The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 171: Atobe: My progress is rapid

After seeing his unique serving skills being replicated by Niou Masaharu, Houchotaro was stunned.

Bad memories flooded into my mind. Last year, there was also a player from Rikkai University who replicated his serve just by taking a glance at it.

Although Niou Masaharu has not achieved this level yet, he is still not far behind.

The fighting spirit in his heart was suddenly extinguished by this goal, and a bitter feeling gradually spread in Feng Changtaro's heart.

Without any surprise, when Niou Masaharu used his opponent's serve skills in a fatal way in the last game, the first doubles match came to an end.

"Game, Rikkai University won, the score was 6 to 2."

The total score was 2-0, which meant that Hyotei, who had suffered two consecutive defeats, was on the edge of the cliff.

Even though the tournament stipulates that the first round must be played to a full five games, if Hyotei loses one more game, the subsequent games will be meaningless to him.

"I'm sorry, Coach Sakaki, for disappointing you. I will take the initiative to withdraw from the starting lineup when I return."

After returning to the Hyotei team, Ryo Shishido immediately bowed and apologized to Taro Sakaki.

"Let's talk about this kind of thing after we get back." Sakaki Taro just looked at Shishido Ryo calmly without responding to him.

At this moment, the air pressure in Bingdi's team was extremely low.

The momentum that was forcibly stimulated by Shishido Ryo fell to the bottom again after this defeat.

"Hoo, coach, here I go."

Without further ado, Keigo Atobe slowly stood up with a grim expression.

Taro Sakaki just glanced at Atobe and nodded slightly.

At the moment, it is difficult to restore the morale of the Ice Emperor with words alone; what is needed is a victory.

In the Rikkai University team, after winning the game, Niou and Yagyu came back and quietly returned to their seats.

Without even trying to take credit for it, Niou Masaharu secretly glanced in a certain direction and his eyes unfortunately met those of Sanada Genichirō, who still had a gloomy face.

"Humph!"

After their eyes met, Genichirō Sanada just snorted in dissatisfaction, but didn't say anything.

Although he was not very satisfied with the process of the game, he still won after all, so Genichirō Sanada did not pursue the issue too much about Niou Masaharu's letting the game go at the beginning.

Knowing that he had escaped, Niou Masaharu sticks out his tongue mischievously in an invisible angle of the other party, indicating that he will dare to do it again next time.

"By the way, who will be the third singles player next?" Yukimura Seiichi asked curiously.

Because he completely trusted the leadership of Genichirō Sanada and Renji Yanagi, and because he had just recovered a few days ago, most of his attention was focused on regaining his touch, so Seiichi Yukimura actually had not had time to look at the starting roster for today's game.

"The next game will be Yuuki's turn." Yanagi Renji replied calmly.

"Hmm? It's Maya? I really didn't expect this." Yukimura Seiichi turned his head to look at Maya Yuuki, who smiled at him, picked up the racket and stood up.

"Yanagi's intention was to never give Hyotei any chance, so he arranged me to play the third singles match."

"I think this arrangement is good. Let's treat it as a warm-up exercise for this Kanto Conference."

Yuuki Maya's tone was casual and calm, but his words made the other people in Rikkai University agree deeply, because they all knew that the other party had the capital to say this.

Among Hyotei, there is no one who can defeat Genichirō Sanada, so how could there be anyone who can beat this guy?

"The third singles match will begin now. Both players, please come on court." On the court, the referee's voice sounded, informing both teams that the next game was about to begin.

In Hyotei, Keigo Atobe walked out of the preparation area with a determined look. This game was crucial for Hyotei and he had no way out.

However, when he saw that it was Maya Yuuki walking out from the direction of Rikkai University, Atobe Keigo's face became even uglier.

Both sides walked to the net tacitly and stood facing each other.

"I didn't expect that my opponent would be you."

Atobe Keigo said in a deep voice. He had thought of many possibilities, but this one was the one he least wanted to encounter.

"This seems to be our first fight. Let me see how much you have improved compared to last year."

Only then did Yuuki Maya remember that this match was his first match against Atobe Keigo in three years.

When the two teams met in the first year, Atobe was defeated 3-0 without even a chance to play.

And in the second year, it was Genichirō Sanada who defeated the opponent.

And now, Atobe finally ran into his hands.

"Hmph! Don't be so arrogant. My progress is improving by leaps and bounds!"

The tone that sounded like an instruction stimulated Keigo Atobe's proud self-esteem. Even though he knew that Maya Yuuki was more difficult to deal with than Genichirō Sanada, he was still unwilling to lose in words.

And he spoke with absolute confidence. After experiencing a crushing defeat at the hands of Sanada last year, after the national conference, Atobe Keigo went to England again, trained secretly for a long time, and developed his new weapon.

"You have great confidence. Let me see how much progress you have made."

Maya Yuuki smiled indifferently. He didn't expect that because of him, Atobe would say those classic words that would make people laugh in advance.

While Yuki and Atobe were having a brief exchange, several people in the Seigaku team who were watching the game also showed different expressions as Yuki Maya appeared.

Tezuka Kunimitsu's eyes fixed, while Fuji Shusuke opened his blue eyes wide and his expression suddenly became solemn.

There was a gleam in Ryoma Echizen's pupils, and his face was full of anticipation.

"Is it finally that guy's turn to take action? Let me see how powerful you are."

Recalling the ball that left a deep impression on him when he just returned to China, and then learning from Fuji Shusuke that even Tezuka Kunimitsu was not his opponent, Echizen Ryoma was curious more than once about how strong Yuuki Maya was.

And this game may allow him to find the answer.

……

On the court, both sides turned the rackets to guess the front and back under the guidance of the referee. Maya Yuuki guessed the front side correctly and won the serve.

Both teams retreated from the net and returned to their respective positions.

"The match begins, Rikkai Dai Yuuki versus Hyotei Atobe."

"End of set, Yuuki serves."

After a while, the referee looked around and announced the official start of the game.

As the referee's voice fell, the atmosphere outside the stadium quietly quieted down.

The match between Minister Hyotei and one of the big four of Rikkai University, as spectators, they have already focused their attention and don't want to miss any details that follow.

(End of this chapter)