Kevin Smith's Misery at the Hands of a Merciless Beating

Sanada's aura exploded, instantly making the entire stadium feel incredibly oppressive. 69ᔕᕼᑌ᙭.ᑕOᗰ

At this moment, he was filled with rage, and when he noticed the change in Sanada across from him, Kevin Smith couldn't help but feel a chill.

"What kind of monster is this...?"

Overwhelmed by Sanada's imposing aura, Kevin Smith felt a chill run down his spine and was filled with fear.

As Sanada's aura spread, he felt as if he had become prey waiting to be slaughtered, while Sanada was like a ferocious beast.

"Call..."

Kevin Smith took a deep breath, trying to suppress the fear rising in his heart, then bit his lip and squeezed the tennis ball hard with his left hand.

After Sumeru, a resolute glint flashed in Kevin's lowered eyes, and he let out a low growl, "Even if you defeat Echizen Ryoma, I will not lose to you."

Suppressing his fear, Kevin tossed the tennis ball high into the air again, then swung his left arm down with a fierce blow.

Bang!

With a thud, the tennis ball flew swiftly across the net. Kevin didn't stop; he pushed off the ground with his feet and sprinted towards the net.

Serve and volley!

Looking at this scene, Sanada felt a sense of familiarity; it seemed to be the way the first-year Seigaku, trained by Tezuka, competed.

This kid in front of me, his playing style and even the way he holds the racket while running, are all imitating Echizen Ryoma...

"Ha! Echizen Ryoma is nothing but a defeated opponent of mine. You, a mere imitator, dare to challenge me?"

Sanada spat lightly, suddenly feeling bored.

Playing against an opponent like that is a waste of time. Instead of wasting time playing around with him, I'd rather practice a few more sets of swings myself.

However, now that he was already on the court, Sanada had no intention of giving up, even though he considered Kevin a piece of trash...

"Swift as the Wind..."

With a casual swing of his arm, Sanada's racket intercepted the tennis ball as it bounced, embedding it into the net and instantly compressing the tough strings to their limit.

Bang!

With a whooshing sound, the tennis ball transformed into a streak of emerald green light and instantly spun around on the court.

Upon witnessing this devastating attack, Kevin Smith's pupils constricted sharply, his focus heightened to the extreme. "I see it! It's here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin dashed forward, making the most of his Single-Footed Split Step technique.

Even so, when he arrived, he was still half a step away from the tennis ball. At that moment, he once again imitated Echizen Ryoma.

He flipped the racket in his hand, switching it directly from his left to his right, unleashing Dual Wielding...

"Smash the ball c..."

Bang!

With a crisp sound of hitting the ball, Kevin swung his racket in a wide arc, and with the momentum of his sprint, he delivered a powerful backhand smash.

Seeing his Swift as the Wind repelled, Sanada glanced sideways at Kevin Smith.

The fact that you can clearly see the trajectory of the Swift as the Wind is enough to show that the kid on the other side isn't entirely without merit!

But that's all...

Without the slightest hesitation, Sanada watched the tennis ball fly past him towards the other half of the court. A flash of electricity appeared beneath his feet, and he let out a low shout:

"Moving like Thunder!"

A flash of lightning streaked across the court, Sanada's figure vanished from the baseline, Sanada in front of the tennis ball.

Sanada gripped his racket high with both hands, then chopped down the tennis ball.

Crack...

Blue and white lightning crackled and thundered across the court, a twisted blue and white bolt of lightning flashing across the court at lightning speed.

Thump...

The tennis ball landed, followed by a startling clap of thunder, like lightning descending from the sky...

Kevin was shocked once again; his body became incredibly stiff, and he was unable to react to Sanada's attack.

He watched helplessly as terrifying lightning exploded in front of him, a surging shockwave blasting him away.

Kevin Smith, who had fallen to the ground, struggled to his feet, his eyes glazed over, clearly questioning the meaning of life.

"What on earth happened? Why? Why is this guy so strong? Is this the kind of opponent Echizen Ryoma is playing against?"

Sanada, of course, wouldn't reply. Since he'd come to challenge him, he had to be prepared to be beaten. Ten minutes later...

"Moving like Thunder!"

Snap...

Another Moving like Thunder was Sanada, this time forcing Kevin Smith to his knees, seemingly drained of all his energy and spirit, looking utterly disheveled.

Looking at the brat kneeling before him, Sanada sneered, "A pathetic brat like you dares to challenge Rikkai Dai? Throw him out!"

After a few days of rest, blond-haired Kevin Smith regained his confidence after defeating the St. Rudolph and Yamabuki Tennis Club.

It seems that it wasn't that I was too weak, but rather that my previous opponents were too strong.

That makes sense. After all, judging from the information he collected, Rikkai Dai is a powerhouse with an even longer history than Seigaku, so it's understandable that they have such a skilled player.

But Kempinski's own journey of challenges will not stop.

"Echizen Ryoma!"

He looked up at the azure sky above him, silently repeated Echizen's name in his mind once more, and then swaggered into Seigaku's Tennis Club.

He, Kevin Smith, is a "revenge" determined to surpass Ryoma.

How could I be defeated by such a setback?

Seigaku Tennis Club.

Because most of the Regular were recommended to participate in the selection process, only Tezuka, Fuji, Akutsu remain at the school.

Tezuka and Fuji went to do other things, leaving Akutsu to train alone, along with second-year students Arai and others, who were doing basic shuttle run and catch drills.

Kevin, who had just arrived, smiled slightly. After observing Seigaku's training level for a while, he felt more confident.

"As expected of Echizen Ryoma's school, it looks pretty good."

Now he is certain of one thing: the level of tennis in Japan is not as bad as he had imagined.

I observed for another two minutes.

He couldn't find Echizen Ryoma at Seigaku, and thinking about this, he decided to use his own methods to find Echizen.

He also needed to vent his inner frustrations.

"You guys are the Seigaku players, right? Come and fight me!"

He pushed open the iron gate and walked in, his voice echoing throughout the stadium, directly interrupting Arai and the others who were training.

The members of Seigaku looked at him, but only glanced at him before paying no further attention.

Instead, they looked towards a spot not far to his side.

Following everyone's gaze, Kevin saw a fair-skinned, tall, and fierce-looking man walking towards him, seemingly having finished training.

No!

They must have walked towards the main gate.

Noticing that Akutsu wasn't wearing Seigaku's training uniform, Kevin assumed that Akutsu was also there to challenge them, just like him.

Damn it!

As Kevin saw Akutsu walking towards him, he said with some displeasure, "Am I late for today's challenge?"

Akutsu didn't reply, his dark golden eyes sweeping over him before he dismissed it.

Because Akutsu ignored them, the second-year students, led by Arai, finally asked in a low voice, "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Kevin smiled slightly and raised his voice, "I'm here to challenge the strongest person here."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Arai and the others' lips twitched twice, then they glanced at Akutsu, who wasn't angry yet. Seeing that he didn't say anything, they continued.

"Let's get out of here. We don't have time to play around with a little kid like this, and besides, our strongest..."

Arai glanced at Akutsu and swallowed back the rest of his sentence: the strongest person was not here.

"Ha, you Japan just never get the satisfaction of a challenge..."

Kevin sneered, "Forget it, I'm used to it. Let's just get started!"

Swish!

He pulled a tennis ball from his pocket and tossed it high into the air.

Bang!

Immediately afterwards, his wrist pressed down on the racket and slashed out, smashing towards the tennis basket that had already been arranged next to Akutsu.

With a whooshing sound, the tennis ball traveled a powerful arc, as if it were about to knock over the basket containing the ball.

However, a figure walked slowly onto the tennis court path, casually swinging his racket and forcefully hitting the tennis ball back.

A loud thud.

Snap!

"Uh... uh..."

Kevin, who had been so confident, suddenly let go of his racket, clutched his stomach, and knelt on the ground.

"This brat seems to have messed with Akutsu..."

Arai and the others' eyelids twitched slightly. The opponent's target had just been the hoop they had painstakingly prepared for Akutsu. This action could be considered a provocation to Akutsu.

But Akutsu swung his racket casually, as if he had accomplished something very simple.

He remained completely unchanged despite having defeated his opponent.

He continued walking unhurriedly towards the gate.

Approaching Kevin, Akutsu reached out with his other hand, which was in his pocket, and grabbed Kevin Smith by the collar.

They lifted him up as he collapsed in pain.

Then, carrying him, they walked outside...

A gust of wind blew by, and apart from a racket left behind by Kevin, it seemed that all traces of him had vanished from the court.

"Hey, Arai, do you think we should tell Captain Tezuka about this?"

"That guy was taken away by Akutsu, he should be fine, right?"

"If you go to the minister and report Akutsu to him, won't he come after us?"

"You know, we've suffered quite a few losses at the hands of that Akutsu guy before."

"That's right, while Captain Tezuka can restrain him, he's not afraid of Captain Tezuka at all..."

"If he finds out we were actually planning to report him, I don't know how long we'll be blackmailed..."

"Yes, I don't want to provoke him again."

Hearing everyone chattering about Akutsu's evil deeds, Arai and the others instantly recalled Akutsu's terror, felt a chill run down their spines, and quickly shook their heads.

"Forget it, let's ignore him. He's just some nobody. Let's pretend we didn't see anything..."

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