"Damn it!" Yueren turned his head to look at the tennis ball that had fallen to the ground,
He gripped the racket tightly.
He met eyes with To Restrain Oneself, who had turned around,
To Restrain Oneself made a calm gesture to him,
A down gesture.
He nodded and returned to his position in the front court.
Liu Sheng, who was opposite him, posed in a serious manner.
Yueren glanced at Yanagi's arm that was exposed outside his short-sleeved shirt,
The curve of his muscles allowed him to judge that Yanagi's strength was definitely not weak.
And the rhythm of his shot just now..
Wasn't he a bottom-line player?!
Why did he run to the front court!
It was different from what he had planned!
Yueren gritted his teeth,
He remembered what happened the day before.
A day ago, the Ice Emperor's official team had specially held an analysis meeting for this practice match.
After all..,
It was just to cheer up Ci Lang,
It would be too much of a waste of Tachikai University's opponent.
"We all know Tachikai's rules,
Before this match, it would be their last official selection competition of the school year.
The third-year students will not participate in the match.
Therefore, the official lineup that we are familiar with will definitely be filled in by a newcomer. "Coach Chi sat at the front of the conference room in his standard suit and leather shoes,
He turned on the projector. "And the most likely one is this first-year student."
He paused the image on the screen,
In the reserve position behind Tachikai's official seat, a young man with naturally curly black hair and an innocent expression was displayed on the enlarged projection.
"Jiyuan?" Riji said with some uncertainty.
"That's right." Coach Chi nodded.
"Shuang, tell me."
"Yes." Shuang, who was also the manager, walked to the front row,
"From this year's video of Tachikai University's Kanto Tournament and the National Tournament, we found that this first-year student, Jiyuan Akiya, has always been in the core position of the official reserve.
Every time during the match,
Sanada -kun Kazuyanagi -kun will also communicate with him. "
"Speaking of which, I saw him at the Jr conference." Ri Ji touched his chin and frowned.
"He was disqualified because he took the wrong path and missed the competition time."
"In other words, you haven't seen him compete before?" To Restrain Myself asked.
"Not really." Riji's frown deepened.
"At that time, he had a conflict with a few other contestants … It wasn't an official match.
But I did defeat a few mobs in one go. "
"Look at it this way.
Even if we don't have any information, we still need to pay attention to the strength of this Jiyuan ruler. "Long said.
"Well, well, he won't be stronger than Mōri no matter what." To Restrain Myself waved his hand. "The most important thing to pay attention to in this match isn't this freshman, right?"
"Yes."
Taki nodded. "According to the information we received, Yukimura Kun seems to have taken a long leave of absence due to illness, so he won't be participating in this practice match."
"Sick?
Does that mean they will have a newcomer? "Yueren asked curiously.
"No, according to the information we received, Yukimura Kun is still the main team." Taki shook her head.
Radical 145 crossed his arms and sneered, "Oh, is Tachikai University really that loyal to their teammates?"
"Radical 145, if you are sick and hospitalized, we will also reserve the position of head for you." To Restrain Myself joked, "By the way, the two hundred non-school cheerleaders will also continue to train."
"… What the hell are you talking about? That's too lame." Radical 145 glanced at To Restrain Myself and clicked his tongue. "So this time, it will be Sanada again?"
"If there are no accidents."
Taki opened the PowerPoint presentation she prepared in advance. "According to our discussion with them, Marui-kun Kun will be in charge of the three.
He was originally a regular double player. "
"If I remember correctly, his partner is Kuwabara?" To Restrain Myself raised his head and thought for a while. "Then, will Kun Kuwahara partner up with that freshman this time?"
"With Jiyuan?
Stop joking. "Riji could not believe it." That guy can't possibly play doubles. "
"Eh?
Who could it be?
Prince Ren?
Yanagi?
Willow?
It can't be Sanada, right? "To Restrain Oneself laughed after saying that, as if he felt that he had told a funny joke.
Radical 145 rubbed his forehead and glanced at To Restrain Oneself in disgust. "You're really …"
"It's too unglamorous.
Well, Radical 145, it's necessary to guess the order of the opponent's appearance. "To Restrain Oneself said with a smile." But no matter who it is, the first double player should be Prince Ren and Kazuyanagi, right?
In the last few national tournaments, they have been playing the first double player position. It's clear that they have a fixed double player position. "
"That should be right." Taki frowned slightly after saying that. "But the recent changes in Tachikai University …"
"What's wrong?" To Restrain Oneself asked.
"I heard that something happened to them when Yukimura wasn't there.
But they have always been very strict, so we didn't get any more information. "Taki tilted her head and thought for a while." It seems that Prince Ren and Sanada had a quarrel? "
"With their personalities, it would be strange if they didn't quarrel.
Taki, you should analyze the information you collect in the future. "To Restrain Oneself complained." With Sanada's personality, it's hard for them not to quarrel. "
"But …" Taki refuted anxiously. "But usually, no one dares to quarrel with Sanada, right?"
"Not necessarily. Didn't our minister quarrel with Sanada before?
Or do they quarrel every time they meet? "To Restrain Oneself said with a smile.
Radical 145 snorted coldly. "Shut up. To Restrain Oneself."
"Yes, yes." To Restrain Oneself shrugged.
"So, my opponent should be Prince Ren and Kazuyanagi?"
Yueren stood up from the back row and jumped to the first row. "Do they have any obvious styles?"
"Ah." Taki was stunned for a while before she reacted. She flipped through a few pages of PowerPoint and continued, "Style?
Prince Ren entered the main lineup earlier. He has a record of playing doubles with Mōri -san and Liu Kun. He also played singles in the county tournament. His style is … all-court?
He's good at controlling the rhythm of the game, but I've never seen him use any obvious moves.
Lord Yanagi only appeared in the main lineup during the national tournament. It is said that he was a member of the golf club when he was in the first grade and joined the tennis club when he was in the second grade.
But it is said that he and Prince Ren are partners in doubles. So, he has been practicing doubles with Prince Ren as soon as he joined the club. "
"Partners in doubles?" Yueren tilted her head in confusion. "Is this gossip?"
"Ah?
No, I heard it from a few seniors. "
Taki waved her hand. "A few seniors in the third grade have a good relationship with the juniors in Tachikai University."
"… But will the people in Tachikai University share information with other schools?" Yueren doubted.
"I don't think this is information." To Restrain Myself spread her hands. "At most, it's a preview of the appearance of a doubles partner.
It's similar to the preview of the next episode of a TV series. It means that they will be regular doubles partners in the future. Are you looking forward to it?
Ah, didn't Tennis Weekly think that they were the number one doubles team?
They have a record of 6-0 in all three national tournaments. "
"How arrogant …" Yueren frowned. "What about their usual formation?
Did they do any statistics? "
"According to the videos of the three matches we have so far, we did the most basic statistics.
In this pair, Yanagi is usually in charge of the backcourt, and Prince Ren is usually in charge of the front court. "
Taki switched to the PowerPoint again. "In these two matches, it can be seen that Prince Ren is the main attacker.
Yanagi is more responsible for defense in the backcourt.
The pace of their matches is not fast, but their ability to control the court is very strong, and their style is relatively obvious. "
"Speaking of which, there are more videos of Prince Ren's matches, right?
Didn't he do any in-depth analysis? "
Keihu, who had been listening, asked. "I remember that in the last final, he was in the backcourt in the doubles match with Marui."
"Yes, the analysis made by our management team is that Prince Ren and Kazuyanagi haven't been together for a long time. In this case, it's better to let Prince Ren, who has stronger comprehensive strength, be in charge of the offense," Taki said. "But we can't rule out the possibility that they will swap the front and backcourt later."
"Then what about our match this time?
Do we make tactical preparations according to the preliminary analysis? "Yueren was a little confused.
"Let's do that for the time being."
To Restrain Myself made a decision. "Yueren and I, your doubles style is relatively fixed. It should be a good way to deal with changes by sticking to the status quo."
Deal with changes by sticking to the status quo?
But Youshi, you didn't say how to deal with all changes!
Didn't you say that Yanagi and Billus were called "gentlemen" and that their style of playing was calm and good at controlling the rhythm?
Then who was this person who was so eager to attack that he almost gave up on controlling the rhythm, and whose eyes were so terrifying that even glasses couldn't block them!
And this kind of messy playing style, why were there no gaps between the two of them?!
How did Prince Ren determine which ball Yanagi would grab and which one he wouldn't?!
"Youshi!" Yueren ran hard but still missed a ball, so he had to shout loudly.
"Don't worry," To Restrain Myself said.
He caught up with the landing point and pulled the racket up when the tennis ball landed.
The speed of the baseline volley was not fast. When it crossed the net high, Yanagi stood in place and raised his head. He looked back at Prince Ren.
The person holding the racket and standing behind him at the baseline position did not look at him. Instead, he was in a receiving position.
He led the racket horizontally, jumped up on one foot, and turned sideways.
Classic Jack.
Knife.
The tennis ball turned into a yellow light and hit To Restrain Myself and Yueren on the opposite side where they couldn't save in time.
“Game
won
by
Prince Ren, Yanagi, 1-0! "
Was it broken just like that?
Yueren gritted his teeth.
To Restrain Myself stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Relax."
"Youshi!"
"Don't be too nervous." To Restrain Myself smiled and pushed up his glasses, "I've found them, they …"
The gap between them.
He thought, was he too arrogant, or was it really a coincidence?
To play a game in a situation where there was conflict …
I've already seen the gap between the two of you!
Change courts.
Prince Ren, Kazuyanagi's performance was too obvious. Not only To Restrain Myself on the court, but Radical 145 and Kazuyoshi Sanada outside the court also frowned at the same time.
Radical 145 was dubious. Was it true or not?
On the other hand, Sanada whispered that he was too lax.
"Hyun Ichiro, don't worry too much." Liu wrote something in his notebook, "Prince Ren, Kazuyanagi, has a sense of propriety."
"Sense of propriety?
Is there such an obvious conflict?! "
"You and Prince Ren quarrel every day, but in fact, you're often on the same side, aren't you?" Liu said, "Maybe this is Prince Ren's new way of cheating."
"… Cheating?" Sanada's frown deepened.
Was it really cheating?
"Prince Ren." Yanagi stopped when he stepped on the baseline.
He tilted his head, "Aren't you going to say something?"
"Me?" Prince Ren narrowed his eyes, "Yanagi, do whatever you want."
"Heh, what an infuriating way of saying it," Yanagi said lightly.
He stepped forward again and walked to the front court.
Prince Ren, who was behind him, looked at Yanagi in front of him. The "Ki" on his body turned from light to thick, with a tinge of orange-yellow.