Chapter 425

Kamishiro Aki could hear the praise around him.

He merely pressed his lips together in a smile and let it pass.

Then, gripping the tennis ball in his hand, he called across the net to Tezuka Kunimitsu.

"Tezuka-senpai, next I'm going to serve your proudest serve—the Zero-Shiki Serve. How will you respond?"

The moment those words left his mouth, the entire arena was shocked!

The Zero-Shiki Serve?!

Could Kamishiro Aki actually serve a Zero-Shiki Serve too?

Others might have doubted it, but Tezuka Kunimitsu didn't doubt Kamishiro Aki's words at all.

If Kamishiro Aki said he could serve a Zero-Shiki Serve, then he definitely could!

Tezuka Kunimitsu immediately grew serious.

He had never been this serious before.

"Zero-Shiki Serve? Kamishiro... you've given me far too many surprises."

Tezuka Kunimitsu had never imagined he would have to receive his own serve.

In the first two sets, to suppress Kamishiro Aki, he had served eight Zero-Shiki Serves directly.

As a result, his elbow had already entered an overloaded state.

Then he used the Tezuka Zone, and the load on his elbow was already about to reach the critical point.

And now Kamishiro Aki was telling him he was going to serve his own Zero-Shiki Serve—how could he not be surprised?

Before Tezuka Kunimitsu could think further, Kamishiro Aki tossed the tennis ball straight into the air.

The instant the ball began to fall, he leaped up and swung the racket with all his might!

At the moment of the swing, Tezuka Kunimitsu could see the racket tilt ever so slightly, while the torque range of Kamishiro Aki's entire elbow increased.

That's right!

This was indeed the key motion for serving a Zero-Shiki Serve.

Enhancing the torque force of the elbow drives the racket, thereby imparting even greater spin onto the tennis ball.

Precisely because of this, every time a Zero-Shiki Serve is hit, the arm enters an overloaded state.

The next instant, the tennis ball was struck out!

"Boom—!"

The tennis ball shot quickly across the net and landed right in front of Tezuka Kunimitsu.

"Boom!"

"Shhh—shhh—shhh—!"

After the ball hit the ground, it immediately rolled back toward the net.

Zero-Shiki Serve!!!

It really was a Zero-Shiki Serve!!!

The entire arena was stunned!

The referee stood dumbfounded for a good while before calling the score.

"40:0!"

Kikumaru Eiji couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"Kamishiro Aki really doesn't leave anyone a way out! He can even serve Tezuka's Zero-Shiki Serve?!"

Fuji Shusuke widened his eyes and nodded.

"I never imagined Kamishiro Aki had already become this strong."

In contrast, Inui Sadaharu was comparatively calm.

He pushed his glasses up and gave a very serious analysis.

"The fact that Kamishiro Aki can replicate Tezuka's Zero-Shiki Serve actually has grounds."

The moment he said this, everyone grew interested and hurriedly looked toward him.

Seeing this, he cleared his throat.

"Ahem... mm!"

Then he continued.

"Kamishiro Aki has activated the Selfless State's ultimate—Keen Insight."

"Within Keen Insight, one can replicate any of the opponent's techniques, and that includes Tezuka's Zero-Shiki Serve."

"Look closely at Kamishiro Aki's eyes—red pupils, in the three-tomoe state."

"That is the concrete manifestation of having activated Keen Insight."

With Inui Sadaharu's explanation, everyone understood.

At the same time, they also saw that Kamishiro Aki's eyes were indeed in the red-pupil, three-tomoe state.

But they still felt it was absurd.

After all, that was Tezuka Kunimitsu's proudest serve technique!

And he had learned it just from watching a few rallies!

Just as they were grumbling, a single sentence from Kamishiro Aki sent their fury soaring.

Kamishiro Aki gave his hand a flick and said to Tezuka Kunimitsu.

"Tezuka-senpai, what kind of lousy serve is this Zero-Shiki Serve of yours? It's way too hard on the arm, isn't it?"

The moment those words left his mouth, the younger students of Seigaku began shouting.

"What do you mean by that?!"

"Do you look down on our Captain Tezuka's Zero Serve?!"

"How dare you call the Zero Serve a broken serve?!"

"Ahhh! I'm so angry!"

……

Such words instantly surged straight at Kamishiro Aki.

But Kamishiro Aki paid them no mind at all, looking seriously at Tezuka Kunimitsu as he spoke.

"Senior Tezuka, if I'm not mistaken, you can no longer execute a complete Zero Serve."

"Your arm is already overloaded; if you keep going, your arm will be ruined."

"If you still want to play tennis, I suggest you stop using the Zero Serve in the upcoming matches."

"I intend to become a professional tennis player someday; if your arm is ruined, you won't be able to step onto the professional court."

"I don't want the Zero Serve to ruin your professional path."

The moment Kamishiro Aki spoke these words, the entire arena fell silent.

Everyone's gaze focused on Tezuka Kunimitsu's elbow.

With a careful look, one could see that Tezuka Kunimitsu's arm had already begun to tremble.

The joint of the elbow also bore red marks from twisting as he forcibly applied spin to the tennis ball.

This was a state of blood congestion.

If he forcibly used the Zero Serve again, the elbow would turn from red to purple.

The crowd immediately grew worried.

But at this moment, Tezuka Kunimitsu would not listen to the advice.

He was seen speaking to Kamishiro Aki.

"I will win this match!"

"I will lead Seigaku to take the national championship!"

"This is my mission!"

After Tezuka Kunimitsu finished speaking these words, Kamishiro Aki sighed slightly.

A sense of mission, again a sense of mission.

Kamishiro Aki believed it was precisely because of this that Tezuka Kunimitsu could not unleash his full strength.

His strength was far greater than this.

Seigaku had become Tezuka Kunimitsu's shackle.

Seeing this, Kamishiro Aki tossed the tennis ball up; the instant the ball fell, he leaped and swung his racket!

"Boom!"