Watching the tennis ball fly back toward him, Byōdōin's eyes turned icy.
He quickly regained his footing, pushed off, and sprinted toward where the ball was going to land.
Thud, thud, thud...
Byōdōin was fast. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the ball. He raised his racket and fixed his gaze on Polk across the court, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.
"You truly live up to your reputation as Germany's strongest. Your skill is incredible..."
As he spoke, the chill in Byōdōin's eyes grew sharper. His face took on a look of arrogant pride.
"But I will defeat you in the end... Now, experience the might of the otherworldly sea's king once more..."
Boom...
Byōdōin swung his racket. Behind him, the Skull Pirate Captain once again steered his pirate ship.
He held a gleaming silver cutlass in his right hand and drew a pistol with his left. Aiming at Polk's chest, he pulled the trigger.
On the court, Polk felt the danger of Byōdōin's strike, but didn't panic in the slightest.
Instead, he remained calm, studying the way Byōdōin's Different Dimension differed from Muneyoshi's.
Meanwhile, standing on the deck, Polk kept dodging Byōdōin's attacks.
A moment later, Polk seemed to understand.
"Your path in Japan is certainly unconventional. But compared to the uncanny nature of Saeki Muneyoshi's Different Dimension attacks, yours is far too straightforward..."
Polk stamped his foot on the deck and dodged another shot to the head from the pirate. His low voice suddenly rang out beside Byōdōin.
Polk grabbed a barrel of rum and hurled it at Byōdōin.
Then, as Byōdōin dodged, Polk turned into a streak of black light and charged right up to him. He aimed his racket at the pirate's head and swung hard.
Byōdōin split the flying