My Prince of Tennis has a high proficiency level.

The match began quickly.

Uesugi launched an attack without hesitation, and his fierce momentum startled Yuta, who was watching from the sidelines.

"This...this is Uesugi-senpai's true strength?"

Thinking back to the previous match, where he tried his best but couldn't gain an advantage, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. At the time, he was thinking that if he had been more serious and improved his basic skills, he wouldn't have lost so badly.

In retrospect, it was pure delusion.

Yuta was certain that if he were to go on the field now, he would be torn apart by Uesugi's fierce offensive in no time.

However, even such a strong player as Uesugi found himself struggling to break through within 30 seconds of the game starting. Shibukawa's defense was impenetrable, like an impenetrable wall, making Uesugi constantly run into obstacles and struggle to score every single point.

"This guy... he's a monster!"

On the court, Uesugi, whose attack was thwarted, looked at Shibukawa, who was bouncing around on the opposite side, with a somewhat bitter expression.

Although he had heard the saying that 'tennis is played with your feet' before, he still felt breathless when he actually experienced the pressure from his opponent's superb footwork.

What made him even more unsettled was that, just before this match, his opponent had clearly only begun practicing the "shuffle step." In less than two matches, his opponent had not only mastered it but had even advanced it to the so-called "small shuffle step."

This talent is simply terrifying!

However, Uesugi was not discouraged. Knowing how terrifying his opponent was, he knew very well that he had no time to consider these trivial matters.

He wanted to win a game against his opponent, and only by focusing all his energy and thoughts on the game without any distractions would there be even a sliver of a possibility.

Unfortunately, the result was cruel.

Until the end of the match, Uesugi was unable to win a single game against Shibukawa. As the former captain, he was mercilessly defeated 6-0 by his successor!

"A fantastic match."

Uesugi, standing in front of the net, smiled freely.

Losing this match only solidified his belief that his opponent was the one capable of leading Yamabuki out of the encirclement. The pressure from his opponent in this match was even greater than that he had faced Atobe during the national tournament earlier this year.

Although, judging from the teasing remarks of another Hyotei member at the time, Atobe wasn't playing at his full strength, Shibukawa was still developing, and in Uesugi's view, given the talent he had shown, his future was full of limitless possibilities.

"Yes, you've become even stronger, senior."

Shechuan nodded with a smile.

He could clearly feel his opponent's progress. Of course, what pleased him even more was that this match not only raised his [Shuffling Steps] level to lv4, but also increased his five-dimensional speed by 0.1.

The other five skills, including smash and slice, have all broken through to level 6.

now.

Before Shechuan, a series of key information points in bold were prominently displayed.

[With your spiking level increased to lv6, your understanding of spiking has improved further, activating the advanced option.]

You can choose any of the advanced paths.

[1. The "Tiger Stance" increases one's momentum and power in smashes]

[2. The "Meteor Style" increases one's momentum and smash speed]

...

[With your chopping skill level increased to lv6, your understanding of chopping has improved further, activating the advanced option.]

You can choose any of the advanced paths.

[1. **Reducing the power and spin impact of the opponent's shot:** This technique is known as "force reduction."

[2. "Using the opponent's force" – responding to their rotation and power during a counterattack]

...

[With your short game level increased to lv6, your understanding of short game has improved further, activating the advanced option.]

You can choose any of the advanced paths.

[1. "Drifting" increases the speed of the tennis ball over the net while reducing the take-off height]

[2. "Net Touch" - Increasing the probability of hitting the net when a short ball is successfully hit]

...

[With your Lob Shot level upgraded to lv6, your understanding of the Lob Shot has improved further, activating the advanced option.]

You can choose any of the advanced paths.

[1. Increase the descent time of the tennis ball in the "Hang" skill]

[2. Increase the falling speed of the tennis ball - Falling Speed]

...

[With your serve level increased to lv6, your understanding of the serve has improved further, activating the advanced option.]

You can choose any of the advanced paths.

[1. The "Heavy Cannon" skill increases the power and speed of serves]

[2. "One Shot, One Soul" improves first-shot accuracy]

......

Aside from the prompts indicating changes in the five dimensions after various skill upgrades, Shechuan quickly scanned the 10 newly activated features.

After some thought, he made his choice.

Since he has decided that his strongest weapon right now is the "super-speed tennis", he has decisively chosen the "meteor smash" for his smash.

In terms of defensive shots, thanks to his technique of breaking through 4 points, he was completely unfazed by the various skills of his opponents from junior high school. Therefore, he chose the "borrowing force" technique, which allows him to counterattack and inflict damage.

After much deliberation, he chose the "Drifting" short shot. This move would maximize his net play and even allow him to further improve his technique, potentially imitating Tezuka's "Zero Style" and Sanada's "Like a Forest."

The story is still a long way off, and Tezuka's power is sealed due to his hand injury, so his exact strength is hard to estimate. But Sanada's skills are probably on par with his.

If the seal on [Lightning] isn't broken, Shibukawa is confident he can go toe-to-toe with his opponent, 4/6. Of course, 6% of the time it's him.

As for the lob, Shibukawa chose [Speed ​​Drop]. If [Drift] enhances his threat at the net, then [Speed ​​Drop] will turn him into a terrifying baseline killer.

Especially with his technical skill of over 4 points, even if he can't compare to the U17 Daiichi Byoin Phoenix's [Egyptian Phoenix], he is definitely at the level of a junior high school student whose basic attack is like a super move.

Finally, it's time to serve.

After getting into tennis, Shibukawa agreed that "serving is the most difficult skill to master in tennis." Because of the rule that the serve changes hands at the end of each game, serving is arguably the skill with the greatest impact on the outcome of a match out of the five skills.

Considering that he would be facing mostly junior high school level opponents for a long time to come, he decisively abandoned the idea of ​​increasing his safety margin and instead focused all his talent points on offense.

Therefore, he ultimately chose the "Heavy Cannon" to increase the power and speed of his serve.

Within a few dozen seconds, Shibukawa made his choice. Although there were no extraordinary phenomena appearing after a breakthrough as in fantasy novels, the addition of five new characteristics still further enhanced Shibukawa's already strong presence.

"Is it an illusion?"

Nan, Dongfang, and the others subconsciously frowned.

For some reason, they could clearly sense that Shibukawa seemed to have become stronger again. Even though he wasn't deliberately releasing his power, the aura emanating from him was even more oppressive.

"This guy... ugh!"

Akutsu's expression also changed.

He had regained his confidence after getting revenge on Akazawa. But now, looking at the composed Shibukawa, he felt an invisible pressure.

His intuition told him that although he had been practicing his fundamentals diligently these past few days and his strength had improved significantly, the gap between him and his opponent had not narrowed; in fact, it had widened.

This feeling made Akutsu very uncomfortable.

He really wanted to fight his opponent, but his pride wouldn't let him win. He worried that if he lost, he would completely lose what little face he had left.

"Next match in Group D."

Just then, in another stadium, the referee, seated on a high chair, glanced at the match roster and announced loudly:

"Kiyosumi Sengoku vs. Jin Akutsu, both of you, please prepare yourselves!"

Swish!

The words fell.

The stadium fell silent immediately.

Everyone's gazes immediately split into two, turning towards both sides of the field.

Compared to the already decided match between Shibukawa and Uesugi, the duel between these two is clearly more suspenseful.

Chapter 67 Sengoku vs. Akutsu

Sengoku Kiyosumi.

One of Yamabuki's main choices.

He was also the most talented and promising player in Yamabuki before Shibukawa's rise to prominence.

Akutsu Jin.

A newcomer who joined Yamabuki less than a week ago.

His violent style of behavior is frightening. But at the same time, his tennis talent is equally astonishing to the members of the Yamabuki Tennis Club.

And now.

These two people, who had been arguing endlessly about rankings under Shechuan, finally met.

Is it a coincidence?

Uesugi raised an eyebrow slightly. Then, his gaze shifted to the black-haired boy not far away, who had one hand clasped in front of him and the other hand gently stroking the end of his hair.

At this moment, the manager of the Yamabuki Tennis Club revealed a playful expression on his face.

Upon seeing this, Uesugi realized what was happening.

It is clear that Mizuki, as one of the roster designers, is the key person in charge of this match.

"That's true."

"As a data streamer, nothing is more gratifying than being able to collect important data without putting in any effort."

Uesugi thought to himself.

At the same time, Sengoku and Akutsu entered the court. The two came to the net and observed each other.

However, neither side spoke, and an eerie silence fell over the scene. It wasn't until the referee noticed something was wrong that he finally spoke.

Who wants to guess first?

"I'll do it."

Sengoku spoke first.

He spun his racket, and just as it was about to fall, he glanced up at Akutsu opposite him. Akutsu squinted at Sengoku, then spoke in a cold tone:

"The other side."

pat!

Immediately, the racket fell over, revealing its reverse side. However, before anyone could react, the racket, falling straight down, struck the blocking net.

After the cushioning effect, the racket flipped over, with the letters on the front of the handle falling face down.

"front."

Upon seeing this, the referee on the high chair announced loudly, "According to the rules, Sengoku will choose first."

"I choose to serve."

Without hesitation, Sengoku decisively chose to serve. Facing an opponent like Akutsu, he harbored no illusions whatsoever.

Akutsu didn't cause any trouble; he simply turned and left, clearly having decided on the location he had chosen.

Looking at the other person's back, Sengoku frowned slightly.

The opponent before me was taciturn and gave off an aloof and unapproachable vibe. Such a person cannot be provoked with trash talk.

Conversely, in a duel with Akutsu, it's best to avoid overly provoking him. Otherwise... Sengoku has a premonition that things might develop in a way he doesn't want to see.

Snapped!

Snapped!