Chapter 46 Opening
"I didn't expect to meet Higachu from Okinawa in the first match."
Gan's voice came over with the heat of the stadium. Yuan came over and said, "April, are they from a very powerful school?"
Kazama nodded. "To be able to lead a team that hasn't made it out of Okinawa in sixteen years into the national competition, this team must have something special."
"I heard from Horio that they beat up Rokkaku's grandfather yesterday," Minamoto curled her lips. She had no sympathy for people who used tennis balls for violence. "Could it be that their strength is just hitting people at random?"
"Judging from their match against Rokkaku yesterday, Higa's Shukuchi technique needs special attention," Kan adjusted his glasses, "right, Fuji?"
"Yes, being able to move quickly from the back of the court to the front of the net is undoubtedly amazing."
"Ah..." Yuan's face fell, "Even Fuji-senpai said so."
"But Yuan is right, hitting people is indeed wrong." Fuji turned around and looked at Yuan with a smile.
"Yeah, right."
The referee's voice interrupted the whispers on the sidelines, and Fengjian looked at the court intently.
Now on stage is the third doubles match between Echizen and Higa Nakata Hitoshi.
Fengjian looked at the young man wearing a white hat on the field, then looked at Dashi who looked nervous on the sidelines, and what happened last night emerged in his mind.
Upon learning that Echizen had returned from the United States, Oishi challenged him to a match, with the victor taking the place of the loser. To everyone's surprise, Echizen emerged victorious.
She glanced at Senior Shi's elbow. The injury from the Kanto Tournament must not have healed yet. She caught a glimpse of Kikumaru, who was far away from Oishi. His face was tense, and the smile he used to have on Oishi was gone.
Kazama sighed.
Senior Kikumaru must still be angry about why Senior Oishi gave up playing doubles with him.
They are all a bunch of guys who love to worry about others but are unwilling to speak up.
The first game ended with a beautiful "cool shot" that hit the opponent's right cheek.
"This is the payback for that goal yesterday."
The boy's voice was resounding.
Fuji and Senior Kawamura were unexpectedly in a stalemate, and Higa Nakahira's special move "Cobra" blocked their "Giant Bear Counterattack" and "Havoc" .
"There's only one last ball left, Senior Fuji won't lose, right..." Horio shouted with his head in his hands, and soon received unanimous opposition from the other three.
"Fuji-senpai will never lose."
"Hori, stop encouraging others and destroying your own prestige."
"That's right."
"I'm just saying..."
Feng Jian stared at the record book without saying a word. On it was a picture of Fuji catching three balls almost at the same time with one swing of his racket not long ago. "Cobra" was indeed powerful, but Senior Fuji would not be easily defeated.
"Wow--"
The cheers from the crowd brought her back to her senses. Senior Fuji gripped the racket with his backhand, and the green ball seemed to spin along the tilt of his racket face. The last words landed in the opponent's court with a crisp "dong".
"The fourth counterattack: Mayfly outflanking."
"Hori, you heard it! Fuji-senpai said there's a fourth way to return the ball!"
"Fuji truly is a genius among geniuses." There was a sudden sound behind him, and Fengjian's pen tip trembled, leaving a deep mark on the paper.
She turned around and saw Atobe's face with his chin raised high. "Don't look at me with that unglamorous expression."
Fengjian withdrew her gaze and silently made a note in the record book. This guy liked to stand behind her every time he watched the game. He must be trying to peek at her record book and then find an opportunity to confront her.
Thinking of this, she silently covered her notebook more tightly.
Atobe: ""
Although Kikumaru had a sullen face because Oishi suddenly gave up the game, it was still a relief when he said frankly after the game that "I want to team up with Oishi to play doubles."
Seeing Kikumaru hanging on Oishi again, smiling like a cat stealing fish, Kazama couldn't help but smile. This is the usual Kikumaru senior.
The first doubles match was also abandoned due to the opponent's dehydration and heatstroke.
"We've already won four games, why do we still have to play in the first singles match?" Yuan stood next to Fengjian, holding an ice cream cone in his hand. He seemed to be asking the question to Fengjian, but the shadow on the ground moved a little closer to Gan.
"The rules of the competition." Senior Gan glanced at the corner of his clothes that was rubbed with ice cream, adjusted his glasses, said nothing, and continued to write down the data with his head down.
"What just happened?" Momoshiro looked at the stage with a puzzled look on his face. "President Tezuka should have been able to catch that ball, right?"
Echizen lifted the brim of his hat slightly. "If I'm not mistaken, the pebbles and sand kicked up by the racket must have blinded me."
"That's a really despicable move," Momoshiro said indignantly, "but this is the first time I've seen President Tezuka this angry."
"No, that's not anger," Fuji said softly, having already opened his eyes, "it's sadness."
Kazama stared at the court, almost poking a hole in the paper in her hand. The chestnut-brown boy stared at the wooden hand expressionlessly, his pupils behind the glasses like the frozen lake in winter, and his tone was like the crisp sound of a ball hitting the ball.
"Neither the ball nor the racket is meant to hurt anyone."
She lowered her head and stared at the white paper in a daze. In her mind, she saw him practicing until late at night every day, and his trembling arms when he knelt on one knee at the Kanto Conference.
Senior Oishi once said that if he had not been hit hard on the elbow by a senior in junior high school, he should not have to bear all the failures, regrets and pain.
The game on the field has ended, and Tezuka won the first match of Seigaku towards the national finals with a beautiful score of 6:2.
"Congratulations on making it to the national top eight." Oishi reached out and high-fived Kikumaru, then looked at the others with a smile.
"You're in fantastic shape," Taocheng clenched his fists. "Let's strike while the iron is hot and make it to the finals!"
Kikumaru nodded rapidly, making a "yeah" gesture with his hands, "VV~~"
A dry voice suddenly came from behind, "It's too early for you two to be happy now."
"Eh~" Momoshiro and Kikumaru quickly hid behind Oishi, "Senior Gan (Agan) is always elusive, it's scary."
"Fuck, Kazama, have you collected any data?" Tezuka nodded.
Gan adjusted his glasses and described the battle results of each court one by one. "Yamabuki defeated Saint Icarus in the first game, but lost in the second game."
Kazama checked his notes: "Rikkai University, Shitenhoji Temple in Osaka, and Nagoya Seitoku in Aichi Prefecture all advanced successfully."
"Fudomine also defeated Makinofuji Academy 4:1."
Gan showed a mysterious smile and said: "Who do you think will win the next match between Shizile and Bingdi?"
Everyone said in unison: "Ice Emperor!"
He pushed up his glasses and said, "Bingo."
Just as everyone was discussing what to eat, Fengjian walked aside and turned on his cell phone.
Yukimura: "Seigaku's best recorder, how is the battle going on the front lines?"
Fengjian quickly typed a few words and put away her phone when Yuan came over. The other party glanced at her meaningfully and said, "Something's going on~~"
"Nothing's wrong," Feng Jian pushed her out, "Didn't you just keep talking about going to eat that delicious smoothie place? Let's go."
"Yes, yes," Yuan, whose attention was quickly diverted, excitedly introduced the delicious food there to her. "April, let me tell you, besides the smoothies, their strawberry tarts are also very good."
The light on the phone in my pocket was still on, and I could vaguely see the next message from the other party.
Yukimura: "I'm looking forward to it."
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