A Spectacular Battle of Attack and Defense
"For or against?"
"Just!"
Swish!
The racket is slightly rotated, and the letter W is facing up.
"The match begins, with Keith Linshu from Fudomine Middle School serving. End of set!"
"Tezuka, let me see your tennis skills!"
With a hint of excited smile, Keith coldly left behind this sentence, then picked up his racket and walked towards his backcourt service line.
Tezuka simply nodded slightly in response to Keith's challenge, his expression remaining largely unchanged.
Since becoming the captain of Seigaku, he has had to maintain this aloof and composed demeanor most of the time.
Tap... tap... tap...
Standing at the baseline, Keith gently tapped the bouncing tennis ball, his gaze sweeping across the opposing Tezuka and Fuji's positions.
Seeing Fuji staring intently at Lin Xiu in the frontcourt, and Tezuka in the backcourt slightly bent over, holding his racket with both hands, looking focused and attentive.
Keith raised an eyebrow slightly, and he roughly understood the opponent's initial defensive plan.
"Want to adapt first, and then play a defensive counter-attacking style? Then give it a try."
Keith's eyes sharpened, and then he tossed the ball vertically upwards.
Immediately afterward, he pushed off with the toes of his front foot, his body bounced slightly, and his left hand bent backward and compressed to a certain extent before suddenly exerting force, swinging his elbow inward with force.
Bang!
Keith did not use the twin stars that looked cool but were not actually a big threat. Instead, he showed off his strong basic abilities and physique.🐍🐝 ➅➈ ♝☜
The tennis ball, with a wide arc, struck Tezuka hard at the corner of his right receiving area.
Since both are left-handed, Keith attacked Tezuka's forehand side precisely when serving the first ball.
"His serve is powerful, and his ball control is very stable!"
Looking at the tennis ball precisely positioned at the angle, and the powerful force it carried, Tezuka tightened slightly.
Facing Keith, he also heightened his concentration, quickly taking two steps to the right.
Bang!
With a powerful slash of his left hand at the bouncing tennis ball, the racket netted Keith's aggressive first shot.
Tezuka then swung his body and arm, quickly raising his arm diagonally upwards, pulling the tennis ball into a perfectly executed smash arc.
Tap tap...
After serving, Keith did not stand still, but quickly ran out of his and Lin Xiu's doubles formation.
As he moved around in his own half of the court, his eyes kept scanning Tezuka's return shot.
Seeing Tezuka's fluid counterattack, Keith's eyes grew brighter and brighter. "Tezuka Kunimitsu, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"
After identifying Tezuka's return trajectory, Keith moved quickly, almost arriving with the ball. Tezuka's return landed precisely where Keith had predicted.
Bang!
Without any hesitation, Keith swung his racket horizontally, sending the tennis ball soaring straight over the net, past Fuji's defense in the frontcourt, and flying towards the bottom corner to Tezuka's left.
"Do you still want to test me? Or do you have any new preparations?"
Tezuka calmly scanned Keith's every arm movement, while also noticing Lin Xiu shifting his position again.
With a step, Tezuka slid forward and appeared at his right baseline.
Bang!
With a powerful swing of his arm, a dull thud resounded. Tezuka frowned, noticing that Keith's return shot had increased significantly in that instant.
"If it were Oishi, it would probably be caught completely off guard by this!"
Call out!
Tezuka firmly pressed down on the constantly swaying tennis ball with his left hand, and with a flick of his racket, the tennis ball was once again pulled into an arc.
At Tezuka's current level, even if his power were to increase again, it wouldn't pose a significant threat to him.
"Haha, Tezuka, don't forget this is doubles! Flash Intercept!"
Suddenly, a soft laugh came from the net, and Lin Xiu caught up with the tennis ball at lightning speed.
Seeing Fuji's body begin to move, and Tezuka's force still not withdrawn at the baseline, Lin Xiu's gaze sharpened.
Bang!
Not to be outdone, he also slammed the tennis ball down in the direction Fuji was running.
"Um?"
Fuji's footwork, which had been moving towards the sideline, suddenly stopped, and then Fuji body quickly turned and ran towards the net.
If he wasn't mistaken, the ball Lin Xiu aimed at the corner of the sideline just now was a net shot...
Snap!
Lin Xiu smashed the ball with great force, and it quickly dropped from in front of the net after touching it.
Fuji's guess was correct; this shot was deliberately made by Lin Xiu using his superior ball control.
However, Fuji, who was prepared from the beginning, remained very calm. He adjusted his movements very quickly and his body had already reached the front of the net.
Bang!
With a powerful lunge forward, Fuji leaped out, his arms outstretched, and his racket tilted downwards to the mat.
Before the falling tennis ball even hit the ground, Fuji deflected it over the net in front of him.
He himself fell heavily onto the court.
"Fuji, you seized your opportunity very well, but unfortunately this is a doubles match!"
A cold voice rang in his ears, Fuji looked up to see Keith rushing to the net.
Tread!
Maintaining his forward momentum, Keith stepped forward with his right foot, leaping straight up and holding his racket with both hands.
All the strength in his body erupted at this moment, and he slammed it violently into the tennis ball that had just crossed the net.
Bang!
A loud thud came from the racket, and the incredibly familiar hitting motion sent the tennis ball flying swiftly and powerfully past Fuji towards the baseline.
The familiar posture startled the junior high school students.
Vertical Center Jump Smash?
The move that Saeki Muneyoshi learned from Oni Jūjirō, which had already proven effective in junior high school, was also learned by Keith.
Fuji struggled to his feet, but it was too late. However, his expression changed slightly, but he remained calm.
Although Keith's mastery of such a high-tech volley surprised him, he Tezuka behind him, which gave him great peace of mind.
Tezuka's actions came even faster than Fuji had anticipated.
Tezuka quickly shifted his weight to the side, then swung his racket.
Before the tennis ball could hit the ground, Tezuka's arm, which had been positioned horizontally in the ball's path, flicked it diagonally, blocking the volley in mid-air.
However, the moment the racket touched the tennis ball, Tezuka's expression changed.
Hiss... Boom...
The tennis ball hit back by Keith was wrapped in terrifying force, frantically tearing at the strings of Tezuka's racket.
As he kept shaking his wrist, trying to dissipate the force, a burst of air suddenly erupted from within the tennis ball.
Snap!
The renewed burst of power caused Tezuka's wrist to tremble slightly, and the tennis ball knocked his racket to the ground.
"Fudomine scores, score 15-0."
"Tezuka, Fuji, Shu and I are taking this match very seriously!"
Keith's azure pupils contracted slightly. Although his voice was cold, one could still hear the fighting spirit in his words.
"In that case, let's go all out, Keith, Lin Xiu."
Tezuka nodded slightly, exchanged a glance with Fuji beside him, picked up his racket, and went to the front court.
Since Keith has taken this so seriously, he and Fuji need to retaliate properly.
Seeing this, Keith gave an expression that said, "It should have been this way long ago," and quietly walked back to his own backcourt.
Although it was only the first point, the offensive and defensive play displayed by both sides was extremely exciting.
The audience outside the stadium held their breath, not wanting to miss the exciting part.
"When did Keith learn this move? And judging from his chemistry with Lin Xiu..."
Seeing Keith's calculations on that ball, Saeki Muneyoshi was also very impressed.
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