Yukimura's training volume was only reduced by two days.
On the third day, he resumed his daily training.
The basic swings,
And subsequent batting practice,
Even including practice matches.
Prince Ren secretly paid attention a few times, wanting to know if Yukimura was trying to be brave, but every time he was discovered, he had to run as punishment to tutor the juniors, play practice matches, and double the training.
He wondered, "It can't be, right?
My observational skills aren't weak?
Why am I discovered every time? "
Yukimura: smiled but didn't say anything.
He could discover that it was because of his special attention at that time.
Prince Ren's unexplained worry made Yukimura a little confused.
It was good to be cared for,
But he didn't think he needed excessive care.
It was just a cold.
He thought that sweating more and metabolizing more would make him recover faster.
Turning his head, he saw Prince Ren holding a racket and saying something to two juniors.
He couldn't help but smile a little.
At Tachikai University, the more strength one had, the more responsibility one had.
After the unexpected game during the holiday,
He had the idea of letting Prince Ren walk on the stage.
With that kind of strength,
It would be too wasteful if he was just an "ordinary doubles player."
At first, he was worried that Prince Ren's unfriendly attitude and willful behavior would make the situation out of control,
But after school started, he found that Prince Ren had changed subtly.
In terms of aura,
And in terms of dealing with people.
The person who was still childish a few months ago seemed to have grown a lot overnight,
It would be strange to say that he had become mature,
But Yukimura could indeed feel the difference.
This was undoubtedly a good thing for the Li Hai University Tennis Department.
Yukimura could see more than just the victory in front of him.
Starting from Kokuichi,
What he wanted to get was not just a championship, but a dynasty.
In the process of building a dynasty, what he needed to pay,
What he had to sacrifice, what he had to consider,
Had all been included in the category of things that he should do.
He thought that Prince Ren was more valuable in singles,
And he also thought that Prince Ren could make more contributions to the tennis department,
Then he would ask for it.
As for whether or not Prince Ren was willing to do so.
This was not within his consideration.
Even if he didn't want to, he could change it into willing. Xing Cun believed in his own methods.
When he turned around and was about to continue practicing, the hand holding the racket suddenly went numb.
He frowned and rubbed his wrist. Was he lacking calcium recently?
Cramps and numbness … It would be a good thing if she could grow a little taller.
With that in mind, Yukimura waved his hand.
The fact that Prince Ren had begun to guide the first-year students was naturally noticed by the others.
Yukimura gave different replies to the other people who came looking for him.
He told Sanada about his match with Prince Ren, but he did not include the details.
"He has already grasped the first two of the three limits of the Selfless Realm." Yukimura said.
Sanada was shocked. "When?!"
"Ah, I also want to ask this question, but I guess I won't get an answer." Yukimura smiled. "But this is a good thing, isn't it?"
Sanada raised his hand and pressed down on the brim of his hat.
He knew what Yukimura was talking about, but this kind of thing …
"Anyway, the next official selection competition is in a few days. Why would I put you in the same group as Prince Ren?
I asked him if he wanted to fight with you, but he refused. "Yukimura suggested as if he wanted to see the world in chaos.
Sanada clenched his fist. "Too lax!"
He did not say whether he agreed or not.
Kazuyanagi and Yukimura did not go that deep.
He still remembered that Prince Ren's name had always been on Liu's "unable to collect data" list.
He was still happy to watch this kind of trivial matter that had nothing to do with winning or losing.
"You need to find out the reason yourself." He said with a smile, "Renji, has your ability to collect data declined recently?"
"Damn … damn it!"
Liu gripped his notebook tightly and began to wonder if he had done too many mundane tasks recently to the extent that he had neglected his training and data collection.
Other than Kazuyoshi Sanada, he was more specific about Kazuyanagi.
After all, in his plan, it was unlikely that Prince Ren would have too much time to train with Kazuyanagi in doubles.
"You're improving, and so is he."
Yukimura said, "He's no longer the person who needs to work hard in doubles to stay in the official selection position."
"Wait a minute, Minister, are you ruining my reputation?"
Prince Ren saw Kazuyanagi and Yukimura walking together and quickly caught up with them, afraid that Yukimura would say something inappropriate. "I don't intend to abandon my partner."
"I didn't say that you intend to abandon your partner." Yukimura laughed.
The left side of his face said, "Are you trying to hide something?" and the right side of his face said, "Yes."
Prince Ren was depressed and couldn't help but puff his cheeks.
After watching enough, Yukimura slowly walked away, leaving Prince Ren a little embarrassed to face Yanagi.
He didn't know why he felt guilty, but he felt inexplicably guilty.
Yanagi looked at him and laughed, "Prince Ren."
“puri？”
"I'll catch up with you."
He said, "Even if we can't share the same battlefield as comrades, we should at least be opponents, right?"
This seemed to be Prince Ren's response to Yanagi's invitation half a year ago.
Prince Ren widened his eyes slightly, "… Wait a minute, I don't plan to play singles like this."
"Minister's will." Yanagi shrugged.
"Then let's make our doubles stronger than our singles." Prince Ren didn't want to care about anything else at all.
It wasn't easy for him to decide to play singles, and he spent so much effort to find a partner to this extent. It would be a waste to give up.
"Do you know homology?" he asked, "Do you want to give it a try?"
Yanagi raised his hand and pushed his glasses, "Prince Ren, you're really capricious.
Why don't you ask me if I want to play singles or doubles? "
Yes, why not?
Probably there was an inexplicable confidence, or maybe it was just arrogance.
This kind of arrogance was too natural for Prince Ren, so much so that it was often ignored. But in fact …
"I've always been an annoying person," Prince Ren said, "Capriciousness is just the basics."
This probably wasn't considered an unhappy parting.
After teaching the first-year students, Prince Ren and Kazuyanagi stayed for more training.
The tacit understanding that should be achieved in doubles could always be cultivated over time. They were now considered "not enough" because they didn't have enough training time.
A few more days passed.
Yukimura's cold seemed to have really recovered. Prince Ren didn't notice that he was coughing during training, and his face was healthy and rosy.
While he was relieved, he vaguely felt that he shouldn't be so relieved so early.
What was this feeling?
It was a bit like drinking too much coffee, and his heart was racing.
But …
Puri, I was worried too much, and I tried to persuade him, but he just didn't want to go to the hospital!
He thought it was just a common cold or something … Prince Ren felt wronged and anxious at the same time.
He went to ask Shendao, who had been teaching him for a long time, "Tarang-san, if there's something that you don't want to happen, but you think it will happen, what should you do?"
"Some things can't be changed."
Shendao looked at history with a calm expression, "If you think it will happen, and you've tried to stop it but didn't succeed, just wait for it to happen and then solve it."
"… Isn't that too weak?"
"Are you sure it will happen?"
No.
I'm not sure.
Although I've dreamed about it, it's just … just a dream.
But what if?
Even if it's just a possibility …
"There's nothing in the world that's inevitable." Shendao reached out his hand, "You see, we've been to Ikedaya many times.
Qing Kwang-kun and Adan-kun have also witnessed Mr. Okita's death many times.
But as swords, we don't have the right to change 'fate.'
I remember you asked about 'Hoshi.'
If you really think you're seeing the 'future' … the future can be changed. '"
"But now you're hesitating.
You don't believe that you're seeing the 'future,' and you're not sure what you can do. "
Shendao put his hand on the back of Prince Ren's hand, "If even you can't give a definite answer, then I can't help you."
Prince Ren couldn't help but clench his fist.
On the weekend before the official team selection, Yukimura and Sanada came to the school to discuss the list of participants, and Liu also attended.
Yukimura originally wanted Prince Ren to sit in, but he didn't have much contact with non-school team members before, so he couldn't express his opinion even if he attended. Besides, things had to be done step by step.
With this in mind, Yukimura didn't say anything.
Two days ago, he joked with Sanada about putting him and Prince Ren in the same group, and this time, he said it jokingly.
"You're in the same group as Prince Ren?"
"I won't relax!"
This was the default answer. Yukimura was too familiar with Sanada.
He laughed and shook his head, "You two obviously care about each other, but you don't want to admit it."
Sanada pressed the brim of her cap down and didn't say anything.
They didn't stay in the school for long.
Sanada had a kendo class in the afternoon, Yukimura had an art exhibition in the afternoon, and Liu was tutoring her relatives' children, so she didn't have time.
There weren't many people on Haibin Road in front of the school on weekends, and the bus stop after Haibin Road was where they would go.
Yukimura and Sanada walked side by side, still thinking about the list of matches they had arranged in the morning.
As the head of the club, he wanted to pick the most likely players, so the strength of each group should be balanced as much as possible.
This was a test of his understanding of the tennis club, including the strengths and weaknesses of all non-school team members.
He thought about it and didn't find any problems.
"Go back and check the list again. Call me if you have any problems," he said to Sanada.
After he said that, his body suddenly went limp.
Sanada nodded.
He walked two steps forward and suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he turned around quickly.
The teenager in the school uniform swayed in front of him, then fell to the ground as if his whole body had lost its support.
"Yukimura?!"
Prince Ren was the first of the remaining members to receive the news.
Kazuyoshi Sanada, who made the emergency call, followed the ambulance to the hospital.
After the doctors and nurses asked about it, they informed the parents and the school teachers, while Kazuyoshi Sanada stayed outside the emergency room until Yukimura's parents heard the news and rushed over from work.
Although they had been through a lot, such as leading the team to participate in the competition, following the seniors in the dojo to "catch the thief", and taking care of themselves when their parents were busy with work, both Sanada and Liu were very confused when they stood at the entrance of the hospital.
What were they going to do?
What could they do?
"Let's inform the others first," Liu said, "Yukimura won't be able to participate in tomorrow's practice.
… I don't know how long he'll miss. "
"He'll be back soon!" Sanada retorted reflexively.
"There's a 69% chance that he won't be able to participate in the official selection," Liu said.
He was silent for a while, then took out his phone, "I'll call Prince Ren."
"… Why are you looking for him?" Sanada asked with a frown.
"Yukimura said that he also has the right to make decisions," Liu said.
Ryu said, "Sanada, when Yukimura is not here, if we have different opinions, it's a one to one vote."
"Yukimura will be back soon!" Sanada clenched her fist and growled.