An Old Score Settled Early

Fudomine made it to the finals, marking their first-ever appearance in the National Tournament.

It can be described as a dark horse.

But this dark horse school actually made it all the way to the finals.

This left the school athletes watching in disbelief.

However, for those who support Fudomine, their hearts are filled with joy at this moment.

As the referee announced that Fudomine had advanced to the finals, a cheer erupted from the crowd, this time for Fudomine.

"Ooh ooh ooh!"

"Fudomine! Fudomine!"

Because Fudomine only rose to prominence this year, their initial fan base was quite small.

However, many of them have been with Fudomine all the way through the Fudomine favored.

They truly witnessed the rise of Fudomine.

Although they were used to Fudomine winning, this was the National Tournament, and every victory was making history for Fudomine.

Not far from the match venues of Fudomine and Shitenhoji, the match between Rikkai Dai and Seishun Seigaku was also ongoing.

However, compared to the match between Fudomine and Shitenhoji, the game between Seigaku and Rikkai Dai was much more intense.

Because of Muneyoshi's unexpected appearance, Seigaku's strength at this time is comparable to that of the third year in the original work.

Rikkai Dai, on the other hand, was at its peak of strength during its first and second years.

Their meeting in the semifinals was truly a clash of titans.

For Sanada Genichirou in particular, playing against Seigaku, especially against Tezuka Kunimitsu, was one of the matches he had been looking forward to for the past two years.

After their defeat in the Kanto Tournament, Rikkai Dai is being very cautious in their team selection this time.

Aside from having the intention of giving Rikkai Dai's younger players experience in the earlier rounds, the return of Yukimura Seiichi after reaching the semifinals allowed Rikkai Dai to return to its peak form once again.

Before the match, they were actually competing with Fudomine, wanting to secure their ticket to the finals faster than Fudomine.

After all, Rikkai Dai is not at its peak right now, and even the younger generation of Rikkai Dai are constantly thinking about taking revenge on Fudomine.

However, Seigaku's tenacity and resilience still made them uneasy.

Rikkai Dai was initially quite confident in their doubles match, and even practiced a new lineup during their match against Seigaku in order to counter Fudomine.

The results were excellent, with both doubles 2 and doubles 1 winning.

However, the scores were just too close, one game ended 7-5 and the other 7-6.

Rikkai Dai, Mori Juzaburo, shifted his tactics to doubles, giving them a commanding lead in that area.

But because he was in the lead, Mouri relapsed into his old habit and actually resorted to the tactic of deliberately letting his opponent win when he was aware of their moves.

But it was precisely because of this confidence that they easily won in the tiebreaker.

This kind of maneuvering led almost everyone in the audience to believe that Rikkai Dai was destined to win.

However, the Seigaku player Akutsu Jin, who came on next, delivered a resounding slap in the face to everyone, despite being underestimated.

With a score of 6-1, they strongly avoided being eliminated 3-0.

Although Yanagi Renji obtained a great deal of data from Akutsu and constructed Akutsu's data model.

However, Akutsu's improvement was too rapid, and his constantly increasing strength was constantly redefining Yanagi Renji's understanding of him.

After being repeatedly exploited by Yanagi Renji to gain points in the early stages, Akutsu fully unleashed his wild side.

Their strength has increased once again.

After seven games, Akutsu easily defeated Yanagi Renji, bringing the overall score to 1-2, only allowing Yanagi Renji to succeed once in the middle of the game.

When Akutsu and Yanagi Renji returned to their respective teams, the atmosphere at the scene became polarized.

The cheers that had been filling the Rikkai Dai were gradually drowned out by another voice cheering for Seigaku.

Seeing so many people cheering him on, Akutsu indifferent face revealed a slight smile.

Of course, such a smile was fleeting, and he quickly reverted to his usual disdainful expression.

However, the Seigaku members, who were already very familiar with Akutsu Jun's donkey-like personality, were already used to it.

Although Akutsu seemed dismissive of these things, he was actually happy and proud inside.

Akutsu's victory was indeed a shot in the arm for the Seigaku, whose morale had plummeted to rock bottom.

"Sanada, we absolutely must finish them off in the next match!"

Yukimura's face was frosty. He hadn't played against Seigaku for over a year, and he never expected that Rikkai Dai would be tripped up by them.

Rikkai Dai, Mori Juzaburo, was moved to doubles to increase their doubles strength and aim for a quick victory.

However, Seigaku's singles pool is also top-notch.

However, just before the next match was about to begin and Rikkai Dai Sanada was about to take the field...

In the stands, a team dressed in black short-sleeved shirts with a few red and white accents marched over with great momentum.

The Fudomine team was small, but including the reserve members, under Muneyoshi's leadership, each person's eyes were as sharp as a hawk's as they marched.

In addition, he was enveloped in the magnificent aura of victory.

For a moment, both sides on the field, as well as the spectators on the sidelines, were stunned.

There was only a brief moment of silence.

Immediately afterwards, a torrent of discussion erupted across the stadium.

"It seems the semi-finals at Fudomine are already over..."

"The game went so fast!"

"And this aura?"

Upon realizing this, the Rikkai and Seigaku team members all gasped for breath.

The Regular, whom both sides considered Fudomine enemies, appeared menacingly at the sidelines of their match, making it hard not to take notice.

Moreover, compared to his previous silence during spectator moments, Fudomine, as a spectator this time, made no attempt to conceal his powerful aggression and oppressive presence.

This can largely be attributed to Saeki Muneyoshi.

He had just returned from an expedition tournament and still retained a strong sense of aggression and offensiveness.

The minister, as the team leader, is the soul of the team; the leader's temperament will also influence the temperament of the team members.

This is also why they feel that Fudomine has changed.

The king of the Black Legion has come to select and comment on the emergence of another king.

A smile flashed in Muneyoshi's sharp eyes. He didn't try to correct Fudomine's aggressive style since his return.

He glanced at the rest area below, and many people from Seigaku and Rikkai Dai turned their attention to him.

Muneyoshi ignored this and glanced at the scoreboard below the court.

At the same time, the referee's loud announcement rang out again from all around the field:

"The National Tournament Semifinals are about to begin, featuring the Singles 2 from Rikkai Dai versus Seigaku, Tezuka Kunimitsu from Seigaku, and Sanada Genichirou from Rikkai Dai High School!"

"Both players, please prepare to enter the arena."

Sanada, who had been preparing to end the match but whose attention had been slightly diverted by Fudomine's arrival, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard that voice clearly.

Previously, when he was in charge of commanding the troops, he would always check the battle schedule in advance. However, Yukimura had returned today, although he had the right to check it, he did not.

Although he knew that as long as he continued the match against Seigaku until the very end, he would inevitably encounter Tezuka, but when that moment actually arrived...

He felt that everything was so unreal.

At that moment, his gaze turned to the opposite side.

At this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten the pressure that Fudomine had brought them, and focused all his attention on that handsome and tall figure.

"Two years. I've waited two whole years for this moment. Let all the resentment, anger, regret, and disappointment end in this match, Tezuka!"

At this moment, Sanada Genichirou's aura was incredibly intense, and he could no longer hear any of Yukimura's words.

He only wanted a real showdown with Tezuka; he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Tezuka's eyes flickered; he too understood the meaning conveyed in Sanada's gaze.

As they walked out of the athletes' tunnel at the same time, their eyes met in mid-air, sparking an amazing exchange.

In the stands, in the Fudomine team.

Upon hearing the broadcast of the match information, Muneyoshi smiled slightly at Tachibana Kippei and Keith beside him:

"It seems we've arrived at the right time. Actually, looking at Seigaku's initial formation, they were trying to copy us, letting Tezuka finish the battle in one-on-two."

However, they didn't expect Rikkai Dai to change their doubles lineup, and even their Golden Pair" couldn't win the match. But if Seigaku wants to turn the tide, then this match is the starting point for their attack.

Tachibana Kippei also saw the score and player list below, and nodded noncommittally.

Keith, standing nearby, did the same.

However, judging from the constantly shifting eyes of the two of them, it was clear that they were not at peace with themselves upon realizing that they were facing off against these two.

Muneyoshi was also very interested in the two people about to compete.

After all, he knew some things about the feud between the two that others didn't.

He vividly remembers the afternoon of the day the Junior Tournament ended after his elementary school graduation, in the stadium where only four people were watching.

How Sanada got brutally beaten by Tezuka!

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