Kaido Loses Control
After three balls, Sanada's vision adapted to the speed changes of the Tornado Snake Shot.
By the time Kaitou hit the third ball, he had already seen the trajectory of the ball perfectly.
Even though Sanada said so, Kaitou was still skeptical, or rather, doubt prevailed.
After returning to the baseline, he tossed the ball up and then hit it.
Unlike before, this time Sanada deliberately hit the ball towards Kaitou's hitting zone when facing Kaitou's serve.
Regardless of Sanada Kaitou it on purpose, the Tornado Snake Shot reappeared.
In the middle of Rikkai Dai, Sanada stared at the tennis ball after Kaitou hit Tornado Snake Shot- like shot.
After a running start, he leaped into the air, and his swinging racket was once again enveloped in flames.
"Aggressive as Fire!"
As the tennis ball spun through the air, Sanada confidently launched Aggressive as Fire.
Sanada's angry again!
"Could he really predict the location of the tennis ball!?"
"Impossible! The speed and spin of Viper's shot kept increasing; it's too difficult to predict it within three shots!"
"No! Sanada isn't the kind of person who does things without being sure of success; he must have foreseen this before he did it!"
None of the Seigaku members believed Sanada, except Fuji.
"Even with Demonization, it only broke through Sanada's wind and mountain techniques. It seems that a lack of strength cannot be so easily overcome."
Horio, standing beside Fuji, shook his head. He could already sense that Kaitou's Demonization power was slowly weakening.
Once it declines, then it weakens again, and finally it withers away; the Kaitou is already on a downward spiral.
Just as Sanada swung his racket to the optimal hitting position, the tennis ball in the spiral was hit precisely by the racket.
The flames on the racket were transferred to the tennis ball, resulting in a powerful return shot.
Bang!
"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High School's Sanada scores, 15:40"
Sanada countered the Tornado Snake Shot and retaliated with Aggressive as Fire counterattack, sending Kaitou's racket flying once again.
"I've already said, your trick is no longer effective. Let's end it here. The situation from the Kanto Tournament won't repeat itself."
After landing, Sanada's eyes, hidden beneath the brim of his hat, stared intently at Kaitou.
Despite being at a disadvantage in the score, Kaitou's spirit was in no way inferior to the tennis emperor's imposing presence.
So, refusing to accept her fate, Kaitou launched another Tornado Snake Shot at Sanada, but this time Sanada did not launch Aggressive as Fire.
Instead, he calmly watched the tennis ball and began to move at an unexpected moment for Kaitou.
Swift as the wind!
Bang!
"Rikkai Dai Fuzoku Junior High School's Sanada scores, 30:40"
The wind that Kaitou had broken was activated again, catching Kaitou off guard.
"Damn it... you actually let me get away with this so easily..."
Sanada used two different methods to break his Tornado Snake Shot, and only then did Kaitou admit that his Tornado Snake Shot had been figured out.
The hand gripping the racket had turned white from the emotional turmoil, and the racket was trembling slightly.
"Don't think you can win so easily! I am Kaitou Kaoru!"
Ultimately, her anger erupted, and the Demonization power of the Kaitou spiraled out of control.
"That's how it is!"
"That's right! Exactly the same way Akaya lost control that time."
"Isn't Kaitou supposed to be able to control her Demonization powers?! Why is she still losing control like this?"
"I don't understand... I still don't know how to explain the power of Demonization..."
The sight of the Kaitou awakened memories in the hearts of Rikkai Dai, and their expressions immediately changed.
"What's going on! Why has Kaitou suddenly lost her composure!?"
"Was he provoked by Sanada again? He looks even more terrifying now..."
"A poisonous snake..."
Things were also unsettled at Seigaku, with everyone fearing that something might happen to Kaitou.
"Demonization is essentially about releasing the hidden side of your inner self. Kirihara suppressed his power before because he was afraid of losing control, because his willpower wasn't strong enough."
However, Senpai Kaitou currently possesses sufficient willpower to control his Demonization, but a greater stimulus has caused this powerful willpower to spiral out of control.
There's a difference between losing control when your willpower is weak and losing control when your willpower is strong.
Horio frowned as he sensed the powerful, rampaging aura emanating from Kaitou.
Because he didn't know if Kaitou, once out of control, would do something harmful to win the competition, something Horio absolutely didn't want to see.
Now that Horio has been exposed to higher levels of tennis, his mindset has changed somewhat. He no longer feels that the inevitable injuries caused by the power of his skills are an insult to tennis.
However, he would still be very disgusted if the tennis was played with the intention of hurting someone.
Sanada, who was also on the field, was equally shocked and puzzled by Kaitou's sudden loss of control; her aura was even more ferocious than before.
With a ferocious expression, Kaitou served again, and the power of the tennis ball rose to another level.
Sanada felt some pain in his arm, but he gritted his teeth and fought back.
Kaitou's fighting style at this point had completely lost its structure; she was simply relying on her instincts to retaliate.
After Sanada returned the ball, Kaitou appeared in front of the net and swung his arm.
Seeing this, Sanada assumed that Kaitou was about to use the Snake Ball again, and immediately retreated.
However, after seeing Sanada's movement, Kaitou's waving arm suddenly stopped at the last moment, and then a short ball appeared.
Thump...
"Seigaku Kaitou scores, score 2:4"
"What... it's a short ball..."
The tennis ball landed, Kaitou successfully scored to win the sixth game.
The person most surprised at this moment was Sanada. He never expected that the out-of-control Kaitou could still play such a change shot at the crucial moment.
"Didn't he lose control!?"
This is the first reaction in everyone's mind.
"Is the reason for the loss of control again after perfectly mastering Demonization simply due to the obsession with one's inner beliefs?"
So, although Kaitou's power became even more ferocious after losing control again, his obsession with victory made him even more focused on the game.
Beneath this illusion of frenzied chaos lies an even more terrifying state, one that further enhances bodily functions and amplifies mental strength.
Horio himself wasn't sure about his guess, because before this he had only seen Kirihara's immature Demonization.
However, Kaitou's recent behavior left him with no better explanation for this phenomenon. The only plausible explanation was that Kaitou appeared to be out of control, but in reality, he had entered another state.
"No! It can't be..."
Thinking of this possibility, Horio raised his head again to look at Kaitou on the field.
His pupils turned purple-gold, and Horio took in the violent aura emanating from Kaitou.
Although it still appeared in its Demonization state, there was a subtle, more subdued power within its aura.
"Is this the path to Angelization evolution?"