Saeki Muneyoshi and Tachibana, Keith

Tokyo Metropolis!

Fudomine Junior High Tennis Club!

Three days have passed since Lin Xiu, Kamio, and Shinji went to the training camp. Under the management of Muneyoshi and Tachibana Kippei, everything in the Tennis Club is running smoothly. 69ᔕᕼᑌ᙭.ᑕOᗰ

The ordinary members of Fudomine have been training diligently every day according to the training plan formulated by Muneyoshi and Hanamura Aoi.

Mori Tatsunori and Sakurai Masaya Ryosuke are undergoing intensive doubles training with Makihara Shuichi and Masaya Sakurai, with Tachibana An temporarily serving as the referee.

Meanwhile, on another court, Muneyoshi, Tachibana Kippei, and Keith were also training.

Muneyoshi was frantically hitting the ball against the wall, the sharp sounds of his shots echoing around him like a storm.

Of course, he must have controlled his strength, otherwise the wall wouldn't have been strong enough for him to break through.

Tachibana Kippei was frantically undergoing weight training, honing his body, his running figure resembling a mad lion.

Meanwhile, Keith was doubling down on the training program at the training camp.

Soon, Mori Tatsunori and the others finished their scrimmage and came out of the court.

Sakurai Masaya picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off his body, his gaze inadvertently falling on Muneyoshi and Tachibana Kippei, who were training not far away.

"Tachibana An, have you noticed that ever since the coach left, the minister and deputy minister have been training even harder with Keith and the others?"

Tachibana An paused for a moment, looked at Muneyoshi and her brother, and said after a silence, "You're right, they're really going too far. They actually increased their training volume several times over after the coach left."

"I'll go talk to them and tell them that their bodies won't be able to take it if they keep training like this!"

"Tachibana An, let's just forget about it. The minister, the vice minister, and Keith aren't impulsive people. They're only doing this because their bodies can handle it!"

Ryosuke's voice came from behind them. Tachibana An and Sakurai turned around and saw Mori Tatsunori nodding in agreement.

"That's right. Instead of trying to dissuade them, we should focus on improving ourselves. Right now, our skills are far behind our seniors'. I wish we could complete this training someday..."

Several people had this idea, but they didn't try it rashly. They just observed and realized that the amount of training these people received was ridiculously high.

They could understand why Tachibana Kippei was acting so recklessly, given that Seigaku's strength in the Kanto Tournament had put pressure on them.

Not only Tachibana Kippei, but Keith was the same; the two of them trained like crazy in order to catch up with Minister Saeki Muneyoshi.

They just couldn't understand why even Minister Saeki Muneyoshi's training had become so intense.

Although Muneyoshi had never skimped on his training in the past, he would never double it like this.

"An, do you know why?"

The group was very curious about this, and then turned to ask.

Tachibana An shook her head and said, "I don't know the specific reason either, but I heard my brother say that it seems to be related to some World Tournament after the National Tournament!"

"World Tournament?"

The group frowned. What did this have to do with the World Tournament?

"Is it a world-class competition like last year's Four-Nation Exchange Tournament? Or is it the legendary U-17 World Cup that the captain experienced in his first year?"

Although they knew about the U17 team from Fudomine, isn't that a competition only high school students can participate in?

It's already an exception that Minister Saeki Muneyoshi was able to participate, so why are the Vice Minister and Keith- senpai also going so far as to participate?

They hadn't been to the training camp, hadn't experienced any of this, and even among those who had been to the training camp, only a very small minority were aware of the reforms to the World Tournament.

Even Kamio Akira Ibu Shinji didn't actually know.

Therefore, the other members of Fudomine had no way of obtaining this information.

Bang!

Bang!

On the court, Muneyoshi was sweating profusely; upon closer inspection, one could see that the back of Muneyoshi shirt was soaked with sweat.

However, Muneyoshi did not stop because of this, but continued to hit the ball.

This continued for quite a while.

After his energy was almost completely depleted, Muneyoshi's body suddenly trembled.

"The Stage Two path is truly difficult to advance on. Byōdōin should have already begun his world tour, preparing to find his own Stage Three path. Oni Jūjirō is still in the training camp; I wonder if he has found his future path yet..."

"I'm stuck in this little pond of junior high, when will I ever truly take this step...?"

"U-17 World Cup... Melbourne, Australia... Amadeus!!"

Muneyoshi felt a constant sense of urgency; with the Kanto Tournament over, the National Tournament was just around the corner.

After the National Tournament ends, they will definitely be called back to the training camp, followed by the U-17 World Cup, where he will face Amadeus again.

And it's not just him, but also Germany, an opponent they hadn't faced two years ago, and of course, the even more terrifying Spain!

While his current strength is certainly not bad, even Muneyoshi at this moment lacks absolute confidence in facing these people without being at a disadvantage.

He's making progress, and this group isn't completely stopping either.

Besides, he had been waiting for this opportunity to take revenge on Amadeus!

Thinking of this, an overwhelming aura erupted from Muneyoshi's body, dark and eerie, affecting those who were close by in the Tennis Club.

"What happened?!"

This sudden change startled everyone, including Tachibana An, Tachibana Kippei, and Keith.

They all turned their gazes to Muneyoshi.

"What is that?!"

Tachibana An said in surprise.

Although she had seen Muneyoshi compete several times before, this was the first time she had experienced Muneyoshi's Different Dimension up close.

Like him, there are also Tachibana Kippei and Keith, who usually don't use their full strength in Muneyoshi's matches.

At this moment, thinking of Amadeus and other potential opponents, Muneyoshi's true nature was revealed in their eyes amidst the turmoil of emotions.

"Muneyoshi, that guy, he actually... he actually..."

Tachibana Kippei and Keith were deeply shocked. Feeling suppressed, they stopped hiding their true feelings and unleashed a powerful aura from the court next to Muneyoshi.

A crimson flame swept around Tachibana Kippei, and a blood-flame lion hovered around him.

"This is... the Vice Minister's Beast Aura!"

Looking at the crimson flames engulfing Tachibana Kippei, Tachibana An and the others' expressions changed once again.

Keith followed closely behind, his aura not as domineering as Muneyoshi's and Tachibana Kippei's, but rather incredibly vast.

The surrounding air currents kept converging towards him, and the entire space was filled with moisture. A pale blue halo surrounded Keith, spreading out like ripples.

Although it doesn't seem as terrifying as Muneyoshi's aura, nor as oppressive as Tachibana Kippei Tachibana's raging crimson flames.

But their intuition told them that although they were not yet as good as Muneyoshi, Keith had already reached a level that they could hardly imagine, just like Tachibana.

On the court, Muneyoshi turned around and looked at Keith and Tachibana Kippei like a peerless demon Demon King, thinking to himself, "Have they both broken through too?"

After glancing at the two of them, Muneyoshi suddenly gripped his racket and walked onto Tachibana Kippei's court.

Although it was just a simple walk, Tachibana An and the others felt as if they saw a terrifying figure behind Muneyoshi.

Their overwhelming aura made it hard for them to breathe.

Tread!

Tread!

Muneyoshi stopped in front of Tezuka.

"Tachibana, Keith, let's have a match!"

Muneyoshi stared directly at the aura emanating from Ju, then looked at Keith was surrounded by aura waves, and said each word clearly.

"Great! Just what I wanted!"

Tachibana Kippei nodded; he also wanted to compete with Muneyoshi and see how he fared.

Next, Tachibana Kippei arrived at the bottom line first. Although Muneyoshi didn't object to the two of them coming together, at that moment they just wanted to be alone.

"Here we go, Muneyoshi!"

Tachibana Kippei roared, arched his body, and then suddenly moved.

Boom!

The fierce and unrestrained energy crashed heavily onto the tennis ball like a tidal wave.

With a deafening roar, the tennis ball slammed into Muneyoshi's court like a cannonball.

Instantly, the ground that came into contact with the tennis ball caved in to the astonishment of Tachibana An and the others.

"Such power!"

"How... how scary!"

Bang!

However, Muneyoshi didn't even look at the attack; with a flick of his wrist, the racket flew towards the tennis ball at an astonishing speed, like a blur.

With another terrifying sound, the tennis ball flew directly towards Tachibana Kippei.

Not only that, as the tennis ball flew out, a figure also slashed directly at Tachibana Kippei in mid-air.

Bang!

Bang!

On the court, Muneyoshi and Tachibana Kippei continued their offensive battle.

When Tachibana Kippei unleashed his full power, every shot was absolutely stunning; the ground simply couldn't withstand his strikes.

However, no matter what he did, he could not break through Muneyoshi's defenses. As they fought fiercely, dust rose everywhere and the ground continued to crack.

Unfortunately, only the members of Fudomine witnessed this terrifying clash.

While Muneyoshi was playing against Tachibana Kippei, a similar thing was happening at Keith Seigaku's Tennis Club.

The defeat in the Kanto Tournament shattered Seigaku's dream of winning the championship once again.

However, Tezuka's ability to open another Heavenly Tezuka in his battle with Muneyoshi greatly excited Akutsu.

Although Tezuka's skill level is not as high as Muneyoshi's, he has completely surpassed him.

Therefore, after a few days of training, Akutsu approached Tezuka again.

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