The Limit of a Hundred Refinements
Tezuka stood silently at the baseline in the service area.
Muneyoshi's questioning almost caused him to lose his composure.
But Tezuka Kunimitsu is Tezuka Kunimitsu; once he calmed down, he put Muneyoshi's interference out of his mind.
This is a unique trait of Tezuka himself; he never misses any opportunity on the court.
Even though he had sealed away Tezuka Zone before, he still believed in his tennis.
Even now, despite everyone's perception that Muneyoshi has gained an overwhelming advantage and extinguished his egolessness, he is still not defeated.
As expected of someone who went on an exchange program to Germany during elementary school, all that remains is a video recording and the perfect Tezuka Zone circle left on the court.
He was the man that Berger, the star player of the Germany Team, and his head coach had been searching for for several years.
He is one of the players that Borg has high hopes for. Although he has not yet stepped into the professional arena, he has been praised by Borg for already possessing all the mental qualities of a professional player.
He's really not someone to be trifled with!
Call!
Muneyoshi took a deep breath and then quietly walked back to his backcourt receiving area.
However, just as he crouched down to assume the receiving stance...
Across from the stadium.
Hiss...
A familiar current of air flowed around Tezuka Kunimitsu once again.
The selflessness that Muneyoshi had devoured and extinguished reappeared in Tezuka's hands.
There was a sense of determination and persistence in Tezuka's eyes, and a glimmer of light once again appeared in his sharp pupils.
Tezuka was indeed different from ordinary players; he wouldn't panic when his moves were broken, and he had a very strong will.
"What a formidable opponent."
Muneyoshi sighed softly, glancing at Tezuka's Tezuka, which were almost completely stained with purplish-black spots. A dark, eerie light appeared in his eyes, and his voice became cold and cruel.
"However, this should be your last bit of persistence!"
"Let me destroy it one last time!"
"Da da... da da..."
Tezuka bowed slightly, tapping the tennis ball in front of him. The double gate of selflessness reappeared, but he showed no change in emotion.
His gaze remained calm throughout, even though he was now two sets behind, and even though he knew his strength was far inferior to Saeki Muneyoshi's, it couldn't shake his resolve in the slightest.
Swish!
The tennis ball was thrown vertically from his palm.
The next moment.
He twisted his elbow, subtly lowering the racket at an angle, and struck the tennis ball directly.
Bang!
The angle was still so tricky; the tennis ball shot out a straight yellow line, about to land precisely on Saeki Muneyoshi's backhand half of the court.
However, this pose excited everyone.
This is Zero Style Serve!!!
"So you're only using the Zero Style Serve again now? Is this your motivation and perseverance to keep playing?"
Muneyoshi glanced up and a slight smile appeared on his face.
He had been waiting for this ball for several games.
Step on him.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Muneyoshi quickly ran towards the landing point of the tennis ball.
"What is he trying to do? Does he want to try Tezuka's serve? That's impossible..."
A hint of surprise crossed Kaidō Kaoru's face, while Momoshiro excitedly shouted out.
Not only him, but all the Regular members of Fudomine were on tenterhooks.
"Go, Minister!"
"We must crack his code..."
All sorts of thoughts flashed through their minds.
On the field.
As Muneyoshi ran, a whirlwind rose around him, and the Darkness Field covering the court began to change.
As Muneyoshi unleashed his spiritual power, the originally quiet Dark Radiance began to transform into a ferocious shape.
At the same time, a ball of purplish-black flame enveloped the tennis ball that was still in mid-air and collided with its spin.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Muneyoshi, who was rushing forward, suddenly swung his racket with all his might.
The ball of light, transformed into a hideous ghost, swept towards the tennis ball with a surging gust of wind.
With a snap.
The instant the tennis ball hit the ground, a glint of light flashed in Muneyoshi's eyes.
He clearly felt that the ball's spin had been altered and weakened slightly.
"The Darkness Domain - Ghosts and Goblins!"
Swish!
"Clatter!"
The tennis ball landed gently, and after a brief, light friction with the ground, it bounced about half the height of a tennis ball.
However Muneyoshi, this height alone was enough for Muneyoshi to retaliate, and it also allowed Tezuka to break the serve that he thought was unsolvable.
Tezuka, who had been keeping his composure, was now experiencing a turbulent surge of emotions within him.
With great difficulty, I suppressed the chaotic thoughts in my mind and prepared to defend myself.
Boom!
A shadow loomed over, and behind the sharp, slicing tennis ball, a terrifying and ferocious ghost opened its Tezuka.
The tennis ball hurtled past him, but the terrifying ghost left a grotesque mark on his heart.
Bang!
"Hmm, this rotation is even more intense than Tezuka Zone? Is it Tezuka Phantom?"
Noticing that Tezuka had unleashed an even more powerful spin, and that it differed from the previous Tezuka Zone, Muneyoshi began to speculate.
"Unfortunately, rotation is useless to me!"
The Glowing Flame burned, and at the instant the racket made contact with the tennis ball, all the spin disappeared, and the tennis ball landed once again in the corner of Tezuka's baseline.
"Game, Saeki Muneyoshi, 4-1."
"Switch sides!"
"Tezuka, if you can't execute more than two types of spins simultaneously, or if the inside and outside spins are different, it won't work on me at all!"
During the scene change, Muneyoshi noticed that Tezuka was drenched in sweat and pointed him in the right direction.
This is also a direction that Tezuka will eventually figure out for himself.
Standing on the service line, Muneyoshi quietly looked across the court.
His eyes were like a bottomless pool; Tezuka stood within his domain, and everything was exposed to Muneyoshi.
Seeing Tezuka standing there ready, Muneyoshi smiled and said, "Tezuka, I'm going to show you something different next."
Swish!
Muneyoshi tossed the tennis ball over his head, then immediately opened his raised left hand, a nearly transparent pale blue halo gathering in his right palm.
Eventually, the pale blue light cluster grew larger and larger, completely enveloping the tennis ball.
Bang!
The air currents churned, and Tennis Muneyoshi was pulled out of the air in a blue wave, whistling as he headed toward Tezuka's right.
Tezuka shifted his body to the side and took two steps. Although Muneyoshi's shot lacked the powerful intent and dark interference he had shown before, it was still effective.
But the overwhelming sense of oppression was extremely strong; he had seen this move before.
Or rather, most of the spectators had seen it before.
This is Universal Gravitation!
"Boom!"
The shockwave came crashing down like a tidal wave.
Tezuka's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately twisted his ankle at high speed, using the power of his whole body to envelop his left arm and even his entire body in a five-colored glow.
Holding the racket with both hands, Tezuka slammed into the powerful, pale blue shockwave.
Boom!
A terrifying and solid penetrating force emanated from the racket, Tezuka noticed that his wrist was trembling incessantly, but it only lasted for less than two seconds.
He felt his body float up.
The Hundred-Refinement Limit were suppressed and enveloped by that ball of light, which resembled an invisible wall.
Just like Akutsu in the previous match, Tezuka himself also fell heavily to the ground.
However, because Muneyoshi controlled his power, Tezuka was not thrown very far, but because Muneyoshi's control over his power was more refined, his racket was completely destroyed.
"Tezuka!!"
"Minister!!"
"Fuji, quickly get the first-aid kit!"
P. S.: "Being sick is awful, and catching a cold during seasonal changes is really bad. Everyone should be careful too..."
Only two chapters today, at most to make up for the extra chapters due to October's monthly votes, I really can't keep up with the pace.