Do I Have a Taunting Face?

The so-called Street Tennis Court was a public facility, but since this was the world of tennis, it naturally attracted a huge crowd.

The lights were bright, and this particular Street Tennis Court seemed quite famous in the area. Anyone with even a little skill often came here to show off, so over time, the place had grown lively.

As the sky gradually darkened, Seiya noticed that besides himself and An, there were quite a few young couples on dates, as well as some skateboarders.

The tennis court stood right in the middle of the plaza, surrounded by plenty of spectators. It really was a prime spot for showing off.

"So this is what you meant by hidden masters? And the people playing don't even look like middle schoolers. Looks like your plan to gather intel is going to fall through."

Since An had previously said there were skilled players at the Street Tennis Court, Seiya had paid special attention.

But after watching several matches, Seiya found that the players were all fairly average. They could not exactly be called complete amateurs, but they were only barely at the level of random passersby.

But where there was a place to show off, there would naturally be protagonists.

Just as Seiya was losing interest and preparing to leave, two students carrying tennis bags, one tall and one short, suddenly arrived at the court.

Of the two, the shorter one wore a cap, while the taller one had an extremely eye-catching black crew cut that looked like hedgehog spines.

After taking the court, the two defeated more than ten pairs in a row with their serves and returns, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The Street Tennis Court's rules were simple: one game decided the winner, the challengers served first, and only doubles matches were played.

Seeing the two dominate the court, An widened her eyes in shock.

Although she had confidently told Seiya that the Street Tennis Court had skilled players, she knew perfectly well that the so-called experts here could not compare with the players from famous tennis schools.

An had often come to this Street Tennis Court before, yet she did not recognize this suddenly appearing pair at all.

"Looks like you really guessed right this time. There really are Regional Tournament players here playing tennis."

Prince of Tennis was a long-running anime, so Seiya could not remember every detail. He only remembered the general main plot and some of the more exciting matches.

When An heard Seiya's words, she looked at him with a face full of question marks.

"They're the official players from Seishun Academy's tennis club, our biggest rivals in the Regional Tournament.

"The short first-year wearing a cap is Ryoma Echizen, a first-year at Seigaku.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that he's been playing with his right hand. He's actually left-handed. He may not be tall, but he's especially good at showing off."

"The hedgehog-haired one is Takeshi Momoshiro, a second-year at Seigaku. He specializes in the Bullet Serve and Dunk Smash.

"He has strong explosive power and sharp observation skills, but he's rather impulsive."

Already confused, An froze on the spot when she heard Seiya's revelations.

It was simply too outrageous. Setting aside how Seiya knew the names of Seigaku's official tennis club players, the exaggerated part was that he even knew their personalities and techniques so clearly.

If Tachibana An had not known Seiya since their first year and been in the same class as him all along, she might have suspected that he was a spy sent by Seigaku.

"Are those two Seigaku's doubles players?"

Although she did not know why Seiya knew so much, as Fudomine's rivals in the Regional Tournament, An was quite curious about the two.

"Doubles? No, no, no. They're both strong singles players. Seigaku's doubles lineup is very weak, and the doubles team those two make is awful.

"They only look strong right now because the opponents here are too weak.

"If this Street Tennis Court really has slightly stronger doubles players, like you said, they'll probably be taught a lesson soon enough."

Almost as soon as Seiya finished speaking, a pair named Izumi and Fukawa took the court as challengers.

Although Izumi and Fukawa seemed just as unremarkable to Seiya, as well-coordinated doubles players, they quickly noticed the problem between Ryoma and Momoshiro.

Before long, Ryoma and Momoshiro were thoroughly beaten, and even got mocked to their faces.

"Both of them are clearly strong individually, but their doubles play is a complete mess.

"Seiya, were you wrong before? Are they really Seigaku's official players? If the top seed in the Regional Tournament is really only this good, that's far too disappointing."

Though they were unwilling to accept it, a loss was a loss. Ryoma and Momoshiro were both preparing to leave when the words of a certain girl in the crowd made them stop at the same time.

Seiya turned helplessly toward the person beside him, while the girl responsible stuck out her tongue cutely and said, "It's not every day we run into Seigaku's official players here. Don't you want to play them?

"You could also gather some intel on them, or see how strong they really are."

Ever since learning that Ryoma and Momoshiro were Seigaku's official players, An had become interested in them.

Unfortunately, the Street Tennis Court's rules only allowed one game to decide the winner.

And since Izumi and Fukawa's skill had not been enough to bring out much from Seigaku's two players, An had deliberately provoked them just now.

"Though I don't know who you are, please take back what you just said." —Takeshi Momoshiro

"You've got a lot to say. In that case, how about we play a match?" —Ryoma Echizen

Ding, An used a taunt on Seigaku first-year Ryoma Echizen and second-year Takeshi Momoshiro.

Ding, it was super effective!

If the people present had been Seigaku's other third-years, An's provocation probably would not have had much effect.

But since her targets were Seigaku's first- and second-years, "super effective" was the only way to describe it.

Seeing Seiya remain silent, Ryoma and Momoshiro were clearly displeased as well. Seiya and An had been the ones to provoke them, yet after doing so, they now did not dare accept the challenge.

"Did you get something wrong? She was the one who said you weren't good, not me.

"Even if you want to prove yourselves, shouldn't you be playing her? I'm just a random passerby, okay?"

Looking at the emotional pair, Seiya was baffled. An was the one who had mocked them right to their faces, not him. Why were they both coming at him? Was it just because he looked stronger?

Not wanting to invite trouble, Seiya had just started to slip away when the girl beside him suddenly wrapped her arms around his and said, "We're from Fudomine Middle School too, and we're also your Seigaku opponents in the Regional Tournament."