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Bang!

The tennis ball slammed down like a giant beast crashing to earth, leaving another small crater in the court.

As Momoshiro Takeshi ran, he barely managed to knock the ball back with the edge of his racket frame.

However, what came next—

Was another furious roar from Tachibana Kippei.

"Too slow! Mighty Lion Dance!"

Whoosh!

Across the court, Tachibana's tall figure leaped into the air. As he spoke, his racket swept through the air, leaving a series of afterimages.

The increasingly ferocious Beast Aura surged forth again with his swing.

Thwack!

The racket struck the ball.

In the blink of an eye, a dazzling black-and-red streak shot past Fuji and Momoshiro, crashing down near the baseline at the back of their court.

"Game, Fudomine's Tachibana Kippei and Ishida Tetsu score. The score is 1–1."

As the referee announced the score, Tachibana's aura ebbed.

Standing at the net, his golden hair fluttering beneath the sunlight, he wore a serious expression.

"Fuji, you should be capable of more than this. Am I not worth seeing you give it your all?"

Tachibana rested his racket on his right shoulder and gazed solemnly at Fuji, whose expression remained unchanged.

"This should be the last match of our middle school careers. You don't want to have any regrets, do you?"

At Tachibana's words, Fuji's body trembled slightly. As he pondered, he seemed to recall the moment he'd first learned that Tezuka planned to leave after the National Tournament.

Back then, Fuji had felt that tennis was utterly dull. The guiding star he'd always followed was about to leave, setting off to pursue the dream he'd held for so long.

And what about him?

To say goodbye to tennis, Fuji had sought Tezuka out for a match.

But in the end, after playing a few