The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 168 Can closing your heart suppress your wildness?

Yuushi Oshitari suddenly opened his locked heart, becoming extremely calm and unleashing his full power, much like an AI in action. He scored relentlessly, "Bang bang bang!" In the blink of an eye, the score was 1-0, Hyotei taking the first point. "Oh! Oshitari! Oshitari!!"

"Victory is certain! Victory is certain!!"

Yuushi Oshitari basked in the cheers and applause from his surroundings, then during the break, he said to his partner, Hidemichi Saito, "Saito-senpai, the Rokkaku members are quite strong, don't underestimate them."

"Okay." Saito Shu nodded seriously, gripping his racket tightly, muttering to himself: Stay calm, stay calm, I must stay calm, I absolutely cannot become a weak point!

However, sometimes what people fear most is what they are most likely to encounter.

In the next six-point service game, when it was his turn to receive the serve for the first time, he carelessly lost a point.

"Tomoaki Muraya and Masakazu Aragaki score! 15-15!"

"Yeah!" Masakazu Aragaki clenched his fist, a relieved smile spreading across his face.

Finally, finally, he managed to break through the Hyotei pair's defense with his serve and win a valuable point!

This is more than just a point; it's a morale boost! (Image: tremor)

"Aragaki-senpai is so nice!" The area around Rokkaku Middle School instantly erupted in cheers.

Saeki Kojiro's eyes gleamed with hope. Could it be—there was hope?!

Another second-year regular, however, wasn't as composed and shouted, "Aragaki-senpai, keep going! Win the service game!"

Inside the court, Saito Shu recalled the tennis ball that had suddenly changed direction and escaped the court, his expression filled with regret. How could he not have reacted?! Why hadn't his ball sense kicked in?!

No? Masakazu Aragaki didn't have that kind of spin when he served the first ball. Then he realized why. What, you think he's easier to bully than Oshitari? You didn't serve with that kind of spin on the first ball to avoid making him prepared, right?

TnT, but he actually succeeded!

It's over (sigh), it's over (sigh), the myth of Hyotei's unbroken record has been shattered by him —

Saito Shu suddenly seemed to see himself collapsing after drinking Kamiya's special drink after the match. Help! Help! Help!

No, no, that was the first time and it has to be the last. Losing just one point is barely acceptable, but losing a whole game—

hiss-

Cut your losses promptly!

However, since Saito's stats were not much different from Rokkaku's, he would occasionally miss a ball when he was in charge of receiving serves. After returning the ball, he could not score directly and was about to be broken by Rokkaku for the nth time. Fortunately, except for the receiving phase, there was Shinobu who had opened his mind to cover for them, so they did not accumulate enough to lose a game.

In conclusion, although the process was slightly less than ideal, Hyotei still won by shutout.

Game 1, Yuushi Oshitari & Shu Saito, 6-0!

"Match ended! The Hyotei Academy's Yuushi Oshitari & Shu Saito emerged victorious in the first round of doubles match 2!"

The current score of Hyotei Academy vs. Rokkaku Middle School is 1-0!

"Oh—!!"

"Hyotei has won! Hyotei has won!!"

Soon after, the two teams shook hands. Murayama Tomoaki looked directly into Oshitari Yuushi's eyes with sincere admiration and extended his hand: "Oshitari-kun, you are really strong."

Especially your condition, it was amazing!

While Aragaki Masakazu was shaking hands with Saito Shu, his eyes were fixed on Shinobu, and he said, "Shinobu-kun, you really are the strongest first-year student I've ever met (referring to him as a competition opponent)."

"That special state was absolutely awesome."

"Thank you for the compliment." Yuushi Oshitari smiled elegantly.

"Of course, Saito-kun is also very talented," Masakazu Aragaki added.

Saito Hide chuckled and lowered his hand, saying, "You flatter me, you flatter me."

Deep inside, tears were flowing like a river.

Although we won, we lost points, and only he lost points while Shinobu didn't. This is even more awkward. When we meet the coach later, oh no, the coach probably won't say anything on the field. So, what am I going to do when I meet the captain later? TaT

After the post-match handshake, Saito Shu left the court, but the short distance from the court to the Hyotei camp felt like walking on needles and needles.

He steeled himself and walked up to Kamiya Yo, not even daring to look him in the eye. He immediately bowed deeply and lowered his head. Kamiya Yo's half-smile made Saito Hideki's scalp tingle before he said, "Then you'll be punished by cleaning the clubroom for a week."

The reason he wasn't punished with extra training is because this guy's training was already at the limit designed by the trainer. Although the final training effect wasn't great, his talent was simply limited.

Furthermore, Kamiya Yo could foresee that when they faced Rikkai, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing by a few points; they might even lose several games. So, if the punishment was too severe now, it would be difficult to manage later.

After a short break, the doubles match quickly began, with Liu Jiao serving first.

This time, Hyotei was once again locked in a fierce battle. Although they didn't concede a point (Sengoku's first evolution of dynamic vision greatly enhanced his and his partner's defensive capabilities), —

However, the two Hyotei players were unable to break free from the extremely well-coordinated Rokkaku duo's trap until Akutsu Jin irritably activated "Wildness," and a grayish-white beastly aura gradually emerged around him.

Yuushi Oshitari, watching from the sidelines, keenly noticed this change. He pushed up his glasses and thought, "Tsk, this is troublesome. Now that Akutsu has developed this state, it's questionable whether his closed-heartedness can continue to suppress him."

Inside the court, Jin Akutsu lunged at his racket, "Bang!"

The heavy artillery unleashed its fury, brutally tearing through the hexagonal defense. "Akuzu Jin & Sengoku Kiyosumi score! 0-15!"

Although he scored, Akutsu Jin's dissatisfaction remained undiminished. His "wild" state was a sudden surge of energy he'd unleashed after losing to Oshitari in the second school qualifiers held after Hyotei's reforms, during which he trained frantically. He'd originally intended to use it on Oshitari next time, but this "surprise" had been forced upon him in his match against Rokkaku.

That's fucking infuriating!

In his wild state, Akutsu Jin became even more irritable, like a wolf that wanted to chew its prey's bones to pieces, frequently launching critical hits and destroying the opponent's racket.

After losing a total of four rackets, the two players from the six-cornered team had to use the spare rackets provided by the organizers to play.

But after losing their preferred rackets, their resistance weakened significantly. Soon, Hyotei won the doubles match 6-0 without losing a single point, bringing the overall score to 2-0!

Oh—!

"Hyotei has won! Hyotei has won!!"

Outside the stadium, Hyotei's supporters erupted in extremely enthusiastic shouts once again.