Chapter 57: Akutsu VS Kirihara

Tan Taiyi stood to the side, feeling very anxious and worried in his heart!

Could two ordinary people on the road withstand Akutsu's "tennis attack"?

Takahashi, whose path was blocked, raised his head to glance at Akutsu indifferently and said to Kirihara, "You play a match against him; can you finish it within 15 minutes?"

"I can. It won't even take 15 minutes for me to finish it!"

Kirihara had not expected Takahashi to take the initiative to ask him; this was a great opportunity for him to show his strength in front of Takahashi, and he answered without any hesitation.

Tan Taiyi knew he could not stop this match, so he turned his head and ran away.

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The few of them arrived at the nearest Street Tennis Court.

It was the same tennis court that Takahashi had visited before.

The people at the tennis court saw Takahashi and agreed to his request to use the court for a singles match.

After all, he was the strongest person at their Street Tennis Court, and he had even helped them drive away the people from Hyotei who came to wreck the place last time.

For such a strong person, special treatment was allowed.

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"Hey, compared to you, I'd rather play against your master!"

"Can I play against the master just by beating the apprentice?"

Akutsu said to Kirihara.

"Playing against me is enough; you don't have the qualifications to play against my master!"

When it came to being arrogant and conceited, Kirihara, as the second-year ace of the Rikkaidai Tennis Club, was also quite an expert.

"Damn it!"

Akutsu had originally wanted to find just anyone to play against to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart, the dissatisfaction from losing to Echizen Ryoma today.

But he hadn't expected that a guy as annoying as Echizen Ryoma would show up.

Akutsu's pupils constricted, the anger in his heart reaching its peak, and he wanted to properly dampen his spirit on the tennis court.

After the toss, it was Akutsu's Serve.

"Boom!"

The tennis ball carried an unparalleled momentum as it headed toward Kirihara.

"Tap-tap!"

Kirihara ran quickly, caught the tennis ball at the left baseline, and successfully returned it.

The tennis ball flew toward Akutsu with even more intense power.

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"Boom!"

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"15-0!"

"Akutsu scores!"

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"Boom!"

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"15-15!"

"Kirihara scores!"

Only when they truly started playing tennis did Akutsu realize that Kirihara's strength was quite good.

It was no weaker than Echizen Ryoma, whom he had played against today.

His reaction speed and movement speed were both very fast.

Akutsu assumed a strange posture.

Bending over significantly, his body and legs were at nearly a 90-degree angle, with one foot in front and one behind!

Seeing Akutsu's bizarre posture, Kirihara also felt that something was wrong and began to gradually get serious.

Kirihara had already recognized Akutsu's school uniform.

It was Yamabuki Middle School!

In Kirihara's impression, Yamabuki's doubles were okay, but in singles, only Sengoku Kiyosumi was barely passable!

He didn't know anything about the others.

Because Yanagi Renji couldn't be bothered to collect data on Yamabuki Middle School; a school like Yamabuki could not pose any threat to Rikkai at all!

Kirihara knew this was a good opportunity to show himself in front of Takahashi.

Although he couldn't beat Takahashi or the Three Giants within Rikkai, if he were outside Rikkai, away from the Shadow of these four people, he could also be someone who dominated a region.

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"Boom!"

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"30-15!"

"Akutsu scores!"

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"Boom!"

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"Boom!"

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"40-15!"

"Akutsu scores!"

Kirihara has fallen into a bitter struggle.

No matter where Kirihara hits the tennis ball, Akutsu is always able to reach it from unexpected positions with bizarre postures.

Sitting on the side watching the match, Takahashi cannot help but exclaim that Akutsu's physical fitness and athletic cells are truly excellent.

In terms of reaction speed, explosive power, flexibility, and sense of balance, he is extremely outstanding.

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"Score 1-0!"

"Akutsu wins!"

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Having lost several points in a row, Kirihara's eyes gradually turn red.

Kirihara did not expect to lose points in front of a small fry he looked down upon, and with Takahashi watching from the side.

Kirihara, who wanted to show his strength in front of his master, is now being suppressed by his opponent.

Must win!

Cannot let his master think his strength is only this much.

A persistence and desire for victory ignite in Kirihara's heart.

The desire to defeat his opponent reaches its peak instantly; not only to defeat, but to destroy the opponent.

Kirihara's complexion gradually becomes ferocious, his expression terrifying, like a demon walking out of hell.

Seeing such a huge change in his opponent, Akutsu is also startled!

He himself is a delinquent known for violence; he did not expect to encounter an opponent on the tennis court who is similar to him—no, looking at it now, even more terrifying than him.

This is interesting!

Let's see who is more violent!

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Beside the tennis court.

"Coach Bandan, why not hurry and stop this match?"

"Ordinary people have a miserable end when facing Akutsu, especially since Akutsu lost a match today and is very angry."

Tan Taiyi says to the smiling old man beside him, his tone very anxious.

It turns out that upon seeing Akutsu wanting to play against someone, Tan Taiyi left immediately to find the coach of the Yamabuki Middle School Tennis Club, Bandan Ganya.

Upon hearing Tan Taiyi's words, Bandan Ganya hurried over as well.

But upon arriving at the tennis court and seeing that the opponent's strength is not weak.

Bandan is suddenly not anxious anymore; he leisurely finds a chair to sit down and watch the match.

Especially seeing the opponent undergo Demonization, he smiles until his eyes squint, without the slightest thought of stepping in to call off the match.

"It's fine, don't worry."

"Perhaps this match can ignite Akutsu's curiosity about tennis."

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"Bang!"

The yellow tennis ball heads straight toward Kirihara's left side, its speed like a shooting star flying past.

Kirihara's body was originally facing the right, but in the blink of an eye, he changes direction.

He lunges fiercely toward the left, successfully reaching the tennis ball and returning it.

He hits a straight shot.

The tennis ball heads straight for the other side of the opponent.

Akutsu is on the other side, and facing the rapidly flying tennis ball, he cannot react in time.

He loses the point.

"15-0!"

"Kirihara scores!"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"Your reaction speed is nothing more than this!"

"From now on, don't even think about getting another point."

Kirihara reveals a terrifying smile toward Akutsu.

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"Bang!"

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"30-0!"

"Kirihara scores!"

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Sure enough, after Kirihara's Demonization, his entire power and speed have increased significantly.

When Takahashi competed against Kirihara before, he didn't feel that the Demonized Kirihara's strength was that great.

Because at that time, even a Demonized Kirihara could not threaten him.

Now, as a bystander, Takahashi can more objectively see the changes in Kirihara before and after Demonization.

Originally, Akutsu's physical fitness was superior, allowing him to reach the various balls hit by Kirihara at tricky angles and return them at even more bizarre angles.

However, after Kirihara's Demonization, the tennis balls he hit became faster and more powerful, and Akutsu gradually could not keep up with Kirihara's rhythm.

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On the other side.

Tan Taiyi opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"That person, how is he so amazing!"

"Senior Akutsu simply cannot keep up with his speed at all."