Is Niou aware that he just ruffled Yanagi's feathers with a data spoiler? Probability 100%. Is he giving it away with any further attention to him? Not one bit.
It was simple luck, really. A matter of being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes that was the difference in a match, in life itself. Who's lucky?
Niou is lucky, and it's as much a honed skill as it is a blessing of chance. He's lucky because he's observant and clever enough to tilt odds in his favor. He's lucky because he was born with qualities that give him an edge in tennis.
The first year is lucky, too. That's the impression Niou has of him so far. He only needed one game with Marui to figure out the three things relevant to an effective strategy against him: he's a net player, he's short, and he's under a stamina handicap. It's a good approach for the limited information he has.
Yanagi will see for himself what Niou means soon enough. In the meanwhile, Niou will quietly enjoy the awareness that Yanagi is currently losing his mind with pique.
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It was simple luck, really. A matter of being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes that was the difference in a match, in life itself. Who's lucky?
Niou is lucky, and it's as much a honed skill as it is a blessing of chance. He's lucky because he's observant and clever enough to tilt odds in his favor. He's lucky because he was born with qualities that give him an edge in tennis.
The first year is lucky, too. That's the impression Niou has of him so far. He only needed one game with Marui to figure out the three things relevant to an effective strategy against him: he's a net player, he's short, and he's under a stamina handicap. It's a good approach for the limited information he has.
Yanagi will see for himself what Niou means soon enough. In the meanwhile, Niou will quietly enjoy the awareness that Yanagi is currently losing his mind with pique.