Net King: Starting from Li Hai as a substitute

Chapter 92 The Ice Emperor’s Plan (please order first, the next four chapters will be released one after another)
Whether it is the previous Yamabuki or the current upgraded version of Yamabuki, the regional championship has always been within reach.

In the regional competition, Yamabuki only fielded a semi-substitute and semi-primary lineup, and easily swept all his opponents, won the regional No. [-] seed, and successfully advanced to the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition.

However, after the Tokyo competition started, Yamabuki immediately changed into a full lineup to prevent being cheated by any of the top six schools.

After all, not every school is called Ice Emperor. There is always a resurrection game to play after being eliminated.

Now that Yamabuki has completed his transformation, he has no obvious flaws in singles or doubles. He swept all the way in the first two rounds of the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition, making major schools cry wolf.

In the past, I could score a small score in one or two games, but now I swept them all 6-0.

No, it has only been a year, how come you have become so fierce?

However, no one will answer this question for them. Yamabuki, who has been making great progress, defeated all opponents with overwhelming force and reached the semi-finals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition.

Their opponent in the semi-finals was Hyotei Academy led by Atobe.

……

"Yamabuki? I didn't expect that guy Amamiya Izumi would transfer to this school." Atobe looked at the information handed to him by Coach Sakaki with a solemn expression.

The good news is that Rikkai's strength has been weakened to a certain extent, but it may be much easier to fight Rikkai in the Kanto Tournament.

The bad news is that Yamabuki has been strengthened, and they will meet Yamabuki in the Tokyo Competition.

"I heard that you have played against Izumi Amamiya before. How is his current strength?" Coach Sakaki asked.

"He's very strong. I played a match with him a few months ago in London and I lost." Atobe said directly: "He will only be stronger now."

"Then do you have the confidence to defeat him?"

Atobe smiled confidently upon hearing this, "Of course, it's just..."

"I can't defeat Yamabuki just because I have the confidence to win." Atobe's expression suddenly became serious.

Yamabuki is different from other schools. Doubles has always been their absolute scoring point. Hyotei, who is weak in doubles, has the biggest headache against this kind of opponent.

In the finals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition last year, Hyotei faced Yamabuki, who had not yet joined Amamiya Izumi, and played five games before narrowly winning the championship.

If Atobe hadn't deigned to serve as the second singles player and defeated Akutsu, Hyotei might have been defeated by Yamabuki in advance.

After all, Akutsu and Atobe fought to a score of 7-6 in that game. Looking at the entire Hyotei, no one could fight to this level with Atobe, not even Renzu.

And now with the addition of Amamiya Izumi, Yamabuki's singles strength has been greatly enhanced. It can be said that the difficulty of Hyotei defeating Yamabuki has increased by several levels.

"How is the doubles practice between Shishido and Feng?" Atobe asked.

Coach Sakaki shook his head slightly when he heard this and said: "Their two styles are very suitable and they have a lot of potential in the future. However, Feng's current strength is still too weak. If he plays, it will easily become a breakthrough in the doubles."

"That means that if we fight Yamabuki this time, we have to have Renzu and Yue Ren form a doubles team?" Atobe frowned.

In fact, the doubles team composed of Ninzu Yushi and Mukahi Yuuto is very effective. The two of them have reached the national level doubles strength in less than a year of practice. They were Hyotei's doubles points in the national competition last year.However, after the national competition, Atobe gradually discovered that if he couldn't bear to play doubles, Hyotei's singles would have obvious flaws when faced with a strong singles opponent like Tatekai Dai.

Hyotei's third graders now have almost no available people. Among the first graders, only Kaji's strength is still up to standard. Hochotaro and Hiyoshiwako need to practice for a while before they can compete on the field.

However, Hua Di's own strength is only at the Guandong level. The imitation ability of the innocent heart can only imitate his opponent on the spot. Hua Di can only play its greatest role in specific situations.

As for Jirou, it is difficult to hold a big position. When playing in a strong school, he can barely be a singles No. [-], but he cannot become a stable scoring point for Hyokui.

"Actually, I have also thought about maybe having Mukahi and Hiyoshi form a doubles team. Their playing styles are very similar and they are very suitable for playing fast-paced tennis. However, Hiyoshi still needs to continue to practice." Coach Sakaki said.

"Then let's prepare for this first. After enduring enough, we must return to singles again. Otherwise, if the singles is only at this level, it will be difficult for Hyōtei to make a difference in the national competition."

Atobe said, "As for this match against Yamabuki, we must use the current lineup to defeat them, even if we use a little cleverness."

"Is it okay even if I let you play on No. [-] in the singles?" Coach Sakaki raised his eyes slightly and stared at Atobe.

In the past year's competition, Atobe was the second singles player only in that match against Yamabuki. In the rest of the games, even when he met Makinofuji in the national competition, Atobe was still the singles No. [-] player. position, maintaining his kingly demeanor.

And now Coach Sakaki actually wants Atobe to be the No. [-] singles player. This is obviously because he wants to bet all Hyotei's victory on the first three games. This is a very ungraceful behavior for Atobe.

But Atobu paused after hearing this, and then nodded: "Okay!"

In order to win, Atobe is willing to give up some unnecessary face. After all, only the winner on the court can be called truly gorgeous!

Coach Sakaki nodded slightly when he heard this. Apparently after experiencing the setbacks last year, Atobe's mentality has changed greatly. He no longer pursues superficial things, but becomes more and more pragmatic and pursues victory. .

"I see your determination, but in this match with Yamabuki, I don't think we need to do such desperate behavior."

Coach Sakaki said slowly: "I always believe that the tennis club must focus on the future and not be too concerned about temporary gains and losses. Our players are not mature enough yet. In the early stage, it is best to allow them to gain through such high-intensity competitions." Grow up so that they can shine brighter in future national competitions, which will also benefit the future of Ice King, what do you think?"

"Well, that sounds good, just do what you want."

Atobe was actually slightly relieved when he heard this. He would be able to accept it if he played on the third singles spot, but if he still couldn't win the game if he played on the third singles spot but Hyokui still couldn't win, then he would still feel a little bit Shame.

And it is still necessary for the team members to experience it. Anyway, Hyokui has now qualified for the Kanto Competition. As for the real showdown, Hyokui can wait until the Kanto Competition and the National Competition.

The next day, Horikawa Tennis Park, the Tokyo semifinals between Yamabuki and Hyotei will begin here.

"Double No. [-], Hyotei's combination of Shishido Ryo and Hochotaro will face Yamabuki's Inamura Katsuya and Shintomi Inakichi combination."

"Oh? You didn't use Tian Ji's horse racing strategy?" Amamiya Izumi was a little surprised.

Atobe and Sakaki Taro are definitely smart people. It is impossible for them not to know that if the current Hyokui meets Yamabuki head-on, the chance of winning is very small.

"It seems that Coach Atobe and Sakaki have other plans today, but what about the strength of the doubles team composed of second-year Ryo Shido and first-year Houchotaro?"

The corners of Amamiya Izumi's mouth raised slightly, and his eyes were full of inquiry.

(End of this chapter)