Chapter 72 The Beast Retreats, and Nanjiro's Curiosity (4th Update)

Silence.

At this time, the park of the street tennis court fell into extreme silence.

Hundreds of street players were shocked by the fierce character Akutsu who suddenly broke in.

At the same time.

Akutsu, who was fierce and unruly, always liked to use his fists to solve things that he was unhappy with.

When facing the seemingly harmless newcomer of Hyotei in front of him, he felt unprecedented danger.

His intuition told him.

If he insisted on taking action, the result would probably be very ugly.

But.

With a personality like Akutsu, how could he tolerate such naked provocation from the other party under such circumstances?

"I said don't point fingers at me!"

Akutsu's eyes were wide open, and his muscles were completely tense at this moment, like a beast ready to go, and he was about to explode in the next moment.

"Aren!"

But at this moment.

A crisp female voice came from a distance.

Then.

The woman with short brown hair and a great figure came trotting behind Akutsu.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo."

The woman, Akutsu's mother, Akutsu Yuki, was so tired that she gasped for breath.

Then, her eyes were attracted by the bag in Akutsu's hand: "My bag? Thank you so much, Aren!"

Yuki took the bag and jumped up and down with joy.

"Yes, it's this guy!"

Then.

She saw the skateboarder who was knocked unconscious by a punch, and said angrily: "Well done, this kind of scum should be punished."

While speaking.

She put her hands on her waist, looking like a little gangster, and Akutsu next to her was sweating profusely on his forehead.

But it happened.

Just when he was about to fight with others, his mother ran over, and he couldn't fight anymore.

"Hmm."

Thinking of this.

He suppressed his embarrassment and looked at the boy in front of him fiercely: "Little devil of Hyotei, if I remember correctly, there will be a game between our two teams next week. Then, we will settle the accounts!"

After that.

He pulled Yuuki, who was mumbling, over and left.

"Uh"

Looking at the two people leaving, the members of the street tennis court all had a blank expression.

What's going on?

Leaving now?

"Using tennis to end it?"

Looking at Akutsu's back, Ishikawa showed a faint smile on his face.

This just happened to coincide with his plan.

"As for that person."

He subconsciously glanced at Akutsu's mother. If I remember correctly, the other party in the original book seemed to be a very gentle person, right?

Was she angry because her bag was snatched?

However.

Thinking that the other party gave birth to Akutsu at the age of about 19, her dress was also avant-garde and mature. When she was young, she was probably a little gangster.

Her performance just now was explained.

Then.

They stayed where they were, waiting for the police to come, and after arresting the skateboarder, they continued to practice tennis.

On the other side.

Yuuki, who left with Akutsu, walked a distance away and suddenly looked up and smiled: "Ahren, you did a good job just now. Sometimes, it's better not to fight if you can!"

"Hmph."

Akutsu snorted in dissatisfaction.

How could he not see that this stupid woman misunderstood his behavior just now. She thought that he had no intention of fighting with others at all.

That deliberate act of pretending to be a little gangster and being fierce was also to divert everyone's attention and avoid a real conflict between him and those people.

However.

Thinking about it, Akutsu's face showed a complicated expression again.

He knew very well that if Yuuki hadn't accidentally intervened just now. He would never have been able to get away so easily.

Yes.

At that time, Akutsu actually had another thought in his mind. That was to follow his intuition and avoid fighting with the black-haired boy.

That person. Is really dangerous!

At least if he started fighting, Akutsu had no confidence in winning at all!

"A freshman at Hyotei?"

Thinking of that person, Akutsu, who was about to go upstairs, narrowed his eyes, and a gleam of brilliance flashed in the depths of his eyes: "In that case, let's use tennis to decide the winner!"

The episode ended.

Ishikawa's training was back on track.

He trained at three points every day, and at the same time, he received Feng's request to let him plan the training for Hyotei's new doubles team.

Shishido still looked arrogant.

However.

Ishikawa could see that the other party's arrogance had disappeared a lot during this period of time.

For Feng, who was shy and even weak. Shishido's sense of responsibility took effect. He restrained his arrogance and tried his best to guide the other party.

In the past two days, he has figured it out.

Instead of stubbornly wanting to defeat Ishikawa, it is better to focus his energy on training younger generations like Feng.

Moreover.

After switching to doubles, Shishido could also feel that he was not so resistant. On the contrary, there was a feeling of being like a fish in water.

On the other side. While Hyotei is training.

Seigaku and Yamabuki are also doing intensive training.

Yamabuki side.

Everyone was surprised to find that Akutsu, who usually had no interest in tennis, actually started training in a hidden corner.

However.

He didn't seem to want to be seen by others. Every time someone approached, Akutsu would pretend to hit him randomly with his racket, as if he was practicing how to fight. Moreover, if the other party refused to leave, he would drive them away with fierce eyes.

Everyone didn't feel very good about him, and no one on the team wanted to be with him except for Sengoku, who was having fun all day long, and Taichi, a freshman.

To this.

But Bantian found it very interesting.

"Did you feel stimulated by something?"

He looked at the figure under the shade of a tree from a distance, repeatedly hitting the wall with a racket. While smiling with relief, Bantian also had a bit of doubt in his eyes: "I don't know who can influence him."

but.

This happened to coincide with Bantian's plan.

Moreover, he believes that with Akutsu's talent, once he really takes tennis seriously. The potential that explodes will surely shock everyone!

Qingxue.

As the No. 2 seed in the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition.

This year, they were more victorious than any other year. And the lineup is stronger than ever before.

but.

In the first half of the Tokyo competition, after witnessing the fierce battle between Ishikawa and Tachibana, everyone who came back felt as if a huge boulder was weighing on their hearts, making them uncomfortable.

As a training consultant, Gan, for the sake of everyone's physical fitness, did not increase the intensity of training on the original basis.

But including Tezuka, every main selection is constantly strengthening their own strength.

For example, the golden combination of Dashi and Kikumaru.

The two are studying the effects of the new formation every day during training. And constantly looking for people to find problems and shortcomings.

Taocheng and Haitang are also strengthening their doubles training.

The two people who usually didn't deal with each other at all, under unprecedented pressure, didn't even have a fight.

As for Echizen.

This super rookie of Qingxue, like everyone else, is training in silence. Day after day, strengthen yourself.

Until this Friday.

After returning home from school, Echizen, still unsolved, picked up the racket and looked towards the small building behind the yard where the bell was rung: "Hey, Dad, do you have time to play a game?"

"oh?"

At this time, the middle-aged monk who was lying on his side under the bell bell of the earth building and looking through color magazines with great interest raised his eyebrows: "Okay, young man, since you ask so, I will accompany you to fight. Ouch ouch ouch "

He wanted to stand up and strike a handsome pose.

But he forgot that the bell-ringing rope was tied to his toes. Suddenly he was upside down, and the figure was hanging in the air like a bat.

"well."

Seeing this, Echizen couldn't help but cover his forehead.

It is hard to imagine that the slovenly and unkempt middle-aged man in front of me, who also likes to read color magazines all day long, is actually the samurai Nanjiro who once left an undefeated legend in the world of tennis!

"Ahem."

After a while, Nanjiro, who untied himself, coughed twice: "Come on, let me see how much more capable you are."

Actually.

The two played just last week.

According to Nanjiro's understanding of his son, he probably won't challenge him again in a short time.

But I didn't expect it.

Only a week had passed, and Echizen actually wanted to fight him again.

This reminded Nanjiro of his opponent's childhood, when he would not cry every time he lost a game, but would stubbornly pick up his racket and challenge him.

but.

As Echizen grew older and began to compete outside, she competed with him less and less.

immediately.

The two of them played in the courtyard of Echizen's house, which was actually an empty courtyard inside the temple, on the court drawn by Nanjiro himself.

"Hoo, ho ho."

The duel is over.

Echizen was still the same as before, exhausted without scoring a single point. At this time, he was bending over, pressing his hands on his thighs, breathing heavily.

"This boy"

Thinking back to the fierce charging and fighting in Echizen just now, Nanjiro couldn't help but feel doubtful.

"Hey, teenager."

Thinking of this, he held the racket between one hand and picked his nose with the little finger of the other hand while smiling and saying: "I said...have you been defeated by someone again?"

Last time.

Echizen obviously lost to someone, but it also ignited his fighting spirit.

And this time.

Nanjiro felt a sense of depression on Echizen's body. The opponent's fighting style is completely different from before. There is no structure, only brute force and recklessness are left.

This kind of change is something Nanjiro doesn't want to see.

But he also knew very well that Echizen had grown up now, and unilateral preaching was meaningless.

"Old, Dad."

At this time, Echizen, who was covered in sweat, raised his head and said with a complex expression: "Do you think my tennis talent is really good?"

"Forehead?"

Nanjiro never expected that Echizen would ask such a question.

Questioning your talent?

For Echizen, who has a proud personality, this is an unprecedented first time.

"Your talent is just average, actually pretty good."

If it were normal, Nanjiro would definitely hit the opponent hard. But sensing the sadness on Echizen's face, he changed his tune.

"real?"

"Of course, why did I lie to you!"

Nanjiro curled his lips in disdain and said: "As your father and my son, how could your talent be so bad?"

This is the truth.

As a tennis legend in the world of tennis, Nanjiro's talent can definitely be ranked among the top in the history of tennis.

As his son, Echizen also inherited his tennis talent.

and.

From a very young age, he has been training every day with the world's top player. Whether it is his competition experience or his own talent, Echizen is far ahead of his peers.

In Nanjiro's opinion.

Echizen's opponents in the United States actually failed to bring out his true potential.

The four-year championship of the youth group is not as good as the improvement in the youth academy in these two months.

but.

Nanjiro believed it too.

Once Echizen truly unleashes his potential, his future achievements in tennis will be limitless!

"it does not matter."

Thinking of this, Nanjiro stretched out his racket, patted the young man on the shoulder, and said: "It's okay to lose to seniors, it's just a matter of winning again."

"Um, it's nothing. I'm going to take a shower first."

Echizen shook his head, picked up the tennis ball, turned around and left.

"This boy."

Nanjiro narrowed his eyes: "It seems that things may not be that simple."

immediately.

He ran to the living room.

Skillfully dialing a certain number on an old-fashioned landline, after the call was connected, Nanjiro said directly and unceremoniously: "Hey, old woman, did you play any games the past few days?"

"All competitions?"

"Speaking of which, did that boy lose to someone else?"

"No?"

"Strange."

"The kid came back in a bad state today. He seemed to have been stimulated by something. Hiss! Is this guy dating a girl?"

Nanjiro suddenly thought of his former self.

If a similar situation occurs, if it is not encountered in the game, it can only be an emotional issue.

"hey-hey."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh strangely: "That kid, I can't tell. However, he does have a bit of my demeanor when I was young."

"idiot!"

Coach Ryuzaki on the other end of the phone, after hearing Nanjiro's muttering, directly cursed: "Do you think everyone is like you and not serious at a young age?"

"but."

"If you say that Echizen suddenly became strange, well, it should have something to do with that person."

"A new first-year member of Hyokui?"

After a while.

Nanjiro hung up the phone with a look of surprise in his eyes: "Did you defeat the top players in the Kyushu region in the metropolitan competition?"

"interesting."

"If you can make that boy Ryoma feel the pressure. I'm afraid this Ice Emperor's first year is really not easy."

Think of this.

Nanjiro couldn't help but show strong curiosity in his eyes.