The second set began.
Whoosh!
Tokugawa Kazuya raised his arm high, then pushed off with both feet and leaped into the air.
Thwack!
He brought his racket down on the ball, sending a straight golden streak into the service box in front of Antonio.
Antonio's expression didn't change at all. Still smiling, he suddenly sprang into action.
He pushed off with both feet, his body immediately sliding sideways.
He was exceptionally agile.
Thwack!
Antonio swung his racket and returned the ball. It vanished from his racket face.
"Is he planning to put Tokugawa ahead under pressure from the very first ball?"
The middle schoolers watched Antonio display far more aggression than he had at the start of the previous set, their expressions grim.
But Tokugawa was well prepared, too.
By the time Antonio looked up at the other side of the court, Tokugawa was already at the net.
From the very start of the second game, Tokugawa had changed his attack again, charging forward to the net immediately after serving.
His movements were decisive and fierce, without the slightest hesitation.
He leaped into the air and, using the Center of Gravity Vertical Jump Style he had learned from Oni Jūjirō, decisively volleyed Antonio's powerful shot.
A deep blue Asura Path aura rippled around Tokugawa. His figure almost overlapped with Oni's.
Fierce and domineering.
The racket's collision with the ball let out a thunderous boom that jolted many spectators.
Without anyone noticing, Tokugawa had already honed his strength to a formidable level.
Thwack!
"Japan Team scores, 15–0."
That point seemed to mark the beginning of Tokugawa and Antonio's full-on showdown.
Though they hadn't seen each other in more than two years, the two had been familiar with each other from the start. After a game of exchanging blows, they found