My Prince of Tennis has a high proficiency level.

In the practice match just now, his opponent hadn't shown his full strength. But now, facing Mizuki's more experienced rhythm and style of play, Shibukawa was like a wild beast caught in a trap; the stronger his counterattack, the deeper he sank.

In the blink of an eye.

Mizuki was already leading 3-1.

"Classmate Shechuan."

At that moment, Mizuki raised her head, gently twirling a strand of hair with her left hand, and looked at her opponent with a smile: "How does the tennis of a so-called 'humble goal' taste?"

This is clearly a retaliation against the other party's previous mockery.

"As expected of the manager of St. Rudolph."

Shibukawa nodded slightly, but just when Kanzuki and Yuta thought he was about to admit defeat, he shook his head and said, "There's something, but not much."

"What do you mean?"

Guan Yue frowned immediately.

"Haven't you noticed yet?"

Shibukawa looked at the other person with a playful smile on his face: "The one who has truly fallen into the trap is actually yourself!"

Bang!

The words fell.

He hit another quick 'bullet serve'.

This time, the tennis ball flew at the same speed, but Mizuki's reaction was noticeably slower. The tennis ball went to the left, but he swung his racket to the right instead.

With a snap.

Under Yuta's astonished gaze, the tennis ball landed to Mizuki's left.

If it weren't for the opponent's recent harsh words, Yuta would have even thought he was deliberately throwing the game. It was the same serve, yet Mizuki reacted in completely opposite ways.

"how is this possible?"

at the same time.

A surge of turbulent emotions also welled up in Guan Yue's heart.

"The ball was clearly hit to the right, how did it end up on the left?!"

He subconsciously looked up and saw the smile on Shibukawa's lips, and a strong sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

Chapter 43 Ability Awakening, The Corrupted Database (4000 words)

Mizuki's scripts have never been wrong.

The feeling that the situation was spiraling out of control made him very uncomfortable. Coupled with Shibukawa's earlier words, this intensified Mizuki's unease.

"so."

His gaze shifted slightly as he looked at his opponent, a subtle glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes: "Is this your true skill?"

He has calmed down.

His elite tennis training abroad instilled in him a habitual way of thinking. He knew very well that anger would only cloud his judgment and cause him to misuse intelligence.

To solve the current problem, the first step is to review the situation.

"The data I collected earlier is correct. At least, the serve, swing amplitude, and power were the same as before."

"So, in the end, there's only one answer left."

Thinking of this, Mizuki looked up at her opponent: "He can serve in different directions using the same posture."

"Things are getting more and more interesting."

Guan Yue smiled.

This was the first time he had encountered such an opponent.

Not only could he conceal his true data, but he also possessed a special talent. His desire to recruit Shibukawa to St. Rudolf grew even stronger.

"It seems I can no longer hold back."

Mizuki's expression turned serious, and a sharp glint appeared in his eyes. This was the first time he was preparing to use his full strength since returning to Japan.

Bang!

At this time.

Shechuan served again.

Mizuki didn't act rashly; with the data malfunctioning, what he had previously collected was now meaningless. However, he didn't intend to continue with the tactic of defending and counter-attacking while slowly gathering data on his opponent.

Bang!

Backhand swing.

Mizuki aimed at the large open space on Shibukawa's left and delivered a powerful, fast strike.

Then.

When his opponent received the tennis ball, Mizuki unleashed a forehand smash. The ball struck Shibukawa's right side, forcing him to turn back again to save the shot.

"Amazing!"

Yuta, sitting on the high chair, was quite surprised.

He had expected Shibukawa to launch a counterattack after hitting an ace. However, Mizuki reacted faster, decisively seizing the initiative and forcefully forcing Shibukawa to run left and right.

and this.

That is, Guan Yue's response.

He had no intention of playing games; he planned to sweep his opponent aside with overwhelming force. In his view, someone as arrogant as Shibukawa needed to be thoroughly subdued before he could be used by him.

He was confident that once the other party realized their own weakness and his own power, Guan Yue would be completely convinced.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

on the field.

Temporarily setting aside his data-driven tennis, Mizuki launched a powerful attack. His skill level was not low, far surpassing that of Vice-Captain Yamabuki Minami, and certainly not comparable to someone like Muromachi.

Even with Shibukawa's current strength, he wasn't much stronger than Mizuki. And since he himself didn't intend to fight seriously, he ended up at a disadvantage.

"Not bad, as expected of Mizuki."

Sensing the pressure exerted by the other party, Shibukawa nodded to himself. In terms of basic strength, especially technical skills, Mizuki had probably already reached around 2.5 to 3 points.

He is a data-driven player with keen perception and strong insight. He can spot subtle weaknesses in Shibukawa's defense during an attack.

Therefore, Shibukawa seemed to be suppressed again, while Mizuki appeared to be in complete control.

But in fact.

This was something Shechuan did intentionally.

After all, there aren't many data-driven players in the original work. While Mizuki isn't top-tier, she's still quite skilled.

It would be a waste not to use the abilities of someone like that to find your own weaknesses.

It turns out.

He really knows how to observe the moon.

Once he got serious, he did manage to suppress Shibukawa. But the latter didn't simply fall into a passive position; instead, he constantly adjusted his tactics based on Mizuki's offensive positioning.

Gradually, Mizuki frowned.

Something's not right.

He remembers clearly that some balls that were initially relatively difficult for Sichuan to handle gradually became less and less effective.

Bang!

To test his theory, Mizuki unleashed his full power, hitting a fast passing shot. At the same time, he focused intently on the flying tennis ball.

Swish!

next moment.

A figure that shouldn't have appeared early arrived near the landing point of the tennis ball a step ahead. Then, with a crisp thud, Mizuki, who had exposed an opening due to her all-out attack, could only watch helplessly as the tennis ball flew past her backhand.

Bang!

"30-0!"

"It really is like that?"

Mizuki stared wide-eyed at Shibukawa across from her.

The opponent's weaknesses were visibly patched up and disappeared. Not only that, but there was even a subtle trend of the ball becoming the opponent's preferred style of play.

"Oh."

Seeing the other person's astonished expression, Shibukawa smiled slightly.

He succeeded.

Mizuki is clearly a more suitable whetstone for him than Muromachi or Minami.

Bang!

Then.

He served again, giving his opponent no time to think. After a brief moment of shock, Mizuki still couldn't believe his judgment, so he rallied and launched an attack.

This was exactly what Shechuan wanted.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The two clashed again.

This time, Mizuki chose a different weakness, which made Shibukawa quite struggle. However, after a few rounds, the strange situation reappeared.

Mizuki, who was originally on the offensive and about to suppress her opponent, was shocked to find that Shibukawa's response had become skillful again, and there was no sign of him being attacked.

Bang!

The counterattack against Sichuan came suddenly.

Caught off guard, Mizuki instinctively opened her eyes wide as the tennis ball swept past her.

"40-0!"

After the same situation occurred twice in a row, Mizuki realized the seriousness of the problem.

There are only two possibilities in the current situation.

The first possibility is that Shibukawa was just putting on an act, deliberately exposing his fake weaknesses to lure Mizuki into attacking him.

This means that the opponent's true strength is greater than Mizuki had anticipated. The situation is extremely unfavorable for him.

The second possibility is that those were indeed Shechuan's real weaknesses. However, the other side overcame those weaknesses and corrected them one by one in a short period of time.

Although the second type of representative is not as powerful as the first, for Mizuki, this possibility is the most dangerous and also the most astonishing.

Bang!

soon.

Shibukawa overcame his weakness once again and hit a powerful shot.

"game!"

"Shechuan, 2-3, switch positions!"

Yuta spoke.

Guan Yue fell silent.

He couldn't help but laugh as he overcame Shibukawa, a weakness he hadn't even discovered before.