A Single-Celled Organism

"Haa, admit defeat!"

With a loud shout, Bobby scored again.

"Bobby Marx scores, score 3-0, change of game."

With the referee's announcement, the two players switched sides.

As the two passed each other, Bobby spoke again.

"Scared, aren't you? go home to your mom."

"Haha, thank you."

Upon hearing Bobby blurt out a few more words of English, Sengoku once again pretended to be oblivious.

"Little one, what did that guy just say this time?"

"Are you scared? Hurry home and find your mother."

Kikumaru, the academic underachiever sitting in the audience, was curious about what Bobby had said, and waited until he heard Ryoma's translation.

Kikumaru looked as if he had been insulted, his forehead veins bulging.

"What!? How could he say something like that? That brat..."

"But if things continue like this, the match might end before we even win a single game."

Seeing the score already at 3-0, Fuji's brows furrowed.

The fourth game began, and it was Bobby's turn to serve again, her serve still powerful.

Despite his best efforts to catch up with the tennis ball, which showed no signs of weakening, Sengoku was still a little short.

After Bobby's return, Sengoku lost his rhythm while thinking about these things.

The ball, which could have been a perfect return, only touched the edge of the racket before bouncing into the net.

However, Sengoku was lucky again, and the tennis ball touched the net.

Surprisingly, the ball bounced over the net and landed in Bobby's half of the court.

"Sengoku Kiyosumi scores, 15:0"

After this somewhat melodramatic scene, Bobby walked to the net and looked at the tennis ball on the ground.

Bobby's expression turned ferocious; clearly, this result displeased Bobby greatly.

He angrily gripped the net, venting his frustration.

The referee saw this and quickly reminded Bobby, but the simple-minded Bobby not only ignored the advice but almost got into a fight with the referee.

"Return to your position!"

Only a warning from the referee, delivered in an angry tone, barely forced him back onto the field.

But Sengoku laughed when he saw this scene. Only now did he understand what Horio had told him at the beginning.

"Hmph, I won't let the match end like this."

Having already formulated a plan, Sengoku regained his confidence.

Because of Sengoku's net-grabbing error on the previous shot, Poppy became even more aggressive Bobby this one.

It's not that tennis has become more powerful, but rather that people have become more volatile emotionally.

He roared loudly with every shot he made.

Bang...

Bobby Marx scores, 15:15

Then Bobby gave Sengoku a thumbs-down gesture, as if venting her dissatisfaction.

"Haven't you noticed, Sengoku? That guy's gotten all disorganized. It's time for you to strike back."

On the Coach bench, Horio witnessed both Bobby's unfriendly behavior towards the referee and Sengoku's subtle smile afterward.

Bang...

Bobby Marx scores, 30:15

"That Bobby is not only incredibly strong, but also extremely agile."

"If it weren't for Sengoku's superior dynamic vision, he would never have been able to catch Bobby's ball."

"He's like a human tank, his relentless offense and impenetrable defense are simply astonishing."

"That's about Sengoku. Let those foreigners see what you're made of."

The Seigaku members off the court, and even tennis reporter Inoue, all acknowledged Bobby's strength, with only Horio showing a smile.

Bang...

Bobby Marx scores, 40:15

After Bobby scored again, Sengoku broke into a wide smile.

Sure enough, on the next ball, Bobby failed to return it, and the tennis ball touched the net.

"Sengoku Kiyosumi scores, 30:40"

On the next shot, Bobby misjudged the force and the ball went out of bounds.

"Sengoku Kiyosumi scores, 40:40"

After several consecutive mistakes, Bobby's emotions had reached a breaking point.

Bang...

"Sengoku Kiyosumi scores, score 1-3"

Damn it!

The match, which had already reached game point, was rallied by Sengoku.

Bobby couldn't help but curse, and prepared to throw his racket away.

At that moment, Coach Baker coughed on the bench, and Bobby immediately suppressed his emotions.

"That's right, Sengoku. That's exactly it. We'll use the time difference to disrupt his rhythm. No matter how powerful a hot-tempered, single-celled organism is, it's useless."

Seeing that Sengoku had finally found a way to deal with Bobby, Horio laughed.

In the next game, Sengoku repeatedly used the timing difference to attack Bobby, successfully winning another game.

"The opponent has skillfully integrated the essence of other sports into tennis; his performance was truly impressive. Your biggest selling point is your immense strength, so you need to showcase the perfect power that symbolizes our nation to the audience."

Coach Baker acknowledged Sengoku's Boxing Style performance.

However, he was still satisfied with Bobby's performance and then handed Bobby a banana, who was quite exhausted.

"Inoue -senpai, look! That Bobby is eating a banana!"

"This has been happening more and more often lately; people are eating bananas during breaks because bananas are very helpful for digestion and absorption, making them the best thing to replenish energy during a match."

This scene also caught the attention of Inoue and Shiba Saori, which also shows the pressure that Sengoku put on Bobby in these two games.

After receiving instructions from Coach Baker, Bobby returned to the court and once again unleashed a powerful run of tennis.

Sengoku had no time to defend against Poppy's sudden Bobby after her break.

Bobby quickly won the sixth inning, Bobby's sudden outburst made everyone who had regained confidence in Sengoku worry again.

"That Bobby's power suddenly became really strong again."

"That's terrifying, just eating a banana could restore me to this state."

"It's clear that Bobby usually trains his physique this way."

"Don't think you can beat me just because you're strong. I'm very confident in my skills and abilities."

At the start of the seventh inning, Sengoku did not lose his composure despite Bobby's sudden recovery, and prepared to use the time difference to deal with him again.

It took Sengoku a bit longer to win the seventh inning against Bobby, who had recovered some of her strength, but she still managed to take the game after a tough battle.

"Can you still hold on, Sengoku? Or I'll go get you some bananas."

Looking at Sengoku, who had covered his head with a towel on the bench, Horio asked with concern.

However, Sengoku was too preoccupied to talk to Horio at this point, while Bobby was also eating a banana, drenched in sweat.

The two seemed to have started using their physical strength to wear each other down.