Jumping Wave Serve

Without hesitation, Ishida swung his racket at the tennis ball, unleashing a burst of violent air currents.

Ishida's face showed a hint of something was wrong; clearly, this shot hadn't been easy for him either.

"Ah Yin has reached his limit; this shot will decide the outcome."

"Get that ball back, Agin!"

"Take this victory!"

Shiraishi's face looked even worse than when he played against Fuji. Shitenhoji's Konjiki Koharu and Kazuki Yuji cheered Ishida on.

"Go back here!"

His clothes fluttered in the airflow from the tennis ball, and with a loud roar from Ishida, he finally hit the 38th Wave Ball, the last one.

Bang!

"Shitenhoji Ishida scores, score 1-0"

"Aron!"

"As expected, it didn't work; that ball was just too powerful..."

"Aron is already like this after just the first game. This match is much more brutal than I imagined."

Kawamura's figure flying backwards again caused concern among the Seigaku members once more.

This time, Kawamura wasn't sent flying back inside the court; instead, he was sent Wave Ball off the court by Ishida's Hadouken and crashing into the perimeter wall.

The powerful impact caused severe damage to the front of Kawamura's body, and after hitting the wall, he also suffered some degree of injury to his back.

"That's too reckless. If you know you can't catch that kind of ball, you should definitely dodge it."

On the Coach bench, Coach Ryuzaki was examining Kawamura's wrists, arms, and shoulders.

"Fortunately, my wrist wasn't injured, but I can't use the Wave Ball so easily in the upcoming matches."

I know Horio helped you develop new techniques, but that's not a reason to keep playing the Wave Ball, you know?

"Coach, we've put in so much effort to get to this point. I know that even if I lose, there will be others who can win, but I don't want to give up so easily."

From the regional preliminaries until now, I haven't made a significant contribution to the team, so I need to give it my all in this match.

Furthermore, I won't be able to play tennis after graduating from junior high school, and I don't want to have any regrets about my junior high school years before striving to become the best sushi chef in the country.

Kawamura's words silenced Coach Ryuzaki, and the Seigaku members nearby also clearly heard what Kawamura said.

"Aron, go do what you want to do."

"That's right! Achieve everything you want to do in this game!"

"We've got your back, no matter what happens, we're here to support you!"

"Go, Aron."

"Kawamura, focus all your energy on going forward."

"Kawamura -Senpai..."

Hearing his teammates' encouragement to him, Kawamura's face showed his usual naive smile.

Kawamura paused for a moment when his gaze Horio.

Horio maintained his smile, Kawamura, though somewhat puzzled, nodded to him nonetheless.

"Well done, Gintoki! The opponent can no longer hit the Wave Ball."

"Now it's your turn to shine. You can win the game even without using the Wave Ball."

"Ah Yin, is your hand alright?"

Ignoring the optimistic teammates behind him, Watanabe Shu looked up at Ishida in front of him.

"It's alright, his hand isn't in much better shape than mine."

Watanabe Shu looked at Ishida with a serious expression. With one eye covered by his hair, his other eye seemed to see right through Ishida.

"Then go for it and win this game for us."

After a few seconds, Watanabe Shu finally looked away.

"If we win this match, our Seigaku will advance to the finals, taking another step closer to the national championship."

Therefore, no matter what, this game cannot be lost.

On the court, Kawamura, returning from his break, looked at the strong figure opposite him, his eyes showing no fear.

He then reached the baseline and tossed the tennis ball he was holding tightly into the air.

Bang!

A heavy thud was heard as Kawamura delivered a Wave Serve.

"Compared to his previous shots, Aron's shot was clearly too weak."

"Although it's also Wave Ball, it probably won't have much effect on Ishida."

"But Ishida's hands probably can't handle very powerful Wave Ball anymore, so maybe Aron's shot will be useful."

The Seigaku players off the court were discussing it, while Ishida on the court was already prepared for the shot.

"Your hands have reached this level? Then our duel is already decided."

Having said that, Ishida flicked his left hand backward and then delivered a horizontal sweeping strike.

Ishida successfully returned Kawamura's Wave Serve and hit it back with even more power.

"Ishida hasn't been playing the Wave Ball anymore; it seems he's afraid to put extra strain on his wrist."

"That's what they say, but he's still stronger than Aron."

"I hope Aron can keep going."

On the court, when Ishida's return shot came to Kawamura's face, Kawamura once again unleashed a two-handed Wave Ball.

But how could such a powerful ball threaten Ishida? So Ishida hit the Tenth Wave Ball again.

Bang!

"Shitenhoji Ishida scores, 15:0"

A powerful impact resounded throughout the arena, Kawamura's racket was knocked away once again.

Bang!

"Shitenhoji Ishida scores, 40:0"

After three balls, Kawamura's racket was knocked away by Ishida every time.

Ishida also hit a series of Wave Ball, each one exceeding the tenth level.

"At this rate, Aron will be knocked away again."

"Let's get there quickly so we can catch him if anything happens."

After saying that, the Seigaku team left the players' area and moved to the other side of the stands.

On the court, Kawamura picked up his racket from the ground and dragged his somewhat heavy steps to the baseline.

Kawamura was already feeling quite weak, but he persisted.

On the other side, Ishida was still able to stand steadily, but his hands were visibly red and swollen.

"We can't lose! We've come this far together; we can't let everyone down!"

After saying that, Kawamura tossed the ball into the air, but at the moment of the toss, his slightly bent legs suddenly buckled.

This mistake caused Kawamura to throw the ball forward instead of vertically upwards, and it also made Kawamura more focused.

"Oh no, I threw it too far... No! This feels like it!"

Watching the ball drift further and further away, Kawamura suddenly had a strange feeling.

Then that familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and Kawamura used all his strength to jump into the sky.

"This is!? Jumping Wave Ball!"

"When did Aron learn to use Jumping Wave Ball as a serve!?"

"I really didn't expect that, but will Aron's fighting style be effective...?"

In a moment of desperation, Kawamura miraculously recreated the Jumping Wave Ball he used during his match against Oishi, but this time in the form of a serve.

"The game is over. That shot was far too powerful for Ishida to handle right now. Even if he hadn't caught it, the impact it created would have been enough to knock his opponent out of the game."