The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 95: Third Singles, Sanada vs. Chitose
After the pre-match ceremony, both teams left the field and returned to their preparation areas.

After a short break, the referee followed the procedure and began to announce the first game.

"The third singles match will now begin. Both players are invited to enter the venue."

Inside the Rikkai University team, Sanada heard the voice and picked up his racket and said calmly, "I'm going to go, and I'll be back soon. You guys should take this opportunity to warm up."

"I understand. Don't end it too quickly. Give us more time to warm up." Marui Bunta replied humorously.

Sanada did not respond, but just smiled confidently, exchanged glances with Yuuki Maya, and turned to walk towards the court.

“I don’t know who the opponent will send to play first.”

Kirihara Akaya had already relaxed in his seat. He was still a substitute in today's game and played a minor role.

"There's a 78% chance that it will be one of the two heroes of Kyushu, but it doesn't matter. No matter who it is, Sanada can handle it."

Yanagi Renji said calmly, not taking Shizile seriously in his words.

Yuuki Maya nodded. He could understand why Yanagi Renji had this attitude.

Last year, Lion Music, which had the two giants of Kyushu, couldn't even beat Makuzhiteng, who was shut out by them in the final. No matter how high their overall strength can be, how high can it be?

But he is still very curious, who will be the first player of Lion Music?

Chitose Chisato? Or the "Golden Lion King" Tachibana Jiping?

Without giving Yuuki Maya too much time to guess, Shishiro quickly revealed the answer to him.

I saw a dark-skinned boy with curly hair parted in the middle and an afro hairstyle, walking out of the Lion Music team with a confident look and coming to the stadium.

In the first game, the opponent sent out Chitose Chisato.

"You must be the emperor of Rikkai University, right? We didn't have the chance to fight last year, so I'll need your guidance today."

Chitose Chisato, who still has the bad vibe that is unique to Shizigaku Junior High School, speaks with a strong Kansai accent.

"The reputation of the Kyushu Twin Heroes has spread throughout the country. Let me see if your strength matches this reputation."

Genichirō Sanada said with a stern face and in a flat tone that he hated players like these delinquents and it felt like he was playing tennis with gangsters.

"You will see." Qiansui Qianli smiled slowly and confidently, looking relaxed.

After a brief exchange between the two, they began to guess the sides at the referee's signal.

The result came out soon, and Sanada guessed both sides correctly.

Then, both sides retreated, Sanada stood on the left side of the baseline, and Chitose Chisato retreated to the receiving area on the right to wait for the opponent to serve.

"The match begins, Rikkai Sanada versus Shishiraku Chitose."

"End of set, Sanada serves."

After both sides were ready, the referee immediately announced the start of the game.

"Let me measure your strength."

Sanada lowered his head slightly, and the black brim of his hat blocked his sharp gaze.

He raised his arm and threw the tennis ball high into the air.

咻

When the tennis ball fell to a certain height, the next second, the tennis ball that was still falling suddenly passed by like a gust of wind and instantly landed on Qiansui's side.

A light yellow ball shadow flashed by Qiansui's eyes and passed by him in an instant.

"15 to 0."

Just one ball was enough to make Chitose Chisato, who was originally relaxed, immediately restrain his previous expression and turn it into a serious one.

"So fast."

This was Chitose's first thought. He didn't even see when the tennis ball came over.

As expected of him being the vice-president of Rikkai University and one of the four famous giants in the country, just a serve alone forced him to immediately enter a state of serious concentration.

On the other side, Genichirō Sanada didn't care about the other party's inner thoughts at the moment. After seeing his serve hit an ace, he didn't show any expression fluctuation. After waiting for the referee's instructions, he immediately got into the serving position.

The second serve came just as quickly as the previous one.

This time, Chitose Chisato was not as careless as before. After concentrating his attention, he vaguely saw the trajectory of the tennis ball.

"over there!"

By seeing the path of the ball, you can determine the approximate landing point of the tennis ball, and then find the correct direction of the receiving point.

Chitose Chisato swung his racket in a certain direction, and the next second, a tennis ball appeared on the surface of his racket.

砰

The returned tennis ball returned to Rikkai University's half even faster, but Sanada had already prepared himself by positioning himself at the center line, waiting for the return ball with an unchanging attitude.

"Have you accepted it? You are quite capable."

Seeing his serve being returned, Sanada slightly improved his evaluation of Chitose.

"So, can you catch this ball?"

Sanada immediately raised his racket again and swung at the return ball.

The arm was like a phantom, and in just a frame of time, the tennis ball immediately turned into a gust of wind and flew back.

The tennis ball hit Chitose Chisato's backcourt hard and then flew out of bounds.

"30 to 0."

After losing points quickly once again, Chitose Chisato was stunned again. He looked back at the tennis ball outside the court, and seemed to be feeling some turmoil in his heart.

However, no matter what Chitose Chisato is thinking at this moment, it has nothing to do with Genichirō Sanada.

He still had a calm expression as he made the serving gesture, preparing to serve the third ball.

As fast as the wind
Sanada's third ball suddenly changed, and the speed of the serve was faster than the previous two balls.

Chitose Chisato hurriedly hit the ball back, but the quality and strength of the return ball were very average, and Sanada took advantage of the opportunity.

砰

It was just a simple and plain smash. The tennis ball passed through Chitose Chisato's left side at a high speed, hit the ground at the center line, and bounced high out of the court.

"40 to 0."

In just six minutes, Genichirō Sanada had scored three points in a row. He only needed to win one more goal to easily win the first game.

"Pfft, why do I feel that those two heroes of Kyushu look just like that?"

Outside the field, Ren Wang, who had seen all of this, expressed his opinion in a dull tone with little interest.

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Sanada will soon force the opponent to use his full strength."

"Besides, Niou, you have to know that even among the national-level players, there is still a big gap."

Yuuki Maya spoke slowly, the current situation seemed normal to him.

He knew better than anyone that the gap between national levels might be even greater than the gap between national level and Kanto level.

If Chitose Chisato doesn't use his signature skills quickly, with his current basic abilities, he won't be able to force out all of Sanada's four great secrets, let alone be able to see him use his full strength.

砰

On the court, as Maya Yuuki expected, after Sanada's fourth serve, the two sides fought for several rounds.

Sanada immediately seized the defensive loophole of Chitose Chisato, and with a wave of his arm, the tennis ball immediately turned into a phantom.

Chitose Chili couldn't catch up in time, and his outstretched racket failed to catch the tennis ball that had fallen to the ground. He could only watch the tennis ball bounce out and fall to the ground again.

"Game, Rikkai University Sanada is leading, the score is 1 to 0."

The first game was over in less than ten minutes.

Chitose Chisato looked at Sanada's nonchalant expression and slowly realized how ridiculous what she had said before the game was.

The opponent has not taken this game seriously until now.

(End of this chapter)