Chapter 109. Go! Go out into the world!

  The semi-finals of the Kanto Competition are over...

  and the final battle between Teikou and Seigaku will begin in four days.

  "Ha!"

  "Drink!"

  In Qingxue's tennis court, Tezuka was having daily sparring with Fuji.

  But Nanjiro, who was lying on the bench as usual, opened one eye slightly and stared.

  "That brat is completely overstretched."

  Seeing that Tezuka was still so "stiff" when playing, Nanjiro couldn't help but sigh.

  "Is Tezuka lacking something?"

  Yamato stood next to Nanjiro and heard him ask with emotion.

  "He could obviously get in faster, but now he has completely ignored his feelings."

  "If he only thinks about getting stronger and winning, if it is for the sake of realizing a perfect match, this is putting the cart before the horse."

  Without hiding anything from Yamato, Nanjiro pressed his ears and said calmly.

  There is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​becoming stronger and winning, but the problem lies in one's own character.

  Enjoying tennis, becoming stronger, and wanting to win are not conflicts in themselves.

  It's a pity that Tezuka is only thinking about the latter two now, but has no intention to experience the process.

  This may be related to the power of Emperor Guang, which prevents him from relaxing.

  This means that he is always far away from being perfect. When he figures it out, he goes in.

  Unlike Ryoma's situation in the main drama, Tezuka now has the capital to get a foothold, but he cannot enter due to limitations of his own thinking.

  If someone tells him straightforwardly, he will be too concerned and unable to get in.

  This is why Nanjiro always arranges confrontations between Fuji and Tezuka.

  Because only Fuji in Seigaku can find some "fun" for Tezuka.

  However, it seems that the effect is not very good now.

  "Do you enjoy tennis?"

  As an older generation, Yamato noticed Nanjiro's metaphorical thoughts and at the same time looked at Tezuka who was playing.

  Finally, he thought for a long time and slowly spoke in silence...

  "Coach, can you lend me Tezuka for a while?"

  In the evening

  , "Mr. Yamato, what are you doing here at this time?"

  As soon as the club training ended, Tezuka asked He arrived at the place where Yamato informed him that he was coming.

  It was a park with tennis courts.

  "Hey!"

  "Ha!"

  Looking at the people playing ball inside, Tezuka also knew that this was a place where other schools would come.

  "It's nothing, I just want to show you the place first. You have never been here before, right?"

  Yamato, wearing casual clothes with a smile on his face, tilted his head and asked Tezuka.

  "Yes."

  After all, Tezuka usually goes home after practicing at school and won't stay outside.

  This was his first time visiting the street tennis court in this park.

  "I'll take you to see it for now. Starting tomorrow, you'll be here to play tennis."

  Yamato pointed to the hot court where he was playing and said in a natural tone.

  "Come here to play tennis?"

  Frowning, Tezuka didn't understand Yamato's intention for a moment.

  It was clear that there were four days until the match against Diguang. He couldn't find a way to activate the perfect match and couldn't fight against Bai Jinzhixing. How could he waste time here?

  "I also made an agreement with the coach, and he has agreed."

  "Just put aside the daily training for a while and come here to have fun."

  Knowing Tezuka's tense mentality, Yamato smiled and said.

  "."

  After hearing that Nanjiro agreed, Tezuka had no intention of refuting.

  "It just so happens that these three days are rest days. Let me see. You can come at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

  He raised his wrist, looked at the clock, estimated the time, and Yamato said.

  "I understand."

  Nodding, Tezuka agreed without asking any more questions.

  "Then we'll meet tomorrow, Tezuka."

  Without Tezuka understanding, Yamato left like this.

  After separating from Tezuka, Yamato took out the map in his pocket and looked at the location and buildings.

  "Probably he hasn't left yet. Go find him first."

  After thinking about it, Yamato was not very sure, but in order to let Tezuka find what he had lost, as a minister, he could only give up his old face and ask for help.

  The next day, when Tezuka came to the street tennis court in the park as scheduled, he found that there was no other idle person here.

  He stood alone on the court with a racket and a tennis ball waiting to warm up.

  "Sorry, I'm late."

  But after a while, Yamato ran up from the bottom of the stairs, sweating profusely and panting, apologizing.

  "Huh?"

  Looking at Yamato's tired posture, Tezuka felt strange and didn't know what he had done.

  "It looks like you've finished warming up?"

  Yamato relaxed his breath and looked at Tezuka and said happily.

  "Then let's start playing tennis."

  "But the opponent is not me."

  Wagging his fingers, Yamato noticed Tezuka's surprised expression, and then spoke again.

  "?"

  Hearing Yamato's words, Tezuka was stunned for a while and did not react.

  Isn't the opponent Yamato? Who is that?

  "Ah ha, I didn't expect to meet again so soon, Tezuka."

  A familiar voice came out, and a figure appeared sitting astride a high platform not far away.

  "You are."

  Looking at the arrogant figure sitting there, Tezuka suspected that he had actually squatted there for a long time and finally found a suitable opportunity to appear.

  Hyotei's Atobe Keigo!

  "I happen to be very bored during this period of time!"

  "It would be nice to have you as my opponent."

  "Right, Kachi!"

  A small man appeared behind him, Aibe snapped his fingers, took the racket handed to him and said.

  "Yes!"

  The little guy named Hua Di followed him silently and responded.

  "."

  Looking at Atobe walking onto the court, Tezuka clenched his racket inexplicably.

  Although Atobe lost to him before, this does not mean that Atobe is weak.

  On the contrary, Atobe's strength was affirmed by him.

  If possible, Tezuka actually wants to fight him again.

  "Let's have a good fight today, Tezuka."

  "Winning or losing has nothing to

  do with the school, the team, or the individual." Tezuka, who was still eager to try, suddenly stopped when he heard Yamato's words.

  (Isn't it about victory or defeat?)

  He was silent for a while. It seemed that he had not put the outcome aside for a long time.

  Every game is played with everyone's hope and awareness of winning.

  "Fuji, what do you think the coach and the director want to do?"

  Kikumaru, Oishi, Inui Sadaharu, Fuji, and Kawamura Takashi were hiding in the grass not far away and watching everything happening here.

  "Don't move around, Eiji, don't worry about being discovered."

  "Skipping out of training on purpose is not something Tezuka would do."

  "I want to know too."

  The five people communicated with each other without worrying about themselves. Did not participate in the scheduled club activities.

  In their opinion, Tezuka's affairs were more important.

  In the field, Tezuka and Atobe have already started the game.

  (Excuse me, is Atobe Keigo-san here?)

  (Are you from Seigaku?)

  (Does the director of Seigaku have anything to do with me?)

  (I hope you can compete with Tezuka again.)

  (What? Ben Why would you go out of your way to do something like that?)

  (Please! This is my personal request. Only you can help him find what he lost.)

  (.)   

  During the confrontation, Atobe thought of the Yamato who gave up his dignity as a senior to bow and plead for him in front of everyone last night.

  Seniors bowing and pleading to juniors, this is a unique phenomenon in neon.

  He saw the strange persistence in the other party's serious attitude.

  What Tezuka lost...

  (Tezuka Kunimitsu, he was missing that step after all.)

  Recalling Coach Sakaki's evaluation of Tezuka, Atobe was also a little concerned.

  "So, what is it that you are missing?"

  "Tezuka!"

  "That is also the factor that prevents you from becoming a minister!"

  Atobe yelled after using the ice virtual image and smashing the score.

  "What I lost...?"

  Hearing this, Tezuka was stunned for a moment. Atobe's words made him fall into deep thought.

  At first, Yamato planned to hand over the post of minister to him, but later he postponed it for unknown reasons.

  (I can't leave it to you yet. At least not yet.)

  (When you find what you are missing and reach that state, I can trust you and leave it to you.)

Thinking back to Yamato's words at that time, Tezuka thought. the meaning.

  "Humph?"

  "You were distracted when you dared to confront me."

  "Do you really look down on me?"

  Atobe said with a provocative tone as Aobe scored consecutive points.

  "I'm sorry."

  "I'll do my best next time."

  "Come on, Atobe!"

  Sensing the faintly rekindled emotions, Tezuka said with hazy and colorful brilliance flowing through his body.

  Refreshing talents and hard work!

  "Yes, that's what it's like!"

  Atobe was not frightened, but laughed happily.

  "Ha!"

  "Drink!"

  "Yeah!"

  "Oh!"

  In the repeated confrontations with Atobe, Tezuka discovered something.

  In this kind of confrontation where he doesn't have to care about whether the team wins or loses. It's not for training or for any team.

  He seems to be more relaxed.

  (Why do you play tennis?)

  Nanjiro's words came to his ears again, Tezuka Seems to understand something.

  He seemed to care too much about victory and defeat.

  He actually enjoyed the confrontation with strong opponents, but at some point he gradually lost himself under the high pressure of Emperor Guang.

  I only think about how to become stronger and how to fight against those powerful players, and I have no intention of enjoying the fun brought by tennis.

  "Isn't this a lot smoother?"

  At the end of the game, Atobe lost again, but instead he laughed.

  Today Tezuka is more flexible than before.

  If it was like a pool of stagnant water before, now it is gradually becoming clearer.

  "Thank you very much, Atobe."

  Tezuka thanked him after having some enlightenment.

  "You're so lucky."

  "Isn't this just right?"

  "Right."

  But another voice suddenly diverted their attention,

  and they saw three teenagers wearing short sleeves appearing from the steps.

  "You are..."

  Looking at the three people who appeared, Tezuka was very surprised.

  Sengoku Seishun

  Akutsu Jin

  Haizaki Shogo

  "Why do I have to come too?"

  "Because Akutsu is coming."

  "Tsk, don't use me as a spear user. I just want to see what this guy named Tezuka has. How awesome."

  The three people's exchanges expressed their "harmonious" relationship.

  Like Atobe, the three of them all had tennis rackets in their hands, as if they were prepared.

  "If what you said is false, I will definitely beat you up."

  Akutsu stared at Yamato with fierce eyes, without any respect or concern.

  "After you fight him, if you are still not satisfied, you can beat me any way you want."

  Yamato was not intimidated by his words, but said easily.

  Atobe was the first one he looked for last night.

  Yamabuki was the second one he looked for.

  After all, just one Atobe might not allow Tezuka to completely find what he was missing.

  So he tried his best to find some suitable players.

  In the field, Akutsu walked over first and started fighting with Tezuka.

  Akutsu's first move shocked them.

    "That move is?"

  "Teiko Shiratsu's Nine-Headed Dragon Flash?"

  In the grass, Kikumaru looked at the familiar skill and said in surprise.

    "That's not right. It's not so much a nine-headed dragon flash..."

  "It's better to say it's a two-headed dragon flash."

  "And the speed and power are much different."

  Inui Sadaharu corrected Kikumaru's statement. Akutsu's "two-headed dragon flash."

"Flash"

Even he could barely see clearly, it was too far behind the Nine-Headed Dragon Flash of Emperor Guang Bai Jinzhixing.

  (Akutsu has been practicing that move all the time.)

  Sengoku thought with a smile, holding the racket on his waist.

  Shirasatsu Tomosei's Nine-Headed Dragon Flash was inexplicably attractive to Akutsu, so he went to learn it fiercely.

  As a result, now I have only mastered the two-headed dragon flash which is less than half-experienced.

  However, it's okay to use it against others.

  Although the two-headed dragon flash is not as good as the genuine nine-headed dragon flash, it is the first time for Tezuka to deal with this kind of one-goal-two-goal attack.

  He held the racket, his mood changed, and he started to confront Akutsu.

  Everyone was watching the duel between the two with great interest.

  In the end, Tezuka fought back with hard-earned strength and won.

  "Tch!"

  Naturally, he felt unhappy after losing, but Akutsu had also found a way to go further.

  "Bah."

  But at this moment, two more footsteps came, and everyone was shocked when they saw the two people walking up from the stairs clearly.

  "Looks like we came just in time."

  "Tatekai is big."

  "Genichiro Sanada. And"

  "Boss. Seiichi Yukimura?!"

  Kikumaru opened his mouth wide and looked at the people gathered here in disbelief.

  Hyotei's Atobe, Yamabuki's Akutsu, Sengoku, Haizaki, Tatekai's Yukimura and Sanada, except for Teimitsu who didn't arrive and Niou who was still lying in the hospital, all the top masters in Kanto gathered together! !

  "It's bad. I want to go out and fight them."

  Not to mention other people, Fu'er's mood changed a bit while he was hiding in the grass.

  With so many strong men gathering here, who wouldn't want to have a fight?

  Even Fuji, who had always been calm, was eager to try.

  "Come on! Go all out!"

  Tezuka went from being confused at the beginning, to understanding in the middle, and now to understanding.

  His expression that was difficult to change finally loosened.

  He also understood what Minister Yamato meant and what Nanjiro had been hinting at.

  Before, he was too stubborn to think about how to become stronger and win.

  But now it's different.

  He can compete with so many masters. How could he, Tezuka Kunimitsu, remain indifferent.

  His arms were shaking, not out of fear, but out of excitement and happiness at the thought of the upcoming confrontation.

  Yamato stood aside, watching the current situation, feeling happy.

  (Tezuka, this is the last thing I can do for you.)

  (Come on!)

  (Spread your wings from here! Go to the world!!)

  (End of chapter)