Chapter 27: The Tournament Begins, Kamishiro Aki's Point Mission

Thinking this over, before starting his ball practice, Kamishiro Aki still mentioned the Fudomine matter to Atobe Keigo.

He was seen saying to Atobe Keigo.

"Captain Atobe, I have investigated Fudomine; they are different from before."

"It counts as a major overhaul. I even ran into someone from Fudomine yesterday; the tennis they play requires us to take them seriously."

Atobe Keigo did not expect Kamishiro Aki to say this.

If it were anyone else, he would have been too lazy to pay attention.

But Kamishiro Aki is different.

If someone with his strength finds them troublesome, then Fudomine is truly troublesome.

Seeing this, Atobe Keigo nodded.

Then he said to Kamishiro Aki.

"Very well, this great one understands. I will explain it to Coach Sakaki later."

Although Atobe Keigo said this, Kamishiro Aki did not know if he would actually do so.

After all, he could only be considered a temporary regular player right now.

He did not have much say.

Kamishiro Aki had another question: he did not know if he would be able to play this time.

He thought to ask, otherwise he would miss a point.

He was seen asking.

"Captain Atobe, for the match against Fudomine this weekend, can I play?"

Kamishiro Aki had thought Atobe Keigo would ask Sakaki Taro first.

But he directly assured him.

"No problem. I'll just arrange for you to play."

Kamishiro Aki did not expect to get to play so easily.

Just as he felt puzzled, Atobe Keigo spoke again.

"Since you even have the thought of challenging this great one, letting you represent Hyotei in a match early is no problem."

"I imagine others will have no objections to this matter."

That was indeed true; Atobe Keigo now valued Kamishiro Aki highly.

Moreover, it was just right to use the match against Fudomine to test Kamishiro Aki's true strength.

Afterwards, everyone began training.

Today was a bit different.

Because today was Friday, and the match was tomorrow.

Therefore, there was no physical training; only simple drills to strengthen receiving and serving were done.

The rest of the time was free ball practice.

During free practice, Akutagawa Jirou always tried to find a way to play a game or two against Kamishiro Aki.

Nishinoya Shishido watched and couldn't help but sigh.

"Jirou, this guy, usually at this time is fast asleep."

"Ever since Kamishiro arrived, he has had no intention of sleeping."

"He's either pestering Kamishiro or watching how Kamishiro practices; it's completely unlike him."

But Atobe Keigo did not think so.

He took a sip of his drink and smiled.

"I think this is Jirou. I remember being pestered by him for a while before."

"After he lost to me three hundred times, he gave up."

Nishinoya Shishido was somewhat speechless; Atobe Keigo's words were clearly showing off!

But then again, Atobe Keigo was indeed the strongest at Hyotei.

No wonder Akutagawa Jirou couldn't muster any interest.

So he shifted his target to Kamishiro Aki.

Because he believed he still had a chance to defeat Kamishiro Aki.

Moreover, Kamishiro Aki's strength had not yet been fully revealed.

Thinking this, Nishinoya Shishido couldn't help but feel expectant.

"Kamishiro Aki, tomorrow let us see your true strength."

Practice ended; today's training also came to a halt.

For the evening, Kamishiro Aki felt it would be better to spend money and go to a tennis hall to practice.

After all, fusing the Six Styles of the Marines into tennis might require using the Six Styles of the Marines' movements.

Practicing at a public court would be a bit too shocking.

So it was better to rent a private room for practice.

It wasn't expensive; playing for the whole night only cost 500 Sakura Coins.

The price of one dinner.