Hyotei Falls Again
Horio's purple-gold eyes looked at the ball Kabaji had returned. The tennis ball bounced off the ground, and Horio swung his racket at the same time.
Even with the enhanced spin, Horio easily neutralized it.
A tennis ball with no spin flew back to Hyotei's half of the court, and Kabaji was already prepared.
With his arms crossed, he completed his power-gathering, and the tennis ball streaked through the air in a white flash.
Deep Power shot was delivered, which Horio received forcefully before launching the ball into the sky.
Lob Shot appears, Kabaji sprints and jumps, delivering a Smash Shot.
Horio calmly responded, stepping back with his left foot, turning and swinging his racket, successfully retaliating by Brown Bear Drop.
Thump...
"Seigaku Horio scores, 15:0"
Every possession of this ball was executed flawlessly, leaving no time for the onlookers to react.
They only had a chance to recover after Horio scored.
"That's outrageous! What kind of monster is he...?"
"I've never seen Kabaji like this before... Today has truly been an eye-opening experience."
"Regardless of the outcome of this match, that one goal alone is enough to make him memorable in the National Tournament."
The crowd below was buzzing with discussion, Kabaji on the field was already panting.
However, the rapid depletion of his physical strength did not affect him. After Horio scored, he walked towards the baseline without hesitation.
Bang...
"Seigaku Horio scored, the score was 6:0, and Seigaku won."
With the final point, and the referee's voice ringing out, the Second Singles Seigaku and Hyotei finally came to a conclusion.
Seigaku advanced to the semifinals with a perfect record of three wins, while Hyotei lost to Seigaku once again.
"Well done, Horio!"
"We won! We've advanced to the semifinals!"
"As expected of you, you brat!"
The referee's voice ignited the passion of Momoshiro and his teammates, and their victory made them cheer excitedly.
"We lost again..."
"It wasn't even as good as the Kanto Tournament back then..."
"Seigaku is really too strong."
After losing three games in a row, the Hyotei team, who had originally wanted revenge, fell into a state of dejection.
"Cheer up, everyone! Remember this defeat well; we'll definitely get our revenge next time."
Atobe was also upset, as the match ended before he even had a chance to play.
At this moment, he felt more resentment than anyone else, but as the emperor of Hyotei, he could not show it.
With this, the match between Seigaku and Hyotei officially ended, and Seigaku took another step closer to the national championship.
"Everyone did a great job. That concludes today's competition. You are now free to do as you please."
Because Seigaku won all three of their first matches, the game, which was originally scheduled to last all day, ended near noon.
Since the competition wasn't just about Seigaku and Hyotei, Coach Ryuzaki didn't force the others to go home.
"The other schools' matches shouldn't be over yet; I need to go and gather some information."
"By the way Agan, are there any other school competitions today?"
"There should still be Rikkai Dai's matches, Nagoya Seidoku's matches should not be over yet either. These two schools are very likely to be the top four."
As for Fudomine and Shitenhoji, who are in the same group as us, their match is tomorrow. Whoever wins will be our opponent in the next semi-final.
"So, in that case, we need to focus on Rikkai Dai and Nagoya Seidoku today. We'll be facing the winners from those two schools in the finals."
"That's correct in theory, but right now we still have Fudomine and Shitenhoji standing in our way. Only after defeating them can we make our next move."
Even after the quarterfinals ended, Gan didn't let himself relax.
He was also very familiar with the schedules and related situations of other schools, and the information he had gathered put the competitive state of the newly promoted Seigaku and others under intense pressure once again.
"Alright, everyone, let's have lunch and rest first. We can talk about the competition this afternoon."
It was almost noon, and the other schools' morning matches should have ended by now.
Hearing Tezuka say that, the Seigaku members, who were already a bit hungry, dispersed.
"It's been so hot lately, the weather in Tokyo is really unfriendly."
Standing in front of the vending machine, Horio muttered to himself as he took out a can of drink.
"Phew! That feels great! Drinking a beverage after a meal is the most enjoyable thing."
I opened the drink and gulped down a huge mouthful, which made my body, which had been feeling a bit tired from the hot weather, feel much better.
"Ah! Thief! Stop thief!"
Just as Horio was about to take his second sip, he heard a pregnant woman's startled cry from not far away.
Horio and saw an adult wearing roller skates rushing towards him with a bag in his hand, followed by several people chasing him.
"You brat, get out of my way!"
Even from a distance, the man saw Horio and Horio angrily at him.
"You steal someone's things and act all high and mighty? So what if you can roller skate?"
Horio was annoyed that he had been yelled at for no reason without having provoked the other party.
Because the man who snatched the bag was wearing roller skates, he was very fast, and the men who were trying to chase him were getting further and further away from him.
"Didn't you hear me, kid? It's none of your business, so get out of the way!"
Seeing that Horio was still standing there without moving, the man roared again.
Hearing that he had been rebuked again, Horio stepped aside to make way for the man.
Seeing that his threat had worked, a smug smile appeared in the man's eyes.
At the same time, the frequency of his foot sliding increased, and his speed increased again.
The man was getting further and further away from the people chasing him, and closer and closer to Horio.
Just as I was about to pass by Horio, a malicious smile appeared on Horio's lips.
Horio, who had turned to the side, stretched out his leg in front of the man, Horio was only half a meter away. How could the man notice Horio's movement?
Even if they discover it, it's too late to react.
Horio's foot, like an Oishi, firmly tripped the man's roller skates.
The man, whose speed had already accelerated twice, was suddenly thrown into the air by this attack.
Then the people chasing him saw the man fall heavily to the ground, his entire body facing the earth.
The man exerted a powerful impact on the ground, and the group chasing him heard a loud thud when he landed.
"Stealing other people's things in broad daylight, so young and already doing bad things."
"Call the police. They're so skilled; it can't be the first time."
"Thanks to this classmate, otherwise the thief would have really gotten away."
The man remained lying on the ground unresponsive after the fall. When the crowd caught up and turned him over, they found that he had passed out and was spitting out a few teeth.