The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

"when?!"

Atobe Keigo was slightly furious. He had no time to react and could only watch the tennis ball fly out of bounds and land a second time outside the bounds.

At this time, Sanada, who was standing at the baseline, had already stopped swinging his racket at some point, and stood there just as he had before the second game started.

"Sanada scores, 15-0."

The referee's voice sounded at the right time, telling Keigo Atobe that the opponent had served the first ball.

In the preparation area of ​​Rikkai University, Yanagi Renji saw this scene and smiled: "It seems that Sanada is starting to get serious. The game should be decided soon."

Maya Yuuki sat aside, leaning back in his chair. He just nodded slightly without responding to Renji Yanagi's words, and observed the situation on the court with his eyes.

Although she knew that Genichirō Sanada would win, Maya Yuuki believed that the match would not become one-sided so quickly. After all, no matter what, Keigo Atobe was a national-level player and still had some capital to resist.

On the court, Genichirō Sanada served again.

Atobe's eyes narrowed, he was determined to see the opponent's serve clearly this time.

咻

Another sound of wind breaking through the air was heard, and the tennis ball turned into a gust of wind and swept over.

While he was thinking, the tennis ball passed by Keigo Atobe's feet again and flew out of the court.

I didn't see it clearly.

Just now, Keigo Atobe was so focused that he only saw Sanada's racket swing when he served, which was as fast as an afterimage. While his brain was still calculating the opponent's serve path, the tennis ball had already fallen at his feet.

30 is better than 0

Genichirō Sanada scored again with his serve, and he only needed two more balls to win the second game.

咻

The same thing happened with the third ball. Keigo Atobe did not react, but Genichirō Sanada's swing just now became clearer in his eyes.

"Not enough, I need to see more clearly"

Atobe Keigo shouted in his heart, he was just one step away from seeing through this serve.

Atobe Keigo's pupils shrank deeply, and he increased his concentration again, mobilizing all his insights.

On the opposite side, Genichirō Sanada served again.

"See clearly!"

Seeing the tennis ball flying like the wind and falling right in front of him, Atobe Keigo flashed, adjusted his steps, took a step forward, and appeared behind the tennis ball.

He swung the racket in his hand, and instantly burst out with huge power to pull the tennis ball back with his forehand.

砰

The tennis ball was successfully returned, turning into a streak of light and shooting diagonally towards the opposite corner of Genichirō Sanada.

However, this return ball did not allow Keigo Atobe to achieve anything. After Sanada Genichirō caught up with the tennis ball, he hit it with his backhand, like a samurai drawing his sword to strike.

The sound of wind sounded again, but this time, the tennis ball returned faster than the previous serve.

The return ball left a trail in the air and exploded directly in the front court of Atobe Keigo.

"Game, Sanada is leading, the score is 2 to 0."

After seeing his return score, Genichirō Sanada restrained his batting posture, stood straight and said, "Atobe, do you really think that my [Wind] is only this fast?"

"Tsk..."

Atobe Keigo had a cold face and said nothing. He had personally experienced its power as fast as the wind.

But he is very confident now, because his eyes have gradually adapted to this move, and the subsequent complete cracking is no problem for him.

After a short break, it was time for the third round.

At the beginning of the third game, Keigo Atobe, whose eyesight had improved, was no longer as hard to resist as in the previous two games when facing Sanada's speed. Instead, he was able to gradually keep up the pace.

After seeing through the path of the ball of [Wind], the rhythm of the game was finally brought back to balance by Atobe Keigo, and it seemed that the game entered into a long-lasting tug-of-war that he was good at.

15-15

15-30

30-30

30-40

……

The scores rose alternately, and almost every ball took nearly five or six minutes to decide the result.

However, this stalemate was quickly broken by Genichirō Sanada.

"Sanada, I have completely seen through your [Wind]." Atobe Keigo smiled confidently after hitting a ball back.

Upon hearing this, Genichirō Sanada remained unmoved and maintained a calm expression: "Really? Then the next ball will be your reward."

"what?!"

When Keigo Atobe heard this, he felt confused, but the next moment, his eyes widened.

boom!

I saw a tennis ball with the momentum of a raging fire, pressing down like a heavy stone, rushing towards Atobe Keigo.

Before the tennis ball came close, Keigo Atobe felt a scorching temperature burning his face.

"This is--"

Atobe Keigo's expression suddenly became solemn and shocked, and he hurriedly wanted to hold the racket with both hands to fight back.

There was a violent collision between the flaming tennis ball and the racket, but it was only a moment, and the racket in Keigo Atobe's hand was knocked away.

There was a "click" sound.

The flying racket fell to the ground with a crisp and heavy sound, and a burning air emanated from the surface of the racket.

Invasion like fire

Following [Wind], Genichirō Sanada once again used [Fire] from his four great secrets.

Feeling the numbness and soreness in his arms, the little confidence that Keigo Atobe had just regained sank to the bottom again.

"Game, Sanada is leading, the score is 3 to 0."

"The third game is over. Please ask both players to switch places."

……

There may only be two chapters today. I have something else to do. I will see if I can spare some time to update another chapter later.

Chapter 83: Counterattack in Despair

With slightly heavy breathing, Keigo Atobe picked up his racket and exchanged places with Genichirō Sanada.

Standing at the baseline, he shook his arms which were still a little numb, and a look of extreme ugliness appeared on Keigo Atobe's face.

"Is this the fiery aggression? It is indeed an incredibly powerful skill." This was also the first time that Keigo Atobe experienced it personally.

Then, it was Keigo Atobe's turn to serve.

Atobe Keigo threw the tennis ball high up, and all his tense muscles suddenly exerted force, and his body burst out with powerful energy like a fully drawn bowstring.

He swung the racket in his hand and slammed the tennis ball down hard, and the tennis ball made a loud bang when it was hit.

砰

The pale yellow beam of light instantly passed through the net and rushed towards Genichirō Sanada.

"Oh? Even though we are at a disadvantage, our competitive state has not declined but has improved a lot."

Outside the court, Maya Yuuki saw Keigo Atobe's serve and gave him a good evaluation.

A player who is still motivated even when he is at a disadvantage is a scary player.

The speed of Keigo Atobe's serve exceeded that of his first round serve, and was much faster.

Although for Genichirō Sanada, it is still within his acceptable range.

Genichirō Sanada, whose threshold had already been raised by Maya Yuuki's high-speed serve, had no feeling at all about this serve, not even a hint of surprise.

"Your speed and strength are much greater than before, but if you think you can defeat me head-on like this, you are still too naive, Atobe."

After watching the serve, Sanada immediately made a judgment. He raised the racket with his right hand, found a good hitting point, and firmly received the even more powerful serve from Keigo Atobe.

The hit tennis ball returns to the opponent's half with a sharper momentum.

砰

Atobe Keigo chased behind the tennis ball and used his backhand again to lower the angle of the racket.

He hit a topspin drop shot, forcing Genichirō Sanada to come to the front court to save the ball.

Atobe Keigo's plan was successful. Genichirō Sanada ran quickly and rushed to the front court to pick up the tennis ball.

"Hmph, I succeeded."

Seeing the tennis ball picked up by Genichirō Sanada flying high to his side, Keigo Atobe immediately jumped up and slammed the tennis ball down with his racket raised high.

"I've been on guard against this move from you for a long time."

Genichirō Sanada looked at the rapidly falling smash calmly, took a ghostly step back, and then got ready to hit the fierce return ball with his backhand.

Its speed is like forest.

The return ball that hit the racket had most of its force cut off immediately at the moment of contact, and it brushed the top of the net and flew back to the opponent's net.

"what?!"

At this time, Keigo Atobe's body had not yet completely landed on the ground. He could only watch the tennis ball fall to the ground, bounce gently on the ground a few times, and then slowly roll to the net.

"Sanada scores, 15-0."

The first ball was scored, and Keigo Atobe's temporary change of tactics did not work and he was still broken.

Afterwards, relying on his fiery aggressive power, Genichirō Sanada continued to break through Keigo Atobe's defense from the front and score points.

Although Keigo Atobe has great insight, he can often only maintain a few rounds of pulling balls with his opponent before being hit by the unreasonable aggression of Genichirō Sanada and his racket is knocked away, causing him to lose one ball after another.

boom.

Huge waves of flames dissipated from Atobe's body, and another attack was as aggressive as fire, and the racket fell out of Atobe's hand again.

"Game, Sanada is leading, the score is 4 to 0."

In just over ten minutes, the result of the fourth game was decided, and Genichirō Sanada had already firmly controlled the rhythm of the game in his own hands.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

At this time, sweat was dripping down Keigo Atobe's cheeks, and his chest rose and fell greatly with every breath.

"Atobe is in a completely disadvantageous position." Oshitari Yuushi couldn't bear to see this scene and closed his eyes for a while.

"Coach Sakaki, are we going to lose just like that?"

Although he may have guessed the final result, Mukai Taketo, who had recovered a lot of strength, still looked at Sakaki Taro for help.

Upon hearing this, Sakaki Taro nodded slightly to express his attitude.

"Damn it, there's still no way to do it..." Xiangri Yueren clenched his fists with an unwilling look on his face.

In order to defeat Rikkai University, they have been practicing hard since the second half of last year, in order to avenge the defeat in last year's Kanto Conference.

But the cruel reality lies before them. After today's fight, they have discovered that there is still a huge gap in strength between the two sides.

Looking at Mukai Taketo's expression, Sakaki Taro remained calm.

Being experienced, he was not unaware of the gap between the two teams, but he would not say anything that would shake morale. Instead, he used the pent-up energy within the team to guide them to train seriously and improve their level as quickly as possible.

As for whether he could defeat his opponent in the end, Taro Sakaki knew very well that the chances of winning were very low.

The overall strength of the current Hyotei is far inferior to that led by the previous minister, Ochi Gekko.

However, even the three years when Ochi Gekko led the team were unable to break Rikkai University's record of consecutive championships in Kanto, let alone the Rikkai University they are facing now.

Sakaki Taro can conclude that the current Rikkai University lineup is definitely the strongest lineup since Rikkai University became the champion of Kanto.