Keith vs. Akutsu

When the referee's voice rang out, the entire stadium erupted in applause, a sign of encouragement from the audience for the two doubles players' outstanding performances.

Kamio and Ishida, who had returned to the Fudomine area with their heads down, opened their mouths but found themselves unable to speak.

At this point, they could easily see that they had fallen into Seigaku's doubles trap.

"The rest is up to you, Keith!"

Seeing Keith return from warming up, Muneyoshi smiled and said, "He's a good opponent; he shouldn't disappoint you!"

After Keith joined Fudomine, aside from a few doubles matches and one singles match, he rarely got to play.

Now that he's back to singles, there seems to be a flame burning in his eyes. This time Muneyoshi and his coach have indeed arranged a good opponent for him.

"Akutsu!"

At that moment, Akutsu walked into the court area and saw his opponent.

However, he only glanced at them before focusing his attention on Saeki Muneyoshi and Tachibana Kippei in the contestant area.

This time, Tachibana Kippei suddenly switched to doubles, which surprised everyone.

Akutsu's arrogant gaze swept over Muneyoshi. Sooner or later, he would defeat this guy and avenge himself.

This has always been his goal.

"The Kanto Tournament finals are about to begin, featuring Seigaku versus Fudomine Junior High's singles number three. Please bring your players to the stage."

Keith, carrying his racket, stepped onto the court in a few steps.

Akutsu, too, simply carried his racket and walked onto the court.

"What will happen in the match between Keith, the most hidden man of Fudomine, and Akutsu of Seigaku?"

"I don't know, but wasn't Keith a doubles player before? Is he also very strong in singles?"

"I think I played singles, but the opponent was too weak, so it's not very relevant..."

Upon hearing this, Mizuki's face instantly turned ashen.

What does it mean when the opponent is too weak to be of any reference value?

If his teammates hadn't held him back, he would have insisted on going up and arguing with the other party.

At this moment, both Inui Sadaharu from Seigaku and Yanagi Renji from the other side took out their notebooks.

Yanagi Renji turned to the page in the document that mentioned Keith.

"There is very little information available about Fudomine Keith, but it is said that his true strength is actually that of the number two figure in the Fudomine."

"His true strength is unknown, but based on what he has shown so far, he can be considered a top expert in the national junior high school level."

"Akutsu Jin of Seigaku, although he is Seigaku's third-in-command in public, his strength is unfathomable."

He even defeated Tachibana Kippei in the Metropolitan Tournament and Oshitari Yushi of the Hyotei Academy in the Kanto Tournament, making him a top-tier junior high school player.

I believe I can gain more information from this match between the Yanagi Renji of them.

"It's singles match three. This match should be crucial for both sides. Whoever wins this match will take the lead in match point."

Atobe Keigo made his own assessment of the situation on the court. With the improvement of Fudomine's doubles strength, the most important doubles match was able to secure a game, so the key to the match naturally became the contest of the three singles.

This changes automatically as the Tennis Club's strength improves.

In Atobe's view, if Fudomine could win the singles match, the championship would naturally be theirs.

"Atobe, Keith, and Akutsu, which one do you think has the best chance?"

A cold glint flashed across Oshitari Yushi at Akutsu Jin's figure in the arena.

He suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Akutsu in the Semifinals, and he will get his revenge on Akutsu sooner or later.

This wolf from Kansai had never suffered such a great loss before.

"It's hard to say. Although Keith hasn't shown much, the little he has revealed is enough to make people feel threatened, and Akutsu is also one of my prey."

Atobe stood gracefully, unable to judge who would win without a point of comparison.

"Hopefully Keith can surprise us..."

Oshitari Yushi chuckled lightly; he would be quite pleased to see Akutsu suffer a setback.

"Keith, I hope you can make me happy!"

Akutsu approached the net, his delinquent-looking face bearing a hint of arrogance.

At this moment, Keith had become prey in his eyes.

Keith didn't answer, giving him a cold glance without even uttering a sound.

However, as Akutsu's aura spread, a dangerous glint flashed in Keith's pale blue eyes. Before the match even started, he and Akutsu had already begun a battle of momentum at the net.

Soon after both sides decided who would serve, they turned and left.

Keith didn't say a word the entire time.

However, as the referee who was closest to them, he wiped the fine sweat from his forehead as they left.

In his eyes, both middle school students looked like troublemakers, exuding a delinquent aura.

"The match begins, a single set to decide the winner, Fudomine Keith serves first."

When the starting whistle blew, Keith's eyebrows furrowed, and a murderous aura erupted from his body.

His gaze lingered coldly on Akutsu for three seconds before Keith tossed the tennis ball high into the air.

Swish!

As the tennis ball flew through the air, Keith's sculpted, streamlined body tensed, his right arm extended, and his left hand placed in front of him, slightly clenched.

The moment the tennis ball landed, he swept the racket across the court.

Bang!

The tennis ball moves very fast, but it doesn't seem to have anything special about it.

Keith's swing was incredibly fast; his arm swept across the court like a blur, accompanied by a strange vortex, and the tennis ball vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

"Keith, don't make me laugh out loud. You think this is all you've got?"

Akutsu gave a disdainful smile, and his figure leaped out like a cheetah, the muscles in his thighs and arms outlining perfect lines.

Bang!

His senses were very sharp, and Seigaku had methods to deal with the Gemini and Multiple Stars, so he received this ball very easily.

A dull thud rang out, and the tennis ball deformed violently the instant Akutsu's racket struck it.

Akutsu's strike was powerful, and his counterattack was incredibly forceful, aimed directly at Keith's body.

Keith's expression hardened; seeing Akutsu's casual and dangerous playing style seemed to have stirred up some unpleasant memories for him.

Keith's light blue eyes narrowed slightly, and he chuckled softly, "Your body looks pretty good. In that case..."

The more capable Akutsu was of resisting, the more Keith felt a sense of accomplishment when he was defeated by him.

Keith spread his feet apart, rooting them to the ground. A cloud of energy began to gather in front of his right chest, growing larger and larger, spreading like water from Keith's arm to his racket.

Immediately afterwards, the air mass enveloped the incoming tennis ball.

Bang!

Keith's long, powerful arm slammed down, sending the tennis ball flying and creating a circular shockwave on the racket.

Boom!

The air around the tennis ball that was caught in the air mass was completely displaced, leaving only endless air currents that formed a small but powerful air wall, which swept towards Akutsu like a hurricane tornado.

This isn't Universal Gravitation, but rather Keith's Universal Gravitation move— Airflow Storm —which he weakened and enhanced with control over gravity!

"Oh? Not bad, Keith!"

A hint of seriousness flashed in Akutsu's arrogant eyes. The danger posed by this move made him very clear that Keith was not comparable to the opponents he had encountered before.

"Watch me smash you, Keith!"

A chilling aura surged from Akutsu's body. At this moment, his blood began to boil under the pressure of the crisis, and his aura changed instantly.

"Drink it!!!"

The grayish-white aura transformed into flames that burned fiercely, amplifying Akutsu's power and speed.

Without dodging or evading, he charged straight at Keith's attack.

Swish!

Akutsu swung his arm in the same way as before, striking the tennis ball that had bounced up in front of him.

"Idiot!"

The members of Fudomine smirked, well aware of Keith's strength and having suffered from this tactic many times before.

As they expected, the next second...

Snap!

Akutsu's racket was knocked away.

"Fudomine Keith, 15-0."

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