Seiya Wins, Regional Tournament Champions!

"You got off with your life, Fuji. If that ball had landed on your racket, those skinny arms of yours might have been crippled.

No, maybe that was also something Seiya deliberately controlled. Unlike me, who can only play violent tennis, that kid is truly unfathomable."

"Fudomine's Wenren Seiya wins this match, two sets to zero!"

As the referee's whistle sounded, everyone present finally snapped out of their shock.

Aside from the Tachibana siblings, who had already seen this move before, everyone from both Seigaku and Fudomine was stunned.

They had all seen it clearly just now. Seiya's smash was not merely fast and powerful—the ball had even changed its trajectory in midair just as it was about to hit the racket!

"Striking the tennis ball with the edge of the racket, giving it tremendous destructive power while causing the force to crash about inside the ball, thereby affecting the surrounding airflow?"

Seiya's Army Breaker was actually somewhat similar to Tachibana Kippei's signature move, Explosive Ball Chaos Dance.

The difference was that Seiya's was a smash, and he used a two-handed grip, making its speed and power even more terrifying.

Moreover, Tachibana Kippei's Explosive Ball Chaos Dance created multiple ball afterimages, while Seiya's move stirred up the airflow and altered the ball's trajectory.

"Even if I told you to concede, you probably wouldn't listen, would you? After all, this victory is crucial to Seigaku.

But likewise, Fudomine doesn't want to lose this match either. I have no intention of crushing Seigaku's tennis genius.

How about we make a deal? I won't use Army Breaker on you again, and in return, you won't use Bear Drop."

Seiya's words clearly left Fuji and the Seigaku players stunned for a moment.

Seiya knew very well that, given Fuji's pride, making this concession was already the absolute limit.

Besides, he was rather curious about Fuji's other techniques. It would be a shame for things to end just like that.

"What is Seiya doing? Why would he agree to terms like that with him?

That smash of his is obviously even stronger than Ishida's Hadokyu. Even if Fuji caught it with those skinny arms of his, what could he possibly do?"

"Exactly! Seiya knows how important this match is to Fudomine.

That guy is Fuji Syusuke, a genius, no matter what. What if Seiya throws it away and loses!"

Unlike the confused Seigaku players, the Fudomine players were dissatisfied with Seiya's unauthorized decision.

Anyone with eyes could see that such terms put Fudomine at a disadvantage.

"All of you, shut up! Seiya has his own plans. What we need to do now is trust him!

And do you think a smash that powerful has no side effects on Seiya? Don't forget Ishida's Hadokyu!"

Tachibana Kippei's prestige in Fudomine was as high as ever. At his cold shout, the Fudomine players immediately fell silent.

In the third game that followed, Seiya easily held his serve with Storm Fang.

When it was Fuji's turn to serve again in the fourth game, Seiya was surprised to find that Fuji had made a breakthrough under pressure and used the Disappearing Serve, a technique he had only used during the Kanto Tournament.

With the Disappearing Serve, Fuji held his service game. Then, relying on the last of his three counter techniques, White Whale, he took another game and briefly pulled the score back to three-two.

However, just as Fuji was showing off all sorts of flashy techniques and Seigaku was greatly encouraged, believing they were about to turn things around and even win, Seiya began to exert himself as well!

The Disappearing Serve? For Seiya, who had trained in kendo for over a decade and possessed five senses far sharper than ordinary people, one game was all it took for him to easily grasp the ball's trajectory.

As for White Whale, its weakness was obvious: the ball would bounce back again. It looked flashy, but it was utterly impractical.

Because as long as Seiya could touch it with his racket at the instant it bounced back, it would count as a valid return under the rules.

Fuji was strong, but at this stage, he was still no match for Seiya.

Although he had already used all three counter techniques and the Disappearing Serve, he ultimately still lost the match six-two, causing Seigaku to miss out on the Regional Tournament championship.

"That was a wonderful match. I hope we can play again next time."

After the match ended, Seiya took the initiative to extend his hand to Fuji. After staring blankly for a moment, Fuji extended his right hand as well. "Next time, I definitely won't lose to you again."

Although Fuji had lost this match, he felt that he had grown considerably. At the same time, he realized that his three counter techniques still had room to evolve further.

Though Seigaku had lost the Regional Tournament, both the champions and runners-up could advance to the Metropolitan Tournament. He would indeed have another chance to play Seiya.

Fuji also believed that when he faced Seiya again with his evolved three counter techniques, he definitely would not lose again.

"That's not necessarily true. After all, you're not the only one who will keep growing stronger.

When we meet again, I won't lose either."

Seiya had almost absolute confidence that he could defeat Fuji again.

Although Fuji was one of the protagonists and his strength grew at an incredible pace, Seiya was a player with a cheat.

When a true big shot arrived in Mind Dream Space one day, forget Seigaku—even Rikkai, the reigning kings, Seiya would dare take on ten at once.

After all, whether it was Sword Art Online World or the Prince of Tennis world, while both could be considered hot-blooded series, they were ultimately still at a low martial level and had not surpassed the realm of the unnatural.

If a big shot came to Mind Dream Space, then what Seiya played in the future would no longer be mere Murder Tennis, but outright supernatural tennis.

One tennis ball, and it would blow up the entire court. Tell me, wouldn't that scare you?

"You there, the one called Wenren something. Want to play a match against me too?"

Fudomine's match against Seigaku was over, but Seiya and Fuji's match had also ignited Ryoma's fighting spirit.

"Seigaku, the match is already over. If you still want to play, we can meet again at the Metropolitan Tournament.

And Seiya just finished his match. Do you think challenging him now is fair?"

Before Seiya could say anything in response to Ryoma's challenge, Tachibana Kippei had already stepped in front of him.

Meanwhile, Tezuka and the others hurried over to apologize when they saw this.

Forced by the overwhelming pressure of his Seigaku upperclassmen, Ryoma could only give up unwillingly. After both schools exchanged plenty of harsh words, they parted ways full of fighting spirit, agreeing to settle the score again at the Metropolitan Tournament!