Atobe, the World Is a Big Place

Atobe's eyes gleamed with a chilling light as he recklessly unleashed his spiritual power.

Whether it was a year ago or now, Saeki Muneyoshi is the strongest opponent he has ever faced in his life.

"I will find it! I will definitely find his weakness! Ice World, appear before me!"

Atobe knew that all he could rely on now was his own eyes.

The light that Muneyoshi had just pierced through the darkness made him realize that he needed to find Saeki Muneyoshi's new weakness as soon as possible.

Otherwise, those dead memories will start to resurface.

"What's wrong, Atobe! Are you scared? Or are you just going to admit defeat?"

Seeing that Atobe hadn't served yet, Muneyoshi's smile widened, and he began to sarcastically urge him on.

"Admit defeat? The word 'admit defeat' doesn't exist in my dictionary!"

Atobe snorted and tossed the tennis ball in his hand.

"Saeki! This time, I will definitely crush you in one fell swoop!"

Atobe raised his racket, bent his body, and lowered his knees. At the same time, pillars of ice flew out of his eyes once again.

Bang!

The wide-angled flat serve landed squarely in the inner corner of Muneyoshi's receiving area.

Although he spoke with great confidence, Atobe wasn't stupid. The previous matches had clearly shown him that finding Muneyoshi's weakness required only a little bit of effort.

Therefore, he decided to keep Muneyoshi at bay for the time being.

However, Muneyoshi had no intention of playing with Atobe any longer.

"Atobe, if this is all you've got, then I'm not playing with you anymore!"

Muneyoshi saw through Atobe's plan immediately: to continue battling him on the baseline before looking for an opportunity.

He had no intention of letting Atobe have his way.

"Watch closely, Atobe. I'll slow down a bit, so keep your eyes peeled and see clearly. Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

Under the warm sunlight, Muneyoshi's flowing silver-white hair reflected shimmering light.

He didn't unleash his full potential beyond what the head coach could limit. The power of many of his techniques and moves would be weakened if he wanted to use them, but they were perfect for dealing with Atobe in his current Atobe.

It didn't stay at the bottom line as Atobe had predicted.

Muneyoshi's body moved, and using the powerful momentum of his forward thrust, Muneyoshi pulled his foot across the ground, taking a half-body lead and arriving directly at the landing point of the tennis ball.

At this moment, Muneyoshi had switched his racket to his left hand. He held his right hand forward in a loose grip, and wisps of spiritual energy began to gather, with a faint purplish-black light emanating from his fingertips.

Bang!

He swung his left arm violently, sending the racket flying.

A streak of purplish-black Glowing Flame, like a firework, leaped from the net of his racket, flew into Atobe Keigo's half of the court, and exploded instantly.

It transformed into eight shattered flames that landed in various directions Atobe Keigo's half of the field.

Glowing Flame --Fireworks!

This was the first time in a year that Muneyoshi had used one of his new signature techniques in front of Atobe.

Although he was controlling his power and didn't possess much strength, what he displayed to the onlookers was still quite astonishing.

"Eight tennis balls—are they Illusion Ball? Or just afterimages created by the speed of the shot?!"

Tezuka and the others' gazes shifted slightly.

In that instant, even they failed to detect the true nature of the ball, and were now eagerly Atobe what kind of response Atobe would have.

"Hmph, Muneyoshi, have you run out of tricks? You actually resorted to this Illusion Ball trick, but I saw through your plan!"

A biting wind swept through again, Atobe's eyes flashed with an icy blue light, a smile playing on his lips.

However, when the shadows of the eight balls fell onto Atobe's court, Atobe was stunned.

Muneyoshi's shots weren't Illusion Ball at all; in his vision, every tennis ball was real...

"Impossible!!!"

"Where is it! Where is it?!"

"These tennis balls must be fake. What did he do? He must have some weakness!"

Atobe had been so confident just moments before, instantly changed his mood; he was extremely unwilling to believe it.

But in Atobe's heart, it seemed as if a voice was telling him that this was true.

Atobe's spiritual power merged with his own eyesight, and at that moment, the pupils of both his eyes were tinged with a crystalline sheen.

Her eyes were like ice crystals.

However, no matter how hard Atobe tried, he couldn't find any weaknesses in Muneyoshi or the trajectory of that shot.

"No. No weaknesses!"

Atobe's eyes widened; even with the Ice World pushed to its limit, his eyesight was still rendered useless.

Bang!

Sparks flew.

Atobe froze, the tennis ball already flying into the barbed wire behind him.

"Game 2, Saeki Muneyoshi scores, 5-0."

Effortless and spontaneous, completed in one go.

Atobe watched Saeki Muneyoshi's attack, the word subconsciously flashed through his mind.

Atobe's eyes flashed with a cold light, his Insight reaching its peak, making the air in the entire stadium seem to turn bone-chilling.

"Completely... completely without any blind spots..."

Atobe glanced at the tennis ball that had rolled to his feet, his face grave.

He lightly pressed his left hand against his nose as he looked at Muneyoshi.

He had already made the most of his Ice World, but once Muneyoshi got a little serious, they were once again unable to see through Muneyoshi's blind spot!

Even in his movements, there were no flaws whatsoever.

This was unbelievable to Atobe.

No matter what kind of player you are, you should have some weaknesses.

The only explanation is that Muneyoshi skillfully concealed or corrected his blind spots, which is why his Ice World failed to work.

"Blind spot? Atobe, if your eyesight and understanding of the Ice World are only this bad, you're far from being able to see through my blind spot!"

Muneyoshi laughed loudly and uttered a classic line from The Prince of Tennis.

Seeing Atobe's face darken instantly, Muneyoshi's laughter grew even louder. He suddenly understood why Echizen.

Its destructive power is truly formidable.

Bang!

"ACE, Saeki Muneyoshi scores, 15-0."

"Atobe, is this really all you've got? It seems I set my expectations too high!"

During Muneyoshi's serve, he held the tennis ball in his hand and looked in Muneyoshi 'Atobe direction, his tone seemingly filled with disappointment.

Atobe's strength has indeed improved a lot compared to a year ago, but his growth is still too slow.

In the junior high school world, where there are few rivals, probably apart from the Metropolitan Tournament, the Kanto Tournament, and the National Tournament, there is no one who can put pressure on him to grow further.

And in these competitions, you might not always run into the people you want to meet.

Relying solely on one's own daily training will inevitably lead to limited growth.

If Akutsu's transformation was a pleasant surprise, then Atobe's growth was merely a compromise.

In Atobe talent alone, Akutsu isn't that much worse than Akutsu.

The only difference is that Akutsu has failed far too many times.

Bang!

"ACE, Saeki Muneyoshi,30:0."

Bang!

"ACE, Saeki Muneyoshi,40:0."

Without any resistance, Atobe seemed to have no chance to fight back against Muneyoshi, who had shown considerable strength.

"Evolution! This great one still needs to evolve!"

The immense pressure from Muneyoshi intensified Atobe's growing urgency regarding his belief in evolution.

"Ice World, descend upon me!!!"

Boom!

Atobe's intense mental energy, which was then released in a burst, turning the entire stadium into a world of ice and snow.

Atobe attempted to use this method to restrict Saeki Muneyoshi.

With the game down to the final point, Muneyoshi glanced at the surrounding icy and snowy environment and gave a cold smile.

"Atobe, your growth is too slow. Climb out of the abyss again!"

A dense, dark light began to spread from Muneyoshi's feet, and a Darkness Field belonging to him suddenly appeared in the snow.

The mental domain that Atobe had built was completely erased under Muneyoshi's domineering darkness.

Atobe stared intently at the figure opposite him. Muneyoshi tossed the tennis ball upwards, and the ball seemed to transform into a dark sphere that absorbed light.

As the black tennis ball rose higher and higher into the air, all the light around it disappeared.

A loud bang.

Atobe's body was sent flying three meters away by the fierce wind, crashing heavily to the ground.

His Ice World was blasted into ice shards by Muneyoshi's single ball.

"G... Game, Fudomine Saeki Muneyoshi wins, score 6-0."

"Atobe... the world is vast. Don't limit your vision to this small pond. I'm waiting for you to take your revenge!"

After saying that, Muneyoshi put away his racket and slowly walked out of the court.

At that moment, the area around the stadium fell silent.

P. S.: "The world is vast, I'm waiting for your monthly votes~"

That's all for today's update. I only wrote three chapters tonight... The weather's getting colder. I wanted to get up early to write this morning, but my bed was uncooperative and just sealed me off!

Also, a big thank you to the Obsessed with Filling the Sea, Quezhou Yifan Du Kuhai, and Shuyou20170104220130486 for their generous support with this month's monthly tickets!