Sanada's Seriousness

Kaitou's performance drew criticism from the Rikkai Dai, who not only belittled Kaitou but also mocked Seigaku.

Bang!

"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High's Sanada scores, score 1-0"

Sanada executed four unseen swings in a row, decisively winning the first game and holding his serve.

Four balls in total, Kaitou didn't even move a step, but a few beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"What's wrong? Are you going to just stand there and daydream during your serve?"

Before Kaitou could recover from the initial humiliation, Sanada's stern voice snapped him back to reality.

Perhaps because Sanada's aura was too strong, Kaitou surprisingly did not refute him.

He simply gripped his racket tightly, turned, and walked to the baseline, forcing himself to calm down before hitting the serve.

Kaitou, whose form had declined compared to usual, couldn't even demonstrate her most basic abilities, and her serve didn't attract Sanada's attention at all.

Sanada was clearly annoyed by the shot Kaitou hit.

"You're going to fight me like this? You're too lax!"

He then hit the ball with a forehand smash towards Kaitou's face. Because the ball was too fast, Kaitou had to scramble to hit it.

Although he blocked the ball, he was forced back a few steps by the force of the tennis ball.

The returned tennis ball was then Lob Shot, and Sanada didn't hold back.

With a loud shout, he jumped up.

Then, as if his racket were enveloped in flames, he swung it at the tennis ball in the air.

A surge of intense power erupted from the tennis ball; Sanada unleashed the wind in the first game and the fire in the second.

The Aggressive as Fire has exceeded the Kaitou's tolerance.

Bang!

"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High School's Sanada scores, 15:0"

The tennis ball, carrying flames, knocked away Kaitou's racket, and even his hand felt numb.

"Although that Kaitou is indeed not as strong as Sanada, it's a bit of a waste for Sanada to use Aggressive as Fire so directly."

"Perhaps Sanada didn't want to give his opponent any chance, after all, that Kaitou is a player known for his outstanding stamina."

"But even if Kaitou has great stamina, there's still a significant gap in skill between him and Sanada. That can't be used as a reason to underutilize Sanada's talents."

"Who cares? As long as Vice President Sanada wins, that's all that matters. Let Seigaku pay the price for their foolish choice!"

With Sanada already unleashing two of the Wind Forest Fire Mountain in just the second game, the Rikkai Dai were completely baffled as to what the Vice President was thinking.

"You could have scored with a simple return shot, but you insisted on doing something unnecessary, Sanada..."

Just as everyone was wondering, Yukimura, who was sitting on the Coach's bench, also frowned.

"Aggressive as Fire!"

Bang!

"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High School's Sanada scores, 30:0"

Sanada roared again, Aggressive as Fire scored once more.

"Viper! What are you doing! Knowing you can't handle that shot, why did you still try to hit Lob Shot!"

At this moment, Momoshiro, watching from the sidelines, couldn't bear it any longer. Although he had lost the previous match, he didn't want Kaitou to lose this one either.

Upon hearing Momoshiro's voice, Kaitou gritted her teeth.

"Kaitou probably didn't want to hit Lob Shot, but Sanada's every return forced him to do so."

After Momoshiro finished speaking, Fuji outside the arena, explained a few words for Kaitou, while everyone else on the side frowned.

"Is the gap between Kaitou and Sanada really that big!? Even if Sanada strong, Kaitou shouldn't be completely powerless to fight back."

Like Momoshiro, Kikumaru was also very upset about Seigaku's passive situation and even had doubts about it.

After a long internal struggle, Kaitou finally removed the weight training wristbands from her hands and feet.

"You even wore that kind of thing during your match against me..."

This scene, as it appeared to Sanada, felt like a needle pricking his skin.

He had initially been somewhat disappointed in Kaitou, but now his anger gradually outweighed his disappointment.

After removing the training wristband, Kaitou served again.

With his body feeling more relaxed, his performance improved, and the quality of his serves also increased.

In response, Sanada no longer forced Kaitou to hit Lob Shot in order to launch Aggressive as Fire.

Instead, he stomped his feet heavily on the ground, instantly unleashing an aura as powerful as a mountain.

Sanada stood like a mountain, blocking the tennis ball's path.

"Immovable as a Mountain! Is Sanada planning a protracted war with Kaitou?"

"It seems Sanada is really angry about Kaitou wearing the training wristband."

"That viper from Seigaku deserves it; how dare he look down on Vice President Sanada."

"But this will make the match take even longer."

Sanada unleashed his final move Wind Forest Fire Mountain, and Barrier, using an absolute barrier to block every ball from Kaitou, thus entering a protracted battle.

Kaitou tried everything she could, but none of her moves—Snake Ball, Spinning Snake Shot, and Wave Spinning Snake Shot —had any effect on Sanada.

Even the strongest Wave Spinning Snake Shot had no effect on Sanada after it encountered his Immovable as a Mountain.

Bang!

"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High School's Sanada scores, making the score 3-0."

Starting from the third point of the second game, Sanada, who was engaged in a protracted battle with Kaitou, used his Immovable as a Mountain to block all of Kaitou's returns.

He kept wearing down Kaitou's stamina, waiting until Kaitou was almost at her limit before unleashing his full power to end the match.

In this repetitive cycle, Kaitou's stamina was being depleted three times faster than usual.

Although he had only played three rounds, he was already covered in sweat.

"Damn it! Sanada did it on purpose, always dragging Viper down until he was almost out of steam before scoring."

"Kaitou's current situation is completely different from his usual match rhythm. It's still a long battle, but now he's the one being manipulated."

"But... why did Sanada do that...? He could have finished the match much faster. If it was just because Kaitou was wearing a training wristband, there was absolutely no need to go to such lengths."

While the Seigaku members were worried about Kaitou's situation, Fuji finally began to question Sanada's actions.

"Sanada, as the Vice President of Rikkai Dai, did not give up the match against me in the finals of the Kanto Tournament, even though he knew he couldn't beat me."

Because at that time, he carried not only Yukimura's expectations, but also the hopes of other members of the Rikkai Dai tennis club.

As long as the competition is not over, his firm belief remains unshaken.

"As for Senpai Kaitou, he was thrown into disarray by just a few words from Sanada before the match even started. This is not the demeanor of a leader, nor even that of a tennis player."