Chapter 74: Guanxi Storm
Looking at the arrogant young man on the field, Sanada felt deeply hurt in his heart.
The winner takes it all, and the loser takes it all; victory and defeat on the court are so realistic and cruel. Rikkai University's long-standing dominance in Kanto was overturned by Hyotei.
After shouting for half a minute, Shangshan You finally put down the racket in his hand, tucked it lightly under his armpit, and walked straight to the net.
"Thanks for your advice, Sanada-san."
The madness in his eyes disappeared, and Shangshanyou turned back into the gentle and handsome young man he was at the beginning.
"Thank you for your advice. Next time... I will definitely make it back!"
Sanada pulled up the brim of his hat and spoke firmly. Although he was defeated miserably this time, he would not fall down like this.
“Haha~Come on!”
Uesugi Yuu smiled softly and the two shook hands with each other.
“Crack!”
Outside the court, Mamoru Inoue found the right moment to capture this historic moment.
The new generation of talents that emerged from all over the country this year gave him too many surprises. In his opinion, this generation of middle school players is not inferior to the class of Byodoin.
"It's been so many years~Japanese tennis really has hope of rising again."
Inoue Mamoru felt a little sad, but he couldn't stop smiling. This is the wish of every sports practitioner.
…
"Yukimura, I'm sorry..."
After returning to the team, Sanada completely lost the toughness he pretended to be. Yukimura could clearly see Sanada's body trembling in front of him, and the veins in his right hand holding the racket twisted.
Sanada was filled with extreme guilt and self-blame.
"Sanada, it's okay..."
Yukimura took a deep breath and whispered to comfort him. This failure was not only due to the carelessness of the team members, but also his own responsibility.
He was too confident, so confident that he believed that the current Rikkai University already had the power to sweep away everything.
Hyotei's victory slapped him hard in the face, making him realize that other strong schools were never lambs to be slaughtered, but were also tigers hungry for the championship.
"Let's go. I think after experiencing this failure , we will gain more later."
Yukimura stood up and held Sanada's shoulders, a gentle smile appeared on his face. Then, he turned back and glanced at Yanagi Renji, Marui Bunta, Mori Jusaburo and others. Under that gentle look, there was a firm will.
"The Kanto tournament is a done deal. I don't want to see the same thing happen at the national tournament next month. Do you understand?"
A powerful mental force drove these soft words to explode in everyone's ears. Yukimura Seiichi, the pillar of their Rikkai University tennis club, had not fallen yet.
"Yes!"*8
All the starting players responded in unison. Yukimura revived the morale that had just fallen to the bottom. In their hearts, they had already turned this failure into fuel, and the flame of desire for victory was burning in everyone's eyes.
"Let's go first."
Yukimura, wearing Rikkai University's dark yellow jacket, walked out of the stadium with a calm face. Now this place belongs to Hyotei, and they will come again during the award ceremony.
Crash...
The crowd behind Rikkai University consciously parted ways with them. Although they had lost to Hyotei, no one dared to mock such a champion team in person.
"Tsk, you're still so arrogant even though you lost, you still lost~"
…
Watching the yellow and black army going away, someone in the crowd felt unhappy and cursed in a low voice.
On the court.
Coach Sakaki, who witnessed all this, nodded slightly. Although this first-year boy named Yukimura from Rikkai University was not very thoughtful in some aspects, the leadership qualities he displayed were no less than that of Atobe who led Hyotei.
"Yukimura Seiichi..."
Watching Yukimura leading Rikkai University out of the stadium, Uesugi Yuu murmured in his heart. Besides Tezuka, the person he wanted to play against the most was Yukimura.
“I hope we can face each other head-on next time.”
Uesugi Yuu pondered for a moment. He was also very curious about how strong Yukimura's abilities were as a first-year student.
"You... you are the only one who got the last bit of limelight. Isn't that right, Kabaji~"
"yes……"
Seeing Rikkai University's withdrawal, the other members of Hyotei surrounded Uesugi Yuu, and Atobe even punched Uesugi Yuu on the shoulder without any hesitation.
“Haha~”
Uesugi Yu spread his hands and smiled gently. He knew that although Tobe said that, he actually didn't mind at all .
The interaction between the two also made other members smile knowingly, after all, Mr. Atobe always has the word "gorgeous" on his lips. This can be regarded as a way for Atobe to express his thoughts awkwardly.
"Do you feel good now?"
Atobe thought of the last ten or so terrifying minutes of Uesugi Yuu and smiled happily.
Compared to being "guided" by Uesugi Yuu, it is more joyful to watch an opponent of the same level being beaten.
"Um……"
He nodded and shook his head. The reason why he defeated Sanada so ruthlessly this time was, one reason was to show Sakaki Taro the results of his training, and the other was to plant a nail in Rikkai University's heart.
However, it seems that the effect is not as great as imagined. After all, their Minister Yukimura has not failed yet.
"After this, Rikkai University won't be so easy to deal with...so of course we have to have a good fight this time."
Shang Shanyou ignored the real reason and smiled. He reminded everyone not to be too proud. After all, they were able to win this time because of tactical calculations from the beginning.
"Um……"
Uesugi Yuu's words made everyone calm down a little. After seeing Rikkai University's overall configuration with their own eyes, they had to admit that Rikkai University was a formidable opponent.
"Okay~ Don't be so nervous. We still have a month. From now on, you should train well for me until the national competition begins. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Atobe's words lifted everyone's spirits. Having a strong enemy was not a big deal. They could concentrate on improving themselves. And after this, their confidence was no less than that of Rikkai University.
Coach Sakaki stood solemnly outside the crowd. Now that the momentum and will of this Hyotei team had gradually taken shape, there wouldn't be that many things he needed to worry about in the future.
A championship is always the best catalyst for a strong team.
…
A day later, the news that Hyotei Academy had overturned Rikkai University Affiliated Middle School's 13th consecutive Kanto championship spread quickly.
This is something that Hyotei failed to accomplish even last year, as many nationally renowned teams have raised the threat level of Hyotei Academy to a higher level.
If last year's limit for Ice Emperor was to be among the top four in the country, then this year Ice Emperor has the potential to challenge for the championship.
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Kansai.
When the news of Hyotei Kanto's victory was received, Shitenhoji was also preparing to go to war with the overlord of Kansai, Makino Teng Junior High School.
One is a young team from Kansai that has been growing rapidly in the past two years, and the other is a veteran team that has won two consecutive national championships and is threatening to achieve the feat of winning the national championship three times in a row this year.
Before the game, not many people were optimistic about this team that came out of the temple school. Even Mu Zhiteng didn't pay much attention to the movements of Shi Tianbao Temple.
In their opinion, only the lion from Kyushu and the strong team from Kanto could pose some threat to them.
Shitenhoji Temple? Never heard of it.
However, the result of the game one day later surprised everyone.
After five rounds of fierce battle, the match ended with a first-year player from Shitenboji defeating the third-year club leader from Makino Teng with a buzzer beater.
Because of that terrifying basic technique, every move was like a textbook, perfect and concise to the extreme, the name of the Bible - Shiraishi Kuranosuke was also resounding throughout Kansai.
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Hyotei Academy.
After the Kanto Tournament, everyone in Hyotei returned to normal. Apart from preparing for the upcoming final exams in the first half of the year, they spent the rest of their time training hard.
"Shangshan, Shangshan, the champion of Kansai this time is actually Shitenhoji!"
Xiang Ri ran in from outside the tennis club with a hint of excitement in his tone. He was reviewing before, but after hearing this shocking news, he immediately ran over.
Although he had known before that Shitenhoji was very powerful, he subconsciously thought that Makuzhiteng, who had won the national championship for two consecutive years, was more terrifying.
As a result, I didn’t expect…
"Don't make a fuss. The news spread among the tennis club this morning..."
Uesugi Yuu said to Mukaihi Taketo with an expression that showed he was enjoying a good show.
"Well……"
Xiangri's eyes widened and he was speechless for a moment. He was a bit biased in his studies, unlike the other perverts in the tennis club, who had been studying so hard recently that he had just learned about such explosive news.
"So, even a legendary king will eventually come to an end..."
Ignoring Xiangri Yueren, Shangshanyou gazed into the distance and sighed in his heart.
