Chapter 103: The Kanto Tournament Begins, the First Round Opponent Is

July, the weather was scorching.

The Budongfeng tennis club concluded its internal selection matches, deciding the participants for the Kanto Tournament and ten second-team members.

The club members' emotions were as heated as the scorching sun, their enthusiasm running high, and this fervent belief would surge all the way to the venue of the Kanto Tournament.

National Sports Gymnasium Tennis Park.

Tokyo Metropolis possesses the finest facilities in all of Japan, and the Kanto Tournament is arranged there every year.

Most tennis enthusiasts in the Kanto region come at this time to witness the decline of the older generation of players and the rise of the new generation.

Zila~

"Here they come!"

Two buses pulled into the parking lot one after another, and the reporters who had been waiting a long time immediately swarmed over.

The bus doors opened, and two teams stepped out from their respective vehicles, the blue-and-white and gray-and-white squads squeezing together amidst the reporters.

Bing Di Xue Yuan! Youth Academy!

"Crack. crack"

The reporters hurriedly took out their cameras to photograph the competing members of both teams.

Seigaku won the Du Da Sai against Ice Emperor, and club captain Shouzu directly defeated Ice Emperor's Atobe.

Next up, the Kanto Tournament

Will Ice Emperor Academy, in full force, be able to exact revenge?

Or will Seigaku win again?!

This topic is not low-key!

"Is Shouzu not here?"

Atobe glanced over the Seigaku team, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.

In an instant, a stern aura swept over them, causing Daishi and Jikumaru and others to change expression, their hearts sinking.

Without Shouzu, Seigaku has no one who can match Atobe.

"Atobe, Shouzu will return for the National Competition."

His chestnut-colored messy hair swayed as Bu Er stepped forward, a gentle breeze dispelling the bone-chilling cold, his slender frame facing Atobe's imposing presence.

Now, only he can shoulder Seigaku's burden for Shouzu.

"Oh?"

Raising his eyebrows slightly, his icy gaze swept over and evaluated Bu Er; the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a few degrees, yet the other showed no sign of retreat.

Atobe's lips curled into an arc.

"Not bad, Bu Er Zhou Zhu; I previously underestimated you."

The frigid and cool auras momentarily refused to yield, the atmosphere gradually growing tense, yet Atobe was the first to break the standoff he had provoked.

"Heh, I look forward to your performance~"

A light laugh, Atobe restrained his aura.

Seeing this, Daishi exhaled in relief, a wave of joy in his heart.

Fortunately, Bu Er is still here!

Yet Bu Er had no intention of taking it easy; his azure eyes were filled with solemnity.

Just now, that clash of aura seemed evenly matched, but in fact he had unconsciously tensed his body due to Atobe's terrifying cold intent.

Know that even a moment's stiffness in a match could be seized by the opponent to expose a flaw, leading to a loss of points.

National standard.

Bu Er slowly loosened his clenched fists, his inner urgency growing ever stronger.

And then——

"Budongfeng has arrived!"

A bus bearing the Budongfeng emblem entered the venue, and the reporters who had been watching instantly shifted their focus.

Camera flashes went off one after another.

"What a grand spectacle."

Seeing the crowded crowd of reporters by the bus, Shenwei Ming couldn't help muttering, though they would eventually get used to this; the scale of the National Competition would only be larger than this.

Wah la

The bus doors opened, and the black legion surged out instantly, refreshed, their vigorous spirit making the surrounding area even more lively.

"Budongfeng has changed so much; I didn't expect them to be reborn after just a short year."

A reporter who had previously written about Budongfeng's past year whispered softly.

And when he saw a man with dark green hair step down from the bus, his body trembled, and he hurriedly took out his camera to snap several more photos.

"No mistake. It's him. The Four Crowns of Neon, former professional player Ji Le Taizao!"

He actually appeared in Budongfeng's lineup!

This is truly big news!

"Such a show-off!"

Seeing Ji Cheng Wu surrounded by reporters not far away, Atobe curled his lip, but in competitive matches the victor takes all, reaping all honors.

"Ice Emperor will win, right?"

"Right."

The one answering this time was not Huadi, but another tall regular wearing a hood and gray-white uniform.

His dark eyes gazed at the Budongfeng team, a flash of strange light passing through them.

Budongfeng's arrival only caused a brief ripple.

After all, strong schools gather for the Kanto Tournament; it can be said that every school is the hegemon of its own region.

Chiba's Hexagon Middle School, Saiyu Xian's Green Mountain Middle School, Tochigi's Training Field Academy, Gunma's Big Mouth South Middle School.

In each region's territory, whose reputation isn't loud enough?

Budongfeng is just one of them.

Furthermore, there is still that school that draws everyone's attention that has not yet appeared.

Rikkaidai Affiliated Middle School!

Having won the Kanto Tournament fourteen consecutive times! The absolute ruler of the Kanto region! Last year's National Competition champion school!

Before them, the brilliance of all schools will be overshadowed.

Registration desk.

Just as all schools were registering, a clamor arose from the crowd behind.

They have finally arrived.

"The protagonist always shows up at the end, right?"

Jiecheng Wu looked back, his eyes slightly narrowing.

Tap tap tap.

The sound of footsteps rang out, and the crowded crowd ahead spontaneously made way, the bright yellow uniforms slowly appearing before everyone.

Kiriwara, who had previously come to scout Budongfeng, was among them, though he was only at the edge of the formation.

At the center of the formation was a boy with slightly curled deep-blue hair, wearing a light-green hairband, his brown eyes gentle yet cool, a faint smile on his lips, exuding a fragrance like white magnolia.

This refined and elegant-looking boy is——

"Child of God," Xingcun Jingshi!

While Sanada and Liu Lian Er stood to his left and right—one with a fierce and resolute aura, the other with a calm expression like still water—and the rest followed closely behind.

They did nothing, simply walking over, yet everyone's gaze at the registration desk followed their movements, making where they stood the center of the stage.

This is the absolute status possessed by the ruler Rikkaidai!

"Defeat them!"*2

Jiecheng Wu and Ji Bu Jingwu heard the same voice sound in their hearts at the same time.

It seemed they sensed something; the two gazed at each other from afar, each seeing in the other's eyes intense ambition and heavy pressure.

The first round's draw ended.

The sixteen teams each knew their opponents.

Shan Chui's Ban Lao and Seigaku's Coach Ryuuzaki, this pair of old rivals, after opening the slips in their hands, their faces grew very grim.

Because their opponents—

Rikkaidai Affiliated Middle School VS Shan Chui Zhongxue!

Bing Di Xue Yuan VS Youth Academy!

If Seigaku still has a fighting chance, then Shan Chui has practically announced its doom.

As for Budongfeng's side,

"Senior Jiecheng, who is our opponent?"

Seeing that Jiecheng Wu and Ji Le Taizao's expressions were somewhat strange, Shenwei Ming urgently asked.

Tachibana Kippei received the slip, opened it, and displayed it to everyone, where it clearly read

"Hexagon Middle School!"

Unexpected circumstances; I suddenly got busy today, causing a delay.

(End of chapter)