The Vaishra Serve

With Mike giving it his all, Sanada and Atobe could only manage a weak counterattack.

With Billy occasionally coming out to tip in the ball, the score was quickly narrowed.

Soon, on the last point of the eighth inning.

Sanada and Atobe were focused on dealing with Mike Billy launched another surprise attack.

With a smash, Billy and Mike won the eighth inning, bringing the score to 4-4.

After Billy scored with a spike, Atobe prepared to return to the backcourt to serve.

On his way back, Mike passed by him.

He suddenly said something that immediately made Atobe furious.

What did you just say?

Turning back to stare at Mike's Atobe figure, Atobe's anger grew even more pronounced.

"What's wrong, Atobe? Did that person just say something to you?"

"He just said my skills are too cheap."

"Atobe, it's your serve next. Be careful."

Atobe, who was already quite annoyed, finally exploded when he heard Sanada's words of advice.

"Hmph, telling me to be more careful?"

"As long as you play to your usual level, you should still be able to turn the situation around. You need to stay calm."

"Tch, are you kidding me? Who wants to listen to you?"

"Atobe, you need to focus on the game and not think about anything else."

"What are you babbling on about? I won't give up even if you don't tell me."

Sanada's worries were perceived as blame by Atobe, who was well aware that he had lost his Atobe.

Sanada's reminder at this moment hurt Atobe's pride.

After turning around, Atobe walked towards the bottom line.

"Seriously, what a joke, I've actually been pushed to this point."

It seems we can't keep it anymore.

Atobe, trying his best to calm himself down, made a decision while talking to himself.

He then tossed the ball into the air and, in an exaggerated gesture, bent his entire body downwards in the opposite direction.

Then bounce up forcefully and swing the racket to hit the ball.

As soon as the tennis ball left the racket, it flew towards the other side as if it were carrying a flame.

Watching the powerful tennis ball hurtling towards him, Billy was ready to return it.

When the tennis ball landed, Billy, who was waiting for it to bounce, was shocked.

The tennis ball didn't bounce after landing; instead, it flew backwards close to the ground, leaving a scratch on the ground.

"Kanto team scores, 15:0"

"Hmph, did you see that clearly? This move is called the Vaishra Serve."

Looking at the two stunned opponents opposite him, Atobe seemed to vent his frustration.

"What kind of serve was that? It barely bounced!"

"It's very similar to Fuji's 'Swallow Returns to Nest Its Nest'."

"That... is that the serve you hit during the training camp match against Sanada?"

Despite pressure from Billy and Mike, Atobe still managed to unleash his the Vaishra Serve.

"Don't get too caught up in my amazing ball skills."

As always, Sanada was stunned by Atobe's the Vaishra Serve.

"That serve just now, it was from that time..."

"Seriously, what a joke! I saved this ultimate move for dealing with that person, but now I'm forced to use it."

Once Atobe recovered, the smile returned to his face.

"Grandpa, you'll see for yourself whether my ball skills are cheap or not."

Looking at Mike across from him, Atobe remembered what Mike had said, and feeling somewhat angry about it, Atobe hit the Vaishra Serve again.

"Kanto team scores, 30:0"

"Kanto team scores, 40:0"

The Vaishra Serve three consecutive volleys, scoring directly.

When Atobe hit his fourth the Vaishra Serve, it didn't land in bounds.

"Trying to generate the spin of Swallow Returns to Nest's with just a serve puts too much strain on both the wrist and the muscles. Continuously serving like that will eventually get you hit back."

On the Coach's bench, Horio watched the serve bounce higher and higher.

His gaze then fell upon Atobe, finally settling on Atobe's knees.

"Atobe, you..."

"Shut up! I have to hold onto this goal!"

A slightly Atobe returned to the baseline, the Vaishra Serve.

This serve landed in bounds, but the bounce was higher than the last one.

Mike, with his equally keen insight, saw through this and swung his racket to return the ball.

"West Coast team score, 15:40"

Seeing that his the Vaishra Serve was losing its effectiveness before he could even win a game, the pressure was once again on Atobe.

"That serve was indeed beautiful, but it seems to have a fatal flaw."

Despite seeing the Atobe, Atobe insisted on serving the Vaishra Serve, and Coach Baker seemed to have noticed something as well.

While Coach Baker was speaking, Atobe served the Vaishra Serve again, but the first ball went out of bounds.

After a brief adjustment, Atobe gritted his teeth and hit a perfect the Vaishra Serve.

"Kanto team scores, score 5:4"

"Atobe, is your wrist alright?"

"Hmph, my hand isn't injured, you don't need to worry."

On the Coach's bench, Sanada looked at Atobe, who was exhausted, with some concern.

However, the proud Atobe would never admit to such a thing, and immediately denied the condition of his wrist.

"What about your knees? To hit a serve with that kind of spin, you can't just rely on your wrist strength. You have to use the force of the rebound after bending backward and squatting down, plus the force of your wrist."

That posture not only puts extra strain on the knees, but also requires an unimaginable amount of energy to bounce back.

To hit the Vaishra Serve, you not only put a heavy strain on your wrist, but also suffer significant damage to your knees and stamina.

You should use the Vaishra Serve with caution on any of your subsequent serves.

Horio's words thoroughly analyzed the Vaishra Serve, and Atobe, upon hearing this, felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

The special move he had prepared to use against Horio was actually seen through in just one game.

Even so, Atobe gave Horio's suggestion even more serious consideration.

"Alright! I'm going all out now. My Lasso Serve unstoppable, no matter how many times I hit it."

In the tenth game, it was Billy's turn to serve.

Looking at the tennis ball in his hand, Billy's gaze suddenly drifted to a certain spot in the stands.

Then his gaze hardened, and after tossing the ball up, he served with Lasso Serve.

However, this serve was no longer effective against Sanada Atobe, as Sanada easily returned it.

However, Mike quickly rushed to the frontcourt and hit a short backhand shot.

Faced with the sudden short ball, Atobe, whose knees were somewhat fatigued, could only hurriedly return the ball.

The short ball that was originally falling has become a high ball.

Realizing something was wrong, Atobe suddenly looked up and, sure enough, saw Billy appear, followed by a smash.