Chapter 92: Regretful Inoue, The Doubles Match Begins

Kanto Tournament Finals.

Hearing the whispered words of his senior, Oshitari.

Hiyoshi was very confused and said, "What do you mean 'it's over'?"

"Mukahi, look at the Rikkai Captain, the person standing opposite Oishi," Oshitari said to Mukahi, ignoring Hiyoshi.

"Am I seeing things? He is actually the newly appointed Captain of Rikkai!"

Mukahi was equally shocked, even rubbing his eyes.

Isn't this Takahashi?

The one known as the strongest at a certain Street Tennis Court in Tokyo!

He is actually the new Captain of Rikkai!

Upon realizing this, Mukahi felt a bit of secret joy.

If he and Oshitari had lost a two-on-one match to someone from a Street Tennis Court.

It would be shameful, truly shameful!

But if the loss was to the Rikkai Captain, then it was not a shameful thing at all.

After all, Rikkai is the number one prestigious tennis school in the country.

Every time Hyotei has faced Rikkai, they have never won.

His failure is also understandable.

After all, the opponent's strength is too great.

However, Mukahi then thought of the match between Atobe and Takahashi, which had a wager.

The wager was that the loser would have to voluntarily forfeit the next time they played.

The loser was Atobe.

That is to say, Atobe must forfeit in his next match against Takahashi.

If Takahashi were just an ordinary person, then this wager would be no problem.

But now that Takahashi has appeared as the Captain of the Rikkaidai Tennis Club, the match between Takahashi and Atobe will happen very soon.

It will be at the upcoming National Tournament...

Thinking of this, Mukahi and Oshitari exchanged a look, feeling very ominous.

"Hurry, call Atobe."

Also shocked was Inoue, who was holding his camera.

Fearing that something was wrong with his eyes, Inoue specifically used the camera in his hand to take several photos of Takahashi.

At this moment, he looked at the camera screen, his hands trembling slightly.

The Takahashi he had been searching for everywhere, the Takahashi who came and went without a trace, the Takahashi whose tennis strength was unfathomable.

Was actually the newly appointed Captain of Rikkai!

Was actually just a first-year!

Recalling the match between Takahashi and Tachibana Kippei back then.

Takahashi had suppressed Tachibana Kippei the entire time, leaving him with no room to fight back.

And Tachibana Kippei is a National Level expert, one of the Kyushu Twin Heroes.

Takahashi's strength is evident!

At the time, Inoue had a premonition that Takahashi's appearance would shake the entire middle school tennis world.

But Inoue had guessed that Takahashi would be a second-year or third-year.

Now he learned that the powerful Takahashi was actually just a first-year.

A first-year's strength is actually this powerful!

It's too astonishing!

It's too shocking!

Also a first-year, Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma is also very impressive.

But compared to Takahashi, the aura around Echizen Ryoma seems a bit dim.

At the same time, Inoue was also regretful, extremely regretful.

Regretful that on the day he went to Rikkai for an interview, he didn't insist on interviewing the Captain, but left directly instead.

This departure made him miss out on too much!

Rikkai's newly appointed Captain!

A first-year Captain!

A Captain who could shut out Tachibana Kippei!

Every one of the above is a major selling point.

And once, Inoue had a chance to turn these selling points into his own exclusive report.

But he missed it because he gave up looking for Takahashi and turned his attention to Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma instead.

Although Echizen Ryoma also brought a lot of popularity to his reports.

But these were far less shocking than what Takahashi brought!

You must know, before today, no other newspaper had reported in detail on Rikkai's newly appointed Captain.

Even he, Inoue, as an experienced tennis reporter, only received the news recently.

If he hadn't left Rikkai back then and had interviewed the Captain.

Plus the photos Inoue had in his possession, the photos of the match between Takahashi and Tachibana Kippei.

Pictures are proof!

His report is bound to be a bestseller!

His promotion and raise!

However, he missed out on all of this.

At this moment, Inoue could only watch the match on the court with mixed feelings.

Before the match, Inoue still felt that Rikkai appointing a first-year Captain was a disadvantage that would cause internal power struggles.

Now that he saw this Captain was Takahashi, he knew how ridiculously wrong he had been at the time!

After all, a genius like Takahashi is the most dazzling presence wherever he goes.

Even one as strong as Rikkai had to bow its proud body to such a Takahashi!

Even if the current Takahashi's strength cannot compare to the original Yukimura, Takahashi is only in his first year, and his future potential is limitless!

And among the first and second years of other schools, who can compare to him?

Once Takahashi grows up, the future Rikkai will still be the hegemon of the middle school tennis world.

Becoming Captain as a first-year, Takahashi's strength goes without saying, and Rikkai's vision is also very far-reaching!

Not only this year's championship, but the championships for the next few years have also been firmly locked in by them!

Sure enough, a king is a king; every decision Rikkai makes has profound meaning.

……

The match begins.

The first Doubles No. 2 match is between Rikkai's Marui Bunta and Jackal Kuwahara against Seigaku's Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaidoh Kaoru.

The first game is Seigaku's Serve.

Momoshiro tosses the tennis ball upward, and when the ball falls to the right position, he leaps up violently and swings his tennis racket with force.

"Boom!"

The tennis ball flies toward Marui at bullet-like speed.

Marui pops the green bubble gum in his mouth and swings his hand.

"Boom!"

It is a cross-court shot.

Kaidoh Kaoru immediately moves his position and returns a curved Snake Shot at the baseline.

"Boom!"

……

Seigaku's rest area.

"Momoshiro-senpai and Kaidoh-senpai are doing well; they attacked from the start and took the initiative."

"Keep up this momentum and take the victory!"

The first-year Horio says.

Kikumaru is also very excited and says: "If Kaidoh and Momoshiro get serious, they are also very amazing!"

Beside him, Inui Sadaharu opens his thick data notebook, pushes up his glasses, and says: "Marui and Jackal are a famous doubles pair from Rikkai. Judging from past experience, neither of them are players who take the initiative to attack, and they usually lose points in the first game."

"But the probability of them eventually winning is close to one hundred percent."

Horio is very surprised and says: "Is that so? Then why don't they take the initiative to attack at the beginning?"

Echizen Ryoma presses down the brim of his hat and says: "They must be observing their opponents!"

Inui says: "Right, so even if Momoshiro and Kaidoh scored, you must not be careless."

"It appeared, it's Momoshiro-senpai's Center Vertical Smash."

The duo beside Horio says loudly.

They thought Momoshiro could successfully take the first point with his signature move.

But they didn't expect a sudden change.

"Boom!"

Marui runs quickly to where the tennis ball lands.

The moment the tennis ball bounces, he swings his racket with force and flicks it upward.

The tennis ball heads toward the opponent with astonishing speed and power.

Momoshiro just hit the Smash, and his body is still in mid-air, not having landed yet.

He thought this point was won for sure.

Momoshiro, who had just revealed a smile, suddenly discovers the tennis ball passing quickly between his legs.

Kaidoh in the backcourt sees Momoshiro's Smash actually being successfully returned by the opponent, dives with all his might to the left, and stretches out his arm.

Regrettably, the tennis ball lands less than 10 centimeters away from Kaidoh's racket.

"0-15!"

"Rikkai scores!"

……