Chapter 61: Finals Begin, Doubles Changes
"Hyoei's doubles team has changed its formation..."
Mitsuya stood alone at the end of the Rikkai University team, a gleam in his eyes.
According to the information he collected, in the previous dozen games of Hyotei, the only time that Oshitari Yuushi and Mukai Taketo played as the second doubles team of Hyotei was in the semi-finals. In the past, most of the time, Mukai Taketo and Shishido Ryo were paired.
"Is it a special tactic, or has it been a cover-up before?" Mitsuya pushed up his glasses, alarm bells ringing in his heart.
In this final, Bingdi might have given his all and taken a risky move.
"Unfortunately, we don't have enough information. Both Hyotei's main players and coaches are new."
Mitsuya was helpless and had no other options. For some reason, there were too many freshmen who showed up this year.
Even their Rikkai University has produced several remarkable figures. Originally, he thought that Yanagi Renji might be the future successor of Rikkai University, but he didn't expect...
His gaze shifted to Yukimura and Sanada in the middle of the team, with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
He witnessed with his own eyes how the young boy, Yukimura Seiichi, took over the flag of Rikkai University from the hands of his seniors using gentle yet strong means, and he had no objection to this.
"Young, strong, well-mannered and highly capable." This is his inner evaluation of Yukimura.
Normally, he only demonstrated his excellent intelligence gathering ability in front of these two first-year ministers, and did not interfere too much in the affairs of the tennis club, even though his strength had reached that level.
"I think I'll suffer a big loss this time..."
Looking at the two first-year aces on the opposite side who were equally calm, he whispered in his heart.
"Heh~ But it's better this way. If things go too smoothly, these young people will lose a lot."
Mitsuya chuckled in his heart, thinking that it was much better to suffer a small loss now than a big loss later.
He had already glimpsed something unusual from Hyotei's changing doubles tactics in the finals.
…
"Oshitari, the outcome of this battle is in your hands..."
On the other side , Uesugi Yuu stared at Oshitari off the court with a serious look. They had to win the doubles match, otherwise, judging from the current strength of Rikkai University, they would be too strong.
"The match begins. Yuushi Oshitari and Takehito Mukai from Hyotei Academy will serve."
The referee waved his hand, confirming the first round's attack right.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Huh~ Oshitari adjusted his breathing and tapped the ball gently. The outcome of this game was the real tactical core of their Hyotei, and they had to win!
Swish!
With firm belief in his heart, Oshitari threw the tennis ball upwards.
Then, he lightly stepped on his feet, extended his elbows, turned his arms inward to hit the ball, and at the moment the racket touched the tennis ball, he used the distance of the stretched elbows to twist it inward with force.
boom!
The tennis ball flew towards Marui Bunta's half of the court with great force.
"Oh... What a terrifying serve, worthy of being Hyotei's Oshitari Yuushi."
Blowing the bubble gum in his mouth, Marui Bunta's eyes lit up. He saw through Oshitari's special serving technique at a glance.
"But such a powerful serve is useless to me."
Marui Bunta whispered and arrived at the landing point .
Swish!
The tennis ball had just bounced when the shadow of a racket passed over it.
boom!
Marui Bunta seemed to receive Oshitari's powerful serve with great ease.
"It doesn't work..."
Inuzaka's heart moved slightly. This move was the serving technique he learned in the game with Rokkaku Junior High School. It could improve the power of tennis.
This was also the first test strategy he came up with when he saw Marui Bunta's slightly petite body.
"but……"
The corners of Oshitari's mouth curled up slightly, and the person in front , had already done a somersault and jumped high.
"It's useless, it's useless~"
At some point, Xiangri had already rushed to the internet in a very tacit manner.
"We got this lob!"
His bright red hair shone brightly in the sun, and he intercepted the tennis ball beautifully in mid-air.
boom!
With a crisp sound, a special smash!
"Great coordination, gorgeous stunts, but unfortunately..."
Yanagi Ren Nikyō in the backfield squinted his eyes and exclaimed, "It's a pity... they are facing Bunta."
Without even moving his body, Liu stood there blankly. Just when Xiangri thought he was about to score, another boy with brilliant red hair had already blocked the tennis ball.
Snapped!
As the bubbles in his mouth burst, he pulled back his hand and sent the fierce stunt smash flying straight out of the court.
"Fortunately... it's out of bounds... Wh, what!?"
Xiangri, who had just landed, looked at the hit tennis ball in shock as it bounced off the post of the net and then bounced back into their court.
"What kind of luck is this..."
Xiangri felt helpless. This one in ten thousand chance of happening to him actually happened to him.
"15-0"
They had a bad start and were unable to break through the net blockade by Marui Bunta.
"And...was that really luck just now?"
Oshitari glanced at Marui Bunta who was chewing gum across from him, and became alert.
He could have clearly hit the ball directly into the field, but he deliberately missed it. What a terrible sense of the ball and a very clever move.
Swish!
He tossed the tennis ball lightly, then used his arm to drive the racket to hit it hard, and a yellow light flashed across Oshitari's hand.
Super high speed serve! If you don’t have enough power, then you can use speed.
"What a fast serve..."
This speed was beyond his visual reaction. Marui Bunta did not try to catch the ball himself, as he had a reliable teammate behind him.
boom!
Steady and simple, Liu easily caught the landing point of the ball while shaking his body, and swept the racket across.
Not thinking that the opponent couldn't fight back, Oshitari glanced at the secret code behind Xiangri, and the simple and efficient secret code tactics were activated again.
boom!
"15-15"
boom!
"30-15"
…
The two sides exchanged blows and the score was very close.
The people watching the game outside the stadium were also watching intently, afraid of missing every exciting ball.
"It's worthy of being the finals. It's really intense!"
Mamoru Inoue took a few photos on both sides with his camera. The doubles teams of these two first-year students were at the national level of previous years.
…
boom!
Yanagi Renji seized the opportunity to hit the high ball that Xiangri barely returned. He jumped up lightly, bent his arms suddenly, and slammed the racket down.
"coming!"
Oshitari turned his eyes and smiled.
Swish!
He glanced at the tennis ball briefly, then turned his body, bent his knees and half-knelt using the centripetal force of his body, half-raised the racket, and accurately caught the landing point of Yanagi Renji's smash.
"Brown bear caught!"
Later, Uesugi Yuu gave this move a very interesting name. The smash hit the net like a wild bear.
Whoosh
The tennis ball bounced back and flew high into the air before landing precisely near the baseline of the Rikkai University duo.
"Game, Hyotei Academy, Oshitari Yuushi, Mukaito, 1-0"
After dozens of rounds of confrontation, Hyotei successfully defended his serve.
Watching Oshitari and Hiashi win the game, Yanagi and Marui looked at each other without saying anything.
The time has not yet come...
boom!
"1-1"
…
boom!
2-1
…
boom!
"Game, Renji Tatekai Oyanagi, Bunta Marui, 2-2"
"Exchange venues!"
In the next few rounds, both sides used a lot of moves, Marui Fumita's superb intercepting skills at the net, and Liu's solid baseline defense and counterattack. This combination is undoubtedly very similar to Hyotei's side.
Take a short break and switch venues.
"Almost done, Bunta~"
Yanagi Renji, who had been silent before, slightly opened his half-closed eyes. He had already established the data model of the two people opposite him.
"Ha... I'm finally done. I was so exhausted just now. The opponent was really tough~"
With a chuckle, Marui Bunta blew the bubble gum in his mouth. He had great trust in the data and playing style of his teammate Liu.
Whenever Liu said it was almost over, the game was almost over.
"Let's continue, Xiangri..."
Inuzaka growled in a low voice. He probably guessed that the other side still had some hidden cards, and the fierce confrontation that seemed to outsiders before was just a test.
"Um!"
Xiang Ri responded softly, their doubles team had been hiding just for today.
"Then... let's see who reveals his trump card first~" The eyes of Oshitari, the Kansai wolf, radiated a faint divine light.
