Chapter 78: A Natural Athlete
"Tennis? Another boring thing like this..."
A flash of memory flashed in Akutsu's eyes. He still remembered the middle school student who he hit with a tennis ball and made him cry when he was in elementary school.
However, without refuting Uesugi Yuu, Akutsu followed with his racket. The "old woman" had told him everything hesitantly before, and now thinking about it, it made sense.
He has always been a person who values his mother very much, but apart from running errands and buying things, he doesn't know how to help his hard-working mother. He learned karate before so that he could have the ability to protect his mother.
ten minutes later.
"Right here, I think you have learned tennis, right?" Shangshan You asked Akutsu behind him with a smile. After using force to intimidate him a little, Akutsu really became much more honest.
The two did not walk far, and Uesugi Yu found a baseball field near Akutsu's house. It was still light at this time, and there were only a few people scattered on the field.
"Tsk...if you want to fight, then fight. Don't think I'm afraid of you."
A ferocious expression flashed across Akutsu's face. Although he was no match for Uesugi Yu in terms of physical strength, he was not afraid of anyone in sports.
"Look at me, I'm going to beat you up!"
Akutsu showed a sinister smile on his face and took the lead to walk towards the court below.
This tennis court is a real wild field. Below the river bank, someone painted white lines on a large open space, set up a tennis net, and built a very simple court.
Shangshan Youding looked over and saw that those playing basketball off the court should be teenagers from the neighborhood. Their families might not be able to send them to the club to study, and for many of them the only place where they could practice was here.
Just like the first time I met Akutsu in the corridor, he tucked his tennis racket under his armpit, put his hands in , and walked down the riverbank stairs in a very cool manner.
The silver-gray hair on his head, which was fixed with hair wax, fluttered slightly, and the extremely fierce expression on his face simply had the word "evil guy" written on his head.
Yu Kamishima followed behind Akutsu with an amused look on his face. You know, he had just seen Akutsu with the bowl-cut hair not long ago. Although he also had a fierce look in his eyes, it was obviously a different style from now.
The arrival of the two was also noticed by the four teenagers below. When they saw that the one walking in front was Akutsu, their faces changed drastically.
"It seems like it's time to eat..."
…
"Yes, Taro, let's go too, otherwise our family will be worried..."
…
Somewhat frightened and terrified, the teenagers did not dare to stay and simply found a way out to escape.
From the beginning, they teamed up to bully Akutsu, and then after being taught a lesson by Akutsu several times, Akutsu became an existence that could not be provoked in their hearts.
"snort…"
Akutsu stood outside the court and said nothing, just snorted coldly. These people only became obedient after he started to use violence to solve the problem. They had disgusted him many times before.
Of course, because of his personality and hot temper, he gradually became a person of his own. Except for a few "fools" who regarded him as a friend, many people treated him with cold violence.
"It seems that you have a great reputation in this neighborhood~"
Uesugi Yuu didn't understand the entanglement between Akutsu and these people, so he naturally wouldn't pretend to be a "good guy". He just laughed and teased Akutsu.
"Tsk~ Stop talking nonsense. You want to play tennis with me, then let me see what you can do."
Akutsu's eyebrows raised, and a strong sense of oppression came from him.
"Hmm...nice eyes."
With a smile on his face, Uesugi Yu pulled out a tennis ball from his pocket and threw it to Akutsu.
"You serve first, don't say I'm bullying you."
With a confident smile, Uesugi Yu took out another racket from his bag and stood opposite Akutsu.
Akutsu looked annoyed, but he didn't lose his temper. Although he looked reckless, he was not stupid. In the previous real-life PK between the two, Akutsu felt a fatal threat. Now it was still unclear how strong Kamishima Yuu was in tennis, so he naturally wouldn't underestimate him as much as he said.
"Smart choice..."
Uesugi Yu nodded in his heart. Akutsu was actually a person who was rough on the outside but delicate on the inside. Not only did he have well-developed limbs, he also had a good athletic mind.
"Then we'll just play a regular six-game set. No one's keeping score here, so we'll keep score ourselves."
"Is that so? No problem, right?"
Shang Shanyou raised his eyebrows and asked in a cold voice.
"Heh... stop talking nonsense and watch!"
Boom!
Akutsu moved very quickly. After throwing the tennis ball in his hand casually, he stretched out his arm completely and slammed the racket onto the tennis ball in mid-air.
A light yellow light landed on the ground and headed straight towards Shangshan You's face.
"It seems that you haven't learned your lesson yet..."
Shang Shanyou's face turned cold, he turned the toes of his right foot slightly, and his whole body tilted sideways.
boom!
The net surface rubbed against the tennis ball slightly, and then he pressed hard with his arm, and Akutsu's powerful ball was easily hit back.
"Sure enough, his tennis skills are not simple."
Uesugi Yuu's action made Akutsu's eyes shrink. With just a simple test, Akutsu felt that Uesugi Yuu's nerve reaction speed was definitely not weaker than his.
At the same time, a surge of blood rose in his heart. He hadn't met such a strong man for a long time.
Swish!
Akutsu did not run to chase the ball. Instead, he suddenly pushed his feet downward, half bent his body and jumped into the air with his limbs stretched forward. It was a very exaggerated movement.
"Drink~Come on!"
With an excited laugh, he was ready to fight back.
However, after the tennis ball hit the ground, it did not bounce in the direction he imagined. The imperceptible rotation before caused the tennis ball to change direction and bounce at high speed after hitting the ground.
"What!"
Akutsu's face changed, but the tennis ball was too fast and his head didn't have time to dodge.
Whoosh... snap...
With a muffled groan, the tennis ball hit Akutsu's cheek heavily in mid-air.
"15-0"
"very good……"
Looking at the smiling Yu Uesugi opposite him, Akutsu felt his face burning, and a biting look flashed in his eyes.
boom!
The muscles of his whole body contracted, and his arms suddenly buckled. Akutsu roared and hit the tennis ball again.
"Too straight..."
Uesugami Yuu shook his head in his heart. Akutsu's serve was all based on recklessness. Just like before, Uesugami Yuu had no fear at all. This kind of momentum was still far from enough.
Boom!
With a long backhand pull, the tennis ball flew directly towards Akutsu's baseline.
"Don't even think about escaping this time!"
With a low roar, Akutsu stomped his feet on the ground, and his streamlined body once again formed an exaggerated posture in the air.
And this time it was even faster than the last time. Uesugi Yu's return attack was intercepted from the air by Akutsu before it even landed at the baseline.
Boom!
He stretched his arm, swung the racket hard, and the tennis ball flew to the other side of Shang Shanyou with a slight vibration.
"Too slow, too slow..."
A calm sigh interrupted Akutsu's excitement. He looked across and felt that Uesugi Yu's body seemed to have left a trail of afterimages, and in an instant he stood in front of the net.
Shangshan's yo-yo racket was lowered at forty-five degrees, and Akutsu's fierce straight ball was perfectly blocked by him.
Swish…
The tennis ball lost its kinetic energy and fell lightly in front of the net.
"30-0"
"You don't think I can't see such a simple ball path." Shangshan You said with a sarcastic tone.
His eyes flickered in his drooping eyelids. Just now, this was just the most basic way to guide the ball and then volley it at the net. However, now Akutsu couldn't even see through this simple attack. It seemed that he only mastered the most basic rules of tennis.
Think about it, when Akutsu was in the third grade, he could already change the path of the ball according to the opponent's movements at the moment of catching the ball. He is still a bit far from that now.
"Damn it..."
Akutsu's eyes flashed with ferocity, and the racket in his hand made a hissing sound when he squeezed it. If he hadn't been unable to beat Uesugi Yuu, he would have attacked him directly.
"Come on, get on with it. If you waste too much time, you'll be late for dinner."
As he said this, Uesugi Yu hooked his finger at Akutsu provocatively.
The Akutsu in front of him is indeed a sports genius rarely seen in ten years, but this rough stone still has a lot of room for polishing.
