A New Path in the Technique Form

After switching sides, it was Oshitari's turn to serve. 👣🔥 🐍♡

Oshitari turned sideways, hitting the tennis ball in his hand with his racket while his gaze swept over Ibu Shinji.

After their first encounter, Oshitari realized that Ibu Shinji was an absolute genius.

Moreover, in the very first game, Ibu Shinji demonstrated his true strength and held his serve. Under these circumstances, Oshitari certainly couldn't fall behind.

Snap!

As the tennis ball bounced back into his palm, Oshitari tossed it into the air!

Swish!

As the tennis ball was tossed high into the air, Oshitari bent his knees and jumped towards the ball, bending his legs and bending his upper body backwards at the same time.

Oshitari, suspended in mid-air, looked like a fully drawn bow!

Bang!

As Oshitari's racket left an afterimage in the air, the falling tennis ball vanished without a trace before his eyes!

A sharp whooshing sound rang out!

A white light flashed past Shinji's feet, and when the tennis ball reappeared, it had already collided violently with the net behind him.

Theirs Serve!

"Hyotei Academy's Oshitari scores, score 15:0," the referee announced loudly.

"Is Theirs Serve?"

Shinji purple pupils contracted slightly as his gaze swept over Oshitari Yushi, a look of surprise appearing on his face for the first time.

Meanwhile, Kamio Akira on the sidelines stared wide-eyed.

"Minister, Vice Minister, why does this guy also know Atobe Keigo's serve? And he's so fast at it!"

Kamio Akira was also surprised, after all, the Theirs Serve is not something that can be learned casually.

Without long-term training and strong physical fitness, Atobe's tennis skills are not so easy to imitate.

Tachibana Kippei didn't quite understand Oshitari Yushi and didn't answer. Kamio Akira looked at Muneyoshi.

Muneyoshi was also somewhat surprised, but having a very clear Oshitari's path, he still voiced his speculation:

"Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy is also a true genius. Although he seems to have a low profile, that's entirely because all of the Hyotei Academy's attention is drawn to Atobe."

"If he were to go to any other school, Oshitari would be a figure no less than Fuji Shusuke Seigaku!"

"As for why he knows Atobe's signature move, he probably learned it naturally after training with the team many times. After all, he's known as a man with a thousand unique skills."

"A thousand unique skills?!"

Upon hearing this, the other members of Fudomine all turned to look at him, and judging from the doubt in their eyes, they clearly still had reservations about what Muneyoshi had said.

Muneyoshi, of course, had no interest in explaining these things to others, "Who knows? Just keep watching!"

Meanwhile, on the field, Oshitari kicked off again.

Bang!

Oshitari tossed the ball, drew back his racket, and swung his arm inward, striking the tennis ball and instantly unleashing a golden arc of light.

However, this time, Oshitari didn't serve the Theirs Serve, but a simple regular serve.

Although the first point of the game was scored directly, Shinji remained surprisingly calm and did not underestimate Oshitari's move just because it seemed ordinary.

He stepped out from his crouching position and raised his hand to smash the ball. The cross-court smash was unremarkable but also without any flaws.

Bang!

Bang!

"What's going on? Why did Oshitari only score one point before getting bogged down in a tug-of-war with his opponent? Fudomine's Ibu Shinji really put pressure on him?"

In the Hyotei Academy rest area, Shishido Ryo an eyebrow, clearly puzzled by Oshitari's choice.

Especially when he saw that Ibu Shinji's pressure seemed to be getting less and less, he immediately started to worry for Oshitari.

"That Oshitari guy is probably planning something, like, since he's imitating me, he'll keep suppressing me and then win, right, Kabaji!"

Atobe stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed.

If Oshitari Yushi, the lone wolf from Kansai, could be so easily suppressed or seen through, then he wouldn't be qualified to be the number two figure at the Hyotei Academy.

"Yes!"

Kabaji responded woodenly, his burly figure standing behind Atobe like a bodyguard.

Bang!

"Game, Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy wins this round, score 1:1."

Bang!

"Game, Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy wins this round, score 2:1."

By consistently playing tennis in the style and rhythm of Atobe, Oshitari easily broke Shinji's serve and countered his pressure.

Bang!

"Game, Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy wins this round, score 3:1."

Faced with Oshitari Yushi's powerful offensive, Shinji was immediately put on the defensive and suppressed, seemingly unable to withstand the opponent's continuous attacks.

"Oshitari Yushi, you're really amazing, but I can keep up with your pace now."

A glint flashed in Ibu Shinji's eyes. He did need to get used to Oshitari. Ibu Shinji had never underestimated his opponent, and even found him troublesome.

In their recent match, it seemed like the two were evenly matched, but Oshitari always managed to win at the crucial moments.

However, when Shinji tried to use and manipulate nightmares to interfere with or influence his emotions and fears, he failed to do anything.

This immediately put Shinji on his guard.

As Oshitari Yushi won his serve again, Shinji realized that Oshitari had quietly closed himself off emotionally at the start of the match.

Now, Oshitari has become more mature, and his closed-off nature no longer allows his opponents to discern any clues from his appearance.

If Shinji's nightmares didn't possess the ability to manipulate others' emotions, and if his sensitivity to this wasn't far beyond that of others, he wouldn't have noticed this.

"That's really impressive. Closing your mind to block out all distractions, and then using your signature techniques... Are you going down the path of Technique Form...? I wonder what path I'll take... Technique Form is good... The Mental Power Path is also good... I should live up to the captain's expectations..."

Shinji. He had received long-term instruction and guidance from Saeki Muneyoshi, who had clearly explained how to enter the national market and even the path to the world stage.

The Power Force, the Technique Form, the Speed Extreme.

These three fundamental paths were not unfamiliar to them; in fact, his teammates Kamio Akira and Ishida Tetsu were trained entirely according to the paths of power and speed.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Shinji was able to recognize Oshitari's ambition.

The only downside is that whenever Shinji thinks too much, he always falls into self-doubt or endlessly repeating himself in a cycle of questioning, which is quite frustrating.

However, these factors did not have a significant impact on the course of the battle.

Although his mental strength doesn't seem to be able to interfere with Oshitari yet, these few matches are still good nourishment for Shinji. Oshitari's thousand special techniques have allowed Shinji's combat experience to rise rapidly.

P. S.: Happy New Year! Requesting double monthly votes!

Happy New Year's Day! I have to go out for a social event today, so I'll only be updating twice. I'll make up for the missed chapters later.