The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

Chapter 73 Accepting My Bad Luck? [Seeking First Subscription]

"Don't you dare sneak any food. I'm going to play some ball and I'll be right back."

Natsume Tsuki handed the box in his hand to Niizuma Takami and gave her instructions.

"Warm wine before beheading Hua Xiong, senior?"

The new wife, Bao Guan, asked with a cheerful smile.

"What is 'warming wine before beheading Hua Xiong'?"

Atobe Keigo frowned, his face full of doubt.

"Atobe, you're such a loser."

With his hands in his pockets, Ryo Mito looked down at him and said, "Even I know that Onju and Hua Xiong are from Dynasty Warriors."

"Well....

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These words even caused a black line to appear on Oshitari Yuji's face.

Shinji Bokan was laughing happily over there.

Ootori Chotaro sensed something was wrong and immediately tugged at Mido Ryo, "Mido-senpai, something seems off."

Ryo Mido asked in confusion, "Isn't Hua Xiong, the swordsman who warms wine, from the Three Kingdoms period?"

The new wife, Bao Guan, smiled and said, "Warm Wine is not a person's name."

"Wasn't it supposed to be slaying Hua Xiong while the wine was still warm?"

Ryo Mido frowned deeply.

"It was Guan Yu who slew Hua Xiong..."

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Shinzawa Bokan patiently explained over there.

Natsume Tsukiya walked towards the court with his racket in hand. What would this match be like?

Actually, he wasn't sure himself.

Kirihara Akaya...

"Is it finally coming?"

Momoshiro Takeshi craned his neck, peering excitedly into the arena: "Who will win?"

There's no doubt that Natsume Tsuki is very strong, but Momoshiro Takeshi never really knew just how strong he was.

As for Rikkai University, it is said that Kirihara Akane is also the ace of singles in the second year. If he is placed in the singles first place, he must be extremely powerful.

All schools are paying close attention to the match between Rikkai University and Hyotei University.

Just as Rikkai fell behind 0-2, the news spread like wildfire, instantly attracting countless onlookers.

This is now the final singles match.

The area outside the stadium was already packed with people.

As Natsume Tsuki crossed the court's iron gate, a chorus of questions immediately arose: "Why did Hyotei send a rookie to handle singles?"

"Rikkai University has Kirihara Akaya, do you think they can beat him?"

"It should be possible. I've heard this person is very capable."

"Impressive, what's your name?"

"I heard his name is Natsume Tsukiya."

"I've never heard of this name before. I thought Hyotei would win, but I didn't expect them to let someone like this play as the singles player."

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"Hyotei...who is that?"

Among the students from Rokkaku Junior High who had run there with Seigaku, Kentarou Aoi was the first to speak.

This school has no connection with Hyotei, so it doesn't care much about the changes in Hyotei.

"Kentaro, that's Natsume Tsukiya, the captain of Hyotei," Saeki Kojiro interjected.

Aoi Kentaro's eyes lit up, and he said, "Isn't the captain of Hyotei, that guy named Atobe?"

Tengen Hikaru: "Of course, it's a change of personnel."

"Is this Natsume Tsukiya really that good?"

Aoi Kentaro continued to press for answers.

Saeki Kojiro: "I've heard he's very powerful."

Kentaro Aoi: "Is he even stronger than Ryoma Echizen?"

Saeki Kojiro looked over and saw Echizen Ryoma lowering the brim of his hat.

"Well, I don't know until I've competed," Saeki Kojiro said vaguely.

"Echizen, can you beat him?"

Aoi Kentaro's eyes lit up. In his eyes, Echizen Ryoma was the coolest player he had ever seen, and his skills were top-notch.

"I will not lose to anyone," said Ryoma Echizen.

"Wow, that's so cool."

Kentaro Aoi highly recommends it.

Natsume Tsukiya was already standing in the center of the court, racket slung over his shoulder, exuding a domineering aura.

"Akaya, go! Go and take back the victory that belongs to Rikkai! Remember to maintain your own rhythm."

Genichiro Sanada gave his final words, which were inspiring.

Kirihara Akaya turned his head and saw Natsume Tsukiya's expression, which made him even angrier and his desire to destroy him grew stronger.

His whole demeanor exuded ruthlessness. When Kirihara Akaya decided to destroy someone, an evil smile would appear on his lips, and he would lick his mouth repeatedly.

He walked to the net, stood still, chin held high, and said, "I didn't expect that Atobe of Hyotei would be so bad as to lose to you."

Hearing this from afar, Atobe Keigo snorted disdainfully, harboring the thought of teaching Kirihara a lesson.

Natsume Tsukiya shrugged: "Is it shameful to lose to me? You lost to me before, didn't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

Kirihara Akaya's face turned grim. Admitting defeat was impossible. At this critical juncture, Rikkai's captain Yukimura was absent, and two of the Big Three had won crucial matches. His goal was to defeat one of them and replace him as one of the Big Three. This match was his chance to prove himself.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you don't remember, just choose sides."

Natsume Tsuki didn't care about the spread-out hands.

"I heard you injured your ankle. You still dared to compete with an injury?"

Kirihara Akaya stared at Natsume Tsukiya's ankle.

"That's outrageous! How can someone who's injured compete?"

"Hyotei is outrageous! How can they fight Rikkai with their injured players?"

"Oh well, we're definitely going to lose this time."

Many people outside the stadium became pessimistic and indignant.

"Kirihara, that's enough."

Natsume Tsuki also said coldly.

"What are you talking about?" Kirihara Akaya sneered.

"I remember someone saying that tennis is not a tool for manipulating hatred, and I agree. What do you think?"

Natsume Tsuki also looked out of the arena. Fuji Syusuke had once said something like that, but of course, the Fuji of this world wouldn't have the chance to say it.

Hehehe~

Kirihara Akaya gave a sinister smile, staring at his ankle, and said, "You'll find out soon enough."

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Natsume Tsuki nodded as well.

"I choose front," Kirihara Akaya said, pointing to his racket.

"You should choose the opposite," Natsume Tsukiya said with a smile.

"The other way around?"

"An antagonist role suits you better."

"snort!"

Kirihara Akaya spun his racket.

The two stared at the racket, their brows furrowing in unison.

"Face to face!" Kirihara Akaya smiled. "You Hyotei are in a bit of bad luck to have met me."

"You're the one who's unlucky to have met me."

Natsume Tsukiya put his hands behind his head, turned around and walked towards the back of the court, saying, "Why did you have to choose one-on-one of all?"

Kirihara Akaya couldn't understand. He only had one thought in his mind: to defeat this guy. This guy dared to provoke Rikkai University. He was going to cripple him today.

His fingers dug deep into the tennis ball, and Kirihara Akaya gritted his teeth.

"Very good, you've finally played in the singles competition. That's great. Today is your last day on this court."

After Kirihara Akaya stood still, he pressed his fingers against the tennis ball and looked up at Natsume Tsukiya opposite him.

"Don't mess with me. You and your Rikkai can't afford the consequences."

Natsume Tsukiya also made a "two" gesture, responding to Kirihara Akaya's harsh words without flinching.

"What's going on with these two?" Kikumaru Eiji asked, blinking.

Ryoma Echizen: "Probably some kind of trash talk before the match."

"Those two are terrifying," said Ryuki Sakuno.

Satoshi Horio: "To me, Kirihara is the scarier one."

"These two don't seem to be willing to let each other off the hook," Katsuro Kato said.

"How dare that guy mess with Akaya?"

"It would definitely not be a good thing to anger Akaya."

"Once Akaya gets excited, no one knows what he might do."

"Aka is going berserk; only the vice-minister and the professor can stop him."

"Yeah, that guy just had to accept his bad luck."

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Just accept your bad luck?

Although the noise was loud, Natsume Tsuki's ears were also very sharp, and he considered himself unlucky—a trillion times more disagreeable!

Someone bullies me, and I'm expected to just accept my bad luck?

What kind of profound principle is this?

So, it's my fault that I'm being bullied?

Natsume Tsukiya's disdain was as overwhelming as the sky.

Many people outside the stadium also heard Rikkai players chanting, "Rikkai will definitely lose."

"That's right, why should we just accept our bad luck? He, Kirihara Akaya, can't beat us at basketball, so he resorts to violence?"

"Exactly! He's allowed to dominate everyone else, and no one else can score against him. If they do, he gets jealous and stops playing ball, and starts hitting people instead. What kind of logic is that?"

"That guy is the one who made me unable to play tennis anymore. He robbed me of my love for tennis. Why? Why can he and his teammates still act so self-righteous?"

"Damn Rikkai! Is it because this kind of thing never happens to them?"

"We disagree."

"And then there's Sanada. He could have stopped Kirihara Akaya from hitting people, but he let it happen for the sake of the so-called three-peat."

"And not just once!!"

The outcry was deafening.

"But speaking of which, are Sanada and Tachibana doing well?"

Kikumaru Eiji's tone was full of doubt when he said this.

"Eiji, don't say that. It's Rikkai's business that they were wronged."

Oishi Shuichiro blurted it out without even bothering to dig.

Horio Satoshi: "Oh dear, Oishi-senpai, how could you say that?"

"Huh?" Shuichiro Oishi was taken aback, but then realized he hadn't really said anything wrong... "Sorry!"

"Oh my, what a coward, just like Aragaki-senpai, only good at bullying people weaker than himself." Horio Satoshi complained.

"Hey, Horio, are you looking for a fight?"

Huang Qi clenched his fist in anger upon hearing this.

"Huang Qi, you're still bullying the younger students! I won't allow it! This is unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable!"

Momoshiro Takeshi spoke.

This left Shuichiro Oishi completely flustered and dumbfounded.

What he just said seems really, really a bit off.

A surge of warmth welled up in Horio Satoshi's heart.

He's definitely a chatterbox.

However, it is also true that he looks like a monkey.

Generally speaking, people who talk a lot and are not good-looking tend to attract attention.

He has received a lot of special attention.

When he was being watched by others, he hoped that those who had wronged him would receive justice, but he did not get the justice he had hoped for.

Therefore, when Horio Satoshi heard Oishi Shuichiro say that the matter had nothing to do with Seigaku, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After saying that, he was afraid that his seniors would blame him, and sure enough, Huang Qi was very angry.

Fortunately, Takeshi Momoshiro stopped them.

He breathed a huge sigh of relief, and felt a deep regret for having wronged himself.

However, Horio Satoshi looked at the field, and he silently hoped that someone from Hyotei, someone who broke Fuji Yuta's record in 14 minutes and 30 seconds, the captain of Hyotei, could break Kirisaki Akaya's record.

Satoshi Horio thought that Natsume Tsuki was not bad either. Putting aside his identity with Seigaku, Natsume Tsuki was even better than the arrogant Echizen Ryoma in his heart. Echizen was very strong, but he was also very arrogant and did not care about the feelings of the people around him at all.

Even though Natsume Tsuki doesn't seem aggressive at all, he doesn't appear to be aggressor.

Who would like someone who only attacks them?

If he had a choice, he would be very willing to study with Natsume Tsukiya.

However, it's something I can't say out loud.

That said, Seigaku's rule against first-year students playing is also...

Upon reaching this point, he suddenly shook his head, wondering how he could have such a thought.

Although Echizen is also a first-year student, he's incredibly talented and naturally receives preferential treatment. Some people are born to be different from others, and he's just one of those who gets to be differentiated. The entire Seigaku is being discriminated against by Echizen Ryoma...

Ugh, this is so annoying, why did so many trees suddenly sprout?

If Natsume Tsuki also wins, Seigaku will have to face Hyotei.

However, it's better for Natsume to win than for Rikkai to win by a large margin; at least Natsume won't have his hand crippled...

Only after clearing this place did Horio Satoshi finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Tachibana An: "Brother, is this really okay?"

Kippei Tachibana: "There's nothing we can do about it. The roster for the competition is whatever it is, and no one could have predicted that we would run into Kirisa Akaya."

Akira Kamio: "That guy is pretty arrogant too, it's good to teach him a lesson."

Tachibana An reacted strongly, saying, "Kamio, it's not the same as that, okay?"

"I'm sorry, Anzu, I just said it offhand," Kamio Akira quickly apologized.

Kippei Tachibana: "Kamio, how can you be so casual about something that concerns your health and well-being? In tennis, the score doesn't matter, but if it comes to violence, that's absolutely unacceptable. Not even a single word can be tolerated."

When Ju Juping said this, he recalled his past self.

To this day, Tachibana Kippei still feels guilty for choosing to ignore everything in order to win, which led to Chitose Senri being injured.

What might be a trivial matter for oneself could be a lifelong humiliation for others.

He glanced at Seigaku's Qubian; such things were not uncommon.

I heard that Tezuka Kunimitsu of Seigaku's arm became like this because of jealousy from his teammates, which led him to go to Germany for rehabilitation.

"I'm sorry, Captain Tachibana."

Akira Kamio apologized, saying that he wouldn't have held a grudge if he hadn't lost so badly.

Rikkai University's arrogance has a long history. If it weren't for their belief that the winner takes all and that everything must pave the way for victory, they wouldn't have become a thorn in the side of all other schools.

However, Genichiro Sanada and the rest of Rikkai wouldn't do that.

Genichiro Sanada merely glanced outside and continued to sit upright, seemingly unconcerned.

He didn't believe, at least never thought, that kind of guy could beat Kira.

Kiri Aka gripped the ball tighter and tighter, laughing, "Blame it on you guys being too weak!!"

His words made people even more indignant.

The crowd erupted in cheers, with someone shouting, "Natsume Tsukiya will definitely win!"

"Natsume Tsukiya will definitely win!"

"Break him!"

"Break him!"

Natsume Tsukiya shrugged: "It's the will of the people!"