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Time flies, and three days have passed since the Kanto Tournament ended.

Fudomine defeated Rikkai in the semifinals and then Seigaku in the finals, ending Rikkai's 15-year reign as champion in the Kanto Tournament. This news quickly spread throughout the country.

Whether in the central region, Kyushu, Shikoku, or Kansai, the news has attracted widespread attention.

Shitenhoji, Osaka.

As a prestigious school in Japan, Kansai, Japan, it is one of the top schools in the country, just like Hyotei Academy in Kyushu Shishigaku Middle School in Tokyo.

Even in the recently concluded Kansai Tournament, Shitenhoji ended Makino Fuji's reign as Kansai King, making everyone fully aware of the former king's decline.

Today, Shitenhoji is a strong and well-equipped team, but in terms of raw strength, apart from lacking a single player who can absolutely deliver the decisive blow, they are in no way inferior to the Hyotei Academy, Seigaku, Rikkai Dai, Fudomine.

Even the Tokyo powerhouse Yamabuki has a significantly weaker roster compared to Shitenhoji.

Their members are all very strong.

Chitose Senri, one of the Kyushu Twin Heroes, Ishida Gin, who created the Wave Shot;

There's also Shiraishi Kuranosuke, known as the "bible of tennis," and Oshitari Kenya, nicknamed the "Speed Star of Osaka."

In doubles, there's also an increasingly formidable pair: the hilarious combination of statistics expert Konjiki Koharu and Hitotsui Yuji...

Of course, there is also a true National Level master, Hara Tetsuya, who only passed the ministerial position to Shiraishi in the spring.

Besides these seven true Regular, there is also Koishikawa Kenjiro, whose true strength has not yet been revealed.

And the genius Zaizen Hikaru, who is regarded as the future pillar of Shitenhoji.

These people are the most important fighting force for Shitenhoji to become one of the top four in the country in the future.

Meanwhile, the Regular Shitenhoji were gathered in the cramped Tennis Club office, chatting and laughing.

Watanabe Osamu pushed open the office door, and all eyes turned to him.

"Hey, Xiu's back!"

"How is it, Xiu?"

Oshitari Kenya leaned back in his chair and asked.

The tall, tousled-haired boy leaning against the window shook his head. Although he had been here for a while, he still hadn't fully adapted to this way of interacting.

"Just as we heard, there really was a huge upset in the Kanto region this year. Fudomine defeated Seigaku in the Fudomine to win the championship, and they also defeated Rikkai Dai in the semifinals."

As for the Kyushu region, even the reigning champion, Shishigaku High School, failed to defend its title. It's said they were defeated by a newly emerged school called Higa Junior High, and Shishigaku's captain was reportedly hospitalized after being beaten.

Watanabe Osamu, with a toothpick dangling from his mouth, walked to the blackboard, glanced at everyone, and said...

"As for the central region, Nagoya Seidoku also overthrew the rule of Rokurigaoka in Aichi Prefecture. It's fair to say that Japan is in complete chaos this year!"

"It's gotten this bad?"

The people of Shitenhoji all felt a chill run down their spines. They had thought that overthrowing Makino Fuji's rule was a remarkable achievement, but they hadn't expected it to be the same in every region.

Especially in the Kanto region, Seigaku and Rikkai Dai are formidable opponents. They witnessed their strength last year, and they never expected that such a powerful Rikkai Dai would also have a moment of defeat.

In particular, Rikkai Dai's championship-winning roster from last year is almost entirely intact this year.

As for the Shitenhoji, they lost their former headmaster Hirazeni, a crucial fighting force.

As for Fudomine...

Shiraishi Kuranosuke's eyes suddenly lit up as he remembered someone. "Ashu, Fudomine the one...?"

"That's right, it's the school of that guy from Tokyo, and he's also the captain of Fudomine!"

Upon hearing Watanabe Osamu's confirmation, everyone except Chitose, who had never met Muneyoshi Zaizen, who was still a newcomer, realized what was happening.

Once you've witnessed Saeki Muneyoshi's strength, it's not something you can easily forget.

"Furthermore, there are two other people from Fudomine that everyone knows!"

At this point, Watanabe Osamu looked at Ishida Gin, who was meditating with his eyes closed, and Chitose Senri, who was leaning against the window.

"You know someone else? Xiu, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!"

Oshitari Kenya couldn't stand Watanabe Osamu's behavior the most and immediately started to complain.

"Qianye, you must remain calm!"

Seeing Oshitari Kenya expression, Hara Tetsuya was the first to make a joke, followed by Konjiki Koharu.

"Hahaha, one of these two is Tachibana Kippei, one of the ace players of Kyushu Shishigaku, and the other is Gin's younger brother, Ishida Tetsu!"

Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to what he had just said, Watanabe Osamu stopped being cryptic.

"What, Kippei? He actually went to Fudomine?"

Upon hearing this, Chitose, who had been looking out the window, was also extremely surprised. He only knew that Tachibana Kippei had gone to Tokyo, but he didn't know exactly where he had gone.

However, upon hearing that Tachibana Kippei was playing tennis again at Fudomine and that they would be meeting each other across the country, Chitose felt her blood boiling.

Ishida Gin also finished his meditation and opened his eyes. "So this is Atetsu's team? I asked him before, but he wouldn't tell me."

"Ah Yin, I heard that Ah Tie's Wave Shot is pretty good too!"

"Chitose, Tachibana Kippei defeated Rikkai Dai's Sanada in this Semifinals! His improvement is far greater than yours!"

Watanabe Osamu's few words effectively motivated the team members.

"Also, I've decided to have a training match with Fudomine before the National Tournament. I hope you guys won't be scared by them then."

Watanabe Osamu looked around and chuckled softly.

"Are you kidding me, Coach Watanabe! What's there to be afraid of Fudomine! I believe our Shitenhoji can definitely defeat them!"

The speaker was Zaizen, a first-year student. Others might be wary of Saeki Muneyoshi's name, but he wasn't.

"These senior students have embarrassed themselves!"

Seeing that the senior students were somewhat silent, Zaizen Hikaru replied to Watanabe Osamu, and his cold voice made Oshitari Kenya and the others freeze on their faces.

"An exchange match with Kikkari? I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Ah Tie, let me see just how far your Wave Shot can go."

As for Oshitari Kenya, Konjiki Koharu, and the others, they also started shouting under the provocation of Zaizen Hikaru.

"Gentlemen, I believe that whether it's the exchange competition or the National Tournament, our Shitenhoji will definitely achieve excellent results this year!"

Shiraishi, her hand bandaged, propped up her face, wearing a bright, sunny smile.

"Well, Shiraishi is right, let's work hard together!"

Hara Tetsuya shook the strands of hair on his forehead, looking completely unconcerned.

"Very good, it seems everyone is very enthusiastic. The National Tournament is still some time away, so in order to achieve good results in the National Tournament, you will need to work even harder."

Watanabe Osamu nodded and said:

"Therefore, I have already extended an invitation to Fudomine and prepared a special intensive training plan for you;

Once you get through the training, you'll definitely make great progress. When that happens, I'll treat you to some flowing somen noodles!

Upon hearing Watanabe Osamu's promise, Shiraishi, Kenji, Konjiki Koharu, and the others exchanged glances and shouted in unison, "No flowing somen!!!"

"Hahaha..."

Laughter echoed throughout the Tennis Club at Shitenhoji, and they eagerly anticipated the upcoming exchange match.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Fudomine...

Hanamura Aoi, who was arranging the training plan, saw Muneyoshi walk in with an envelope in his hand.

"Coach, we've received an invitation to an exchange match from Shitenhoji, this year's Kansai Grand Prix champions."

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