Looking at the smile on Shiraishi's face, Steve's face trembled, and his heart changed his opinion of Shiraishi.

"Mr. Shiraishi, you're humorous." He smiled awkwardly, and then, his gaze became serious. "Introduce yourself, despicable Jeff. Steve, reporter and editor-in-chief of the Tennis Column. ”

As soon as the words fell, Nanako raised her big eyes and looked at him, as if asking, didn't you just say this?

"Tennis Column, Australia's largest tennis coverage column. And he was the excavator of Hewitt. It was Shiraishi who explained to her, and he knew the purpose of this man when Steve had invited him earlier. It is precisely because of this that he is very jealous of the other party.

Jeff. Steve, a well-known Australian sports journalist, became a full-fledged editor many years ago. But because he really loves tennis and likes to get the news he wants from close distance, he still works as a journalist. It is also because of his existence that the tennis column has jumped from an ordinary newspaper in Australia to one of the most important tennis newspapers to be reckoned with.

Interestingly, when he first met Hewitt, he was still hesitant to go professional, and Steve's words made him choose tennis.

"What else can you do without tennis?"

In one sentence, the other party woke up like an enlightenment, and since then he has embarked on a professional battle. And because of his fierce style and speed, which is unmatched, like a rabbit ravaging Australia, people describe him as "crazy rabbit".

However, a hint of pity flashed in Bai Shi's eyes. The other party was really born at the wrong time, and until now, the tennis world has been the world of that Chinese.

Thinking of this, Shiraishi smiled and said, "Shiraishi Kuranosuke, I hope you don't mind what happened before. ”

Suave and elegant.

Looking at the white stone in front of him, for some reason, such a word suddenly popped into Steve's head. In the past, because he longed for that ancient and mysterious country, he had learned some Chinese, and he was half a Chinese expert.

Looking at Bai Shi with an indifferent face, he thought for a while and said, "Before, I told you that this competition has some insider information. But come to think of it, you can guess a thing or two in Shiraishi. Alas, the decline of world tennis."

His words are vague, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a satire on the bad atmosphere in today's tennis world.

Bai Shi glanced at him lightly, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's not the world, but Europe and the United States."

Well?

Steve was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at Shiraishi with a complicated face. I don't know if the other party has a feeling or a meaning, if it is the former, this time the matter should be better solved, if it is the latter, his heart sank, and then he remembered the party with someone who broke up unhappily many years ago.

"Yes" Steve turned a thousand thoughts in his mind, but instead said: "Today's tennis world is indeed not as bright as before, it is really a starry star!" As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Shiraishi, "Mr. Shiraishi, you should be the leader of this era, right?" ”

In an era of tennis, there are only a few or only trendsetters. It's not appropriate to call them the pride of the sky, there are so many such titles, so many that people can't remember the names of geniuses. Only the children of the times, the children of tennis, this is the name of those true geniuses.

"Hmm!"

Who knows, Shiraishi is uncharacteristically calm. He put his hands on the table, his eyes glanced at Steve faintly, and on his body, an aura that belonged to him emanated, which made Nanako, who had been waiting for the other party to explain the "end of the samurai", suddenly relaxed, and even felt a warm feeling.

"It's" Steve's eyes froze, but he immediately restrained his emotions. From a journalist to editor-in-chief, to the discovery of Hewitt, he has seen too many geniuses. The talented and powerful "Mad Rabbit" who is the second in the world will be somewhat humble when talking about his own situation. And the person in front of him gives people a sense of stability like a real adult.

Steve, who has experienced too many twists and turns in his life, calls it 'the breath of the superior'. Looking at Baishi, who was gentle and kind but exuded a faint overlord aura, Steve put away the last contempt in his heart, and the person in front of him might not eat it. This is the temperament of every generation of start-ups in the world.

In his heart, he already sees Shiraishi as the real star of tomorrow. Of course, the premise is that the other party does not fall. There have been too many geniuses in history, and how many people can really leave their names in the end?

However, there are those who are watching, and this possibility is really close to zero.

"It's really different from ordinary people." Steve said with sincere appreciation. Looking at Shiraishi, he nodded and said, "In this way, we don't need to go around the bush and talk about the 'samurai' who once changed the color of the tennis world." As he spoke, he looked at the girl opposite imperceptibly, and sure enough, he saw that the other party's originally relaxed expression became a little more solemn. Steve's heart was interested in Nanako's identity.

Bai Shi, on the other hand, looked at each other with a smile on his face. He also wanted to see what the other party had in mind.

"It was the heyday of tennis in Europe and the United States. Sampras and Agassi won the crown, and the kings surrounded them like stars, but no one knew that this was just a harbinger of prosperity and decline. ”

"The era of the two emperors has come to an end, and the European and American tennis worlds have suddenly gained a little more vitality, showing the phenomenon of star-studded competition. However, true insiders know that none of the so-called stars have reached the level of the top ten. This phenomenon until the emergence of a young man"

Hearing this, Nanako's hands suddenly tightened a little. She knew that this young man was her uncle, the samurai Echizen Minamijiro. Steve's next words, however, puzzled her.

"The young man is from Japan, he has great strength and talent, but his personality is too tough, and he disappeared from the tennis world not long after."

"How-how?" Nanako covered her mouth and said in disbelief.

Steve glanced at her and continued, "It's a shame because that genius is so amazing that some people even assert that he's the next Pete, but more often than not, it's a mockery of Japanese tennis." ”

"Just when people thought everything was going well, there was another young man with amazing talent among the pros. From the professional qualifiers to the Masters, every game was crushed, and even some of the promising talents at that time were all defeated by him. What is even more shocking is that this young man is also from Japan. And because of his style of play, which is like the legendary Japanese samurai, and his racket is as sharp as a blade, he is called "samurai"! ”

Whew, Nanako's chest heaved. Yes, Minamijiro did rise all the way back then, and was known for his extremely strong attacks. And during that time, he also met his aunt, who was Ryoma's mother.

At the same time, Shiraishi beside her was staring. Compared with Minamijiro's birth, he cares more about the young man in front of him. Obviously, the first young man in Steve's mouth is not Minamijiro, but he has the strength and talent to make the world look at him. How can such a person be unknown?

However, in his memory, there was no memory of this young man. It's as if everything about the other party has been erased by someone.

After that, the Samurai went out of control, and after the US Open, they went to Australia and France. won 37 championships in a row, which made the European and American tennis circles at that time change color when they heard his name. ”

Whew, while listening, Nanako's little hand was secretly clenched. Nanjiro didn't say anything about such a deed at all, and the aunt seemed to care about something, and never before she met Ryoma. That time I accidentally flipped to the photo album of the past year, and I asked my aunt to tell some things. And those thirty-seven victories have always made her wonder, just thirty-seven victories, will people become legends?

"It turned out to be really thirty-seven champions!"

She is like a child listening to her mother's story, her originally guarded eyes slowly relaxed, full of anticipation.

However, at the final of the Wimbledon Open in the United Kingdom, the young samurai did something surprising and even shocking. Abstention! At this, Steve suddenly accentuated his tone.

Shiraishi also had a solemn face and abstained, and he abstained without a fight. It's not just a win or a loser, but it will be a serious blow to the prestige of the players. The behavior of cowards will become the talk of the tongue.

But after that game, the samurai suddenly announced his retirement, and there were countless speculations for a while. There are three most credible ones, one is that the samurai wants his regrets to be fulfilled by future generations. However, this argument is untenable, with countless loopholes, and it is really far-fetched. ”

After he finished speaking, Nanako was a little dissatisfied. But after thinking about it, what the other party said was indeed right. You know, Minamijiro was not yet twenty-five years old at that time, and he was not even the golden age of a tennis player. It is indeed a bit false to say that we want to leave hope to the next generation.

She moved her ears and quietly listened to the other party's second possibility.

"The second, and least credible, one. Calling the samurai was afraid of the cruelty of the tennis world, and announced his retirement ahead of schedule. ”

"Humph!"

Nanako snorted softly, making Shiraishi beside him smile helplessly. However, at this time, the other party had already guessed her identity, and it was useless to hide it.

"The third is also the one that is recognized in the tennis circle. The samurai was threatened by others, and he was forced to retire because of his family," said Steve, with a sigh in his tone. Come to think of it, he should be the one who supports the third version.

“”

Nanako's complexion changed, but she didn't lose her temper after all. She took a deep breath and took this statement of constantly corroding her reason out of her mind, however, thinking of her aunt's loneliness and helplessness, she accepted this statement in her heart.

Bai Shi on the side had a calm face. What the other party said, he had already guessed. Moreover, it is clear that the other side is hiding the most important part. None of that mattered to him, though.

He looked at the other side with an indifferent expression, "Mr. Steve, these are not enough for me to promise you something." ”

"Oh?" Steve was not surprised, but asked with a smile, "Mr. Shiraishi, what you want to know is who the disappeared young man is, right?" ”

Shiraishi nodded unchanged.

The smile on Steve's face was even stronger, and he said slowly: "As far as I know, that person later went to the underground tennis court in Europe"

ps: I'm back, this is the first shift, and there is another shift around twelve o'clock in the evening.