The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 184 Tit for tat
Da da da……

After tapping the racket gently a few times, Echizen Ryoma lowered his body slightly, then threw the tennis ball suddenly and jumped up with his knees bent.

The tennis ball hit by the racket quickly passed over the net, and after landing, it did not bounce up immediately but instead spun wildly on the ground.

"His outspin serve is more powerful than it was a few days ago."

Kirihara Akaya's eyes narrowed, he could see some clues just from this one ball.

Swish!
Half a breath later, it suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed straight to Qi Yuan's profile.

However, Kirihara, who had been prepared for a long time, did not panic at all. He took a half step back and swung his racket to catch the tennis ball accurately.

bang bang bang...

The two sides launched a fierce and fast-paced offensive and defensive battle in the first game.

15-0
15-15
15-30
30-30
……

On the court, Kirihara seized the opportunity and at the moment when Echizen Ryoma came to the front court to return the ball, his original powerful swinging action changed instantly. The moment the stroke touched the tennis ball, it turned into a lob, hitting an extremely high lob.

"You can't reach it from this height." Kirihara Akaya said with certainty, curling the corners of his mouth.

However, while Echizen Ryoma slightly raised his head and looked up at the sky, his body had already begun to retreat. He caught up with the landing point of the high ball at an extremely fast speed and swung his racket to hit the tennis ball back before it hit the ground.

"Tsk, I almost forgot that this guy can take small steps on one foot. I was caught up by him." Seeing that the temporary plan did not work, Kirihara Aka did not have too many regrets.

The opponent's return from the backcourt was of average quality. He took two steps forward and hit a flat shot at an oblique angle.

Neither of them gave in, and the game lasted for nearly 4 minutes with no clear winner.

boom……

"Game, advantage in Kirihara."

boom……

"game, Echizen, deuce (deuce)."

……

Another minute passed, and Kirihara seized the opportunity to jump and smash the ball. Echizen Ryoma predicted the ball's path and retreated, but was fooled by Kirihara's fake move. The latter changed his move again at the last moment and finally hit a short ball.

After winning this goal, Kirihara took the lead again.

"How about it? Did this goal remind you of something?" Kirihara Akaya said with a smile after scoring the goal.

Echizen Ryoma followed suit with a smile, and the fighting spirit in his eyes could not be hidden at all.

The opponent's last fake move was the sneak attack method that he used in the first round of the last match.

"It's almost time to finish the warm-up. Take off the weights on your wrists." Echizen Ryoma pointed his finger at Kirihara.

The latter replied without surprise: "You too, now your feet are also carrying weights, just like then."

After the two looked at each other tacitly, they took off their respective weights.

"What?! Were those two guys actually playing with weights just now?"

"Kirhara from Rikkai University is fine, but that first-year kid from Seigaku was able to fight him on equal terms."

"Could this little guy be Qingxue's secret weapon?"

"..."

The spectators watching the game were all a little shocked by the performance of the two, especially Ryoma Echizen.

They had never expected that a freshman could fight like this against Rikkai University's sophomore ace player.

Echizen Ryoma served again, but when the tennis ball landed on Rikkai University's court, before he could react, Kirihara's return ball landed in front of him in the blink of an eye.

It is a sharp and fast chasing ball.

After his body subconsciously dodged, Echizen Ryoma lost the opportunity to counterattack and the ball was taken by Kirihara.

"Game, original score, 1 to 0." The first round was over in six minutes.

"How is it? Did this ball help you recover some of your memory?" On the court, Kirihara Akaya asked with a wicked smile as he lowered his racket.

"..."

Echizen Ryoma's eyes fixed, and he looked coldly at Kirihara Akaya who had turned into the red-eyed state at some point.

He did not respond, but in his mind, the memory of that day's game began to gradually become clearer.

"Next, it's my turn."

In the second game when the court was changed, Kirihara Akaya stood at the baseline, ready to serve.

"Let me destroy you!"

He held the tennis ball with his five knuckles and threw it out, causing it to spin wildly and irregularly.

Fingertip serve.

At the beginning of the second game, Kirihara Akaya, who was already in the Akame state, attacked without any hesitation.

The tennis ball fell at the feet of Ryoma Echizen. The latter had a determined look, obviously on guard, and he dodged as if for warning the moment the tennis ball was lifted irregularly.

Swish!
The tennis ball passed by Ryoma Echizen's knees and flew out of the court.

"Kirihara scores, the score is 15 to 0."

Taking a look at the tennis ball behind him, Ryoma Echizen's expression changed slightly.

It wasn't because of the danger posed by this ball that he changed color. He had been attacked by a fingertip serve in the last match.

The reason why he changed color was that he was able to return the opponent's fingertip serve last time, but now, the serve was stronger than before in terms of speed and rotation angle.

This is also the reason why he only dodged and did not fight back.

It’s not that I don’t want to fight back, but that I don’t have time to fight back.

"Humph, just keep hiding. I wonder how long you can hide."

After seeing that his serve did not achieve the desired effect, Kirihara Akaya did not feel any anger in his heart.

This was the result he wanted. After hearing a few tips from Maya Yuuki, his understanding of his fingertip serve was no longer just about attacking the opponent, but about using psychological warfare to make the opponent hesitate.

Attacking the body is just a feint.

砰

砰

砰

"Game, Kirihara scores, the score is 2 to 0."

After the next three serves, Echizen Ryoma, who had not yet adapted to Kirihara's enhanced fingertip serve, lost the second game.

However, even though he had won two games, Qi Yuan did not show any smugness on his face. Instead, he became more serious.

On the other side, in the Qingxue half, Ryoma, who was standing at the baseline, lost two games in a row. His expression was no longer relaxed. He whispered coldly: "You still have lots more to work on..."

As he whispered, a white cyclone flowed out from his body.

"Are you finally here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Looking at Echizen Ryoma's sudden outburst, Kirihara Akaya smiled grimly.

He had been waiting, waiting for the other party to be unable to resist and enter the state of selflessness again.

Last time, it was because the opponent suddenly used the state of selflessness, which made it difficult for him to suppress himself and end the game quickly, thus he was punished by Sanada who arrived.

This time, he wants to prove his strength in front of Sanada.

(End of this chapter)