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

In the afternoon, after two classes, it is time for club activities.

The Rikkai University Tennis Club, which used to be a bit disorganized, had all its members present today, which was rare.

These members all had expectant looks on their faces, their eyes fixed on the young man standing with his hands behind his back above the court, his new captain, Seiichi Yukimura.

"Starting today, the tennis department will be formally reformed and the new rules have been posted on the notice board."

"The daily training content has been greatly increased, and it may be more tiring than before. If anyone is not used to it, they can choose to quit the tennis club. The deputy director and I have no complaints."

“But I believe that everyone who comes here is striving for higher goals and ideals. The road to tennis is not easy, and there are countless talented people blocking the way ahead. If you want to defeat them and reach the top, you must have stronger strength, and if you want to become stronger, the only way is diligence!”

"From today on, the deputy minister and I will train strictly with everyone, rain or shine!"

Yukimura's words seemed to contain some kind of charm that made people yearn for it. After hearing this, many people present became serious. Rikkai University High School is considered a strong tennis school. Most of the people who join here, not to mention all of them, come here for the dream of going to Koshien.

To become stronger and better.

"If you don't know how to do it, you can go and see how Oreki-san trains. I believe you will learn something."

Yukimura said this with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and then turned their attention to Oreki Yu who was sitting nearby reading a book.

They have a lot of experience with this curly dog ​​these days. Every day he is either studying or training, or working part-time to make money. He is so hardworking that he is not like a human being.

"Like him? Wouldn't that make me exhausted?"

"This guy is a master of time management..."

"Oh my god......"

Some people with weak wills began to back down on the spot after hearing this.

However, some people have tenacity in their eyes and want to give it a try.

Oreki Yuu doesn't care about this. His daily life will not change because of this little episode.

If he could set an example for them, that would be great, but Oreki Yu felt that most people didn't have the mental strength to endure pain for a long time.

The facts were exactly as he expected.

Over the next week, many people imitated his habit.

Through efficient management, you can make your training comprehensive.

Yes, this situation also resulted in almost no leisure time. Except for a few determined people, most people gave up on the third or fourth day.

After a week, only a few people continued to follow Oreki Yu.

Most of them are familiar faces...

When Oreki Yu finished running, he glanced at the few people who were still holding on.

Marui, Yanagi Renji, Jack Kuwahara, Yagyu Hiroichi.

These four people have gone through these days of special training. Although their faces are full of fatigue, their eyes are still firm.

Even Oreki couldn't help but look at them with admiration.

They were able to survive the most painful first week simply by relying on their willpower. This alone is better than the more than 200 people present. No wonder these people stood out.

Oreki Yuu walked towards Yukimura and said to him:

"These guys are pretty good, and they all had good results in the trials. They can be considered as new candidates."

Yukimura nodded and smiled:

"Oreki-san, thank you for your cooperation this time. Otherwise, it might take us a little longer to select them."

"It's nothing. Gold will always shine."

He glanced at the familiar faces and went back to training.

Day two.

A new notice appeared on the notice board.

Renji Yanagi, Bunta Marui, Jack Kuwahara, and Hiroshi Yagyu were selected as new regular candidates.

As soon as the news came out, it spread throughout the tennis club.

This is the issue they are most concerned about during this period of time.

After the qualifiers, the strength ranking has been re-ranked, and the starting players have naturally undergone a reshuffle.

The undisputed ones at the moment are:

The seven people are Yukimura Seiichi, Oreki Yu, Mori Jusaburo, former deputy minister Sokata Ryozo, Sanada Genichirō, former general selection Hasegawa, and former general selection Ito Kazuto!

There is almost no doubt that the first four have national-level strength and are firmly in the starting position, while the last three are at the Kanto level and may face the risk of being pulled down from the starting position at any time.

After all, a strong school like Rikkai University has no shortage of people with skills close to Kanto level!

As for the final 8th person, it will depend on fair competition and daily performance.

These days, the second and third graders have been fighting hard for this spot, but unexpectedly, it finally fell to a few first graders.

This result made some people dissatisfied, and many people came to challenge them privately, but what was surprising was that all of these people lost the challenge without exception!

The strength of these first-year students is unexpectedly strong!

Especially Yanagi Renji and Marui, they won most of the games with a big lead!

Such talent and potential forced them to admit defeat and realize that Minister Yukimura's decision was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

A few days passed after that.

Yanagi Renji challenged the regular player Hasegawa and won with a score of 6:4! He successfully replaced him.

Marui stood out from the competition for substitutes and got the 8th starting spot!

At this point, Rikkai University's new regular roster has been temporarily determined.

They are: Yukimura Seiichi, Oreki Yu, Mori Jusaburo, former deputy minister Sokata Ryozo, Sanada Genichirō, Yanagi Renji, former main candidate Ito Kazuto, and Marui Bunta.

What’s shocking is that most of them are first-year students!

This makes one sigh that Rikkai University seems to be different this year.

The gathering of geniuses may herald the arrival of a new era!

Two weeks later in the evening.

Oreki Yu had picked up the balls early, but he did not choose to go to the tennis club to continue his daily training. Instead, he walked out of the school gate and headed to the nearby street court.

Soon, he saw a familiar boy leaning under the shade of a tree beside the court, with his eyes closed, as if waiting for something.

He stepped forward.

Perhaps the sound of footsteps alerted the other party to his arrival.

The young man opened his eyes, and there seemed to be a sharp gleam in his brown pupils.

"You came?"

"Well, let's start right away?"

"can."

No need for too many words.

The two of them began to do warm-up exercises and check their rackets.

They have all been looking forward to this game for a long time!