Supreme Domain

"Thank you, Horio. I feel like I've said it many times, but I still want to sincerely thank you."

This is my way of thanking you on behalf of all the members of the Seigaku Tennis Club, as the club Captain, and also as your teammate.

Because of a single sentence from senior Senpai, I have led Seigaku in striving for the national championship.

I even gritted my teeth and rejected job offers from abroad, all because I wanted to keep my promise to my Senpai.

But now I don't have to worry anymore, because Seigaku has you, and Oishi and the others.

Even without me, the current Seigaku can still make history.

So even if I injure my arm in this match against you, I don't want to have any regrets.

Tezuka's words were full of sincerity, and his expression was no longer as cold as usual.

After saying these words, his body was once again covered in light, even more dazzling than before.

"Interesting, let's have a good fight then."

Tezuka's sense of Heavenly Clothes Seamless was even more profound at this moment, and he had fully recovered.

Seeing this, Horio also activated his Radiant Talent, his pupils bursting with purple-gold light, making Tezuka's every move completely transparent.

"Heavenly Clothes Seamless to this extent can no longer be foreshadowed by talent, but I didn't intend to do that anyway. Seeing through your weaknesses is the most useful thing."

After Radiant Talent with the Eye of Shattering Delusions, Horio almost completely sealed away the ability of the Radiant Talent.

Tennis is inherently full of endless possibilities; if there were such a thing as absolute prediction, what would be the point?

Ignoring the fact that the absolute prediction was sealed, Horio served directly.

The tennis ball, carrying a powerful strike, streaked through the air and landed in Tezuka's half of the court without losing speed.

Faced with a ball so fast it was almost invisible to the naked eye, Tezuka moved his feet while simultaneously swinging his backhand racket.

Bang!

The sound of the ball being struck rang out, Tezuka caught it.

Even as he was engulfed by the blast wave, the racket in his hand did not shake at all.

With the outward swing of the arm, the tennis ball was successfully returned.

At this point, the spin on the tennis ball was no longer noticeable because Tezuka had activated the Heavenly Clothes Seamless.

Although no spin issue was detected, Horio still managed to hit the ball towards Tezuka's weak spot.

To prevent Tezuka Phantom, he deliberately controlled his power.

The tennis ball flew over the net and towards the empty court on the other side of Tezuka.

Horio's eyes flashed with doubt as he did not see the vortex of Tezuka Phantom materialize.

The tennis ball had already bounced off the ground in Tezuka, and just then, a familiar scene unfolded.

A vortex appeared in Tezuka Zone, pulling the ball back from past Tezuka's position.

"Indeed, with the ball's power reduced, the Tezuka Zone has regained its function."

A nearly transparent vortex appeared around his body; Tezuka's aura had returned.

Bang!

With a left-handed flat drive, Tezuka returned the ball to his side with no mercy.

"Although the Tezuka Zone has been revived, its weaknesses remain."

Horio tensed his arm muscles and once again hit a return shot that exceeded the range that Tezuka Zone could withstand.

The strange phenomenon occurred just as the ball left the racket.

The vortex that appeared beneath Tezuka's feet, which was surrounded by the Tezuka Zone, was in the opposite direction to the vortex in the Tezuka Zone; it was actually the Tezuka Phantom.

Bang!

Thanks to Tezuka Phantom's defense, Horio's return shot went out of bounds again.

"When Tezuka Zone and Tezuka Phantom are activated simultaneously, no matter what shot the opponent hits, it will ultimately be affected."

Looking across, two cyclones, one above the other and one below, were moving simultaneously, centered on Tezuka.

Tezuka's actions once again surprised Horio, demonstrating that striking a balance between these two skills is not something that can be achieved simply by possessing sufficient physical attributes.

"Thanks to this match, I was able to fuse the Tezuka Domain and the Tezuka Phantom. This is my new domain, the Supreme Domain."

"Tezuka Domain? As expected, it's different from Tezuka Zone. The upper limit of power it can withstand has increased, so unless the opponent is much stronger than me, this domain cannot be broken."

Tezuka's words made Horio re-examine the Supreme Domain, and the vortex generated by Tezuka Domain had indeed become even more profound.

"Come on, there are no side effects in the Supreme Domain."

Horio was still feeling the wonder of this field when he heard Tezuka's words, but when he heard Tezuka say that there were no side effects, how could Horio not be amazed?

Horio returned to the baseline, tossed the tennis ball up, and swung his racket to hit it.

In his Heavenly Clothes Seamless state, Tezuka was incredibly agile, arriving at the ball's intended landing point almost instantly.

As the sound of the ball being struck rang out, the tennis ball was returned smoothly.

The vortex around Tezuka and beneath his feet did not disappear, and the light on his body continued to flicker.

"It seems this ball is destined to fly to you; well, let's do what's best for you."

With his shimmering purple-gold eyes, Horio analyzed Tezuka's body movements perfectly, then swung his arm and unleashed the Weak Water.

The tennis ball, which originally lacked sufficient spin, was given a strong reverse spin and flew straight toward Tezuka without any deviation.

Despite the tennis ball flying directly towards Tezuka, Tezuka Zone managed to pull the ball into his most comfortable hitting zone.

Standing still, Tezuka treated the tennis ball as if it were any ordinary ball, not caring about any oddities, and simply swung his racket in his own way.

The tennis ball flew out, but the expected scene of it plummeting downwards did not occur.

Instead, it flew towards Horio's backhand baseline. Horio realized something was wrong and Inch Step Instant Transmission to reach the landing point.

He increased the force in his hand again, unleashing a more powerful Weak Water attack.

The tennis ball, with even stronger reverse spin, surges towards the Supreme Domain, struggling between the suction of Tezuka Domain and the pushing force of Tezuka Phantom.

Ultimately, the tennis ball was pulled back to Tezuka by that suction force, and Tezuka swung his backhand.

A short ball flew towards the net, but Horio did not underestimate Tezuka, who was already in Heavenly Clothes Seamless and perfect state.

When the tennis ball lands, return it with a short ball as well.

The tennis ball flew over the net and slowly descended towards Tezuka's half of the court.

Just as it was about to hit the ground, a suction force pulled the falling tennis ball back to Tezuka's side.

Seeing Horio standing at the net, Tezuka, even knowing how formidable Horio Inch Step, stopped hesitating and immediately hit Lob Shot.

"If this Weak Water, with its last eighty percent power, still can't affect your Supreme Domain, then I'll get serious."

Horio used 70% of Weak Water power in that last shot, and at the same time, he also figured out the approximate limits of how the Supreme Domain handles incoming balls.

Tezuka hit Lob Shot, Horio immediately moved to the baseline to wait for the ball to bounce.