The Finals Begin

The finals were about to begin. The two players met at the net and began to size each other up.

Kannagi Shinichi first looked at Yukimura Seiichi. This person seemed blessed by the heavens, not only granting him powerful tennis skills but also an extremely handsome face.

Across from him, Yukimura Seiichi smiled as he looked at Kannagi Shinichi.

His height far surpassed that of his peers, with long silver hair, a cool and determined face, and the aura of a strong individual radiating from him. In Yukimura Seiichi's eyes, Kannagi Shinichi was impeccable in both appearance and presence.

The two met eyes at the net, and Yukimura was the first to extend his hand. "Yukimura Seiichi."

"Kannagi Shinichi." As Kannagi Shinichi finished speaking, their hands clasped.

"I hope we can have a spectacular match." Suddenly, Yukimura Seiichi's demeanor shifted. The smile vanished from his face, replaced by a hint of coldness. "I will defeat you and avenge Genichiro."

Kannagi Shinichi paused for a moment, then smiled again. "Sanada Genichiro also said he would defeat me just now, but in the end, I, Kannagi Shinichi, was the one who won."

Yukimura Seiichi's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but Kannagi Shinichi could see a flicker of emotion in his eyes.

Just how close are Sanada Genichiro and Yukimura Seiichi? I merely teased Sanada Genichiro a little, and Yukimura's emotions changed.

"Then I look forward to it." Yukimura Seiichi finished speaking, turned, and went to the baseline, preparing to serve.

Seeing this, Kannagi Shinichi said nothing, merely returning calmly to his own half of the court to await Yukimura Seiichi's serve.

"The finals of the National Elementary School Tennis Tournament officially begin. Kannagi Shinichi versus Yukimura Seiichi, with Yukimura Seiichi serving first. →"

As the referee announced this, the spectators by the sidelines intently watched Yukimura Seiichi, who was lightly tapping the tennis ball at the baseline. Even those with urgent needs held it in, standing quietly outside the court.

After all, throughout the tournament, neither of these two had lost a single point in their matches. They had a premonition that this match would be more exciting than they could imagine.

"Hoo..."

Yukimura Seiichi took a deep breath as he looked at Kannagi Shinichi. Then, with a swing of his arm, he tossed the ball high into the air. Yukimura Seiichi executed a textbook serve and struck the ball.

Bang!

The sound of the ball hitting the ground was crisp, but its speed was anything but slow. The angle was also incredibly tricky, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished from everyone's sight.

"Ball speed: 193 kilometers per hour." At this moment, the scout from before spoke up, holding a speed measuring device.

"Sigh, I thought Yukimura Seiichi was really strong. Turns out his serve is this slow. Not to mention compared to Kannagi Shinichi, even Sanada Genichiro's serve speed was faster than his," a spectator who had previously seen Kannagi Shinichi and Sanada Genichiro serve said with disappointment.

Several people next to him rolled their eyes. This speed is slow?

Kannagi Shinichi once again utilized his explosive power, instantly moving to the ball, getting into position, and preparing to use his Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams.

"Here it comes, it's the Director's Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams!" Many members of the Hyotei tennis club began to shout excitedly.

Even Kannagi Shinichi felt that he would score with his Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams on this shot.

However, just as the ball was about to make contact with his racket, it suddenly changed direction slightly. Although it was only a small change, his Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams could no longer be used.

Kannagi Shinichi hastily switched to a one-handed shot and, in a moment of urgency, returned the ball.

Seeing this, Yukimura Seiichi did not smash the ball but instead executed a perfect drop shot.

"15:0, Yukimura Seiichi scores."

As the referee's words fell, the entire court erupted in a clamor.

"No way, Kannagi Shinichi actually lost a point."

"It clearly looked like he was going to use Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams, why did he suddenly stop?"

The spectators outside the court did not notice the subtle change in the ball's trajectory as it landed, but many tennis experts on the court saw it clearly, especially Sengoku Kiyosumi, who possessed astonishing dynamic vision.

"Spin!" Sengoku Kiyosumi looked at the purple-haired youth preparing to serve and said, "He added a powerful topspin and backspin to the ball. When the ball landed, the topspin and backspin turned into sidespin, and the ball suddenly changed its trajectory at that moment."

Upon hearing Sengoku Kiyosumi's words, many spectators finally understood that Yukimura Seiichi had added intense spin to the ball.

At this moment, Yukimura Seiichi served again. When the ball landed in front of Kannagi Shinichi, it changed again.

The previous topspin and backspin had now become sidespin. When Kannagi Shinichi's racket touched the ball again, he could only send back a lob.

"Is it a drop shot or a smash?" Kannagi Shinichi stared intently at Yukimura Seiichi. However, this time, he did not hit a drop shot or a smash, but returned the ball to his own side.

It was awkward. This shot was very awkward for Kannagi Shinichi because it was easy to return, but it was too close to his body, making it impossible to use his signature move, the Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams.

So this time, Kannagi Shinichi simply executed a close-range drive.

Although Kannagi Shinichi's return had great power, Yukimura Seiichi used the spin to absorb much of the force.

The ball was returned again, and the rally continued.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Each of Yukimura Seiichi's returns was incredibly skillful, hitting the ball to Kannagi Shinichi's front, preventing him from using the Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams.

Bang...

This was the sound of Kannagi Shinichi's shot.

Bang...

This is the sound of Yukimura Seiichi's shot.

Bang...

Pow...

The sounds of shots echoed across the court, both players swinging their rackets with all their might.

Suddenly, Kannagi Shinichi felt something was wrong; a disturbance rippled through his mind.

His vision began to blur. Kannagi Shinichi knew Yukimura Seiichi was about to strip him of his sight.

As a "weakling" with only a skill level of 1, Kannagi Shinichi knew that once he lost his vision, he wouldn't be able to defeat Yukimura Seiichi, even with his unique strength.

So, Kannagi Shinichi decided to stop returning Yukimura's shots before his vision disappeared completely.

When Yukimura Seiichi hit the ball in front of him again, Kannagi Shinichi simply closed his eyes, letting the tennis ball fly past him.

Seeing this, Yukimura Seiichi was greatly surprised that Kannagi Shinichi would give up on returning the shot.

"30:0, Yukimura Seiichi scores."

As the referee's words fell again, the area outside the court erupted in a commotion.

"That point is finally over. My eyes are sore from watching."

"Idiot, is that what you're focused on? Didn't you see Kannagi Shinichi lose two points in a row? Is this Yukimura Seiichi guy really stronger?"

"That last shot was perfectly returnable, why did Kannagi Shinichi give up?"

"Why did Kannagi Shinichi close his eyes? Is he not planning to return Yukimura Seiichi's next serve?"

Chitose Senri, Sengoku Kiyosumi, and Sanada Genichiro, who had faced Yukimura before, were all speculating. Had Yukimura stripped Kannagi Shinichi of his vision as well?

However, when they saw Kannagi Shinichi open his eyes again, they realized that although his gaze was somewhat unfocused, his vision hadn't been lost. In fact, it was gradually recovering.

"Did he figure it out?"

Yukimura Seiichi gazed at Kannagi Shinichi, his expression extremely grim. He had seen Kannagi Shinichi's serve before and knew he couldn't return it. So, wanting to avenge Sanada, he aimed to shut out Kannagi Shinichi completely by stripping him of his vision and touch on his own serve.

On the other side, Kannagi Shinichi now knew that Yukimura Seiichi was playing dirty, intending to use Metsugokan to ambush him. Therefore, Kannagi Shinichi decided that for the rest of the match, he would not return any of Yukimura Seiichi's serves, denying him the opportunity to strip his vision.

He would then use his own serve and Two-Handed Thunderclap Eight Trigrams to hold his service games.

Kannagi Shinichi was confident that these two moves would be enough to push the match to a tie-break against Yukimura Seiichi.

Once they reached the tie-break, Kannagi Shinichi planned to stop playing by the rules. He would launch a surprise attack, using his fully powered Thunderclap Eight Trigrams for a one-hit knockout to defeat Yukimura Seiichi.

So, when Yukimura Seiichi served again, the spectators outside the court saw Kannagi Shinichi not even move.

"40:0, Yukimura Seiichi leads."