The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 189 Yukimura: You used Marui's ultimate move on me?!

Tsk, Atobe Keigo licked his back teeth, quickly stopped his momentum, changed from a charge to a run, and swung his racket to intercept the ball's arc without waiting for it to land. He had observed that this ball had a stronger backspin than the one he had hit before. If the ball were allowed to land, its bounce would be negligible, about the same height as the Tannhäuser serve he had hit before.

And since this position is so close to the net, if the bounce is very low, it cannot be guaranteed to clear the net 100%. If you hit a ball that doesn't even clear the net, even if it's just one ball, it's not very impressive.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball flew back to Yukimura Seiichi's half of the court in a curved arc. As expected, just as Atobe Keigo had predicted, Yukimura Seiichi was already waiting at the net. With a smash, the tennis ball headed towards the right sideline of his half of the court.

Atobe Keigo immediately turned and chased after the ball, then returned a high lob. Yukimura Seiichi, who was still at the net, used the momentum to smash the ball with great force.

"Bang!"

But this was exactly what he wanted.

Atobe Keigo's lips curled into a slight smile. "That's exactly the kind of smash I wanted!"

Atobe Keigo's eyes narrowed. He took a deep breath, fully engaging the muscles in his legs, and then used a Body Flicker Technique to instantly catch up. He then swung his racket, and at the precise moment the racket met the tennis ball, he mobilized his entire body, causing the racket wrapped around the tennis ball to spin rapidly. "Swish swish swish."

A blue and white whirlwind appeared on the court, and a few leaves fell around it. With a loud "bang!", the tennis ball flew straight towards Yukimura Seiichi's back half of the court with even greater speed and force.

After the yellow meteor shot out, the blue and white whirlwind subsided, revealing the true nature of the mountain within:

Keigo Atobe, kneeling with his back to the net and arms outstretched like a great roc spreading its wings, declared elegantly and proudly, "Bear Counterattack!"

After saying that, Atobe Keigo slowly finished his stance, and at the same time, the referee announced the score: "Atobe Keigo scores! 0-30!"

As the referee finished speaking, Atobe Keigo and Yukimura Seiichi's eyes met unexpectedly in mid-air.

Yukimura Seiichi's gentle expression remained unchanged, because he had determined that Atobe Keigo was a normal person, and that there was a 99.9% chance that he could not escape his control of eliminating the five senses, nor could he actively interrupt the process of eliminating the five senses.

"Awesome! Two points in a row! If I remember correctly, this is the same move that Shinobu used in the doubles match just now!"

"Yes, yes, yes! I didn't expect Atobe to do that too!"

"Hmm, this pose looks really familiar. I had this feeling when Oshitari used it last time — Oh! I remember! Fuji of Yamabuki also has a similar ending pose, but his move is called Brown Bear Net."

"Hmm, to be honest, the names of 'Giant Bear Strikes Back' and 'Brown Bear Caught in the Trap' are quite similar."

"—I've noticed you've all gone off-topic!"

"Who cares whether it was a giant bear retaliating or a brown bear being caught, who cares whose technique it was? Shouldn't the point be that Atobe just used the same teleportation technique as Kamiya?!"

Inside the court, Atobe Keigo watched as Yukimura Seiichi changed his service area and retreated to the baseline to assume a receiving stance.

Hmph, although he can't use the Waltz of Destruction for the time being, he can use other people's moves.

It's a pity. In terms of flashy moves, Kamiya's moves are the most flashy. Whether it's Lightning Release, Fire Release, or Ice Release, they are all very flashy. But apart from the Body Flicker Technique, although he tried his best to pester Kamiya to teach him a lot (for which he owed him many conditions), he just couldn't learn any of them. He couldn't even use the Ice Release, which has effects that are extremely similar to his Ice World.

It always felt like there was a layer between us. I didn't realize it before, but after trying it myself, it felt like something else entirely, like a tennis ball wrapped in a spiritual shell.

On the other side, Yukimura Seiichi kicked off again.

Atobe Keigo then hit another backspin serve, and this time the ball landed near the left baseline of the opposing court, making it more difficult for his opponent to return the ball low over the net. Atobe Keigo looked up at the moving Yukimura Seiichi and snorted in his heart, "You think you can just avoid hitting a high lob like that?"

Yukimura, I'm going to force you to fight!

On the other side, Yukimura Seiichi's eyes darted around, and he saw through Atobe Keigo's intentions. His expression remained gentle, but he unleashed a powerful volley, sending the tennis ball flying low over the net once again.

Atobe Keigo, who was quickly going online, flicked his wrist and "thud".

A soft sound of the ball hitting the net rang out, and the tennis ball flew straight towards the post next to the net. "Clang!"

The tennis ball gently bumped against the iron post, then bounced off with a low, quick motion and landed on the sideline with a "thud".

However, Yukimura Seiichi, who had anticipated this, thwarted his plan. He was very familiar with Marui's special techniques, so Yukimura Seiichi stared directly at Atobe Keigo and said, "Atobe-kun, if you want to score points from me using Marui's special techniques, I advise you to give up on that idea."

Faced with Yukimura Seiichi's shot, Atobe Keigo's deep blue eyes flickered for a moment before he strategically chose not to return it.

Because after hitting the iron post, he keenly noticed that the subtle discomfort meant that the progress bar of Yukimura Seiichi's Five Senses Extinction had increased significantly. Tsk, before the match, Kamiya estimated that the speed at which Yukimura Seiichi's Five Senses Extinction was eroding him (irreversibly) was around 8 to 11 balls, depending on Yukimura Seiichi's progress during this period.

It seems like it should be 8 balls now. To be on the safe side, it's best not to catch 5 balls in a row. After all, what if the erosion of the five senses suddenly explodes and you take off?

Therefore, it's best to refrain from contacting Yukimura Seiichi's ball for now.

Even though this would result in losing points and having to survive in the wild, as the vice-captain, he couldn't let Hyotei lose their match point to him!

Everything is for the ultimate victory!

And so, the fluorescent yellow tennis ball bounced off the court without any hindrance, followed by the referee's announcement: "Yukimura Seiichi scores! 15-30!"

"?"

"Yukimura's ball was fast, but in theory, Atobe could have caught it if he had used teleportation. Why didn't he?"

Hmm, I think normally using teleportation would come at a high cost, which is why Atobe didn't use it easily just now.

"So you're saying Kamiya-kun isn't normal?"

"Huh? Did I say that? I didn't! *doge emoji*"

"However, although Yukimura-kun has won back a point, judging from the current momentum, I feel that Atobe-kun has a pretty high chance of breaking Yukimura-kun's serve. After all, he even knows Marui's special moves from Rikkai! As long as he plays a few more special moves, the point will be his."