The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"I understand. They are taking advantage of Kikumaru's psychology. With a ball like this, Kikumaru will definitely take the initiative to catch it before Oishi does, because..."

Fuji Shusuke swallowed the words he hadn't finished, but everyone else present, including Ryuuzaki Sumire, had heard and understood.

Rikkai University's tactic was to take advantage of Kikumaru Eiji's guilt for not helping Oishi Shuichiro when he lost to Yamabuki, and to have him keep catching the balls that should have been completed by Oishi Shuichiro.

And Kikumaru Eiji had no doubt about this action. In his subconscious, he just felt that he was sharing the pressure with Oishi and preventing the previous situation from happening again.

"Renji, is this your plan..." Inui Sadaharu looked towards the half-court area on the Rikkai University side, his eyes fixed on Yanagi Renji's confident expression.

At this moment, Inui Sadaharu understood that Rikkai University wanted to gain the most direct and easy victory by paying the least price. They wanted to win the second doubles match without bloodshed.

Once a player on Seigaku's side runs out of energy and loses the ability to counterattack, the subsequent game will lose suspense and Rikkai University will be able to win the game without spending any more energy.

"Is this the person who is called a military strategist? What a terrible calculation." Fuji Shusuke sighed. This game gave him a more intuitive and profound impression of the so-called national champion.

"If they continue like this, Oishi and Kikumaru's chance of winning will be almost 0%, although they don't have much chance of winning this match itself." Inui Sadaharu said in a deep voice.

“Do I need to remind them?”

"Let's give it a try, although it's a little late in my opinion."

Inui Sadaharu observed the condition of the two people on the field, which was not optimistic.

boom.

On the court, after Yanagi Renji served, after just a few rounds, Seigaku lost points.

Kikumaru Eiji dragged his heavy feet to catch up with the tennis ball that fell on the other side of the center line, but his body was a little tired and he gradually began to fail to react. He could only watch the tennis ball hit back by Marui Bunta pass by his eyes before he could barely catch up to the point where the tennis ball had just landed.

"Rikkai University is leading, the score is 3 to 1."

The fourth game has been decided and the referee announced the result.

At the same time as the sides changed in the fifth game, Kikumaru Eiji and Oishi Shuichiro also realized this after being reminded by Inui Sadaharu and others.

However, at this moment, Kikumaru Eiji found that his limbs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead. He had inadvertently wasted most of his physical strength by continuously using special shots to counterattack in the first two rounds.

The foreshadowing laid by Rikkai University has successfully produced an effect on Kikumaru Eiji, and his physical strength is about to run out.

“Hoo, ho, ho—”

Kikumaru Eiji took a sip of water and breathed heavily. He said unwillingly, "Damn it, I didn't expect the other party to have such a plan."

At this time, he already regretted his previous excessive impulsiveness. He realized that with the physical strength he currently had left, he might not be able to hold on until the end of the game.

"It's all my fault. I'm a burden to you." Oishi Shuichiro blamed himself.

"No, Oishi, we are partners. Partners should share the pressure of teammates, right?" Kikumaru Eiji shook his head and did not acknowledge what the other party said.

"Eiji, you..." Oishi Hideichiro's face froze, and he realized that now was not the time to blame himself. He immediately changed his expression and said with a forced smile: "Then let's continue to persevere and finish this game."

"Well, I won't give up just like that." Kikumaru Eiji nodded heavily.

The game is not over yet. Even though they are exhausted, they have to continue fighting until the winner is decided, not only for Qingxue, but also for themselves.

On the other side, Marui Bunta looked in the direction of Qingxue, blew bubbles and said easily: "Yanagi, it seems that it is about time."

Yanagi Renji nodded slightly: "Well, it's time to wrap up. I have already collected all the data."

For them, this game is over.

Today’s follow-up reading is crucial!!

Chapter 60 The Gap of Despair (I am Guilty)

Yanagi Renji whispered a few words into Marui Bunta's ear, and the latter's eyes brightened slightly. After Yanagi Renji stopped, he nodded to indicate that he understood.

The referee signaled the game to continue, and the two players stood apart and waited for Qingxue's serve.

In the fifth game, it was Kikumaru Eiji's turn to serve again.

He just stood there holding the tennis ball, took a few deep breaths, raised his arm and threw it, then slammed the racket down to serve.

It seemed no different from the first game, but Yanagi Renji, who was responsible for receiving the ball, saw through the opponent's serve at a glance and realized that his performance was no longer at the same level as before.

Both the speed and strength were much worse than before.

"The highest ball speed in the first game was 176, and now this ball is only 165. He doesn't have much physical strength left." From this ball, Renji Yanagi estimated that Kikumaru Eiji's physical strength had dropped to a dangerous threshold.

After getting ready for a forehand return, Yanagi Renji locked his eyes on the left side of the frontcourt where Kikumaru Eiji was responsible for defending, adjusted the angle and swung the racket.

The return ball suddenly changed speed, like a bullet fired from a cannon, whistling through the air and heading straight for Qingxue's half of the court.

Kikumaru Eiji dragged his tired and heavy body and ran hard towards the direction where the tennis ball was flying.

However, the tennis ball was positioned just right, falling at the point where one force had dissipated but the second force had not yet arisen. After falling, the tennis ball immediately flew out of bounds, leaving Kikumaru Eiji unable to catch up.

"15 to 0, Rikkai University is leading."

Kikumaru Eiji slowly stopped running, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his eyes revealed a bit of unwillingness.

If he had been in a state of full energy before, he could have barely caught up with this kind of ball.

But now, it felt like a chasm. He only needed one or two more steps to catch up with the tennis ball, but his exhausted body was unable to take those one or two steps immediately.

It was as if this ball had already been calculated based on the maximum distance he could reach after bursting out in one breath.

Walking slowly to the serving area, Kikumaru Eiji walked very slowly as he needed to save as much energy as possible.

"Eiji, my position will be closer to the center line in a while, so leave the ball like the one just thrown to me." Oishi Shuichiro said at this time.

Kikumaru Eiji nodded slightly upon hearing this, saving the energy to open his mouth in reply.

He served the ball again. The speed of the tennis ball was no different from before. In Yanagi Renji's eyes, it was as slow as a snail.

After getting used to the high-speed serves of some of his teammates, Yanagi Renji felt a little uncomfortable when facing this ordinary serve.

However, it was not him who received the ball, but Marui Bunta.

Marui Bunta easily caught the tennis ball and hit it towards the unguarded empty area between the front and back courts of Qingxue.

This time, Kikumaru Eiji did not take the initiative to catch the ball like before. Instead, Oishi Shuichiro saw the path of the flying tennis ball and rushed over to catch the tennis ball that bounced off the ground.

He didn't dare to hit the ball back in a straight line, for fear that Marui Fumita would suddenly appear and intercept the ball at the net.

Instead, he adjusted the angle of the racket and cut the tennis ball from bottom to top, adding a strong spin to the tennis ball while hitting it back high.

"It really is a 78% chance of a topspin high ball. That means I don't have to do anything."

Marui Bunta had already positioned himself in front of the net, ready to intercept, but when he saw the return ball go over his head, he immediately gave up the interception and complained.

He stood here just to block the 22% probability of a diagonal flat shot. Since the opponent didn't hit it, there was no need for him to receive this ball.

But he thought this was good. The advantage of partnering with Yanagi Renji was that it saved him a lot of trouble and effort. He only felt like he had just finished warming up until now.

At this time, Yanagi Renji had already run to the bottom of the high ball hit by Oishi. When the tennis ball fell above his head, he raised his racket and smashed the ball.

The seized tennis ball was like an arrow shot from a bow, shooting straight toward Dashi's back and exploding.

30-0, Rikkai University scored the second goal.

Afterwards, the situation of the game took a sharp turn for the worse, and Rikkai University's scoring offensive became increasingly rapid.

40-0

4-1

15-0

30-0

40-0

……

"5 to 1, Rikkai University is leading."

Without Kikumaru Eiji's special shots for defense, Oishi Shuichiro alone was not even an obstacle in the eyes of Marui Bunta and Yanagi Renji.

Now, the game has come to the sixth game, and it is Marui Bunta's turn to serve.

Before serving, he raised his eyebrows and kindly reminded Oishi Shuichiro: "Hey, your teammate seems to be unable to hold on."

Upon hearing this, Oishi Hideichiro did not say anything, but just looked calmly at Kikumaru Eiji who was standing motionless behind him.

At this time, Kikumaru Eiji's physical strength had reached its limit.

"Forget it, let you be free as soon as possible." Marui Bunta said to himself, then turned around and looked at Rikkai University's preparation area again.

"Yuki, it's the last round, can you take it off now?" This time, Marui Bunta no longer hinted with actions, but turned around and asked directly.

"Sure, whatever you like." This time, Yuuki Maya did not object.

In his opinion, at this point in the game, whether Marui Bunta takes off his clothes or not will not affect the subsequent situation.

After getting a positive answer, Marui Bunta turned around and took off the wrist guards on both hands in the face of Oishi Shuichiro's puzzled expression.

The pair of wrist guards that Marui Bunta took off were thrown out of bounds and fell straight to the ground, making a dull collision sound and raising a large amount of dust on the field.

"This is, weight bearing?!"

Oishi Shuichiro and other students from Seigaku were all shocked. They all saw the clues about the pair of wristbands.

"They have been competing with weights all the time..." Fuji Shusuke was shocked.

Not only him, but even Oishi Shuichiro and Kikumaru Eiji on the field felt powerless at this moment.

When they thought about the fact that the Rikkai University duo who had been fighting with them until now had been carrying weights throughout the entire competition, a feeling of despair began to sprout in their hearts.

The gap is really too big.

"Oh my god, are those two guys from Rikkai University always carrying weights during the competition?"

"It's hard to believe that we've already reached the semi-finals of the tournament, but Rikkai University still hasn't really put in its best effort. This is terrifying!!"

"So this match is just a formality for Rikkai University?! Suddenly I feel a little sorry for their opponents..."

"..."

The audience outside the venue burst into exclamations when they saw Marui Bunta throw away the weight.

Originally, they thought that although Rikkai University was absolutely leading in the score on the field, the doubles team of Rikkai University did not have an absolute crushing advantage in the situation, and they thought that Rikkai University had become weaker this year.

Unexpectedly, when the game was almost over, I suddenly realized that the opponent had been playing with weights from the beginning to the end!

It's like performing a magic trick while wearing shackles. The difficulty involved is not something that ordinary players can do.

"Liu, you don't want to take it off?"

Marui Bunta didn't care about the surprised looks of others. After taking off the weight, he asked Yanagi Renji.

"There's no need. Let's finish it early." Yanagi Renji shook his head. He had the same idea as Yuuki Maya. He thought there was no need to take off the weights now.

"Okay, watch me finish the game in one go."

Marui Bunta smiled slightly, walked to the serving area and started serving.

砰

After being freed, Marui Bunta's serve flew to Seigaku's half at an astonishing speed.

Although the speed of the ball is still not as fast as Yanagi Renji's, the difference is only a hair's breadth.

The tennis ball passed behind Kikumaru Eiji, and the opponent did not make any move, or to be more precise, he no longer had the energy to respond to the serve.

The tennis ball flew out of bounds and Marui Bunta scored with his serve.

The second round of serve was still at a whirlwind speed, and this time it was Oishi Shuichiro who received the ball.

Although the situation on the field is now on the brink of collapse, Shuichiro Oishi still keeps a cool head.

After catching the tennis ball, he deliberately adjusted the angle and hit it back to the bottom corner of Rikkai University's backcourt, trying to delay time.

However, Yanagi Renji saw through this naive idea at a glance, and mercilessly hit the tennis ball towards the empty space in Qingxue's front court.

15-0

30-0

40-0

The game was over with only this last ball left, but Oishi Shuichiro still did not give up and ran around trying to save the ball.

Looking at the tennis ball that was caught by Oishi Shuichiro and returned to him, Marui Bunta, who was already standing in front of the net, raised the racket in his hand, raised it high and swung it at the flying tennis ball.