Doubles Tennis: Don't Underestimate the Experience of Playing Tennis Alone! Part 2!

It was like thinking the other side was an Agumon, only to find out it was a Greymon, while he himself was just an ordinary Botamon.

That hurt Katsuragi a little.

However, he was someone who could remain calm for the greater good, so he honestly did his job as support.

Hashimoto's tennis shots were fast.

Once they crossed the net, all anyone could see was a bright yellow blur.

But—

"Bang!"

Daichi Ishizaki was one of Ryuen's lackeys.

Ryuen had not taken a liking to him for his brains. Like Ibuki, Ishizaki was the brainless type, but he was loyal, and his fighting ability was acknowledged by Ryuen.

So—

Ishizaki gripped his racket, chased down the shadow of the incoming ball, and at the instant it hit the ground and bounced, swung it toward Hashimoto.

However—

Before anyone could cheer that impressive return, they saw Hashimoto from Class A leap into the air and swing his racket. This return flew straight past Ishizaki's side. In other words, the ball Ishizaki had just received was only a feint, meant to lure him to one side before attacking the other.

At that moment, Ishizaki could not react at all.

Hashimoto had properly used his brain there.

And that was something Ishizaki lacked.

"The Hashimoto-Katsuragi team scores one point!" announced a first-year teacher acting as referee.

Hashimoto and Katsuragi's side had scored.

"His tennis skills are already catching up to mine."

At that moment, a boy with black curly hair and the appearance of a Karasu Tengu walked up behind Sakayanagi.

Normally, he had little presence in class and had barely spoken much, but he was someone who could clearly read the situation. On the second day after enrollment, he had chosen to join Sakayanagi, becoming one of the Sakayanagi Faction members.