Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

At the same time, Youmiko could also feel her heart beating like a deer. The throbbing caused by this hug was like stones being thrown into the calm water surface one after another, and ripples formed countless concentric circles. A spring breeze blew and ruffled the lake of her heart.

The throbbing in her heart could not be suppressed, and before she knew it, her hands were already around the boy's waist.

Although neither of them spoke, Youmeizi seemed to have a telepathic connection and already knew why Zhixian came.

The boy and girl embraced each other gently under the moon, with only the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the treetops.

Until Zhixian raised his hand and gently brushed her long golden hair, whispering in her ear.

"Is Yumiko feeling better now?"

"Yeah." Yumiko replied.

She was still leaning on Zhixian's chest, but her mood had gradually calmed down.

There was no need to worry about the fact that Yukinoshita had talked me to the point of being speechless for thirty minutes and that I was so aggrieved that I cried.

"That child's name is Tsurumi Rumi, right?"

"Yes, Tsurumi Rumi."

"Yumiko cares about that child too, right? She really wants to help her."

"Yes, but Yukinoshita said..."

"Yukinoshita is Yukinoshita, not a god." Zhixian interrupted Youmiko, "What Yukinoshita can't do, we can."

"We?" Yumiko repeated, she didn't understand.

Although it was embarrassing to be made to cry by Yukinoshita, if you think about it rationally, Yukinoshita's words do make sense. Some of Yumiko's own preconceived solutions are indeed untenable.

"Yes, we." Zhixian lowered his head and looked into Youyouko's raised eyes. His smile was reflected in Youyouko's green eyes, which were as crystal clear as emeralds.

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course, Yukinoshita's personal experience is only personal to her. Even if the experiences are similar, they only appear similar." Zhixian pulled Youmiko to find a place to sit. "Similarity ultimately means difference. Although we don't know what happened to Yukinoshita in the past, Rumi's environment and her personality are completely different from Yukinoshita's."

"so?"

"Yukinoshita simply resonated with the child and saw her as her former self, which led her to think in the wrong direction. The same goes for Hayama."

"Is that so? Then what should we do?"

"The reason why Liumei feels lonely is because she thinks too much about the people in her class. If she has a goal, a goal that she keeps working hard for, people who share the same ideals as her will naturally be attracted to her as she moves towards that goal." Just like a Stand user will attract a Stand user.

"But won't that be too difficult for her?"

"Yumiko, do you remember how we met?"

"Of course it's the tennis class... Ah!" Yumiko suddenly realized, "So you're planning to?"

"Just as Yumiko thought, that's not a difficult thing to do." Zhixian smiled. "Rumors are just rumors after all, but tennis doesn't lie. You'll understand that after playing a game."

"Yeah!" Yumiko agreed. A person's playing style largely reflects their personality. "But what if Rumi-chan doesn't want to learn tennis?"

After all, sports are very hard, and not everyone is willing to experience the feeling of sweating.

"She's a very smart girl. She'll understand. We're just teaching her how to play tennis. Whether it's changing people's perceptions of her or reintegrating into the group, it's all her own business. This isn't sympathy we're bestowing upon her out of pity." Zhixian added, "A few days ago, the coach told me the club has a tennis training class for elementary school students. He asked me to check it out."

"So it's to attract business for the club?" Yumiko was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"No, it's to get back at Yumiko."

86.Want to learn tennis?

Zhixian's biological clock is very regular, and he was the first to wake up.

Breakfast was prepared by the staff and did not trouble the volunteers. However, they had to wait until the primary school students had finished their meals before they could get their meals.

This is not important. Zhixian goes for a morning run around here according to his habit - this has become an unshakable routine. Unless it is snowing or raining heavily and he cannot go out, Zhixian usually goes for a morning run.

During his morning run, he bumped into the teacher. Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded at him, a cigarette dangling from her lips, as a greeting, and wasn't particularly surprised. Perhaps it was a rarity for her that Zhixian didn't run in the morning.

As he ran, elementary school students gradually appeared, and some of the more outgoing ones even took the initiative to greet him. Among the group of children, Zhixian also spotted Tsurumi Rumi, who was alone.

However, he did not rush up to talk to her, but planned to wait until she finished breakfast before talking to her - without her friends to chat and play with, Liumei would definitely finish her meal quickly and come out of the restaurant, and then it would be easier to talk to her when she was alone.

Sure enough, not long after, Liumei came out of the restaurant alone.

The little girl had just taken a few steps when a tennis ball bounced in front of her. Liu Mei subconsciously caught the tennis ball, then looked up in the direction it bounced from - only to see Zhixian leaning against a tree and waving at her.

"Your tennis ball?" Liu Mei asked.

"Do you want to learn tennis?" Zhixian asked back.

"......This is too sudden." Liu Mei couldn't help but complain, there was no foreshadowing at all.

"During your free time today, bring your tennis balls and come find me at the tennis court." Zhixian paused, "If you want to learn tennis."

"......" Liu Mei looked at the tennis ball in her hand and pondered in silence.

"I was ranked third in the national high school men's singles competition last year. If you trust me, come find me." Zhixian said, putting his hands in his pockets and preparing to leave without waiting for Liumei's response. "Think carefully about what you need."

Liu Mei looked at Zhixian's gradually receding back, squeezed the tennis ball in her hand, and looked back in the direction of the restaurant.

----split line----

The breakfast prepared at the summer camp was very traditional, with white rice miso, grilled fish, omelet, natto, seaweed, pickles, and oranges as dessert.

When Zhixian came to the wooden table, it was already the volunteers' turn to eat. Seeing Zhixian coming, Youmeko greeted him and sat next to him to eat together.

"How is it? Did you see the child?" Youmiko asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I told her that if she wanted to learn tennis, she could come to the tennis court to find me during her free time." Zhixian also answered softly.

"Will she come over then?"

"If she's smart enough, she'll definitely come, unless she's counting on Yukinoshita and Hikigaya to help her solve the problem."

"...If there was a way, this wouldn't have happened."

"Let's eat first, and then we'll go borrow the rackets and the court."

"it is good."

The two of them sat together whispering to each other, and everyone saw them, but no one was so tactless as to interrupt them. The girls knew what was going on, and the boys, because of Zhixian's frankness last night, also remained silent.

Because the breakfast was full of side dishes, one bowl of rice was obviously not enough, and the rice in front of Zhixian was quickly finished.

"Zhixian, do you want some rice? Let me serve it to you!" Youmiko was very proactive.

"Ah, then I'll leave it to you, Yumiko." Zhixian handed the bowl over, and then Yumiko came to the rice bucket and served Zhixian a bowl of rice.

This action surprised everyone present. If it was Zhixian serving Yumiko rice, they wouldn't be so surprised. After all, everyone had more or less witnessed Zhixian's considerate side since they set out. But Yumiko certainly gave people the impression that she wouldn't do such a thing.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Yumiko asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with my face?"

"No, Yumiko looks as beautiful as ever today!" Yuigahama giggled. She couldn't say something like "I don't think you can serve food to others."

And because he had said behind Yumiko's back last night that she was scary, Tobe was being extra honest. He just ate his meal quietly and rarely spoke a word.

"Did Tachibana-san go for a morning run this morning?" Ye Shan, who had finished breakfast first, asked, "Because you weren't in the room when I woke up this morning."

"Oh, yes, I have the habit of jogging in the morning." Zhixian nodded slightly.

"That's great!" Ye Shan praised. "There are fewer and fewer people who are so self-disciplined."

"After all, my goal is to become a professional tennis player, so I have to train myself as much as possible."

"As expected of Tachibana-san! You're truly amazing!" If there were special effects, Totsuka's eyes would be full of stars. "I think Tachibana-san will eventually become a professional tennis player!"

"Lend your auspicious words."

......

After dinner, Shizuka Hiratsuka announced today's arrangements.

The elementary school students have free time today, but a test of courage and a bonfire party are scheduled in the evening, which requires high school student volunteers to do some preparatory work.

The so-called preparations include dressing up as monsters to scare people and preparing a bonfire.

The boys' job was to chop wood, carry it, and arrange it in a crisscross pattern, while the girls' job was to draw a huge circle with a white line around the bonfire, which was the same white line used in folk dances.

Preparing a bonfire is not complicated, it is just simple physical work and the preparation work is completed in a short time.

So after Shizuka Hiratsuka announced the disbandment, it was time for free activities.

A few girls including Yuigahama Ebina gathered together and seemed to be discussing going to the creek to play in the water. They did bring swimsuits with them.

When Yumiko was invited, she declined and said she wanted to go to the tennis court with Zhixian. So the girls did not insist and went back to the room to change into swimsuits. Yumiko also went back to change into sports clothes.

When Yumiko arrived at the tennis court, Chixian was already practicing his swing.

Although it was an exercise that was as basic as it could be, Zhixian was still fully focused on swinging the racket, without a trace of impatience.

"Isn't Rumi-chan here?" Yumiko looked left and right but couldn't find the little girl.

"Maybe later," Zhixian replied, "I borrowed three tennis rackets. They might not be very convenient to use, but Youmiko can use them for now."

"Okay." In fact, because she has not had systematic training for a long time, Youmiko has now regressed to the point where she feels unfamiliar with any racket.

At this time, in a corner outside the tennis court, a little girl with long straight hair was watching everything that happened in the tennis court.

87. Observations from Studying in the United States [Rewards and More]

After some simple stretching exercises, Zhixian and Youmeizi each started to do some warm-up multi-shot sparring. The purpose was to warm up rather than to score, so the sparring between the two seemed quite harmonious.

Yumiko also misses this very much. After all, it has been a long time since she participated in a formal competition, and it has been a long time since she did warm-up activities like this.

However, the only point that Yumiko was a little concerned about was that the two of them playing against each other for the purpose of warming up was honestly not very entertaining, so even if she came to the United States, she might not be interested in tennis. This was what she was worried about.

If Zhixian could perform something like Guardian of the Hundred Arms Giant, Reverse Domain, or a cool Zero-Type Serve and Zero-Type Slice, maybe it would pique his interest in studying tennis in the US. After all, such cool moves would amaze not only elementary school students but also adult reporters.

But Zhixian held the opposite opinion. He did not intend to show Liumei his bright and beautiful side, but planned to follow his usual training plan, repeating boring and tedious exercises.

Zhixian's meaning was very clear. If Liumei understood the true nature of tennis training and was still willing to learn, then she would have the possibility of resolving the problems happening around her. However, if she was only attracted by the dazzling and gorgeous killer moves, it would most likely be a three-minute enthusiasm that could not be maintained. If she gave up halfway, then there would be no point in doing so and it would be futile.

Youmiko had no choice but to let Zhixian do it and patiently accompany him in various exercises.

Because she hadn't been exposed to these exercises for a long time, Yumiko was able to find some of the old feelings, so she didn't feel irritated, and the two of them started training like this.

----split line----

Liumei did as agreed and quietly came to the tennis court alone. She hid her small body behind a big tree and poked her little head out to peek at the tennis court.

At first, Zhixian was the only one who came to the tennis court. Then he started the warm-up exercises alone, and then he kept swinging the racket, just swinging the racket without touching the tennis ball.

This was a far cry from the tennis Liumei had always imagined. The swings were so monotonous and boring that she didn't even want to count them. Yet, Zhixian on the tennis court seemed to be swinging tirelessly, finally putting down his left hand only to switch to his right again. This made Liumei extremely depressed.

She wondered if she shouldn't show the appeal of tennis. There was no way anyone would be interested in it like this.

After a while, Yumiko, who had changed into sportswear, also came to the tennis court.

Liumei thought that she couldn't play tennis alone, so playing with two people would definitely be a great way to show off her gorgeous charm, right? She was looking forward to it.

As a result, the two men actually came to the two ends of the court with their rackets and started playing against each other.

So Liumei cheered up and waited for the intense competition she had imagined.

However, it does not.

It was more like a warm-up between the two of them rather than a fight, and it was Zhixian who was warming up unilaterally with Yumiko - he had swung the racket countless times before Yumiko came.

Because Zhixian spoke to him, Liumei also used his mobile phone to search for things related to Zhixian, and indeed found some reports and videos.

She watched some videos of the "Zero-style slice" and "two-wielding style" that were praised as miraculous, many gorgeous moves, and various cool scores - these videos really piqued her interest and made her have some yearning for tennis and a desire to learn.

But who could tell her that the girl on the tennis court didn't have the same high spirits as on the competition field? She was almost falling asleep during the boring training. How could she be interested in tennis?

Thinking of this, Liu Mei wanted to leave, but she looked at the tennis ball in her hand and at Chigen Yumi and Yumiko who were still training.

The little girl pursed her lips, feeling a little hesitant. Actually, she had noticed Chigen Yumiko's attention to her, though she had never chatted with her like she had with Yukinoshita Hikigaya. But because she felt the two of them were too close, she had never approached them.

In fact, Yukinoshita and Hikigaya, who had a similar aura to her, did not ask her anything. Instead, Chixian threw a tennis ball to her early in the morning and asked her if she wanted to learn tennis.

She didn't think the third-place finisher in the national competition had the leisure to tease a primary school student like her, especially since she'd seen him very attentively helping the students prepare the food yesterday, and he wasn't the talkative type. Furthermore, he didn't greet her publicly, but instead quietly waited at the restaurant entrance, as if he knew she'd come out early.

Liumei felt that Zhixian, who noticed all this, was definitely not a careless person, so she thought that Zhixian really wanted to teach her how to play tennis, rather than intentionally making fun of her.

If this idea is taken as the premise, Zhixian's behavior becomes very interesting.

And why did she suddenly offer to teach her tennis? Liu Mei didn't consider herself some gifted tennis player; she hadn't shown anything worthy of attention from a tennis player. And why would a high school tennis player with a bright future need to coach an elementary school student? Or perhaps the elementary school student couldn't even play tennis. It didn't make any sense.

Liumei is a very smart child. If she still doesn't realize that Zhixian wants to use tennis to help her get out of her current situation, she doesn't need to do anything.

What makes her hesitate now is whether tennis can help her get out of the predicament and whether she herself can be interested in the boring tennis training shown by Zhixian.

She was not very confident about this because it seemed really tiring, hard and boring, and she was not sure whether she could fall in love with tennis through this.