Zero-Sense Tennis, Mirage Mirror, and the Zone's Failure

"Tezuka Kunimitsu! Looks like it's time to show your true strength!"

Yukimura glanced deeply at Tezuka, and then threw the ball high again. «-(¯`v´¯)-« 6➈.ςⓄⓜ »-(¯`v´¯)-»

Bang!

With a crisp thud, the tennis ball vanished from everyone's sight.

"It's even faster than the first goal!"

The audience looked on in astonishment. From the second point onwards, it seemed neither player was going to hold back. Was this the true strength of today's top junior high school students?

Bang!

However, such a fast serve had little effect on Tezuka. He countered with a backhand, and the tennis ball instantly turned into a golden light and disappeared from Tezuka's hand.

"Tezuka, a good counterattack, and the timing was perfect!"

As he spoke, Yukimura appeared in the midfield, lightly touched the ground with his toes, leaped up, and swung his arm down heavily.

Bang!

A straight golden beam of light shot towards the baseline blind spot on the other side of Tezuka.

Buzz!

As expected, an invisible aura swept around Tezuka once again, drawing him in with a sudden, irresistible pull as the tennis ball was about to fly out of the air.

The tennis ball, smashed towards Tezuka's corner, curved sharply in the backcourt and flew back to Tezuka's face.

Bang!

Tezuka swung his arm, and a golden beam of light flew towards Yukimura.

Yukimura remained unfazed, leaping into the air once more, his arm tracing a graceful arc as he brought it down heavily.

However, this shot, which should have been the winning one, was once again neutralized by the Tezuka rising around Tezuka.

Bang!

"The change in this play."

Yukimura, keeping a low profile, turned and chased after the tennis ball beside him once again.

Yukimura's gaze was fixed on the tennis ball, and he recalled the information about Tezuka Zone.

"To break through this area, besides striking with completely opposite spins, you can also use brute force techniques like those employed by Muneyoshi and Sanada."

"However, for me, this kind of spin is just what I want."

Bang!

The tennis ball was returned with a powerful smash.

Bang!

Bang!

From the second point onwards, the two players began to show their strength, and the competition for this point became exceptionally fierce.

As the match went back and forth, a hint of joy appeared on Yukimura's face, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Tezuka.

"Tezuka! How long are you going to keep testing me? Is this what you call leaving no regrets? Show me your true strength! This isn't the kind of person I want to face!"

The constant back and forth was getting a bit annoying for Yukimura. He knew Tezuka pretty well, and if Tezuka didn't show his true strength, he wouldn't hold back.

"Alright, then let's focus all our attention on this, Yukimura!"

Tezuka naturally sensed Yukimura's determination, and since he wanted to leave no regrets, he naturally wouldn't refuse Yukimura's challenge.

Buzz!

A powerful aura emanated from Tezuka's body, sweeping outwards in all directions; its dazzling radiance could not be obscured even by the blazing sun.

The dazzling light blinded everyone around.

What kind of light is this?

"Here it comes! Tezuka's Cloudbreak!"

Everyone present shielded their eyes from the blinding light, and those who were seeing it for the first time were utterly shocked.

Meanwhile, Atobe, Tachibana Kippei, Keith, and the others felt the pressure; after all, Tezuka's Tezuka of the Cloudbreak Clothes was astonishing.

"Hmm? You've improved again?"

Muneyoshi's eyes lit up. Although he had not been able to walk the path of selflessness, his understanding of the concept of Cloudbreak was by no means lacking.

Through his keen senses, he could clearly perceive that Tezuka's Cloudbreak, both in terms of brilliance and aura, was even more terrifying than during the Four Nations Tournament.

The brilliance faded, leaving only faint glimmers of light surrounding Tezuka.

The Cloudbreak halo of light relentlessly assaulted Yukimura's half of the court, attempting to devour Yukimura spirit.

"Is this the Cloudbreak corrosive power? It's truly terrifying. If one can't resist in this state, they'll be crushed quickly..."

"Did Sanada feel that kind of suppression back then...?"

"However, if I don't experience any of this, then won't I be free from this suppression?"

While lost in thought, Yukimura was directly stripped of his five senses by the radiance of the Heavenly Robe.

Zero-Sense Tennis allows him to be free from such pressure.

Call!

Holding the tennis ball in one hand, Yukimura took a deep breath.

Despite the world being completely insensitive, he clearly perceived everything the tennis ball transmitted through his palm.

→

Although he had no vision, Yukimura raised his unfocused eyes, and in his mind appeared bright white lines.

"The serve line, the baseline, the singles boundary line... everything is so clear..."

"This feeling of playing tennis is just wonderful!"

Toss the ball, prepare to swing!

Under the radiant light of the Heavenly Robe, Yukimura felt no pressure whatsoever; in fact, a gentle smile appeared on his lips as he swung his arm and sent the ball spiking out.

A beam of white light pierced the darkness.

The quality and power of this shot were even greater than the previous three-pointer!

A crisp sound echoed across the court; the tennis ball appeared for only a moment before disappearing from most people's sight.

Then, with the Cloudbreak enhancement, Tezuka, whose five dimensions were greatly amplified, ran to the side and front, and swung his racket.

Bang!

With a flick of his wrist, Tezuka swung his arm and clenched his fist.

The tennis ball, moving at lightning speed, flashed past in a golden light and then disappeared from their sight once again.

"You're in good shape, Tezuka."

Yukimura's fluttering robes drifted over along with his words.

Only then did the others notice that he had somehow rushed to the net in the frontcourt.

"Your shot should have been wrapped in the Tezuka Zone spin, but unfortunately it's useless against me now!"

"Mirage Mirror!"

Yukimura smiled. Since he couldn't break through Tezuka Zone using conventional methods, he would use his own techniques.

Yukimura pushed off the ground and turned sideways, giving himself plenty of room to maneuver. Then, with a flick of his right hand, he swung the racket into his left.

Holding the racket in his left hand, he swung it and smashed it into the air.

Bang!

The yellow light shot only touched the corner of the baseline before slamming into the protective netting behind Tezuka.

"Rikkai Dai Yukimura Seiichi is in the lead, 30 to 15."

"Tezuka! I'm going to go next!"

Bang!

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

Seeing this, Tezuka took two steps forward, bent his knees, and flicked the ball high into the air.

Yukimura's hitting point couldn't escape his eyes, and the mental attack contained in the tennis ball was annihilated under the brilliance of the Heavenly Robe.

Yukimura wore a strange smile; all of this was exactly what he had expected.

Tap tap tap!

In his state of Zero Sense, Yukimura's every movement was extremely simple. He swung his arms and sprinted forward quickly, using the momentum to leap into the air.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the racket kicked up a cloud of dust as it was swung, and from within the white dust, a golden lightning bolt surged forth.

This time, Tezuka didn't stop. A hint of doubt flashed across his icy face, but he still rushed quickly toward the point where the tennis ball would land.

"What's going on?! Why hasn't Tezuka used his domain twice in a row?"

When he saw Yukimura score with a very simple shot last time, Kamio Akira was a little puzzled. Now that it was the same again, he turned to Muneyoshi and asked.

"Kamio, look closely, it's not that he's not using the domain, it's that he can't activate it anymore!"

Muneyoshi's tone was somewhat wistful; this ability to execute reverse spins at will was a Yukimura's strong fundamental skills.

Sanada sat upright on the sidelines like a statue. After Yukimura entered the field, he took over from Yukimura and sat on the Rikkai Dai University coach's bench.

For him, this opportunity to watch Tezuka and Yukimura's match up close was absolutely not to be missed.

"Yukimura is proving to me that even the Cloudbreak can be suppressed!"

Seeing that Yukimura had actually gained the upper hand even in Tezuka Ten'i's condition, Sanada felt reassured and then silently cheered for Yukimura.

He knew that Yukimura had sacrificed a lot for Rikkai Dai's glory, even though he almost could never play tennis again, Yukimura still did not give up on his tennis career.

For Yukimura, tennis is everything.

Although he was in a state of near -Zero Sense, his most outward and persistent expression was his love for tennis.

P. S.: "Requesting monthly votes"

Only two chapters today. I took leave to go back to my hometown to celebrate my elders' birthday. I also have to drive for several hours tonight. These past few days have been non-stop.