Bursting K abaji

But this time, things really changed. He, who Underhand Serve calmly before, suddenly became very excited.

After tossing the tennis ball into the air, Kabaji roared, and an even more powerful Waterfall Pouring Down.

"What a fast shot! Chotaro, that shot was even faster than Kane's!"

"It's already much faster than dry-pressing, much faster."

"Akinosuke, report the ball speed."

"We've reached 220 kilometers! Kabaji has broken the tournament record again!"

Atobe inquired about the ball speed again and was very satisfied with the specific data.

"Waterfall Pouring Down ever seen before! It seems we were all wrong."

"It's even faster than I can type it myself. Looks like I still need to practice more."

"Damn it, Senpai just broke the tournament record so recently, and Kabaji has already surpassed it."

"The question is, can Horio handle it...?"

The Seigaku members in the audience each had their own worries.

"So you were hiding something all along. You're really loyal. You really won't exert yourself unless Atobe tells you to."

Horio became excited as he experienced the Waterfall Pouring Down, which was different from what he had seen before.

If Waterfall Pouring Down can be done better, then it proves that the same applies to other things.

As he pondered, Horio moved his feet and simultaneously swung his racket.

The blast of air sent Horio's hair flying wildly, and compared to Kabaji, Horio's not-so-strong arms looked as if they were about to be knocked away by the ball.

But what was expected did not happen. Although Horio's arm was not as strong Kabaji's, it was still like an impenetrable wall, preventing the tennis ball from getting even a fraction of a point.

Horio pushed his racket forward, sending the 220 km/h ball flying back Waterfall Pouring Down.

While Horio was fighting back down the Waterfall Pouring Down, Kabaji had already arrived at the net.

Everyone thought that a power player like Kabaji would choose the most violent way to return the ball, but he instead placed a short ball at the net.

"Hmph, you all think Kabaji only knows how to hit powerful shots, right? If you think that, you're all wrong. He's actually a very technical player too."

Atobe couldn't help but sneer when he saw the extraordinary wrist flexibility that Kabaji displayed when he placed the short ball.

The tennis ball flew towards the edge of Horio's left frontcourt, while Horio ran towards the ball from his right backcourt.

"I didn't expect you to be a player who combines strength and technique. Hyotei is truly lucky to have you."

Horio couldn't help but praise such a truly talented person, and then hit a Lob Shot before the ball hit the ground.

Seeing Kabaji quickly retreated, stopping just behind the ball, and then suddenly jumped up.

He concluded that Horio would not be able to Shotgun Intercept when he launched his smash, so he jumped without hesitation.

"Although this move isn't complete yet, it's more than enough to deal with balls of this caliber."

Seeing Kabaji's action, Horio also refrained from forcing a jump.

Instead, he thought of the previous move, and his pupils immediately turned purple-gold.

What is that!?

His pupils turned purple-gold!

"Is that his new move!?"

Horio's purple-gold pupils were very noticeable, and he was spotted by the Hyotei team as soon as he appeared.

At that moment, Kabaji smashed the ball, and Horio, seeing the fierce ball flying towards him, swung his racket normally.

The tennis ball struck the racket, causing a slight, very faint vibration.

"It worked! His racket is vibrating, Kabaji smashes and scores..."

Before Oshitari could finish speaking, Kabaji 'Kabaji smash was easily returned.

Bang...

"Seigaku Horio scored, 40:0"

"Why? Horio's racket was clearly trembling slightly just now, yet he returned the ball so easily."

"Could it be related to his eyes?"

"He's truly unfathomable; we still have no idea what his full strength is."

Compared to the Hyotei students, who were full of doubts, Seigaku was clearly in a much better position.

"Horio's technique seems to have improved again."

"It's unbelievable no matter how you look at it. Even if I were to try and block that spike from Kabaji, I would have had a hard time doing so."

"Tezuka, I remember you and Horio had a match you had agreed to play..."

"That's right, that's something we agreed on a long time ago."

Seeing Horio unleash that move again, Fuji spoke to Tezuka once more.

"If Horio executes that move, I think you'll lose a significant advantage in your match against him."

Hearing Fuji's words, Tezuka was also moved.

Tezuka's most formidable trump card in everyone's mind right now is undoubtedly his "Hundred Refinements Self-Acquired" and "Tezuka Zone," and the combination of these two is enough to make him stand out among junior high school students.

Even now, compared to most of the players in the U17 training camp, he still has an advantage.

Firstly, it's because of the double effect of "Hundred Refinements Self-Acquired"), and secondly, it's because the Tezuka Zone allows you to pull the ball back to its original position from anywhere in your own half of the court.

The reason why the Tezuka Zone can produce such an effect is entirely due to the subtle spin that the Tezuka Zone imparts to the tennis ball.

However, Horio's move can eliminate any spin, and if used against Tezuka Zone, it would be a perfect counter.

Seeing that Tezuka remained silent after hearing his words, Fuji wisely kept quiet as well.

On the court, after Kabaji landed from his smash, he kept looking at Horio.

It's less about looking at Horio and more about staring into Horio's eyes.

"No need to look anymore, and no need to doubt, you can't learn this."

As if sensing Kabaji's doubts, Horio interrupted him.

Moreover, Horio was telling the truth; he had now perfectly combined his Eye of Shattering Delusions with his Radiant Talent.

While it's usually easy to activate them simultaneously or individually, the fusion of the two has become a reality, so even if Kabaji has exceptional talent, he cannot imitate it.

Hearing Horio's words, Kabaji still didn't move, and kept staring at Horio.

It wasn't until the referee reminded Kabaji was going to serve that Atobe told him to move, and only then did he turn and walk towards the baseline.

"Looks like I'll have to go to the old man to master this move. The junior high students' shots aren't powerful enough. Even a player like Kabaji, who has both power and technique, needs to double his power..."

As Kabaji turned back to the baseline, Horio also turned around.

Thinking about the move I hadn't finished yet made me feel a little sad.

While I was thinking about this, something suddenly occurred to me.

"Double it... The fusion of Radiant Talent and Eye of Shattering Delusions is something Kabaji can't imitate, but I haven't fully fused Hundred Refinements Self-Acquired with Elevate Might yet."

Thinking of this, Horio suddenly turned to look at Kabaji.

At that moment, Horio felt that Kabaji's back suddenly became more imposing, and then a strange smile appeared on his face.