The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 231 Just One Step Away

Although Tezuka Kunimitsu got the answer from Kamiya Yo, his doubts only deepened.

With a belly full of questions and complex emotions, he first bowed to Banta Mikiya, "I'm sorry, Banta-sama, I've disappointed you."

Banta Mikiya still had that same smiling expression. He stood up from the coach's bench, patted Tezuka Kunimitsu's right shoulder, and said, "It's alright, it's alright. It's already amazing that you were able to lead everyone to the semifinals."

Tezuka Kunimitsu nodded silently, then returned to the Yamabuki area.

Before he could speak, the others from Yamabuki said, "Don't worry about it, Captain."

"Tezuka-kun, you're already very strong. The opponent is just too overpowered."

"That's right, that's right. This defeat was truly not a failure of strategy."

"Most importantly, I think the coach is right. This is our Yamabuki team's first time reaching the national semi-finals. Really, we can still be proud of our defeat."

"Let's fight again next year!"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying? There are still several rounds left, how come you're already saying we'll play again next year?"

"Hmm, I'm not trying to be pessimistic, bro, just tell me honestly, do you think you can win?" Arima Yusuke put his arm around Kikuchi Hiroki's shoulder in the singles match and said.

"Aba aba aba————" Hiroki Kikuchi wanted to say something tough, but he was afraid, no, he should say he would definitely be slapped in the face on the spot, so he opened his mouth and then closed it again.

Tezuka Kunimitsu watched this scene with a slightly moved (and inexplicably amused) expression, and everyone—

Meanwhile, in the Hyotei area, Kamiya You returned to his designated center position amidst cheers and applause of "Captain is awesome!" and "Captain is so cool!" He then checked the system information he had received: [You led your team to crush a national-level player with your exceptional tennis skills.]

【你获得了：永恆万花筒进化契机（3/5），当前拥有（4/5），goat值+5】

6 Ah!

Kamiya You nodded with great satisfaction. Hmm, just one last fragment is needed. Maybe after defeating Rikkai, he can evolve the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan into the Rinnegan. Hopefully, his opponent's drop rate will be good then. Hmm, of course, don't get the wrong fragment.

After all, that's the Rinnegan!

The main abilities of the Rinnegan —

Kamiya Yona was excited just thinking about it.

Shortly after, the referee's voice rang out again, "Now we are about to begin the National Tournament semi-final doubles match 2, featuring the combination of Ichiyamabuki Middle School, Inui Sadaharu and Fuji Syusuke."

Inui Sadaharu pushed up his glasses. Well, after his persistent persuasion, Fuji finally agreed.

And he and Fuji together have a chance of winning as long as it's not the Akutsu pair.

Well, it's a 50/50 chance against Kikumaru and Oishi, but a 30/70 chance against Oshitari and Saito, and even then, it's a 70/70 chance against him and Fuji.

The referee's voice continued, "Fighting it out!"

"The pairing of Kiyosumi Sengoku and Jin Akutsu from Hyotei Academy!"

Inui Sadaharu:

Oh no, they've been barricaded! Really? Seriously? Officer, they're so unlucky! They just walked right into the line of fire!

He had previously tried to persuade Fuji to play doubles by saying that if they didn't get shut out, at least their team could win a game.

Now that this matchup has happened, he's become the clown — (—;)

Destroy it, I'm tired!

And what happened next was exactly as he had predicted before the match. He and Fuji were defeated 6-0 by the two players from Hyotei. The final singles match was no exception. Kikuchi Hiroki was like wheat, easily cut down by Mori Jusaburo and fell 0-6.

"I hereby declare the match over! The semifinal match between Hyotei Academy and Yamabuki Middle School in this National Tournament has been won by Hyotei Academy! Score: 3-0!"

The referee had barely finished speaking when, "Oh!"

"Hyotei is the winner!!"

"Hyotei has won!!!"

"Hyotei won!!!!"

At this moment, the Hyotei supporters erupted in waves once again. Dozens of Hyotei members waved flags and shouted loudly to celebrate the school's victory, which inspired the surrounding audience to join in and shout Hyotei's name at the top of their lungs.

Then, the two teams shook hands.

Then, both sides returned to their respective academies. The winners would wait to compete in the finals next week, while the losers would at most have the option of watching the finals, provided they could snag a seat. *wink*

Incidentally, Rikkai University, one of the other two main contenders in the semifinals, also finished their match very quickly, so this time Kamiya You didn't give the other club members any time to watch other schools' matches.

Yes, as expected, Rikkai University won.

In other words, the final match of this national tournament is Hyotei Academy vs. Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School.

This event shocked many people, who exclaimed, "This final is actually an internal battle within our Kanto region?!"

"That's fantastic! Finally, a school from our host region is in the finals!"

"And this time it's double the happiness! Both of them!"

"This is what they call 'silent until it speaks, then it astounds everyone!' They don't come unless they're ready, but when they do, two of them come! A triumphant moment! .jpg"

Unlike the Kanto audience's satisfaction, students from other regional schools expressed their dismay, saying, "Damn it, what a waste of our time! Tell me, what kind of lousy matches did Shishiraku, Makinofuji, and Nagoya play this year?! Huh?! ノ(°—°ノ)"

"Two quarterfinalists and one round of 16, it's really hard to judge them. I'm so angry at their lack of competitiveness."

"If it weren't so difficult to come all this way, I would have left long ago."

Over there, a viewer from another region, who had become a fan of Hyotei but whose captain had become a die-hard fan, rolled their eyes: "If you don't watch early morning, you'll be polluting the environment."

Meanwhile, after the relevant personnel received red envelopes and everyone celebrated their semi-final victory with a buffet at a private restaurant, the Hyotei team resumed their daily training without any slackening.

Putting aside Coach Taro Sakaki's earnest admonitions, "Although our opponents were once defeated by us, we must not be careless. There is an old Chinese saying, 'He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there at ninety.' And there is also a saying, 'Carelessness leads to the loss of Jingzhou.'"

"In short, don't slack off. I must cross this final step firmly!"

Most importantly, all the members (except Kamiya and Atobe) agreed that if they let their guard down, they would be overthrown by their teammates who were also competing with each other.

This is the last thing the Hyotei team members want to happen, after all, no one wants to be inferior to their peers.

On the evening before the national tournament finals, at the Hyotei Tennis Club, the setting sun had already dyed the sky orange-red, and the clouds looked like burning orange flames.

"Hey, Kamiya."

As Atobe Keigo, who had left the tennis club at the same time as Kamiya You and was walking side by side towards the school building, suddenly spoke, "————"