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Faced with this fact, Masafumi Arai considered giving up and even deliberately not catching the ball.
However, when Arai Masashi thought about the reason for this match and the request he had made to Chen Anxia before the match, his dignity as a player and his pride would not allow him to give up.
In the end, Arai Masafumi gritted his teeth and persevered, finally meeting his end in the endless cycle of physical exhaustion created by Chen Anxia.
Arai Masafumi, who had collapsed to the ground, didn't want to think about anything anymore, nor did he have the strength to think about anything. He just wanted to close his eyes and get a good night's sleep.
Just as Arai Masafumi's eyes were about to close, he vaguely saw a sun radiating warm light gradually approaching him.
Then, Arai Masafumi faintly heard Chen Anxia's voice.
"Your persistence, your will, your perseverance..."
"If you could put them on top of..., I think you would definitely achieve..."
Although he didn't hear Chen Anxia's words clearly, Arai Masafumi seemed to understand what Chen Anxia wanted to say.
What stupid things have I done in the past...?
With this thought in mind, Arai Masafumi completely fell asleep.
No one knows what kind of wonderful dream Arai Masafumi was having, but a smile actually appeared on Arai Masafumi's face.
Chen Anxia ignored Arai Masafumi and instead turned her gaze to Uemura beside her.
For some reason, Chen Anxia's seemingly ordinary gaze caused Uemura's body to tremble involuntarily, a sense of fear instinctively rising within him, and his entire being unconsciously becoming restrained.
For a fleeting moment, Uemura even had the illusion that he was facing Tezuka Kunimitsu directly.
That kind of majesty and prestige...
Before Uemura could think further, Chen Anxia's calm voice rang out, "Our agreement remains valid. If you can defeat me, I'll give you 5 island yen..."
Upon hearing Chen Anxia's words, Shangcun's expression suddenly turned frightened.
Uemura witnessed firsthand Arai Masafumi's disheveled and miserable state.
Even Arai Masafumi, who is stronger than him, is like this, so if he were to compete against Chen Anxia, wouldn't his fate already be sealed?
Therefore, before Chen Anxia could finish speaking, Uemura anxiously said, "I won't fight you, even if you give me a million island yen, I won't fight you..."
With that, Uemura rushed forward and forcefully picked up Arai Masashi's upper body, then dragged him away from the tennis court, staggering all the way.
Even at a time like this, Uemura hadn't forgotten Arai Masashi. Should we say their friendship was deep, or should we say their friendship was... deep?
After Shangcun left, Chen Anxia wanted to put the 'Sunshine' in his hand back into the tennis bag.
Although he didn't know the reason, Chen Anxia knew that Tezuka Kunimitsu and the regular members of Seigaku were most likely not there today.
Not only that, but even most of the tennis club members were absent.
This fact made Chen Anxia want to go back.
Today's two close matches have indeed left Chen Anxia feeling somewhat exhausted, not only physically but also mentally.
Seeing this, Horio Satoshi, Kato Katsuro, and Mizuno Katsuo, who had been watching from the sidelines the whole time, wanted to go up and thank Chen Anxia.
Regardless, it was Chen Anxia who helped them out of this predicament today.
If it weren't for Chen Anxia, they would probably still be worrying about those 5200 island dollars.
In addition to thanking Chen Anxia, Katsuro Kato also wanted to ask about the 'sunshine' and what the relationship was between Chen Anxia and his father, Warm-to Kato.
However, before the three of them could go find Chen Anxia, they suddenly heard Echizen Ryoma's voice say, "If he won't fight you, I will."
"And since I won, I don't want your 5 island dollars. How about a match?"
The sudden sound made Chen Anxia pause in his action of retracting 'Sunshine', and then he looked in the direction of the sound.
Upon looking up, Chen Anxia saw that Echizen Ryoma was staring intently at him, his eyes filled with fierce fighting spirit.
Not only Chen Anxia, but also Horio Satoshi, Kato Katsuro, and Mizuno Katsuo couldn't help but look at Echizen Ryoma who had spoken up, their expressions somewhat astonished, completely unexpected that Echizen Ryoma would make such a request.
Seeing this, Momoshiro Takeshi raised an eyebrow slightly, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, his face showing great interest. He murmured, "Interesting..."
Before Chen Anxia could respond to Echizen Ryoma, Horio Satoshi, Kato Katsuro, and Mizuno Katsuo all called out softly in succession.
"Echizen, don't do anything rash!"
"You've seen Chen Anxia's strength; he's not even in the same league as us. Are you sure you want to challenge him?"
"I feel that Chen Anxia has the strength of a regular player, so you should give up the idea of challenging him."
"Yes, Ryoma-kun, you should think it over carefully..."
Naturally, Ryoma Echizen completely ignored the "well-intentioned advice" from Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno, and simply stared at Chen Anxia, waiting for his reply.
Under Echizen Ryoma's watchful gaze, Chen Anxia gave his answer.
"Then let's have a match!"
This is Chen Anxia's answer. In Chen Anxia's remaining memory, Echizen Ryoma became a regular member of Seigaku shortly after joining the Seigaku tennis club.
That means Ryoma Echizen has at least the strength of a regular member of Seigaku.
This also means that Chen Anxia can use Echizen Ryoma to test his current strength...
......
Chapter 237 The Young Master of the Stadium, the Shadow of the Son of God (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
On the court, Chen Anxia and Echizen Ryoma had already chosen their respective courts and decided their service games by coin toss.
At this moment, Ryoma Echizen was hitting a tennis ball with one hand while adjusting his condition.
That's right, according to the prediction, the first game is Ryoma Echizen's service game.
Off the field, Katsuro Kato and Katsuo Mizuno both showed expressions of worry for Ryoma Echizen upon seeing this.
Satoshi Horio couldn't help but scratch his head, exclaiming in bewilderment, "Why would Echizen be so foolish? Does he also want to experience the endless cycle of physical exhaustion?"
Momoshiro Takeshi, standing to the side, looked at the upcoming match with an extremely serious expression.
Upon hearing Horio Satoshi's words, Momoshiro Takeshi, with such an expression, said, "Don't underestimate Echizen Ryoma. Since he dared to stand up and challenge Chen Anxia, he must have his reasons."
Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno were all taken aback upon hearing this.
Clearly, they hadn't even considered that.
Just as they were still stunned, they heard Takeshi Momoshiro's voice come again, "And I heard that this tennis prince who returned from the United States can use a topspin serve..."
These words immediately surprised Horio Satoshi, who had two years of tennis experience, and he couldn't help but ask, "Momoshiro-senpai, are you serious? Does Echizen really know how to serve with topspin?"
Katsuro Kato and Katsuo Mizuno, standing to the side, seemed somewhat bewildered, as they had never heard of the outside spin serve before.
However, judging from the reactions of Takeshi Momoshiro and Satoshi Horio, the topspin serve must be quite difficult.
Before they could think it through, Horio Satoshi said again, "I really didn't expect that Echizen would use an outside spin serve."
"Then maybe Echizen really can defeat Chen Anxia."
As he spoke, Horio Satoshi looked utterly devastated and continued indignantly, "Why? We're both first-year students, so how come our strengths are so different?"
Takeshi Momoshiro chose to ignore Satoshi Horio's antics.
However, Takeshi Momoshiro still took Horio Satoshi's words to heart, and murmured to himself, 'Can Ryoma Echizen really defeat Chen Anxia?'
'Can he really defeat Chen Anxia, who possesses the Zero-Style Chop?'
On the court, Ryoma Echizen, having adjusted his form, caught the bouncing tennis ball and tossed it high into the air.
During this process, Ryoma Echizen naturally assumed a standard serving posture.
Then, Ryoma Echizen leaped up as the tennis ball fell, swinging his racket forcefully to strike the golden ball.
Boom!
With a crisp sound of impact, the tennis ball, squeezed and crushed by the racket, suddenly burst forth with terrifying speed, hurtling towards Chen Anxia's court.
Off the court, Takeshi Momoshiro didn't know if Ryoma Echizen would use an outside spin serve, so he could only keep a close eye on him, afraid of missing any moment.
Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno were all eager to witness the legendary topspin serve.
As they watched, they saw Chen Anxia begin to swing his racket as he faced the ball.
Based on the ball's normal trajectory, Chen Anxia should have been able to catch it.
However, a shocking scene unfolded.
After touching the ground, the ball unexpectedly veered in the opposite direction and hurtled towards Chen Anxia's face.
In response, Chen Anxia instinctively turned his head away, dodging the tennis ball that was hurtling straight toward his face.
Without a doubt, this point was scored by Ryoma Echizen serving.
Upon seeing this ball, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno were all speechless with shock, their mouths agape and they couldn't help but mutter to themselves.
"That's...that's amazing..."
"This...this is the topspin serve!?"
"Ryoma-kun, you're too strong..."
Although Takeshi Momoshiro was also shocked by the ball, he was still able to control his expression and reaction.
Ultimately, while the topspin serve is powerful and impressive, there are quite a few monsters among the regular players at Seigaku who can execute a serve that is on par with, or even stronger than, the topspin serve.
At this moment, what Momoshiro Takeshi was even more looking forward to and concerned about was at which point Chen Anxia would break through Echizen Ryoma's outside spin serve.
According to Momoshiro Takeshi's own estimation, he should be able to break through Echizen Ryoma's outside spin serve by the third or fourth ball at most.
On the field, unbeknownst to everyone else, a data model was rapidly being built in Chen Anxia's mind.
This data model is naturally the data model for the topspin serve.
Currently, the data model for the topspin serve is 30% complete!
Meanwhile, Inoue and Shiba Saori, reporters from a professional tennis magazine, arrived at Seigaku as scheduled.
As its name suggests, the professional tennis magazine focuses solely on professional tennis matches.
The reason for this visit was that Inoue, a senior reporter for a professional tennis magazine, suddenly became interested in junior high school tennis and wanted to come to Seigaku to learn about and interview them.
As for why he chose Seigaku, it was because this was the place where Inoue's idol, Echizen Ryoma's father, the samurai Echizen Nanjiro, once stayed.
The call Sumire Ryuzaki received earlier was an interview invitation from Inoue.