The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University.

Chapter 21 Lightning Appears

"Ahhh damn it, Niou you bastard, you actually made me lose to the loser bracket."

Far away outside the Group C stadium, Marui Fumita complained indignantly.

Just now, all the matches in Group A were over. Although Marui Bunta won the last game easily, he only managed to keep the third place because he lost one game to Mori Jusaburo and Niou Masaharu at the same time.

"Pfft, can you blame me for this? Even if you beat me, you won't be able to get first place in the group." Niou Masaharu was speechless, but his mood was not much better at the moment.

It was thought that the two of them would compete for the first place in Group A, but the strength of Maori Jusaburo firmly suppressed them, causing the two of them to have to settle for second and third place, and thus could only seek advancement to the second round of the loser group.

At this moment, when he thought about having to compete for the remaining places in the loser group, Marui Bunta felt a little headache.

Because he knew that the loser group competition would not be easier than before, but would only be more brutal.

"Come to think of it, Kelp-head, you also have to compete in the defeater group, right?" Marui Bunta turned around and looked at Kirihara Akaya who was walking with them and asked.

"Yes, Marui-senpai." Kirihara Akaya responded uninterested.

Compared to the arrogance and rebelliousness when he first came to the tennis club, Kirihara Akari now seemed to have his edges smoothed out and was unusually docile, even a little shy.

"Why are you looking so downcast? It's just that you lost to Minister Yukimura. It's okay. Everyone knows that you can't beat him anyway." Marui Bunta patted Kirihara Akaya's shoulder and comforted him in his unique way.

"Senior, if you didn't say anything, I might feel better..."

Kirihara Akari was also speechless. This didn't sound like comforting anyone at all.

However, in his heart, he now had an even stronger respect for the Rikkai University Tennis Club.

First he lost to Genichirō Sanada, and then he lost to Seiichi Yukimura in this group match.

The two games were won without any suspense, which made him realize the strong strength of Rikkai University's tennis club.

"By the way, why are there so many people surrounding the stadium over there?"

The three of them walked in unison, and Marui Bunta pointed to a crowded stadium and asked curiously.

"That's the competition venue for Group C, right? If I remember correctly, Sanada and Yuki are in that group," Niou Masaharu recalled.

"Hey, why are there so many people watching? It looks like it must be an exciting match, right?!" Marui Fumita asked puzzledly.

"Are you an idiot? Today's Group C match schedule includes a match between Sanada and Yuki." Niou Masaharu looked at Marui Bunta dimly and reminded him silently.

"Yes! I almost forgot about this! Let's go check out the situation over there, and Kelp Head should follow quickly!" Marui Bunta suddenly realized, and quickly ran towards the direction of Group C's stadium, turning back and motioning for two people to follow him.

"Wait for me, Marui-senpai!"

"Hey, there's no need to run so fast..."

Niou Masaharu and Kirihara Akaya reacted quickly and followed closely.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the edge of the court, found an empty seat, and looked towards the court.

Before Marui Bunta could see the whole scene in the stadium, Kirihara Akari beside him breathed rapidly as if he had seen a ghost and said, "Marui-senpai! Check the score!"

"What's wrong with the score?" Marui Bunta looked puzzled, but when he looked at the scoreboard, his eyes widened immediately: "Wow!! No way, Sanada actually--"

Niou Masaharu, who was standing nearby, also looked shocked and could hardly believe what he was seeing with his own eyes.

4-0
This is the score they are seeing right now. The deputy director of Rikkai University, Genichirō Sanada, didn’t even score a single point!
In their sight, Genichirō Sanada was already standing at the baseline, ready to serve again.

Even though he knew that this move no longer posed a threat to Maya Yuuki, Genichirō Sanada still continued to serve with the wind-like speed without hesitation.

Swift as the wind, slow as the forest, aggressive as fire, still as a mountain.

The four great mysteries of wind, forest, fire and mountain, which many people had difficulty seeing in their full form in the past, are now being used in repeated combinations by Genichirō Sanada.

However, even under such a crazy attack, Maya Yuuki on the other side of the court was able to fight back with ease.

thump—

A silver arrow afterimage flew past Genichirō Sanada's feet and hit the metal net outside the field with a loud bang.

"30 to 0." The referee kept the score at the right time.

This ball was scored by Maya Yuuki without any surprise.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Gasping for breath, Genichirō Sanada didn't even look back at the direction where the ball was lost. His chest heaved violently, and sweat slid down his cheeks to his chin, slowly dripping down.

In contrast, Yuuki Maya's breathing was steady and he wasn't even sweating. He stood there calmly waiting for his opponent's next serve.

Obviously, Genichirō Sanada did not put any pressure on him, and it was just a warm-up exercise for him.

"So-so strong! So scary!"

"Are you kidding me? How come Yuki's strength has become so strong!?"

Marui Bunta and the other two who witnessed the whole process had expressions of surprise on their faces. They had never seen Sanada Genichirō in such an embarrassed state.

Even though they had always known that Maya Yuuki was a very good tennis player, now it was obviously far beyond their imagination.

You know, even the captain, Seiichi Yukimura, has never let Genichirō Sanada score a single point.

Kirihara Akaya's pupils were trembling violently. He stared at Maya Yuuki who was standing in the field with a calm look on her face, and he couldn't help trembling in his heart.

The deputy minister of Rikkai University, who had left her powerless to fight back, was so powerless in front of Maya Yuuki that he couldn't even score a single point.

It even looked like he hadn't yet forced the opponent to use his full strength.

"So my tennis skills are so weak?"

After the horizontal comparison, Kirihara Akaya began to have serious doubts about his own strength for the first time.

……

Inside the stadium.

"Is that all? If this is all you can do, this game is over."

"Sanada, you disappoint me so much." Yuuki Maya said lightly.

"..."

Genichirō Sanada did not respond, but his body did not hesitate at all and made a serving gesture.

Even though the situation is so unfavorable to him now, Genichirō Sanada has not shown any sign of wavering.

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Yuuki Maya was not surprised at all.

He didn't think that he could shake Sanada Genichirō's will to win with just a few simple words. He just wanted to try and see if he could stimulate the opponent and make him evolve something in advance.

嗖

After a few rounds, Maya Yuuki seized a blind spot exposed by Genichirō Sanada while running and swung the racket to hit the tennis ball over.

The tennis ball fell heavily to the ground and bounced back, and at this time, Genichirō Sanada seemed to have no time to react and rescue it.

As soon as the ball landed for the second time, Yuuki Maya won another goal, and it seemed that nothing unexpected would happen...

zizi——

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound in the air, like an electric current.

I saw a dazzling blue light flash suddenly and disappear in an instant.

At this moment, Genichirō Sanada, who had no time to save the ball, suddenly appeared behind the tennis ball as if he had teleported out of thin air.

“Move like thunder! Lightning!”

……

(End of this chapter)