It's June, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition is also in full swing.
For Seigaku, being able to reach the semi-finals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition is already a good result.
"Damn, why do President Yamato and the others look so serious?"
As a cheerleader, Kikumaru pulled on Sadaharu's sleeve curiously and asked.
"Because our Seigaku's next opponent is Yamabuki Junior High School. That is a strong school like an evergreen tree in Tokyo."
Inui Sadaharu naturally knows why the seniors have such expressions.
"Yamabuki Middle School..."
Before Kikumaru could ask further, there was a loud noise coming from the opposite side.
Not long after, a large group of people wearing yellow and green sportswear arrived at the stadium.
"So impressive! Is this Yamabuki Middle School?!"
"I'm afraid Yamabuki and Hyotei will compete for this year's championship again."
Passers-by couldn't help but admire the spirit of Shanbuki's team.
In comparison, Qingxue seems much mediocre.
"Qian, is Yamabuki very strong?"
Dashi asked after hesitating for a moment.
After spending this time together, Kikumaru, Oishi and others have discovered the data-crazy side of Inui Sadaharu, so they usually ask Inui Sadaharu for advice if they have any questions.
"Very strong! They have always been the best in the Tokyo competition. Even in the Kanto competition, their strength is not weak. They have entered the national competition many times over the years."
"The strongest point of Yamabuki is their doubles. Their doubles has always been at the national level."
Inui Sadaharu has already collected information about Yamabuki Middle School. Although he cannot play, he will not fall behind in what he should do.
"Double play..."
Kikumaru, Oishi and others may not have had the concept of national-level doubles in their minds, but they soon understood the gap between their seniors and the doubles team from Yamabuki Middle School.
"The game is over, Yamabuki wins, the score is 6:0."
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"The game is over, Yamabuki wins, the score is 6:0."
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Two consecutive big defeats ignited the enthusiasm on the scene.
The level of spectators in the Tokyo area is higher than that in Okinawa, and their level of appreciation for the game is also higher.
"That's awesome! Is this Yamabuki's doubles level?"
"Aogakushu is no match for Yamabuki."
There were many such words, and Kikumaru frowned upon hearing them.
But there was nothing he could do. These seniors were indeed a little embarrassed.
"Hi! First grade!"
"Yamabuki's third singles player is actually a first grader?!"
The sudden noise attracted the attention of Kikumaru, Oishi and others, and they followed the sound and looked towards the stadium.
Yamabuki's No. 3 singles player is really a first-year player like them.
"luck! I am really lucky today."
Qianshi showed his silver teeth, and he was very lucky to get the chance to start.
Qianshi, who became famous at a young age, did not put Qingxue's opponent in his eyes. He did have the qualifications.
Whoosh!
The tennis ball was thrown straight away, and then Qian Shi's knees pressed it and then rebounded hard.
The powerful explosion caused Qianshi to leap high into the air, and this height directly caused a burst of exclamations from the scene.
"Tiger Cannon!"
boom!
A golden light broke through the air in the air waves rolling up in the air.
This ball, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, directly killed Qingxue's No. 3 singles move.
He didn't see Qianshi's serve clearly at all.
What's more, with the momentum of the ball just now, he couldn't muster the courage to catch it head-on.
boom!
boom!
In the first game, Qianshi quickly won the prize.
"What an amazing first grader!"
"I heard that both Yamabuki and Hyotei have very powerful first-year students this time."
"The future must belong to these young people."
The audience also greatly appreciated Qianshi's performance. It is already very good for a first-year student to perform like this.
Although Sengoku is a freshman, he has already accumulated a lot of experience in the regional qualifiers and the first few rounds of the metropolitan competition.
In addition, he was facing a third-year student from Qing Xue, and his strength was average.
Naturally, the fight becomes smoother and smoother.
"Damn it! We, the youth academy, also have first-year students who are better than our seniors!"
Kikumaru said with an annoyed look.
Kikumaru was very unhappy with the constant compliments for Sengoku coming from his ears.
Kikumaru believed that if Tezuka was the one on the court now instead of the senior, this Yamabuki first-year would have been defeated long ago.
"Tezuka..."
Fuji smiled and patted Tezuka on the shoulder. He seemed to feel that Tezuka was a little uneasy in his heart.
Even someone as strong as Tezuka was not able to get Jin's roster for the intra-school ranking competition arranged by Ryuuzaki Jin, so he could only watch from the sidelines.
There was no surprise in this game. Yamabuki Middle School easily defeated Seigaku with a total score of 3:0 to advance to the finals.
Although they lost the game, Seigaku's official team members didn't seem to be disappointed, except for Yamato.
They didn't even have the slightest interest in the next focus battle between Hyokui and Yamabuki, they just wanted to go back and brag.
What shocked all the first-year students in Seigaku was Hyokui's official team members.
Naturally, Ueyama Fuki Sakaki Taro no longer arranged for members of the second team to be interspersed with the regular team members to participate in the battle. He finally sent out all the regular team members of Hyotei.
What surprised many people was that the president of Hyotei Academy actually became a first-year, and there were actually four first-years in the entire list of official team members.
This is already more than half.
What everyone didn't expect in this final was that Hyokui's first graders actually performed extremely well.
Although Mukahigatake and Shishido Ryo lost the game, they still had a back-and-forth match with the third-grade doubles team from Yamabuki Middle School.
As for being patient.
He easily defeated Qianshi, who had performed well before, and made Qianshi fully understand what it meant to have someone outside the world.
“It seems like there are a lot of great first graders emerging this year!”
"Yes, I heard that Tatekai High School in Kanagawa Prefecture also has several outstanding first-year students. They seem to be named Seiichi Yukimura and Genichiro Sanada."
"Not only in Kanto, but also in Kansai, Kyushu and other places, there are powerful first-year students."
On the way to the end, many people expressed their opinions on the first grade issue.
The freshmen who emerged this year reminded many people of the class three years ago.
The grand occasion known as the Diamond Generation is still vividly remembered by many people today.
Is it possible that this year will replicate the prosperity of three years ago?
As a third grader, Yamato was silent, and he was awakened.
Tezuka's current class is so similar to the one three years ago.
Yamato had seen the horror of the group of seniors in the national competition last year, but he believed that Tezuka and Fuji might not have the chance to reach that level.
Looking down at the group of first-year students following him, Yamato seemed to have made up his mind. He wanted to do one last thing for Tezuka.