"What's going on? Have you been a little restless lately? ”

"I want you to call that an idea"

Under the darkening sky, Shiratsu and the others returned to school, preparing for the upcoming game the next day.

"Then let's go first!"

"Xiao Baijin, you guys come later!"

Compared to Kase and the others, who left happily, the lights in the department's room were turned on, leaving only Shiratsu, Akaji, and Momoi.

As the minister, deputy minister, manager and coach, the three of them have to study for tomorrow's game first.

"First of all, the extreme formation of Qingxue!"

"Hey!"

Momoi pushes a moving blackboard, erases the text from it, and begins to write frantically.

"Considering Tezuka's strength, it is absolutely impossible to let him go to the doubles position, it would be a waste and self-defeating combat power."

"So this should be their more extreme setup."

"Singles No. 3 Echizen Ryuya, singles No. 2 Tezuka Kunimitsu, doubles No. 2 Fuji Shusuke, Kan Sadaji, doubles No. 1 Oishi Kikumaru."

The names written on the blackboard highlight their danger.

I have to say that if you face Diguang, Qingxue really relies on surprise to win if he wants to win.

"Of course, they also know that the odds of winning are slim, but if they don't grab it, then there is no chance at all."

"Because of our singles situation, they can't avoid Xiaobai and Akaji at all."

"The only breakthrough is here."

"But there's absolutely no way they'll let Tezuka take this position, because it's too big and too useless."

"Therefore, I speculate that if they want to be a little extreme, it is such a combination, just enough to divide the four positions that are balanced and not weak, and the singles number one will definitely give up directly."

Pointing to it, Momoi began to analyze it slowly.

"Although it is possible to put the pair of Oishi and Kikumaru in the second doubles, it is too risky, and once the first three games are lost, then there will be no chance to play."

"So, in order to win, they have to give everything they have to deal with it 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 doesn't have any reference at all."

only took out the extreme formation, and Momoi didn't think about Qingxue's normal formation at all.

Because if they really have to set up the formation normally, it will only make them lose faster

"Then they don't have much choice."

"Echizen Ryuya will definitely go into battle, after all, his targets seem to be me and Akaji."

"There's no way he's going to get involved in the doubles combination"

In fact, just looking at it this way, Qingxue is already very good after being strengthened by Long Ya, and at least three singles games are particularly strong.

Therefore, it is already easy to guess who Qingxue can play, mainly because of the order.

"Let's stay in the singles three and confront Tezuka."

"Leave the singles number two to me, and Long Ya will come here."

"Singles No. 1 is as May said, Qingxue must have given up."

Bai Jin didn't even need to think about it to know the other party's formation.

Echizen Ryuya wants to fight against one of Shiratsu and Akaji, so it is impossible for him to play the number three singles.

Then only Tezuka will fill this position

And Echizen Ryuya will definitely appear in singles number two, because at least that can meet one of Shiratsu or Akaji.

Considering the tacit understanding between him and Sadaharu Kan, there is no problem in dealing with doubles, after all, there is no chance to play in singles No. 1.

In addition, on the bright side, Echizen Ryuya's strength was not fully exposed, even if he defeated Nioh, everyone still didn't pay too much attention to him.

Putting him in the number two in singles might have a miraculous effect.

Fuji will not face Akaji or Hakutsu in doubles, and the pressure is much less.

"Are you really sure that Echizen Ryuya will appear in the singles number two?"

Akaji looked at Shiratsu and didn't understand what he knew about Echizen Ryuya.

"That guy won't give up so easily."

"Maybe it's still coming to the door with malice."

"I don't think he'll be at ease."

Knowing Long Ya's details, Bai Jin didn't believe that he could suppress the ability to devour all the time without activating it.

Rather than let Akaji face him, of course, it would be better for Shiratsu himself.

At least he had the information to avoid being caught off guard.

If someone who doesn't know faces Echizen Ryuya, then he may suffer a big loss.

Whether it's Akaji or Kasse, if they are devoured and take away a trait or move, it will inevitably be in trouble.

But Bai Jin did not have this distress. He has more than enough moves to play with Long Ya.

And also have the confidence to deal with him.

"Momoi, the specific situation of the formation, let's count it tomorrow, the game starts in the afternoon anyway, and it's too late to submit it in the morning."

"Let's go to the station and meet Ryota first."

"Uh, okay."

Hearing Akaji's words, Momoi was stunned for a while, but in the end he didn't ask anything.

"Then I'll go pack up my things first and wait for you at the school gate!"

Knowing what the two wanted to talk about alone, Momoi didn't interfere with them, but left with a sense of humor.

"Bang!"

When Momoi left, Akaji turned to look at Shiratsu, his heterochromatic eyes as if he was examining something.

"Echizen Ryuya is hiding something that no one else knows?"

"You've been advocating to deal with him yourself, and you've also induced Momoi not to get the relevant information"

"It's not like you to interfere so actively."

Hearing Akaji's question, Bai Jin also sighed, knowing that this could not be hidden from him at all.

"To be honest, even if I face Echizen Ryuya, it may not be easy."

"That guy's abilities are too tricky."

"I don't feel safe letting any of you go."

"He's in a sense more troublesome than Kunimitsu Tezuka."

"The reason why I didn't let May know about Echizen Ryuya's information abroad was because I was worried that she would think too much."

Hearing Shiratsu's explanation, Akaji may have realized that he seemed to underestimate Echizen Ryuya.

Even if he saw sufficient potential from him, he didn't expect Bai Jin to attach so much importance to the other party.

"What are you worried about about him?"

In terms of strength alone, Akaji didn't believe that Hakutsu would be so cautious.

Even Byodoin and the ghost wouldn't make him so vigilant.

"Echizen Ryuya guy"

"Has the ability to devour other people's moves and techniques."

"If that's all there is, I won't worry about anything, at most I'll think of him as the ash of Yamabuki Middle School."

"But his devouring is special, and once it is used, the opponent will lose the corresponding thing."

"Even if it's Huang Se's mimicry talent or your eyes and spiritual pendulum, he can take it away."

"What he showed in the confrontation match between Tachikai and Nioh should not be his own skills."

"So, I can't let you take this risk against him."

"It doesn't matter if you lose your moves, but once you lose your roots, your tennis career is over."

That heartfelt speech made Akaji realize what a troublesome player the other party was.

"You're going to face off against that school tomorrow, right?"

At Minamijiro's house, Ryoma looked at Ryunya, who was sitting in the corridor looking at the moon, and asked.

Because he cared too much about the competition here, Ryoma also took the time to come back to see the game.

After learning that Long Ya joined Qingxue and was going to fight against Diguang, he was still somewhat concerned.

"Worried about me? Little? ”

Coming back to his senses, he turned his head to look at Ryoma, and Echizen Ryaya laughed.

"It's not that you're hesitating about something?"

"Kikumaru-senpai, they're all too excited about tomorrow's game, but I don't feel happy from you at all."

Long Ya, who was still smiling, suddenly froze when he heard Ryoma's words, and he couldn't help but show a gloomy expression, but he restrained it again.

(Happy?) ）

Once she thinks of the risk that her opponent will be devoured, Long Ya is actually cautious every time she plays, and she can't enjoy it wholeheartedly.

The ability to control himself is a disaster in itself for him and his opponent.

But even so, if you want Long Ya to give up tennis, it must not be done.

That's something he learned from Minamijiro since he was a child and has a connection with Ryoma.

"Some things are not as simple as you think, small things."

Shaking his head, and without explaining his situation, Echizen Ryuya spoke.

Although he had promised Minamijiro to abstain from voting if something happened to him, how could he say this kind of thing accurately?

In the previous confrontation against King Likai Daihi, he successfully defeated the opponent with the help of Devouring moves, and avoided the initiation of Devouring.

But if you face the emperor tomorrow, it will be difficult to say if you meet that Shiratsu Tomohoshi or Akaji Seijuro.

Those two are not easy to deal with, once they are not controlled.

Thinking of this, Long Ya also realized a strange thing.

That is, knowing his danger, why did Minamijiro agree to his willfulness in the first place? Don't even ask?

I don't think that person is such a good person to talk to.

"By the way, Dad seems to have gone to bed early today."

"Huh?"

"He seems to be saying that he is going to see someone tomorrow."

"Maybe it's some old knowledge."

Hearing an unexpected news, Long Ya didn't care.

"Alright, let's go to sleep, little one!"

"Long-winded!"

"Huh? You've decided on the lineup? ”

When he came to the ministry early in the morning, Akaji had already shown the form to Momoi.

"I decided just now, I thought about it and passed it, I'm sorry I didn't discuss it with you."

Seeing that Momoi was looking at the list intently, Akaji said apologetically.

"It's fine, but is it really okay?"

didn't care about the negotiation between Shiratsu and Akaji, but looked at the arrangement of the table and was a little surprised.

"It's rare for him to be stubborn, so I believe in him."

"Well, it always feels like you're hiding some important information."

Tilting his head and looking at Akaji with some confusion, Momoi said loudly.

"What about Xiaobai?"

"He said that someone asked him to go out to meet, and he deliberately asked the school for leave just now."

“？”

"It's too much, if it weren't for your name, I wouldn't have come at all."

Came to the promised street park, looking at the mysterious invitee standing on the tennis court, Bai Jin pouted.

Early in the morning, he deliberately went to ask for a leave, if it wasn't too important someone, Bai Jin really didn't want to deal with it.

It's a pity that anyone who hears the other party's name can't ignore it.

The other party was personally invited, so Bai Jin really had no reason not to come.

Perhaps this was the first time he had confronted the legend.

Minamijiro Echizen!

"Yo, this is our first contact in the true sense of the word, right?"

"A boy with a seamless fit."

Holding a wooden racket in his hand, Nanjiro looked at Shiratsu in front of him and said.

Although they had met when they were teaching youth in the Kanto Tournament, they had never communicated.

"So you're all so perceptive?"

It is very likely that he will not be able to hide this kind of thing, but when it is really broken, Bai Jin still sighs.

"It just so happened that you saw it when you released your breath, don't be nervous."

"Today Long Ya will appear in the second singles match in the afternoon."

"Who will be on your side?"

Without any concealment, Nanjiro directly said the arrangement of one of the formations on Qingxue's side.

This was just like what Bai Jin thought yesterday, but Nanjiro's sudden question made him stunned, and he didn't understand what the other party was thinking.

"Could it be that Nanjiro's predecessor asked me out just to get information?"

"Hey, boy, what you say is awkward, but that's not what you think in your heart."

"I'll just say it bluntly, if you don't want to lose something important, just give up fighting against Long Ya."

As if to persuade something, Minamijiro said seriously to Shiratsu.

"Do you mean his ability to devour?"

"Oh? You even know? ”

I thought that there would be irony and incomprehension from the other party, but I didn't expect Bai Jin to point it out seriously.

There are very few people who know Long Ya's ability.

How did Bai Jin find out?

"I've just heard about it."

"That's fine, so I don't have to say anything."

"After knowing the news, it's better for your singles No. 2 to give up."

Out of well-intentioned persuasion, Minamijiro still spoke out.

"Then why don't you let him give up?"

"His stubborn attitude, I can't admit defeat if I educate him alone."

"Who told you to get his attention"

It was clear that Nanjiro was persuading, but Shiratsu felt that there was something in his words.

If he really wanted to stop Long Ya, could he still do it?

In front of Minamijiro, how dare the current Ryuya make a mistake?

In other words, Minamijiro actually had some kind of idea, so he agreed to Long Ya's approach.

"You want to see how seamless I am?"

Thinking of the reason why he was called out this time, Bai Jin understood his thoughts.

"You guessed it, boy."

"Would you like to relax and have a good time?"

"It's still early, eight hours before the start of the tournament."

The corners of his mouth raised, and Nanjiro said happily

"Well, okay."

"Maybe I can grasp a new point from my predecessors."

"That's a lot of people!"

He let out an exclamation, looking at the seats around him, Huang Se said in a happy tone.

"Huh? I think I've seen a ghost senior! ”

"Really? Where is it? ”

"Hahaha, really! His face is still as old as that. ”

"The number of spectators this time is comparable to that of the original youth tryouts."

The sound of harmonious communication sounded in the seats, and everyone was completely devoid of the tense atmosphere of the competition.

"Please play the singles number three of both sides!!"

The flow of the game is also going on, and after the queue, the referee calls out to the players of the game.

"Wait!!"

"Is it such a heavyweight when you come up?"

"It's not a joke, is it?!"

When the audience witnessed the competition, their hearts couldn't help but tighten.

I never expected that it would be these two heavyweights who played the vanguard.

Minister of Youth.

Minister of Diguang.

Kunimitsu Tezuka VS Seishiro Akaji!!

PS：

This chapter is a direct compensation for the monthly pass chapter and the 10,000 reward chapter (2/2) that I owed before.

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