Chapter 19: Atobe vs. Oshitari
On the court.
Atobe and Oshitari have already taken their positions, and Uesugi Yuu is the referee.
"The game starts and the set ends."
Uesugi Yuu didn't waste any time and directly announced the start of the match between the two.
The opening serve is in the hands of Oshitari.
Looking at the elegant and calm Atobe opposite him, Oshitari subconsciously trembled all over, and he felt that all the muscles in his body were excited.
Facing this peer who made him change his view of Hyotei, he felt both admiration and a desire to fight him.
Phew~
Snap… snap….
Oshitari took a deep breath and slapped the tennis ball twice.
Then, his whole body tensed up and bent backward.
Boom!
Ninatsu threw the ball, jumped, and swung the racket in one smooth motion.
There was a loud bang in the air and the tennis ball shot out like a bullet.
The yellow light and shadow hit the ninety-degree intersection with great force.
Good job!
The standard high-pressure serve in the air was played with the momentum of a smash under Oshitari's operation.
Facing the fierce attack, Tezuka lowered his body slightly and took very rhythmic steps to meet the attack.
Swish!
Atobe's racket cut in from the bottom, then pulled it down, and the tennis ball flew back with a strong backspin.
There was a flash of light behind Oshitari's glasses, but he did not panic. Instead, he stretched out his arms and used the arc of the racket to offset the murderous rotation.
The spin of the ball was offset, and the excitement in Atobe's eyes became even more intense.
Step on...
Atobe chased after him.
"That's it, Oshina! Come and make me more excited." Atobe smiled with an aristocratic and leisurely smile, as if he was hunting prey in a manor in the afternoon.
"I saw it! Your flaw!" Atobe quickly dodged.
Boom!
Atobe made a backhand cut, and the tennis ball seemed to be hit towards the other half of the court, but it still flew towards Oshitari.
When Oshitari was about to swing his racket to catch the ball, he felt a stiffness in his knees and arms.
He could only adjust his posture and pick the ball up.
next moment.
A figure rose high up.
"Oshinobu, immerse yourself in my magnificent ball skills."
boom!
A powerful smash hit Oshitari's backcourt.
Oshitari frowned, what happened just now... ?
As if he had anticipated how he would handle the ball, before he could react, Tobe had quickly reached the net and hit a beautiful smash.
"Atobe scores, the score is 15-0."
Shangshanyou narrowed his eyes. He knew very well that what happened just now was a manifestation of Atobe's strong insight.
After everyone learns to play tennis, they will retain the little habits that they were accustomed to before.
These habits may seem insignificant at ordinary times, but in the eyes of people with sharp eyes, they are loopholes or blind spots.
When the ball is hit back at these spots, you will subconsciously adjust your posture to receive the ball because you are not used to it, which will easily reveal your flaws.
It's similar to data tennis, but players with strong insight can implement this tactic at any time.
Of course, Uesugi Yu would not remind Oshitari that this was a duel between him and Atobe.
and……
Oshitari may not be without the ability to fight back.
After the previous failure with Uesugi Yuu, and the training he has been doing to hone his character in the past few days, Oshitari has actually been summarizing his own tennis journey.
The various tennis techniques that were originally quite complicated are slowly being integrated, and the thousands of unique skills in the future have already taken shape, but he himself may not have realized it yet.
…
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Oshitari suddenly found that his training in the past few days seemed to have some effect.
"Since we still don't know what's going on, let's try it a few more times!" Oshitari calmed down again.
Swish!
The serving posture this time was different again. It was the super high-speed serve he used against Uesugi Yuu.
Step…step…step…
"Oshitari, you underestimate me too much. Such moves are useless to me."
Atobe laughed loudly, and at the same time his eyes were accurately locked on the landing point of the tennis ball.
Boom!
Atobe hit another forehand ball, the tennis ball was at a very low height, and once again hit Oshitari's body in an awkward position because he had not yet adjusted his body after serving.
"Sure enough, it appears again. It seems that it is some kind of ability of Atobe." Oshitari's thoughts flashed through his mind, but this time he did not panic.
“Swish!”
Oshitari bent his hands and, with an extremely awkward racket-holding motion, sent the tennis ball flying high into the air.
"Too slow, Oshitari!"
"drink!"
Atobe quickly went online again, his figure rising high up like a roc spreading its wings.
Boom!
Once again, the tennis ball fell heavily like a cannonball.
However, this time, a cold light flashed in Oshitari's eyes.
He turned quickly, bent his knees and squatted with the help of the centrifugal force of his body, and raised the racket in his right hand at a wonderful angle.
whoosh.
The tennis ball quickly passed over the head of the still falling Atobe, and then hit accurately near the baseline.
Who could have thought that the smash, which was originally a fierce attack, was resolved by Shinobi in such a clever way.
"Brown bear caught!"
Yu Uesugi was shocked outside the court. This counterattack of smash was really famous. In his memory, this was also one of Fuji Shusuke's famous skills in the future.
I have to say that Fuji is really good at naming.
Although it was Fuji who popularized this move, in fact, many people should be able to use it, like him, Atobe, and Oshitari.
After all, this move is just a combination of body coordination and ball sense. It is not difficult to master it after more practice.
But what is scary is that Fuji and Oshitari deserve to be called geniuses because they were able to discover and create such a move.
The ability to summarize, coordinate, and then create is not something everyone has.
As expected, Atobe is really a useful catalyst. It seems that he and Oshina have some kind of bond, and Oshina has begun to evolve in this game.
Looking at the two people fighting more and more fiercely on the field, a thought flashed through Shangshan You's mind.
…
As for Atobe, when he saw the tennis ball fall into his backcourt, he looked at Oshina in front of him with some surprise.
Seeing Oshima exuding a cold aura and his eyes full of burning fighting spirit, Atobe laughed: "I was right about you, Oshima!"
"Oshina scored, the score is 15-15."
The game returned to the starting point again.
…
"drink!"
boom!
In the next few balls, Oshina used the same trick again, and Atobe seemed to have found a toy and directly competed with Oshina.
Facing Oshitari's provocative lobs, he did not hesitate at all, and his smashes became more powerful each time.
But they were all caught and sealed by Oshitari's brown bear.
"Game, Oshitari Yuushi, score 1-0."
Under such circumstances, Oshitari took the lead in serving and Atobe was suppressed for a while.
…
A breeze blew by, and Atobe's purple-gray hair fluttered slightly. His slender left hand covered half of his face, and his deep eyes dotted with teardrop moles kept flashing.
soon.
Atobe's momentum rose again.
He looked at the determined Oshitari on the other side and said with a smile: "Oshitari! I have seen through your trick!"
"Are you ready!?"
Atobe's words startled Oshitari, but his burning will quickly suppressed it. Now he would not be easily shaken by words.
"Go on, Atobe!" said Oshitari coldly.
"as you wish!"
Atobe smiled, with a look of confidence, as if he was already standing on the other side of victory.
Boom!
With a dull sound, Atobe made a beautiful curve serve.
Step…Step…
Looking at the serve with secondary acceleration, Oshitari adjusted the angle and hit it directly with the racket.
"Huh? It's so heavy..."
The tennis ball has the penetrating power of secondary acceleration, which makes the ball very heavy.
After undergoing special training with Uesugi Yuu, Atobe's wrist strength and explosive power have been greatly improved.
"Drink, come over here."
Seeing that the racket was a little unstable, Oshitari shouted and hit the tennis ball back.
“Good job!”
Boom!
Atobe chuckled and strolled leisurely. The tennis ball once again came to Oshitsuki's blind spot. This time, Oshitsuki was too late to save the ball.
"15-0"
…
Such a strong pressure...
Until it was Atobe's serve, Oshitari had never imagined that Atobe had such a strong pressure.
It was just like... just like facing that handsome boy. Oshitari subconsciously glanced at Uesugi Yuu outside the court.
At that moment, the tennis ball exploded at his feet like a stream of light.
"30-0"
…
"40-0"
…
"There is no other way. I can only create another chance." Oshitari was very calm. Facing Atobe who was suppressing him completely, he could only give it a try.
coming!
After barely receiving a backhand ball again, Oshitari no longer cut, but instead made a beautiful lob just like in the first game.
really.
Of course, Atobe would not retreat, as he would not become the emperor of Hyotei.
Boom!
A fierce smash came rushing down, and Ninzuka seized the opportunity, turned around and rolled, using again the unique skill he had just learned, and the brown bear was caught!
However, this time the tennis ball did not bounce back as he expected.
"Bang... buzz..."
Atobe's smash hit the handle of Oshitari's racket accurately.
The violent force caused Oshitari's right hand to shake, and then, as he looked on in disbelief, the tennis ball bounced into the air again.
Atobe's deep eyes exuded endless confidence, and he said, "Oshitari! Immerse yourself in my magnificent ball skills!"
Second smash!
It fell down with a loud bang amid Atobe's cool and confident smile.
