Net King: Nioh Phantom

If Echizen Ryoma rapidly improves his level of tennis from just a Kanto tournament to a national level in one year, and then even begins to touch other dimensions without stopping, gradually approaching the professional level of tennis, we can say that he is" Family origins"——"The legendary samurai"Echizen Nanjiro" laid a solid foundation for him, allowing him to make rapid progress in the tennis world from a junior high school student in Japan.

So on the road to touching the concept of another dimension and heading towards a professional player, After Nioh eliminated his"accident", as far as he knew, the fastest person should be Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Although Yukimura walked very fast on this road, Tezuka only had two short days after going to Germany. In less than a month, he had made leaps and bounds of progress - a speed that Borg admired, and it was enough to break other people's"records""

"Tezuka's progress during his three years in junior high school was not really revealed until the match against Yamato-senpai on Court No. 3 in the U17 training camp."

Considering that the American player sitting behind him might not understand why he and Atobe were paying so much attention to Tsukasa, Nioh explained it specifically.

"speaking of……"

Niou said thoughtfully

"Not only me, but Yukimura also never really had a match with Tezuka."

The Byodoin-senpai sitting next to him seemed to want Atobe to fight against Tezuka in the match, but with such a good opponent... is Nioh really willing to watch and give way in silence? He is not a junior high school student now. It was time for the national competition. Nioh had waited so long for this U17 World Cup to have the opportunity to play in a competition that suited him and allowed him to show off his tennis prowess and compete with outstanding players from each team - how could he possibly Indifferent!

"If there's an opportunity, shouldn't someone who hasn't tried it be allowed to play first?"

"After wearing the mask of"The Deceiver" for a long time, people may have forgotten that foxes are carnivores!

Nioh has been leisurely for so long. Although his mentality is very stable, he occasionally wants to show off his skills.

"Yukimura?"

Atobe raised his eyebrows.

He actually saw such direct aggression from Nioh's expression. The carnivorous fox's hunting posture without firing, with the arrow on the string, is probably like this.

But what surprised Atobe Keigo was not this - as early as When he was in the second year of the country, he could vaguely see the aggressiveness and edge in Nioh's bones.

So there was only one reason for his surprise, and it was because Nioh mentioned Yukimura Seiichi

——Shouldn't it be Sanada who is more interested in challenging Tezuka?

Minister Hyotei believes in the ability of Rikkai University's minister to control the Rikkai University Tennis Club. If Yukimura Seiichi wants to face off with Tezuka Kunimitsu... even Genichiro Sanada, who is the deputy minister, must obey the list arrangement..

In the national competition of the third grade of junior high school, in addition to the apparent competition between the players, there is also a duel between rankings and formations before the start of the competition!

It was obvious that Li Hai had guessed Qing Xue's arrangement.

But in the first three singles match, the person playing was not Yukimura Seiichi...

It couldn't be because of Echizen Ryoma that Yukimura made the same compromise - that was impossible. The pride of the"Son of God" was obvious. It's not an exaggeration to be"arrogant".

Tatekai deliberately pitted Sanada and Tezuka against each other when arranging their troops.

"This starts with the Jr. meeting of their elementary school."

How could such a good story be buried and disappear over time?

Nioh blinked and decided to tell this story to everyone - he started digging a hole for his captain Yukimura without changing his expression.

"That was when they were eleven years old."

In order to let the players from the British team and the American team understand what he was talking about, Nioh specially spoke to Atobe in English.

"This is an unknown past event……"

He softened his tone and voice again, creating a romantic atmosphere for telling stories.

"……Tezuka, who arrived late, naturally missed the game, but he met Yukimura and Sanada on the way"

"The challenge is for sure, but you also know Sanada's character - he accepted Tezuka's competition invitation first."

Nioh, who was quite familiar with Kunichi and Yukimura, naturally found out the details of this past event from his minister.

Now, he used artistic expressions to sort out this story.

"……What happens next is what you know, Atobe."

"Of course Sanada was unwilling to give in, so he always wanted to play another game with Tezuka."

"But this is just Sanada’s own idea——"

Niou made no secret of his critical attitude towards his deputy minister

"Yukimura has been a spectator for so long, of course he also wants to play in the game!"

This sentence is Nioh's own fabrication.

Yukimura Seiichi is willing to play with Tezuka Kunimitsu, but he is not as eager as he said.

"But during the national competition, he chose to play singles!"

Others may have been confused by Nioh's story - watching the young tame Ran chasing and playing the game with his ideal opponent, the boy who suppressed his desire finally got the chance to participate in the duel!

——It sounds very touching, but this is not the image of Yukimura Seiichi at all!

Will Seiichi Yukimura suppress his melancholy and give way to Genichiro Sanada?

【impossible. ]

Atobe thought to himself that Yukimura Seiichi would only have a fair duel with his deputy minister with a smile, and then happily carry the court to play with the opponent he wanted.

"Phew, then I have to ask you a question, Atobe."

Nioh was not distracted by Atobe's words.

Faced with the"loophole" Atobe found, Nioh asked Atobe a question.——

"If you had the opportunity to have a tennis match with Tezuka, would you like to play with the former Tezuka Kunimitsu, or the current Tezuka of the U17 German team?"

I understand.

So that's it. Atobe's pupils shrank for a moment.

Compared to opponents who he knew about well, Yukimura Seiichi wanted"unknown and more powerful challenges.""！

——At this point, Atobe was surrounded by Nioh

——He was completely convinced by the"scammer's" rhetoric

"how about you?"

The captain of the U17 high school student team suddenly spoke coldly and asked Nioh.

Not to mention the British team and the American team, which have no say in the internal affairs of their teams, Byodoin Phoenix is ​​not a tennis player who is easy to fool..If they really drew a good opponent for the U17 German team...

This kid Nioh has arranged his captain properly, does he want to learn how to paddle Shuji Tanejima?

Byodoin Phoenix would not allow it in the first place. Nioh took a break, and after experiencing the incident of"Nioh Masaharu becoming a stylist", his attitude towards Nioh became even more"bad" - high school players are always ready to cause trouble for Nioh! It is impossible to paddle!!

"me?"

Contrary to Byodoin Phoenix's expectation, Nioh reacted very happily to his"question".

——This is also normal. After coming to Melbourne, Nioh was not in the"hidden front" state he had in the training camp.

After receiving the topic steps from the"kind-hearted" Byodoin-senpai, Nioh happily told the players present about his goals.

"Of course it's Borg!"

Speaking of the opponent he wanted to meet, Nioh's eyes lit up.

"Although what follows is just a warm-up match, if Borg……"

Niou said, obviously lowering his voice, but Byodoin and Atobe heard his excitement.

"I haven’t officially played against a professional player yet."

The words were not finished, but Niou felt that he had finished hinting.

"Atobe, what kind of opponent we can draw depends entirely on you!"

Yes, the reason why Nioh wants to"arrange" his captain Yukimura to the position of"Tezuka's opponent" is because he wants to"steal the position."

Jurgen Borg, who has never lost since becoming a professional player , praised as"the man who changed the world of tennis""——A tennis player of this level is Nioh's best opponent!

He is very sure that his tennis ability has reached the professional level. After finally waiting for the U17 World Cup, Nioh can't wait to have a game with Borg.

If Borg's true level could be forced out, he would surely lose a lot of"experience points"

【There's no way, my 'phantom' doesn't just rely on mental power……】

【‘Phantom' is very experienced! ]

Byodoin seniors all contributed themselves as"experience packages" to add further potential to his"Phantom" - Although Niou seemed to be playing very hard at the time, he undoubtedly benefited greatly from the game.

"Senior, you also know my situation."

Because there are two other representative team players here, Nioh did not say it directly.

But his attitude is definitely serious - he needs the support of Byodoin Phoenix, and he needs many"suitable opponents""Experience package that can only be obtained by playing games""！

"……I need to compete. Nioh said.

The fox narrowed his eyes and stared at the prey he had longed for. ps, Nioh: (out of the"paddling" state) I'm going to start wandering, Byodoin-senpai!