"What's going on? Are you a little restless lately?"
"I wish you'd call that having an idea."
Under the gradually darkening sky, Shirazu and the others returned to school, preparing for the game that was about to start the next day.
"Then let's go first!"
"Xiao Baijin, please come quickly!"
Compared with Kise and others who left happily, the lights in the club room were turned on, leaving only Shirazu, Akashi and Momoi.
As the minister, deputy minister, manager and coach, the three of them still need to study carefully for tomorrow's game.
"The first is Qingxue's extreme formation!"
"Hey!"
Momoi pushed a mobile blackboard, erased the words on it, and then started writing frantically.
"Considering Tezuka Kunimitsu's strength, it is absolutely impossible to let him play the doubles position. It would be a waste and a loss of combat effectiveness."
"So this should be their more extreme formation."
"No. 3 singles player Ryuya Echizen, No. 2 singles player Tezuka Kunimitsu, No. 2 doubles player Fuji Shusuke, Inui Sadaharu, and No. 1 doubles player Oishi Kikumaru."
The names written one by one on the blackboard show its danger.
It has to be said that if facing Diguang, Qingxue would really rely on surprise to win.
"Of course they also know that the chances of winning are slim, but if they don't grab it, there will be no chance at all."
"Because of our singles situation, they couldn't avoid Xiaobai and Akashi."
"The only breakthrough is here."
"But there is absolutely no way they would let Tezuka take this position because he is too overqualified and underqualified."
"So I speculate that if they want to be more extreme, they will have such a combination, which can just divide four positions that are balanced and not weak in strength. They will definitely give up the No. 1 single."
Pointing, Momoi began to analyze slowly.
"Although the pairing of Oishi and Kikumaru can be placed in the second doubles position, the risk is too great. Once the first three games fail, there will be no chance to play."
"So, in order to win, they have to give everything they have in the first three games."
Along with Momoi's writing, the names of Tezuka and others also appeared in their corresponding positions.
"It's okay not to mention the normal formation, because it has no reference significance at all."
Momoi only came up with extreme formations, and Momoi didn't even consider Seigaku's normal formations.
Because if they really have to follow the normal formation, it will only make them lose faster.
"Then they actually don't have much choice."
"Echizen Ryuya will definitely go into battle. After all, his target seems to be me and Akashi."
"It's impossible for him to get involved in a doubles combination."
In fact, looking at it this way, Qingxue is already very good after being reinforced by Long Ya. At least the three singles games are particularly strong.
Therefore, it is easy to guess who Qingxue can play, mainly because of the order.
"Just stay in singles three and confront Tezuka."
"Leave singles No. 2 to me, Long Ya will be here."
"Singles No. 1 is like what May said, Qingxue must have given up."
Bai Jin already knew the opponent's formation without even thinking about it.
Echizen Ryuya wants to fight against one of Shirazu and Akashi, so he will definitely not be able to fight No. 3 in singles.
Then only Tezuka can fill this position.
And Echizen Ryuya will definitely appear in the second singles position, because then he can at least meet one of Shiratsu or Akaashi.
Fuji Shusuke took into account the tacit understanding between him and Inui Sadaharu, so there was no problem in dealing with doubles. After all, there was no chance for No. 1 singles to appear.
In addition, on the surface, Echizen Ryuya's strength has not been fully exposed. Even though he defeated Nioh, everyone still did not pay too much attention to him.
Putting him in the No. 2 singles position might work wonders.
Fuji won't face Akashi or Shirazu in doubles, and the pressure is much less.
"Are you really sure that Ryuya Echizen will appear in the No. 2 singles position?"
Akashi looked at Shirazu, wondering where his understanding of Echizen Ryuya came from.
"That guy won't give up that easily."
"Maybe he still comes here with malicious intentions."
"I don't think he will settle down."
Knowing the details of Long Ya, Bai Jin didn't believe that he could suppress the devouring ability all the time.
Rather than letting Akashi face him, it would be better to face Shirazu himself.
At least he had information and wouldn't be caught off guard.
If someone who didn't know about it faced Echizen Ryuya, he might have suffered a big loss.
Whether it is Akashi or Kise, if one of their characteristics or moves is swallowed up, they will definitely be in trouble.
But Bai Jin doesn't have this trouble. He has enough moves to play with Long Ya.
And also have the confidence to deal with him.
"Momoi, we will calculate the detailed statistics tomorrow. The competition starts in the afternoon anyway, so I can finish the submission in the morning and go there in time."
"Let's go to the station to meet Ryota and the others."
"Uh, okay."
Hearing Akashi's words, Momoi was stunned for a moment, but in the end he didn't ask any more questions.
"Then I'll pack my things first and wait for you at the school gate!"
Knowing what the two people wanted to talk about alone, Momoi did not interfere with them, but left wisely.
"boom!"
After Momoi left, Akashi turned to look at Bai Jin, his strange-colored eyes seeming to be examining something.
"Echizen Ryuya is hiding something that others don't know?"
"You have always advocated dealing with him yourself, and you also induced Momoi not to understand the relevant information."
"Such active interference is very unlike you."
Hearing Akashi's question, Bai Jin also sighed, knowing that there was no way he could hide this.
"Honestly, even if I face Echizen Ryuya, it may not be easy for me."
"That guy's abilities are too tricky."
"I don't feel safe letting any of you go."
"In a sense, he is more troublesome than Tezuka Kunimitsu."
"The reason why May is not allowed to learn about Echizen Ryuya's information abroad is because I am worried that she will overthink it."
After hearing Shirazu's explanation, Akashi may have realized that he seemed to have underestimated Echizen Ryuya.
Even though he saw plenty of potential in him, he didn't expect Bai Jin to value him so much.
"What are you worried about him for?"
In terms of strength alone, Akashi didn't believe that Bai Jin would be so cautious.
Even Byodoin and Oni wouldn't make him so wary.
"That guy Echizen Ryuya"
"Has the ability to devour other people's moves and techniques."
"If that's all, I wouldn't worry about anything. At most, I can just think of him as Haizaki from Yamabuki Middle School."
"But his Devour is special. Once used, the opponent will lose the corresponding thing."
"He can take away even Kise's talent for imitation or your eyes and pendulum."
"What he showed in the match between Rikkai Yama and Nioh is probably not the ability he has developed himself."
"So, I can't let you take this risk to deal with him."
"It doesn't matter if you lose your moves, but once the fundamentals are taken away, your tennis career is over."
That heartfelt speech made Akashi realize what a troublesome player the opponent was.
"We're going to have a showdown with that school tomorrow, right?"
At Nanjiro's house, Ryoma looked at Ryuya who was sitting on the corridor and looked at the moon and asked.
Because he cared too much about the competition here, Ryoma took the time to come back from the national competition to watch the competition.
After learning that Long Ya had joined Qingxue and was going to duel with Di Guang, he was still somewhat concerned.
"Are you worried about me? Little one?"
After coming back to his senses, he turned around and glanced at Ryoma, Echizen Ryuga said with a smile.
"It's not that what are you hesitating about?"
"Kikumaru-senpai and the others are overly excited for tomorrow's game, but I don't feel any happiness from you at all."
Long Ya, who was still smiling, suddenly froze when he heard Long Ma's words. He couldn't help showing a sad expression, but stopped it.
(happy?)
Once he thinks about the risk of his opponent being devoured, Long Ya will actually be cautious every time he plays, unable to enjoy it with all his heart.
The inability to control it independently is a disaster in itself for him and his opponents.
But even so, it would be impossible for Long Ya to give up tennis.
It was something he had learned from Nanjiro since he was a child and had something to do with Ryoma.
"Some things are not as simple as you think, little one."
Shaking his head, without explaining his situation, Echizen Ryuya spoke.
Although he had promised Nanjiro to abstain from voting if something unexpected happened, how could he be so sure about this?
When he fought against Tatekai Dainin before, he successfully defeated the opponent with the help of swallowing moves and avoided the activation of swallowing.
But if we face Teiko tomorrow, it would be hard to say if we meet Shirazu Tomosei or Akashi Seijuro.
Those two are not easy to deal with, once they are not under control.
Thinking of this, Long Ya also discovered a strange thing belatedly.
That is why Nanjiro agreed to his willfulness in the first place despite knowing his danger? Don't even ask?
In my impression, that person was not such an easy person to talk to.
"By the way, dad seems to have gone to bed early today."
"Um?"
"He seemed to say he was going to meet someone tomorrow."
"Maybe it's an old acquaintance."
After hearing unexpected news, Long Ya didn't care.
"Okay, go to bed, little one!"
"Long-winded!"
"Huh? Have you already decided on your lineup?"
When he arrived at the clubroom early in the morning, Akashi had already shown the form to Momoi.
"I decided just now. I thought about it and approved it. I'm sorry that I didn't discuss it with you."
Seeing Momoi looking at the list intently, Akashi apologized.
"It's okay, but is it really okay?"
He didn't care about Bai Jin and Akashi negotiating this matter, but was a little surprised when he saw the arrangement of the competition schedule.
"It's rare for him to be stubborn, so just trust him."
"Well, I always feel like you're hiding some important information."
Tilting her head and looking at Akashi with some confusion, Momoi spoke out.
"What about Xiaobai?"
"He said someone asked him to go out for a meeting, and he specifically asked for leave from the school just now."
"?"
"It's really too much. If your name wasn't so resounding, I wouldn't have even planned to come."
Arriving at the agreed street park, Bai Jin curled his lips and looked at the mysterious inviter standing on the tennis court.
It was so early in the morning that he took a leave of absence. If he wasn't a very important person, Bai Jin really wouldn't want to talk to him.
It's a pity that whenever you hear the other party's name, you can't ignore it.
Since the other party had personally invited him, there was really no reason for Bai Jin not to come.
Perhaps this is the first time he has faced this legend head-on.
Echizen Nanjiro!
"Hey, this is our real first contact, right?"
"A boy with a perfect match."
Holding the wooden racket in his hand, Nanjiro looked at Shirazu in front of him and said.
Although they had met when they were coaching Qingxue in the Kanto Competition, they had never communicated with each other.
"So you guys are all so sharp?"
Knowing that this kind of thing might not be hidden, Bai Jin still sighed when it was actually revealed.
"I just happened to see it when you released your breath, don't be nervous."
"Today Long Ya will appear at No. 2 singles in the afternoon match."
"Who could be on your side?"
Without any concealment, Nanjiro directly told the formation arrangement of one of Qingxue's side.
This is what Bai Jin thought yesterday, but Nanjiro's sudden question made him startled, and he didn't understand what the other party was thinking.
"Did Nanjiro-senpai invite me out just to get information?"
"Hey, kid, you say it awkwardly, but that's not what you think in your heart."
"Let me put it bluntly, if you don't want to lose important things, just give up fighting Long Ya."
As if trying to persuade someone, Nanjiro said seriously to Bai Jin.
"Are you referring to his ability to devour?"
"Oh? You actually knew?"
I thought I would be greeted with sarcasm and incomprehension, but I didn't expect Bai Jin to point it out seriously.
There are very few people who know Long Ya's abilities.
How did Bai Jin learn about it?
"Just heard a little bit."
"That's fine, it saves me having to explain more."
"After knowing this news, it would be better for your No. 2 singles to give up."
Out of good-hearted advice, Nanjiro still said it.
"Then why don't you let him give up?"
"His stubborn attitude makes it impossible for him to give in if I educate him alone."
"Who told you to attract his attention?"
It was obvious that Nanjiro was trying to persuade, but Bai Jin felt that there was something in his words.
If he really wanted to stop Long Ya, could he do it forcefully?
In front of Nanjiro, how could Longya dare to make a mistake now?
In other words, Nanjiro actually had some ideas and agreed to Long Ya's approach.
"You want to see my flawless clothes, right?"
Thinking of the reason for being called out this time, Bai Jin understood what he was thinking.
"You guessed it right, kid."
"Then why don't you come and have some fun?"
"It's still early, there are still eight hours until the competition starts."
With a raised corner of his mouth, Nanjiro said happily
"Yeah, okay."
"Maybe I can grasp new key points from my seniors."
"That's a lot of people!"
Kise exclaimed and looked at the seats around him, and said happily.
"Huh? I think I saw a ghost senior!"
"Really or not? Where is it?"
"Hahaha, it's true! His face is still so mature."
"The number of spectators this time is comparable to that of the youth trials."
Harmonious exchanges sounded in the seats, and everyone was completely free of the tense atmosphere during the competition.
"Invite the No. 3 singles from both sides to come on stage!!"
The process of the game is also going on. After the teams are lined up, the referee calls out to the players.
"etc!!"
"Is it such a heavyweight right from the start?"
"Isn't this a joke?!"
When the spectators saw the players competing, their hearts tightened.
I never expected that these two important figures would be the vanguard.
Minister of Youth Studies.
Minister of Imperial Light.
Tezuka Kunimitsu VS Akashi Seijuro! !
PS:
This chapter can be regarded as directly making up for the previously owed monthly ticket stamps and ten thousand reward stamps (2/2)
(End of chapter)