Practice Match

"Oishi and Kawamura, Echizen and Kaitou, Iniki and Kikumaru, Horio and Fuji.

That's the schedule for today's training matches. Coach Ryuzaki will return later and the matches will proceed in the same order.

Inside the Seigaku tennis courts, all members of the tennis club had gathered.

The club members were delighted when Tezuka announced that Coach Ryuzaki would be discharged from the hospital today.

However, the regular players who are going to have practice matches are not so relaxed, because they have all seen each other's progress during this period.

Therefore, each of them is well aware of their own probability of winning against the other.

"It's been a long time, everyone. I'm sure you've all been training hard while I was away."

An hour later, Coach Ryuzaki appeared on the court wearing her familiar pink tracksuit.

Looking at the spirited students in front of him, Coach Ryuzaki, who hadn't seen them for more than half a month, was also very happy. The tennis club members who heard Coach Ryuzaki's voice were equally excited.

"Everyone, I believe you all know about the official scrimmages, right?"

Considering how hard you've all worked training every day during the summer vacation, let's take a break from training for the upcoming practice matches and watch the games together.

Joyful expressions appeared on everyone's faces; they hadn't expected Coach Ryuzaki to give them such a big surprise as soon as he returned.

"Alright, let's officially begin the official training matches now."

After Coach Ryuzaki finished speaking, Tezuka, as always, took over the conversation.

Bang...

"Oishi scores, 15:0"

"Wow, Oishi is still so fierce!"

"To hit a cross-court shot like that at the net, Aron simply couldn't reach it."

"Only a player with such precise ball control as Oishi could pull off that move."

At the start of the match between Oishi and Kawamura, Oishi used his advantage as a defensive player in the backcourt to move Kawamura from side to side.

Then lure Kawamura to the net and finish the fight with a cross-court shot.

"Damn it! Oishi!"

Kawamura was on fire on the court, thrilled that he had been scored on right at the start of the game.

Bang...

"Oishi scores, 30:0"

Bang...

"Oishi scores, 40:0"

Bang...

"Oishi scores, score 1-0"

Soon, Oishi easily won the game with a cross-court shot.

"That's amazing... He aimed left and right and delivered a perfect corner kick."

"Yeah, Kawamura- Senpai looks like he's having a really hard time keeping up. If this keeps up, Kawamura won't be able to keep Senpai..."

"Is Oishi 'Senpai strategy to wear down Kawamura 'Senpai stamina...?"

"That's one of the reasons, but there's another important one."

Off the field, Momoshiro and Kaitou saw that Kawamura was powerless against the Oishi and couldn't help but worry about Kawamura.

Hearing their analysis, Gan also spoke up.

"That's to block Kawamura's Wave Ball. Kawamura's Wave Ball needs to be charged up first before it can unleash its full power."

Therefore, he had to be the first to reach the return position every time. Thus, Oishi used precise ball control to create unpredictable corner kicks, moving Kawamura around to prevent him from having a chance to build up his power.

Puff...

"Oishi scores, score 2-0"

As the crowd on the sidelines chatted, Kawamura's return shot hit the net, Oishi won another game.

"Hateful!"

After losing two consecutive games, Kawamura's emotions became somewhat unstable.

Because of his unstable emotions, he also lost the third game to Oishi.

"They scored again! Vice President Oishi is really amazing!"

"Yeah, the game was completely one-sided."

Katsuro and Katsuo, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but cheer for Oishi, while Horio smiled.

"It's been three rounds now, Oishi- Senpai's hands must be starting to feel the strain."

Sure enough, Oishi's expression turned somewhat grim at this moment.

"One-sided? You're kidding me! My right hand has been numb since earlier, and I can barely feel anything now."

Looking at his right hand, Oishi frowned slightly.

The match continued, and although Kawamura's emotions were somewhat chaotic, he still maintained his fighting spirit.

On the other hand, Oishi was now using both hands.

"Why is this ball so heavy?"

Feeling the force transmitted through the racket, Oishi gritted his teeth and returned the hit.

Seeing an opportunity, Kawamura swung his racket again, hitting a cross-court shot towards the other side of the Oishi.

This time, Oishi failed to catch the ball. As soon as his racket touched the ball, it was knocked away by the still heavy force of the tennis ball.

"Kawamura scores, 15:0"

"It looks like it's almost over. Oishi Senpai is about to lose control of Senpai Kawamura's ball."

Watching Oishi's arm muscles flex, Horio realized that a turning point in the match had arrived.

"That was a powerful shot! Kawamura -Senpai's power has increased again."

"No, that's not it. I think it's because Oishi has been receiving Kawamura's powerful shots, and his grip has been getting weaker and weaker."

Momoshiro, who hadn't trained with the regulars, naturally couldn't detect the anomaly, but Miki was different.

"I have to give up tennis after graduating from junior high school, and then I want to become the best sushi chef in Japan. I don't want to have any regrets, so I must win!"

On the court, Kawamura tossed the tennis ball into the air, then tensed his right hand muscles and swung the racket forcefully.

A powerful serve was served, and the tennis ball subtly began to deform.

"Not bad, Kawamura- Senpai. You can create such a change in the tennis ball just by hitting it with the racket face. It looks like it won't be long before you have a new serve."

Horio from the sidelines, clearly saw the changes in the ball and was very satisfied with Kawamura's renewed improvement in power.

Oishi on the opposite side also clearly sensed how powerful this shot was, and subconsciously gripped his racket with both hands again.

Oishi swung at the rebounding ball, Oishi face contorted with rage, but he still managed to return the ball.

However, Oishi was unable to mount a proper cross-court shot, so Oishi was expected to Kawamura -attack once again.

Kawamura then assumed the stance for Charging Wave Ball, briefly gathering his strength.

As Kawamura charged forward, the tennis ball flew even more fiercely towards Oishi.

Bang...

"Kawamura scores, 30:30"

Oishi's racket was hit again, but the tennis ball didn't stop.

Instead, it flew straight backward, continuing its powerful spin even after being stopped by the stadium's wire netting.

It lasted for a few seconds before stopping, and the once brand-new tennis ball had become somewhat wrinkled.

"Just now, because Oishi hit the ball with both hands, his control was exposed, which gave Kawamura the opportunity to hit Wave Ball."

Because of his two-handed grip on the racket, Kawamura hit Wave Ball, and even though Oishi was in pain, he never returned the ball with both hands.

"I will never let you hit that Wave Ball again!"

With this belief, the Oishi racket traveled a distance on the ground before Moon Climbing Intercept.

Bang...

"Oishi scores, 40:30"