The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

"This person?" Shiba Saori looked at Inoue Mamoru.

"Want to make a bet with me, Ms. Shiba Saori?" Natsume Tsuki winked at Shiba Saori.

Yuushi Oshitari remarked, "I'm too ashamed to watch this."

"Wh...what?" Shiba Saori asked, adopting a defensive posture towards Echizen Nanjiro.

"I'm saying Seigaku will be the champion of this year's tournament," Natsume Tsuki said with a grin. "If I'm right, how about we go for tea?"

"Natsume, you despicable bastard."

"They actually said Seigaku won the tournament? Where does that put Hyotei?"

"Ha, this guy, he talks nonsense all day long, saying that there's a kid at Seigaku who's really good."

. . . . .

"Of course, Seigaku has Echizen Ryoma." Shiba Saori exclaimed in surprise, "The champion of the Metropolitan Tournament is naturally Seigaku."

"Ashi," Inoue Mamoru quickly stopped him, "Hyotei has been the champion of the Metropolitan Tournament for many years. Seigaku might have a chance in the future."

"Inoue-senpai, this guy from Hyotei is so young and already doing bad things, he even said he wanted to have tea with me." Shiba Saori clenched her fists.

Inoue Mamoru looked at Natsume Tsukiya: "Is this student also a regular member of Hyotei?"

"I'm Hyotei's ace, you know." Natsume Tsuki also raised an eyebrow and said, "Mr. Inoue, after I lead Hyotei to win the Kanto Tournament and then the National Tournament, I'll trouble this lady to conduct an in-depth interview with me."

"Hmph~" Shiba Saori turned her head to the side and muttered, "What big talk."

Inoue Mamoru was also stunned.

Hyotei truly lives up to its name; even their substitutes exude such presence.

"Natsume, what are you saying?"

Atobe Keigo gave a cold laugh and spread his hands, saying:

"What do you mean by leading Hyotei to conquer the nation? That's my business. You should get into the regular team first."

Natsume Tsuki was used to being relaxed and had a different atmosphere from Hyotei. He didn't have a serious and aloof demeanor, and since he didn't care much about the tennis club, the entire Hyotei team didn't take his words seriously.

"You're not even a formal team member, yet you're spouting such nonsense," Shiba Saori said angrily.

"Kabaji, let's go." Atobe Keigo has not experienced much setback so far, and still maintains his superior attitude.

"Miss Shiba Saori, remember to have tea with me!" Natsume Tsuki said with a grin, then left with the entire Hyotei crew.

Inoue Mamoru was taken aback, then raised his camera and snapped a picture of Natsume Tsukiya's bright smile.

"Mr. Inoue."

"It's Inui from Seigaku!"

Inoue Mamoru turned his head, and the tall boy who greeted him, wearing a pair of wise glasses, turned out to be Inui Sadaharu from Seigaku. He said:

"You've collected some good information, haven't you?"

"Hyotei is the champion of the tournament for three consecutive years and the runner-up of the Kanto Tournament. They are a formidable opponent for Seigaku..."

Inui Sadaharu pushed up his glasses; his notebook was filled with dense writing.

Shiba Saori glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "Um, isn't this... Natsume Tsukiya?"

Inoue Mamoru exclaimed "Oh!" and looked over, saying, "I remember, he seems to be a substitute for Hyotei. Inui seems to remember a lot."

Sadaharu Inui: "Hyotei's second team also has some formidable players. I think this Natsume Tsukiya seems to be hiding his true strength..."

Inui Sadaharu looked at the receding figure.

Atobe put his hands in his pockets, held his phone to his ear in the setting sun, and said:

"Natsume will be suspended for the next match and the match after that. The roster has been released. His opponent is Tatsuba Taito. He's already secured a spot in the quarterfinals, and he'll probably face Osawa Industrial in the semifinals..."

Keigo Atobe began to report on today's match to his coach, Taro Shintaro.

"You have full authority to arrange the remaining two matches," came the indifferent voice from the other end of the phone.

"Atobe, you've reached the end of your captaincy." Natsume Tsukiya put his hands behind his head, completely unconcerned about being suspended.

That's just how Atobe is. Hyotei team members can't make mistakes, otherwise they'll either be suspended or kicked out of the team.

"Hyotei, strength reigns supreme." Atobe Keigo tossed his phone to Kabaji Takahiro.

"You wait, once I beat you, I'll ban you from the competition too," Natsume Tsukiya said with a grin.

"I'm waiting for you." Atobe Keigo said indifferently.

"It's good that strength reigns supreme," Natsume Tsuki also laughed.

"Tsukiya, don't be so arrogant." It was Ryo Mido who spoke, with his long hair tied up, who said angrily, "You're so lame. I really don't know why the coach let you join the team."

"Don't you know? Didn't I earn my way into the pre-college team by scoring every single goal myself?"

Natsume Tsuki shrugged and turned his head, saying:

"But you, Mido, are going to have a very awkward time."

"Damn it, what are you saying?"

Ryo Mido has always admired the strong, and like the others at Hyotei, he believes that Tsuki Natsume doesn't have much strength.

Natsume Tsuki ignored him and instead spoke to Atobe Keigo:

"It's best not to let Mido play in the next two matches, or it'll be very embarrassing, Atobe?!"

"Who are you calling shameful?" Ryo Mido was furious.

Ootori Chotaro quickly pulled Mido Ryo back, "Mido-senpai, that's not what Yue meant."

"Sigh, that's exactly what I meant," Natsume Tsuki also said. "You and Atobe are going to completely disgrace Hyotei."

"Hahaha, Natsume, you bastard!" Atobe Keigo laughed heartily. "Would I, your great master, disgrace Hyotei?"

"Who knows?" Natsume Tsuki said casually.

"But why don't you ever participate in the regular ranking matches?" Atobe Keigo asked.

"I'm afraid you'll lose too badly," Natsume Tsuki said with a shrug.

"You think you can defeat me? You're dreaming."

Keigo Atobe has always looked down on everyone with the air of an emperor. Even when facing the three giants of Rikkai University, he was not afraid at all. In his opinion, there were very few people in the entire Kanto region who could be considered his rivals.

Yukimura Seiichi and Sanada Genichiro from Rikkai University, Tezuka Kunimitsu from Seigaku University, and that's about it.

Furthermore, Natsume Tsuki has never displayed any astonishing strength, and has only been preoccupied with dating the incredibly beautiful cheerleaders of Hyotei, so he could never be her opponent.

The second round of the national competition is on the second day.

Hyotei unsurprisingly defeated Tatsuba Taitung 3-0, advancing smoothly to the quarterfinals.

The list of the top eight teams is in the hands of the coaches of each school:

Area A: Hyotei #1 vs. Fudomine #21

Area B: No. 40 Minglundai: VS: No. 49 Yamabuki Middle School

Section C: No. 65 Hojo vs: No. 82 Yinhua Middle School

Area D: St. Rudolph Academy (No. 97) vs. Seishun Academy (No. 128)

Hyotei:

"Fudomine? Who's that? Never heard of him?"

"For ten unnamed schools, Hyotei can send two teams."

"Atobe thinks so too."

"Hyotei has decided to field their second team."

.....

Qingxue:

"Hyotei should win the match against Fudomine in a sure thing."

"That's right. Fudomine is very strong and tough in the regional preliminaries, but Hyotei is the champion of last year's metropolitan tournament, so there's no doubt about it."

"It's a real shame, isn't it, Echizen? I really wanted to fight them again."

Yamabuki Middle School:

"My partner is really unlucky this time, they actually ran into Hyotei in the finals."

"Sengoku, don't jump to conclusions yet."

"Oh dear, could we possibly run into Fudomine who just appeared out of nowhere?"

Fudomine:

"......"