The Four-Nation Exchange Tournament Begins, Echizen Ryoga

Just like in the final moments of the previous game, Yukimura once again stood there, stunned.

Yuzuri had absolutely no chance to fight back against Irie Kanata's serve in the final game.

The Annihilate Five Senses descended upon Yukimura once more!

"The ability of Senior Irie to directly restrain those who follow the Mental Power Path is something that probably no one who walks the Mental Power Path would want to experience."

Saeki Muneyoshi sighed softly.

Just like Atobe Keigo, Yukimura also followed the Mental Power Path, and he used various methods to utilize the Mental Power Path.

Ultimately, all of these became a perfect disguise for Irie Kanata to conceal his true intentions.

True control of the court lies in using your own abilities and intentions to counter your opponent's abilities and tactics.

Anyone who becomes Irie's opponent can easily fall into the rhythm he controls.

Compared to this level of control, so-called acting skills and exaggeration are merely means of concealment.

Muneyoshi's initial outcome was that he appeared in a mental illusion on stage and was dealt with in the same way by Irie.

If one hadn't woken up in time and broken through this mental barrier, the final outcome probably wouldn't have been good.

Atobe Keigo's ultimate result was a rebound from the Ice World, which ultimately led him into the kind of drawn-out, best-of-seven series he preferred.

So, in the end, Yukimura Seiichi also fell into a world he had created that Annihilate Five Senses.

In previous matches, Yukimura would deprive his opponents of their five senses.

The only ones who can break free are Muneyoshi from before and Irie just now.

Yukimura himself probably never imagined that he would get caught up in it.

"That feeling is not pleasant at all!"

Muneyoshi chuckled softly as he watched Irie serve the final ball, ending the match.

Yukimura emerged from the darkness once again.

However, the bewilderment and helplessness in his eyes could not be erased.

"Game, Irie Kanata wins, score 6-0."

"Match ended. Irie Kanata won the second singles match with a score of 7-6, 6-0."

After Irie's victory, Court 3 should have been the one to win.

However, the coaching staff made a special rule that even if a winner was decided, the game must be completed.

Therefore, the doubles and Singles 1 matches will continue.

The doubles match was between Tachibana Kippei and Chitose Senri. After entering the training camp, the two seemed to have returned to being a doubles team.

Moreover, compared to other doubles teams, they seemed to have better chemistry and their teamwork was excellent.

Therefore, the coaching staff was happy to see this situation.

The combination of Tachibana Kippei and Chitose Senri did not disappoint. After Ochi Gekko was deliberately placed in a singles match, Mitsuya Akito alone was no match for Tachibana Kippei Chitose.

Although their victory was hard-fought, they managed to secure a hard-fought win through three sets.

This was also the only victory for the junior high school students.

Of course, the junior high school students also discovered that if Mitsuya's teammates were a little better, or if he had a familiar partner, the results might be different.

The final Singles 1 was a duel between the two captains of the Hyotei Academy.

Atobe, whose strength has not yet made a significant leap forward, had little power to resist Ochi Gekko's Mental Assassination.

Ochi Gekko ended the match without even using Full Moon.

However, this match also further stimulated Atobe's mental strength, making him even more active.

"In the team Shuffle Match between Court 5 and Court 3, Court 3 won with a score of 4 wins and 1 loss, and Court 5's challenge failed!"

Judging from the score, this Shuffle Match was a complete defeat for the junior high school students.

Their arrogance, which had previously made them look down on everyone, was now firmly suppressed.

However, this is not the end for junior high school students. Only by tasting the bitterness of defeat can they drink the sweet wine of victory in the next competition.

In order to seize victory from Field 3, the junior high school students began a frenzied training regimen.

The training camp returned to a brief period of calm.

Four days later, the month-long training camp was drawing to a close.

The Four-Nation Exchange Tournament is about to begin.

Tokyo International Airport.

A young man, holding an orange, wearing a black sports jacket and carrying a tennis racket, walked off the plane alone.

If Saeki Muneyoshi were here, he would probably recognize him at a glance as one of the bosses in the tennis world.

Echizen Ryoga high school student next year.

Because I was studying in America, where the education system Great Unity Japan in Japan, junior high school is two years and high school is four years.

This is why Ryoga was a high school student in America, but became a middle school student after going to Spain.

Gently nibbling on the orange peel, Ryoga curiously looked around, her childhood memories already blurred.

My memories of Japan faded long ago when I was taken to America as a child.

Now that he's back in Japan, Echizen Ryoga feels a little strange.

He came to participate in the four-high exchange competition organized by America.

Because the world tennis scene adopted entirely new rules, they took advantage of this and formed teams composed of high school and junior high school students.

Echizen Ryoga is one of the representatives of the America high school students.

Echizen Ryoga was supposed to fly to Japan with the teenagers from America who were participating in the Four-Nation Exchange Tournament.

However, he prefers to act alone.

Therefore, after Reinhardt and his group had been there for quite some time, he finally strolled leisurely into Japan.

As I strolled out of the airport, taking in the sights and sounds of Japan, I tossed the oranges in my hand behind my back.

Echizen Ryoga looked around and, among the dense crowd of people waiting at the exit, immediately spotted the tall sign with his name on it.

Although Echizen Ryoga and his adoptive father Echizen Nanjirō, had not seen each other for a long time, they were not completely out of touch.

They still talk on the phone occasionally, and besides, as the current head coach of America U17, Echizen Nanjirō still takes good care of his godson.

Although he won't interfere in this Four-Nation Exchange Tournament between America and Japan, he will still arrange for someone to pick up Ryoga at the airport.

"You must be Ryoga. I'm Echizen Nanako. Do you remember me?"

The girl who spoke was none other than Echizen Nanako, one of the most beautiful girls in Prince of Tennis.

Seeing the somewhat familiar tall young man approaching, she put down the card she was holding up and went to greet him.

"Of course I remember, Nanako- neechan."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Echizen Ryoga Echizen's smile evoked memories of his childhood.

When I was little, I was naughty and often did annoying things with Ryoma, but it was always this older cousin who took care of me.

Looking at Ryoga, who had grown into a handsome young man, Echizen Nanako smiled sweetly, "You must be tired from flying from America to Japan. Why don't you come home with me now?"

"Home?"

Echizen Ryoga heard Nanako's words, his eyes glazed over for a moment, then he shook his head. "No, Nanako- neechan, Grandpa didn't let me go back, I won't go back!"

Seeing Echizen Ryoga's extremely formal demeanor, Echizen Nanako, had no choice but to agree:

"Okay, I respect your decision. I've already booked a hotel for you before you came, so let's go to the hotel and rest first."

After Echizen Ryoga with his Nanako.

"No need, Nanako- neechan, I can handle this myself."

Looking at his cousin, Echizen Ryoga felt a surge of warmth and affection. "Please lead the way, Nanako- neechan."

Nanako didn't dwell on it too much, but felt that Ryoga had indeed grown up. She then led Echizen Ryoga to her car and took him to the hotel.

The two chatted idly in the car throughout the journey.

From Ryoga's growth to the small things that happened Echizen Nanjirō's return to Japan over the past six months, and then to Nanjirou's plans for Ryoma's future, who will be graduating from elementary school this year.

"What? Father actually wants Ryoma to go back to Japan to study, and to his old school no less?"

Ryoga was somewhat surprised by Nanjirou's decision, but upon reflection, he could understand it, and then he became curious about Seigaku.

After all, it's the school that produced such a powerful figure as his father; Ryoma would definitely have a great future there.

"Nanako -neechan, Seigaku's strength must be pretty good, right?"

Seeing Ryoga's confident look, Nanako's expression was a little strange. She knew that Ryoga must think of Seigaku as a powerhouse, but Seigaku had indeed become stronger from last year to this year.

Thinking of this, Nanako nodded in agreement. "That's right, Seigaku achieved a top-four finish in this year's National Tournament."

"The semifinals! That's really impressive. With Ryoma back, he certainly won't be neglecting tennis."

Since Seigaku is so strong, Ryoga doesn't plan to dwell on it anymore. In fact, he plans to see if he can find some time to visit Seigaku in person.

After all, it was the junior high school that had nurtured his father, so he was still interested.

Of course, he wouldn't be disappointed if he didn't have time.

Echizen Ryoga mentality.

"By the way, Nanako- neechan, do you know who the strongest junior high school student in Japan is right now?"

Upon hearing Ryoga's question, Nanako couldn't help but recall the newspaper and photograph she had seen on her uncle's desk.

He had also heard this name from his uncle and others on the phone; it was a young man with silver hair and a cold face.

"His name seems to be Saeki Muneyoshi; they are this year's National Tournament champions."

"Saeki Muneyoshi?"

Upon hearing the name, Echizen Ryoga's face lit up with keen interest, a dark purple glint flashing in his eyes as he continued to ask:

"Isn't that the guy who showed incredible talent at last year's World Tournament? It really is him!"

"I saw his information on my uncle's desk; it seems he did participate in last year's World Tournament."

Echizen Nanako's impression of Saeki Muneyoshi was limited to this; if it weren't for Nanjirou frequently collecting information about him after his return, she would have needed to help organize it herself.

She won't remember any of that.

"Saeki Muneyoshi... I hope I can run into you at this invitational tournament!"

Besides Nanjirou's recommendation, Echizen Ryoga's own formidable strength was also a reason why he was willing to participate in this invitational tournament.

More importantly, he wanted to meet Saeki Muneyoshi. He wanted to see if this guy, who was known as one of the world's strongest junior high school students, was really as rumored.

If he doesn't live up to his reputation, he wouldn't mind destroying him!

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