The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 268 Before the Elimination Round
There are still two days before the knockout round officially begins.

However, during this short period of rest, Yuki and others had no intention of resting at all.

Even though they have already digested this fact, the devilish group schedule still weighs on the hearts of everyone on the team like a mountain.

In order to relieve this invisible pressure, most people can only stop themselves from thinking too much through a lot of continuous training.

Right now, in a practice field next to the hotel, Maya Yuuki had just finished a set of warm-up exercises.

In a seat not far away, a cell phone rang from inside his coat.

With an expression of surprise on her face, she stopped preparing to continue with the next stage of practice. Maya Yuuki quickly walked to her seat, took out her cell phone and took a look at it.

"Hmm? So it's Tomoyo?"

After seeing the contact on the caller ID, Maya Yuuki pressed the answer button without thinking and put the phone to her ear.

The next moment, a gentle girl's voice that had not been heard for a long time came from the other end of the phone: "Moshimoshi, Maye, are you available to answer the phone now?"

"Well, what's wrong, Tomoyo? Overseas calling charges are not cheap." Maya Yuuki was quite curious about what the girl could be calling at this time.

"It's like this. I'm going to fly to Australia tomorrow to watch your game, Maya-kun." Kamijou Tomoyo said bluntly.

Her answer surprised Yuuki Maya a little, because he knew that the other party would definitely come, but he didn't expect that she would arrive the day after tomorrow.

Originally, the two had communicated via email and had agreed that when the quarterfinals began, Yuuki Maya would use the coaching staff's connections to bring Kamijou Tomoyo to watch the game in person through a training camp.

"Why are you here so early?" Maya Yuuki asked the question in her mind.

"Because the person who contacted me said that every game of the representative team will be crucial, so I thought that I could cheer for Maya-kun as soon as possible."

After Kanzaki Tomoyo explained the reason, Yuuki Maya nodded secretly.

Perhaps the staff of the training camp that contacted Tomoyo also knew that their upcoming schedule would be difficult, so they told Kamisaki Tomoyo the news, prompting her to come here early.

"Don't push yourself too hard. I'll pick you up at the entrance of the venue when you get here." Yuuki Maya did not reject the other party's kindness and spoke up.

"Well, I'll see you then. That's all, I won't bother you from preparing for battle, Mayo."

"Well, see you then."

She hung up the phone thoughtfully and proactively. After putting down the phone, Yuki Maya sighed that his girlfriend was too competent.

"What's up, Yuki? You seem to be in a daze?"

A voice came from beside him, and Maya Yuuki turned around and saw Genichirō Sanada standing beside him, sweating profusely. He was replenishing the water lost during practice while looking at him with a puzzled look.

"Nothing, it was Tomoyo who called..."

After Yuuki Maya gave a brief explanation, Sanada Genichirō nodded slightly without any expression.

As a childhood friend, Sanada, like Yukimura, of course knows the relationship between Tomoyo and Yuki.

Moreover, as both are members of Rikkai University's Discipline Committee, the relationship between the two sides is very harmonious and familiar.

However, Yuuki's words also reminded Sanada of something, and he said, "Come to think of it, it seems that Kuwazono will come here soon, so all of our Rikkai University members will be gathered in Australia."

"Isn't this a good thing? I can just keep Yagyu company." Yuuki Maya smiled slightly, expressing her joy that Kuwano, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, could come over.

"Yes, although Kuwazono left the team a long time ago, he has always been a member of our Rikkai University." Sanada also sighed, and his eyes seemed to flash back to the memories of being teammates in the first grade of junior high school. "Okay, don't think too much. What's more important for us right now is to face the next round of opponents."

"Speaking of which, do you have any idea about what I told you about two days ago?"

Yuuki Maya interrupted Sanada's distraction and changed the topic to another matter.

After Sanada came back to his senses, he immediately replied in a serious tone: "I already have some ideas, and I'm still trying them out."

Upon hearing this, Yuki nodded.

What he and Sanada talked about first was that after returning to the hotel on the night of the group stage match against the Greek team, he asked Sanada to carefully watch Zeus' thunder serve from the recorded video tape.

He hopes that Sanada can use this to further develop his potential to move like thunder and be able to unleash thunder in his serve.

"Although the coaching staff has not yet decided on the roster for the match against France, I think you should have a chance to play."

Maya Yuuki patted Sanada on the shoulder. He could sense that Sanada's foundation was already solid enough, and what he needed now was a evenly matched match to complete a qualitative transformation.

And Yuki knew that this opportunity would come in the next game.

After exchanging a few more words with Sanada, the two of them separated and continued to practice independently.

……

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, two days later, the knockout round of the U17 World Cup arrived.

On the opening day, several competition venues were surrounded by crowds from early in the morning.

When it came to the final round, the competition venue became larger than before, and naturally could accommodate more people.

At this moment, far outside the stadium where the Japanese and French teams were playing, Kanzaki Tomoyo was looking around curiously, as if she was looking for somewhere.

Beside her, Jack Sangyuan was looking at the map in his hand with a troubled expression, and looking around from time to time.

"This is so strange. We obviously came from the right route, so why can't we find the venue where Yuuki and the others are competing?"

When Jack Sangyuan first came to a foreign country, he was also overwhelmed. He found that he was still lost even with a map.

"How about we ask someone?"

Kanzaki Chiyo looked at the people coming and going around her and gave her solution.

"Ah... this is the only way."

After observing carefully for a while, Sang Yuan sighed and put down the map in his hand.

Just when the two were at a loss, suddenly, a white horse jumped out from the fork in the road closest to them.

On the horse's back was a red-haired foreign boy, galloping with a calm expression.

And when he passed by Tomoyo and Kuwazono, he inadvertently saw Tomoyo's profile out of the corner of his eye.

In just this instant, the other party immediately pulled the reins to stop the white horse beside the two of them, jumped off the horse and walked in front of Kanzaki Chiyo.

He said with an elegant manner and a smile: "Beautiful lady, you seem to be in some trouble. Do you need my help?"

(End of this chapter)