Senior, Keep Your Eyes Wide Open for This Match

"How fast..."

As golden light flashed, Atobe's heart stirred.

But Atobe's strength had risen once again, and as he sprang into motion, he stared grimly toward QP at the back of the court.

Just like Muneyoshi said, this high schooler is the real threat.

Though that thought crossed his mind, Atobe's hands never slowed.

The ball had barely bounced off the ground when he reached the right position and completed his swing.

And that wasn't all. In the World Tournament, not a single moment could be wasted. His surging mental energy turned his eyes a hazy blue.

Whoosh, rustle!

Bone-chilling cold spread from Atobe's eyes, transforming into a sweeping blizzard that engulfed Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Feeling the chill on his skin, Tezuka raised his gaze.

Everything in his sight seemed to vanish. The entire court had become a vast, white ice field.

Across from him, where Atobe stood, only the cold gleam in those deep eyes continued to spread.

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of the ball striking the racket and the shattering of the two floodlights above Tezuka's side of the court rang out almost simultaneously.

Fragments of glass fluttered like snowflakes. The rain of shards followed Atobe's movements, as if it had become the Ice Emperor's roar.

Tezuka knew this move of Atobe's well. Then, in the very next instant—

Tezuka slid his foot, and the radiance of the Pinnacle of Perfection shining from his body blocked the blizzard.

Tezuka knew how to counter this move of Atobe's.

Thwack!

Within the blizzard, concealing countless dangers, Tezuka's figure flickered. His left hand swung his racket, which met the ball firmly in a spot that seemed empty.

Screee!

A piercing slicing sound rang out. The next moment, a mustard-yellow ball slowly appeared in the strings of Tezuka's racket.

The spin and penetrating