"Crash!!"
"Well!"
"I lost everything again today..."
After washing his face, Fuji was immersed in the cold touch and could not recover for a long time.
Looking at the embarrassed face reflected in the water, Fuji's mind was still unable to settle down.
In the eyes of everyone at Seigaku, Fuji is a tennis master who can defeat his seniors like Tezuka at a young age.
But Fuji himself knows very well...
The gap between him and Tezuka is too big now.
It was so big that he was unwilling to do so...
Although he was hesitant at first whether he was being too negligent, what really concerned him was Tezuka's unstoppable growth. This was what made Fuji feel incredible.
Every time he fought against Tezuka, he could more or less feel something different about him.
To this day... the addition of Tezuka's domain through hard training is still a difficulty that he absolutely cannot overcome.
(The state of no-self...)
Clenching his fists, he deeply felt the feeling of powerlessness. Fuji had an "unwilling" thought for a long time.
It may be that in anticipation of what will happen in the future, the current non-duality mentality has changed a lot, and it is not as "catching fish" and "Buddha nature" as in the original work.
Tezuka has a clear goal and will "never come back" on the road to becoming stronger. If he chooses to "stand still", he can only stare at his back from a distance.
This feeling is very uncomfortable for Fuji.
But even with some training, he still failed miserably in the match with Tezuka.
When did Fuji Shusuke's tennis skills, which he was so proud of, become so fragile?
Want to become more powerful...
From the time he came into contact with tennis until now, Fuji Shusuke came up with the idea of "becoming stronger" for the first time.
He knew that the opponent waiting for Seigaku was a player of the same level as Tezuka, perhaps even more powerful.
If I were still like this, I might not even be able to play a decent game against players of that level.
"Oh..."
The water source was turned off and his wet hair was touched. Only then did Fuji realize that a figure had appeared next to him.
"Agan..."
After taking the towel handed over by the other party and wiping his hair and cheeks, Fuji shouted.
"I heard the coach and Minister Yamato talking for a long time in the club room."
"About the arrangements for your next game."
"Guess where you'll be put."
He pushed up his glasses dryly, not paying attention to Fuji's previous expression, but changed the topic and spoke.
"Probably doubles one or singles two."
Without any hesitation, Fuji gave the answer. His smart brain could easily understand Qingxue's current situation.
"It seems that you are also very aware of the difficulties faced by Qingxue."
"But this has nothing to do with location. What's important is that..."
"Do you want to...win?"
Qian opened the notebook as if checking something, and then asked seriously.
(Want to win?)
On the surface, he is indifferent, but his heart is full of firm belief.
Facing those weaker players, he really doesn't have much competitiveness and plays with a Buddha nature.
There are very few powerful opponents that make him eager to compete.
Therefore, when he first met Tezuka in the tennis club, he was so happy.
But after watching the match between Shirazu and Tezuka, he realized that he didn't seem to be able to reach that level at the moment.
In the subsequent training match with Tezuka, he was even more defeated by Tezuka Domain.
It seems that he loses happily every time, but there is always a bit of bitterness in his heart.
As the number of training matches with Tezuka increased, he gradually had to pay attention to this insignificant bitterness.
He wants to win!
Want to win!
Instead of being in this situation where if you lose, you lose.
Therefore, during his recent daily exercise, he also subconsciously changed his usual actions.
There will always be snacks during training, and you will also observe the actions of others.
It was as if the energy that had never been concentrated before was condensed.
"It feels like asking is in vain. You have been practicing those things every day. There is no way you don't have a competitive spirit."
Having already sensed what Fuji was thinking, Qian handed him his notebook and glanced at it.
"Your swings are getting faster every day."
“The grip on the racket is also stronger than usual.”
"The movements of my feet and the flexibility of my body are also much more flexible than before."
"Words and expressions can deceive people, but the data collected from the real world will not deceive me."
It records Fuji's various daily training, which also contains detailed data.
"You've also recently been trying to hit high-speed slices with your forehand..."
"You came all the way here to tell me this. You are very free, A Gan..."
"..."
Frowning, Gan Sadaharu, who was just talking to himself, was immediately embarrassed when he heard Fuji's words.
"This is..."
"Okay, I know what you're going to say, but if that's what the coach and the minister think, I might consider sprinting."
"You will help me, right?"
"certainly..."
Putting aside the previous melancholy, Fuji looked at Inui Sadaharu in front of him with a smile and said.
……………
"What's wrong! Kikumaru! This won't work? Stand up!"
Looking at Kikumaru who was panting and having trouble breathing in and out, the third-year senior suddenly yelled and reprimanded.
"I can come again!"
"Okay! That's it! We're here specifically to practice with you, so don't be ungrateful!"
"Continue! Dashi, don't stay in a daze for me!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
The golden combination of Qingxue is also constantly training in doubles with the seniors, striving for higher progress.
From the defeat in the Hyotei battle, Oishi and Kikumaru realized the huge gap in experience and strength.
Doubles is different from singles, it is a completely unfamiliar field.
What’s more important is the cooperation between your partner and yourself.
What Oishi and Kikumaru lack now is experience in doubles matches.
But the situation was urgent, and under Yamato's persuasion, Qingxue's seniors finally agreed to spare time to help him in doubles.
The purpose is to allow the two of them to accumulate more.
As for how effective the actual battle with Emperor Guang will be in the future, they have no idea.
………………
"Okay! Take the move! Tezuka!!"
Kawamura grabbed the ball with both hands and hit the tennis ball hard. The strong force of the ball instantly landed on the ground and bounced up.
Tezuka caught it with one hand without changing his expression, and sliced the ball out with one move.
"It turned out to be a lob!"
"How could it possibly work on me!"
"Is it my imagination? I always feel that the ball bounces very low after passing through the net."
The seniors who were watching the game on the sidelines looked at the training of Tezuka and Kawamura Takashi and suddenly wondered.
"Indeed, there are even clear signs of rebound, and it seems to be getting lower and lower."
"What a genius to be able to hit such a short ball..."
The more you watch Tezuka's games, the more you realize how terrifying he is.
At least Qingxue's seniors are no longer prejudiced against him, but actually admire him.
With his outstanding talent and hard work, they also understood the basis of Tezuka's strength.
There is no shame in losing to such a genius.
They also hope that Tezuka can regain their place in the game against Teiko.
