The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 179 Invalid Data, Marui's Warning

Qian Zhenzhi remained silent and did not respond.

"It seems that I was right."

After seeing this, Yanagi Renji got the answer he wanted and decisively turned around and returned to his position for the next round.

"As expected of you, Renji..."

After feeling a slight emotion in his heart, Inui Sadaharu realized that from now on, the competition had officially begun.

Marui Bunta served again, and after Inui Sadaharu received it, he immediately ran forward and quickly exchanged areas with Kaidou Kaoru.

"In that case, this ball will be ..."

Because Inui Sadaharu's return ball hit the backcourt of Rikkai University, Marui Bunta was unable to exchange positions with Yanagi Renji immediately after serving, and could only receive the ball first.

At the same time that Marui Bunta returned the ball, Inui Sadaharu had already arrived at the front court and hit the tennis ball to the side behind Yanagi Renji with a backhand cut.

The angle of the cut ball was very large, and Yanagi Renji needed to move several steps sideways to catch it.

Yanagi Renji quickly caught up with the tennis ball and managed to intercept the return ball, but his body's center of gravity also shifted slightly.

"It's now!"

Inui Sadaharu seized this opportunity, lowered the racket in his hand, caught the flying tennis ball and hit a short ball.

However, the next second, Inui Sadaharu's expression froze, because Yanagi Renji had returned to the net again without him noticing, and swung his racket at the tennis ball that had just passed the net.

砰

The tennis ball exploded behind Inui Sadaharu's feet.

"Rikkai University scores, 30 to 0."

Without looking at the tennis ball behind him, Inui Sadaharu was thinking at this moment that according to his information, it should be impossible for Yanagi Renji to catch up with this ball.

"Yanagi Renji's lateral movement in the front court is not flexible enough, and there is no way he can catch up with this ball..."

In front of the net, Yanagi Renji, who had made eye contact with Inui Sadaharu, completely opened his eyes and said coldly: "Is this what you want to say in your heart?"

"..."

Inui Sadaharu remained silent, but the sweat on his cheeks said it all.

"Sadaharu, I have completely seen through your tennis skills. You have lost this game."

Yanagi Renji's cold words were like a sharp blade stabbing at Inui Sadaharu. Although the latter seemed unchanged on the surface, his heart had begun to waver.

boom……

"Game, Rikkai University scored, the score is 1-1."

boom……

"Game, Rikkai University scored, the score is 2-1."

boom……

"Game, Rikkai University scored, the score is 3-1."

The moment Inui Sadaharu's data was destroyed, the situation that was originally in the hands of Qingxue was immediately overturned.

In just ten minutes, Rikkai won three games in a row with great ease.

"That guy first used one game to figure out Senior Qian's playing style, and then when Senior Qian was confident in his data, he immediately launched a counterattack, catching Senior Qian off guard."

In the Seigaku team, Momoshiro Takeshi pointed out the unfavorable situation off the field with a serious expression.

"Not only that, the opponent's ultimate goal is to completely destroy A-Qian's data tennis."

Fuji Shusuke's opened blue eyes were filled with worry and sadness. Inui Sadaharu's current situation was even more serious than Momoshiro Takeshi said.

Not far from the court, the Hyotei regulars who were eliminated in the first round had different expressions. Oshitari Yuushi couldn't help but sigh, "This is the person who can be called the Big Four together with Yukimura, Yuki and Sanada. He is really not simple..."

The fifth game began and it was Sadaharu Inui's turn to serve again.

After knowing clearly that his data was invalid, Inui Sadaharu forced himself to calm down, paused for a moment, and immediately served the ball.

咻

The sound of a tennis ball breaking through the air was heard instantly. Inui Sadaharu's high-speed serve was even faster than before.

However, even with such a fast ball speed, Yanagi Renji still couldn't escape his ability to deal with it. He found the ball's path and swung his racket to return the ball smoothly, and the tennis ball went straight to the front court of Seigaku.

Kaidou Kaoru swung his arm like a whip and pulled the ball back with his backhand.

The tennis ball was hit back in a twisted, snake-like arc, attempting to bypass Marui Bunta in the front court.

"It's actually a short-range viper ball. I didn't expect it, but..."

Marui Bunta looked at Kaidou Kaoru's counterattack in surprise, but reacted quickly and took two steps back, turned sideways and caught the snake ball without even looking at the specific location of the tennis ball behind him.

"what?!"

Seeing that his carefully planned surprise attack was instantly thwarted, Kaidou Kaoru's face suddenly turned ugly.

Today's match was the most uncomfortable match Kaidou Kaoru had ever played.

He had no sense of participation in the whole process. He stood in the backcourt most of the time and made no contribution at all to his specialty, the snake ball.

The spinning viper ball that he was so proud of was of no use to Yanagi Renji in the backcourt. Instead, the opponent seized the flaw of the snake ball and lost points.

In Rikkai University's preparation area, Maya Yuuki shook her head slightly when she saw this scene.

Kaidou Kaoru's idea would definitely work if it was used against Marui Bunta, who only knew how to attack before. Unfortunately, after his high-pressure special training in advance, Marui Bunta has evolved into a player with both offensive and defensive capabilities, and is now adept at dealing with this kind of ball.

"Rikkai University scores, 0 to 15."

After the sneak attack failed, Marui Bunta hit a backhand cut ball at a large angle, but Kaidou Kaoru was unable to catch up and could only watch the ball fly out of bounds after hitting the ground.

"Give up, Sadaharu. You have no chance of winning."

Yanagi Renji had now returned to his squinting state and pronounced the death sentence on Inui Sadaharu.

"If the data is no longer valid, then I will abandon it."

Inui Sadaharu said resolutely, his eyes, which used to be calm, were now full of passion.

"A useless struggle."

Seeing this scene, Yanagi Renji shook his head in disappointment. Anyone who abandons his own way of fighting is doomed to fail.

Standing at the baseline and serving again, Inui Sadaharu hit the ball faster than before, but still failed to score directly.

But his next move shocked everyone present.

It was no longer a rigid and methodical style of play, but became disorganized, using the body's instinctive reaction to receive the ball and counterattack.

And with Inui Sadaharu's sudden outburst, the originally one-sided situation suddenly became strangely balanced, and the scores actually rose alternately.

0 is better than 30
15 is better than 30
15 is better than 40
30 is better than 40
……

"Game, Rikkai University won, the score was 4 to 1."

This round lasted for a full twelve minutes before the winner was decided. As if infected by Inui Sadaharu's fighting spirit, Kaidou Kaoru also broke out.

He didn't waste his energy by madly hitting various long-distance and short-distance viper balls, forcing Rikkai University's original offensive rhythm to be interrupted and turned into defense.

At the moment, although Rikkai University seems to be leading with a score of 4 to 1, on the court, Seigaku's momentum is overwhelming and suppresses them.

"The fighting spirit of Seigaku is really strong. They can still maintain such momentum even though they are trailing by so many points."

"Maybe there will be a reversal, the current situation is hard to say."

"This is so exciting. I thought Qingxue would become like Hyotei and be solved in a short time."

……

The weaker party can always get the support of the majority of neutral audiences. At the moment, Rikkai University’s stance is that of a villain.

However, just when everyone thought that the next round would be the beginning of Qingxue's counterattack, just five minutes later, this idea was immediately shattered.

A tennis ball rolled along the top of the net for a distance, then fell vertically in front of the Qingxue net, rolling a few times before stopping quietly.

"Game, Rikkai University scored, the score is 5-1."

Amid the astonished eyes of countless people, the referee announced the score loudly.

Slowly standing up from the net, Marui Bunta's face was no longer smiling. He spoke slowly with a blank expression, his tone mixed with a warning:
"Military Advisor, you are letting your emotions get the better of you..."

"If you keep letting us go like this, Yuuki, Sanada, and the minister will be very angry."

(End of this chapter)