The semi-finals of the Kanto Tournament are over...

And the final battle between Diguang and Qingxue will also start in four days.

"Hah!"

"Drink!"

In the tennis court of Seikaku, Tezuka is practicing daily with Fuji.

But Minamijiro, who was lying on the bench as always, opened one eye slightly and stared.

"That stinky boy is completely overstretched."

Seeing that Tezuka was still so "stiff" when he played, Nanjiro couldn't help but sigh.

"Is Tezuka missing something?"

Yamato stood next to Minamijiro and asked with emotion.

"He could have gone in faster, but now he's completely ignoring the feelings."

"Thinking about getting stronger and winning, if it's for the sake of comprehension, it's putting the cart before the horse."

didn't hide anything from Yamato, Nanjiro buttoned his ears and said in a flat tone.

There is no problem with the idea of becoming stronger and winning, but the problem is in my own heart.

Enjoying tennis, getting stronger, wanting to win these things together is not a conflict in itself.

It's a pity that Tezuka only thinks about the latter two now, but he doesn't have the heart to experience the process.

This may have something to do with the strength of Diguang, which made him unable to relax.

This means that he is always far away from being seamless, and when he understands it, he will go in.

is different from the situation of the main drama Ryoma, Tezuka now has the capital to set foot in, but he can't enter because of his own thinking.

If others tell him bluntly, he will care too much and will not be able to enter.

This is also why Minamijiro always arranges Fuji and Tezuka to confront him.

Because only the only one in Qingxue can find some "fun" for Tezuka.

Now, though, it doesn't seem to be working very well.

"Enjoy tennis?"

As an older generation, Yamato sensed Minamijiro's metaphorical thoughts, and at the same time looked at Tezuka, who was playing.

Eventually, he thought for a long time and spoke slowly in silence...

"Coach... Can you lend me Tezuka for a while? ”

............ Evening............

"Minister Yamato, what are you going to do here at this time?"

As soon as the club training ended, Tezuka came to the place where Yamato informed him that he was coming.

It was a park with tennis courts.

"Hey!"

"Hah!"

Looking at the people playing inside, Tezuka also knew that this was a place where other schools would come.

"It's nothing, I'm just taking you to see the place first, you shouldn't have been here before, right?"

Yamato asked, dressed in casual clothes with a smile on his face, tilting his head to Tezuka.

"Yes."

After all, Tezuka usually goes home after practicing at school, and he doesn't stay outside.

This is the first time he has visited the street tennis court in this park.

"I'll take you to see it for the time being, and you'll be coming here to play tennis from tomorrow."

Yamato pointed to the hot court where he was playing, and said in a natural tone.

"Coming here to play tennis?"

Frowning, Tezuka didn't understand Yamato's intentions for a while.

Obviously, there are still four days to play against Diguang, and if he doesn't want to find a way to open the seamless, he can't fight against Bai Jin Zhixing at all, how can he waste time here?

"I also agreed with the coach, and he agreed."

"It's good to put aside your usual training for a while and come here to have fun."

Knowing Tezuka's tense state of mind, Yamato smiled and said.

“......”

After hearing that Minamijiro agreed, Tezuka didn't have the heart to refute.

"It just so happens that these three days are rest days, let me see, you can come at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

Raising his wrist, he looked at the clock, estimated the time, and Yamato spoke.

"I see."

Nodding, Tezuka didn't continue to ask anything, but agreed.

"Then we'll see you tomorrow, Tezuka."

In the case that Tezuka did not understand, Yamato left like this.

After separating from Tezuka, Yamato pulled out the map in his coat pocket and looked at the location and buildings.

"I don't think I left yet... Go to him first..."

After thinking about it, Yamato is not very sure, but in order to let Tezuka find the lost thing, he, as a minister, can only abandon his old face and beg for it.

..................

The next day, when Tezuka arrives at the street tennis court in the park as promised, he finds that there are no other idlers here.

He stood alone on the court with a racket and tennis ball to warm up and wait.

"Sorry, I'm late."

But after a while, Yamato was sweating profusely and panting and ran up from under the stairs to apologize.

"Huh?"

Looking at Yamato's tired posture, Tezuka felt strange and didn't know what he had done.

"Looks like you're done warming up?"

Yamato eased his breath and looked at Tezuka and said happily.

"So let's start playing tennis..."

"But it's not me..."

Shaking his fingers, Yamato noticed Tezuka's surprised expression, and then spoke again.

“？”

Hearing Yamato's words, Tezuka was stunned for a while and didn't react.

The opponent is not Yamato? Who's that?

"Aha, I didn't expect to meet again so soon, Tezuka."

A familiar sound sounded, and from the high platform not far away, a figure appeared and sat there.

"You are..."

Looking at the arrogant figure sitting there, Tezuka suspected that he had actually squatted there for a long time and finally found a suitable opportunity to play.

The Ice Emperor's... Keigo Jibe!

"Uncle Ben is just bored during this time!"

"It should be nice to have you as an opponent."

"That's right, Birch!"

A small figure appeared behind him, snapped his fingers, took the racket handed by the other party and spoke.

"Yes!"

The little man named Birch Ground silently answered after him.

“......”

Looking at the traces of walking on the field, Tezuka clenched the racket inexplicably.

Although the trace department only lost to him before, it does not mean that the trace department is weak.

On the contrary, the strength of the trace department was affirmed by him.

If he could, Tezuka actually wanted to fight him again.

"Let's have a good fight today, Tezuka."

"Winning or losing has nothing to do with the school, the team, or the individual."

Tezuka, who was still eager to try, suddenly paused when he heard Yamato's words.

(Nothing about winning or losing?) ）

He was silent for a moment, as if he hadn't had such a situation in a long time that he had put victory or defeat aside.

Every game is played with the hope of everyone and the consciousness of winning.

......

"Fuji, what do you think the coach and the minister want to do?"

Kikumaru, Oishi, Kanshoji, Fuji, and Takashi Kawamura hid in the grass not far away and watched everything that happened here.

"Don't move, Eiji, be careful if you're discovered."

"Deliberately skipping training, that's not something Tezuka would do."

"I want to know, too."

The five of them communicated separately, and they didn't care that they didn't participate in the agreed club activities.

In their opinion, Tezuka's matter is more important.

In the field, Tezuka and Tracebe have already started the game.

(Excuse me, is Keigo Keibe-san here?) ）

(Are you a ...... of Qingxue?) ）

(Does the minister of Qingxue have anything to do with Uncle Ben?) ）

(I hope you'll try it against Tezuka again.) ）

(What?) Why did Uncle Ben go out of his way to do that kind of thing? ）

(Please!) This is my personal request, and only you can help him recover what he lost. ）

（...... ）

In the midst of the confrontation, the trace thought of the Yamato who gave up the dignity of his predecessors last night and bowed and pleaded with him in front of everyone.

The seniors bow and plead with the juniors, which is really a chic phenomenon in neon.

He saw a strange persistence in the other party's serious attitude.

What was lost in Tezuka......

(Tezuka Kunimitsu, he was missing that step after all.) ）

Recalling Coach Sakaki's evaluation of the tsukasa, the trace department was also a little concerned.

"So, what exactly are you missing?"

"Tezuka!"

"That's what prevented you from becoming a minister!"

Unleashed the Ice Illusion, smashed the score, and the trace immediately shouted.

"What have I lost...?"

Hearing this, Tezuka was stunned for a while, and the words asked by the trace department made him fall into deep thought.

At first, Yamato intended to hand over the post of minister to him, but then it was postponed for unknown reasons.

(I can't give it to you yet...) At least not yet... ）

(When you get back what you're lacking and reach that level, I'll be able to trust you with confidence.) ）

Thinking back to Yamato's words at that time, Tezuka pondered the meaning.

........................

"Huh?"

"You were distracted when you dared to confront me."

"Do you really look down on me?"

He was scored again by the trace department, and he said in a provocative tone.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm going to give it my all."

"Come on, Trace!"

Sensing the faint resurgence of emotion, Tezuka's body flowed with hazy and colorful radiant positive color channels.

Talent is rejuvenated and tempered!

"That's right, that's it!"

Unfazed, he laughed happily.

"Hah!"

"Drink!"

"Yikes!"

"Oh!"

In the confrontation with the trace department again and again, Tezuka discovers one thing.

In this kind of confrontation where you don't have to care if the team wins or loses, it's not about training or fighting for any team....

He seems to have relaxed a lot....

(What are you playing tennis for?) ）

Nanjiro's words came to his ears again, and Tezuka seemed to understand something.

He seems to care too much about winning or losing...

Obviously, he actually enjoyed the confrontation with strong opponents, but he gradually lost himself under the high pressure of Diguang.

I only think about how to get stronger, how to fight against those strong players, and I don't have the heart to enjoy tennis.

"Isn't that a lot smoother?"

At the end of the game, he lost again, but instead he laughed.

Tezuka is now more flexible than before.

If it was like a stagnant water before, now it is gradually becoming more thorough.

"Thank you, Trace."

With a little enlightenment, Tezuka thanked him.

"I'm so lucky."

"Isn't that just right?"

"Right."

But the sound of another sound diverted their attention

I saw three teenagers in short sleeves appear from the steps.

"You are ......"

Looking at the three people who appeared, Tezuka was very surprised.

A Thousand Stones Pure ......

Hitoshi Akutsu......

Shogo Ashizaki......

"Why do I have to come?"

"Because Akutsu is coming......"

"Tsk, don't use me as a gunman, I just want to see how powerful this guy called Tezuka is."

The three of them communicate with each other, but they express their "harmonious" relationship.

Like Jibu, all three of them had tennis rackets in their hands, as if they were prepared.

"If you say something false, I will definitely beat you."

Akutsu stared at Yamato with fierce eyes, without the slightest respect or concern.

"After you fight him, if you are still not satisfied, you can beat me as much as you want."

Yamato was not intimidated by his words, but spoke easily.

The trail was the first one he had found last night......

Yamabuki was the second batch he was looking for......

After all, just one trace may not allow Tezuka to completely recover what is missing.

So he tried his best to pull down his old face and find some suitable players to come over.

In the field, Akutsu walked over first and began to fight Tezuka.

Akutsu's move made them a little stunned.

Number one......

Number two......

"What was that trick?"

"Emperor Guang Baijin's nine-headed dragon flash?"

In the grass, Kikumaru looked at the familiar ball skills and said in surprise.

"Not really, it's not so much the Hydra Flash..."

"It's better to say that it's a two-headed dragon flash......"

"And it's a lot worse in speed and power."

Kansadaharu corrected Kikumaru's statement, and even he could barely see the "two-headed dragon flash" of Akutsu, and the gap between it and the nine-headed dragon flash of Emperor Guang Shiratsu Zhixing was too big.

(Akutsu has been practicing that trick all along.) ）

Chigoku thought with a racket in his waist and smiled.

Shiratsu Tomosei's nine-headed dragon flash was inexplicably attractive to Akutsu, so he went to study fiercely.

As a result, now it's just a two-headed dragon flash that has not been trained for half a hang.

However, it will be used against others.

Although the two-headed dragon flash is not as good as the genuine nine-headed dragon flash, Tezuka is also the first time to deal with this kind of attack method where one ball counts as two balls.

He held the racket, and his mood fluctuated and began to confront Akutsu.

Everyone was also watching the duel between the two with relish.

In the end, Tezuka fought back with a thousand tempered forces and won the victory.

"Cut!"

Naturally, he was in a bad mood when he lost, but Akutsu also found a way to go further.

"Pop ......"

But at this moment, two more footsteps were heard, and everyone was stunned when they saw the two people coming up from the staircase.

"Looks like we're here just ...... in time"

"The ...... of Lihai University"

"Sanada Koichiro... and..."

"Minister...... Seichi Yukimura ......?!! ”

Kikumaru's mouth opened wide and looked at the people gathered here in disbelief.

Traces of the Ice Emperor, Yakutsu of Yamabuki, Sengokushi, Shishizaki, Yukimura and Sanada of Tachikai Daiko......

In addition to Teimitsu, who didn't arrive, and Nioh, who is still lying in the hospital, the best masters in Kanto have gathered together!!

"Oh no, I want to go out and fight them."

Not to mention the others, Fuji's mood in the grass fluctuated a little.

With so many strong people gathered here, who doesn't want to fight?

Even Fuji, who has always been calm, is eager to try.

"Come on! Let's go all out! ”

Tezuka went from the initial incomprehension, to the understanding halfway, and then to the current enlightenment.

His expression, which was hard to change, finally loosened.

He also understood Minister Yamato's intentions and what Minamijiro had been hinting at.

He was so stubborn before... Blindly think about how to become stronger and how to win.

But now it's different...

Being able to confront so many masters, how could he Tezuka Kunimitsu be indifferent.

His arms were shaking, not in fear, but in excitement and joy at the thought of the next confrontation.

Yamato stood next to him, watching the current situation and feeling happy.

(Tezuka, that's the last thing I can do for you.) ）

(Come on!) ）

(Spread your wings from here!) Go to the world!! ）