Chapter 53

It was Kamishiro Aki's service game again.

No need to think, he would definitely use the Thunder Speed Serve.

That's what Fuji Shusuke thought.

To be honest, he still wasn't confident in receiving Kamishiro Aki's Thunder Speed Serve.

The racket swinging motion was simply too fast!

Not only that, but the ball speed was also ridiculously fast.

Even knowing it would land in the service area, it was very difficult to predict the landing spot.

However, he still planned to judge it from the baseline before countering.

Fuji Shusuke was the type who excelled at baseline counterattacks.

His leg explosive power wasn't as strong as Echizen Ryoma's, Kikumaru Eiji's, or Tezuka Kunimitsu's.

And the baseline was also the best position to react to the tennis ball.

Of course, excluding drop shots.

After thinking again and again, Fuji Shusuke planned to use the method of closing his eyes and listening to the ball landing to judge the tennis ball's position again.

Although he didn't have a 100% guarantee.

But currently, there was no better way than this.

Kamishiro Aki didn't know what Fuji Shusuke was thinking.

But no matter what Fuji Shusuke was going to do, he had to win this match!

Seeing Fuji Shusuke prepare his counterattack stance.

Kamishiro Aki served.

This time he still used the Thunder Speed Serve.

The Thunder Speed Serve in the previous service game had been touched by Fuji Shusuke's racket.

But it hadn't crossed the net.

At that time, Kamishiro Aki suspected whether he had activated his Mind's Eye early.

That is, the Heart's Pupil skill.

Now was just the right time to verify it.

Immediately, Kamishiro Aki tossed the tennis ball up.

Immediately after, he leaped up to catch up with the tennis ball's speed.

He was seen taking a deep breath!

"Thunder Breathing!"

"Second Form!"

"Thunder Speed Serve!"

The next instant, Kamishiro Aki swung his racket violently!

The speed was so fast that everyone's eyes couldn't see the swinging motion.

They only heard a crisp sound of the racket hitting the tennis ball.

"Bang!"

Hearing the sound, Fuji Shusuke quickly closed his eyes!

"Here it comes!"

The tennis ball crossed the net in an instant!

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki started staring at Fuji Shusuke's movements.

His movements right now really looked like he was using his Mind's Eye.

But it also felt like he was just getting used to it.

At this time, the tennis ball landed!

"Bang!"

The moment the sound rang out, Fuji Shusuke's ears seemed to twitch.

Immediately, he swung his racket subconsciously!

Kamishiro Aki could tell that this swing was an instinct of the body.

Only an instinctive reaction could achieve such a smooth swinging posture.

"Swish!"

However, this ball was a swing and a miss!

The tennis ball flew directly past the edge of the racket.

When the tennis ball flew out of the baseline, the umpire quickly called the score.

"15:0!"

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki figured it out.

The current Fuji Shusuke did not know the Mind's Eye.

He was just trying to close his eyes to listen to the sound and identify the position, and then rely on his body's instinct to try to receive his Thunder Speed Serve.

As expected of the genius Fuji; perhaps it was also because he could think of this method that he could activate the Mind's Eye.

Thereby breaking through the Limit of the Brilliant!

Although it wasn't the Mind's Eye.

But Fuji Shusuke being able to reach this level now was already very strong!

At this moment, on the Seigaku side, Horio saw Fuji Shusuke swing and miss.

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Hey! What is Fuji-senpai doing!?"

"Why is he receiving the ball with his eyes closed?"

"How can he hit it like that?"

After he said this, all the regular members of Seigaku looked over.

Scaring Horio, he asked stammeringly.

"What's wrong? Why are you all... looking at me like that? Did I... did I say something wrong?"

Seeing this, Echizen Ryoma said something.

"Horio, watch the match properly."

"The reason Fuji-senpai closed his eyes is to use his instinctive reaction to keep up with Kamishiro Aki's Thunder Speed Serve."

Hearing this, Horio nodded as if he understood.

At this time, Inui Sadaharu continued after Echizen Ryoma's words.

"That's right, Kamishiro Aki's Thunder Speed Serve is simply too fast."

"Both the serving motion and the ball speed are too fast to react to."

"If you use your eyes to keep up with the reaction, you will instead slow down your reaction speed."

"However, closing your eyes and relying on body instinct to receive the ball requires someone with a very good feel for the ball."

"Ordinary people can't do it."

Hearing this, Horio's eyes widened!

"Huh!? So that's what's going on!"

This made him feel a bit awkward.

The two people beside him teased him.

"Horio, haven't you been practicing for two and a half years?"

Seeing this, Horio shouted with a red face.

"Two years! It's two years of playing experience, I'm learning too, you know."

Subsequently, everyone's gaze returned to Fuji Shusuke.

At this time, Tezuka Kunimitsu couldn't help but say something.

"Fuji's feel for the ball is better than all of ours, even above mine."

"The idea of playing with his eyes closed is something only he could think of."

Hearing this, Inui Sadaharu quickly recorded this information in his notebook.

Fuji Shusuke's feel for the ball is stronger than Tezuka Kunimitsu's, Tezuka Kunimitsu personally admitted.

After writing it down, he coughed lightly and said.

"But to hit Kamishiro Aki's Thunder Speed Serve, he still needs to make some adjustments."

"From this, it can be seen that Kamishiro Aki is truly terrifyingly strong."

Tezuka Kunimitsu agreed with Inui Sadaharu's words very much.

But with his current injury, it was absolutely impossible to play against Kamishiro Aki in a short time.

And at this moment, on the court.

It was Kamishiro Aki's turn to serve again.

He was waiting for Fuji Shusuke to enter his counterattack stance.

In tennis.

The server must wait for the receiver to enter a ready state before serving.

Otherwise, it's a violation.

At this time, Fuji Shusuke took a deep breath.

He was recalling the feeling of receiving the ball just now.

Fuji Shusuke knew that he had indeed touched the ball just now.

Although only a slight feeling of tennis ball friction was transmitted to the racket.

But after he closed his eyes, his other senses were more than twice as sharp as before.