Promotion

With Saeki Muneyoshi's continued victories, his Shuffle Match have attracted increasing attention.

Although the message from the coaching staff excited everyone, many of these people had been in the training camp for two or three years and their skills had long since reached their peak.

Everyone was well aware of each other's abilities. Apart from the initial week when everyone was very excited, everyone else entered a cooling-off period.

Nowadays, only Saeki Muneyoshi is still able to conduct daily Shuffle Match.

This was not beyond Kurobe and Saitō's expectations; they already knew that most of these people, whether they succeeded in advancing or not, had already reached their limits.

No matter how many resources are allocated or how many Shuffle Match are arranged, it will all be in vain.

This is one of the reasons why the head coach wants to bring in new players.

"Match ended! Saeki Muneyoshi won, score 6-0."

According to the rules, Saeki Muneyoshi is promoted to court number 8, and Ryo Aihara is demoted to court number 9.

"Match ended! Saeki Muneyoshi won, score 6-0."

"Saeki Muneyoshi has been promoted to Court 7, while Toshiyuki Akasaka has been demoted to Court 8."

"Match ended! Saeki Muneyoshi won, score 6-0."

"Saeki Muneyoshi has been promoted to Court 6, while Kenichi Amuro has been demoted to Court 7."

The Shuffle Match continued day by day, and Saeki Muneyoshi's strength shocked all the high school students.

They watched helplessly as Saeki Muneyoshi fought his way up from Stadium 10, winning all his matches 6-0.

Such a brutal scoreline made the high school students on the court in front of Saeki Muneyoshi feel insecure.

Having watched many of Saeki Muneyoshi's matches, they knew very well that if the coaching staff arranged for them to play against Muneyoshi, it would undoubtedly be a very bad situation.

"Match ended! Saeki Muneyoshi won, score 6-0."

"Saeki Muneyoshi has become the manager of Stadium 6."

The Shuffle Match continues.

Soon after, Saeki Muneyoshi became the team manager of Stadium 6, and the next match was to advance to Stadium 5.

Stadium No. 5, on the other hand, is qualified to challenge the expeditionary force.

The following day, Saeki Muneyoshi's Shuffle Match began as usual.

"The next match will be Shuffle Match between Saeki Muneyoshi on Court 6 and Yudanetaro of Court 5."

"Both players, please assemble immediately at Court 5."

Muneyoshi, who was enjoying his breakfast, immediately put down his chopsticks and stood up after hearing the announcement.

" On the Yudanetaro, finally someone familiar has arrived."

With a slight smile on his lips, Muneyoshi slung his tennis bag over his shoulder and headed towards the court.

The other people who were also dining at the restaurant followed suit.

Although Yudanetaro is only a first-year student, his strength is higher than that of many third-year students.

The match between Saeki and the right-hand man has piqued the interest of many.

Muneyoshi was quite familiar with this person.

This was the first person Ryoma defeated after returning from the back mountain in the original work, following his experience of being disciplined by Tokugawa in U-17.

A baby that can upgrade the "prince's" status must be quite capable.

And that is indeed the case. Although the right end is only a first-year high school student, he entered the training camp with Byōdōin.

He has consistently performed well with the coach.

As for why he didn't even make it into the expeditionary force in the original work, it was because he was shut out in a match against someone and suffered a miserable defeat, so he remained stuck on the second court.

Muneyoshi acknowledged his abilities.

There were an unusually large number of people watching the match today, including Ochi Gekko, Mitsuya, Kimijima Ikuto, Kiriya, Tōno Atsukyō.

Furthermore, on both sides of the competition field, a row of coaches dressed in black were setting up various facilities.

It's clear that even Kurobe and Saitō are full of anticipation for today's match.

They also hope that Muneyoshi can reveal more of his strength in this match.

Soon, Muneyoshi and Yudanetaro both arrived at the scene.

I was surprised to be assigned to Shuffle Match, especially since it was against one of the most popular figures in the training camp during this period.

The right wing was completely unprepared, after all, they were also striving to break into the top three stadiums and hadn't played in a long time.

However, he didn't care about the coaches' decision.

It's just a matter of fighting anyway.

"Guess first?"

"For or against?"

"Just!"

"Saeki Muneyoshi vs. Yudanetaro), the match begins, Yudanetaro) serves first."

Snap... Snap...

He lightly tapped the tennis ball, glanced at Muneyoshi on the other side, and, thanks to Saeki Muneyoshi's recent string of victories, he also knew about this formidable newcomer.

However, having not yet received any formal training from anyone, he is full of confidence in his own abilities.

In particular, he has now overcome the problem of the blind spot on the left side.

"Let me give you a taste of defeat! Constant victories aren't always a good thing..."

A faint voice came from across the court, but Muneyoshi ignored it.

If, as he says, victory on the right wing is truly not a good thing, then the future won't be one of decline.

Bang!

The serve on the right is simple and smooth; with just a slight tiptoe, the racket strikes the tennis ball with a powerful blow.

The strong topspin made the landing point of this ball very subtle.

What surprised many people even more was that after initiating the attack, the player on the right wing ran straight to the left half of the court.

"Look at the movements on the right..."

What is he doing?

Why is the right side left empty?

Many people were quite surprised by the choice on the right side. Leaving such a large empty space on the right side, isn't that just courting disaster?

"So, your obsession with the right side started right now?"

Knowing the plan on the right, Muneyoshi smiled slightly. He saw through the trajectory of the tennis ball at a glance, slid to the landing point of the ball, and swung his arm.

The straight diagonal kick headed straight for the empty right half of the field.

Tap tap tap...

The sound of footsteps came rapidly from the right end, and he reacted immediately after Muneyoshi swung his racket.

Bang!

The right-hand forehand is powerful and efficient, the footwork is quick, and the incoming tennis ball is caught quickly and then hit with a powerful smash to the opposite corner.

After the counterattack, he lightly touched the ground with the toe of his right foot and quickly returned to the left half of the field.

This utterly baffling move left many high school students stunned.

"Ha... this stubborn guy on the right, in order to exploit the weakness of his backhand, actually came up with such a method..."

With just one glance, Kimijima Ikuto had already discerned the right-hand man's intentions.

This kind of obsessive approach is indeed the style of the right wing; perhaps only he could have come up with such a solution.

"What a stubborn guy."

Kiriya, standing to the side, shook his head helplessly. If the guy on the right had been more determined to practice his backhand, he would have become much stronger by now.

As the match progressed, more and more people noticed the intentions of the right side.

By using the open right side to lure the opponent to hit to the right, you can then use your exceptional footwork to catch up and return the hit with a forehand.

"That's a useless trick. If you think that will guarantee success, you're sorely mistaken!"

Muneyoshi's footwork was also strong; he moved lightly and easily caught up with the return ball, then swung his racket down to his feet and pulled it sharply to the left.

"You can't return every tennis ball."

A faint light and shadow enveloped Muneyoshi, and his entire racket seemed to be shrouded in a layer of black light. The Topspin that was pressing towards the left inverted triangle area was caught by Muneyoshi and then roared out under the cover of the black light.

A very simple Shadow Shot technique.

However, this was a ball that most people couldn't catch, and they couldn't block it from the right side. Feeling the powerful force transmitted through the tennis ball, the right side took a small step back.

Then, with a flat drive, the tennis ball vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

Bang!

"My right side is the realm of the gods; no one can cross it."

Having retaliated against Muneyoshi's attack, Yudanetaro said calmly.

This is the result of his spiritual practice during this period.

"The realm of gods?! What arrogance!"

Muneyoshi chuckled.

"Your field is far inferior to that of someone I know well."

"Then try again!"

He chuckled softly, not refuting Muneyoshi, but letting him continue.

He simply didn't believe that anyone's domain could be stronger than his own divine domain.

This was a skill he had painstakingly mastered.

"You're really stubborn... saying no one can time travel, well then I'll show you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Muneyoshi's figure appeared instantly in the path of the tennis ball.

"Falling Bright!"

A surge of brilliant spiritual energy erupted, stirring up a torrent of dark shadows, and a terrifying aura instantly enveloped the right side.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the huge sound of the smash echoed throughout the entire court. As the tennis ball flew back, darkness began to spread, and the entire tennis ball was enveloped in continuously burning black flames.

It was as if a wall of air had appeared around the tennis ball. After flying over half the court, the air wall began to expand, and the tennis ball grew larger and larger.

Suddenly, a chilling sense of danger washed over them on the right side of the field.

That was the feeling I had when facing Byōdōin's Shining Shot.

"What's this!!!"

Whoosh!

The tennis ball, swirling with dark, black energy, finally slammed into his right foot, and he forced himself to catch it, suppressing his fear.

But such a thought seemed to be a provocation to the ever-expanding shadow, and a powerful force exploded instantly.

A loud roar echoed from the right half of the field, accompanied by billowing smoke.

The thick smoke quickly dissipated, and everyone stared in horror at the racket in the right hand.

The very center of the racket had melted, and wisps of blue smoke were rising from it.

The person on the right was thrown into the air and crashed heavily into the audience.

"The racket on the right end... is pierced?!"

"The right end was blasted off..."

The high school students watching the game turned pale. How could this be?!

Even those who had already received the Expeditionary Force badge became serious; Muneyoshi's shot just now posed a significant threat to them.

The feeling I just experienced was the same as when Byōdōin first used the Shining Shot.

They never expected that Saeki Muneyoshi would possess such strength!

He struggled to his feet from the stands, changed his racket, and returned to the court.

"Your area of expertise is really nothing!"

Muneyoshi glanced indifferently at the right end and spoke coldly. His words made the right end's heart sink to the bottom, and he felt completely lost.

Ultimately, after Muneyoshi crushed his spirits with a single shot, Muneyoshi still won the match.

"Match ended! Saeki Muneyoshi won, score 6-0."

"Saeki Muneyoshi has been promoted to Court 5, Yudanetaro has been demoted to Court 6."

"Wait... could you tell me what that ball of yours was?"

After the match, a dejected Right End watched Muneyoshi packing up to leave and finally asked the question that had been on his mind.

"Darkness Shot, Phase One: Fall to Light!"

P. S.: That's about three chapters for today. Actually, it's quite a lot, over 8,000 words in three chapters. I'll start writing about the First String reshuffle tomorrow!

I've been so busy these past few days, running around doing business. There's been so much to do, I only got home tonight to write this. Please support me with your monthly votes!