Chapter 58: Violent Tennis

Tan Taiyi's eyes were filled with shock; he could not believe everything happening before his eyes.

The person he admired most in the Yamabuki Middle School Tennis Club was Akutsu.

Although in everyone else's eyes, he was a delinquent.

But Tan Taiyi knew that Akutsu's athletic talent was anything but ordinary!

For any kind of sport, as long as he practiced a little, he could win easily.

It was the same for the sport of tennis; Akutsu almost never practiced.

Yet the moment he joined the Tennis Club, he became one of the top figures in the club.

Looking down upon the masses!

Although Akutsu lost to Echizen Ryoma at the Metropolitan Tournament today.

But Echizen Ryoma was able to be selected as a regular member of Seigaku as a first-year, so his strength was also quite formidable.

Moreover, the match between the two was evenly matched, the score was tight, and in the end, it became a battle of willpower.

Therefore, Akutsu's failure did not diminish his status in Tan Taiyi's heart.

However.

He never expected that someone Akutsu found on the road at random would actually have such strength.

And Tan Taiyi, as the manager of the Yamabuki Middle School Tennis Club, had an understanding of every school participating in the Metropolitan Tournament.

Yet these two people were not on any team!

Just an ordinary person, yet possessing such strength, how could it not shock him?

Tan Taiyi was immersed in his own world and accidentally spoke his inner thoughts aloud.

Bandan asked, "What? Is there another person?"

"Yes!"

"Over there!"

Tan Taiyi replied, and pointed his finger at the location where Takahashi was.

Following the direction of Tan Taiyi's finger, Bandan saw Takahashi sitting on the other side.

A bit familiar!

He didn't know where he had seen him before.

Just as Bandan was feeling puzzled, the situation on the court shifted once again.

"Bang!"

"30-30!"

"Akutsu scores!"

Kirihara's speed, power, and reaction time were greatly increased by Demonization.

But Akutsu, who had been losing points consecutively, slowly caught up with Kirihara's changes; his body became familiar with the new rhythm, and he gradually leveled the score.

Not just his eyes, but Kirihara's entire body was glowing with an eerie red, his gaze fierce.

He said viciously to Akutsu: "For this next ball, no one can predict its trajectory."

"No one in the whole world can predict it, except for me!"

Then, one could see Kirihara's fingers snap with force, and the tennis ball was deformed by his grip.

Kirihara tossed the tennis ball upward and swung his arm with force.

The tennis ball carried intense spin in the air.

The force of the spin was so strong that it was almost creating a double image.

The tennis ball turned into a streak of light, shaking violently and irregularly in the air, shooting rapidly toward Akutsu.

After the tennis ball landed, it spun violently on the ground without stopping.

It was precisely Kirihara's special move, the Knuckle Serve!

Then, the tennis ball bounced fiercely toward Akutsu's knee.

"Ah!"

Akutsu was sent flying along with his racket.

The onlookers couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

They didn't expect that the bouncing tennis ball would actually head toward the body.

The speed was so fast and the power so great that it actually knocked the whole person down!

This was no longer playing ball.

It was using a tennis ball to intentionally hurt someone!

After falling to the ground, he clutched his knee and cried out in alarm.

The knee was covered in blood and riddled with wounds.

"How is that possible?"

Tan Taiyi could not accept everything before his eyes.

Akutsu, who had always been known for his violence, was actually injured by someone else!

The smile that had been on Bandan's face also disappeared.

Judging by his many years of experience as a tennis Coach, this Kirihara was very strong, especially that last ball; it was definitely not something the current Akutsu could withstand.

However, this was not necessarily a bad thing!

Originally, Akutsu losing to Echizen Ryoma had made him almost lose interest in tennis.

Another failure, especially a crushing defeat, might awaken the desire for tennis and victory in his heart.

If Akutsu truly puts in the effort to practice tennis, with his superior physical talent, he will surely shine brilliantly in the middle school tennis world.

This is Bandan's confidence!

It's just that I don't know which school this Kirihara is a student at; his strength is actually this formidable!

And that person next to him.

Why do they look so familiar!

On the Court.

……

"Bang!"

……

"Point to Kirihara, the score is 1-1!"

Akutsu simply cannot see through the trajectory of the Knuckle Serve, nor can he predict the direction the tennis ball will bounce.

Instead, it is Kirihara who controls the tennis ball, sending it toward Akutsu's body again and again.

Before long, there are already several wounds on Akutsu's body.

……

"Bang!"

"0-15!"

……

"Bang!"

"0-30!"

……

Although this game is Akutsu's Serve game, every tennis ball Kirihara returns comes straight toward Akutsu's body.

Added to the fact that his previous wounds are constantly throbbing with pain, Akutsu's reaction speed is greatly reduced.

Moreover, facing the tennis ball coming toward his body again, Akutsu has developed a psychological Shadow, and his mental pressure is gradually increasing.

Consequently, he loses points frequently.

……

"Bang!"

……

"Point to Kirihara, the score is 2-1!"

"Match over!"

The referee announces loudly.

"What! The match is over?"

Akutsu looks toward the referee in confusion.

The referee replies: "The rule of our Street Tennis Court is best of three games."

"Hahaha! I won!"

"You lost!"

Kirihara, in a state of Demonization, laughs wildly, arrogant to the extreme!

This laughter fiercely irritates Akutsu.

As a notorious delinquent, he is usually the one bullying others; when has he ever been hurt by someone else in the slightest?

Failure, combined with injury.

Especially the injury, makes Akutsu's anger reach its peak; he can no longer endure it!

Akutsu walks to the net aggressively, like a fierce tiger, grabs the collar of Kirihara's shirt, and lifts Kirihara up.

"Say that again!"

Akutsu says to Kirihara, filled with murderous intent.

At the same time, Kirihara's feet slowly leave the ground.

The people around gasp again.

Although chaos often occurs at their Street Tennis Court, those are all minor scuffles.

Before their eyes, the expressions of these two people look more fierce and brutal than the other.

The atmosphere is tense!

A great battle is on the verge of breaking out!

It makes them instinctively feel uneasy and in danger!

No one dares to step forward to stop the two.

Tan Taiyi, standing to the side, also nervously grabs Coach Bandan's clothes.

Suddenly,

A strange change occurs.

A yellow tennis ball, with astonishing momentum, carves streaks of brilliant golden light in the air; the golden light surges violently, heading straight toward the two.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a harsh, roaring sound.

The tennis ball lands less than 1 meter away from Akutsu and Kirihara.

The tennis ball is enveloped in golden light, and after hitting the ground, it dyes the surroundings into a patch of brilliant gold.

After the golden light disappears.

Puffs of smoke drifted out from the spot where the tennis ball landed.

A faint, scorched smell could even be detected.

And on the ground, a "bottomless" pit had already been smashed out.

The ground surrounding the pit was covered in visible, thread-like cracks!

The scene.

Was completely silent!

The noise and clamor vanished in an instant.

One could only clearly hear the breathing of the surrounding crowd.

Rapid, gasping breaths!

Tan Taiyi looked at the pit on the ground in terror, unable to help but gasp in a cold breath.

This Court was a hard court.

The concrete ground was covered with a layer of red and green plastic surface.

At this moment, the ground had been smashed into a pit, and the concrete underneath was clearly visible!

This destructive power.

Is it really something a tennis ball can achieve?