Chapter 37
The first time was a big change, but the next day was a big change.
In the meeting room of the Fudomine Tennis Club, all the regulars, led by Akashi, sat at the table. They held the information of the participating schools of the Metropolitan Tournament provided by a special person, and read it carefully page by page. Tomorrow is the Metropolitan Tournament, and the organizer has also announced the relevant schedule.
"There are only two schools we need to pay attention to in this Metropolitan Tournament, one is Hyotei and the other is Yamabuki. As for Seigaku, as far as I know, their regulars have changed a lot, but according to the schedule, we will not face each other unless it is the final."
"Before the semi-finals, we will still use the lineup of the regional competition. In the semi-finals and finals, I will make corresponding adjustments according to the situation of the opponent. For the time being, this is the arrangement. Do you have anything else to add?" Akashi calmly analyzed the current situation.
"Very good, then the goal this time is still the championship, and this will not change in all future competitions. However, considering that the level of the opponents is completely different from the previous regional competitions, it is understandable if there are points lost, but remember, don't make the same mistake!"
Akagi is very confident in the strength of Tezuka and others, but even so, it is impossible to not lose a single point like in the regional competition, so Akashi did not make a hard rule.
Seeing that all the regulars nodded seriously, Akashi expressed satisfaction, and then continued:
"Since we won the championship of the regional competition, many new members have joined during this period. Most of them have not been exposed to tennis. In addition to training, you can go to courts 11 and 12 to give some instructions, which can be regarded as a combination of work and rest."
"We have no problem, but if Akutsu goes, are you sure those newcomers won't cry, Minister?" Tachibana Kihei said jokingly.
"Tsk~ I'm not interested in giving instructions to those annoying guys. After the game, you wait for me. I want your ranking!" Akutsu said to Tachibana Kihei with an unhappy face.
"Haha! I'm always here for you, but don't think you're the only one who's improved!" Tachibana Kihei smiled nonchalantly.
"Okay! Write down all the information you have when you go back today, especially the information on Hyotei and Yamabuki, that's all!" Akashi saw that Akatsuki was about to explode, and stopped them.
Soon Tezuka and the others left the meeting room, and Akashi was the only one left in the huge room, with a glimmer of excitement in his eyes.
"Mitsuya Akatsuki! I finally met an opponent that interests me. I hope you can surprise me, the future U17 chief of staff!"
The next day, at the entrance of the metropolitan competition venue, two luxury buses slowly drove over. As the Fudomine Tennis Club became more and more popular in the school, the number of people increased a lot compared to the beginning, but Akashi still brought all the members over.
After Fudo Mine got off the bus, most of the onlookers knew about their existence. The many reports from major tennis media a while ago have greatly improved Fudo Mine's reputation, but everyone still envied Fudo Mine's heroic behavior.
Soon Akashi and his team completed the registration. Fudo Mine's opponent in the first round was Kamada Junior High School, a secondary school that had almost no role in the original work. Like the regional competition, since it was the first round, they had to play 5 games.
Before the game started, the court was surrounded by people. In addition to Fudo Mine's own members, there were many tennis enthusiasts who came to cheer after reading the reports, and even some intelligence personnel from other schools, such as a first-year student in the corner who was curling his hair with his right index finger.
After the recent growth of the members of the Fudo Mine tennis club, the number of people has exceeded 80, and it is about to reach three digits. Not only that, many Fudo Mine students also came to the scene to cheer, and most of them were girls, with crazy faces, shouting Akashi's name.
To be honest, Akashi was speechless. If the situation continued, he might become the second Atobe. When he thought of Atobe's narcissistic appearance, Akashi shuddered. It was too social. But he had no good way. He couldn't stop others from cheering, so he could only choose to ignore it.
The game started soon. Facing a secondary school with no sense of existence, the regulars of Fudo Mine felt that they were not even warming up and won easily.
"GMAE! Fudo Mine! 6-0!"
With Akutsu's face full of
Walking off the court unhappily, Fudomine had already won 3-0, but because they had to play all 5 games, the game was not over yet, but everyone in Kamada Junior High School wanted to leave now. The gap was too big, and it would be humiliating to continue the game. There was nothing they could do about the rules.
After Tezuka easily gave his opponent another 6-0, Akashi also stepped onto the court after a long absence. As a singles player with a strong tennis club, he was so lonely and had no chance to play at all.
When Akashi took the cross racket onto the court, the audience around him shouted loudly, especially the girls, who screamed as if their throats were not their own.
The result of the game was naturally undoubted. With the end of the game, Kamada Junior High School left the venue dejectedly with five games 6-0, and the members of Fudomine also packed up their belongings and prepared for the afternoon game.
Unlike the regional competition, the competition time of the metropolitan competition is much longer. There will be two rounds of competition on the first day, the top four will be decided on the second day, and the semi-finals and finals will be held again a week later, which will take a total of 2 weekends.
After the lunch break, Fudo Mine's second round opponent has come out. Akiyama No. 3 Middle School is another secondary school with a minor role. However, the enthusiasm of the audience has not diminished at all, and the competition is still full.
With the cheers of cheers, Fudo Mine won the game again easily, with a total score of 3 to 0, and eliminated the opponent cleanly. So far, Fudo Mine's game today is over, and everyone got on the bus back to school.
On the bus, Akashi looked at tomorrow's opponent, and a beautiful arc curved his mouth. The school they will play tomorrow also has a certain role in the original work, that is, St. Rudolph Private Academy, which is said to be a Christian college.
That's right, it is the school that fooled the rebellious teenager Fuji Yuta. Of course, Fuji Yuta is still in elementary school now, so it is impossible for him to appear in tomorrow's game. However, Mitsuki Hajime may appear, and it is very likely that he has already been selected as a regular in the tennis club. After all, he has some skills.
"Guan Yuechu, how much information do you know about Fudomine now? Can you, a freshman, arrange the script?" Akashi whispered playfully.
On the second day, the remaining eight schools of the Metropolitan Competition will decide the final four today, and Akashi and others have already arrived at their competition court early. As soon as he entered the court, Akashi found a boy with curly hair, it was Guan Yuechu. Now, the childishness on his face has not completely fallen off, but the confident and arrogant eyes are exactly the same as two years later.
After seeing Akashi and others coming, Guan Yuechu walked quickly to Akashi, smiled and extended his right hand and said:
"You are the head of Fudomine Tennis Club, Akashi Seijuro, right? Hello! I am Guan Yuechu, the regular and consultant of St. Rudolph Tennis Club. It's our first meeting, please take care of me!"
"Hello! Guan Yue, I hope we can have a wonderful game today!" Akashi also said with a polite smile.
"Of course! Today's match will definitely surprise everyone in Fudo Peak~" Guan Yuechu said meaningfully.
"Oh? Then I'll wait and see. The match is about to start. We'll leave first!" Akashi said and led everyone to the player's seat on the sidelines.
While preparing for the match, Akashi glanced at the player's seat of St. Rudolph, and a few slightly memorable faces came into view. It seems that even St. Rudolph has a lot of first-year regulars this year. It can only be said that it is worthy of being the golden generation in the original work.
Soon the doubles second match will start. Fudo Peak is still the combination of Kurasa and Kidou. After this period of doubles training, the tacit understanding between the two of them has also increased to a certain extent.
St. Rudolph also sent two first-year regulars, who were Jun Kisarazu and Shinya Yanagisawa who were defeated by Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaido Kaoru in the original work.
Seeing the two people listening to something in front of Guan Yuechu, Akashi shook his head with amusement and said softly:
"So these two people started participating in the competition in the first grade. Did Guan Yuechu also start tinkering with his script in the first grade? If you see that your so-called script is useless, your expression will definitely be very interesting~"
"You all know how to play this game, right? Remember! The opponent's wooden hand with glasses is your main attack point. Except for serving, he is average in other aspects. Just do as I say, keep mobilizing him to run left and right, consume his physical strength, and the winning rate of the game will definitely increase!"
"In addition, don't provoke the foreigner named Kurasaki, but as far as I know,
Under normal circumstances, he would play very restrained. It is precisely because of this that if his partner is normally targeted, he may not take action. "Guan Yuechu said confidently.
Both Kisarazu Jun and Yanagisawa Shinya nodded seriously. They believed in Guan Yuechu's judgment very much. Even the seniors of the tennis club often sighed at Guan Yuechu's intelligence ability.
"Now let's start the doubles match between Fudomine and St. Rudolph. Please enter the court!" As the referee announced, the four people walked into the court with rackets and came to the tennis court to start the pre-match salute.
"I heard that all of you are freshmen, and you have never lost a game so far. You really can't be underestimated!" Yanagisawa complimented Kurasaki and the others while saluting. It was that catchphrase that was a bit unbearable.
Kuraasaki and Kisaragi didn't respond to it, but just nodded indifferently, and then turned to their respective positions.
"Haha, Yanagisawa, you are ignored for being too talkative. "Kisarazu laughed at the side.
"Humph! That's really too much, but you will soon realize your mistake!" Yanagisawa said with a slightly embarrassed look on his face and a slightly angry tone.
"The game ends! St. Rudolph serves first!" The referee announced the start of the game after seeing both sides stand still.