Chapter 40

The powerful force increased the ball’s bounce.

The ball flew over Kamishiro Aki’s head in almost an instant.

When everyone thought Kamishiro Aki wouldn’t be able to receive it.

Kamishiro Aki was seen jumping up suddenly.

Then, they seemed to see Kamishiro Aki step on the air.

Kamishiro Aki went a bit higher.

At this moment, he swung his racket violently.

Then he shouted loudly!

“Moon-Stepping Smash!”

The ball slammed into Jin Akutsu’s baseline at a very astonishing speed!

“Bang!”

The ball flew directly outside the protective net!

Jin Akutsu still wanted to chase the ball.

But he couldn’t catch up to this ball at all.

Seeing this, the umpire immediately called the score.

“40:15!”

Another point won.

Kamishiro Aki breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought he was going to lose this point.

It had to be said that Jin Akutsu was still very strong.

He was actually able to play to this extent with him.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki wouldn’t underestimate Jin Akutsu anymore.

Because Kamishiro Aki started to get serious.

Jin Akutsu’s wild beast playing style was completely impossible to deal with.

So, the next ball was won by Kamishiro Aki again.

“Bang!”

As the ball landed heavily behind Jin Akutsu.

The umpire called the score.

“3:0!”

“Change sides!”

During the break, Jin Akutsu was already panting heavily.

Because he had been chasing the ball desperately.

Knowing he couldn’t catch up.

But he still kept chasing.

He was playing tennis entirely based on speed and power.

Seeing this, Ganya Bandai also gave up providing suggestions to Jin Akutsu.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want Jin Akutsu to win.

Because that would have the opposite effect.

Now for this match, he no longer cared about winning or losing.

As long as Jin Akutsu was interested in tennis, then this match was a victory.

Break over.

Jin Akutsu and Kamishiro Aki returned to the court again.

This game was Kamishiro Aki’s service game.

Kamishiro Aki naturally used the Finger Pistol Serve.

And this time Kamishiro Aki used Thunder Breathing when serving!

The ball speed directly exceeded 245 kilometers per hour!

Jin Akutsu couldn’t receive it at all.

But he still didn’t give up, chasing the ball very desperately.

He fell many times during the process.

However, it was useless.

He still couldn’t receive Kamishiro Aki’s Finger Pistol Serve combined with Thunder Breathing.

But Kamishiro Aki had gains.

Using Thunder Breathing with the Finger Pistol Serve was just a whim he had just now.

But because it was his first time using it, he was still a bit unfamiliar.

If he practiced more, he would definitely be able to increase the serve speed!

Kamishiro Aki won the fourth game directly with the Thunder Breathing version of the Finger Pistol Serve!

The umpire was seen shouting.

“4:0!”

During the break, Jin Akutsu was sweating profusely.

And was panting non-stop.

In comparison, Kamishiro Aki wasn’t as bad.

Although he also consumed a lot of stamina.

But he wasn’t panting like Jin Akutsu.

By the fifth game.

Jin Akutsu’s stamina could no longer keep up with Kamishiro Aki’s ball speed.

Therefore, Kamishiro Aki won the fifth game easily.

The sixth game was the same.

When the last tennis ball landed.

“Bang!”

Seeing this, the umpire quickly called the score!

“6:0!”

“Match over!”

“This match is won by Kamishiro Aki!”

“The match between Yamabuki Middle School and Hyotei Academy ends here!”

“The final score is 3:0!”

“Hyotei Academy wins!”

Hearing this, Kamishiro Aki let out a breath of relief.

Good grief!

It was finally over.

He hadn't expected playing against Akutsu Jin to be so exhausting.

That guy chased after the tennis ball as if his life depended on it, just to win the point.

He was like a wild beast.

If he could properly practice tennis technique,

it was truly possible he might have defeated Kamishiro Aki.

And at this moment, Akutsu Jin was still sprawled on the ground.

Just now, in order to reach that final ball,

he had completely disregarded his own safety, throwing his body hard onto the ground.

Kamishiro Aki still respected this kind of fearless spirit.

Because if it were him,

if a ball were truly impossible to reach, he would let it go.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki looked at the prone Akutsu Jin and said,

"You're very impressive; to be able to play like this after only having been in contact with the sport for a week."

"In our next duel, I hope you won't get bageled by me again."

Although Kamishiro Aki's words were sharp,

this was indeed a way to encourage Akutsu Jin.

If he remembered correctly,

after losing his match against Echizen Ryoma, he had left the Yamabuki Middle School tennis club.

But with Kamishiro Aki saying this,

Akutsu Jin actually didn't want to leave the Yamabuki tennis club anymore.

He wanted to practice tennis!

He wanted to beat Kamishiro Aki!

He glared viciously at Kamishiro Aki.

Then, he struggled to climb to his feet.

He patted the dirt off his body and then, with a wicked grin, said to Kamishiro Aki,

"You brat! Your tongue is truly venomous!"

"I really want to punch you in the face to vent the anger in my heart."

Akutsu Jin's words made the umpire swallow hard.

But seeing that Akutsu Jin made no further moves, he didn't say anything else.

Kamishiro Aki knew Akutsu Jin wouldn't actually do it.

And even if he did, he couldn't beat Kamishiro Aki anyway.

Subsequently, the players from both sides went onto the court for a friendly handshake.

Akutsu Jin and Kamishiro Aki had the most "friendly and kind" handshake.

That's right.

Very kind; both of them were putting in effort.

In the end, Akutsu Jin's face turned purple from the pain.

Bandai Ganya thought it was just from Akutsu Jin's fall.

The match ended.

Both sides left the court.

At this time, Sengoku Kiyosumi of Yamabuki sighed and laughed.

"Sigh, looks like today wasn't my lucky day."

"Didn't get to hit a single ball, unlucky Sengoku!"

After self-deprecatingly saying this, he glanced at Kamishiro Aki's back.

It wasn't just him; the Seigaku cheering squad was also watching Kamishiro Aki.

This match had left a deep impression on them.

Inui Sadaharu had thought Akutsu Jin would win.

He hadn't expected Kamishiro Aki to win instead.

And it was an absolute blowout of 6:0.

Fuji Syusuke was the same.

He had also previously thought Akutsu Jin would win.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but say,

"It seems we absolutely cannot underestimate Kamishiro Aki as an opponent."

"His stamina is bottomless."

Hearing this, Inui Sadaharu couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Then, he pushed up his glasses and said,

"It looked like Akutsu was constantly chasing the ball and consuming stamina."

"But in reality, Kamishiro Aki returning those power shots from Akutsu was just as stamina-consuming."

"Yet even so, Kamishiro Aki still looked very relaxed."

"His data is terrifyingly high."

As he spoke, he paused slightly, then looked at Tezuka Kunimitsu and said,

"Among them, several data points have already surpassed Tezuka."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Kikumaru Eiji was very curious.

He wanted to come over and sneak a peek at Inui Sadaharu's notebook.

It was filled with dense data.

It even deduced Kamishiro Aki's serve speed!

Then, he couldn't help but read it out loud.

"Approximately 240 kilometers per hour!"

Hearing this number, everyone was shocked!

This serve speed had already reached a professional level!

At the same time, they also had to marvel at Akutsu Jin's astonishing power.

To think he was actually able to return a Finger Pistol serve!

While they were marveling, Inui Sadaharu silently closed his notebook.

Then he said,

"If Captain Tezuka could play against Kamishiro Aki, I should be able to get the data I want."

"I'm really looking forward to it."

His words also caused everyone to nod in agreement.

They also really wanted to see the battle between Kamishiro Aki and Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Not to mention them being expectant.

Tezuka Kunimitsu himself was the same.

But he didn't know if he could beat Kamishiro Aki.

Because he was no longer at his peak.

Seigaku was still discussing Kamishiro Aki.

But Kamishiro Aki was completely unaware.

He was already on the shuttle bus back to Hyotei.

At this time, he received a system notification.

"Host! Congratulations! You won the match against Yamabuki Middle School! Successfully entered the Metropolitan Tournament finals!"

"Including the match you won, you have gained a total of two points!"

"Do you wish to draw a skill?"

Hearing this, Kamishiro Aki was very satisfied!

The points had finally arrived.

But he didn't plan to draw now.

He should save up a few more points.

He would wait until after the Metropolitan Tournament finals against Seigaku tomorrow.

Because there was a match tomorrow, today's training was changed to free practice.

Sakaki Taro only informed them of the reporting time for tomorrow.

After telling everyone not to be late, he announced the dismissal.

Today, Atobe Keigo and Oshitari Yuushi also didn't stay to practice.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki guessed with high probability that Atobe Keigo would play tomorrow.