Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Echizen Nanjiro was taken aback by what he heard.

Normally, Ryoma Echizen rarely takes the initiative to challenge others; it's usually Nanjiro Echizen who verbally provokes Ryoma, prompting Ryoma to play against him.

This is because Ryoma Echizen is aware of the difference in strength between himself and Nanjiro Echizen, and doesn't want to deliberately seek out a beating.

Because of today's school qualifiers, Echizen Nanjiro wanted Echizen Ryoma to rest and relax, so he didn't try to entice Echizen Ryoma to play with him as usual.

Who would have thought that Ryoma Echizen would take the initiative to challenge him?

This also made Echizen Nanjiro unable to resist looking at Echizen Ryoma.

Upon looking at him, Echizen Nanjiro saw the burning fighting spirit and will to fight in Echizen Ryoma's eyes.

Seemingly understanding something, Echizen Nanjiro decisively put down the magazine in his hand.

Then, Echizen Nanjiro picked up a racket that was casually tossed on the ground not far away, looked at Echizen Ryoma with a nonchalant air, and said, "Come on then, I'll let you feel the love from your father!"

Ryoma Echizen did not reply, but the flames burning in his eyes seemed to intensify.

In the courtyard's sports field.

boom!

boom!

boom!

......

Amidst the thuds of tennis balls hitting the ground, Ryoma Echizen not only ran back and forth on the court in a disheveled manner but also lost points one after another.

Seeing this, Echizen Nanjiro couldn't help but tease, "Hey, kid, what's wrong? Can't you even catch a ball like this? Or is this all you're capable of?"

Seeing Echizen Nanjiro's unpleasant expression, Echizen Ryoma couldn't help but scoff, "That old bastard of a father is really annoying!"

With that, Ryoma Echizen took a deep breath and then entered a state of egolessness, his eyes vacant and his body radiating an aura of emptiness.

Having entered a state of selflessness, Ryoma Echizen instinctively met the incoming ball with a swift and powerful swing.

Echizen Nanjiro noticed that Echizen Ryoma had entered a state of egolessness, raised an eyebrow slightly, and without saying much, easily returned the ball.

Ryoma Echizen, standing in the center of the back of the court, did not react to Nanjiro Echizen's return shot at all, and just stood there holding his racket.

Upon seeing this, Echizen Nanjiro's gaze sharpened slightly.

Then, Echizen Nanjiro's pupils contracted slightly as he looked incredulously at the tennis ball in front of him, which had deviated slightly from its intended trajectory, as if it were being repelled and about to fly off the court.

But ultimately, the repulsive force was too weak to push the tennis ball off the court; it could only deviate slightly from its intended trajectory and still land on the court.

boom!

The sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground signaled that Echizen Nanjiro had scored a point.

However, at this moment, Echizen Nanjiro didn't pay attention to the ball, but instead looked at Echizen Ryoma with a serious expression...

More accurately, it was watching Echizen Ryoma unconsciously imitating Chen Anxia in a state of selflessness.

Indeed, in Echizen Ryoma at this moment, Echizen Nanjiro seemed to see Chen Anxia's towering figure, like a majestic mountain, standing tall on the field.

Echizen Nanjiro knew that although even Echizen Ryoma, who had entered the state of selflessness, had failed to replicate that incredible ball skill, the person he was imitating had definitely succeeded.

Echizen Nanjiro also knew that Echizen Ryoma was now imitating Chen Anxia.

Echizen Nanjiro never expected that a mere first-year junior high school student could possess such terrifying ball skills that utilized the Reverse Domain.

This also means that Chen Anxia will definitely use the Domain Ball Technique.

Even Echizen Nanjiro's mind couldn't help but tremble at this moment, and he even felt a little fear.

Chen Anxia's tennis talent is simply beyond reason, almost unimaginable...

However, at the same time, Echizen Nanjiro couldn't help but feel a strong sense of regret.

Unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time. If he had lived in the same era as Chen Anxia, ​​Echizen Nanjiro was certain that Chen Anxia would have been his lifelong enemy and his strongest enemy.

With these complex emotions in mind, Echizen Nanjiro couldn't help but ask, "What's this move called?"

Having already withdrawn from the state of selflessness and was contemplating the reasons for his failure, Echizen Ryoma instinctively responded upon hearing this, "A distant ideal world..."

Upon hearing this, Echizen Nanjiro murmured softly, "Is the place where I stand a distant, unreachable pure land?"

"This name is truly fitting..."

"Perhaps I should find an opportunity to meet him..."

......

Chapter 282 Tokyo Preliminaries...have begun!

The next day.

The news of Chen Anxia's defeat of Fuji Syusuke quickly spread throughout the major high schools in Kanto.

Hyotei Academy.

Upon hearing the news, Atobe Keigo, the king of Hyotei and captain of the Hyotei Tennis Club, frowned slightly and muttered, "A first-year student actually managed to defeat Fuji Syusuke, who is hailed as a genius..."

"Given Fuji Syusuke's personality, he probably wouldn't intentionally lose the match..."

"Judging from this, this first-year student seems to have real talent..."

As he spoke, Atobe Keigo's lips curled up slightly, and he continued, "Interesting, very interesting, don't you think, Kabaji?"

Beside him, Kabaji Takahiro, who was unusually tall and resembled a robotic bodyguard, replied without any emotion on his face, "Yes."

Atobe Keigo paid no attention to Kabaji Takahiro's response and attitude, instead looking at the tennis court not far away and the club members training there.

It's unclear what he was thinking about, but a sharp glint flashed in Atobe Keigo's eyes as he muttered, "The only one at Seigaku I can truly respect is Tezuka..."

"Tezuka alone is enough to be the King of Seigaku..."

Not far away, Ryo Shishido and Chotaro Ootori, regular members of Hyotei, who were walking towards the side, suddenly felt a terrifying sense of oppression.

This terrifying sense of oppression drew their attention to Atobe Keigo not far away, and they also felt the terrifying aura that Atobe Keigo was exuding at this moment.

Although they didn't know what had happened, Shishido Ryo and Ootori Chotaro, already feeling fear, silently retreated, not daring to approach Atobe Keigo at all.

At the same time, they silently mourned for the unlucky guy who had offended Atobe Keigo, praying that his fate wouldn't be too terrible.

Lihai University Affiliated High School.

The three giants of Rikkai University, Yukimura Seiichi, Sanada Genichiro, and Yanagi Renji, also learned of this news one after another.

Upon hearing the news, they were all stunned for a moment. They clearly did not expect that Fuji Syusuke, who was hailed as a genius, would be defeated by a first-year student.

After responding to the old news, Yukimura Seiichi smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice, "It seems that this year's national tournament will be even more exciting than in previous years."

Upon hearing this, Genichiro Sanada's expression remained resolute and solemn. He said with absolute certainty, "No one can stop Rikkai's three-peat."

After a pause, Genichiro Sanada continued, "The King of Seigaku may have real skill, but not just anyone can deserve the title of King..."

Seeing this, Liu Lian'er quietly spoke up, "Should I go and collect his data?"

Upon hearing this, Yukimura Seiichi and Sanada Genichiro were about to speak when a voice suddenly rang out, "Seigaku's King is nothing but a joke."

The three of them recognized the voice; they knew it belonged to Kirihara Akaya.

Upon hearing the voice, the three of them turned to look. Yanagi Renji asked, "Akaya, judging from your words, do you know King from Seigaku?"

Upon hearing this, Kirihara Akaya immediately replied, "I don't know him, but not long ago, I overslept on the bus and accidentally ended up at Seigaku, where I saw him playing against someone else."

"Given the strength he displayed at the time, I was confident I could defeat him, let alone you."

As he spoke, Kirihara Akaya continued with a hint of sarcasm, "In my opinion, Fuji Syusuke's title of genius is somewhat undeserved. It's laughable that he would lose to a first-year student."

Upon hearing this, Yukimura Seiichi and Sanada Genichiro said nothing more.

Although they wouldn't completely believe Kirihara Akaya's words, Chen Anxia's interest was greatly diminished because of Kirihara Akaya's words.

In their view, the fact that Kirihara Akari would say such a thing meant that Kirihara Akari had indeed seen Chen Anxia's true strength.

Even if we take a step back and assume that Kirihara Akaya didn't see everything, the difference wouldn't be too great.

This means that even if Chen Anxia is hiding something, his true strength is just so-so, and he cannot pose any threat to Rikkai University.

In other words, as long as Chen Anxia's strength does not reach the national level, he will not be able to pose any threat to Rikkai University.

The meticulous Renji Yanagi, though sharing similar thoughts with Seiichi Yukimura and Genichiro Sanada, still asked, "When you say defeating him, do you mean in his normal state or in his demonized state?"

Upon hearing this, Kirihara Akaya immediately replied, "It would be a bit difficult to defeat him in his normal state, but in his demonized state, defeating him would be a piece of cake."

Upon hearing this, Liu Lian'er had a general idea of ​​Chen Anxia's strength.

In his normal state, Kirihara Akaya is slightly weaker, only at the Kanto level, but in his demonized state, his strength approaches that of a quasi-national level.

Kirihara Akaya stated that being able to easily defeat Chen Anxia in his demonized state meant that Chen Anxia's strength was between the Kanto level and the near-national level.

Although Yanagi Renji wouldn't completely believe Kirihara Akaya's words, in Yanagi Renji's opinion, Chen Anxia's strength should be within this range, at most approaching the national level, far reaching the national level.

In addition, Renji Yanagi also gained a general understanding of Fuji Syusuke's strength.

Prior to this, given Fuji Syusuke's reputation as a genius, Renji Yanagi had secretly collected detailed data on Fuji Syusuke.

However, Renji Yanagi was unsure whether the data he had collected was accurate, and therefore could not make a rough assessment of Fuji Syusuke's strength.

Indeed, even Yanagi Renji couldn't guarantee the accuracy of the data he had collected when facing Fuji Syusuke.

Now that Fuji Syusuke has been defeated by Chen Anxia, ​​it means that Fuji Syusuke's strength should be between the Kanto level and the near-national level, and is far from reaching the national level.

This strength also aligns with the data about Fuji Syusuke that Yanagi Renji collected.

Thinking it over, Liu Lian'er's brain completed a very complex calculation in a very short moment.

In the end, Renji Yanagi thought to himself, 'The probability of Rikkai achieving a three-peat this year is... 100%!'

Yamabuki Middle School.

Kiyosumi Sengoku, the former ace of Yamabuki Middle School and also the captain of the Yamabuki Middle School tennis club, also learned of this news.

Upon learning this news, Sengoku Kiyosumi's reaction differed from that of the others.

Although Kiyosumi Sengoku was also surprised by the news, after learning about it, he immediately looked at Jin Akutsu, who was undergoing a self-torturing and crazy training session on the court.

As he felt the fear creeping into his heart, Sengoku Kiyosumi thought to himself, 'Seigaku's King, you were truly remarkable to defeat Fuji Syusuke...'

'But unfortunately, you've been targeted by this monster...'