Clap... clap...
Lightly bouncing the tennis ball, Echizen leaned forward on his left foot. Then he lifted his back foot and caught the ball as it bounced up.
Although he had noticed the change in his opponent, he was even more confident in his own transformation.
After glancing at Aoi Kintaro's position, he tossed the ball into the air.
Whoosh~
The ball quickly fell from above. When it came in front of him, Echizen drew his arm back, then swung his racket forward with force.
Bang!
With an explosive crack, Echizen's racket traced a vacuum trail of light. The ball shot off the racket face as a dim arc of light.
At the same time, a deep-purple samurai phantom slowly appeared behind Echizen Ryoma, mirroring his movements.
"A samurai taking shape..."
Muneyoshi watched the shot, arms folded, his gaze tightening.
He wasn't unfamiliar with a sight like this. But compared to the danger posed by Echizen Ryoga, Echizen Ryoma's move seemed much more straightforward.
Still, a dangerous glint flashed through Muneyoshi's eyes. Let's see if Koganei can block it.
Unlike the direct, straightforward attack of the Shining Shot, this Different Dimension technique that Echizen Ryoma had unlocked in his new realm was extremely subtle when he struck.
It looked perfectly proper and straightforward, but the fact that it attacked the opponent's body made it difficult to defend against.
In Koganei's view, the world before him had already changed completely.
The tennis ball had become a samurai phantom with spiked hair and a katana in hand, and it slashed straight toward Aoi Kintaro in the receiving area.
Sensing the danger of the shot, Koganei's body tensed, and he focused every ounce of his attention.
The two auras beginning to merge around him also spread wildly across the court.
An immense mental