The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 316 Echizen Ryuga's Tennis

"Are you going to get serious?"

Yuuki Maya's heart was calm as he waited for his opponent to make a move.

On the opposite side, when Echizen Ryuga threw the tennis ball again, his outstretched racket immediately burst into a dazzling golden light, shining like the sun.

"Just light hitting?"

Watching the opponent swinging the racket and hitting the golden, shining tennis ball hard, Yuuki Maya remained unmoved.

This was just a very ordinary light shot, and in his eyes it was no different from an ordinary serve.

Looking at the ball of light flying towards her with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, Yuuki Maya simply lowered her body center of gravity slightly and swung the racket to meet the ball head-on.

砰

The racket collided with the ball of light without even a hint of pause, and he hit the ball back instantly.

The tennis ball turned into an afterimage and flew towards Long Ya's side. The latter seemed to have known the result and was ready to receive the ball in advance.

However, Maya Yuuki noticed that the opponent's ball receiving action at this time was very strange, and it was not the traditional two-handed grip.

In addition to his right hand on the grip, Echizen Ryuga's left hand was held at the bottom near the racket face.

What is this for?
Maya Yuuki was secretly curious, and under his gaze, Ryuga Echizen completed his counterattack.

buzzing-

The sound produced when returning the ball was different from before, and in just a moment, the tennis ball was about to land beside him.

Yuuki Maya chased to the landing point at an extremely fast pace and caught the ball again.

However, the moment his racket touched the tennis ball, the continuous and strong vibration feedback made him almost lose his grip on the racket.

"This is?!"

Maya Yuuki raised his eyebrows, the power of this ball was beyond his imagination.

Just as he was taking a breath to steady the racket, the silk thread on the racket suddenly broke, and the tennis ball had penetrated the obstruction and fell to the ground with undiminished momentum.

"15 to 15!"

Amid the audience's stunned expressions, the referee immediately announced the score.

"What on earth is this ball..."

In the Japanese team's preparation area, Sanada and others suddenly looked panicked. It had been a long time since they saw anyone able to penetrate Yuki's racket.

The Phoenix of Byodoin Temple at the side fixed its eyes, but was replaying the scene of the ball just now in its mind, trying to guess its essence.

"You little brats, calm down a bit and watch Yuki's reaction carefully."

Mifune Nyudo spoke to calm the junior high school students, who, after his reminder, all looked towards Yuki on the court.

The opponent's face remained as calm as before even after being scored again, and he didn't show any sign of being caught off guard by this goal.

Seeing this, the junior high school students calmed down and turned their attention to the tennis court again without saying a word.

On the other side, the American team.

Reinhardt's expression also became a little solemn after Echizen Ryuga's goal, because he always felt that he had seen this skill before.

"Doesn't Long Ya's shot look very similar to the signature skill of former professional player Hoddle, who suddenly announced his retirement some time ago?"

Beside Reinhardt, Chico couldn't help but speak as if he had discovered a new world.

Chico's words immediately reminded Reinhardt, and he reacted immediately.

That’s right, this ball played by Ryuga Echizen was the signature skill of former US Open professional player Hodel Zacharias [Overclocking Point Kill]!
It is rumored that this skill was developed by Hoddle after he accidentally observed the high-frequency wingbeats of a hummingbird.

Later, this professional player also relied on this skill to enter the top 50 in the world rankings. But not long ago, he suddenly announced his retirement without reason when he was at the peak of his career. This incident was also a sensational news in the American tennis world at that time.

And now, this skill appeared in the hands of Ryuga Echizen, and Reinhardt seemed to have vaguely guessed some truths that he didn't want to think about.

Nanjiro in the coaching booth glanced at Reinhardt with some feeling, then sighed slightly.

He could understand Reinhardt's complicated feelings at the moment, but he was in no position to offer comfort.

Echizen Ryomasa's ambition is so big that even I, as his father, cannot stop him.

The only way to change Long Ya's mind is for a peer to appear who can beat him in all aspects of tennis.

"Can he do that?"

Thinking of this, Nanjiro couldn't help but look at the figure on the opposite court...

Inside the stadium.

After changing to a new racket, Maya Yuuki returned to the baseline again, waiting for the next serve from Ryuga Echizen.

On the other side of the court, after scoring a goal, Ryuga Echizen did not wait too long and quickly served again.

This time, he seemed to understand that light hitting was ineffective against Maya Yuuki, so he started with a normal serve.

After waiting for Maya Yuuki to counterattack, Echizen Ryuga once again adopted the same stance as before.

"Is it coming again?" Yuuki Maya said secretly.

hum...

The familiar sound of hitting the ball rang out again, and the return ball broke through the air.

After adjusting the angle of catching the ball, he swung the racket. This time he chose to catch the ball in the super sweet spot.

However, the next second after the racket face and the tennis ball came into contact, the strong vibration came again.

Although he was prepared, a small cut was still made on his face under the surprised gaze of Yuuki Maya.

Not only that, when he returned the ball, because the super sweet spot was destroyed, the quality of his return was also very average.

In a match of this level, such a return is equivalent to giving away points, and Echizen Ryuga certainly would not miss such an opportunity.

"30 to 15! Echizen Ryuga scores."

Echizen Ryuga scored two goals in a row, and the cheers from the American team's supporters became louder.

"What an amazing skill, but - does it belong to you?" Yuuki Maya looked at Long Ya and spoke slowly.

After testing two balls, he was completely sure that the opponent's skills were absolutely at professional level, but his style was incompatible with Echizen Ryuga.

"Oh? Is this important?"

When asked this by Yuuki Maya, Echizen Ryuga's pupils flashed a little strangely, and then he answered with a normal expression.

"It's really nothing important."

Faced with the ambiguous answer, Yuuki Maya calmed down the discussion on this topic and once again got into a posture to receive the ball.

Because he already had the answer in his mind, this skill could only be learned by Echizen Ryuga through "devouring" others.

Colorful light instantly appeared around Maya Yuuki. Without saying anything, he took the initiative to activate the light of reserve [Rainbow Light].

"Swallowing? Let me experience it myself," Yuuki Maya murmured.

He would not be afraid of the other party's ability just because he knew it. On the contrary, he would face it head-on without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)