Chapter 8: Custom Racket, First Meeting with Ryoma Echizen

Jirou Akutagawa paused and continued.

"It's not too late to challenge me first, then challenge Atobe!"

"Besides, Atobe is different."

When Jirou Akutagawa said this, he glanced in the direction of Keigo Atobe.

Then he said to Kamishiro Aki with a serious face.

"Although Atobe lost a game to you today."

"He didn't use his full strength; if you want to challenge him, you might need some time."

Seeing Jirou Akutagawa speak so seriously.

Kamishiro Aki felt bad about refuting his good intentions.

Actually, without him saying it, Kamishiro Aki understood.

The first match today against Keigo Atobe couldn't count as Keigo Atobe's full strength.

Usually, the first and second matches are probing rounds for both sides.

It's impossible to make the opponent reveal their full strength during a probing round.

Kamishiro Aki took Jirou Akutagawa's words to heart.

Afterward, Kamishiro Aki also underwent Tarou Sakaki's physical training.

He had acquired the Six Powers, so stamina was absolutely not an issue.

He successfully completed the physical training.

He didn't even pant, just broke a bit of a sweat.

Seeing this, everyone was even more surprised!

"Is this guy Kamishiro Aki not tired?"

Gakuto Mukahi said while panting and taking deep breaths.

Ryo Shishido, who was nearby, was also taking deep breaths to relieve his fatigue.

He nodded in agreement.

"This stamina is too monstrous!"

Keigo Atobe received the latest update on Kamishiro Aki once again.

This stamina was indeed astonishing.

Even he himself needed a moment to recover.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Kamishiro Aki asked subconsciously.

"What's wrong?"

"Do you want to practice?"

Everyone waved their hands.

Are you kidding? After running ten kilometers, where would they have the energy to practice?

But what they didn't know was that Kamishiro Aki felt nothing at all.

After a short rest, Tarou Sakaki had everyone assemble.

When all the Hyotei club members gathered, Kamishiro Aki realized there were so many tennis club members in Hyotei.

At least three hundred!

Compared to other schools, it was several times more!

But unfortunately, the only ones in the entire Hyotei who could actually play were the regular members.

Those who couldn't make the cut were completely not worth looking at.

However, during matches, the atmosphere was maxed out!

Among all the schools, Hyotei had the largest cheering squad!

Not only were there tennis club members, but also a dedicated female student cheering squad.

Kamishiro Aki had only watched for a while before hearing Tarou Sakaki's voice announcing dismissal.

"Alright! Today's training ends here, dismissed." ===== CHAPTER 20 =====

"That is all!"

As Tarou Sakaki extended two fingers and pointed forward.

The daily training of the Hyotei Tennis Club came to an end.

The sun had already set, and after everyone changed into their daily uniforms, they walked toward the school gate.

Kamishiro Aki was originally the same.

When he came out after changing into his uniform, Keigo Atobe's private car stopped beside him.

Then the car window slowly rolled down, revealing Keigo Atobe's face.

He said.

"Kamishiro, I'll give you a ride."

"At the same time, I have something to tell you."

Kamishiro Aki nodded and got into the car.

Strictly speaking, Keigo Atobe was Kamishiro Aki's boss now.

What Keigo Atobe wanted to say might be about the sparring partner arrangement.

But Kamishiro Aki overthought it.

Keigo Atobe only had one thing to say.

Keigo Atobe said.

"Kamishiro, your racket is already very old."

"It's time to change it; this kind of racket affects your strength."

Actually, Kamishiro Aki hadn't expected that this was what Keigo Atobe wanted to talk about.

But to be honest, his racket was indeed very old.

And the elasticity wasn't good, it was loose.

At this time, Keigo Atobe said to the butler, Mitsuya Yamaoki, who was driving.

"Uncle Mitsuya, after dropping me off at home later, take Kamishiro to get a custom racket."

Custom racket?

Kamishiro Aki wanted to refuse.

But Keigo Atobe saw his intention and quickly said.

"Don't be in such a hurry to refuse; a good racket can determine your strength."

"And this is free."

"As long as you are a member of the tennis club, everyone gets one."

"But only the first one is free; if it breaks later, you need to pay for repairs yourself."

"How about it? I'm very caring, right?"

Kamishiro Aki nodded.

Keigo Atobe was indeed very caring, it's just that sometimes he spoke too self-centeredly.

But then again, if Kamishiro Aki's family background were like Keigo Atobe's, he might speak even more self-centeredly.

Not long after, the car stopped.

Immediately after, Mitsuya Yamaoki said softly to Keigo Atobe.

"Young Master Atobe, we've arrived home."

Keigo Atobe nodded.

Then the car door opened automatically.

He got out of the car and said to Kamishiro Aki.

"Then, see you tomorrow; I will continue to study your Paper Drawing Curveball tomorrow."

"Don't let me crack it too early."

After speaking, he signaled for Mitsuya Yamaoki to drive.

Watching the car drive away, Keigo Atobe spoke to himself.

"Kamishiro Aki, I didn't expect you to be able to hit a Paper Drawing Curveball with that kind of crappy racket."

"If you change to a good racket, maybe you'll become even stronger!"

"Interesting! Too interesting!"

"Hyotei finally has another super genius!"

"Kunimitsu Tezuka, I'm sure you'll be shocked too."

"I'm looking forward to the match against Seigaku more and more."

Kamishiro Aki in the car didn't know what Keigo Atobe was thinking.

He only felt very excited now!

Because there were an extra 100,000 Sakura coins in his bank card!

This was what Keigo Atobe promised him, a daily salary.

It would be credited as soon as training ended every day.

Sure enough, he came to the right place!

Money is too easy to earn!

Just a single Paper Drawing Curveball could earn such a high salary.

It's just a pity that today's match couldn't be carried out perfectly.

But Kamishiro Aki wasn't in a hurry.

He could challenge Keigo Atobe on challenge day.

No!

This week seems to be the regional preliminaries!

Which means, challenge day will be canceled!

This... isn't that a coincidence.

Kamishiro Aki only just noticed now.

Probably Keigo Atobe and the others hadn't noticed either.

It seems necessary to remind them tomorrow.

In the time he was thinking, Mitsuya Yamaoki had already driven to the so-called custom racket shop.

The shop sign had the prefix "Atobe".

No wonder, it turned out to be an industry of the Atobe family as well.

Customizing a racket is quite troublesome.

It took about an hour.

But everything was worth it.

A custom racket must be easier to use than a regular one.

Must say, the Atobe family's efficiency is truly fast.

It only took less than ten minutes to complete the customization.

After getting the custom racket, Kamishiro Aki's hands were itching.

So, he refused Mitsuya Yamaoki's ride.

Kamishiro Aki wanted to go to a tennis court immediately to try it out.

Coincidentally, there was a public court nearby.

Let's go there.

This public court wasn't far, it only took a few minutes to arrive.

Just as he arrived, he saw many people gathered together.

"Is this guy a first-year?"

"What kind of serve is this?"

"Absurd!"

People were talking about it.

Kamishiro Aki was naturally curious, so he leaned in to take a look.

On the court was a boy about 1.5 meters tall. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====