[Net King] The Crown of Tennis

"This year, our Ice Emperor won the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition," Sakaki straightened his upper body, meticulous, "But, I don't think everyone will be satisfied with just this title, right?"

"Of course," Atobe's fingers slightly curled up, and his right hand was placed in front of his face, "My uncle's goal is the pinnacle of the national competition. Isn't that right, Huadi?"

"Wush."

"That's right, this time we must fight Li Hai again, and we'll have a showdown!" Shido was full of fighting spirit, "Is that right, Xiang Hi."

"what?......"

"Tsk, Xianghi!" Shido shook his head in dissatisfaction, "It's so embarrassing."

Feng kindly cheered for Shishido: "That's right, our Ice Emperor will get the championship trophy of the Kanto Competition from Li Hai."

"As the champions of the Metropolitan Contest, we are the seeded team, and we are divided into different halves from the Rikkai Conference, so the probability of meeting them in the final is 100%~" Shinobu imitated Mr. Atobe and leaned back on the chair, " I am also looking forward to the final.”

"Then you should put in a little more effort during the training, so as not to lose your gross profit." Atobe glared at Shinozu, "Tomorrow draw lots, Shinozu, and Huachi and my uncle."

"Hi hi."

"Wush."

The host of the Kanto competition this time is Kanagawa Prefecture, and the lottery for the schedule was arranged to be held at Lihai University.

Players, managers, and coaches from many schools arrived before the lottery began, and scouted and collected information outside the tennis court of the High School Attached to Lihai University.In a situation like this, it's not easy for Sanada to drive people away. After all, if they are outsiders or newspaper reporters, it will appear that Lihai is not generous enough.

"Fukushima-senpai, you and Jinchuan-senpai should supervise everyone. This is the schedule for the practice match." Yukimura, who was wearing a coat, handed a stack of papers to the tall, short-haired Fukushima. "Let everyone play nicely."

"I see." The two agreed.

The quasi-selection practice is arranged to be held indoors.

"It's so lively today, outside." Marui and Kuwahara's first round of practice has ended, and they are relaxing each other's muscles.

"This year is the [-]th consecutive championship in Kanto." Nio unconsciously bounced the ball with the racket frame in his right hand. "It's the first time for many people from the school to come to Lihai, right? It's normal to be curious."

"Fifteen in a row." Shimadzu sighed, "It feels like everyone will treat us as a big boss."

"It wasn't like this before the Kanto Grand Prix." Mao Li put his hands behind his head and curled his lips.Today's scene reminded him of when Guoyi first transferred, a certain tennis magazine's malicious speculation about Senior Fukuyama and the anti-Li Hai's flattering remarks.At that time, he was still watching his seniors arrange weird training methods for everyone as usual, and there was no abnormal emotion at all on the surface.

[Really upset! ] The more Maori thought about it, the more irritable he became. He scratched his hair, stood up and practiced against the wall.

After the match between Sanada and Kirihara, Yukimura checked the time: "It's almost time, Sanada, Renji, let's go."

Today's official business is the draw of lots for the competition schedule. Even if they want to observe for a while, the personnel of each school have to leave and go to the main building.

"Yo, Yukimura." A few minutes before the start, Atobe finally saw the three people from Lihai present.

Yukimura took Sanada and Yanagi to sit next to Atobe and the others: "It's been a long time, Atobe, I haven't congratulated you on winning the Ice Emperor Capital Competition yet."

"This kind of record is taken for granted, and it doesn't matter if you don't congratulate." Atobe was actually quite comfortable when he heard Yukimura's words, and of course he didn't give in at all. "This time, the Ice Emperor is absolutely capable of pulling Li Haida down from the Kanto Champion."

"Yeah, it looks like the previous practice match didn't bring you back to reality, Atobe."

"Oh, you also know the situation that day." [Everyone didn't try their best. ]

"That's right, that's why I said that." [Li Hai is wearing a weight, the real gap is probably bigger than it appears. ]

"..."

Ren Zuzu saw Atobe's gesture of covering his face with his hands after being choked, and complained in his heart: [So Xiaojing, you obviously can't say no to Yukimura, why are you looking for trouble.Could this be a mysterious affair between two first-year ministers? ] Renzu was stunned by his own thoughts, and felt chills for a while.

Lihai University, who has even dominated Kanto, is still No. [-] this year. Yukimura and the others came to grasp the schedule as soon as possible, and to show the core of Lihai University—the "Big Three" who showed their talents last year.

"Lvchuan Middle School - No. 2."

"hiss--"

The deputy director of Luchuanzhong almost rushed up to shake the minister Kimura and asked him if he didn't wash his face this morning. Li Haida joined the first knockout round in his first year and was bumped into by them.

The other two schools in Kanagawa breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't want to meet Li Hai again, and being crushed every time still affected the mentality of the players.

"Youth Academy - No. 7."

Minister Kurosawa is relieved, they are expected to fight for the third place to get the national competition tickets.

The aura on Sanada's body became stronger, causing Yukimura and Yanagi to look sideways slightly. [Tezuka, the winner will be decided on the field! ]

[You have an incredible fighting spirit, Sanada. ] Atobe, who was closer, also felt it.

"The results of the lottery in the morning have been obtained. Our opponent in the first round is Luchuan Middle School. In the second round, there is a 78.1% probability that we will meet the winner of the Chiba County Competition, Liujiazhong. In the semifinals, there is a 62.3% probability that we will meet Youth College. In the final, we have an 88.5% chance. % chance to win against Ice Empress."

"It is worth noting that the finals, the order of playing against the ice emperor needs to be carefully considered."

"There is also Tezuka from Youth Academy." Sanada said with a sullen face, "Let me be his opponent, Li Haida is not allowed to lose any games."

"What?" King Ren turned his face away.

Yukimura said nothing: "I'll talk about this later. The opponents in the first two rounds were not strong. I will set Chiya's singles three first, and Chiya—"

"Yes! I won't be late." Kirihara responded reflexively.

Marui touched Kirihara's head: "Little fool, let's gather at the school first this time, so don't go directly to the tennis park."

"I know, Marui-senpai!"

"Wen Tai, what do you think? Do you want to play singles?"

"..."

Yukimura's words came true before, and Kuwahara was defeated by Kirihara in the qualifying match before the Kanto Grand Prix, becoming No.9 and sitting on the bench.Marui was depressed for several days because of this, but Kuwahara, who was pulled down, sensed his emotions, and was awkwardly encouraged when he went to comfort him. Kuwahara couldn't help laughing at that pretended indifference.

"I, let's play singles." Marui lowered his head and sighed softly.

"That Bun is too singles. Let's cooperate with Renji in doubles." Yukimura smiled apologetically, "Doubles two Liu, Yagyu, doubles one Nioh, Mori-senpai—I know you have played doubles, don't try to hide."

"I see." King Ni puffed up his bun face, and was poked by Mao Li on his left.

"In singles, Sanada, I'll be the substitute. Do you have any objections?"

"Why don't seniors Nioh and Yagyu play doubles? They practice the most coordination, right?"

"Can the hole cards be revealed so early? Chi also occasionally has to think a little bit more."

"Yes......"

After doing his homework in the evening, Yukimura went to the yard to practice front and back shooting as usual.The light sound of dong dong is clear and rhythmic, and there is an unusually harmonious and peaceful tone in succession. Thanks to his unremitting efforts since he was a child, the Yukimura family and the neighbors not far from both sides have already regarded this as a good night song before going to bed.Before Yukimura had a fever and took a rest early in the evening, Mrs. Kashii next door came to ask if something happened to Yukimura.

After practicing with the right hand for a while, after a forehand, before the ball hit the wall and returned, Yukimura naturally switched to his left hand to catch it.

[Gen Ichiro...] Regarding Sanada's style of play, Yukimura has always maintained his acquiescence, even if some of Sanada's thoughts make him a little uncomfortable.

For example, Sanada's evaluation of Nioh Phantom in the previous qualifying match - a clown trick.

Although he lowered his voice, Yukimura who was beside him could still hear it.

Yukimura inevitably felt sad.He believed that the "Phantom" was proof that King Ni had opened his own path. Even when he saw it for the first time, he untied the shackles without hesitation and had a good fight with King Ni. "Fang" made him tremble and excited.He has rarely experienced this feeling of an opponent consciously competing with him for control.

But Sanada couldn't understand, just as he couldn't understand Fukuyama.And Yukimura, his most acclaimed "Yips", is just a similar "little trick" if he really wants to say it.Did Sanada see him that way too?And Tezuka is the opponent Sanada is looking forward to, and wants to decide the outcome with dignity, isn't it?Just like what a swordsman expects from another swordsman, the "assassin" who plays "tricks" is the most disdainful existence in the eyes of swordsmen.

But a tennis match is not a duel in which the winner is decided in an instant.Kendo's awareness cannot be transferred to tennis...

How long has it been?It's been almost ten years, right?

From childhood to adulthood, Yukimura has always been the strong side. Sanada rarely has any opinions or demands on him, and the failure of the game is also silently accepted.

There will always be unwillingness, Yukimura can see, Sanada's occasional frustration, even dissatisfaction.

Sanada cherishes the friendship between the two, so he hides them in his heart.

Yukimura also cherishes it very much, so although the two people have different ideas, he will not argue with Sanada, as I said before - it is harmless.Sanada has been suppressed by him since he was a child, and he has been silent for a long time after being cut zero by Tezuka, but since he defeated Fukuyama, he seems to be more disgusted with the strategic style of play, and more respected for head-to-head confrontation.

Some unintentional words are often the most hurtful.For a tennis player, negation of playing style is equivalent to a direct judgment that he is not suitable for playing tennis.Therefore, Yukimura is usually careful in every step in this regard. He is very afraid that some of his attitudes or words will make anyone in the club question his tennis, especially Sanada.

These days, Sanada has an unusual anxiety, which is different from his usual calmness. Even Yukimura, who understands his temperament, is also a little at a loss.

But for the competition, Yukimura has to be responsible for everyone.

Seigaku's Tezuka will definitely be ranked third in singles, and Yukimura is considering Marui.As a front-net player, Marui also has unique insights into spin, and is also capable of fighting zero-cut shots. The most important thing is that Marui's performance is relatively stable, and he will not be led away by Tezuka consciously.Sanada is not sure, Yukimura thinks that the scene two years ago may reappear.It's not that Sanada will definitely lose, it's just that Marui's loss to Tezuka and Sanada's loss to Tezuka are not the same concept. He doesn't like the probability of harm but no benefit.

Furthermore, Li Hai's performance in the past two years is really good, so good that the members are too flustered, especially the current first-year students. If the worst prediction really happens, then the current first-year will be The strongest competitor is being selected, so from this point on, we must always beat.

In terms of overall strength, Tezuka will not lose to Marui, but what if?Qingxue is fighting against adversity. As long as Marui's mood is stable and his thinking is clear, who can predict what will happen on the field?Marui is very smart, but just like Kuwahara, he doesn't have a strong overall awareness of his half-court field. Yukimura hopes that he will change after this game.

So having Marui and Tezuka meet is definitely more beneficial than harmful.

Atobe let Akutagawa play, is it a similar idea?

"Huh—" Yukimura stopped swinging his racket, caught the bounced tennis ball with his right hand, and went back to the room to repair.

The author has something to say:

In fact, I have mentioned many times that the tennis written in this article does not follow idealism. It does not really want to burst the seed with a single win, and there will be no stunts that obviously violate the concept of macrophysics and are completely unacceptable.With the same physical fitness, there is only one way to gain an advantage, strategy.Whether it is fighting for rhythm, or psychological games, or changing the way of play, it is all strategies.

To use a metaphor, isn’t e-sports more popular now?Is there anyone in the high-end bureau who is not skilled enough?There is no underdog even in the sense of the big picture.At this time, the test is on-the-spot response and psychological quality.

One day in the student council room——

Liu: When I went to the roof garden today, I found that Ping Jun was blooming.The intensity of additional training in the afternoon in Jingshi will be reduced by 11.7%-18.6%.

Yagyu: Ping-kun...Pink?

Liu: ...The lion wolf is white...Xiaokui is blue...

Yagyu: I seem to have discovered something.

Liu: The name Jingshi is unexpectedly straightforward.

Liu Sheng: [It actually came out! ]