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Apart from Yoshiro Akazawa, none of them have reached B-level individual skill.
The only one who was presentable, Akazawa Yoshiro, even had a question mark on his face, which left Aizen speechless.
"Akazawa Yoshiro's basic conditions have reached the national level, but his special moves are not stronger than those of B-rank characters. If he encounters an opponent below A-rank, he can usually sweep them, but if the opponent has balanced abilities and superb skills, he may lose."
The system's explanation made Aizen sigh silently.
Akazawa Yoshiro is called a "national-level player," which is essentially what many consider a national-level player. Unfortunately, this national-level ranking is somewhat lacking, as he doesn't possess any particularly outstanding or unique techniques. In this world of tennis, which is overly fantastical, he's simply a player with decent talent but insufficient skill. Ironically, this world values talent more, which is why the U17 team ultimately absorbed Mizuki and Yuta, but didn't invite this strongest player from St. Rudolph.
No wonder the original storyline assigned this national-level player to doubles at the beginning of the month.
In Kanzuki's eyes, Echizen Ryoma is naturally countered by Fuji Yuta, Fuji Syusuke is going to fight himself, and Tezuka Kunimitsu is obviously someone Akazawa Yoshiro can't beat, so he can only be placed in the doubles first, which means Akazawa Yoshiro's doubles strength is not enough.
Although he felt the beginner's task wasn't too difficult, the childish nature of the task made it hard to start.
It would be a waste to put Yoshiro Akazawa in doubles.
Fighting Tezuka is a guaranteed loss, fighting Fuji Syusuke is also more likely to result in losses than wins, and fighting Echizen, the protagonist, might even result in the opponent having a cheat code.
What a headache!
"Everyone, I have something to announce." Taking a deep breath, Aizen addressed the regulars around him with a serious expression.
"What's up? Has the schedule for this week's matches been finalized?"
"Or can we end training early today?"
"Stop fooling around, Mizuki must have something important to say."
The regulars chatted and laughed, but Akazawa, as the minister, frowned and shouted a reprimand.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Aizen smiled and said, "Our goal is the National Tournament, but to be honest, there is still a gap between St. Rudolph and strong schools like Hyotei and Rikkai. Even with my off-field guidance, the gap in strength is too large to be overcome."
Upon hearing "Guan Yue," the regulars felt somewhat strange and dissatisfied.
They were aware of the gap between themselves and the top schools, but saying it so openly was hurtful to their pride. Besides, hadn't Mizuki always said that his script would allow them to overcome the odds and break through the encirclement?
Seeing Mizuki's unusual attitude, the regulars had a strange feeling.
Could it be that Mizuki has lost faith in them?
"Kanzuki, what do you mean?"
Akazawa had no doubts, but asked with a serious face.
"As you should know, I collect intelligence on strong schools and inform their opponents to conduct in-depth intelligence gathering and confirmation. However, I've discovered something. Although the match schedules of schools like Hyotei, Rikkai, Shitenboshi, and Yamabuki were predicted, the schools whose weaknesses I pointed out still couldn't defeat them. At most, they could only cause them a little trouble. There wasn't a single successful case!"
"So, you mean your script is useless against those top schools?" Even the usually optimistic, duck-beaked Shinya Yanagisawa looked disappointed.
The others had similar attitudes.
At the beginning of the semester, Guan Yuechu said he would lead them to compete in the national competition, but he was told that it was impossible as soon as he got started. The psychological gap was too big.
Only Akazawa, Yuta, and the calm Kisarazu Jun still trusted Mizuki. Akazawa, holding his racket, said thoughtfully, "No, it's not that Mizuki's script is useless, but that the executor's ability is insufficient to carry out Mizuki's script. Mizuki, is that what you're trying to say?"
As a national-level athlete, Akazawa may be relatively weak in talent, but his vision is quite impressive.
Guan Yue's off-field coaching ability is definitely the strongest among her peers.
He believed so firmly.
Therefore, even though he was the one who led the tennis club's growth, he was willing to delegate all authority to Mizuki. Incidentally, Akazawa also found Mizuki's arrogant attitude quite irritating.
However, saying this truth is very hurtful.
If it hadn't been Yoshiro Akazawa who said those words, some people would probably have thrown down their rackets in shame and anger and left.
"I believe Mizuki didn't say that to undermine our confidence. Judging from Mizuki's expression, you must already have a plan." These words came from Kisarazu Jun, who was wearing a headscarf. His calm gaze revealed unwavering conviction.
“That’s right. Without Mizuki, we wouldn’t be where we are today. I believe in Mizuki!” Fuji Yuuta’s attitude was equally firm.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Guan Yue with renewed anticipation.
Undeniably, Mizuki has instilled a lot of confidence in them so far. Under Mizuki's guidance, they have won each match with relative ease.
"of course."
Aizen twirled a strand of hair at his temple, then gave Fuji Yuuta a satisfied look, his face radiating confidence: "From now on, I'll arrange the most effective special training for everyone. I'll plan the entire year's training. Yuuta, you're very good. From now on, trust and follow me wholeheartedly!"
"..."
Sure enough, this guy is still incredibly arrogant.
Starting tomorrow, of the eight chapters, three will be basic chapters, and the remaining five will still be written according to the requirement of extra chapters. I'm just increasing the update speed, not increasing the amount of extra chapters. I want to clarify this in advance to avoid anyone accusing the author of lying later.
Chapter 37 The Subtle Aura Revealed Unintentionally 1/6
Is it really okay to take leave?
After hearing "Moon Viewing"'s plan, Akazawa Yoshiro, as the minister, hesitated somewhat.
He didn't doubt Mizuki's plan, but he didn't think the school would agree to it, since St. Rudolph wasn't exactly a famous tennis powerhouse.
"Don't worry, leave it to me." Aizen confidently lowered his arm, then suddenly added, "But you'll have to make up for the classes you missed this week later."
"!!!"
Ignoring the resentful looks from the crowd, Aizen took out paper and pen and sat down to the side, calmly saying, "Now, go and test the detailed data for me. Start with Akazawa and Yuta. The two of you will fight at full strength, and I will record your strength, speed, and stamina."
"Full...full power?" Akazawa blinked, confirming again uncertainly.
"of course."
"……I see."
Taking a deep breath, Akazawa Yoshiro's eyes changed considerably, and a faint aura of power emanated from him as he walked onto the court.
Without the slightest hesitation, Akazawa and Yuuta immediately began to run freely on the court in response to Aizen's order.
The battle situation...
Ahem, this is Akazawa Yoshiro's one-sided torture of Fuji Yuta.
Akazawa is not good at doubles, but singles is his specialty.
clap clap clap!
The crisp sound of the ball hitting the shuttlecock echoed throughout the court, and the regular players and other team members watching couldn't bear to watch any longer.
Seeing that Fuji Yuta was panting heavily but hadn't given up, Aizen nodded slightly, his eyes flashing rapidly with dense human data.
It was only because Fuji Yuta trusted him completely that he was able to keep going with Akazawa Yoshiro in such an obviously humiliating fight. Anyone else might have been unable to withstand the humiliation and would have been unable to fight at full strength.
He then wrote down all the data about Akazawa on paper as he read it.
Seeing his actions, the other regular players all felt it was a novel experience.
While Guan Yueyue had previously gathered intelligence to guide them, that always involved pointing out the opponent's weaknesses and areas for exploitation; recording data like this was something they had never done before. However, they probably couldn't have imagined just how astonishing it would be to be able to observe a person's detailed physical data with the naked eye.
Only someone with Aizen's vision could accomplish something like this.
Having obtained the data from everyone, he can go back and arrange extreme training for these people to maximize their potential.
Although Shinigami do not need to train their bodies, and spiritual pressure strength is basically equivalent to physical strength, that does not mean that Aizen does not know how to train. His centuries of experience and knowledge are enough to make him the strongest theoretical master among humans.
St. Rudolph had no substitutes; there were seven players in total. Subtracting himself, there were still two groups left, which were quickly settled.
Shinya Yanagisawa and Jun Kisarazu are a pair.
And the weakest, Ichiro Kindaichi and Takuya Nomura.
Having gathered enough intelligence, Aizen ended the day's training early and went to the principal's office alone.
The six regulars, exhausted and sprawled on the ground, began to discuss the matter.
"Huff, huff... Do you think there's a high chance of Guan Yue succeeding?"
"It should be quite high; that guy never does anything he's not confident about."
"But I always felt there was something strange about him, haha... Although he was still as arrogant as ever, I always felt like there was something extra about him."
"What's extra?"
Everyone looked at Yanagisawa Shinya, the guy who usually laughed and joked around, and they all booed and mocked him.
Regardless of appearances, Yanagisawa Shin is described by Mizuki as a "shrewd technologist with hidden extraordinary abilities," whose mind is more astute than others.
Under everyone's gaze, Yanagizawa Shinya frowned and pondered deeply, saying uncertainly, "It's as if he has gained a leadership ability, which makes people trust his personal charm without them even realizing it."
"Hasn't this always been there?" Takuya Nomura asked, puzzled.
"No, it's not."
Kindaichiro, who had always been a nobody, cautiously raised his hand.
Swish swish.
Several pairs of eyes shot straight at them.
Startled, Kindaichiro stammered, "We used to trust Mizuki-senpai because he led us to victory after victory with his script. It was less about trusting Mizuki himself and more about trusting his script. We only cooperated with him on everything because of the captain's absolute trust. But today, it seems we've all fallen into Mizuki-senpai's rhythm. Like when he said he'd record our data, nobody believed him, but after Yuta and the captain's match, everyone forgot their doubts. At that time, it seemed we were all subconsciously obeying Mizuki-senpai's words. Even though he remained as arrogant as ever, nobody harbored any hidden resistance or dissatisfaction."
When he said this, Kindaichiro looked at Akazawa with a hint of fear in his eyes.
He was afraid that such words would anger Akazawa.
After all, leadership and charisma are things that should be possessed by ministers.
In the past, Akazawa certainly had the responsibility and demeanor of a minister, but today he was unconsciously suppressed by Mizuki.
In fact, he hadn't said anything else.
Normally, Mizuki is like a strategist who can make perfect plans, but today, Mizuki is like a monarch with great ambitions.
But even if he didn't say it, Akazawa could probably guess what it meant.
For a moment, the atmosphere became slightly quiet.
The others glared at Kindaichiro, who shrank back in fright.
"Minister, Kaneda was just talking nonsense, please don't take it seriously."
"That's right, that's right. Liu Ze, you should say something too!"
"Um, well... I just wanted to say that Mizuki has grown a lot since then, and her personality isn't as bad anymore."
Listening to the team members' words of comfort, Akazawa Yoshiro, who had been expressionless, couldn't help but laugh, his hands supporting him on the ground behind his back.
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
"What are you thinking? I became minister only because I wanted to lead St. Rudolph further. If Mizuki has the leadership skills, what's wrong with giving him the ministerial position?"
"Moreover, most of you were recruited by Mizuki from other schools. If it weren't for Mizuki's annoying personality, you would all be part of Mizuki's team like Yuta."
"So don't overthink it. I'll only be happier if Mizuki is even better than before."
Hearing Akazawa's carefree words, the boys all showed innocent and joyful smiles.
It would be a tragedy if internal strife broke out in St. Rudolf before it even set sail.
Aizen was unaware of their conversation, nor did he realize that he had inadvertently revealed some of his personal traits.
No one knew the conversation in the principal's office; all they knew was that when Mizuki returned, she had already brought back the leave approval slip.
"Yay! Long live Ogami!"
"hehe."
Aizen raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly, a sense of familiarity growing stronger.
Chapter 38 First Meeting with Family 2/6
Back in his unfamiliar home, Aizen also met Kanzuki's family.
The family consists of the father, Akira Mizuki; the mother, Tomoko Mizuki; the eldest sister, Rumiko Mizuki, a first-year university student; and the second eldest sister, Kaoru Mizuki, a second-year high school student. Japan still retains the custom of the woman taking the man's surname after marriage, although the woman can refuse.
"I am back."
"Why are you back so early today? Didn't you say you were going to get a new computer?"
As soon as he stepped into the entrance hall and took off his shoes, a slender figure threw herself onto Aizen's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck. Kaoru Mizuki was intimate with him without any regard for gender.
Looking at his second sister, whose body was as passionate as fire, Aizen felt a slight stirring in his heart.
However, most of the comments were complaints.
Guan Yuechu upgrades his computer every few days, buys tea sets and high-end black tea regularly, and prefers expensive French cuisine. If he weren't born into a relatively wealthy family, his extravagant spending would be unbearable.
Tapping.
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