A Quarrel

"Hey, Seigaku's not bad."

Outside the stadium, in the Fudomine rest area, Tachibana An was somewhat surprised by Momoshiro's performance.

As Fudomine's intelligence officer, she pays close attention to Fudomine's rivals.

Among them, Seigaku is the most outstanding.

After all, Fudomine is going to fight Seigaku all the way from the regional preliminaries to the National Tournament, so they are indeed the most important opponent.

Therefore, during this period, she rarely paid attention to Fudomine's matches, and mostly lingered around the Seigaku stadium, recording various data and videos.

Of course, she would also take the time to keep an eye on the Hyotei Academy in the east of the city.

Because of this attention, she also kept a close eye on the matches of all the Seigaku players.

Especially in the last match, the poor performance of the Momoshiro and Ryoma pair against Yulin Middle School's doubles team was simply an eyesore.

This gave Tachibana An a preconceived notion that Momoshiro Takeshi's strength was nothing special and that he wasn't very good at doubles.

I didn't expect that after changing teammates today, our doubles skills would improve by leaps and bounds.

Thinking of the doubles team from Yulin Middle School, Tachibana An blushed for the first time, recalling when she and her brother had just arrived in Tokyo last year.

It was also because of the doubles match with Yulin Junior High School that he met Saeki Muneyoshi for the first time and they became partners.

"That big liar, who knows when he'll be back..."

Tachibana An's thoughts jumped around quickly, while the others didn't have as many imaginations as she did.

Especially Tachibana Kippei, who frowned slightly as he watched Seigaku field their first second-year doubles pairing, but quickly composed himself.

The original intention of this match against Seigaku was to train the second-year team members. It would be good to see other aspects of Seigaku in the match.

Actually, Tachibana Kippei didn't know.

The doubles pairing of Momoshiro and Kaidoh still has some merit in the eyes of the Seigaku members.

Although their personalities clash, their teamwork and mutual competitive spirit are unmatched.

Bang!

"Seigaku wins this game, score 1-0."

"Both sides change sides!"

"With that dazzling snake-like shot aimed at the opposite baseline, Sakurai, in his attempt to deliver a high-quality return, would fall into Momoshiro's trap."

Then they exploited this loophole to score with Momoshiro's powerful smash; their strategy was quite sophisticated.

As the saying goes, an observer sees more clearly. On the sidelines, Ibu Shinji and Kamio Akira easily figured out the combination punch from Momoshiro and Kaidoh.

"However, your calculations are excellent, but can you withstand A-Tie's absolute power?"

On the field, after the change of sides, possession of the ball came into the hands of Ishida Tetsu.

Realizing he had fallen into the other person's rhythm, he was determined to break it.

And what better option than Wave Shot to break the rhythm?

Ishida Tetsu gripped the tennis ball tightly in his left hand, while the muscles in his right hand twitched incessantly, releasing a formidable aura from his body.

"You viper, be careful, they're about to unleash their true power!"

"Heh! Mind your own business!"

Bang!

"Wave Shot First Form!"

A beam of blue and white light suddenly shot out from Ishida Tetsu's racket, its terrifying power abruptly entering Seigaku's half of the court.

The extremely powerful flat serve is the favorite serve of all power players, as it allows them to perfectly unleash their power.

Seeing this, Momoshiro and Kaidoh, who were already prepared, acted swiftly.

"Such terrifying power, so... heavy!"

Kaidoh frowned, and all the muscles in his body tensed up.

His strength was also considerable, and since Kawamura Takashi often practiced with them in the Tennis Club using the Wave Shot, they were quite familiar with it.

However, the Wave Shot that Kawamura Takashi hit was definitely not as casual as Ishida Tetsu's. Kaidou Kaoru realized that he could not return it with one hand, so he immediately used both hands to barely return it.

As the tennis ball flew back, Sakurai Masaya on the opposite side quickly filled the gap.

To the astonishment of Momoshiro and Kaidoh, Sakurai intercepted Kaidoh's return shot from the frontcourt and quickly smashed the ball back into Seigaku's court with a backhand shot.

The reaction was so sudden that even Momoshiro didn't have time to react.

"Fudomine Junior High scores, 15:0."

What a great teamwork!

Upon seeing this, Kikumaru, also a doubles net player, was immediately impressed. They hadn't expected that Sakurai, who hadn't shown much promise at Fudomine last year, could now play such tennis.

"As expected, Fudomine is indeed the biggest rival!"

The Seigaku members exchanged glances, their vigilance towards Fudomine rising to its highest level.

The match continued, with the serve shifting to the left side. Ishida Tetsu served again, his bulging right arm muscles filling the cuff of his sleeve, and he once again delivered a highly skilled Wave Shot serve.

Bang!

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine Junior High scores this round, score 1-1."

Bang!

"Game, this round is won by Seigaku, score 2:1."

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine Junior High scores this round, score 4-4."

The doubles match was extremely close, with neither Seigaku nor Fudomine able to pull ahead.

However, as the competition continued, the atmosphere of the match, which had been going well, began to change.

"You viper, I should have been the one to catch that ball! Why did you try to steal it?"

Disappointed by the previous goal, Momoshiro stood in front of Kaidoh again, forehead to forehead.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You idiot!"

Want to fight?

"Fine, let's fight! Who's afraid of who!"

Such a sudden event left everyone watching from the sidelines completely bewildered.

No, you're on the same team, how can you play doubles if you don't get along?

The contestants from various schools, unaware of the inside story, were all quite speechless at this moment.

The reaction in Seigaku's rest area was similar to that of these people.

"They're at it again... those two!"

Kikumaru and Oishi sighed. Even at such a crucial moment, forming a doubles team couldn't shake this bad habit.

"Oh my god, Senior Tao and Senior Kaidoh... are they going to start fighting right now?"

Katsuro and Katsuo watched the game with some worry. If a fight broke out, it would be a huge embarrassment, especially since the match was still going on...

"Don't worry, the chances of them arguing when they play doubles together are 100%."

Inui Sadaharu closed his notebook, signaling them to relax.

For him, this situation was entirely expected and nothing unusual.

"Senior Gan, since the probability of Senior Tao and Senior Kaidoh arguing is 100%, why make them team up as a doubles team?"

Kato Katsuro expressed his incomprehension.

"Why?"

Upon hearing the first-year team members ask this question, a glint flashed in Inui Sadaharu's snow-white glasses.

"Because it's a good fit, their probability of winning doubles is 67%."