[He checks his pocket, ensuring that a few spare balls are secured there for once the game begins, then methodically inspects his grip tape and racket strings with an almost absent air. It's old, familiar habit, almost to the point of ritual, and yet on another level it's new and thrilling to hold the racket he's chosen as his own, to put it to the test like this.
Ah, but first--
Motioning Rise to the net, he places the top of his racket frame against the ground, holding the end of the handle in preparation for a spin.]
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[He checks his pocket, ensuring that a few spare balls are secured there for once the game begins, then methodically inspects his grip tape and racket strings with an almost absent air. It's old, familiar habit, almost to the point of ritual, and yet on another level it's new and thrilling to hold the racket he's chosen as his own, to put it to the test like this.
Ah, but first--
Motioning Rise to the net, he places the top of his racket frame against the ground, holding the end of the handle in preparation for a spin.]
Smooth or rough, Kujikawa-san?