I Got Stronger, But I Didn't Go Bald

"I've said it before, the only one who can defeat me is myself."

Returning to the sidelines, Kannagi Shinichi couldn't help but smile as he recalled Sanada Genichiro's harsh words to him just now.

Having lived two lives already, he never expected to still have a childish side. Faced with Sanada's refusal to give up, he actually retorted.

Sitting down again, Kannagi Shinichi took a sports drink from Sakaki Taro, preparing to replenish his energy, as he still had the final match to play.

"How is it, is your stamina okay?" Sakaki Taro actually didn't agree with Kannagi Shinichi constantly using that move, Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams, because it seemed extremely draining.

After all, his opponent was already injured at the time, and the outcome of the match was a foregone conclusion.

"I can play ten more matches without a problem," Kannagi Shinichi said with a laugh.

If all ten matches were like the one just now, Kannagi Shinichi would definitely not have the stamina to play them, but if the opponent were weaker, let alone ten, even a hundred matches, Kannagi Shinichi could play them.

Sakaki Taro just nodded faintly upon hearing Kannagi Shinichi's words. This guy was too cold. During this time, Kannagi Shinichi had only seen him smile three times, and all three times were directed at him.

"Mm, that's good." Sakaki Taro crossed his arms, paused for a moment, and then continued, "Do you value that Sanada Genichiro a lot?"

Hearing Kannagi Shinichi say this, Sakaki Taro also began to ponder, and then suddenly said to Kannagi Shinichi, "How about we invite him to Hyotei?"

Hearing Sakaki Taro's words, Kannagi Shinichi just shook his head faintly, "He won't come to Hyotei."

"Not even with money?" Sakaki Taro still wanted to use the same method as with Kannagi Shinichi to recruit Sanada Genichiro to Hyotei. "If Hyotei had him, we would be the biggest championship favorite in the national tournament."

"You can try," Kannagi Shinichi didn't hold out much hope for Sanada Genichiro joining Hyotei.

After all, this guy Sanada wasn't as fond of money as he was. For him, his tennis dream was always the top priority.

Sakaki Taro stopped talking after hearing this, but he was already preparing in his mind what price to offer to recruit Sanada Genichiro.

He really hoped that this kid named Sanada Genichiro, like Kannagi, was a money-loving kid.

After spending these few days together, Sakaki Taro had already seen through Kannagi Shinichi's true nature: he loved money.

The reason he asked Sakaki Taro to pick him up in Nagoya in the first place was to save on travel expenses. After arriving at Hyotei, he was always trying to get something out of him. Just buying him shoes and clothes these past few days had cost tens of thousands of yen.

Of course, he didn't care about the money he spent, and he was willing to spend that money on Kannagi Shinichi.

Ever since Sakaki Taro saw Kannagi Shinichi use the Complete Body Thunderclap Eight Trigrams, he had regarded this kid as the second "Samurai Nanjirou."

At this moment, Kannagi Shinichi finished his conversation with Sakaki Taro and began to contact the system on his body.

He had felt changes in his system during the match with Sanada, which was why the move Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams had such power later on.

It's just that he was in the middle of a match at the time and didn't have time to check.

Kannagi Shinichi

Five-Dimensional Stats

Strength: 3 Speed: 1 Stamina: 5 Skill: 1 Spirit: 8

Total Five-Dimensional Stats: 8

Kaido Template Progress: 00001%

Ultimate Skills: Dragon's Roar (Self-created Skill), Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams (Unlock Progress 00005%), Complete Body Thunderclap Eight Trigrams (Unlock Progress 00002%), Wind Blade (Locked), Corrupting Wind (Locked), Thunderclap (Locked), Tornado (Locked), Tornado Corrupting Wind (Locked), Heat Breath (Locked)...

Speed attribute increased the most, with 6 points in the five-dimensional stats. It seems the speed attribute increased due to the burst of power.

Strength also increased by 3 points in the five-dimensional stats. It seems his strength has indeed become stronger. More importantly, the unlock progress of Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams has improved a little more.

There was also a 3-point increase in the spirit attribute. It might be due to breaking through the confusion in his heart during the match with Sanada Genichiro.

This increase in spirit came at just the right time, as his opponent in the finals, Yukimura Seiichi, was a master of spirit-based techniques. With this spiritual boost, Kannagi Shinichi had a stronger grasp on defeating Yukimura Seiichi.

Fortunately, this was a tennis world. While getting stronger, he didn't lose his hair.

Thank goodness the system gave him the Kaido Template from the One Piece world. If the system had given him Saitama's template, where getting stronger meant going bald, Kannagi Shinichi swore that no matter how much he loved tennis, he would never play it.

It's so good, I got stronger, but I didn't go bald.

While Kannagi Shinichi was focused on the system, Yukimura Seiichi on the other side began to talk with Sanada Genichiro.

"Sanada, do you want to go to the hospital now?" Yukimura Seiichi cared about Sanada. He was currently the only friend he had a very good relationship with on his tennis path.

"I'm fine," Sanada Genichiro looked at Kannagi Shinichi, who was deep in thought in the distance, and then said to Yukimura Seiichi with a solemn expression, "Yukimura, that guy is really strong."

"I know," Yukimura Seiichi followed Sanada's gaze to Kannagi Shinichi. His smile was gentle at the moment. "I just watched his match. His strength, let alone among his peers, probably no one among junior high school students is stronger than him. However, his tennis has a weakness."

"A weakness?" Sanada Genichiro looked very confused. He really couldn't see any flaws in Kannagi Shinichi just now. Whether it was strength, explosive power, or serves, they were all perfect.

"Mm," Yukimura Seiichi nodded with certainty. "His technique is not as exquisite as people see."

Sanada Genichiro's face still held confusion. "Yukimura, how did you figure out that guy's technique was a weakness?"

Upon hearing this, Yukimura Seiichi's eyes lit up. He looked at Kannagi Shinichi in the distance and chuckled softly. "Because these eyes of mine can see the essence of tennis."

At this moment, the stadium announcer's voice came through again:

"Next, the finals of the National Elementary School Tennis Tournament will begin. Kannagi Shinichi VS Yukimura Seiichi. Please proceed to Court 2 to prepare."

"Is it finally starting?" Chitose Senri murmured, watching the two players who had already begun warming up.

Hearing Chitose Senri's murmur, Tachibana Kippei also turned his attention to the two players about to compete.

"I really don't know who will win this match," Akutagawa Jirou said with a grin.

"Idiot, of course it's Minister Kannagi! The Minister is invincible!" Mukahi Gakuto yelled, jumping up. He was very displeased with Akutagawa Jirou's doubt that Kannagi would necessarily win.

Shishido Ryo, standing nearby, just clutched his head in frustration at the two of them.

On Kannagi Shinichi's side, Sakaki Taro spoke calmly to him. "Go and bring back the championship."

"I will," Kannagi Shinichi said, heading onto the court with his racket.

On the other side, Sanada Genichiro was also instructing Yukimura Seiichi. "Yukimura, you must win!"

"Don't worry," Yukimura Seiichi smiled slightly and said to Sanada Genichiro with great confidence, "The winner of this match will definitely be me!"