Elite Returnee

In the following weeks, Ibu Shinji missed all training sessions at the Fudomine Tennis Club.

At one point, Kamio Akira almost wondered if he had gone too far that day and hurt Ibu Shinji's pride.

He ran to find Hanamura Aoi, only to be told that Ibu Shinji was undergoing special training with Muneyoshi.

Kamio Akira was finally relieved.

However, in the blink of an eye, Kamio Akira became nervous.

Ibu Shinji goes to the department head for special training, doesn't that mean his strength will increase again after he returns?

No!

He absolutely cannot lose to Shinji.

So in the days that followed, Kamio Akira also became entangled with Tachibana Kippei...

Seeing how hard Kamio Akira and Ibu Shinji were working, the other members of the Tennis Club immediately realized that their own training volume was not enough.

Immediately, the entire Tennis Club started to swirl around again.

Muneyoshi was of course unaware of these things, and even if he had known, he would have considered it a good thing.

At this time, he was taking Ibu Shinji on a tour of various street tennis courts and tennis clubs in Tokyo Metropolis.

Wherever they went, Muneyoshi would be the first to go up and draw fire.

Either trash talk, or challenging the strongest.

It doesn't matter whether it's doubles or singles.

Of course, in the singles match, Ibu Shinji was the only one to play, and in the doubles match, he was the only one to be attacked by the two opponents.

Muneyoshi wouldn't get involved at all.

During the time he spent alone with Muneyoshi, Ibu Shinji also saw a side of the minister that was unknown to others.

Another sunset.

A beaming Saeki Muneyoshi walks down the street with Ibu Shinji covered in bruises.

They had just escaped from a street tennis match, which, due to some unforeseen circumstances, escalated into a brawl.

"The minister's remarks just now were truly appalling..."

Despite being in excruciating pain all over his body, Ibu Shinji glanced at Saeki Muneyoshi, who was all smiles, and immediately placed Muneyoshi on his list of the people he should never mess with.

It's not just because of his ability, but also because of his personality.

"What's wrong, Shinji? Feeling good, isn't it?"

Seeing that Shinji was looking at him, Muneyoshi didn't care at all and instead asked something unrelated.

"Of course you feel good watching me get beaten up..."

Shinji couldn't help but start muttering to himself again. At this moment, his entire demeanor had changed noticeably. Compared to his previous lifeless aura, he had become much sharper.

"Minister, I don't feel good at all!"

"Really? Then why were you playing so enthusiastically just now?"

"That's because they attacked first!"

"After you fought back, did you feel good?"

"No..." Shinji was about to deny it outright, paused for a moment. He seemed to recall the scene from just now, and suddenly smiled.

"Minister, that was really awesome!"

"Hahaha, that's great!" Muneyoshi looked at the bruised and swollen Ibu Shinji, his smile widening.

"Shinji, remember that feeling of ultimate joy, and also grasp the painful disappointment of failure. Utilize your spirit flexibly, letting it enhance your Insight and all your senses."

"Once you've reached this stage, I'll make further arrangements for you. That's all for today. Go back and get some rest, then prepare for the Metropolitan Tournament!"

"Yes, Minister!"

Just as Muneyoshi was leading his underlings to level up and fight monsters, a tall figure appeared in front of the gate of the U-17 training camp in Japan.

If Muneyoshi were here, he would recognize him as an old friend of Spain.

Tokugawa Kazuya!

Actually, while he was still in Spain, Tokugawa had already heard that Japan had emerged Japan horse in this year's France U-17 World Cup Open.

They fought their way through the competition, even defeating France, one of the BIG4 teams, and finally made it to the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by the world's second-ranked Switzerland Team.

Even so, this is still the best result for Japan tennis in over two decades.

Along with the results from Japan, there are also reports of Japan junior high school students making their mark on the World Tournament.

Tokugawa immediately recognized the familiar figure in the newspaper, which strengthened his resolve to return to Japan.

Just then, Kurobe Yukio, who already had an impression of Tokugawa Kazuya, sent an invitation to the Japan U-17 training camp to Tokugawa, who was far away in Spain.

He believes that Tokugawa's strength will undergo another transformation after arriving at the base, helping the Japan Team to go even further two years later.

After receiving the invitation, Tokugawa did not hesitate for long. After saying goodbye to Medrano, who was undergoing rehabilitation training at the hospital, he boarded a plane to return to Japan.

Originally, Tokugawa came to the U-17 base in Japan with high hopes.

However, as he continued to take on challenges, the results left him very disappointed.

The players in the training camp seemed to be weak, even lacking in skill.

This made him doubt the strength of the Japan U-17 team. Could such a place really cultivate players who could compete on the world stage?

With this kind of strength, how could they possibly defeat France, a team ranked higher than Spain among the BIG4?

Finally, they even played against the world's second-ranked Switzerland Team?

Tokugawa felt cheated, and in no time at all, he had made it all the way to the fifth court, in less time than Saeki Muneyoshi had taken.

Bang!

"Game, Tokugawa Kazuya, 6:0."

Before Tokugawa, the team leader of Stadium No. 5 knelt on the ground in disbelief.

In less than half an hour, he hadn't earned a single point, getting completely ripped off by this guy who had returned from overseas.

Another monster has arrived at the training camp!

"Damn it! Even the fifth court can't contain him?"

"The previous third-year batch has already left, and the current training camp is much weaker. Could he just walk straight up to court number one without any obstacles?"

"What right does a guy who just returned from overseas have? Absolutely not!"

"Although this guy is arrogant, looks down on everyone, and disdains us, he doesn't have a foul mouth, which is much better than someone I just remembered..."

"You're not talking about that first-year student Saeki Muneyoshi, are you?"

"He's in second grade now, in the second year of junior high..."

"This"

A group of new juniors and seniors around the basketball court fell silent.

How could they possibly forget the name Saeki Muneyoshi?

Especially after the France U-17 World Cup ended, the opponent's brilliant performance in the World Tournament had already been made into a video and shown to everyone in the training camp.

That's First String in this training camp.

As a preconceived notion, these people had a kind of fanatical devotion to Saeki Muneyoshi, who had defeated them.

They absolutely refused to believe that there could be a newcomer more capable than him, and they desperately hoped that someone would emerge to stop Tokugawa Kazuya's challenge.

Certainly...

This idea can be realized very soon.

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