"That Muneyoshi guy... He really is a terrifying monster..."
In the stands, Reinhardt, the captain of the America Team, voiced what everyone was thinking.
They hadn't expected Saeki Muneyoshi, who had previously fought Echizen Ryoga on even terms, to become stronger and stronger after that.
In fact, in this World Cup match, Muneyoshi had displayed such overwhelming strength that even Reinhardt, who had embarked on the ultimate path, found him terrifying.
In speed, power, technique, and mental strength, Muneyoshi had already surpassed the bounds of an ordinary professional player.
At the start of the second set, QP had called himself the Tennis God. Now that seemed like a joke.
The true god should be Saeki Muneyoshi.
In the Japan Team's player area, everyone watched Muneyoshi standing on the court. Though they were delighted by the victory, they also felt a sense of helplessness.
The middle schoolers in particular.
At that moment, they understood perfectly well that Muneyoshi's strength had left everyone else far behind.
His performance was so incredible that some of them might never catch up to him in their entire lives.
In the stands, all the members of Fudomine watched their captain dominate the court. Ibu Shinji and Kamio Akira, the Tennis Club's future leaders, sighed almost in unison with Tachibana Kippei in the player area:
"That guy Muneyoshi has become invincible among his peers..."
Though Tachibana Kippei's words sounded a little arrogant, they were simply true.
Whether his opponents were high schoolers, professional players, or world-famous professionals, none of them could fight back against Muneyoshi.
He had earned that record one match at a time.
Muneyoshi was close to becoming invincible, not only among his peers but among players of every age...
In the Japan Team's coaching area, Mifune Nyudo watched Muneyoshi on the court, a gleam