The Tragic Misfortunes of Echizen Ryoma

After the match against Camus, this European expedition came to an end for Saeki Muneyoshi.

Byōdōin's injuries have mostly healed, but Tōno Atsukyō's knee will need some more time to fully recover.

The high frequency of matches during this period has left the First String members extremely exhausted.

Although the personnel can be rotated, the opponents they encounter are all formidable enemies who could easily be overturned if they are not careful.

Therefore, mental fatigue is the most serious.

Having concluded their trip to France, the First String had essentially reached their limits.

To ensure no injuries occur, the next round-robin tournament will be postponed for a period of time.

Meanwhile, the players from the First String will go to the training center set up by the coaching staff in Europe for training and recovery.

After all, only by quickly digesting the gains from the expedition can they truly transform them into an improvement in their own strength.

Of course, Saeki Muneyoshi would no longer participate in these training sessions.

After handing over the duties to Byōdōin Hōō and saying goodbye to the First String, Muneyoshi boarded a plane from Paris alone to fly back to Tokyo.

Meanwhile, the Japan high school scene in Japan was also bustling with activity, as the county-level competition was in full swing between the various schools.

In Kanagawa Prefecture, Rikkai Dai Affiliated Middle School, Kirihara Akaya second-year student, is being heavily promoted by Yukimura and Sanada.

In the Osaka area, Shitenhoji stands out, and as a first-year newcomer, Aoi Kintaro begins to rise to fame.

A surprising reshuffle has occurred at Sei-Ge Germany in the Nagoya area, with all the Regular now being international exchange students.

Among them, Lilia Andre Kuratoza, a genius exchange student in the first year of middle school, easily defeated all her opponents in the competition.

Because of his sharp and ruthless playing style, he was nicknamed "The Ice Man" by some enthusiasts.

In the Higa Junior High made it to the National Tournament last year, continues its strong dominance this year.

All the players have become less impetuous and more composed on the court. However, only they themselves know that they are doing this to wash away the shame of last year's national defeat.

However, when all schools turned their attention to the Tokyo Metropolis area, there was a sense of utter lack of highlights.

Whether it's Fudomine, Seigaku, or Hyotei Academy, they all began to tacitly train newcomers.

The Fudomine, including Ibu Shinji, Kamio Akira, Ishida Tetsu, Mori Tatsunori, Ryosuke, Sakurai Masaya, have become the main force in the competition so far.

Momoshiro Takeshi, Kaidou Kaoru, and Echizen Ryoma from Seigaku are also starting to shine. ✊💚 ඏ☆

Hyotei Academy's Ohtori Choutarou, Hiyoshi Wakashi, Kabaji Munehiro were also the vanguard leading Hyotei Academy's second team in their conquests.

However, it seems there aren't any particularly outstanding newcomers like Aoi Kintaro yet.

Even Echizen Ryoma, who is known as the Samurai Second Generation, is performing rather "mediocre" these days.

Although he was a first-year student, he won many matches, but also lost quite a few.

Among the most attention-grabbing matches was the regional preliminaries against Fudomine, where he lost to Ibu Shinji.

In the Metropolitan Tournament, he almost lost to Fuji Shusuke's younger brother Fuji Yuta.

Echizen suffered a significant loss under Fuji Yuta's Sky Shot; if he hadn't hit consecutive Drive Serve ABC, he probably would have lost again.

Even so, he still lost in the Metropolitan Tournament, to Sengoku Kiyosumi of Yamabuki Middle School.

It was precisely because of this defeat that Seigaku almost ended up in the Loser's Bracket.

If it weren't for the fact that Akutsu Jin was too strong in the Singles 1 match and easily crushed his opponent to win, he would have been in a much better position.

Ryoma will likely become the biggest scapegoat for Seigaku's loss.

It was this defeat that caused Echizen Ryoma, who had already begun to be hailed as Prodigy First Year, to be underestimated once again.

After all, compared to Aoi Kintaro and Lilia Kuratoza's undefeated record, Echizen Ryoma too many times.

It was during this match that Tezuka Kunimitsu decided to hold another intra-school ranking match before the fourth round of the Metropolitan Tournament.

Compared to the original work where Tezuka secretly brought Ryoma to the stadium for the match.

This time, Tezuka didn't do that; instead, he placed it directly on campus, under everyone's watchful eyes.

Seigaku Tennis Club.

On the court, Ryoma's eyes were fixed on the tennis ball on the ground.

"Zero-style... serve!"

Stunned, Ryoma raised his head and stared at the handsome figure opposite him, his heart filled with shock.

"Minister! Has your power reached this level?"

At this moment, Ryoma felt no fear or dread towards Tezuka; he only hated himself!

I regret coming back so late; I thought I'd become famous in America and gotten carried away!

That's why we encountered a series of powerful opponents in these two months.

Tezuka, oblivious to Ryoma's thoughts, spoke again in Ryoma's ears.

"Echizen, do you want to become a pillar of Seigaku's future?"

"If that's all the strength you have, it's not enough. If you want to defeat me, then concentrate fully on your attack!"

Immediately afterwards!

He tossed the ball with a boom!

Tezuka swung the ball again. ◦•●◉✿ ✿◉●•◦

Sizzle!

After the tennis ball lands, it flips rapidly on the ground and then rolls back to the net as before.

"Is it another Zero Style Serve?!"

Ryoma felt a tightness in his chest, and a sense of powerlessness welled up inside him.

40:0!

"Fourth goal!"

Bang!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tezuka unleashed another Zero Style.

"Game, Tezuka Kunimitsu, 4:0."

"The minister won this game with just four balls!"

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still think he's too strong! Captain Tezuka!"

"Is this all the power that Captain Tezuka possesses?"

"Ryoma is completely powerless; the captain is too strong!"

Exclamations and whispers rang out around the court. Tezuka, who rarely went all out in the Tennis Club, stunned everyone, including the first-year students and the other upperclassmen.

As Tezuka's opponent at this moment, Ryoma's feelings are the most direct.

He couldn't calm himself as he looked at the cold-faced figure opposite him, whose entire body exuded a powerful aura.

However, Tezuka, who had already decided to baptize Ryoma, decided to go all out.

"This next point will also only require four goals!"

Just as Echizen Ryoma stood at the baseline, preparing to serve, Tezuka's voice rang out again.

"Another one point and four goals?"

When the members of the Seigaku present heard the same words again, they all frowned.

The previous game was Tezuka's serve, and his Zero Style Serve was practically unstoppable. It was hard to believe that he could win the game in four points, but they could accept it.

But this game was Ryoma's serve.

However, compared to the regular members, the Regular of Seigaku exchanged glances and all thought of that.

"It seems Tezuka really has to give the little one a thorough baptism..."

Kikumaru's words sent a jolt through the hearts of the Seigaku Regular.

Indeed!

In fact, with Tezuka's current strength, he wouldn't need to use much technique to fight Ryoma. Even the most basic Tezuka Zone would be enough to keep Echizen on his Echizen.

That's how he won the first three games, but now Tezuka is about to unleash his ultimate technique, one of the three gates at a deeper level than Dooku.

The Talent Limit!

"No matter what, winning in one goal is impossible, haha!!"

Despite knowing Tezuka's strength, Ryoma persisted with his own fighting style; he had no intention of giving up.

Bang!

However, as the ball was served, wisps of white energy suddenly appeared around Tezuka's body and began to converge towards him.

Multicolored light emanated from Tezuka's left hand and the back of his head, respectively.

Not only did he possess the Talent Limit, but he also unleashed the ultimate in Tezuka his skills through Hundred-Refinement Limit trials.

Bang!

Tezuka took two steps to the landing point of the tennis ball. He didn't look at the ball, but looked into Ryoma's eyes.

Tezuka unleashed his Tempered a Hundred Times double-return technique, hitting a precise cross-court shot to score the point.

A direct return shot scores the point!

"No way... could it really be a four-pointer?"

"Tezuka- sama is absolutely amazing!"

"Katsuro, Katsuo, did you hear that? That's Tezuka's signature move, the Muga Triple Gate!"

Horio shouted excitedly, no longer caring about Ryoma's miserable state, completely captivated by Tezuka.

Apart from him, the others were the same, except for Ryuzaki Sakuno, whose eyes were still full of worry for Ryoma.

Bang!

Echizen serves, Tezuka scores again.

The Hundred-Refinement Limit and the Talent Limit pressed Echizen Ryoma, making even moving a luxury.

"Game, Tezuka Kunimitsu, 5-0, change of ends."

Tezuka remained silent, and as he and Ryoma passed each other, they stopped.

"Call!"

Ryoma took a deep breath, dispelling the pressure and fear in his heart, and tried his best to calm himself down.

The difference is too big!

Ryoma originally thought that after his defeat to Ibu Shinji, he could redeem himself in the Metropolitan Tournament after rigorous training.

But unexpectedly, yesterday's match against Yamabuki brought him another bitter taste of defeat.

Today's match against Tezuka Kunimitsu made him realize that he had been too naive!

"Echizen, no matter what, never forget the bitterness of defeat. Fight with all your might and finish your match!"

"That way, even if we lose in the end, we won't have any regrets!"

Across the court, seeing the fighting spirit in Echizen's eyes, Tezuka nodded. His words were like a gentle spring, soothing Ryoma's heart and calming Ryoma down.

"Minister, I will definitely defeat you and take the title of Seigaku's pillar from your hands!"

Seeing that Ryoma had rekindled his fighting spirit, Tezuka nodded slightly.

"Next, I'm going to show you a new world. Are you ready?"

"Kindness!"

Ryoma nodded, pulled down his hat, and then went to the baseline, ready to receive the ball.

"Minister, although I am no match for you, I will not give up in this match! I will fight to the very last moment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ryoma's fighting spirit burned fiercely, and a powerful belief burst forth from Ryoma body.

A faint white light enveloped Ryoma's body.

The "State of Selflessness" cheat code belonging to Echizen Ryoma has quietly arrived.

"This match isn't over yet, and Ryoma has already reached State of Selflessness!"

Seeing this, how could the Seigaku trio not be excited? Horio even made a sarcastic comment.

Upon hearing this, Fuji shook his head. Although Ryoma's comprehension of selflessness surprised him slightly, it was still not enough.

Boom!

Seemingly confirming Fuji's idea, just as Ryoma Muga ascended, Tezuka's body shone with a dazzling blue light, instantly overwhelming everyone's vision.

The people around instinctively shielded their eyes with their hands.

"What's this?!"

"Wow, it's so bright!"

"Well"

On the coach's bench, Ryūzaki Sumire's eyes narrowed as she stared in astonishment at the figure radiating an astonishing aura. Having not watched the Four-Nation Exchange Tournament, she was unaware of Tezuka's strength.

"This is?!"

This brilliance was simply too dazzling.

"Could this be the Cloudbreak Limit?"

As if she had thought of something, Ryūzaki Sumire's eyes widened, and she could hardly contain her joy.

Tezuka has actually reached this point! Then this year's National Tournament!!

P. S.: "The expedition is over, now I'm starting to write about my final year of middle school. The pace for that year will be fast, and it will mainly focus on torturing Ryoma, plus the club members~"

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