Prince of Tennis Fraudster

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In a sense, Kuki did help him.

"Without it, I might not be standing in front of you."

"Buddhist prayer beads..."

Looking at the Buddhist prayer beads in Renwang's hand, Kuki's expression changed slightly. These were a gift from his master, but he hadn't been able to grasp their secrets. Judging from Renwang's tone, there seemed to be another hidden story behind them.

Without thinking, Kuki blurted out, "You know the secret here?"

"secret?"

Niou pondered the other's words, his mind racing. It seemed that the 'secret' he and Kuki considered were not the same thing.

"That's it."

Renwang nodded and asked, "You also know the purpose of these prayer beads?"

He wanted to take the initiative and extract information from Kuki. After all, the follow-up quest to that 'non-existent legend' was all contained in this string of prayer beads, but since the last system notification, there had been no specific quest instructions.

Perhaps the answer lies with Kuki.

"This..." Jiu Gui paused upon hearing this. He knew the secret of this string of Buddhist beads, but he only knew that there was another mystery behind it. However, he did not know what that mystery was.

Seeing this, King Ren couldn't help but smile wryly.

He seems to have guessed wrong.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Since these are Buddhist prayer beads, they must contain some kind of Buddhist truth. The Buddha has a compassionate heart, but this string of beads is inscribed with 'The true Buddha has no heart,' which seems a bit off."

Upon hearing this, Kuki nodded; he had also considered this question. He had even searched through Buddhist classics and the Buddhist interpretations of that ancient Eastern country, but to no avail.

Therefore, his gaze towards Niou changed considerably. "This guy does indeed have some skill."

The latter continued, "So I'm wondering if the bracelet is missing a crucial bead!"

boom!

While still deep in thought, Kuki's mind was suddenly filled with a thunderous roar, like a magnitude 9 earthquake. His narrow, single-lidded eyes widened as if they were copper bells.

Yup!

Why didn't he think of that?

"Of course, what exactly the missing bead is remains to be discussed. In Buddhism, one cultivates good and abstains from evil, but all good and evil are ultimately illusory..."

"stop!"

Kuki's expression suddenly changed. He glanced at Niou with some fear, then forced a smile and said, "That...that Niou..."

"what's up?"

"Can you give this back to me first?"

"Heh, this was originally yours." Niou chuckled, handing the bracelet to Kuki. Kuki's face lit up with joy upon receiving it, and he carefully cradled it, saying to Niou, "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now..."

After saying that, he turned to leave. But suddenly he turned back, gave a lewd smile, and took the water from the sink.

"This guy..."

Watching his retreating figure, Niou smiled helplessly.

"I miscalculated, I've suffered a huge loss..."

"Ding!"

At that moment, the system's voice rang in his mind.

"Kuki Kiji's favorability towards you has increased by 30, and his respect for you has increased by 20. Your current relationship is one of goodwill. The second stage of the hidden quest [Heart of Buddha] has been activated. Please wait patiently."

Upon hearing the belated mission instructions from the system, Renwang, whose face had initially shown a hint of joy, immediately broke into a wry smile.

"What kind of quest is this 'Non-existent Legend'...?"

As he pondered this, he returned to the Rikkai team, and the final match of the prefectural tournament began.

boom!

"Game! Tachikai Marui and Jackal combination, 6-0!"

boom!

"Game! Rikkai's Yanagi and Kirihara duo, 6-0!"

In both doubles matches, Rikkai completely dominated Jōsei Shonan.

"fear!"

"Even without Yukimura, Rikkai remains the strongest school in the Kanagawa region, no, even in the Kanto region!"

"Yeah, I'm afraid only idiots would say Rikkai is no good anymore, right? Haha..."

The whispers reached Huacun's ears, and her expression turned somewhat displeased.

The competition far exceeded her expectations. Both doubles pairs were completely shut out by their opponents, which completely disrupted her original plans.

"Reiji!"

As she watched the young man walk out carrying his racket, a hint of expectation flashed deep in her beautiful eyes.

"Let them see for themselves the true power of you, my most perfect creation!"

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Chapter 76 Singles Match 3 [5/5, Please Subscribe!]

"Now we begin the Kanagawa Prefecture Tennis Tournament finals, singles match three!"

As the referee finished speaking, the surrounding chatter gradually subsided.

"Jiro Shonan Shinjo Reiji vs. Kaidai Nioh Masaharu, please bring your players to the stage!"

"Oh?"

Shinjiro, racket in hand, was about to enter the court when he raised an eyebrow slightly. He glanced up and saw Niou on the opposite side, seemingly hunched over as he entered the game.

"It's him!"

He still remembered Huacun's evaluation of the other party yesterday. Deep down, a sense of jealousy began to stir within him.

"Nioh Masaharu, is it...?"

Shencheng narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

In front of the net.

The two shook hands and guessed who would serve. Ren was lucky and won the serve.

Retreating to the baseline, he gently tapped the tennis ball twice, trying to get a feel for it.

"Hey, is this the Niou Masaharu?"

"It's him, Rikkai's new starting player. But I heard he hasn't played tennis for two years."

"What, you're kidding me?"

The murmurs resumed, and some who had just heard about Niou's 'life story' looked at him in disbelief. If it was true, just how terrifying was his tennis talent?

"Two years without touching a racket? That must be a joke."

Wearing a tennis cap, the cool young man, Ruo Renhong, with his orange bangs flipped up on both sides, murmured in disbelief.

"it is true."

Minister Kajimoto Takahisa shook his head. He had heard many composed people talk about this matter. He even remembered that a certain issue of a tennis monthly magazine had used this Niou as its headline.

Upon hearing the minister's words, the crowd, who had initially been skeptical, no longer doubted the news, even though they still found it hard to accept.

Tall and handsome, with a perpetually melancholic air, Kajimoto Takahisa is actually a composed and level-headed player. Even a strong teammate like Kamishiro has complete faith in him.

"However, he's most likely going to lose this match."

Kajimoto was well aware of Kamishiro's strength; even if he were to face him, the odds would be 6/4, while he would only have a 4/5 chance.

As for Niou, frankly speaking, he doesn't have any particularly impressive achievements. His opponent, Kuki, whom he fought hard against in the regional finals, was completely crushed by Shinjo in the morning's match.

In terms of their battle records, Shinjo is clearly superior to Nioh.

But in reality, Kajimoto wasn't that concerned about this final match.

Even if Shinjiro defeats Niou, and he can defeat Yagyu, there will be no surprises if Hirohiro faces Sanada.

boom!

At that moment, Niou kicked off.

"Ok?"

Kajimoto was taken aback as he watched the tennis ball fly through the air. Next to him, Wakato Hiroshi stared wide-eyed in disbelief as the ball passed by Shinjo.

boom!

"15-0!"

If a tennis ball lands with a powerful shot, it scores an immediate point.

Huacun, sitting on the coach's bench, blinked and revealed a charming smile: "Nice serve."

Sanada, who was sitting upright next to him, did not react much to this.

Over the past month, he had been most aware of Niou's rapid growth. This guy was redefining his understanding of tennis at an alarming rate.

boom!

"30-0!"

Watching Niou score again with his serve, Sanada had a sudden thought: "Perhaps Yukimura is right; this guy can't be judged by common sense..."

boom!

"Game! Rikkai Niou, 1-0, switch sides."

With four consecutive aces, Renou easily won the first game.