SWNOVELXO Chapter 154 Ghosts and Gods!
After seeing Echizen Ryuya finish the game with Akutsu, Amamiya Arashi was very considerate and brought Akutsu-san back to the center court with Yukimura. This remote, vacant golf course was left to the two Echizen brothers.
Before Amamiya Arashi left, he vaguely heard Echizen Ryoma talking about wanting to learn light hitting or something.
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On the way back to the center court, the three of them had little communication. Originally, Akutsu wanted to say something, but for some reason, his instinct told him that if there was nothing wrong, it was best not to speak rashly. Moreover, he always felt that there was an inexplicable atmosphere between Amamiya Arashi and Yukimura Seiichi, and he looked like a huge light bulb next to them.
Soon, Akutsu shook his head, trying to get rid of the ridiculous thoughts in his mind...
But is it really outrageous? Looking at the two people who didn't say anything, there was a special feeling between the two people that ordinary people couldn't get between...Akutsu couldn't help but think about it.
Since they didn't chat much along the way, they quickly returned to the center court.
The three people who came to the stadium also happened to see the flames on the net in the center of the field extinguished and turned into thick white smoke covering the field.
However, although there was thick white smoke obstructing the line of sight, Kintaro Toyama and Oni Jujiro on the field were still fighting in full swing.
"Very good! As long as this keeps going..." Shiraishi murmured to himself as he looked at Yuanshan.
Chitose on the side also smiled and said: "Xiao Jin just needs to maintain his current state!"
"Kintaro did a great job~" Jin Koharu and Ichiji Yuji held hands and looked at Toyama running on the field and praised.
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'Become... the number one professional player...?' Onijujiro recalled what Kintaro Toyama had just shouted. These words reminded him of his life before coming to the U-17 base.
Okayama County is a small, remote and not affluent county. There was a poor orphanage there, where the children were abandoned by their parents for various reasons, and Oni Jujiro came from there.
Oni Jujiro once lived in Okayama County, practicing tennis with the help and companionship of his younger brothers and sisters in the orphanage. Until one day, when he was preparing gifts for his younger brothers and sisters, he discovered their wish, hoping that he would become the best in the country. Strong professional player...
Perhaps because he was unwilling to live up to the expectations of his children, and because he had an extraordinary love for tennis... In this way, Oni Jujiro decided on his future path - to become the strongest professional player in the country.
Through hard training day by day, although Oni Jujiro's strength has improved greatly, the tennis clubs of middle and high schools in Okayama Prefecture are not very strong, but fortunately, high schools basically focus on individual competitions. So Oni Jujiro, who had gained some fame, was discovered by the U-17 coaches, and then he agreed to the coaches' invitation and came to the U-17 base.
Thinking of this, Oni Jujiro couldn't help but glance at Byodoin Phoenix in the spectator seats. It was obviously the first time I met this guy, and this guy was quite good-looking... Why is he acting like this now... Or is it that Coach Mifune's influence is too strong? !
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He was thinking about things in his mind, but this did not affect the movements of Oni Jujiro's hands. He easily knocked back ten balls hit by Kintaro Toyama.
"..." Kintaro Toyama felt the force of the tennis ball being hit back and couldn't help complaining, "Damn it! How come it's so heavy!"
"Oh~" Oni Jujiro was slightly startled when he heard this, with two fierce rays of light in his eyes, and asked in a stern tone, "Heavy? If even this feels heavy, you must not be able to bear the burden of the whole country." The title of No. 1 professional player is so important!"
As he spoke, Oni Jujiro once again strengthened the spin and power given to the tennis ball.
"Ah? What? Uncle Oni, you..." Kintaro Toyama originally wanted to complain when he heard Oni Jujiro's words, but what he didn't expect was that when he looked up, he saw that it was no longer Oni Jujiro who appeared across the street. , but a ferocious-looking 'ghost'. Seeing this in the distant mountains, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "This, this... what is this!!!"
However, although he was very scared, considering that he was still playing, Toyama Kintaro suppressed the fear in his heart and tried every means to return the ball.
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"Kishin~ I didn't expect it to be used so soon!" Outside the venue, Amamiya Lan sighed as he looked at the rather solid 'phantom' that appeared next to Oni Jujiro.
Yukimura next to him was thoughtful, and then said, "This... seems quite interesting, why not..."
"How about challenging a ghost next time?" Amamiya Lan looked at Yukimura teasingly.
Yukimura also smiled slightly, "Oni-senpai is a very good opponent~"
"That's true! Speaking of which, compared to certain people, Oni-senpai is really reliable~ Are you right? Mori-senpai, and Tanejima-senpai?" Amamiya Lan's words changed from affirmation at the beginning to A sinister question.
At this time, the two people who were sneaking up behind Tiangong Lan and planning to give their junior a 'surprise' froze in an instant.
The two stiffly turned their necks, looking at each other with confusion and confusion in their eyes. They were obviously so careful, how could Tiangong Lan find out? !
Then, feeling a little guilty compared to Mouri, Taneshima directly put his two hands on the shoulders of Amamiya Arashi and Yukimura respectively, and then pressed their heads together with a strong force.
After completing this series of actions, Taneshima said with a sense of "beating him up", "Senior is obviously just here to care about you~ I didn't expect that Koamamiya and Koyukimura actually felt that senior was unreliable..."
"..." Tanejima-senpai, you... Mouri, who didn't know how to describe it for a moment, looked at Shuji Taneshima who was lying on Amamiya Arashi and Yukimura in a daze.
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On the field, Toyama, who saw the phantom of the 'ghost', tried desperately to fight back, but in the end he was knocked to the ground by a tennis ball.
"Kishin...Ki-kun, does it look like you are planning to return for real?" Irie Kanata murmured to himself.
Byodoin, who was sitting in the auditorium, couldn't help but touch the scar on his forehead, "Today, this wound seems to be particularly uncomfortable..." Then he turned his attention to Onijujiro, looked at the ghost of 'Kishin' and said, "Has the ghost Jujiro who defeated me two years ago finally come back?"
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"The score is 6-3, the winner is Ichijun Oni Jujiro!"
As Toyama failed to defend against Sumiki Jujiro's attack and was knocked to the ground, the first game between the two ended.
After the end of the set, there was still a short break. Toyama was thinking about what he would do if he hit back the ball he had failed to hit before.
On the high school students' side, Irie told other high school students about Oni Jujiro's powerful record against Byodoin Phoenix two years ago.
As Irie talked, the eyes of the high school students who were still unaware of Oni Jujiro's strength showed admiration.
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