The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

Chapter 96

"Hey, do you guys know where that guy from Hyotei went?"

Akutsu began asking around for advice.

"Hyotei... Hyotei? That guy?"

"It's Natsume Tsukiya."

"I...I don't know!"

The timid students from various schools were so frightened that they fled for their lives, shouting, "It's too terrifying, Akutsu!"

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Akutsu was frustrated. Why couldn't he find that guy all of a sudden?

I asked everything I could and couldn't ask, but there was nothing.

"Hey, do you know where Natsume Tsuki went too?"

Akutsu stopped Tachibana Kippei's younger sister, Tachibana An.

"Natsume Tsukiya?"

At first, Tachibana An was wary—Akutsu, huh, a terrifying person—but upon hearing Natsume Tsukiya's name, she unconsciously relaxed and shook her head: "I don't know."

"Are you looking for Natsume Tsukiya?"

Shiba Saori happened to be passing by and saw Akutsu stopping Tachibana An. She originally wanted to stand up for her, but after hearing what Akutsu said, she stepped forward and asked.

"Miss Shiba from the Youth Professional Tennis Monthly?" Anzu Tachibana tilted her head and recognized Saori Shiba.

Akutsu remained silent.

Shiba Saori glanced at Akutsu and said, "Natsume Tsukiya, I heard from his club that he went to the Kyushu region with that Niizuma Takara."

Ju Xing frowned slightly. The new wife's crown, that person is truly enviable and makes one jealous.

"You went to the Kyushu region?" Anzu asked curiously. "What were you doing there?"

Saori Shiba: "I don't know, but I heard the watermelons there are just right. Maybe we're going to eat watermelon?"

Shisaori thought it was ridiculous that someone would travel so far just to eat watermelon.

Although Kumamoto is famous for its watermelons.

"Is it Kumamoto?" Anzu Tachibana asked.

"I think so."

Saori Shiba answered uncertainly, then said, "Then I have to go. I've already told you the news."

"Where is Miss Shizuka going?" Tachibana An asked.

"I'm going to track down that wretched guy and see why he ran so far away, making me search for him for ages," Shiba Saori said angrily, clenching her fist and pouting her bright red lips.

"Are you going to track him down?"

The little girl's childlike innocence shone through her eyes. Tachibana Anji blinked her large, bright eyes with delight and exclaimed, unable to contain herself, "Natsume Tsukiya?"

"That's right, it's that guy."

Shiba Saori, recalling being cornered at the entrance of a high-class restaurant in Ginza, was furious and exclaimed, "Natsume Tsukiya!"

"What does Miss Zhi want with him?"

Ju Xing relentlessly pursued the truth.

"Because he holds the last qualifying spot for the national competition, we need to know first."

Saori Shiba is a journalist, and since this matter is related to tennis, the editorial department naturally hopes to be the first to report it and grab the headlines.

"The last qualifying spot?"

Ju An's eyes lit up. "It's the national competition!"

"Yeah, I don't know either, how did he end up with the spot?"

Shiba Saori sighed and said, "Atobe's butler told me to go directly to Natsume Tsukiya."

Akutsu revealed a hint of joy.

"Then let's set off quickly."

Tachibana An secretly glanced at Akutsu and said happily.

"Depart?" Shiba Saori blinked. "Us?"

"Yes, let's go to Kumamoto too." Tachibana An nodded happily.

On the tram.

A strange scene unfolded: there were only three people in the entire carriage—a tall man in a white suit, standing by the door looking out the window.

The two girls fell into a sudden silence.

Saori Shiba: "What is Anzu doing in Kumamoto?"

A sense of vigilance welled up inside Shiba Saori; even she felt something was strange.

Ju Xing blushed, quick-witted and clever, and said, "My family used to live there. Let's go back and eat some melon."

"I see."

Soon, the group arrived in Kumamoto.

"We need to use this stadium. Let's get out of here quickly."

A group of boys in hospital gowns walked over, carrying rackets, and said, "This is the private practice court of our Lion Joy Junior High School. If you don't leave, we'll have to resort to some methods."

"Who said that?"

The dark-skinned girl wearing a baseball cap retorted, "That's clearly not true."

"In this place, if we say yes, then that's it. Who dares to object?"

The leader of Shishigaku was a guy wearing a hat just like Sanada Genichiro's. He was very arrogant. He suddenly turned his head to look at Natsume Tsukiya, who was leisurely over there, and then glanced at the beautiful girl on another chair. He sneered.

"Didn't you hear me? You bastard."

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Natsume Tsukiya continued to stare at the schedule, recalling the plot he had read. The little girl in the red striped dress in front of him was named Chitose Miyuki, and it was here that he met Tei Kunimitsu.

Natsume Tsuki also looked around, but it seemed that the Tei family hadn't come over.

How come the plot has turned into my own?

Chitose Miyuki suffers from competition syndrome, and Natsume Tsuki completely ignores what Shishigaku said, saying to Chitose Miyuki, "Oh, so you're a coward."

"What did you say?"

"What did you say?"

Chitose Miyuki and the man in the hat shouted at the same time.

"How embarrassing that a spasm could occur during a match," Natsume Tsuki said, holding up the form in his hand.

Chitose Miyuki met this person here, and upon hearing these words, she was indignant.

Lion's blond-haired friend taunted the man in the hat, saying, "He actually dared to ignore you!"

The man in the hat couldn't stand it. In Kumamoto, he was Shishiraku's ace player. He glanced at Natsume Tsukiya's chair and said, "Since you also play tennis, then let me have a go at you."

After saying that, he tilted his head and asked the person next to him, "Have you seen this guy before?"

The blond-haired man shook his head: "Never. He's probably not a very capable person."

"Get your ass onto the court right now!" the man in the hat yelled. "I'm going to beat you until you beg for mercy."

"Don't fight him."

Chitose Miyuki immediately shouted out. She had just played tennis with the guy who was on vacation and wearing floral shorts. She judged that Natsume Tsuki didn't really know how to play tennis. The thugs at Shishiraku Middle School were notoriously ruthless, so they didn't want Natsume Tsuki to play either.

"What's wrong?"

This caught the hat-wearing man's attention. He rolled his eyes and said, "Why aren't you playing? You don't even know something as simple as tennis, do you?"

Yellow Hair: "Judging from that guy's expression, that's it."

"If you're a man, come out onto the court and play a fair game with me."

The man in the hat spoke again.

Natsume Tsuki glanced at Chitose Miyuki, stood up, and walked towards the court. "Okay, let's go."

Hehehe!

The man in the hat chuckled wickedly, glanced at the blond-haired man, and said, "Go!"

The blond-haired man was taken aback.

"What, you don't want to?" The man in the hat gave him a fierce look.

Huang Mao had no choice but to step forward.

"Tap tap tap!"

Yellow Hair felt uneasy, and with a whoosh, he sent the ball out.

"Bang!"

Natsume Tsuki also stumbled and finally received it.

One ball, two balls, three balls—the blond guy got more and more excited as he played.

Natsume Tsukiya was becoming increasingly weak, as if he were a person with no strength, his hands tied with ropes, being carried along on horseback with such powerlessness.

"Stop it!" Chitose Miyuki shouted angrily.

Yellow Hair: "Stop? No, no, no, I haven't had enough fun yet."

Chitose Miyuki's hands trembled; she desperately wanted to rush forward and save them, but fear overwhelmed her the moment she stepped onto the field...

"Snapped!"

A ball was suddenly thrown at Natsume Tsukiya, who managed to return it with difficulty.

"You're pretty tenacious. I like guys who are tenacious. It's been a long time since I've had this much fun."

The blond-haired man jumped up excitedly.

Natsume Tsukiya deliberately pretended to fall, and looked like he was about to be hit by a smash.

So he raised his racket, closed his eyes, and secretly glanced at Chitose Miyuki.

"ah!"

The little girl, who was under psychological pressure, finally moved. She suddenly rushed over with her racket, blocked Natsume Tsukiya's path, and swung the ball at him with a snap.

The blond-haired man was taken aback; he hadn't received the call.

"How embarrassing!" his teammates teased.

"Bang bang bang!"

The blond-haired girl and Chitose Miyuki played against each other for dozens of rounds, but neither could defeat her.

"It's my turn."

The man in the hat shouted, "This is too embarrassing, get out of here!"

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Chitose Miyuki gritted her teeth. She could tell that the person wearing the hat in front of her was different from the previous one.

"You're so good, let me have a go at you."

The man in the hat licked his lips and said, "Little sister!"

"Bang!"

I was able to catch the first ball with difficulty.

Next, he returned to the same strained state as before, being deliberately beaten and forced to run left and right.

"Snapped!"

Just as Miyuki Chitose fell, a ball came flying from the side with the wind, knocking the ball away.

Everyone was startled.

Someone recognized the newcomer and stammered in surprise, "Your Highness... Your Highness?"

Qian Sui Qian Li's slightly melancholy face was now as cold as frost.

With a ball in his hand, he suddenly leaped and threw it at the man in the hat. The ball disappeared in front of him and suddenly hit the man in the hat in the face.

"beside!"

With a loud crash, the man in the hat fell backward to the ground, completely knocked down.

"Chitose... what are you doing?" one of the boys with slicked-back hair asked, trembling.

"snort."

Chisui Chisato threw another ball, aiming at the blond-haired boy, and said, "Just like Xiao Jin said, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. If someone lays a hand on my sister, as her older brother, I can't be too impolite; I should retaliate fiercely!!"

"Bang!"

"Clatter!"

Another loud crash as it fell to the ground.

"Sister, younger sister?" The Lion Music Clan was surprised.

"elder brother!"

Chitose Miyuki got up and shouted.

Chitose Senri smiled.

"Chitose, I'm sorry, we have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now!"

After saying that, those people scrambled away as if their lives depended on it, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

"elder brother!"

Chitose Miyuki ran over, hugged her brother's leg, and said excitedly, "I can go on stage now!"

"Yeah?"

Chitose Senri smiled and said, "That's wonderful."

As Chitose Senri spoke, she glanced at the girl over there who was smiling innocently and warmly, and her heart stirred. Then she looked at Natsume Tsukiya, who was sitting lazily on the ground with his hands casually propped up behind him, as if he had come here to sunbathe.

"Let's have a fight."

After exchanging a few words with her younger sister, Chitose Miyuki, Chitose Senri surprisingly said the same thing to Natsume Tsuki.

"elder brother!"

Chitose Miyuki was surprised and immediately exclaimed, "This young man doesn't know how to play tennis!"

Chitose Senri smiled slightly, then looked at Natsume Tsukiya with even greater determination. "So, since you're already here, why not have a fight?"

"Didn't you hear what the person involved said? I can't play ball."

Natsume Tsuki shrugged, indicating he had no intention of engaging in a so-called "fight".

"Brother, I already told you he can't play ball," Chitose Miyuki said earnestly.

Chitose Senri simply smiled and continued, "I'll be waiting for you at the stadium."

Natsume Tsuki also looked at Niizuma Bokan.

The girl's eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled sweetly.

Natsume Tsuki lazily got up, "I already told you, I'm not very good at it."

"I'll get it soon." Chisui Senri's eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

He was used to a leisurely life and didn't easily touch his racket.

"Little brother, please don't fight with my brother."

Chitose Miyuki advised, "My brother is a regular member of Shitenhoji and has the skill level of the national region. You can't beat him."

"Wow, that's amazing?"

Natsume Tsuki exclaimed in surprise, "Then we really will have to fight!"

"Why???"

Chitose Miyuki was stunned.

"Quick, over here, there's a sports field over here."

On the other side, Tachibana An, along with Shiba Saori and Akutsu, rushed towards the court.

"Why do you seem so familiar?" Shiba Saori asked.

"I already told you, I used to live around here," Tachibana An said. "There are street courts around here, but not many..."

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"Wow, what's that?" Shiba Saori looked up and saw Natsume Tsukiya standing on the court.

"Brother Qian Sui?"

Anju saw Chitose Senri first, then Natsume Tsukiya, "and Natsume..."

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Akutsu's eyes suddenly lit up; if there hadn't been so many people around, he would have rushed over immediately.

"Brother Qian Sui?"

Ju Xing shouted out.

Chitose Senri was taken aback when she saw Tachibana Anzu and looked behind her.

Ju Xing glanced back, then turned around and smiled, "My brother didn't come."

Chitose greeted her from afar: "Hi, Xiaoxing."

"Miyuki's here too." An Tachibana ran over.

Shisaori was furious, though she didn't know what she was angry about.

"Well then, let's begin."

"Qian Sui Qian Li said."

Anzu: "Are you guys going to have a competition?"

"Stop them!" Chitose Miyuki said, pulling on Tachibana An. "That boy doesn't know how to play tennis, but he insists on making others play."

"You don't play tennis?"

Anzu Tachibana stared blankly at Tsukiya Natsume, then asked for confirmation, "You mean him?"

"Yes." Chitose Miyuki nodded.

Saori Shiba: "That jerk is lying again, this time it's a little girl."

Natsume Tsukiya tapped her back with her racket and said, "Hey, hey, hey, Ms. Shiba, don't talk nonsense. I'm a good person, a good person, don't you understand?"

Shisa pursed her lips.

Anzu Tachibana comforted Miyuki Chitose, saying, "It's alright, let Chitose teach him a lesson."

Natsume Tsukiya looked speechless. Had he become public enemy number one?

Qian Sui Qian Li: "I hope you are as rumored and will not disappoint me."

"You're so long-winded," Natsume Tsuki also said. "The legendary 'Thousand-Year-Old Senri' isn't like that at all."

"Hmph!" Chitose Senri gripped the tennis ball tightly.