"They welcome the Grand Slam winner. With your status, you will be welcomed no matter which school you go to. What does being a regular draft pick have to do with whether your father is a coach? You don't seem to be comforting me at all. It feels like you are treating me like a fool..."
After being stunned for a while, Ryoma Echizen finally figured out the cause and effect relationship.
What kind of relationship?
Grand Slam winners in the junior category will be treated the same no matter which school they go to, or even higher...
"In fact, your tennis club at Seigakuen has a tradition that first-year students can only pick up balls and pull the net. Do you want to only be able to pick up balls for the entire year?"
Xingyan's arms regained some strength, and he picked up Karubin and played with its paws. During this time, he glanced at Longma and told him about some rules of the Qingxue Tennis Club in a disdainful tone.
"Do you, Hyotei, also have this tradition?"
Longma's eyes widened when he saw that Karubin was so obedient even when his paw was pinched.
As for the tradition of the tennis club...
He definitely wouldn't just pick up balls for the seniors. At worst, he could just go to another place to go to school. It wasn't a place he had to stay.
...
...
But, it can’t be that all schools here are like this, right?
"It is said that it existed a long time ago, but it was changed after Atobe came to Hyotei. Rikkai University also changed it in the same year. I seem to have heard that someone from your Seigaku also wanted to challenge the rules two years ago, but he seemed to be beaten by the senior at that time..."
Xingyan paused when talking about someone who was beaten by his senior. After Karubin meowed in dissatisfaction with his pause, he lowered his head and continued to play with the cat.
"You don't have to scare me. I know I have to be safe. If I'm going to be suppressed just because I'm a freshman, I can just change schools. It's not like I have to be in Qingxue. That place is the old man's request. It has nothing to do with me!"
Ryoma has nothing to care about Qingxue now.
The classroom is noisy, the girls are annoying, and there are also some treacherous seniors in the tennis club...
After hearing about the so-called traditions, he no longer had any nostalgic feelings for the place he didn't like in the first place.
If he was able to leave, he would rather go back to the United States directly, where at least he still has the familiar environment and elementary school classmates.
"There are bad things, but there are also some good things. Uncle Nanjiro asked you to come back to school, probably to let you experience the study and tennis atmosphere here. You should stay in Qingxue. Anyway, your strength is not weak. If you are not convinced, just compete on the court."
Xingyan played with Karubin for a while, and when he heard someone walking towards them, he returned the cat to Longma.
He actually found it quite interesting that Ryoma wanted to transfer schools at any time.
However, this time, the youth school team selection should be easy to win.
Because Longma is different now.
Part of the plot collapsed at the very beginning, and he even had to let Atobe practice with him in advance, which caused the protagonist to evolve continuously and raised his strength to a level where he could fight Atobe on par with him.
Unless Ryoma plays against Tezuka who is giving his all, he will...
In Qingxue, no one can convince him.
It’s a pity that I’m from Hyotei, otherwise I really want to go to Seigaku to watch the fun, it will definitely be very, very interesting.
However, it seems that it is not impossible.
After all, he has to come to play tennis with Echizen Nanjiro often. When he has a chance, he will ask Ryoma about the time and then go to school to wait for him and go home together...
It's a good idea and must not be forgotten.
It would be a shame to miss the chance to see the protagonist being led astray and then abuse his teammates.
"He just likes to make random arrangements, huh..."
Although Longma felt much better as he held Karubin in his arms, this did not stop him from complaining about his old man's unreliable behavior.
Soon, Nanako Echizen appeared and called them back to eat.
The two returned to the Echizen family together and had dinner with the warm hospitality of Echizen Rinko.
After eating, Xingyan didn't stay long. He called the driver to pick him up, said goodbye to the Echizen family, and agreed to come and play tennis with Uncle Nanjiro when he had time in the future.
Everyone in the Echizen family welcomed this kind of thing, especially Echizen Junko, whose eyes seemed to be glowing when she looked at Xingyan.
"I just heard my mom say that she hasn't seen the old man so energetic in a long time..."
Longma carried Karubin out of the house with an awkward look on his face, and stood outside the gate waiting for Xingyan's driver to come.
Although Longma heard some of the reasons for his family's enthusiasm for Xingyan, he didn't really understand it.
Anyway, he understood the general meaning. It was because he could play tennis with his old man that his old man regained his vitality from his sloppy state.
But he couldn't say thank you. Seeing that the car had not arrived yet, he suddenly reached out and placed Karubin in front of Xingyan.
"ah?"
Xingyan reached out and hugged the cat, looking at Longma curiously, not knowing what he meant.
"Before you get in the car, I'll let you hold it for a while. You have to return it to me later."
Longma didn't turn his head away. He knew that Xingyan liked to play with Karubin, so considering that everyone in the family was happy, he let him play with Karubin for a while before leaving.
"......"
This was the first time Xingyan had seen such a way of expressing gratitude, but it did not stop him from continuing to pet the cat before the driver came.
When the car arrived, he put the Karubin, who he had not played enough with, back into Longma's hands, got in the car, waved goodbye and left.
After returning home, Xingyan asked about the situation. Since Taro Sakaki had not come back yet, he did not wait for him and went upstairs to rest.
The next morning, Xingyan woke up and went downstairs, and saw Sakaki Taro who had gotten up early and was reading the newspaper.
"Good morning, Dad."
Xingyan greeted Sakaki Taro, and then saw that his father, who almost never ran, actually stood up and went out with him.
He walked around the house a few times, went back to wash and change clothes after running, and waited until he had dinner and got in the car. On the way to Hyotei, he found that Taro Sakaki still had not fully recovered.
"Dad, don't run with me anymore. You can't keep up with my speed."
Although it was a bit discouraging, Xingyan felt it necessary to make things clear.
He had already slowed down his pace as much as possible this morning, but even so, it was still a bit too hard for Sakaki Taro.
"Um..."
Taro Sakaki originally thought he could do it, but it turned out that he really couldn't run.
"Actually, Dad, your body is still very good, but you can't compare with me. I can maintain long-distance running training at a speed faster than the short-distance running champion, so it's not Dad's problem, it's just that I'm different from ordinary people..."
Xingyan looked at the depressed Sakaki Taro and tried helplessly to find some reasons to cheer him up.
"It doesn't matter. Dad just thinks that some people's advice is not reliable at all, and he is thinking about how to settle accounts with him..."
Taro Sakaki didn't want to let his son see him continue to be in poor condition, so he shook his head and put the running incident aside, and talked about someone who gave him the idea.
I was going out for a drink with them last night, and then they taught me how to get reacquainted with my son.
Eat together, breakfast and dinner, this is easy.
Morning run...failed.
He was not allowed to try the ones after that.
In various sports, he, as a father, is simply no match for his son.
It would be better if he just watched the kids play outside, just like when they were kids.
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