Net King: Starting from Li Hai as a substitute

Chapter 41 Data Tennis Doubles, Ice Emperor’s Invitation

After the Kanagawa Competition, Tatekai University held its second main selection.

This time Izumi Amamiya was placed in a group with Sanada and Katsuto Endo. Izumi Amamiya lost to the former 6-3 and defeated the latter 6-4, successfully getting a spot in the main selection.

As for the other main candidates, they are still the same people, but Katsuto Endo has become a substitute.

However, even if he becomes the nominal main selection, Izumi Amamiya feels that he will still not have many opportunities to play in the next Kanto Tournament.

Because Katsuto Endo, who is the substitute, is Miyata Junpei's regular doubles partner, and Endo and Miyata are currently the strongest and most stable doubles team in Rikkai, so they must play.

In terms of singles, Tachikai University currently has four national-level players in Yukimura, Sanada, Mori, and Hiroshi Fujiwara. Amamiya Izumi has no chance to play at all.

Although whether he can play or not will not affect his ability to activate the system after winning the championship, on stages such as the Kanto Competition and the National Competition, it would be a pity if he could not play and could only be a spectator on the sidelines.

If Amamiya Izumi wants to get a chance to play, all he can do now is to think of a way in doubles.

……

"You said you wanted to form a doubles team with me?" Liu Renji looked at Amamiya Izumi in front of him, his eyes a little surprised.

Amamiya Izumi nodded and said: "That's right, Liu, you should have noticed, right? Now Rikkai's doubles strength is a bit too weak compared to singles. Except for Miyata-senpai and Endo-senpai, we don't have any Another group of doubles teams that is strong enough and stable enough may be a hidden danger for us to compete in national competitions in the future.”

Liu nodded slightly after hearing this, but then he smiled and asked: "Is this the only reason why you and I formed a double team? Is it all for Li Haidai?"

Amamiya Izumi smiled awkwardly when he heard this: "Well... the main reason is of course for Tachibana, but if the doubles team formed by the two of us is effective, then we can also play a game together, eight With two main players and one substitute, only the two of us and Takeshita-senpai have played the least.”

The situation that Liu is facing now is actually somewhat similar to that of Amamiya Izumi. Because Rikkai is too strong at the moment, Liu doesn't have many opportunities to play.

Of course, he has also formed doubles with Takeshita Keita, Fujiwara Hiroshi and even Sanada, but the chemical reaction between them is quite average. He can still fight against ordinary doubles combinations, but it is not enough if he encounters a national-level doubles team. watch.

Now Liu is doing more to manage the affairs of the tennis department and arrange the training plan of the tennis department. After all, there is no coach in Lihai Dalian now.

Amamiya Izumi continued: "We both play data tennis, and we will have many similarities in our playing styles and ideas, so we should be able to work together smoothly."

"Data tennis doubles?" Liu Renji narrowed his eyes after hearing this, thinking of his former doubles partner Inui Sadaharu and that happy doubles time.

After a long time, Liu nodded lightly: "Then let's try it."

So from that day on, Liu and Izumi Amamiya began to practice doubles, from movement to tactics, from communication to coordination.

Not to mention, the chemistry between the two of them is particularly good in doubles, and the combination of their data and tennis can also play the role of 1+1>2.

In the school training match, the doubles combination of Amamiya Izumi and Liu defeated many powerful doubles combinations, showing the strength and potential of the two in tennis doubles.

This makes Yukimura very happy, because he also knows that Rachikai's doubles team is currently relatively weak. If the doubles combination of Amamiya and Yanagi can continue to develop in a good direction, then Rachikai can truly be strong without blind spots.

……

A few days later, Yukimura suddenly announced the news: Tokyo's Hyotei Academy hoped to arrange a training match with them.

As the overlord of Kanto, Rikkai University has countless schools booking training matches with it every day.In order to ensure the quality of training matches, Lihai University often gives priority to accepting appointments from strong schools. As for weak schools, it depends on the time and mood of the members.

As a team that has entered the quarterfinals of the national competition for two consecutive years and won the Tokyo competition this year, Hyotei Academy is naturally a strong team.

So Yukimura, Sanada, Fujiwara Hiroshi and others discussed it for a while and agreed to Hyotei's invitation.
"Hyotei Academy? Is this the Hyotei who made it to the top four in the country last year?" Marui asked.

Yanagi Renji nodded and said, "Keigo Atobe, Hyotei's director this year, is also a first-year student like Yukimura, and he has single-handedly presided over the reform of the Hyotei Tennis Club."

"Wow, so he is as strong as Yukimura?" Marui exclaimed.

Yanagi Renji paused after hearing this, and then continued: "Keigo Atobe's strength is indeed good, but there should be a big gap compared to Yukimura."

"why?"

"Because in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Competition some time ago, although Hyotei defeated Seigaku 3-2, Atobe, as the head of Hyotei, was defeated by Tezuka Kunimitsu, the director of Seigaku, who was also a first-year student, with a record of 6-1. hand."

"6-1! That's really miserable!" Marui muttered: "It's just a little better than the score in the training match between Amemiya and I."

Amamiya Izumi smiled and ruffled Marui's hair and said: "If Atobe's opponent is Tezuka Kunimitsu, then the score is indeed excusable."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Liu raised his eyebrows.

Amamiya Izumi looked at Yukimura: "After all, Tezuka's strength is on par with Yukimura's."

"On par with Yukimura!?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that there were people of the same age who could rival Yukimura.

"You don't believe it? I think Sanada should have more say in this matter, what do you think? Sanada?" Amamiya Izumi patted Sanada on the shoulder and said with a smile.

As soon as Sanada heard Yanagi Renji mention Tezuka's name, the expression on his face suddenly became solemn.

Then Izumi Amamiya cueed Sanada, which reminded Sanada of his own experience of losing to Tezuka in the Jr. Tournament, and his face immediately darkened again.

Sanada slapped away Amamiya Izumi's hand on his shoulder, glanced at him, and then pressed the brim of his hat, slightly concealing his inner dissatisfaction and panic.

"Tezuka, he is indeed an extremely powerful guy!"

Amamiya Izumi shrugged. It seems that Sanada still has a deep hatred for Tezuka!

When Sanada said this, it proved the authenticity of what Izumi Amamiya said just now, because in the entire tennis club, only Yukimura received such a comment from Sanada.

Yukimura clapped his hands and suppressed everyone's comments.

"Then we will hold a training match with Hyokuei the day after tomorrow. Everyone should go back and prepare well."

"Yes, Minister!"

(End of this chapter)