Prince of Tennis Tai Chi

"The regional qualifiers are finally here, Inoue-senpai."

"Yeah, it's finally here."

"Only the teams that qualify in the regional qualifiers are eligible to participate in the following metropolitan competition, Kanto competition, and even the national competition."

Early in the morning, Inoue called Shiba Saori and drove to Shiki no Mori Sports Park, the venue for the regional qualifiers.

Click, click.

Before the game started, Shiba Saori held up her camera and kept taking pictures of the tennis team that had arrived.

"Senior Inoue, look."

Shiba Saori raised the camera to Inoue's eyes and motioned for him to look at the photos he took.

"Yeah, that's a good shot."

"No, in order to shoot this competition, I specially bought a new camera!"

Shiba Saori said proudly as she stroked the new camera 'affectionately'.

"Then I'll trouble you to take pictures later, Saori."

"Copy it, Inoue-senpai, just take a look at mine."

Shiba Saori replied quite solemnly.

......

"Look, it's a member of Qingxue."

"It's really them."

"I heard that this year's youth school has a first-year official team member."

"Really? First grade? Is there no one left in Qingxue? Can even first graders become official team members?"

"I guess so."

......

Amid the discussion of the surrounding crowd, Tezuka led all the members of Qingxu to make a brilliant appearance.

‘Sure enough, the public is more interested in my first-year teammate, Echizen Ryoma, than myself. ’

Hearing the buzz around him, Li Zhe unconsciously turned his attention to Echizen Ryoma.

After finding coach Ryuzaki, Tezuka took Oishi to the competition organizing committee to submit the list of players.

......

‘Is the opponent in the first game still the same as before, Yulin? ’

Looking at the game process that Tezuka brought back, Li Zhe thought to himself.

"Then, let me announce the next contestants."

Tezuka clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and then took out the list of players that Coach Ryuzaki gave him.

"First, it's doubles No. 2. Momojo and Echizen."

‘It’s still the two of them! ’

Li Zhe, who was hiding on the periphery of the crowd, looked at this "weird" doubles team and secretly laughed.

"Azhe, did you think of something funny?"

It was Fuji who discovered Li Zhe who was snickering.

"Ah...no...no."

Li Zhe, who was caught off guard and found on the spot, stuttered out a few words as if his neck was stuck.

Return your attention to the roster.

"Tezuka, you are wrong! Echizen and the others have never played doubles together. Asking them to play doubles is not..."

Oishi, who didn't understand why the coach made this decision, asked first.

Golden partner Kikumaru also took up the conversation at this time and said: "Yes, Tezuka. The little one has always played singles, why did the coach suddenly let him play doubles?"

Looking at the group of people around him who didn't understand, Tezuka gave the answer as coach Ryuzaki said.

"The reason for this arrangement is because the coach feels that there are too many singles players in Seigaku, and the only doubles team is Oishi Kikumaru and you."

"So, the coach wants to try to find another 'perfect' partner among us to complement Qingxue's second doubles team."

"So that's it, I understand!"

Realizing Coach Ryuzaki's good intentions, Oishi said.

"Captain, don't worry, this guy and I will definitely beat the hell out of those guys on the opposite side."

After knowing the special purpose of Coach Ryuzaki's arrangement, Momoshiro grabbed Echizen next to him, held his head between his arms, and said with confidence.

"Senior A Tao, this hurts!"

Echizen Ryoma struggled to break free from Momojo's control.

Hey hey hey, Ah Tao, are you really okay if you put up the flag now?

Now that the situation has changed, I don’t know if Momoro and Echizen can think of the ‘weird method’ from their previous life.

But seeing Taocheng eagerly setting the flag, Li Zhe couldn't help but worry.

Looking at Li Zhe who looked worried, Fuji Shusuke said: "Zhe, are you worried about something?"

Hearing Fuji's voice, Li Zhe turned around and pointed at Momoro and Echizen, and whispered: "Senior Fuji, seeing them like this makes me a little worried!"

At this time, Gan Sadaharu, who had been silent, also came to join in the fun.

"According to my analysis, Momojo, the chance of Echizen losing the game is 99%."

"No way. Will Echizen and Momojo lose?"

The honest Kawamura also became worried.

"What are you talking about? How could I lose!? (◣д◢)?"

Tao Cheng shouted unwilling to admit defeat.

hiss.....

"Idiot, you are worried about losing the game just because you are like this."

"Smelly viper, what did you say? If you have the guts, just say it again."

......

"enough!"

Looking at Momocheng and Haitang messing around, Tezuka shouted coldly.

Hearing Tezuka's voice, the noisy Momocheng and Haitang immediately softened like deflated rubber balls.

"It's...Captain Tezuka."

"Next is the doubles number one, with Oishi and Kikumaru playing."

"Yes!"

As expected of Qing Xue's golden combination, they even responded at the same time.

"Singles No. 3, Haitang."

"Don't worry, President."

"Single No. 2, Fuji."

"Okay Tezuka."

"No. 1 singles, Li Zhe."

"Ok."

After notifying the players, Tezuka took all the Seigaku team members to the tennis court where the official competition was held.

......

At this time, looking at the roster of players that Arai brought back, everyone in Qingxue began to worry about the next game.

"Horiio, did you see that Echizen is playing in doubles?"

Katsuro said worriedly: "He has never played doubles before. What if he loses?"

"Yes, what should Echizen do if we lose?"

Katsuo also followed suit.

"Don't worry you two, how could that guy Echizen lose?"

~(￣▽￣～)~

Horio didn't care about their worries. He waved his hand to indicate that they didn't need to worry.

"Besides, don't forget that there are seniors and others behind you."

"Especially our singles, they are quite impressive. You don't have to worry about losing the game at all."

......

"Qingxue actually asked two people who have never cooperated before to play doubles? Is there something wrong? Or..."

As for Seigaku's roster of players, Inoue has not even thought about it even after covering many tennis tournaments.

"Inoue-senpai, are Seigaku ready to give up doubles No. 2?"

Shiba Saori couldn't help but said.

"I do not know either."

"Well, let's go to the scene and have a look."

Inoue, who really couldn't figure it out, decided to go to the stadium to find out for himself.

......

"The game begins, please invite players from both sides to come on."

As the referee's voice fell, Qingxue and Yulin's doubles No. 2s walked into the court one after another.

"Echizen, don't hold me back!"

Tao Cheng squeezed his shoulders and shouted angrily.

"It's me who should say this, Senior A Tao, please don't hold me back."

......

Looking at the opponent in front of him, Yulin's doubles number two said in a very disdainful tone: "Quan, it looks like we are lucky. The two people opposite don't look like they are doubles players at all."

"Yes, Buchuan, we will definitely win this round!"

After saying that, the two people laughed.

"What did you say?"?(◣д◢)?

The grumpy Momoro instantly became furious when he looked at his opponent who was laughing at him.

"Really, before the game even started, the opponent saw his weakness."

hiss......

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"Sure enough, it can be said that the two of them have no cooperation at all."

Looking at the scores on the scoreboard, Kikumaru said frustratedly.

"If they keep playing like this, the chance of losing the game is 100%."

Inui Sadaharu pushed up the glasses on his nose and said calmly.

Seeing the two people being tortured on the field, Li Zhe couldn't help but cover his eyes.

"It's so blind! It's so annoying!!!"

......

"Horiio, look, the seniors have said so. Echizen is really going to lose, right?"

"You ask me, who am I asking!"

?(◣д◢)?

The severely lagging score made Horio, who was not worried at first, become frightened.

"Ryoma! Come on! Ryoma! You will definitely win!"

Tomoka Kosakada is still full of confidence. This die-hard fan of Echizen Ryoma still believes that he will win.

"Tomoka..."

"Ryoma..."

Ryuzaki Sakurano looked worriedly at Echizen Ryoma on the field.

......

"Inoue-senpai, Qingxue is going to lose."

Shiba Saori said while holding the camera.

"What did you say? How could Ryoma lose? He will definitely win."

Hearing Shiba Saori's words, Kosakada Tomoka, who had been cheering for Echizen Ryoma, suddenly became furious and ran to her and yelled loudly.

"Tomoka...."

Seeing the furious Kosakada Tomoka, Ryuzaki Sakurano quickly stopped her.

Shiba Saori was not at all afraid of what Tomoka Kosakada said. She pointed at the score and replied, "See for yourself. The score is so far behind. How could we win?"

"I don't care, I don't care, Ryoma won't lose anyway?"

?(◣д◢)?

Regarding the unreasonable Kosakada Tomoka, Shiba Saori said that she had nothing to say.

So he ignored her and continued to take pictures of several people in the stadium with his camera.

......

"Hey, you two, don't you plan to keep fighting like this?"

Taking advantage of the break, Li Zhe couldn't help but speak.

Hearing Li Zhe's words, Taocheng jumped up immediately.

"It's not because of this guy. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be like this."?(◣д◢)?

"I should be the one to say this, right? If Momoshiro-senpai hadn't been holding me back, I would have won the game long ago."?(◣д◢)?

Looking at the two people facing each other, Li Zhe weakly patted his forehead.

‘Forget it, I’m tired, let’s destroy it quickly. ’

"You can't do this. How can you pass the responsibility to your partner?"

"A good doubles team must cooperate with each other."

At this time, Kikumaru also spoke to persuade.

"You're right, Kikumaru."

"Momojo, Echizen, it's time for you two to stop!"

Dashi also stood up.

Looking at everyone in front of them, Momoshiro and Echizen finally realized that they were wrong.

"Sorry, we were wrong."

Seeing the two people who took the initiative to admit their mistakes, the faces of everyone watching the battle became a little better.

"Now that you understand that you are wrong, then use all your strength and go all out."

"Yes! Captain Tezuka."

......

The break comes and the game starts again.

Momoshiro and Echizen picked up their rackets and walked into the court again.

‘Can these two people think of that solution? ’

‘Forget it, let’s remind them. ’

In order to win the game, Li Zhe shamefully decided to cheat Taocheng and the others.

"Hey, A Tao, if it doesn't work, just treat the game as a singles."

"Play the game as a singles?"

Hearing Li Zhe's words, Momoro and Echizen, who had just returned to the stadium, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and seemed to understand something.

"That's right! Just play the game as a singles game!"

Looking at the opponent who was suddenly bursting with confidence in front of him, the doubles player from Yulin said that he couldn't understand.

"What a mess, it's just a dying struggle. I'll finish you off in a moment."

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"Azhe, I really belong to you."

Fuji Shusuke narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

"Senior Fuji, you understand everything."

Li Zhe responded softly.

"Yes, as soon as you finished speaking, I understood."

"Tezuka, Agan, you guys understand, right?"

Hearing Fuji's words, Tezuka and Inui Sadaharu each nodded.

Looking at Li Zhe and others who had transformed into the Riddler, the remaining Dashi people suddenly felt confused.

"Tezuka, what did Azhe mean by what he just said?"

"Read it slowly and you will know."

Tezuka did not directly tell Oishi the answer, but motioned for him to continue watching the game.

"Senior Inoue, do you know?"

Shiba Saori still adhered to the principle of not asking seniors for advice, and asked Inoue aside.

"I have some clues, let's keep reading."