Chapter 144: Reverse Application of the Domain, Phantom

"What?"

Hearing Fuji's words, Momoshiro was puzzled again.

"Look at Tezuka's feet; the circle created by the Domain is expanding outward irregularly."

Fuji said.

"The Captain's Domain is about to collapse."

Echizen pulled down the brim of his cap and said in a low voice.

"How can that be? How did Takahashi do it?"

Kikumaru's voice was somewhat annoyed.

"It must be power, breaking through head-on."

Fuji said.

Just as Fuji guessed, after Tezuka successfully deployed the Domain, he tried to make Takahashi run back and forth across the court to exhaust his stamina.

But Tezuka was surprised to find that the power of every tennis ball returned by Takahashi was actually increasing.

Even with Tezuka under the Ten-i Muhou no Kiwami, he felt a sense of soreness and numbness in his wrist.

The spin on the tennis ball also disappeared quite a bit due to the powerful force of the frontal attack.

"Boom!"

Watching the incoming ball, Tezuka did not hesitate to reach out his right hand and grip the tennis racket with both hands.

"Screech!"

The tennis ball rubbed violently against the racket, emitting bursts of harsh sounds.

Tezuka frowned tightly, concentrating all his strength into his hands.

However, after spinning in place on the racket for a few turns, the tennis ball left the racket at an angle.

"Clatter!"

The sound of the tennis racket hitting the ground rang out.

"15-40!"

"Rikkai University Affiliated Middle School, Takahashi scores!"

Tezuka turned around, his eyes fixed tightly on the tennis ball rolling on the court.

At the spot where the tennis ball landed, a dark, clearly visible ball mark had appeared.

Was Takahashi's power really this strong? Strong enough to exceed Tezuka's imagination.

With the blessing of Peerless Perfection, Tezuka's strength had improved significantly, and his control over spin had also greatly improved.

Moreover, Tezuka could clearly feel that when the radiance of Peerless Perfection first appeared, Takahashi's strength was slightly affected.

Therefore, Tezuka successfully controlled the spin on the tennis ball and used the Domain.

But he did not expect that Takahashi would start a counterattack so quickly, and his strength did not seem to be affected at all.

Even though the tennis ball had been imbued with the spin of Tezuka's Domain, Takahashi still kept adding power to the tennis ball without a moment's pause.

This caused the tennis ball to be drawn into the Domain, yet it still could not offset the power on the ball.

It seems that power is Takahashi's advantage, just as spin is Tezuka's advantage.

It's just that.

Tezuka observed Takahashi's physique through his lenses.

He doesn't have that kind of brawny build, so how could he have such great power?

Seigaku rest area.

"Can't even the Ten-i Muhou no Kiwami combined with the Domain score a point against Takahashi?"

Oishi's voice was full of disbelief.

Fuji opened his eyes, which were filled with shock, and said: "Even though Tezuka used the Domain to draw the tennis ball within a step of himself, he still couldn't successfully return it because the power was too great?"

"Doesn't this mean Tezuka's Domain was broken through head-on?"

"I didn't expect Takahashi's strength to be so formidable!"

Echizen stared fixedly at Takahashi.

At the Kanto Tournament, he had forcibly activated the Ten-i Muhou no Kiwami, so he couldn't use it perfectly, but the Captain is different.

The Captain's overall strength is greater than his, so after he activated the Ten-i Muhou no Kiwami, the radiance emanating from his body was more dazzling and eye-catching than Echizen's.

Echizen had once felt that kind of power; it was something his current self could not compare to.

He never expected that even such a powerful Captain would not be a match for Takahashi.

Takahashi, what kind of monster did he come from!

On the court.

Drops of sweat kept sliding down Tezuka's face, and his palms were also full of sweat.

He gripped his tennis racket tightly and took a deep look at Takahashi's figure.

He was surprised to find that Takahashi was actually refreshed and breathing steadily.

How could that be?

Didn't he just use the Domain to make him run back and forth several times on his own half of the court?

How is it that the person running didn't break a sweat, while he himself, standing in place, consumed a large amount of stamina?

As if having made some decision, he firmed his expression.

"Bang!"

Another Zero-Style Serve.

"I already told you, the Zero-Style Serve is useless against me."

Takahashi said with a slight smile.

"Hm?"

Takahashi sensed an unprecedented seriousness in Tezuka's expression.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the ball being struck, Takahashi successfully returned the tennis ball.

"Bang!"

Tezuka moved his position rapidly and successfully returned the ball at its landing point.

Watching the complex spin on the tennis ball, the smile on Takahashi's face gradually faded.

His gaze followed the trajectory of the tennis ball closely.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball was pushed into the air once again, arriving at Tezuka's half of the court.

Tezuka was seen standing in place, not moving at all, letting the tennis ball land.

"Thud!"

Accompanied by the sound of the tennis ball landing, the umpire also loudly announced the score.

"30-40!"

"Point to Tezuka Kunimitsu of Seigaku!"

Seigaku rest area.

"The Captain didn't even return the ball, how did he score?"

Momoshiro was somewhat puzzled.

Echizen pointed with his finger.

Everyone followed Echizen's hand and were shocked to see a ball mark clearly landing outside the boundary.

"Out ball!"

"I didn't expect Takahashi to make such a mistake."

Momoshiro said.

"No, with Takahashi's ball control, this kind of mistake wouldn't happen."

"Making the tennis ball go out of bounds is the Captain's technique, Phantom."

Echizen said.

"What?"

Momoshiro said in surprise.

Echizen recalled the conversation he had with Tezuka in the tennis club room a few days ago.

He said: "This is the reverse use of the Domain; by increasing the super-spin when hitting the ball, it forces the opponent's shot to fly out of bounds."

Fuji said: "Is it a technique that makes it impossible for the opponent to score no matter what?"

Echizen nodded and said: "It's just that the spin contained in this ball is sixty percent higher than the Domain."

"The Captain said this is a technique he developed recently after his arm injury healed."

Momoshiro realized and said loudly: "This move is brilliant; since you can't catch the opponent's ball, you just let the ball go out of bounds."

"This way, no matter how much power or speed the opponent hits the tennis ball with, it's useless; as long as it's not within the boundary, they will definitely lose the point."

"If he continues to use this move, then the match..."

Oishi said with some worry: "Don't be so happy; with a spin sixty percent higher than the Domain, does it have an impact on Tezuka's arm? Can Tezuka keep using it?"

Takahashi on the court was also very curious about this question.

Just now, when Takahashi saw the complex spin wrapped around the tennis ball, he felt something was wrong, because it was clearly a more complex spin than the Domain.

From that ball mark clearly landing outside the boundary, Takahashi confirmed that this technique was indeed Phantom.

Zero-Style, Domain, and Phantom—each of these techniques contains subtle spin, and using them continuously puts a great burden on the arm.

But when Takahashi cast his gaze toward Tezuka's arm, he found that his elbow was not flushed red and was perfectly normal.

Not only did he heal his arm, but he also significantly increased his arm's tolerance?

It seems Tezuka's trip to D Country was truly full of gains!

To the side, Sanada, who was sitting in the on-court coaching seat, also slowly grew solemn.