Chapter 109: The Reason for Staying at Court 16

Inside the Monitoring Room.

Kurobe listened to the two men's words, pondered for a moment, and said, "Takahashi is indeed a rare talent."

"He was able to imitate Tokugawa's Phantom Color Serve in the second game, even surpassing the original version. Facing Tokugawa's Black Hole, he didn't panic at all, remaining calm and composed while thinking actively. Not only is his technique excellent, but his mental fortitude is also top-notch!"

"Indeed, we should shift our focus of cultivation onto Takahashi. I will speak to the Head Coach about this later."

"I truly didn't expect that there would be such a formidable person among the middle schoolers!"

……

Afternoon.

Court 16.

A group of high schoolers gathered together to chat after finishing their lunch.

"Did you see the match this morning? The newcomer Takahashi and Tokugawa from Court 1."

"I saw it, it was too brilliant! Takahashi actually won the match 6-0. I really can't believe he is just a middle schooler."

"It's a good thing we didn't play against him yesterday, otherwise wouldn't we have been asking for trouble?"

"That's great, after Takahashi finishes his match with Tokugawa today, he should be going to Court 1, right! He won't be coming back to stay at our Court 16, will he!"

"It's better if he leaves. Having someone with such powerful strength staying here is too uncomfortable; this isn't the place for him."

"Wait, look at that figure, is that Takahashi?"

"My god! It really is him. Why is he here again?"

Everyone watched as Takahashi approached, and one by one, they stood up to welcome him.

One of them greeted him enthusiastically: "Good afternoon, why have you come here? Didn't you defeat Tokugawa Kazuya from Court 1? You should be a person of Court 1 now."

Takahashi replied casually: "I feel that the atmosphere of Court 16 suits me better. I told the Coach, and the Coach also agreed to let me continue staying here."

Just kidding, how could Takahashi stand the soul-crushing atmosphere of Court 1?

After finishing lunch, Takahashi passed by Court 1 and heard the "thump," "thump" sounds of hitting the ball.

It hadn't even been an hour since they finished lunch, and they were already starting intense practice.

Intense exercise after a meal is bad for stomach digestion and absorption, and bad for the body's blood circulation.

They pay too little attention to health preservation.

Moreover, the training schedule didn't mark this as practice time.

With just one glance, Takahashi understood that Court 1 was not a place for him to stay.

Sure enough, upon arriving at Court 16, he saw a group of people hanging out and chatting.

Takahashi felt very satisfied; this kind of atmosphere is what suits him!

Hearing Takahashi's words, everyone was shocked!

How come this big Buddha still can't be sent away?

Could it be that he intends to keep staying at Court 16?

Looking at the expressions of everyone staring at each other, Takahashi spoke up to reassure them: "Relax, you play your game, I'll play mine; let's not disturb each other."

As he spoke, Takahashi found an empty spot and sat down.

He took a Tetris game console out of his pocket and started playing.

To be honest, Takahashi felt a little regretful.

He regretted why he only brought this one Tetris.

If he had known that the signal was blocked here and he couldn't get online, he should have brought his Snake game console too.

Now this is great; there is still a month left, and the manga he brought is already finished.

He can only start playing some single-player mini-games.

The people at Court 16 stared at Takahashi, dumbfounded. This strongest person of Court 16 actually sat down and started playing games.

Isn't this too bold!

There are monitors all around!

Although the coaches basically don't observe them during rest periods, any staff member could see it by just taking a quick glance at the screen.

To actually bring a game console into the training grounds—this courage is truly admirable!

……

After finishing basic training in the afternoon, people from each court began their free activities.

Some started forming teams to practice singles, and some started forming teams to practice doubles.

Takahashi found a shady spot again and took out his game console.

"Is the tradition of Rikkai to skip training?"

Just as Takahashi was playing his game happily, a voice came from above him.

Takahashi looked up and saw a person with dark skin and graying hair.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Tanegashima Shuji from Court 1."

As the person spoke, he reached out his hand toward Takahashi.

"Takahashi Yanichi."

Takahashi extended his right hand, and the two shook hands, which counted as a simple introduction.

"It turns out there is also a Rikkai student in the Training Camp named Mouri Jusaburo. He also skips training often; do you know him?"

Tanegashima said.

"I've heard of him. He is three years my senior. I've never met him, but I would actually like to get to know him."

Takahashi became interested.

"He is not in the Training Camp right now; he went abroad for an expedition."

Tanegashima said.

Looking at the look of regret on Takahashi's face, Tanegashima said, "So the tradition of Rikkai is really skipping training?"

Takahashi said, "Of course not. Right now is naturally self-directed training time, and there's no rule saying we can't rest! Besides, I haven't missed a single bit of the training volume required this morning. Senior, don't talk nonsense."

He had already been very well-behaved since just arriving at the U17, hadn't he? He hadn't even started skipping training yet!

How could this label be pinned on him right now?

Takahashi added in his heart.

Tanegashima also smiled and changed the subject, saying, "So that's how it is. But you defeated Tokugawa today and successfully promoted to Court 1, so why are you still staying on Court 16?"

Takahashi could feel the strength of Tanegashima Shuji, and his impression of him was also quite good.

Therefore, he turned his head and signaled for Tanegashima to look to the side and front.

Tanegashima followed his gaze and saw the surveillance camera.

"What do you mean?"

Tanegashima was somewhat puzzled.

"I've observed it; Court 16 only has this one camera, but Court 1 has at least 4, being monitored by people from all angles."

"I don't like the feeling of being watched by others."

While speaking, Takahashi pointed to the game console in his hand.

Tanegashima laughed softly and said, "Too interesting, so that's the reason."

"The strength of the players on Court 16 is the worst in this Training Camp, and they are also the ones the Coaches pay the least attention to, so there is only one camera here."

"The players on Court 1 are all the most elite in the Training Camp and are also the ones the Coaches pay the most attention to, so naturally, there are a few more cameras."

While speaking, Tanegashima also felt Takahashi's keen observational skills.

Having only arrived for two days, he had already figured this out thoroughly.

"However, you are openly playing a game console in the training ground; even if you hide in the blind spot of the camera, you will still be discovered."

Tanegashima continued.

"Living one's own life, why care about the eyes of others?"

"Besides, even if I train obediently, that group of Coaches will still find trouble for me."

"Since that's the case, it's better to enjoy my own life."

Takahashi replied, his tone very relaxed.

Tanegashima didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Indeed, with the personalities of Coach Kurobe and those few people, even if Takahashi trained on time and in full quantity from morning to night, they would still find many opponents for Takahashi.

He didn't expect that Takahashi, who was only in his first year of middle school, would have such an open-minded state of mind and see things so thoroughly.

What an interesting person!

Looking at the Tetris on Takahashi's game console, Tanegashima felt a bit tempted.

"I have a balance board, and you have a game console; let's trade and play in a while!"

"Okay!"

Takahashi also became interested.