Specializing in One Opponent

Kamio Akira and Ishida Tetsu lowered their heads. They were very nervous at first, but after hearing Muneyoshi's guidance, they instantly came back to their senses and began to review the match they had just played.

Muneyoshi quietly observed the two for a while, and seeing that they indeed understood the direction for further improvement, he continued:

Have you thought it through?

"Yes, Minister, we..."

The two hesitated for a moment, then Muneyoshi nodded, his face turning stern.

"Remember, once you become a member of Fudomine, defeat is absolutely unacceptable in any competition. Go back and increase your training volume by 30%. This rule applies to everyone!"

After speaking, Muneyoshi glanced at all the team members around him, including Tachibana Kippei and Keith.

Muneyoshi's unusual sternness surprised many people.

However, Muneyoshi did not continue to berate Kamio Akira and Ishida Tetsu, which relieved the two of them. After saying "yes," they immediately withdrew.

Actually, Tachibana Kippei and Keith could understand Muneyoshi's idea, and they didn't object to it.

"Muneyoshi, I'll get back the face that Fudomine has lost." At this moment, Lin Xiu picked up his racket and walked onto the court with Ibu Shinji.

"It's up to you, Lin Xiu!"

Muneyoshi nodded; he still trusted Lin Xiu's abilities.

"Next up is the doubles match number one: Rin Fudomine and Shinji Ibu vs. Yuta Fuji and Yoshiro Akazawa of St. Rudolf!"

As the referee announced the decision, the four entered the venue.

Upon hearing the referee call out the names, Muneyoshi glanced at the two opposing players, then looked towards the St. Rudolph's rest area.

Unexpectedly, Mizuki wanted to bet on doubles, arranging all of St. Rudolph's strongest players in doubles.

Fudomine's doubles team is just as weak as Seigaku's last year, and they found inspiration in last year's Hyotei Academy vs. Seigaku match.

They wanted to win by winning two points in doubles and one point in singles.

To avoid a direct confrontation with what he considers to be the Singles 1 Saeki Muneyoshi, and the second- Tachibana Kippei.

Unfortunately, Mizuki is destined to miscalculate this time no matter what.

Firstly, Fudomine couldn't possibly lose this doubles match. Secondly, while Muneyoshi was indeed Singles 1 today, Keith was playing singles number three.

Just then, two eye-catching figures appeared outside the venue: a handsome young man with a constant smile and a bespectacled man who was always writing and drawing in a notebook.

"Muneyoshi, it's Seigaku's Fuji Shusuke and Inui Sadaharu. It seems their match is over." Tachibana Kippei whispered to Muneyoshi.

"They're probably Seigaku's doubles pair 2; they came straight over after their match!"

Muneyoshi glanced at him and then looked away. He wasn't surprised that Fuji over, since Fuji was also Fuji of their opponents in this match.

Fuji Yuta.

"Inui Sadaharu is probably here to gather information, Fuji is likely here specifically to watch his brother's match."

At this moment, Tachibana An, who was in charge of intelligence work at Fudomine, also spoke up. She already knew everything about Fuji Yuta.

"Akan, you're still so serious."

Fuji Shusuke, who had come to the stadium to watch the game, smiled as he watched Inui Sadaharu had started sketching seriously as soon as he arrived at the stadium.

Inui Sadaharu flipped through his notebook, his eyes constantly darting to the players on the court.

"Fuji, based on the data I've gathered, your brother is likely to lose this match. Lin Xiu from Fudomine is just too strong individually. Even though his teammates aren't a good match for him, he can still win through sheer individual skill."

The mirror of Inui Sadaharu flashed with a gleam of wisdom.

"I need to gather more information about Fudomine; they may be our biggest rival in the future."

Their conversation did not affect the progress of the game.

After the coin toss ended, Fudomine was awarded the right to serve first.

Bang!

Lin Xiu, who had become much more serious because of Muneyoshi's words, struck with all his might, and the tennis ball flew out of St. Rudolph's half of the court at an extremely fast speed.

Akazawa and Yuta, however, didn't even have to move before Lin Xiu took the points.

Several more aces followed, and Fudomine won the first game.

In the next game where St. Rudolph served, Akazawa's serve was quite tricky; after entering the service box, the ball bounced directly to the edge of the court.

Lin Xiu returned the serve, Fuji Yuta rushed to the tennis ball, unleashing his signature super Half Volley, sending the ball towards Ibu Shinji.

Fuji Yuta was expressionless and cold-faced; he smiled far less often than his brother.

With Muneyoshi's special training, Ibu Shinji's strength has not increased significantly, but his acuity and reaction time have improved.

The tennis ball was easily returned to him.

However, just as the tennis ball crossed the net, Akazawa rushed up and hit the ball with the edge of his racket, unleashing his signature Mirage Ball.

After the ball flies over the net, it shakes violently, somewhat like Explosive Ball Wild Dance. Although the power is much less, it disrupts the opponent's dynamic vision and causes visual fatigue.

Moreover, the tennis ball still flew towards Ibu Shinji, and it was hit in a position that was difficult for him to reach.

Upon seeing the ball, Ibu Shinji didn't hesitate. He sprinted quickly, caught up with the tennis ball, and returned it to the net.

"Fudomine Ibu Shinji scores, 15-0."

However, this kind of shot and forced scoring consumed more of Ibu Shinji's stamina.

The rest of the match was just like that one ball; Lin Xiu barely touched the ball again except when receiving serves.

All of the St. Rudolph duo's returns flew towards Ibu Shinji.

The game was consumed by this constant back-and-forth and struggle.

Bang!

15-15.

Bang!

30-15.

Bang!

Fudomine score, 40-15.

Thanks to Muneyoshi's special training with Ibu Shinji some time ago, although his strength has not improved significantly yet, his willpower is strong and his reaction speed has improved a lot.

Ultimately, through his own efforts, he widened the score gap in the second game as well.

Ibu Shinji's performance also earned cheers from the other first-year students on the team.

However, Keith, who had been playing doubles for many years, saw through his opponent's scheme.

"Ha, they're planning to focus their attacks on Shinji first, exhausting his stamina to the maximum extent, and then concentrate their forces on Xiu!"

Having discovered the other party's purpose, Keith calmly stated their plan, without showing any nervousness.

He was very clear about Lin Xiu's strength, and the strength of his two opponents had also been demonstrated in these two matches.

With this level of strength, there's no need for him to worry, and he poses no threat to Lin Xiu.

Muneyoshi also discovered St. Rudolph's objective in the second game.

Just like in the original work, they dealt with the Golden Pair by prioritizing and focusing on one side.

With the help of information from the Mizuki, Fuji Yuta and Akazawa knew exactly what kind of shots Ibu Shinji was not good at.

So they deliberately aimed all the balls at Shinji, and even hit them in places where he needed to exert all his strength to catch them, in order to exhaust Shinji's stamina as much as possible.

Knowing the other party's purpose, Muneyoshi, like Keith, was not worried at all.

This approach could indeed pose a threat to Fudomine's doubles team, but this school cannot be St. Rudolph.

Tachibana Kippei was well aware of this, so all three of them remained quite calm.

The subsequent matches unfolded as expected.

The continuous running had exhausted Ibu Shinji's energy, making it difficult for him to move.

As the tennis ball flew towards Ibu Shinji again, a racket suddenly appeared directly in front of him.

"Drink!"

Lin Xiu took a step forward and came in front of Ibu Shinji. With an extremely fast swing, the tennis ball bounced out from Fuji Yuta's feet.

"Game, Fudomine wins this Fudomine, score 3-2."

Fuji Yuta could even see what had just happened, the tennis ball flew off his feet.

Furthermore, Lin Xiu was clearly on the other side of the field, so why did he suddenly appear to help Ibu Shinji retaliate?

"This... this..."

In fact, not only him, but also his teammate Akazawa Jiro, and even Mizuki, who was originally full of confidence off the field, were all stunned at this moment.

Lin Xiu's burst of speed was simply too fast.

"Senior Lin Xiu!"

Exhausted Ibu Shinji was also completely baffled.

Lin Xiu glanced at him and said gently, "Shinji, you did a great job. Leave the rest to me. Except for receiving and serving, you can step back onto the court!"

"Yes!"

After a short rest, Ibu Shinji recovered. He knew he was being targeted, but he didn't complain.

After being trained by Muneyoshi for a while, he realized that complaining was useless; only becoming strong himself was real.

Therefore, he obediently withdrew from the field.

The following matches will be a one-man show for Lin Xiu.

Although he may seem weak, it depends on who he's compared to.

Compared to Saeki Muneyoshi, Tachibana Kippei, Keith in Fudomine, he was indeed not very strong.

However, in today's Japan school world, his strength is on par with that of Oshitari Kenya, Sengoku Kiyosumi, Akutagawa Jirou, Marui Bunta, Masaharu Niou, and Hirakoba Rin Niou Masaharu.

Just as Hanamura Aoi and Muneyoshi discussed, what Lin Xiu lacked was that flash of inspiration and creativity.

However, having received British tennis training from a young age, he has a very well-rounded foundation in all aspects.

Especially in doubles.

In the subsequent matches, Lin Xiu single-handedly suppressed Fuji Yuta and Akazawa Jiro of St. Rudolph.

"Game, Fudomine wins, score 6-4."

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