My fiancée Yukino

Saika Totsuka also began to explain her request.

Totsuka Saika joined the school's tennis club, but the club's level was very low, and with the third-year members leaving, their skills would decline even further.

As a tennis enthusiast, Totsuka Saika wanted to improve the club's performance.

However, he couldn't interfere with others, so he wanted to start with himself.

Start by improving your own abilities, and then influence the entire club.

After listening to this, Yukino nodded: "Indeed, matters concerning the entire club are something the club needs to resolve internally. But if it's a personal request from Totsuka-san, then it's not something we can't consider. So, Totsuka-san, are you sure you want to ask the Service Club to improve your tennis skills?"

Totsuka Saika said with a serious expression, "That's right, I'm counting on you all!"

“Then, I’ll take this request.” Yukino said with a faint smile. “Since it’s tennis practice, let’s go to the tennis court first. Everyone, please change into your sportswear. Totsuka-kun, is the tennis court available?”

"Yes, it works. I'll just go ask the teacher for it!"

"Alright, I'll leave the application to you."

Next, everyone left the Service Department, changed into their sportswear, and then took their tennis rackets to the sports field.

Looking at Totsuka Saika who had changed into her sportswear, Luo Bai leaned close to Yukino and whispered, "Have you noticed? Some people's gender is really hard to figure out."

Yukino had to admit that Luo Bai was right, especially with Totsuka Saika's legs, which really looked like a girl's.

"Alright, let's begin training."

Looking at Totsuka Saika, Yukino said, "First, let's warm up. Go run a couple of laps, and then we'll do some basic training."

"Yes!"

Without a word of complaint, Totsuka Saika started running around the sports field.

Yukino then led Yuihama in warm-up exercises.

Hachiman picked up a tennis racket and patted it, then looked at Luo Bai: "You didn't play any tennis during PE class, did you not learn how?"

"No, that's not it." As he spoke, Luo Bai lay down on a bench next to the tennis court and said lazily, "It's just that it's so boring, so I don't want to play."

Luo Bai had naturally studied tennis and even researched how to combine it with his superpowers to create effects similar to those in The Prince of Tennis.

Of course, even without superpowers, Luo Bai could hold his own against semi-professionals based solely on his physical abilities.

That's why he found tennis activities in high school physical education class uninteresting.

Although he didn't know if Luo Bai was lying, Hachiman still picked up a tennis racket and started playing by himself.

Everyone will help with Totsuka Saika's training afterwards, so Hachiman will also need to test his skills first.

After running two laps and warming up, it's time for formal training.

Yukino stood near the baseline and looked at Totsuka Saika on the other side, saying, "Let me see your serve first. It doesn't need to be fast; just serve it steadily."

"Yes, I understand!"

Totsuka Ayaka nodded nervously, then tossed the tennis ball up, aimed carefully, and swung her racket.

"Oh!"

With a crisp sound, the serve flew smoothly over the net and landed in Yukino's half of the court.

The ball wasn't very fast, and the angle wasn't tricky enough. For Yukino, who had specifically studied tennis, it was easy to receive.

However, she did not choose to retaliate. After gently blocking the tennis ball with her racket, she said to Totsuka Saika, "Let's continue. Serve ten balls first, take it slow, and adjust your condition for each ball."

Yukino didn't expect to improve her opponent's strength overnight. For someone who wasn't very strong, the most important thing was to build a solid foundation first, starting with serving and then returning the ball. These were things that a novice could gradually accumulate through repeated practice.

As for running and strides, those require a lot of physical fitness as a foundation, so we'll have to take it slowly later.

Saika Totsuka completely followed Yukino's instructions and began serving again and again.

The first few balls were fine, but as the number of serves increased, Totsuka Saika's consistency began to decline.

For every missed shot, Yukino would ask the opponent to serve again.

Yukino's training policy is simple: train until you're dead, as long as you're not killed by it.

Unfortunately, Totsuka Saika discovered it too late, and now there's no chance to back out.

Fortunately, although Totsuka Saika was physically weak and looked frail, she had a strong will and persevered even when she was tired.

After serving a full thirty times, Yukino said, "Alright, take a five-minute break, and then we'll start practicing hitting."

Upon hearing this, Totsuka Saika immediately collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Luo Bai handed the prepared sports drinks to Yui Yuigahama so she could give them to Totsuka Saika, while he himself picked up a bottle and handed it to Yukino, who was walking back.

"You've worked hard, have some water and take a rest."

Yukino nodded, sat down next to Luo Bai, and sipped her drink.

Looking at Yukino's fair neck revealed beneath her long hair, which was tied in a single ponytail, Luo Bai asked, "Are you a little tired?"

Yukino shook her head: "It's alright, but I've never taught anyone tennis before, so I've been thinking about how to do it specifically."

"Okay, if you get tired, I'll take over. Although I haven't played in a long time, I can still teach a newbie."

Yukino, of course, had no problem with that.

"You are a member of the Service Department, so of course you can't slack off."

"Understood, I will strictly follow the minister's instructions."

After resting, Yukino returned to the court and began practicing hitting with Totsuka Saika.

Yukino serves, and Totsuka Saika returns the ball.

Totsuka Saika had some basic skills, but not much, and given the atmosphere of the tennis club, he didn't have many opportunities to learn.

Although Yukino held back quite a bit, Totsuka Saika still struggled to retaliate.

Seeing Totsuka Saika's swing, Yukino hit the ball back while saying, "Lower your center of gravity and remember the way I told you to generate power."

"I see!"

Totsuka Saika nodded and began to adjust her movements according to Yukino's instructions.

Volume 1: Chapter 21 Doubles, Anyway, It's Not Murderous Tennis (1/2)

The special training for Totsuka Saika has been going on for two days, and it's Friday now.

After the first two days of instruction, Totsuka Saika, who had been studying diligently, made some progress in her serves and returns, but only a little.

For Yukino, the results of this training were not satisfactory.

Watching Saika Totsuka practicing her serves with Hachiman, Yukino whispered, "Should we increase the training intensity..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Bai smiled and said, "The current training volume is already sufficient. Increasing the training volume further will reduce the training effect."

"That's such a shame."

“You,” Luo Bai said helplessly, “not everyone has your kind of tenacity. For Totsuka Saika, this level of intensity is already quite good. Let’s take it one step at a time. Training for any sport is a long-term process, and you can’t expect huge improvements in a short period of time.”

As they were talking, the two saw several people walking towards the outside of the tennis court.

"Hayama Hayato, Miura Yumiko, and those other guys...who was it again?"

With her arms crossed, Yukino smiled and said, "Can't you even remember the names of the people in your own class?"

"Why do I have to remember it if I'm not familiar with it?" Luo Bai shrugged. "Besides, if it weren't for Yuihama's matter, I really wouldn't remember Miura's name."

As the two were chatting, Ye Shan and his group of six also walked in.

On tennis.

Yumiko Miura asked directly, "Can we play here too?"

While speaking, he kept glancing at Luo Bai and Xue Nai.

Yui Yuigahama walked over, smiling, and said, "Um, Yumiko, we're helping Saika with her special training, so we might not be able to..."

"Ah~~ Special training."

As she spoke, Miura Yumiko picked up a tennis racket and smiled at Yui Yuigahama. "Isn't that perfect? ​​Since we're helping our classmates, real matches are definitely the best way to improve our skills. What do you think? Besides, we have both boys and girls. How about we try mixed doubles? If we win, we can play here. Anyway, the place is so big, it won't interfere with your so-called special training."

"Um...this..."

Yui Yuigahama felt a little awkward and turned to look at Yukino.

Yukino blinked and looked at Luo Bai beside her: "Is this a provocation?"

Luo Bai shrugged: "She's probably jealous. Have you forgotten that Yui Hama has been coming to the club for lunch these past few days? Maybe someone feels like they've fallen out of favor."

The two didn't lower their voices during their conversation, and Miura Yumiko immediately said angrily, "Hey, you two, don't think I didn't hear you, don't talk nonsense!"

Hayato Hayama, as always, played the peacemaker: "Hey, hey, hey, don't be angry, don't fight. Let's just have a friendly match, okay?"

After staring at Hayato Hayama for two seconds, Luo Bai turned around and exchanged a glance with Yukino.

Then, the two of them sighed in unison and stood up at the same time.

Picking up his racket, Luo Bai stretched his arms and said, "Hachigaya, you can be the referee. Totsuka, take a break, and Yui, you too."

The three nodded and immediately went to the sidelines.

Five minutes later, Miura Yumiko came over in a tennis outfit, while Hayama Hayato only took off his jacket and was still dressed in his school uniform, just like Luo Bai.

Looking at Luo Bai, who was lazily standing at the baseline, Hayama Hayato said with a smile, "Luo Bai, don't you need to change your clothes? It's not good for exercising like this."

"Aren't you the same? Oh, I almost forgot you're in the soccer club, so this little bit of interference with your clothes shouldn't be a big deal for you." Yawning, Luo Bai looked bored. "I don't care, I don't need to do much exercise anyway."

Yui Yuigahama, standing on the sidelines, said with some concern, "Hey, Yuki, Luo Bai, Yumiko was selected to participate in the prefectural competition back in junior high! You should pay a little more attention to her!"

"County-level competition?"

Luo Bai blinked. "It's not a national competition, so what's the difference?"

These arrogant words further fueled the anger of Yumiko Miura on the other side, and after both sides were ready, she served directly.

The ball was very fast and hit accurately towards the corner of the baseline.

However, Luo Bai had anticipated this and arrived at the landing point just before the tennis ball hit the ground, easily returning the ball.

Yukino was somewhat surprised by Luo Bai's reaction. In the past few days, Luo Bai had only helped with training when Totsuka Saika was practicing her serve; otherwise, he was too lazy to move.

Judging from appearances, they do indeed possess some strength.

While thinking, Yukino spotted the ball that Miura Yumiko was hitting and swung her racket directly towards the baseline, scoring a point smoothly.

Sitting on the referee's bench, Hachiman announced, "15:0."

Hayato Hayama was really just there to have fun. He wasn't angry when he saw the other team score, and instead smiled and said, "You two are really good!"

Yumiko Miura, however, was different. She frowned, took a tennis ball out of her pocket, and began her second serve.

The speed of this shot was even faster than the first shot, almost approaching the speed of an amateur player's serve.

"I do have some reason to be proud, but that's all there is to it. I'll just have to be a little more serious then."

Luo Bai's voice came through, and just like with the first ball, he had arrived behind the landing point of the tennis ball a step ahead.

However, unlike the previous return, Luo Bai used a chopping style for this return, aiming not at the baseline, but at the service line area in the middle of the court!

Yumiko Miura stared intently at the trajectory of the tennis ball and immediately rushed over: "I'll take this ball!"

However, just as she rushed over, waiting for the tennis ball to land so she could return the shot, the ball landed and, after a burst of high spin, rolled along the ground towards the net, right before everyone's serious eyes.

It didn't bounce up; instead, it rolled straight across the ground!

On the sidelines, Hayato Hayama's henchman, watching the ball, swallowed hard and said, "Really? Is the tennis ball broken?"

Luo Bai's voice followed shortly after: "Whether it's broken or not, we'll know once we take a look."

Hayato Hayama picked up the ball and threw it back to the ground. The tennis ball was still very bouncy and undamaged.

Yukino looked at Luo Bai in surprise: "How did you do that?"

Luo Bai smiled in response: "It's just that I added a few simple techniques, but most people can't learn them."

He wasn't just making things up. When he hit that ball, Luo Bai used more spin than a normal slice shot and used a bit of his superpower to control part of the tennis ball's rebound.

As for cheating?

This is Luo Bai's own ability, how can it be considered cheating?