The Exhibition Match Officially Ends

"The problem isn't with the players, it's with you, Mr. Baker."

I wanted to know if you were qualified to be our business partner in the future, but unfortunately it seems you are not.

Minao Takayama looked at Coach Baker with disappointment and anger in her eyes, and then gave Nakamura a look.

"Please come in."

Upon receiving the message, Nakamura quickly turned around and spoke to the door, at which point a foreigner entered.

Uh... who are you?

Upon seeing a stranger appear, Coach Baker suddenly had a bad feeling.

"This is Mr. Steve Myers, a member of the board of directors of the National High School Tennis Association."

"Oh, it's a member of the association's board of directors! What brings you here?"

Upon hearing that it was someone from above, Coach Baker panicked and could only force himself to calm down.

However, Smith Myers ignored Coach Baker's outstretched hand and looked at Coach Baker with a serious expression.

"Then I'll get straight to the point and get to the business, because I don't want to waste a single second."

After saying that, Smith took a document out of his pocket.

"You have been officially expelled from the association after this goodwill match."

"Ah... I don't quite understand what you mean..."

"You still won't admit it? Don't you know where the funding for that pre-match publicity campaign came from?"

After you are expelled from the association, please return the funds you misappropriated from the association, or we'll see you in court.

Smith's words finally tore away Coach Baker's fig leaf. In order to maximize his own interests, Coach Baker fantasized about making up the money after the game when he got the sponsorship contract. But now he has lost both his wife and his army.

As a result, the entire West Coast team received sponsorship from Torrance Co., Ltd.., Coach Baker was not only unable to continue coaching, but was also expelled from the Tennis Association.

"I saw the match on TV. Thank you all for your hard work."

"In the end, it was thanks to Echizen fight that we were able to succeed."

"Really? You must be tired, Echizen. How is Kirihara's injury?"

Fortunately, it's not too serious. He should recover after resting for half a month.

"Is that so? Then it's your turn next, Tezuka."

At the hospital, the Seigaku team visited Coach Ryuzaki was hospitalized, after finishing their match.

Coach Ryuzaki had been following the match closely, naturally already knew about the situation.

With the goodwill match over, it's time to start preparing for the National Tournament.

Now that Tezuka has returned after his arm treatment, Coach Ryuzaki is more confident about the National Tournament.

"That's right, Captain Tezuka!"

"Tezuka, how is your arm now?"

"Will you be able to rejoin the team soon?"

Upon hearing Coach Ryuzaki's words, the Seigaku members also looked at Tezuka.

"It's uncertain when I'll fully recover. The doctor said the final stabilization period is crucial, so we need to pay attention."

But I will try my best to catch up with everyone in the National Tournament.

Tezuka's words were undoubtedly a shot in the arm, even though the current Seigaku had Horio ignored middle school students and the unfathomable Fuji.

Even Ryoma has grown to the point where he can stand on his own, but the others haven't reached the top level yet, so Tezuka's return is a very important point.

Because Torrance sponsored Kevin and his group, they didn't return immediately but instead spent a few days traveling around the area.

"Billy, where's Kevin today?"

"Huh? I didn't know. He said he had something to take care of first, so he left early this morning."

In one of the game centers, Terry noticed that Kevin hadn't followed him out and assumed something had happened.

Billy, who shared a room with Kevin, didn't know either, only that Kevin had something to take care of.

Meanwhile, Kevin's presence returned to the school where he had previously caused trouble.

"So... you went to each of the schools you caused trouble at before and apologized to them one by one?"

The next day, at Tokyo Airport, Kevin and his group prepared to return home.

Billy was surprised to hear that Kevin had gone to apologize yesterday.

"No wonder you two came early; so you were out doing something naughty."

Others, knowing what Kevin had done before, also felt it had gone too far.

"I didn't do that, Kevin did it all."

"Since you're going to apologize anyway, why didn't you just avoid doing it in the first place?"

"You're so annoying. Whatever, it's all in the past anyway."

Among the group, the more mature Mike spoke a few words to Kevin like a parent, making Kevin blush slightly.

"Hey, luckily we made it in time. We're here to see you off."

At that moment, Oishi's voice rang out, and everyone turned to look. They saw that all the Seigaku members except Horio were at the airport.

"Seeing you off? Thanks, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"I heard a lot happened to you guys, but the match was great. Come again next time if you have the chance."

As the Captain, Tezuka stepped forward and addressed the group from the west coast.

"No problem, but we'll compete again when your arm is better."

Billy's words puzzled Tezuka, who wondered why news of his arm treatment had spread overseas.

"Even in the United States, there are rumors that you are a great player."

And then there's Horio Satoshi from your school; he's already caused quite a stir in the American high school tennis world.

"It's not just Captain Tezuka and Horio! Every single one of us will have to compete with you next time."

Upon hearing that Tezuka and Horio were so famous overseas, Momoshiro, unwilling to admit defeat, spoke up.

"Alright, then we'll wait and see."

"Well then, everyone, please be careful on the road."

"Okay, goodbye everyone."

After Billy and the others said their goodbyes, they turned to board the plane. Ryoma, who was standing nearby, didn't see Kevin and called out to Billy.

"Excuse me, where is Kevin?"

"Huh? Where did he go again..."

"That kid probably slipped away alone, there's no mistake about that."

Faced with Ryoma's question, even Kevin's teammates were dumbfounded, not even noticing when Kevin had left.

At the airport's self-service phone booth, the missing Kevin is making a call.

"Mom, it's me. I still lost to Echizen Ryoma..."

But don't worry, I won't give up so easily, so Dad...

"Passengers boarding for Flight 844 to Los Angeles, please proceed to your flight to Los Angeles..."

"I'll talk about it when I get back."

The airport announcement interrupted Kevin's conversation, Kevin with no choice but to give up.

After hanging up the phone, Kevin turned around to go board the plane and saw Ryoma facing him sideways.

"Echizen Ryoma, next time we meet, I will definitely beat you."

"Oh, I'll be waiting for you anytime, but... you still have a long way to go."

"Hmph, so you'd better take care."

"The same to you."

After a resounding farewell between two determined individuals, Kevin left with his tennis bag on his back.