Tachibana Kippei, Tachibana An!

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The sound of a camera shutter echoed.

"Senior Inoue, is this Seigaku? They look pretty strong. And one of their players is so handsome! I have to ask his name later. Hmm~~" Shiba Saori said as she took pictures, her eyes lingering on Fuji.

Seeing her infatuated expression, Inoue Mamoru said with a helpless sigh.

"Seigaku is indeed strong, but their Captain Tezuka only recently returned from Kyushu for treatment due to a hand injury! He can't play at full strength, and it's uncertain if he can even participate in the match! Fuji Syusuke among them is known as a genius; he even participated in the National Junior High School Tennis Championship and won multiple matches, so his skill isn't low! Add to that their Golden Pair, Inui, and they're a fairly strong team among those competing in the Metropolitan Tournament! Honestly, I'd love to watch their match, but I'm even more excited for Hyotei Academy! Saori, remember to take plenty of photos, especially of Hyotei Academy. I have a feeling Hyotei will definitely give us a surprise!"

Hearing him say that, Shiba Saori looked a bit confused.

"Senior Inoue, is Hyotei Academy the school where there's been recent talk about a very formidable first-year Captain, Chiba Yun Chuan? Is that Chiba Yun Chuan really that amazing?"

Hearing her question, the scene of that day's match immediately flashed in Inoue Mamoru's mind.

"He's even better than the rumors suggest; his true strength hasn't been fully revealed even now! So, take more photos later."

What does taking more photos have to do with anything? Shiba Saori muttered to herself.

"Understood, Senior."

Just then, another cheer erupted from the crowd, louder and with more people than when Seigaku had arrived.

"Look, Hyotei is here! The one in front is Hyotei's Captain Chiba Yun Chuan, right? So handsome!"

"It's Chiba Yun Chuan! So cool! Hyotei seems to have several first-year players this year!"

"The one walking in front is Chiba Yun Chuan! You can't tell he's a first-year at all."

"Hyotei is making a strong entrance, so cool!"

"Hyotei actually brought a whole bus full of cheerleaders, that's amazing!"

Amidst the surrounding discussions, Chiba Yun Chuan slowly led his team towards the reporting area. At this moment, Seigaku, who had just finished reporting, saw Chiba Yun Chuan and his team slowly approaching!

"My intelligence gathering wasn't complete. There's a Hyotei match later, right? I'm going to gather some intel!" Inui pushed up his glasses and said to the others with a grave expression as he looked at Hyotei.

"Let's go, the match is about to start!" Tezuka glanced at Chiba Yun Chuan and directly led his team towards the match courts. Chiba Yun Chuan also saw Seigaku's team at this moment, but it was reporting time. He didn't go to greet them.

"Number three, Hyotei Academy, eight members in total, please verify!" Chiba Yun Chuan, walking at the front, handed the registration form to the relevant staff member.

"Okay, no problem. You can enter now! You'll be competing on Court Three!"

Hearing this, Chiba Yun Chuan and Atobe and the others walked onto the court. The match was about to begin!

"We have to play against several schools today. We need to win them all! Then we'll advance to the Kanto Tournament! I don't want any mistakes. Remember, never underestimate your opponents, especially the Mukahi and Oshitari pair! Underestimating them is your biggest flaw! Don't play tennis like second-rate players; underestimating your opponent is the biggest mistake a tennis player can make! Do you all understand?" Chiba Yun Chuan instructed them as they walked, his tone relaxed. Although losing two doubles matches wouldn't be a major issue for Hyotei, it was always good to finish the matches early.

"Understood, Captain!"

Hyotei's voices immediately attracted a lot of attention! Many people looked towards Hyotei's team.

"They have great spirit, Hyotei is getting stronger!"

"Is that big guy also a regular member? He doesn't look very smart."

"If you ask me, the one with white hair is the scary one; his eyes are terrifying!"

At this moment, Hyotei's first match was against Zoushan Middle School! Chiba Yun Chuan was still not playing.

Hyotei's second doubles pair is Oshitari Yuushi and Mukahi Gakuto.

"Oshitari, Gakuto, give it your all! We'll take this match 3-0 and end it right here! Let them see Hyotei's strength this year," Atobe said from the sidelines.

"We will, Atobe!"

After Oshitari finished speaking, he and Mukahi walked onto the court together.

The second doubles match officially began.

"Go, Hyotei!"

"Hyotei's the best!"

"Hyotei, Hyotei!"

The cheers from the cheerleading squad came wave after wave. Five minutes into the match, the opposing Zoushan Middle School players surrendered directly!

Hyotei easily won the first match and successfully advanced to the next round.

Hyotei finished their first match, and on the other side, Seigaku was also causing a stir.

The first second doubles match was underway, and it looked like it would be over soon.

It wasn't surprising that Seigaku had this kind of strength; they were at least a team capable of reaching the Kanto Tournament.

However, based on this match's result, Seigaku's next opponent would be St. Rudolph. This school's strength was on par with Seigaku's, so it seemed it would come down to their performance during the match!

At this moment, Hyotei was already preparing for the next match. Their opponent was Fudomine, which was currently a weak team!

Therefore, Chiba Yun Chuan didn't take them seriously at all!

At this moment, Fudomine had just won a match, and the players were happily celebrating.

"Bai Zhang, that return you just made was awesome!"

"The opponent was too weak. I didn't even use half my strength!"

"Who's our next opponent! I hope they're strong, otherwise, I won't have any fun playing!"

"I think it's Hyotei Academy."

"What?"

The entire place fell silent upon hearing that their next opponent was Hyotei.

Everyone was speechless!

At this moment, there was another group in the spectator seats behind the Fudomine team.

However, they didn't look very old and had a girl with them.

The leader was a boy with a dot on his forehead.

"Brother, Fudomine's next opponent is Hyotei Academy. Do you think they can win?" a young girl with a student haircut asked the person next to her.

This group was Fudomine's regular members from a year later, but they weren't yet!

One of them was Tachibana Kippei, known as one of the Kyushu Twin Heroes, and the girl was Tachibana Kippei's sister, Tachibana An!

She was very sweet-looking, with striking red hair.

Behind him were Ibu and Kamio, among others. They had also come to watch the Kanto Tournament matches!

However, they weren't with the Fudomine team members. It seemed that the conflicts within Fudomine had already begun.