The Crowd Takes Action

Another location in London, a castle surrounded by water.

Inside this castle, a large number of people dressed in the same clothes had gathered.

Meanwhile, in an indoor court inside the castle, Keith, as Clark's leader, was practicing alone.

Outside the fence surrounding the stadium, a group of people were discussing something.

"Hey, is this going to be bad...?"

"In any case, it's probably best not to touch Wimbledon."

"What is there to be afraid of now? We were too kind before."

"But... but..."

"You lot, do you really intend to let those young masters happily play tennis in their well-protected cages?"

Several members of the Clark Tennis Club still have doubts about sabotaging Wimbledon, but Peter, currently Clark's second-in-command, is adamant.

"But... the police will..."

"Use this... to take them down one by one."

After saying that, Peter took out a Real Tennis tennis ball and twirled it in his hand.

At that moment, an arm reached out from the railing and hooked around Peter's neck, startling Peter.

"Peter, you've misunderstood something. When did I ever say that?"

"Keith..."

Keith's deep voice, coupled with the tightness of his grip on Peter's neck, frightened Peter.

"However... the tournament still has to be ruined. I'll personally deal with that brat, understand?"

No one will agree with us... no one...

After saying that, Keith turned and left.

You said you wanted to defeat Clark?

"If I'm not back by tomorrow morning, you can call the police or do whatever you want."

Inside the stadium, when everyone heard that Lin Xiu was going to destroy the organization he used to belong to, Sanada couldn't help but ask a question.

Lin Xiu didn't care about their doubts.

"Since that's the case, let him try to be a hero; it's just their own internal conflict."

What do their grudges have to do with us?

At that moment, Horio suddenly spoke, and Oishi was also puzzled by his words.

Lin Xiu immediately stopped talking and turned to leave.

Lin Xiu walked alone on a London street, carrying a tennis bag.

After crossing several streets, he arrived at a small harbor.

After finding a boat, he jumped on and prepared to sail away.

"Hey, can you manage by yourself?"

At that moment, a figure appeared and came to the side of the boat.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you I'd handle this?"

Are you sure? Based on your current physical condition?

Lin Xiu's tone immediately became somewhat anxious upon seeing Horio suddenly appear.

However, Horio seemed to have already made up his mind, and he followed Lin Xiu when Lin Xiu left.

"I could tell you were injured when we were on the court. I don't believe you can take on so many people one-on-one with that kind of physique."

And your previous teammates probably also had that kind of skill, right? I'm really interested."

After saying that, Horio boarded the ship.

Lin Xiu still didn't want Horio to go with him, but then he thought about the strength Horio had shown on the court.

After some hesitation, they finally started the boat.

Two people in a boat, sailing into the distance under the London sunset.

On the other side of the field, the students from the four schools also noticed Horio's disappearance.

After searching for a while without finding him, the Seigaku members, who knew Horio's personality, guessed the only possibility.

"The probability that Horio will go to Clark's base is... 88%."

"Damn it... they acted without permission!"

"Horio seems to be very interested in Lin Xiu's Gemini, or rather, in the principles of Gemini, that is, the application of Qi."

Therefore, I suspect he guessed that there were even stronger players than Lin Xiu in the Clark Tennis Club, which is why he let Lin Xiu leave and then went with him to the Clark Tennis Club's base.

"So his initial goal was simply to compete against more skilled opponents, just to see more ways to use 'qi'...?"

"That really suits his personality..."

"Tezuka, we need to call the police!"

Hearing everyone's guesses, Oishi became increasingly anxious.

"No, didn't Lin Xiu say that if he hadn't returned by tomorrow morning, we could do whatever we wanted with him?"

Until then, let's hold back.

Besides, you called me back specifically to check out Wimbledon Open, so I need to keep everyone focused on the tournament.

As for Horio, I have faith in his abilities.

At this moment, Tezuka crossed his arms and, after thinking for a while, rejected Oishi's suggestion.

Tezuka then left the court, but Atobe, who was sitting not far away watching Tezuka's back, had a flicker in his eyes.

Shortly after everyone dispersed, on the other side of the dormitory...

Tezuka's figure disappeared through the side door, the tennis bag slung over his shoulder drawing attention.

"You say that to the club members, but you're worried about that guy acting alone. What, you want to go check on Clark too, Tezuka?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind Tezuka.

Tezuka turned his head and saw Atobe, who was also carrying a tennis bag.

Seeing Atobe's teasing look, Tezuka felt a little embarrassed, adjusted his glasses, and remained silent.

At the port where Horio and Lin Xiu had left, Kabaji was inspecting a motorboat.

At that moment, Atobe and Tezuka also appeared.

"You've worked hard, Kabaji. You know what to do when we get back, right?"

"Yes."

After giving Kabaji a brief instruction, Atobe headed straight for the motorboat.

Just as Tezuka was about to get on the jet ski, Oishi and Fuji also appeared.

"I knew you'd do that, so I'm going with you."

"The competition starts tomorrow, you have to stay."

"It's alright, leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing Fuji's words, Tezuka instinctively wanted to refuse.

But this time, Oishi, who was standing to the side, did not object; on the contrary, he was very supportive.

Seeing that there was another person, Atobe was about to say something to complain.

But before he could finish speaking, another sound came from nearby.

"Wait! How could you forget me!"

"Kirihara? Shouldn't he still be in the hospital?"

Seeing Kirihara running towards them, no one expected him to escape from the hospital.

"I've already heard the details from the Captain and the others. This time, I'm determined to make those who hit me pay..."

Kirihara could finish his ambitious words as he ran up to the crowd, a hand appeared behind him.

"How dare you sneak away like that!"

Turning his head, Kirihara was surprised to see Sanada with a fierce expression.

In an instant, Kirihara's high morale plummeted by half.