At this moment, Echizen Nanjiro was truly having a headache.
After all, he initially noticed Matsuoka Rin because of Echizen Ryoga!
The two of them met on a street Court.
At that time, Matsuoka Rin had not yet touched tennis, and his match with Echizen Ryoga was his first match…
But the result… was that they became friends after a fight!
And perhaps there's just fate between people, as the two of them truly became close friends.
He also learned of Matsuoka Rin's existence because Echizen Ryoga introduced Matsuoka Rin to him.
“What a headache!”
When Echizen Nanjiro wasn't paying attention,
next to him,
Echizen Ryoma pouted unhappily.
Seigaku, huh?
He genuinely disliked this school now.
It only gained its reputation through his Old Man, and now that Rin-nii went there, he's even encountering something like this…
…
Meanwhile,
here at Hyotei, inside the Tennis Club.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Under the sunlight,
the players, dressed in gray and white uniforms, were all sweating, swinging their rackets repeatedly.
Suddenly,
“Stop for a moment!”
“Tomorrow morning, prepare with me to welcome someone— ”
A voice full of arrogance rang out. The speaker directly referred to himself as 'this great one,' which showed his extreme confidence and arrogance. The fact that he stopped everyone's training as soon as he entered the Court also hinted at his status at Hyotei!
The person had short, grayish-purple hair, a mole at the corner of his eye, and exuded an aura of splendor and confidence.
This was none other than Hyotei's Captain—Atobe Keigo!!
“Welcome whom?”
Upon hearing this, a boy among the stopped trainees yawned and looked at Atobe Keigo with some curiosity.
Although their first-year Captain's personality was certainly not low-key,
it wasn't so extreme as to make them stop a whole morning's training just to welcome someone, right?
What kind of person could Atobe Keigo value so highly?
The others also stopped their actions at this moment, deep in thought.
However, that wasn't enough!
Soon, a few more words fell—
“Your future Vice Captain!”
Vice Captain!?
Everyone's pupils constricted!
Ever since Atobe Keigo became Hyotei's Captain, he had dismissed the previous Vice Captain.
So, currently, Hyotei only had one Captain!
That was Atobe Keigo!!
There was no Vice Captain at all, because Atobe Keigo said he didn't need one.
But now, the very same Atobe Keigo actually…
said that Hyotei would soon welcome a Vice Captain?
For a moment, everyone at Hyotei exchanged glances, seeing the astonishment and curiosity in each other's eyes.
Who exactly was this?
At this moment, everyone was uncontrollably curious.
However, Atobe Keigo had no intention of explaining.
No need.
When Matsuoka Rin arrived at Hyotei, everything would be known. There was absolutely no need to explain!
But while Atobe Keigo didn't explain, someone spoke in a low voice:
“Speaking of which, have you heard? Seigaku seems to have had an argument with that Matsuoka Rin.”
“It seems he withdrew from the club and dropped out of school!”
A third-year Hyotei player said.
Instantly, surprise appeared in the eyes of Oshitari Yushi, Jiro Akutagawa, and others.
Is this true or false? Matsuoka Rin withdrew from the club and dropped out of school?
Atobe Keigo's mouth twitched. Sure enough, news about that guy spread so quickly!!
He had only just found out too!
“Captain, should we try to invite him to join Hyotei?”
Oshitari Yushi was the first to look at Atobe Keigo, his expression solemn: “He is truly… very strong!!”
…
This was in another direction.
Also in Tokyo.
But it was Yamabuki Middle School.
“Coach, Matsuoka Rin from Seigaku seems to have withdrawn from the club and dropped out of school, or rather, he was expelled.”
Sengoku Kiyosumi hesitated for a moment but still told Ban Tian Gan Ye the news he had received.
“He was originally planning to withdraw from the club and drop out of school, but Coach Ryuzaki Sumire, for some unknown reason, expelled him from Seigaku first.”
Yes, Ban Tian Gan Ye.
He was also a famous coach throughout Tokyo.
Because it was this coach who once led Yamabuki Middle School to defeat Seigaku, which had the legendary Echizen Nanjiro!
“Oh? Expelled? What does that mean?”
Ban Tian Gan Ye narrowed his eyes and said with a chuckle, “But… what a good opportunity.”
“Since he has already withdrawn from the club and dropped out of school, then don't blame this Old Man for poaching.”
On Ban Tian Gan Ye's always smiling face, a genuine, substantial smile now appeared.
He had been watching this Matsuoka Rin for a long time!
He had a feeling that the other party held many secrets.
Of course, that wasn't the main point.
The main point was that he sensed a legendary aura about Matsuoka Rin!
“Poaching??”
Minami Kentaro looked at Ban Tian Gan Ye blankly.
“As expected.”
Sengoku Kiyosumi's mouth twitched. The reason he paid so much attention to Matsuoka Rin was because of Ban Tian Gan Ye.
He had been told long ago to pay special attention to Matsuoka Rin!
However…
“That guy's popularity is truly terrifying. The reason I knew this news was because a girl I met a few days ago, who is from Seigaku, was so angry that she dropped out of school…”
As he spoke, Sengoku Kiyosumi's expression gradually became strange.
It seemed that more than one person had dropped out of school or withdrawn from their club because of Matsuoka Rin's situation!
…
Meanwhile,
Matsuoka Rin had already hung up the call with Echizen Nanjiro.
And at this moment, Matsuoka Rin had returned home.
This was a villa, one of the Matsuoka family's assets in Tokyo.
Ever since Matsuoka Rin arrived in Japan, it had become his temporary residence.
“Young Master!”
As Matsuoka Rin walked towards the training room, the maid's figure and voice appeared simultaneously.
This was a girl in a maid's uniform, with long pink hair tied in twin tails. She was the head maid who had accompanied Matsuoka Rin on this trip, specifically to take care of him.
Her name was Yuno.
“Welcome home!”
“Young Master, when you withdrew from Seigaku, the coach seemed displeased and kept trying to stop you…”
Yuno respectfully said to Matsuoka Rin.
“Mm, thank you for your hard work, Yuno.”
Matsuoka Rin nodded indifferently. Upon hearing that a coach had tried to stop him, a hint of speechlessness appeared in his eyes.
Stop him? Too late!
He could never go back to Seigaku.
To be honest, before joining Seigaku, he still had some expectations for it.
Although he didn't know why, after arriving in the Prince of Tennis world, he possessed some memories of the Prince of Tennis world and knew that Seigaku was somewhat bad during this period.
However, perhaps this was an irresistible force; even if some things changed, Ryuzaki Sumire at this time, without other elements interfering, still wouldn't pay attention to first-year students.
So he had no need to continue wasting time.
“This is what Yuno should do.”
Yuno's face showed a happy smile. This time, she had volunteered to take care of the Young Master.
This was something she had longed for for a long time.
Therefore, she had closely observed every move of the Young Master during this period and recorded it in her heart.
Thinking this, Yuno's smile became a little crazed.
However, when Matsuoka Rin's gaze fell upon her, the happy smile on Yuno's face instantly became gentle and subdued.
She couldn't let the Young Master find out.