The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

The representatives among them waved the flag of Zhongli Ocean University vigorously.

“This is truly an incredible momentum!”

"This is the King of Kanto. I'm already nervous before the game even starts."

"Huhu, I don't know if his opponent can withstand it."

"Look, the players from Rikkai University are on the field."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Niou Masaharu and Yagyu Hiroshi stood on the court, while their opponents were already standing on the opposite side of the court.

"The first game begins, Rikkai University serves."

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.

boom.

Since he had already planned to compete, Niou Masaharu did not test his opponent first as he did in previous matches, but served directly with all his strength.

This was not the first time he had fought with his opponent, and he knew every weakness of his opponent.

15-0

30-0

40-0

1-0

2-0

3-0

……

They played with full firepower and showed no mercy. In just 8 minutes, they had already achieved a score of 4-0.

Opposite the two of them, Aihara Daiichi's two doubles players were sweating profusely and gasping for breath.

Niou Masaharu and his men launched wave after wave of aggressive and oppressive attacks without giving the team any chance to breathe.

The game became a bit boring.

Maya Yuuki lay leisurely on a chair on the bench. To be honest, he almost fell asleep watching this one-sided game.

With a change of thought, he suddenly stood up and put on his tennis bag.

This action also attracted the attention of other people in Rikkai University, and everyone looked at his actions with puzzled eyes.

"I'm going to go somewhere else. The competition here is too boring." Yuuki Maya waved her hand and walked to the outside of the venue. Without looking back, she said, "Remember to tell me who has the shortest time in the end."

"Eh?!"

Kirihara Akaya looked at Yuuki Maya's back in surprise as she left, then looked at Sanada and others beside him and found that they didn't seem to care much about her actions.

"Is it okay, seniors? Yuuki-senpai is gone just like that..."

"Let him go. Yuki won't have a chance to play in this round of competition. Letting him watch other schools' competitions is also a good opportunity to collect intelligence on the opponents." Yanagi Renji said calmly.

Genichirō Sanada didn't say anything. He just glanced at Maya Yuuki who was leaving, and continued to sit calmly in the coach's seat, watching the game on the court.

On this side, after leaving Rikkai University's competition venue, Maya Yuuki followed the instructions on the venue sign and arrived at the competition venue in Area B after walking for a few minutes.

The two schools competing here are Yamabuki Junior High School and Seigakuin.

As the second and third place in Tokyo, the two schools are on par with each other in strength, and it is quite unfortunate to meet them in the first round.

At this moment, Maya Yuuki walked into the front row of the audience and stood there, looking towards the stadium.

The situation off the court was more tense than he thought. So far in the game, the score between the two sides was 1 to 2, with Yamabuki temporarily leading by one point.

Yamabuki's second doubles team included Kentaro Minami and Masami Higashikata, a well-known doubles team in Tokyo, known as the "Potato Soldier".

This duo is extremely strong, having demonstrated strength close to that of a national-level doubles team last year.

On the other hand, the second doubles team of Seigaku consists of Kikumaru Eiji and Oishi Shuichiro.

Compared to the already famous Potato Soldiers, Kikumaru and Oishi had not yet earned the title of "Golden Combination" at that time and were still unknown newcomers.

This pair of doubles was formed after the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament. Ryuusaki Sumire was fully aware of the lack of doubles ability in the team and after a long period of consideration, she formed a new doubles combination.

After only one month of running-in, significant results have been achieved, and today's game is also the first official game for this duo.

Maya Yuuki looked towards the direction of Yamabuki's coaching seat, where Kan'ya Banda was sitting calmly.

On the other hand, at Qingxue, Ryuuzaki Sumire had a heavy expression on her face.

"What a difficult guy."

On the court, Oishi Shuichiro had a serious expression. After three rounds of competition, he knew that the current situation on the court was not optimistic for both of them.

He knew the strength of the Potato Army after losing to them in the last Tokyo Metropolitan Conference.

However, now, even after forming a stronger doubles team with his good friend Kikumaru Eiji, he is still temporarily at a disadvantage.

"Eiji, get ready to fight back." Oishi whispered behind Kikumaru Eiji.

"Well, leave it to me without any worries."

Kikumaru Eiji showed his signature smile and said confidently that he had not fully exerted his strength in the previous few rounds, but now that Oishi said so, he would start to go all out.

"Okay, let's win this game in one go."

Feeling his friend's high spirits, Oishi Shuichiro also became excited and full of fighting spirit.

The fourth game begins, and Qingxue serves.

After Kikumaru Eiji served the ball quickly, he rushed to the net in one step.

Oishi also quickly took position in the backcourt, staggered his position with Kikumaru Eiji, and guarded against sudden attacks from his opponent.

On the opposite side of Yamabuki, Kentaro Minami received the serve, hit the tennis ball back, and then made an eye contact with Masami Higashikata.

After a few balls, the situation was deadlocked.

The positions of Yamabuki and the other player suddenly switched, and Higashikata Masami suddenly attacked with a cold arrow. She was originally swinging the racket with her forehand, but suddenly she used her backhand to swing it. The tennis ball flew back at an oblique angle and shot towards the empty backhand space of Kikumaru Eiji.

"It happened."

When Oishi saw this scene in the backcourt, he immediately thought that he was going to lose points.

However, he did not expect that Kikumaru Eiji, whose center of gravity had shifted, kicked off with the sole of his feet, rolled sideways in the air, switched the racket from his right hand to his left hand, and grabbed the tennis ball that was about to fall to the ground.

The tennis ball was saved by Kikumaru Eiji and flew high into the air.

"Humph, it's not over yet."

Kentaro Minami snorted coldly, took a run-up, jumped up, and smashed the tennis ball that was still in the air hard, still aiming in the opposite direction of Kikumaru Eiji's front court.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Kikumaru Eiji was about to fall to the ground after saving the ball, but the next moment after hitting the tennis ball back, he supported the ground with his left hand, then landed on the ground with both feet and pushed back, forcing his body to move sideways in the opposite direction.

He once again extended his racket to intercept the opponent's smash, and then swung the racket, and the tennis ball went straight through the middle of Minami Kentaro and Higashikata Masami and landed to score.

"15 to 0." The referee announced the score at the right time.

The two players from Yamabuki looked at the tennis ball that had gone out of bounds in a daze. They never expected that this carefully planned goal would be broken by Kikumaru Eiji in this way.

Why did the other party's exaggerated catching action just now look like an acrobatic trick?

A little science:

The golden combination was not formed at the beginning of the second year. Oishi's initial doubles teammate was a senior in the third year of junior high school, but he was beaten badly by Yamabuki's doubles team in the metropolitan conference, forcing Ryuusaki Sumire to form a new doubles team.

The golden combination was formed probably after the Metropolitan Conference and before the Kanto Conference in the second year.

Moreover, the record of Oishi and Kikumaru when they first formed a team was actually very bad. They probably didn't win much, because Ryuuzaki Sumire once commented in the main story that "Sei Gakuen's doubles are too weak, and even the golden combination can hardly perform well in competitions above the Kanto level."

The implication is obvious that it was difficult for last year's golden combination to bring victory to Seigaku, and their ability to reach the Kanto semi-finals was entirely due to the outstanding performance of singles players such as Tezuka.

Personally, I admire the golden combination very much, because these two people, among a group of monster players, relied on their ordinary talents to realize one of the mysteries of doubles, "synchronization", through tacit cooperation in doubles, and won a crucial point from Rikkai University in the final.

But it is obvious that the national level is already their ceiling, and in the environment of the world championship where many talented players emerge, they can only be abandoned by the version.

Chapter 43: The same old trick, Qingxue loses the first battle

"Haha, you must be shocked by my stunt tennis."

After scoring a goal, Kikumaru Eiji brushed the dust off his trouser legs with a smug expression.

"uh-huh?"

"Stunt tennis?"

Dongfang Yamei and Minami Kentaro exchanged glances, then nodded slightly to each other.

At the same time, their attitude towards Kikumaru Eiji changed in their hearts and they re-evaluated the threat level of the other party.

Yamabuki and the other player stood in position again, waiting for Seigaku's serve.

"Look at how powerful I am!"

Oishi Shuichiro served the ball, and Kikumaru Eiji began to attack more actively.

Whenever the opponent's return ball hit a position that seemed unreachable, Kikumaru Eiji was always able to catch the tennis ball in an incredible posture, making it difficult for the opponent to score.

砰

砰

...

The scores of both sides began to rise. After a tug-of-war, Qingxue, who controlled the offensive rhythm, finally tied the score.

"Qingxue scores, the game is 2-2."

Next, the two sides exchanged venues and the game entered the fifth round.

After the score was tied, the Yamabuki duo showed no anxious expressions on their faces and looked quite calm.

In Yamabuki's coaching booth, even though his own players seemed to be in a passive situation at the moment, Kan'ei Banda still looked as steady as a rock. He crossed his hands in front of his chest and looked at the court with a smile on his face.

"The fifth game begins, Yamabuki Junior High School serves."

As the referee finished speaking, Minami Kentaro, who was responsible for the first serve, had already thrown the tennis ball up and hit it quickly.

After hitting the ball, he first glanced at Dongfang Yamei who was standing in the backcourt, quickly ran to the frontcourt area, then put his left hand behind his back and secretly made a special gesture.

Dongfang Yamei caught this action instantly and smiled slightly.

On the other side, Kikumaru Eiji steadily received Kentaro Minami's serve and just a few steps towards the net, he found that the opponent had a chance to hit the ball to their front court, but abnormally did not do it. Instead, Higashikata Masami from the backcourt hit the ball at an oblique angle and went straight to Seigaku's backcourt.

"Oishi, your ball." Kikumaru Eiji reminded.

"Understood." Oishi Shuichiro ran with his legs, caught up with the ball, and swung his racket to catch it steadily.

However, when the tennis ball just flew back to Yamabuki's half of the court, Minami Kentaro had already caught up and blocked the path of the tennis ball, holding the racket with both hands and swinging it hard.

It was still aimed at Qingxue's backcourt, but this time, it was aimed at the opposite direction of where Oishi had just received the ball.

As the situation on the court changed rapidly, Kikumaru Eiji did not have time to switch defense with Oishi Shuichiro, and could only watch Oishi Shuichiro move sideways again to catch up with the tennis ball that was about to fly out of the baseline.

In just a few tens of seconds, Oishi Shuichiro had already run back and forth in the backcourt for more than ten rounds.

Whenever Kikumaru Eiji wanted to make a move or retreat to share the pressure with Oishi Hideichi, the opponent would immediately change the path of the ball in the next ball, directly hit the tennis ball into the empty position in the front court, and then easily score.

Soon, the two Qingxue people who were unable to escape from this predicament immediately lost their previous good situation.

"Game, Yamabuki is leading, the score is 4 to 2."

The players from both sides went off the field to rehydrate. Kikumaru Eiji took a gulp of water and said depressedly, "Damn, the fight between those two guys was so disgusting."

In the previous two rounds, he had no idea where to start and was unable to use his strength. Every time he made the slightest move, Yamabuki's men would immediately notice the loophole.

On the side, Oishi Hide was naturally not feeling well either, but his physical energy was rapidly depleted, so he just kept wiping the sweat off his face and breathing heavily just to recover some strength.

The other players from Seigaku outside the court saw the situation of the two.

"Tezuka, Yamabuki and the others are using the same method that the Tokyo Metropolitan Conference used to deal with Oishi," Inui Sadaharu said calmly.

The scene in front of me is so familiar, almost exactly the same as it was then.

During the metropolitan conference, Oishi, who teamed up with junior high school seniors, lost the game because he was treated like this.