Saeki Muneyoshi's Special Attention

"Come on, what are you all standing there for? Follow me, I'll take you to your dorm rooms!"

Saito Itaru figure, walked at the very front. The middle school students exchanged glances and silently followed.

Saito Itaru's series of actions just now really taught them a lesson, and no one spoke a word the whole way.

The group walked through many sports fields and saw a large number of high school students training.

After entering the main road, tennis courts are neatly arranged on both sides of the road.

It was midday, but there were still quite a few people practicing on the field.

The sounds of the ball hitting the ground were incessant.

The high school students weren't particularly welcoming of their arrival, but they weren't particularly hostile either.

This is much better than the people who were assigned to courts 15 and 16 by the coaches before.

The junior high students silently observed these high school students whose demeanor seemed completely different, and a guess began to form in their minds.

Judging from the strength each of them displayed, the group they had just defeated was no match for these guys at all.

Before long, they arrived in front of a building.

"Junior high school students, this is the main building of the U-17 training camp, and it's also where you'll come to see the roster in the coming days."

This largest venue is where you'll begin your physical training every day from tomorrow until the end.

Upon arriving at this spot, Saito Itaru and introduced himself to the middle school students who were still observing their surroundings.

He then pointed to the stadiums on both sides of the main road:

"On the way here, I saw everyone observing the high school students training on the courts on both sides. Do you want to play a game with them too?"

Saito Itaru spoke calmly, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"However, that won't work now. You're currently only players on the lowest-ranked courts, while they are players on the higher-ranked courts. To challenge them, you need to obtain the qualification to do so."

"Tch, how do I qualify for the challenge?"

Akutsu Jin, who had long been dissatisfied with Saito Itaru's actions, wouldn't be intimidated by any nonsense rules.

All he wants now is to acquire those qualifications and teach these guys who dare to order him a lesson.

"Oh, that's ambitious. You must be Akutsu Jin from Seigaku. I've watched your matches; you have good potential."

Saito Itaru was already familiar with everyone's information. He only paused briefly before continuing to lead everyone towards the dormitory, introducing the surrounding environment and rules.

"There are sixteen courts in total. You've only just met the players from the last two courts."

"Here, everything is ranked according to strength. The lower the number of the stadium, the stronger the player. As for the last two stadiums, they belong to those who are about to be eliminated and are generally referred to as 'minor' players."

"As for the qualification to challenge, before the daily routine physical training begins, our coaching team will randomly select a few groups for Shuffle Match."

The winners advance to a higher course, while the losers are relegated to a lower course. Those who have already reached the bottom are eliminated.

"There are two types of Shuffle Match: individual Shuffle Match and team Shuffle Match."

"The individual Shuffle Match will be held every day, and the daily list will be posted on the bulletin board."

"The team Shuffle Match is held weekly, and the losing team will be barred from participating in the team Shuffle Match again for one week."

"The team Shuffle Match is initiated by the team leader of each court. The rules are the same as your school's competition: three singles matches, two doubles matches, and a single set to decide the winner."

"There are many other things; you'll understand once you stay here for a few days."

After walking quite a distance, Saito Itaru led the group to a dormitory building that looked like a school building and stopped.

"This is your dormitory building. There's a gym nearby, and the cafeteria is over there. The dorm rooms have been assigned, and each room has a name."

You can put your things down first and then move around freely.

"Remember, starting tomorrow, you will be training formally with high school students. Good luck."

Seeing Saito Itaru walk away, the middle school students seemed to come to their senses.

Although Saito Itaru all smiles throughout the journey, those who had already witnessed his prowess did not believe it was genuine kindness.

After putting their belongings down in their assigned dormitories, the junior high school students began to head in groups to various parts of the training camp.

"Tachibana, Yukimura, Tezuka, Shiraishi, so you're all here!"

As the group walked out of the dormitory together, they happened to run into Atobe was also about to leave.

"Atobe!"

"Are you going to gather intelligence?"

"Hmph, I've been underestimated! So now I'm going to check out what kind of amazing people are in this training camp!"

Atobe snorted softly, looking displeased.

Not only him, but the expressions of the others also changed when Atobe brought up the matter.

"Alright, let's go together, Atobe. Which court do you want to start at?"

Yukimura glanced at the group and casually asked a question.

"Since those coaches say that the lower the number, the stronger the team, I'll definitely go check out Field Number One first!"

"As expected of Atobe, he thought the same thing as us. In that case, let's go!"

The group smiled slightly; as ministers and deputy ministers of their respective teams, their thoughts were actually quite similar.

After arriving at the location map and determining the direction, the group headed towards the deepest part of the site.

On Field One, several figures were watching the training session and chatting.

"Muneyoshi, your teammates are here, aren't you going to go and take care of them?"

In the stands, Irie smiled as he looked at the silver-haired figure practicing with Tokugawa Kazuya on the field; it was none other than Saeki Muneyoshi.

"Senior Irie, you know me. I've said enough about bringing them here."

If they can't even stay in the training camp, they might as well get out of here!

Muneyoshi gave a cold laugh, ignoring Irie's words of concern.

He's not anyone's babysitter; even Fudomine and rain.

Especially after arriving here, he actually left the group of junior high school students ahead of time, just to see how many of these guys who entered the training camp early could "survive".

After the National Tournament, he had sensed the blind confidence and arrogance of the Fudomine members towards him.

Especially the first-year students, not to mention Kamio Akira, whose arrogance and indifference were written all over his face.

Even Shinji, who is usually not very talkative, is very proud.

This situation arose after Fudomine won the national championship.

Reaching the top in first grade shows their growth is far from sufficient; they definitely need some guidance and encouragement.

This is why Muneyoshi insisted on including them.

Besides the small rights they possess, another important task is to correct their flawed thinking.

"As expected of Saeki -kun, no wonder Byōdōin likes you so much, your personality is just like his!"

Irie is certainly not the type to act like a nanny; his arrogance extends to those he deems worthy, and he disdains to pay attention to anyone else.

"Hey, Irie, don't worry about Muneyoshi anymore. Have you thought about what Muneyoshi just asked you to do? How are you going to handle it?"

Reclining lazily in his chair, Tanegashima Shūji rolled over, propped his head up with one hand, and tilted his head back slightly, chuckling softly.

"Ah, speaking of which, Saeki -kun really knows how to give us things to do, but I agree!"

Irie pushed up his glasses, seemingly thinking of the prey that was about to fall into the trap, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Where is the Demon Lord? Did he grant Saeki- kun's request?"

Then, Irie turned her gaze to the silent Oni Jūjirō beside her. His eyes remained fixed on the court, seemingly uninterested in the conversation between Tanegashima and Irie.

"Hmph, boring. Tokugawa, let me spar with you!"

Oni Jūjirō didn't answer Irie's question. After seeing Muneyoshi defeat Tokugawa once again, he picked up his racket and walked onto the court.

Upon seeing that Oni Jūjirō was angrily preparing to take his place, Muneyoshi smiled and walked off the court.

He knew why Oni Jūjirō was angry. One reason was that his own strength had not yet broken through, and the other was that he had actually been assigned by Muneyoshi to give the middle school students a taste of their strength!

Although Muneyoshi said it was a request, to the demon it was an arrangement.

He felt somewhat offended and wanted to challenge Muneyoshi to a duel, but Muneyoshi declined, saying that he would personally challenge him when he was ready.

With a surge of anger in his heart, Oni Jūjirō began sparring with Tokugawa.

Looking at the two on the field, Muneyoshi glanced towards the entrance.

Although he just said he doesn't care about junior high school students, that's not entirely true.

He was actually still paying attention; after leaving with Coach Kurobe, he went to the back mountain.

I discussed training issues for junior high school students with head coach Mifune Nyudo.

He's only in his second year now, so the training he received in his third year definitely needs some adjustments. Muneyoshi looked at Kurobe's training plan.

It seems too easy.

These coaches probably think it's still early, and that junior high students can first lay a foundation before moving on to higher levels in their third year.

Muneyoshi expressed his opposition at the time. Although many were not strong enough and needed to build a foundation, the strongest ones should be given special attention.

Moreover, it is essential to make them realize their weakness and to suppress their pride and arrogance.

Therefore, Muneyoshi proposed special arrangements for Tachibana Kippei, Keith, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichirou, Akutsu Jin, and Atobe Keigo.

That is to give Oni and Irie and the others a little shock.

As soon as the idea was put forward, it was approved by Mifune Nyudo, who also expressed his admiration for him.

This is also why Muneyoshi didn't go to find Tachibana and the others after returning from the back mountain, but instead went to the No. 1 court.

Therefore, he does not agree with Irie's claim that Muneyoshi completely neglects junior high school students.

Let's say we give them a little bit of support and attention; how is that not a form of support?

I only wrote two chapters because I needed to work and had a social engagement in the evening. Actually, the word count wasn't bad, over six thousand words. If I wanted to split it into three chapters, I could have done it all. I feel like my leave request was a waste of time.