The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

Chapter 99

An old story from many years ago has been passed down to the next generation.

Before the national competition, a list of events was sent from the far west coast to the competition organizers.

The schools gathered again for what became known as the youth selection competition.

The students of Seishun Academy had just returned from visiting Kunimitsu Tei in Germany when they received the invitation.

The group traveled by car to the training camp.

"Youth Selection Competition Training Camp!"

Kikumaru Eiji peered out through the car window, pressed his face against the glass, and saw the sign hanging at the entrance.

"Wow, that's really impressive."

Momoshiro Takeshi exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, you idiot, this is an intensive training camp for teenagers," Kaidou Kaoru retorted.

"Want to fight?"

Momoshiro Takeshi refused to back down.

Ryuzaki Sumire glanced sideways: "You're all done, hurry up and get off the bus."

The students from Seigaku were the first to get off the bus.

"Why is nobody here?" Kikumaru Eiji looked around.

"Hey, someone's looking for you in Echizen," Momoshiro Takeshi said, looking at the red taxi.

The alluring woman slammed the car door shut, the chain on her gold-rimmed glasses jingling as she said to Echizen Ryoma, "Long time no see, Echizen!"

Ryoma Echizen frowned.

To be honest, he was not comfortable with this woman, and he was still feeling regretful about the defeat in the Kanto Tournament.

"That's Coach Hanamura from Shiron Shonan, right?" Kikumaru Eiji said.

"Hello, Coach Ryuzaki."

Hanamura Aoi approached and shook hands with Ryuzaki Sumire: "This time, we have selected three members to participate in this selection."

That sounds nice, but there are clearly only three spots available...

Ryuzaki Sumire only refuted this in her heart without directly exposing it, and said, "We have sent a larger number of team members this time, so please give us your guidance, Coach Hanamura."

Huacun Kui smiled and said, "Really? I heard that only the champion team can participate in the selection as a whole."

Ryuzaki Sumire was furious; this woman had come specifically to cause trouble.

Hanamura Aoi immediately said, "Oh, look, our newly crowned champion team from Kanto has arrived."

Hyotei's luxury bus, belonging to the Atobe family, was very conspicuous as it entered the training camp.

Atobe Keigo was the first to get off.

"Kanto Region Youth Selection Training Camp!"

Ryo Mido muttered to himself, "Finally, Hyotei can all be together again."

"Yes, Senior Mido," Chotaro Ootori chimed in, "That's really not easy."

"I heard that only the champion team gets all its players added to the reserve list."

"Hiyoshi," Mukahi Gakuto said proudly, "you should be grateful to Hyotei for winning the championship, otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to come here."

Hiyoshi Waka's face was cold.

Yuushi Oshitari: "Natsume hasn't arrived yet."

The members of Hyotei exchanged glances; indeed, Natsume Tsuki had not yet arrived.

The Hyotei members walked inside.

Hanamura Aoi said, "Our champion team has arrived."

Ryuzaki Sumire was surprised; it really was...

"Then let's go over there first."

Ryuzaki Sumire could only change the subject, since the champion wasn't Seishun Gakuen.

Hanamura Aoi: "Should we wait a little longer?"

Ryuzaki Sumire could only remain silent and glance at her sideways.

The Rikkai University team members arrived quickly.

Hanamura Aoi: "Rikkai only has Sanada, Yanagi Renji, and Niou Masaharu. If they hadn't lost the match, they would have had all three. It's a real shame."

As Sanada Genichiro and the others approached, they all frowned upon hearing this.

The former king can now only silently endure the taste of defeat.

"Fudomine is Tachibana Kikaze and Kamio."

"Ah, besides the lucky Sengoku, Yamabuki also has Akutsu?"

"St. Rudolph Academy has Mizuki Hajime, Fuji Yuuta, and Kisarazu Ryo!"

Everyone was clearly surprised to see them arrive one after another.

However, St. Rudolph College has three students?

Very strange.

Ryuzaki Sumire is strange.

Perhaps it was because they had twins.

The six-cornered ones are Saeki Kojiro and Kisarazu Jun.

"Now, everyone should be here, right?"

Ryuzaki Sumire glanced at her and asked.

Hanamura Aoi smiled and said in a cheeky tone, "Not yet, Coach Ryuzaki. We're waiting for someone else."

"Waiting for someone?" Sumire Ryuzaki asked, puzzled.

"That's strange, why doesn't Hyotei have Natsume Tsukiya?"

"Yeah, yeah, isn't he the captain of Hyotei?"

"Or does that guy simply look down on this kind of selection process?"

"Don't be silly, something's definitely wrong."

The group discussed it for a while.

Suddenly, a stretched Maybach slowly drove into the youth training base.

The group was filled with suspicion and disbelief.

Wow, a Maybach!

"Who is it?"

"So luxurious and ostentatious?"

"Wow, that car looks really nice."

Hearing the incessant chatter, Atobe Keigo paused for a moment, then instantly recognized it, "Isn't that...?"

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The Maybach came to a smooth stop in front of everyone. The driver opened the door, got out, and then jogged steadily but quickly to open the back door, stepping out of the car with a beautiful, graceful leg.

Then, a person who made all the teenagers blush and their hearts race appeared: a newlywed crown, dressed in a Lolita outfit, like a noble lady, carrying an elegant handbag.

The driver jogged to the other side and opened the car door.

"Natsume Tsukiya?"

Everyone blinked, hardly believing it.

"How did he get inside?"

Then, Xin Qibao said, "Senior, I'll come pick you up after you're done with your work."

"Damn it, I'm so envious of that guy."

"Sengoku Kiyosumi said."

Takeshi Momoshiro: "I'd also like to ride in a Maybach."

Inoue Mamoru took a picture and said, "They really are a perfect match."

Shiba Saori huffed, "Inoue-senpai, get to work! Get to work!!"

Inoue Mamoru: "This is also work."

"Hmph!" Shiba Saori turned her head to the side.

Maybach has left.

Everyone looked on with surprise.

Then, Hanamura Aoi stepped forward, extending her well-maintained hands, and said, "Welcome, Natsume-kun!"

"Hello!" Natsume Tsuki also felt that this woman's hands were very alluring, as she was actually holding his palm?

"Hey, hey, hey, what's Coach Huacun doing?"

"Is this the treatment a championship captain gets?"

"Wow, the coach shook hands with me personally."

"I don't understand what this is for?"

As everyone looked on in confusion, Hanamura Aoi waved her trench coat, turned around, and said, "Let me introduce you all. This youth training camp selection will be led by Coach Ryuzaki, myself, Hanamura, and Natsume from Hyotei!"

"What?"

"Wait, did I hear that right? Natsume Tsukiya is going to be a coach for the youth selection training camp?"

"Seriously? What's the point of this selection process then?"

"I'm not really convinced."

Hanamura Aoi observed and listened carefully, thinking to herself, "As expected, everyone has a lot of opinions about this Natsume-kun. To be honest, I didn't expect that the captain of Hyotei would be recommended to be a coach for the youth training camp. You know, it's common for students to serve as coaches at various schools, but those who can come here all have their own unique playing styles and approaches, so there will always be people who are not convinced..."

However, Hanamura Aoi wasn't worried at all. She just smiled and said, "Natsume-kun is here to replace Hyotei's coach. This has been acknowledged and recommended by the tournament organizers. If you have any objections, we can discuss them later."

After finishing speaking, Hanamura Aoi said to Ryuzaki Sumire, "Coach Ryuzaki, you're the head coach, so you should speak."

Sumire Ryuzaki: "As you all know, starting this year, we're holding a temporary Goodwill Youth Selection Contest, with our opponents being teenagers from the American West Coast..."

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Ryuzaki Sumire said a lot.

Hanamura Aoi said, "The purpose of this training camp is to select our representative players from among you kids to participate in the match against our West Coast opponents. The players in this training camp will be divided into three groups, led by Coach Ryuzaki from Seishun Academy, Hanamura Aoi from Josei Shonan Academy, and Natsume from Hyotei Academy. The training content will be decided by each coach. Based on the data, the suitable players will be selected in the end. The lists for each group have been posted on the dormitory bulletin board. Please go and take a look."

Ryuzaki Sumire: "Next, I'd like to introduce the support staff for this training camp..."

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A row of people stood behind them, including Seigaku's cheerleaders Ryuki Sakuno and others, Tan Taichi, Tachibana An, as well as the chef and administrators.

"Nice to meet you!"

The people doing odd jobs bowed.

"Great, Ryoma!" Tomoka Kosaka jumped up excitedly.

Tachibana An looked at Natsume Tsukiya.

It's understandable that he could be the captain of Hyotei, but it's truly unbelievable that he would be the coach of everyone.

Although his older brother, Tachibana Kippei, also serves as a coach for Fudomine, this is completely different.

A surge of admiration welled up in Tachibana Anzu's heart, mixed with a touch of worry, after all, everyone had such strong personalities...

"Alright, everyone disperse now and go confirm your group. If you have any objections, speak up immediately." Ryuzaki Sumire adopted the demeanor of a head coach.

Everyone was whispering amongst themselves, their minds filled with thoughts of Natsume Tsukiya's activities.

Ryo Mido: "The minister really had a blast this time."

Chotaro Ootori: "Yeah, he's a coach. I hope I'll be assigned to the captain's group."

Yuushi Oshitari: "But then again, Atobe, you've never had such a shining moment."

Atobe Keigo: "6"

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"Which group are you in? I'm in the Ryuzaki group."

"Kikumaru Eiji jumped up excitedly, then asked Echizen Ryoma, "Little one, which group are you in?"

"I don't want to be in Natsume's group."

Ryoma Echizen turned and walked away in a huff.

Atobe Keigo: "Hmph, so I'm from the Hanamura Group."

Reiji Kamishiro: "I'm actually in the Natsume Group?"

Everyone felt very uncomfortable seeing that they were in Natsume Tsukiya's group.

They all came to the general office and offered their opinions.

"In short, I don't want to be in this group. I'm very unhappy with this grouping."

Ryoma Echizen stated his opinion directly.

Ryuzaki Sumire glanced sideways at Natsume Tsukiya and thought to herself, "This is inevitable. Natsume Tsukiya may be a master like Tei, but as a coach, naturally some people will be dissatisfied. I just didn't expect Echizen to be the first to be dissatisfied. He really is very similar to Nanjiro."

"Natsume-kun, what do you think about this?"

Hanamura Aoi, however, was not worried at all.

"I have no objection."

Natsume Tsuki also said.

Huacun Kui secretly admired his composure and said, "So, if someone switches places with him, you'll be fine with it, right?"

"I'm perfectly fine," Natsume Tsukiya said.

"So, who would be willing?"

Huacun Kui looked at the few who had arrived first.

Akutsu: "Me!"

Hanamura Aoi was startled; she hadn't expected it to be Akutsu, who was known for his defiance of everyone.

"How about we switch them like this, Coach Ryuzaki?" Aoi Hanamura asked.

Ryuzaki Sumire: "No problem."

Then a lot of people were transferred.

By the time Atobe Keigo arrived, there were no more spots available.

Hanamura Aoi was surprised: "Atobe, you really look down on my Hanamura group that much?"

She was obviously joking.

Keigo Atobe: "No, that's not the case. It's just that I've seen a lot of people have a lot of complaints about our Hyotei captain, and I'm thinking of changing him. It wouldn't be a bad thing."

"Hey, Inui, you could switch places with Atobe."

Kikumaru Eiji winked at Inui Sadaharu, signaling to him.

Kaoru Kaidou interjected, "Yeah, Inui-senpai, you should switch."

Kaoru Kaidou was the one who was replaced.

It's understandable that Kaidou Kaoru would think this way, given that Seigaku lost to Hyotei.

Inui Sadaharu pondered for a moment.

Atobe Keigo spoke first: "Then it's settled."

Atobe still speaks with that same domineering air.

"No!"

Inui Sadaharu immediately refuted this.

"Hey, A-Qian, what do you mean by that? Why is that?"

Kikumaru Eiji was puzzled after hearing this.

Inui Sadaharu turned to him: "I think I'm doing fine in this group, so there's no need to switch back and forth."

Inui Sadaharu always had a learning mindset and wanted to learn something from Natsume Tsukiya. In fact, he did not approve of the Seigaku team members exchanging with the Hyotei team members.

In conclusion, the journey to the national tournament is not over yet, and as the coach for this training, Natsume Tsuki can't just leave everyone without teaching them anything, right?

If I were a member of this group and spent time with Natsume Tsuki, I might learn a lot of different things, since everyone has seen how the Ryuzaki Group trains.

Moreover, even if you don't learn anything from your opponents, understanding them will only benefit you in the upcoming national competition.

Inui Sadaharu considered things from a longer-term perspective, so he declined.

"Ah, you're really strange." Kikumaru Eiji said, puzzled.

Kaidou Kaoru's face darkened: "Yeah, Inui-senpai."

Inui Sadaharu did not explain.

Reiji Kamishiro then asked, "So, as the coach, will you still participate in the selection?"

His gaze was fixed on Natsume Tsukiya.

Hanamura Aoi: "As a coach, Natsume is also a key member of our team, so of course he will participate in the selection. However, if he is to be selected as a member, it will not be through evaluation, but through battle. He needs to get every member of Natsume's team to give up a spot. So, overall, the role of coach will only increase the difficulty for him, not provide a shortcut."

Reiji Kamishiro: "Then I won't change it!"

This is something no one expected.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have changed it."

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"Yes, that way I can have a fight with him and see what he's got."

In short, everyone has their own ideas, and no one can change anyone else's.

On Hyotei's side, almost everyone was not assigned to the so-called Natsume Group. They wanted to switch over, but the remaining team members disagreed... Only Renji Yanagi from Rikkai University proposed a duel.

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