Chapter 167 Tennis 55
The match between Kurikawa Sana and Echizen Ryoma continues.
In the first two games, both sides used their own serve to show respect to each other. After that, Echizen Ryoma began to release his special moves one by one and scored points continuously.
Basic one-legged steps, ABCD slam dunk (non-bumper car version), dual-wielding, tornado smash... Echizen Ryoma already has a lot of special moves, but his "selflessness state" can also copy the special skills of opponents he has fought against, which is simply stronger.
For example, the "deep power" of Shonan Johsei Junior High School's strongest player, Reiji Kamishiro, the ancient martial arts hitting of Hyotei Hiyoshiwaka who defeated the strong, and the unique hitting method of Akutsu Jin of Yamabuki Junior High School... The entire competition process can be regarded as a showcase of the unique skills of players from many schools.
While watching the fight, Rikkai University's Genichirō Sanada fell silent, then asked, "Echizen didn't use that move on Kurikawa."
Yanagi Renji asked, "Which move?"
Genichirō Sanada: "Ibu Shinji from Fudomine Junior High School uses a technique called 'temporary paralysis'. He paralyzes his opponent's muscles by hitting a high-frequency, alternating topspin and bottomspin. Echizen used this technique during the Kanto tournament, but I lost a lot of points because my arm muscles were paralyzed and I couldn't even hold my racket."
Niou Masaharu raised an eyebrow after hearing this, "I didn't expect that the first-year student at Seigaku is quite kind to women."
Sanada Genichirō was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"He didn't want Kurikawa to get hurt and suffer, and he didn't want her muscles to be paralyzed, so he would rather not score than use that move." Niou Masaharu spread his hands.
Genichirō Sanada fell silent.
So a world was created where he was the only one hurt.
Yagyu Hiroshi had been silent until he suddenly exclaimed, "Kurikawa Sana, what an excellent lady."
As soon as these words were spoken, several eyes turned towards Yagyu Hiroshi, as if they had never expected that Yagyu would suddenly make such an evaluation.
Seeing Yukimura Seiichi looking over, Niou Masaharu asked, "So sudden? I thought you, Yagyu, had never paid attention to her."
"I ran into her yesterday on the cruise ship golf course. She's an excellent golfer, just as good as she is at tennis." Yagyu Hirosi paused and continued, "I heard from Hyotei's students that she once hit an 'Albatross' on Hyotei's golf course. It was truly impressive."
So that's how it is.
No wonder Yagyu suddenly paid attention to her, it turned out to be because of golf.
It's no secret that Hiroshi Yagyu, known as a "gentleman," is a skilled golfer. It's only natural that he would be interested in Kurikawa Sana, who is also an excellent golfer.
Niou Masaharu was silent for a moment.
Yes, she was a student at Hyotei Academy, from a privileged family. Her demeanor and movements exuded a refined elegance, and she even mastered the aristocratic sport of golf.
However, he didn't know that she played golf and was very good at it. Judging from Minister Yukimura's reaction, he didn't seem to know this information either.
Niou Masaharu suddenly felt that neither he nor Minister Yukimura knew anything about Kurikawa Sana.
I know she is excellent, but the surprises and shocks she gives me always come one after another, like a treasure that can never be fully discovered.
But the more they understood, the further away she seemed from them.
This cruise trip has further deepened this feeling.
The girl who gracefully walked down the spiral staircase at the dinner party was so beautiful that she seemed not to belong to this world, making people suddenly feel an unprecedented sense of distance.
It was like, if she hadn't approached me proactively for some reason, I might not even have had the chance to talk to her.
Hyotei is in Tokyo and Rikkai University is in Kanagawa. The physical distance between them is there. If she hadn't taken the initiative to approach them, the two sides would be like two parallel lines with no possibility of intersecting.
Minister...has he ever regretted his decision?
Niou Masaharu couldn't help but glance at Yukimura Seiichi silently.
——The decision to reject Kurikawa Sana's confession.
The young man with purple hair just looked quietly in the direction of the court on the deck of the cruise ship. No one could tell what he was thinking.
…
Attention returned to the game, and Ryoma Echizen's own signature skills and replicated tricks were all resolved one by one by Kurikawa Sana.
The girl's playing style is simple and unpretentious, yet terrifyingly strong. No matter how gorgeously the ball is hit, she will calmly receive it with a solid and basic flat A, and instantly return it to the blind spot of the opponent's court, leaving the opponent unable to react.
One thought flashed through everyone's mind: strong, too strong.
She is really too strong.
Strength, speed, physical strength, endurance, mental strength, technology - all aspects have reached perfection, without any shortcomings.
No matter how they attack, Kurikawa Sana can always hit the ball back perfectly, like a machine without any loopholes. There is nothing more desperate and discouraging than this.
But Echizen Ryoma seemed to be born without the feeling of discouragement. The stronger the opponent, the more excited he seemed to be, and the light in his amber eyes was surprisingly bright.
When Kurikawa Sana won 4 games, the game took a turn for the better - Echizen Ryoma replicated the special move of Seigaku captain Tezuka Kunimitsu, the "Zero Short Ball".
The girl on the court fell visibly silent.
Kurikawa Federer Sana felt the difficulty for the first time.
A Type Zero short ball is a ball that not only doesn't bounce after hitting the ground, but instead retracts toward the opponent's net. Theoretically, there are only two ways to break this. One is to return the ball before it hits the ground, which would be in line with tennis rules. However, Echizen alternates between regular returns and Type Zero short balls, making it difficult to distinguish them.
Another way is to replace the tennis racket in your hand with a shovel to resolve the problem.
Since the ball will shrink back, the only way to break it is to scoop it up.
When she lost the game to a short serve with a zero-style shot on the fourth serve, Kurikawa Sana desperately asked the system in her mind: [System, is there a "hard shovel" for sale in the mall?]
Since we already have a "hard basketball" and a "hard racket," it wouldn't be unreasonable to have a "hard shovel," Kurikawa Sana thought silently.
system:【………】
A beautiful state of mind.
The game continued. No matter how much people complained about his incredible skills, the more Sana Kurikawa played, the more she admired Ryoma Echizen.
Unlike her who had system mall plug-ins, the boy in front of her was a genuine genius. He had come to where he was today step by step through his hard work and diligent training since he was a child.
In addition to his excellent talent, he also has an unparalleled love for tennis and works harder than others. All of this combined together makes up the complete Echizen Ryoma in front of us.
Ryoma Echizen is really the type of player who gets stronger as he faces stronger opponents. Under the "stimulation" of Kurikawa Sana, Ryoma Echizen also burst out with potential that is even stronger than in any previous game.
In the end, Ryoma Echizen "evolved".
——He used Tezuka Domain.
No matter how Kurikawa Sana hits the ball, it will come back to the opponent.
After more than a dozen balls, Kurikawa Sana was almost exhausted, but the opponent was still as steady as a rock.
Echizen only needs to stand still, and the ball will return to him as if attracted by a magnet, and he can hit it back with a swing of the racket.
Kurikawa Sana: "..."
Excuse me, this is really magical.
I just admired it, but it is still magical! ! !
"Great! It's Tezuka's domain! By giving the ball a powerful spin, it automatically returns to the original hitting position, which means it returns to me!"
"This kid Echizen is truly a genius. He even learned Chief Tezuka's special moves!"
"As expected of you, the 'pillar of Seigaku', the hope entrusted to you by Minister Tezuka!"
Hearing the voices of praise from all around, Kurikawa Sana was surprised to realize that everyone had become accustomed to this magical tennis skill.
And she seemed to suddenly realize that no matter what the special move was, such as the "Disappearing Serve", "White Whale", or "Tezuka Domain", whenever these special moves violated Newtonian mechanics and could not be explained by common sense, they were all explained seriously with the phrase "giving the ball a powerful spin", and everyone seemed to accept it well.
Kurikawa Sana fell into deep thought.
In that case...
Then it is understandable that by giving the ball a strong spin, the space is reduced and a black hole is created, right?
Kurikawa Sana swung her racket quickly as the ball flew towards her. For a moment, she felt as if the whole world had stopped, as if she could control everything.
Next second.
A black hole in the physical sense, visible to the naked eye, appeared in front of the pink racket.
The black hole emits a dark and deep light, as if it can absorb and swallow everything, and time also stands still.
However, such a shocking and powerful skill, which can even swallow bullets, is only used for playing ball at this moment.
The black hole stopped the ball hit by Ryoma Echizen and it could not move forward any further.
Next second.
Before Echizen Ryoma could recover from his shock, the black-haired girl hit the ball back into the local court with a "bang"! This time, the return ball finally broke through the limit of the "Tezuka Domain".
At the same time, the black hole in front of the girl also disappeared, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion for everyone.
“………”
But the silence of the entire audience seemed to be the best proof that what they had just seen was not an illusion.
After an unknown amount of time, the entire cruise ship erupted in a sharp explosion.
"Is there something wrong with my eyes? What did I just see?!"
"Oh my god! That's a black hole!"
“Unbelievable!”
…
Half an hour later.
Just like the girl's four ACE serves that shocked the audience at the beginning, the game ended with an amazing victory.
“GAME AND THE MATCH!”
"The score is 6 to 4, Kurikawa Sana wins!"
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