Middle Schoolers (12)

Watching Muneyoshi and Kurobe walk away, the members of Fudomine felt a sense of pressure, as if they were in an unfamiliar environment.

Normally, Saeki Muneyoshi is always in charge, and he makes all the decisions, so it's not a big deal.

However, now that they were in an unfamiliar place, and without Muneyoshi's guidance, they felt as if they had lost their backbone.

For a moment, everyone from Fudomine stood there dumbfounded, somewhat at a loss.

At that moment, a series of neat slogans rang out, Tachibana Kippei's eyes lit up.

"Let's go, some people are training. Let's see how good they are!"

Upon hearing this, Keith nodded. In a place where they were unfamiliar with the people and people, understanding their approximate strength was still very important to them.

Led by Tachibana Kippei, the group headed toward the direction from which the sound came.

As they approached the direction from which the sound came, the scenery here looked no different from what it appeared outside.

The road was flanked by a large thicket of bushes; once the road passed through the thicket, the view suddenly opened up before us.

One by one, perfectly organized training grounds appeared before them.

Is this really the training camp for the U-17 Japan national team?

Kamio Akira looked around curiously; at first glance, this place didn't look like a training camp at all.

It looks more like a summer resort built by a wealthy person.

"This is where the minister led us here, how could it be wrong? This is the U-17 training camp!"

Seeing that Kamio Akira actually had doubts, Ibu Shinji, as Saeki Muneyoshi's most loyal supporter, directly refuted him without any hesitation.

However, the members of Fudomine were not too surprised by his attitude.

They were used to this side of Shinji; whenever there was any suspicion about Muneyoshi, he would always be the first to speak out.

"Okay, okay, Shinji, I know the department head can't be wrong, it's just that I think this place is built too luxuriously, so..."

Kamio, then waved his wrist shyly at Shinji like a lucky cat.

"Alright, let's not argue about these trivial matters. Now that we're here, we represent Fudomine, and we can't let Fudomine down!"

With Muneyoshi absent, Tachibana Kippei took over the leadership responsibilities. After quickly getting his bearings, he pointed in one direction and said, "The training sounds are coming from this area. Let's go!"

"Wow, the facilities here are so complete, all of them are the latest models!"

Everywhere they went, Kamio would shout and yell as if he had never seen the world before.

The three first-year students were talking amongst themselves at the back, while Tachibana Kippei, Keith, and Lin Xiu were also chatting as they walked ahead.

"This looks much better than the training camps I've been to before, but I don't know how strong the teams are in this U-17 training camp."

"If all the top players are still in the training camp, that would be ideal!"

Keith's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Having a thorough understanding of the training camp's mechanics, he had already guessed upon hearing that this was the Japan U17 team that the real experts were probably not in the training camp.

He was, after all, from England, so he knew far more about this kind of intelligence than Tachibana Kippei.

"Keith, who knows?"

Lin Xiu, of course, knew what his friend was thinking. He smiled slightly; it had been a long time since he'd seen Keith so motivated.

"Keith, Lin Xiu, from what you just said, are all the experts in this training camp as powerful as Muneyoshi?!"

During their conversation, Tachibana Kippei also learned a lot of knowledge that he had never encountered before.

However, the strongest player in his mind is Muneyoshi, so he can only use Muneyoshi as a comparison.

However, considering Muneyoshi's strength, if there are others like him here, even if they are slightly weaker, then this training camp would be something to look forward to for them.

"Are they all the same type of player as the minister?"

The three first-graders behind them were slightly shaken when they heard Tachibana Kippei's slightly louder shout.

"Orange!"

"You probably don't know Muneyoshi's true strength. Even though this training camp gathers the best tennis players under Japan years old (including 17), there probably aren't many players who can reach Muneyoshi's level!"

Keith said calmly.

They had interacted with Muneyoshi back in their first year, when his strength was already enough to make him a force to be reckoned with in the world.

As of now, Keith himself is unsure of exactly where he has reached.

But even a fool could tell that a team with a player of Muneyoshi's caliber is extremely rare.

After all, with Muneyoshi's abilities, he could easily become the commander-in-chief in many countries!

Although there were indeed several people on the Japan side who seemed stronger than Muneyoshi in their first year, Keith didn't know their ages. What if they had all graduated by then?

After all, Muneyoshi hadn't revealed much information about U-17 to them, but Keith, based on his own knowledge, was able to analyze some of the strength within Japan...

"Is that so?"

"Keith, I don't care how many players are stronger than Muneyoshi; I'm more concerned about our own growth!"

"I believe this is also why Muneyoshi brought us here. Since we're here for U-17 training, we should certainly show everyone here the strength of Fudomine..."

Tachibana Kippei was not intimidated by the information Keith provided; on the contrary, his fighting spirit soared even higher.

"Alright! Kamio, Shinji, stop fooling around... Let's go over there quickly!"

Tachibana Kippei interrupted Kamio Akira and the others' conversation and strode towards the source of the sound.

"Yes, Senior Tachibana!"

"Don't worry, Vice Minister!"

After exchanging glances, Kamio Akira and the others followed in Tachibana Kippei's footsteps.

Just as Tachibana Kippei was leading them toward the training ground.

The surveillance cameras along the roadside turned in one direction and all pointed at Fudomine and the others.

The small, dark monitoring room in the very center of the U-17 training camp.

Saito Itaru and Takuetsue Ryuji others, were watching Tachibana Kippei others' every move through the screen.

Of course, it wasn't just Fudomine that appeared on the screen. Not long after Fudomine entered the training camp, several other junior high school teams that had come up via the mountain road also arrived at the gate of the U-17 training camp.

"Oh dear, all those middle school kids are here!"

Saito Itaru watched as a group of middle school students in various uniforms walked out onto the surveillance screen, and slapped his forehead. "I should have known better than to let Muneyoshi bring Fudomine here."

"It would be so much better to let them climb the mountain together. Now that Muneyoshi is here, they can just let them pass through at the halfway point!"

"Alright, Saitō, let's not dwell on this small matter. Muneyoshi is our main fighting force, so it's only right that he has some privileges. Let's think about how to deal with these middle school students!"

The coach, who was focused on physical training, didn't dwell on this minor issue. However, when he saw the middle school students on the monitor, whose bodies appeared quite thin, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across his face.

P. S.: "Written this this morning, it's gotten colder, my hands are a bit frozen~ Please vote with monthly tickets!"