Why I Chose This Design

Everyone's comments today were very active, and I've read them all. Here's a unified reply to each one.

Let me start by clarifying the issue of Seigaku's improved strength; I've been laying the groundwork for this topic for a whole year.

Compared to the original work, the Seigaku in this book starts competing in their first year. Tezuka didn't swell up, and Akutsu was added to the mix. Therefore, among the geniuses Fuji encountered, besides the most familiar Tezuka, there was also Akutsu.

Furthermore, Akutsu is constantly approaching Fuji and then surpassing Fuji.

Fuji's strength improved slowly in the original work. Besides his personality, there was another reason: apart from Tezuka, no one else in Seigaku could put pressure on him.

The book, however, put pressure on him starting from the third chapter.

As for Akutsu, needless to say, his talent is undeniable. Even starting from scratch, he lost a year in his first year. With a year to prepare, it's normal for him to transform.

Unlike Konomi, who directly helped him reach world-class level within a year, this isn't outrageous.

Another issue is the plot design:

First of all, I'm not trying to poison anyone's mind; I need to make that clear.

Because this is the Metropolitan Tournament, from the very first match of the main characters' group to the Metropolitan Tournament, they have been winning every game, and Seigaku has won before, so there is a sense of contempt.

It's perfectly normal for such arrogance to arise; even the protagonist is not immune, as it's human nature.

Furthermore, they believed that Seigaku's doubles team was not strong, and that even up to the third year, their doubles team was not as good as Hyotei Academy's. With the addition of Akutsu, their strength was only in singles.

That's why they underestimated Seigaku's tactical change and suffered this defeat.

Actually, if Fudomine wins just one doubles match, even if Tachibana loses, Fudomine won't lose.

The 3-0 scoreline basically means that the protagonist and coach are partly to blame. Moreover, we can see that Fuji is about to transform because we have an omniscient perspective and can see all the groundwork laid for Fuji.

The protagonist is unaware of this, but Muneyoshi certainly knows that Fuji and Tezuka have played doubles, although Fuji lost quite a few doubles matches in the original work.

This is why Muneyoshi believes that Lin Xiu can handle it, because Lin Xiu has also grown.

Hyotei Academy's strong doubles team Oshitari to expose the weakness of Fudomine's doubles player, Lin Xiu, making other teams aware of this.

But as I said before, Fudomine is currently victorious, and victory can cover up everything.

Meanwhile, the real Oshitari, right up to U17, was exactly the same as Fuji, so the coach still arranged for Lin Xiu to play. Although Muneyoshi sensed something was wrong, he didn't stop him, but simply adjusted the order of appearance.

However, facing Seigaku, who saw an opportunity, they were bound to exploit this weakness and attack relentlessly. This also exposed the weakness of slow response that had been masked by their continuous victories.

Therefore, this defeat changed not only the team members, but also the protagonist himself, the coach, and of course, me.

The next part is a month-long special training period. You guys keep saying that the protagonist only improves the opponents and you haven't seen the teammates grow. You'll see the protagonist group grow soon. I hope you won't say I'm giving the teammates cheat codes again.

Also, in the upcoming Kanto Tournament, we'll definitely be playing Rikkai Dai. Do you think it's better to lose or win?

Because the main characters are about to grow up...

Okay, I'm going on a blind date now. I wanted to write this morning, and I've already replied to everyone...