Ruki vs Akane (2)
After the shock subsided from Akane’s face, her lips curved up helplessly as she understood what I meant when I apologized to her. Nevertheless, that’s not enough to scare her into facing my serves.
In preparation for my monstrous service, she took two steps back, waiting further behind the baseline.
Although I still only have a shallow knowledge of the sport, I could understand the logic behind that.
In the assumption that all my serves will go in her service box, her field of vision will widen, allowing her to see where the fast-as-a-bullet serve will land. As long as she sees that, it won’t be like the first one wherein her eyes failed to catch where it bounced off.
“Bring it on, husband! Keep ‘em coming!”
That’s my girl.
And with that, I steeled my decision to never hold back with my serves. I wanted to win but so was Akane.
For Akane, staying at home to wait for me was already enough. She didn’t want to divert attention to other things.