This was an anti-theft badge.
The tennis club in town was not big.
In order to save money and to manage the players,
Willow only rented one venue, so the remaining four people watched the first doubles match from the side.
Willow took out a blank notebook.
He wrote two lines, but it was difficult to continue.
He turned his head and asked Yukimura, "Is this' prediction '?"
"It's also like psychological warfare," Yukimura said.
"But the effect is very similar to 'Extreme of Overflowing Talent,'" Willow muttered.
Sanada frowned.
She adjusted her hat.
She stared at Prince Ren with a serious expression. "He has done it before. It looks like a 'Extreme of Over and Over' move."
"We can't be sure that he hasn't entered the realm of selflessness. After all, we still don't know enough about this level," Willow thought and said.
Yukimura glanced at Prince Ren and felt that this was not the realm of selflessness.
However, he couldn't tell what it was from just one match.
He could tell.
It was just that Prince Ren's reading and understanding of the game was stronger than he remembered.
Where was this guy's bottom line?
Thinking that he was a reserve doubles player,
Did he underestimate him?
"At least from the looks of it,
His individual ability is stronger than the other three, "Yukimura said.
He smiled and turned his head to look at Sanada. "You think so too, don't you?"
It wasn't the first time Sanada was teased about the apparent contradiction between the two of them. She pressed the brim of her hat.
She coughed and didn't say anything.
Jiyuan, who wasn't listening to the conversation of the three seniors, leaned against the net to recover his strength. (Damn it, are these people monsters? Their legs aren't weak after so long of physical training?!)
He watched the match absent-mindedly.
As a freshman, he didn't quite understand the charm of doubles.
He thought that only singles were a game for the brave.
And when it came to cooperating with others …
Ha,
How could anyone keep up with my footsteps?
If Prince Ren knew about this,
Most likely, Hai, who was the favorite of the first-year students, would be rudely molested for a while.
Unfortunately, Nian Sheng did not learn from his mistakes. Even if he was pressed to the ground, he would not necessarily know who the culprit was. It would not be difficult for Prince Ren to cheat the culprit.
What is doubles?
Doubles for Prince Ren.
He wasn't the only one who told Yanagi this.
They would become comrades and share the same battlefield.
There were more, and they were more interesting.
It was to nurture a person who understood him best.
His strength was also the closest to his enemy.
Only when one has enemies can one continue to improve.
And a doubles partner was the guide of the competitive spirit and the motivation to move forward.
Although he had missed the process of "nurturing" a partner.
Prince Ren licked his lips, lowered his body, and stared at Marui on the other side of the net.
They were very close to each other, closer than they should have been in a regular formation.
This was a very dangerous distance. Once the intercepting duel began, there was no room for defense and relaxation. They could only continuously use the fastest rhythm to disrupt the opponent's footsteps.
Prince Ren knew that intercepting was Marui's strength, especially intercepting in front of the net.
But he was full of confidence at this time.
Not only because of Marui's visible lack of physical strength, but also because of the changes in "Qi" that he could see with his eyes and feel with his body.
People could be deceived by their eyes, but the five senses and intuition (also known as the sixth sense) all pointed to what he believed to be the "truth."
He moved before he made a sound. This time, he did not open his mouth to indicate any direction.
But his eyes and movements when he swung the racket were so clear. "If you want to play a intercepting battle, why don't you start with me?"
Marui, who had not fully recovered his strength, gritted his teeth and could not even blow bubbles. But in the face of Prince Ren's "provocation", he still swung the racket. His confidence in intercepting would not decrease because of his state.
I am a genius!
The ends of his red hair, which was soaked in sweat, still flew in the air at high speed. The angle of his wrist and elbow rotation was still so exquisite.
This was a precise and beautiful intercepting technique that could be praised with dozens of lines of words. Combined closely with the red-haired boy's physical condition, it achieved a lethality that was difficult to achieve in front of the net.
Speed, strength, angle, rotation.
Although he was in a tired state, Marui's intercepting still retained the level of his self-proclaimed "genius."
Prince Ren took a step forward half a beat, but still accurately arrived at the landing point of the ball. He also had more than enough time to prepare to return the ball, which was difficult to return in theory.
His movements were much simpler and rougher than Marui's. The angle of his wrist and elbow were clean and neat. Compared to rotation, he pursued the speed brought by strength more. Compared to Marui, his poor stamina and strength were actually strong points.
A tug-of-war of intercepting unfolded in a situation where one person was intentional and the other person was unintentional. The shadow of the ball was captured before the sound. What the eyes saw and what the ears heard were not in the same rhythm.
Yanagi stared at the front of the court with sweat on his forehead. He was almost dizzy because of the shadow of the ball.
Compared to the people in the court, the three powerhouses outside the court were more aware of the strangeness of this duel.
"The rhythm of the two people's footwork doesn't match." Liu opened her eyes slightly and sighed. "Prince Ren's rhythm is too smooth."
The silver-haired boy's running and swinging of the racket stepped on a subtle node. It looked like he was entertaining himself, but he was able to step on the timing of Marui's return every time. He was even able to catch Marui's occasional lapses in rhythm through the appropriate timing of the racket.
This made this duel look like a feeding game.
But in fact, it was not. If one looked carefully at the movements of the two people, one would find that Marui's return skills were more exquisite.
Then what was going on?
Was it to control the court?
Or was it the rhythm?
"This shouldn't be pure control of the court.
Pure control of the court is not like Prince Ren's, "Liu said.
Yukimura slightly restrained his smile and muttered to himself, "Spiritual power …?"
"Essence?"
"I think I know what it is."
Yukimura smiled again. "To be able to do this, Prince Ren has improved a lot recently."
"Or rather, he has found a direction to develop." Liu guessed Yukimura's words and concluded.
They looked at each other for a few seconds and decided to change the training list for Prince Ren.
On the other side, the intercepting duel was about to end.
Marui had almost exhausted the last of his strength. His swinging of the racket became slower and slower.
Prince Ren, on the other hand, was the opposite.
He should have been tired, but he was not.
Something uncontrollable deep in his body spread throughout his whole body.
He seemed to be hot because of it, but also as if his whole body was soaked in cold water.
But in fact, those feelings were illusory. He could feel that every swing of his racket was stronger than the previous one, and every breath he took was easier than the previous one.
Slap — Hiss —
The crisp sound of a tennis ball hitting the racket.
The tennis ball landed on the post and slid along the net line for more than ten centimeters before landing lightly on the ground.
Marui, who was breathing with his hands on his knees, looked up in disbelief. "You actually copied this genius' move?!"
"It's mine after I learned it."
Prince Ren shrugged. "Don't expect me to shout 'Next is the great genius Marui's tightrope walk' when I use the move."
"… Damn it, when did you learn it?!"
Marui gasped angrily. His voice was hoarse due to his heavy breathing, which made his voice weak. "I only used it once in the Kanto Tournament!"
"You learned it after seeing it." Prince Ren blinked and spread his hands at Marui. "Puri ~"
Marui was speechless.
He really wanted to cut ties with him.
After this ball, there was almost no suspense in the game.
Whether it was Prince Ren's prediction and personal strength, or Yanagi's precise and neat movements, they were all better than his teammates thought.
These two players, who were teaming up for the first time, did indeed show a commendable tacit understanding during the game.
No, no, no, it was not that they acted according to each command, but more of a psychological pressure move.
It was just that Prince Ren did not mention that Yanagi also understood Prince Ren's intentions, and the two players also had some classic doubles cooperation in the second half of the game.
"Good play," Yukimura concluded.
He glanced at Marui, who was sitting on the ground with a pale face and drenched body after the game, and at Kuwabara and Yanagi, who were also a little out of breath but were much better than Marui. He then looked at Prince Ren, who was also a little embarrassed, but the light in his eyes was particularly obvious.
His smile deepened. "Let me say a few simple words."
"Bunta, your problem is very obvious. You know it yourself, right?" Yukimura said.
Marui wiped his sweat with his hand and nodded.
"Find a way to improve your physical fitness.
Of course, physical fitness training needs to be done step by step. You can't rush it. "
Yukimura thought about it and said, "You can consider other methods, such as replenishing your physical strength in the middle of the game."
"Bananas?"
"Chocolate cake?"
Prince Ren and Marui spoke at the same time.
Then they stood and sat down and looked at each other.
Marui said righteously, "Bananas are not as delicious as chocolate cake.
I'll be super energetic with cake! "
Prince Ren: "…"
"It's fine as long as you think it's good. After all, everyone's physique is different.
But don't eat until you get sick. "
After Yukimura finished speaking, he turned to Kuwabara. "Kuwabara, your physical strength and defensive ability are above average, but only above average.
You can choose to further improve your ability in this area, or you can make up for your other shortcomings.
This will be decided according to your position.
My suggestion is to make up for your shortcomings and develop into an all-around player. "
Kuwabara nodded.
"Yanagi, you still have a lot of room to grow.
But this also means that you have to have a better idea of the direction of your development and have to do targeted practice with a purpose.
You know that, right?
You lack time more than they do. "
Yanagi nodded.
Yukimura continued, "My suggestion is that your whipping is good. You can consider developing more offensive moves in this area.
Also, the ability to read the game.
There's no other way except to play more games. "
"And then there's Prince Ren." Xing Cun paused for a moment. "Prince Ren, you … recently, your progress has been …"
"Xuanhuan?" Prince Ren answered.
Xingcun couldn't help but laugh. "If you think so yourself.
I think you already have a basic idea of your tennis. I don't think I need to say more, right? "
"About this … I want to make an appointment first." Prince Ren was a little hesitant. "There are some things I don't understand, but …"
"If you don't know how to say it, you can put it aside first.
You shouldn't be in such a hurry, right? "
"You're right." Prince Ren breathed a sigh of relief. "It's not that urgent."
Maybe.
Yukimura couldn't tell what Prince Ren was worried about. In his eyes, although the direction of Prince Ren's development was a little confusing, his progress was very gratifying. "If you have any worries, you can talk to me."
"I will, minister." Prince Ren lowered his voice and said the word minister, then smiled.
He licked his lips. "The minister's special psychology classroom?"
"It's a discussion of worries." Yukimura curved his eyebrows. "A discussion of the worries of teenagers."
The red-haired fox rolled in front of him without a care for its image. "Ahhh, those hateful onmyojis are trying to steal you from us!
You must not agree to them!
The cultivation of psionicists is still the standard of our Government of the Time!
We still have a salary and a legal contract. They have nothing. As apprentices, they have to serve their masters tea and water. You must not be fooled by appearances! "
Prince Ren was speechless.
"Isn't that a big monk?"
The fox paused and stared at him pitifully on the ground with its big eyes. "Monks are also part of the onmyojis system. Don't listen to them. The cultivation method of 'Xing Jian' has been lost in every temple in this world."
'Xing Jian …?'
"But I don't know how to look at the stars." Prince Ren didn't hold back. "I'm not interested in astronomy or geography. Puri ~"
The fox blinked. "You're lying. You obviously like to play StarCraft."
What did that have to do with looking at the stars?
"You also like to bask in the moon."
That was a concept, no different from being in a daze.
"In short, the Spirit-branded Retainers of those onmyojis are all strange. They're not as cute as our 'Mr. Sword and Saber'!" the fox said loudly.
Prince Ren couldn't help but stroke its head and tail a few times, then nodded perfunctorily.
He thought that the fox's chattering was quite cute.
And it sounded like there weren't many "psionicists". So many organizations were trying to steal people …?
Why did it feel so unsafe?
He woke up amidst the fox's chattering. He checked the time and saw that it was still early.
But he was full of energy after a dream, and he didn't feel like falling asleep even if he closed his eyes. He got up, changed his clothes, and went to the front desk to ask for a cup of hot water from the staff member on duty.
When he went back to his room to get his racket, he bumped into Sanada, who had just woken up.
She changed into her Kendo training clothes and was shocked to see him.
Prince Ren was rendered speechless.
He and Sanada stared at each other for about ten seconds before they both looked away and went about their own business.
He jogged to town, had breakfast, and brought some snacks back.
He didn't see the temple again on the way back.
Prince Ren wasn't surprised.
He already knew that the monk in the temple wasn't an ordinary monk, so his temple naturally wasn't an ordinary one.
It was much faster to go up the mountain than to go down the mountain. It only took an hour to run to town, and it was only seven o 'clock when he returned to the homestay.
His teammates had just finished washing up and were eating breakfast.
When Prince Ren walked into the room with the snacks, Marui, who seemed to be equipped with a dessert detector, was the first to greet him. "Where did you go?
Went to town?
Why did you wake up so early? I thought you went somewhere to play. "
"I didn't say that I bought it for you." Prince Ren dodged.
Marui quickly took a fruit from the bag. "It's okay, I won't be polite with you."
Prince Ren didn't stop him, and simply handed the whole bag to Marui.
He sat down cross-legged and glanced at the breakfast in the homestay.
"Have you eaten?" Yukimura asked.
Prince Ren nodded.
"This morning, Hyun Ichiro said that he saw you go out for morning exercise. I was shocked." Yukimura laughed. "Didn't you sleep well?"
"It's not that I didn't sleep well." Prince Ren glanced at Sanada. "I went to bed too early last night."
An hour after breakfast was used to do homework.
Prince Ren was almost done with his homework.
Although the holiday was only a few days old, he had the habit of finishing his homework quickly and spending more than a month on it. Besides, the holiday homework wasn't that difficult.
The rest of the mechanical homework, such as copying words, King Ren didn't want to do it.
He wrote a few lines and looked at Marui, who was thinking hard about a math problem.
"Add a line here." He pointed.
Marui suddenly understood. "Oh!
That's it!
Thank you, Prince Ren. "
“puri~”
Before Prince Ren could enjoy the joy of "helping others," an angry roar sounded.
"Jiyuan Akaye!"
Turning around, Sanada seemed to be angered by Jiyuan. Her eyes were wide open. "You can even copy words wrongly!
You're too careless! "
Copy … words?
Prince Ren looked down at his notebook. He almost couldn't understand the words on the page, rolled it up, and stuffed it into the trash can next to him.
The training plan for the first day of the training camp wasn't much. After the warm-up, they had to do a thousand basic swings. Then, it was back and forth running, left and right running, push-ups, belly curls, frog jumps, and other physical training.
Finally, they finished with a half-hour jog. It was a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. It was purely to train the body's foundation and physical fitness.
After the lunch break, they went up the mountain for a limited serve.
Those who were able to practice on the ground (Yukimura was the only one who wanted to do this. The others couldn't accompany him). The others chose a slope to practice smashing and pulling the ball. After half an hour, they changed positions.
Then, they jogged down the mountain and found the town's public tennis court for a limited practice match (such as doubles and half-court singles).
After the match, they had dinner in town before returning to the homestay to do homework and rest.
On the way to town, Prince Ren also paid attention to his companions. No one said anything about the missing temple.
So … he doesn't remember?
Or was it because he had entered another dimensional space yesterday? Was it because he was different from the others that he had this memory?
Speaking of which, what kind of system did the fox say the monk was?
A Onmyoji?
Anpei Seimei?
Prince Ren thought that he should go to Anpei Seimei's shrine and ask her about Reiki when he had time.
Compared to the training list in school, the training list didn't increase much.
However, the weights on their hands and legs had increased to a certain extent.
Prince Ren had already run a round in the morning. Therefore, he felt that his breathing had become irregular in the afternoon.
He was sweating a lot. He felt like there was a fire in his chest. He was thirsty, but he didn't want to drink at all.
"Are you okay?" Yukimura, who was patrolling, asked.
Prince Ren grunted and didn't say anything else.
The first day's practice match was a doubles practice. They were free to form teams.
Prince Ren pulled Yanagi along. "We're also going to start practicing doubles."
"I thought you'd forgotten about it," Liu Sheng said.
Prince Ren pretended not to hear.
He pointed at Marui, whose expression wasn't much better than his. "Come on, Bunta. It's time to decide who will be Tachikai University's number one doubles player!"
"Wait a minute. Why are you acting so weird today? This tone …" Before Yanagi could finish, he was interrupted by Marui.
"Come on!
Who's afraid of you!
This genius is the number one doubles player!
Let's go, Jack! "
Yanagi was speechless.
Prince Ren turned around and shrugged at Yanagi.
Yanagi was speechless. "… Are you choosing an opponent?"
"Do you want to play against Kazuyoshi Sanada's team, or Yukimura and Jiyuan's team?
Just let the Big Three and the future minister fight among themselves, "Prince Ren said.
Yanagi remembered his unwillingness to be defeated by Sanada some time ago, and he clenched his racket.
This was the first time Prince Ren and Kazuyanagi were officially partners on the court. Well, it wasn't really official.
He originally planned to let Yanagi learn to a certain extent, and then play a few matches with a senior to practice. However, Yanagi's personal potential was very strong. Sanada and Yukimura extended the individual training time based on the situation, and Yanagi happened to have a small problem, which led to this situation. He clearly found a partner, but he didn't care about this partner that he poached to the tennis department.
Of course, Prince Ren didn't feel guilty.
He thought, isn't the timing perfect?
Marui and Kuwabara are also good opponents.
They have been partners for a while in doubles with tacit understanding. (I heard that Marui and Kuwabara knew each other since they were in elementary school, and they also played tennis together in elementary school.) They were the type that complemented each other.
"Let's try to work together first," Prince Ren said.
Yanagi pushed up his glasses. "What formation?"
"The simplest one." Prince Ren gestured to the front and back court. "Do you like the front court or the back court?"
"What about you?"
They exchanged a look, and then Prince Ren raised his eyebrows and smiled. "You'll be in the back court. Get used to the width of the doubles court first."
They got the right to serve.
Yanagi adjusted his breathing in the back court.
He had always been calm, but standing in the back court and looking at the silver head in the front court, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
It was similar to a combination of anticipation and excitement.
Pa!
The tennis ball went over the net and hit the standard line.
Kuwabara was the one who received the ball.
Although he had completed a few hours of physical training, Kuwabara actually looked the best out of the four of them.
His partner, Marui, and Prince Ren on the opposite side were a little pale, and Yanagi's serve was just average. On the other hand, Kuwabara's running speed was not much different from his usual playing speed.
This was within Prince Ren's expectations.
In addition to the two people in his eyes, he could also see the mysterious "Qi" around them.