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Time flies, and before we knew it, it was time for club activities.
Just like yesterday, Chen Anxia slung his tennis bag over his shoulder and headed toward the Seigaku tennis courts.
Not only Chen Anxia, but also the freshmen who wanted to join the Seigaku Tennis Club, including players, all headed towards the Seigaku Tennis Court.
Unlike Chen Anxia, who had already been accepted into the society, they still needed to fill out an application form first.
They can only officially join the Seigaku Tennis Club after their application is approved.
Therefore, in front of the Seigaku tennis courts today, there are second-year club members specifically in charge of the new student onboarding process.
I don’t know if it’s because of Chen Anxia, but the number of freshmen who want to join the Seigaku Tennis Club this year has exceeded that of the previous two years.
The same situation occurred at the women's tennis club, which is not far from the men's tennis club.
When Chen Anxia arrived at the tennis court, he saw a lively scene of new students joining the club.
Among them, Chen Anxia also saw Echizen Ryoma, Horio Satoshi, Kato Katsuro, and Mizuno Katsuo.
Meanwhile, inside the tennis court, the regular players of Seigaku were practicing in groups on the court, while the non-regular players were doing physical training on their own.
The content includes running, push-ups, sit-ups, side jumps, and so on.
Under these circumstances, a commotion suddenly arose outside the tennis court and gradually spread inside.
The second and third-year club members on the tennis court, as well as the regular players of Seigaku, were all drawn to the commotion and subconsciously looked toward the source of it.
Upon closer inspection, they witnessed Chen Anxia slowly walking onto the tennis court.
Strangely, Chen Anxia walked along in such an ordinary manner, neither speaking nor uttering a word, yet he seemed to exude a powerful aura and majesty, causing those in front of him to unconsciously make way for him.
Those ordinary second and third-year club members, watching this scene and seeing the focus of attention in the crowd, couldn't help but feel a sense of oppression.
The sense of oppression felt somewhat familiar to them.
Because the regular members of Seigaku often give them this kind of pressure.
The regular members of the Seigaku team who were training also unconsciously stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to Chen Anxia.
Unlike the ordinary club members in the second and third years, they knew more than just about the match between Chen Anxia and Tezuka Kunimitsu.
From Momoshiro Takeshi, I also learned about the match between Chen Anxia and Echizen Ryoma, as well as Chen Anxia's seemingly data-driven tennis style and terrifying ability to imitate.
Therefore, they all knew that Chen Anxia definitely had something that made them take her seriously.
Just as Chen Anxia stepped onto the tennis court, Kaido Kaoru, who was practicing with Inui Sadaharu, suddenly walked towards Chen Anxia.
Under everyone's gaze, Kaidou Kaoru walked up to Chen Anxia, staring at him like a viper eyeing its prey, and said, "Hey, first-year, wanna have a match?"
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Chapter 243 The War Begins in Dihua! (Second update as a bonus for yesterday!)
Everyone present, except for one person, was stunned upon hearing Kaidou Kaoru's words, their faces showing astonishment.
Clearly, they had no idea that Kaidou Kaoru would challenge Chen Anxia.
The only person who knew the truth was Oishi Shuichiro, the vice-captain of the Seigaku Tennis Club.
After meeting Inui Sadaharu in the morning and learning that Chen Anxia possessed leadership qualities, Oishi Shuichiro decided to test Chen Anxia's strength and talent.
Although Momoshiro Takeshi had described Chen Anxia's strength and talent, verbal descriptions can differ from the facts, and some things still need to be seen with one's own eyes.
Originally, Oishi Shuichiro wanted to go down and test the waters himself.
However, Shuichiro Oishi knew that his strength lay in doubles, and his overall singles ability was definitely among the worst in Seigaku.
According to the information given by Momoshiro Takeshi, Oishi Shuichiro was worried that he would not be able to test Chen Anxia's full strength and talent, so he rejected the idea of going down to test him.
After careful consideration, Oishi Shuichiro then came up with two top choices: Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaido Kaoru, whose singles skills were of average ability.
It was only because Takeshi Momoshiro's foot injury had not yet healed that Shuichiro Oishi sought out Kaoru Kaido.
No one except Shuichiro Oishi and Kaoru Kaidou knew about this.
Even Tezuka Kunimitsu and Ryuzaki Sumire.
However, it wasn't that Oishi Shuichiro didn't tell Tezuka Kunimitsu and Ryuzaki Sumire; rather, Tezuka Kunimitsu and Ryuzaki Sumire had gone out together today to handle matters related to the upcoming regional tournament, and therefore neither of them came to the Seigaku Tennis Club.
This also means that the current head of the Seigaku Tennis Club is Shuichiro Oishi.
On the other side, Chen Anxia did not expect that someone would challenge him as soon as he arrived at the tennis court.
According to Chen Anxia's vague memory, he only remembered that the person challenging him seemed to be a regular member of Seigaku, but he really couldn't remember his name or anything else.
Of course, names are really not important at this time.
The important thing is that the person in front of me is a regular member of Seigaku...
A smile appeared on Chen Anxia's lips. Unfazed by Kaidou Xun's venomous gaze, Chen Anxia nodded and replied, "Then let's have a fight!"
Seeing this, Kaidou Kaoru gave Chen Anxia a deep look, said nothing, and walked directly towards the nearest court.
On the court, there were two second-year club members practicing, but when they saw Kaidou Kaoru walking over, they couldn't help but show a hint of fear on their faces and decisively gave up the court.
That's the aura of Kaoru Kaido; even without doing anything, she can make people unconsciously feel terrified.
However, Chen Anxia, who was meeting him for the first time and was a freshman, seemed indifferent to this.
This alone is enough to make Kaido Kaoru think more highly of Chen Anxia.
After Chen Anxia accepted Kaido Kaoru's challenge, Oishi Shuichiro stepped forward to act as the referee for the match.
Outside the stadium, the regular players of Seigaku watched the upcoming game with varying expressions.
Kikumaru Eiji and Kawamura Takashi were merely curious about this and didn't think much of it.
Inui Sadaharu didn't think much of it, but simply took out his notebook, intending to take advantage of this competition to collect data on Chen Anxia and Kaido Kaoru.
Unlike them, Momoshiro Takeshi, who was a classmate and had more private contact with him, knew that Kaidou Kaoru's behavior was somewhat abnormal.
Therefore, Momoshiro Takeshi frowned and muttered to himself, "What exactly is Kaidou trying to do?"
Besides Takeshi Momoshiro, Syusuke Fuji also seemed to sense something, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Shuichiro Oishi, muttering softly, "Oishi..."
On the other side, the freshmen, players, and ordinary club members from the second and third years watching the upcoming ball game couldn't help but get excited.
Among the new students.
"Chen Anxia truly lives up to his reputation as a prominent figure; someone challenged him the moment he arrived!"
"That person seems a bit scary; he doesn't look like someone you should mess with."
"Do you think Chen Anxia offended him? Otherwise, why would he challenge Chen Anxia for no reason?"
"His clothes look like Seigaku's regular team uniform? Could he be a regular team member of Seigaku?"
"No way, why would a regular member of Seigaku challenge Chen Anxia?"
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Among ordinary members in the second and third grades.
"What's wrong with Kaidou? He seems a bit strange today!"
"Strange, why would Kaidou take the initiative to challenge that first-year student?"
"That freshman is in trouble; he's been targeted by a poisonous snake."
"Do you think that first-year student can score against Kaidou?"
"I don't think so. Kaidou's strength is obvious to all. I think he should be able to shut out his opponent in this match."
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you thinking? Don't forget, that first-year student can master the Zero-Style Chop, an unsolvable return shot. Do you really think Kaidou can crack the Zero-Style Chop?"
"So, does that mean the first-year student will win?"
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Between players.
"It seems that the one challenging Chen Anxia is a regular member of Seigaku."
"Perfect timing! This is a good opportunity to see the strength of Seigaku's regular players and also to see the strength of the middle school students in 'The Prince of Tennis'."
Who do you think will win?
"It should be Chen Anxia, after all, his zero-style chop shot is too unstoppable."
"I feel that the zero-style chop shot must have a weakness, otherwise such a return shot would be a bug, it's too unreasonable for it to exist."
"This is great material, I need to record it."
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On the field, Chen Anxia had already taken out the intermediate type 'Sunshine' and was warming up before the match.
When Inui Sadaharu saw the 'Sunshine' in Chen Anxia's hand, his usually calm face couldn't help but show surprise, and he couldn't help but say, "That's... the famous 'Sunshine'!?"
Hearing Inui Sadaharu's words, Kikumaru Eiji asked curiously, "Inui, what is the name of the famous 'Sunshine'?"
Upon hearing this, Kawamura Takashi, Momoshiro Takeshi, and Fuji Syusuke all turned their gazes toward Inui Sadaharu.
Upon seeing this, Inui Sadaharu said directly, "You should all have heard of him, right? Our country's world-renowned master craftsman of clappers—Otsu Hisaharu."
"The famous auction 'Sunshine' was Hisaji Otsu's last work before his death, and it is said to be his masterpiece."
"As far as I know, professional players and well-known collectors have tried to buy this 'Sunshine' for a lot of money, but all of them failed in the end."
As he spoke, Inui Sadaharu reached out and gently pushed up his square-rimmed black glasses, exclaiming in surprise, "I never imagined that the famous 'Sunshine' would end up in Chen Anxia's hands."
Upon hearing this, Fuji Syusuke, Kikumaru Eiji, and the others couldn't help but look at the famous 'Sunshine' racket in Chen Anxia's hand, their faces showing amazement.
At the same time, they couldn't help but wonder if Chen Anxia, who owns the famous photograph 'Sunshine,' had a rather complicated background...
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Chapter 244 Surpassing Yesterday's Serve: Optimizing the Data Model! (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
After Chen Anxia finished warming up, the coin toss for the first player in the tennis match began.
Ultimately, it was determined that the first game belonged to Chen Anxia's serve.
Snapped!