Atobe, You're the Vice-Captain of the Hyotei Tennis Club Now, Work Hard and I'll Promote and Raise Your Salary!

The next day, early in the morning.

Kamikawa yawned and arrived at school with Tezuka. Although his grades were similar to Tezuka's, he was only assigned to Class B. Class A wasn't based on grades; it was more about family background.

After all, Hyotei was a prestigious school. It was easier to manage the noble children if they were all in the same class. Any internal conflicts could be resolved within the class itself.

This was quite humane.

"The tennis club, what are your plans for it?"

Kamikawa propped his head on his desk, turned his head, and looked at Tezuka, who was diligently flipping through a book beside him.

This guy, after defeating Atobe yesterday, had basically confirmed his position as the president of the Hyotei tennis club.

Speaking of which, his position as president was only provisional; it still required the coach's approval.

The Hyotei coach was naturally the approachable Coach Sakaki Taro.

This coach was quite legendary. He was reportedly only affiliated with Hyotei in name. He actually preferred being a teacher. Otherwise, with his wealth, he could have lived a life of luxury and pleasure.

He had only been at Hyotei for three years before becoming the coach of the Hyotei tennis club. He was decisive and efficient. During his tenure coaching the Hyotei tennis club, he had also guided Ochi towards the right choices.

He controlled the entire Hyotei tennis club from behind the scenes.

"The skill levels are uneven..."

Tezuka put down his book and said with a grave expression, "The gap in skill between the second and third-year students and the newly promoted first-years is too large. We'll probably have to replace some of the regular players."

"If they need replacing, then replace them,"

Kamikawa waved his hand dismissively. "Besides, those seniors should step down and make way for more talented individuals, shouldn't they?"

It had to be said, the second and third-year regular players at Hyotei were truly useless.

In yesterday's friendly match against Yamabuki, apart from winning all three singles matches, they didn't win a single doubles match.

And the doubles matches were played by those second and third-year regular players.

Even though Yamabuki's doubles teams had always been nationally competitive, Hyotei had achieved a top four national ranking last year. The remaining players were simply not up to par.

"Good."

After receiving Kamikawa's affirmative reply, Tezuka nodded, picked up a pen, and began writing down his understanding and plans for the tennis club on paper. Kamikawa glanced at the contents of the paper and no longer interfered with Tezuka's choices.

In the end, Hyotei's biggest weakness was its two doubles teams. Shishido and Mukahi's skills weren't bad, and they could play together as a doubles pair, stronger than average doubles teams, but still far from national level.

That Kansai Wolf, relying on his genius, could be paired with others, but Oshitari was too casual. He couldn't control his partners like Yanagi Renji did.

Hyotei's best doubles combination would be Shishido and Cho Taro.

However, Cho Taro was still in the sixth grade at Hyotei Elementary School. Let alone doubles, he wasn't even old enough to participate in competitions yet.

The prerequisite for dominating the nation was definitely having a presentable doubles team.

Otherwise, they would suffer greatly when facing Rikkai Dai later on.

"Kamikawa..."

Just as Kamikawa was about to lie down on his desk to rest, a familiar voice reached his ears. He looked up and saw Shishido and Mukahi, who appeared somewhat uneasy.

"What's wrong, you guys..."

Kamikawa and Mukahi were in the same class. Shishido's grades were slightly lower, so he was assigned to Class C, right next door. Jirou, who always liked to sleep, was also in that class.

"I..."

Mukahi fiddled with his hair, unsure of what to say for a moment. He looked to Shishido for help. "Why don't you say it?"

Hearing this, Shishido also fell silent, then said, "We wanted to ask, can first-year students become regular players at Hyotei?"

Yesterday, it was basically a given that Tezuka would become the king of the Hyotei tennis club, or simply put, the president. As for whether first-year students were eligible to be regular players, they weren't entirely sure.

Everyone had seen the skills of Tezuka and Kamikawa. Even Shishido knew he wasn't a match for the defeated Atobe and Oshitari.

Oshitari could probably only be matched by Jirou. As for himself and Mukahi, they would likely end in a crushing defeat.

"Well..."

Kamikawa glanced at Tezuka and pointed his thumb slightly in Tezuka's direction, saying, "You should ask him about this. I'm not the president."

After speaking, Shishido also looked at Tezuka. With his cold expression, he really didn't know how to start.

Compared to Tezuka, who looked like an ice mountain, he preferred talking to Kamikawa, who had a smile on his face and seemed more optimistic...

"Don't worry."

Tezuka interrupted Shishido's words and added, "I will make a suggestion to the coach regarding the first-years."

"Instead of worrying about whether you qualify to be a regular player at Hyotei, you should spend more time improving your own skills."

Yesterday, Tezuka had indeed seen the skills of Shishido and Mukahi. To be honest, these two had improved a bit during this period. They had definitely worked hard, but the extent of their improvement was not significant.

This was inseparable from their talent.

People with outstanding talent showed a greater degree of improvement than ordinary people.

This was inevitable.

"Then... I'll trouble you both."

Shishido quickly bowed and then hurried out the door.

Mukahi stood frozen in place, instinctively bowing along with Shishido.

For a moment, all eyes in the classroom fell on Tezuka. Feeling the gazes of those around him, even Tezuka, with his thick skin, felt a bit embarrassed and lowered his head, his glasses faintly reflecting light.

"Heh heh... these two guys."

Kamikawa, on the other hand, was quite composed. After all, it wasn't him that everyone was looking at. He put his hands behind his back and waited for the school bell to ring.

Afternoon.

After the cultural classes ended, the remaining time was naturally for club activities.

Compared to the heavy workload of elementary school, middle school allocated ample time for club activities.

As soon as class ended, Tezuka, carrying some neatly organized materials, headed towards the music room. He had found out earlier that the tennis club's coach also worked part-time as a music teacher at Hyotei Academy.

He often stayed in the piano room, so they could find him there if needed.

In contrast, Kamikawa had much more freedom. Carrying his tennis bag, he headed towards the tennis courts.

As soon as he stepped outside, Kamikawa ran into Atobe. Yesterday, he had been full of spirit, but today his aura was slightly more restrained, though his eyes remained as proud as ever.

"Are you the one from yesterday?"

Atobe glanced at Kamikawa. He didn't have a strong impression of Kamikawa, only remembering him as the boy who followed Tezuka and had a match yesterday against that kid with the Kansai accent.

"My name is Kamikawa Mutsu. Please guide me, Atobe-kun," Kamikawa said with a slight smile, extending his hand to introduce himself.

"Keigo Atobe," Atobe said, looking at Kamikawa and also extending his hand.

"Oh, right, Atobe-kun."

Kamikawa seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke, "Tezuka needs to find the coach about some things. You'll have to help lead the tennis club training later."

"You're the vice-captain of the Hyotei tennis club now!"

Atobe blinked, his mind not yet catching up. Before he knew it, Kamikawa was walking towards the tennis courts with his tennis bag slung over his shoulder.

"Wait..."

"I'm counting on you, Atobe-kun!"

Kamikawa waved his hand and left without looking back.

This left Atobe alone, bewildered in the wind. Had the vice-captain position just been decided so casually?