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Chapter 5 The Ranking Tournament Begins



the next day……

The freshmen in the tennis court were cleaning the court, Katsuro and Katsuo were talking about the school ranking competition while cleaning.

"The school ranking competition will start soon. Horio has been assigned to the group of Momoshiro-senpai and Tezuka-senpai. Can Horio be selected for the school team?"

"It's definitely possible. Didn't we all see the match between Horio and Ryoma yesterday? On the contrary, Ryoma is more worrying. Yesterday Horio beat 6:0. It would be difficult for anyone to cheer up."

"I'm still on Ryoma's side. Many of our first-year freshmen support Ryoma. Ryoma will definitely win against the seniors of the second and third grades."

"Horio, you are here, you must work hard in the game, and you must become a member of the official selection!"

"Oh? Looks like the list for the ranking competition has come out, do you know which group I'm in?"

Horio could not help but wonder which group he was in when he heard the conversation between the two.

"You are in group C, and there are Kikumaru-senpai and Momoshiro-senpai in the same group as you."

"It's Takeshi Momoshiro again, forget it, just help him."

Horio left with the tennis bag on his back. He was not interested in doing this kind of cleaning work with the freshmen.

Horio, who was carrying a tennis bag and was about to buy water, just turned the corner when he ran into Ryuzaki Sakurano who was practicing his swing with a pink racket.

"Oh? It's Ying Nao, why do you practice swinging while hiding alone, and your posture..."

"Ah...it's you, Horio, I just practiced casually, but I always feel a little strange, by the way, can you teach me?"

Seeing her secretly practicing and being discovered by Horio, Sakurano blushed instantly.

"Uh, no need. You can practice for a while. Naturally, someone you want to meet will teach you. I still have something to do, so I have to go first."

Then Horio ignored Sakurano behind him and walked towards the vending machine.

……

Horio, who had just returned to the stadium after buying water, saw Ryoma warming up in the stadium, and Kaoru Haitang on the opposite side also bent slightly and entered a fighting state.

The regular team members who did not have a game outside the field also paid special attention. Two of Ryoma's fans also cheered on the sidelines, and Inoue also brought Shiba Saori to watch Ryoma's game.

Horio, who has no match schedule for the time being, just found a place to be lazy, knowing the direction of the plot, he was not interested at all.

At this time, Haitangxun and Gan Zhenzhi couldn't arouse his curiosity, and Ryoma even more so.

What Horio didn't know was that the people who paid attention to Ryoma actually paid more attention to him.

after an hour……

Horio, who was carrying a tennis bag, passed by the court where Ryoma was, and when he saw Ryoma fighting a protracted battle with Haitang, Horio smiled knowingly.

"Hey Ryoma, can you win against the poisonous snake? When you swing your racket, stretch your arms as far as possible."

When Ryoma heard Horio's voice, his mood suddenly became irritable, and he, who had been exhausted and mentally degraded, also became excited.

After hearing Horio's pointed words, the main players outside the court looked at each other. It was obvious that they knew that Horio had seen through Haitang's plan.

"Are the arms stretched?"

Standing on the side of the court, Tezuka Kunimitsu, Horio's slightly uninhibited figure was reflected in the gold-rimmed glasses.

"Why are you two still here? Don't worry about it. Longma will definitely win this game. Your worries can be put away."

Looking at the tense Katsuro and Katsuo outside the court, Horio gave them a reassurance.

After hearing Horio's affirmative tone, the two relaxed a lot when they saw that Horio was about to start the match, and immediately followed.

"No need, the first two games were just against ordinary second and third graders. Let's watch it again in the afternoon when we play against the two main candidates. Let's go first."

After saying that, Horio walked towards Stadium C without looking back, and all the players in Group C had already arrived.

Horio looked at the senior student in the blue tracksuit, feeling really uninterested.

After serving and returning the ball simply, Horio didn't even move his footsteps. On the other hand, the senior student on the opposite side was already sweating from running left and right.

"What, can you do that?"

Oishi Shuichiro and others who came to the outside of Stadium C at some point saw Horio who hadn't moved his feet during the whole game, and they couldn't help saying to Sadaharu Mikami next to him.

"Although the opponent is not a regular player, if it is me, even if the information is complete, I will not be able to achieve his ball-handling skills."

Pushing the thick and reflective glasses on the bridge of his nose, Sadaharu Sadagi expressed his conjecture.

"It looks like Eiji and Taocheng are about to fight a tough battle."

After finishing speaking, Oishi Shuichiro clenched his hands unconsciously, Kikumaru Eiji and Momoshiro Takeshi on the next court saw Horio's game, and they lost their usual laughing attitude.

They knew that if they weren't serious, one of them would be kicked off the school team.

Katsuro and his party, who rushed over immediately after the match between Ryoma and Haitang, watched Horio's match as if he were beating a schoolboy.

Not too surprised, but Sakurano and Tomika who was pulled over by Sakurano were shocked.

"Horio is so powerful. I thought he and Ryoma were just good friends. It turns out that they are so strong."

"Hmph, I don't think Ryoma is as good at all. If Ryoma fought him, that rude guy would have lost."

Hearing Sakurano saying that Horio is strong, Tomoka immediately refuted it back.

Of course, Katsuro and Katsuo next to him did not allow Horio, who was regarded as their big brother, to be questioned, so they unceremoniously told about Ryoma's loss to Horio yesterday.

As soon as they finished speaking, they were heard by Ryoma who was coming. Seeing Ryoma's coincident arrival, Katsuro immediately explained to Ryoma.

"Ryoma, I don't mean anything else, don't get me wrong."

"It doesn't matter, he is indeed very strong. Before defeating that person, I must defeat him first."

Ryoma didn't seem to care about yesterday's win or loss, but because yesterday's match with Horio aroused Ryoma's fighting spirit even more.

In the stadium...

"Okay, senior, it's time to end. I still have a game in the morning, but I'm already feeling a little hungry. I have to finish it quickly and go to eat."

After finishing speaking, Horio made a strong serve and hit the blind corner of the court. The senior student on the opposite side ended his game without even seeing the shadow of the ball.

Returning to the seat on the sidelines, Horio, who was a little hungry, picked up the water he bought and took a sip. After playing again, he saw the person standing opposite him.

Horio laughed, thinking that the road to Encounter is so narrow that so many people can meet.

"Senior, what a coincidence that I can learn from you again."

Looking at Arai with a stiff face on the opposite side, Horio went straight to the bottom line and started serving.

Directly scored four serves and scored one point. Arai, whose legs were trembling from the hits, broke out in cold sweat.

Horio settled the rest of the battle in 5 minutes, and Katsuro and the others went back to the locker room for dinner.


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