As the match between Echizen Ryoma and Kaido Kaoru ended, Yamabuki's school selection this morning also temporarily came to an end, and everyone dispersed from the side of the court.
Only Tezuka, before leaving, glanced at Echizen who was still standing there, and then returned to the tennis club activity room with Fuji.
"What do you think of Echizen Ryoma?"
On the way back to the activity room, Tezuka took the initiative to ask Fuji next to him.
"He has a somewhat arrogant personality, and his strength is only so-so, but he contains a terrifying potential."
Fuji raised his head and looked into the distance, and said in a very gentle tone: "As long as we give him the opportunity to compete with the strong, his potential will accumulate, and maybe he will catch up with us soon."
In Fuji's mind, he recalled the game just now. During the game, Echizen Ryoma's strength continued to evolve. From counterattacking Kaidou's snake ball to finally breaking the spinning snake ball, Echizen Ryoma made huge progress in the game. It was simply
Visible to the naked eye.
And not only that, during this process, Echizen Ryoma's body's five dimensions were also improving at any time, and his speed, strength, and reflexes also improved astonishingly.
"Well, you're right!"
After listening to Fuji's words, Tezuka nodded slightly. Being arrogant is nothing. Who among Kanna, Atobe and Sanada is not arrogant? The most important thing is that while being arrogant, they must be supported by strength.
, the current Echizen, his strength cannot match his arrogance.
But Fuji is right about one thing. Echizen Ryoma has terrible potential. As long as this potential is developed, Yamabuki will have another player of the same level as himself and Fuji.
Of course, Tezuka also had some guesses about Echizen's great potential. In addition to Echizen Ryoma's own talent, his legendary father should have already laid an extremely solid foundation for Echizen Ryoma's tennis.
When you fight against the strong, your progress will be astonishing.
The two of them only had this brief conversation on the way. It wasn't until they arrived in front of the activity room that Fuji asked in a teasing tone: "Will you keep your hands on him in the afternoon game?"
Listening to Fuji's inquiry, Tezuka was slightly startled. Regarding the afternoon match, he would definitely keep his hand aside. Otherwise, if he used his full strength, how could Echizen Ryoma make progress?
Of course I think so in my heart, but that's not what Tezuka said: "I will try my best to compete with him..."
Seemingly seeing through Tezuka's insincere words, Fuji squinted his eyes and showed an extremely gentle smile: "Then I'll wait and see..."
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Two o'clock in the afternoon...
Outside a tennis court in Yamabuki, the members of the tennis club were already standing. They gathered just to watch the upcoming match, in which their own president, Tezuka Kunimitsu, faced off against first-year freshman Echizen Ryoma.
"The fourth round of Group E qualifying will be held next, with Tezuka Kunimitsu facing off against Echizen Ryoma."
As the referee finished speaking, Tezuka and Echizen were already standing in front of the net. Then Tezuka just looked at the opposite Echizen Ryoma, then turned his head to face the tennis club members on the referee's chair and said expressionlessly: "Let him
Let’s serve first.”
"Yes, Minister."
After Tezuka's instructions, the referee raised his arm and swung it down toward Echizen Ryoma's half.
"At the start of the game, Echizen Ryoma takes the lead in serving."
Tezuka Kunimitsu gave up the right to serve to Echizen Ryoma, but as the recipient, Echizen Ryoma was not happy. He felt as if he was despised by his opponent.
In the past, in the United States, he took the initiative to let others start, but when he returned to Neon, he lost again and again. Even today, he is despised by his opponent, even though this person is his current minister...
Outside the stadium, it has become extremely quiet at this time. After all, it is a game for our own boss, and victory is inevitable.
The trio led by Horio also chose to follow their heart this time and did not cheer for Echizen.
After all, his opponent is the head of the tennis department. If he is judged as a bad guy in the future, Horio, who has two years of playing experience, feels that it will be difficult for him to get ahead.
Pa…pa…
Echizen patted the tennis ball lightly and bowed his whole body. For this game, he held the racket in his left hand from the beginning. He knew very well that the opponent, as Yamabuki's director, must be stronger than Kaidou-senpai who played in the morning match.
So this time, he didn't dare to be careless...
Bang…
Without any hesitation, Echizen's first serve was an external spin serve.
The tennis ball was very fast and quickly landed in the receiving area of the opposite half of the court, accurately hitting the corner of the side area.
"The ball control ability is very strong, and the angle is also very tricky." Looking at the tennis ball flying across the court, Tezuka made a mental evaluation of Echizen Ryoma while moving his feet.
After Sumeru, Tezuka Kunimitsu came to the tennis ball, then raised his left hand, aimed at the tennis ball and pumped it horizontally: "In terms of strength, he is already the best among his peers."
Bang…
While Tezuka returned the tennis ball, he once again gave his evaluation of Echizen Ryoma.
Tread...tread...
Echizen Ryoma's reaction speed was extremely fast, and he used one-legged steps on the court. The whole movement was crisp and clean, which made the opponent Tezuka nod secretly in his heart again.
Bang…
As soon as the tennis ball hit the ground, Echizen Ryoma had already arrived in front of the ball. Then he stretched his racket back and hit the ball B directly.
Facing the flying tennis ball, he flew to the other side of him. However, Tezuka didn't do anything at his feet, but stayed where he was.
Looking at this scene, Echizen Ryoma frowned slightly, secretly guessing in his heart, is this minister going to give up on his counterattack?
But the next moment...
Something strange happened. The tennis ball that should have landed in the other half of the court drew a curved arc in mid-air and flew directly to Tezuka Kunimitsu on the opposite side.
"It's Minister Tezuka's domain..."
Outside the stadium, many of the Yamabuki players looked at this scene and exclaimed in surprise. Although they had seen their leader use this trick many times, it still shocked people every time they watched it again.
On the court, watching the tennis ball fly back to his opponent's side, Ryoma Echizen's eyes widened with disbelief.
Tezuka, on the other side, looked at the tennis ball being controlled by his rotation, took a half-step forward with his left foot, then pointed the racket in his hand at the tennis ball, moved directly horizontally, and hit a high-speed slice.
Bang…
An orange stream of light passed through Echiqian in the front court, landed on the edge of the baseline, and then quickly flew out of the court.
"0:15, scored by Tezuka Kunimitsu."
As soon as the referee finished speaking, Echizen Ryoma looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu on the opposite side, his eyes already filled with solemnity.
As the son of Echizen Nanjiro, when he was sparring with his father every day, his father just stood there without moving his feet at all, using this trick to tease himself.
I didn’t expect that when I came to Yamabuki, Director Tezuka could actually play the same game as my father.
On the other side, Tezuka is also looking at the opposite side. Currently, he has only used 60% of his strength in Tezuka Domain. If Echizen Ryoma can crack it, then he has passed the test today.
If you can't crack it, then completely defeat Echizen Ryoma and let him know that in the world of tennis, there is no room for him to stagnate...
Soon, the game on the court started again...
Bang…
Bang…
“…0:30…”
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Bang…
"Game, score 1:0, led by Tezuka Kunimitsu."
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Bang…
"Game, score 5:0, led by Tezuka Kunimitsu."
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As Tezuka opened the field, no matter whether Echizen Ryoma used a smash ball or a gravity blow, he could not avoid the pull of Tezuka's field.
The gap between the two gradually widened. From Tezuka's break at the beginning to the next four consecutive games, Tezuka spent less than fifteen minutes without any major exertion.
On the other hand, Echizen's body was already soaked with sweat, and his entire body was severely drained of energy.
Thinking of the scene of the tennis ball flying back to Tezuka Kunimitsu, Echizen Ryoma couldn't help but feel slightly absent-minded.
The man opposite has given Echizen the same feeling as when facing his father. There is no end in sight for that gap...
On the other side of the half, Tezuka Kunimitsu ignored Echizen Ryoma's exhausted state and sent the tennis ball out without hesitation.
Bang…
There were no tricks, but the speed of the tennis ball was extremely fast, and it quickly fell into Echizen Ryoma's half like light and shadow.
Tread...tread...
Echizen's footsteps also didn't stop at all, and he rushed to the front court where the tennis ball landed almost in a blink of an eye. Then the racket extended downwards, completely covering the tennis ball, and then used a super bouncing volley.
Bang…
The strong force caused the tennis ball to ripple, and then flew to the baseline area on the other side of the opposite half of the court.
Looking at the tennis ball flying over, Tezuka Kunimitsu secretly admired: "The strength, speed, and explosive power are much stronger than at the beginning. It seems that I have inherited that person's talent."
If Kanna knew Tezuka's evaluation, he would definitely tell Tezuka that it wasn't that Echizen Ryoma got stronger too fast, but that God was playing tricks on this guy...
Although Echizen Ryoma hit the net with great force this time, he still couldn't help but be pulled by Tezuka's field. When the tennis ball came to Tezuka, he cut the racket crosswise, and then whipped the tennis ball towards Echizen Ryoma's backcourt...
Bang…
"15:0, scored by Tezuka Kunimitsu."
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Looking at his gravity blow at close range in front of the net, but still unable to break through Tezuka's field, Echizen Ryoma couldn't help but close his eyes. While feeling pressure in his heart, he was also thinking about how to break that damn field.
It seemed that in order to cooperate with Echizen Ryoma, Tezuka Kunimitsu was not in a hurry to continue serving...
After passing Sumeru, Echizen Ryoma opened his eyes, filled with fighting spirit again...
"It's rotation. The key to cracking this move is rotation..."
Thinking of how to deal with it, Echizen Ryoma used the one-legged step again, and he must crack that area next.
Looking at the eyes of Echizen Ryoma across from him, with a hint of persistence that would never give up, Tezuka Kunimitsu's evaluation of Echizen Ryoma rose again in his heart, and then he focused his eyes and fired the tennis ball in his hand again.
Bang…
Bang…
The two sides began to racket continuously, and finally when Tezuka Kunimitsu hit the tennis ball back again, Echizen Ryoma's body moved again and he sprinted forward.
Using his super dynamic vision, Echizen Ryoma has discovered the direction in which the tennis ball is spinning.
呲呲…
When Echizen Ryoma counter-rotated the tennis ball, a violent friction sound suddenly sounded from the racket. After a brief struggle, Echizen Ryoma hit the tennis ball directly back.
Bang…
As the tennis ball flew over the net, everyone's attention was focused on the small tennis ball. They all wanted to know whether Echizen Ryoma's counterattack could crack Tezuka's domain.
call out…
The tennis ball landed on the ground, then bounced up very quickly, and immediately flew out of the court.
"Echizen cracked the Tezuka domain..."
Horio was very excited, as if he was the one who cracked Tezuka's domain. However, as soon as he said these words, the tennis ball drew a strange arc in mid-air and flew towards Tezuka Kunimitsu.
tread…
Only this time, Tezuka took a step forward to catch the tennis ball, and then hit it with another extremely fast strike.
Bang…
"30:0, scored by Tezuka Kunimitsu."
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Watching Tezuka Kunimitsu's feet moving across from him, Echizen Ryoma's face showed a long-lost "Dragon King" smile.
He knew that he made the right decision by focusing on spin to crack Tezuka's domain.
Bang…
Bang…
"40:0, Tezuka Kunimitsu scored, the last point of the match."
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The two sides continued to fight, and although they lost points again, the Tezuka field just now had been breached by Echizen Ryoma, and Echizen felt that he still had a chance to turn defeat into victory.
On the other side, looking at the collapsed Tezuka Domain at his feet, Tezuka Kunimitsu's expression was still extremely dull, but in his heart he was extremely satisfied with Echizen Ryoma's performance.
Now that the test is over, Tezuka is no longer prepared to hold back, so he throws up the tennis ball and delivers the last ball of the game.
Bang…
There was a bang as the ball hit the ball, and the tennis ball pulled out a steep orange stream, accurately landing on Echizen Ryoma's backhand half.
Tread.
Looking at the flying tennis ball, Echizen Ryoma chased after him at high speed, running towards the spot where the tennis ball landed.
呲呲…
The tennis ball landed on the ground, making a violent friction sound, and then, under everyone's gaze, it did not bounce at all. After spinning on the ground for a while, it immediately rolled towards the middle net.
"What's this…"
Echizen Ryoma looked at the tennis ball rolling back into the middle net, his light blue pupils suddenly widened, he raised his head and looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu with a look of astonishment on his face.
"It's the minister's zero serve..."
The Yamabuki players who were outside the stadium gave Echizen Ryoma the answer...
"Game, the game is over, the score is 6:0, Tezuka Kunimitsu wins."
As the referee announced the result, Echizen Ryoma, who was shocked by the zero serve, finally came to his senses at this moment...
This time in the showdown with Minister Tezuka, he completely lost again...
Echizen Ryoma looked up at the sky. In his heart, he once again had the same feeling he had when he lost to Kaidou-senpai in the morning. His tennis career after returning to China should not be like this...