Chapter 26: The semifinals are such a spectacular match, huh? ...
It seems everyone's skills have improved significantly after the U17 training camp. Yuezhi Yueguang also flexibly applied his super-fast serve to defense.
Yukimura was still standing calmly behind the baseline. The moment the roaring high-speed tennis ball hit the ground and bounced back, he bent down slightly, held the racket with both hands, and hit it back in a straight line like a rabbit.
The speed of the ball did not decrease much. Yuezhi Yueguang bent his knees and bent down as well, but it was too late to adjust his movements. He could only continue to hit the ball back to the baseline where Yukimura was.
The fish took the bait.
The naked fighting spirit in Yukimura's eyes was undisguised, accompanied by the shouts when he exerted his strength. Gradually, it became increasingly difficult for Yuezhi Yueguang to raise his arms, and his legs felt like they were filled with lead - even though Yukimura, like him, had been attacking and defending at the baseline.
What went wrong?
Yuezhi Yueguang suddenly felt that he had been catching Yukimura's spinning ball.
The faint, ignored spin of the ball at different speeds and directions was the key to unlocking the "Yukimura Domain".
Yukimura stood at the bottom line, waiting for the enemy to take the bait.
And after taking the bait, I gradually lost the strength to resist.
Then another topspin ball came, and Yuezhi Yueguang could no longer raise his hand to return it.
“15:15!”
"Let's play some fun tennis," Yukimura said, shaking off his composure and returning to his serving position as if nothing had happened. "We need to have fun playing tennis."
The tennis ball was thrown up with a spinning motion. Yukimura served the ball with all his strength with a "huh" sound. Yuezhi Yueguang stood up to meet it. After the tennis ball spun a few times on the racket, it did not release the force and rushed directly out of the court.
“30:15!”
——This is Yukimura’s showmanship competition, Yuihara Kaoru thought.
Maybe it's because... this is Yukimura's first game for Rikkai University after last year's defeat.
He openly showed off the results of his daily training. During the days she went to the club with Yukimura, she saw him concentrating on guiding the club members' training during school club activities, persisting in physical training from aerobic to anaerobic, and competing against a ball machine that fired ten shots at a time.
There were also two days when he would ask Sanada or Yanagi to compete together, and he would test his new ideas on them in turn.
Today I finally caught someone else doing experiments, and Yanagi Renji was also frantically recording the competition data in his notebook.
In fact, if Xiangcheng looked at the crowd, he would find that many people from other strong tennis schools were also paying attention to this game. However, before entering high school, Xiangcheng never thought that one day he would meet so many people who play tennis.
"Yuhara? Yuhara?" Hayakawa Yuka poked her, and Xiangcheng came out of her thoughts and asked what was wrong.
Hayakawa Yuka said a little embarrassedly: "Um...why don't you want to sit down and watch? The students behind you can't see."
Xiangcheng immediately apologized and sat down with her hands covering her face.
Seeing this, Hayakawa Yuka comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, don't take it to heart." She smiled secretly and exchanged glances with her good friend.
Despite this, Yukimura's showmanship competition finally achieved a score of 6-0, and the image of the big devil became more deeply rooted in people's hearts at this moment.
The following match between Sanada and Atobe was long and tense.
Sanada's unyielding perseverance, which represents the samurai spirit, supported him and he was not affected at all by the shouts of the Hyotei cheering group outside the stadium.
As for Atobe, he never gave up. No matter what the situation was, he would always find a way to fight back.
The same mental state and similar competitive level made the match between the two a little boring. So far, it has become a psychological challenge.
Both of them and the spectators on the sidelines knew clearly that if one of them made the slightest mistake, the other side would bite hard and take the score.
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2...the numbers on the scoreboard slowly accumulated bit by bit.
It wasn't until more than an hour later that the score was 6-6.
The two men, who had exhausted their energy, rested in the players' seats, replenishing their water and listening to their coach's instructions. Of course, Rikkai University did not have a dedicated tennis coach, and Yukimura did not want to interfere with Sanada's judgment and thinking at this time.
He is willing to trust his teammates and volunteer to complete the most difficult part of the task.
The heavy burden at this time fell on Genichirō Sanada.
"I will win, and we will win the national championship together." As he walked past the coaching seats, Sanada suddenly said this to Yukimura solemnly.
Only by giving the victory trophy to Yukimura can we make up for the regrets in the third year of junior high school and do justice to Yukimura who should have embarked on a professional path.
So...those hands in the sky, please stop teasing this precious dream.
The tie-break begins.
Genichirō Sanada quickly got into the game, adjusted the rhythm of his serve, and took the lead in scoring 4 points.
After losing the point, Keigo Atobe snapped his fingers to silence the cheers from the crowd. In the quiet atmosphere, he followed up with his own "waltz" to score three points in a row.
It is swift as the wind, slow as the forest, aggressive as fire, still as a mountain, dynamic as thunder, unpredictable as the shadow - this is the complete embodiment of Sanada's samurai spirit, and also the willpower that enables him to break through this desperate situation.
7-6 (7-5), Sanada won and Rikkai University advanced to the semifinals.
Sanada and Atobe's clasped hands were trembling violently. Atobe shook off the shadow of defeat, raised his lips and said, "What a magnificent match, huh?"
"Yes," Sanada said as he tried to push up the brim of his hat, only to remember that he hadn't worn one when he played today. He awkwardly withdrew his other hand and said, "It was... an exciting game."
"Then let's keep winning~" Letting go of his hand, Atobe returned to his team. Even if he was a defeated king, he would never lower his noble head among his subjects.
Mizunoe Haruko was the first to stand up and applaud, welcoming the return of the king. Then, the Hyotei classmates also applauded for this arduous, intense match that lasted for two hours.
Who can not be moved by the persistence of people?
When Sanada walked off the court, his classmates at Rikkai University also cheered for him. Just as Yuihara Kaoki turned her head to say something to Rika, she saw a familiar person sitting in the neutral stands. Her eyes flashed, but it seemed as if she had seen it wrongly.
Xiangcheng said "Huh", and Rika followed her gaze, but there was no one special...
"What's wrong, Xiangcheng?"
"Nothing, maybe I saw it wrong."
Lixiang handed over her phone and said, "Hey, Liu Sheng said they might want to have a small gathering tonight. Do you want to go?"
Xiangcheng glanced at it, shook her head, and put on her shoulder bag: "No, I don't have anything to do tomorrow. I plan to stay in Tokyo for a day."
After saying that, he pointed at Mizunoe and said, "It's just a good opportunity to take a ride with them to get to the city."
"Okay then," Rika quickly replied to Yagyu, "Remember to bring me those bear cookies that are so popular lately!"
Xiangcheng said of course it was no problem, so before the others left, he said goodbye and ran away.
After a few weeks of absence, Grandpa's coughing seemed to have intensified. Xiangcheng asked if he was taking his medicine, but Grandpa smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's just old age. It's nothing serious."
"How about we go to the hospital?"
Grandpa looked at grandma for help, and grandma smiled and said, "Don't worry, your father is a doctor. If there is any problem, he will know."
"He's in the cardiology department, and he's not treating the right patient..."
Grandma tapped her nose: "How can you talk like that?"
Xiangcheng pinched her nose and said, "That's how it is."
Fortunately, Xiangcheng forgot about it after being interrupted. Grandpa and grandma looked at each other. Fortunately, Xiangcheng was a little stupid and didn't take it to heart.
After a while, Xiangcheng was called away for grinding.
Today, I can finally play games for a few hours under the pretext of accompanying my good friends.
Kuroo was selected for the Tokyo training camp and packed up and left after taking the exam yesterday.
Xiangcheng smiled when he saw that Momo didn't seem to care, and wanted to touch his cat's head again.
How can it not matter?
But Mo Mo doesn't need her comfort. He can adjust himself as long as she plays games with him.
"New game?" Xiangcheng asked as he watched the opening animation he had never seen before.
Grinding nodded: "It was just released a few days ago, and the reviews are pretty good."
"Then charge!"
The two men sat on the floor of the grinding room, staring at the TV and shaking the controller frantically.
"Don't die before I die."
"It's okay, I'm still alive... Wait, are you alive? I can't hold on any longer..."
"Alive, alive, you can die now!"
Mo's parents stood at the door, looking at each other in bewilderment, then left helplessly. Today... I'll just make an exception for Mo.
They played until two or three in the morning. The two excited people were tortured by the boss of a level for more than an hour before they finally passed the level.
A look at the time——
"This game is so fun!" The two reached a consensus.
Before leaving, Xiangcheng whispered, "Don't play anymore. Wait until I buy a card and then start from this save."
Mo Mo agreed and said, "Don't just focus on playing volleyball. I'll only wait for you for three days~"
Xiangcheng thought for a moment. Tomorrow, no, it was already today. She was going to buy game cards, and would be back at school for the final meeting the day after tomorrow. Then, she would have to bring the game console to the training camp and play it sometime.
So she agreed, determined that she would never turn into a pigeon cooing and grinding.
Time flew by, and the long-awaited training camp day finally arrived. The school arranged two buses to pick up the students at the school gate. It was then that Kaoru learned from teacher Misaki that, in addition to the volleyball and tennis clubs, the men's basketball team would also be participating in the training camp.
However, Xiangcheng never cared much about these things. She happily got on the bus first and chose her favorite seat on the left side of the fourth row by the window.
As the gathering time approached, more and more people showed up. Xiangcheng saw Yukimura, wearing an orange loose-fitting sports short-sleeved shirt, appear beside the car, seemingly looking for something.
She knocked on the window, successfully attracting his attention. Before she could open the window, Yukimura got in the car and sat next to her.
The next second, he stretched out one arm in front of her and easily opened the slightly stuck window.
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