Tennis: One look can subdue me, one sword can break the clothes of heaven!

The next morning.

Oreki Yuu woke up from his meditation.

After finishing the breakfast that Akira made, I sat on the sofa and waited for a while.

The doorbell rang.

He knew who was coming without having to guess.

Soon, Akari's voice was heard.

"Xiaoyou, it's Yukimura who's here to see you~"

Oreki Yuu then heard Yukimura's voice.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

"It's okay. Thank you for being Xiaoyou's friend. This child has been alone since he was young..."

Ming Lixiang poured a cup of tea for the two of them, and then went out to work.

Today, Yukimura looked very quiet because he was wearing casual clothes. In addition, he had a handsome face and looked very much like a girl.

"Sit down, let's talk about what's going to happen next."

Yukimura nodded, his expression somewhat solemn.

He could more or less guess what Oreki Yu was going to say.

The national competition has just ended and many people have entered a state of relaxation, but for them, it has just begun.

Oreki Yu sorted out his thoughts and said:

"Yukimura, before I start, I want to ask you a question. What are your goals next?"

There seemed to be a gleam in Yukimura's eyes, and he spoke without hesitation:

"Of course we want to go higher! Although we have won the national championship, this is just a starting point. Only by going global can we broaden our horizons and continue to improve our strength."

Many of his peers regard the national competition in junior high school as the final stop of club activities, but for Yukimura, this is far from enough.

In the future, how can we be confined to such a simple domestic competition?

If we limit ourselves to this, then the upper limit for the future will probably be here.

Oreki Yu was very satisfied with what he heard, so he smiled and said:

"It's just like what I thought. However, how easy is it to go global? Even if our current strength is placed on the world-class level, it is only in the middle or lower level. What is most lacking at home and abroad is strong people!"

"I know, but we are still young after all, aren't we? There are still many possibilities in the future!"

When Yukimura said this, his eyes sparkled, as if he was describing something he longed for.

"We are only 13 years old this year, and we still have 4 years to become professional players. In other words, we still have 4 years to prepare and hone ourselves. Isn't this enough time for us to become stronger?"

Oreki Yu took a sip of tea with a calm expression and said calmly:

"This road is not that simple. If you want to improve your strength, you must face many trials, and some trials may even cost you your life. This is no joke. If you don't have a certain level of awareness, you won't be able to go far on this road. Let me ask you, Yukimura, are you willing to die in order to become stronger?"

These words were very heavy, and Yukimura was stunned after hearing them.

They are just in junior high school, it seems a little too early to talk about this now.

However, Oreki Yu knew that if Yukimura had not yet realized this, he would rather wait for two years, because it would be irresponsible for him to face a world-class opponent with a half-baked mentality. Forcing him to challenge a master would only be a case of forcing things to happen.

Yukimura was silent for a moment, then looked over with a determined gaze.

"If you asked me this question last year, I might not be able to give an answer right away. However, after the incident where the tennis ball was swallowed up, I realized that tennis and victory are what I really want, because apart from that, I have nothing. For them, I am willing to bet everything I have!"

These words were said with such finality that even Oreki Yu could sense his unshakable determination.

Oreki Yu was silent for a while, then nodded solemnly.

"That will put my mind at ease."

Yukimura also smiled.

"Okay, the test is over, right? Tell me what you're going to do next!"

Oreki Yu tapped the table and raised the corner of his mouth.

"Let me first talk about the situation of the black network. After this month, I have a basic understanding of this organization. It is divided into local competitions and international competitions!

I have participated in quite a few local competitions in the past month. The intensity of the competitions was at most between the national and world levels, which is neither too strong nor too weak. For us now, the intensity is actually average.

What we need is the intensity of international competitions to improve faster! ”

"So, what do you mean?"

“I heard that during this period, an international underground tennis tournament will be held in Neon, funded by business tycoons from various countries!

The prize money alone is worth hundreds of millions of yen.

By then, tennis masters from all over the world will participate in this competition. I heard that there will be quite a few professional players. How about it? Are you interested?"

Yukimura's pupils shrank slightly.

"Pros?"

"Yes, you know Medanore Amadeus, right? He's the Swiss high school professional player."

"You mean, the genius who was recruited as a professional player right after entering high school?"

"Yes."

Yukimura was surprised at this moment.

Amadeus's reputation is known to many people even in the Japanese tennis world, because he defeated many veteran masters with his amazing strength just after his debut and was called a world-class genius.

Although they are also known as geniuses in Japan's junior high school circles, the gap is obvious when compared with people of this level.

One is a person recognized by the world.

And yet they are only known locally.

Be it popularity or level, they are not in the same league!

Unexpectedly, even such a genius would come to participate in this competition.

It seems that the level of this competition is quite high!

Seeing Yukimura's surprised expression, Oreki Yu said with a smile:

"Don't think he's the only expert. There are many professional players from other countries who will come to participate in the competition. However, in my opinion, although they are worthy of attention, they are not as good as the few people from our country."

"Oh?"

If we talk about Japan's strength, it is actually not that strong compared to the rest of the world.

Because Neon’s performance has never been very good.

Two years ago in the U17 World Cup, they were even eliminated in the round of 16.

The countries that are generally recognized as powerful in the world are Switzerland, France, Spain, and Germany.

Among them, Germany is the most powerful.

He has won eight consecutive world championships.

It can be said that as long as the professional players come from Germany, their value is much higher than that of other countries!

"It's okay to tell you in advance. In the next few years, there will be several very strong guys rising in Japan. By then, even if we look at the world, our strength will be at the top level."