Two Strongest Players

A purple light shone on the tennis ball, like a purple sun that affected the Kite's vision.

"Eishiro, get out of the way!"

"Quickly use your Ground Shrinking Technique to get away!"

"Kite! Dodge that ball!"

The appearance of the Particle Light Storm sent shivers down the spines of the junior high school students watching from the sidelines.

However, the force of the Particle Light Storm overshadowed their warning. Seeing the terrifying aura emanating from the tennis ball, the Kite quickly mobilized its Killing Intent to intercept it in advance.

But tennis balls, like powerful bullets fired from a sniper rifle, pierced through the paper-thin, Killing Intent defense of the Kite.

Seeing the Kite, he realized he shouldn't have done that, but by the time he tried to get away, it was too late.

The tennis ball landed on the ground not far from his feet, and the powerful impact created a crater about half a meter deep in the ground.

Kite felt the ground beneath his feet change, and with a look of terror on his face, he lost his balance.

Then the tennis ball bounces back, and at that moment, eight light blades appear behind the tennis ball.

It kept rotating around the center of the tennis ball, and as it passed by the Kite, two blades of light struck him.

"Ah!"

With a scream from the Kite, his body flew backward along with the tennis ball.

The remaining six tennis balls, each a beam of light, slammed into the wall of the net, all of their immense force acting on the wall.

A crater larger than the ground appeared, and with the second attack from the light blade, the surrounding walls shattered instantly.

At this moment, the Kite that was flying backward was also blocked by the wall, but due to inertia and its powerful force, it was able to withstand the impact.

His body remained pressed against the wall until everything calmed down, at which point he collapsed back to the ground.

"Kite!"

"Eishiro!"

Calm returned to the field, but the Kite's half was a complete mess.

Of course, the most battered person was Kite himself. Apart from his right arm, Kite's entire body was covered in scars.

Upon seeing this, the students from Higa Junior High and several other junior high school students immediately entered the field, regardless of how far the game was going, and directly helped the Kite down.

"Announce the end of the match, referee."

Seeing that Kite was already half-conscious, Horio turned to look at the referee.

The referee knew the match couldn't continue at this point, and since he wasn't sure about Kite's condition, he declared Horio the winner.

"Particle Light Storm, that's the ball that injured my arm the night before last."

Horio Satoshi is indeed a remarkable man.

No wonder your reputation has spread throughout the world; those guys call you a potential youngest professional player, and you truly live up to that name.

Outside the high school team area, Byodoin saw the Particle Light Storm reappear and his right hand twitched involuntarily.

Looking at Horio, who had returned to his seat on the sidelines, Byodoin's eyes, full of fighting spirit, also held an unconcealed seriousness.

"Your match against Horio is this afternoon, right? I advise you to be careful."

His strength is far greater than what it appears on the surface.

The demon seemed to notice Byodoin's unusual behavior and glanced at Byodoin.

Upon hearing the demon's warning, Byodoin immediately returned to her normal state.

"I didn't expect Horio to be so serious. If we want to continue the match, we'll probably have to change venues."

Irie exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the course with a large hole.

"That Kite's burst of power was comparable to Akutsu's, but it was still defeated by Horio's one ball."

Having witnessed what just happened, I think they probably wouldn't have the will to continue the challenge.

Tanegashima looked at the middle school students' area with a faint smile on his face, while all the middle school students looked very unhappy.

"I never imagined Horio's strength had become so terrifying..."

"This is even more terrifying than yesterday's match between Tokugawa -Senpai and that Byodoin."

"Even the powerful force that Kite just unleashed couldn't affect him... I think we shouldn't continue."

On the middle school side, several of Seigaku's teammates were terrified of Horio strength.

At this moment, Oishi finally said what the others wanted to say but were too embarrassed to say: the suggestion to give up the challenge was put forward and immediately received the consent of the others.

Even those who said they wanted to challenge Horio yesterday didn't object; it's just that no one stepped forward to definitively say they were giving up.

That's enough!

Just as the middle school students were pulling at each other, Mifune's voice came from the stands.

"The field has been damaged; this match is over."

Those who need treatment, go get treatment. The rest of you who are fine, go train!

With this level of skill, you think you can conquer the world? Stop dreaming!

Mifune's familiar shouting and cursing indirectly relieved the middle school students from their predicament.

"I will not be arranging training for the junior high school student team this morning."

You are free to do as you please during this time. Your training will only begin in the afternoon after the competition ends.

As I said before, if you're not satisfied, you're welcome to challenge me anytime.

Mifune had just helped the middle school students out of their predicament when Horio stood up and looked at them.

Hearing Horio's barbed words, none of the middle school students on the representative team felt bad, except for Atobe, of course.

All the junior high school students knew that this challenge match only happened because Atobe was unwilling to accept defeat, and in the end, Atobe didn't even get to play before the match ended.

They knew that Horio's words were meant for Atobe, so everyone's gazes were subtly drawn to Atobe.

Atobe, who was being targeted, looked very unwilling. Seeing Horio staring directly at him, he frowned and turned to leave the court.

With this, the challenge match between the junior high school team and Horio came to an end.

The game ended after only two matches, which Horio hadn't expected.

However, squeezing out the full potential of the Kite once again was a pleasant surprise.

Fortunately, Kite unleashed his power under Horio's pressure; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to subdue Atobe so quickly.

Although Horio knew that making Atobe obedient and follow orders was only temporary, he could at least feel at ease for a while.

Outside the stadium, Byodoin also left the stadium after the game.

Horio's performance in the final moments of the match forced Byodoin to take the afternoon's match seriously, so after the match, he went to prepare for the afternoon's game.

"The morning's matches were so exciting, I'm even more looking forward to the afternoon's."

"The afternoon's matches are not only a contest to see which team is number one, but also a preview of the World Cup."

The middle school kids, who had just been provoked, would be truly surprised in the afternoon.

Both Oni and Irie were looking forward to the match between Byodoin and Horio that afternoon.

In their hearts, the outcome of the afternoon's match was already decided.

But what the two of them really wanted to know was how the competition would turn out.

Watching the departing junior high students, the two also left the court.

"It's about to begin, the competition between the nation's top junior high school student and the nation's top high school student."

"I'm really looking forward to it. I know they're both very strong, but I just want to know who's the strongest."

"If it were anyone else, I would definitely support Captain Byodoin unconditionally, but Horio is just too strong. I haven't seen him lose in so long."

"That's right, we'll know who's stronger and who's weaker after this match."

Inside the Center Court, high school students from different courts gathered.

News of the match between Horio and Byodoin has spread throughout the entire training camp, and no one wants to miss a match between the two strongest players.

"Wow, there are so many people. I bet everyone from the training camp is here."

"After all, this is a match destined to make history even before it begins, and even I wouldn't want to miss it."

In the stands, Irie looked at the densely packed crowd around him and was quite amazed. Even the usually serious Oni acknowledged the importance of this match.

"With so many people, it would be embarrassing to lose."

"Kid, you can't lose, or the whole training camp will know how you lost."

"Even I can't predict the outcome of this match; the two sides have reached a completely different level."

"Oh, what you said is as good as nothing at all. Anyway, Horio, just focus on beating that blond guy down!"

"Idiot, what you said is as good as saying nothing at all."

"What are you saying, you viper!"

"What! Want to fight?!"

On the middle school students' side, Horio was surrounded by several members of Seigaku.

Just like when they represented the school in competitions, everyone cheered for Horio as he was about to take the stage.

"Don't worry, Senpai, this match will only be won by us junior high students."

Horio responded with a smile to his teammates' concern.

"Go for it, Horio! That old man looks really tough, but I believe you can win."

"That's right, we must win this game representing the junior high school students."

At this time, people from other schools also came over. As comrades-in-arms in the same boat, the junior high school students still worked together when they needed support.

Encouraged by his teammates, Horio picked up his racket and headed to the court.

"Remember what I said, or you might get a severe scolding from Horio if you're not careful."

"You don't need to remind me of that. Just because you lost to him doesn't mean I will lose to him."

I'm not like you, you ghost.

On the high school team's side, seeing that Byodoin was also preparing to take the field, Oni reminded them again.

However, Byodoin seemed to disregard the demon's reminder, and only when the demon saw Byodoin's attitude did it realize that he was serious.

"Let me see what you're really made of, Horio Satoshi."

"You seem very confident in yourself, but the more confident you are, the more painful it will be when you lose."

"It's still uncertain who will ultimately suffer."

Standing at the net, Byodoin looked sharply at Horio, whose expression remained calm.

But Horio was not afraid of Byodoin's appearance at all.

The two exchanged harsh words before turning and leaving simultaneously.

"The match begins, best of three sets, Horio serves."

After the two players reached the backcourt, the referee announced the start of the match.

Horio came to the baseline, took out a tennis ball, and started dribbling it on the ground.

"It's finally about to begin, this historic battle."

When Horio pulled out the tennis ball, that was everyone's thought.

On the other side, Byodoin also lowered his body slightly, preparing to receive Horio's serve.