Chapter 171

But this was a good opportunity.

Keigo Atobe wouldn't let such a high lob go.

When the ball crossed the net, he immediately ran over, jumped up, and struck the ball with all his might.

"Bang!"

The ball rushed down from high above!

A smash!

And at this time, Keigo Atobe, who hadn't landed yet, saw that Shusuke Fuji had already arrived at the net.

He saw Shusuke Fuji turn his racket horizontally, aiming at the falling ball to perform a slice.

"Bang!"

"Bear Drop!"

The ball flew directly over Keigo Atobe’s head and landed gently on the baseline behind him.

"Bang!"

The ball bounced slightly, and the Seigaku crowd cheered!

"Senior Fuji, you’re really something!"

"You hit the Bear Drop again!"

"Is Atobe that guy stupid?"

"As expected of the genius Fuji!"

……

As the cheers arrived, the umpire also immediately called the score.

"40:40!"

At this time, Keigo Atobe spoke.

"Deliberately hitting a high lob to create an environment for a smash, and then hitting your Bear Drop."

"Aren’t you afraid that my smash would take this ball directly?"

Hearing this, Shusuke Fuji smiled with his eyes narrowed.

"Luck."

This was clearly not luck, but something Shusuke Fuji had deliberately designed.

The high lob he had just hit was imbued with subtle spin.

As long as Keigo Atobe performed a smash, the place where the ball would land had already been predetermined by Shusuke Fuji.

Combined with him deliberately standing on the right side, along with the spin of the ball.

Keigo Atobe had to hit it to the left side.

But this fell right into Shusuke Fuji’s trap.

And at this time, Keigo Atobe smiled.

"Fuji, your weakness has already been seen through by me."

"I’m going to take this first game."

Shusuke Fuji just narrowed his eyes and didn't speak.

Subsequently, Keigo Atobe tossed the ball into the air, jumped, and served!

"Bang!"

It was a very ordinary serve.

Shusuke Fuji still wanted to deliberately create a high lob to let Keigo Atobe hit a smash.

As long as it was a smash, he had a certain degree of confidence that he could use the Bear Drop.

Thinking of this, he acted immediately.

After the ball landed and bounced, Shusuke Fuji hit his unique high lob again.

"Bang!"

The ball flew high over the net.

But this time, Keigo Atobe didn't hit a smash.

Instead, he waited patiently for the ball to strike the ground.

"Bang!"

When the ball struck the ground and bounced.

Keigo Atobe swung his racket to strike the ball again.

"Bang!"

Another very ordinary return!

The spin was neutralized again.

Seeing this, Shusuke Fuji frowned slightly.

Keigo Atobe actually didn't receive his ball.

This made things difficult for him again.

He couldn't play a long-drawn-out game anymore; his stamina couldn't withstand the consumption.

"Bang!"

The ball fell, and Shusuke Fuji hit a drop shot that he didn't often use.

"Bang!"

Seeing this, the whole stadium was shocked!

"Fuji actually hit a drop shot?"

The Seigaku crowd hadn't expected it either.

Keigo Atobe was also slightly stunned.

But he reacted and hurriedly ran toward the net.

"Bang!"

The ball had landed, and Keigo Atobe hurriedly lunged out.

"Bang!"

The ball was successfully received.

He saw the ball bounce lightly, touch the net, and land on Shusuke Fuji’s court.

Shusuke Fuji wanted to return it, but the force Keigo Atobe hit it with was too light.

Resulting in insufficient power in the ball; when it bounced a second time, it only bounced slightly.

"Bang!"

The ball bounced twice, and Shusuke Fuji didn't receive it.

Seeing this, the umpire immediately called the score.

"0:1!"

"Hyotei takes this game!"

"The second game begins!"

"Shusuke Fuji’s service game!"

Everyone was stunned; Shusuke Fuji actually didn't hit this ball back.

If it were Kunimitsu Tezuka, this ball would definitely have been hit back.

"Fuji... did he make a mistake?"

At this time, Eiji Kikumaru asked.

Hearing this question, Sadaharu Inui pushed up his glasses and gave his analysis.

"Not at all; Fuji isn't good at drop shots to begin with."

"Atobe wanted to continue the endurance match, which Fuji realized, so he deliberately hit a drop shot to catch Atobe off guard."

"But he didn't expect Atobe’s reaction to be so fast."

Hearing this analysis, Eiji Kikumaru understood.

And at this time, Ryoma Echizen had arrived at the scene.

Because the situation was different, it was not the same as in the anime.

This time, it was actually Jin Akutsu from Yamabuki Middle School who had sent him back.

Not just Jin Akutsu, but also Genichiro Sanada.

No wonder they hadn't seen Genichiro Sanada when the match started.

It turned out he had gone to be a babysitter.

The Seigaku crowd saw that Ryoma Echizen had finally arrived and all went up to greet him.

"Echizen, you’re finally here!"

"Shorty, you’re late again!"

Everyone wanted to greet him and joke around as usual.

But Ryoma Echizen dodged directly, looking clear-eyed and naive, and said.

"Who are you guys?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

What’s the situation?!

"Shorty, stop joking; today is the final."

"You’re already late for one match."

"Let me tell you, the match between Captain Tezuka and Kamishiro was really exciting!"

"Although Captain Tezuka lost, we also saw Kamishiro Aki’s true strength!"

"His strength has already reached a quasi-professional level."

Eiji Kikumaru’s mouth spoke like a machine gun.

This made Ryoma Echizen even more confused.

"Tezuka... Kamishiro... who are they?"

Eiji Kikumaru wanted to say something else but was speechless.

Subsequently, he used the back of his hand to check Ryoma Echizen’s forehead.

"Shorty, are you okay?"

"Don’t scare me!"

Ryoma Echizen said slightly angrily.

"Big brother, can you stop calling me Shorty? Although I’m relatively short, I’ll grow taller later."

This tone...

Everyone gasped.

Is this still Ryoma Echizen?

Where did the arrogant feeling from before go?

Subsequently, the Seigaku crowd looked at Jin Akutsu together and then said in unison.

"Shorty, did he hit you!"

Regarding this, Jin Akutsu made a "Tch" sound.

"If I wanted to hit him, he wouldn't be lying here, but in the hospital."

At this time, Genichiro Sanada said seriously.

"Echizen... has lost his memory."

Lost his memory?!

"And it’s very serious; he only recognizes his family, and other than that, he doesn't remember anything else."

"Not just you and me, he doesn't even remember that he knows how to play tennis."