Tezuka Returns

In order to counter Horio's Shatter, Sanada has already used the Forest from the Wind Forest Fire Mountain, which can neutralize the spin of any ball technique.

However, for Horio, the results were minimal.

"Without any effect from Wind Forest Fire Mountain, is it really impossible for Rikkai Dai win a three-peat?"

Yanagi Renji, one of the Rikkai Dai, also began to doubt his victory due to Horio's strength.

The match isn't over yet; the outcome is still uncertain.

With only two goals remaining, Sanada still refused to give up.

Horio has always admired this spirit of fighting to the very last moment.

Because of Sanada's words, Horio abandoned his original idea.

Since there are still two balls left, let Sanada finish those two balls properly.

"Seigaku's score: 40-0"

"Seigaku scores, the score is 6:1, Seigaku wins, the champion of the Kanto Tournament is Seigaku Academy."

The last ball landed, and the game finally ended.

Amidst the referee's announcement and the cheers of the Seigaku members, an exhausted Sanada collapsed.

When Rikkai Dai and the others saw Sanada fall, they immediately ran in and picked Sanada up.

"A great match! Let's have another chance to play together sometime."

Seeing that Sanada was exhausted, Horio said.

"I am very sorry for Kirihara's behavior during the match. Please apologize to Fuji for me."

Upon hearing Sanada's words, Horio did not respond, but instead turned his head towards Kirihara.

"If I ever see you hurt someone with tennis again, I will destroy everything you have about tennis."

"You should go to the hospital quickly. Yukimura's surgery should be starting soon, and you also need to get your knee checked out."

After reminding Sanada, Horio turned and walked towards the Coach's bench.

"Well done, now it's time to prepare for the National Tournament."

"Coach, if you're happy because of the victory in the Kanto Tournament, there's something even more exciting today."

"Oh? That's even more exciting, you mean..."

Coach Ryuzaki seemed confused by Horio's words, and Horio stopped packing and turned his gaze to a secluded spot outside the stadium.

Then, looking at the figure in sportswear, a slight smile appeared on his face.

Coach Ryuzaki followed Horio's gaze, his eyes suddenly paused, and then he laughed.

"Great! We've won the Kanto Tournament!"

"Yes, we finally did what we promised Tezuka."

"Next up is the National Tournament."

"Alright, everyone, thank you for your hard work today. Although the process was a bit difficult, we still won in the end."

Coach Ryuzaki was also pleased to see the excited students.

"Everyone should get some rest today, but I need to take Fuji to the hospital to check his knee injury before we can go back."

"No need, Coach, it's nothing serious, I can go by myself."

When the Coach said that everyone should accompany him to the hospital, Fuji immediately refused.

Just then, a familiar voice appeared.

"Let's go together, Fuji. We're a team; this is what we should do."

Upon hearing this, Horio and Coach Ryuzaki smiled, while the others looked on incredulously.

"Tezuka! You're back!"

"How are you? Has your arm fully recovered?"

"Tezuka, when did you arrive? Did you see the match just now?"

"Welcome back, Tezuka! We've all missed you so much!"

Seeing Tezuka return, everyone at Seigaku was overjoyed, even Kaitou, who usually had a grumpy face, became excited.

"Thank you all for your hard work during my absence. My arm is almost fully recovered, but it still needs some time to adjust. However, the doctor said that as long as I avoid strenuous exercise, it should be fine, so I came back early."

Seeing his long-lost teammates, Tezuka was also a little excited, but he didn't show it, as is usually calm.

"Oishi, thank you for your hard work these past few days. And Horio, I've heard everything you've done for everyone Oishi. You've done things that even I, the Captain, couldn't do."

"You're welcome. This is something I promised you. Now that you're back, there's still some time before the National Tournament, so you'll definitely be able to recover before it starts."

"At that time, people from other schools will definitely start to worry again."

Tezuka's return undoubtedly relieved Horio of some of the pressure, allowing Horio to focus on his own things.

"Hey Echizen, so you were away with Captain Tezuka all this time because you were not here."

"That's right, you didn't even call. We thought something had happened to you."

"There was a car accident on the way here by bus this morning, so I missed it. Luckily, I ran into the Captain on the way, so we came together."

Because of Tezuka's appearance, the others didn't notice Ryoma standing to the side at first.

"Alright, we can talk about this later. Let's go to the hospital with Fuji now."

Coach Ryuzaki was very pleased to see his students showing care and concern for each other.

However, for Fuji's health, the group stopped their endless chatter.

"After a period of hard training, we finally won the Kanto Tournament championship, but this does not mean we are satisfied."

The National Tournament is still coming up, so we can't let our guard down. And today I'm going to show you a familiar face we haven't seen in a long time.

Inside the Seigaku Tennis Club court, Coach Ryuzaki was conducting his morning training session as usual.

As Coach Ryuzaki finished speaking, Tezuka, dressed in his uniform, walked onto the court.

"It's Captain Tezuka."

"Captain Tezuka is back."

"Great! This makes our chances of winning the national championship even better."

"Alright everyone, I'm sorry to have missed you all. You've all done a great job. I hope that everyone, whether you're a regular member or not, will continue to train hard for the upcoming National Tournament."

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Tezuka's longing for Seigaku was finally released.

"The Kanto Tournament has just ended, and summer vacation will be here soon, but the training schedule and content will remain unchanged. We hope everyone can attend on time."

There's also the youth selection competition. This year's youth selection competition will be held before the National Tournament. We are the champion team of the Kanto Tournament, and the whole team can participate in the Youth Training Camp.

Tezuka's gaze swept over all the team members, pausing when he saw Horio.

"Since my arm has not fully recovered, I will not participate. Horio will also not participate for personal reasons, so Horio will fill Momoshiro's spot."

I hope everyone will study hard at the Youth Training Camp and strive to make greater progress.

Momoshiro felt somewhat uncomfortable when he heard that Horio had given up his spot.

However, considering Horio's strength, he quickly came to terms with it.