The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Atobe Keigo: ?

Kamiya You didn't say anything more. Instead, he tossed a tennis ball, then leaped high into the air. Like Atobe Keigo, but different, he used the frame of his racket to slice the ball.

The tennis ball splits abruptly the instant it contacts the racket frame, transforming into three almost identical spheres.

Like three bolts of lightning tearing through the air, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, they shot towards three distinct landing points on the left, center, and right of Atobe Keigo's service court.

"Phantom Serve!"

Atobe Keigo: ? ? !

What the hell?!

Three yellow rays of light landed rapidly in three different directions.

Keigo Atobe frantically pondered, which path was the real one?!

His eyes shimmered, but he couldn't see the truth, so he could only rely on his instincts and rush towards one of the paths.

However, due to a brief hesitation, he missed the opportunity and did not receive the light.

Then, Atobe Keigo heard the sound of a tennis ball coming from the right side of the court.

Damn it! I chose the wrong one!

Atobe Keigo turned his head to look at the tennis ball that was heading out of bounds.

I estimate it to be about five meters...

He simply couldn't get past that distance with his current teleportation technique.

Keigo Atobe could only helplessly let the ball bounce out, and then Yuko Fujii announced the score.

"Kamiya You's score! 30-0!"

Keigo Atobe gripped his racket tightly, thinking to himself:

The phantom serve, huh...

He'd played so many matches against Kamiya, but he'd never seen a serve like that before...

So either this serve is indeed something Kamiya recently developed, as he said, or he has finally forced Kamiya to show some of his true abilities.

Of course, a helpless smile appeared on Atobe Keigo's lips.

It's more likely that because he had just tried to score with his special move during his service game, Kamiya returned the favor by immediately using an even more unpredictable serve.

Moreover, this guy maliciously pointed out the "flaw" of this move directly—not only did he loudly announce the name of the technique, "Phantom Serve," but at the end of the previous game, he also specifically pointed out that his "insight" was the key to seeing through this shot...

Tsk, they're being far too arrogant.

Just then, that familiar yet slightly mischievous voice, brimming with laughter, once again entered Atobe's ears:

"Hey, Atobe, how many balls do you think you'll need to return my serve?"

Atobe Keigo took a deep breath, suppressing his turbulent emotions, and looked at Kamiya You, who was smiling like a fox, and said, "We'll have to try to find out."

The reason he didn't specify which ball it was was because he knew Kamiya too well; the guy had a terrible personality, especially when it came to tennis.

If he answers "three balls" right now, Atobe is 100% certain that Kamiya will deliberately increase the difficulty of the Phantom Serve to the extreme on the third ball, or add new variations to catch him off guard, and he will only be able to find a way to break it on the fourth or even the fifth ball.

A barely perceptible look of regret flashed across Kamiya You's face, as if he felt a little disappointed that he hadn't been able to successfully "trick" Atobe.

He shrugged and refocused his attention on the tennis ball in his hands: "Alright, let's continue!"

The yellow-green ball was tossed high into the air again.

Atobe Keigo instantly entered a state of high concentration. He habitually covered his handsome face with his left hand, his fingertips touching his temple, as if he wanted to pour all his mental energy into his sharp, hawk-like right eye.

His icy blue pupils were fixed on the tiny moment just before Kamiya's racket frame made contact with the tennis ball.

but,

The difficulty of seeing through it far exceeded his expectations!

There's no time to hesitate!

Keigo Atobe could only rely on his inner senses once again to choose the beam of light in the middle that looked the most "real" and whose trajectory was the most logical, and his body rushed away like a cheetah.

This time, he started faster and took longer strides, reacting almost the instant the phantom appeared.

The racket was suddenly swung out with a sharp whistling sound as it cut through the air.

However, the seemingly solid "tennis ball" passed through the racket strings without any hindrance, just like a real phantom.

And the real tennis ball, with a dull thud, exploded once again on the right side of his body!

"Kamiya You scores! 40-0!" Fujii Yuko's voice rang out again, announcing yet another misjudgment by Atobe.

"Huff...huff..."

Atobe Keigo stopped in his tracks, his chest rising and falling slightly.

He looked down at his racket, then gazed at the composed Kamiya You across from him, his eyes growing even more profound.

Although I made the wrong choice again.

But this time he caught up with him.

Moreover, I'm only a little short of seeing through this move!

"Bang!"

Without giving them any breathing room, three deadly yellow beams tore through the air once more, descending with alluring trajectories onto Atobe Keigo's service court.

It's now!

In that instant, Atobe Keigo's right eye burst forth with an unprecedentedly brilliant light, illuminating even the beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

He saw it!

Among those three dazzling illusions, one trajectory exhibited an extremely subtle, unnatural distortion in the air, as if drawn by a more powerful core.

that's it!

The actual trajectory is to the left front!

Without the slightest hesitation, Atobe's body strength exploded instantly, and his steps were swift and precise as he stepped towards the predicted landing point on the left.

"Bang!"

The moment the tennis ball made contact with the racket strings, Keigo Atobe felt the weighty feedback of the tennis ball.

it is true!

A surge of immense joy and a sense of accomplishment instantly welled up in Atobe's heart.

He successfully deciphered Kamiya's elaborate illusion trap!

When Kamiya Yo saw Atobe Keigo successfully retaliate, the corners of his mouth curled up in a clear arc of admiration and excitement.

"Not bad, Atobe!"

The fact that Atobe was able to break the "Phantom Serve" with just the third point before the end of his service game shows that his growth rate and the sharpness of his insight have indeed exceeded his previous expectations.

Although he praised him verbally, his actions did not stop at all.

With a swift slide, he moved to the vicinity of where the tennis ball bounced off.

The racket is tilted at a precise angle, ready to slice.

"I told you not to underestimate me!"

Keigo Atobe started running rapidly to the right the instant before Yo Kamiya swung his racket and the tennis ball made contact.

His voice was filled with ignited fighting spirit and absolute confidence: "I've seen through the spin of your ball!"

As he spoke, Atobe Keigo lowered his racket in advance, preparing to hit the low ball hard into Kamiya You's backcourt corner with a powerful topspin smash once he was in position.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Kamiya Yo watched Atobe Keigo's running figure and revealed a meaningful smile.

Just as the racket was about to touch the ball, his wrist suddenly flicked, and the seemingly steady slice motion abruptly changed!