... it's because you and your father are not good enough. While I still have a few more years to live, I can only place my hope on my great-grandson."
Although Mr. Yuanye was a little embarrassed, he felt that he was not wrong.
"Xue Na, you have no objection, right?"
When Mr. Shangshan saw that Shangshan You ignored him, he turned around and asked Kamisato Yukina.
"I'm fine, Grandpa..."
Kamisato Yukina's face was as red as a peach, and she lowered her head, her soft voice almost inaudible.
"Look, Xue Na is fine, do you have any problem?"
The old man took advantage of Kamisato Yukina's move and attacked again directly.
"Well, Grandpa, don't you think it would be more reliable to ask Father and Mother to give me a younger brother?"
Kamisama Yu had no choice but to change the subject. Even so, Kamisato Yukina blushed whenever she saw him for the next few days.
…
ice King.
"Shangshan, why do you seem to be in a bad mood these days?"
Xiangri saw Shangshanyou crawling on the table weakly and asked with some concern.
"I'm fine, I just want to be alone..."
Uesugi Yuu felt really tired. What a drama the old man had put up behind the scenes. In the end, his parents and Sister Xue Na's parents had already gotten over it.
"Shangshan, let me tell you, in a few days, it seems that we will have an exchange training match with students from other schools."
"When did it happen? How come I don't know..."
"You haven't been in a good mood these past few days. I guess the minister didn't have time to tell you."
"Can you guess which team it is?"
There was a hint of cunning in Xiangri's eyes.
"Is it a school in Kansai or Kanto?"
Shangshanyou climbed on the table, but his mind was thinking about this problem seriously.
"I can't tell you. It's more interesting if you guess it yourself. If you guess right, I'll pay for today's lunch. If you guess wrong, you can treat me. How about that?"
Xiangri leaned back, looking confident.
"Oh! How many chances do you have?"
Shangshanyou didn't feel tired anymore and sat up properly.
He raised a finger to Himitsugu.
"Once?" Uesugi Yuu immediately made a face as if he was going to give up.
Xiang Ri saw this and immediately added two more fingers.
"That's good enough." Shangshan You showed a satisfied smile.
"Is it Shitenhoji Temple in Osaka or Shishigaku Junior High School in Kyushu?"
Under Xiangri's stunned expression, Shangshan You quickly gave the answer.
"It should be Shitenhoji Temple!" After thinking about it, Shangshanyou said with an affirmative tone.
"Well, but how did you know that, Shangshan? Were you playing a trick on me from the beginning?"
Xiangri felt like crying but had no tears. His mother had confiscated his pocket money recently, and he was thinking of beating up Shangshanyou's Qiufeng.
Shang Shanyou smiled smugly and didn't explain.
"We can roughly analyze these things and know that among the schools with similar strength, Rikkai University is impossible now and is still a potential rival; Seigaku has not yet got on the right track; Makino Teng and Shishile will not care too much about Hyotei, one of the top four. The only one is Shitenhoji, which is about to rise."
"And I mentioned Shitenhoji to Atobe before..."
Shang Shanyou stroked his chin and looked at Xiangri Yueren, laughing in his heart: "Little guy, I will definitely eat you."
"Xiangri, I'll leave the lunch to you." Shangshanyou patted Xiangri's shoulder affectionately, and his mood instantly became brighter.
afternoon.
When Uesugi Yuu arrived at the court, he found that Coach Sakaki was also there. Coach Sakaki seemed to be always busy, and most of the affairs of the tennis club were still managed by the head coach, Atobe.
"It seems to be the exchange competition that Xiangri mentioned this morning..."
Uesugi Yu suddenly realized and roughly guessed why Coach Sakaki appeared here.
After Akutagawa Jiro arrived last, Sakaki Taro informed him that Shitenhoji would come for exchanges in three days.
five minutes later.
"Do you have any other questions~"
Taro Sakaki looked at his watch, then asked the members of Team One and Team Two.
Seeing that no one raised their hand, Sakaki Taro gave a few brief instructions and left. He seemed to have other things to do and only said that he would come over in three days.
After everyone left for practice in twos and threes, Uesugi Yu came up to Atobe alone.
"You prompted this?"
Uesugi Yu asked curiously. He remembered that he had mentioned it once that Shitenhoji might rise this year. He didn't expect that Atobe would specifically do this.
"It wasn't me. It seems that the coach from Shitenhoji took the initiative to send a message to Coach Sakaki requesting an exchange."
"Coach Sakaki asked for my opinion and decided to agree to this exchange. What's the matter? Is there any problem?"
Seeing that Shanyou seemed a little worried, Atobe couldn't help but ask.
"No, this is a very good thing. Even if they didn't contact us, I would have found a chance to contact them."
"This year, Rikkai University is our strongest rival."
Uesugi Yu's tone was a little heavy. He had only considered Yukimura and Sanada before, but almost forgot about the character of Mori Jusaburo.
Now that Mori is in his second year, he probably has the strength to compete at the national level. After all, according to Liu's recollection, Mori easily defeated Kenya Oshina of Shitenhoji in the national competition.
Moreover, after Mao Li entered the U17 in his first year of high school, he directly received the No. 10 badge from the group of people in Byodoin. With such strength, Uesugi Yuu must treat him as a national level.
By this calculation, Rikkai University will have three or even four national-level masters in the next two years.
Why do I feel so confused...
Uesugi Yuu told Atobe some of the information he knew. Even the always confident and proud Atobe felt a little headache.
Rikkai University was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Makuno Teng last year, but this year you think it will take off all of a sudden? This is not good news for a team that aspires to win the national championship.
"I guess Shitenboji will also have pressure from Muzhiteng this year."
A dying camel is bigger than a horse. Although Mu Zhiteng’s strength was greatly reduced after the group of people from Byodoin left, the two years of championship allowed them to accumulate a lot of foundation.
They had just won the city competition not long ago, and they even vowed to continue Mu Zhiteng's two consecutive championships and achieve three consecutive championships.
Although Shitenhoji has some super newcomers joining this year, its foundation is still a little thin.
Atobe nodded, what Uesugi Yuu said was right.
"So this is a good opportunity. This exchange competition is enough for both of us to learn something new." Atobe said with a smile.
"Um!"
The two looked at each other and saw the desire for the championship in each other's eyes.
Also, Bible Whitehead!
How strong is this person with all the talents and abilities now?
Shang Shanyou has more expectations in his heart...
