"More importantly, when two players set up the I Formation, they draw the opponent's attention to the net player, allowing the baseline player to look for an opportunity to attack."
At that moment, Fuji added, and hearing everyone say this, Katsuro and Katsuo both thought Oishi and Kikumaru had the match in the bag.
Yet the other Seigaku members showed no joy on their faces, only faint concern.
Bang...
"Seigaku scores, 15:0."
Bang...
"Seigaku scores, 40:0."
Bang...
"Seigaku scores, 2:4."
"Great, they pulled another point back! Just what you'd expect from the Golden Pair."
"It's over... Oishi-senpai won't be able to return the next ball."
Seeing how badly red and swollen Oishi's wrist had become, Horio concluded that Oishi could no longer swing his racket.
The others who heard Horio's words frowned as well, clearly worried.
Sure enough, on the court, Oishi, standing at the baseline, finally could not endure it any longer.
He let out a pained cry, and the racket in his hand slipped to the ground.
Seeing this happen, Seigaku's regulars outside the court no longer cared about anything else. They climbed over the barrier one after another.
They jumped onto the court and ran toward Oishi, while Coach Ryuzaki called a halt to the match from the coach's seat.
"The spray can only provide temporary relief. To be safe, you still need to go to the hospital."
As Inui gave Oishi emergency treatment, he advised him not to continue the match. But Oishi was still unwilling to give up and wanted to try for a little longer.
"There's no need to say anything, Oishi. I won't allow my students to do this again. I will not let what happened to Kawamura happen again."
But Coach Ryuzaki gave him no chance to speak. Kawamura's stubbornness last