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"A semi-Western grip... the racket face is closed at a 5 to 10 degree angle from the vertical... after hitting the tennis ball, use a back-swipe motion... follow through to the opposite shoulder..."

After successfully completing a shot.

Kitahara Akira's eyes remained completely calm as he summarized the details that needed to be paid attention to when hitting a 110% high-speed topspin ball.

Then he continued to use a regular tennis racket and hit the same high-speed topspin shot dozens of times.

The movement was not off by the slightest deviation.

Like a cold machine that only knows how to serve, stable, restrained, yet extremely accurate.

They continued until all the balls in the basket were hit, then retrieved them and returned to the service line.

Kitahara Akira's tennis racket once again burst forth with golden flames as he stretched out his arm and tossed the tennis ball upwards.

Topspin serve!

121%!

Bang!

He swung his racket arm down with incredible speed, the tennis ball flashing through the air before flying over the net and plummeting to the ground. However, this time, the speed of the vertical drop with its super spin couldn't match the speed of the horizontal drop.

The tennis ball hadn't even landed before it flew out of the service court.

Out of bounds!

Seeing the ball mark left by the tennis ball hitting out of bounds, Kitahara Akira calmly recalled the scene of hitting the ball, calculating the speed of the ball's flight, its falling speed, its parabolic trajectory, and the size and distance of the tennis court.

get conclusion.

"It needs to reach a speed of close to three thousand revolutions per minute."

He took out another tennis ball and tossed it into the air.

Bang!

It was another super-fast topspin serve of 121%, and this time, Kitahara Akira added even more upward friction at the moment of impact.

The tennis ball flew over the net.

It plunges towards the ground with an even more exaggerated downward speed, and after landing in the service area, it bounces up suddenly with an even more exaggerated posture.

The intense upward spin and bounce were just like the high waves rolling up along the coastline.

"Wind and Mist Roll".

Kitahara Akira showed no joy in his eyes, but calmly named this 121% super-fast topspin serve.

to him.

Calculate the relationship between power, speed, spin, and ball trajectory to find the right time to strike.

After that.

As long as you can accurately control your body to complete all the hitting actions, your serve will naturally be successful.

Ryoma Echizen only needed to read some skill analysis in a sports magazine and play a few games with Kaoru Kaido to be able to reproduce his opponent's snake shot.

Compared to Ryoma Echizen.

Kitahara Akira, in his overclocked state, possessed even greater talent, so it's not surprising that he could do something like this.

And with the practice he had just done, he seemed to have entered a state of inexplicable enlightenment.

This feeling is hard to describe in words.

"With a single-minded focus and no distracting thoughts, it felt like entering a state of flow in a past life, but clearly even better."

"Many memories from the past keep flashing through my mind, and even the skills of the players I've seen before seem to be easily reproduced."

Kitahara Akira stretched out his arm and raised his hand in front of him.

Look at the palms and backs of the hands.

A layer of milky white aura faintly emanated from the palms, and not only the palms, but also the arms, legs, and even the entire body seemed to be shrouded in a faint milky white aura.

"Strength, speed, and concentration have all been enhanced."

Although there was no test, Kitahara Akira could feel it, and besides that, "my stamina is also draining away at an extremely rapid rate, even though I haven't done anything yet..."

Kitahara Akira wasn't quite clear about his current situation.

But he subconsciously loathed this feeling of being out of control and subtly excluding the concept of "I".

"I don't like this kind of power."

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Kitahara Akira clenched his outstretched fingers into a fist in front of him, and the milky white aura that had just appeared dissipated at will.

The milky white aura vanished in an instant.

That sense of "I" immediately returned to my body.

A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.

Thud! ...Thud! ...Thud! ...

Kitahara Akira finished hitting another basket of tennis balls, and after hitting them all, he had completely mastered [Wind and Storm].

Flat serve, topspin serve.

In a short period of time, they were all enhanced by Kitahara Akira into powerful weapons at the level of the Metropolitan Tournament.

It is only natural.

Next up is the sidespin serve.

Bang!

A swift yellow light flew into the service area, and after landing, the tennis ball immediately bounced sharply to the outside, its extremely sharp arc trajectory resembling the most ruthless scythe.

110%!

"Wind Scythe Cutter".

......

An hour later.

"Wind - Swiftness!"... "Wind - Gale!"... "Wind - Scythe Slash!"...

Kitahara Akira hit three different serves in succession.

【Swiftness】is the purest form of speed.

This is enough to pose a great threat to Yukihiro Murata. Even if he can receive the serve, his rhythm will be disrupted, and he will be unable to cope with the powerful forehand that follows.

【Storm Roll】 combines speed and topspin in its serve. While it is not as fast as 【Godspeed】, it has extremely strong baseline pressure. Even Yukihiro Murata's super topspin serve cannot compare to 【Storm Roll】.

As for the [Kama-giri], it is the most unpredictable.

The three ball skills are different, but all are highly offensive and faster than other ball skills of the same type, like the wind.

"Let's call it the Wind Attack Techniques series."

Kitahara Akira could not be certain about what the future held.

But at least during the autumn rookie tournament, he will focus on the three skills mentioned above and develop three different styles of play to deal with opponents with different playing styles.

Having completed a comprehensive upgrade of his three-serve technique, Kitahara Akira practiced hitting the wall for a while longer.

The forehand and backhand smashes have also been upgraded.

Bang!

121%!

Kitahara Akira's arm blurred into a streak of light; just as the tennis ball was barely visible, a loud bang echoed from where it hit the wall.

A yellow light and shadow bounced back rapidly.

He neither dodged nor avoided, but stretched out his palm and gently opened it a third of a meter in front of him.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the tennis ball appeared in his palm.

Kitahara Akira felt neither joy nor sorrow.

It's not that he's lost his emotional capacity, but rather that he finds it difficult to generate extra emotions when he already knows the final outcome.

It's like holding a pencil in the air; if you loosen your grip, it will fall to the ground.

Unless it stands upright on the ground with an extremely small probability.

Otherwise, would you experience emotional fluctuations such as surprise, joy, or disappointment upon seeing a pencil fall to the ground?

Kitahara Akira was in the same boat at that moment.

In particular, the moment he caught the tennis ball with his palm, the description of "patient learning" on the panel reappeared before his eyes.

[Patience in learning: When you practice tennis, your efficiency doubles; when you are fully immersed in your practice, your efficiency triples.]

"Completely immersed in practice...three times more efficient..."

Kitahara Akira closed his eyes, then opened them again a moment later.

This blink of an eye.

The world before him appeared entirely different in his eyes.

He raised his head.

Birds soaring in the sky, fallen leaves beneath the trees, tennis balls still bouncing on the court...

"The world... has slowed down."