The Child of God's Defiant Struggle
"Saeki Muneyoshi!"
Yukimura took a deep look at Muneyoshi's position; his perspective was different from the others.
From Yukimura's perspective, Muneyoshi's entire body was shimmering with a faint, eerie light, as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss, and there was nothing in his eyes that Yukimura cared about.
But it was as if everything was in his sight.
As Yukimura's mental strength concentrated, the pressure he felt grew stronger and stronger.
However, under this pressure, Yukimura felt quite exhilarated because he saw in Saeki Muneyoshi the direction in which he needed to improve.
"Surrendering isn't my style, so let me give it a try!"
Then Yukimura tossed the ball high into the air, crudely utilizing wisps of spiritual energy.
Bang!
With a crisp thud, the tennis ball vanished from everyone's sight.
At that moment, Yukimura's ball speed almost increased to a whole new level.
"So fast!"
The audience looked shocked. They were still unaware of Yukimura's true strength. Seeing Yukimura's speed, they thought that Yukimura had only been testing them before.
This current outburst truly reveals the power of Yukimura Seiichi, the Child of God Rikkai Dai star.
"Oh, really... well, let's see how far you can go..."
Bang!
Sensing Yukimura's change, Muneyoshi quickly caught up with the tennis ball, and with a backhand flick, the ball instantly transformed into a beam of light and disappeared from Muneyoshi's hand.
"Hiss!"
A collective gasp rippled through the crowd; even Muneyoshi's retort was barely visible to them.
These days, does one not even qualify to be a spectator without a certain level of skill?
"A good response, Saeki!"
Having made a breakthrough, Yukimura felt incredibly energetic, and his mood improved considerably. As he spoke, his figure appeared in the midfield like a ghost.
With a light tap of his toes, he leaped into the air and simultaneously swung his arm, smashing the tennis ball that had just crossed the net.
Bang!
A straight golden beam of light shot towards Muneyoshi's other side, towards the baseline blind spot.
"A great opportunity! Minister Yukimura is about to score!"
Yukimura seized this fleeting opportunity perfectly.
Even the spectators and Rikkai Dai players thought the ball was a sure score, however...
Moonwalk!
Muneyoshi's half of the court seemed to be getting darker and darker. He took a step forward, leaving an afterimage in his original position, and suddenly appeared in the opposite corner, once again at the landing point of the tennis ball.
"Wow... so fast!"
"It's like they appeared there in an instant!"
Bang!
With a flick of his wrist, Muneyoshi's racket created faint black ripples, sending the tennis ball flying towards Yukimura.
Seeing this, Yukimura leaped into the air in a one-legged stance, his arm drawing a graceful arc along his side, before slamming down heavily on the other corner once more.
"Hiss!"
"Such amazing ball control!"
"They should score now!"
No, look!
To the astonishment of the audience, Yukimura's shot, which should have been the winning one, was caught up by Muneyoshi again, and he returned it before the tennis ball even hit the ground.
The crisis was resolved immediately.
However, Yukimura was equally relentless, unleashing his full firepower.
Bang!
Bang!
The very first point of the third set was fiercely contested by both sides.
Having found his direction, Yukimura Seiichi began to unleash the astonishing spiritual power hidden within him.
However, no matter how Yukimura attacked, Muneyoshi was always able to keep up and retaliate.
The audience had long since lost count of how many goals this was.
Even from the very beginning, many of them couldn't clearly see the two players' return shots or the ball's silhouette.
Yukimura and Muneyoshi's backswing and hitting speed increased.
Only a handful of players, including Akutsu, Atobe, Tezuka, Sanada, Mouri, Keith, and Tachibana, were still able to keep up with Yukimura and Muneyoshi's shots.
"This guy..."
A faint, icy blue light appeared in Atobe's eyes and fell upon Yukimura Seiichi.
"Yukimura Seiichi!"
"Let me see just how far you can push this guy," Atobe muttered to himself.
"That's truly remarkable, Saeki -kun!" Yukimura Seiichi's face once again wore a gentle smile.
As the battle for this ball intensified, Yukimura could clearly feel Muneyoshi's strength, and the formidable power he possessed at the beginning of the match was now growing stronger and stronger!
Tap... tap... tap!
Yukimura Seiichi's footsteps shifted, like a dancing sprite, and he reappeared at the landing point of the tennis ball.
Another flash of silver light appeared.
Boom!
The tennis ball's speed increased further, and not only that, the spiritual energy enveloping the tennis ball also began to interfere with Muneyoshi's actions!
Faced with Yukimura Seiichi's counterattack, Muneyoshi's powerful mental attack Darkness power neutralized Yukimura's petty tricks.
His body moved like a nimble cheetah, his speed exploding in an instant.
Like a fleeting glimpse of moonlight.
Muneyoshi reappeared at the landing point of the tennis ball, raising his racket high and swinging it down hard at the rebounding ball.
Darkness Wave!
The faint black mist that almost enveloped the entire area surged like waves under Muneyoshi's attack.
The faint Darkness power combined with spiritual energy, propelling the tennis ball forward. The tennis ball, which Muneyoshi returned, seemed to unleash a terrifying giant wave.
The tennis ball sliced through the air in an instant, hurtling towards Yukimura Seiichi!
As the tennis ball spun rapidly, the air itself began to distort slightly.
Yukimura saw what appeared to be a colossal wave crashing down on him.
"Drink it!"
Seeing this, Yukimura disregarded everything else and unleashed all his silver spiritual power, making his racket seem to turn silver as well.
"Let me try to break this trick!"
Yukimura's eyes shone brightly, piercing straight through to the spinning tennis ball hidden behind the giant wave.
Silver specks of light danced and pierced through the thin black mist.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed to become riddled with holes.
With a few strides, Yukimura arrived at a position slightly behind the landing point of the tennis ball. He stretched out his arm, swept his racket forward, and unleashed a surge of spiritual energy, directly breaking through the black surrounding the tennis ball.
The towering waves vanished instantly.
Boom!
A dull thud echoed across the court as Yukimura once again calmly received Muneyoshi's attack.
The powerful force and spin cause the tennis ball to rub intensely against the racket surface!
"So heavy!!"
The immense strength and impact made it difficult for Yukimura to withstand with just one hand.
He held on for only two seconds Yukimura wrists began to tremble. Then, he gripped his racket with both hands and slammed it back, sending the tennis ball flying.
"Good!!"
Muneyoshi was quite surprised by Yukimura's ability to return the ball, but his extensive experience allowed him to anticipate the trajectory of the tennis ball.
As he took a step forward, the tennis ball had just crossed the net at high speed when Muneyoshi blocked its path.
Yukimura effort in blocking that shot exposed his weakness, Muneyoshi certainly wouldn't let slip.
Bang!
The sharp, rapid smash landed directly in Yukimura's corner, leaving a shallow, faint mark on the ground.
"Saeki Muneyoshi scores, 15-0."
"What an amazing back-and-forth battle! That one ball actually went the lengths of a whole chapter!"
(I'm just complaining on your behalf. This is my first time writing about Yukimura, so I described him in a bit more detail. It was already like this when I wrote it.)
Tezuka, standing in the stands, was deeply moved; beneath his calm exterior, he could not hide his inner astonishment.
Muneyoshi and Yukimura's simple and efficient offensive style is completely different from his playing style.
"I need to learn from this principle: the attack should be concise and powerful, yet meticulous in every detail."
Tezuka felt excited even while watching from the stands, and he couldn't imagine what the two people playing the match must be feeling.
Yukimura didn't know how Muneyoshi felt, but Yukimura knew that his own feelings weren't pleasant.
He had been fighting Muneyoshi with all his might for so long, seemingly unconcerned about his physical strength; this wasn't because he was out of his mind.
Rather, it was the ball skill he had always wanted to demonstrate.
Annihilate Five Senses!
However, Muneyoshi's formidable strength, foundation, and indomitable spirit made it impossible for him to suppress him.
Without suppressing Muneyoshi, the Yips syndrome will be difficult to treat.
Even though he kept using his mental power to interfere with and weaken Muneyoshi, it seemed to have no effect.
"Your willpower is truly formidable; is it that you can't reach the critical point?"
A glint flashed in Yukimura's eyes; he had already realized that Saeki Muneyoshi's foundation was superior to his in every aspect.
Moreover, because he was very physically fit, whenever Muneyoshi showed signs of Yips symptoms, he could suppress them with his strong will.
"He's really a terrifying guy, but this move isn't as simple as you think. If it's just suppression, he'll unleash his power sooner or later..."
Standing at the service line, Yukimura lowered his eyelids and muttered something under his breath, and even smiled faintly when he noticed that Muneyoshi was suppressing Yips syndrome with his own willpower.
"Then let me see how long you can hold out!"
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