Oh, here it comes
His snake?
Kaido.
Fifteen - Love!
He missed?
Kaido, why didnt you use your Snake?
Shut up What about your drop shot?
Its your right foot that should be out. You still havent fixed that.
What? He didnt use his snake shot, sure nough.
Those guys have scouted us real good.
Fine with me.
They were waiting for Kaidos snake.
Looks like it.
This match may be a little tough.
They scouted us? Big deal!
Thats mine, sure nough!
Whats the matter? Wheres your snake?
Shut up!
Hes scared, sure nough
This is bad! His snake shot is totally shut down!
They have their hands full just returning the ball.
Theyre feeling the pressure right now.
This is not going well at all.
Rightthere!
Kaido! Follow the ball!
Dont order me around!
Atsushi!
Leave it to me!
You guys are real stubborn, sure nough!
Yes! Cord ball!
Theyre good. Theyre quick enough to rush the net.
Sakuno What does cord ball mean?
Its a ball that clips the net and lands in your opponents court.
Because its uncertain where itll drop, its hard to get.
That pair is quite used to tournament matches.
How long will this rally continue?!
Its so hot!
Damn! This stupid match is Kaidos fault!
Thats my line!
Is this a match or a fight?
Its been over 40 minutes.
Theyre both very exhausted.
What, with this heat
Change court!
And how do you feel?
Well, those two are quite good. Its fun.
Youre breathing hard enough.
You looking for a fight?
Cmon, you two! Its hot enough without you fighting!
Im being cool!
I wonder about that.
What?!
Stop it! You two seem to have lots of energy left!
Nah! But I guessIm not that tired.
Whatever! But in technique and team play, theyve got you beat hands down.
So whatll you do?
We have stamina!
We have spirit!
So well win!
Awright!
If you keep up that pace, you can win.
You memorized the data on those two, right?
Statistics and probabilities.
Right.
Theyre hopeless!
Theyre getting on each other and theyre not at all in sync.
At this rate...
theyll end up dragging each other down.
What can we do?!
Yo!
Our genius manager told us
he simulated your data and analyzed it.
And were supposed to win 6 - 2.
So far, hes been right on the money.
Youve only won two.
Mizukis scenario can be frightening.
No matter who we play,
the match goes exactly as he predicted it.
We know what the result will be without playing any further. Sure nough!
You talk too much, sure nough!
Huh?!
Wow! They said that in perfect unison!
Hey Rudolph Get this!
Theres no such thing as a scenario in tennis!
Well prove that to you!
Lets do it! Concentrate!
I know! Dont order me around!
Im not! Im just pumping myself up!
Time!
Do it quickly.
I understand.
Whats that?
I dunno
Hey! Dont try to influence this game.
Oh excuse me!
Your game was so exciting, the lines have become blurred.
Want to make it easier for the judges, right?
Hah!
Well, thanks
I dont like the timing of that time-out.
He did a good job of cooling off Momos energy.
Yeah. But it seems he had something else in mind, too.
H-Hey
Hes coming this way.
Whats he doing?
Its too bad, huh, Inui?
The only one who can coach the players in a match,
is the bench coach on the court.
The bench coach can only be a registered player
or one of the team advisors.
Well, if you had made it as a regular, you could be up there coaching them.
If you had made it as a regular, you could be up there coaching them.
Coaching them? About what?
I have nothing to tell them.
You there! If youre done, return to your place.
Thats just sour grapes.
Who is he? Hes hateful!
This is part of the scenario, too.
Game count - 5 - 2. St. Rudolph leads.
Yanagisawa of St. Rudolph to serve!
Andgo!
Yay! Kaido!
Kaido!
Dont order me around!
Theyre so persistent! They keep hitting to our weak sides!
You guys are really tenacious!
But we love games like these.
Right, Atsushi?
Its fun!
Whats fun about this?!
Shutting down Momoshiros dunk shot is huge.
Its almost impossible to make that shot at the middle school level.
And if hes allowed to hit it, hell take advantage.
We must not shoot any lobs.
The only ball our two agile players cannot return
is Kaidos Snake.
However, Ive spoken to the school coach
and the countermeasure against the Snake is failsafe.
Another rally! Why cant they finish it?
Rudolph has scouted Momoshiro and Kaido well.
They keep aiming for the weak spots on the court.
Its that managers fault!
To prevent Momoshiro from using his dunk smash,
theyre deftly placing their shots.
And that leaves our duo with their hands full just returning the shots?
This is bad!
They have to create openings to come back.
Ryoma, wherere you going?
Im going to go buy some juice.
Echizen! This is no time for that!
Our team is in a pinch!
In a pinch? How?
St. Rudolph has our team thoroughly scouted and their strategy is perfect!
Then that spells it for St. Rudolph.
Those two will not play according to their strategy.
Wh-Wha--?!
Deuce again!
Didnt the speed of the shot just increase?
Yeah
Not wild enough
Just not wild enough!
Theyre ready to play.
Hey, Kaido You dont intend to use that on this court?
Shut up.
Those two react the minute you take the stance for the Snake.
Theyve practiced quite a bit.
Are you nervous that they can return the Snake?
Its not just a matter of hitting it, stupid!
Huh? Are they fighting again?!
Have you noticed?
Those two have not made any eye contact during this match.
Whatre you two mumbling about, sure nough?
Will you shut up?!
Do whatever you like, huh?
Kaido is
Kaido isnt good at returning serves, yet hes way in the back!
Damn all of em
Its begun.
Kaido is finally ready to play.
Sorry, Mizuki Our guys
really hate to receive advice during a match.
Hiss
Its finally coming.
Time to show off what weve been practicing for. Sure nough!
Dont hold back, Kaido!
Smash it!
Momoshiro is going to the net!
The left is wide open!
Kaido!
Good, Momoshiro!
He opened up the left court on purpose, to lure the ball there.
Kaido!
He can do it! Hell use the Snake!
By all means, go for it.
Thats!
Its not the Snake!
Oh!
Hiss
Boy, that scared me. Oh Advantage receiver!
All right! The Boomerang Snake!
Wow! That was amazing!
What was that shot?!
No way can you return a shot like that!
Hey, this wasnt on the scouting report!
That was no snake!
Is that even allowed, yknow?
Whats happening?!
We can win! We can win, at this rate!
Yeah! Theyre gonna come back!
Go! Kaido!
Yay! Great! Great! Great!
Theyve still got a ways to go.
Ryoma
You havent perfected that shot yet, right?
Mmm
If it were singles, that ball would have been out.
If it stays within the singles boundaries, then its 100% complete.
I get it Thats why Kaido was put in a doubles match this time.
Well yeah But theres one more thing.
There are guys who watch a play like that and get pumped up.
I dont know about that
Just because he sees his rivals super shot,
even Momoshiro isnt so naïve.
Ill never lose to him!
Hes very naïve.
I see.
Impossible! That twist shot that Kaido used in the District Matches
That was just an accidental shot because his foot slipped.
It was a one-time shot!
A Boomerang Snake, huh?
Who gave it such a name?!
In any case, that Boomerang Snake is just an extension of his Snake shot.
Im sure of it.
Mizuki drummed the strategy for the Snake shot into our heads.
We can counter it, sure nough!
All right, get intense!
A long match in this heat
Both sides have little stamina left. Dont lose your spirit.
Its the Boomerang Snake!
Sure nough!
Huh?! Its the Snake!
St. Rudolph was expecting a Boomerang Snake!
Its your chance!
A lob? How many times did I tell them?!
Look how high he gets!
Good timing.
There!
Wow!
Oww!
Ive never seen anything like it!
Seigaku is amazing!
Game to Seigaku! Five games to three!
There it goes! Momos dunk smash!
That wasnt just a dunk smash.
He used the force of rushing forward to hit an overhead.
And it has twice the force of the usual jumping overhead.
Ive never seen such an amazing dunk smash as that.
Hmm Momo is great!
Im mad as hell!
We were distracted by Kaidos Boomerang Snake! Sure nough!
Im so mad! We were asking for it! We allowed them to play their game!
But his power
Huh?
has increased!
What happened?
Their skill level has gone up!
Their power at the District Matches doesnt compare to their power now!
Those twoare getting better as the match progresses.
Not wild enough
Just not wild enough!
Hello, Im Co-captain Oishi.
St. Rudolph's Akazawa and Kaneda are formidable opponents.
They focus their attack on Eiji,
hoping to wear him down mentally and physically.
Hes feeling the pressure.
But listen, Rudolph, this is doubles.
Well show you why were called the Golden Pair.
Next on The Prince of Tennis: Moon Volley
Now! Lets return that ball!