Yanagi Renji

After the change of scenes.

Yanagi Renji stood sideways to the left of the center line of the court, his light brown short hair casting a shadow over his vision, and his previously half-closed eyes opened slightly.

Yanagi Renji's expression was solemn, and a hint of inquiry was revealed in his sharp eyes.

"When I used that move, their aura grew stronger again..."

Yanagi Renji sighed inwardly, then, having recovered from the shock of that attack, he shook his head slightly and murmured, "As expected, there was still a hidden trick. It seems the strategy we devised at the meeting was correct."

"However, even if the other side gathers sufficient data, am I really guaranteed to be able to retaliate?"

Yanagi Renji was somewhat worried, but he did not show it.

With Fudomine and Seigaku becoming increasingly powerful, at least in terms of singles talent reserves, they seem to be no weaker than Rikkai Dai.

At the same time, due to continuous growth through competitions and training, both schools have made remarkable progress in doubles.

In particular, Fudomine converted Keith, who was originally considered their strong singles player, into a doubles player.

This Fudomine increased the strength of Fudomine's doubles team, and under such pressure, Rikkai Dai had to make some choices in certain aspects.

"However... if it really is only this level, with Niou's backup plan, my Data Tennis isn't entirely without a chance."

Tap tap tap!

Yanagi Renji's resolve hardened. Watching Keith hit the tennis ball, he instantly judged its landing point, and with a flash, he quickly caught up with the ball.

Having already adapted to the basics of using ki, Yanagi Renji was able to retaliate quite easily.

Bang!

The racket swept across his body, and a pale yellow beam of light swiftly traversed half the court, landing in what the data deemed the most suitable position.

The next moment, a cold voice rang out from the court.

"Good angle, but too slow!"

Keith crouched down, stomping his feet hard on the ground, and a pale blue halo surrounded his hands and racket.

Once Keith gets used to Yanagi Renji's rhythm of targeting weaknesses and difficult-to-manage positions with data, this impact is almost negligible.

"Niou, watch out for that downward shot in the X area on your forehand; your opponent has considerable power."

Yanagi Renji's voice suddenly came from beside Niou's ear.

"Pfft! Got it!"

After receiving the message from Yanagi Renji, Niou promptly went to the designated location. As he stood there, the tennis ball appeared exactly as Yanagi Renji had said.

Niou unleashed a Short Explosive Volley at the bouncing tennis ball.

Keith had anticipated Rikkai Dai's counterattack, and he quickly flashed across the field.

Bang!

The kinetic energy generated by his vigorous run made Keith's swing incredibly powerful.

The tennis ball that Niou Masaharu had just hit the ground and bounced up was then heavily slammed back by Keith, who had caught up.

Tap tap tap!

On the other side, Yanagi Renji seemed to have anticipated Keith's counterattack. While directing Niou, he also took steady steps and preemptively positioned himself to land the tennis ball.

"The probability of a diagonal, high-impact shot is 86%."

"Lin Xiu has a 75% chance of recovering a point from the sideline at the net."

Yanagi Renji murmured to himself. Faced with the attacks from Keith and Lin Xiu, he could only rely on the data model of the two that he had been building up based on the information he had collected earlier.

"Therefore, the chance of a shot hitting the middle baseline is 67%!"

After scanning the positions and movements of Keith and Lin Xiu, Yanagi Renji quickly ran forward, his palms twitching, and as he was about to hit the ball, he lowered the tip of his racket to its lowest point.

"Topspin?!"

On the opposite side of the court, Lin Xiu saw Yanagi Renji's movements and immediately adjusted his position, making full preparations for the upcoming return of the ball.

However!

This adjustment was merely a feint by Yanagi Renji.

As Lin Xiu adjusted his footwork and movements, Yanagi Renji slashed horizontally with his racket, forcefully striking the bouncing tennis ball.

He delivered a quick slice shot directly towards the baseline.

"High-speed slice!"

Whoosh... Bang!

A streak of intense white light flashed as the tennis ball swept past Lin Xiu and Keith's blind spot, quickly flying out of bounds.

"Rikkai Dai's Yanagi Renji scores, 15-0."

"This was a super-fast slice shot that used a sprint and a feint to mislead Lin Xiu into making a wrong judgment. It seems that even though Yanagi Renji is focusing on data analysis, his own skills are constantly improving."

Yanagi Renji's attack made Muneyoshi's eyes light up slightly, and he wore a fairly good expression.

At this moment, Muneyoshi seemed to see the shadow of Mitsuya in Yanagi Renji, and thinking of this, he chuckled softly again:

"That makes sense. If there's no progress at all, then all our previous training efforts would have been for nothing."

Muneyoshi consistently instilled in the Fudomine team members the view that Rikkai Dai and Seigaku were their strongest rivals.

Since we're being treated as rivals, we absolutely have to be different.

What is an opponent?

It is something that everyone needs to take seriously or strive to surpass.

Tennis is a team sport, and Muneyoshi alone cannot win a team match.

Therefore, the improvement of team members is also important.

Conversely, someone who sees you as a threat will also be motivated to improve.

Only by helping each other succeed can we become rivals!

Muneyoshi had been searching for and training teammates, clearing all obstacles in the way of the new members, all in order to compete with Rikkai Dai High School and Seigaku.

Although the new Fudomine Tennis Club has only been established for a short time, it has already grown very quickly compared to when they started in their second year in the original work.

Muneyoshi's words also caught the attention of Tachibana Kippei.

Tachibana Kippei tilted his head and glanced at Muneyoshi, then looked back at the court and said in a deep voice:

"Muneyoshi, you're right. Rikkai Dai is indeed our biggest rival, and so far, their main offensive player has only been Yanagi Renji, while Niou Masaharu, whom you value so much, hasn't shown any promise yet!"

Having embarked on his own tennis journey, Tachibana Kippei was naturally aware of Yanagi Renji's progress.

Although their paths have diverged, it's clear that Yanagi Renji has already come a long way on his tennis journey.

"Shu, let me do it!"

With a soft shout, Keith moved like lightning, his pale golden hair fluttering in the wind.

He blocked Yanagi Renji's high-speed slice shot, which he had used before.

Keith displayed his exceptional physical abilities, leaping high into the air and twisting his muscles to intercept the ball, before unleashing an even more powerful counterattack.

With a loud bang.

The tennis ball rang out on Yanagi Renji's sideline, and even Niou in the backcourt couldn't catch it in time before it flew out of bounds.

"His speed increased by nearly 20% in an instant, and his strength increased by nearly 25%. This guy really hasn't used his full strength..."

As Yanagi Renji watched Keith's momentum grow stronger, his gaze became increasingly profound.

Compared to the intelligence he had previously gathered, Keith's sudden improvement was somewhat exaggerated.

That kind of power is almost comparable to Sanada's attack!

"Fudomine scores, 30-30!"

"No, this keeps showing us strengths that are different from ours based on our stats; it's putting us at a disadvantage."

Yanagi Renji watched as Keith walked back to the service line to serve, the data in his mind constantly changing, before he sighed:

"Moreover... this kind of data is useless; I haven't collected any real data about him yet."

Then, Yanagi Renji looked at Niou, who was standing at the baseline and staring intently at the opposite side, and said, "Niou, we might have to rely on you from now on!"

"Pfft, I was ready all along!"

"I'll definitely win this round next time!"

Yanagi Renji shifted his gaze from Keith: "I couldn't gather any information on Keith, but yours hasn't changed much."

"Kama-gari!"

Yanagi Renji took a step forward and rushed towards the returning tennis ball. Just before he reached the landing point of the ball, his body began to spin in place.

With the added speed and spin, he hit a high-speed, diagonally spinning slice shot.

Lin Xiu retaliated, but his spin and power were so much greater than before that his racket snapped as the tennis ball tore through it.

"Game 1, Rikkai Dai score, 1-1."

Seeing that they had finally caught up, Yanagi Renji began to breathe heavily.

In the original work, Kama-gari is also his strongest move. Nagoya Seidoku's people were so overbearing that they were directly knocked away by this ball. It is a ball that directly attacks the opponent's abdomen and has great power.

However, instead of attacking Lin Xiu's body, Yanagi Renji knocked Lin Xiu's racket away.

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