Net King: Nioh Phantom

"since you win——"

Even if he is not"urged" by Coach Mifune, Byodoin Phoenix will not procrastinate on this matter that he has made up his mind to.

"This is yours!"

The small and exquisite badge was thrown over by the pale high school student from the other side of the net.

——That serial number is"NO.1" badge, shining with bright metallic light in the sun.

This is the No. 1 badge of the U17 training camp previously worn by Byodoin Phoenix.

Now, this badge symbolizes the highest honor for tennis players in the U17 training camp. The badge, under the watchful eyes of everyone, fell into the hands of Niou!

"senior!"

Rao Shinioh had some suspicions before, but now he is also frightened by Byodoin Phoenix's behavior of throwing away his badge after speaking.

"Such a style……"

Shuji Taneshima, who was still standing by the court without moving away, suddenly smiled.

"It’s really something that Byodoin can do."

Taneshima Shuji looked at Byodoin Phoenix who left after throwing away the badge, and then looked at Hou who stayed in place and was shocked for a short time., said with a sigh on his face

"This is the No. 1 badge of an army."

After sighing at Byodoin Phoenix's decisiveness and coolness in leaving the court after throwing away the badge, Taneshima Shuji looked at Nioh with a look of pretense of envy, with a smile in his eyes.

"Isn’t it a surprise, little Niou?"

The senior high school student who holds the No. 2 badge of the First Army asked his Ritsukai junior Nioh Masaharu.

His expression and tone were sincere joy, without any hint of fraud.

The junior got the No. 1 medal. badge - this matter is undoubtedly worthy of surprise for him, the No. 2 player in high school.

However, considering the significance of this competition and the"background information" of this competition between Nioh and Byodoin"……

【This is really……】

"Phew, what a big surprise, Tanejima-senpai!"

Looking at the back of the high school student who turned around and left without any hesitation after throwing the badge to him, Niou twitched his lips and felt for the first time that his"acting and disguise" skills still needed to be improved.

Because he Now in this unexpected"extreme environment", it is impossible to smile naturally!

——What a"surprise", it's simply a"big surprise"!

【Byodoin-senpai actually handed me his badge directly!! ]

Although Byodoin Phoenix gave him the badge by"throwing" it, everyone present - the people present heard what Byodoin said to him before!

"The boss actually……"

Duke Watanabe, the No. 3 high school player in the first army, looked surprised.

His expression at this moment was undoubtedly his true emotion.

Because - delivering serial number badges that symbolize honor after the game is not as simple as it seems!

This contains not only a simple meaning of"winner or loser", but a deeper transfer of"status"!

In the U17 training camp, there are so many tennis players, but only the top players can have badges.

Among these badges, the top ten badges have special meaning - for world-class competitions, such as the U17 World Cup.

The NO.1 badge represents not only the strength of the player, but also the absolute status of the tennis player in the team!

——This"absolute position" at the top of the team is usually reserved for the"captain"!

That's why Duke Watanabe was so surprised.

During the previous qualifying match, he sat aside and listened to the entire process of today's match.

【‘Aren't the other two junior high school students competing for the captain's position? 】

For a moment, Duke Watanabe almost thought that his memory was wrong.

But he recalled the conversation that day and confirmed it several times in a row, and in the end he didn't think his memory was wrong.

Nioh simply made an appointment with Byodoin - the two of them met to play a three-set match on Court No. 1, and did not stake the position of"captain" or the No. 1 badge.

But now, after the three-set match, Byodoin Phoenix very smoothly gave the No. 1 badge to Nioh in the presence of so many people!

At such a critical time point, how could the handover of the No. 1 badge only mean"win or lose"?!

【If I didn't know their 'agreement' that day, I would definitely think that the boss's actions had a special purpose. 】

Duke Watanabe came back to his senses, with tangled emotions revealed in his brows.

If the leader of their army was defeated in the ranking match, although he would be shocked, it would not make him so entangled now.

Because the rules of qualifying are like that, it is a game where the first army badge is on the line.

But today's game... under the watchful eyes of the head coach, Kurobe, Saito, and Takushi, as well as other tennis players, the badges were handed over after the game - this kind of practice , who would really believe it if he said there was no"special intention"?

But Duke players can swear to France that Byodoin Phoenix definitely does not have a"special purpose" as most people think."

……At most, the leader of their army did not give"adequate consideration".

Yes, that's right.

Duke Watanabe firmly stands on the side of Byodo-in Phoenix. He believes that Byodo-in Phoenix just doesn’t think that much.

——There is absolutely no intention of causing trouble for a junior high school junior who is living a leisurely and comfortable life in the U17 training camp!!

——That's probably it... right?

Hearing the words of his fellow high school students who did not lower their voices due to shock, Duke Watanabe wanted to say something for a while, but finally remained silent.

"NO.1 badge!"

"Is No. 1 in the First Army about to be replaced?!"

"It's not just that, don't forget the time now!"

"Hiss - that time is not far away. Byodoin directly gave the No. 1 badge to the junior high school student. Doesn't this mean……"

"The leader this time?"

The high school players' bench is already in chaos.

At least, before Byodoin Phoenix came over and sat down, if the coach didn't speak up and force him to suppress it, they probably wouldn't be able to calm down.

"The previous rumors don’t seem to be the case.……"

Some players who are relatively well-informed and have relatively reliable information channels still have doubts.

"seeing is believing!"

"Who knows what he is thinking in Byodoin?"

Byodoin Phoenix had gone to the infirmary to give badges to the wounded. Before that, most of them didn't think that Byodoin would give the badges to Tokugawa Kazuya. After all, there was a lot of anger between the two. But it's quite big. The"hate" can be traced back to Tokugawa's entry into the U17 training camp, and there was even the involvement of Oni Jujiro and Irie Kanata. What happened between the two... That was the ranking of the company's first army Second only to Byodoin Phoenix, Shuji Tanejima is not willing to"touch the front""！

"is that so?"

There are many doubtful high school players, and among them is the"outspoken" player Kanata Irie.

"Kimijima, you should know the intention of Byodoin to do this, right?"

Irie Kanade drew the attention of the high school players to Kimijima Ikuto with just two words.

Kimijima, who was just a"messenger", really didn't know anything. Ikuto:……

"Humph, if you lose, you lose. What else can you do?"

——The only person who can say this in the high school player box is Tohno Atsukyo.

After several protests, a certain high school player finally got permission to leave the infirmary to watch the game.

When Atsukyo Tono came to Court No. 1, he had a cold face and rarely spoke. He remained silent during the game, only occasionally snorting to show his presence.

The place where he is sitting is relatively far away from Kimijima Ikuto - not because he sat like this on purpose, but because it was arranged by other high school players who still have such a thing as"conscience".

The high school players act in their own interests. They don't want to be interrupted while watching the game, and they don't want to waste time by sending two of their colleagues to the infirmary.

——Fortunately, Tohno Atsukyo rarely spoke while watching the game this time. He didn't even look at Kimijima Ikuto.

Tono seemed to be angry, so he"out of sight, out of mind" and broke up with his former partner Kimijima Ikuto without even giving him a look.

But Irie Kanata, who is good at observing opponents and figuring out people's hearts, doesn't think so.

After receiving some"pre-plot information" from a certain white-haired high school student, he could understand Tono's current thoughts - Kimijima Ikuto can't leave the U17 training camp, and it's not like he will ever leave. I can't see this bastard anymore. I don't stare at him.

【The match between Byodoin and that kid from junior high school is closely watched now. When will the next time be?……】

There must also be a sequence in the order in which people are sent to the execution rack.

Unfortunately, in the heart of Tono Atsukyo, who thinks directly, Kimijima Ikuto is not the one at the top.

Therefore, Tohno Atsukyo chose to watch the game instead of fighting Kimijima Ikuto live like most people thought.

"Jun——Island——"

After Irie Kanata finished speaking, unexpectedly, the first person to ask Kimijima Ikuto was Tono Atsukyo.

Many people are worried about the"partnership" between him and Kimijima Ikuto, but he doesn't seem to take that matter to heart.

"You know some secret that you haven't told before, right?"

Ie Kanata only provided a"guess", but Tohno Atsukyo really believed Irie's words.

He firmly believed that Kimijima Ikuto wanted to"make trouble""

——It is difficult for people like Tono Atsukyo to believe in something and change his mind again.

However, it is precisely because of his straightforward and harsh personality that although Tono seems not very popular, he has a high degree of"trust" among high school players."

——Compared to Kimijima Ikuto, who is famous for his"negotiation", Tono Atsukyo has always been labeled as"honest".

If one of these two is lying, it’s Kimijima!

If it is confirmed that the person who told the lie is Tono... then it must be a trap set by Kimijima Ikuto! It was Kimijima who also deceived Tono!

"……"

He raised his hand and pushed up his glasses to hide the mixed emotions in his heart. Although Kimijima Ikuto had the talent for negotiation, he was resisting speaking out from the bottom of his heart.

Especially now, when facing Tono Atsukyo.

If reason hadn't prevailed, he would have even wanted to get up and leave!

"I give the NO.1 badge to Nioh Masaharu——"

After handing over the No. 1 badge, the high school student players left the field without looking back and walked to the place where the high school students players gathered to watch the game.

"Do you have any opinions?"

Phoenix of Byodoin, one sentence made the high school students' contestants sit down immediately.

——Kimijima Ikuto has never been so grateful for the arrival of Byodoin Phoenix.

Even though he knew that the situation he had fallen into just now was directly caused by Byodoin's actions, he was really relieved now because of Byodoin's words.

As for Tono’s question——

【Find some time to find some opponents for Tono to practice the execution method... There are several junior high school students and high school students who can negotiate with them. 】

The other party spoke first, and the steps were already in the air.

Although with Tohno Atsukyo's emotional intelligence, he definitely didn't think that much. But for Kimijima Ikuto, this is enough.

Kimijima Ikuto never expected that Toono would be able to speak warm and forgiving words in a gentle voice - he decided to start from the beginning slowly, starting from his own specialty"negotiation", and slowly restore himself and Toono The relationship between.

All in all, the summary is - find a few"tool people" to be Tono's opponents in practice matches, and provide support to Tono during the"intense competition and practice match prohibition period".Keep the feel of"Execution Law" and let Tono find inspiration for improving the"Execution Law" moves.

If Tono is playing happily, then everything will be easier... because Shuji Taneshima, who suddenly has a"sense of responsibility" for the team and his colleagues, has"good words" and"rational analysis", as well as ranking After losing the excitement of the game, the high school players who are good at negotiation and negotiation figured out something yesterday.

Moreover, being an absolutely rational person, he has regained the enthusiasm he had when he first played in the doubles with Tono Atsukyo.

Ps, NO.1 is the captain by default, that’s the special purpose. But Byodoin gave Nioh his NO.1 badge, so the high school students exploded. The head coach appears, and the high school students all have thoughts about a certain game, so they suspect that certain things have been decided without them knowing, and Kimijima Ikuto has concealed certain information (however, it is not ). The next chapter of Junior High School is about to begin~ p.s. Kimijima really worked hard to ease the relationship with Tono. During the original World Cup, he asked Tanegashima for help, but other than this, he didn't do anything. Well, he found a tool man so that Tono could practice the"execution method". pps, as I said before, Masaharu is not the captain, and he doesn't do any work except for games. However, due to Byodoin's actions, his name will appear at the top of the list submitted by Japan. In other words, the first name that other national teams see is Nioh Masaharu~ (It looks so innocent on the surface, believe me)