As the two were talking, something unexpected happened on the other side.

"Application to join the ministry?"

The tennis team member on duty glanced at Niou and exclaimed in surprise, "Aren't you Niou, the one who won first prize in the math competition?"

It's important to know that only two people from the entire Rikkai University team won first prize. One is Niou, who is standing right in front of us, and the other is Renji Yanagi, one of the three giants of Rikkai University.

Liu even discussed with others that if it weren't for Renou's health issues, Rikkai would probably have had another data tennis master.

The accident that happened two years ago left Niou disheartened and his personality became much more restrained. After figuring things out, he began to focus on his studies, especially mathematics, and made remarkable progress.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Niou's heart tightened, and he asked, "Is there a problem?"

"This one……"

The man hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although the tennis club doesn't have specific rules, what about your physical condition?"

Niou shook his head and said, "It's alright, my body has fully recovered."

"Completely cured? Sorry, that's not something you can say for sure!"

Just then, an arrogant voice rang out, and a young man of medium height walked over from not far away. He had long, thin eyebrows, narrow eyes, and a gaunt face, and did not look like someone easy to get along with.

"Nakajo, this is none of your business!" But the team member in charge of the new students frowned and said, "This is my job!"

"Hmph! Ueno, you should know that this is the king of Rikkai University. He, who hasn't touched a racket in two years, wants to join Rikkai. What does he think this place is?"

Upon hearing this, the team member named Ueno's expression changed, but he did not continue to speak.

"Hmph, Niou Masaharu, even if Sanada came today, he couldn't save you!" Nakajo sneered inwardly and walked towards Niou. "Your mockery from two years ago will finally come back to haunt you today."

It turns out that this person had been tricked by Niou two years ago, and now that his enemy had met, he naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

"Ding!"

At that moment, a crisp system voice rang in Nioh's mind: "Blue quest triggered [Entry Certificate], accept?"

Chapter Three: The First Battle

"accept!"

After a moment's thought, Niou chose to accept.

Now that we've come this far, there's no point in backing down. He glanced at Nakajo in front of him; Nakajo's strength was probably not among the top non-regulars at Rikkai.

If they don't even dare to respond to this person's provocation, then let alone those characters in the original work who seem to have cheat codes.

"interesting……"

Not far away, Marui, who witnessed this scene, scratched his chin and blew his bubble gum bigger and bigger. With a pop, it broke, and he said with a glint in his eye, "Let's go take a look."

"Ok!"

The jackals understood, and the two quietly followed.

"Haha, what great luck! We can see a tennis match before we even join the club!" the first-year students exclaimed excitedly. Few of them had actually watched a tennis match before.

"These kids."

The jackal, who had quietly approached them from behind, shook his head. However, he wasn't offended; in fact, he had high hopes for the tennis interest these people had shown.

Rikkai University is currently the undisputed champion in junior high school tennis.

But if Rikkai wants its glory to endure, rather than becoming a sudden upstart, it needs fresh blood. These people are the future of Rikkai.

Beside him, Marui, who was still chewing, said, "It's starting..."

"The match begins, Nakajo serves, end of game!" A person who seemed to be Nakajo's partner sat down in the referee's seat.

However, there was no process of choosing possession of the ball; Nakajo served first.

“These guys are really reckless…” A cold glint flashed in Marui’s eyes.

Overbearing others and bullying the few with numbers—that's not the style of the King of Rikkai. However, he didn't point it out; instead, he glanced at Niou with interest.

"I'm curious, what exactly gives you your confidence?"

On the court, Nakajo, gripping the tennis ball, trembled slightly. Not from fear, but from excitement.

"I've waited two whole years for this day." He looked at Niou across from him and sneered, "Niou Masaharu, let me show you what it feels like to be humiliated in front of so many people!"

Snapped!Snapped!

He bounced the tennis ball a few times with a practiced air before holding it in his hand. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he tossed the ball up, followed by a beautiful half-jump smash.

boom!

He hit the tennis ball away.

"Not bad." Marui nodded. This person's serve was average, nothing special, but still not bad.

boom!

The tennis ball landed at Niou's feet, but he reacted too slowly and failed to hit it.

"15-0!"

"As expected, this guy is all looks and no substance."

Seeing Niou's reaction, Nakajo roughly guessed his opponent's skill level and sneered, "I heard you haven't touched a racket in two years. Let me give you a good lesson!"

boom!

After saying that, he swung his racket again, and the tennis ball landed at Niou's feet once more. However, this time, Niou reacted much faster, quickly scooping up the ball with his racket, but he missed, and the tennis ball flew out at an angle.

"30-0!"

“Hmm…” Marui frowned as he watched Niou’s actions, feeling that something was off.

He failed to return either serve, and it didn't seem like he was faking it. Jackal shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This guy was reckless. He's going to suffer a big loss now."

Although tennis balls are round, when the skill gap is too large, the outcome is no longer in doubt. And Niou, who can't even touch a tennis ball, is no different from a beginner in the eyes of the jackal.

boom!

Another ball, but Niou reacted even faster and caught the tennis ball.

"What!" Nakajo was shocked. Looking at the arc of the tennis ball flying towards him, it was too late to move now.

Snapped!

However, the tennis ball hit the net.

"40-0!"

"call……"

After letting out a long sigh, Nakajo chuckled again, "Great progress, huh? Haha!"

However, the Niou opposite him did not respond. Instead, he looked at his hands and murmured, "This feeling..."

His body reacted naturally after the sound of the opponent hitting the ball.

"Could this be the original ability of this body that the system was talking about?"

In other words, he didn't truly master the power that originally belonged to Niou. Putting a tractor engine in a luxury race car—no wonder it won't go fast!

"In that case..."

He made up his mind, his gaze slowly lowered, and he looked intently at Nakajo, who was serving.

boom!

The moment the tennis ball collided with the racket, his body instinctively took a step to the left.

"Now!"

Niou quickened his pace and arrived in front of the tennis ball's landing point first, simultaneously assuming a hitting stance.

Nakajo's expression immediately changed: "So fast!?"

With a thud, Niou hit the tennis ball back. Perhaps he was in a bit of a hurry, because the ball was hit by the tip of the racket and the angle was slightly off. At the same time, because of this change, the tennis ball rubbed against the racket for a distance.

Whoosh!

The ball traced a huge arc, like a snake's curve, and flew past the stunned Nakajo before landing near the baseline.

"Out!"

"Game! Nakajo, 1-0!"

"call……"

Nakajo, who was drenched in a cold sweat, let out a long sigh. But when he saw where the tennis ball had landed, his gaze froze, and then he looked at the umpire's position with a half-smile.

"Nakagawa-kun, well done!"

"What a pity." Renwang shook his head. He had made that shot by chance, and it was not something that could be replicated. He was a little disappointed that he couldn't score.

"These two guys..." Marui narrowed his eyes in the distance, a cold glint in them startling the jackal beside him. He was puzzled as to why the usually mild-mannered Marui was suddenly so angry.

"Sanada, Yanagi, what do you think?"

In the distance, among the three young men dressed in Rikkai's regular team uniforms, a handsome young man wearing a coat smiled at the two people next to him.

His voice was gentle, yet it gave people a sense of etherealness and untouchability.

The man on the left was wearing a baseball cap and had a blank expression, but his slightly raised eyebrows suggested he was not someone to mess with. However, he didn't say anything.

"coincide."

Another young man with bushy brown hair and squinting eyes spoke up: "However, his body's reaction is somewhat abnormal..."

Chapter 4 Nioh's Serve

Exchange venues.

Under the disdainful gaze of the first-year students, Niou pulled a tennis ball from his pocket.

Snapped!Snapped!

He tried hitting it a couple of times and got a feel for it.

This match was indeed his first tennis game. As for serving, it was naturally his first time doing so as well.

"How should we fight?"

Images of tennis balls flashing through his mind. Finally, he settled on a red and white figure leaping up, the racket flying down from behind his head to catch the tennis ball.

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