After settling Kirihara down, Zizu and Marui went back to watch the game.
The most interesting match after that is between Tezuka and Atobe. Tezuka has resolved his emotional knot and is about to travel to Germany to fulfill his dream. But Zizhou couldn’t understand why he didn’t stay in Japan. It’s obvious that Japanese players are also very strong.
This is what Zizhou thought and asked.
Yukimura was not surprised by Zizhou's question.
"There are no good tennis clubs in Japan. The ranking here is very low. It is not a good platform internationally and will not be of much help to Tezuka. At least in Germany, it will be a good foundation for Tezuka to enter the field of professional tennis in the future."
After all, Zizhou understood it, and even the people around who had questions looked enlightened after hearing Yukimura's explanation.
Tezuka's game was over, but his spirit was taken over by Atobe.
Fuji, who had just been outside the venue, also walked towards Tezuka, obviously having some parting words to say to him.
In addition, Zizhou also saw Echizen, who was supposed to be training in the back mountain. He was still wearing the dirty white T-shirt and had many scratches on his body. Judging from his appearance, someone must have told him about this game.
But Zizhou didn't care so much and didn't tell Yukimura and the others. Now he just wanted to see how Atobe won the game. Because only if we win this time, Court No. 5 can become Court No. 3.
Senior Irie who came on stage still had a smile on his face, and his aura was still as gentle and free-spirited as ever.
Zizhou had never seen through this person. Although he had a vague sense of what this senior was thinking, he couldn't understand some logical things. However, after observing for some time, I can still tell that Irie-senpai really loves acting, and not only that, he is also a person who loves to join in the fun.
At first, Atobe's tennis ball was useful to Irie. When Irie received the ball, he was far behind Atobe in running speed and hitting skills. Many people thought that Atobe would win the game, but the outcome was reversed and everyone found out that everything was a scam. No one could have imagined that Irie was such a good actor. The main reason was that he did not understand his opponent's playing style and suffered a great loss.
"Alas, this game is dangerous for Atobe. I never thought that Atobe would be deceived one day."
Yukimura's sentiments are also the voices of Zizhou and the others.
"Pfft, who says it isn't true? Atobe is such a proud person, he must be furious now."
Everyone felt that Niou's words made sense, and Marui stopped leisurely eating. He was really worried about Atobe's current mental state. After all, he is the captain of his younger brother (Jiro Akutagawa) and a teammate on the fifth court.
Zizhou was not too worried. After all, as the director of a tennis club, it would be impossible for him to enter the national competition without any strength of his own.
Maybe Atobe is very difficult to deal with now, but everyone grows and evolves under oppression. Although Atobe's strength has improved, his advantages have not evolved. Eyes are an important part of the human body. In addition to seeing things, they can also discover differences.
Zizhou doesn't know how Atobe's ice world is used based on his eyes, but Atobe's determination reached its highest point the moment Tezuka left. Now he just wants to bear the burden of Court No. 5. Now he is no longer Atobe of Hyotei, but Atobe, the representative of the junior high school students in this training camp.
With this determination, Atobe truly evolved.
At this moment, a cold feeling came over him, as if he sensed something. Zizhou looked up at the sky, and unexpectedly it was snowing.
"It's the first snow. It looks like this tense battle will be even more difficult. Yukimura, why don't you put on your clothes first? The weather is really cold. It was sunny just now, but now it's snowing. It really reflects everyone's mood."
After Zizhou finished speaking, Yukimura put on his team uniform consciously. He now pays great attention to his health. He didn't understand it before, but after experiencing many things, he would pay attention to even the smallest details, even the situation of his teammates.
The final result was that Atobe established his own Atobe Kingdom and used his clairvoyant eyes to see the blind spots on Irie's skeleton. However, when he was coming back from hitting the ball, he twisted his ankle due to the slippery snow.
"Sometimes I really feel that Atobe is not himself. His spirit of perseverance is really admirable!" Marui has been moved by Atobe. Now he really wants Atobe to win, not for the No. 5 court, but purely for Atobe himself.
"But now Atobe has sprained his ankle, and Irie-senpai wants to continue the protracted battle. If Atobe wasn't injured, this match would definitely suit his heart. But now the match should be painful for Atobe."
"No, it's Tezuka's will that has kept Atobe going until now. Sometimes a person may not do it for himself, but for the person he promised."
"Pfft, responsibility is heavy and suffocating." Nioh said helplessly.
"Is that why you often don't want to take care of the affairs of the department? In the words of Xuanyirou, Niou, you are really too lax!" Yukimura teased Niou jokingly.
Ren Wang quickly waved his hands, indicating that he was not such a person.
"No, it's not like that. You, Sanada, and Yanagi are enough in the department. I just need to complete the mission under your instructions. Everything you do is for our good. I'm not a brainless person. I will obey what's good for us. And I'm not the type to give orders."
"Really? What a shame. Your strength should be on par with mine, right?!"
Niou was picking at his hair, not looking at Yukimura.
"Who knows?"
Then I looked at the game.
Atobe also tried his best to fight, until he accidentally bumped into the wall behind him and fainted, while Irie also said that he could not lift his arms and gave up the competition.
After being judged a draw, Gui ended the challenge as a substitute.
Eventually, Course No. 5 was promoted to Course No. 3.