The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

"Yay!"

"We've finally won another game."

"Let's press on and win the game!"

.....

Some members of Rikkai University stretched their fists out to the sky and made a great commotion.

Countless people looked beaming with joy.

Only the regulars looked increasingly somber.

Kirihara Akaya gritted his teeth so hard they were grinding together.

What does it mean to turn the tide?

What kind of talk is this?

once,

Oh no,

Just before today,

What kind of institution is Rikkai University?

Throughout the Kanto region, and even the entire country,

Front page headlines of major newspapers

Didn't Rikkai take up the largest page that time?

Even the currently popular Ryoma Echizen only received a small corner of coverage in newspapers.

Before the match, who didn't think Rikkai would win?

Even before the competition started, editors in various newspapers and publications had already written reports, just waiting for Rikkai to win this match and advance to the finals.

This news had already reached the ears of the regulars, so there was almost no suspense.

The words of a subordinate, "to win back a point," were like a lifeline to the people of Rikkai, who were filled with fervor and forgetting all else.

The statement that Rikkai should have easily won the game and that only other teams could have won back a point is absolutely wrong.

"Shut up, you idiots."

Kirihara Akaya finally couldn't take it anymore and turned around to shout angrily.

Everyone was instantly dumbfounded, not knowing why Kirihara Akaya was angry. It was only when those sensitive people whispered that everyone realized.

instantly,

The entire Rikkai University campus was as silent as the wind.

The surrounding atmosphere grew increasingly heated, with discussions flowing like a never-ending tide.

Tachibana An: "Is this the last match of the day?"

Akira Kamio quickly replied:

"Whoever wins the singles match between Rikkai and Hyotei will advance to the finals."

"Hyotei..." Tachibana An murmured two words.

Ju Juping frowned and looked over; Hyotei seemed quite calm.

A group of people

Is someone quietly and intently eating a pineapple?

They ate by passing it around to each other.

Even Natsume Tsukiya's face remained completely expressionless.

Compared to the somber atmosphere at Rikkai University, it's a completely different world.

A sense of longing welled up in her heart, but Jujuhei shook her head, knowing she could only admire it from afar.

"So, is the match over?"

Side,

A group of people rushed over from afar, stirring up dust in the wind.

They were wearing dark brown and blue school uniforms.

"It's from Qingxue."

Sengoku Kiyosumi turned his head to look, and those people were getting closer and closer.

"Who won?" Sengoku Kiyosumi then asked.

"Hahaha~"

Tan Taichi stood up, panting heavily:

"Yes, Seigaku won."

"Seigaku actually beat Rokkaku Junior High, not bad," Sengoku Kiyosumi said with a smile.

"Yuta?"

Guan Yuechu called out from the side.

Fuji Yuuta naturally knew what Mizuki was going to say; it was nothing more than Hyotei facing off against Seigaku.

"Inoue-senpai."

Shiba Saori hurriedly followed behind, rushing forward, but how could she outrun the group of teenagers? She fell behind considerably and ended up in a group with Kosaka Tomoka and the others.

She pressed her knees, panting heavily.

"What happened? Did Hyotei win or lose?"

"Ah Zhi, you've asked this so many times."

Inoue Mamoru checked his phone. Shiba Saori had called him many times during the match, to the point that Inoue Mamoru wanted to just turn off his phone.

"So, who really won?"

Shisaori was unwilling to give up, and her eyes kept glancing towards Hyotei.

"The competition isn't over yet." Inoue Mamoru looked over and saw that they were eating fruit and snacks as if they were having lunch.

It has to be said, this school is truly extraordinary.

"So, is Hyotei and Rikkai tied 2-2 now?"

Kikumaru Eiji jumped onto Oishi Shuichiro and asked with concern.

Guan Yuechu, adopting an arrogant posture, began to speak:

"Hyotei won two doubles matches, Rikkai won two singles matches, and your opponent will be in the next match."

opponent,

That's right,

Whether it's Hyotei or Rikkai, Seigaku considers them formidable opponents.

just,

Hyotei, can they beat Rikkai in two games?

This is like telling them that Seigaku can definitely beat Rikkai—it's absurd!

"Hyotei, you have to do your best!"

Kikumaru Eiji gritted his teeth and revealed his true feelings.

"Eiji?" Shuichiro Oishi turned his head.

"Meow~"

Kikumaru Eiji playfully stuck out his tongue, chuckled, and then asked:

"Little one, don't you think Hyotei wants to win?"

Ryoma Echizen pulled his hat down low and answered in a distant voice:

"I don't care!"

Still so bold.

So what if Rikkai is strong? So what if we meet? I, Echizen Ryoma, will not fear anyone. I am the chosen one!

"You're really something, Echizen."

Guan Yuechu smiled and said:

"I'm rooting for your match against Hyotei."

"Well...."

Ryoma Echizen never expected that someone would chase him like this, and he coolly lowered the brim of his hat.

But most people don't think that way.

Most Seigaku members still hoped Hyotei would win.

Rikkai University

These three words are truly terrifying.

They are the undisputed champions of the Kanto region and the Kanto Tournament, and have won the National Tournament twice in a row. All of them possess the strength of Tezuka.

This information has been constantly bombarding newspapers and our ears, naturally creating an invisible form of oppression.

Many teams, let alone the competition, would tremble at the mere thought of facing this giant. Here, we must give special mention to Yinhua Middle School!

Almost no school doesn't hate the process of competing in the national tournament and encountering Rikkai University; it's a completely unpleasant experience and just a waste of travel expenses.

Even though Natsume Tsuki was highly capable, Seigaku still held the same view.

"Is that Natsume-kun playing singles at Hyotei?"

Fuji Syusuke asked with a smile.

Inoue Mamoru glanced at the competition schedule in his hand and nodded:

"Yes, Natsume Tsukiya will be playing as the number one singles player."

"Well, I'll have to take a good look then." Fuji Syusuke nodded warmly.

"Bro!"

"Fuji!" Inui Sadaharu pushed up his glasses.

It's understandable that Fuji Syusuke is very concerned about the loser's bracket revival match.

"Who's playing on the other side?"

Kikumaru Eiji looked puzzled, like a monkey gazing at the mountains towards Rikkai University.

"It's Rikkai University's second-year ace, Kirihara Akaya."

Inoue Mamoru answered.

"Huh?" Horio Satoshi exclaimed in surprise.

"Um????"

Everyone turned to look.

Fuji Syusuke: "Horio, what's wrong?"

Seeing that many people were staring at him, Horio Satoshi put on an air of superiority and said:

"No, Fuji-senpai, when I arrived, I heard a lot of people saying they were coming to watch Kirihara Akaya's match. They all seem to really dislike that Kirihara."

"Oh, Kirihara Akaya."

Guan Yuechu:

"Those were all people defeated by Kirihara Akaya, weren't they?"

Guan Yuechu was the first to spot those people in different school uniforms, each with resentment on their face, gathered outside the net.

The competition venue was like a pit dug underground, with a court dug in the pit and steps built on both sides. Hyotei and Rikkai each occupied one side, and the surrounding area was raised and surrounded by netting.

The crowd then gathered outside the fence.

Many people were gripping the wire mesh of the fence tightly, their eyes almost watering, clearly showing their hatred for Kirihara Akane.

"I know."

Yamabuki Dan Taichi was the first to speak, flipping open his little notebook, scanning it several times, before saying:

"That Kirihara specializes in hitting people's ankles as punishment for winning the game against them. During the game, he uses dangerous knuckle serves, and his eyes turn red. Students from schools like Mukahara Middle School, Minami-Shohoku, and others have suffered his punishment..."

"..."

Hearing his vivid story, everyone showed expressions of sympathy and pity.

Only Akutsu said:

"Not bad, kid!"

Tantaichi immediately laughed, "Akuzu-senpai, I have been diligently gathering information for Yamabuki according to your requirements."

The Seigaku students looked at Inui Sadaharu, their meaning clear: You have a rival now!

Inui Sadaharu just kept pushing up his glasses.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking about Kirihara, tell me who's going to win too, okay?"

Kikumaru Eiji, always eager for a good show, chimed in.

"Natsume Tsuki will win, there's no question about that."

Faced with the doubts, Shiba Saori couldn't help but speak out angrily.

"I'm rooting for Kirihara."

Guan Yuechu deliberately contradicted him.

Why?

Fuji Yuuta was puzzled and immediately asked:

"Why do you favor Kirihara Akaya, Mizuki?"

"No way, I heard that Natsume Tsukiya also defeated Atobe Keigo." Kikumaru Eiji immediately chimed in.

"Yes, Mizuki."

Akazawa Yoshiro chimed in:

"Natsume Tsukiya's strength when he fought us, and..."

He looked at Sengoku Kiyosumi.

Sengoku Kiyosumi was startled, then said seriously:

"Yes, that's right, that guy is very strong, terrifyingly strong."

"Yes, Mizuki, how so?" Fuji Yuta pressed on.

"Yuta, have you forgotten?"

At this moment, Guan Yuechu's sense of superiority reached its peak, the kind of feeling where everyone else was drunk but he was the only one sober. He paused, thinking about how to put on a good show.

B was taken away by Inoue Mamoru:

"That's because Natsume Tsukiya injured his ankle!"

"Duang!"

Everyone felt a jolt in their minds, and suddenly came to their senses.

Yes,

How could I have forgotten about this?

Natsume Tsuki was also injured.

"Inoue-senpai, what should we do?" Shiba Saori asked anxiously.

Guan Yuechu stood to the side, his eyebrows twitching incessantly. He was seething with anger, but he couldn't say that Inoue Mamoru was innocent. This was just so frustrating!

He could only swallow his frustrations alone, listening to the discussions around him.

"I heard that Kirihara likes to target injured people the most," said Tan Taiichi.

"Oh no, then we're doomed!" Horio Satoshi exclaimed, his expression and actions exaggerated.

This group of people seemed to be saying, "Whoever attacks Rikkai, we'll step in and help them out."

People who didn't know anything about Kirihara Akaya before were bombarded with information by the data guy and felt their scalps tingle. Could it be like this?

-

On Rikkai University's side, the atmosphere was almost entirely suppressed by Kirihara Akira.

Rikkai University's order of appearance in the tournament is not subject to any special rules and is always arranged arbitrarily because they are strong enough.

Unlike Atobe Keigo, Sanada Genichiro had never played doubles before. He often played in doubles matches, teaming up with players like Yanagi Renji.

It stands to reason,

Renji Yanagi and Genichiro Sanada are known as the three giants of Rikkai University, with Renji being the second most outstanding after Yukimura.

These two should be in singles matches to ensure scoring.

Can,

In past competitions,

It is not uncommon to see two giants participating in doubles matches.

Therefore,

For many schools with strong self-esteem, this is Rikkai University's arrogance.

However, anger was of no use; no one could shake their position.

Similar to Marui Bunta – Jackal Kuwabara, if you want to remove your training wristbands, fine, but you have to prove you're worthy of me removing them.

Hyotei did it.

From the perspective of sorting,

The match between Rikkai and Hyotei

To say that we don't value it at all is not true, but to say that we value it a lot is also not true.

Therefore,

Kirihara Akaya's singles move from position three to position one was purely accidental.

According to Rikkai's plan, the first three matches should have been the end.

I never thought I'd play the full game.

Unless the rules stipulate otherwise, Rikkai University's matches never go the full five games; if they do, it's just for training purposes.

Liu Lian'er glanced at the person opposite him, then turned his head and said:

"Kirihara, Rikkai's chances of making it to the finals depend on you!"

"If it's Akaya, then there's absolutely no problem," someone shouted.

Kirihara Akaya has unlimited potential at Rikkai University and is favored by the three giants as a future leader.

Even senior students who had already graduated could be called back to practice with him, which shows that...

"Hmph, that guy, I'll make sure he knows what happens when he dares to mess with Rikkai University."

Kirihara Akaya glared at him fiercely.

"Red, we must not be careless."

Genichiro Sanada began by saying:

"If the opponent can really defeat Atobe, he must be quite strong. Don't underestimate him."

"Vice Minister, Rikkai University's three-peat is flawless."

Kirihara Akaya often quoted this biblical phrase to show that Rikkai's position was inviolable and that anyone who dared to provoke them would suffer the consequences.

We're all teenagers, who's afraid of who?

Many people have this mentality, and when they encounter Rikkai, they attack relentlessly, thinking that even a haphazard attack can defeat a master.

Not to mention the arrogant Rikkai Daikirihara Akaya?

Therefore,

There's always someone who manages to snatch a point or two from Kirihara Akaya.

How could Kirihara Akaya tolerate this?

I can't tolerate even a single point.

Don't you like to score points quickly?

I'll make sure you can never steal it from me in your entire life.

now,

Some familiar faces glared at him angrily from outside the fence.

Kirihara Akaya had seen it long ago.

His smile remained wicked, and his expression remained unrepentant.

Those people's anger level immediately reached its maximum.

We can only pray that Natsume Tsuki will also deal with it.

"Kirihara, that guy has a sprained ankle. This is a good opportunity."

"Someone from Rikkai shouted loudly."

"Damn it, Rikkai University is truly despicable! How could they see someone else's wound as an opportunity?"

Complaints arose from the sidelines.

Genichiro Sanada glanced at it but ignored it.

"I will treat him well."

Kirihara Akaya licked his lips and said wickedly:

"Dare to mess with Rikkai University?"

When Sanada Genichiro heard these words about attacking the opponent's wounds, he didn't stop them. That's the style of Rikkai University. When it comes to that kind of thing, what's more important than victory?