Overwhelming

"Minister and Vice Minister are showing their true strength; their serves have become even faster!"

Ibu Shinji smiled slightly and looked at Muneyoshi, saying... ♝☝ 🐒🍟

"Yes, Shinji, don't just pay attention to Tachibana's movements and serves, you also need to absorb what he does in the game. Of course, you can also watch how that kid on the other side responds."

Muneyoshi nodded and continued to give Shinji private lessons.

In his opinion, although Tachibana Kippei's serve is fast, many players on the court can handle it, and such a simple serve cannot pose a threat to them.

The so-called "powerful" simply means that Shinji's current strength is not yet sufficient.

On the court, Echizen Ryoma watched the marks left by the tennis ball at his feet. Although it wasn't the first time he had seen Tachibana Kippei hit a ball, it was the first time he had seen him compete against him on the same court.

Although he had already had a certain idea of Tachibana Kippei's strength and had thought about how to deal with him, it was all just wishful thinking.

Only after experiencing it firsthand did he understand why even strong upperclassmen like Akutsu, Tezuka, and Fuji valued Tachibana Kippei so much.

Bang!

Beast Aura emanated from him, making Echizen Ryoma seem as if a heavy burden was being placed on his body, causing his movements to become sluggish.

White energy surged around his ankle, and even though Echizen Ryoma had activated his State of Selflessness, he couldn't save the ball.

Bang!

Another goal.

Echizen Ryoma's body was firmly pinned to the baseline, unable to move.

His nerves were on edge, and his body was ready to explode at any moment, but Tachibana Kippei's constantly improving skills made his serves faster and more powerful.

"Game, this round is won by Fudomine Tachibana Kippei, score 2-0."

Damn it!

Echizen Ryoma says that increased strength allows one to see sights never seen before, but after his strength improved, Echizen Ryoma realized that the gap between him and Tachibana Kippei was far greater than he had anticipated.

Furthermore, as the match progressed, Echizen Ryoma's opponent, also noticed the obvious differences Atobe Tachibana Kippei and Atobe.

Compared to Atobe's Atobe skills and outstanding mental strength, Tachibana Kippei's suppression of him in the five dimensions excluding mental strength was much stronger.

This was undoubtedly due to the fact that after Saeki Muneyoshi introduced the training camp's tempering methods, Tachibana Kippei continuously honed his physical body.

If we exclude the special case of Saeki Muneyoshi, then among current junior high school students, Tachibana Kippei's four-dimensional stats, excluding mental strength, are almost on par with Sanada Genichirou and Akutsu Jin.

This was a huge difference in absolute terms, Echizen Ryoma simply couldn't find an opportunity to counterattack.

However, the protagonist of the original work is the protagonist, and even if he realizes that there is no hope of winning, Echizen Ryoma will not give up.

Echizen Ryoma gave a slightly self-deprecating smile. If it were a suppression of skill and level like that of Tezuka and Atobe, he probably wouldn't feel anything.

Even if Akutsu were to defeat him with such violence, he would only think that the difference in strength was not significant enough.

But wasn't this all-around domination by Tachibana Kippei, coupled with his calm and collected approach that pushed him into a corner, exactly the way he had always preferred to win?

However, this time, the one being taught a lesson in the same way was himself.

At this moment Echizen Ryoma is savoring the same feeling he had when he defeated his opponent.

"How ironic! How can I possibly be called the Prince of Tennis, with all this talk about never losing a tennis match to anyone!"

Cheer up, Echizen Ryoma!

The State of Selflessness!

Echizen Ryoma took a deep breath, cleared his mind of all distractions, and once again reached out and raised his racket, adopting the Atobe Keigo use.

Theirs Serve!

Swish...

The tennis ball was tossed high into the Echizen, who then bent his knees slightly and stretched his body backward in a somewhat exaggerated pose. ☞💔 ☠🌷

The tension in his body brought out a powerful burst of energy. Echizen swung his arm, and the force of his entire body surged out from his elbow and wrist.

A powerful force twisted the racket in his hand, slamming it down hard on the falling tennis ball.

Bang!

The tennis ball flew through the middle of the net with a sharp whistle, and under this powerful impact, the tennis ball took an irregular path.

Hiss hiss hiss...

After the tennis ball landed, it did not bounce as expected, but instead skimmed along the ground like a streak of light.

"Seigaku's Echizen Ryoma scores, 15-0."

With the blessing of the State of Selflessness, Echizen Ryoma Echizen's muscles exploded instantly, allowing him to imitate Atobe's move almost perfectly.

By constantly altering the autumn wind using the State of Selflessness, he swiftly launches attacks, which is precisely the playing style that Echizen Ryoma himself chose.

"That kid actually hit Atobe's Theirs Serve!"

"The first-year Seigaku are not to be underestimated!"

"Hmph! Someone's imitating me again? They really deserve to die. Next time I see them, I'll teach them a lesson, Kabaji!"

"Yes!"

A look of surprise flashed across Tachibana Kippei's eyes as his opponent, but he quickly suppressed it.

It's Atobe's serve; even if it were Atobe himself, he could return it, let alone an imitation.

Tachibana Kippei didn't care about the small point he had just lost. After seeing Echizen use the Tannhäuser move again, he quickly ran forward.

"Behold my move, the Rampaging Mighty Lion!"

Tachibana Kippei strode forward, his entire body stepping out, and the black and red Beast Aura surrounding him once again swirled into a dark red energy.

Whoosh!

Echizen Ryoma's collar fluttered, and a gust of air that flew past him stung his cheek, pulling him out of his State of Selflessness state.

Bang!

Thump!

"Game, this round is won by Tachibana Kippei from Fudomine Junior High, score 3-0."

"Switch sides!"

Tachibana Kippei broke serve again, just like Tezuka Kunimitsu in the previous intramural tournament, and his return against Echizen Ryoma's serve was extremely clean, requiring only four shots.

"Vice Minister!!"

"Lion King! Fudomine! Lion King! Fudomine!"

The Fudomine members erupted in cheers, thrilled by the clean and decisive score.

The cheerleading squads of Seigaku and Fudomine are no match for the Hyotei Academy's two hundred members; the numbers on both sides are actually about the same.

But at this moment, they all fell silent, even Horio Satoshi and the other two.

Because no matter what angle they looked at it from, they couldn't see any possibility of Echizen Ryoma winning. This feeling of frustration was extremely unbearable for the withered immortal.

Echizen Ryoma, who sat down next to Ryūzaki Sumire, seemed somewhat silent. He deeply felt the strength of Tachibana Kippei, while his proud tennis skills seemed so immature.

Ryūzaki Sumire didn't have any good solutions or suggestions, since she preferred to trust the players rather than the development team members' abilities.

He is the son of Echizen Nanjirō, and Tezuka has placed his hopes for the future of Seigaku on him.

Bang!

"Game, this round was won by Tachibana Kippei from Fudomine Junior High, score 4:0."

Bang!

"Game, this round was won by Tachibana Kippei of Fudomine Junior High, score 5:0."

Although Echizen Ryoma remained calm and determined, Tachibana Kippei's movements became increasingly aggressive.

Under Tachibana Kippei Echizen Ryoma into retreat, quickly reaching match point.

"Echizen Ryoma, you have good talent, but if you want to fight me, you'll need to experience the baptism of despair and defeat!"

The lion roars!

Without hesitation, Tachibana Kippei swung his racket again, and the black and red energy carrying the tennis ball instantly appeared in front of Echizen Ryoma.

In a daze, Echizen Ryoma seemed to actually hear a roar.

"Are you kidding me! Who needs failure to be baptized!"

Tachibana Kippei's words seemed to have touched a nerve with Echizen Ryoma. He roared and charged forward, his accumulated power of the Mugo Aura making him as fast as lightning.

Thump!

Although Echizen Ryoma still failed to catch the ball this time, his racket was only a hair's breadth away from it.

If things continue like this, he'll definitely be able to return the ball on the next possession!

"Seigaku has a remarkable newcomer!"

From the stands, having watched the match this far, Yanagi Renji gave Echizen Ryoma a very high evaluation.

At this moment, in the Fudomine rest area, Saeki Muneyoshi also expressed the same sentiment as Yanagi Renji.

The fact that Tachibana Kippei 'Echizen Ryoma fierce and domineering Beast Aura demonstrates his remarkable mental fortitude.

However, the difference in strength is undeniable. In reality, not everyone can unleash their full potential. Even with the strongest will, it's impossible for him to overcome such a vast gap and defeat Tachibana Kippei.

"If things continue like this, he should be able to catch the next ball!"

Hearing Zong Yan's emotion, Lin Xiu chuckled.

"A simple retaliation won't achieve anything."

Muneyoshi neither confirmed nor denied Lin Xiu's assessment.

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