Chapter 137 Tennis 25
The next day.
The battle between Ryoma Echizen and Jin Akutsu was an exceptionally exciting match.
Jin Akutsu possesses an incredible physique and athletic talent, his muscles are incredibly flexible. No matter where the opponent's ball hits him, he can always return it, but his return posture looks a bit strange, a bit like a strange creature in an anime.
Furthermore, it is said that Akutsu Jin has never studied or practiced tennis systematically, and has never participated in proper training, doing things his own way, relying solely on his superior athletic talent and physical fitness. Under such circumstances, his strength is even more astonishing.
Facing the monstrous-talented Jin Akutsu, Ryoma Echizen's outside-spin serve and various special moves were temporarily ineffective, and he was at a disadvantage in the first half of the game - in the first few games, Ryoma Echizen didn't even win a single point.
Akutsu Jin raised his eyebrows and sneered, mocking her, "Is that all you have? With this little bit of strength, you dare to brazenly invite her to watch your victory?!"
The pronunciation difference between "he" and "she" in Japanese is very obvious, and the audience watching outside the venue looked at each other in confusion.
"Who is the 'she' Akutsu is talking about?"
"Wow, no way, Akutsu from Yamabuki Junior High and that first-year from Seigaku are actually rivals in love?"
"This is going to be interesting!"
Akutsu Jin frowned and subconsciously looked in the direction of Kurikawa Sana.
The black-haired girl standing by the wire fence outside the stadium, watching the game, was wearing a pristine white dress today, as beautiful as a bouquet of elegant lilies in full bloom. Her delicate and pretty face was unusually covered with a pair of large sunglasses, making it difficult to see her expression.
She just watched the game quietly without saying a word.
But if someone looks closely at her, they will find that she is actually resting with her eyes closed, and is only one step away from falling asleep.
System: [Wake up, don't fall asleep.]
Kurikawa Sana: [! ! ! 】
Sitting up in shock from her dying illness, Kurikawa Sana took a deep breath and suddenly opened her eyes.
[That was a close call. I felt like I was going to fall asleep just now... It's all because of that cup of coffee! I didn't get any sleep all night!] Kurikawa Sana took off her sunglasses and asked in her mind, puzzled: [How is the game going now?]
System: [Echizen Ryoma is temporarily behind, Akutsu Jin is ahead.]
Kurikawa Sana couldn't believe the score on the scoreboard: [Echizen, he didn't even score a single point?]
Is Akutsu so ridiculously strong?!
On the other side, facing Akutsu Jin's ridicule, following the direction of his gaze, Echizen Ryoma also saw the shocked expression of the girl outside the field.
Echizen Ryoma paused slightly.
Did she see everything? The match just now, a match where he didn't score a single point.
Taking his eyes away from the black-haired girl, Echizen Ryoma calmly retorted, "What are you talking about? The game has just begun."
Akutsujin sneered: "Kid, the only thing you have left that's tough is your mouth."
Echizen Ryoma gave his daily report: "Heh, you're still a long way off."
"Do you feel uncomfortable if you don't say this for a day? You haven't scored a single point so far, and you still dare to speak so shamelessly? Don't make me laugh!"
Echizen Ryoma laughed and hit a lob, "You say that every day, how many big teeth do you have left to laugh off?"
Akutsu Jin: “…”
Kurikawa Sana, who was watching from the sidelines: “…”
No, hold it in, don’t laugh.
Help, I can’t help it anymore, Echizen-kun is really good at making people angry, hahahaha!
After hitting a high lob, Echizen Ryoma chose to serve and volley quickly, obviously to narrow Akutsu Jin's attack range.
Akutsu Jin scoffed. "After all this thinking, you only came up with this obvious solution? Do you think you're the only one who can hit a lob?!"
The corner of Echizen Ryoma's mouth still had that infuriating smile, "What do you mean, you want to escape?"
“……!!”
Akutsu Jin's face suddenly changed, and he froze in place as he was about to return the lob.
Kurikawa Sana could clearly see that all his muscles tensed up in an instant. It was obvious that he had fallen into Ryoma Echizen's trap and was suffering from the debuff of provocation.
"Alright! Little brat, even if it's a provocation, I admit it. Watch this!——"
With a "bang" sound!!
From the perspective of the onlookers, the ball that Akutsu Jin had thrown in a rage went straight towards Echizen Ryoma's face, making a loud "bang" sound! And Echizen Ryoma also fell straight back -
The audiences from various schools outside the venue gasped, with exclamations and dissatisfied voices rising one after another.
"No way, this guy actually hit his opponent with the ball during the game?!"
"What a nasty guy! No wonder he's called the devil on the court!"
"I heard that he went to the rival school and beat up someone before the game. Didn't the coach at his school do anything about it?"
Jin Akutsu gripped the handle of the racket so hard that he seemed to want to crush it. Hearing the harsh condemnation from outside the court, he couldn't help but look in the direction of Kurikawa Sana.
She said she hated his behavior.
——But that ball just now was clearly hit by that kid himself with his face! This scheming kid is so damned!
The black-haired girl just watched quietly, her expressionless face showing no emotion, and it was hard to tell whether she was angry or not.
After realizing that he actually wanted to shout at her to explain, Akutsu Jin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After he reacted, he just thought he was really funny.
Seriously, what was he supposed to explain to her?! And why should he even care what she thought? In his entire life, Akutsu Jin had never cared about anyone else's opinion!
As the yellow-green ball landed on Akutsujin's court, the dark green-haired boy who had fallen to the ground chuckled and slowly sat up again. "Hey, didn't you just say you wouldn't let me score a single point?"
“But now, I’ve scored.”
“………”
ha.
This kid is really good at it.
Akutsu Jin closed his eyes, took a deep breath to adjust his mood, and when he opened his eyes again, there was a seriousness in his eyes as if he had met his opponent.
"Okay, come on, kid!"
Soon, in the following match, Echizen Ryoma proved his words with his actions and strength. Akutsu Jin's strength also acted as the perfect catalyst, promoting Echizen Ryoma's rapid progress.
He didn't need to take a step, he could move in the opposite direction by rotating his ankle. Thanks to this, the ball hit by Akutsu Jin became easier to catch, and Echizen Ryoma finally started to score.
The two players refused to give in to each other, and each ball they hit was high-speed and at a tricky angle, and the quality was so high that it didn't seem like it was something that two middle school students could hit.
Because both teams were exceptionally strong, all the sounds inside and outside the stadium disappeared, leaving only the sound of their tit-for-tat hitting the balls echoing. Everyone stared in amazement at the duel between Jin Akutsu and Ryoma Echizen.
"You're really a good stepping stone." After winning another game, Echizen Ryoma's smile widened a little, "whether it's in tennis or other aspects."
As he finished speaking, Echizen Ryoma's eyes vaguely glanced in the direction of the black-haired girl outside the field.
“……!!!”
Akutsu Jin's pupils suddenly constricted, and his already extremely intimidating aura instantly became even more terrifying.
He almost let out an exasperated laugh from his throat, "Very good, kid, you're very brave."
The game is still going on, Echizen Ryoma has been making up the score little by little, but the players in the Seigaku box are confused.
Momoshiro Takeshi, the second-year regular, rubbed the back of his head in confusion. "What on earth has that kid Echizen been saying? I don't understand."
Kikumaru Eiji, a third-year student, was also confused. "Yeah, besides tennis, in what other areas could Akutsu be a stepping stone for Echizen?"
Hearing this, Fuji Shusuke slowly opened his eyes and looked thoughtfully at Kurikawa Sana not far away.
She came today too.
…
"GAME ECHIZEN! Seigaku Echizen Ryoma wins!"
As the referee's loud and clear voice fell, this tense and exciting game finally came to an end.
At the moment the game ended, the young man with short dark green hair looked over. His amber eyes were filled with confidence and arrogance after winning the game, and also with a sense of determination to win.
The look in his eyes at that moment seemed to tell the person he was looking at - I won.
[Echizen Ryoma, Favorability +7.]
Kurikawa Sana was shocked.
During the competition just now, he had already gained a lot of favorability, and now he won more.
This was the first time I had seen such an awesome traffic light guy. He had obviously won the game himself, but it had increased his favorability towards her.
Echizen Ryoma walked towards her, curling his lips, "Sana-senpai, I won."
"Congratulations..." Kurikawa Sana looked dazed.
Wow, I’m being teased again!
"Echizen! What are you doing here sneaking around like that?" A cheerful, black-haired, buzz-cut boy rushed over and grabbed his throat. "It's amazing you managed to beat that Akutsu!"
"It hurts, it hurts, Senior A Tao..."
Another boy with red middle-parted hair came over and joined in the chokehold, "Kid, you've grown in skill. You didn't return to your team the first time you won!"
"Kikumaru-senpai..."
After suppressing Ryoma Echizen, Takeshi Momoshiro and Eiji Kikumaru looked at the black-haired girl in front of them at the same time, and their eyes met hers, her blue eyes as pure and beautiful as lake water.
The girl tilted her head and gave them a friendly smile, "Hello."
“……!!!”
Isn't this Kurikawa Sana from Hyotei? The super beautiful girl who chased after Minister Tezuka and Fuji!
This kid Echizen came to talk to her as soon as he won the game. Isn't this... With this kid's extremely arrogant personality, isn't it obvious that he has special feelings for her!
But it has been a long time since I saw her come to Seigaku to see Chief Tezuka and Fuji. I wonder what the situation is now?
"Hello, Kurikawa-senpai...!"
Momoshiro Takeshi had barely finished his stammering greeting when Kikumaru Eiji hurriedly pulled him aside. "Are you an idiot, Tao?! Isn't it obvious we knew about her beforehand? They'll definitely think we knew her from rumors!"
"Oh right! Oh no, what do we do now?!"
"Of course I should say hello and introduce myself first!" Kikumaru Eiji said in a low voice, then he pulled Momoshiro Takeshi back to Kurikawa Sana and said with a smile, "Hello, I'm Kikumaru Eiji, a third-year student at Seigakuen. I'm in the same grade as Fuji and Tezuka!"
Momoshiro Takeshi: “……………………”
Senior Kikumaru, isn't your self-introduction even more outrageous? The last sentence is really superfluous!
"I'm Takeshi Momoshiro, a second-year student."
Kurikawa Sana smiled sweetly and curved her eyes, "Hello, I'm Inari... I'm Kurikawa Sana, a third-year student at Hyotei Academy."
Momoshiro Takeshi: "Hmm? What did you just say about Inari?"
Kurikawa Sana: "…………"
Oh no, I almost mentioned Inarizaki High School from last week’s volleyball world, this silent muscle memory.
Kurikawa Sana put on a gentle and beautiful human-machine smile, "No, no, you heard it wrong."
"Did Senior Kurikawa come here specifically to watch Echizen's game?" asked Momoshiro Takeshi.
Before Kurikawa Sana could answer, Echizen Ryoma poked his head out of the chokehold and answered: "Yes, I invited her to come and see."
Momoshiro Takeshi: "...I didn't ask you, kid!"
Damn it, how did this guy Echizen invite such a super beautiful senior to watch his game!
"Ah, did you see the doubles match Oishi and I just had? We won 6-1!" Kikumaru Eiji pointed at himself excitedly. "Oishi Shuichiro and I are Seigaku's famous golden doubles team!"
Kurikawa Sana continued to smile gently, "I saw it, it was very exciting!"
Echizen Ryoma chuckled softly, "No way, you were practically falling asleep while standing up, you weren't really watching the game."
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Huh? No way, he even noticed this? He could see it even though she was wearing sunglasses?
Momoshiro Takeshi grabbed hold of Echizen Ryoma's baseball cap and began to rub it. "Watch how you talk to me, senior! And you're deliberately lowering your voice to pretend to be profound!"
Echizen Ryoma: “…………”
Kurikawa Sana was amused: "Pfft..."
No, the team atmosphere in Qingxue is so good, it’s too joyful.
Amidst the clamor, a young man with spiky white hair pushed past the two people in front of Kurikawa Sana and walked up to her. His muscles were tense, and his pale face looked quite terrifying.
“…Akuzu?!”
"What are you doing here?"
Ignoring the surprised questions from Momoshiro Takeshi and Kikumaru Eiji, Akutsu Jin looked down at Kurikawa Sana and said in a hoarse voice, "I have something to tell you."
Kikumaru Eiji and Momoshiro Takeshi: "!!!"
Listen, listen, that cautious tone. Is this still the always arrogant and terrifying Akutsu Jin? Could this devil on the court actually be so humble?!
It was as if I smelled the scent of melon, so the "she" that Akutsu just mentioned turned out to be Kurikawa Sana!
Kurikawa Sana nodded slightly, "Okay, let's go over there and talk."
Echizen Ryoma twitched his lips, "Oh? Are you going to express your gratitude to Sana-senpai for losing the match?"
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Taocheng Wu: “…”
Kikumaru Eiji: "..."
Looking at the blue veins bulging out of Jin Akutsu's exaggeratedly strong muscles and his expression that suddenly became fierce and fierce, Takeshi Momoshiro and Eiji Kikumaru couldn't help but fall into silence.
Help! Can someone please take care of Echizen's mouth? He's like a walking, controlled knife!
If you really get beaten one day, I don’t know if the seniors can protect you!
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