Prince of Tennis: From the Start, With a Chinese Table Tennis Pro Template

The protagonist, Ye Chuan, unexpectedly transmigrates into Prince of Tennis, becoming Hoshino Chikawa, a child from a middle-class family in Tokyo. His father, Hoshino Yu, works for an international corporation, while his mother, Chikawa Masako, is a homemaker. They are well-off and fully supportive of Chikawa's interests. At the age of six, Hoshino Chikawa unexpectedly activates the "National Table Tennis Glory Template System." The System keeps a low profile, assigning no tedious missions or mandatory growth targets. Its sole purpose is to unlock templates of China's top table tennis players, allowing the Host to merge with and learn from them, gaining each player's talent, techniques, and style.

For his first template draw, Chikawa gets one belonging to "Golden Lefty" Xu Xin, also known as "Blind Monk." Hailed as the "People's Artist," this top Chinese table tennis player is renowned for his uncanny anticipation when playing without looking, exceptional ability to rally from far behind the table, nimble footwork, and bizarrely spinning shots. Chikawa is convinced he has transmigrated into a world of table tennis and is already dreaming of his future career in the sport when he hears his parents mention "Samurai Echizen Nanjiro." Combined with the tennis fever all around him, this makes him realize with a start that he has landed in the world of Prince of Tennis! To make matters worse, table tennis has no market in this world, with barely any professional tournaments.

After complaining that the System has given him the wrong golden finger, Chikawa looks at the incredible physical talent he gained from Xu Xin's template and has no choice but to turn to tennis. He assumes table tennis techniques won't translate well to tennis, but after merging with Xu Xin's template, he discovers that he absolutely loves it.