bookcurios Chapter 145 Jirou Akutagawa
Chapter 145 Jirou Akutagawa
At this moment, outside the stadium, the voices of the crowds are like a tide, and the noise and expectations are intertwined into a boiling ocean.
The enthusiasm of the audience was like the scorching sun on a summer afternoon, hot and uncontrollable. They all stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks, and their eyes were fixed on the lineup of Hyotei Academy's doubles team that was about to be announced.
The air was filled with tension and excitement, and everyone was secretly speculating in their hearts, wondering if there would be a contestant they wanted to see appear next.
According to past practice, when any of the Big Three takes the field first, it means that the Ice Emperor is determined to win and vows to win the game with a consecutive victory in the previous three games.
Afterwards, the other two giants will most likely follow suit and make their debut in advance.
"Who will form the next tag team, the 'Emperor', Keigo Atobe, or the 'Tyrant', Jin Akutsu?"
Such questions arose one after another among the crowd, like catkins floating in the spring breeze, light and ubiquitous, stirring everyone's nerves.
Finally, with the referee's order, all the speculation and expectations came to the focus of this moment.
A clear voice came from the radio.
"Next up is the doubles match between Hyotei Academy and Higa Junior High School. Hyotei Academy's Hiyoshi Wakaba and Akutagawa Jiro will face Higa Junior High School's Hirakoba Rin and Chinen Hiro. Both players, please enter!"
This arrangement really took everyone by surprise.
You know, the name Akutagawa Jiro is quite rare in Hyotei's appearance list!
People couldn't help but start to speculate that although Akutagawa Jiro's singles strength was ranked among the best in Hyotei, he later disappeared for some unknown reason.
He is rarely seen in official matches.
Why would Hyotei choose to send him into such an important game?
However, the facts after the game will prove that Hyotei's decision was not groundless.
Although Jiro Akutagawa has not appeared often in previous games, it does not mean that he is weak.
On the contrary, the fact that Hyotei dared to send him into the game at such a critical moment in the national competition just shows that they are full of confidence in him and believe that he has enough strength to deal with this game.
……
The five minutes seemed to be stretched into an endless wait.
Chinen-Kan stood on the empty court. Everything around him was quiet. Only the whisper of the breeze blowing through the grass and the occasional bird song in the distance broke the moment of tranquility.
His face was full of disbelief and a hint of embarrassment, his eyes were wide open, as if he was trying to find a reasonable explanation in the empty stadium.
This scene was so different from the atmosphere of the upcoming doubles match that he remembered, that he couldn't help but wonder if he had walked into the wrong venue.
Just as the embarrassment was gradually spreading in his heart and was about to reach its peak, a slight sound of footsteps broke the silence of the court.
Chinen looked in the direction of the voice and saw his opponent, Hiyoshi, walking slowly towards the center of the court with a rather strenuous posture, carrying the soundly sleeping Jiro in one hand.
Hiyoshi's face was filled with helplessness and a somewhat helpless smile, and his eyes revealed a sense of powerlessness of "What can I do about this?"
Obviously, he was not prepared for the situation where he had to "carry" his teammates onto the court like this.
Fortunately, after the almost hellish training of Coach Mifune, his physical fitness and strength have been significantly improved. Otherwise, it would not be an easy task for him to lift Jiro, the troublesome senior, on his own.
However, although Hiyoshi tried hard to maintain his outward calm and composure, when he looked down at Jiro's face, which still looked extremely peaceful even in his sleep, an inexplicable impulse surged in his heart.
It was an impulse to kick to relieve the depression in my heart.
But reason told him that it was obviously inappropriate to do so, so he could only sigh secretly, suppress this impulse in his heart, and continue to carry Jilang, walking step by step towards the center of the court.
At this moment, a voice sounded behind Chinen Kuan.
"You're here so early, Chinen." That's a word unique to Okinawa.
Immediately afterwards, a man with dyed yellow hair jumped down from the outfield and landed beside him.
This person is none other than his teammate, Rin Hirakoba.
"Awaited."
……
Higa's serve.
Rin Hirakoba stood at the baseline of the tennis court, his eyes fixed on Jiro Akutagawa, who seemed to be still on the verge of sleep and was rubbing his eyes lazily.
Ping Guchang's face gradually became gloomy, and his lips were tightly pursed, revealing a hint of coldness.
"Good guy."
He muttered to himself, his voice was soft but filled with anger that could not be ignored.
"How dare you slack off on my serve? You're showing disrespect for me, Hirakoba Rin. Today, let me wake you up with my strength."
As this anger surged, Ping Guchang took a deep breath, and all the muscles in his body tensed instantly, like a cheetah ready to pounce.
He slowly raised the racket and threw the tennis ball in his hand high into the air. At that moment, time seemed to freeze.
Everyone's attention was attracted by this scene, even Akutagawa Jiro temporarily stopped rubbing his eyes and looked over here curiously.
"Fan Shiqian!" Ping Guchang shouted in a low voice, his voice filled with endless strength and determination.
As he swung his racket violently, the tennis ball seemed to be given life, cutting through the air in a strange and bizarre trajectory and heading straight for Hiyoshi in the backcourt.
The ball looks ordinary, with a slow speed and unremarkable power, but its trajectory is like a flexible snake, sometimes swinging left, sometimes right, making it difficult to predict its true landing point.
Hiyoshi's expression changed slightly when he saw this, and he was obviously surprised by this sudden serving technique.
He hastily raised his racket, trying to intercept the sudden attack, but the ball's trajectory was too strange and his prediction was completely wrong. He could only swing awkwardly in the air and watch the tennis ball pass by him and land steadily in the backcourt.
"0-15, Higa leads."
At this moment, the entire tennis court fell into a brief silence, followed by bursts of exclamations and discussions.
Akutagawa Jiro woke up instantly. It was the first time he had seen such a special move.
"Hey, hey, hey, Hiyoshi, did you see that? That shot was so powerful, even you missed the racket."
Hiyoshi's face darkened when he heard this. Of course he knew it, but Jiro's words made him feel extremely embarrassed.
Now, Hiyoshi wished he could find a crack to hide in.
However, the result of the last ball was barely acceptable. After all, Jiro had completely woken up, and this game was worth playing.