Chapter 59: Light-Striking Ball

The entire Court suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

No one dared to make a sound to break this stillness.

Something more shocking and unbelievable than two violent youths fighting had occurred.

A tennis ball.

Yellow, small.

A little ball made of rubber and fuzz.

Had actually smashed a pit into the hard concrete ground!

A "bottomless" pit!

And the tennis ball was still carrying a golden, brilliant light in the air!

Is this a tennis ball?

This golden light.

This destructive power.

It was simply a small meteorite!

If this scene hadn't clearly happened right before their eyes, they would surely have thought they were dreaming!

If so many people hadn't seen the scene together, they would surely have thought their eyes were playing tricks on them!

Not only were the surrounding crowd shocked and dumbfounded.

Akutsu, who was beside the tennis ball, also revealed a rare look of terror; he was usually expressionless.

As the person involved standing next to the tennis ball's landing spot, he was holding Kirihara with one hand, preparing to attack.

Suddenly, an aura that made his heart tremble erupted right beside his feet.

At that moment, he felt his heartbeat skip a beat.

Death, in an instant, was actually this close to him!

He widened his eyes, his pupils shrinking violently, staring fixedly at the deep pit by his feet.

The deep pit made by the tennis ball.

At the same time, he discovered with horror that the ground beneath his feet also had wisps of cracks.

"If you lose the match, you have to fight?"

"I advise you, you had better let go of Kirihara!"

"Otherwise, the target of the next ball will be you!"

A calm voice rang out.

Akutsu slowly raised his head, shifting his gaze toward the person speaking.

He was shocked to find Takahashi standing steadily to the side, holding a tennis racket in his right hand and pinching another tennis ball in his left.

It was exactly the posture of someone who had just finished hitting a tennis ball.

That heaven-shaking ball just now had come from Takahashi's hand!

Akutsu looked at Takahashi in disbelief, then looked at the deep pit on the ground.

He slowly put Kirihara down.

His heart was still beating violently and irregularly.

Although in his subjective consciousness, Akutsu still did not want to let Kirihara go.

But his body's instinct for survival took the lead, causing him to release Kirihara.

The Grim Reaper was truly only one step away from him!

……

Watching Takahashi and Kirihara leave.

People all let out a sigh of relief.

Takahashi's aura was simply too astonishing.

It made people not even dare to breathe in his presence!

"Too terrifying! Truly too terrifying!"

"I didn't expect this Takahashi to be so horrifying!"

"A tennis ball smashing a deep pit into the ground, have you ever heard of such a thing?"

"Never heard of it, never seen it!"

"I didn't expect our small Street Tennis Court to be able to attract such a strong person!"

"Speaking of attracting, several people came to ask me about Takahashi before, and I forgot to tell him."

"Then do you dare to chase after him and tell him now?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare! Since they are the ones looking for someone, let them find him themselves!"

"When Takahashi came to the Court before, did I speak too loudly to him? How could I, how could I have dared to speak to him so loudly back then!"

"Me too, I was too disrespectful to him; how could such a powerful person be treated like an ordinary person?"

"Next time we see him, we must show him our respect twelve thousand times over!"

"……"

Tan Taiyi could not suppress his excitement and fear, and asked Bandan: "Coach, is this something that really happened?"

Bandan also widened his eyes, his expression serious, without a hint of a smile.

It was too astonishing!

That ball just now.

Even he, at 70 years old and with over 20 years of experience as a Coach, had never seen such a Serve from a middle school student.

Even that Echizen Nanjiro back in the day.

At this age, he wouldn't have been able to hit this kind of tennis either!

Mentioning Echizen Nanjiro, he suddenly thought of the reporter from Tennis Monthly, Inoue Mamoru.

That's it!

He knew why Takahashi looked so familiar.

Because he had once seen a photo of Takahashi at Inoue Mamoru's place.

He didn't expect him to be this formidable!

Formidable to the point of being monstrous!

It's just that he didn't know which school he belonged to.

No matter which school it is, possessing a talent like Takahashi, they will surely be a formidable rival in the future!

He must find out his background as soon as possible.

The person who played against Akutsu also made Bandan feel very familiar.

But he couldn't recall for a moment where they were from.

He was getting old, and his memory wasn't what it used to be!

Seeing Akutsu walk over, Bandan put away his thoughts and said to him:

"Tennis is a very interesting sport, with strong players as numerous as clouds!"

"If you continue to play tennis, you will encounter many opponents like the two just now."

Akutsu looked at Bandan and said, "Old man, do you know those two?"

Bandan replied with a smile, "As long as you can make it into the National Tournament, you will definitely be able to meet those two people!"

Akutsu's expression flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything and walked away directly.

"Coach Bandan, then which school are they from?"

Tan Taiyi asked.

"I don't know!"

Bandan replied with a smile.

"Then why did you tell Senior Akutsu that he would definitely be able to meet them at the National Tournament?"

Tan Taiyi was speechless; wasn't this just talking nonsense with his eyes open?

"The kid who played against Akutsu has roughly National Level strength, and as for the other one, it's probably even higher."

"With such strong people, how could they not participate in the National Tournament?"

Bandan was still smiling.

"Uh..."

"Having experienced two defeats in one day, will Senior Akutsu still continue to play tennis?"

Tan Taiyi said.

Bandan put away his smile and said, "He will."

"Today's match against Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma let Akutsu see others' persistence and desire for victory."

"The match just now let him see that the tennis world is full of talent, and there are countless people who can crush him. You could just pull two people off the street and they could beat him."

"The intense unwillingness to accept defeat and the extreme desire for victory have already stirred up his competitive spirit and ignited the passion for tennis in his heart."

"Come to think of it, we should even thank those two just now."

On the other side.

Takahashi walked with long strides on the road, while Kirihara Akaya followed him at a jog.

"Master!"

"Master, you are too amazing!"

"That ball just now was truly terrifying, like it was from another dimension!"

Kirihara had already shaken off his Demonization and said to Takahashi excitedly.

"We agreed on 15 minutes!"

"In the end, you took 20 minutes for three games!"

Takahashi said indifferently, not stopping his pace as he spoke.

"Uh..."

Kirihara's face turned red, and he felt a bit embarrassed all of a sudden.

Then, he made an excuse for himself:

"I didn't expect that Akutsu to have some skill."

"He doesn't seem like he's from Yamabuki Middle School; everyone else at their school is especially trash."

"Against others, 15 minutes—no, I could finish them in less than 10 minutes!"

"By the way, Master, that ball you used at the very end was just too cool!"

"Is this ball a new ultimate move Master developed? What is it called?"

Three words were lightly spat out from Takahashi's mouth.

"Light Strike!"