LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 28 Kanto Competition
On the morning of July 1st, the sun was shining brightly and the weather was fine.
Today is the day when the opening ceremony of the Kanto Competition is held, and it is also a day when lots are drawn.
Among them, the lottery for the Kanto Competition was held at the High School Affiliated to Lihai University, mainly because Lihai University was the school that won the Kanto Competition last year.
In fact, it is not only the lottery for the Kanto competition, but also the lottery for the subsequent national competition. The location of each competition will be the previous champion school.
Yukimura and others arrived at the tennis club early in the morning. Under the advice of Hisaaki Mori and Kei Kumokawa, the four first-year main candidates and Jusaburo Mori went to the auditorium to draw lots.
As for the reason - Yukimura and Sanada, as the new ministers and deputy ministers, need to let outsiders know;
Liu was there to observe his opponents. After all, no one knew if some dark horses would suddenly appear, so it was better to observe them on the spot. Maybe some schools would bring some powerful newcomers out to see the world.
Amamiya Lan just wanted to join in the fun. As for the last one, it was mainly because Morihisaaki and Kumokawa Kei were worried that a few first-year students would be embarrassed to talk back, so they asked people to watch and strengthen them by the way. The relationship and feelings between them.
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"Renji, who do you think our opponent will be in the first round?" On the path leading to the auditorium from the tennis club, Amamiya Lan couldn't help but want to find someone to talk to.
Before Liu could answer, Maori couldn't help but speak again, "Xiaotiangu, our Rikkai University received a bye in the first round of the Kanto Competition."
In the first round of the Kanto Competition, Rikkai University Affiliated High School and Hyotei Academy, which are strong tennis schools, usually have byes. These things can be said to be privileges, and they can also be said to give other schools opportunities.
Although these will not have a big impact on these two schools themselves, if other schools that originally had hopes of entering the top eight or top four bump into these two schools, it will be a big problem for them. A big disaster.
After all, not all schools are like Rikkai University and Hyotei, with excellent results every year.
So no matter what the situation is, it is not good for the official, so this policy is introduced.
After hearing what Mori said, Yanagi Renji and Yukimura Seiichi immediately understood the official intention. Amamiya Arashi and Sanada thought for a while, and their minds turned around. After all, several teenagers are quite discerning. .
I don’t know if some switch was turned on. As soon as Maori started speaking, he seemed to have no intention of stopping. Then he continued what he said before and said as if he was complaining: "I tell you, we will never meet the Ice King before the finals."
"Senior means..."
"After all, there aren't many who can compete in the Kanto Tournament. You see, those like Ginka, Rokkaku, etc. are all in the first round. Although Yamabuki is stronger in doubles, they can't do it in singles... Calculated this way, it's not The only one left is the Ice Emperor..."
"It makes sense..."
"Even if your opponent is weak, don't relax!"
"..."
As a few people talked, the auditorium was closer.
Looking at the five people wearing the official uniforms of the Rikkai University Tennis Club, people from the surrounding foreign schools were whispering.
"Hey! Look, someone from Li Hai is here..."
"Are these all newcomers? I've never seen them before..."
"That curly hair is the second-year Maori, right?..."
"The one walking in the middle wearing a coat looks very weak. Is there no one in Tachikai?"
"I heard that Li Hai University seems to have four first-year candidates this year. I thought it was a lie. But after seeing it, these are the four, right?!"
"The main selection for the first grade... It seems that the overlord of Kanto, Tatekai Dai, is really in trouble..."
"By the way, is the one with the black face also in the first grade? Does he look older than the other three?"
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Yukimura and the others walked all the way into the auditorium. Even if they let out their momentum, they did not stop chatting at the door, but they all lowered their voices subconsciously.
Not long after Tatekai Dai's group entered, Hyotei's minister Atobe Keigo also brought the main candidate Ninzu Yushi and his follower Takahiro Kagachi to the lottery location.
The moment they saw the Ice Emperor, the surrounding chatter started again, but this time the object of discussion became the Ice Emperor.
Seeing that the people around him were so careless about life and death, Tiangong Lan felt a little speechless: Are all these people afraid that they will lose the game badly enough? Wouldn't it be dangerous if someone were to be more ruthless and play a violent tennis game?
Atobe Keigo simply ignored these people. After all, in his opinion, these ungorgeous guys were just some artillery fire.
As soon as he arrived at the designated place, he walked directly in front of Yukimura Seiichi and said harsh words: "The great Yukimura Seiichi of Rikkai, right? Remember, I am Atobe Keigo. This year's Kanto Competition won The champion will be our Hyotei Academy.”
"Oh, really? Atobe-kun is really confident!" Seiichi Yukimura said nonchalantly with a smile on his face, "Then we'll be waiting for the challenge from Hyokui~"
"Then just wait!" After saying that, he sat down opposite.
Almost as soon as Atobe finished speaking, people from Youth Academy also opened the door and walked in. The people who came were the tennis club presidents Ou and Yudai and two first-year students, Tezuka Kunimitsu and Fuji Shusuke.
Looking at the first-year ministers and main candidates of Yamato Tatekai and Hyotei, Yamato Yudai sighed helplessly in his heart. At the same time, he also felt a little emotional. He didn't expect that there would be so many new tennis stars in the first grade this year!
Then he glanced at Tezuka and Fuji behind him, and thought with satisfaction: However, Seigaku also has some hope. When Tezuka is in his second year next year, he will directly hand over the position of minister to him. With him and Fuji here, As well as Oishi, Kikumaru and Miki, there is still hope for Qinghao to break into the country in the future.
Tezuka Kunimitsu touched his elbow and couldn't help but have a flash of envy in his eyes as he looked at the first-year main candidates for Tatekai Yama and Hyotei.
Fuji looked at Tatekai Yama and Hyotei's people, then looked back at Tezuka Kunimitsu, an inexplicable color flashed in his eyes, and his mind was racing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
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After that, everyone was almost there. The staff of the Tennis Association also came out with a lottery box.
Ministers from several schools except Rikkai University stepped forward to draw lots in an orderly manner.
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After that, the results of the draw came out quickly.
As mentioned before, Rikkai University is a seeded team, so it received a bye in the first round and only started to participate in the competition from the second round.
However, according to the regulations set by the Tennis Association, each school must complete five games in the first game, so Rikkai University's nominal second round game is their actual first game in the Kanto Competition. In this game, they need to play five games with their opponents.
Even if they win all the first three games, Rikkai has successfully won the promotion spot, and the next two games will continue.
This is just a little more time-consuming for Li Hai.
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