The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"What do you mean, you stinky snake." After being attacked inexplicably, Momoshiro Takeshi said dissatisfiedly.

"Hiss, I don't want to explain to an idiot." Kaidou Xun looked at the other party coldly and ignored him.

At the Qingxue preparation seat, Inui Sadaharu said with a serious expression, "Fuji, the amount of sweating of Kikumaru and Oishi is very abnormal."

"Well, yes. I'm afraid Oishi and Kikumaru themselves haven't noticed it." Fuji Shusuke stared at the two people on the field with his eyes open.

More than something was wrong, the two students from Qingxue now had beads of sweat on their faces that kept sliding down their cheeks and dripping down their chins.

There was a large wet spot on the back of the two men's uniforms, and there was a puddle of water on the ground beneath their feet.

In contrast, Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji had only a thin layer of sweat on their faces, while their clothes were still dry.

Anyone with a bit of vision can immediately notice this contrast.

On the Rikkai University side, Marui Bunta suddenly turned his head and looked at Sanada Genichirō in the coaching booth outside the court. He raised one arm and pointed the wrist guard at the other party.

Genichirō Sanada seemed to understand, but did not express it immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to the preparation area.

Seeing this, Marui Bunta understood what he meant and turned to look at the preparation area behind him, his eyes looking in the direction of Yuuki Maya.

After Yuuki Maya's eyes met with Marui Bunta's, she smiled slightly and then shook her head.

After seeing this action, Marui Bunta's face darkened, he sighed exaggeratedly, then shrugged his shoulders and looked back with a helpless expression.

"Liu, they don't agree." Marui Fumita complained depressedly.

"Well, it's just as I expected, so let's use plan B first." Yanagi Renji seemed to have guessed this situation a long time ago, and his tone was calm.

"It's the only way. It's not a big deal, but I just feel a little uncomfortable." Marui Bunta moved his arm and looked at the wrist guard on his hand and sighed.

He was not used to the feeling of not being able to perform at half his strength.

Chapter 58 Hidden Targeting

At the beginning of the fourth game, Yanagi Renji stood in the serving area. His eyes swept across Kikumaru Eiji and Oishi Shuichiro and then stopped on Kikumaru Eiji.

Gently raise your arm and throw the ball, then draw the racket to serve.

The speed of this tennis ball is amazing, approaching 190 km/h.

"So fast!"

Faced with Yanagi Renji's sudden increase in serving speed, Kikumaru Eiji, who was responsible for receiving the ball, was startled and hurriedly caught the tennis ball.

The quality of the returned tennis ball was very poor. It just passed the net and was easily caught by Marui Bunta who was standing in the front court.

However, Kikumaru Eiji thought that the opponent would suddenly drop a short ball in the front court, so he anticipated and rushed straight to the net after receiving the ball.

But just when Kikumaru Eiji was halfway through his run, Marui Bunta, who was supposed to make a short ball action, smiled slightly and immediately switched from a backhand grip to a forehand grip.

Then he hit the return ball sideways, and the tennis ball flew straight behind Kikumaru Eiji.

"what?!"

Seeing the tennis ball flying straight behind him, Kikumaru Eiji was instinctively startled, but it was too late for him to think. He could only immediately stop running forward, then twist his body using his right leg as a fulcrum to catch up.

His good body coordination allowed him to quickly catch up with the tennis ball, and then he habitually hit the ball back with a stunt hitting posture.

The tennis ball went straight to Rikkai University's backcourt, but Yanagi Renji was already standing there ready for battle.

"The angle of the racket is 78 degrees, and the probability of hitting the ball back to the backcourt is 79%." Yanagi Renji murmured, and then swung the racket at the flying tennis ball.

嗖

The tennis ball hit back by Yanagi Renji suddenly accelerated and fell towards the opponent's empty space in the front court with the force of passing through the forest.

"Don't try to succeed!"

It was still Kikumaru Eiji, who used his agility to block the threatening return ball once again.

bang, bang, bang...

Thanks to Kikumaru Eiji's outstanding performance, the game was not decided for a while.

On the court, Kikumaru Eiji, who was constantly active in the frontcourt, took up most of the catches, while Oishi Shuichiro in the backcourt had few opportunities to catch the ball.

The routes of each return ball by Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji were very subtle, and each ball landed in a position where Oishi Shuichiro could catch it or not.

And these positions are where Kikumaru Eiji can easily catch up with them using his special shots.

After a dozen or so rounds, with another acrobatic shot by Kikumaru Eiji, he seized a "cooperation loophole" between Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji and hit the tennis ball into the gap in their defense to score.

"Qingxue is leading, the score is 15 to 0."

After a tense ball game, the result was decided. When Kikumaru Eiji saw that he had scored, he clenched his fist and walked to Oishi Shuichiro and gave him a high five.

"Well done, Eiji, keep it up," Oishi Shuichiro encouraged.

"Leave it to me. I'm in better shape than ever before." Kikumaru Eiji replied excitedly.

After a brief exchange, the two returned to their respective positions.

On the other side, Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji stood together, having a brief conversation in low voices.

"I caught 17 balls and jumped 14 times in total," Marui Bunta whispered.

"Well, let him take it a few more times next time." Yanagi Renji replied calmly.

Marui Bunta nodded, ending the conversation, and returned to his seat, while Yanagi Renji continued to serve.

It was still the same high-speed serve as the first ball, but this time it was Oishi Shuichiro who received the ball.

Lacking excellent dynamic vision, Shuichiro Oishi was unable to capture the trajectory of the serve in an instant like Eiji Kikumaru, and he lost the ball without any reaction.

15-15, Rikkai University immediately tied the game.

"Eiji, my..." Oishi Shuichiro blamed himself. The sudden change in the speed of the ball made him unable to adapt to this kind of serve.

"It's okay, Oishi, just get used to it. Watch me for the next ball." Kikumaru Eiji said nonchalantly.

"..." Seeing this, Oishi Shuichiro was speechless. He wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. He could only nod slightly and return to his own half of the zone to get ready for the next ball.

whoosh-

Another light yellow afterimage flew over, and the tennis ball flew at high speed and fell beside Kikumaru Eiji.

"Hmph, don't think you can score so easily."

His eyes were fixed on the tennis ball. After being prepared, his return movement was no longer as hurried as before.

After the successful counterattack, the tug-of-war for this ball began again on the field.

The situation was almost the same as the first ball. Most of Yanagi Renji and Marui Bunta's return balls were intercepted by Kikumaru Eiji's special tennis ball.

Kikumaru Eiji, who was in good form, made beautiful interceptions time and time again, which were very eye-catching. Many viewers have remembered him through this game.

Those who can perform well in the match against Rikkai University players will be easily remembered.

A threatening oblique downward spin ball from Yanagi Renji was blocked by Kikumaru Eiji, and the two sides were in a stalemate for about twenty or thirty rounds.

"How long can you keep jumping up and down?"

Marui Bunta positioned his body in front of the net, blocking the flight path of the return ball. He focused his eyes and backhanded the return ball to the front of the center line of the opponent's right half zone.

This position is very delicate, because according to the general situation in doubles, this tennis ball should be caught up by Shuichiro Oishi from the backcourt and then hit back.

Because Kikumaru Eiji blocked the previous ball in the left half of the court, in order to catch up with the tennis ball, he had to use a special shot.

If it were a normal approach, Kikumaru Eiji would only need to stand there and wait for Oishi Shuichiro to receive the ball while being alert to the opponent's counterattack.

However, the actual situation is that after the game with Yamabuki Junior High School, Kikumaru Eiji felt that he did not share the pressure with Oishi Shuichiro and thus lost the game, and he was filled with self-blame.

So when he sees this kind of ball, his body will subconsciously want to help Oishi Shuichiro block the ball.

Just as Kikumaru Eiji took a step forward to catch up with the tennis ball, he had just taken the first step when his right leg suddenly went weak and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Oishi Shuichiro, who was originally preparing to move forward to catch the ball, noticed something strange about his partner with his peripheral vision, and immediately stopped chasing the ball and ran towards Kikumaru Eiji's position.

"Eiji, are you okay?" Oishi Hideichiro stretched out his hand and placed it in front of Kikumaru Eiji and asked with concern.

"Hiss, I'm fine, I just fell accidentally." Kikumaru Eiji pretended to be relaxed and stood up by taking the hand that Oishi Shuichiro extended.

"Why are you so careless?" Oishi Shuichiro asked again.

"Maybe I used too much force just now, haha." Kikumaru Eiji said with a laugh.

However, after this fall, Kikumaru Eiji, who had been in an excited state before, immediately felt fatigue rising up in his body after he came out of this state.

The body that originally felt light slowly became heavy.

On the side of Rikkai University, Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji, who saw this scene, exchanged glances with each other.

The two nodded in tacit understanding, switched positions, and prepared to serve for the next round after receiving the referee's signal.

Let me give you some information. When Ryoma just returned to China, he knocked out Sasabe with a serve speed of 180. Kikumaru has dynamic strength, so it's reasonable for him to receive a serve with a speed of 190.

Chapter 59: Kikumaru is about to be exhausted (Please read it again on Tuesday!!!)

"Rikkai University is leading, the score is 30 to 15."

The referee announced the score after seeing Kikumaru Eiji stand up, and then after confirming the situation of both sides, signaled for the game to continue.

Yanagi Renji tossed the ball calmly, then swung the racket to hit the tennis ball out.

The one who received the ball this round was Shuichiro Oishi. He concentrated and held his breath as he watched the flying tennis ball, then held the racket tightly and swung it according to his own judgment.

hit!

When Oishi Shuichiro felt the real feel of the racket, he was delighted. He had carefully observed the angle of Kikumaru Eiji's receiving the ball in the previous ball, and then based on his experience, he guessed the approximate direction that the opponent might hit the ball.

"Well done, Oishi!" Kikumaru Eiji praised his partner after seeing his successful counterattack.

While saying this, his body was also moving, running to the middle of the front court to guard against the opponent's sneak attack.

Hideichiro Oishi's return ball was of good quality and went straight to the unguarded area in Rikkai University's backcourt.

However, Yanagi Renji did not seem surprised that Oishi Shuichiro was able to return the serve, and he still ran sideways to the landing point with an expressionless face.

He held the racket with both hands and hit the tennis ball back with a forehand, just like before, a very fast flat shot.

The tennis ball flew over the net like the wind and fell in the opposite direction of Kikumaru Eiji.

Faced with this return ball, Kikumaru Eiji did not doubt it and immediately chased after it and tried to intercept the tennis ball before it hit the ground.

When the racket collided with the tennis ball, Kikumaru Eiji felt his arm sink.

“It’s so heavy—”

The impact of the tennis ball was stronger than he thought. He couldn't figure it out for a moment. Renji Yanagi was not a power player, so how could he hit such a heavy return?

He barely managed to hit the tennis ball back. Kikumaru Eiji's receiving action was a little deformed, so the quality of the returned tennis ball was very poor.

Naturally, Marui Bunta immediately caught this non-threatening tennis ball. He just gently adjusted the angle of the racket and placed it in front of him motionlessly. The flying tennis ball changed its angle after hitting his racket and landed in front of the Qingxue net.

40 to 15, Rikkai wins this game by just one goal

Kikumaru Eiji stood up and looked at the tennis ball that had rolled on the ground with a heavy breath. A feeling of powerlessness arose in his heart.

……

In the preparation area of ​​Qingxue, Inui Sadaharu, who saw this, had already completely figured out the other party's plan in his mind.

"We can't go on like this. Rikkai University is planning to develop a targeted strategy based on the physical weakness exposed by Kikumaru Eiji."

Inui Sadaharu spoke in a deep voice, and his words attracted the attention of the people around him.

"But Qian, I didn't see the other party deliberately targeting Kikumaru like Yamabuki targeted Oishi."

Fuji Shusuke had sensed something was wrong a long time ago, but he ultimately failed to see through the other party's true intentions. He just used his intuition to sense that something was wrong at Rikkai University.

"This is the cleverness of Rikkai University. Unlike Yamabuki, they don't directly target a certain player. Instead, they use psychological games to make the opponent fall into the trap they have set long ago without realizing it."

"Fuji, you should have noticed that almost every ball returned by Rikkai University lands in a position where Oishi can catch it if he takes a few steps forward. It seems that they are learning from Yamabuki's method to deal with Oishi."

"But for Kikumaru, he can catch up and receive the ball from this position with just a stunt tennis ball."

"So, after the match between Yamabuki and Kikumaru, who do you think will take the initiative to receive the ball, Oishi or Kikumaru?" Inui Sadaharu asked Fuji Shusuke.

After Fuji Shusuke followed Inui Sadaharu's line of thought and thought about it, he immediately understood.