My Prince of Tennis has a high proficiency level

Chapter 78 Shibukawa vs. Fuji

"Huff...huff huff..."

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on the field.

Muromachi, who was originally full of arrogance and boasted that he would fight the genius of Seigaku to the death, was now bent over, his hands unable to support his knees, and he was panting heavily.

"Gurgle, gurgle."

Outside the stadium, a Yamabuki player subconsciously swallowed.

"Is this a lie? Is it a lie?"

"That's Muromachi, and they couldn't even last 10 minutes?"

"As expected, Seigaku's genius Fuji is still as strong as ever!"

now.

Most of the Yamabuki members looked at Fuji with awe.

I still remember that in early summer this year, Yamabuki faced Seigaku in the semifinals of the Tokyo tournament. In the first two matches, Yamabuki suppressed Seigaku with their strong doubles lineup.

In the singles match, Yamabuki sent out his most talented player, the then-lucky Sengoku.

As a result, Sengoku encountered Tei and was ruthlessly defeated. Seigaku evened the score. However, Yamabuki still has their ace captain, Uesugi, so their advancement is not out of the question.

However, Uesugi, who was playing singles 2, encountered the genius Fuji in front of him.

In that match, Uesugi initially won but ultimately lost. His signature fast-paced tennis style was countered by Fuji's dazzling counter-attacking techniques.

However, at that time, Uesugi still won 4 games, losing 4-6 to his opponent, which could be considered a narrow defeat.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Muromachi, as the new generation's "Yamabuki genius," already possessed considerable talent. Furthermore, after Shibukawa's appearance, Muromachi was spurred to train diligently, resulting in a significant improvement in his abilities.

To most people, Muromachi's challenge to Fuji was indeed somewhat reckless. But the final result shouldn't be such a crushing defeat.

Even Muromachi thought so.

He and Yuta were classmates, so he knew a little about why Yuta transferred to Yamabuki. In addition, he wanted to test Fuji on behalf of Yamabuki, so he took the initiative to challenge him to a duel.

However, they couldn't even last 10 minutes. This crushing defeat shocked many people.

"Is this all the power Fuji Syusuke possesses?"

Hidden in the crowd, Mizuki subconsciously squinted to sized up the person. As last year's top four, Seigaku and Yamabuki had a high probability of meeting in the Tokyo tournament.

Therefore, even before the new season has started, Mizuki is quietly making plans for Yamabuki to face Seigaku.

Aside from the Tei family, Fuji is undoubtedly the most troublesome opponent Seigaku faces.

However, after watching the match, Mizuki realized that she had underestimated her opponent. That kind of agile tennis was not something an ordinary genius could play.

Now let's look at the present.

Muromachi was instantly defeated, and although it wasn't the main competition, Yamabuki undoubtedly lost face.

There are two choices now: either accept it reluctantly, since in the end it was Muromachi who made the decision on his own, and Yamabuki is not in the right.

Either we fight another match and get back the face that Yamabuki lost.

The question is... who should go?

Mizuki didn't want to take action; he wanted to use this opportunity to gather more data on Fuji. Furthermore, he preferred staying behind the scenes, and he couldn't bring himself to challenge Fuji so directly.

Besides him, there are only three other people who can handle Fuji.

Sengoku, once the strongest genius of Yamabuki, Akutsu, who was exceptionally talented, and Shibukawa, the captain of Yamabuki.

As for Uesugi, while he may have improved considerably recently, he has still lost to Fuji before, so his chances of winning are not high. Moreover, Fuji doesn't seem like the type to stagnate.

"As for those three, Akutsu is impossible, Sengoku... um."

Thinking of this.

Guan Yue turned her head and looked at the orange-haired boy with a bandage wrapped around his right hand in the crowd.

It was clear that Sengoku was also somewhat tempted.

Since becoming minister, Shibukawa has completely changed his previous lack of interest in tennis. He trains diligently and works seriously, as if he were a different person.

Especially after starting to practice boxing, Sengoku deeply understands the importance of real combat. Therefore, he is still very eager to test his skills against this second-in-command of Seigaku.

tread!

but.

Just as Sengoku was mentally preparing himself to challenge Fuji, a figure stepped forward first.

Let's stop here.

A short, neat hairstyle with a strand of black hair folded outwards at the front of his head appeared on the sidelines of the court.

"Minister...I'm sorry, I..."

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Upon seeing the person who arrived, Muromachi trembled violently, and his voice trembled as he spoke.

"minister?"

Fuji looked at the newcomer with some surprise.

If he remembered correctly, the captain of Yamabuki was Uesugi Kenichi, the one he met in singles match 2 during the semifinals of the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament.

Moreover, even if it wasn't Uesugi, it should have been Sengoku or Minami, who has exceptional talent in doubles.

Who is this person in front of me?

Fuji tried hard to recall, but he couldn't think of any information related to the other person.

"If you lose, you lose. It's not a big deal. You can win it back."

Shibukawa did not get angry at Muromachi's defeat. Although Muromachi's behavior was somewhat overconfident, losing to Fuji was not shameful.

As for youthful impetuosity and such, would you be called a young person if you weren't impetuous?

"I see."

Upon hearing Shibukawa's words, Muromachi seemed greatly encouraged and immediately perked up.

He then looked up at his opponent: "Senior Fuji, thank you for your guidance."

"It's nothing."

Fuji waved his hand, as if to say something, but Muromachi had already turned and left.

"That's interesting."

Fuji raised his eyebrows slightly.

As the second-in-command of Seigaku, he possesses exceptional tennis talent and has seen his share of ups and downs, giving him a broad perspective.

In Fuji's impression, even if the captain wasn't angry, his tone would never be so gentle and calm when he saw his team lose.

But there are exceptions.

Truly capable ministers don't get angry over such trivial matters. Without exception, these individuals possess a unique personal charisma that allows their team members to willingly accept orders.

Fuji wasn't unfamiliar with this either, because there was such a person in his school, Seigaku.

Thinking of this, he became even more interested in the unfamiliar black-haired boy in front of him.

"Nice to meet you."

At that moment, the black-haired boy turned around, smiled, and said to Fuji, "My name is Shibukawa Shin, and I'm the captain of the Yamabuki Tennis Club."

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Crossing the river?

Fuji was even more puzzled.

To my recollection, I'd never heard of this name before, neither in Yamabuki, Tokyo, nor even the entire Kanto region. To be able to surpass Sengoku and Minami to rise to the top, and gain the approval of a troublesome teammate like Muromachi, she's definitely not an ordinary person!

A thought flashed through his mind, and Fuji nodded and smiled, "Fuji Syusuke, a member of the Seishun Academy tennis club."

"Excuse me, Fuji."

Shibukawa smiled and explained, "Muromachi has a somewhat eccentric personality. He didn't mean any harm just now, so please don't take it to heart."

"It's okay."

Fuji smiled and shook his head, saying, "I actually really like Muromachi's personality. He just says what he wants to do when he wants to compete, without going through all that trouble. That's great."

That's the truth; he really meant no harm to Muromachi. Besides, he didn't suffer any losses in the previous match. On the contrary, his performance of defeating Muromachi in less than 10 minutes only made Fuji even more famous.

He benefited from both sides, while Yamabuki was trampled on to rise to power.

This also piqued Fuji's curiosity. If it were anyone else, they would probably have wanted to get revenge and would have been eager to challenge him.

But the boy in front of her, named Shibukawa, had absolutely no interest in that kind of thing.

Normally, given Fuji's personality, he wouldn't cause trouble. But this time, he came to Yamabuki to check on his younger brother.

Unlike Seigaku, with a team leader like Tei and Fuji watching over him, Yuuta rarely encounters any trouble.

Yamabuki, however, is beyond Fuji's control.

In addition, he was indeed curious about the person in front of him. Since he was already there, Fuji smiled and said, "It's still quite early. I wonder if Shibukawa-kun would be interested in having a match with me."

This statement came out.

The entire Yamabuki Stadium fell silent.

Fuji, however, keenly noticed that the Yamabuki members around him had suddenly become more alert. This made him realize that these people had a lot of confidence in Shibukawa.

"no problem."

Shechuan smiled and nodded.

He didn't intentionally want to fight Fuji, nor did he intend to hold back. With his current strength, he wasn't afraid of even a skilled opponent.

Since that's the case, it wouldn't hurt to play along with them.

"Wow, that boy in the blue shirt is amazing!"

Outside the barbed wire fence, Yuuki stared wide-eyed at Fuji's easy victory over Muromachi, her face filled with disbelief.

"Yes, she is indeed very strong."

Yumi nodded seriously.

As the daughter of a former professional player, although she didn't pursue a career in tennis, her understanding of tennis matches surpasses that of most people.

A match must be played in at least six games.

Each side had three serve opportunities, plus the time wasted switching positions in between. Logically, a match that could be completed in 20 minutes would be considered a complete domination.

Similar to the records in track and field.

In tennis, the difficulty of closing a match increases as the time decreases. At the 20-minute mark, every 10 seconds reduction in match time becomes a remarkable achievement.

But this boy named Fuji shortened the match time to within 10 minutes.

Looking at Muromachi, his basic skills are quite good, and he was very aggressive and daring in the early stages of the game, making him a very active attacking player.

It's unimaginable how strong Fuji is, to be instantly defeated with such power.

"Yumi-nee, Shin is out."

At this moment, Yuki saw Shibukawa step forward, let Muromachi leave, and then start chatting with Fuji.

"Wait, wait a minute."

After a pause, when she saw Shibukawa and Fuji retreating towards the baseline as if they had fulfilled some kind of agreement, Yuuki's eyes widened and she exclaimed, "No way! Are they going to have a match?!"

No wonder she was so shocked.

Fuji's performance just now was obvious to everyone; he was far stronger than ordinary people. It was like a powerful dragon stepping into Yamabuki territory. Logically speaking, Shibukawa, as the head of Yamabuki, had already tolerated it, so there was no need to make things more complicated.

"Little letter...

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Yumi glanced at her son, a thoughtful look in her eyes. Although she didn't know Shibukawa very well, from their interactions over the past few days, she knew he wasn't the type to act impulsively.

Looking at Shibukawa standing at the baseline, ready to receive the serve, Yumi subconsciously clenched her fist and said, "I believe in him."

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"The match begins, one game to decide the winner."

After the two players took their positions, the third-year referee, who had been in charge of the previous match, perked up and solemnly announced, "Fuji serves, game over!"

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

The words fell.

All eyes were on the brown-haired boy gently tapping the tennis ball on the left side of the court.

Because of his previous victory over Uesugi in the main tournament and his recent dominant crushing of Muromachi, the Yamabuki team is still quite wary of Fuji.

"Tsk tsk."

Hidden among the crowd, Mizuki's eyes fell on Fuji with a smile: "Your luck is pretty good today. This time, you should be able to get satisfactory data."

The rest of the group, including Sengoku, Uesugi, and Akutsu, who stayed away from the crowd and seemed very aloof, all had their eyes fixed on Fuji.

Snapped!

immediately.

Then I saw the other person grab the tennis ball in their hand.

"Shibukawa Shin, you were able to defeat Sengoku and Minami, and gain the approval of Coach Yamabuki and Uesugi. Your strength is definitely not that simple."

"Hmm, let's use that trick to test your limits."

The thought crossed my mind.

To the astonishment of those around him, Fuji did not toss the tennis ball up as usual. Instead, he held the ball in his left hand in front of his chest, then gently twirled it between his fingers.

Slurp.

The tennis ball falls freely with a certain amount of spin.

"Wait a minute?"

"Is he going to use a slice serve?"

"Damn it, this guy is way too arrogant!!!"

Realizing that Fuji was likely planning to humiliate Shibukawa with a slice serve, the faces of the surrounding Yamabuki players immediately turned ugly.

Bang!

But Fuji wouldn't slow down because of their reaction. With a crisp sound, the tennis ball was sliced ​​and hit away.

"Is it really a slice serve?"

"Is this guy crazy? His opponent isn't Muromachi; does he really want to provoke Shibukawa (the club president)?!"

"wrong.....

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Among the crowd, however, one person noticed the change in the ball. That person was Sengoku, who possessed excellent dynamic vision.

In his view, although the ball was hit with a slice, the spin variation was not simple.

really.

After the tennis ball landed, it did not bounce immediately, but instead spun rapidly close to the ground.

until a certain moment.

The tennis ball, as if it had finished charging up, bounced up without warning.

"Are they trying to exploit a time difference?"

Uesugi, Mizuki, and the others frowned.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

However, the changes on the tennis ball didn't end there. To everyone's disbelief, the tennis ball, which had been flashing left and right, flew a distance and then...disappeared right before everyone's eyes!

"What?!"

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd as the tennis ball vanished into thin air.

Yumi and Yuki, standing outside the stadium, looked as if they had seen a ghost, their faces filled with disbelief.

Tennis... has disappeared?!

"The results are pretty good."

At the same time, after testing the effects of his newly developed special move, Fuji smiled.

This was a little trick he came up with on a whim not long ago. He originally just wanted to give it a try, but now it seems that the actual results are even better than he imagined.

But that's normal.

His serve is a surprise tactic; if used suddenly, even players of the same level might not be able to react to it.

"Um?"

however.

The next moment, Fuji seemed to see something, and his squinted eyes suddenly opened.

Swish!

A figure suddenly pulled back, revealing himself to be Shibukawa in a hitting stance. With an unchanged expression, he raised his racket and, without hesitation, smashed it towards the empty space in front of him.

Bang!

Then.

A crisp sound of the ball hitting the ground rang out.

The tennis ball that had disappeared was suddenly brought back out of thin air by his powerful smash.

"Hmm."

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Fuji's expression changed slightly.

He suddenly realized that the person in front of him was probably more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

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