Chapter 371: Yanagi Renji Plays Hard to Get, Kirihara Goes Devil Mode! (Subscribe! Bookmark!)

Yanagi Renji squinted his eyes and whispered to Kirihara Akaya.

"Alright, Akaya, I'll leave the rest to you."

"Just hold on for three games — only three — and I'll be able to successfully gather data on Oshitari Yuushi and Akutagawa Jirou."

Hearing this, Kirihara Akaya nodded.

"No problem!"

He was brimming with confidence now; before reaching the semifinals, he had awakened through a nameless little school.

And he had successfully unleashed his Devil Mode.

This was all arranged by Yukimura Seiichi — deliberately letting the teammates who played before lose, so that Kirihara Akaya's anger value would peak.

Then he would erupt completely and complete his Devil Mode awakening!

Originally the plan was to awaken during the semifinals, but after checking the matchup chart they found it was Hyotei or Shitenhoji.

Both were strong opponents, so Yukimura Seiichi moved the awakening segment to the earlier matches.

At the time, Kirihara Akaya naively thought they were just in poor form, so he didn't get suspicious.

On top of that, the weather was very hot, which made him even angrier!

The Devil Mode awakening was a great success!

Thinking about all this, Kirihara Akaya still found it funny.

"Hyotei, just watch how we beat you this time!"

Afterwards, Yanagi Renji served.

He tossed the tennis ball into the air!

The instant the ball fell, he leaped and swung his racket!

"Boom!"

The ball shot rapidly over the net, and Oshitari Yuushi, standing in the front row, shouted.

28 "Jirou, it's a topspin!"

Akutagawa Jirou grinned and said: "Got it! Watch me return it!"

He rushed over quickly, and the moment the ball hit the ground and bounced up, he swung his racket swiftly!

"Boom!"

The tennis ball shot up rapidly!

It transformed into a streak of Huang Mang and flew over the net!

Its target was the left corner line of the court!

At this moment, Yanagi Renji, who was standing at the right corner line, didn't move at all.

Akutagawa Jirou thought he had scored, and said happily.

"First point!"

The words had barely fallen when Kirihara Akaya, who had been at the net, suddenly moved.

Right after, he revealed a wild grin and shouted.

"It's not that easy!"

"Watch me return it!"

His legs suddenly exploded with force, and he rushed to the baseline at extreme speed.

Then, gripping his racket, he dove forward with all his might, and the tennis ball landed right on the racket.

"Thud!"

The ball struck the racket and returned to Oshitari Yuushi's court in a gentle arcing trajectory.

Oshitari Yuushi, standing in the front row, immediately turned his racket sideways.

That's right — he was going to play a drop shot.

Right now both Kirihara Akaya and Yanagi Renji were at the baseline, so it was the perfect chance for a drop shot!

The moment the ball crossed the net, Oshitari Yuushi swung his racket and sliced at the ball!

"Thud!"

The ball bounced lightly, then flew over the net and landed.

"Thud!"

The sound was very crisp.

Oshitari Yuushi noticed Yanagi Renji still hadn't moved; only Kirihara Akaya was sprinting desperately toward the net.

But he still didn't make it in time.

After the ball's second bounce, the referee immediately called the score.

"15:0!"

"Hyotei takes the first point!"

At this, Kirihara Akaya scratched his head at Yanagi Renji.

"Sorry, Yanagi-senpai, I almost made it."

Yanagi Renji still squinted and smiled.

"It's fine. Play with everything you've got, try your best to take the points. If you can't, that's okay too — I just need to gather their data."

Hearing this, Kirihara Akaya nodded and also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yanagi-senpai with his eyes squinted is still terrifying. I really don't know how the captain and the others manage to get along with him."

Seeing Yanagi Renji's state, Oshitari Yuushi immediately knew what he was up to.

He walked over to Akutagawa Jirou's side and said.

"Jiro, in the upcoming match, you cannot use your full strength."

"Lower your power to 80%."

"The Ryoji Yanagi on the other side and Seigaku's Kaido Sadaharu are the same type of tennis player."

"They both play data tennis; if he collects our true data, he will control this entire match."

Hearing the serious tone in Jiro's voice, Jiro Akutagawa nodded.

"Truly a terrifying ability; it seems quite interesting."

He did not become as serious as Jiro Akutagawa; instead, he was extremely excited!

He even looked forward to Ryoji Yanagi using the so-called data tennis quickly.

He wanted to see what difference there was between Ryoji Yanagi's data tennis and Seigaku's Kaido Sadaharu's.

Subsequently, Ryoji Yanagi caught the tennis ball thrown by the staff member.

Immediately after, he served directly.

Moreover, it was a normal serve; after one serve, he stood in place, squinting as he watched Jiro Akutagawa and Jiro Akutagawa.

In response, Jiro Akutagawa glanced at Jiro Akutagawa.

Jiro Akutagawa understood immediately and hurried to return the ball.

"Bang!"

After the tennis ball fell, Jiro Akutagawa also arrived.

He hurriedly swung his racket.

This time, he hit it directly in front of Ryoji Yanagi.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball flew rapidly over the net, landing precisely in front of Ryoji Yanagi.

All Ryoji Yanagi needed to do was raise his hand and swing his racket to catch it.

But he did not move; instead, he turned his gaze toward Akaya Kirihara.

Akaya Kirihara was rushing over here quickly.

"Playing against you doesn't require Senior Yanagi to step in!"