Chapter 17: Akutagawa Jiro's Request! (Begging for Flowers and Evaluation Tickets!)

For the following time, Kamishiro Aki and Atobe Keigo practiced the Paper-Drawn Drive for a long while.

The others watched along for a long time as well.

Everyone was utterly stunned!

They could find no flaw in the Paper-Drawn Drive at all.

Every time, Atobe Keigo felt he had already locked onto the tennis ball's trajectory.

But just as he was about to strike, that tennis ball suddenly vanished from his line of sight as if it had a soul.

By the time he reacted, the tennis ball had already flown past him toward the protective net.

Unbreakable!

No matter the direction or the position, it could not be returned.

Seeing this, Atobe Keigo firmly resolved to keep Kamishiro Aki in mind.

"This person must stay at Hyotei."

"He might be the key for Hyotei to become the national champion!"

Akutagawa Jiro, watching from the side, felt an itch to try and immediately shouted to Atobe.

"Atobe! Atobe! Let me try too!"

Akutagawa Jiro had been watching for a long time, and it was rare that he hadn't gone to sleep today.

Usually, during this free practice time, it would be impossible for him not to sleep for an hour.

Seeing this, Atobe Keigo smiled.

"Fine, you try. Besides, this great one is a bit tired anyway."

"Jiro, be careful; Kamishiro's Paper-Drawn Drive is not that simple."

Having spoken, Atobe Keigo stepped off the court.

At the same time, his butler, Yamazuki Mitsuya, hurriedly had someone bring over a seat and a sun umbrella.

Atobe Keigo sat down, took a sip of a drink, and immediately focused on Kamishiro Aki's movements.

He had just been watching from a first-person perspective, which might have had flaws.

It was just right to let Akutagawa Jiro play against Kamishiro Aki so he could observe better.

Perhaps sensing his intent, Nishinomiya Shishido pushed up his glasses and said to Atobe Keigo.

"Atobe, the Paper-Drawn Drive doesn't just vanish within the court; our line of sight here vanishes too."

Hearing this, Atobe Keigo grew even more curious.

"Oh, is that so?"

"If that is truly the case, then our Hyotei has gained another genius-level player."

Just then, Akutagawa Jiro served.

He was seen saying.

"Kamishiro, then I'm serving. Let me see your Paper-Drawn Drive!"

Kamishiro Aki nodded.

"Senior Jiro, then you must watch the ball carefully; if you're not careful, it will vanish."

Hearing this, Akutagawa Jiro became serious.

Kamishiro Aki didn't mind using the Paper-Drawn Drive consecutively.

Only he knew this technique, and the method didn't consume much stamina at all.

So it was completely fine.

Afterwards, Akutagawa Jiro served!

"Bang!"

The tennis ball instantly flew over the net.

It was a serve with slightly faster speed.

Kamishiro Aki smoothly executed the Paper-Drawn Drive!

"Bang!"

Afterwards, he shouted to Akutagawa Jiro.

"The ball is coming!"

Seeing this, Akutagawa Jiro immediately fixed his gaze on the tennis ball flying over the net.

At the same time, Atobe Keigo, standing aside, also hurriedly began to observe.

He wasn't just looking at the tennis ball's spin angle, but also at Kamishiro Aki's initial movement.

But upon careful observation, he found that when Kamishiro Aki performed the Paper-Drawn Drive, the hand movements were very crisp!

Just like hitting a normal return.

No special technique could be seen.

This was the one thing Atobe Keigo found terrifying.

At this moment, the tennis ball had already flown right before Akutagawa Jiro's eyes.

Akutagawa Jiro hurriedly smiled.

"I see it! Right here!"

Seizing the moment, he immediately swung his racket!

But just then, he found that the tennis ball he was about to hit suddenly vanished!

Immediately after, the tennis ball appeared behind the racket, moving in the opposite direction to the racket!

Not only that, the perspectives of both Atobe Keigo and Nishinomiya Shishido were the same!

The tennis ball seemed to vanish completely!

Atobe Keigo couldn't help but say a sentence.

"It's simply unbelievable!"

A technique that could make a tennis ball disappear from every angle of vision was something Atobe Keigo had never even dared to imagine before.

But now that he saw it with his own eyes, he had to admit that someone could indeed do it.

Truly, there are always people better than oneself, and skies beyond skies.

And Akutagawa Jiro was very disappointed; he said with regret.

"If only I had hit it by a little more, what a pity!"

Immediately after, he turned to Kamishiro Aki with an excited expression and smiled.

"But you are really amazing!"

"I have never seen such a shot before!"

"Kamishiro, serve another ball!"

Seeing Akutagawa Jiro's excited look, Kamishiro Aki smiled.

This guy is really the type of person who gets excited over things like this.