The Three Evolved Counterattacks

Fuji's change gave Shiraishi a bad feeling; the victory that was once so close suddenly seemed so far away.

"Is it finally about to begin, Seigaku's genius?"

On the Coach bench, Coach Ryuzaki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Could Fuji deliberately made the score like this!?"

"But the opponent only needs to win one more point to end the game, isn't that too risky!?"

"No! This just proves that Fuji has absolute confidence in winning this match."

"But why is Fuji closing his eyes? Is he so confident he can defeat Shiraishi?"

"That must be the mind's eye. Closing your eyes while completely relaxing your body, and using your inner strength to feel the tennis ball more. I didn't expect Fuji to have even learned this."

The Seigaku members understood Fuji's purpose and couldn't help but feel afraid for him for taking such a risky action.

On the court, Shiraishi returned to the baseline.

Looking at Fuji across from him with his eyes closed, he frowned slightly and hit the ball.

This time, Fuji was much faster than Shiraishi when he served.

His movements also became less erratic, and he returned the ball very cleanly.

Seeing Fuji's incredible speed, Shiraishi was filled with disbelief.

Lost in thought, the tennis ball flew towards his half of the court, Shiraishi hastily returned the shot.

However, Fuji reappeared on the tennis ball's trajectory Fuji second later, which Shiraishi found hard to accept.

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji score, 15:40"

"Why is he acting like a completely different person...? Just a moment ago he was completely overwhelmed by me, but now he's like he's trying to devour me."

Fuji's Fuji attack caught Shiraishi completely off guard.

"What's wrong? You need to concentrate during the game."

Seeing Shiraishi standing frozen in front of the net, Fuji spoke up to remind him, though his tone remained somewhat cold.

"The Tennis Bible... Indeed, that near-perfect fundamentals are enough to surpass many people, but even if you follow the textbook exactly, you can't achieve perfection."

The reason why people still have shortcomings even when they have access to learning materials is that what is said in textbooks is not suitable for everyone.

While there are natural differences in talent among people, forcing oneself to become exactly like a textbook example would only make one less perfect.

Coach Ryuzaki observed the situation on the field, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji scored, the score was 1:5"

"He scored! Shiraishi's serve has been broken!"

"That Fuji Syusuke seems to have gotten even stronger."

"They're completely different people now. Before, when facing Shiraishi, he didn't even have a chance to fight back."

"Go for it, Shiraishi! If all else fails, use your deadly hands!"

Seeing that Fuji had managed to turn the tide of the match they were about to win, the members of Shitenhoji Fuji cheered for Shiraishi.

"The game isn't over yet, keep your spirits up!"

With his eyes tightly closed, Fuji's every word was like a cold arrow piercing Shiraishi, and this sudden change made him break out in a cold sweat.

Fuji turned back to the baseline, tossed the ball up again, and then swung his racket to hit it.

Shiraishi forced himself to calm down, and after urgently adjusting his state, the tennis bible was revived once again.

Even if you suddenly become a completely different person, don't forget that I only need to win one more game to end the match.

Shiraishi was surprised by Fuji's change, but his obsession with victory brought him to his senses.

After returning Fuji's serve, Shiraishi saw Fuji once again assume the Swallow Returns to Nest pose.

"Hmph, it's ' Swallow Returns to Nest. It's a useless move; it's the same no matter how many times you use it!"

After saying that, he immediately moved to the frontcourt, preparing to return the tennis ball before it fell.

The tennis ball flew through the air in an arc, just like before, heading towards Shiraishi.

However, the tennis ball changed after it flew over the net. Instead of flying over the net and traveling a certain distance before falling, the tennis ball suddenly fell as soon as it passed the net.

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji scored, 15:0"

"The first counterattack: The Phoenix's Return to Nest."

Fuji's words stunned Shiraishi.

"The Phoenix's Return to Nest Swallow Returns to Nest, are you still hiding this trick...?"

"It wasn't Swallow Returns to Nest after all. Fuji Syusuke really kept his secrets well hidden."

"It is indeed more powerful than the Swallow Returns to Nest, but it might cause some trouble for Shiraishi. However, Shiraishi will be able to deal with that move in just a few rounds."

On the sidelines Oshitari Kenya was clearly confident in Shiraishi's abilities, but he was unaware that Fuji than just this one move.

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji scored, 30:0"

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji scored, 40:0"

After two more goals, Phoenix's Return to Nest demonstrated its power.

However, after observing the two balls, Shiraishi Fuji Phoenix's Return to Nest.

"Received!"

"I told you, Shiraishi won't be limited by that move."

"Excellent! Start the counterattack, Shiraishi! End this match!"

The people of Shitenhoji were excited once again when they saw that Shiraishi had received the Phoenix's Return to Nest.

However, the Phoenix's Return to Nest being broken did not cause Fuji to panic; instead, he countered Shiraishi's counterattack.

"Hmph, are you getting impatient, Fuji? Even the White Whale is useless against me."

After Shiraishi countered Phoenix's Return to Nest at the net, he saw Fuji's return tennis ball once again change its trajectory and fly into the sky in front of him.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but sneer, then stood still and waited for the tennis ball to bounce back.

Bang...

"Seigaku Fuji scored, the score was 2:5"

But what Shiraishi expected didn't happen; he only heard the sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground, and then the referee awarded the point.

He turned around and saw that the tennis ball hadn't bounced back; instead, it lay quietly in a spot outside the court.

"What's going on... why isn't the tennis ball bouncing back!?"

"Second strike, White Dragon."

Just as Shiraishi was wondering what was going on, he heard Fuji's words again and his gaze, which had been fixed on the tennis ball, shifted once more.

"White Dragon? Shouldn't it be White Whale!? Could it be..."

"He actually has more than one move... We underestimated Seigaku's genius, Fuji Syusuke."

"Shiraishi's situation is now in a bit bad."

The appearance of White Dragon once again made Shiraishi and the Shitenhoji people on the sidelines frown.

"Look at Shiraishi, his surprised expression is priceless!"

"I doubt they could have guessed that Fuji had already evolved his previous Triple Counterattack."

"That's right, that's Fuji. After all, even we teammates haven't seen Fuji's moves before."

"Fuji said he was absolutely confident of winning the match, and I was worried for a long time after seeing him being suppressed by Shiraishi. It seems I was worried for nothing."

"I wonder if the next thing will be the Brown Bear Drop? I'm really curious about what it would be like for an evolved Brown Bear Drop."