Chapter 38: The Cultivation of the State of Mind

Staring at Kamiyo Blue's back stretched by the setting sun, Akutsu's eyes flickered.

Standing at the top, is this what I should be aiming for?

Akutsu had never thought about such a thing.

Until then, his life had been ordinary.

Relying on his physical gifts, he can master any sport with ease.

He has no goals or ambitions, and he lives every day in a muddle.

But now.

Kamidai Lan presented him with a goal.

Go out into the world.

If she could become a well-known tennis player, would her mother's life be better?

He lay on the bench, looking at the blue sky, his thoughts drifting farther and farther away.

Turning his head, the tennis racket lies quietly on the ground, shining.

"Hush." Akutsu snorted unhappily.

Thinking that there were so many masters, Akutsu's body turned out to be hot.

Tennis...... It doesn't seem that boring.

......

After Akutsu joined Fudo Peak, the lineup of Fudo Peak was basically complete.

Doubles training has also been added to the training content of Kamio and Ibu.

Akutsu has also gotten his own training content in the past few days.

Compared to the other members, he has more basic training.

However, with his character, he will not accept it easily, but arrogantly asks for a 20% increase in the training plan.

Some members also took the initiative to ask for more training after learning about it.

Akutsu's performance sparked their desire to compete.

After a few 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 outlied.

The other members had a good impression of Akutsu.

Especially Kamio chatted with Akutsu at every turn.

Although Akutsu blushed several times, Kamio smiled and didn't care.

In it, of course, there are also changes in Akutsu itself.

The training he was exposed to was not only basic training, but also mental training.

For example......

Fishing.

.......

"Your mission is to catch five fish." Kamidai Lan took Akutsu to the lake and said with a smile.

"What are you kidding? What kind of garbage training is this! Akutsu looked angrily at Kamidai Lan and expressed his displeasure with an expression.

"Don't question me, Ozuzu, I'm doing this for your own good." Kamidai Blue smiled.

"Bastard, don't call me Ozuzu!" Akutsu is going crazy.

can't beat each other, and is ridiculed and ridiculed every day.

He felt like he was almost immune.

"What do you think you're missing from your tennis right now?"

Shen Dailan put away his smile and rarely showed a more serious expression.

"Hush." A syllable came out of Akutsu's mouth, apparently not intending to answer.

But I already have the answer in my heart: I lack everything in my tennis.

"What is most lacking is the state of mind." Kamidailan's words made Akutsu frown.

He didn't understand the implications.

Mood?

Tennis is an activity that requires repeated running and hitting of the ball, nothing more.

What do you care about?

"Don't you think fishing has nothing to do with tennis?" Seeing Akutsu's disdain, Shendai Lan 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. ”

"In 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 be completely one with nature, your mind will be clearer, your eyes will be more thorough, and you will be able to see the essence of things."

"Fishing, it's not the fish, it's the heart."

Kamidai Lan sat down, took out the fishing rod, and hooked the bait.

Swing the hook and sit on the rocks after the hook is in the water, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

"Boring." Akutsu snorted disdainfully, but didn't leave.

He wants to seize every opportunity to become stronger.

I also want to see what kind of medicine is being sold in the blue gourd of the gods.

After looking at it like this for a minute, he rubbed his eyes.

There is always an illusion that the god in front of me seems to be integrated into nature.

His temperament is so serene that it is completely different from the violent person in his cognition.

It's hard to imagine that someone who gave himself an over-the-shoulder fall a few days ago would have such a peaceful and peaceful side.

"Poof." There were ripples on the surface of the water, then there were fluctuations, and a fish was caught.

Kamidai Blue removes the hook from the fish's mouth and releases it again.

"It's crucial for a tennis player to control their emotions and sorrows."

"Right now you're just a beast that can't control your emotions."

"You!" Akutsu's eyes were cold, his neck collapsed, and his right fist was subconsciously raised, but after seeing Kamiyo Lan's smiling gaze, he still put down his hand.

"What do you want to say?"

"It's very simple, learn to control your emotions, your style is similar to Tachibana, but when you play tennis, your momentum is completely suppressed. This is not only because of the difference in strength, but also because of his control of his own emotions, you have played against him, you should know what I am talking about, right? Kamiyo Lan asked as he hooked the bait.

"Playing tennis with him is like being watched by a wild beast, and you can't let up a bit." 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 goes straight to you."

"A match often follows the rules of tightening before declining, and people's physical strength and will weaken as the game progresses, so the rational use of physical strength is a lesson that tennis players must master."

"When to show weakness and when to break out can be the key factor in the outcome of the game."

"This is the improvement of Tachibana's own state of mind, he learns to put away his fangs, but he can give the other party a greater sense of oppression."

"Now he can win the game with a score of 6-2 against opponents who have played five or five games before."

"All these changes are just because of a state of mind."

Shendai Lan Youyoudao, sitting cross-legged like an old man, quietly waiting for the fish to take the bait.

The water surface fluctuated, and another fish with no eyes won the lottery.

"Hey, good luck today." With a flick, Kamidai Lan neatly pulled up the fishing rod, rescued the fish from the hook, and threw it into the lake.

The fish rippled several times in the water, as if thanking Shen Dailan for his grace not to kill, and then disappeared from sight.

"Nature is magical, and feeling nature is also a wonderful experience, and you've never tried such quiet fishing." Kamidai Lan handed the fishing rod to Akutsu.

"Try it, maybe there will be a surprise."

Looking at Kamiyo Blue's smiling face, Akutsu's expression was cloudy.

He roughly understood what Shen Dailan was trying to say.

I also understand that my control over my emotions is indeed weak.

Maybe it's because of the past, the solution he thinks of when he encounters something is basically a fight.

"Hey, boring." He finally took the rod.

"If it doesn't work, I'll settle accounts with you." In the end, he also viciously faced Shendai Landao.