Chapter 148: Rotation Annihilation, Zero-Style Smash

Ever since Tezuka went to D Country, recovered from his arm injury, and underwent the rigorous and scientific training of the Germany U17, the load-bearing capacity of his arm has risen sharply.

Now, even if he uses Phantom, which has sixty percent more spin than Domain, it will not cause a burden on his arm.

So, he had a sudden inspiration: what if he could combine Domain and Phantom to hit a tennis ball with Compound Spin?

Then, as long as he stood in a fixed position on the court, he could handle every ball.

However, this move was something he had only recently conceived, and he had not yet had enough time to polish and perfect it.

In Tezuka's vision, the tennis ball should possess a Compound Spin that is consistent inside and out, but because it was not perfect enough, the tennis ball he had just hit initially presented different, completely opposite spins on the top and bottom.

He did not expect that this point would actually be seen through by Takahashi.

"Then how did you break it?"

Tezuka could not help but ask.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt a bit of regret.

Because this was the final of the National Tournament, not a practice match or a coaching session, and he and Takahashi were opponents.

Takahashi had absolutely no reason to answer his opponent's question or help his opponent clear up their confusion.

"This is my personal ultimate understanding of spin, a technique that can neutralize all spin; I call it Rotation Annihilation."

Takahashi's voice, carrying a hint of a smile, rang in Tezuka's ears.

"Rotation Annihilation? Eliminating all spin?"

Tezuka asked.

Takahashi smiled and said, "Saying it can eliminate all spin is a bit of an exaggeration, but as long as the opponent's understanding of spin is inferior to mine, I will definitely be able to neutralize the opponent's spin."

The voice was confident and powerful.

"Tezuka, spin and Zero-Style are the two major cores of your tennis system, right!"

Takahashi continued.

Tezuka nodded.

Takahashi said, "I highly approve of that move, Supreme Domain, so next, let me show you my spin and Zero-Style."

"In these two aspects, you have not done well enough."

A flash of disapproval flickered through Tezuka's eyes.

Spin and Zero-Style, he had not done well enough?

Relying on his unique understanding of spin, he had successfully used Domain.

And this was also the signature move that Echizen Nanjiro had realized over twenty years ago when he was a professional player.

Back in D Country, Tezuka had taken the initiative to participate in the sparring selection match for the professional player Borg, but unfortunately, facing other powerful opponents, he was not selected.

However, because of the existence of Domain, Borg gave up the four players selected from the selection match and made an exception for Tezuka to become his sparring partner.

A Domain that even a professional player highly approved of, yet Takahashi actually said it was not perfect enough.

Although Takahashi was highly skilled, he was being far too arrogant!

……

"Bang!"

The tennis ball turned into a yellow streak of light, whistling toward Tezuka.

Tezuka slightly changed the angle of his wrist, attempting to add spin to the tennis ball.

But he discovered that the speed of this ball was extremely fast.

It was so fast that, other than a normal return, he simply did not have time to add the corresponding spin to the tennis ball.

This speed!

It was actually even faster than the one just before!

It was simply as swift as lightning!

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the ball being struck, the tennis ball headed toward Takahashi's direction.

Before Tezuka could think carefully, the tennis ball came toward him again.

Tezuka hurriedly raised his arm and lobbed a high ball.

The moment his arm swung, Tezuka saw a hint of a smile flash in Takahashi's eyes.

Immediately after, he saw Takahashi leap up, swing his tennis racket, and smash down hard at the incoming ball.

Tezuka ran with his feet, moving his position quickly, and arrived at the landing point just as the tennis ball landed.

That was close!

Tezuka thought to himself as he looked at the yellow tennis ball.

This rhythm was much faster than before!

Just as Tezuka was preparing to swing his tennis racket the moment the tennis ball bounced up.

He discovered that after the tennis ball landed, it rolled along the ground, rolling backward toward the direction of the net.

This is...

Tezuka's pupils shrank violently; everything seemed to have frozen!

……

Seigaku resting area.

Fuji Shusuke opened his eyes wide and said, "Is this... a Zero-Style... Smash?"

Inui Sadaharu pushed up his glasses and said, "A Zero-Style Smash? Theoretically, such a ball should exist, but I have never heard of it."

"The previous Zero-Style moves included a drop shot and a Serve, but I have never seen a Zero-Style Smash."

Echizen, standing to the side, watched this scene with his own eyes wide open, his dark pupils filled with disbelief.

He understood his Captain Tezuka's special move—the Zero-Style Shot.

It utilizes a backhand slice, making use of the subtle spin on the tennis ball so that after the ball lands, it rolls backward along the ground.

Therefore, the key to this move lies in the angle of the slice and the subtle spin.

Yet, just now on the court, Takahashi actually hit a Smash that produced a ground-rolling effect similar to the Zero-Style.

The key to a Smash lies in power, in fusing the power of the entire body into the tennis ball.

While exerting such immense power, adding a subtle spin to the tennis ball at the same time—the difficulty of this is by no means ordinary.

Excessive power easily destroys the spin on the tennis ball.

Therefore, the Zero-Style Smash is very rare; what is more common is the Zero-Shiki Drop Shot hit by Tezuka.

Yet this Zero-Style Smash hit by Takahashi possessed both power and spin.

This shows that Takahashi can grasp the subtle balance between power and spin very well, making them complement rather than conflict with each other.

This kind of ball control is truly terrifying!

On the court.

Tezuka stared intently at the tennis ball rolling toward the net.

His gaze was filled with wariness!

Combining a Smash with the Zero-Style—this was a combination he had never thought of before.

It seems Takahashi's understanding of the Zero-Style is indeed very profound, perhaps even ahead of his own.

However, the Zero-Style Smash is not like the Zero-Style Serve, where one can only wait for the ball to land before hitting it.

Since it cannot bounce after landing, then return it before it lands!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Tezuka lobbed another high ball, enticing Takahashi to perform a Smash.

Seeing the angle of Takahashi's racket face press down slightly by a few centimeters.

Tezuka understood that this was another Zero-Style Smash.

The Zero-Style Shot has this specific characteristic: to ensure it rolls backward along the ground after landing, one must press the racket head down slightly during the swing.

This is an unavoidable motion.

Although the range of Takahashi's racket head downward motion was small, if one observed carefully, it was still quite obvious.

Tezuka ran forward quickly, and before the tennis ball landed, he gripped his tennis racket with both hands and swung forward with force.

Having fully experienced the terrifying nature of Takahashi's power in the previous game, Tezuka did not hesitate to hold the racket with both hands, even utilizing the momentum from his run to increase his own power.

This was to ensure his racket would not be knocked out of his hand.

However.

"Swish!"

A yellow streak of light came directly toward Tezuka's tennis racket.

Tezuka did not feel any power.

He only saw a streak of light flash across the racket.

He felt somewhat puzzled, until he shifted his gaze to his tennis racket.

Even the usually calm Tezuka was so shocked that he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly, his eyelids twitching violently.

In the center of his racket.

There was, shockingly, a hole the size of a tennis ball.

The racket strings were broken, and the edges of the break were perfectly neat!