Myth of a Thousand Unbeaten Battles
Tyrant of the Japanese Tennis World
The Second Legendary Man
Looking at the tennis magazine in his hands, Kannagi Shinichi rubbed his head in frustration. That's right—the star of the articles in these magazines was him.
But he knew better than anyone what he was really like. He wasn't as strong as the magazines claimed.
The commotion a few days ago had been so great that it had shaken the entire Japanese tennis world.
With just one shot, Kannagi Shinichi had defeated Tono Atsukyo, a top singles player from Makunoteng Academy, the two-time National Tournament champions.
No one knew that Kannagi Shinichi had never intended to play fair that day. He'd planned a sneak attack from the start, unleashing his ultimate move on the very first return—a move he could only use once a day: Thunderclap Eight Trigrams.
Tono Atsukyo hadn't dodged, so he'd met a tragic end—and become the stepping stone to Kannagi Shinichi's fame.
For an elementary school student who hadn't even started junior high to defeat one of the country's top tennis players with a single shot was simply unbelievable.
So every tennis magazine began digging up everything they could about Kannagi Shinichi.
When they uncovered his record, everyone was stunned.
Three years of playing tennis, 1,012 matches, and not a single loss. His opponents had either forfeited or been bageled 6–0. No one had ever taken even one game off him.
Kannagi Shinichi's record was astonishing—terrifying, even.
Some people had even begun predicting:
"Kannagi Shinichi will be the second Echizen Nanjirou. His future may even surpass that of the legendary Samurai."
Only Kannagi Shinichi knew that few of the thousand-plus matches had been against genuinely skilled players. His supposed unbeaten streak was riddled with inflated results.
Kannagi Shinichi didn't want all this attention. He just wanted to keep competing against people and improve his strength.
Looking at the system panel displayed in his mind, Kannagi Shinichi's expression grew troubled again. His Five Dimensions still hadn't improved; he was just one step short of reaching the national level.
Kannagi Shinichi's real name had been Wu Yi. He hadn't been from this world. He'd once been a bright young man living beneath the Five-star Red Flag, but an unforeseen accident had plunged him into darkness.
When he woke again, he'd found himself in this world, where sports revolved around tennis, reborn as Kannagi Shinichi.
Unlike other transmigrators, he hadn't started out with both parents dead.
Not only were Kannagi Shinichi's parents alive, but his grandparents were too—and all of them were in good health.
His family was ordinary. They weren't rich, but they weren't poor either.
They ran a modest takoyaki shop, and the whole family worked there together. Their days were happy, spent side by side.
Kannagi Shinichi had arrived in the Prince of Tennis world three years ago. As a transmigrator, he'd naturally received a cheat of his own.
He'd been given a system panel and a transmigration gift pack.
The system panel let him check his attributes and information. As for the gift pack, it was even more incredible: a template of Emperor Kaido, one of the ultimate bosses in the One Piece world.
When he'd received the gift pack, Kannagi Shinichi had been ecstatic. He'd sworn that one day he would transform into a Divine Dragon and rule the world.
Using Kaido's template to play tennis in the Prince of Tennis world? No way. Not in this lifetime.
Wouldn't transforming into a Divine Dragon and ruling the world be much better?
Just as Kannagi Shinichi had thought he was about to become invincible, the system panel had dealt him a harsh reality check.
The panel's instructions said that he could only improve his template progress by playing tennis matches.
So, after all, playing tennis in the Prince of Tennis world did sound appealing.
For the past three years, Kannagi Shinichi had thrown himself into every kind of competition, barely ever going to school. He'd spent those three years either competing or on his way to a match.
He worked so hard because he hoped to increase his template progress.
But reality had dealt Kannagi Shinichi one crushing blow after another. His template progress was painfully slow—so slow it was almost beyond belief.
Kannagi Shinichi opened the system panel in his mind once more:
Kannagi Shinichi
Five Dimensions Value
Strength: 5
Speed: 1
Stamina: 2
Technique: 1
Mentality: 5
Total Five Dimensions Value: 4
Kaido Template Progress: 00001%
Ultimate Moves: Thunderclap Eight Trigrams (Two-Handed Version Unlock Progress: 00003%), True Thunderclap Eight Trigrams (Complete Form Unlock Progress: 00001%), Wind Blade (Locked), Corrupting Wind (Locked), Thunderclap (Locked), Tornado (Locked), Tornado Corrupting Wind (Locked), Heat Breath (Locked)...
Three years. He'd worked himself to the bone for three years, yet aside from his Five Dimensions, the template progress hadn't budged at all. The only ultimate move he knew was still the Thunderclap Eight Trigrams the system had given him at the start.
At this rate, not only was Kannagi Shinichi's dream of becoming a Divine Dragon nowhere in sight, but even fully unlocking Thunderclap Eight Trigrams seemed like a distant, hopeless prospect.
With a sigh, Kannagi Shinichi dismissed the panel from his mind.
He was about to enter junior high, and he didn't know which school to choose. After all, his family didn't live in Tokyo or Kanagawa, but in Nagoya, in the Chubu region.
Although the Chubu region had a national powerhouse like Nagoya Seidoku, a team that had reached the National Tournament quarterfinals for several years running, Kannagi Shinichi didn't like the school. Its tuition was simply too expensive for his family to afford.
"Shinichi, someone's here to see you."
Kannagi Shinichi's mother, Kannagi Rinako, called from downstairs.
Kannagi Shinichi straightened his clothes and slowly went downstairs. He saw an elderly man and a foreigner sitting at the customer table in the family's shop.
When the elderly man and the foreigner saw Kannagi Shinichi come downstairs, their eyes immediately lit up.
Kannagi Shinichi walked over to them. The two hurried to their feet, and the elderly man spoke first. "Hello, I'm Kiyota Yosuke, the principal of Nagoya Seidoku Academy."
"Hello, my name is Davis Ben. I'm the tennis coach at Nagoya Seidoku."
Kannagi Shinichi was a little surprised. The foreigner spoke Japanese quite fluently.
"Hello. May I ask why you're here?"
"We came because we hope you'll choose Nagoya Seidoku Academy for junior high," Kiyota Yosuke explained.
By then, Kannagi Shinichi's family had gathered around him.
As the head of the household, his father, Kannagi Yutaro, stepped forward. "I'm sorry. We know Nagoya Seidoku is a good school, but the tuition is too expensive. Our family probably can't afford it."
"That won't be a problem. Nagoya Seidoku Academy is willing to cover all of Kannagi's expenses. We're even willing to send him to Germany for tennis training in the future," Kiyota Yosuke promised as the school's principal.
Kannagi Shinichi's relatives glanced at one another. They were all tempted by the offer. Ever since Kannagi Shinichi had shown extraordinary talent for tennis, they'd supported his pursuit of the sport.
"Don't worry. I know many tennis training organizations in Germany. If Kannagi joins Nagoya Seidoku, we can guarantee that he'll be sent to Germany to learn the most advanced tennis techniques." Seeing how tempted the family looked, Davis Ben stepped forward and made his own promise.
"Shinichi, this is still your decision to make. Whatever you choose, we'll support you," Kannagi Yutaro said, patting his son on the shoulder.
Kannagi Shinichi turned to look at his family gathered around him. Seeing their supportive expressions, whatever he decided, warmed his heart. He smiled at them.
He'd made up his mind: he would join Nagoya Seidoku. If they weren't charging tuition, did it really matter whether he liked the school?
"Excuse me, is this the home of Kannagi Shinichi?"
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