Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

Yumiko didn't care about this at all. She felt that Ye Shan could handle it and he had never disappointed people's expectations of him.

However, Hayama's solution was to visit the service club where Yuigahama was - the name didn't sound like a serious club.

But this had nothing to do with Yumiko, and the mention of the Service Club reminded her of that abominable Yukinoshita. Just before, when she got angry at Yuigahama's hesitant and indecisive attitude, Yukinoshita scolded her until she was speechless.

Although both of them were thinking about Yuigahama, Yumiko stomped her feet in anger when she thought of Yukinoshita's arrogant attitude and her extremely bad attitude.

How could someone like Yukinoshita exist in this world?! If you're so eloquent, why don't you join the debate team?! Or maybe a stand-up comedy show!

However, the Service Club did resolve the issue, and Yumiko noticed that Yuigahama was using a very idiotic way of asking questions.

Ebina responded with a BL topic, and Yumiko herself asked Yuigahama if she had a crush on someone.

She didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, who stood next to Ye Shan had nothing to do with her.

Incidentally, she knew that Totsuka's attempt to invite Zhixian had failed. This was to be expected, after all, in this class, if there was anyone Zhixian was willing to talk to, it would probably be the class monitor and the teacher.

Both are inevitable and necessary for students.

...It has been a while since they were assigned to the same class, but apart from that tennis match, they have not had any further contact so far.

As for Yumiko herself, the conflict between the two began in junior high school, and now she is in her second year of high school. Time has passed, and Yumiko actually feels that she was a bit too excited back then.

But even if they reconciled now, there was no point. That tennis match had shown that Tachibana Chih-sen was an impeccable singles player with far greater power and skill than ever before—albeit in a doubles match.

Youmiko didn't know what Zhixian was thinking, because Zhixian had never been a talkative person. Moreover, the last quarrel between the two of them, which dates back to the third year of junior high school, was basically a one-sided quarrel on her part. Although Zhixian had responded, she would definitely not remain indifferent in that situation.

......

There's nothing wrong with her now. Tennis isn't her only life. Even without tennis, she still has plenty of other things to do. Anyone can survive without it; it's just a matter of getting used to it again.

However, what Yumiko didn't expect was that in order to resolve the text message incident, Hayama chose to form a team with others, with Ooka Yamato and Tobe in a group of three.

Coincidentally, Ye Shan’s team member is Tachibana Tomoko.

Yumiko's internship location is the same as Hayama's. Although many people have chosen the same internship location as Hayama, it is estimated that people from other classes will also come to inquire about the information and choose the same location.

It’s better to have more people around, it won’t be so awkward, Youmiko thought.

In fact, there were indeed a lot of people in the same place that day, almost as many as five classes.

The place Hayama chose was an electronics manufacturer. It wasn't just the company's offices and research facilities; it also housed the Liberation Museum. The museum also had a surrounding screen theater, making it a beautiful and entertaining enterprise.

This is a pretty good internship location no matter how you consider it.

Yumiko's group and Hayama's group naturally walked together, but because of the large number of people, no one knew where the anonymous classmate was squeezed to.

As for Zhixian, he followed Ye Shan slowly and without saying a word, just quietly looking at the machine.

Not only did he not speak proactively, he also rejected Ye Shan's invitation to dinner and left alone.

......And in Yumiko's eyes, this boy named Tachibana Chigen has become more and more unfamiliar.

19. Regional Qualifiers (Part 1)

Day one of the regional qualifiers.

Chiyonozaki and Mikoshiba came to the competition venue together.

Originally, Mikoshiba didn't know about this arrangement, but Nozaki pulled him over.

The goal was to observe Mikoshiba's reaction—even though it was a side story about a senior, he still had to draw Mamiko cheering him on. As a player, Nozaki hadn't always understood what the audience was thinking, so he wanted to use this opportunity to experience it.

"Tachibana-san is there!" Chiyo, with her sharp eyes, spotted Zhixian, who was wearing headphones and sitting behind everyone in the Sobu Tennis Club.

"Yoshi, let's go over and say hello." Nozaki took out a pen and notebook and was about to go forward.

"Hey Nozaki!" Mikoshiba grabbed Nozaki and said, "Why is there a girl next to Tachibana? Isn't this the men's tennis club? Why is she wearing the official uniform?"

"Girl?" Nozaki turned to look at the person next to Zhixian, "Are you talking about Totsuka?"

"Wow! Really! What a cute girl!" Chiyo also became excited.

"Totsuka is a man." Nozaki's words shattered the two's fantasies.

"???"X2

Sure enough, after talking to Zhixian for a few words, Totsuka took off his coat and went on the court with his racket.

Chiyo:......

Mikoshiba:......

It can be like this!!!

"Hey, you're here?" Zhixian took off his headphones when he noticed the arrival of several friends.

"When will it be Tachibana-san's turn to play?" Chiyo had forgotten about the Totsuka incident. After all, her main purpose was to cheer for Chixian - or to watch him bully the weak.

“Now it’s second doubles, then first doubles, and then it’s third singles which I’ll be at.”

The second doubles team at Sobu Tennis Club is between Club Captain Totsuka and Club Member A. The opposing school is relatively unknown, so even with the Sobu Tennis Club's level, they might still win.

"This is my first time watching a tennis match." Mikoshiba felt very fresh.

"What does Xiao Yuyu usually do?" Chiyo asked.

"Play games or something."

"Don't look at him like that. He actually got that earring because he admires the people in the game." Nozaki began to expose his secrets.

"Hey! Nozaki!"

"Ah, Mikoshiba is a secluded homebody, so Sakura shouldn't tell others that he has this hobby." Zhixian did not miss this opportunity.

"You two! What a great figure I am in Chiyo-chan's heart!" QAQ Mikoshiba felt like she was about to cry. She made the wrong friends!

"It's okay, Xiao Yuyu! You don't have a tall image in my heart!" Chiyo said with a smile on her face, saying something that hurt Yuko Chai's heart very much.

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Yu Zichai felt heartbroken and could not get up again.

"Can we win the second doubles match?" Although she was a member of the art club, Chiyo's tone at this moment was like that of a member of the tennis club.

"It should be possible if nothing goes wrong." Because the opponent is worse.

"In this way, maybe Tachibana-san can break the record for the fastest game end!" The tennis club member sitting in the front turned his head and smiled at Zhixian.

"Probably." Zhixian replied indifferently.

Member B saw that Zhixian didn't really want to pay attention to him, so he wisely turned back and went back to the game.

"Has the outline of Nozaki's extra-chapter been decided?" Zhixian asked.

"It's decided." Nozaki pulled a sheet of paper from his bag. "I've set up some storyboards and text explanations. What do you think?"

Zhixian took it and read it page by page. At this time, Mikoshiba also came over to watch with him.

"What kind of game process do you want?" Zhixian asked.

"A big win," Nozaki answered without thinking.

"No problem, then you have to watch carefully at that time." Zhixian smiled. If Nozaki asked him to play a fair match, he would have to work hard.

"Don't worry, I will record it at any time." Nozaki took out a sketchbook and pencil like a magic trick.

While they were talking, the second doubles match ended, and Sobu won the first game 6:3.

"We won the first game!" Chiyo clapped her hands happily, "I thought we couldn't win." It was all because Chixian said Soubu was too weak.

Then the first doubles team members B and C came on the court.

"I'm almost ready to warm up." Zhixian stood up while stretching his arms.

"Do you need me to warm up with you, Tachibana-san?" Totsuka also stood up suddenly.

"Ah, no thanks." Zhixian refused.

"Want to warm up the wall?" Totsuka continued to ask.

"No, just run two laps and swing the racket." Zhixian jumped on tiptoe, "I'll be back soon." After saying something to Nozaki and the other two, he started jogging.

Seeing this, Totsuka had no choice but to sit down dejectedly.

"......" Why does it feel like the husband is cheating on his wife and she's powerless to do anything? Chiyo is speechless. =_=

Having too strong an imagination may not necessarily be a good thing, Chiyo thought helplessly as she looked up at the sky.

After about a few minutes, Zhixian returned, took out a tennis racket from his tennis bag and started swinging it in the air.

After swinging your right hand, switch to your left hand.

"Why does it feel like Tachibana-san's warm-up isn't serious at all?" Chiyo said, even feeling it was a bit perfunctory. She saw that the school across the street had a dedicated person to help with warm-up.

"Because he came directly to the competition after training at the club." A voice sounded.

20. Regional Qualifiers (Medium)

"Because he came directly to the competition after training at the club." A voice sounded.

"Huh?" Chiyo was startled and turned to see a smiling middle-aged man.

"I think I scared you. I'm so sorry." The middle-aged man said apologetically, "I'm Zhixian's coach at the club."

"Ah! Hello, hello, we are friends of Tachibana-san." Chiyo and the others also quickly introduced themselves.

"You said that Tachibana completed training at the club and came to participate in the competition?" Chiyo confirmed again.

"Yes, he started straight away, but I was delayed a bit." The coach took out his camera and gestured, "I'll be recording the game."

"Do you want to record it?" Mikoshiba asked curiously.

"Yes, I record every match to identify any shortcomings later." The coach set up the camera on a tripod. "But I didn't expect him to play in the first round of the regional qualifiers. Usually, first singles players don't get a chance to play."

"I want to ask, is it necessary to record a competition of this level? Because Tachibana-san is the third place in the national competition, right? This is just a regional qualifying round." Chiyo once again thought of Zhixian's exaggerated metaphor.

But this time it's the person involved who has to answer.

"It is still necessary, but you only need to record my side. There is no need to record the other side." Zhixian put down the racket, took out a bottle of mineral water from the tennis bag and took a few sips.

"But I think you shouldn't make any mistakes at this level." The coach adjusted the camera and waited for Zhixian to come on stage.

"Maybe, maybe I want to try some new fighting styles." Zhixian shrugged.

Soon after, Sobu won the first doubles match 6:4.

"Come on, Tachibana-san."

"Ju, come on."

Chiyo and the other two offered their blessings.

"Come on, Tachibana-san. If we win we can advance." Captain Totsuka was also very excited. He didn't expect to win both doubles matches.

"Yeah." Zhixian went to the court with his racket in hand without even taking off his jacket and trousers.

"Please, please give me your guidance!" the opponent shouted at the top of his voice after shaking hands.

Maybe I was just too nervous, but it was really unlucky to meet a national-level player in the regional qualifiers. I could feel his hand shaking when I shook his.

"Please give me some advice." Zhixian laughed dumbly. He was not a devil. Was there any need to be so nervous?

By rotating the racket strings, he gets the right to choose, so he chooses the direction, and the opponent gets the right to serve.

Because of excessive nervousness, the opponent double-faulted in the first serve, and the subsequent serve was barely received.

Soft and weak.

Zhixian raised his arm to fight back and scored directly.

A clean return ace.

The next two goals were scored by Zhixian.

The score is 1:0.

Zhixian's serve was a foregone conclusion, and even if the opponent could successfully fight back, he would not be able to resist.

The score is 2:0.

The third and fourth games were basically remakes of the first two games.

The game had only been going on for five minutes and the score was already 4:0.

Off the court.

Chiyo felt sorry for her opponent: "I knew there was a gap... but I didn't expect it to be so obvious. It's like playing against a child."