Prince of Tennis: The System Makes Me Invincible
Chapter 44

Data Update, Counterattack Begins

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Bang...

"Hyotei scores, 15:0."

"You're so loud. What do you mean 'there's nothing we can do, Senpai'? What I need to do is shut them up first."

He then walked towards the backcourt. The crowd saw Kaitou, the front player, walk to the baseline.

Those who knew Kaitou knew he was preparing to unleash the Spinning Snake Shot.

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Inui, also at the baseline, saw Kaitou's move and hit a fast serve.

Meido, who received serves close to 200 kilometers per hour from Otori every day, easily returned Inui's serve, which he had held back on.

He hit the ball towards the open court between the two players, and Kaitou at the baseline quickly moved.

He swung his arm widely, and the Spinning Snake Shot appeared. The tennis ball bypassed the side of the net and landed on the singles sideline.

"Seigaku scores, 15:15."

The Spinning Snake Shot, which had only appeared in the match against Fudomine, was back in the Kanto Tournament, and it surprised the spectators outside once again.

Moreover, Kaitou had practiced the Spinning Snake Shot to the point where he could now hit it within the singles court. Although it was on the sideline, it was still a significant improvement.

"Kaitou, is this your resolve? It looks like I have no choice but to go on the offensive."

Sensing Kaitou's desire to win, Inui also changed his strategy of calmly gathering information. He took off his wristband and threw it aside.

He rotated his wrist, feeling much lighter, and returned to the backcourt.

He tossed the ball with the same motion, but the speed and power of his swing increased significantly.

The ball flew towards Hyotei's half at an incredible speed. The two players from Hyotei didn't react in time and stared blankly at where the ball landed.

Bang...

"Seigaku scores, 30:15."

"What do you think, Kaitou? Can your Spinning Snake Shot and my super-speed serve shut them up?"

"Is that so, Senpai? Then let's give them a taste of their own medicine."

Bang...

"Seigaku scores, 40:15."

Bang...

"Seigaku scores, the score is 1:1."

"Damn it, Chouitarou, can you see his serve?"

"It's okay, Mukahi Senpai. His ball speed is about the same as mine. I can receive it, but I can only hit it back into their court. After that, I'll have to rely on you."

"As long as you can hit it back, the rest is up to me."

Inui Sadaharu hit another super-speed serve. Otori saw the ball clearly.

But he could only barely return it. Inui seized the opportunity and smashed it.

Seeing this situation, Meido's feet suddenly moved.

Meido appeared at the ball's landing spot almost instantly and hit his own half-volley, returning the ball directly for a point.

The Seigaku duo, who had regained their composure, were caught off guard by this shot.

In the following points, Otori continued to receive the ball, and even Meido could receive Inui's super-speed serves.

Unsurprisingly, Seigaku lost another game, and the score became 2:1.

During the break, Coach Ryuzaki didn't give the two any advice, just told them to calm down.

Seeing the two not communicating, Momoshiro, who was watching from the sidelines, became anxious.

"Kaitou, what are you doing? Get your act together and defeat those two!"

Momoshiro's words completely enraged Kaitou, who angrily threw down his racket.

Seeing the racket Kaitou had thrown, Inui immediately went to pick it up for him.

"I won't cooperate with you anymore, Senpai. What you're saying is useless. From now on, I'll play however I want."

Kaitou, who saw no results, stopped cooperating with Inui in the subsequent match. Like in singles, he went to receive any ball he saw.

"What is Kaitou doing? He's just randomly receiving balls and running all over the court. It's too reckless."

"He'll never win the match playing like that."

The other Seigaku members, seeing Kaitou's chaotic play, worried about the pair again.

"With two teams whose styles are similar, the deciding factor now will be the trust between the two players."

Horio looked at the completely different atmospheres on both sides and couldn't help but sigh that the two were still lacking.

Especially Kaitou, who was unwilling to trust his teammate at all.

Bang...

"This game goes to Hyotei, with a score of 4:1."

"Hmph, your name is Kaitou, right? I'm sorry, but there are limits to a person's willpower and persistence. If willpower alone could win, everyone wouldn't have to try so hard."

"Mukahi Senpai, why are you saying so much to him? He doesn't understand at all."

The two from Hyotei looked at the somewhat disheveled Kaitou with disdain for his lone-wolf style.

"It's already 4:1, and it's Hyotei's serve again next game. Does that mean that Oishi will hit that One Ball, One Soul again?"

Katsuro and Katsuo, watching from the sidelines as the four players switched sides, couldn't help but worry about the upcoming game.

As expected, in the next game, Oishi used One Ball, One Soul to directly win another point.

The score became 5:1, and the two from Hyotei began to mock them again.

"Seigaku, you're finished."

"Kaitou, they say we're finished."

"Hmph, you should have collected all the information by now, right?"

"Of course. It's time to counterattack."

After Kaitou stalled for a few games, Inui had updated his information.

"Not bad. Although the speed is a bit slow, the improvement is quite significant."

Horio was quite satisfied to see that Inui had learned to gather information during the match.

As the two teams switched sides again, Inui unleashed his super-high-speed serve, and the Hyotei duo once again targeted Kaitou with their returns.

However, Kaitou and Inui were completely different now. Inui's information had changed the tide of the match.

Under Inui's data analysis, the two of them kept catching up, and the Hyotei duo finally realized they had been tricked.

"Damn it, that Kaitou pretended to be furious, letting Inui hide behind and collect data."

"They actually gave them so much information without realizing it."

"We just need to hold on for one more game. If we win this next game, we win."

BANG...

"Seigaku scores, the score is 5:2."

BANG...

"Seigaku scores, the score is 5:3."

"By having Kaitou receive all the shots alone while he quickly gathered information on his opponents to predict their shots, is this Seigaku's strategist, Inui Sadaharu's playstyle?"

"To be able to do this in just three games is truly terrifying. However, Kaitou received all the shots alone in those three games; it would be impossible without sufficient stamina."

Atobe, seeing Seigaku continuously closing the score, marveled at the power of Information Tennis.

"Damn it, all our shots are being predicted. They're really tough to deal with."

Oishi's sweat was getting worse, and his stamina was slowly being depleted. Mukahi, whose situation wasn't much better, comforted him.

"Don't rush, Chotaro. It's the ninth game next. Some shots, even if predicted, can't be reached."

Hearing Mukahi's words, Oishi thought of something, and his previously anxious mood stabilized.

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