My Prince of Tennis has a high proficiency level

The following morning.

Led by Banta, Yamabuki and his group head to a tennis club called Seishundai in Tokyo.

Among the team members, Sengoku, sitting at the back of the bus, looked dejected. It was unclear what Banta had said to him that made Sengoku give up his date with the girl.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

This is, after all, an official position in the tennis club. As a regular player, if you don't have anything really important to do and miss a match without a valid reason, you might as well take off your regular player uniform.

Given Sengoku's personality, he would never do something like leaving the tennis club for a date.

However, it was probably because Uesugi's reprimand was a bit too harsh that Sengoku felt too embarrassed in front of everyone and lost his usual cheerful demeanor.

"By the way, who is our opponent this time?"

On the bus, Dongfang Yamei, with her slicked-back hair slicked back with hair wax, asked curiously.

"In this direction..."

One of the regulars thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It seems to be Seigaku's territory!"

"Qingxue?"

Upon hearing this...

Everyone immediately perked up.

Last year, Yamabuki reached the semifinals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament, and the team that eliminated them in the semifinals was Seigaku. In Tokyo, Seigaku is the second strongest team after Hyotei.

"It would be interesting to compete against them."

A third-year regular player stroked his chin with great interest and said.

"Seigaku?"

Sengoku, who had been absent-minded, immediately perked up upon hearing this. Involuntarily, the tall figure in the blue and white tracksuit from last year's competition flashed through his mind.

That was the worst defeat he had ever suffered since he started playing tennis.

Because of his defeat, Yamabuki lost three consecutive matches and ultimately lost to Seigaku, missing out on the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament finals.

"If it's that person..."

Sengoku couldn't help but start making connections.

Shibukawa, sitting in the middle, shook his head to himself: "If the match is being held in a tennis club, it's unlikely to be Seigaku."

Practice matches are usually played on a team's turf. However, Seigaku and Yamabuki are both relatively ordinary schools, so they wouldn't go to the trouble of spending money to rent courts to play.

It would be more like it were Hyotei.

The problem is, given Atobe's arrogant personality, there are probably only a handful of teams nationwide that he would consider acceptable. Yamabuki is clearly not among them.

However, even if the opponent is not Seigaku, it is always good for Shibukawa to gain more practical experience.

After a while.

The group arrived at the Youth Terrace Tennis Club. After getting off the bus, they were guided by the staff to the competition venue.

"Has it finally arrived?"

In the vast basketball court area stood a group of teenagers wearing brown and yellow jackets. One of them, a long-faced boy with a center-parted hairstyle and a somewhat gloomy expression, sneered, "These guys are really slow."

"There's nothing we can do about it; they have the ability, don't they?"

A burly, brown-haired boy next to him laughed and said, "Kiichi, don't underestimate Yamabuki. They were the top four in last year's tournament, second only to Hyotei and Seigaku."

"cut."

Upon hearing this, the boy with the middle-part hair, Kyuuki Kiichi, a second-year student at Kakiki Middle School, curled his lip in disdain: "In the end, they're just a first-round exit in the Kanto Tournament. They're a third-rate team that can't even make it into the top eight."

"alright."

Hearing the boy's nonchalant words, the burly boy frowned and said, "Don't forget the purpose of this practice match. If you want to defeat Seigaku, you have to strengthen Kakigi's doubles. Yamabuki is a doubles champion. Last year, Seigaku lost all their doubles matches and relied entirely on their singles to save face."

"Okay, okay."

Kuki nodded, but clearly still didn't take today's practice match opponent seriously.

It wasn't that he truly looked down on Yamabuki, but rather that he was in the singles position. And as everyone knew, Yamabuki was weak in singles, the only ones who interested him were the opposing captain, Uesugi, and Sengoku.

The problem is, given their skill level, those two will definitely be playing in singles match 1 and singles match 2. Given Kuki's current status in Kakiki, he's not qualified to even attempt that.

"Coach Bantian, welcome, welcome."

At this moment, the coach from Kakimoto, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stepped forward with a smile: "These must be your school's team members. They are indeed elites. In today's match, we'll have to give our Kakimoto team members a lot of guidance."

"Hello, Coach Kuki."

Banta stepped forward, greeted them politely, and then said with a smile, "It's an honor for us to play against a team like Kakigi."

A decorated sedan chair, carried by people.

Compared to the arrogant young man, both coaches were shrewd and maintained a good facade.

For Yamabuki, this practice match would serve as a training opportunity, and he would also receive an appearance fee, so why not?

For Kakiki, who harbors great ambitions, Yamabuki was merely their first practice target. Later, they would invite Rokkaku from Chiba and Rikkai University from Kanagawa for exchanges.

Kaki plans to gain experience through training at these schools in preparation for the national competition next year.

As for Hyotei and Seigaku.

The former had abundant financial resources, and the team's leader, Atobe, was arrogant, so he didn't give Kakiki any chance to launch an offensive.

As for the latter, that's Kakiki's nemesis. Coach Kakiki's idea is simple: secretly develop their strength and then surprise Seigaku in next year's regional qualifiers.

"Let's get started."

After a brief exchange, Bantian glanced at the time and said, "Let's try to finish before noon. The sun is too strong, and the children won't be able to stand it."

"Okay, let's begin."

The coach from Kakimoto Junior High School nodded.

Then.

Both sides fielded their doubles team 2 according to the pre-arranged rosters. After a brief exchange, the match officially began.

As the face of Yamabuki, their doubles pair consisted of Minami and Touhou, who had begun to shine since the start of this year's Metropolitan Tournament. Their excellent teamwork earned them the nickname "Potato Army."

Although the nickname originated from playful teasing about their appearance, they proved themselves right with each victory. Now, in the Tokyo area, they are quietly earning the title of the best doubles team among second-year junior high school students.

On the other hand, Kakiki also sent out the team's elite players.

After all, Kakiki's goal in this practice match was to hone his doubles skills and gain experience. However, even with their best efforts, they only managed to win one game against Minami and Higashikata.

Bang!

In less than 20 minutes.

The game ended with Nan's final, sharp smash hitting the baseline area.

"The match is over."

"The duo of Minami Yamabuki and Masami Higashikata wins, 6-1!"

"That strong?"

Kuki, who had been standing outside the stadium with his arms crossed, was startled.

He originally thought that no matter how strong Yamabuki's doubles team was, the odds would be at most 40/60. But he never expected that his team would suffer such a crushing defeat.

And this is only Yamabuki's doubles 2.

As expected, Kaki will lose both doubles matches in this practice game. This will put pressure on the singles side, especially on Kuki Kiichi, the third singles player.

"Sengoku Kiyosumi".

However, his gaze swept over the Yamabuki group and finally settled on the orange-haired boy among them: "My opponent had better be you, otherwise, hmph..."

Thinking of this, a confident smile appeared on Kuki's face.