Heart's Eye Shatters Every Nightmare
"Eiji!"
Inui Sadaharu quickly grabbed the ice pack and placed it on Eiji's lap, while Kaidou Kaoru and Momoshiro Takeshi helped Oishi sit down.
Although Seigaku lost the doubles match 2, no one blamed Eiji and Oishi.
If you still lose even after activating Synchronization, then there's really nothing to regret.
Moreover, the sight of Oishi and Kikumaru's swollen and red knees was enough to prove that they had done their best.
"I'm sorry, Tezuka, Fuji, we still lost!"
After catching his breath for a while, Oishi was the first to recover. He took off the towel from his head and said with a face full of guilt.
"Oishi, no need to apologize. We're already very satisfied to see you all grow and become even stronger!"
"Yeah, Oishi, get some rest. I'll take the rest of the matches!"
Fuji Shusuke's gentle voice came from the side.
"Fuji, it's all up to you! You absolutely have to win!"
Kikumaru turned his upper body slightly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
"Don't worry, Eiji, you and Oishi have done your best. Leave the rest to me."
Fuji Shusuke glanced down at Eiji's knee; he genuinely felt sorry for his usually cheerful friend.
"Go for it, Fuji- senpai!"
Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, Fuji Shusuke arrived before Tezuka. Tezuka turned his face slightly to the side, quietly gazing at Fuji Shusuke with eyes full of trust.
"Tezuka, leave everything to me!"
Fuji looked at Tezuka with tenderness. He knew all too well the effort Tezuka had put in to help Seigaku defeat Fudomine.
Although Tezuka was not invincible and had lost to Saeki Muneyoshi, this did not diminish Tezuka's status in Fuji's heart.
"Yeah! Good luck! It's all up to you, Fuji!"
Unlike Akutsu, who is highly competitive, Fuji and Tezuka Kunimitsu have a very good relationship, after all, they are one of the official couples.
"The Singles 2 match is about to begin, Fuji Shusuke from Seigaku against Ibu Shinji from Fudomine Junior High. Please both players step onto the stage!"
The sound coming from the loudspeaker drew cheers from the audience.
"Then I'll go first, Minister!"
Ibu Shinji nodded to Muneyoshi.
"Go for it, Shinji! I believe you can shine even brighter!"
Muneyoshi watched as Ibu Shinji walked to the net, hoping for a miracle.
Please give me your guidance!
Fuji smiled as he looked at Ibu Shinji in front of him and extended his right hand.
"Please continue to guide me, Fuji- senpai."
Ibu Shinji tightened his grip on the racket with his left hand, then solemnly extended his right hand.
"For or against?"
Fuji didn't say much. He knew Ibu Shinji's personality, and he also knew that Shinji's strength was now extraordinary.
Especially at this point, neither side would show any mercy; only by defeating the other could they claim the glory of victory.
"I choose the opposite."
Sensing Fuji's attitude, Ibu Shinji was also filled with vigilance. He glanced at Fuji's raised racket and said...
Then, Fuji twirled the racket in his hand, and the racket fell to the ground with a thud.
"It seems the wind is favoring me today."
Fuji Shusuke smiled as he picked up his racket and then slowly walked back to the baseline.
"The match begins! A decisive set, Seigaku Fuji Shusuke's serve!"
The match officially began as the referee climbed onto the high chair.
"Here it comes, Ibu-kun!"
Fuji Shusuke slightly bent his knees, his eyes slightly open, his soft hair fluttering gently in the breeze.
Although the boy opposite him was simply standing there, Fuji's subtle sense of pressure made Ibu Shinji tense up immediately.
"The genius of Seigaku, Fuji Shusuke?! Let me see if it's true or not!"
Bang!
Just as Ibu Shinji's thoughts were not fully concentrated, a golden streak of light, accompanied by a rolling shockwave, bounced from beside him toward the barbed wire behind him.
Bang!
Behind Shinji, the wire mesh where the tennis ball had been violently struck shook twice.
"Distracted thinking at the start of a match is not a good habit."
Fuji's voice drifted over, Shinji looked up to meet Fuji's icy blue eyes.
"It wasn't one of those serves that disappears, but a high-speed serve! What sharp eyesight!"
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Ibu Shinji's heart sank. He had only been distracted for a moment, and his opponent had seized the opportunity.
Moreover, Fuji's serve has a significantly increased ball speed.
It was thought that Fuji had already shown his full strength during the preliminaries, but he was unexpected to get serious now, which made even Ibu Shinji a little nervous.
"I'm going to take over!"
Fuji tossed the ball, then bent his knees, arched his body, drew back his racket, and swung his arm with fluid grace.
At the same time.
Fuji didn't stop moving; he quickly pressed his body towards the net.
"Serve and volley? It seems Fuji is playing very aggressively today."
Watching Fuji's series of actions, he sighed softly, noting that Seigaku always seemed to become reliable at crucial moments for Fuji.
On the opposite side of the court, Shinji, with his attention highly focused, quickly stepped forward and swung his racket rapidly.
Bang!
The High-speed tennis struck the racket with a heavy impact, giving Ibu Shinji a new understanding of the power of Fuji's serve.
It's still acceptable!
Shinji twisted his wrist, exerted force with his body, and hit a cross-court smash!
The tennis ball flew in a straight line towards the opposite corner, instantly soaring over the middle of the net.
As they flew towards the midfield, Fuji's figure had already appeared there without anyone noticing.
As Fuji rushed to the net, he pivoted on his right foot and slammed his left foot forward, slicing the ball down with his racket.
A short drop shot!
Shinji watched helplessly as the tennis ball gently crossed the net and then fell in front of his own net.
Fuji Shusuke, 15-0.
Bang!
Fuji's arm lashed out from behind, unleashing a white beam that exploded within Shinji's arena in an instant.
"It can even be faster!"
Many spectators were slightly startled, as they hadn't seen the ball at all.
Only the lingering, crisp sound could be faintly heard.
Shinji's gaze sharpened slightly, and with a quick glance, he pinpointed the landing point of the tennis ball. He then took a step to the side, lowered his center of gravity, and unleashed a backhand smash.
The tennis ball flew backwards towards Fuji's court.
"As expected of Ibu Shinji, the future pillar of Fudomine, he's actually kept up with Fuji's offensive..."
Inui Sadaharu adjusted his glasses, then turned to a new page in his notebook and began recording Ibu Shinji's new data.
Tap tap tap!
A blue and white whirlwind swept forward across the field, Fuji's sprinting speed startled the members of Fudomine.
The backspin ball, plummeting over the net, was lifted by a racket just before landing, the slightly tilted racket face sending it flying to the left front.
Swish!
A silvery-white beam of light leaped up from the center of the field, revealing Fuji's slender figure beneath his fluttering robes.
Bang!
"White Dragon!"
Thump!
A crisp sound rang out from Shinji's backstage area.
"Game, Seigaku Fuji Shusuke, 3:2."
"Change of scene!"
"Shinji, if your nightmares can only cause this kind of interference, then they pose no threat to me whatsoever!"
As the match changed, Fuji squinted at Shinji had already used his tactics during the previous game.
However, upon noticing Shinji's actions, Fuji also closed his eyes and used his Heart's Eye to respond.
The Heart's Eye is similar to Yukimura's Zero-Sense Tennis, but there are fundamental differences between them.
Zero-Sense Tennis elevates one's focus to the extreme, and through the power of mental strength, transcends its own limitations to reach a higher level.
The Heart's Eye, on the other hand, is forgetting, discarding everything and entrusting it all Fuji Fuji's innate and powerful ball sense.
Shinji's mental strength is no longer enough to completely overwhelm Fuji, so his methods have failed once again.
Looking at Shinji, who seemed to be suppressed on the court, Muneyoshi on the sidelines shook his head.
Shinji's current mental state is very similar to his initial state, and also to Yukimura before last year.
Especially after Muneyoshi guided him onto the Mental Power Path, he also developed the most common problems among those who Mental Power Path.
An excessive fascination with mental power.
"Shinji, mental power isn't omnipotent. If you can't understand that, you can forget about advancing any further!"
I have to work overtime these few days, staying up late is really bad for my health, so just two chapters.