My Prince of Tennis has a high proficiency level.

He even became somewhat addicted to this feeling.

...

"As expected, Rikkai University won the championship again this year."

In the office of the Yamabuki Tennis Club, an elderly man with a round face and a full head of silver hair received a phone call from a team member in Kumamoto and couldn't help but feel emotional.

"With its core strengths remaining unchanged, Rikkai will only become stronger next year."

The old man, Banta, the coach of the Yamabuki tennis club, thought to himself, "Not only Rikkai, but also teams like Hyotei, Shishiraku, and Shitenhoji will be stronger next year than this year!"

In contrast, Yamabuki.

Although second-year students now make up half of the regular student body, they cannot compare to these schools in either quality or quantity.

In this situation, if Yamabuki doesn't do something, it will only be more difficult for them to make it to the national tournament next year than it was this year.

"It seems we need to bring in some fresh blood."

Thinking of this, Bantian couldn't help but picture a pale, sickly-looking face, yet extremely arrogant and haughty.

"If we can convince that person to join the tennis club, Yamabuki's strength will definitely improve dramatically next year. Even reaching the national level wouldn't be impossible..."

Chapter 10 Banta's Attention

In the blink of an eye.

Three more days have passed.

A week has passed since he crossed over from Sichuan. During this time, he has maintained his training every day, making the most of his time as much as possible.

Although it was exhausting, with each session pushing him to his limits and on the verge of collapse, the visible improvement in his skills and experience after training made him feel incredibly fulfilled.

As time went by, Shechuan clearly felt that his physical fitness had improved significantly compared to when he first transmigrated.

The most obvious one is undoubtedly physical strength.

Previously, during the pre-training warm-up run, he struggled to even crack the middle ranks despite his best efforts. But now, even without deliberately pushing himself, he can consistently stay in the middle of the pack.

Also.

Through his continuous training, his skills in racket swing, running, sit-ups, and push-ups have all improved to varying degrees.

With each improvement, he could feel the active and excited response of his muscle cells. At the same time, his brain also became clearer after several breakthroughs in mental will.

Specifically, this means that Shechuan was able to keep up with the movements of the third-year students more easily when watching the game.

He used to need to be fully engaged in the game to see clearly the trajectory and landing point of the shots. Once he lost focus, it became difficult to keep up, and he would feel mentally exhausted after each observation session.

But now.

He was able to watch the game without any pressure, and after seeing so many people's fighting styles, he could often predict the opponent's next move before the opponent even made a move.

This feeling initially came as a fleeting flash of insight, with an accuracy rate of about 50%. But now, his prediction accuracy rate has exceeded 80%, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he has a keen understanding of people's hearts.

...

Tatata! ! !

Yamabuki Tennis Club.

Under Kentaro Minami's guidance, everyone completed their warm-up run before the formal practice session.

Shechuan was mixed in with them.

He wasn't fast, but his posture was impeccable, and his breathing remained steady. He performed each movement with utmost precision, feeling the soreness in the key muscles, his eyes fixed sharply forward.

at last.

As he finished his warm-up run, a proficiency panel appeared before his eyes.

Complete an excellent run.

[Running experience +2]

Current running level: lv3 (0/500)

In an instant.

A warm current spread from the core area of ​​his lower abdomen, flowing back and forth between his legs and feet, relieving most of the fatigue he had experienced from running.

[Through consistent training, your endurance has improved, and your stamina has increased by 0.1.]

immediately.

The effects of the five-dimensional enhancement were clearly felt by Shechuan. He felt as if he had consumed a potent tonic soup, with a warm feeling in his core area and an inexhaustible amount of energy.

At the same time, he was also secretly organizing the effects of his training and improvement during this period.

"Not every skill upgrade will bring about an improvement in all five dimensions. It's more like accelerating the process of improving physical fitness after training."

This thwarted Shechuan's original plan to quickly improve his five dimensions by learning a vast number of skills.

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense.

He awakened based on his own proficiency panel, not the Deep Blue system that enabled humanity to evolve.

While somewhat disappointed, Shibukawa wasn't overly bothered by it. In his view, being able to personally feel his strength improving and becoming stronger step by step was equally satisfying.

At least.

After a week of training, this proficiency level has solidified his belief in catching up with and surpassing those tennis prodigies, and even tennis monsters.

"Everyone assemble, prepare for racket swing practice."

The regular players who went to Kyushu to watch the national tournament have not yet returned, so the current Yamabuki team is still mainly led by Vice-Captain Kentaro Minami.

He was also very responsible and always set an example by taking the lead.

soon.

Everyone has assembled.

Under Nan's guidance, I began practicing my racket swing.

call!

call!

call!

The synchronized swings of the rackets produced a series of sharp, whistling sounds. Seeing everyone's focused and engaged state, Nan nodded in satisfaction.

at the same time.

A figure appeared outside the wire fence separating the court from the outside world. He was slightly hunched over with shrugged shoulders, and his round, wrinkled face had his eyes narrowed to slits as he carefully observed the players training inside the court.

"Nan's performance was not bad."

The person who arrived was none other than Kaneya Banta, the coach of the Yamabuki Tennis Club. He nodded in satisfaction upon seeing the players' condition.

With most of the starting players absent, the other party, as the vice-captain of the second year, was able to manage the team in an orderly manner, which is obviously very competent.

But considering Yamabuki's current state, Banta couldn't help but sigh, "It's just a pity... his talent is still a bit lacking."

Not to mention the exceptionally talented Sengoku, even the older captain Uesugi Kenichi is no match for Minami Kentaro.

This is also what Banda is most worried about.

The national tournament for this year is basically over; what remains are mostly practice matches with other teams for private training sessions. Uesugi and the others will eventually have to leave.

However, what Yamabuki needs right now is not a conservative like Minami, but a team leader who is ambitious and strong.

In comparison, a thousand koku would be more suitable.

However, after observing for nearly two years, Banta rejected this idea. Sengoku has excellent talent, but he is not calm enough and does not have the charisma of other top-level team captains.

"If it's that person..."

Bantian's mind was once again filled with his biggest discovery of the past few days. He opened his eyes slightly, a glint of light flashing in them.

With that person's talent, with a little training, he could definitely become a key player on the team. And if he could successfully tame the opponent and use him as the spearhead for Yamabuki's attacks, it would definitely bring about a qualitative change in Yamabuki's overall strength.

The problem is... Banda wasn't confident.

Yes.

Even with his extensive teaching experience, he wasn't confident he could tame that incredibly unruly boy.

But Banta had no other choice.

In order for Yamabuki to make it to the national tournament next year, he has to take a gamble, even if it puts him in a dangerous situation.

"Ok?"

but.

Just as Banta was about to leave, he seemed to see something and his gaze lingered on the group of people practicing their swings.

"That person is..."

Banda was somewhat surprised.

He discovered that there was a player on the team he didn't recognize. More importantly, the opponent's swing was clearly superior to that of Muromachi, who was known as the "Yamabuki Prodigy."

smooth.

powerful.

fast.

Even a regular-level player could achieve that if they calmed down. The problem is that the boy with long black bangs covering his eyes was swinging his racket at this level every time.

"Who exactly is this person?"

"There's such an outstanding member in the Yamabuki team?!"

In a short time.

Banta developed a strong curiosity about this person.

Chapter 11 The Return of the Regulars

"Interesting, this is really interesting."

Outside the Yamabuki Tennis Club, separated by barbed wire, Coach Banta watched the black-haired boy training meticulously on the court, his interest growing stronger.

He discovered that the boy not only maintained the same force and speed with each swing, but more importantly, the amplitude of his swing was also almost identical.

in other words.

The black-haired boy almost always stopped at the same spot after swinging his racket.

what does this mean?

This means that the opponent's understanding and control over the swing has reached a rather astonishing level.

In Banta's memory, even Sengoku had not reached this level.

"pity."

After a pause, Bantian sighed inwardly.

Swinging the racket is just a basic exercise in tennis practice, and it can indeed quickly improve your ability to control the racket in the introductory stage.

But compared to actual combat, it's still far from perfect.

As for Sengoku, who has the strength of the Kanto region, he can maintain a ball sense far beyond that of ordinary people through matches, even without training, thanks to his own talent.

This alone is something that most people would find difficult to catch up to even after three years of hard practice.

but.

Banta still observed carefully and memorized the other person's appearance. Because subconsciously, he regarded Shibukawa as a new student in the first year of junior high school.

These new recruits will be eligible to train after this summer. He'll observe them then to see if they can be developed into key trainees.

Shibukawa, who was training diligently on the field, was completely oblivious to this.

His [Swing] skill has now reached level 5. The experience required to upgrade the corresponding skill has also increased to 3000.

According to the previous training method, it would require 3000 standard swings, taking at least a week.

Therefore, if he wants to level up quickly, he must maintain a higher level of swing performance. Moreover, as his understanding of the swing deepens, Shibukawa has a feeling that there are definitely other swing performance ratings above 'excellent'.