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After making this comment, Lin Sen reached out and patted the girl's shoulder.

He also took in her somewhat regretful expression.

“It would be nice if there was a penhold grip that could also take into account the backhand.”

Niwa sighed.

He lowered his head, feeling a little depressed, so much so that he couldn't see the thoughtful expression of the young man next to him.

And after a few seconds of silence——

She was so surprised by the sudden words that she turned her head.

"Actually, I know a vertical racket style that can take into account certain characteristics of the horizontal racket."

The girl reached out and grabbed Lin Sen's arm tightly.

But the next sentence was disappointing:

"However, I'm not a true professional. I can't help you with this level of technical modification. So, in order not to affect you, I have to wait until I find a professional personal trainer before I can bring him in to discuss this matter with you."

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Then, Niwa Yuzuru narrowed his eyes:

"Xiao Lin, you're so mean. You're curious, but you only tell me half the story."

"Yeah, mine, mine."

But the deliberate suspense did liven up the atmosphere.

The young men and high school girls gradually found more light-hearted topics to talk about.

For example, whether she has fallen behind in her academic studies.

For example, some of the scenery he saw during his trip to Hokkaido.

Then, letting things take their course, the young man took out a pair of brand new, unopened wristbands from his pocket and placed them in the girl's hands, in front of the girl's surprised gaze.

Then the child lowered his head and bumped into him, hugging him and giving him a touching and grateful hug.

Then, we return to the sports that girls participate in.

Lin Sen tried to explain to the children the history of table tennis.

Some interesting stories usually only exist in the words of people in the circle.

There are few people in this era who can summarize it systematically.

Thanks to the summary of online information from another life, Lin Sen in this life has become a know-it-all to some extent.

Just a few stories were told casually, and people were fascinated, as if they had returned to the chaotic era when the movement was first born, traveling through the long river of time bit by bit, flowing to the present and rushing towards the future.

In fact, it wasn't just the high school girls who were staring at his face—

When Lin Sen took a break from a story, he suddenly found that there was someone standing next to him.

She is not yet as old as my mother-in-law, but is obviously far past middle age.

He looks to be less than fifty years old.

I listened to the lecture with great interest for a long time.

When Lin Sen looked at her, she didn't say anything, but just smiled generously.

In this introverted country, a stranger's proactive gesture of goodwill obviously has a different meaning.

It was easy to tell that she was interested in the conversation between the two people.

"Hello."

Lin Sen has never been a person who hides things.

The directness of her attitude startled the other person, but after sensing the friendly tone, she put her hands behind her back and responded softly.

From her words, I could tell that the old lady's surname was Matsuzaki and she was born in Kagawa Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea. She was temporarily living in Tokyo to visit a friend.

After a simple greeting and self-introduction, the topic of conversation was surprisingly professional.

"From what I heard you two talking just now, it seems like you've already determined one thing. Will the skill of slicing the ball be completely eliminated in the future?"

At this moment, a hint of seriousness unexpectedly appeared on Ms. Matsuzaki's gentle face.

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I was a little surprised by what she was interested in. But considering the land I was standing on, I wasn't that surprised.

It's a youth training club. Anyone who hangs out here must be in the table tennis world.

Lin Sen stopped keeping his mouth shut.

I talked freely about some theories that have matured in later generations, and explained them to my aunt thoughtfully.

"You mean that the current fully mature slice system that combines attacking, changing between spin and no spin, and rebounding is essentially just a forced adjustment to attack against loopers.

"And it's reached its limit. Once loop balls develop more sophisticated offensive methods, there will be no way to counter them?"

As the discussion progressed, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed in amazement:

"Also, listening to you just now, I realized that your understanding of rubbers doesn't seem like that of an amateur. In fact, the decline in competitiveness in slice play in recent years is indeed largely related to equipment."

"Huh? You actually know that chipping magician? Not many young people I've met know about him."

"Xiao Lin, you're being modest. Even for veteran table tennis enthusiasts, the only things they'll remember most vividly from that era, when there wasn't much footage, are the champions."

"That player didn't win a singles title, but you were impressed by him... That's remarkable."

This auntie's words show her experience and she is indeed another veteran in the table tennis circle.

Lin Sen stimulated her to talk, and Ms. Matsuzaki actually sat down at the other end of the bench and talked about some of her own past events.

A narrative that is told in a leisurely manner is not something that makes people irritated or disgusted.

Besides, I'm pretty free today.

I calmed down and listened to this woman who was about to enter her twilight years talk briefly about her past experiences:

"Speaking of that magician, his initial appearance was truly stunning."

"Twenty-five years ago, at a tournament in his home country's capital. I still remember that after losing the men's team's 2-3 series, Hoshino took a whole day to recover."

"I've never seen such a strange and varied slice. The effect of combining long rubber with superb technique is truly beyond my expectations."

"No one expected that the top four men's singles players in that tournament would all be taken by the host country."

"From that time on, I had a vague premonition that in the future of table tennis, a new overlord might rise..."

"Does Xiaolin feel the same way? Haha, this has become quite obvious recently. In recent years, the table tennis championships have been swept up in a sense. In my opinion, looking around the world, only Europeans can offer any resistance."

"Table tennis is going to be included in the Olympics. It's good news for our community, but some officials in the association who don't understand the sport still subconsciously think Japan's level is still championship-level... and they don't know how to judge it."

"To be frank, after the previous batch of silver-generation players gradually retired, our level not only fell behind Sweden, but was even overtaken by the Peninsula countries."

"Right now, what we should do is not reminisce about the past, but face reality and start anew with grassroots selection to select children who are truly talented and passionate."

"However, this is easier said than done...Nowadays, with good economic conditions, many families want their children to study hard, achieve good grades and have a bright future, and are reluctant to let their children pursue a career in sports."

"The little ones can't handle the hardship... After all, families who can allow their children to play table tennis nowadays are generally well-off."

"Back then, table tennis players all came from poor backgrounds, and they worked hard to support themselves..."

"Ah, let's not talk about that. Let's talk about table tennis itself."

"It's quite touching. Back when I was there, the loop shot had just been invented. At the time, I was the only one on the women's team who had made some progress in learning it. I never imagined it would become such a popular and mainstream style of play."

"...Xiaolin, what's with that expression?"

No wonder Lin Sen wasn't surprised.

Judging from the details revealed by Ms. Matsuzaki, she is obviously not just an insider.

Twenty-five years ago...referring to the World Table Tennis Championships in 1961?

I also know Hoshino from the men's team. So, I'm on the women's team?

Combined with the surname, Matsuzaki——

"!"

The next second, Lin Sen stood up from his chair.

Under the aunt's somewhat dazed gaze, he also picked up the female high school student next to him.

"Just now, I didn't recognize you at first." The young man lowered his voice. "If I'm not mistaken, you are the... two-time champion? Matsuzaki?"

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"These are all insignificant honors. I'm just a winner from long ago. Now, I just want to live a peaceful life."

After her identity was revealed, Ms. Matsuzaki still had a serene smile on her face:

"Xiao Lin, on the other hand, was able to guess who I was just by looking at some details from the match. It's incredible."

This is indeed the truth.

Although she won the 24th and 26th World Table Tennis Championships, creating the "Matsuzaki era" in Japanese table tennis, due to the ancient times, there are not many video materials of her games left behind by this queen in table tennis history.

More importantly, it is a legendary existence passed down by word of mouth among people in the table tennis circle and older enthusiasts.

Double champion in World Table Tennis Championships singles, seven world champions, the first person in the history of Japanese women's table tennis who has no successor so far and in the distant future - the title sounds quite scary.

However, among young people today, Ms. Matsuzaki, who is full of honors, is not actually particularly well-known.

The specific reason is probably that in the later years of his career and even after retirement, this table tennis player has always been very low-key and rarely appeared in public.

She married a broadcasting company employee and then only participated in the women's table tennis national team as a coach for a few years before gradually retiring.

Then, lose everything to do with table tennis?

Lin Sen felt that this was not the case.

First, from her words, we can see that she is very clear about the current mainstream technical playing styles and the international situation of Japanese table tennis. Obviously, she still pays attention to the affairs of the circle.

As for the second one——

"I remember you were the wife of the Kurimoto family. But when you introduced yourself to me, you used Matsuzaki's old surname. I guess you were trying to make me realize your identity."

Facing a true legend, Lin Sen used respectful words.

It's not that I admire him, but there's a kid around me who's struggling with finding a personal trainer, and this might be a good opportunity.

He grabbed Niwa's arm and pulled the girl in front of him with her eyes wide open like a salesperson, holding down the child's shoulders.

The straightforward and unconcealed action made the old lady cover her mouth and laugh.

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Of course, I understand the subtext of the young people, and my eyes focus on this female high school student:

"You are Yuzuru Niwa, right?"

"...it's me."

After receiving a positive response, Ms. Matsuzaki nodded as expected:

"I did hear from an old friend that there's this special junior here. In fact, when I saw you two just now, I had some idea of ​​your identity."

She reached out and stroked the head of the girl, who was now formally treating her as if she had realized something.

Touching the short hair that looked exactly like my younger self, I suddenly felt a surge of emotion and nostalgia brewing in my heart.

"When did you start practicing table tennis?" Matsuzaki asked casually.

"Junior high school," Niwa Yuzuru replied.

"About fifteen?"

"Yes."

"I was around this age when I started working towards my goal of becoming a professional player. Back then, the level of professionalism wasn't as high as it is now. Most people who started playing table tennis started out as amateurs."

Having said this, Matsuzaki looked at the girl seriously, as if hinting at something:

"So, kid, do you like table tennis?"

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