Hanamura Aoi's Envy

Bang!

Laugh!

The tennis ball, hurtling through the air, bounced violently after landing, heading straight for Ibu Shinji's face once more. 💔🐉 💔🍓

Shinji's eyes narrowed, and he leaned back, taking a half-step forward.

With a nimble shift of his body, he instantly circled to the side of the tennis ball, then stretched Shinji his body and raised his arm high above his head before swinging it out.

Bang!

"Ryoma's powerful serve"

"They were defeated so easily?"

Katsuro and Katsuo, the trio, were both astonished. This was Ryoma after the change of power, yet he was so easily countered by his opponent?

However, Ryoma seemed to have anticipated this.

After serving, he didn't stop moving; instead, he used the explosive power of his jump to instantly reach the net, leaping up with the force of his sprint and smashing the ball down with his racket.

"That speed, that explosive power..."

Upon seeing Echizen Ryoma's actions, Tachibana Kippei of the Fudomine region was startled.

He was surprised to see this kind of reaction, which had become ingrained in the muscles of a first-year student.

The explosiveness, speed, and instantaneous reaction that Echizen Ryoma just displayed are already far superior to what they were like in his first year.

Although Tachibana Kippei had anticipated that the guy Saeki Muneyoshi valued would definitely not be weak, he did not expect that Echizen Ryoma's talent would be even greater than he thought.

"Serve and volley? You're making it too easy for you to score!"

Ibu Shinji easily caught the trajectory of the tennis ball, and with an outstretched arm, he slashed down at it!

Backspin!

Not only that, with his swing, specks of grayish-white spiritual energy dissipated, and the tennis ball transformed into a yellowish-white streak of light that exploded at Echizen Ryoma's feet!

He then sped past Echizen Ryoma's baseline and rushed off the field!

"Fudomine scores, score 30-0. 🎅😾 Claw 🐉♧"

The referee on the high chair immediately blew his whistle and announced the score.

"The short guy from Seigaku!"

"If this is all you're capable of, then I'm not playing with you anymore... Tennis is really only fun when the players are evenly matched..."

Shinji's gaze swept over Echizen Ryoma, seemingly somewhat disappointed, and he kept muttering to himself.

Upon hearing Ibu Shinji's words again, and seeing how easily his opponent broke through his serve repeatedly, Echizen Ryoma's expression turned serious.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere-building team outside the venue was in a state of utter despair.

"How so!"

"Echizen's brilliant return was so easily countered!"

"Oh no, is this the strength of last year's National Tournament?!"

Horio Satoshi and the others, who were already ready to cheer for Echizen Ryoma's score, abruptly stopped their celebration.

"As expected, the guys from Fudomine to be trifled with. Are they still too much of a challenge for Echizen?"

Momoshiro Takeshi, Kaidou Kaoru, and several others who had suffered at Fudomine's hands were all somewhat worried. 💥💥 🎃💞

They were well aware of Fudomine's strength, and with that in mind, their gazes all focused on Echizen Ryoma, their expressions becoming somewhat grave.

Today, Ibu Shinji's strength, if not surpassing that of the entire nation, has at least truly placed him among the top figures in the Kanto region.

He just needs to work a little harder, and it's only a matter of time before he reaches the National Level entirely through his mental strength.

While Echizen Ryoma is now considered quite strong among the first-year students, he is at least a formidable fighter of the Kanto region.

However, he is still somewhat inferior to Ibu Shinji. For Echizen Ryoma to face off directly now would be too much of a stretch.

Of course, this is something that only Seigaku and Fudomine have, as they have so many opportunities to play together.

The regional preliminary rounds are just the beginning.

On the field, Echizen Ryoma pulled down his hat brim again, and a flame seemed to ignite in his eyes.

"Is this the skill level of a player who can secure Regular position on the National Level champion Fudomine team?"

For Echizen Ryoma, who had experienced constant setbacks since childhood, such disadvantages and suppression meant nothing. On the contrary, the stronger Ibu Shinji became, the more excited he became.

"If even Ibu Shinji is this strong, then how Fudomine must Tachibana Kippei, Keith, and their captain, Saeki Muneyoshi, who is known as the strongest in the country, be?!"

Echizen Ryoma's gaze swept over the rest area of Fudomine, passing over Tachibana Kippei and Keith, who were sitting on the Fudomine.

At the same time, he remembered that there were also three freaks in his own team.

"Dad, I was so Japan I came back to Japan!"

After Echizen Ryoma returned to Japan, he also gained an understanding of the strength of Japan tennis.

Especially after learning about the formidable strength of the members of their team.

He personally found the information on his Old Man's desk and saw a ranking of top players from various schools in Tennis Monthly after the Four-Nation Exchange Tournament.

Seigaku, Rikkai Dai and Fudomine.

Hyotei Academy, Yamabuki, Shitenhoji.

These schools and these experts are all peaks he needs to climb.

"Then before I defeat Tachibana Kippei, Akutsu, and Saeki Muneyoshi Ibu Shinji!"

Echizen Ryoma gripped his racket tightly, his eyes flashing with sharp determination.

Tap... tap...

Undeterred by the previous two losses, Echizen Ryoma lightly tapped the tennis ball twice before tossing it high into the air once more.

However, as mentioned before, with just a simple judgment, Shinji roughly knew where the tennis ball would land.

As soon as the tennis ball flew over the net, Ibu Shinji had already moved his body to the spot where the ball would land.

However, this time, Echizen Ryoma made a move again.

"That kid is really something. Did he already anticipate Shinji's move when he served?"

Seeing the high tennis IQ of the little guy opposite him, Lin Xiu in the rest area couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"Shu, don't you think this kid's fighting style is a lot like Shinji's?"

Keith, standing nearby, echoed Lin Xiu's sentiments and pointed out the similarities between Echizen Ryoma and Ibu Shinji.

Before Ibu Shinji developed his mental power in his first year of high school, his tennis style was mainly based on the sidespin serve that Tachibana Kippei taught him.

Then wait for an opportunity to arise.

This is a path that involves psychological warfare and tests the fundamentals of tennis.

"Really? But Tachibana is amazing. She spotted the similarity between the other person and Shinji at a glance and even arranged for them to meet..."

Lin Xiu said with a smile, then looked at Tachibana Kippei standing to the side.

At this moment, Tachibana Kippei was also somewhat pleased. He and Hanamura Aoi had only discussed it briefly, but he hadn't expected that the arrangement would actually be effective.

He nodded, then shook his head.

Similar to him was Hanamura Aoi on the coaching bench. Watching Echizen Ryoma moving on the court, Hanamura Aoi once again felt envious of Coach Ryuzaki next to him.

"Another diamond in the rough with exceptional talent. With a little training and guidance, this guy could become something extraordinary..."

"However, Shinji is not just like that now. To put it more bluntly, Echizen Ryoma's tennis is no match for Shinji now..."

Suppressing the urge to recruit Echizen Ryoma, Hanamura Aoi's gaze was now incredibly deep.