Inui swung the racket in his hand. The tossed tennis ball shot forward, and a waterfall seemed to appear around him.
As the ball flew toward the opposite court, the waterfall came crashing down onto Josei Shonan's side. The twins waiting to receive it felt as though they were being battered by a waterfall.
Thwack...
"Seigaku scores, 15–0."
"What just happened? What was that serve?"
The twins were stunned by Inui's serve, and the Josei Shonan players watching from the sidelines hadn't reacted yet, either.
"Waterfall Pouring Down."
Inui named the serve he'd just used. He had only perfected it recently.
"To think he could produce a serve like that. Seigaku really is something else. Looks like I let my guard down."
Hanamura watched the twin combination, still stunned by Inui's serve. Clearly, even she hadn't expected this.
"When did Inui learn to serve like that? It feels even faster than Hō's Scud Serve from Hyotei."
"So that's why Inui's been training with a wristband on—to perfect that serve."
The Seigaku players watched Inui unleash his arm and couldn't help marveling at the power of his Waterfall Pouring Down.
"Kajimoto, that serve of his must be getting close to yours, right?"
"No. He's already surpassed me. Even using all my strength, I couldn't hit a serve like that."
When his teammate asked, Kajimoto Takahisa, captain of Josei Shonan, honestly admitted that Inui's serve was stronger than his own.
"Doesn't that mean Yōhei and Kōhei are in trouble? As long as that guy's serving, they won't be able to return it."
"You could say that. But if the bespectacled guy gets tired, he probably won't be able to keep serving that fast. All they need to do is hold on until he runs out of stamina."
Everyone from Josei Shonan began