Love Tennis and Yumiko Miura

The cover of the new issue of "Tennis Monthly" is a photo of Zhixian and Yumiko hugging each other on the court.

"Wow, no matter how many times I see it, I feel so embarrassed!" Yumiko looked conflicted. She felt embarrassed every time she thought about it. How did she manage to hug Zhixian for several minutes in front of everyone in the stadium? She should have been more calm.

"She dropped her racket and rushed over. Such enthusiasm of Youmiko really surprised me." Zhixian chuckled.

"I'm so excited! Who cares about that?"

After three years without a championship and two years of misunderstandings, they finally won the coveted national championship in the fifth year since they officially became partners.

This final match is called the Platinum Combination's Battle to Become a God.

Finally, the magical "Star Fireworks" was also explained in an interview with "Tennis Monthly".

Zhixian locked onto the opponent's weakness with the Ice World, and then used his hidden trump card, Star Fireworks, to launch a counterattack at the last moment, which worked in one fell swoop.

"Yumiko."

"Ok?"

"I have many more championships to give you in the future. Will you join me?"

"Of course!" Youmiko held Zhixian's hand.

"We are the platinum team!"

(FIN)

End of the main text

Hello everyone, this is Yue Qingqian, welcome to the last chapter of this book.

As I mentioned at the end of the previous chapter, the main story ends here. Winning the championship was the ending I had envisioned from the beginning. The final shot would be Fuji's most gorgeous star fireworks, just like Fuji's last match in the national tournament: the game ended with the star fireworks.

Well, it will probably make everyone feel a little rushed, because the extra story about studying in the United States is really too long and I guess many people don’t want to read it, so I’ll just continue with the last bit of the main text, and then I can write some light-hearted and enjoyable epilogues, as well as an IF line that won’t be very long.

Originally, this could be considered as a final remark, but there will be a sequel and IF later on, so I'll save the rest of the nonsense for then.

By the way, Nanami's new book with a single female protagonist is already being prepared. Once the IF here is almost finished, it will probably be seamlessly connected before the New Year. Please look forward to it!

Then let’s see you at the talk tomorrow!

Post-mortem Theatre 1

(1)

Shortly after the mixed doubles final, Zhixian also won the men's singles championship with a relatively easy score of 6:3.

As usual, the host conducted a brief interview before the award ceremony.

Host: We all know that in the mixed doubles final a few days ago, you played an extremely amazing shot that won the game. It was called "Star Fireworks", right?

Zhixian: Yes, Star Fireworks.

Host: But it doesn't seem to be used in today's competition. The audience on the scene are looking forward to seeing the stars in the daytime for the second time.

Zhixian (silent for a few seconds): The Star Fireworks ball is different from the other balls. It has high requirements for external conditions. Today is not a good day to play Star Fireworks, otherwise it will only backfire.

Host: I see. Let's look forward to Tachibana's "Star Fireworks" next year! Congratulations to Tachibana on winning the men's singles championship at the national competition!

......

"Master, why didn't you set off fireworks? Isn't this the same place and the same wind?" Shi Liumei asked. She felt that it was completely possible to set off fireworks.

"What fireworks? My 'Ice World' isn't even open yet." Zhixian replied.

"Eh? Didn't you use Phantom?"

"Why use Phantom? He was the one who went out of bounds himself."

Liu Mei:? ? ?

Isn't this the final?! Why is this happening?

"Zhang Yining beat Ai Fukuhara and she was a complete stunner, what's so strange about that?"

"Who is that?"

"He plays table tennis. He's retired, so you don't know him."

"..."

(2)

After the mixed doubles match, Chixian and Yumiko's relationship was inevitably exposed to their parents. Ms. Sato and Mr. Tachibana didn't seem to have any particular feelings, but Mr. Miura...

"I'm going out~" Yumiko dressed up beautifully on the weekend, carrying a small bag and ready to go out, "I won't be home for dinner tonight!"

"Wait a minute Yumiko! Daddy bought some good beef, so you should go home for dinner tonight!"

"Hey, you and mom can eat. It's a good opportunity for you to spend some time together."

"Ye? Who are you going to meet?" Mr. Miura accurately caught the word "Ye" said by his daughter.

"Of course it's Zhixian! Who else could it be?" Yumiko looked at her father's expression as if he was asking a question he already knew the answer to. "I'm leaving, Mom~"

"Have fun, Yumiko~" Mrs. Miura, who came to the entrance at this time, also smiled and waved goodbye to her daughter.

"Well..." Mr. Miura stretched out his hand.

Bang! But the door was already closed.

then......

"My daughter, whom I've raised for over a decade, has had her heart stolen by that young brat! My heart aches!" Mr. Miura slumped on the sofa. "Isn't the main task of high school students to study? Why are they all falling in love?"

"But dear, you just told Yumiko a few days ago that it's okay if you don't study well." Mrs. Miura's casual words stabbed Mr. Miura in the heart.

"...It's a different time now! Yumiko can have fun in her freshman and sophomore years of high school, but in her junior year she'll have to think about her future. After all, I, her father, can't be with her forever."

"Didn't Yumiko say she'd already secured a place in the recommended program?" Mrs. Miura asked curiously. "You were so happy that you drank that day."

“Is there such a thing???”

"Yes! She and Xiao Zhixian are planning to enter the professional tennis world together. They will both be recommended by Sobu High School to go to university."

As a result, Mr. Miura, who was originally quite happy, became even more depressed. He felt that his daughter was gradually drifting away from him.

"By the way, the pajamas you're wearing are from Zhixian's mother's shop."

Mr. Miura:? ? ?

"The ZIPPO you used to light your cigarette was given to you by Zhixian's father."

Mr. Miura:? ? ?

He always thought that those were bought for him by Yumiko with her competition prize money and saved pocket money.

"Then this must be bought for me by my beloved daughter!" Mr. Miura found a ray of hope in despair.

He grabbed the car keys and pointed at the ornament on them.

“…That was bought by Zhixian.”

"..."

Mr. Miura, you can't make it again.

(3)

One day at Nozaki's house, Nozaki took out a character design drawing and showed it to Zhixian. It was the character design of the heroine of his new comic "Swing the Racket, Girl".

"Yumiko's appearance and my personality?" Zhixian looked at the picture and the introduction and made an immediate judgment. "And the male lead has a Suzuki face."

"I can't help it, this is my favorite face, but I will make some adjustments to the hairstyle and clothes."

"Why is Totsuka the second female lead's rival?"

"Don't you think this character design is cute? It appeals to both men and women, right?"

"The second female lead has the face of Totsuka and the personality of Mikoshiba?"

"I think this combination is very novel! It won't feel cliché to the audience!"

"..." Zhixian really wanted to ask Nozaki if he had any misunderstanding about the word novel, but he resisted the urge to continue reading.

Behind the character setting are some other settings, such as moves and so on.

"Nozaki." Chixian suddenly spoke.

"what?"

"Why can the protagonist shoot meteorites?"

"Inspired by your fireworks! Don't you think that meteorite-like smash is particularly powerful?"

"......" Then why don't you draw a Kanglongyouhui-style dunk?

"Why can the protagonist use illusion?"

"Didn't you say someone could silence their five senses while playing tennis? Then illusions can definitely do that!"

"...That's fine, but why does this guy's racket only have two strings?"

"The smaller the contact area, the greater the pressure."

"Reject all of them! Just focus on drawing 'Moe Ai'! Do you think your name is Konomi Takeshi?"

Episode 2 of the mini-drama "Afterword"

(4)

The Platinum combination won the mixed doubles championship for the second time in their senior year of high school, and Zhixian also won two consecutive men's singles titles.

The two of them were successfully admitted to the university. The principal of Zongbu University even held a commendation meeting for them and praised them in front of all the students in the school.

For Sobu, which has the highest deviation value in Chiba, winning the national championship in the Department of Physical Education is much more difficult than getting into the University of Tokyo or Waseda University.

Since its founding, Sobu has produced countless students who have been admitted to prestigious universities and studied abroad, but it has never produced any talent in sports. The principal of Sobu had to work hard to convince Chixian to enroll as a sports student. He had heard that Rokkaku also seemed interested in Chixian, but in the end, he was the better choice and won her over with a direct admission.

Zhixian: Actually, it’s purely because Yumiko is in Sobu.

In short, Sobu University has won numerous championships in three years, including four national championships. The principal of Sobu University feels that this decision is still very successful. It turns out that the old ones are the wisest, and he is indeed a wise and capable principal.

The only side effect is that there seem to be a lot of couples in the women's and men's tennis teams among the freshmen...and their competition results are average.

Well, you are indeed a wise and brave principal!

(5)

Zhixian and Youmiko had already started participating in formal tennis competitions during their college years, so they simply ignored the college competitions. Although they were listed in the tennis club, they did not attend any training or competitions.

Because they did not participate in the four Grand Slam tournaments, but only some small tournaments, the media did not report much, so the name of the Platinum Combination was not particularly well-known in the university - especially some international students in the tennis club, who had no idea about the high school league in Japan, or there was no need to know.

Therefore, this group of international students never met Chigen Yumiko. After all, the two of them had their own training grounds and did not need to use the school's facilities.

One day, because the venue was being renovated, Zhixian and Youmiko were forced to borrow the school's venue. Since they had communicated with the school in advance, they were approved to use it.

While the two were warming up, several international students appeared with rackets.

"I was wondering why we were told not to use that space. Turns out someone else was using it!"

"I think that blonde girl is pretty. Should we go over there and have a game?"

"I think so."

So a few people approached the training ground where the two were training and proposed to play a game together, and said that they were members of the tennis club and could coach them.

"Then could you please give me some guidance individually? I have good physical strength!" Zhixian made a silent decision in his heart when he saw several people's eyes glancing at Youmiko's thighs under her tennis skirt from time to time.

"Then I'll play a small round with you. We have different styles, so you should learn well!"

Quietly using the Guardian and Phantom of the Hundred-Armed Giant, Zhixian made him mistakenly think that he had made a mistake. He silently put down the training racket and replaced it with his own competition racket.

Seeing Chixian Yumiko changing her racket, she couldn't help but chuckle. She thought her boyfriend's occasional childish temper was quite cute. Especially since it was caused by her.

As a result, each of the three people played 4 balls (a small game) with Zhixian, and all of them hit the net and went out of bounds, and they were all extremely weird.

"I am very grateful to the seniors for their waterproofing. I will work hard in the future."

A few months later, several international students saw the news report about the platinum combination winning the French Open and felt complicated.

(6)

Chixian and Yumiko's personalities hadn't changed much in college. Although they were universally recognized as the perfect couple, not everyone knew that. College was so big, and there were always people who would take advantage of them without their knowledge.

For example, if there are girls who are not students of the school looking for someone, Zhixian will sometimes be approached by them and asked for directions.

If asked for directions, Zhixian will show them the way, but will completely reject any suggestions from the other party to add him on Line or exchange email addresses.