Won't go down without a fight (2)

“40-40. Deuce!”

A moment after the ball I managed to return to Fuyu’s court roll just before the net, Akane’s exhilarated voice rang out, announcing the current score.

On the other side, I saw Fuyu’s astonished expression as the tennis racket in her hand trembled slightly. The ball that she was expecting to bounce high enough for her to receive actually lost its momentum causing it to fail to reach the height.

“... Ruki-kun. I’ll take back my words. You should be the one called a prodigy, not that guy in our club. How did you do that?”

“If I say I got lucky… will you believe me?”

That’s really something I accomplished in luck. I kept in mind all the advice she threw my way and then, it just so happened that I thought I could apply that spin in a split-second decision.

I think it was called a drop shot.

I even felt my chest constrict slightly, thinking it wouldn’t get past the net.

But here… I succeeded.