The Man Called Tezuka Kunimitsu (Part One)

"Hey Tezuka, you still haven't gotten rid of this habit of testing the waters before starting? Or is this the absolute limit of your current strength?"

Muneyoshi stood at the net, his pupils shimmering with gold and black light. When he looked up, the corners of his slender eyes were completely upturned.

"If this is a test, I'm not going to waste any more time with you this time. Your strongest weapon, the flawless Cloudbreak of desolation and brilliance, should be completely useless now, right?!"

Muneyoshi's icy words and his sharp, piercing gaze fixed on Tezuka, exerted immense pressure on him.

Yukimura and the others Atobe from the sidelines immediately understood that Saeki Muneyoshi was serious this time.

However, the content of his words sent a chill down everyone's spine.

"What does Minister Fudomine mean?"

"Tezuka's Cloudbreak is no longer usable?"

"A forlorn glory?!"

"Impossible! How could Tezuka's Cloudbreak Limit possibly disappear?!"

The audience and first-year students from Seigaku were buzzing with discussion, many finding Muneyoshi's statement hard to believe.

Their current level is far beyond that of ordinary people; they have completely entered a non-human realm.

As for Fuji Shusuke and Akutsu Jin, who were very clear about Tezuka and Muneyoshi's strength, they remained somewhat silent.

They weren't sure how much of what Muneyoshi said was true.

However, they all knew that Saeki Muneyoshi was not the kind of person who liked to boast.

Thinking of this, Fuji looked at Tezuka with a worried expression.

Meanwhile, on the court, opposite Muneyoshi at the baseline, Tezuka stepped back onto the court with a brand new racket.

He stared intently at the deep indentation left by the tennis ball inside the sideline and the broken wall behind it, his left hand gripping the racket tightly.

Because of the excessive force, the veins on his arms were visible.

Tezuka's mind was in turmoil. He kept trying to reactivate the Light of Solitude, but it seemed as if a barrier was firmly suppressing it, making it difficult to unleash.

Even his spirit seemed to have been cleaved open by that blade of light, leaving it imperfect.

Tezuka kept trying to stir up the Light of Solitude hidden within him, but instead, the gaping hole grew wider and wider, Cloudbreak seemed to be getting further and further away from him.

Tezuka hadn't expected Muneyoshi's attack to be so bizarre.

Although the strike appeared to be delivered by Muneyoshi, it seemed to originate from his very heart, directly severing his connection with the Light of Solitude.

He completely used the method of breaking through techniques with brute force, tearing an irreparable gap in his domain and perfect celestial garment.

"That was Muneyoshi's Different Dimension, Asura Path... No, besides boundless fear, the feeling at that moment should also have been the ultimate application of darkness..."

Even after suffering such a devastating blow, Tezuka remained calm.

An image seemed to flash through his eyes. Tezuka quickly reviewed the situation of that ball and everything that had happened, and soon he made up his mind.

The Path of Darkness has reached its Stage Two, the Stage Two of the Different Dimension Asura Path, combined with the application of other paths and techniques that Tezuka was unaware of.

Muneyoshi delivered a truly devastating blow to Tezuka.

Muneyoshi had no idea what Tezuka was thinking; if he did, he would probably applaud him.

In a split second, Tezuka managed to suppress his fear and quickly figure out Muneyoshi's methods.

The judgment was fairly accurate.

That move that annihilated the Heavenly Garment was indeed a deeper application of the Dark Realm.

It was also because Muneyoshi kept recalling the results of his battle with Amadeus that Amadeus's darkness could annihilate everything his opponent had.

Although his approach to darkness differs from Muneyoshi's, it can still serve as a reference.

Standing at the baseline, Tezuka's forehead was covered in sweat, and his attempts to evoke Light of Solitude made his heart grow heavier and heavier.

At this moment, his strong mental fortitude and his mindset of constantly striving to become a professional player greatly helped him.

Strands of white energy rose again, quickly enveloping Tezuka as he unleashed the Hundred-Refinement Limit.

Bang!

Another flash of white light appeared, and the tennis ball landed towards Muneyoshi's half of the court.

But this time...

Sizzle...

The tennis ball twisted and rubbed against the ground before slowly rolling back into the net in the middle.

"Game, Seigaku Tezuka Kunimitsu, 1-0!"

"Change venues!"

"Ha, so you've already mastered the Zero Style Serve?"

Muneyoshi chuckled in a low voice.

In his view, Tezuka's Tezuka was a sign of weakness, indicating that he truly had no other options.

Tezuka did not respond to Muneyoshi's mockery. At this moment, he was the weaker party and deserved to be treated like this by the stronger party.

Moreover, although Tezuka did not respond, he did not give up and was still trying.

Moreover, his consistent approach has always been to prove everything through his tennis on the court.

The two walked past each other on the sidelines.

After gaining the right to serve, Muneyoshi held a tennis ball in his hand, and his whole body emitted a faint, dark light.

The Darkness Domain reappeared, this time without the Cloudbreak barrier, and directly absorbed Tezuka into it.

"Tezuka, without your Cloudbreak, can you withstand my attacks? Let's end this."

A glint of golden flame appeared in Muneyoshi's pupils, and when he turned to the side and smiled, he revealed a set of chilling white teeth.

"I didn't expect Muneyoshi to go all out and use the same strength he had when he played against Atobe in the Semifinals?"

Sanada, standing off the field, frowned slightly, and Yukimura also felt the immense pressure.

He knew very well just how strong Tezuka!

Whether it's the Cloudbreak Limit or the Domain with Double Rotation, Tezuka's abilities are beyond the capabilities of ordinary world-class opponents encountered on the expedition.

"I didn't expect that the gap between Tezuka and him is still so large now?"

Yukimura crossed his arms, but the knuckles hidden in his arms were turning slightly white from the force.

On the field.

Zzzzz~

Like thunder, a golden light shone from Muneyoshi's palm, but Tezuka didn't feel it was dazzling; instead, he felt it was incredibly dark.

Because at the very center of that golden light, the dense black light seemed to have solidified into a tangible form.

This is true Light-Dark Unity.

A terrifying sense of oppression swept through the entire room, causing everyone's eyelids to twitch uncontrollably.

"Tezuka Kunimitsu, please don't die!"

The terrifying pressure pinned Tezuka firmly to the spot, giving him no time to think. Muneyoshi roared, and his black and red racket pressed down on the Light Ball.

Phew!

A sharp whistling sound suddenly swept across the stadium, Light Ball, accompanied by a shockwave, stirred up a cloud of dust.

Bang!

Thump!

Snap!

"Tezuka!"

"Minister!"

Everyone gasped in surprise, looking at Tezuka with concern.

Muneyoshi's extremely powerful and destructive strike sent Tezuka flying, causing him to crash heavily to the ground.

Even with the technique of deflecting force in the sweet spot, the Hundred-Refinement Limit was no match for Muneyoshi's attack.

However, Tezuka, who had anticipated all of this, was not surprised. He stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, picked up his racket, and squatted down at the baseline again.

He gazed in Muneyoshi's direction, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

"Very good eyesight, Tezuka!"

Muneyoshi, who had come to the left service line, expressed his appreciation for Tezuka's attitude. "However, just looking at him isn't enough!"

Bang!

"Game, Fudomine Saeki Muneyoshi, 1-1!"

Muneyoshi won the game with just four serves.

This situation served as a wake-up call for the Seigaku members, who had previously harbored some inappropriate thoughts.

Echizen Ryoma Echizen's gaze toward Muneyoshi changed from indifference to one filled with aggression.

Tezuka, of course, paid no attention to what the people on the sidelines were thinking, and the serve was back in his hands.

"What, Tezuka, are you planning to use the Zero Style Serve to stall for time starting from the third game?"

Having watched the match between Tezuka and Yukimura, Muneyoshi easily deduced Tezuka's thoughts.

"Unfortunately, your Zero Formation isn't entirely unsolvable for me either!"

Upon hearing this, Tezuka, whose thoughts had been exposed once again, swayed slightly. Tezuka paused for a moment, then nodded, indicating to Muneyoshi that he understood.

Indeed, in previous matches, Muneyoshi had a precedent of breaking the Zero Style Serve.

"No, Muneyoshi, I don't know how to use Zero Type in this round!"

After he finished speaking, with a loud bang, a white light, once again enhanced by Tempered a Hundred Times trials, flew out from Tezuka's racket.

Muneyoshi, crouching at the baseline, judged the landing point of the tennis ball, quickly took two steps to the right, and slammed his racket hard at the bouncing tennis ball.

"So, can you withstand my attack, Glowing Flame!"

Boom!

The tennis ball instantly transformed into a purplish-black fireball, flying towards Tezuka with unstoppable momentum.

P. S.: This is the last time I'll write about the main character and Tezuka; I won't be doing that again. Please vote with your monthly tickets!

This is the last time I'll write about the match between Tezuka and the protagonist; there will be no more matches between these two.

Working overtime at the end of the year, I got home at 10 pm and still only had two chapters left.