Heroes Competing for the Top: The 73rd Edition of the W-17 Journal

The latest volume of the comic has begun, and the doubles showdown is heating up. The 73rd edition of the W-17 Journal takes a look back at the intense competition between the top heroes.

Golden Age 428: Big Server’s Fate

Julio turns around to check the position of the ball, wondering if the serve was so fast that he didn’t even notice it was being hit. Behind them, Ochi-senpai slowly moves towards the advantageous side, his eyes fixed on the ball.

The audience, which had been very excited just moments ago, was now completely silent, and everyone looked as if they had just seen something unbelievable.

Aori comments, “That silence is worthy of praise.”

The Umpire’s Call

The umpire called the next serve without even showing the ball being tossed. “Indeed… in the past few days,” he said, “they have further improved their ‘Mach’ speed.”

He’s really on a roll, isn’t he? Come to think of it, is there anyone like Takihaginosuke in this tournament? I’m curious to know how many kilos he’s going.

A Man Called Echi Gekkou

“A man called Echi Gekkou – not to be underestimated.”

Aori comments, “The moonlight is filling up…”

The Whole Page is a Close-up of Tsukimitsu Kochi

The whole page is a close-up of Tsukimitsu Kochi with the subtitle of this episode. Her eyes are completely hidden, but she looks cool.

What is the fate of the big server? Just when we thought that this would be revealed, the Spanish team began to reminisce.

Counter “Mach” with Close-Range Fire

To counter “Mach,” Julio and Bambieri are subjected to close-range fire from Mars de Colon, the team’s tallest and biggest server. Are they making up for the missing 35 centimeters by standing on top of a wooden box?

Mars starts firing away before the two are even ready to intercept. I suspect that the screams are the sound of the ball hitting a bad spot.

The Japanese Team’s Recollections

Since his first year, Ochi-senpai has participated in the U-17 selection camp and has quickly made a name for himself with his professional-level big serve.

Ah, so at that time your height was 213cm. You’ve grown 13cm in those two years.

“Following Oni-kun and Byodoin-kun…can you become the third first-year to be a representative member?”

Ah, the bosses were already amazing back then.

“It’s not that easy to get a Genius badge,” Coach Kurobe said calmly.

Ochi-senpai’s Challenge

When Byodoin heard this story, he challenged Ochi to a challenge. However, he was unable to even swing his racket in the face of a professional-level big serve…and a pirate ship appeared along with a storm. Even Ochi-senpai was surprised by this.

“I’ll destroy you once and for all.”

Just because you couldn’t return the serve! Oni-senpai was like, “I returned it, haha!” but maybe he was pissed that he couldn’t return it!?

Aori comments, “Annihilate them!!”

Don’t destroy it!?