The Battle Between the Former Twin Heroes of Kyushu

Their conversation sounded incredibly familiar, yet tinged with a hint of hostility.

"Is that Chitose Senri, one of the Twin Heroes of Kyushu that the kid mentioned back then? I never thought that the Twin Heroes of Kyushu would meet again as rivals."

"It feels like something happened between them; there's something off about the atmosphere."

"Yes, it has a very complex and imposing aura."

The Seigaku members recalled Horio's previous mention of Chitose Senri and couldn't help but feel curious.

On the court, after a brief reminiscing, Chitose was enveloped in a white light mixed with other colors.

"Was it a State of Selflessness from the very beginning!?"

The familiar aura immediately triggered a reaction from the Seigaku members.

"Yoshihira, I'll play seriously, so you shouldn't hold back either, go all out."

After Chitose activated his Selflessness, his opponent, Tachibana Kippei, immediately activated his Beast's Aura as well.

"Very well, as you wish."

Chitose was taken aback when she sensed the sudden wildness emanating from Tachibana Kippei.

"As expected, the Captain's Beast's Aura is unmatched by us."

"Is this the original Captain Tachibana...?"

The Fudomine members watching from the sidelines felt a growing fear as they noticed that Tachibana Kippei's aura was even more ferocious than during his match against Horio.

"The match begins, with Shitenhoji Chitose serving."

"Alright, time to go."

Chitose didn't waste any time; after the referee's announcement, he tossed the ball up and then swung his racket to hit it.

Even when facing his former friend, Tachibana Kippei had no intention of holding back.

Although Chitose's serve was very fast, Tachibana Kippei, whose skills had also improved, was able to handle it with ease.

Chitose immediately moved to the net after serving, and when Tachibana Kippei returned the ball, he was ready to volley it at the net.

Seeing this, Tachibana Kippei did not give up easily. After hitting the ball back, he also rushed towards the net.

Facing Chitose's volley, Tachibana Kippei returned the Half Volley before the ball even hit the ground.

However, Half Volley is not the Fuji Yuta's Outer Spin Rotation Ball. If it were a super Half Volley, the ball wouldn't fly into the sky when returned.

So Chitose jumped without hesitation and hit a smash.

Without stopping, Tachibana Kippei ran towards the direction of Chitose's smash and then received the ball.

It's just that instead of using a racket, it's using your own eyes.

Chitose, who hadn't even landed yet, was quite shocked to see Tachibana Kippei do this.

However, despite being hit in the right eye by the ball Tachibana Kippei had a smile on his face.

"That matter is even now."

Hearing what Tachibana Kippei said, Chitose smiled.

"So we're even back then? Anzu, what happened between Captain Tachibana and Chitose before?"

"Hey Horio, you know what Tachibana just said, right? Tell me!"

On the Fudomine side, Kamio Akira and Ibu Shinji looked at Tachibana An.

Meanwhile, on the Seigaku side, everyone turned their gossipy gazes toward Horio.

"Back when the Twin Heroes of Kyushu hadn't yet left Shishiraku Middle School, something happened between Tachibana Kippei and Chitose Senri, who were Shishiraku's ace players, during a practice match."

Back then, Tachibana Kippei was more arrogant than he is now, and Chitose Senri didn't have the strength she has now. So when the two were evenly matched, Tachibana Kippei used his newly mastered Explosive Ball Dance.

However, Chitose Senri was unaware of this, so she was caught off guard and hit in the right eye, almost to the point of blindness, but the arrogant Tachibana Kippei didn't take it seriously.

Because for a long time after that, the two of them teamed up and played matches together, even defeating the doubles pair of Shitenhoji Shiraishi and Oshitari, who were their opponents at the time.

It wasn't until he heard that Chitose Senri was leaving the club that he realized the seriousness of the situation. After learning that Chitose Senri might never be able to play tennis again, he decided to give up tennis as a way of atonement.

Later, it seems that he transferred to a school in Tokyo due to his father's job relocation, and thus left Shishiraku Junior High School.

Some time after Tachibana Kippei left, Chitose Senri's eyes were successfully healed.

Because of the doubles match with Shitenhoji, Chitose Senri successfully unlocked her Radiant Talent, so to repay the debt of gratitude, Shitenhoji Chitose Senri well.

Thus, both of Twin Heroes of Kyushu left their old middle schools, and it was only after hearing that Chitose Senri had started playing tennis again at Shitenhoji that Tachibana Kippei picked up his racket once more.

"So that's why Tachibana caught Chitose's killer shot with her eyes just now, I see."

The Seigaku members couldn't help but sigh upon hearing Horio's words.

Meanwhile, Kamio Akira and Ibu Shinji on the Fudomine side, after hearing Tachibana An's explanation, understood why Tachibana Kippei had devoted so much effort to the tennis club.

Meanwhile, on the court, the match between the two players intensified.

The back-and-forth exchanges were so fast that there was no chance to react.

"I really miss this heavy sense of pressure. Is this what it means to give it your all? But I won't just take the beatings all the time."

After Tachibana Kippei's powerful net shot, Chitose began her counterattack.

Toss the ball up, then swing the racket.

The tennis ball flew out quickly and bounced powerfully after reaching Tachibana Kippei's service court.

Tachibana Kippei moved quickly, arriving behind the ball's landing point, and swung his racket.

Just as the ball bounced and was about to hit the racket, it suddenly disappeared. Before Tachibana Kippei could react, the tennis ball had already landed behind him.

"He has appeared; the Chitose Divine Concealment."

"I'm in great shape today, let's continue."

After saying this, Chitose served the ball again, only to see it bounce and disappear once more.

After Divine Concealment for three consecutive goals, Chitose guessed that Tachibana Kippei must have seen through it, but he wasn't in a hurry.

Then, another Divine Concealment, and this time, Tachibana Kippei moved ahead of time.

"Just Half Volley before the ball disappears!"

Tachibana Kippei's guess was correct, and he successfully repelled the Divine Concealment.

However, he didn't know that the Divine Concealment wasn't just for serving. After Tachibana Kippei returned the Divine Concealment, Chitose calmly countered.

Seeing that Chitose only responded with a backhand, Tachibana Kippei immediately got into position.

I braced myself for the tennis ball flying in again, but it vanished just as I swung my racket.

"The Divine Concealment isn't just for serving, you know."

"You're still going to judge by appearances? Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Chitose's words undoubtedly enraged Tachibana Kippei once again, and this lion on the field began his counterattack.

The Beast's Aura emanated from him once more, Tachibana Kippei's momentum surged once more.

In response to Chitose's counterattack, Tachibana Kippei twisted his body on the ground and swung his racket in the motion.

The racket strings dented the moment they hit the tennis ball, then an irregularly moving tennis ball appeared, and finally several afterimages appeared.

"Rampaging Lion? The combination of its Beast's Aura has achieved such power."