Chapter 8
The two of them were very happy.
Sanada, who was standing by the sidelines, looked at Yukimura who walked off the court with a wry smile on his face. He still couldn't believe that the person he had been chasing since childhood had just lost, and lost to his peers.
"Yukimura, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I just exhausted a lot of energy, but Sanada, it seems that we really underestimated others and were a little too arrogant. This failure is also a lesson!"
"Hey~ That's right, I have to work harder to train this time. When we enter junior high school, we will definitely meet them again. Next time, we will definitely not lose!"
After the two of them finished speaking, they couldn't help but look at Akashi and Tezuka, their eyes revealing unwillingness and unwillingness to admit defeat, and then they walked towards the rest area.
At this point, the semi-finals of the Youth Open have all ended, and the finals will start in the afternoon. The impact of these two semi-finals on the audience is undoubtedly very huge. Many people feel that it is worthwhile to come to this open tournament. It is a very correct decision to let them see the future of Japanese tennis.
Time flies, and soon the lunch break is over. The final that all the audience are looking forward to is about to begin. Everyone is discussing excitedly in the audience. At this moment, Yukimura and Sanada are also in the audience, waiting for the competition between their destined opponents.
At this moment, after the lunch break, Akashi and Tezuka have both recovered their energy and adjusted their own state. They are waiting for the referee to announce the start of the game at their respective courts.
"The Tokyo Youth Tennis Open finals will begin next. Please invite Akashi Seijuro and Tezuka Kunimitsu to enter!"
After hearing the broadcast, Akashi and Tezuka came to the court with their rackets. Akashi was still wearing a white sports jacket, and Tezuka also stood opposite Akashi with a blank expression. Even when he saw Akashi wearing a jacket, he didn't say anything.
"Please guess which side will go first!"
"Heads!" Akashi said slowly.
"Then I'm tails!" Tezuka had no objection.
"The game ends! Tezuka Kunimitsu serves first! The game begins!"
Tezuka took out a tennis ball from his pocket, tapped it a few times, tested its elasticity, and threw it high. With a sound of hitting the ball, the tennis ball flew over the net and came to Akashi's half court. Akashi didn't hesitate at all. After accurately judging the landing point, he quickly felt and hit the ball back directly. The two began a basic tennis competition.
Near-angle shots, short balls, lobs, half volleys, and nets, all kinds of small tricks emerged in an endless stream, making the audience on the sidelines feel relaxed and happy, and even Yukimura and Sanada were amazed.
But even with Tezuka's strength, he couldn't resist the gap in the five dimensions, not to mention the cheating-like Eye of the Emperor of Heaven. He soon felt powerless and was scored the first point by Akashi.
"0-15"
Tezuka, who lost a small point, did not show any change in expression. He silently came to the baseline and prepared to serve again. He had anticipated such a situation before the game. After all, he had seen Akashi's control of the game clearly when he watched the game between Akashi and Yukimura on the sidelines. However, he still did not want to give up the basic competition.
After serving again, the competition between the two was still very intense. After seeing Akashi's return, Tezuka quickly went to the net, raised the racket behind his head, and gently cut the flying tennis ball. The tennis ball flew slowly over the net with a strong rotation and fell to Akashi's front court.
When Akashi was preparing to return the ball, the Eye of the Emperor noticed that Tezuka's movements had changed slightly. When he was drawing the racket, the racket head dropped about 3 mm compared to the ordinary short ball. This was obviously a zero-type short ball. The method to deal with the zero-type short ball is very simple, just don't let the tennis ball fall to the ground.
Akashi came to the tennis ball at a very fast speed, and it seemed that he left a shadow behind him. Just before the tennis ball was about to land, he quickly picked it up and hit it towards Tezuka's half-court baseline again. Seeing this, Tezuka quickly ran to the baseline, secretly surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that his zero-style short ball was so easily cracked by Akashi. Because he didn't anticipate it in advance, the tennis ball still flew out of the baseline before Tezuka arrived.
"0-30"
Tezuka adjusted his breathing and sent the tennis ball again, trying his best to find Akashi's weakness and win the score, but unfortunately, it didn't go as he wished. With the blessing of the Eye of the Emperor of Heaven, no matter how Tezuka moved, he couldn't escape Akashi's prediction. In addition to the gap in the five dimensions, the score was still firmly won by Akashi.
"0-40"
"GAME! Akashi Seijuro! 1-0!"
As the first game ended, the audience on the sidelines cheered
There was loud applause. Everyone was applauding the wonderful match between the two boys. The match between Akashi and Tezuka was undoubtedly a visual feast for tennis enthusiasts.
"That boy named Akashi has a solid foundation, right? It seems that he can catch any ball."
"Yes, I had this feeling when I saw his match this morning. It seems that the game is always under his control."
"Don't worry, Tezuka hasn't exerted his strength yet. Think about his incredible moves. I don't think anyone of the same age can resist him."
The audience talked about Akashi and Tezuka. Some supported Akashi and thought that he was in control of the overall situation. Some supported Tezuka and thought that he had many professional-level skills. Even Yukimura and Sanada were discussing it.
"Sanada, it seems that Tezuka's basic tennis skills are not inferior to mine, but he still can't compete with Akashi. I still can't forget his feeling of knowing everything."
"Yukimura, Tezuka hasn't used his full strength yet. I admit that both of them are stronger than me at the moment, but I have decided that I will double my daily training volume. No matter what, I must defeat both of them and never let up!"
"Well~ Let's work hard together! For our dream!"
At the same time, it was Akashi's turn to serve, and Akashi stood behind the serving line and pondered for a while. He was considering whether to use some real strength to quickly defeat Tezuka. At the same time, he was a little worried that Tezuka would suffer too much of a blow too early, but he immediately shook his head.
'With Tezuka's character, how could he be devastated by a blow? Well, let him experience the cruelty of the absolute strength gap now, and understand as soon as possible that strength is everything, so as not to be ruined by Qingxue! ’
Thinking of this, Akashi no longer hesitated, and directly threw the tennis ball up, and then used the powerful wrist force to cut the thrown ball from high to low, giving the tennis ball a high-speed rotation. The tennis ball passed the net, and Tezuka quickly came to the landing point, but the tennis ball began to spin wildly after landing, almost not bouncing, but sliding forward quickly along the ground, and directly slid out of the baseline!
"ACE! 15-0"
"Tezuka, let's stop the boring test here! Give your all, although your defeat is doomed, there should be no regrets, right?"
"Very good serve, what is this serve called?" Tezuka asked calmly without paying attention to Akashi's tone.
"Tanhuaiser serve!"
"Tanhuaiser? The name is not bad, so go all out!"
Seeing that Tezuka was still so calm after seeing Tanhuaiser's serve, Akashi nodded secretly. This was the image of Tezuka Kunimitsu in his mind, confident, calm and powerful!
"I have never lost to anyone in anything since then, and I won't lose in the future! Tezuka Kunimitsu, experience the feeling of failure!"
After saying that, Akashi served again, and it was still Tannhaiser who served. After the tennis ball flew over the net, it still barely bounced, and slid forward quickly along the ground. Even Tezuka couldn't crack it in a short time, and could only watch the tennis ball slide out of the baseline again.
"ACE! 30-0"
"ACE! 40-0"
"GAME! Akashi Seijuro! 2-0!"
Four consecutive Tannhaiser serves allowed Akashi to win his serve smoothly, and Tezuka was helpless, but at this time, Tezuka's momentum suddenly changed! The loss of this game still made him realize how powerful and terrifying Akashi was. He had to try his best to play in order to win the final championship.