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"...You are very rude." After a long time, Guan Yue spoke again, her forehead twitching slightly.

"What do you mean?" Ryoma asked.

"Some words are not suitable for me, don't you know!"

"As long as it's the truth." She was very calm.

"You're really welcome."

"Thank you." Anything else?If not, I will go to gather first. "

"Hmm, then I'll get to the point, Echizen Ryoma." Guanyue squinted slightly, and snorted softly, "You can't show your full strength in Qingxue, how about—"

……

"What happened later?" Katsuo Katsuro asked in unison.

"He wanted to invite me to join their holy school."

"It's St. Rudolph! At least remember the name clearly?!"

"Anyway," Ryoma stated flatly, "Senior Fuji happened to find me and brought me back."

A few first graders looked over there.Fuji is talking to Dashi and the others, it seems normal and there is no difference, but...

"I always feel a little gloomy... Senior Fuji." Horio stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"That's right," Katsuro said earnestly, "I heard that Fuji's younger brother was also dug into Saint Rudolph by that person."

"Is this person a professional poacher?" Horio was shocked.

"Are you talking about watching the moon?"

Qian didn't know where it came from, and suddenly interjected a sentence, which shocked them.Looking up, he pushed his glasses, opened his notebook solemnly, and introduced: "Guan Yue is the manager and ace of St. Rudolph's tennis department, and he is also a very powerful tennis player. This year, He specially recruited a large number of tennis talents for the team, presumably to prepare for entering the national competition."

"No wonder he took the initiative to find Ryoma..." Katsuro thumped his palms, "Sure enough, it's because Ryoma is so powerful!"

"However," Qian changed the subject, and his glasses reflected white light coldly, "he dared to poach the corner of our Qing Xue in person, I think he is impatient."

First grader: ...! ! !

Horio exclaimed: "Suddenly become as scary as Fuji-senpai?!"

Then, Katsuro and Katsuo rushed over to cover his mouth.

Seemingly hearing something, Buer turned his head slightly, faced the smirks of the last three first-year students, paused, turned his gaze, and Ryoma next to him remained calm and looked back calmly.He smiled slightly and said, "Echizen, let's work hard for the game."

Behind the dragon horse, several people trembled.

"What, it feels even more terrifying?" Horio muttered to himself.

A total of [-] school teams participated in the Metropolitan Conference, but in the end only the semi-finals and one spot in the Easter competition were able to advance to the Kanto competition.

Qinggaku was divided into Group C, the second half of the division, while the Hyotei Academy, which they had played against before, was in Group A. If they wanted to compete on the field, they had to wait until the finals.As for that St. Rudolph's Academy...

Should it be a coincidence or a very unfortunate coincidence that they are also in Group C.Not to mention entering the national competition, at the level of the capital conference, if they want to qualify, they must first defeat Qingxue.

——"At the end of the game, the score is 7-5! The total score is 3-1, and Youth Academy wins!"

"It's so miserable..." Horio was the first to express his feelings.

"Sure enough, he was beaten up violently by the senior, that Saint Rudolph's Guanyue." Shengxiong was terrified, "Who do you think he messed with? He actually messed with Senior Buer!"

Katsuro nodded silently.

As expected, what he said about "living impatiently" was indeed true.

Always gentle as water—well, this adjective, Ryoma temporarily reserves his attitude—Fudu is really as cold and cruel as winter when facing people who provoke his younger brother and juniors.

What's even more frightening is that he came off the field after finishing the work, wiped off his sweat with a towel, turned his head and raised a smiling face as if nothing had happened, and asked his brother in St. Rudolph—yes, the one who just lost the game Yuta - "Are you going home for dinner tonight? To celebrate our victory?"

Fuji Yuta: "..."

I lost? !

The shocked, wide-eyed Brother Bu Er was obviously not the same kind of person as his elder brother.Ryoma gave him a sympathetic look, it must be hard work being the younger brother of such a person.

Alas, she couldn't stand it in her place.

Ryoma silently took a step away from Fuji.

On the side that was approached by her, Tezuka didn't pay attention to her small movements, and his silent gaze passed through most of the court, separated by two rows of barbed wire, and looked at the Ice Emperor Army from a distance.

That's right, it is called "Legion", which is worthy of the name.

Different from clubs in ordinary schools, there are a total of 200 people in their tennis club alone, and they can only enter the main selection team after being selected and eliminated. It is conceivable how difficult this process is. How wonderful it would be to choose.

Today is the first day of the Metropolitan Conference. Not many of their main players have appeared on the stage. Most of them are substitute players, but they are still present. The orderly and powerful slogans can be clearly heard even if they are halfway across the venue. to hear.

"When did they come?" Dashi quickly noticed the flamboyant Minister of Ice Empress under the tree, and his important follower, and was slightly surprised, "I didn't realize that... such a big formation is just to watch the unbeatable game ?”

"Is it because Tezuka didn't have a chance to play?"

"No," Gan shook his head and pointed out solemnly, "In fact, they came before the end of the third singles."

"Huh?" Kikumaru turned his head immediately, blinking his eyes, "Is it a small game? Does Atobe care so much about our new students?"

Suddenly heard your own name? !

Ryoma just opened the tab of the can, ready to drink, put it down quickly to avoid choking.She raised her head, just as Tezuka was also looking at her, and quickly said seriously: "This is not ice!"

"..." Tezuka seemed a little amused, and shook his head, "I can tell you that you met Atobe last time."

"Oh, yes." Ryoma nodded, and then said calmly, "At the street tennis court, I played two balls against that—er, that big guy who was very tall, but unfortunately I couldn't make it. The King of Monkey Mountain has revealed his hand..."

Everyone looked sideways: Don't tell me you haven't remembered their names yet? !

"I see." Tezuka nodded in understanding.

"It's really disturbing concern." Gan muttered, and enriched his notepad again.

Bu Er sighed lightly.In the presence, he was probably the only one who really understood what was going on, but when he looked back at Tezuka's questioning gaze, he still shook his head and decided to keep silent about the truth.

Kikumaru laughed loudly: "The King of Monkey Mountain! This title really suits him! Little one, are you a genius?"

Not only that, but he is also a hooligan.Ryoma nodded as a matter of course and thought to himself.

Did you say it? !

"What's the situation?" Taocheng quickly turned on the gossip mode.

"That day, he insisted on going on a date with Fudo Peak's younger sister Tachibana." Ryoma shared the gossip decisively, and gave his own evaluation by the way, "He is really a pestering person. It's strange that these rich people love to give themselves so much. Can't you find something fun?"

"You don't understand." Fuerzuo said in an inscrutable manner, "Men are like this, the more they can't get the more they want, the more they don't like their own person, the easier it is to be interested in her..."

"..."

Ryoma thought, it seemed to make sense.

"This seems to be a common feature of human beings." She thought thoughtfully, "The more difficult an opponent is to defeat, the more fighting spirit will be. Conversely, if you are defeated casually, it is not worth being remembered by yourself, right? ?”

"Well, the reason is the same." Fuji held his chin and smiled, "You have a strong understanding ability, Echizen-san."

I always feel like you have something to say.

Ryoma looked at him without saying a word.

"Your focus is wrong!" Taocheng couldn't help it, and said solemnly and righteously, "Shouldn't you care about Ju Xing? Then, is she okay?"

"Well, no. She seems to be quite familiar with the regulars at the street tennis court, but she was accidentally implicated when supporting them." Bu Er summed up the incident in a few words.

"Yeah, if Senior Fuji is here, then everything will be fine." Taocheng nodded.

Kikumaru poked his arm, and smiled slyly: "I can't tell, A Tao cares about him?"

"Uh!" Taocheng froze, and quickly shook his head, "No, isn't this just someone I know?"

"Hiss..." Haitang also opened his mouth quietly, adding insult to injury to his arch-enemy, "I never thought someone would like this boyish type."

Boyish?

Ryoma was taken aback, recalling Tachibana's neat short hair, and that cheerful and bold personality... Is this boyish?Is Japan's requirements for girls all directed by Yamato Nadeko?

"That's not it!" Taocheng said loudly, but then he realized that his reaction was a little violent, coughed twice, and continued, "I think she is very good like that, very lively and energetic! Besides, even if it is a girl , there is no rule that you must be gentle and quiet, right? You are too rigid, Viper."

"That's right." Ryoma nodded vigorously, looking at Taocheng with more and more kind eyes.

"Yeah." Taocheng raised her chin slightly, proud of being supported.

Haitang pouted, not bothering to answer.

"It's getting farther and farther, let me say..." Coach Ryuzaki watched them talk to each other, couldn't help sighing, and shook his head again and again.

They are really teenagers, they all look alike.

The topic of boys will eventually turn to what kind of girl is the cutest, and the topic of girls will most likely end with a discussion about which boy is the most handsome.

Does anyone still remember that the Capital Conference is not over yet?

Fortunately, when the object of everyone's gossip turned to "what kind of type would Tezuka like", the conversation stopped abruptly.Under Tezuka's expressionless gaze, they shrank their necks. For the time being, no one dared to be the person who opened up the iceberg.

I'm afraid, even if it is done, there is no record of this, right?

"Anyway, the next match is the Ice Emperor's quarter-finals, do you want to watch it?" Gan closed his notebook and said seriously.

"Go!" Kikumaru raised his arms.

The winner of Group A will be decided between Hyotei and Fudo Peak.Bingdi is an old acquaintance of Qingxue, and Fudongfeng, as this year's dark horse, has dealt with him in the regional qualifiers.They are opponents worthy of admiration. Everyone in Qingxue has a good impression of them, and they are even more curious about the result of this game.

A group of people went to the match between Ice Emperor and Fudo Peak, and Ryoma reported to the coach, took the ball bag and went to the nearby bathroom to change.

In the match against St. Rudolph, she was number three in singles, and Fuji Yuta was arranged by Guanchu to restrain her opponent.I don't want to be restrained if I can't be restrained... Seeing that guy's face collapsed, I was really happy.

Although winning was straightforward, there were also some minor disturbances in the process.If it weren't for wearing a sports vest, I'm afraid he would have been sweating profusely, and his clothes were so wet that even his underwear could be seen.

Changing into his usual sportswear, Ryoma was immediately dry, walked out of the cubicle, and was taken aback for a moment.

Her opponent just now, that is, Fuji Yuta, who has a bitter face and deep hatred, is standing alone in front of the sink and splashing water on her face.

Ryoma screeched to a stop and stood still.

Yuta wiped off the water from his face, raised his head, saw Ryoma from the mirror in front of him, and was also taken aback, his eyes widened: "It's you! Wait... Isn't Qingxue all going to watch the game?"

Obviously, this was also a very unpleasant meeting for him.

When encountering each other in the toilet, the loser is even more embarrassing.

"Uh." Ryoma said.

But in fact, she only uttered a single sound, and the other party could see it.

Yuta looked at the towel around her neck, then at her casual sweatshirt, and couldn't help curling her lips: "What, you love cleanliness so much, are you a woman?"

Ryoma: "..."

What seems wrong? !

"Uh, cough." Yu Tai also seemed to feel that she was not willing to admit defeat, and quickly corrected, "No, I mean, why do you have the same problem with my brother...isn't it right?!"

The more he spoke, the more confused he was, his face was full of confusion, and he scratched his hair.

"You mean Senior Fuji?" Ryoma was very interested, "You don't want to say that your brother is actually your sister, do you?"

"Of course not!" Yuta covered her face and muttered, "I just want to say that he always pursues demeanor... Hmph, it must be because of the image of a campus prince!"

"Oh." She was a little disappointed, and after thinking about it, she said, "He seems to be quite popular."

"I know." Yuta said sullenly, "I also studied in Qingxue before."

"Did you run away because you couldn't see the fact that your brother was more popular than you?" Ryoma thought.

"Are you kidding me!" He went mad, "You, you little brat, really!——What do you know? Living in the shadow of others every day, do you think I will be happy?"

"Okay." She said slowly, "I am indeed different from you. Because, I have always wanted an older brother."

"……what?"

"It's not a bad feeling to have someone who understands me and can play tennis with me?" Ryoma looked at him and said, seeing his gradually moved expression, but changed the subject, "Of course, it's best not to be Fuji-senpai That type of brother is too perverted, I can't bear it."

Yuta: "..."

With tears in his eyes, he held Ryoma's hand: "You are right!"