The Prince of Tennis: My tennis skills come from Naruto

Chapter 223 Failed Imitation

His topspin serve was beyond reason, not to mention that he still couldn't execute the mirror image serve. Sigh, the Iron Man sighed inwardly again, then walked to the bench by the side of the court, picked up a towel and wiped the sweat from his hands and forehead.

Although I didn't actually exercise much just now, I still broke out in a cold sweat and tears because of my mental state.

哎—

This is an experience I haven't had in a long time.

Especially since he carried all of Lions' hopes in this game; if he really lost, then Lions' journey in the national tournament this year would truly be over.

Although there was Mu Zhi Teng, who was in an even worse situation than them, as a comparison, no matter how you look at it, how could they possibly be willing to accept it!

The 90-second halftime break ended quickly, and the two players took their positions.

"It's Lions Club High School now, they can't break Iron Man's serve!"

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With his right hand gripping the tennis ball, feeling the soft texture of its fibers, Fuwa Tetsujin took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with orange light, and then, he served!

"Bang!"

It was a very basic serve, but the speed was not simple, reaching a full 209 km/h. However, it was still too weak in front of Kamiya You.

Kamiya You casually swung his racket, sending the tennis ball flying back at an even faster speed, and said, "Well, Fuwa-kun, why don't you try mirroring my tennis skills?"

"If you only use these basic skills, then the game is practically over."

After all, only magic can defeat magic.

Moreover, the mirror image of the unbreakable iron man is not the perfect version. He originally thought he would see a perfect copy of his topspin serve, but unfortunately, it wasn't.

Just as Kamiya You finished speaking, the referee announced the score: "Kamiya You scores! 0-15!"

The double boost dealt a heavy blow to the heart of the Unbreakable Iron Man.

Unbreakable Iron Man's lips twitched uncontrollably, but there was really nothing he could do but sigh helplessly.

After all, in competitive sports, being bad is the original sin.

In silence, Tetsujin changed his service court and started juggling the ball. Although he was unsure if he could perfectly mirror Kamiya's topspin serve, he had no choice but to give it a try since his regular serve couldn't score.

Furthermore, one has to hope that Kamiya-kun hasn't studied how to counter his own skills, but the hope that Kamiya-kun can so easily expose his abilities is very slim.

哎—

Actually, his regular serve isn't really regular, because he targets the opponent's blind spots, making it impossible for the opponent to receive the serve for various reasons.

However, even after the entire game, he really couldn't find Kamiya-kun's weak point. It felt like Kamiya could catch anything he threw at, and, supposedly—no, there's another cruel fact: he can also teleport at will.

What's the difference between this invincible version?

It felt like unless I was too fast for him to react, or too strong to break his racket, I wouldn't be able to score.

Hey.

The more Tetsujin thought about it, the more he felt that his chances of winning, or rather, scoring, were extremely slim.

"Pat-pat-pat-"

With unusually complex emotions, Fuwa Tetsushin juggled the ball several times, while the spectators watching his movements thought, "Hmm, why do I feel like this Lion's Club captain is about to hit an outside spin serve?"

"Yeah, I think so too. I feel like his posture is exactly the same as Kamiya's, like they were cut from the same mold."

"No, no, no, there's still a big difference."

"Our Kamiya-sama's playing posture is more rounded; this one is still lacking a bit of flair. There's an old Chinese saying, 'A small mistake can lead to a huge difference,' do you understand?"

"I agree, and most importantly, this 'Unbreakable Iron Man' is way uglier than Kamiya-nii. His outside spin—ugh, it has absolutely no flair!"

"Um, I don't think Fuwa-senpai is ugly, right?"

"Everything is vulnerable to comparison, you know?"

"————"

Over there, inside the stadium.

Iron Man Fuwa had already jumped, his blue shoelaces swaying twice in the air. Then, he held the racket in his left hand and passed it over his head from bottom to top. Immediately afterward, he executed a clean, powerful spin and finally swung the racket!

"Bang!"

After a loud bang, the tennis ball shot out, creating a whistling sound, but it was just the sound of the wind.

"Clang"

The tennis ball spun for a moment after landing before bouncing up rapidly, heading straight for Kamiya You's face. However, Kamiya You, who should have been standing still, had already moved his feet slightly, so the tennis ball hit the sweet spot of his racket.

"Bang!"

"Kamiya You's score! 0-30!"

Iron Man silently changed his service area. To be honest, after he hit the ball and realized there was no special effect, he knew he couldn't score with that ball.

Now all we can say is that, as expected, no miracle occurred.

After calming himself down, Fuwa Tetsujin decided to see if he could mirror Kamiya-kun's phantom serve. Well, putting aside the outcome, he was actually quite curious about the answer.

With that thought, the orange light and shadow in the Unbreakable Iron Man's eyes moved again, and then, he tossed the ball.

"Whoosh!"

The tennis ball soared into the air, "Thump!"

A few seconds later, Fuwa Tetsuo slammed his right foot into the ground, launching himself into the sky like a rocket. He caught up with the tennis ball at incredible speed, and just as he reached the highest point, the fluorescent yellow tennis ball was about to fall.

"6. Judging from this, is Fuwa-kun preparing to replicate Kamiya-kun's phantom serve?"

"Heh, it's just a poor imitation after all. Didn't you see how far his last attempt at a topspin serve was from Kamiya's?"

Amidst the murmurs and pessimistic comments from the audience, the indestructible Iron Man, suspended in mid-air, aimed at the fluorescent yellow tennis ball not far in front of him and sliced ​​it down hard with the racket frame.

"Sneer"

The tennis ball made a distinctive sound, then began to spin intensely, and then... nothing more.

A serve with intense spin went straight for Kamiya You's service court.

On the other side, Kamiya You was very disappointed to see this scene. He didn't expect that Fuwa Tetsujin couldn't even mirror the effect of the phantom serve. In that case, there was no point in continuing the game.

Kamiya Youichi unleashed a whip-like swing, "Bang!"

A beam of yellow light exploded past the baseline.

Immediately afterwards, the referee's voice rang out, "Kamiya You scores! 0-40!"

"I told you, piracy is piracy. Trying to compete with the legitimate version with a pirated copy is pure fantasy!"

"Terrible! Forget nine ball shadows, there isn't even a second one! Seriously, disappointing!"

Meanwhile, in the Lion's Paradise area, Chitose Senri and the others, who were well aware of the power of the Mirror Eye of the Unbreakable Iron Man, looked on with disbelief.

How could this be?!