Tachibana An

As the sun set, Saeki Muneyoshi finished his first day of classes back in Fudomine.

They have also completed a series of procedures required for rebuilding the Tennis Club and are on their way home.

Since the Tennis Club currently has nothing, Tachibana Kippei also asked for leave during the first period in the afternoon.

Having received news that Chitose had resumed playing tennis, Muneyoshi hadn't even had a chance to talk to Tachibana Kippei before he simply took care of all the other preparations.

At least nominally, the Fudomine Tennis Club has been re-established.

Although he's alone now, it seems like everything is on the right track.

Muneyoshi plans to meet with Tachibana Kippei tomorrow. There's only a little over a week left until the end of the semester, which will be the end of the first year of junior high school, so students are under a lot of academic pressure during this time.

If this continues, everything will probably have to wait until the second year.

Therefore, he needs to activate Tachibana Kippei quickly.

When the time comes, all the tasks of assisting the coach with training and arranging basic training for the first-year students can be delegated to him.

Because I had a lot to do today, I was kept up late by the school leaders.

However, seeing how readily they allocated funds to rebuild the Tennis Club, Muneyoshi didn't object.

After all, as long as you pay, everything is negotiable.

Just after Muneyoshi turned a corner, he heard the sound of a tennis ball being hit from the side.

"Wow, as expected of the Prince of Tennis world, you can see tennis enthusiasts everywhere."

In a good mood, Muneyoshi was attracted by the sound. He walked in the direction from which the sound came and saw a group of people gathered in a small basketball court.

A match is currently underway here.

"Huh? These two guys are Quan and Fukawa, the ace doubles team from Yulin High School?"

Muneyoshi recognized the two people playing a doubles match on the court.

They also appeared in the original work; Echizen Ryoma and Momoshiro Takeshi's first doubles match was against them on a local basketball court.

I didn't expect them to be practicing their doubles teamwork on the basketball court so early...

The game on the field had reached a fever pitch, and Muneyoshi's interest was piqued. He walked over to a telephone pole and leaned against it, scanning everyone below with great interest.

Suddenly, a petite, beautiful girl with two buns at the back of her head and bright eyes and white teeth appeared in Muneyoshi's field of vision.

"This is... Tachibana An?"

It's no wonder Muneyoshi was surprised; aside from her appearance, Tachibana An's hairstyle was quite different from what it would be two years later.

However, Muneyoshi remembered that she had only just graduated from elementary school.

It's reasonable for them to be here now, as they Fudomine until the start of the school year in April.

After all, she had already completed her primary school education.

At that moment, Tachibana An also saw Muneyoshi. She had only glanced at him at first, but her eyes lit up when she saw Muneyoshi's Fudomine Tennis Club uniform.

She walked through the crowd, stood in front of Muneyoshi, tilted her head back, and asked:

"Hello, judging from your uniform, you're from Fudomine Academy, right? Do you play tennis too? But I heard the Fudomine Tennis Club disbanded. Why are you still there?"

"Yeah, hello. I didn't expect to see a girl like you at a basketball court like this."

Upon hearing Muneyoshi's slightly flippant words, Tachibana An Muneyoshi's gaze towards him shifted from initial curiosity to resentment.

She seemed unhappy that Muneyoshi looked down on her because she was a girl.

"Because my brother is a tennis player, I'm also a tennis enthusiast. Is there a problem with me being here?"

Seeing how adorable Tachibana An was, Muneyoshi decided to tease her.

"Ha, if you're a tennis enthusiast, you should be watching international competitions. What kind of experts can you find on a casual tennis court?"

"Since your brother is a tennis player, why did you come here? Is your brother not as good as these people?"

Upon hearing Muneyoshi look down on her brother, Tachibana An's expression changed, and her fierce side instantly emerged.

"Hmph, you look down on my brother. My brother is... well, what about you? How much strength do you have? The Regular of Fudomine count... Have you ever beaten them?"

She didn't intentionally belittle Fudomine, because her brother was already a member of Fudomine, and she would soon be one as well.

To belittle Fudomine is to belittle oneself.

Instead, they shifted the topic and focused their attention on Muneyoshi personally.

After saying that, Tachibana An pointed to the Yulin Duo below and gave Muneyoshi a provocative look.

Muneyoshi smiled and then said casually, "I'm best at doubles, so even with you as a burden, beating them is still a piece of cake!"

Muneyoshi's arrogant attitude and loose tongue led him to reveal a lot of information about himself to Tachibana An.

This also prompted Tachibana An to automatically fill in a lot of information in her mind. "Hmph, so you're good at doubles. Well then, I'll see how good you are at doubles. If you're not good enough, I'll have my brother kick you out!"

Having already automatically identified herself as a member of Fudomine, Tachibana An had begun to test Muneyoshi.

In Tachibana An's mind, it seemed that Muneyoshi would be her brother's teammate in the future. If his strength was too poor, how could he accompany her brother to the National Tournament?

Keep in mind that they've arrived in Tokyo, Tokyo known as tennis hell.

"It seems we'll have to see just how strong he really is."

Tachibana An thought to herself, then took another step forward.

"You said it, you can't go back on your word!"

After saying that, Tachibana An pulled Muneyoshi toward the basketball court.

Just then, the referee's announcement rang out from the sidelines. "The match is over. Izumi and Fukawa are the winners."

"Ah, they won again."

"The doubles team from Yulin Middle School is absolutely amazing."

"They've been winning for about a week now!"

"That's right, it looks like they're going to win everything today."

Amidst the murmurs of the audience, Tachibana An, pulling Muneyoshi along, walked up to them.

"It's too early to say we've won everything. The guy next to me is a doubles specialist. Let you guys rest for ten minutes, then we'll team up and play against you."

Tachibana An's clear, melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, did not bring her much prestige; instead, it silenced the room for a moment before bursting into laughter again.

"What? You're too scared to challenge us? I thought you were pretty tough, but it seems... sigh..."

Tachibana An sighed, outwardly disappointed, but seeing the displeasure on the faces of the Yulin Duo after she spoke, she was secretly overjoyed.

If she angers them, they can teach this guy who keeps talking to her a lesson.

"Little girl, are you sure it's him competing against us with you?"

When Fukawa and Izumi saw that Muneyoshi remained silent and only had a young girl talk to them, and was even planning to team up with the girl, they thought he was looking down on them.

Even though they were good-natured, they felt a surge of anger rising within them.

If we don't teach them a lesson, they might get upset and won't be able to stay in this area in the future.

"Hey, Fudomine, you said you specialize in doubles, right? In that case, why don't you give it a try?"

When Fukawa and Izumi realized that Muneyoshi was wearing the team uniform of Fudomine, they exchanged a glance and decided not to rest anymore.

Instead, they took the initiative to challenge them.

It's just Fudomine big deal!

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