I am in Prince of Tennis, others are training me while I am lying down

Chapter 6 The assessment begins

October's R version.

The sky is blue, the autumn air is crisp, and golden fallen leaves are piled up under the trees.

Lihai University Affiliated High School.

The atmosphere on the entire tennis court was tense.

Because today is the tennis club's assessment of first-year students.

This assessment determined that only a portion of the outstanding freshmen could stay, while the rest would be ruthlessly eliminated.

The yearning for the Rikkai University Tennis Club is deeply rooted in the hearts of almost every freshman in the tennis club.

Won the national championship for two consecutive years and won 2 consecutive victories in the Kanto competition.

This is an achievement that is enough to make us proud of the whole country and every member of the tennis club should be proud of it.

In addition, they have some secret, unknown thoughts.

Rikkai University has won two games in a row. Will it be able to continue to win the championship this year and achieve three consecutive victories?

This is very possible if there are not many changes in the starting lineup.

And who doesn’t want to be part of a victorious team?

Don’t want to be worshipped by everyone?

When talking about him, we have to mention that he was in the team that won three consecutive tennis championships.

What an honor it is!

In short, the gains far outweigh the costs.

It is these ideas that inspire the new students in the tennis club.

After a month, only a small number of people chose to quit on the first day.

Most of them persevered to the end and reached the day that would decide whether they would be eliminated or not.

They endured the painful basic training and insisted on practicing tennis every day without fail, no matter it was windy or rainy!

They compete with each other to see who can practice longer.

There is a string tense in everyone's mind at all times.

And today, their hard work over the past month is finally paying off.

Go in, or don’t go in.

Everyone was extremely nervous and excited.

Finally, under their eager gaze, the three giants of Rikkai University walked into the tennis court.

"The first is an endurance test. You run 20 laps, calculate the time, and the last 10 are eliminated."

Following Yukimura Seiichi's words, all the students started running laps as if they were injected with chicken blood!

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"Then do 50 sit-ups, and the last 10 will be eliminated."

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"50 pull-ups, the last 10 will be eliminated."

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After a series of physical tests, batches of students were eliminated.

In the end, there were only 20 people left on the tennis court.

The students who were eliminated expressed their feelings as they left.

"Oh, it was almost there. In the end, my arms just didn't have the strength anymore."

"What a pity."

"Me too."

“Although we were eliminated, we tried our best.”

"Yes, live up to your youth!"

“The result is not the most important thing, the process is the most important thing.”

"At least we have tried our best this month, and we have no regrets!"

"We are comrades-in-arms now, so let's have a meal together!"

"Well said, we are all comrades-in-arms!"

The eliminated freshmen comforted each other, reminisced about the past, and the emotions reached a climax all of a sudden.

"Look, why is that bad guy still in there?"

Suddenly, a surprised voice was heard.

"I saw that right!"

"how is this possible?"

"He slacks off every day, wandering around and strolling around!"

"Yes, how can I stay if I don't put in any effort at all?"

"When we were practicing, he was lying down. When we were practicing extra, he was playing badly!"

"He's just a jerk!"

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For a time, the crowd was furious.

Even though everyone was eliminated, they were still able to comfort and encourage each other.

But there was actually someone whom they all looked down upon who was still there.

Everyone's mentality exploded.

There is no longer a calm attitude that the process is more important than the result.

Especially this person often takes advantage of the situation.

This is simply worse than killing them!

"It must be luck."

"Yeah, I guess he played basketball or other sports before."

"But if you don't practice tennis enough, physical fitness alone is not enough."

"We'll see how he makes a fool of himself in a moment!"

"Don't think about it, he will be eliminated soon."

"absolute!"

Everyone gritted their teeth and was no longer in a hurry to leave.

They all stayed to watch a good show.

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At this time, Takahashi Hikoichi on the tennis court was completely unaware of this.

I looked around and saw the familiar Yamamoto Taro and Kimura Koro there.

Not bad!

The physical fitness is still good!

But he always felt that the way other people looked at him was a little strange.

"Next we will have the serve test. Everyone will hit the tennis ball to the designated position. Each person will have 6 balls, and each ball will be scored one point. points will pass and you can move on to the next test."

As soon as the words fell.

I only saw on the other side of the tennis court that a player drew a circle with white chalk. The radius of the white circle was about 0.5 meters.

Every ball must be hit within the white circle.

All the freshmen on the tennis court stretched their necks, making secret estimates in their hearts.

"What should I do? I have to hit the ball to the designated spot. I'll be lucky if I can avoid going over the line and hitting the net."

Yamamoto Taro said in annoyance.

Seeing myself passing the running test, the sit-up test... I was very excited and grateful, and felt that victory was not far away.

However, looking at the assessment requirements for this round, I felt very unhappy.

It's like a cooked duck, it's about to be caught, but it flies away.

The cooked dumplings had not been eaten yet, but the bowl was broken.

"This test requires very high ball control, and the specified white circle range is not very large."

"As expected of a Rikkai University exam, the rules are simple but effective in selecting talented students."

"But for someone like me who has three years of tennis experience, it's not difficult, it's very simple, I can succeed just by playing casually."

Kimura Xiaolang, who hadn't been seen for a long time, spoke with a proud tone, as if he had become a formal member of the tennis club.

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"First ball, out of bounds, failed!"

Taro Yamamoto stood on the side of the tennis court with a racket in his hand, looking anxiously at the yellow ball landing in front of the white circle.

Next, the second ball, outside the white circle.

The third and fourth balls were also out of bounds.

Surrounding the white circle, I just can't get in.

"It's so difficult, harder than I thought!"

Yamamoto Taro's face was filled with anxiety and he was almost losing confidence.

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"Ten goals are over, 1 goal is scored, 1 point!"

The referee announced the good score, and Yamamoto Taro was very disappointed.

With his head hung, he walked slowly towards Takahashi Hikoichi.

"It's really difficult. If I hit it too lightly, I'll land in front of the white circle. If I hit it too hard, I'll land behind the white circle. It's so difficult to hit it into the circle!"

Yamamoto Taro complained in a low voice.

"Is this the test? How interesting!"

There was a sound of footsteps approaching, mixed with the sound of discussion.

I saw a few people walking into the tennis court.

One of them had jet-black hair with curly ends, like the kelp sold in the vegetable market.

One of them had gray hair with curled ends and was tall.

The other had bright red hair.

They were the regular members of the Rikkai University Tennis Club, Kirihara Akaya, Niou Masaharu, and Marui Bunta.

Several people heard about today's freshman assessment and came to join in the fun.

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"Second ball, out of bounds, failed!"

At this time, Kimura Kōrō was taking the test.