Chapter 20: Provoking the Younger Sister, the Older Brother Arrives

Tachibana An was telling Ryuzaki Sakuno with certainty that Seigaku's Echizen and Momoshiro would definitely lose.

Unexpectedly, she was interrupted; the person who arrived stated a prediction completely opposite to hers.

Tachibana An looked closely and saw it was Takahashi again.

"Why is it you again!"

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?" Takahashi said indifferently.

Always so jumpy; can't you be a bit more steady?

"Why aren't you watching your brother's match?"

Takahashi continued to ask.

At the mention of her brother, Tachibana An's arrogant momentum subsided somewhat.

"My brother's match is a guaranteed win; that is an indisputable fact."

"So you came to scout the enemy?" Takahashi continued.

"I..."

Tachibana An was momentarily at a loss for how to reply.

"You're the one who just gave me directions," Ryuzaki said to Takahashi with wide eyes.

"Hmm!"

"In this match, Seigaku cannot lose!"

"The victory of a tennis match is determined by the strength of both sides; if the gap in strength is too great, even in doubles, they won't win."

"Seigaku's victory is only a matter of time!"

Takahashi continued.

Tachibana An's raised voice at the side of the Court caught the attention of the two from Yulin on the court.

"It's him again!"

"Why is he here again!"

"Could he be from Seigaku?"

"Doesn't seem like it; the clothes aren't Seigaku's team uniform, and he isn't standing with the Seigaku group."

"I feel so terrible!"

"Me too!"

The two from Yulin had developed psychological Shadow from yesterday's match.

They had played two-on-one, and not only did they lose both sets, they didn't score a single point.

More than shame, their attitude toward Takahashi was one of fear and awe.

Their strength was not even on the same level; they couldn't even feel a sense of shame.

Especially during the last few balls, they were only able to manage a few rallies by relying entirely on the directions Takahashi hinted at.

Once Takahashi increased the speed, even if they knew the direction, it was useless; they would lose the point regardless.

This caused their estimation of Takahashi's strength to reach a terrifying level, believing they would never surpass him in this lifetime.

To a certain extent, their perception was correct.

Therefore, at this moment, they were playing the match under Takahashi's gaze.

The psychological pressure was not just a little bit high; it was very, very high.

It was as if you could only score 10 points in math, yet you were forced to solve problems in front of someone who gets a perfect score.

Knowing you would make a fool of yourself, yet you still had to keep going.

Meanwhile, their opponents, Momoshiro and Echizen, had no idea about the psychological changes in their opponents.

The two of them had come up with a "good" idea!

Dividing the Court into two, with Momoshiro defending one half and Echizen defending the other.

What a truly good idea!

Combined with the "A-en" tactic, Momoshiro and Echizen scored frequently thereafter.

They turned the doubles match into two singles matches!

Without interfering with each other, the two gradually regained their own momentum.

For the tennis balls in their own half, they were able to accurately receive and return them.

Looking at the opponents, Izumi and Buchuan, they were under immense psychological pressure due to Takahashi's observation from the sidelines.

Many beads of sweat were oozing from their faces.

Every time they returned a ball, they hesitated about which direction to hit it.

"2-2!"

"Seigaku scores!"

As one side grew and the other waned, the score was quickly tied and then surpassed.

"Match over, Seigaku, Momoshiro Takeshi and Echizen Ryoma, win!"

The referee announced.

At the side of the tennis Court.

Takahashi raised an eyebrow at Tachibana An.

The meaning is: Look, my guess was not wrong at all.

Who is strong and who is weak is clear at a glance!

Tachibana An was very unconvinced, but the match result was right there, and she had nothing to say.

Thinking about how she had just been very certain when telling Ryuzaki that Seigaku would definitely lose.

The facts slapped her face hard.

She turned around and left in a huff.

"You... you are amazing... to have guessed so... accurately."

Ryuzaki said stutteringly, her face bright red.

"Hmm!"

Takahashi responded with a sound.

Seeing that the match was over, he also prepared to leave.

"Ryuzaki!" A shout stopped Ryuzaki.

The person who came was wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt with blue and pink stripes, and had slightly curly brown hair.

It was the female reporter from Tennis Monthly, Shiba Saori.

"Who were you talking to just now? Is it a classmate from your Seigaku?"

Ryuzaki thought for a moment and replied: "He seems to be very good at tennis too, I wonder which school he is from?"

Shiba Saori said curiously: "Tennis skills are very good? Then I have new material again."

"Is he not from Seigaku?"

The voice was a bit disappointed.

Afternoon.

Takahashi wandered around the various match courts, but never managed to find an interesting match.

He stretched his back, let out a yawn, and prepared to go home.

At this moment.

"Have you heard? A huge upset happened in the afternoon match! Kakinoki Middle School was actually eliminated."

"What, is it that number two seed, Kakinoki?"

"Yes, they lost today, so they are out of the subsequent matches."

"Which team eliminated them?"

"Fudomine."

"Never heard of them."

"I haven't heard of them either."

"I heard that the captain of Kakinoki, Jiu Gui, is very powerful; he often practices with high school students and can even win."

"Really? Jiu Gui was crushed with a 2-6 loss."

"Then this Fudomine must be too strong!"

"They should be the biggest dark horse of this tournament."

The discussions of others reached Takahashi's ears.

The original number two seed was eliminated by a school that had never been heard of.

The explosive level of this news!

Far exceeded the news of a seeded team winning.

Because in everyone's eyes, the strong winning is a matter of course.

And the weak defeating the strong is big news.

Just as Takahashi was lamenting this in his heart.

"Are you Takahashi?"

Several people wearing black school uniforms walked toward Takahashi's direction.

On their school uniforms, the three characters "Fudomine" were written prominently.

Behind these few people, a figure wearing a blue skirt appeared.

It was exactly Tachibana An, whom he had met in the morning.

Because the younger sister lost face here in the morning, has the older brother come to settle the score?

What a tacky plot!

However, Takahashi became interested.

The matches of this day had made him feel extremely bored.

And look, something interesting had come knocking on his door.

How could he not gladly accept it?

Takahashi's gaze shifted to the person in the very middle of the group.

It was the captain of Fudomine, Tachibana Kippei.

"Yes!"

Facing the group of people in black uniforms, Takahashi's aura was not overwhelmed by them.

Tachibana Kippei asked: "Do you know me?"

"Hmm?" Takahashi was puzzled, then continued to say:

"The original Kyushu Twin Heroes, the aces of Shishigaku Middle School, right!"

Takahashi said slowly.

Tachibana An gasped; she had thought Takahashi was talking nonsense, but she did not expect him to know her brother's background so thoroughly.

Tachibana Kippei was also very surprised.

Aside from a very select few who were quite familiar with him, no one else knew that he had transferred from Shishigaku Middle School to Fudomine.

Moreover, Fudomine was an obscure little school in the Tokyo region, and he had even completely changed his hairstyle.

He had changed from his original yellow afro to a black hairstyle, and the length was also much shorter.

Yet he had not expected to be recognized anyway.

Tachibana Kippei guessed whether it was because he had participated in the National Tournament back then that he had been firmly remembered by others.

After all, the doubles team he and Chitose Senri had formed back then was famous throughout the Kyushu region, and they had been dubbed the "Kyushu Twin Heroes."