Chapter 88: Players are counterattacked by COS!
Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji lost their first service game.
Rikkai University and Hyotei have become accustomed to Yagi Kei's decisive style, although Shitenhoji's funny tennis is a big shock to ordinary people.
But, Yagi Kei is not an ordinary person.
Not only did it fail to shock him, it even failed to be as funny as it should have been.
Totally ignored, totally unnoticed.
In his eyes, Ichiuji Yuji and Golden Koharu became a joke!
Keigo Atobe, who formed a doubles team with Yagi Kei, was also the person who could sense Yagi Kei's every move at the closest distance.
Precise serve, ball control, and return, perfectly targeting the opponent's weak points for concentrated attack, unmoved by emotion, cold and rational, like a machine calibrated to the highest precision...
No, this level is already beyond the limit.
Not to mention...
This kid seems to have evolved again.
Compared to the Kanto Tournament, their strength has risen to a new level.
A smile slowly formed at the corners of Atobe Keigo's lips, and he placed his fingertips on his brow bone. His sharp eyes, like a hawk, stared straight at his teammates beside him.
He used his observation ability to the fullest, carefully recording every move of Yagi Kei.
For some reason, seeing the Yagi-Atobe duo separated by a net, Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji felt a heavy pressure.
They looked at each other,
——No, for their love and peace cooperation,
Make sure your opponents are trapped in their sweet and hilarious tennis!
Golden Koharu and Ichiuji confirmed their respective ideas. When they looked up again, they both tightened their grips on their rackets.
"Are you ready—Ichi-kun?"
"Ready! Haru!"
"So--"
Atobe Keigo seemed to notice something and tilted his head slightly.
Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji work together to practice the One Heart, One Body Girl's Heart Training——
“—This is our ultimate move!”
"synchronised swimming!!!"
Yuji Ichiuji and Koharu Kana were upside down with their legs raised in the air. They kicked left and right, up and down, and made a huge "LOVE" gesture. Water surged out of nowhere, splashing everywhere.
The two initiators, Yuji Ichiuji and Koharu Kinkade, had bright smiles on their faces and together they completed a positive and lively water ballet performance!
“…Is that sweat?”
"...or is it saliva?"
Because the question is so good, just imagining where the splashing water comes from can't help but give me goosebumps.
Even Atobe Keigo had to endure and retreat a little distance.
"It's so unglamorous, these guys..."
The 'water ballet' seemed to be just a pretext for some funny tricks, but the next second -
The eyes of Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji were both golden!
"--It appeared!" Toyama Kintaro shouted while lying on Shiraishi Kuranosuke!
"...That's it," Niou Masaharu narrowed his eyes. His doubles partner Yagyu Hiroshi standing beside him naturally saw it most clearly.
"Looks like synchronization, Niou-kun."
'Synchronicity' is an invincible and difficult move among doubles partners. It can only be unlocked and understood when the tacit understanding reaches a certain level.
As long as they can reach this level, the doubles partners will definitely be able to work as one!
Although there was something difficult to say on the surface, the heart was secretly sinking.
As expected, it is worthy of being a powerful family with national strength, Shitenhoji,
Showing a 'synchronization' that could intimidate their opponents, Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji entered the serve game in one step, trying to regain control of the situation.
"Even if it's the opponent's serve now—but! As long as we can influence it!"
"No matter how powerful the serve is, we will definitely carry it away~LOVE~"
With an IQ of 200, Golden Koharu is an absolute genius in Shitenhoji. She can even tell 276 words of information about Atobe Keigo in just two seconds.
However, even the most talented person can't stand up to the opponent he meets who is not human at all!!
The player looked at it blankly and started to play a long series of CG cutscenes of the two-player dungeon BOSS.
No, what is the mechanism setting of this dungeon BOSS? Why does it always pull out an animation and a CG?
It's okay to just play the skill animation...but the point is, there's no damage at all!?
Where did the damage go?
The player had no idea that the skill animation that was skipped was hiding the full strength of Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji.
I just clicked the Skip button silently.
Serve - start!
【Click】
['Your butterfly flash hits the wall 365 degrees, Thomas, without any spin, 100% guaranteed to catch the blade with bare hands, the scheming frog touches your belly' was used successfully!]
Golden Koharu and Ichiuji entered into a state of 'synchronization', hugging and spinning non-stop, but their gazes never left the faces of Yagi Kei and Atobe Keigo on the other side of the net.
The hands holding the racket are tense, and only a moment is needed to prepare for the attack!
But, no.
There is no opportunity,
Or perhaps it should be said, nothing.
The figure who took out the yellow ball from his pocket raised his eyelids slightly, glanced in their direction, and then twisted his fingers slightly, giving the dropped ball a brief spin.
"call out--"
"...buzz,"
An extremely subtle vibration sound, like the sound of a butterfly's wings fluttering, so subtle that it was almost inaudible, slipped away from my ears.
With his eyelids neither heavy nor light, the golden-haired Xiaochun's neck slowly moved back in a slight arc, but it was only a tiny reflex made by straining his nerves with all his strength.
When his body reacted, he turned the racket in his arm backwards, and his eyes turned to look at the corner of his eyes——
"clatter."
With a light sound,
The yellow ball landed on the bottom line and rolled away.
“It appeared…”
Jack Sangyuan said slowly,
"Haha," Marui Fumita laughed helplessly twice, but still looked at the cool version of the idiot cat who just swung his racket and served the ball and left the court with his hands in his pockets indifferently.
"Really? You're still as difficult as ever, Kei."
The most excited person present was undoubtedly Kirihara Akaya. He grasped the guardrail with both hands and leaned forward, unable to control his excitement. He wanted to show off to the whole world:
"It appeared!! It appeared!! Kei's 'Your butterfly flash hits the wall 365 degrees Thomas without spinning barehanded 100% catch the white blade of the scheming frog touches your belly' ball!!"
"Wow - Shiraishi, listen! His name is so cool! I want one too!!!"
Toyama Kintaro's eyes gleamed brightly, and he turned around and locked Shiraishi Kuranosuke's neck, swaying like a horse and shouting,
Shiraishi Kuranosuke, who was suddenly choked, said: "..."
Well, it's not impossible, but can you please let him go for the time being...
Fortunately, Kenya Oshitari and Chitose Chisato who were nearby were smart enough to rescue Shiraishi Kuranosuke in a hurry, thus avoiding the tragedy of the Shitenhoji Minister being strangled to death by his own members in Shitenhoji.
Slowly touching his neck, Bai Shi coughed twice and said, "It's okay, Xiao Jin, the name of your special move..."
He added with difficulty: "It's pretty cool, right?"
Toyama Kintaro: "But, but—no matter how you listen to it, 'Super Invincible Absolutely Delicious Big Wheel Mountain Storm' is compared to 'You Butterfly Flash Hit the Wall 365 Degrees, Thomas Without Spinning, 100% Catch the Blade with His Bare Hands, the Scheming Frog Touches Your Stomach', and it's still true that 'You Butterfly Flash Hit the Wall 365 Degrees, Thomas Without Spinning, 100% Catch the Blade with His Bare Hands, the Scheming Frog Touches Your Stomach' is much cooler!!"
Kirihara Akaya was shocked: "You actually memorized the name of Kei's special move in one go!?"
Toyama Kintaro scratched his head modestly: "No, no, no... Hehe, after all, Yagi Yagi is really interesting. I also want to fight with Yagi Yagi!!"
"Ahahahaha then you should line up behind me. I'm Kei's first challenger!"
“Eh—Is that so!! I get it! Then I’ll be the second one!!”
"hey-hey……"
Rikkai University: “…”
Tiantianbao Temple: "..."
I don't understand anymore. I don't understand what they are saying anymore.
Seeing the two people suddenly getting along well, everyone at Rikkai University and Shitenhoji fell silent.
Let's not talk about the 'butterfly...horse...frog', just the 'delicious mountain...wheel' at the back.
No...what are these?
Is this how the trick is named?!
The third-year students, already outdated and behind the times, pondered: Is this the world of young people...
However, compared to the people outside the arena who were immersed in the naming of the moves, the shock felt by Golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji who were inside the arena and faced it directly was even more incomparable.
——I can’t see the ball’s shadow, can’t sense the ball’s speed, and can’t even react in time.
It's like a 'disappearing serve'.
Golden Koharu's expression became a little serious, and Ichiuji Yuji was no longer as frivolous as before.
The two people's states changed slightly, and they calmed down a little.
Atobe Keigo saw everything, whether it was his own serve or the opponent's reaction,
His highly concentrated observation ability allowed his brain to work spontaneously. In just a few seconds, his sharp eyes had revealed no less than dozens of weaknesses of the opposing golden Koharu and Ichiuji Yuji combination.
——But Yagi Kei’s serve never landed in any of the spots he saw.
Even far beyond his sight...
No, it can't be limited to this, he must see it clearly!
He must see clearly how this kid attacks!
"Atobe..."
As the referee, Yuushi Oshitari narrowed his eyes slightly. Having been with Keigo Atobe for a long time, he could naturally accurately grasp the changes in his expression.
Adjusting his glasses, Oshitari blew the whistle, "——15:0!"
Outside the court, Shitenhoji's coach Watanabe Osamu was sitting with his arms folded and legs crossed, holding a toothpick in his mouth.
He supported his face with one hand, his eyes following the trajectory of the yellow tennis ball on the court.
Seeing his team lose points again, he didn't give any hints or anything else, but instead put his hat down and sighed in the direction of Rikkai.
"It seems Rikkai University's reputation as this year's dark horse is well-deserved~"
Yukimura smiled back, neither too light nor too heavy, "You're being too modest. Shitenhoji is the real one, truly worthy of being called 'a famous family of showmanship'."
Watanabe Shuujin sighed, "But it looks like—this side isn't affected at all."
Players really don't understand why the mechanism setting of this two-player dungeon BOSS is so useless.
Does it mean that if the boss dances a song for the player during a dungeon, the player will let go and not touch the boss's health bar?
Just kidding - a player who doesn't want to fight the boss is not a good player.
【Click】
['Thomas's 365-degree spin, 100% guaranteed to catch a knife with bare hands, the scheming frog touches your belly again, and the invincible Big Bang attack' was used successfully!]
Pulling out a small yellow ball from their pockets again, Golden Koharu and Ichiuji stared intently at the black-haired figure on the other side of the net.
'Is it the same ball as before?'
"No, Yuji-kun, this ball..."
“——Here it comes!!”
The ball was thrown upwards, and the body turned slightly in an arc. This detail caught the eyes of Atobe Keigo and Golden Koharu.
Thinking of something, Atobe Keigo took a step back slightly.
Golden Xiaochun's eyes noticed it quickly, but the next second - the ball was already here!
Swing the racket, bend your knees, jump—
“Bang! Boom!!”
Zaizen Guang was overjoyed: "The speed has slowed down!"
The trajectory of the ball went from being completely unclear even with my eyes open to finally showing an arc.
But this joy only lasted for less than two seconds, as Yuji Ichiuji took a big step forward and caught the ball with his racket!
Ishida Gin noticed that Ichiuji's wrist began to tremble and tense as he caught the ball, and his forearm and upper arm also became stiff.
"This is……"
"This is the 'Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Degree Thomas Spin, Barehanded 100% Catch the Blade, the Scheming Frog, and then Touch Your Belly, the Invincible Cosmic Big Bang Attack'!!"
"Wow! It's even cooler!!! I want this Shiraishi Shiraishi too!!!"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke, who was about to take it seriously, fell silent. He slowly looked at his junior, who was jumping up and down with his hands raised high. He then looked up and met the gaze of Sanada Genichirō, who, with a sullen face, was also punishing Kirihara Akaya, who was shouting and yelling, with an iron fist.
For some reason, both of them sensed a shared burden...
"Sanada-kun...are you also..." Shiraishi Kuranosuke slowly said,
Genichirō Sanada pulled his hat and said simply, "...Yeah."
The two sanctioned players, one on the left and one on the right, completely didn't understand their guardian's painstaking efforts and were still immersed in Yagi Kei's performance on the court.
"Go! Kyu! Give them a big lesson!!"
"Yeah, yeah! Yagi-Yagi!! Let them know how powerful you are!!"
Although it was not right to show it now, but he struggled to resist the ball, feeling that his entire arm was almost torn apart. T-shaped marks kept appearing on Ichiuji's forehead.
"Xiao Jin!! Which side are you from!!!"
Toyama Kintaro: "!!"
Shiraishi Kuranosuke slowly pinched his eyebrows.
There was a lot of noise outside the field, and the stalemate on the field continued.
Yuji Ichiuji has already vaguely sensed that his arm is reaching its limit.
The yellow ball spins wildly, roaring to break through the interception of the racket string.
Golden Koharu was at a loss, "Yuji-kun..."
Feeling the voice coming from behind, Ichiuji Yuji calmed down.
No, this can't go on. Even for Xiaochun, he has to——
Ichiji Yuji turned around, his dark and reluctant eyes met the worried eyes of the golden-haired Koharu.
Suddenly! Golden Koharu understood what Ichiuji Yuji was about to do!
He stretched out his hand: "No, Yuji-kun - don't -"
A smile slowly curled up the corners of Yuji Ichi's lips: "It doesn't matter, as long as I have you, I can find myself again! Xiaochun!"
Golden Koharu burst into tears: "No - I can't live without you, Yuji-kun!!"
Yuji Ichiuji: "Koharu—for our love!"
He held the racket tightly with both hands, holding on to this ball, but!
He stuck his butt out with all his might—and made a heart shape with his hands in front of everyone!
The people at Shitenbo Temple who were watching helplessly: "..."
Rikkai University, who had never seen such a scene before: "..."
Facing this scene head-on, Atobe Keigo also felt the urge to rub his brows. He endured it, endured it again and again, and finally turned his head to look at his temporary teammate next to him——
Eating grilled fish?!
Where did this guy get the grilled fish from? Is he serious about his nonchalant attitude?
And how could he remain so calm and unmoved?!
Atobe was almost turning into a complaining emperor, but the player was completely oblivious to this. He ate the grilled fish while recovering and watching the cutscene CG of the double-player dungeon BOSS.
Why is this BOSS so slow... The skill animations are one after another, it's completely hard controlling the player!
Here comes another animation——
After Ichiuji finished explaining everything, he looked deeply at the golden-haired Koharu behind him, held the racket in both hands, looked up at the sky and shouted,
"Imitation—activate!!"
The skill effects suddenly spun, and there was another cutscene CG. Players were already used to it and clicked Skip with practice.
A white light flashed, and the person who appeared in front of everyone was Yuji Ichiuji with a pair of dead fish eyes!
“…”
"Who is he imitating?"
"...If you have dead fish eyes..."
His eyes scanned the area, finally settling on the only figure in and outside the field.
"Hmm... dead fish eyes..."
"They are indeed dead fish eyes..."
"Should I say it's been copied to its core... dead fish eyes and all..."
“So, here comes the question…”
"Just dead fish eyes!?!"
Suppressing his dead eyes, Ichiuji Yuji's entire aura changed.
Golden Xiaochun grabbed her collar and murmured, "Yuji-kun..."
However, Ichiuji Yuji, who always responded to him gently—shockingly, no longer responded as he should have!!
Yuji Ichiji, Dead Fish Eyes Version, said nothing, holding the racket tightly with both hands, and just stood there motionless, bearing the ball.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the base of his palm was slightly tense and even on the verge of cracking, but he still refused to let go.
"You're such a stubborn person, aren't you, Kei..."
Marui Bunta murmured,
Kirihara Akaya: “!!”
"——That guy is not Kei!! Don't touch Kei!!!" He screamed and frantically tried to restore the reputation of his junior.
But everyone has begun to observe what kind of behavior Yuji Ichiuji will do when he imitates Kei Yagi.
Will he successfully hit the ball back, or will he choose another way...
"Bang! Boom!"
Oops, the ball was hit and flew away.
“…”
“………”
"Haha, that's true when you think about it. After all, it's Ichi's body, so it's only natural that he can't block it..."
But it’s not over, the competition is not over, and Yuji Ichiji’s imitation is not over.
For some reason, the dead fish eyes version of Yuji Ichiuji, Atobe Keigo, started to have a headache.
Although the physical fitness was not imitated, this weird aura and dead fish eyes were imitated... Is it really reasonable?
Yuushi Oshizu blew the whistle again, signaling '30:0!', and seeing that Yagi Atobe's serve was already halfway won,
Golden Xiaochun couldn't help but approach, trying to call back the silent and dazed Yuji Ichiji. Dead Fish Eyes Edition.
"Yuji-kun, you... wow!"
Before Golden Xiaochun could finish his words, he let out a cry of surprise.
I saw Yuji Ichiuji (Dead Fish Eyes Version) do a grounded handspring, a 365-degree spin—and then, with unwavering precision, he landed from mid-air and landed on Golden Koharu's head!
Atobe Keigo, who watched the entire process, said: "..."
The familiar somersault, the familiar Thomas spin, and the familiar head stomping...
He glanced at the motionless person beside him with difficulty, and took two steps back without leaving any trace.
It’s not that I’m scared, I just suddenly want to fix my hair.
The people at Rikkai who also witnessed this scene couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, looking at the Golden Rooster standing on one leg and stepping on the golden Koharu's head, Ichiuji Yuji (Dead Fish Eyes Version), and talking about it.
"This seems... to be Kei..."
"To be able to imitate to this extent...it's almost the essence!"
But—this isn’t the end yet!
Yuji Ichiji, the dead fish eyes version, swung his racket and pointed it directly at the Yagi Kei and Atobe Keigo duo across the net.
The lips open, one up and one down,
“Yo!”
“…”
“……!!”
“——This, this this this this this this this…”
"——This is simply the real Yagi!!!"
The people of Shitenhoji slowly typed out a question mark. This time they really couldn't understand why the people of Rikkai suddenly became excited and cried out in anger just by hearing the word "yo".
Only Kirihara Akaya was still jumping around like a poisonous Yui, unwaveringly defending the rights of the younger generation.
"Wake up everyone - don't be influenced by the fakes!!!"
The player is silent, picks up the racket,
The opposite Yuji Ichiuji, the dead fish eyes version, also picked up the racket,
The player dug into his pocket and pulled out a small yellow ball.
The dead fish eyes version of Yuji Ichiuji on the opposite side also rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a crumpled tissue.
…The other player isn’t reaching into their pockets to serve the ball, so what are you actually doing by reaching into your pockets and taking out a tissue?!
Even though he remained silent like Qiansui Qianli, he couldn't help but feel a slight pain in his head.
But it's not over yet. The player throws the ball, bends his knees, swings his racket, and "——bang!"
The dead-eye version of Ichiuji Yuji on the other side also tossed the ball, bent his knees, and swung his racket—
“—My head!!!”
Golden Koharu was hit, HP-10!
Shiraishi Kuranosuke slowly extended his hand, looking at the chaotic scene in the field, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
No, even if it's an imitation...but it's not this kind of imitation, Ichi-sensei!!
There is one more person roaring inwardly.
The player served the ball, and the golden Xiaochun ran hard with the footprints on his forehead and the Yuji Ichi on his forehead.
I narrowly missed the ball!
Golden Xiaochun clenched his fists and cried bitterly: "I was so close to touching it, what a pity!"
Yuushi Oshizuka quickly adjusted his glasses, trying not to show too much emotion.
The lines of his lips trembled and flew up and down: "40:0!"
"It's the last ball - Xiaochun, you can do it!" Golden Xiaochun clenched his fist and pulled it down, trying to cheer himself up.
"Alright - let's do our best for Yuji-kun!"
Golden Koharu is cheering, and Ichiuji Yuji is still watching closely.
The player who met his gaze watched for a while and finally realized where the 'Imitation' skill of this two-player dungeon BOSS was used.
It turns out - it was the action of the COPY player!
Judging from the serve just now, it seems to be a forced imitation... For example, the non-existent tennis ball turned into a crumpled tissue or something.
Then...what about this?
Atobe Keigo suddenly felt a cool breeze and a huge murderous aura coming from his side.
Wait, murderous intent?
He was puzzled and looked sideways.
Kei Yagi slowly took out the giant cauliflower that cast a shadow all over the sky from the four-dimensional space!
“…”
“………”
The sense of redemption at that moment is unparalleled.
"No, what did Yagi Yagi take out?"
Kintaro Toyama, who had never seen such a large cauliflower, was very curious and eager to try it.
But Shiraishi Kuranosuke was quick to catch him, "Xiao Jin, be quiet."
"Huh?"
"Look over there,"
He signaled with his eyes, and Toyama Kintaro followed his gaze to look at Rikkai Dafang—
A bunch of people fell to the ground at once!
In unison! Prostrate yourself with your heads in your hands!
Puzzled Chitose Chisato: "This is..."
The Rikkai public reacted to the ultimate killer weapon, the giant cauliflower, and responded: "..."
Gritting his teeth, he said, "No, nothing... We are just exercising..."
"Yeah, yeah...exercise, early to bed, early to rise, good health!"
The people in Shitenbo Temple looked at each other in bewilderment.
Why do I feel like this Rikkai University... seems a little unreliable...
But their attention was not always focused here.
Because! Following Yagi Kei's movements, the "imitation" Yuji Ichiuji and the dead fish eyes version also followed!
The Shitenhoji monk turned around and saw Ichiuji Yuji (Dead Fish Eyes Version) slowly reaching behind him...
Isn't there nothing behind him?
Ichi Yuji probed and probed again,
Finally, he managed to catch it - his pants,
Facing the bewildered faces of the people at Shitenboji who suddenly realized what was about to happen and turned terrified—he pulled downwards with all his might!
The holy light has completely descended.
“…”
“………”
"... Um, what a warm welcome, Shitenhoji..."
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