SEC Chapter 24: Battle against the Emperor
Chapter 24: Battle against the Emperor
"Did you hear that Oreki-san made it to the top 8 of the tennis club open trials?"
"Yeah, I heard about it! Isn't he the ghost boy who has been so popular recently?"
"Yes! I never thought that Oreki-san, who looks so quiet and reserved, would be so good at playing tennis..."
In the first grade group B class, several girls were gathered together having a heated discussion.
Since there were few people in their class at the moment, Toono Rin could hear it clearly even from a distance.
Her lively eyes lit up slightly.
"That guy, has he pulled himself together?"
Speaking of which, she has been busy with the women's tennis team these days and has not paid attention to the situation on the men's tennis side.
It seems like they're holding an open trial over there, right?
Thinking of this, she hurriedly stood up and walked towards the court.
After a while, she arrived at the tennis club.
There were not many playing fields left at this point in the game, so she quickly found Oreki Yu's playing field.
Then, she saw a scene that stunned her.
On the court, Oreki Yu was pressing on Sanada, mouth to mouth... well, it's indescribable.
......
The story goes back to more than half an hour ago.
The tennis club's quarterfinals have officially begun.
Each opponent is determined by drawing lots.
When Oreki Yu looked at his lottery ticket, he found that the name on it was Genichirō Sanada!
For Oreki Yu, who had long been eager to fight him, this was naturally a good lottery draw that he had been longing for.
And today's game is very special.
because......
He couldn't help but look outside the stadium.
I saw a tall lady wearing a sun hat, holding a camera in her hand, taking pictures of him continuously.
Seeing him looking at me, I raised my fist to him, signaling him to cheer up.
Oreki Yu couldn't help but tighten his grip on the racket.
Determined not only to win this game, but also to win it beautifully.
soon.
The referee blew the whistle to start the game.
The two of them quickly arrived on the court.
The two looked at each other across the net. After a few seconds of silence, they seemed to be sizing each other up.
"I know you are strong, so I will use all my strength to defeat you!"
It was Sanada who spoke first.
His solemn words seemed to contain the will to win.
Oreki Yu smiled slightly.
He also wanted to say something like, he would also concentrate on it.
But in this case, the game might be over soon...
"In that case, I'll wait and see."
By random decision, Sanada gets the priority to serve.
He held the tennis ball tightly in one hand and raised his head slightly. Under the brim of his hat, his eyes seemed to contain a sharp coldness.
"Are you ready?"
"You're welcome, just come on!"
Sanada exerted a little force with one hand, and the next moment, the ball flew out from his hand.
boom!
With a dull slap, the ball flew out!
Oreki Yu immediately ran to catch the ball.
His eyes flickered slightly.
The speed of this ball was estimated to be less than 180km/h. It was just an ordinary serve. It seemed that he was not going to use his special move yet.
In that case, I will force you to make a move!
this moment.
Oreki Yu's eyes flickered with purple light.
Then, the racket in his hand danced out several purple streams of light.
"Slashing Technique, Source!"
Swish!
Just as Oreki Yu hit the tennis ball, dozens of streams of light shot out!
Such a brilliant goal, even Sanada couldn't help but be stunned at this moment.
"What kind of ball skill is this?"
At this moment, he had no time to hesitate.
He rushed forward and swung the racket at the incoming stream of light.
But the next moment, the racket passed through a stream of light and did not hit the tennis ball!
"It's an illusion!"
Sanada Takeshi reacted.
At this moment, the racket in his hand suddenly changed its position, and his body turned by inertia, and he actually took the opportunity to hit the racket towards other streams of light!
With such high skills and reaction speed, Sanada was able to hit 5 streams of light in an instant.
But unfortunately, there were more than a dozen streams of light, but he couldn't find the tennis ball!
'game! Oreki Yu! 15:0! '
Oreki Yu broke the serve and took the first point.
Sanada looked at the tennis ball that fell on the ground, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, but soon he seemed to figure something out.
"That fantasy... could it be the influence of mental power?"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the young man opposite him with a solemn expression.
As far as he knew, this was an ability that only national-level masters could master. In other words, did the opponent in front of him already reach that level?
On the other side, Oreki Yu saw that Sanada had been staring at him, and knew that he was guessing his strength, so he smiled and said:
"Don't doubt it, Sanada, I have indeed crossed that threshold."
"...I didn't expect you to be one step ahead of me!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Sanada's eyes.
Earlier, he had guessed at Oreki's strength, and according to his judgment, it should be about the same as his, around the top in Kanto.
But I didn't expect that I still underestimated him. Oreki Yuu, like Yukimura and Tezuka Kunimitsu who defeated him that day, have all entered the national level!
"So, you don't need to try anymore. Serving at this level will only make you lose unnecessary points. Use your best moves and attack!"
There was a burning light in Oreki Yu's eyes.
Hearing this, Sanada unconsciously began to exert a little force on the hand holding the racket.
It seemed that there was a strong will bursting out from his heart, driving him to desire victory in this game more and more!
In the past, Sanada has faced numerous opponents.
But most of those people are fundamentally different from him.
As the top player in Kanto at this age, he is already invincible among his peers, and there are very few people who can be his rival.
But even so, he still lost to the even more stunning Seiichi Yukimura and Kunimitsu Tezuka.
Sanada longs to become stronger, longs to defeat these two people, and longs to prove himself!
He must have more training to continue to evolve and reach the national level!
And the person standing in front of him now, as an opponent who also entered the national level one step earlier, happens to be his best refining crystal stone.
He had a feeling that if he could defeat Oreki Yu, he would definitely grow.
"I see."
He took a deep breath, and at this moment, his eyes became extremely calm.
Oreki Yu's eyes flickered slightly.
Judging from the situation, is that move coming?
next moment.
Sanada took a stance and used his backhand to swing the racket. The moment the ball fell, he swung the racket at a speed that could not be captured by the naked eye!
boom!
I didn't see him swing the racket, but the sound of the ball hitting the ball was heard!
At this moment, even Oreki Yu, who had been prepared for a long time, was unable to react in time.
By the time he realized that the ball had been shot, it had already flown to his side of the court!
Oreki Yu took a step forward and chased after the tennis ball, but in the end, he was still a little bit short.
'game! Genichiro Sanada! 15:15! '
"So fast..."
At that moment just now, Oreki Yu thought that his reaction was very fast, but he still couldn't catch up.
The wind in Fenglin Volcano?
Sure enough, there are two tricks...