On today's training ground, the wind was a little noisy.

Although the training and practice matches of the national team are generally not open to the public, this situation is not inflexible when the women's tennis in the country has been weak for a long time, and the attention and sponsor enthusiasm are extremely low-

At least in recent times, the national team has been more relaxed with interviews than before - if it is for the women's group, the degree of cooperation will be a little higher.

So today, in the stands of the national team's training ground, there are several reporters. They plan to watch the practice matches and interview a few of the top players who are currently very hopeful of making a breakthrough in international competitions.

Among them is Tetsuto Kawasaki, a former professional men's tennis player who currently works for a television station and specializes in tennis match commentators.

His sister Narumi Kawasaki is now a player in the first team of the newly formed U-20 age group of the national team, so before sending him out for an interview today, the editor-in-chief also said with a smile on his face, "Kawasaki-kun might as well interview his sister more and make a report with a unique perspective."

...... In fact, the subtext is "use your brother's identity to dig up a little more interesting and exclusive insider/story to attract viewers and ratings".

Of course, Tetsuto Kawasaki is not very averse to this kind of mentions. My sister does have a lot of talent, and she is a tennis player who is very promising to turn professional in the future. Professional players need to have a combination of skills, achievements, and buzz to find sponsors, so it would be nice if they could start promoting and building momentum for their sister from now on.

Today's first practice match was a showdown between Tachibana Tachibana, who graduated from one of the top tennis schools in junior high school, and Reiko Kajiwara, a second-army player who is still in her third year of high school at Ice Emperor Gakuen and has already obtained the qualification for the Ice Emperor University Division.

Judging from the scene, Tangerine Apricot's advantage in strength is still obvious. In this one-set practice match, it took her just half an hour to win 6-2.

The philosopher sat on the sidelines and watched his sister Narumi, who was going to play the second game, get up from her seat in the first row and walk inside. When passing by the frustrated and disappointed Kajiwara Reiko, the younger sister also stopped, patted Kajiwara Reiko's shoulder, and comforted her a little.

Of course, Reiko Kajiwara also respects Narumi Kawasaki, who was selected for the U-20 first team, and is a senior in the school's women's tennis department. The philosopher wiped the corners of her eyes when she saw her, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "I'm sorry, Kawasaki-senpai, I—I didn't get the victory......"

Kawasaki Narumi smiled at her and replied comfortingly, "It's okay. It's not a national tournament, and we're not playing together in the name of the Ice Emperor Women's Tennis Club, but I'll win it back for you. ”

This gentle soothing from a reliable senior seems to ignite Reiko Kajiwara's tear ducts in an instant. She rubbed her eyes, and her voice was a little moved cry.

"Kawasaki seniors...... please, please be sure to ...... for the Ice Emperor Win the day!"

Narumi Kawasaki smiled softly at Reiko Kajiwara.

"Ah, of course, I will. ”

The other two or three female players who were also born in the Ice Emperor gathered on the sidelines also exchanged their heads when they saw this. As the former women's second singles player of the Ice Emperor's women's tennis club, Kawasaki Narumi has always been in the limelight at school, and at this moment, Tetsuto Kawasaki, who is sitting in the stands on one side and not very far away from them, can vaguely hear some key words in the conversation of those female players.

“...... He is worthy of leading the women's tennis club to win the national championship......"

“...... Of all the female contestants who have graduated from the Ice Emperor now, only she has the most promising future, right......?"

"Snort...... When she won the national championship, she was not the one who led the women's tennis team......"

"Hey......!!Why do you say that?!Nitta senior......!"

Hearing the unfavorable comments against his sister, the philosopher stood up with a slight bow and looked at the group of chirping girls.

Among them, there was indeed a girl with a sneer, raising her chin slightly and looking at Kawasaki Narumi with disdain.

"Am I wrong?...... When I was in the middle department, I won two consecutive championships in the national competition by hugging the thighs of real genius players, and as soon as I retired, I immediately had no ability to lead the Ice Emperor to the top four, and I was embarrassed to lie to my juniors here that it was all my own credit to be able to win the national competition?!"

Kawasaki Narumi's face changed slightly, but she didn't speak immediately.

On the contrary, a certain girl on the side saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly grabbed the girl who spoke before.

"Forget it...... This is the training ground of the national team, don't lose the face of the Ice Emperor in front of others......"

The girl who questioned Kawasaki's strength and achievements—the one named "Kaoru Nitta"—snorted coldly, crossed her arms, stood in place, and gave Kajiwara Reiko a fierce look.

"If you can't beat it, you can hone your strength and expect others to avenge you, it's so stupid! Not to mention that I heard that Kawasaki is going to fight against 'that' super first-class player specially invited by Kunimitsu Tezuka, so maybe you can win it-"

was sprayed mercilessly by another senior, and Reiko Kajiwara was about to burst into tears in an instant.

Tachibana Xing, who had won the game just now, avoided these female players who were also from the Ice Emperor, and stood aside, frowning slightly and watching this battle of words.

...... Although the Ice Emperor women's tennis team has always been strong, and a total of five players from several age groups of the national team have been selected for the training camp this time, this position is clearly divided into two factions...... Too bad, right?!

Speaking of which...... The formation of such a situation, perhaps, ...... Or is it because there is no strong leader who is strong enough to crush everyone to lead these already difficult girls?!

Or...... Can it be traced back to a long time ago, even with such a powerful minister and commander-in-chief, who implemented the concept of "strength first" but was completely lazy to reconcile the contradictions between the members of the ministry, and pulled a hatred value for himself but it didn't matter?

With this in mind, Tetsuto Kawasaki sat down again. He still has this confidence in his sister - that Kaoru Nitta has been unaccustomed to Chengmei for many years, and now he is just a marginal player who wanders between the first and second armies, and his strength is not enough to gain a firm foothold in the first army, if his sister is competing with her, she will still have the upper hand - whether it is in terms of public opinion or strength.

However, this determination was shattered by a sudden sound in the next second.

"Yes, when you win the national championship, I want to know who is the main player. ”

With this slightly mocking speech, a slender and tall figure appeared in the arena.

She appears to have entered the arena through an unobtrusive small door on one side, without passing through the stands. But no one cares how she showed up at the moment.

Everyone turned in her direction, and most of them froze in amazement.

She walked straight up to the group of girls who were still chattering and arguing, and showed a smile like a [real snake spirit].

"Oh, oh. Ice Emperor's current female players, is the relationship so bad? It's really sad. ”

The group of girls from the Ice Emperor all stood there with stunned expressions, and the expressions on their faces were as unbelievable as if they had been struck by lightning.

In the end, the former Fudo Peak women's tennis team leader Tachibana Xing, who was still standing not far from them and in the camp of other players in the first army, blurted out in surprise.

"Willow, willow spring...... Xinya?!"

The woman turned in her direction, and after seeing who was speaking, the smile on her face deepened.

"Oh, it's Tachibana-kun. Long time no see. She greeted Tachibana with a smile, and her attitude was kind and peaceful, which was incredible.

As a result, in the next second, her words succeeded in turning this [peaceful old friend reunion scene] into [turning up the unpleasant past Shura field].

"I don't know if you're still going to ...... Do you play on the street tennis courts? and can you win?" she asked, smiling.

...... This table is completely in line with the memories of the characters and characters! Frankly speaking, it can't be more hateful!

Most of the people present showed a blank look, only Kawasaki Narumi's face changed and changed, with a tangled expression of "I know why you use the street tennis court to spray orange apricots, but I don't know if I want to echo you".

Of course, someone next to him saw the subtext written in Kawasaki's expression - in fact, she didn't seem to be trying to hide anything - so someone came out and asked cautiously.