The Chemistry of Doubles

"I never expected that Keith and Lin Xiu would not only be strong in singles, but also have such great teamwork in doubles."

In just one game, Keith and Lin Xiu's doubles partnership showed a great deal of chemistry to many.

"That was just now..."

Sakaki Tarou crossed his legs and pondered.

Elite doubles tactics from Europe and America!

Communicate through mutual understanding or pre-designed gestures.

After the attack began, the two players positioned themselves as close to the outside of the sideline as possible, leaving more space in the middle and not rushing to respond.

The attacks were primarily diagonal, with the aim of penetrating at opportune moments.

For those in front of the net, try to only interfere, rather than actively attack.

"I never expected the doubles pair from Fudomine to have such exquisite teamwork. They've been kept separated all along, was it to prevent others from noticing?"

Sakaki Tarou squinted and glanced at Hanamura Aoi next door. This female coach, who was even younger than him, was truly remarkable.

Did you guess from the beginning that I would arrange the formation this way?

Or was it intentionally designed to mislead, shifting such a strong point from singles to doubles?

Hanamura Aoi also noticed Coach Sakaki's gaze and nodded with a smile.

"Both of the Hyotei Academy's players are good in terms of both skill and synergy, but this is doubles, and teamwork and complementarity are the most important things."

"And what's more, that little guy Muneyoshi really gave us an even bigger surprise!"

Hanamura Aoi smiled inwardly; the combination of Keith and Lin Xiu gave him a glimpse of greater potential for Fudomine this year.

Bang!

Bang!

The next few shots had the same effect; Keith and Lin Xiu cooperated very well, as if they had been partners for many years.

At this point, even the spectators outside the court realized that Fudomine all along; they had such a powerful doubles team but had been keeping it separate and not using it.

This is probably prepared specifically for these strong teams.

On the other hand, Oshitari Yushi Ryo and Mukahi Gakuto found themselves increasingly constrained by the powerful strength and seamless teamwork of Keith and Lin Xiu.

In particular, Oshitari repeatedly displayed his ball skills, only to find that no matter where he hit the ball, Keith would return it directly.

Keith's immense strength gave him the feeling of facing Atobe.

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine, 1-0."

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine, 2-0."

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine, 3-0."

"Change of scene!"

After Oshitari's serve was broken, Mukahi Gakuto's serve was also broken, and Keith managed to hold his serve.

After being scored on directly in a row, both Oshitari and Mukahi were still somewhat dazed when they switched sides.

"The tactics the opponent is using..."

While taking a break to drink water, Sakaki Tarou briefly explained the tactics used by Keith and Lin Xiu.

Both of them were intelligent, and after being instructed by Sakaki Tarou, they roughly understood what was going on.

However, the formidable strength of the Keith and Lin Xiu combination prevented them from finding a good solution.

Finally, Oshitari and Mukahi decided to fully utilize their individual skills and combine them with a newly learned, yet untested, double-netting tactic to break through this barrier.

"Look, Hyotei Academy's two players are at the net!" a spectator shouted.

In Lin Xiu's serve, Mukahi Gakuto and Oshitari Yushi both rushed to the net, intending to fully implement their net play style and not compete with Keith in terms of raw strength.

Furthermore, both Mukahi Gakuto and Oshitari Yushi are highly skilled in net play.

However, the experienced Keith seemed to have anticipated this and hit a Lob directly towards the Hyotei Academy.

"Excellent! This Keith Fudomine student's judgment of the situation is simply genius-level."

At that moment, the Seigaku Golden Pair, also a doubles team, arrived at the scene. Seeing this on-the-spot reaction, Oishi praised them.

Against doubles pairs that use a double net strategy, the Lob is definitely the best weapon.

"However, this is, after all, a doubles match between Oshitari Yushi and Mukahi Gakuto Hyotei Academy, and they probably won't give up so easily."

Inui Sadaharu, along with Kikumaru and Oishi, arrived at the scene. Upon arrival, he witnessed Fudomine's new move, which he quickly jotted down, then deduced:

"Given their tacit understanding, there's an 80% chance that Mukahi Gakuto will use a smash to return the ball while stepping on Oshitari Yushi's shoulder."

Just as he expected, Mukahi Gakuto used Oshitari Yushi's shoulder as a foothold, jumped higher than usual, and caught the exquisite Lob.

A powerful spike was delivered, Hiyoshi Wakashi of the Hyotei Academy excitedly exclaimed, "We scored!"

Muneyoshi, who had been watching the court closely, smiled calmly, "Heh, is that so?"

Before Mukahi Gakuto's smash even landed, Lin Xiu had already arrived at the net, leaping up and smashing the tennis ball back before it hit the ground.

A flash of white light appeared on Oshitari Yushi's glasses. He didn't seem too surprised by the counterattack. He quickly ran back, raised his racket, and hit another Lob at Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu certainly wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by.

He leaped up, his tall figure blocking out the sunlight, and slammed the tennis ball down hard in the air.

At that moment, Atobe from the Hyotei Academy region smiled slightly, "Pretty capable, Oshitari!"

"Chance!"

Oshitari Yushi twisted his body and caught the smash with a horizontal swing. The tennis ball landed at a higher angle than the previous Lob, on Fudomine's backcourt baseline.

"Game, Hyotei Academy, 1-4."

"This is... the Brown Bear Drop!"

Tachibana Kippei gave Oshitari Yushi a deep look, then glanced at Muneyoshi beside him.

As people who had also fought against Fuji Shusuke, they were very familiar with Fuji Shusuke moves.

Muneyoshi was alright; he already knew that Oshitari Yushi would use this move, but he didn't expect him to use it at such a crucial moment.

Tachibana Kippei was quite surprised. He hadn't expected that Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy would actually use Seigaku 'Fuji signature move. He truly lived up to his reputation as Hyotei Academy's number two.

Meanwhile, on the field...

"Keith, this move from them is very similar to Fuji from Seigaku before. It's very effective against smashes. It seems we can't just keep using smashes carelessly anymore," Lin Xiu whispered to Keith.

Keith nodded, then shook his head, saying, "You don't need to fight. We just need to watch out for their double net play and Oshitari Yushi's movements. Leave the rest to me."

"Good!"

The two made up their minds and took their positions again.

"Hmph, you want to restrict our dual internet access?"

Seeing the opponent's movement, Oshitari smiled slightly and swung his racket forcefully at the incoming ball. It looked like a powerful smash, but the ball gently grazed the net and landed lightly on the ground.

This is one of the thousands of techniques used by Oshitari, involving a feint Drop Shot.

However, Lin Xiu reacted quickly at the net and managed to catch the ball.

However, the Hyotei Academy duo returned to the net at this moment.

In the following match, Mukahi Gakuto's net interceptions and Special Skill Shot, Oshitari Yushi's thousand special techniques and high-speed volleys.

The dazzling skills of the ball left the audience mesmerized.

They rallied and won two games back, bringing the score to 3-5, demonstrating remarkable resilience.

"Such a strong doubles team..."

Kikumaru looked at the two pairs of athletes below with unstoppable momentum and was somewhat amazed.

He hadn't expected that the Hyotei Academy duo would actually manage to stabilize what was initially a disadvantageous situation.

Is the game really about to be turned around?

However, the match had now reached match point, with Keith serving.

"Hyotei Academy is going to lose this game..."

Tachibana Kippei glanced at Keith walking towards the service area, feeling very confident.

In the deciding game, Keith, who had been quiet throughout the match and had only shown basic doubles skills and teamwork, was finally about to show his true colors.

Now it's time for him to reveal some of his true strength.

Having fought Keith many times, Tachibana Kippei knew very well how terrifying Keith could be when he got serious.

Even after trying so many times, Keith's serve was still very difficult to return.

Snap... Snap...

Keith glanced at the opponent's position, then grabbed the tennis ball and said, as if giving a reminder.

"Hyotei Academy guys, watch out for getting hurt... Universal Gravitation!"

As Keith's voice fell, an incredibly dazzling aquamarine light suddenly appeared in his hand.

The shimmering blue sphere transformed into a circular pool of water, enveloping the entire tennis ball in my hand.

Countless streams of air converged in his hand, continuously gathering towards the azure water surface, and after a moment, formed a huge cloud of air.

Without the slightest pause, Keith's movements were incredibly fluid.

The moment the giant cloud enveloped the tennis ball, he swung his racket with lightning speed.

Bang!

The ball of air enveloped the tennis ball, which Keith then hit away.

At that moment, Sakaki Tarou on the Hyotei Academy coaching bench and Atobe Keigo in the rest area changed color.

"Danger!"

As expected, before even touching the tennis ball, the receiver was pushed away by the powerful air wall.

This is the result of Keith holding back his power and beginning to control Universal Gravitation.

"ACE!"

"Game 1, Fudomine won, score 6-3."

P. S.: "I attended a friend's wedding yesterday and didn't get back until very late. I didn't have time to write much this morning, so I only have two chapters today."

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