The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

Chapter 100

"Oh?"

All eyes turned to Natsume Tsukiya.

"Rikkai has launched a major attack."

"As expected, Rikkai is still unwilling to accept being defeated by Hyotei."

"Also, Kirihara Akaya seems to have disappeared since he was shut out by Natsume Tsukiya."

"In that case, not only Yanagi Renji, but Sanada Genichiro must also be unwilling to accept this."

"It's a pity, Sanada is from the Hanamura group, otherwise he might have also issued a challenge."

Renji Yanagi's request was seen as Rikkai University's revenge against Hyotei.

Renji Yanagi, however, didn't care about what others said. Instead, he said, "This is the training camp for the youth selection competition. If Natsume-kun can't convince me, then I definitely won't be the one withdrawing!"

Genichiro Sanada also spoke up: "In our understanding, a coach is a higher being. Natsume is a student, but to be elevated to the level of a coach, he should naturally be put to the test. We, the champion Rikkai University, never target anyone."

Many people sighed in dismay.

"What does Natsume-kun think?"

Ryuzaki Sumire spoke up this time.

Looking at Natsume Tsukiya's previous opponents, none of them were truly the strongest. Even Fuji might not have been the strongest.

At least in Ryuzaki Sumire's mind, the strongest should be measured against people like Tezuka and Sanada Genichiro.

Therefore, she was also eager to see whether the opponent was too strong or if there was a problem with her own Fuji Syusuke.

"That makes perfect sense!"

Natsume Tsuki nodded as well.

"????"

His indifferent expression left everyone puzzled for a moment.

If we are provoked, shouldn't we retaliate as fiercely as we used to?

It's like you've become a completely different person.

"Then, let's meet at the stadium." Ryuzaki Sumire stood up and gave the order.

Everyone inside rushed out the door, and those who had been loitering outside watching the commotion gathered around, asking, "What happened? What went wrong?"

"Hey, that guy Renji Yanagi from Rikkai University insists on having a coaching match with Tsuki Natsume."

"A coaching match?"

"It's just to see if Natsume Tsuki is qualified to instruct him."

"good!"

tennis court.

Originally, Aoi Hanamura had planned to hold a large-scale meeting first, but he was also drawn to the area outside the stadium.

Liu Lianji was the first to walk onto the court.

As Hiyoshi Waka was running to get Natsume Tsukiya's racket, Akutsu had already handed the racket to Natsume Tsukiya first.

Natsume Tsukiya reached out and grabbed the racket, opened the iron gate, and went inside.

"A decisive set, Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School's Renji Yanagi serves!"

Ryo Mido temporarily acted as the referee, looking very serious. After coughing, he announced, "The match shall now begin."

Kirihara will lose, but I might not!

Liu Lian'er threw the ball in his hand, tilted his head back, and suddenly snapped his wrist.

"Bang!"

One ball was thrown out.

"How will he handle this?" Hanamura Aoi said. "I'm actually kind of looking forward to it."

Upon hearing this, Inoue Mamoru thought to himself, "Fighting to defend one's beliefs... According to Azusa, Natsume Tsuki not only defeated Chitose Senri of Shitenhoji, but also possesses the rare junior high school technique, Muga no Kyoukai (Perfection of Self). This match..."

"Come on, let me see if you're qualified to be a coach for youth selection!"

"Snapped!"

Before Liu Lian'er could finish speaking, in the blink of an eye, a faint light flashed before his eyes, followed by a clear explosion.

The professor from Rikkai University felt a sudden sense of illusion.

"How could this be?!"

He was slightly taken aback. When he was watching from the sidelines, he only felt that it was fast, but now that he was actually face to face with that guy, he truly felt that the pressure was so strong with just one ball.

It was so strong that Liu Lian'er instantly felt a wave of suffocation wash over him.

Niou Masaharu leaned against the railing not far away. He would never forget the expressions of Sanada Genichiro and Yanagi Renji during the Kanto Tournament. It was during the match between him and Yagyu Hiroshi against Hyotei that they lost. The unforgiving look in their eyes after losing was so sharp.

Now, this professor is about to suffer another defeat, but it is different from the defeat he suffered in his battle against Inui Sadaharu. I wonder what Professor Yanagi Ren will think about this time.

"Bang!"

Renji Yanagi served the second ball.

Adapt to your opponent, collect data, and you will defeat them.

Liu Lianji activated his database mode.

Off the field, Inui Sadaharu was also writing in his database with a soft rustling sound.

"Snapped!"

Swing, return, score—clean and efficient.

Even Ryo Mido found it pleasing to the eye and shouted, "Zero to thirty!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ryo Mido's excitement was quite surprising.

Only Inui Sadaharu and Yanagi Renji shared the same sentiment. Looking at the situation on the court, he thought to himself, "Renji, he's not giving us a chance to gather information at all. What are you going to do? Besides, according to the information I have, Natsume Tsukiya's shot patterns are unpredictable, and he has a multitude of moves..."

"Bang!"

"Zero to forty"

"Bang!"

"Game Natsume, the score is 0 to 1."

Ryo Mido was genuinely happy, which was evident in his voice.

"When did Rikkai's Renji Yanagi become so easily defeated?"

"No way, that's Liu Lian'er! He couldn't even get a single point?"

"Natsume Tsukiya, that guy is a monster, isn't he?"

"Moreover, this is almost as long as the time it took to reach Akaya Uchihara."

Dozens of people outside the venue were whispering among themselves.

They were all amazed by the speed of the response.

Guan Yuechu: "That guy, he does have a bit of a 'giving instructions' vibe to others."

Upon hearing his words, Fuji Yuta turned his head to look, and Natsume Tsuki was also holding a racket, standing there, revealing a coach's aloofness.

It was as if the person standing opposite him was not a worthy opponent, but a student from the first level!

"How could that be?"

Gradually, everyone sensed that unique aura.

"Well then, let's finish quickly so as not to keep everyone waiting."

Natsume Tsuki also threw the ball, and a beam of light shot out instantly.

"Snapped!"

"ACE, 15 to 0."

Then came the score: "Thirty to zero!"

"Forty to zero."

"Natsume's Game, the score is 2-0!"

This game was incredibly fast.

"Four...aces and it's over."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Shall we continue?" Natsume Tsukiya asked.

Liu Lian'er pondered for a moment, thinking, "There must be a way. We can't just give up now!"

"Tap tap tap~"

Liu Lianji did not answer, but explained everything through his actions.

"Rikkai's three-peat was flawless."

Liu Lian'er threw the ball up.

"Snapped!"

The blow was extremely loud, like a slap across Liu Lian'er's face.

Natsume Tsukiya, gripping his racket at an angle, said, "That's a thing of the past. The National Tournament will limit your perspective!!"

"oh?!"

Everyone was already surprised.

"That guy, Natsume Tsukiya, not only is his racket unforgiving, but his words are equally sharp."

"That guy Yanagi Renji, why is he so foolish as to fight Natsume Tsukiya?"

"Yeah, yeah, as far as I know, this girl is a tyrant who can shut out everyone. You'd definitely lose if you fought her."

"Maybe he's like me, skeptical of superstitions, and always thinks he's an exception?"

】】

Hearing these words, Ryo Mido felt a strange sense of pride, as if praising Natsume Tsuki was praising Hyotei, and praising Hyotei was praising himself.

He thought to himself, "Hmph, that Liu Lian'er is really ungrateful. The minister gave him a chance, but he still wants to continue. He can't blame anyone else."

"Natsume's Game, the score is 0 to 3!"

Three to zero!

Everyone has always held Rikkai University in awe. In the Kanto Tournament, Rikkai lost to Hyotei, but Renji Yanagi and Genichiro Sanada did not lose.

After all, these two are known as two of Rikkai's three giants. The so-called Rikkai Big Three are actually the three who guarantee a high winning rate.

But given the current situation, it seems that the last bit of hope in many people's hearts is about to be extinguished!

"Hey, that's enough, isn't it?"

The ever-cool and charismatic Shonan shonen man, Wakato Hiroshi, placed his hand on his hat and spoke with an air of self-centeredness.

"Yes, being able to prove one's qualifications to be a mentor is enough."

"The rest of the matches probably don't need to continue."

"That's right, there's no need to continue fighting."

Listening to the chaotic voices offering advice, Yanagi Renji felt a pang of unease. He thought to himself, "Those people aren't really concerned about whether I'll lose; they're just speaking from their own perspective. If I, as the opponent, am completely defeated, then they, as fellow opponents, won't gain any advantage against Natsume Tsukiya... Damn it, but I really have no confidence in continuing this fight..."

"Coach Huacun, what do you think?"

Ryuzaki Sumire didn't really want to continue, so she asked Hanamura Aoi for her opinion.

Hanamura Aoi, a woman with the appearance and demeanor of a surgeon, flicked her hair and said, "I don't have any problems, but we should also respect our Natsume-kun. What do you think, Coach Ryuzaki?"

"That's true."

Ryuzaki Sumire looked towards the field, only to find that the ball had been kicked back by Hanamura Aoi. She could only ask, "Natsume-san, what do you think?"

"Since everyone agrees, then let's proceed with this match."

Natsume Tsuki paused for a moment, then said, "Let's finish this!"

Everyone was stunned.

I thought he would say that was the end of it, but I didn't expect him to continue.

Everyone seemed to sense that if they stopped there, the outcome would remain uncertain; if they continued, Liu Lian'er would be the one to embarrass himself in the end.

"Natsume-kun is specifically trying to shut out Yanagi Renji without a score, isn't he?" Wakato Hiroshi provoked.

"Oh, I see."

"Oh, that's right, he shut out the tyrant without a single defeat."

"A shutout against the tyrant must be 6-0, right?"

"You guys are so noisy."

Akutsu's eyes widened, and he said with great conviction, "When it was 2-0, didn't you give him a chance?"

】

The entire room fell silent.

Only Tantai's eyes sparkled: "Akuzu-senpai!!!"

That admiration was comparable to that of Tomoka Kosaka of Seigaku for Ryoma Echizen.

"What, you want to finish the game in his place?" Akutsu pressed.

Hiroshi Wakato, however, was not intimidated: "Of course I'll fight. As long as Natsume wants to compete for a spot, and I'm in this group, we'll have to fight sooner or later. I certainly won't be so weak then."

"That guy is so arrogant, he actually called Liu Lian an inferior person."

"Didn't this guy lose to Haitang?"

"It's rare for him to say it out loud. Could he have mastered some kind of secret technique?"

"Everyone, please stop arguing. Since Natsume-kun said he wants to finish the competition, then please continue," said Hanamura Aoi.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

It was impossible to collect any information.

Renji Yanagi had never felt so powerless before. Even when he met his former seniors and Yukimura, he had never felt such pressure.

Faced with Natsume Tsuki's unwavering strength, Yanagi Renji was like a willow branch, completely unable to budge an inch.

After the match, everyone was stunned.

Those who had originally wanted to go up and compete all gave up their ideas.

"Match over! Natsume Tsukiya wins, score 6-0!"

"Ryo Mido shouted loudly."

"Now, does anyone else have any objections?" Natsume Tsuki also raised his racket and looked around.

The scene was very quiet.

Saori Shiba and the others were stunned.

Especially Ju Xing, whose cheeks inexplicably flushed.

"Hmm? What are you thinking about?" Tomoka Kosaka tilted her head and asked.

"No, nothing?" Tachibana An quickly denied.

"No?" Tomoka Kosaka pressed on.

"No, no, no!"

"Then, I'll be the coach for this group."

Natsume Tsuki smiled warmly and said, "I hope everyone can stay positive and optimistic. That's all!"

"Alright, now all groups return to their respective zones," head coach Sumire Ryuzaki ordered.

"Take it."

Akutsu tossed an envelope to Kiyosumi Sengoku.

"What is this?"

Sengoku Kiyosumi took it and glanced at it, muttering, "National Tournament, Kanto Region Host, Special Spot..."

"Let me see Sengoku-senpai."

Tan Taiichi stood on tiptoe.

Sengoku Kiyosumi looked at Akutsu with surprise and handed the item in her hand to Tan Taiichi.

"Don't look at me like that, it's disgusting," Akutsu cursed.

"Akuzu-senpai, you're really amazing." Tan Taichi said formally, staring at the document.

Sengoku Kiyosumi's eyes lit up, and she said, "I really didn't expect that our Yamabuki would have the chance to participate in the national tournament! Akutsu, you were absolutely awesome this time!"

"You brat, if you say that again, I'll beat you up." Akutsu grabbed Sengoku Kiyosumi by the collar.

Sengoku Kiyosumi was overjoyed: "Even if you hit me, I'll still say it, well done, Akutsu."

Akutsu gritted her teeth and shoved Sengoku Kiyosumi away.

Others gathered around.

When everyone learned that the last spot had gone to Yamabuki, they were all stunned.

"What, Yamabuki?"

"On what grounds?"

"I remember Hyotei was the one who controlled that spot."

"Could it be?"

The members of Hyotei looked at each other.

"So the minister gave this spot to Yamabuki."

"However, it seems to be thanks to the eccentric Akutsu from Yamabuki."

"How exactly did that monster manage to get the minister to give it to him?"

When everyone was puzzled, someone revealed that the spot was given away by Natsume Tsukiya. The others were immediately shocked and looked at Natsume Tsukiya.