0003 Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd! Replicate Spirit! Legendary Talent!
Principal's Office.
Following Bei Mo into the office, Echizen Nanjiro sat on a chair, his gaze scanning the surroundings.
Bei Mo, after closing the door, walked towards the legendary figure from the world of tennis.
"Mr. Nanjiro, I don't want to waste your time, so I'll be direct!"
"I wanted to talk to you alone about... hiss!"
His composure shattered, he suddenly paled, clutching his chest and gasping.
His heart began to tremble rapidly.
It was almost like an acute heart attack.
It felt as if something was extracting a large amount of blood from his heart.
Fortunately, the sensation only lasted for 1 or 2 seconds, quickly disappearing.
Just as he was about to catch his breath.
A flood of information he had never encountered before surged into his mind.
When he came to his senses, he heard Echizen Nanjiro's voice, laced with concern: "Young man, what's wrong? Should I take you to the hospital?"
Bei Mo immediately shook his head and replied: "No, I'm fine! I just zoned out for a moment. I apologize!"
A hint of suspicion flickered in Echizen Nanjiro's eyes.
Zoning out?
He had clearly shown a look of pain.
However, he didn't dwell on it.
He just had a faint feeling that the boy in front of him had changed somehow.
If he had to pinpoint the difference...
Perhaps, previously, the boy simply gave off an old soul in a young body vibe.
But now, that old soul vibe was mixed with a newfound confidence!
He considered himself to have met many people in the world of professional tennis, and he could clearly recognize the meaning behind that confidence.
The reason Bei Mo had changed was, of course, the information that had flooded his mind a moment ago.
He had been in this world for nine years.
His "golden finger" had finally arrived!!
He had always thought the vine-like pattern on his chest, present since childhood, was just a birthmark.
But it was the very thing that gave Bei Mo the confidence to "negotiate" with Echizen Nanjiro now!!
Because, to be precise, it was a gourd vine that was parasitizing Bei Mo's body!!
For nine years, it had grown alongside Bei Mo's body!!
Just now.
Seven small gourds had matured and formed on the vine.
While Bei Mo secretly muttered to himself about becoming a "Gourd Little金刚",
he didn't have any regrets after learning the function of the seven gourds.
For now, he could only activate one of them.
The Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd.
It was also the most important of the seven gourds.
Two functions!!
One!!
[Replicate Spirit]!!
It could subconsciously replicate anyone's tennis learning talent and integrate it into itself.
Two!!
After each successful Replicate Spirit, the Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd would take some time to refine the talent, forming [Talent Essence].
During this period, it would be unable to Replicate Spirit on a second target.
Once the [Talent Essence] was formed, it could be poured onto the other six gourds, allowing them to grow.
The reason why the other six gourds couldn't be activated yet was precisely because they needed [Talent Essence] to nurture and awaken them.
The Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd's awakening, coupled with the current situation.
If Bei Mo didn't know what his first step should be, he might as well just crash his head against the wall of the Principal's office!!
The Echizen Nanjiro in front of him was undoubtedly the perfect "first target" for the Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd!!
"Young man, since you're fine, let's continue!"
"Just come out with it! What do you want to talk about?"
Echizen Nanjiro said, leaning back on his chair, his expression playful.
Bei Mo's expression turned serious.
If he had simply been thinking about talking to Echizen Nanjiro alone before, with a try-it-out attitude, hoping to have the other party adopt "Echizen Ryuga" and take him away with him.
Then, he no longer needed to be so roundabout!
Because he now had absolute confidence!
"Mr. Nanjiro, I need you to take me and the little imp out of the orphanage!"
"Also! The orphanage's finances have hit a snag! So, I also need you to donate a sum of money to the orphanage!"
"What?!" Echizen Nanjiro exclaimed, instinctively taken aback.
His playful expression turned strangely bizarre.
He thought he had misheard!!
You asked me to be direct, but you didn't need to be this direct, did you?!
And!!
It's me who's adopting the children, not you, kid!!
Not only do you want to take two kids with you, but you also want money for the orphanage...
What's going on in the little kid's head?!
It feels like I'm the one begging you to leave with me?!
Bei Mo had anticipated such a reaction from the other party.
He immediately spoke again: "Mr. Nanjiro, I think I know you quite well! The legend of the world professional tennis circuit!"
"Nine years ago, you became a professional tennis player, and you haven't lost a single match!"
"In just five years, you reached second place in the professional league rankings!"
"Everyone knows that if you play just one more professional league match! If you win professional points! You'll become the world's number one!"
"And that's extremely simple for you, who's at the peak of your tennis career!"
"But you chose to retire! You left behind the titles of "Uncrowned King" and "Legendary Samurai"!"
Echizen Nanjiro, who had felt a little uncomfortable with Bei Mo's "lions' share" request, now
But now.
Bei Mo's words sparked his interest in the boy in front of him again.
"You know quite a bit! Didn't expect I had a fan this young?"
"But! Don't think you can sweet-talk me into agreeing to your previous requests!"
"I'm not falling for that!"
Bei Mo shook his head.
"I'm saying all this just to express one thing, the vast majority of people in the world think! You didn't officially announce your retirement reason!"
"But it's highly likely it's due to some unknown sports injuries you have!"
"And I know that there's only one reason why you didn't play that last professional match!"
"You didn't want to become a world champion of a tennis era without a worthy opponent!"
"World champion may have been important once, but the you who retired and the you now, both yearn for an opponent who can make you go all out!!"
"And in exchange for all the requests I've made, I can be that opponent who can play a match against you while you're still at your peak!!"
Calm but powerful words made Echizen Nanjiro frown.
He was surprised that the boy in front of him knew more about him than he had expected.
You see!!
The real reason for his retirement had only been shared with a few old friends.
A kid who wasn't even ten years old actually knew his inner thoughts when he retired.
And now... he's audacious enough to claim he'll be his opponent!!
As Echizen Nanjiro remained silent, Bei Mo activated the Purple Crystal Devouring Demon Gourd and began to [Replicate Spirit] on him.
Beneath Bei Mo's clothes, there was originally only a vine-like pattern on his chest; now, a small purple gourd pattern appeared.
It flickered as it emerged.
Only Bei Mo could see it.
A stream of pure golden energy slowly flowed from the silent Echizen Nanjiro, flowing into Bei Mo's chest.
It only took a few seconds.
The entire process was complete.
Bei Mo subconsciously recalled all the tennis technique books he had read.
He realized.
In the past, he had only memorized, but never put into practice, the theoretical knowledge of basic techniques.
Now, if he were given a tennis racket and a tennis ball, he might even be able to perfectly replicate all the techniques!!
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