Captain
Ten minutes!
If youre not able to finish the match within ten minutes,
youll have to forfeit.
Understand?
Thatll be enough.
Yes, come on!
I havent beaten you completely...
yet--!
Echizen is great. He hasnt slowed down at all!
Not only has he not slowed down, his shots are even faster now!
Even with that eye injury I cant believe it.
By the way
What isthat technique?
My arm feels funny during the match... and it gets temporarily numb.
Youve got your pace back, Shinji.
It looks like Echizen is only getting topspins and slices.
Isnt it the same thing that happened before his injury?
I see. That must have been the cause of his injury.
Its called the spot, Im pretty sure.
What? The spot?
By returning consecutive balls that spin
at about the same speed in opposite directions,
the muscles go numb, for an instant.
Go numb? That means he cant move his arm?
Right. When Echizen is in a spot, Ibu takes advantage of it!
Game to Ibu of Fudomine. Game count four to three.
I can see I can feel his muscle contraction!
He lost his service game.
Ryoma is already at a disadvantage because of his eye injury,
plus if he has to deal with the spot
There is a zero percent chance of recovery.
His grip loosens for a moment as well, so he cant hit the ball.
He has seven minutes and forty seconds.
Shinji Ibu Im surprised Fudomine has such a talented player.
Speaking of tennis phenoms, hes at the same level as Fuji,
one of the top regulars at Seigaku.
I cant believe he remained off the radar for so long.
Hes better then we expected.
By contrast, our little guy is slowing down.
Fifteen - Love
Watch out!
He looks like hes suffering mentally as well
Come on, Echizen.
Was that the spot?
Theres no question about it
Thirty - Love.
Youve completely mastered the spot now, Shinji.
Less than five minutes to go.
Echizen!
Forty - Love.
Fudomine is catching up. Its going to be a showdown.
Is he all right, Tezuka?
Forget about the ten minutes, its probably time to pull him now.
Dont worry.
Tezuka!
Ryoma
Well, isnt it nice everybody feels sorry for you.
But this is what you wanted.
So you have to finish the match to the end.
Hey.
Sorry to interrupt your muttering, but can you please hurry up and serve?
I have only three minutes or so to beat you.
Geez, that 7th grader is still provoking him.
Hes a good opponent for Shinji.
You sure are an arrogant player!
I dont like that technique, just topspins and slices!
But, I found two weak points!
What?
Have you tried it against a person who can hit with either hand?
Forty - Fifteen.
I see. Thats the way to do it.
This is weak point number one.
No way! Its impossible to read the direction of the ball and switch hands!
Hes doing a split step with one leg!
I see! If he can do that kind of split step,
its easy to switch hands quickly.
What incredible reflexes!
I dont care which hand you use!
Im going to make both of your arms numb!
Look, Fudomine is hitting only slices now.
Good point. He has to hit topspins and slices alternately
for Ryoma to be hit with the spot.
He wants to hit topspins, but he cant do that now!
What?
You hit topspins by skimming the top part of the ball
but its almost impossible to return with topspin
when the ball comes at chest level!
He can only hit slices in that case!
So thats the!
Weak point number two!
Hey, wheres your topspin?!
Unbelievable
Hes shutting down Shinjis spot shot with that injury! What a guy!
Ryoma Echizen of Seigaku
Thats a perfect ball to hit!
Go for it, Echizen!
It looks like hes going to make it in time.
OhRyoma
Ryoma! Ryoma!
Echizen!
Game to Echizen of Seigaku.
Great! If Echizen holds the next game, hell win!
Theres less than two minutes left
Im not going to let you win!
Ill let Tachibana take care of you!
Fifteen - Love.
Fifteen - All.
Shinji is not giving up yet!
Come on!
Thirty - Fifteen.
Forty - Fifteen.
Echizen is losing his strength.
How many more minutes does he have?
Tezuka?!
Come on, Echizen! Nail down Seigakus victory!
Im going to win it!
The ball spun in the opposite direction
Game and match, to Echizen of Seigaku.
Awesome, Echizen! He turned an overhead into a kick serve!
Wow, incredible Ryoma!
Ten minutesdid I make it in time?
Yeah!
Great job, Echizen.
He really did it That kid...
SEIGAKU FUDOMINE
The champion of the District Matches is Seishun Academy Intermediate Division.
And the runner-up is Fudomine Junior High.
We hope both of your schools play well in the District Tournament. Thank you.
They made it, Mr. Inoue. Ryomas team got the championship!
U-Umm Hows your right arm?
Oh, its okay. Dont worry, it wasnt your fault.
Here you go, Taka
Huh?
Oh, what a shock! You gave me a hard time, kid!
Whats wrong with this guy?
Ill beat you next time.
Im looking forward to it.
Hey, Viper
Shut up, Rhythm Dude.
EchizenIm sorry about your eye injury.
Are you all right? But that wasnt my fault.
Oh, I get it
You did it on purpose, didnt you?
Right? I bet you did.
Boy, what a guy
Shinji!
Sorry.
Hes still got a ways to go.
Oh, Ryoma!
Wow, you made it, Echizen!
Congratulations, Ryoma!
Hows your eye?
Its okay.
W-Well, my grandma said for you to come with us after you change.
I think Tachibana really wanted to play Tezuka, their captain.
I think so. But thats all my fault.
I didnt say that.
Its all my fault.
We will not lose again.
Well see you all at the Metropolitan Tournament.
Okay.
It took them only six months to bring the team this far
Im sure Fudomine Intermediate will be a tough team.
I wonder why Tachibana looks familiar to me
I better do some research on him.
RESULTS OF DISTRICT MATCHES
GENERAL HOSPITAL
It stopped bleeding already.
You need to have it treated properly.
Geez, is that a tennis injury?
Yes.
Are you sure it was caused by tennis?
Yes
I already treated the boy with the wrist injury.
What a rough tennis match you guys had.
Are you all right?
Yeah.
Well, lets go somewhere else.
Huh? Whats next?
Hey, quit moping and get ready. Lets go.
CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE PARTY
Is this a sushi restaurant?
Wherere you going? Come on in.
Come on, Echizen! Over here!
Hi, Ryoma! Say cheese!
Cheese.
Thank you for inviting all of us.
And us too.
My pleasure! Please feel free to eat up!
Mr. Inoue and Ms. Shiba, please keep your eye on these kids.
Of course! Their big sister will watch over them with love!
Shiba You
Wh-Whats going on?
Just what you see.
What are you going to have first?
Well
This is my dads restaurant.
I called and told him about our championship,
so he closed the restaurant for us.
Its our victory celebration! Eat anything you want!
Okay
First of all, congratulations on your championship, Ms. Ryuzaki!
Well, it is still just the district preliminaries. Its going to be tough.
Well, Im sure youll win easily at the Metro tournament!
Especially with this genius 7th-grader.
Hes very different from my good-for-nothing son!
Hey, stop it, Dad
Well, here you go, Ms. Ryuzaki.
Well, I have to drive back
Oh, sorry
How about you, mister?
Im Tezuka, the captain.
Oops! Sorry about that.
This is mine!
Hey!
Kaido! You knew eel is my favorite!
I need more.
Me, too.
Th-These guys
Hey, Fuji!
You sneak! Youre taking all the sushi rolls.
Look over there, Fuji!
Wh-What are you eating!
Its a wasabi roll.
Green tea, green tea!
Well, we have to leave and stop by school.
Oh, well. Todays a special day.
Oh man! Look at this special chirashi sushi. It looks delicious!
Thank you!
Hey, Momo. Youve eaten too much already!
Its my turn!
Give me a break. First-come, first-served!
Hey, youre sneaky, Momo!
Lets take a picture together, Ryoma!
Kachiro, take a good one!
Okay!
Thats my eel!
Theres more eel right here!
Im home.
Yo, Ryoma!
Did you have fun at the tournament?
It wasnt bad.
I had a slight injury, but itll heal soon.
Huh?
An injury?
Whats that?
SEIGAKU CHAMPS, METROS NEXT! GET WELL BY THEN! You mean this? Its a souvenir from the championship
Im Kenzo.
Im Shunsuke.
Were the comic spy duo.
Listen, Shunsuke, lets learn about Echizens secret.
But where are we going to follow him to?
Echizen is a school library assistant and he loves hamburgers.
Well, youve done a great job already, sir.
Next on The Prince of Tennis: Is the Tennis Court Burning Up?
By the way, Seigaku girls are super lovely, indeed!
Youre right!