The Strongest of the Era

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Kannagi Shinichi's right hand, gripping the racket, was like a convergence of ten thousand black lightning bolts. The racket seemed to flash with lightning, and an extremely terrifying aura swept across the entire court. A massive surge of power whipped up a fierce wind, causing Kannagi Shinichi's clothes to flutter. Google Search to read

"Haa..."

"Thunder...clap...Eight...Trigrams..."

A roaring shout echoed through the heavens and earth. The spectators' stands outside the court had fallen silent. Everyone was staring at Kannagi Shinichi, who was swinging his racket, with expressions of utter horror.

Everyone felt the danger in this shot. If reason weren't keeping them in check, many would have followed their instincts and fled the court.

"How...How is this possible...He's so strong..."

Yukimura Seiichi's voice was dry. He was the same age, yet how could he be so despairingly strong?

Rumble~

The immense sound seemed poised to shatter the entire court. The tennis ball slowly grew larger in Yukimura Seiichi's eyes, and then he could see nothing else.

This was truly tennis from another dimension.

Bang... Rumble... Rumble...

A figure was sent flying backward from the black lightning, and the entire court was engulfed in dust.

After a long while, the dust dispersed from the court.

"Cough, cough..."

Yukimura Seiichi lay on the ground. Behind him, in the low wall, a yellow tennis ball was embedded in a giant crater. Bricks around the ball were crumbling and falling to the ground.

"Yukimura!" Sanada Genichiro hurried to Yukimura Seiichi's side, wanting to help him up. →

"Cough, cough..., Genichiro, I'm fine, just fell." Yukimura Seiichi coughed twice, then stood up, dusting himself off, and looked across the court with a wry smile.

Kannagi Shinichi had dodged Yukimura Seiichi with that last shot, but the air pressure from the tennis ball itself had sent Yukimura Seiichi flying.

Fortunately, it was just a fall, and he wasn't seriously injured. However, Yukimura's heart was filled with helplessness and despair.

At this moment, the spectators outside the court had recovered from the shocking scene. Then, the entire court erupted.

"Is this still tennis? That was a cannonball..."

"If that shot hit someone, they would definitely die, definitely..."

"Was this what Kannagi Shinichi was talking about? This is too terrifying..."

The spectators exclaimed one after another. The coaches from the various school tennis clubs stared at Kannagi Shinichi with their mouths agape, stunned.

"He's stronger than Nanjirou at the same age." Ryuzaki Sumire said bitterly. Before, people had called Kannagi Shinichi "Japan's second legend," even saying he would surpass Echizen Nanjirou in the future. She had never believed those words.

But now, after seeing Kannagi Shinichi hit that shot, she realized that there truly was someone in this world whose strength at the same age surpassed Nanjirou's.

And this young man, called the "second legend," was now the captain of Hyotei's tennis club.

Coach Bandou of Yamabuki Middle School looked at Kannagi Shinichi with complex emotions. He had been so naive back then, thinking that Akutsu Jin's future would be no weaker than Kannagi Shinichi's if he just practiced tennis well.

Now, it seemed he was getting old and overthinking things. If Akutsu Jin was a once-in-a-decade prodigy, then Kannagi Shinichi was a once-in-a-century legend.

The Hyotei trio swallowed hard, their eyes filled not only with fervor but also with a trace of fear.

They knew their future department head was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be this strong. If there were internal matches in the future, would this future department head do something like this to them too?

Mouri Jusaburou, standing beside the trio, also gave a wry smile. He had thought the gap between himself and Kannagi Shinichi wasn't that large, but seeing that shot, he realized he had been too naive.

"Senpai Makino Fuji and Senpai Ochi Moonlight from Hyotei probably lost to this move."

Because of Kannagi Shinichi's shot, many tennis players by the court wore expressions of dejection and despair.

Tachibana Kippei, Chitose Senri, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, Sengoku Kiyosumi...

Even Sanada Genichiro, who had just helped Yukimura Seiichi up and was thinking of future revenge, was now questioning himself.

Could he really get revenge on Kannagi Shinichi?

Recalling Kannagi Shinichi's shot just now, Sanada Genichiro shook his head bitterly.

He couldn't do it.

On the other side, Inoue Mamoru and Sakaki Taro also looked at Kannagi Shinichi. At this moment, both of them had the same thought: "Kannagi Shinichi has gotten stronger again."

On the court, Kannagi Shinichi hadn't expected that the fully realized Thunderclap Eight Trigrams, with only a 0.0001% increase, would become so powerful.

After his match with Ochi Moonlight, he hadn't used the fully realized Thunderclap Eight Trigrams again. Now, when he used it again, its power was incomparable to before.

Kannagi Shinichi was even a little scared now. If that shot had really hit Yukimura Seiichi, would he have died?

Kannagi Shinichi was troubled. He really didn't want to play killer tennis.

If he accidentally hit someone, or if someone was as stubborn as Tono Atsukyo, and he crippled them with a single shot, Kannagi Shinichi felt he would be very guilty.

Holding his racket, Kannagi Shinichi walked up to Yukimura Seiichi. The arrogance and defiance on his face were gone, replaced by concern as he asked, "Are you hurt?"

Yukimura Seiichi looked up at Kannagi Shinichi, but just shook his head with a wry smile.

If the gap weren't so large, Yukimura Seiichi might still have had the thought of comparing himself. But if the difference was too great, what was the point of comparison?

That last shot had made Yukimura understand that he was still very far from Kannagi Shinichi.

"Does the match still continue?" Kannagi Shinichi continued, his tone extremely calm, his face no longer showing any coldness.

Seeing the concern on Kannagi Shinichi's face, Yukimura Seiichi revealed a gentle smile again, "Of course, I won't run away."

Upon seeing this, Kannagi Shinichi extended his hand and smiled as well, "I won't hold back."

"I couldn't ask for more!" As soon as Yukimura Seiichi finished speaking, their hands clasped once more.

Watching the scene of the two shaking hands and smiling on the court, many female fans screamed in the crowd again, their cheers even drowning out the encouragement from the Hyotei club members at that moment.

Kannagi Shinichi was very displeased with this. Once the new school year began, the tennis club personnel must be increased.

"Tiebreaker, score 2:0, Kannagi Shinichi leads. The match continues, with Yukimura Seiichi serving."

At this moment, the match on the court resumed.

Bang!

This was the sound of Yukimura Seiichi's serve.

"Haa..., Thunder...clap...Eight...Trigrams..."

"Tiebreaker, score 3:0, Kannagi Shinichi leads."

"Dragon's Roar..."

Bang...

Bang... This time, Dragon's Roar was returned by Yukimura Seiichi.

"Dual...Hand...Thunderclap...Eight...Trigrams..."

Bang...

"Tiebreaker, score 4:0, Kannagi Shinichi leads."

"Tiebreaker, score 5:0, Kannagi Shinichi leads."

"Tiebreaker, score 6:0, Kannagi Shinichi leads."

"Match end. Tiebreaker 7:0, score 7:6, Kannagi Shinichi wins."

When the referee announced the end of the match, the two met at the net to shake hands again. Yukimura Seiichi spoke first, "Congratulations, classmate Kannagi."

Although Yukimura Seiichi still had a smile on his face, Kannagi Shinichi could sense a hint of bitterness in his tone.

"You are also very strong," Kannagi Shinichi released his hand and then continued, "You are the third person to make me use my full-powered Thunderclap Eight Trigrams."

Yukimura Seiichi just smiled, then turned to leave. However, at the moment he turned, Yukimura Seiichi sighed bitterly in his heart, "I may be strong, but the strongest in this era is you, Kannagi Shinichi..."