hotmtlnovel #128 - Atobe Keigo's Lament
#128 - Atobe Keigo's Lament
"That was a feint just now, Captain!!" Taro Kaji couldn't help but shout.
"Atobe is Atobe, he even tricked that person—" Ryō Shishido's words were cut short as his expression suddenly changed.
In his eyes, a purple figure instantly appeared in the high sky.
"When did he—!!!" Seeing Yukimura's action of preparing to smash, the faces of the Hyotei members changed.
Shintaro's expression only paused slightly, without any change.
A terrifying vibration sounded, and the tennis ball pierced down like a cannonball, heavily smashing onto the ground, instantly stirring up a layer of dust.
"0:30!!" Immediately following, the referee's voice announcing the score rang out.
"Yukimura, you bastard—" Atobe Keigo looked at the mark of the ball behind him, his expression extremely serious.
"Your feint was too obvious, Atobe."
Yukimura turned around, the jacket on his shoulders swaying in the wind, and then his voice came: "This level is far from enough to score—"
Atobe Keigo looked at Yukimura's appearance, his face somewhat displeased, and he coldly snorted, turning around and returning to the baseline.
The feint was too obvious?
"Yukimura, you bastard, you just wait, I will definitely make you acknowledge my greatness!!" Atobe Keigo thought firmly.
"The captain already saw through it... that was a lob?" Kiyosumi Sengoku's expression froze, and he couldn't help but speak.
"Kiyosumi, you need to know, that's the captain!" Mori Juzaburo chuckled and said, "The captain defeated the world-class player, Leopold Camus. The captain can win even in world-class competitions, let alone this kind of match? Seeing through the opponent's movements—isn't that very simple?"
Kiyosumi Sengoku couldn't help but fall silent after hearing these words.
Sanada and Renji Yanagi only nodded lightly.
"Kiyosumi, you still can't imagine how strong the captain really is."
Yagyu Hiroshi pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "When you have a concept, you will know—"
What is an unbridgeable gap."
"Is this Atobe's current shortcoming?" Kunimitsu Tezuka thought secretly.
On the court.
Atobe Keigo held the tennis ball in his hand, and the aura on his body became even more powerful.
"Let me show you my evolution!!" After speaking, Atobe Keigo fiercely tossed the tennis ball up.
"Tannhäuser Serve!!" *Bang* The sound of the racket hitting the tennis ball suddenly rang out, and the tennis ball rushed towards Yukimura rapidly with amazing spin.
Wisps of green smoke continued to spread.
"The spin is very strong—? But it's too flashy."
Immediately following, a gentle voice entered Atobe Keigo's ears.
When he heard these words, Atobe Keigo's eyes suddenly contracted.
Too flashy?
Atobe Keigo's face suddenly changed after hearing these words.
He saw the tennis ball rapidly falling towards the ground after passing over the net.
*Thud* Along with the sound of the tennis ball landing, the tennis ball did not bounce up, but instead stuck to the ground and rushed towards the outside of Yukimura's court.
Tannhäuser Serve!
This was a technique that Atobe Keigo had specially practiced, in order to score from Yukimura!
But now, Yukimura said that his serve was too flashy!?
"Very strong spin."
Renji Yanagi opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Using a powerful wrist strength to cut the tossed ball from top to bottom when serving—"
"If used for a long time, it will cause very serious injuries to the wrist."
"This serve... is very strong!"
Speaking up to here, Renji Yanagi's expression became serious.
Even he felt that Atobe Keigo's Tannhäuser Serve was very tricky.
"This kind of spin—" Sadaharu Inui's eyes revealed seriousness.
Although the Tannhäuser Serve is not as terrifying as the Zero-Shiki Serve, in a certain sense, the Tannhäuser Serve and the Zero-Shiki Serve are no different.
The expressions of the rest of the Rikkai members changed, and the gazes they used to look at Atobe Keigo had already changed.
"This kind of serve—"
On the other side, Yuge Kurobe, Saito, Ryuji Takanoha, the three coaches also revealed surprise in their eyes.
If it weren't for Yukimura's precedent, the three of them would definitely be surprised.
But in this situation, the three even felt that it was normal for Atobe Keigo to hit this kind of serve.
On the other side, Kunimitsu Tezuka's expression did not change at all, and he quietly watched the court.
At the same time, on the court.
Yukimura's figure had disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the landing point of the tennis ball.
*Shoom* The tennis ball stuck to the ground and continued to spread to the baseline, and the racket in Yukimura's hand was also stuck on the ground.
*Pat* A crisp sound rang out, and the tennis ball was directly picked up by Yukimura.
Atobe Keigo frowned and looked at the tennis ball, quickly taking action.
However, at the instant Atobe Keigo left the spot.
*Whoosh* The tennis ball suddenly accelerated, piercing through Atobe Keigo's side at lightning speed.
"0:40!" The referee's voice announcing the score rang out again.
"How could this be!!" Ryō Shishido's eyes suddenly contracted after seeing this scene, and he shouted somewhat unbelievably.
"Just now—what exactly happened?"
Yushi Oshitari frowned tightly, with confusion in his eyes.
The tennis ball was clearly flying into the air just now, so why did it suddenly accelerate?
And it was when Atobe Keigo left the spot...
Isn't that too coincidental?
Or rather... this is not a coincidence at all, but Yukimura planned it?
On the court.
Atobe Keigo's movements stopped, and he frowned tightly.
What should he do to score from Yukimura?
Yukimura looked at Atobe Keigo's appearance and chuckled, saying: "Want to score?"
Atobe Keigo's face showed surprise after hearing these words.
"You're wondering why I know, aren't you?"
Yukimura smiled gently and said: "Your expression has already explained everything."
Atobe Keigo fell silent.
"Continue serving."
Yukimura said: "The match—hasn't ended yet."
"That's right, the match hasn't ended yet!!" Atobe Keigo's eyes lit up. As long as the match hasn't ended, he hasn't completely lost.
As long as he doesn't lose the match now, he will definitely have a way to score from Yukimura!!
You need to know that Atobe Keigo has been preparing for this day for a very long time!
Baseline, Atobe Keigo held the tennis ball in his hand, his eyes becoming more and more firm.
But— The match did not go as Atobe Keigo imagined.
*Thud* Along with the sound of the tennis ball landing, the first game ended.
1:0!
Yukimura is in the lead, and Atobe Keigo has not scored a single point!
"He lost."
Yushi Oshitari sighed, the gap was too big!
If other people went up, they would probably lose even more miserably!
Is Atobe Keigo strong?
The answer to this is definitely yes!
Atobe Keigo's strength can be ranked among the best in the country.
But Yukimura and Atobe Keigo are not on the same level at all!
"Ridiculously strong!!" Atobe Keigo's face was incomparably solemn, and the racket held in both hands unconsciously became more forceful.