Absolute Suppression

Muneyoshi's movements, of course, did not escape Tezuka's eyes. The moment he saw the tennis ball tremble, his entire being trembled.

He hadn't expected that Saeki Muneyoshi would have a way to counter such a serve.

Tezuka only breathed a slight sigh of relief when he ultimately failed to achieve true success.

But the sense of urgency in my heart grew stronger and stronger.

As the two players switched sides, Muneyoshi watched Tezuka pass by and said with a faint smile, "Tezuka, I've already seen your tennis; now it's my turn to show you mine!"

"Alright, Muneyoshi, go all out! Let me see your tennis skills!"

Aside from what he had just witnessed, Tezuka was also very much looking forward to Muneyoshi's tennis skills.

"Wow, that's strong!"

Watching the two players switch sides on the court, Tachibana An on the sidelines was completely stunned by Tezuka Kunimitsu's Zero Style Serve.

In her understanding, or in a sense, this kind of serve that cannot be bounced back is an unsolvable problem.

Even the player she considered the strongest, Saeki Muneyoshi, couldn't handle Tezuka Kunimitsu's serve.

"An, watch closely! The real excitement is about to begin."

Although Hanamura Aoi was also amazed by Tezuka's performance, she smiled slightly when she thought of Muneyoshi's strength.

"If it weren't for Saeki Muneyoshi, Tezuka Kunimitsu would probably be the one vying with Yukimura Seiichi for the title of the true Japan one junior high school student in Japan right now."

Standing on the service line, Muneyoshi kept thinking. His court had a strong restraining effect on power and speed, but it did not restrain technique.

To break the Zero Form, it seems we still need to consider using the Glowing Flame and mental energy to eliminate its rotation.

Snap... Snap... Snap...

After pressing the tennis ball lightly a few times, Muneyoshi raised his brown eyes and tossed the ball upwards.

"Tezuka, here comes! Get ready!"

Bang!

A flash of dark light, and a clanging sound like a sword being drawn seemed to echo across the court. With a swing that was barely visible to the naked eye, the tennis ball flew straight to the opposite half of the court.

Bang!

Without the slightest hesitation, Muneyoshi raised his arm and quickly pulled.

A dark, eerie light flashed in the air, leaving only a trace that vanished in an instant.

Muneyoshi's high-speed serve, built upon his fundamentals, can be even faster than the Cannon Serve of Ishida Tetsu or Ohtori Choutarou.

Seeing Tezuka stopped considering the possibility of Muneyoshi's last move in the previous game.

He took a few steps forward and to the left, just managing to catch up with the serve. He bent his knee and flicked the ball high just before it hit the ground a second time.

Although Muneyoshi's shot was very fast, it was similar to Sanada's invisible swing. Tezuka, who was very familiar with Sanada's technique, did not find it as difficult to return the shot as others.

However, as the racket made contact with the tennis ball, the heavy backspin on the ball caused a sharp increase in pressure on Tezuka's wrist.

But he caught it in the end.

Seeing this, Muneyoshi wore a strange smile; it was all within his expectations.

Tap tap tap!

Muneyoshi swung his arms and sprinted forward, using the momentum to leap into the air.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the racket flashed with a ghostly light as it was swung. Tezuka, who had just stood still, felt the sky darken before his eyes, and a sense of disorientation, with flickering light and shadow, suddenly appeared.

By the time Tezuka realized what was happening, the tennis ball had already rolled back to his feet.

"Fudomine Saeki Muneyoshi scores, 15-0."

"Um?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Kikumaru and Oishi's faces as they looked at Inui and Fuji to the side.

Why isn't Tezuka activating his domain?

Not only Kikumaru and Oishi, but Momoshiro and Kaidoh were also greatly puzzled.

With Tezuka's ability, he could generate the necessary spin even when receiving the ball.

But they didn't do that just now, it seems they even abandoned their own field...

"Tch! It's not that he doesn't want to start it, it's that he can't!"

Before Kane and Fuji could answer, Akutsu, on the other side, stared at Saeki Muneyoshi with a ferocious expression.

This guy actually managed to use this method to conquer Tezuka's Tezuka Zone.

"Can't start? What do you mean?"

Kikumaru looked completely bewildered, utterly confused by Akutsu's words.

"Because Muneyoshi's tennis ball had no spin, or rather, it neutralized the spin of Tezuka Zone, directly sealing Tezuka off."

Fuji's eyes also showed intense shock, because he was also someone who played the spinning game.

Muneyoshi's methods are a nemesis to someone like him who manipulates rotation.

During their conversation, Muneyoshi served again, and Tezuka caught up and returned the serve once more.

With a quick slide, Muneyoshi reached the center line and unleashed another smash. Tezuka also increased his speed, arriving at the landing point of the tennis ball.

With a flick of his arm, the tennis ball struck the racket, and the immense impact sent another jolt through Tezuka's wrist.

Although there are rules limiting players' abilities, even with Muneyoshi's current power and skill, his smashes are not so easy to return.

Tezuka realized that the impact of the ball was about to exceed the range of his wrist, so he quickly gripped the racket with both hands, leaned forward, and put all his weight on it.

They managed to return the ball.

"Tezuka, not bad return, but I'll take this one."

Muneyoshi's figure suddenly appeared in front of the net. He stepped back with his right foot and leaped into the air. With a push of his right hand, a ball of purplish-black flames burned on the tennis ball.

A loud bang rang out from beside his hand.

"Jack Knife!"

A dark purple beam of light flew past Tezuka Kunimitsu, knocking away his outstretched racket and sending the tennis ball crashing heavily to the ground.

Boom!

"Fudomine Saeki Muneyoshi scores, 30:0."

"Muneyoshi... is this your true strength? It's truly suffocatingly oppressive..."

Tezuka stretched his wrists, silently picked up his racket, and looked at Muneyoshi's figure opposite him. A hint of darkness seemed to appear in his eyes as well.

Unfortunately, Tezuka didn't notice.

Saeki Muneyoshi stood sideways, lightly tapping the tennis ball.

"Tezuka, your last two serves were an 'unsolvable' Zero Style Serve. My serve isn't unsolvable, but you should try to return it!"

Snap!

From the moment Muneyoshi grasped the tennis ball, streaks of dim light and waves of negative emotions began to gather around him.

The dormant Mental Fluorescent Flame within began to burn fiercely, aided by mental strength and emotions.

A strange feeling, one he had never experienced before, arose in Tezuka's mind. He noticed that Saeki Muneyoshi's posture and movements had become quite elegant, and the rhythm with which he pressed the tennis ball seemed to be playing a musical piece.

Until a certain moment.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds, refracting golden rays onto the stadium.

Like strands of golden silk, chasing away the drifting clouds and mist, Muneyoshi, bathed in sunlight, was enveloped in a layer of ethereal light.

Darkness and light intertwined, achieving perfect harmony in Muneyoshi at this moment.

"Light Shadow Fleeting!"

As Muneyoshi finished speaking, a surge of spiritual energy began to spread along his half of the field.

Swish!

Muneyoshi tossed the ball up, and a ball of Darkness Light emerged from his palm, enveloping the tennis ball.

At this moment, Muneyoshi was like Black Hole, absorbing everyone's gaze.

Unbeknownst to them, a dark realm of the mind was quietly being constructed.

At this moment, not only Tezuka, but also all the Regular from both teams near the court were in a completely dark world.

Everything around had vanished, leaving only a blurry figure at the edge of the field of vision and a tennis ball enveloped in extreme darkness.

As Saeki Muneyoshi tossed the tennis ball into the air, a dark curtain swallowed everything around him.

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

This state lasted for less than a second before Tezuka instantly regained his senses, and his expression changed slightly.

A chilling killing intent emanated from the tennis ball, seemingly lowering the temperature on the court and even causing his skin to feel a biting, cutting sensation.

With a loud bang, an explosion rang out in the darkness, and a new world was born, with light and shadow shifting.

Tezuka only saw a fleeting flash of light pierce through the endless darkness before he returned to the court.

Once Tezuka had adjusted to that momentary mental lapse, Muneyoshi had already positioned himself in the service area on the other side and gently tapped the tennis ball once more.

A cool breeze swept through the air, and the mustard-yellow tennis ball rested quietly at Tezuka's feet, telling the story of what had just ended.

However, Muneyoshi did not give him much time to process his reaction.

Darkness has fallen once more!

"Game, Saeki Muneyoshi, 1-1."

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