Staring at Jindailan's back stretched by the setting sun, Akutsu's eyes flickered.
Standing at the top, is this what I should aim for?
Akutsu had never thought of such a thing.
Before that, his life was ordinary.
Relying on his physical talent, he can easily master any sport.
He has no goals or ambitions, and lives in a muddleheaded way every day.
but now.
Jindailan showed a target in front of him.
head to the World.
Would my mother's life be better if she could become a famous tennis player?
He lay on the bench and looked at the blue sky, his thoughts drifting further and further away.
Turning around, the tennis racket lay quietly on the ground, shining brightly.
"Uh-huh." Akutsu snorted unhappily.
Thinking of there being so many masters, Akutsu's body started to feel warm.
Tennis... doesn't seem that boring.
...
After Akutsu joined Fudoho, Fudoho's lineup is basically complete.
Kamio and Ibu's training content also includes doubles training.
Akutsu also got his own training content in the past few days.
Compared with other members, he has more basic training.
However, given his character, he would not accept it easily. Instead, he arrogantly wanted to increase the training plan by 20%.
Some members also took the initiative to request more training after learning about it.
Akutsu's performance aroused their desire to compete.
After several days of daily training, everyone's mental outlook has changed significantly.
Although Akutsu is not fully integrated into the team, at least he is no longer isolated.
Other members have a good impression of Akutsu.
Especially Kamio chatting with Akutsu every now and then.
Although Akutsu blushed several times, Kamio smiled and didn't care.
Naturally, there are also changes in Akutsu himself.
The training he was exposed to was not only basic training, but also mental character.
For example...
fishing.
.......
"Your mission is to catch five fish." Kamidaoran brought Akutsu to the lake and said with a smile.
"Are you kidding? What kind of rubbish training is this!" Akutsu looked at Kamishiro Ami angrily and expressed his dissatisfaction with his expression.
"Don't question me, Ojinjin, I'm doing this all for your own good." Jindailan smiled.
"Bastard, don't call me Ozuzu!" Akutsu was going crazy.
He couldn't beat the opponent and was teased and ridiculed every day.
He felt like he was almost immune.
"What do you think your tennis is missing right now?"
Kamidaoran put away his smile and rarely showed a more serious expression.
"Hey." Akujin uttered a syllable, obviously not intending to answer.
But he already had the answer in his heart: he lacked everything in tennis.
"What is lacking most is the state of mind." Kamidai Lan's words made Akutsu frown.
He didn't understand the implications.
State of mind?
Tennis is a repetitive running and hitting activity, nothing more.
What do you care about?
"Do you think fishing and tennis have nothing to do with each other?" Seeing Akutsu's disdain, Kamishiro Ami shook his head, showed a standard smile, and said slowly in a sparse and ordinary tone: "Fishing is a good exercise for cultivating the mind. "
“While fishing, you can learn to adjust your breathing, feel nature, completely relax your body, and integrate into nature. When you do this, you and the fishing rod in your hand will become completely one with nature, your state of mind will be clearer, and your Your vision will be more penetrating and you will be able to better understand the essence of things.”
"When fishing, what you catch is not the fish, but your heart."
Kamdai Lan Youyou sat down, took out the fishing rod, and hooked up the bait.
Swing the rod, wait for the fishhook to enter the water, sit on the rock, and wait quietly for the fish to take the bait.
"Boring." Akutsu snorted disdainfully, but did not leave.
He wants to seize every opportunity to become stronger.
I also want to see what kind of medicine is sold in the Blue Gourd of Gods.
After staring like that for a minute, he rubbed his eyes.
There is always an illusion that the divine blue in front of you seems to be integrated into nature.
His temperament was so peaceful, completely different from the violent person he knew.
It's hard to imagine that a person who had thrown him over his shoulder a few days ago could have such a peaceful and peaceful side.
"Poof." The water surface rippled, then fluctuated, and a fish was caught.
Jindai Lan took off the hook from the fish's mouth and released it again.
"For a tennis player, it's crucial to control your emotions."
"Now you are just a beast who can't control your emotions."
"You!" Akutsu's eyes turned cold, veins popped up in his neck, and he raised his right fist subconsciously, but after seeing Kamishiro Ami's smiling eyes, he still put his hand down.
"What do you want to say?"
"It's very simple, learn to control your emotions. Your style is similar to Tachibana, but when you are playing tennis, your momentum is completely suppressed. This is not only because of the gap in strength, but also because of his understanding of his own emotions. He has great control. You have played against him, so you should know what I am talking about, right?" Jindai Lan asked as he hooked the bait.
"Playing tennis with him is like being stared at by a wild beast. You can't relax at all." Akutsu said with an ugly face.
"Yes, a beast that is eyeing you and looking for flaws is far more threatening than a beast that comes straight at you."
"A game often follows the rule of tightening up and weakening later. People's physical strength and will will weaken as the game progresses, so the rational use of physical strength is a course that tennis players must master."
"When to show weakness and when to explode may become a key factor affecting the outcome of the game."
"This is the improvement of Tachibana's own state of mind. He has learned to put away his fangs, but he can give the opponent a greater sense of oppression."
"Now he can win the game with a score of 6-2 when he meets opponents who were 50-50 before."
"All these changes are just because of a state of mind."
Kamidao Lan Youyou said, sitting cross-legged like an old man, quietly waiting for the fish to take the bait.
The water surface fluctuated, and another fish without eyes won the prize.
"Hey, I'm lucky today." In a blink of an eye, Jindailan quickly pulled up the fishing rod, rescued the fish from under the hook, and threw it into the lake.
The fish made several ripples in the water, as if thanking God for not killing him, and then disappeared from sight.
"Nature is very magical, and feeling nature is also a wonderful experience. You have never tried fishing quietly like this before." Jindailan handed the fishing rod to Akutsu.
"Try it, you might be surprised."
Looking at Kamishiro Ami's smiling face, Akutsu's expression was uncertain.
He roughly understood what Kamishiro Lan wanted to express.
I also understand that my control over my emotions is indeed weak.
Perhaps because of the past, the solution he comes up with when encountering problems is basically to fight.
"Hey, boring." He finally took the fishing rod.
"If it doesn't work, I will definitely settle the score with you." Finally, he said fiercely to Kamishiro Lan.
