Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Upon looking at it, Kato Nuanren seemed to have discovered something; his pupils suddenly contracted, and an incredulous expression appeared on his face.

In Kato's eyes, there was an area on the wall in front of him covered with shallow marks from tennis ball impacts, while outside that area, although there were also shallow marks from tennis ball impacts, they were pitifully few.

As if struck by a thought, Kato couldn't help but ask himself, 'Could it be that from his second practice session against the wall, he's been pursuing precise ball placement and accurate ball control?'

Seemingly shocked by his own thoughts, Kato Nuanren subconsciously muttered to himself, "But how is this possible!?"

Although Kato was unwilling to believe it, he knew that the facts he had imagined could perfectly explain Chen Anxia's irregular return numbers.

Then Kato Warito couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia, ​​who was slumped on the ground, trying to regain her strength.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Kato Nuanren felt an indescribable sense of pressure from Chen Anxia, ​​who was still a novice.

This sense of oppression made Chen Anxia's figure appear imposing in Kato Waren's eyes.

In a daze, Kato seemed to see the pinnacle of the future tennis world, as if he were witnessing the rise of an era.

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Night falls.

Kato Atsuto, who had just returned home from get off work, was chatting with his son, Kato Katsuro.

"Katsuro, you're starting Seishun Academy in three days. Are you ready?"

"Of course, I'm also ready to join Seigaku's tennis club."

"Seigaku's tennis club, that's really a great place. I'm sure Katsuro can learn a lot there."

"Come to think of it, he did mention that he's about to enroll at Seigaku Academy. I wonder if he'll join their tennis club..."

"Him? Dad, who are you talking about?"

"Him? He's my new student?"

"A new student that Dad is so interested in must be really amazing, right?"

"No, he's just a tennis newcomer, but his future is limitless; a new era might begin because of him..."

The next day, rumors about Chen Anxia began to circulate within the Roland Tennis Club.

At first, it was just talk among the staff, but gradually the club members also heard the news and started discussing it.

"Have you heard? Yesterday, a new player was able to return 61 balls on his first practice session against the wall!"

"Is this for real? I've been playing tennis for two years, and my highest record is only forty-six balls."

"A newbie who can return 61 balls? He must be a veteran who's been playing tennis for years!"

“I’ve heard my coach mention it, but he looked completely skeptical and said it was impossible for a newcomer to do it.”

"It's said that the newcomer will be coming today, and many people are planning to see her for themselves."

"I want to go see it too. If it's true, then I might witness a piece of history."

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Chapter 215 The Beginning of the Legend, The Curtain Rises! (First Update, Please Subscribe!)

Chen Anxia arrived at Roland Tennis Club as scheduled.

Chen Anxia had time these past two days because the Youth Academy had not yet started.

That's right, the school Chen Anxia attended as an exchange student was Seishun Academy.

Although she couldn't choose her school from the start, Chen Anxia was quite satisfied with Youth Academy.

Of course, Chen Anxia was not satisfied with the Seishun Academy school itself, nor with its tennis club.

Chen Anxia was satisfied that, in his memory, he vaguely remembered that Tezuka Kunimitsu, the captain of the Seigaku tennis club, seemed to be the only junior high school student in the Kanto region who had so far reached the state of selflessness.

Moreover, Tezuka Kunimitsu opened the first door to the state of selflessness, which is the ultimate limit of countless trials and tribulations.

If Tezuka Kunimitsu were willing to pass on his experience to Chen Anxia, ​​it would undoubtedly speed up Chen Anxia's completion of the world mission.

In fact, Chen Anxia had asked Kato Nuanren about the state of selflessness yesterday.

Kato Nanto had only heard of the state of no-self, but did not know any specific information about it, let alone how to open the state of no-self.

However, according to Kato Nuanren, even among professional players, only a small fraction have reached the state of selflessness.

This fact made Chen Anxia realize even more how difficult it was to achieve the state of selflessness.

Therefore, Chen Anxia must meet Tezuka Kunimitsu, who is currently the only person in the Kanto region who has mastered the state of no self.

Before that, Chen Anxia still needs to work hard to train his ball control skills.

Chen Anxia envisioned stabilizing the data model's replicability at over 90% before the start of the Youth Academy.

Chen Anxia knew that only if Tezuka Kunimitsu truly valued him would he be likely to tell him the method to achieve the state of selflessness.

If you want Tezuka Kunimitsu to take you seriously, you must possess something that will earn his attention.

As for myself now, I'm really far from that level.

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Chen Anxia did not cause any disturbance along the way.

Although there was much discussion about Chen Anxia within the Roland Club, none of them had ever seen Chen Anxia and did not know what he looked like.

This means that even if Chen Anxia walked right past them, they wouldn't know that he was the person they were discussing.

Without any unexpected incidents or complications, Chen Anxia arrived at the area for wall-hitting practice without any problems.

Here, Kato Warm was already waiting for Chen Anxia.

Although Kato Nuanren knew that people were discussing Chen Anxia at the Roland Club, he didn't pay much attention to it or realize its impact.

Under the guidance of Kato Nobuto, Chen Anxia resumed his wall-hitting training.

Meanwhile, many curious onlookers had already gathered around, watching, scrutinizing, questioning, and discussing curiously from outside the glass wall of Chen Anxia's training room...

"Is that him? He's so young!"

"Judging from his appearance, could he still be a primary school student?"

"If it's him, he might actually be a novice."

“I don’t think he’s a novice. Look at his grip and swing. The level of skill, the fluency—are you sure a novice could have that?”

"I'm just curious about how he returned the shot. Does anyone know?"

“I’ve been counting, and he’s returned five balls so far.”

"Regardless of whether he is a novice or not, I am more curious about whether he can return 61 shots again, or even break the record."

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Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Anxia continued his wall-hitting practice.

Six balls, seven balls, eight balls... fifteen balls...

On the fifteenth ball, Chen Anxia stopped and caught the incoming tennis ball.

Those outside the training room were puzzled, wondering why Chen Anxia had stopped voluntarily.

In their view, Chen Anxia was fully capable of receiving the fifteenth ball.

Upon seeing this, Kato Nanto, the only one who knew the truth, couldn't help but think to himself, 'Fifteen goals, another record broken, truly an amazing guy.'

Subsequently, Chen Anxia began the second round of wall-hitting training.

This time, Chen Anxia stopped on his own during the ninth shot.

Without stopping, Chen Anxia continued his wall-hitting training.

During this process, some people left, and some people joined.

Most of those who left believed that Chen Anxia's abilities were far from what they had heard.

Because in these rounds of wall-hitting training, Chen Anxia's return shots were very irregular, and the highest he ever hit was only twenty-one.

With that number of returns and that level of skill, they simply weren't going to waste any time on Chen Anxia.

Not only them, but also those who stayed behind started discussing it.

Among them was a 16-year-old boy named Kanade Mitani, who came after hearing rumors about Chen Anxia.

However, after watching Chen Anxia practice hitting the ball against the wall for several rounds, he was filled with disappointment and decided to leave.

Just as Mitani Kanade was about to leave, a mission pop-up suddenly appeared.

Kanade Mitani glanced over instinctively and saw the task pop-up saying, "Challenge Task: Defeat Chen Anxia on the court (Task rewards depend on completion)."

"PS: Chen Anxia has displayed extraordinary tennis talent in front of you. This may be your only chance to defeat Chen Anxia, ​​so please seize it!"

After seeing the contents of the mission pop-up, Kanade Mitani was stunned, a look of confusion flashing across his face.

This confusion stems from the question of Chen Anxia's extraordinary tennis talent as described in the mission prompts.

Chen Anxia's performance in wall-hitting training wasn't very good, so why did the task give this prompt?

Thinking about it, Mitani Kanade seemed to realize something and couldn't help but look at Chen Anxia again.

After yet another round of training, Kanade Mitani's pupils began to tremble involuntarily.

It's clear that Kanade Mitani has discovered something.

Just then, Mitani Kanade heard another questioning voice from the side and couldn't help but retort, "Haven't you noticed yet?"

“Take a closer look at the tennis ball marks left on the wall.”

"It's not that he can't continue returning the ball, but that he's pursuing the landing point of each return, striving for precise ball control!"

As she spoke, Kanade Mitani looked at Chen Anxia again, her voice trembling slightly as she continued, "If he really is a complete beginner who has just started playing tennis, then I believe you all understand what that means, right?"

Mitani Kanade's words jolted everyone present, causing them to instinctively look at the walls of the training room and the tennis ball marks left by Chen Anxia during his training.

Then, an even bigger commotion broke out.

Amidst the commotion, Kanade Mitani pushed open the training room door and challenged Chen Anxia, ​​saying, "Play a match with me, Chen Anxia!"

Thus began a legend that circulated within the Roland Club!

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