Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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On the side, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno were completely dumbfounded, not knowing how to express their feelings at that moment.

Outside the court's wire mesh, Inoue, upon seeing the ball, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Spin serve! That's actually a spin serve!?"

Beside her, Saori Shiba couldn't help but ask, "Senpai, what is an outside spin serve?"

Upon hearing this, Inoue suppressed his inner shock and explained, "Generally, a serve with left spin is called a slice serve, while an outside spin serve is a serve with the opposite spin of a left spin slice serve, and the spin of the ball will be much greater than that of a regular left spin slice serve."

"Therefore, an outside spin serve will bounce towards the opponent's face after hitting the ground, which is not a serve that can be easily returned."

As Inoue looked at Chen Anxia, ​​his gaze trembled, and he continued, "It's unbelievable that a junior high school student can actually hit an outside spin serve."

Through Inoue's words, Shiba Saori learned what an outside spin serve was, but it was precisely because she knew that Shiba Saori felt even more shocked.

At that moment, Shiba Saori suddenly felt an urge to learn about and interview Chen Anxia.

Saori Shiba knew that her impulse stemmed from her intuition as a journalist.

Saori Shiba trusted her intuition, and therefore, she made a decision in secret.

On the court, Ryoma Echizen could no longer maintain his cool demeanor and was now looking at the tennis ball rolling behind him with a shocked expression.

As early as Kakizaka Tennis Garden, during the match between Chen Anxia and Sasaki, Ryoma Echizen knew about Chen Anxia's ability to imitate.

However, Ryoma Echizen did not expect that Chen Anxia's ability to imitate would be so terrifying.

It should be noted that his topspin serve is far superior to Sasaki's bullet serve, both in terms of technique and power.

Even so, Chen Anxia actually learned his own topspin serve from those four topspin serves.

As for the possibility that Chen Anxia himself could serve with outside spin, Echizen Ryoma never even considered it.

Because Chen Anxia's posture and movements when he just hit an outside spin serve were so similar to mine.

Most importantly, if Chen Anxia is truly capable of topspin serves, then he wouldn't need to make any preparatory movements for jumping and swinging his racket.

The reason why Ryoma Echizen jumps when he hits an outside spin serve is because he is not tall enough. He needs to jump to hit the ball at a sufficient height and give it enough spin.

Otherwise, Ryoma Echizen would not be able to hit an outside spin serve.

Chen Anxia is different. With his height, he doesn't need to jump to hit an outside spin serve.

Thinking this, Ryoma Echizen reached out and gently pressed down the brim of his baseball cap, revealing an undisguised look of excitement on his face hidden beneath the brim.

Ryoma Echizen never expected that Chen Anxia would bring him such a big surprise.

Although this surprise came with pressure, it was exactly the kind of match Ryoma Echizen wanted.

Nearby, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno couldn't help but stir up a commotion after regaining their senses.

"Spin serve, that was a spin serve just now, right?"

"I never expected Chen Anxia to be able to serve with an outside spin!"

"They're amazing! Those two are truly incredible!"

"I'm starting to question the meaning of life. Are they really freshmen like us?"

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I think I saw a bit of Echizen in Chen Anxia just now."

"I saw it too."

"Me too, Chen Anxia's movements just now really reminded me of Ryoma-kun."

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Momoshiro Takeshi didn't join their commotion. Instead, he looked at Chen Anxia's grave expression and muttered to himself, "So, does that mean his Zero-Style Chop is..."

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

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Just then, the sound of Chen Anxia hitting a tennis ball rang out again, drawing everyone's attention.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Chen Anxia once again served an outside spin serve.

However, this time Ryoma Echizen returned the topspin serve directly.

Unaware of the inside story, Inoue and Shiba Saori were both amazed by Echizen Ryoma's strength, surprised that he was able to return an outside spin serve on the second ball.

Naturally, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, Katsuo Mizuno, and Takeshi Momoshiro were not surprised by this; rather, they took it for granted.

At the same time, their eyes followed the ball to Chen Anxia, ​​who had arrived at the landing point and was in a backswing position.

When Momoshiro Takeshi saw Chen Anxia's backswing, his pupils suddenly contracted.

In that instant, Momoshiro Takeshi saw the shadow of Tezuka Kunimitsu in Chen Anxia.

In his heart, Takeshi Momoshiro already had a realization, knowing that this shot should be...

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Chapter 240 The Powerful Chen Anxia, ​​Unparalleled Talent! (First Update, Please Subscribe!)

Of those present, only Takeshi Momoshiro noticed something from Chen Anxia's backswing posture, and only Momoshiro was familiar with Kunimitsu Tezuka.

To others, Chen Anxia's current pose is just a perfectly normal backswing.

If we really have to say what's so special about Chen Anxia's backswing posture, it's that it's a backhand backswing posture.

This also means that Chen Anxia's next return shot will be hit with a backhand.

However, in tennis, there are many types of backhand returns, and it is impossible to know what kind of return Chen Anxia wants to make just from a backswing posture.

And so, under everyone's watchful eyes, Chen Anxia met the golden tennis ball that bounced off the ground with a backhand slice.

Seeing this, Ryoma Echizen, with his excellent dynamic vision, quickly determined that Chen Anxia was hitting a short shot at the net.

Without hesitation, Ryoma Echizen unleashed his fastest speed, attempting to rush to the net and return Chen Anxia's short shot.

Throughout the entire process, Ryoma Echizen's gaze never left the tennis ball spinning in the air.

In his mind, Ryoma Echizen calmly assessed the situation, thinking, 'There's still time. After the ball bounces off the ground, I still have a little time to counterattack...'

Thinking it over, Ryoma Echizen glanced at Chen Anxia's court and began to plan the best shot route.

From the perspective of those watching from the sidelines, Ryoma Echizen was seen rapidly approaching the precise landing point of the ball.

They could all see that, with Echizen Ryoma's current speed, he should be able to receive Chen Anxia's short ball at the net.

At the same time, they couldn't help but marvel at Ryoma Echizen's reaction speed and athletic ability.

They all knew that if Ryoma Echizen's reaction had been even slightly slower, or if his speed had been even slightly slower, he wouldn't have been able to catch Chen Anxia's short ball at the net.

Only Momoshiro Takeshi knew that Echizen Ryoma's efforts at this moment were completely futile.

Momoshiro Takeshi had the privilege of witnessing it firsthand and was well aware of just how terrifying this move from Tezuka Kunimitsu's tennis skills truly was.

Under these circumstances, just before Ryoma Echizen was about to reach the landing point, Chen Anxia's short shot at the net touched the ground.

Then, everyone present except Momoshiro Takeshi seemed to have witnessed something extremely unbelievable; their pupils shrank sharply, and their faces showed shock and disbelief.

Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno were dumbfounded, their mouths agape unconsciously uttering meaningless sounds.

As for Ryoma Echizen, who was running on the court and had already prepared to return the ball, even extending his racket to hit the ball back after it bounced off the ground, he also unconsciously froze in place.

At that moment, Ryoma Echizen was watching the tennis ball slowly rolling towards the net, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

Off the court, Saori Shiba, a new reporter from a professional tennis magazine, felt her worldview about tennis crumbling as she looked at the scene before her.

Shocked, Shiba Saori subconsciously rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had seen things wrong.

After confirming that she hadn't misread it, Shiba Saori couldn't help but ask, "Inoue-senpai, what exactly happened with that ball just now? Why didn't it bounce up and instead rolled back towards the net?"

Inoue's situation wasn't much better than Shibasa's.

Although Inoue has extensive experience as a journalist, he has seen many more incredible ball skills than the one before him on the professional field.

But that doesn't negate how terrifying that shot was.

Inoue knew that even in a professional match, this shot could be an unparalleled killing move, and could even become a trump card that professional players relied on.

Yet such unparalleled ball skills were displayed by a junior high school student.

This fact deeply shocked Inoue.

Inoue, who had previously only focused on professional esports, never imagined that this sudden whim would bring him such a huge surprise.

The surprise was so great that even after Saori Shiba asked a question, Inoue's emotions were still fluctuating wildly.

However, even though Inoue had calmed down, she still didn't know how to answer Shiba Saori's question.

Clearly, Inoue also didn't know the secret of the Zero-Style Chop, or why the Zero-Style Chop didn't bounce after hitting the ground, but instead rolled towards the net.

On the other side, Satoshi Horio, Katsuro Kato, and Katsuo Mizuno gradually came to their senses, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and shock.

How exactly did Chen Anxia manage to hit that shot?

"I never imagined that tennis could be played like this!"

"A return shot that doesn't bounce after hitting the ground is practically unsolvable."

"Chen Anxia is amazing, truly amazing. Now I understand why Dad entrusted 'Sunshine' to Chen Anxia..."

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Momoshiro Takeshi, standing to the side, found their reaction perfectly normal.

Momoshiro Takeshi, who was seeing the Zero-Style Chop for the first time, reacted even more intensely than they did.

Even now, when Momoshiro Takeshi sees the Zero-Shiki Chop again, he still can't suppress the shock he feels at the Zero-Shiki Chop.

According to Takeshi Momoshiro, a return shot like the Zero-Style Chop is practically cheating on the court, making it extremely difficult to return.

Amidst the shock of the crowd, they saw that Ryoma Echizen had returned to the receiving area, assumed a ready-to-receive stance, and stared intently at Chen Anxia on the opposite side of the court.

There is no doubt that the goal just now shocked Ryoma Echizen.

Ryoma Echizen, who has participated in numerous competitions in the United States, was seeing such an almost unsolvable return shot for the first time.

Of course, what shocked Ryoma Echizen even more was that such an almost unsolvable return shot could have come from Chen Anxia.

It's worth noting that Ryoma Echizen witnessed Chen Anxia's first match and was very clear about Chen Anxia's strength at that time.