Since Qinggaku's men's tennis team won the regional preliminaries, basically every day, many people from other schools came to the school to observe their training, so as to prepare for the upcoming Metropolitan Conference.

After the regional preliminaries, there will be the Metropolitan Tournament, after the Metropolitan Tournament, the Kanto Tournament, and after the Kanto Tournament, the National Tournament. The goal of Qingxue this time is to enter the country, so if such a scene scares them, they don’t know what to do in the future That's it.

Everyone thinks this way, and Echizen Ryoma is even more like this. He attends training every day, goes to and from school, and occasionally has a meal with the seniors of the tennis club. The relationship has deepened a lot, which is also a good thing .

And since this period of time, Echizen Ryoma felt more and more that it was not a bad decision for him to return to Japan.

Although he is not completely used to many things here, at least it has changed a lot, whether it is him or his own life.

Qing Xue, Barbara, and opponents that he has never met in the United States, Echizen Ryoma is looking forward to meeting more powerful enemies in the next game, whether they have appeared in his dreams or not.

However, things always go beyond his expectations.

For example, Tezuka Kunimitsu, the head of the tennis department, asked to compete with him in an informal match before his rivals from other schools appeared.

Echizen Ryoma's impression of Tezuka Kunimitsu in Echizen's dream was limited to his performance on TV and magazines.

Kunimitsu Tezuka is a 20-year-old professional tennis player active in Germany with Japanese nationality.

However, Echizen Ryoma has no way to know the specific strength of the opponent through the description in the magazine and the flashing pictures on the TV.

But the only thing he knows is that Tezuka Kunimitsu is very strong!

Therefore, Echizen Ryoma also readily accepted the challenge.

The result of the challenge was that Tezuka Kunimitsu was really strong, and Echizen Ryoma was almost beaten by him.

This kind of experience is also the first time for Echizen Ryoma.

It was the first time he was beaten so badly by a boy of about the same age, and it was completely different from the time he was facing Echizen Minamijiro.

"Echizen, where is your tennis ball?"

Tezuka Kunimitsu said that the current Echizen Ryoma is just the second Echizen Nanjiro, and his tennis is only Echizen Nanjiro's tennis, not his own.

Now it is Echizen Minamijiro on the court, not Echizen Ryoma.

Recalling the scene on the street tennis court under the viaduct in the afternoon, Echizen Ryoma, lying in the darkness, stretched out his hand to the blurry ceiling: "...my own, tennis ball?"

"Where is it..."

The boy knew very well that what Tezuka Kunimitsu said was not wrong at all.

Since he was a child, he has been following in the footsteps of Echizen Nanjiro. Whether it is the ball sense or the tricks, in fact, most of them belong to Echizen Nanjiro.

Because he taught it, Echizen Ryoma has never been able to get rid of this shadow.

...It seems that I understand a little bit why Echizen Minamijiro insists on him returning to Japan.

Echizen Ryoma sat up from the bed and shook his head, just like Karubin who was lying beside him sometimes would do.

Because in these years, he has never met an opponent other than Echizen Nanjiro, or once had, but it was only a flash in the pan.

The boy looked at the window covered by the curtains, and he could also see the shadow formed by the light coming in from outside on the ground near the wall.

Lie down slowly again.

"That guy, I don't know if he's still alive."

At this moment, the sun is shining brightly on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. The white dove representing peace is not afraid of the tourists and pedestrians around. The feeding of people is so uncomfortable.

A young man wearing a short-sleeved hoodie sat by the fountain. He lowered his head, and because the hood covered most of his face, only his sharp chin and the curvature of his lips that seemed to be a half-smile were exposed.

In such a place where people came and went in groups, he just sat there silently, looking a little abrupt, but somehow blended into the scene, but he didn't attract much attention here.

"...Seiqui (so you are here)!"

The man's slightly raised voice made the young man raise his head, and his face covered by shadows was also exposed to the sunlight.

That face is [-]% to [-]% similar to Echizen Ryoma's, but he is much more mature and a bit more unruly.

"Yo……"

"Ryoga!"

Echizen Ryuya.

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The fact that Echizen Ryoma and Tezuka Kunimitsu asked for leave at the same time caused a storm in the tennis club.

Among them are people who don't know, and there are people who saw the two on the street tennis court on the tram yesterday afternoon, and people who are more affectionate...

They know different degrees, but they have the same worry about their friends.

However, they can only worry about it, and they can't do anything.

"Trust them."

Qian Zhenzhi didn't know when he appeared behind everyone, and pushed his glasses: "The two of them are not guys to worry about."

"Agan..."

What he said is actually not wrong at all, the data maniac is indeed very reliable!

Under the specially colored lenses, you can't see the boy's eyes, you can only see his sudden smirk: "Speaking of which, I made a new composite juice a few days ago."

"If any of you are interested..."

"Ah, rest well! Training and training!" Kikumaru Eiji folded his hands behind his head and interrupted the other party in time.

Takeshi Momoshiro, who has a strong sense of survival, also quickly took over the words: "Yes, I must show my skills at the Metropolitan Convention!"

"That's right!" A few people on the side also responded, and they laughed heartily.

... You really can't take this guy lightly!

Fortunately, Kikumaru Eiji reacted quickly, as expected of a boy with strong reflexes and good at trick tennis!

Of course, Echizen Ryoma didn't know about the tennis club's worries.

On the one hand, he asked for leave today because of what happened yesterday, and on the other hand, it was because he received a call from Zhenme Town before going to bed yesterday.

So after school, the boy waited for Anna Kushina's arrival at the appointed place.

Echizen Ryoma said he was surprised that the little girl was going to school.

Although the first time I saw Kushina Anna in a dream, she was still wearing a certain school uniform, but that was in a dream after all.

Anna, whose name is Kushi in this world, has never been to school.

"Pencils, pens, erasers, notebooks..." Anna Kushina held Echizen Ryoma with one hand, and ten bundles of label paper written by Tara in the other.

Because of the busyness of the past two days, Wuwuluo was entrusted to Echizen Ryoma when helping her buy school supplies, and Kushina Anna was also picked up from there by the pigeon.

She bought things one by one, and put them in the bag prepared by Kusanagi Izumo before going out. After buying everything, Echizen Ryoma picked up the bag.

"Anna."

The girl raised her head upon hearing the sound: "What's wrong, Ryoma?"

"Accompany me to a place." The boy's amber eyes reflected the orange light at dusk, looking a little... weak?

No, it's actually stubbornness.

Kushina Anna nodded, and the hand held in the palm of the boy's hand was gently returned to his.

"Ok!"

The two children went to the street tennis court where Echizen Ryoma and Tezuka Kunimitsu played yesterday. Unlike the empty one yesterday, there were a few children who should be elementary school age there today.

Their skills are not good, and they have made mistakes in serving several times, but they still have a bright smile on their faces, which is more dazzling than the dusk.

Echizen Ryoma and Kushina Anna were on the pedestrian path on the mountain, watching from a distance until only one head remained in the distant sunset.

The two walked back to Echizen's house, but they didn't go in directly. A bell rang at the temple not far away, and Echizen Ryoma and Kushina Anna turned in one direction and walked over there.

The man who was ringing the bell while moving his foot tied with a rope, saw the two children appearing from the other side of the stairs, his original unscrupulous smile disappeared, and he put down the magazine in a panic.

"Little Anna, why are you here?"

The little girl straightened her skirt and bowed to the man: "Excuse me tonight, Nanjiro."

Kushina Anna was going to stay at Echizen's house tonight, and Echizen Ryoma forgot to tell him about it, so that the man couldn't help but widen his eyes and showed a somewhat tangled expression.

The fact that the little girl was at home meant that Lunzi would control him to death again.

It's a pity that no one understands the pain in Echizen Nanjiro's heart.

Echizen Ryoma put down the tennis bag, pulled out the racket, and put the tennis cap on his head.

"Let's play a game, Dad!"

The boy's cat eyes were wide open, and his firm eyes hit the man's heart directly, making him whistle lightly: "You have good eyes, young man."

"Then let's have a game."

The match between Echizen Minamijiro and Echizen Ryoma had no suspense at all, but it made the boy's heart stronger.

"Ten goals, Ryoma!"

They agreed at the beginning that the game would end with ten goals.

Echizen Ryoma heard the words, also picked up the hat that fell on the ground halfway, patted the dust on it and put it on again.

He looked at the man who defeated him again: "Dad."

"I want...to become stronger!"

His words were only heard by Echizen Minamijiro on the opposite side and Kushina Anna on the side.

The little girl hugged his coat, tenderness appeared in her eyes.

A small temple, a tennis court, a clock, and two people.

At this very moment, they witnessed the beginning of Echizen Ryoma's change.

Just like what the boy said, he will become stronger in the future.

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