The Man Called Tezuka Kunimitsu (Part One)

"I say, Tezuka, have you still not kicked that habit of testing your opponent before the match begins? Or is this really the best you can do now?"

Muneyoshi stood at the net with his racket lowered. Gold and black light swirled in his pupils, and when he lifted his gaze to stare at Tezuka, the corners of his narrow eyes had already tilted sharply upward.

"If you're testing me, I'm not going to waste time with you this time. You should have completely lost the ability to use your strongest weapon, Cloudbreak Limit of Light of Solitude, haven't you?!"

Muneyoshi's icy words and knife-cold gaze bore down on Tezuka, pressing him with overwhelming force.

At courtside, Atobe, Yukimura, and the others immediately understood: Saeki Muneyoshi was serious this time.

However, what he said left everyone feeling a chill.

"What does the Fudomine captain mean?"

"Tezuka can't use Cloudbreak Limit anymore?"

"Light of Solitude?!"

"No way! How could Tezuka's Cloudbreak Limit just disappear?!!"

The spectators and Seigaku's first-years buzzed with discussion. Many found Muneyoshi's claim hard to believe.

After all, their current level was already far beyond that of ordinary people. They had crossed completely into the realm of the superhuman.

Fuji Shusuke and Akutsu Jin, who knew Tezuka and Muneyoshi's abilities well, fell silent.

Even they couldn't tell how much truth there was in Muneyoshi's words.

But they both knew Saeki Muneyoshi wasn't the sort of person who liked to boast.

At the thought, Fuji looked at Tezuka with concern.

On the court, Tezuka stood at the baseline opposite Muneyoshi. After replacing his racket with a new one, he had returned to the court.

He stared intently at the deep dent the tennis ball had left inside the boundary line and the damaged wall behind it, gripping his racket