Triple Star

Just as Horio finished his sigh, the suspension bridge that had been put away in front of him was lowered.

"It seems they've been waiting for us for a long time."

As soon as the two arrived, the suspension bridge was lowered, and Lin Xiu became even more cautious.

After the drawbridge was fully lowered, the two began to walk into the castle.

"I never expected you to get seasick. Why did you insist on riding the jet ski?"

"Tch, I just burped a few times, I'm not seasick."

"Whatever, just please lead the way for us, okay?"

Meanwhile, after Horio and Lin Xiu entered the castle, Atobe and his group finally arrived at their destination.

Although Atobe kept emphasizing that he was seasick, it was obvious to everyone else.

"Let's go, let's see the castle where I used to live."

It turns out that the castle, which served as the base of the Clark Tennis Club, was the place where Atobe lived when he was studying abroad as a child. One can't help but marvel at the immense wealth of the Atobe Foundation.

"This place is really big; it took us so long to get to the entrance."

Horio stood at the entrance to the stables, marveling at the scale of the castle.

Lin Xiu, familiar with the place, led Horio through layer after layer until they finally arrived at a large gate.

"Once you step through this door, there's no turning back..."

In the dark and quiet surroundings, Lin Xiu's words echoed.

"Let's go, I can't wait to have a match with your old friend."

Hearing Horio say that, Lin Xiu could only smile wryly and then pushed open the door in front of him.

The door was pushed open, and a vast expanse of darkness greeted the eye.

Only the distant field was lit up. Horio and Lin Xiu approached and saw the iron railings surrounding the field.

Your friend has pretty unique taste.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Looking at the retro design in front of him, Horio couldn't help but complain.

But no sooner had he finished complaining than Keith's voice came from the darkness beside him.

Then came the sound of footsteps, and Keith appeared in the sunlight on the field with Peter.

"Pretty impressive, Xiu, you actually brought your companions back."

"Kid, you managed to get past me on that last shot, but that doesn't mean you can beat me."

I was planning to come find you, but you came up to me first. Are you that confident?

Peter, Peter harbored prejudice against Lin Xiu, immediately resorted to sarcasm, while Keith ignored Lin Xiu, his attention entirely focused on Horio.

"Didn't you say you wanted to contact me too? I might as well take the initiative; wouldn't that save everyone time?"

"Heh, what an interesting little rascal."

Hearing Horio's fearless tone, Keith walked to the wall, grabbed a racket, and went onto the court.

Seeing that Keith was ready to start the match, Horio didn't hesitate and went onto the court with his racket.

"Wait, let me handle this first. You can go after I've settled my score with him, please."

At this moment, Lin Xiu suddenly reached out and stopped Horio, his eyes fixed on Keith opposite him.

"Hmph, your opponent this time is me."

Xiu, for someone like you who betrayed the organization, I'm going to make an example of you.

"Really? I don't even consider you a threat."

After Lin Xiu blocked Horio, Peter also took out his racket and entered the game on the other side.

Seeing that his opponent was Peter, Lin Xiu didn't hesitate and immediately took off his clothes, ready to fight.

"Enough with the nonsense! Defeat me first!"

Lin Xiu's words enraged Peter, and the two of them simultaneously prepared to begin.

At that moment, the ceiling lights also turned on, illuminating the entire area.

On the baseline, Peter hit a real tennis shot.

Tennis balls are already very powerful, and after Peter's swing, their power increases even further.

Lin Xiu remained calm upon seeing this, gathered his energy in his left hand, and unleashed the Gemini technique, successfully returning the tennis ball.

"Gemini, huh? I can do that too!"

Peter that Lin Xiu used Gemini right away, Peter made a gathering motion with his left hand as well.

A virtual ball forms in his hand, and then he flicks his left hand, merging the virtual ball into his racket.

Lin Xiu's counterattack was already upon him, Peter swung his racket.

Lin Xiu's Gemini didn't experience a significant pause after impacting Peter's racket, and Peter then returned the ball.

"When did he learn Gemini? And he even absorbed my energy..."

Peter's performance surprised Lin Xiu, but after calming down, he saw clearly Peter's return shot.

After dodging the virtual ball by tilting his head, Lin Xiu was about to swing his racket to return a real tennis ball.

"Watch out! There's another virtual ball!"

Just then, Horio, who was behind him, suddenly reminded him, but it was too late.

Lin Xiu, who was about to swing his racket, suddenly looked as if he had been hit in the abdomen, and his face contorted in pain.

He was still trying to recover, frozen in place, when the real tennis ball was right in front of him again.

Bang!

After the impact, Lin Xiu was not only hit in the abdomen by the virtual ball, but also suffered a real tennis ball blow to the face.

"Hahaha! Now you understand, I'm not fighting the Gemini, I'm Triple Star! Scared yet? This was taught to me directly by Keith."

Seeing Lin Xiu defeated by him, Peter into wild laughter.

Lin Xiu glanced at Keith sitting behind him when he heard Peter's words, and then got ready to receive the ball again.

"You actually dared to stand up! You shouldn't have stood up!"

Lin Xiu's persistence only fueled Peter's desire to defeat him, and so that devastating ball was hit once again.

Meanwhile, Atobe and the others arrived at the castle gate.

Seeing that the drawbridge had been fully lowered, everyone ran towards the castle without stopping.

When everyone had run halfway there, the drawbridge near the castle began to retract.

Seeing this, everyone quickened their pace and finally succeeded at the last moment.

Of course, aside from the Kite who was only responsible for getting everyone to the castle, the group saw that the Kite was still standing on the other side of the drawbridge.

The crowd was puzzled, but the Kite explained that he would only handle the work as long as he was paid a certain amount.

Seeing that the drawbridge had been completely retracted, everyone ignored the Kite and turned to run into the castle.

"Honestly, Horio so strong that none of you can beat him, why are you so worried? Going there wouldn't make a difference, would it?"

After everyone ran into the castle, Kite did not leave.

Having spent his life wandering from place to place, he knew that in unfamiliar environments, someone had to stay behind to guard the escape route.

Suddenly, a burly man jumped down from the raised suspension bridge.

He grinned maliciously, while large amounts of sand flowed out from both sides of the castle gate, eventually turning it into a sand tennis court.

"How dare you come to our Clark Tennis Club's territory! You'll be the first victim."

"Tch, skip the preamble, let me see what you've got."

"Hmph, do you even have the ability to play well on this court?"