Prince of Tennis: I am a manager at Hyotei

Watching the first two sets of doubles complete the game brilliantly, the next singles match is about to begin.

Shiraishi unconsciously clenched his hand holding the racket as he prepared to go on court.

"call!"

The Greek representatives have already decided on their players.

A young man named Zeus appeared in front of Bai Shi.

"Are you my opponent?"

The young man looked down on everyone.

In an instant, Bai Shi, who did not have much experience in world competitions, was shocked.

Attracted by the dazzling light emitted by Zeus.

"Oh, that doesn't look good."

Long Ge looked at Bai Shi, who had already surrendered to his opponent before the match even started.

"Of course it's no problem. Hey, Kuranosuke, let's switch places."

Taneshima patted Shiraishi's left shoulder. When Shiraishi turned around, Taneshima appeared on Shiraishi's right.

"Change..?"

"That's it~ Let's go down."

"Eh? Tanejima-senpai?"

While Bai Shi was still stunned, he was driven away by Zhongdao.

"I've already requested a temporary substitution from the organizers. Go ahead, Tanejima-senpai."

Tokugawa, who had disappeared, came over at this time and told everyone about the replacement.

Everyone couldn't help but look surprised.

Long Ge leaned against the guardrail of the waiting area with a normal expression.

Pointing at Taneshima's peculiar dressing style and teasing him.

"Tanejima-senpai, your style of dressing is really weird."

A unique style of wearing one sleeve alone.

Tanejima threw his head back and laughed.

"How can you make fun of your senior's style of dressing? Echizen can try it next time."

"Ah? Forget it, I still like to dress properly."

Long Ge declined.

Zhongdao stood in front of the net.

Zeus chuckled.

“No matter who comes up, the result will be the same.”

Tanejima responded.

"How can we not try? We can't send our talented kids up here. That would be too cruel."

After returning to the waiting area, Bai Shi couldn't help but feel the fear he had just felt when facing his opponent.

That guy is dangerous.

Little Kelp raised his hands and cheered.

"Great! Go win the match, Tanejima-senpai! We just have to make it to the last round!"

Kirihara seemed to have seen the dawn of victory.

The game went so smoothly that everyone couldn't help but cheer for Zhongdao, but looking around, the opponent looked confident and calm.

Although Zhongdao always scored at the critical moment, the score was...

Long Ge took a look at the large screen.

Very bad.

The score has unknowingly reached a very unfavorable level.

Shiraishi was also the one who noticed that Tanejima was tired.

Zhongdao sat in the rest area and paused as he was about to get some water. An unprecedented feeling of fatigue swept over him.

"That's it! Keep it up, Tanejima-senpai!"

The unaware little kelp lay on the guardrail and kept cheering for Zhongdao.

Long Ge tightly grasped Qie Yuan's collar to prevent him from jumping into the competition venue without making any big movements.

"Little Kelp, calm down. Look at the score carefully and try your best."

Pointing at the big screen, he wanted to see the current situation clearly.

"Ahh! How could this happen? It's always Tanejima-senpai who scores."

Kirihara couldn't believe what he saw.

When did the score become 0-5?

The opposing player has this kind of magic that makes people follow the rhythm he wants to show completely.

"Tanejima-senpai?"

Shiraishi felt a little guilty. He knew that his opponent was very strong, but he didn't expect that he could force Japan's No. 2 player Taneshima into this situation.

Tanejima waved his hand wearily, indicating that he was fine.

But the constant gasping for breath in that position doesn't necessarily mean there's no problem.

Tanejima tilted his head back and opened his eyes to look at the people cheering for him.

Speak silently.

"Lord Zeus saw through me completely."

"Tanejima-senpai..."

I was met with Bai Shi's somewhat worried look.

Tokugawa patted Shiraishi's shoulder and shook his head.

"Don't feel pressured. Even if you went up, you might not be able to hold on until now. Believe in Tanejima-senpai's ability."

OKOK.

Tanejima smiled and made an OK gesture.

But then again, reach out for the mineral water.

How can I avoid being seen through by the other party?

I unconsciously clenched the bottle cap in my hand.

The stinging sensation from the sharp side of the bottle cap woke Zhongdao up instantly.

Zeus, who was sure to win the game in just one round, did not let his guard down until the last point.

But when Zhongdao came on the court again, he seemed like a different person.

Zeus found that he could no longer predict the trajectory of his opponent's ball.

what happened?

Every time, the ball’s trajectory is something I can’t see through.

Zeus lost the ability to see through his opponent and relied on his own skills to win the game.

"You're the No. 2 player on the Japanese team, you deserve it. Tanejima-senpai is getting better and better."

Long Ge, who was watching the game with a smile, couldn't help but praise Zhongdao's superb tennis skills.

In a tennis match based solely on technique, Taneshima completely crushed his opponent.

They made up for the previously lost points one by one and did not lose a single point in seven consecutive games.

"Yeah! We win!"

In the Japanese team's locker room, no one could contain their joy.

Byodoin nodded with satisfaction. It was a beautiful first battle.

During the handshake at the end of the game, Zeus praised Zhongdao for a good game.

Zhongdao opened his hand to reveal the mineral water bottle cap inside.

Zeus was surprised.

"You actually held onto this match the entire game?"

Tanejima smiled and said, "Thanks to it, I was able to deceive your eyes. Even I couldn't predict where the ball would fly."

It turned out to be the case.

Zeus marveled at the cleverness of his opponent.

"Next time, the game won't end so easily."

“Looking forward to the next competition.”

Tanejima shook hands with his opponent and returned to his team.

Little Kelp excitedly ran over to show his courtesy.

"Tanejima-senpai, I knew you could do it! We won! A great first battle!"

The little kelp was immersed in joy.

Then the staff invited them to come on stage.

"U17 World Championship, Group B, first match, three wins, zero losses, Japan wins!"

The Japanese team's victory over the strong Greek team in the first match made everyone pay attention to the Japanese team again.

Although the scene of being defeated by the German team in the exhibition match is still vivid in my mind.

But the match against Greece was indeed done very well.

The group returned happily, without having time to celebrate.

Because of Tono's miserable condition, he was severely reprimanded by Byodoin.

I don’t know if I can play in the next game.

Little Haikai lay on the sofa with his head hanging down.

"We finally won the game, this is too cruel..."

"There's nothing we can do. Life is more important in this situation. Senior Tono should just focus on his rehabilitation. Little Seaweed, don't imitate Tono's reckless play."

Looking at Yuanye with bandages wrapped all over his body, Long Ge couldn't help but poke at his sore spots.

"oh oh!"

Little Kelp agreed obediently.

He still wants to play in the next game!

Toono turned his face away in disdain.

"cut!"