Yukimura Breaks Through Complete Imprisonment
Yukimura was still reeling from the shock of his secret being exposed when Horio's words startled him further.
The Rikkai Dai in the audience also heard what Horio said, and they understood what Horio meant.
The Seigaku members on the other side felt reassured when they heard Horio was about to use Complete Imprisonment.
Because in all of Horio's main match records, no one has been able to move even half an inch when Horio uses Complete Imprisonment.
Since Horio said he was going to use this move, he had undoubtedly won the ninth inning ahead of time.
Ignoring Yukimura's wonderful expression, Horio reached the bottom line.
He tossed the ball into the air and made a normal swing motion.
On the other side, Yukimura's eyes were fixed on the tennis ball that had been tossed into the air, his attention completely focused.
Just as Horio swung his racket and hit the tennis ball, Yukimura felt a mental force even stronger than his own rushing towards him.
The moment he was struck by that spiritual force, Yukimura felt that apart from his consciousness still functioning normally, he couldn't move any part of his body.
The tennis ball was getting closer and closer, and strangely enough, the closer it got, the clearer I could see its trajectory.
Even if you could see the ball's trajectory, what good would it do if you couldn't move your body and couldn't swing your racket to hit the ball back?
Bang!
"Seigaku Horio scores, 15:0"
The tennis ball bounced off the ground, Horio served to score.
Yukimura only felt his body return to normal after the tennis ball landed twice.
"How did you do that last shot...?"
"Want to learn? I'll teach you."
Yukimura stared in shock at Horio at the bottom line, but Horio was not surprised at all by Yukimura's astonishment.
Imagine someone who has dominated their field for a long time, and suddenly one day, someone even more capable than them appears and even overwhelms them with an absolute advantage.
Unless this person is an idiot, they would definitely act shocked.
Horio's generous remark seemed to strike a nerve with Yukimura, who felt his pride had been trampled on.
Horio wasn't joking; if Yukimura wanted Horio to teach him, Horio wouldn't refuse.
Because Yukimura is truly gifted in terms of mental strength, Horio values genuine talent.
Yukimura had already mastered the Five Senses Deprivation when he was in the first year of junior high school or even elementary school, which already demonstrates his talent in mental strength.
In the world of tennis, where physical strength is highly valued, mental fortitude can also help a person establish themselves in the world.
However, Yukimura did not respond directly to Horio, but instead moved to the other half of the backcourt with a somewhat displeased expression.
Seeing this, Horio didn't say much, tossing up the tennis ball and hitting it again with Complete Imprisonment.
That feeling of being completely bound, yet having one's consciousness activated, enveloped Yukimura once again.
He tried to use his mental power to break free, but Horio's mental power pressed down on him like a boulder.
Bang!
"Seigaku Horio scored, 30:0"
"It's over. Even if Captain Yukimura is Complete Imprisonment, he can't move an inch."
"Whether it's mental strength or tennis technique, the opponent has suppressed Yukimura. Our chances are running out..."
"Everyone, be quiet and watch the game! The game isn't over yet, have faith in your teammates!"
After Yukimura lost to Horio by two goals again, Kirihara and Marui made some discouraging remarks.
Sanada roared out, and seeing how angry Sanada was, the two wisely shut their mouths.
Bang!
"Seigaku Horio scored, 40:0"
Sanada managed to quiet Kirihara and Marui down, and Horio's Complete Imprisonment of them resulted in another point.
Horio now holds match point; if he scores a Complete Imprisonment, he will also secure the match point.
"Yukimura! Return that ball! Rikkai Dai, have no blind spots!"
Just then, Yukimura had regained control of his body, heard a roar from the audience. He turned around and saw that it was Sanada.
"Sanada..."
Seeing Sanada, who was usually stern and never smiled, looking like this, Yukimura was stunned.
Then he thought of the efforts he had made to achieve Rikkai's three-peat Rikkai Dai player.
In order to return to the team before the National Tournament, he resolutely chose to undergo surgery.
Even knowing that there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to play tennis after surgery for Guillain-Barré syndrome, he still insisted on doing it.
Moreover, in order to recover as quickly as possible, he persevered through the painful rehabilitation after surgery, all for the sake of achieving his goal of a three-peat.
"That's right, we, the champion Rikkai Dai, will achieve our goal of a three-peat."
Thinking of these things, Yukimura's inner conviction was rekindled.
However, Horio on the opposite side had already swung his racket, and in an instant, Horio's mental energy once again launched an attack on Yukimura.
"Our mighty Rikkai Dai is flawless!"
Sensing Horio's powerful mental strength, Yukimura gritted his teeth.
That indomitable belief suddenly erupted, Yukimura's suppressed spiritual power suddenly began to fight back.
After breaking through some of the suppression, Yukimura's body actually began to move.
Moving his body with some difficulty, Yukimura swung his racket at the last moment and returned the rebounding tennis ball.
Horio was genuinely shocked to see that Yukimura had managed to break through his Complete Imprisonment.
"Has it erupted? That's quite an unexpected surprise. But even if you break through the Complete Imprisonment, you still can't score."
After saying that, Horio unleashed Light Rain to end the ninth inning.
Bang!
"Seigaku Horio scored, score 5:4"
Yukimura's sudden outburst shattered Horio's Complete Imprisonment.
The Rikkai Dai, who had initially felt some excitement, were met with a barrage of light from Horio when he retaliated with Light Rain. However, those beams of light could not illuminate the despair in their hearts.
"I never expected you could actually break through the Complete Imprisonment; it really startled me."
Because of the sudden burst of mental energy he had just unleashed in order to break through the Complete Imprisonment, Yukimura's mental state was now better than before.
Hearing Horio's somewhat wistful tone, Yukimura suddenly looked at Horio.
This time, Horio did not avoid Yukimura's gaze, looking directly at him.
Yukimura unleashed all his spiritual power into Horio smiled slightly and his eyes suddenly flashed with purple light.
Yukimura's mental focus, which had been fixed on Horio, suddenly snapped, and then he saw a purple butterfly fly out from each of Horio's eyes.
Two butterflies flew in the direction of Yukimura's gaze, and finally disappeared when they touched his eyes.
"What just happened... why did two butterflies appear out of nowhere..."
Yukimura, whose release of spiritual power was interrupted, didn't have time to wonder before remembering that he was still in the match, so he prepared to release his spiritual power again.
Just as Yukimura looked in Horio's direction again, he witnessed a scene that he could not accept.