Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"Well played." Dong Yunshan tossed the tennis ball aside and shook his hand. "That's enough for now."

"I'm sorry..." Saika Totsuka a guilty look, "I just accidentally..."

"I was too aggressive. It's a competition, it's normal." Dong Yunshan patted Saika Totsuka on the shoulder. "You didn't see the kind of player who got beaten so badly he ended up hanging on the net."

Saika Totsuka stared in disbelief. "... Is that still tennis?"

"I wanted to ask too," Dong Yunshan said, looking at Yukino Yukinoshita, "What was the result?"

"Weak forehand, poor backhand, loose footwork..." Yukino Yukinoshita paused, "Only her reaction speed is up to par."

Saika Totsuka lowered her head.

"Improving physical fitness is more urgent than tennis technique." Yukino Yukinoshita stared at Dong Yunshan. "Biceps, deltoids, pectorals, abs, external obliques, back muscles, thigh muscles... all need training."

"You mean him, right?" Dong Yunshan asked, puzzled. "Why are you staring at me?"

"Yours are more noticeable," Yukino Yukinoshita, looking at Saika Totsuka. "Let's start with push-ups."

"Okay!" Saika Totsuka had thought she was going to be abandoned.

"Yes." Yukino Yukinoshita nodded, "It can effectively increase the basal metabolic rate."

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama tilted her head, a big question mark seemingly appearing above her head.

Yukino Yukinoshita seemed somewhat taken aback, as if she hadn't expected Yui Yuigahama be unaware of even this.

However, compared to confirming and blaming, it's more time-efficient to explain directly.

"Simply put, it's about making your body more suitable for exercise. If your basal metabolic rate increases, you'll burn calories more easily." Yukino Yukinoshita noticed that Yui Yuigahama's doubts hadn't lessened, so she offered an even simpler explanation. "With a higher basal metabolic rate, the calories needed for breathing and digestion also increase, so just staying alive will make you thinner."

"Got it!" Yui Yuigahama's eyes lit up, and she immediately climbed down. "How many do we need?"

"Anyway..." Yukino Yukinoshita thought for a moment, "Let's try to get to the point of almost dying first."

Thump!

Just as she straightened her arms to support herself Saika Totsuka collapsed to the ground.

Komachi Hikigaya had been crouching down to lie down, silently stood up.

"It's just a basic extreme test, nothing that exaggerated," Dong Yunshan explained. "It's just pushing myself to exhaustion."

Volume 5, May Holiday: Chapter 167, Low-Level Provocation

Both Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita share the same solution to Saika Totsuka's goal of increasing her strength, and thus cooperate and proceed in sync.

Dong Yunshan personally provided guidance and trained Saika Totsuka.

Yukino Yukinoshita observed and recorded from the sidelines, making corresponding modifications to the content of the subsequent special training.

After the physical training ended, Yui Yuigahama couldn't keep up with the subsequent tennis-specific training. She could only take some time to do cardio with Yukino Yukinoshita a tree.

At first, I had some hope, but then I found that I ate more after exercising, and that dampened my initial excitement.

Occasionally, under Yukino Yukinoshita's instructions, she and Komachi Hikigaya would throw the ball onto the court, allowing Saika Totsuka return it one by one.

This was originally Dong Yunshan's task, but Yukino Yukinoshita accidentally discovered that Yui Yuigahama and Komachi Hikigaya would be more effective at throwing it.

Dong Yunshan's throwing accuracy is too high; he can basically hit wherever he points.

In contrast, Komachi Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama threw the ball with non-standard technique, making it completely inaccurate and unpredictable.

"Is watching people play ball really this boring?" Yui Yuigahama on her hand. "Those people seem to be having a lot of fun."

Komachi Hikigaya chuckled, "They're not watching the game, they're watching the people playing it."

Thump!

Saika Totsuka stumbled on the field, but still tried to catch the ball, and fell to the ground.

Dong Yunshan rushed over immediately. "How are you feeling?"

"I... I'm fine..." Saika Totsuka her scraped leg, forcing a smile through her red-rimmed eyes. "Let's continue."

Dong Yunshan frowned. "Are you sure?"

"Everyone is helping me..." Saika Totsuka sniffed. "I want to try again."

Dong Yunshan squeezed his leg to check his injury.

Yukino Yukinoshita approached. "Can we continue?"

Saika Totsuka tried to get up. "I can!"

"I'm not asking you." Yukino Yukinoshita icy. "Competitive sports are inherently prone to injury. If it were on the field, you could try to keep going if you wanted. But this is training, so you have to listen to the coach."

"It's not a big problem." Dong Yunshan was experienced with injuries and quickly understood the situation after touching the ankle a couple of times. He grabbed the ankle and helped move it around a bit. "It's just a superficial injury; the muscles and bones are fine—but it still needs some treatment. I'll go get you the first-aid kit."

Yui Yuigahama noticed the beads of sweat on Dong Yunshan's forehead. "I'll go, you've been practicing with Aya for so long."

"Don't underestimate my stamina." Dong Yunshan picked up Saika Totsuka and placed him on a bench by the field. "I'll be back in a bit."

"Shinonome... he's so handsome." Saika Totsuka watched Dong Yunshan's departing figure, her cheeks flushed. "I really want to be like him..."

"You're not bad either," Yui Yuigahama comforted her. "Everyone calls you Prince."

"Prince or something..." Saika Totsuka blushed even more.

"Ah!" came the laughter. "Someone's playing tennis!"

Yui Yuigahama and saw that it was actually a group of popular people centered around Hayato Hayama and Miura.

I don't know where they came from, but there were so many of them, a huge crowd.

"Ah... it's Yui Yuigahama," a female classmate next to Yumiko Miura whispered, "And Komachi too."

"So you've been here." Yumiko Miura glanced at Komachi Hikigaya, then looked at Yui Yuigahama. "Have you taken a liking to tennis lately?"

"I'm helping Totsuka train," Yui Yuigahama replied. "What are you doing here...?"

"I'm so bored." Yumiko Miura's eyes shifted, fixing on Saika Totsuka. "Totsuka ~ Can we play here too?"

"Miura -san..." Saika Totsuka avoided her gaze, "I wasn't playing around..."

"What?" Yumiko Miura frowned. "I can't hear you, you were speaking so softly."

"I... I was training!" Saika Totsuka raised her voice slightly.

"I see. But there are people from outside the Tennis Club too." Yumiko Miura's gaze lingered on Yukino Yukinoshita for a moment. "So we should be able to use the courts, right?"

"This..." Saika Totsuka was at a loss for words.

"Okay," Yukino Yukinoshita said. "Go and apply to the school yourself."

"Huh?" Yumiko Miura rolled her eyes. "Who asked you to be so nosy? Where's your application?"

"Here it is." Yukino Yukinoshita took out the document. "Any other questions?"

"You..." Yumiko Miura glared fiercely at Yukino Yukinoshita, but it was like a flame hitting an iceberg, having no effect whatsoever. "Wait a minute?" She stared at the words on it. "This is permission for the Tennis Club. Who do you think you are!"

"I'm one of the people in charge of training..." Yukino Yukinoshita slightly raised her chin. "And who are you?"

"You...!!!" Yumiko Miura hair jumped.

"Alright, alright..." Hayama Hayato waved his hand, "Stop arguing. It's more fun with more people. Isn't it great to play together? We can also practice with Totsuka. There's strength in numbers!"

"That depends on who it is." Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze grew even colder. "Who do you think you are?"

Hayama Hayato's expression froze instantly.

"Heh heh..." Although Yumiko Miura was laughing, the expression on her face was frighteningly ferocious. "You think you're qualified to train people? I think I'm much better at it than you!"

"Fine." Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was indifferent. "As long as you add '[you think]' to everything, then you're right."

"Let's have a match if we dare!" Yumiko Miura glared at her. "Whoever wins is right!"

Yukino Yukinoshita reacted coldly. "A low-level provocation."

Yumiko Miura: "Fine, then don't."

"But if it can make you a little quieter," Yukino Yukinoshita scoffed, "It would be considered maintaining public order."

"Then let's have a competition!" A smile suddenly appeared on Yumiko Miura's lips. "Women's doubles."

Yumiko Miura also knew something about Yukino Yukinoshita.

An aloof, cold young lady with no friends.

"I'm sorry, am I putting you in too much trouble?" Yumiko Miura seemed to just remember, "You can't find anyone to team up with, can you?"

Normally, the people surrounding her would have already joined in the laughter.

But today is different, because the person in front of her is Yukino Yukinoshita.

Regardless of what people say behind her back, at least in front of Yukino Yukinoshita, no one dares to laugh at her.

"There's no need," Yukino Yukinoshita unmoved. "I'm enough on my own."

Komachi Hikigaya frowned slightly, about to step forward, when she felt a slight tug. (3964460)

Volume 5, May Holiday: Chapter 168 Falling from the Sky

"I..." Yui Yuigahama grabbed her clothes, and after a while, she finally looked up. "I'm teaming up with Little Yukino!"

Yukino Yukinoshita paused slightly, "Yui Yuigahama..."

"Hey!" Yumiko Miura crossed her arms, her long, wavy golden hair swaying unhappily as she tapped her toes on the ground in frustration. "You know what this means, Yui Yuigahama? Are you trying to mess with me?"

"I... I didn't mean that. But club activities are important to me too! So I'm going to participate in the competition!" Yui Yuigahama instinctively avoided Yumiko Miura's fierce gaze, but still stood tall and met her gaze directly. "It's not to oppose you, it's to work hard together with Little Yukino, who helps me! Because... because Little Yukino an important friend of mine!"

Yukino Yukinoshita's cherry lips parted slightly, then pressed them tightly together again.

"Oh, I see... Don't humiliate yourself." Miura replied calmly, but her eyes seemed to spit fire. She gestured with her chin towards the Tennis Club on the sidelines, "Go change your clothes. I need to borrow a jersey from the women's tennis club. Do you want to come with me?"

The gesture looked exactly like a female gang leader taking her underling into an alley to teach her a lesson.

Yui Yuigahama's face stiffened, but seeing Yukino Yukinoshita walk over calmly, she quickly followed.

"Hina Ebina," Yumiko Miura called out, "You come too."

The short-haired, Hina Ebina, pointed to herself. "Me? No way..."

"Don't think I don't know." Yumiko Miura glared at her. "You specifically learned tennis, didn't you, because of that manga?"

"Okay..." Hina Ebina followed.

When the girls returned after changing their clothes, the tennis court in the corner of the campus was already packed with people.

Looking around, there were at least several hundred people.

Of course, those who had always been by Hayama Hayato and Yumiko Miura's side were also present, along with a bunch of people who had somehow heard the news and come to see what was going on.

The majority of students are in their second year, but there are also many first and third year students.

Yumiko Miura was indeed a popular figure in her class, and many people in the same grade knew her.

However, Yukino Yukinoshita a mysterious figure on campus. Her department is special, and coupled with her aloof personality and outstanding beauty, many people are curious about her.

Saika Totsuka was sitting in the referee's seat, and because of her high position, she could vaguely hear a lot of people talking about Yukino Yukinoshita.

Whoosh—Bang!

Yui Yuigahama stared in astonishment at the tennis ball hitting the net and landing with a thud behind her. "Wow... so fast..."

"What's wrong, Yui Yuigahama?" Yumiko Miura, serving, rested her racket on her shoulder. "Is that all?"

"Little Yukino, I'm sorry..." Yui Yuigahama lowered her voice, "Yumiko was in the girls' tennis club in junior high school, and she was even elected as the prefectural representative..."

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly. "There's no need for an apology."

"I mean... I rarely play tennis..." Yui Yuigahama, "I'm so much worse than her."

"No apology is needed."

"What I'm saying is... I've played more in the last few days than I have in the past ten years."

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment. "You haven't really played much these past few days, have you?"

That's exactly what I mean.

"There's no need to apologize." Yukino Yukinoshita gently shook her head. "Your presence is enough."

That's what it means...

Bang! Bang! Bang!