Chiba Yun Chuan wanted Atobe and everyone else to see his final serve, so he could make an example of them!
Clearly, he had succeeded!
However, this Mental Tennis Skill consumed a lot of Mental Power. With Chiba Yun Chuan's current strength, he could only keep it up for half an hour!
That was because his Mental Power was much higher than theirs. If his opponent had nine points of Mental Power, the effect would be greatly diminished, and the duration would be shorter!
Just then, Chiba Yun Chuan's words broke the silence on the court. A steady stream of discussion followed, and the place soon sounded like a marketplace.
"The Captain lost? This guy is really terrifying!
Looks like things won't be boring anymore!" Akutagawa Jirou was no longer his former languid self. His eyes were bright and alert, but as soon as he finished speaking, he returned to his drowsy state.
"Is he really that strong? The Captain didn't even score a single point, and he didn't look like he was giving it his all! Is he some kind of monster?" Mukahi's partner, Oshitari Yuushi, stared at Chiba Yun Chuan in disbelief!
"Was that last serve his true strength? Even Atobe, with his incredible eyesight, couldn't see the ball's path?" Shishido Ryo stared at Chiba Yun Chuan, who stood on the court like a god, deeply shaken by his strength.
The regulars from Hyotei were discussing Chiba Yun Chuan's strength.
They had never imagined Atobe would suffer such a crushing defeat. The shock was simply too much for them.
No one knew Atobe's strength better than they did. He was undeniably at the National level!
He was the Emperor who could single-handedly tear through the entire Hyotei tennis team!
And yet, Chiba Yun Chuan had beaten him six to zero!
They didn't know Atobe had already fallen under the influence of a Mental Tennis Skill. If they had, they would have been even more shocked!
By now, Atobe Keigo had returned to normal. He truly was Hyotei's Emperor!
Even after losing the match, he was able to pull himself together quickly!
"That was a Mental Tennis Skill, wasn't it?" Atobe looked at Chiba Yun Chuan across the court and asked.
As the son of a financial conglomerate's chairman, Atobe actually knew quite a bit about the tennis world. He also knew that Mental Tennis Skills existed!
Mental Tennis Skills were exactly what the name suggested: tennis techniques that used mental power. But only players whose mental abilities were extraordinary could possibly create such techniques!
Atobe had only heard about them before. He had never actually seen one!
But this was simply too incredible. It was the first time he had encountered one, and he had even experienced it himself!
He had lost the match without even realizing it. It was truly terrifying.
"That's right. You fell into my Lost Illusion from the very beginning. Everything you did was under my control.
"But this is only part of my strength," Chiba Yun Chuan said calmly to Atobe, as if Mental Tennis Skills were nothing special.
"Lost Illusion? Was that the scene I just saw? Amazing." Atobe had never seen a Mental Tennis Skill before, so he was extremely interested!
"I'd only heard that among tennis players, those with sufficient Mental Power could influence their opponents' thoughts.
"The truly powerful ones could even trap their opponents inside a scene they had created.
"Their goal was to make their opponents lose themselves in a world built from mental power!
"Then, little by little, they would lose the match.
"I never thought I'd see one for myself today! It really lives up to its reputation!
"How much Mental Power must it take to do something like that?"
Hearing Atobe's amazed words, Chiba Yun Chuan secretly felt delighted. There weren't many people Atobe praised!
And now he was one of them!
"But this lord isn't going to admit defeat. I just got caught off guard by your trick.
"Next time, I definitely won't lose to you!
"I'm a man of my word! The position of Hyotei's Captain is yours!
"By the way, your name is Chiba Yun Chuan, right?" Atobe confirmed his name one last time.
"That's right. I'm Chiba Yun Chuan, a god who's about to lead Hyotei to the National Tournament championship." Chiba Yun Chuan spoke with absolute certainty.
"Show-off Value +2
Show-off Value +12
And just then, the crowd at Hyotei's tennis courts erupted into a roar.
"Yagami!"
"Yagami!"
"Yagami!"
The crowd began chanting the name Yagami!
After all, strength was everything at Hyotei.
Chiba Yun Chuan was someone who could beat Atobe six to zero!
But when Chiba Yun Chuan heard them call him Yagami, he immediately felt like the name made him sound a lot less impressive!
What the heck was "Yagami" supposed to mean?!
He didn't want that title!
But the spectators didn't give him a chance to object. Their voices only grew louder!
The name Yagami began to spread.
Even if Atobe had been at a disadvantage because of Mental Power, that was still part of Chiba Yun Chuan's strength!
Besides, Atobe knew that after seeing that final serve, even if he'd been fully conscious, he still wouldn't have beaten Chiba Yun Chuan!
Still, Atobe had learned plenty of techniques from the illusion Chiba Yun Chuan had just shown him. It had opened the door to becoming stronger.
He had now found the direction he wanted to take in the future.
This was exactly what Chiba Yun Chuan had intended. There was no way he could win the National Tournament championship on his own.
He needed allies, and the first one he'd set his sights on was Atobe Keigo.
Chiba Yun Chuan, who had watched The Prince of Tennis, knew Atobe was already strong. He just hadn't developed his full potential yet.
That was why Chiba Yun Chuan had made him use all the special tennis moves he would learn in the future while they were in the illusion. It was a way of helping him grow stronger!
But that still wasn't nearly enough. After all, in the original story, the reigning champions Rikkai Dai would win their first National Tournament championship this year!
The Rikkai Dai Three Greats, who would become famous with a single championship! Whether it was the Child of God, Yukimura Seiichi; the Emperor, Sanada Genichiro; Yanagi Renji; the Deceiver, Niou Masaharu; the gentleman, Yanagi Yuushi; or the others, they were all National-level players!
Taking the championship from them would be no easy feat!
So he would have to build a trio of great players at Hyotei to take on Rikkai Dai! No—to surpass Rikkai Dai's Three Greats!
He'd just said that you could count all the National-level players on your fingers, only for Rikkai Dai to show up with a whole handful. That slap in the face had really stung!
Even though it wouldn't happen until next year, Rikkai Dai's strength truly couldn't be underestimated.
That was why Chiba Yun Chuan had to build his own team and help them improve. The first one would obviously be Atobe Keigo!
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