Kawamura's Growth
With a powerful swing of his hands, Kawamura unleashed a roar as he Wave Ball his racket, sending the tennis ball flying with tremendous force.
Bang...
"Seigaku's score: 40-0"
"Hey Ishida, Kawamura's Wave Ball seems even stronger than yours."
"Although I hate to admit it, I can't hit that kind of 'Wave Ball' right now."
When the Fudomine members saw Kawamura hit the Wave Ball, they instinctively compared him to Ishida.
"A two-handed Wave Ball... not enough, looks like I need to work harder."
Seeing Kawamura hit a two-handed Wave Ball, Yanagi was still not satisfied.
Simply using both hands to Wave Ball is not enough to achieve your goal.
In the following balls, Yanagi continued to force Kawamura to hit a two-handed wavy Wave Ball, while also adapting to it.
When the score reached 30-0 in the second game, Liu was already able to return Kawamura's two-handed Wave Ball.
"That Liu Zhen is amazing. He's not a power player, yet he managed to catch Aron's Wave Ball."
"It looks like Aron might have to use the one-handed Wave Ball next."
"Although Kawamura's arm is still fine, if this continues, Kawamura won't be able to hit the Wave Ball before the match is even halfway through."
Knowing their opponent's objective but having no way to counter it, the Seigaku members felt somewhat powerless.
"As long as Kawamura -Senpai doesn't injure his arm again, this match will serve as practice for Kawamura."
Horio, however, took it in stride; after all, even though he lost the Third Singles match, there were still two more to go.
Fuji should have no problem with Fuji Second Singles, and his First Singles is even more certain.
"Damn it, they actually caught the Wave Ball. Rikkai Dai is really something else. Looks like I'll have to use a one-handed Wave Ball."
He moved his arm slightly, and Kawamura made up his mind.
"I should probably use the one-handed Wave Ball now, otherwise I'll start scoring."
Liu felt numbness in her arm; although it was somewhat uncomfortable, it was still within her tolerance.
He's been catching the ball with one hand since the start of the match, but he could have easily used both hands.
However, Liu insisted on using only one hand, hoping to further provoke Kawamura.
It's worth making some sacrifices within my means to get Kawamura to use his trump card sooner.
On the baseline, Liu looked at Kawamura, who was still in top form, and served a powerful serve.
Kawamura felt the power of the tennis ball and thought his opponent was provoking him.
After returning the ball, he immediately prepared for a one-handed Wave Ball.
Seeing Kawamura's stance, Liu naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip by, and so he hit a perfect return shot to Kawamura's position.
Seeing that the ball flew towards him without him having to move, he realized he didn't need to move at all.
Kawamura didn't think too much about it and hit Wave Ball with one hand.
Bang...
"Seigaku's score: 40-0"
Seigaku scored, but the Seigaku players on the sidelines and Coach Ryuzaki on the bench didn't look particularly happy.
Knowing full well that the other party was plotting against them, all I could do was watch helplessly.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
"Seigaku scores, score 4-0"
"It's no use. My data analysis shows that Kawamura's arm is nearing its limit."
"Damn it, isn't there any other way?"
"Now we can only hope that Aron can stay rational and not play Wave Ball just to win."
After playing over a dozen Wave Ball, Kawamura's arm began to ache.
These dozen or so Wave Ball included those that Kawamura hit a second time after Liu returned some with both hands.
"That should be about enough. No matter how much you train your arms, you can't keep going like this."
Liu had roughly calculated Kawamura's limit, and he himself was not having an easy time fighting Kawamura.
If Kawamura can still play his Wave Ball, then the outcome of this match is truly uncertain.
"Damn it, the side effects are kicking in, but there are still two rounds left, but..."
Feeling a throbbing pain in his arm muscles, Kawamura knew that it was no longer suitable for him to continue playing the Wave Ball.
Looks like I need to rest for a bit and let my arm recover.
Kawamura decided to relax his arm and didn't hit the Burning Serve again, just a regular serve.
"Your chance has come. Watch me win the game before you recover."
Bang...
Rikkai Dai scores, 15:0
Bang...
"Rikkai Dai scores, score 1:4"
Bang...
"Rikkai Dai scores, score 2:4"
Bang...
"Rikkai Dai scores, score 4-4"
"He actually caught up with us in no time..."
"I never expected that the points Aron had worked so hard to achieve would be so easily caught up by his opponent."
"Moreover, Aron's arm didn't get any relief. Liu kept hitting the ball with a lot of force, giving Aron no chance to recover."
"This means that Aron's arm hasn't recovered in the last few games, and in fact, his arm condition is slowly deteriorating."
During his continued pursuit of points, Liu not only quickly leveled the score but also consistently put pressure on Kawamura's arm.
"I won't give you a chance to relax; you have no choice but to surrender now."
With a quick mental calculation, Liu obtained the latest data and realized that Kawamura could no longer score.
"My arm hurts even more than before, is this the end of the game...?"
Feeling somewhat frustrated, Kawamura's grip on his racket loosened, and he turned to look at his teammates on the sidelines.
Suddenly his eyes sharpened, and his fighting spirit returned.
"Even if we lose, I will fight to the end. I can't let my teammates down, and I won't do anything to worry them."
Bang...
Rikkai Dai scores, 15:0
Rikkai Dai scores, 30:0
"Seigaku scores, score 15:40"
Bang...
"Rikkai Dai scores, score 6-4, Rikkai Dai wins."
Despite Kawamura's efforts to score, they still couldn't win the game.
The Seigaku members were not disappointed with the result, after all, their teammates had done their best.
Most importantly, Kawamura did not act irrationally in his pursuit of victory this time.
"Everyone, I'm so sorry we didn't win the game."
"Great play, Aron! Your Wave Ball is even more amazing now."
"That's right, that's right, and Aron, this time you didn't do anything to hurt your arm like before."
"Well Senpai, Kawamura -senpai!"
Hearing everyone's encouragement, the simple-minded Kawamura immediately broke into a smile.
"You've worked hard, Liu. Get some rest."
On the Coach's bench, Sanada spoke to Yanagi.
"Seigaku is indeed very strong this year. If Kawamura keeps playing the Wave Ball, I probably won't be able to beat them."
"What are you talking about, Senpai? No matter what, you still won, right? Now watch me. Victory will definitely belong to Rikkai Dai."
In the spectator area, Kirihara saw Yanagi, who was definitely from Seigaku, and seemed somewhat unhappy.
Kirihara was already getting excited, knowing it would be his turn to play next.
Because his opponent is a genius from Seigaku.