The Prince of Tennis, Talent Replication

"Oh, it's Inui-kun."

Inoue Mamoru stepped forward and greeted Inui Sadaharu first.

"Mr. Inoue."

Inui Sadaharu turned his head.

"Has Seigaku's match ended?"

Seeing that Inui Sadaharu looked extremely relaxed, Inoue Mamoru assumed that Seigaku's match was over, so he casually asked him a question.

"Because Fudomine forfeited, the entire Ginka Junior High team had stomach aches, so the match time was shortened. I rushed over as soon as the match against Yamabuki ended, but I was still too late."

Inui Sadaharu provided a basic overview of the situation.

"Inoue-senpai."

Just then, Saori Shiba, dressed in a sexy outfit and carrying a bag, jogged over.

"Ashita, did you take good photos of Seigaku's matches?"

Inoue Mamoru inquired.

He still cares about Seigaku quite a bit; if he weren't so curious about Hyotei, he would have gone there himself.

"Inoue-senpai, of course I took the photos properly." Shiba Saori stamped her foot, causing the flowers to tremble.

"That's good." Inoue Mamoru smiled, scratching his head, and asked calmly, "How did Seigaku's match go?"

"Seigaku, of course, won the championship."

Shiba Saori smiled and said:

"Especially Echizen, dealing with Akutsu from Yamabuki..."

Shiba Saori spoke at length about Seigaku's performance in this Metropolitan Tournament.

Inoue Mamoru nodded at times and smiled at others, and only after Inoue finished speaking did he say to Inui Sadaharu:

Congratulations, Qian!

"Thank you, Mr. Inoue."

Inui Sadaharu adjusted his glasses and said:

"However, I heard on the radio that Hyotei has advanced to the Kanto Tournament, is that true?"

Inoue Mamoru pulled out a list, handed it over, and said:

"These are the results of Hyotei's match."

Upon seeing this, Qian Zhenzhi's pupils gradually dilated, and then he became dazed.

It reads in bold that St. Rudolf was utterly defeated.

In particular, Fuji Syusuke's younger brother, Fuji Yuuta, was beaten so badly by the opposing second-year students that he didn't even score a single point.

"We didn't get a single point."

Inui Sadaharu was taken aback. He looked again carefully; it wasn't a single game, but a complete failure to score a single point. This level of skill...

"Yuta, who went toe-to-toe with Echizen, failed to score a single point?"

Upon seeing this result, the result recorded by Inoue Mamoru, Inui Sadaharu couldn't believe it was true. He looked up and asked:

"Mr. Inoue, did Fuji Yuuta from St. Rudolf Academy really not get a single point?"

"Um!"

Inoue Mamoru said with a grave expression:

"The opponent's strength... oh, that is, Natsume Tsukiya from Hyotei Academy and Fuji Yuuta from St. Rudolf Academy are not on the same level."

"Inoue-senpai, what do you mean by saying that?" Shiba Saori asked hurriedly.

"In other words, when St. Rudolph's Fuji Yuuta was playing against Natsume Tsuki, he couldn't even touch the ball."

Inoue Mamoru thought for a moment and could only describe it this way. After all, according to Hyotei's analysis, the few points that Fuji Yuta was able to exchange with Natsume Tsukiya were all intentional. After that, there were no more serious exchanges, and it was all one-sided crushing. He had seen this.

"Oh, Inoue-senpai."

After a slight pause, Shiba Saori pouted suspiciously, her tone full of doubt:

"You mean that guy who likes to date people is preventing Fuji's younger brother, who's evenly matched with Echizen, from getting a touch of the ball?"

"It may be hard to believe, but it's true."

Inoue Mamoru still finds the memory of the fight quite shocking; he hadn't seen such a powerful clash in a long time. He remarked:

"He also has many other skills, all of which Fuji's younger brother can't keep up with."

"What kind of situation is that?"

Inui Sadaharu frowned as he watched Inoue Mamoru's methodical manner. The fact that Inoue Mamoru could beat Fuji Yuuta without giving up proved that he was very strong.

At the same time, he suddenly remembered what Natsume Tsukiya had said before the match between Hyotei and Fudomine, which made him extremely curious about this person.

"Oh, right."

Inoue Mamoru said:

"Although it's hard to describe the situation, he hit four aces in a row, with speeds of 205 km/h, 210 km/h, 215 km/h, and the last one at 220 km/h!"

Inoue Mamoru handed another piece of paper to Inui Sadaharu, pointing to the numbers written on it.

Even the usually calm and wise Inui Sadaharu was stunned this time.

Looking at those numbers, he was speechless with shock. He dealt with numbers his entire life; ball speed, exceeding two hundred kilometers per hour...

So far, he has not seen anyone who can do it.

If what Inoue Mamoru said is true, then this person will become a formidable opponent for Seigaku in the Kanto Tournament...

"Inoue-senpai, what level is that serve speed of 200 per hour?"

Shizusa thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't quite understand what level that speed was.

"Oh, that."

Inoue Mamoru thought for a moment. As an editor of a tennis monthly magazine, he was quite familiar with this data, but not entirely accurate, so he could only give a range:

In professional tennis, female players typically serve at speeds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour, while the standard serve speed for men is generally around 230 kilometers per hour.

"Two hundred and thirty kilometers per hour..."

Zhi Shazhi muttered to herself, frowning as she calculated. Xingyue said:

"Doesn't that mean that Natsume from Hyotei is already approaching the serve speed of men's professional tennis?"

"That's right, that's why I said that Fuji Yuta of St. Rudolf Academy can't keep up with his speed at all."

Inoue Mamoru nodded affirmatively.

"Shhh~"

As Inui Sadaharu listened, he began to add information to his notebook while glancing towards Hyotei.

Shiba Saori said:

"Inoue-senpai, is he really that amazing?"

Inoue Mamoru also looked in the direction of Hyotei.

After a long pause, he finally answered:

"It is said that he also defeated the captain of Hyotei."

"Wh...what?"

Shiba Saori had accompanied Inoue Mamoru on his reporting trips to Hyotei Academy long ago, and she had a very strong impression of that third-year student named Atobe-sama, who had an arrogant and condescending attitude. Compared to him, Natsume was much easier to get along with...

Atobe is the top leader of Hyotei, and I've heard he's very powerful. Now that she heard Inoue Mamoru say that he was defeated, and even defeated by Natsume Tsukiya, Shiba Saori immediately lost her composure.

When Inui Sadaharu heard this news, he was completely stunned.

"Mr. Inoue, are you referring to Atobe?"

Inui Sadaharu was not entirely convinced and asked for confirmation.

"That's right, it's Atobe Keigo."

Inoue Mamoru answered affirmatively.

"That...is unlikely." Inui Sadaharu's brows twitched. Everyone knew about Atobe's strength.

"Oh, actually I don't really know what happened either; it was Mukahi Gakuto from their team who told me."

Inoue Mamoru answered.

"Is it because of the super-fast serve?" Inui Sadaharu asked, his pen tip landing on the paper.

"I'm not entirely sure about that."

Inoue Mamoru shook his head and said:

"However, it's likely true that he defeated Atobe, since he's now the captain of Hyotei."

"What?"

Inui Sadaharu and Shiba Saori both exclaimed in surprise.