Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

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"Long time no see, Tachibana and Miura." There was a man and a woman standing on both sides of the net, and the girl on the other side was the first to speak.

"About two years." Yumiko replied. She knew that the other party had won the national championship in those two years.

"I've been looking forward to playing against you again." The boy also said with a smile, "Let's have a match that neither of us will regret!"

"Let us win the championship, and no one will regret it." Zhixian said.

"Ahahahaha, we're determined to win too. After all, we've already made it to the national finals."

"Then we'll see."

After the two sides shook hands, the serving party was decided.

Zhixian serves in the first game.

Zhixian stood behind the baseline, and his opponent who was receiving the serve stood diagonally opposite him. The latter was staring at Zhixian as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

After Zhixian adjusted again and again, he finally threw the tennis ball into the air and then swung the racket.

The ball failed to pass the net and bounced a few times on the ground before falling silent.

It seems that even Tachibana Chixian is a little nervous, the two people opposite thought silently in their hearts.

(It's too troublesome to have no names, so the boy is called Fukawa and the girl is called Izumi.)

After Zhixian made an error in his first serve, Buchuan thought that Zhixian would definitely not take any more risks in order to ensure that there would be no double fault.

After all, you can't rely entirely on serving to score points, and double faults will indeed affect your mentality.

Just when he thought Zhixian would serve a more conservative ball, Zhixian's second serve came whizzing over. The extremely fast serve hit his face and bounced out before Buchuan could swing the tennis racket.

"15:0"

"..." Bukawa was stunned where he was. He had never expected the situation to unfold like this.

"What's wrong?" Quan turned his head and asked.

"Outspin serve." Bukawa said concisely.

"Use an outspin serve on the second serve?" Quan once suspected that his partner was lying, because even in professional competitions, only a super spin fanatic like Nadal would make this choice on the second serve after making a mistake on the first serve.

"It flew past my face." Bukawa pointed to the location of the tennis ball underground.

"...Be careful with the next ball."

"I know."

After Fukawa and Izumi communicated, Zhixian also began to prepare for another serve.

Zhixian put the racket in his left hand, hit the tennis ball a few times, then tossed the ball and swung the racket.

This time, Bukawa, who was fully prepared, swung in vain - the tennis ball didn't bounce at all after it hit the ground.

Zero serve.

"30:0"

Fukawa and Izumi hadn't played against Zhixian in the past two years, so they had little understanding of Zhixian's style after his transformation. The Platinum duo before them was completely different from two years ago, and they couldn't treat it based on their previous impressions.

The two exchanged glances, realizing this match wasn't going to be easy. Zhixian had been incredibly aggressive from the start of his serve. In the past, Zhixian might have been more accustomed to using his serve to guide his opponent's return and score, but now he was actually choosing to serve directly.

But they couldn't do anything about his serve.

They had rarely seen the Zero serve and had no way of breaking it. Since the Platinum Combination's comeback until now, no one had been able to break Zhixian's serve.

Zhixian then held serve successfully, making the score 1:0.

Next it was Fukawa's turn to serve.

Bukawa couldn't hit an ace against Zhixian, so he chose not to focus on his serve, but to score points through tacit cooperation between the two players - the Australian formation that the opponent's platinum combination is best at is only used in the serve game, so they can still take the initiative.

So Bukawa no longer hesitated, he swung his racket and hit the ball.

As soon as he finished serving, he started to move towards the net. Zhixian's return was hit by him with a light forehand slice between the two of them, so neither of them could react.

0:15

The second ball served by Bukawa was still easily returned by Chixian, but Bukawa rushed to the net again and hit a backhand slice - because the angle was too low, his racket accidentally hit the ground, so the slice was not perfect, and was directly blocked by Yumiko and sent to the opponent's backcourt.

Izumi, who barely received the ball, chose to use force to hit the ball towards the far corner behind Yumiko. Although there was an element of gambling, Yumiko had to chase back with her back to the net, leaving Zhixian alone facing the net and slowly retreating to deal with possible changes from the opponent.

Izumi had good luck, as the ball landed right in the court. Yumiko, having caught up to the ball, had no time to turn around, so she had to hit it as close to the spot she remembered.

A high ball hung in the air, and Bukawa, who was well prepared, hit a powerful smash like a whip.

After rushing to the baseline, Yumiko naturally had no time to respond to this determined smash, but Zhixian who stayed on the court could.

As Yumiko chased the ball, he retreated and observed the opponent's movements. Before Fukawa hit the smash, he had a response plan.

It's just a smash, nothing difficult to deal with.

After the opponent jumped high and swung his racket, Zhixian also turned around, using the centrifugal force of his body to offset the force of the smash, and directly hit the ball back to the backcourt.

The giant bear fought back.

If it was a singles match, Zhixian would have scored by now, but in a doubles match, there is always another person after passing one person. Izumi behind Fukawa hit a straight ball straight back into the backcourt, so Yumiko moved from one side of the backcourt to the other again, and the ball she barely returned gave her opponent another chance to smash.

This time, Zhixian chose the Qilin landing and did not give Quan any more chances. In the end, Quan's counterattack went out of bounds.

15:15

The game went back and forth until the two sides tied at 4:4, and then the combination of Fukawa and Izumi entered a state of synchronization.

The balance on the field was instantly broken, and the platinum combination fell into a completely passive position.

The score was 5:6, and the opponent had reached match point. Just one more point would end the game and become the champion.

The time has come for the Platinum Group to fight a desperate battle.

It is now Izumi's serve game, and the next person to receive the ball is Yumiko.

"Yumiko."

"Ok?"

"I'm sorry about two years ago."

"...Why are you suddenly saying this now?"

"I'm afraid you won't be happy if I tell you this after we win the game."

"We're about to lose the game, so will I be happy if you say this?" Yumiko was a little amused.

"So, it's better to win." Zhixian said while nodding in agreement with himself.

"So, can we win?" Yumiko said helplessly. The opponent had entered the synchronization state, but they had not.

"Of course." Zhixian reached out and touched Youmiko's face, with a slight smile on his face. "As long as you are here, I can do anything."

After years of misunderstandings, they finally got back together, stood on the court together again, and made it to the national finals for the first time. In the audience behind them, countless friends and family were cheering for them.

They haven't given up yet, so how can I give up at this moment when I'm closest to the championship?

"......" Yumiko laughed when she heard this, "Then show me, Zhixian!"

She already... doesn't want to make the same mistake again!

"It's just tennis. Nobody beats me in tennis."

"You even dragged English into this." Youmiko tapped Zhixian's head with her racket.

"I said it wrong just now. It should be 'Nobody beat usin tennis.'" Zhixian corrected him seriously.

"Really, can we win?"

"Do you enjoy playing tennis, Yumiko?" Zhixian asked instead of answering.

Is playing tennis fun? Yumiko asked herself.

Is she happy playing tennis? This is an undoubted question. If she wasn't happy, she wouldn't have continued playing until now.

Tennis also allowed her to meet Zhixian and fall in love with him.

No matter how you think about it, playing tennis... is fun!

"Of course I'm happy playing tennis!" Yumiko answered without hesitation.

"That's enough." Zhixian said and returned to the front court.

The memories of the two training together and overcoming difficulties together on the tennis court are still vivid in their minds. Yumiko stood at the baseline with a smile on her face.

Nobody beat usin tennis.

Just as Zhixian took a few steps towards the net, something seemed to connect the two of them tightly, and even their aura suddenly changed.

in the audience.

"Coach!" Liu Mei exclaimed, "Could that be?"

"That's right, Rumi-chan." The coach's frown finally relaxed. "That's 'synchronization'."

Izumi, who was preparing to serve on the court, and Fukawa, who was in front of the net, immediately noticed the platinum combination who exuded a similar aura to their own.

"You guys have finally reached this point!" Buchuan said with emotion.

"Now, it's just the beginning." Zhixian replied.

The serve on match point failed to help Izumi and Fukawa win the game. After successfully returning the ball, Yumiko rushed to the net, while Chixian, who retreated to the baseline, made his signature move - the starting point of the zero-style slice.

"Zero-style slice? I'm ready!" said Fukawa.

However, the Zero-style slice bounced slightly, which prevented Bukawa, who was dragging his racket, from returning the ball perfectly.

Yumiko in front of the net naturally would not let go of this little mistake, she swung her racket and hit Izumi's blind spot.

The score was tied soon after and entered a tiebreak.

This time it's the match point for the Platinum combination.

At this time, the wind started to blow on the field.

Izumi served, and Yumiko in the backcourt did not return to the frontcourt after receiving the serve. Instead, she stayed at the baseline, which was unusual for her, and completely gave the position in front of the net to Zhixian.

The two people who are in tune are completely in tune with each other, and there will be nothing wrong even if Zhixian is in front and Youmiko is behind.

Zhixian at the net always maintains pressure on the net. Even if the ball does not pass his hand, he can interfere with the judgment of the opponent's net player through his movement.

This crucial ball fell into a stalemate that lasted for several shots, and every back and forth touched the hearts of the audience.

Bukawa hit another light backhand slice short.

Chixian was at a distance enough to save the ball, but then Bukawa could hit the ball to the backcourt - where Yumiko might not be able to handle his ball with ease.

Zhixian went to catch the short ball as Buchuan expected, but his starting posture was completely different. When he saw Zhixian raising his arm, Buchuan felt as if his eyes were full of stars.

"It's clearly daytime!" Buchuan said subconsciously.

"Can you see the stars during the day?" Zhixian smiled softly, "It's up to your imagination."

"7:6, the Tachibana/Miura combination wins!" the referee announced.

At this moment, the tennis ball rolled down the steps of the audience seats.

"It's a very powerful move. Can you tell me its name?" asked Bukawa.

"Starfireworks." Zhixian replied.

"Zhixian!" Then he heard Youmeko's crying voice and footsteps behind him.

So Zhixian had to let go of the racket and catch Youmeiko who was rushing towards him.

"Great, we won! We really won!" Youyouko's green eyes were filled with tears. She was so excited that she couldn't control herself for a moment.

Looking at the two people hugging each other, Fukawa remembered himself and Izumi who did the same thing two years ago.

"...See you next year, Platinum Band." He whispered so that no one could hear.

"That's great, Zhixian." Youmiko still couldn't stop crying. She had a smile on her face, but she was still crying.

Zhixian raised his hand to wipe away the tears from Youyouko's face, and then hugged Youyouko tightly again.

The two hugged each other on the court as if no one was around, until the on-site announcement sounded accompanied by the audience's warm applause, and they returned to reality.

"The champions of the mixed doubles category of this national competition are the Tachibana/Miura pair from Sobu High School!" This announcement was played on the scene.

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