The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 173 Lucky Sengoku lives up to his reputation

After Sengoku Kiyosumi made his guess, the referee placed the racket face down on the ground. Then, with a sudden forceful push from his right hand, he released the racket, causing the metal frame to rub violently against the hard ground, producing a continuous, teeth-grinding "shh-shh-shh" sound, like a rapidly spinning top, tugging at everyone's heartstrings.

Finally, with a crisp "thud," the racket hit the ground, vibrated twice, and then came to a complete stop. At this point, the mark at the end of the handle was clearly in the right direction.

"Lucky!"

Sengoku Kiyosumi instantly flashed a "yeah" sign. As expected of him! He's just that lucky! He got the first strike!

A hint of approval flickered across Akutsu Jin's somewhat arrogant face. He smiled slightly, thinking to himself:

And you know what? This guy's luck was just as good as his dynamic vision reporting.

The two Rikkai players on the other side were not affected by Hyotei's opening serve. After all, they had made it to the finals of the Kanto Tournament, and they were Rikkai's formidable team, so they had the mental fortitude to back it up.

Moreover, the right to kick off is entirely determined by luck, not by human intervention.

As for luck, Yanagi Renji glanced at Sengoku Kiyosumi. Well, actually, he had already anticipated that the starting position would slip away from them when the referee chose to ask Sengoku.

After all, Iucky Sengoku's reputation as the representative of the draw team who drew good lots in all three of the major tournaments, and whose personal guessing probability is 95%, has spread far and wide.

After the game ended, the four players walked towards the finish line.

The five-minute warm-up quickly ended, and the four players took their positions. The referee's voice rang out precisely on time, "So, I announce! The Kanto Tournament Finals Doubles Match 2: Hyotei Academy's Kiyosumi Sengoku & Jin Akutsu vs..."

"Rikkai University Affiliated Junior High School: Renji Yanagi & Masaharu Niou officially begin!"

"The first set of this match is over! It's now Jin Akutsu's serve!"

Jin Akutsu stood in the service court and forcefully caught the tennis ball that had been tossed to him.

Then, without any hesitation, without any so-called ball-bouncing adjustments, and without any intention of firing a death ray with his eyes or intimidating his opponent with his gaze, he simply flicked his left hand holding the ball upwards with a "whoosh!"

The fluorescent yellow tennis ball shot straight into the sky, where a fireball was hanging.

Then, Akutsu Jin pushed off the ground and soared into the air like a spring, chasing after the tennis ball. His powerful core strength made his posture in the air stable and full of power. His blue and white team uniform was particularly dazzling in the sunlight. In mid-air, Akutsu Jin quickly integrated the power of his whole body and then gathered it all into the racket in his right hand. Finally, he swung the racket!

"Bang!"

With a powerful boom, the tennis ball instantly transformed into a "cannonball," hurtling towards the opposing team's service area with overwhelming momentum!

The moment Akutsu tossed the ball, Renji Yanagi, who was in charge of receiving the serve, began processing the data in his brain.

The instant Akutsu Jin swung his racket, Yanagi Renji successfully calculated the ball's landing point and trajectory in a flash, based on Akutsu's jump height, swing angle, and his own ball sense.

He then moved with incredible speed to the optimal height for returning the ball.

Just then, a loud "bang!" shook his eardrums. The tennis ball had smashed into the hard ground, leaving a deep dent. Even after being bounced once, its speed and force of rebound remained undiminished.

His power has increased again?!

Upon seeing this crater, a huge exclamation mark exploded in Yanagi Renji's mind.

Although the tennis ball landed in the same spot as he expected, the depth of the ball crater it created far exceeded his expectations; it was practically a crater!

In just one week! Akutsu's base strength and explosive power have increased by more than 7.3% as predicted by the model?! This monster!

Just as the tennis ball was about to hit the net, Renji Yanagi felt an overwhelming sense of pressure and a strong gust of wind. The already heavy expression on his face intensified even more. In just one week, Jin Akutsu's strength had actually increased again?!

Although Renji Yanagi had already prepared to meet the attack with both hands and added a chopping technique, Jin Akutsu's high power level, amplified by gravitational potential energy, resulted in a powerful but ultimately futile attack.

Although the force had been skillfully reduced, the racket face of Renji Yanagi was still severely tilted to the left and back by the force. Although the racket did not leave his hand directly, the tennis ball took advantage of the racket's tilt to make a graceful arc to the upper right and flew away.

However, because the tennis ball encountered a half-perfect speed bump, it lost its forward momentum before reaching the wire fence, and with a "thud," it fell sharply to the ground, then bounced twice at great height, "thud thud."

At that moment, the referee's voice rang out, "Akuzu Jin & Sengoku Kiyosumi score! 15-0!"

"oh--!"

"Akuzu! Akutsu! Akutsu!!"

Hearing the enthusiastic cheers from the sidelines, Jin Akutsu laughed wildly, then kicked off again, "Bang!"

Another dull, deafening bang, like a cannonball being fired, exploded across the stadium!

Jin Akutsu's second serve tore through the air with tremendous force, smashing towards the area in front of Masaharu Niou.

Having learned from Yanagi Renji's experience and knowing that Akutsu's power stat was excessive, Niou Masaharu didn't take it lightly at all. He directly returned the shot with both hands. Since his power stat was slightly higher than Yanagi Renji's, he successfully returned the shot, but it seemed very forced and the quality of the return was not high. Therefore, Sengoku Kiyosumi, who was already at the net, simply adjusted his position with a light jump step, swung his arm smoothly, and effortlessly completed a precise interception, "Thump!"

With a crisp sound of the ball hitting the net, Sengoku Kiyosumi executed a clean and decisive volley.

But this time, Renji Yanagi put in a lot of effort. This time, the moment Kiyosumi Sengoku took a jump step, Renji Yanagi accurately predicted the direction of the ball based on the data he had previously recorded, such as Sengoku's swing habits.

Therefore, the moment the tennis ball left Kiyosumi Sengoku's racket, Renji Yanagi had already started.

With just two large strides, he received the tennis ball and then delivered a textbook-perfect forehand smash!

"Bang!"

The tennis ball transformed into a sharp yellow beam of light, carrying a strong topspin, and sped through the net, heading straight for the depths of Hyotei's backcourt baseline!

As expected of Rikkai, the first ball was already a long, drawn-out battle!

Sengoku Kiyosumi let out a breath, then quickly reported the location.