Chapter 164: Atobe Keigo VS Irie Kanata

"Do not underestimate Irie too much."

Takahashi's voice had just fallen.

On the Court, Irie turned his head and ran back quickly, successfully swinging his racket at the tennis ball's landing spot to return the shot.

At this moment, Atobe had already leaped high into the air.

"That is our Captain's signature move—Waltz to Destruction!"

Oshitari explained to everyone.

"Is that the move where he first knocks the opponent's racket away and then uses a second smash to score?"

Fuji asked.

"Yes."

Oshitari replied.

"But why did Irie suddenly move to the net?"

Kirihara felt puzzled.

Yanagi Renji said: "Look at Atobe's posture; although he jumped high, he moved his racket slightly downward, which might be a Short Ball."

However, Atobe spun in the air, swung his arm violently, and aimed a smash directly at the tennis ball.

"So, your movement was too early; I saw through it at a glance."

Atobe said loudly on the Court.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball, smashed hard by Atobe, headed straight for Irie's wrist.

"Clatter!"

Irie's racket was knocked to the ground.

When the tennis ball returned to Atobe's side of the court, Atobe leaped high and smashed the incoming ball again.

"Let me show you my evolved tennis skills!"

"Fugue to Disappointment!"

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the violent sound of the ball being struck.

The tennis ball rushed straight toward Irie's side of the court with high-speed rotation; after landing, the ball barely bounced, sliding rapidly forward along the ground.

When the tennis ball slid to the fence, it suddenly bounced straight up at a 90-degree angle.

"0-15!"

"Atobe scores!"

"Wow, Atobe is amazing! He actually took the first point directly from the high schooler Irie."

Momoshiro exclaimed.

"Fugue, is that an upgrade to the Waltz?"

Sanada asked.

"Yes, it was a move originally prepared for the National Tournament, but he never had the chance to use it."

While speaking, Oshitari looked at Takahashi with resentment.

Takahashi said indifferently: "Even if he had used this move, it would not change the result of his defeat."

Fuji said: "But Atobe's progress is truly significant, and his insight has also become stronger."

"Just now, he was able to capture almost every tiny movement of his opponent, then change his own move to catch the other party off guard."

Yukimura frowned slightly; he always felt something was not right.

"Bang!"

"0-30!"

"Atobe scores!"

"Bang!"

Besides the sound of the tennis ball hitting the racket, the sound of Irie's rapid breathing could also be heard on the Court.

"Tap tap!"

Irie ran everywhere on his side of the court, and beads of sweat as large as peas rolled onto the ground with his movements.

"Bang!"

Irie lunged forward violently, attempting to save the ball.

However.

"Thud!"

The tennis ball landed less than 0.2 meters away from his racket.

And Irie fell to the ground because his movement to save the ball was too intense.

"5-0!"

"Atobe scores!"

"I didn't expect Atobe to be this powerful, suppressing a high schooler throughout the entire match."

"That high schooler Irie hasn't even scored a single point!"

Oishi and the others felt very shocked.

"Atobe, is he actually this strong?"

Kirihara was also shocked.

"Something isn't right!"

Yanagi Renji said.

"You felt it too?"

"Although Atobe's progress is indeed significant, the strength of this high schooler on the other side is just too weak, isn't it!"

Sanada said.

Takahashi smiled and said, "What a truly spectacular match."

On the court.

Irie shouted in despair: "How could this happen?"

"This isn't real!"

"It's impossible for me to be defeated by a middle schooler!"

Atobe raised his arm, and while swinging his racket with force, he said loudly:

"From the moment you held the belief that high schoolers must be stronger than middle schoolers, your failure was already a foregone conclusion."

"The only thing that distinguishes tennis strength is who is strong and who is weak, nothing else!"

"And I am improving every single day!"

It was the final strike; Atobe stared intently at his opponent.

He prepared to use his powerful insight to find all of his opponent's blind spots.

Just like this, by continuously winning every match against high schoolers, he would make the Coach recognize the strength of him, Atobe Keigo.

The position of temporary Coach is so magnificent, how could he not let Lord Atobe sit in it?

"Freeze for me!"

Accompanied by Atobe's words, the entire world gradually turned ice blue.

Snow-white icicles landed evenly around Irie one by one,

"This is..."

Everyone on the sidelines felt very surprised.

Kirihara couldn't help but rub his eyes, because he seemed to see icicles in the middle of summer.

What kind of fantasy move is this!

Oshitari explained to everyone: "This is a move newly developed by Atobe, Ice World."

"It pushes Atobe's already excellent insight to the limit, allowing him to accurately see through the opponent's blind spots."

"The locations of those icicles are the opponent's blind spots."

Sanada frowned and said, "This is the same as the Atobe from back then."

Takahashi was a bit curious and asked, "What?"

Sanada said, "Atobe once broke into Rikkai all by himself, and he used this move back then."

And the Sanada of that time, because he couldn't make an effective response to his own blind spot, let Atobe score directly on his Serve.

Takahashi raised an eyebrow and said, "How come I didn't know?"

Sanada explained, "That was after the Kanto Tournament ended and before the National Tournament began; you were still staying at U17 at the time."

"This move is very troublesome, because no matter what move it is, no matter what kind of ball trajectory, there will be blind spots."

Just as Sanada finished speaking, the situation on the court changed.

Just as Atobe was preparing to swing his racket, aiming at one of the icicles.

The icicles beside Irie all shattered suddenly.

Atobe's pupils shrank violently.

"Bang!"

A golden light exploded behind Atobe.

"0-15!"

"Irie scores!"

"Isn't it said that Atobe's Ice World can find all of an opponent's blind spots?"

"Aren't blind spots places where a person cannot return the ball?"

"How did all the icicles pointing at Irie disappear in an instant?"

Kikumaru was very confused.

"The concept of a blind spot is relative; if the opponent is about the same strength as you, you have a chance to find their blind spot."

"But if the opponent's fundamental strength is completely higher than yours, in a situation where the enemy is strong and I am weak, the concept of a blind spot cannot be discussed at all."

"So there is no such thing as an absolute blind spot; one must view this concept dialectically and place it in a specific context."

Takahashi replied.

"Does this mean Irie's strength is completely superior to Atobe's?"

Fuji asked.

"Yes."

Takahashi said.

"Then, the reason Atobe suddenly took five games just now is because..."

Fuji asked.

"Because Irie is acting!"

Takahashi said.

"As expected, Irie Kanata is truly a person not to be trifled with."

"Those first 5 games, he intentionally lost to Atobe."

Yukimura said.

"Intentionally?"

Oshitari was very surprised.

"That high schooler Irie was intentionally making movements before Atobe swung his racket; he was intentionally guiding Atobe, letting Atobe believe that by relying on his own powerful insight, he could see through all of his movements."

Yukimura said.