The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Shintaro scanned the entire room, his gaze filled with a cold indifference, focused on the issue rather than the person.

"I!"

A third-year student who was about to join the school team stood up and glared angrily at Natsume Tsukiya.

Shintaro also looked at Natsume Tsukiya, his eyes asking for his opinion.

"I'm available anytime." Natsume shrugged, seemingly not tired at all, while Atobe Keigo had already been picked up.

"Bang!"

In the field,

Natsume Tsukiya also hit the ball, and the person could only stand there stunned.

"That guy really doesn't hold back."

"He's a minister now, what the hell is that guy?"

"Even though he's the minister, I still have to talk about that guy."

.....

"Show mercy?" Natsume Tsuki scoffed inwardly. Showing mercy at Hyotei would only bring him trouble.

Or rather, in the entire Prince of Tennis series, no mercy can be shown.

Unless it's for fun.

Playing around is fine, but when it comes to being serious, you can't be careless.

If we don't defeat them decisively today, many rumors will spread behind their backs.

"Six to zero!"

The referee shook his head helplessly.

"Who else?" Natsume pointed to the sidelines.

"I'll do it!"

Another person stepped forward.

"Six to zero!"

The referee shook his head.

"Who else?" Natsume Tsuki also looked around, pointing to the sidelines with his racket.

"I!"

One of the boys shouted.

A bystander said, "What are you doing? You can't even beat Atobe?"

"I know I can't beat him, but I just want to go up and try it myself. How can I be convinced if I don't try?"

Everyone understands Natsume Tsukiya's strength, but there's always a voice in their hearts saying that he was once just like them, unwilling to go up and not be convinced.

"Six to zero!" The referee wiped his sweat; his voice was a little hoarse.

"That's the 150th person!" Ryo Mido frowned.

Ootori Chotaro:

"Does he really intend to play all of them?"

Gakuto Mukahi: "That must be exhausting!"

"Who else?"

Natsume Tsukiya seems to have inexhaustible energy.

The entire room fell silent.

At first, everyone was skeptical of Natsume Tsukiya.

At least no one would have thought he had such strength.

Everyone was skeptical, but now, almost everyone has faced him.

There were also two teams that fought against him.

The fact that they had all played against the minister was already strange enough, but to be defeated 6-0 by all of them was even more speechless.

The entire venue was eerily quiet.

It was as if a rain had washed everything clean.

Hyotei, Atobe's Hyotei, the traces of which have been wiped away at this moment.

Everyone has this feeling, a unique feeling.

"Everyone?" Natsume Tsuki called out as well.

"Minister!" Their heads finally bowed in unison, like a well-trained army.

"Continue with the selection process within the school."

"yes!"

The midday sun scorched the grass and trees of Hyotei.

Inside the Atobe family's mansion.

Atobe Keigo plunged into the swimming pool with a splash, and the butler rushed over upon hearing the noise.

In the swimming pool, Atobe Keigo opened his eyes, sunlight shimmering on the water's surface above him.

He carefully reviewed today's duel.

After playing tennis for so many years, I've never lost like this before. It seems like it's time for a change.

Atobe Keigo sank to the bottom of the pool.

.....

After a week of fierce competition, Hyotei's starting lineup was announced.

As the newly appointed captain of Hyotei, Natsume Tsuki also gathered everyone together and sat in Atobe Keigo's seat.

Atobe Keigo sat opposite him.

"In this tournament's loser bracket revival round, Hyotei must win all matches to secure that one and only spot."

After Natsume Tsuki finished speaking, he passed down the list of participants.

"Double 2, Kabaji Takahiro and Mukahi Gakuto; Double 1, Mido Ryoho and his partner; Singles 3, Natsume Tsukiya; Singles 2, Oshitari Yuushi; Singles 1, Akutagawa Jiro!"

After everyone finished reading, they all looked at Atobe Keigo.

"Hmph, I'll just take a break." Atobe Keigo appeared completely unconcerned, but inwardly he thought, "That guy said he'd ban me from the competition, and he really is... not someone to mess with. But given time, I'll definitely defeat him."

"Atobe, you're really embarrassing yourself," Yuushi Oshitari teased.

"Shut up!" Atobe Keigo remained seated elegantly, as if he were the true captain.

The finals and loser's bracket revival matches of the Grand Prix have finally arrived.

Not many people are paying attention to the loser's bracket revival match.

Four teams—Hyotei (No. 1), Meirindai (No. 40), Hojo (No. 65), and St. Rudolph (No. 97)—are vying for the fifth spot in the Kanto Tournament.

At the entrance, Gakuto Mukahi of Hyotei met Mamoru Inoue, a reporter who had come to investigate.

Inoue Mamoru: "Ah, it's Gakuto from Hyotei."

"Hello, Mr. Inoue," Mukahi Gakuto greeted him with a radiant smile.

"Is today the Hyotei's loser bracket revival match?"

Inoue Mamoru looked around, a hint of doubt flickering between his brows:

"Where's Atobe and the other Hyotei team members?"

"You mean Atobe?"

"Yes, as the captain of Hyotei, he should be here today. We'd like to do an interview with him."

"Atobe has been suspended." Gakuto Mukahi shrugged helplessly.

"Uh~"

Upon hearing this word, Inoue Mamoru was greatly shocked. "Banned...banned?"

"That's right, he's not on the roster. Has Mr. Inoue not received the starting lineup yet?"

Inoue Mamoru was so focused on the final teams of the tournament that he hadn't had time to check on the teams that were reviving from the losers' bracket. Hearing about the suspension, he sensed something unusual and quickly asked:

"Why was he suspended by the coach? With Atobe's skill level, shouldn't it be more serious than this?"

Xiangriyue people:

"Oh, it wasn't the coach who was suspended, it was our minister who suspended him."

"Well...."

For a moment, Inoue Mamoru was completely bewildered. He had been busy running around Rikkai University and dealing with Seigaku-related matters, and his information about Hyotei was extremely scarce. He asked in confusion:

"I don't quite understand this. Atobe banned himself from playing?"

"No, no, no, it's our minister who banned Atobe." Mukahi Gakuto found it a little funny when he thought about it.

I thought Natsume Tsukiya was just saying it casually that day, but I never expected that he would actually suspend Atobe Keigo.

"..."

Inoue Mamoru realized there was a problem, so he quickly said:

"If I remember correctly, the captain of Hyotei is Atobe, right?!"

"That's not the case anymore."

"Now...no...has something serious happened?" Inoue Mamoru guessed, "Is it because of that loss to Fudomine that day, so, Atobe-kun..."

"No, the school held an internal selection competition, and Atobe lost the competition, so he is no longer the captain."

"Wh...what?"

Based on Inoue Mamoru's understanding of Hyotei, there was truly no one who could defeat Atobe Keigo. Atobe Keigo was someone who could fight Rikkai's Sanada Genichiro to a standstill. So he hurriedly asked:

"You just said that Atobe lost the match?"

"We lost the game."

"So, may I ask, did Oshitari-kun win?"

"no!"

"So, who is it?"