The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 214 Perfect Curtain Call
"The champion of this national competition is Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School!"

The moment the referee announced the result, the entire stadium suddenly boiled over, and the thunderous cheers of Rikkai University's supporters were extremely powerful.

Rikkai University has truly accomplished the unprecedented three consecutive national championships.

"Hiss! Rikkai University really did it..."

"Three consecutive national championships! This has never happened before!"

"Not only has it never happened before, but I'm afraid it will be hard to achieve this feat in the future!"

Rational audiences discussed loudly with each other. They knew very well how valuable and significant this three-peat was.

It is already very difficult to stand out from the countless schools with tennis teams and win a national championship.

Winning two consecutive national championships has increased the difficulty exponentially.

And to win three consecutive championships is already a feat.

After all, this is a team competition, and the strength of a single player cannot affect the overall situation.

Junior high school life only lasts for three years, and the like-minded partners you meet have already determined your upper limit in these three years.

It would be extremely difficult to replicate a lineup like the current Rikkai University where all members have national-level strength.

In Rikkai University's preparation area.

"Pfft, it turns out that we don't need to go on stage at all, Yagyu." Niou Masaharu smiled at his partner Fox.

“Isn’t this as it should be?”

The latter pushed up the frame of his glasses, but his slightly trembling fingers revealed the excitement inside Yagyu Hiru at the moment.

"Great, we are the champions again." Marui Fumita excitedly jumped on Kirihara Akaya's back to vent his excitement.

"Marui-senpai, there's no need to get on my back to celebrate! Huh! You messed up my hair again!"

Kirihara Akaya was both happy and speechless. How come his senior was even more like a child than him?

Yanagi Renji looked at them with a smile, then looked at a figure in the distance. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and the smile on his lips faded.

"We did it, Yukimura."

Genichirō Sanada smiled brightly for the first time. He had never been so happy before.

"Yeah, we finally did it..."

Yukimura Seiichi was also infected by the joyful atmosphere at the time. He was smiling happily but also felt particularly melancholy.

The goal of winning three consecutive championships was a goal he set with Sanada and Yuuki when they were in elementary school.

Now that this goal has been achieved, the sense of accomplishment of realizing my dream is indescribable.

Inside the court, ignoring the various shouts in the stadium, Maya Yuuki slowly crossed the net and came in front of Ryoma Echizen, who was lying on the ground, stunned by the light shot.

Put your palm in front of the other person's eyes and signal him to stand up.

"You still have a lot to learn about tennis, Echizen."

While pulling Ryoma Echizen up from the ground, Maya Yuuki smiled indifferently.

"Senior, is this your full strength?"

At this moment, Ryoma Echizen, who had come to his senses, asked with a wry smile.

"You might as well take a guess."

After deliberately pretending to be silent and glancing at the other party's reserve seat behind him, Yuuki Maya decisively turned around and joined the others from Rikkai University.

Ryoma Echizen stared blankly at the figure that was gradually moving away, and was silent for a while.

After Maya Yuuki left, one after another, the regular players of Seigaku gathered around Ryoma Echizen with heavy steps.

The expressions on their faces varied, some were sad, some were in pain, and some were lost... "I'm sorry, Minister Tezuka, and everyone, I..." Ryoma Echizen wanted to say something self-blamingly, but was quickly stopped by Tezuka.

"You haven't let anyone down, Echizen. You've done well enough."

They had tried their best in this final, and losing the game only meant that they were not as skilled as their opponents. It was impossible for Tezuka to blame any of the players for this.

For them, the only regret is that they were unable to win a national championship in these three years.

The runner-up is the biggest loser. Only by experiencing it yourself can you understand how bitter and unbearable it is.

In the audience seats, Atobe Keigo looked at the people from Rikkai University who were celebrating with complicated eyes and sighed slightly.

I still can’t do it, Qingxue.

Although he had expected it, he still hoped that Seigaku would win the championship.

But it's useless to think about these things now, because the results of everything have been settled.

"We should go."

Without any hesitation, Keigo Atobe decisively led the other members of Hyotei to turn around and leave the venue.

"Everyone from Fudo Peak, let's go."

"Let's go, it's time to go back to Okinawa"

"..."

It's not just Hyotei's case. Apart from the top four teams that were about to receive awards, players from other schools also left the venue one after another.

They are not even among the top four anymore, and there is no point in staying and watching except to make things worse.

Twenty minutes later, tournament officials began the awards ceremony.

In full view of the crowd, Seiichi Yukimura raised the golden trophy that symbolized the national championship.

At this moment, this year's national conference also came to a perfect end.

……

U17 training camp, inside the coach’s office.

As usual, Yukio Kurobe sat in a European-style chair, holding an exquisite white porcelain teacup and drinking the tea he had brewed himself.

"Have you made the invitations?"

On the side, Saito Zhi finished the work at hand, shifted his gaze away from the computer in front of him and looked at the other party and asked.

"Yeah, of course. All fifty places have been confirmed." Kurobe Yukio said leisurely after taking a sip of tea.

The incident happened suddenly. Because the U17 World Championship Organizing Committee suddenly announced the new competition system a few days ago, currently only the coaches know the details of the news.

After several rounds of urgent discussions, they unanimously decided to select fifty junior high school students who performed well in the National Junior High School Championship and send them invitations to the training camp.

"Come to think of it, the school that little guy attends seems to have achieved some remarkable results this year." Saito Zhi said with interest.

"That's true. As far as I know, even the No. 1 in our army hasn't done that." Kurobe Yukio joked.

"It's really interesting that No. 1 did what No. 2 didn't do."

The more Saito Shigeto thought about it, the more interesting it became. He wondered what Byodoin would feel when it heard the news.

"Speaking of which, how long will it take for those junior high school students to get here?"

"There are still about two months left. I am already looking forward to what the training camp will be like in two months."

The two coaches looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.

(End of this chapter)