Chapter 179: Fuji's Counterattack, the Guard of the Hundred-Armed Giant

"Bang!"

"0-30!"

"Point for the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

"Bang!"

"0-40!"

"Bang!"

"4-0!"

"6-0!"

"The first set is over!"

"My god! That Oomagari took three games from Fuji and Kintaro all by himself."

"This is a bad situation!"

Oshitari Yuushi said.

"Oomagari's strength is indeed very powerful, but Fuji and Kintaro haven't fully unleashed their complete strength either."

"Fuji's state isn't quite right, and Kintaro is treating the match entirely like a singles game; he and Fuji have absolutely no coordination."

Yukimura said.

It is now the mid-game break, and the group of middle schoolers watch the two walking over, all chattering away as they begin to offer them advice.

Kintaro gave a hearty laugh and said, "Aren't there still two sets left?"

"You don't need to worry, I've adapted now, and I'll play properly in the next set."

"The U17 is truly too interesting; there are even players who can compete using both their left and right hands at the same time."

Seeing the bright and radiant smile on Kintaro's face, Fuji's emotions seemed to be infected by it as well.

The strength Takahashi displayed in the first three games truly shocked Fuji deeply.

Not only did he easily return his pride-and-joy Vanishing Serve, but he could also score directly off a return of serve.

Moreover, Takahashi's serve speed was exceptionally fast, leaving Fuji with no room to react.

In all of Fuji's previous matches, such a situation had never occurred.

Honestly, facing such a formidable opponent in person, Fuji felt a sense of empathy for Echizen's thoughts.

No wonder after the Kanto Tournament ended, Echizen flew straight to the United States after being depressed for a few days.

At this moment, Fuji's mentality was also a bit broken!

Takahashi seemed to be an opponent he could never defeat!

But now, seeing Kintaro, who still maintained a smile in the face of setbacks and failure, Fuji felt somewhat shaken!

As someone two grades higher than Kintaro, he shouldn't be crushed by Takahashi; even if Takahashi could score directly with serves and returns, the one on the court right now is Oomagari Ryuji.

He should also pull himself together like Kintaro and find a way to defeat this Oomagari in front of him.

After all, the strength Oomagari displayed wasn't as monstrous as Takahashi's!

After the mid-game break, Fuji and Kintaro stood on the court once again.

"The expression of that one called Fuji has completely changed."

"He was almost dejected just a moment ago, but now he is full of fighting spirit!"

Irie keenly noticed the difference and spoke up.

"Matches are only interesting when they're like this!"

"If it had continued in the state from just now, the middle schoolers would have been shut out this set too!"

Tanegashima said.

"But that little guy, is his name Toyama Kintaro?"

"His expression has been great the whole time!"

"There isn't a single sign of him being crushed by failure."

Irie sighed with admiration.

"Kintaro has always been enjoying tennis, regardless of failure or success."

"He has slowly found joy in tennis!"

Oni added from the side.

Tanegashima smiled and said, "Is this Kintaro the same middle schooler who has been playing matches with you lately?"

"To be able to receive such special treatment from Oni, he must be the first among the middle schoolers!"

"It looks like this set will be even more interesting!"

"Bang!"

"15-0!"

"Point for the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

"Bang!"

"15-15!"

"Point for the Fuji and Kintaro pair!"

"Boom!"

"30-0!"

"Point for the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

"Boom!"

"30-30!"

"Point for the Fuji and Kintaro pair!"

"Great, Fuji and Kintaro are holding onto the score; it's finally not a one-sided match!"

Chitose was very excited.

"Yes, Fuji and Kintaro are two people after all, while the opponent only has one."

"Besides, stamina is Kintaro's strength. Two against one means you have to seize your own advantage to drain the opponent's stamina!"

Shiraishi said.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"40-30!"

"Point for the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

Watching the two on the opposite side seemingly trying to make Oomagari run across the whole court to start a long rally, Oomagari found a blind spot in their defense and scored easily.

Takahashi said: "Friendly reminder, Oomagari possesses the strongest endurance and defensive ability in the entire 1st String!"

Fuji opened his eyes and said: "The strongest endurance?"

"It seems I can't compete with him in stamina consumption!"

"In that case, I'll make his ball unable to cross the net!"

Oomagari said: "What kind of joke is that! Don't underestimate me!"

"A ball that can't cross the net? That is..."

Atobe keenly caught the keyword in Fuji's words and asked.

"Hmm! It should be that move."

Oishi said.

"Which move is that!"

Kirihara asked.

"Watch the match!"

Oshitari Yuushi replied.

On the court.

Fuji gripped his tennis racket tightly.

"It's coming! The Fifth Counter!"

Fuji raised his arm and swung the racket.

The moment the tennis ball touched the racket, Fuji gently rotated his wrist, causing the ball to roll from the far left to the far right of the racket.

Then, Fuji flipped the racket over, and the ball continued to roll.

"Ah!"

Fuji shouted as he sent the tennis ball into the air.

Oomagari looked at Fuji's strange posture and said dismissively: "Although I don't know what all that spin is for, I can see the trajectory of the ball very clearly!"

"Boom!"

Oomagari swung his right-handed racket with force.

After hitting this shot, Fuji turned and walked toward the baseline, leaving a side-profile smile as he said: "Your return won't be able to cross the net."

At the same time, the moment the yellow tennis ball was about to fly over the net, it rolled along the net and landed on the ground, returning to Oomagari and Takahashi's side of the court.

"40-40!"

"Point for the Fuji and Kintaro pair!"

"This is Fuji's Fifth Counter, Hecatoncheir's Gatekeeper."

Inui Sadaharu explained to Kirihara.

"Is it making the ball roll continuously across the racket, and not just the front, but also the back of the racket, to create super spin on the ball, thereby making it unable to cross the net?"

Yanagi Renji said.

"Yes, this way, even if Oomagari can reach every ball, he will still lose the point."

Inui Sadaharu said.

"With such creativity, Fuji is truly worthy of being Seigaku's genius!"

Yukimura praised.

"A ball that cannot cross the net, how could such a thing be possible!"

Oomagari said.

"If that's the case, then what about a ball like this?"

As he spoke, Oomagari lobbed a ball of considerable height.

The tennis ball rose straight up; in Oomagari's eyes, the height of the ball almost overlapped with the sun.

However, the moment the ball was about to fly over the net, it began to drop, grazing the net and rolling onto his own side of the court.

"Score 1-0!"

"The Fuji and Kintaro pair scores!"

"Great! This is the first point we've won in this match."

Kikumaru was very excited.

"This move is so effective; even if the opponent receives the ball, they will still lose the point. Even I am a little impressed by Fuji!"

Oshitari Yuushi said with a smile.

"Fuji-senpai, let's keep charging forward like this!"

"High schoolers aren't that scary after all."

Momoshiro began to get excited.