Tennis: Big Man In Rikkai, Hands In Pockets

"Then... come on!"

"Quickly solve this game! Let you go home honestly!"

The corners of Kirihaya's mouth raised slightly, and he said something extremely outrageous.

That kind of unruly and wildness can only be shown when playing against others.

Usually in the Rikkai Tennis Club, Kirihaya has learned to keep a low profile in front of a group of seniors.

He took a tennis ball out of his pocket.

Simply slapped the ground twice.

By the way, I observed the opponent's entry position.

at this time.

Aoi Kentaro's position is in the baseline position, close to the center left.

This position can take into account the entire backcourt very well and respond extremely quickly.

visible.

Aoi Kentaro's tennis ability is still a bit stable, which also shows that there is a reason why he was able to become the president of the Rokkaku Junior High Tennis Club in just the first grade.

"Heh~ Even if you are standing in the backcourt, some balls should not be caught or not. 17

"Some balls, even if you see them, you may not be able to catch them."

Kirihaya smiled nonchalantly.

Then he grabbed the tennis ball in his hand, silently clamped it with his knuckles, squeezed his knuckles hard, the pressure seemed to be so strong that the tennis ball was slightly deformed.

swish!!!

The tennis ball keeps spinning in the air.

Kirihaya swung the racket quickly and hit the tennis ball quickly.

The tennis ball flew rapidly in the air, and its powerful rotation dragged out an afterimage in the air, and landed at Aoi Kentaro's feet. After landing, the tennis ball was spinning strongly, making people wonder when and from which direction it would rebound .

swish!!!

The tennis ball spinning on the ground suddenly bounced up and passed by Aoi Kentaro's feet.

15-0.

Kirihaya successfully serve to score.

"Curious serve! Hahaha! It's so interesting!"

After being scored, Aoi Kentaro still had a smile on his face.

He wasn't frightened by the menacing serve at all. Instead, he found it very interesting and aroused a lot of interest, and he couldn't help but get excited.

"As soon as I played [Knuckle serve], Kirihaya seems to be able to easily control the direction and landing point of [Knuckle serve], isn't it?"

Inside the French windows on the second floor.

Yukimura, who saw this scene, said.

"Well, during this period of time, Kirihaya seems to be training very seriously. This guy has been training seriously, with good talent and comprehension. It is not a big problem to master and control the landing point of [knuckle serve]."

Li Ming nodded, Yuan 09 was not surprised at all to be able to control the landing point of [knuckle serve].

"If this is the case, that Rokkaku junior high school freshman named Aoi Kentaro should be unable to fight back."

Yukimura took it for granted.

And what he said was seeking truth from facts, and he didn't mean to look down on the other party.

【Knuckle serve】changes and bounces in a weird and changeable direction. People who don’t have much tennis experience can’t catch it at first. What’s more, the opponent is a first-year player. It won’t take too long to catch the Let ball. It is even more difficult to fight back.

"uncertain."

Shen Liming shook his head, and glanced at Aoi Kentaro's special wooden racquet.

"Others can't see the specific direction of the tennis ball and the rotation of the ball, so it is difficult to fight back. But Aoi Kentaro is different from others. In this match, he is a very good opponent for Chekang.

"oh?"

Yukimura was a little surprised, and Shen Liming's evaluation of Aoi Kentaro surprised him.

He rarely heard Shen Liming praise others.

present.

Yukimura also set his sights on the game field, wanting to see what is special about Ya Kentaro.

boom!!!

After a successful ball.

Kirihaya repeated his old trick and played [Knuckle serve] again to take advantage of the victory and win his own serve round in one round.

The tennis ball turned into a whirling afterimage again and landed at the opponent's feet.

However, this time the situation seems to be a little different.

Aoi Kentaro showed a smile, raised the racquet backwards, and swung the racket suddenly at the moment the tennis ball bounced.

boom!!!

The tennis ball was successfully caught.

"Idiot, if you don't know the direction of the ball's rotation and bounce, you can't pass even if you hit a tennis ball..."

"Um!!!?"

Kirihaya had just finished speaking.

A tennis ball quickly flew over from the center of the net, and landed precisely on the front of the baseline on his right.

boom!!!

The tennis ball left a black mark directly on the court.

this ball.

Not only successfully fought back!

And it's instantly explosive!

directly equalized the score.

15-15.

"How can it be!!!?"

"You actually sent back my 【Knuckle serve】!!!?"

Kirihaya's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Except for Senior Kamori, this is the first time anyone has successfully fought back immediately after seeing [Knuckles serve].

"coincide?"

Kirihaya immediately thought of the word coincidence in her mind.

But soon.

His strong intuition immediately made him deny his own thoughts.

"No! This guy... probably really has two brushes!"

"You have to take it seriously!"

I have to say that for a while, Kirihaya has gradually stabilized her mental state by staying with Shen Liming, and she will no longer take chances easily.

This is how Shen Liming has subtly changed him.

"It's really surprising that the first-year Rokkaku Junior High School hit back Kirihaya's [knuckle serve] all at once."

"Looks like it's because of that particular racquet he's holding?"

Yukimura was experienced after all, and soon discovered why.

"good."

Shen Liming nodded in agreement.

"The special Rokkaku-shaped racquet and the special Rokkaku-shaped net can wrap the tennis ball in all directions to the greatest extent."

"The stable shape and the specially made net allow that Aoi Kentaro to catch the ball with ease."

"Even if you catch the ball with the front end of the net, or any direction of the net, it can make the holder instantly have a very strong explosive power."

"And in order to improve the explosive power of returning the ball, the racquet is obviously a few centimeters shorter than the normal racquet."

Shen Liming revealed the secret of Aoi Kentaro's special racquet.

Playing with that particular racquet, though unfair.

However, whether it is a formal competition occasion or a daily communication competition, there is no clear rule that special racquet cannot be used.

There is nothing prohibited by law.

Moreover, it is also allowed to modify the racquet, just like some players like to wrap bandages on the racquet grip to prevent slipping and release, improve the feel and so on.

With his own efforts, coupled with the unique external equipment, Kui Kentaro has the ability to fight Kirihaya at this moment.

"I don't know if Kirihaya will find this problem."

Shen Liming raised questions.

Yukimura smiled from the sidelines, and seemed very confident in Kirihaya: "Look, Kirihaya may seem reckless, but these days his mind turns quickly and his thoughts become delicate during practice matches or competitions." A lot, more stable.

"It should be said that this is the charm of idols."

Yukimura glanced at Shen Liming, showing a gentle smile.

Court here.

In order to verify my conjecture.

Kirihaya played【Knuckle serve】again.

really.

The ball was still easily returned by Aoi Kentaro.

"Your serve is useless to me!"

"Your name is Kirihaya, right? Rikkai's second-year ace should be more than that. If you don't take it seriously, it's meaningless!"

Aoi Kentaro looked excited and seemed to be enjoying it.

"If that's the case, then I won't be polite."

Seeing that the other party has been able to fight back her [knuckle serve], Kirihaya also became completely serious.

The two sides pulled up and engaged in a time-consuming tug-of-war.

Over time.

As the number of confrontations between the two sides increased and the time became longer, Kirihaya also discovered the secret of the other party.

"It's racquet!"

"That special wooden racquet is the core of his explosive power and perfect control of every ball."

"However... I have to say that this guy's ball control and sense of the ball are really good."

"They all hit the ball to my right court."

While seeing through the other party's secret, Kirihaya also discovered something strange.

The opponent deliberately hits the right half of the court with every ball.

At this moment, the right half of the court is already densely packed with black ball marks.

This has brought unavoidable psychological pressure to Kirihaya invisibly.

"This kind of technique of using the hitting point to create invisible pressure in the opponent's mind, seems to have been taught in the tennis theory course of Senior Shenli......"

"It seems to be called ip disease..."

"No, the ability of this guy on the other side didn't make me reach the point of yip syndrome at all."

"At best, it's a little psychological stress."

"Heh, is it stress.... I was really told by Senior Shenli that accepting challenges can exercise the ability to resist pressure."

"It's a pity, the guy on the opposite side made a mistake in his wishful thinking!"

"My ability to resist pressure is very strong, and that little psychological pressure is useless to me at all!"

"One look from Senior Shenli caused me much more psychological pressure than this one!!!"

After figuring out the principle of the opponent's tennis, Kirihaya immediately switched from defense to offense.

clatter!

clatter!

clatter!

Kirihaya quickly ran towards the corner of the right court.

Sure enough, the opponent's return ball landed there again.

this time.

Kirihaya intercepted the tennis ball just as it hit the ground.

Almost as soon as the tennis ball bounced, Kirihaya hit the tennis ball back in the shape of a chop.

The tennis ball quickly drew a perfect arc in midair, landed rapidly, and bounced up.

boom!!

"This round was won by Kirihaya!"

"Score 43!!!"

A member of the Rikkai Grand Tennis Club who acted as a referee next to him announced the score.

"Oh? Super half volley? That guy Kirihaya, when did you practice such a hand?"

Shen Liming was a little surprised.

This technique, though not very difficult.

But if you want to master it proficiently, you still need to work hard to practice.

"This is not surprising at all. Recently, Kirihaya has acquired a lot of professional tennis knowledge and theory. She has practiced a lot of practical exercises such as single-foot steps and volleys in front of the net. Now she is just beginning to apply them proficiently.

Yukimura explained.

"It seems that during this period of time, Kirihaya's

It seems that I don't care too much, knowing so little about him. "

"Well"

 …

"There is a saying that the master leads the door, and the practice is up to the individual."

Shen Liming was at a loss for words, and finally choked out a sentence.

I have been really lazy these days, and I am happy to be leisurely.

As for Kirihaya and other Rikkai Taizheng players, Shen Liming has always adhered to the principle of helping at critical moments.

This avoids the situation where they become dependent on themselves because of their excessive intervention, which affects their subsequent tennis career.

The competition gradually reached a heated stage.

No!

Rather than saying it is a white-hot stage, it is better to say that it has formed a unilateral suppression.

It is Kirihaya's unilateral suppression of Aoi Kentaro!!!

boom!!

"30-0.

boom!!

"40-0.

boom!!

"This round was won by Kirihaya!!"

"The score is 5-3!!"

The score gradually widened the gap.

The smile on Aoi Kentaro's face was obviously much less.

Although it is an ordinary challenge exchange match, but he has inevitably produced history.

"This one is called Kirihaya... from just now, the whole person's style of play has completely changed!"

"The tempo of the attack has more than doubled."

"The reaction ability is also faster than mine, and I can often predict where my tennis will fall one step ahead."

"Also, hitting the ball repeatedly to one point doesn't seem to cause any psychological pressure on him."

"It's amazing, it's worthy of being an official member of King 523 Rikkai!!"

"Compared to Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma, playing against him has an inexplicable sense of pressure, which is incredible."

"This sense of oppression is completely unexperienced in previous games.

"Competing with him, there is a feeling that I want to get stronger quickly..."

"This feeling is really amazing."

Aoi Kentaro was filled with emotion in his heart.

In the past, he didn't have a strong desire to win tennis games.

Playing tennis is like playing, very happy.

But now, it seems that in the Rikkai Tennis Club, in this match with Kirihaya, for the first time, he has the desire to become stronger and beat the opponent.

And this.

It also reminded Aoi Kentaro of what Dad (the coach of Rokkaku Junior High School) said to him after he saw a report about Shen Liming in Tennis Monthly.

"Kentaro, if you want to go further in tennis, go to Rikkai University. By the way, find out why you lost to Echizen Ryoma, and the gap between you and Echizen Ryoma

There, Rikkai should be able to give you all the answers. "

now.

The words of my father came back to my mind again.

Aoi Kentaro suddenly realized.

"Father, I understand.

"The gap between me and Echizen Ryoma, other than talent, is the competitive spirit to compete upwards, and the determination to become stronger!"

"It was only after I came to Rikkai University that I realized that there are so many strong monsters that I can't count!"

"Even an ordinary regular player is as strong as a monster!"

"That Shen Liming.........how strong should it be!!!"

this moment.

Aoi Kentaro's heart, because of Kirihaya's reason, indirectly aroused curiosity about Shen Liming.

He wants to see, wants to see what kind of terrifying existence that legendary Shen Liming is!

Shen Liming, because of the article, seems to have become "the top of the middle school tennis world"

Who doesn't want to see the top strength of junior high school tennis?

Echizen Ryoma thought.

Sengoku Kiyosumi thinks

Aoi Kentaro thought too.

B......

After all, this idea is not worth the cruel reality.

Just seeing Kirihaya in front of him was like seeing a high wall, blocking between him and Shen Liming.

And it is Kirihaya's "high wall" that is enough to stimulate Aoi Kentaro's determination to become stronger.

If you want to see the strength of the top, you must at least defeat the "high wall" in front of you.

"So I'm still too far behind after all."

"Rikkai is big, it's really a place where people can clearly recognize how weak they are.

Aoi Kentaro smiled wryly, looking quite helpless.