The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 166: Short-term victory? Marui's iron wall
After a short break, the second doubles players of both sides were already standing at both ends of the court.

The combination of Rikkai Omaru Bunta and Kirihara Akaya versus the combination of Hyotei Mukai Taketo and Oshitari Yuushi.

In the Rikkai University's preparation seat, Yuuki Maya took a look at the situation on the field and smiled, "Yanagi, Hyotei's second doubles is the same as you thought, it's still this pair."

"In fact, this is not difficult to guess, because the regular members of Hyotei have not changed much, and among them, there are only a few who are capable."

"So, if Hyotei wants to take a chance to defeat us, he will only put his chances of winning in the first three games."

Yanagi Renji said in a calculated tone that he had seen through Hyotei's plan completely.

The reason why he asked Kirihara to replace him and play doubles with Marui was because his formation today did not give Hyotei any chance to steal the ball.

"Puh, you are worthy of being a military advisor. You really make me feel at ease." Niou Masaharu praised him as usual after listening to him.

"The opposing team played against us last year, but I don't know if their strength has improved this year." Yagyu Hiroshi's expression remained unchanged but there was a hint of curiosity in his tone.

"Who knows, but I think Marui and Kirihara should be able to handle it." Niou Masaharu glanced towards the direction of the court indifferently.

It's not just others who are making progress. After last year's national conference, all of them received Yuuki Maya's inhuman special training programs, and their strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

In Niou's opinion, no matter how fast Hyotei improves, he will never be as strong as them.

On the court, both sides finished guessing the side of the ball.

Marui Fumita was lucky and guessed the front side, so Rikkai University got the first move.

"You two, aren't you still going to use the same quick break tactics as last year?" Kirihara Akaya said with a joking smile before returning to their positions.

Last year, this duo of Hyotei tried to use a blitzkrieg approach to quickly end the game with thunderous force, but their intention was seen through by Nioh, who simply slowed down the pace and exhausted Mukaito's physical strength, and finally won with an easy counterattack without bloodshed.

Although Kirihara Akari did not experience this match personally, he still had some impression of the situation at that time.

After all, it is a combination that can get points from Niou and Yagyu, although there is also suspicion that Niou and the others are letting them win.

"Hmph! We've been reborn this year, just wait for your defeat." Xiangri Yueren was obviously reminded of bad memories, and said angrily.

"Hehehe, I hope you can do it." Kirihara Akaya laughed and turned back to the baseline. He served first in this game.

As for what Xiangri Yueren said, he didn't take it to heart at all.

Because he always kept in mind what Maya Yuuki said before: There is no distinction between strong and weak tactics in doubles, the only difference is the players who execute the tactics.

Now in Kirihara Akaya's mind, he didn't take the opponent's strength seriously at all, so he didn't think the so-called quick attack tactics would cause him much trouble.

"The second doubles match begins now. The first set ends. Rikkai University is serving."

After both sides took their positions, the referee confirmed the situation and immediately announced the start of the game.

"I want to see if you are as strong as you say."

Kirihara Akaya smiled arrogantly, threw the tennis ball high up, and then slammed it down heavily with the racket.

boom.

It looked like an ordinary serve, but the speed of the ball was extremely fast. The tennis ball passed through the net like an afterimage and instantly arrived at the feet of Yuushi Oshitari who was responsible for receiving the ball.

After the tennis ball landed on the ground, it abnormally did not bounce up immediately. Instead, it paused on the ground and rotated for a moment before suddenly hitting Oshitari Yuushi's face in an exaggerated arc angle.

"Is this—an outswing serve?"

As a master of thousands of special skills, Yuushi Oshizuka recognized the serve at a glance. Facing the sudden attack of the tennis ball, he was only slightly startled, and immediately responded without panic. He took a light step back, then turned the racket in his hand, found a suitable hitting point and hit the tennis ball back.

砰

The sound of the ball hitting the ground rang out, and the tennis ball flew back to Rikkai University's half of the court at an extremely fast speed.

"Unfortunately, this serve doesn't work for me."

Yuushi Oshitari thought what a coincidence. He had already made a response plan in his mind after seeing the short first-year student from Seigaku use this serve many times.

"Tsk, you are really good at it."

After seeing his outspin serve being broken, Kirihara Akaya raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.

Although he only hit the serve casually on impulse, he still felt a little embarrassed when it was broken immediately.

Looking at the tennis ball flying to the backcourt, Kirihara Akaya caught up in time and caught it easily with a wave of his arm.

bang, bang, bang...

The sound of close hitting suddenly spread throughout the stadium, and both sides launched a fast-paced attack in the first game.

Unsurprisingly, Hyotei's duo adopted the same quick-attack tactics they had used last year, and they obviously still hoped to see results when facing Rikkai University's duo.

"Hyoei, you are so unlucky..."

Looking at Taketo Mukai and Yuushi Oshige who were attacking quickly on the court, Maya Yuuki was already observing a moment of silence for them in advance.

The reason is simple. Their quick attack system was perfectly restrained by Marui Fumita at that time.

After being catalyzed by Maya Yuuki in advance, Marui Bunta has already initially acquired some of the rudiments of his future defensive skills - the Dream Fortress.

15 is better than 0
30 is better than 0
40 is better than 0
……

"Game, Rikkai University is leading, score 2 to 0."

Amid the looks of disbelief among the people in the Hyotei preparation area, the referee announced the result of the second game.

The Ice Emperor, who had the initiative in attack, ended up with nothing after two fierce battles.

"Huff, huff, huff - what's going on with that guy?!" Xiangri Yueren breathed rapidly, trying to relieve the lack of oxygen in his lungs caused by the sudden and intense exercise.

But looking at the guy opposite, Marui Bunta, who was standing in the front court, blowing bubbles and breathing steadily, Mukai Taketo felt heavier in his heart.

His frontcourt attack was completely blocked by the opponent.

Thinking back on the experiences of the first two games, Xiangri Yueren only felt that he was not facing a person, but an iron wall without any cracks.

No matter what kind of volley at the net or his moon return, Marui Bunta can always block the ball in the right path at the first time and stop the tennis ball from moving forward.

Sweat gradually flowed down from Xiangri Yueren's forehead.

The stunt shots consumed a lot of energy, so even though there were only two short innings, it also caused a lot of loss of energy for Mukaito Taketo, who had undergone special physical training for more than half a year.

Especially since they were losing energy and hadn't scored any points yet.

This invisible pressure loomed over the Ice Emperor doubles team, making their breathing even heavier.

(End of this chapter)