naaapseattle #111 - Sanada vs. Kirihara Akaya
#111 - Sanada vs. Kirihara Akaya
Bang! Instantly, a crisp hitting sound rang out swiftly.
The tennis ball, like an arrow shot from a bow, transformed into a streak of light, instantly rushing towards Sanada's direction.
The sound of air being torn apart continued to ring out, and almost instantly, it swept past the net, heading towards the corner of Sanada's court.
"What speed!!"
Seeing Kirihara Akaya's serve, many of the surrounding players couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Dong! Accompanied by the sound of the tennis ball landing, a figure had already appeared at the ball's landing point.
Sanada raised the racket in his hand and swung it down at the tennis ball.
Bang! The racket struck the tennis ball, and a muffled hitting sound immediately echoed.
Swoosh! The tennis ball drew a sharp arc in mid-air, and then heavily landed beside Kirihara Akaya.
Fast!
Extremely fast, almost instantly, Kirihara Akaya didn't even have time to react!
"So—so fast—"
Kirihara Akaya looked at the ball mark left beside his feet, his whole person stunned in place.
"Didn't see it clearly at all!"
Niou Masaharu, watching Kirihara Akaya on the court, said in a deep voice: "Too fast!"
In the court, Kirihara Akaya had a somewhat unwilling expression, he stared intently at Sanada on the opposite side, took a deep breath, and turned to return to the baseline.
He wants to win!
He must win!
Otherwise, how could he become Rikkaidai's tennis club's number one!
Kirihara Akaya held the tennis ball in his hand, and then tossed the tennis ball high into the air.
Bang! Suddenly, the sound of a ball being hit rang out.
The tennis ball was as swift as an arrow shot out.
Sanada aimed at the incoming tennis ball, the racket in his hand suddenly lifted up, and then, aiming at the tennis ball, he swung down!
Dong! A muffled hitting sound rang out, the tennis ball brought with it a terrifying chaotic airflow, and then swiftly flew out, in Kirihara Akaya's eyes, the tennis ball once again swept past the net, directly landing beside him, and then swiftly rushed out of the baseline.
Ka! The tennis ball that rushed out of the baseline heavily crashed into the wire mesh, the powerful force instantly causing the tennis ball to become stuck in the wire mesh.
"How is this possible!?"
Kirihara Akaya's pupils constricted, and he shouted out with some disbelief.
"0:30!"
The sound announcing the score rang out once again.
"So strong!"
"The vice-captain is really strong!"
"That freshman is completely not a match!"
"Idiot, that's the vice-captain, how could the vice-captain possibly lose to a freshman?"
"That's right, no matter how strong the freshman is, he definitely can't be as strong as the vice-captain!"
"That freshman really has courage, to actually dare to compete with the vice-captain."
The surrounding second-year and third-year players, watching Kirihara Akaya in the court, couldn't help but discuss amongst themselves, they even somewhat admired Kirihara Akaya, after all, they didn't have the courage to stand on the court and compete with Sanada.
"Hopefully, this freshman won't be hit too hard."
Yanagi Renji, watching the situation on the court, said faintly.
"Shouldn't be?"
Mori Juzaburo, watching Kirihara Akaya on the court, said.
"Ah—.."
Yukimura chuckled softly, his expression still gentle.
Hit hard?
He was very clear that Kirihara Akaya's self-esteem was very fragile.
Once he entered a certain "state," then it would be another Kirihara Akaya.
Although this match was only a test match, it didn't mean that Sanada would hold back, moreover, Sanada wasn't the type of person who would hold back.
Not only that, Sanada seemed to also be very optimistic about Kirihara Akaya.
In this case, Sanada would be even less likely to hold back.
Before long, the first game's score was directly taken by Sanada.
1:0!
Kirihara Akaya didn't get a single point, and it was over.
Kirihara Akaya deeply exhaled a mouthful of stale air, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.
Pressure!
He felt a suffocating pressure from Sanada's body, just like a large mountain pressing down on his chest.
Switching courts, next was Sanada's service game.
"Next is when the real show begins."
Yukimura, watching the situation on the court, hooked up a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth.
Bang! In the next second, all the surrounding players only heard a hitting sound, and then saw Sanada retract his serving action.
"15:0!"
The sound announcing the score rang out once again.
Kirihara Akaya stood blankly in place, his pupils constantly lightly trembling.
"So—so fast!!"
Kirihara Akaya didn't even have time to react, he only heard a muffled hitting sound beside his ear.
However, by the time he reacted, Sanada had already scored!
"What speed is this?"
Kirihara Akaya, looking at the tennis ball that rolled to his feet, thought with some disbelief in his heart,
Not only was Kirihara Akaya stunned, all the surrounding players, including Niou Masaharu and the others, were also stunned.
All the players only knew that Sanada was very strong, other than Yanagi Renji and Mori Juzaburo, the others simply didn't know just how strong Sanada was.
"Is this the vice-captain's strength?"
"The vice-captain is probably already a national-level player, right?"
"If it's according to the vice-captain's level, then the vice-captain is also among the top in the national level!'
"The vice-captain is only a second-year!!"
All the surrounding first-year, second-year, and third-year players exclaimed in admiration,
'The only ones who can win against the vice-captain—·..·—are the captain and Mori-senpai, right—·····"
Niou Masaharu and Yagyu Hiroshi exchanged a glance, thinking silently in their hearts.
In Rikkaidai, Yukimura was the recognized strongest.
Secondly was Mori Juzaburo, and then it was Sanada,
Because of Yukimura's performance in the U-17 World Cup arena, everyone had already roughly understood Yukimura's strength.
But Mori Juzaburo and Sanada, they weren't clear on the true strength of these two.
And also Yanagi Renji among the Three Pillars!
Although Yanagi Renji was skilled in data tennis, his own strength was stronger than the formal players of other school teams.
The coat draped over Yukimura's shoulders swayed slightly, his pupils, like amethysts, watched the court.
"Then, Genichirou, what will you do next?"
Just as Yukimura was in thought, Sanada once again tossed the tennis ball from his hand,
His arm raised the racket, his gaze aimed at the tennis ball, and then he immediately swung!
Kirihara Akaya's expression changed, his dynamic vision constantly staring at Sanada, in his eyes, Sanada's waving arm flickered with afterimages.
Bang! And then, in Kirihara Akaya's eyes, the racket in Sanada's hand heavily struck the tennis ball.
Swoosh! The air at this moment seemed to be torn apart, Kirihara Akaya only felt a terrifying whirlwind flickering beside him.
The tennis ball struck the wire mesh, and then the terrifying force instantly penetrated the wire mesh, the penetrated wire mesh still had wisps of green smoke remaining.
"30:0!"
"40:0!"
"Game, Sanada Genichirou, score 2:0!"
Almost in the blink of an eye, Sanada had already taken the second game's score.