Chapter 181: Fuji

"Takahashi, your strength is truly immense!"

"But that's what makes it interesting! Constantly crossing swords with the strong, constantly improving oneself."

"Playing tennis is just too much fun!"

A bright smile appeared on Kintaro's face.

"Bang!"

"Thud!"

As Kintaro's words fell, the sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground arrived simultaneously.

"40-30!"

"Point to the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

……

"This Takahashi, he's still so relaxed and composed even when dealing with Peerless Perfection!"

"What a terrifying middle schooler!"

Kimijima Ikuto couldn't help but exclaim.

Oni looked at the refreshed-looking Takahashi, then at the sweat beads still rolling off Kintaro even under the Ten-i Muhou no Kiwami.

As expected, it was still too early for Kintaro to deal with Takahashi!

Even Oni's Peerless Perfection could be broken head-on by Takahashi, let alone Kintaro's!

……

"Bang!"

Seeing that Takahashi's return shot was slightly slower.

"Kintaro, leave this ball to me!"

Seizing an opportunity, Fuji quickly ran to Kintaro's side, preparing to return the shot.

Fuji understood that only by making the ball hit by Takahashi fail to cross the net could their side possibly score.

Kintaro cooperated by taking a step back.

"Hecatoncheir's Gatekeeper!"

Fuji shouted while flipping the tennis racket, causing the tennis ball to roll across both the front and back sides of the racket.

Takahashi watched the intense rotation on the tennis ball and said to Oomagari beside him: "This ball possesses super rotation; it's a fierce topspin, so we just need to apply an opposing backspin from bottom to top."

"If you can't cancel it out completely, just cancel out a little bit so the ball can cross the net!"

Oomagari was so shocked he couldn't speak, watching as Takahashi used the moment the ball flew over to leisurely lecture him.

Then, he watched as Takahashi slightly twisted his wrist, causing the tennis ball to rub against the racket for a few rotations before swinging the racket to send the ball into the air.

The tennis ball flew into the air with complex rotation, and just as it was about to cross the net, it seemed to lose its kinetic energy and began to drop.

The falling tennis ball landed right on the net, grazing it as it rolled into the opponent's half.

"1-1!"

"Point to the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

……

"Did you see that?"

"You can score without completely eliminating the rotation on the ball!"

Takahashi continued to educate his partner, Oomagari.

At this moment, Oomagari was left dumbfounded by the shock, his gaze toward Takahashi filled with disbelief.

"As for how to completely eliminate the rotation, I will demonstrate it for you again."

"It's not just Tanegashima's Mu that can deal with such intense rotation!"

Takahashi continued to educate Oomagari.

Oomagari couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Bang!"

Takahashi moved forward two steps, waiting for the tennis ball to collide with his racket.

In Oomagari's line of sight, Takahashi's tennis racket was leveled slightly, and the tennis ball with super rotation rolled once across the racket.

At the same time, faint white ripples radiated out from the racket.

The tennis ball had truly become a non-rotating ball!

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of impact, the tennis ball had already landed in Fuji and Kintaro's half.

"15-0!"

"Point to the Takahashi and Oomagari pair!"

……

"This..."

"Isn't this Tanegashima's Metsu Mu?"

Oomagari asked with difficulty.

"It's different!"

"This move can only eliminate rotation; I call it Rotation Annihilation!"

Takahashi replied.

After thinking for a moment, Takahashi added: "Although I don't have Tanegashima's talent, as my strength increases, if I evolve this move further, it might be about the same as Tanegashima's Mu."

Hearing Takahashi's last sentence, the look in Oomagari's eyes as he watched him changed.

Relying solely on his own strength, he is able to do the same as Tanegashima, who possesses one-in-a-million talent, and annihilate all of his opponent's special moves with Mu.

Takahashi, he really is a person even more terrifying than Tanegashima!

Oomagari thought back to when he participated in the U17 Training Camp as a first-year high schooler; as soon as he entered, he was brutally crushed by Tanegashima, and later, carrying his unwillingness, he climbed the Heart Cliff on the Back Mountain.

It was only after special training from Coach Mifune that he returned to the Training Camp and became a member of the Japan Representative Team.

Now, seeing something similar to Metsu Mu appear in the hands of another person—and this person achieved it purely through strength rather than talent—reminded Oomagari of himself, who had once suffered a crushing defeat under Metsu Mu.

He felt a chill inexplicably run down his back!

Whether it is the previous No. 2 or the current No. 2, they are both existences that absolutely must not be easily provoked!

……

"Takahashi, you were able to return the Hecatoncheir's Gatekeeper, so do you dare to try my Sixth Counter?"

Fuji Shusuke opened his eyes and stared at Takahashi as he asked.

"Sixth Counter?"

"Alright! Then let me try it!"

Takahashi replied.

"Boom!"

Takahashi once again deliberately lowered the speed of the tennis ball.

After three consecutive rallies, Fuji intentionally hit a net-cord shot.

"It's coming!"

"Sixth Counter! Star Fireworks!"

……

"Eiji, did you hear that just now?"

"Fuji said Sixth Counter!"

Oishi was very surprised.

"Yes, I heard Fuji mention it; this is a move he prepared for the National Tournament."

"It's just a pity that he never had the chance to use it at the National Tournament."

"It is called the ultimate counter by Fuji!"

Kikumaru said.

The moment the two were speaking, the entire sky suddenly turned black.

Colorful starlight instantly ignited the entire night like fireworks.

In less than a second, the sun shone upon the court once again.

"Just now... what happened?"

Momoshiro's pupils shrank violently, unable to believe everything that had just occurred.

In broad daylight, he had actually seen stars!

"2-1!"

"Takahashi and Oomagari pair scores!"

Accompanied by the umpire's voice, Fuji, who was already facing away from Takahashi, turned his head in disbelief.

In front of him, a yellow tennis ball was bouncing continuously.

"When?"

"When did you swing your racket?"

Fuji could hardly believe his eyes.

"This move uses a net-cord shot to forcefully hit the ball, which already carries spin, into the air, and then uses the Wind to add irregular spin to the rapidly falling ball again. In this way, the two spins make the trajectory of the tennis ball completely unpredictable!"

Takahashi thought for a moment and replied.

"Yes, in my design, the tennis ball would bounce straight into the spectator stands after landing."

Fuji said.

"So I just returned it directly before the tennis ball landed."

"And by the way, I just had to annihilate all the spin on the tennis ball."

Takahashi said.

"Annihilate?"

Fuji repeated in surprise.

That was the irregular spin added by the blown Wind; even Fuji himself could not predict what kind of spin it would be, so how could Takahashi eliminate it?

"Yes, I call this move Rotation Annihilation!"

"Back at the National Tournament, I used this move to break Tezuka's Supreme Rotation."

Takahashi replied.

Fuji is a player who is very good at using spin to change the trajectory of a tennis ball, whether it is the Hecatoncheir's Gatekeeper he just used, or the Swallow Return that Takahashi had seen with his own eyes before.

Therefore, when facing Fuji, Rotation Annihilation is the best way to deal with him.

And it is best to return it directly before the tennis ball lands, because such complex spin will definitely lead to changes in the ball's path.

So, dealing with Fuji Shusuke is not difficult at all; as long as you turn all the tennis balls into no-spin balls, you can seal his moves.

And as for the move Rotation Annihilation, it has been a while since it was used during the match against Tezuka at the National Tournament, and now Takahashi's understanding of this move has become even more refined.

Moreover, whether it is the Hecatoncheir's Gatekeeper or Star Fireworks, neither can compare to Tezuka's Supreme Domain; that is Compound Spin.

Therefore, these two moves, which are regarded by Fuji as his ultimate counters, have no difficulty at all in Takahashi's view.