Chapter 32

The short-tempered Akira Kamio of Fudomine was instantly provoked.

He was seen shouting at Gakuto Shishido.

"What are you saying!? Don't look down on people!"

But Gakuto Shishido still took no heed.

He flicked his hair and smiled.

"Isn't that so? An unranked school from who-knows-where actually managed to advance to the Metropolitan Tournament."

What he said was indeed a bit harsh.

Keigo Atobe hurriedly stopped him.

"Gakuto, that's enough."

Immediately, he stood up and spoke to Kippei Tachibana.

"Though I don't wish to say it, I apologize; it was my failure to manage my teammates. I offer my apologies to you."

Seeing this, Kippei Tachibana also stood up, pressed down on Akira Kamio's head, and apologized to Keigo Atobe.

"We are at fault as well."

Seeing the two act this way, Gakuto Shishido let out a disdainful snort.

"Atobe, you don't need to do this; I will definitely win this match!"

Keigo Atobe paid him no mind; seeing this, Gakuto Shishido muttered a sentence.

"Apologizing for such a trivial matter is completely unnecessary for a school like that!"

"Watch me make a beautiful start!"

Having finished speaking, he directly tossed the ball and served!

"Boom!"

The tennis ball instantly crossed the net.

Gakuto Shishido was very confident; after serving, he simply waited for the umpire to announce the score.

But at this moment, Tetsu Ishida moved!

He quickly rushed to the tennis ball and, with great force, swung his racket to smash the ball!

"Boom!"

The tennis ball was returned instantly.

Ryotaro Otori stood in front.

But his position made it impossible to intercept such a fast tennis ball.

He hurriedly shouted at Gakuto Shishido.

"Senior Gakuto!"

Hearing the voice, Gakuto Shishido had already noticed the ball was returned.

He thought to himself that things were bad!

"How is this possible!?"

Because he was unprepared, the tennis ball had already crossed the baseline.

Seeing this, the umpire immediately announced the score.

"15:0!"

"Fudomine scores first!"

Seeing this, Gakuto Shishido was stunned.

At this moment, Tetsu Ishida spoke to Gakuto Shishido.

"From Hyotei, please do not underestimate us."

From this moment on, Gakuto Shishido's state of mind changed.

And Kamishiro Aki, standing aside, saw it all.

This match is estimated to be a long war of attrition.

Actually, Kamishiro Aki hoped even more that this match would be lost.

Because only then would Gakuto Shishido truly realize the truth.

The current him is far too confident.

Perhaps due to the influence of losing the first point, Gakuto Shishido failed to score a single point during his service game.

As the umpire announced the score.

"1:0!"

The first game of the first match between Hyotei and Fudomine was won by Fudomine.

Seeing this, the people of Fudomine showed smiles on their faces.

And Gakuto Shishido's expression also became ugly.

Ryotaro Otori couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Senior Gakuto, are you okay?"

Gakuto Shishido directly shouted in anger.

"Leave me alone and play the match properly!"

Being shouted at like that, Ryotaro Otori became even more unsure of what to do.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki shook his head.

Indeed, he is still immature.

It seems that once the match ends, I must challenge Gakuto Shishido to a duel.

He must make him clearly understand how weak he is.

Immediately after, the referee spoke to both sides.

"Both sides exchange courts."

During the break, Sakaki Taro gave advice.

"Shishido, you have many unnecessary movements, and your reactions are not timely; adjust as soon as possible."

"That's all!"

Shishido Ryo nodded.

He agreed on the surface, but his body still could not control its anger.

As for what he was angry about, no one knew.

Because his mindset was not yet mature, the Doubles No. 2 match was lost with a score of 2:6.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki felt it was a very normal development.

Shishido Ryo needs to grow.

Experiencing such things early is better than experiencing them late.

Seeing this match result, Shishido Ryo found it somewhat hard to accept.

It dealt him a heavy blow.

When he returned to the waiting area, he walked straight with his head down to apologize to Atobe Keigo.

"I'm sorry, Captain. I lost the match."

Seeing this, Atobe Keigo smiled.

"Is that so? Weren't you very confident just now?"

"This Great One remembers you just said you would win this match beautifully, right?"

"Hmm? Why aren't you speaking?"

"Hmm? Where did the confidence from just now go?"

"You don't need to say sorry to This Great One. Losing a match, you understand, right?"

"Just so happens Kamishiro Aki is a temporary regular, so a regular spot has opened up."

After hearing Atobe Keigo's words, Shishido Ryo froze directly.

The meaning was already very clear!

It meant Shishido Ryo would not be allowed to be a regular.

Seeing this, Shishido Ryo became agitated!

"Atobe! Give me another chance!"

"This time I underestimated my opponent!"