Chapter 103: Players vs. Shiraishi Kuranosuke! ...

A pair of radiant golden arms, armed to the fingertips, with 360-degree all-round protection!

When he peeled off the layers of bandages covering it, everyone present and witnessing this scene couldn't help but open their eyes wide.

In an illusion, everyone seemed to hear the sound of gold coins falling and colliding with each other.

...What a wonderful sound.

What a charming luster.

Even Tezuka Kunimitsu, who had an expressionless face, slowly reached out and adjusted the frame of his glasses.

“…”

“…”

"So rich! Shitenhoji Temple... and so on."

"Yeah yeah."

Now even Higachu, who had been silent and worried about their minister, Kide Nagashiro, could no longer hold back.

No, does this really exist?

Those are golden... golden arms!?

A pair of them made entirely of gold, even armed to the fingertips... Is Shitenhoji Temple really that extravagant?!

It’s so scary…it’s so scary!!

Sitting in the referee's chair in the middle of the court, Nagashiro Kide looked even more strange. He tried to suppress his emotions, but with great difficulty, he managed to force his gaze away from Shiraishi's golden arms.

It’s okay, it’s okay…

He wasn't particularly envious, even though they were both ministers, one possessed a pair of golden arms, while the other couldn't even return to school...

But it doesn’t matter, he’s not really envious!!

Of the five school leaders, only Yukimura Seiichi still had a gentle smile on his face as he looked towards the field.

As someone who had experienced the collapse of Shitenhoji Temple, he knew best where Shiraishi Kuranosuke's golden arms came from.

Um……

They actually used the funds for this purpose. This is really the style of Shitenhoji Temple.

Yukimura Seiichi smiled but said nothing.

The most relaxed person in the whole audience was probably Shiraishi Kuranosuke.

After receiving a pigeon egg-sized diamond necklace as a gift from Yagi Kei, the entire Shitenboji Tennis Club's funding chain quickly became abundant.

All the members of Shitenboji spend money as soon as they open their eyes every day, shopping like crazy. They even eat Takoyaki after school and eat one, look at one, take away one and give it to others.

Even with such extravagance and waste, the money earned from selling pigeon eggs is enough to cover the entire four-day Treasure Temple and the next five-day Treasure Temple!

One evening, Shiraishi Kuranosuke was looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, worrying about how to spend his excessive amount of money. Suddenly, his coach Watanabe Osamu called him to a corner.

"Shiraishi," Watanabe Osamu said with a serious expression. The last time he saw him so serious was the last time.

The melancholic handsome man, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, with a faint air of fatigue and sadness after his desires were satisfied, turned around.

"Hey, what's the matter, Coach Watanabe? Is there any problem that can't be solved with the money we have?"

Shiraishi Kuranosuke asked sincerely, without any selfish motives or boasting. After all, God knows—

The money they have at Shi Tian Bao Temple is really endless!

Watanabe Osamu, the unkempt Shitenhoji coach who used to only be able to hold a toothpick in his mouth, has transformed himself after making a fortune.

He was dressed in a suit and tie, wearing custom-made leather shoes, and even had his hair combed back.

Although he still keeps the small detail of holding a toothpick in his mouth, according to this middle-aged coach, he said that this is to retain a little bit of the original flavor after his sudden success.

As the saying goes, "Remember the bitterness and think of the sweetness", this is exactly the case.

But now, the new-look Shitenhoji coach called the melancholic handsome man Shiraishi to a corner.

"No, Shiraishi, there's no problem that can't be solved with money. If there is one—it's money! Not enough!"

The two looked at each other and reached a perfect agreement on this point.

With a mutual understanding and a shared soul, Watanabe Osamu held Shiraishi Kuranosuke's hand and said, "So, Shiraishi, now, I have decided!"

Shiraishi Kuranosuke: "Yes...?"

Watanabe Osamu generously spent his money: "The golden left arm is a distant past. Now, with endless money, we should equip you with new equipment!"

Bai Shi was aroused by his words and was about to ask where the deployment was to be made this time.

After all, I already have a golden left arm, so a right arm sounds like a good option...

Suddenly, his intuition gave him a warning, and Bai Shi felt a slight chill on his back.

Then I looked up,

Watanabe Osamu laughed slowly "hehehehehe" at his body, up and down, left and right, especially at a certain part.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke: “…”

Where does this bad premonition come from?

Finally, before Watanabe Osamu could speak,

The calm and composed Minister Shitenhoji was the first to make a suggestion, "I think the golden right arm would be great."

He used the greatest composure of his life, "Really, the golden arms are enough."

After receiving the forced reply, Watanabe Osamu could only look at him regretfully again and again.

Slowly reaching out his hands to caress the gold that filled his arms and armed him to the fingertips, Shiraishi Kuranosuke smiled helplessly.

Once upon a time, Coach Watanabe had sold all his wealth to assemble a golden left arm, but now it has become something that can be achieved without much effort...

He sneered inwardly, and with his fingers stuck on the golden arm guard, he was about to use some skill to remove it.

But just as my fingers touched the buckle, before I could exert any force, my arm suddenly felt light and empty.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke: “……?”

Sitting on the referee's chair, he tried his best to restrain himself from looking at the side of Shiraishi Kuranosuke who was shining with golden light, but a black shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes.

Nagashiro Bokuto was confused, and then he looked closely along the moving track.

The black-haired boy who had just shown no reaction and was indifferent to everything, sprinted a hundred meters and double-jumped, then rolled forward and ripped the tiger's heart out. He stepped on the man's shoulder, put his hands on Shiraishi Kuranosuke's arms, and grabbed and pulled.

Player: Cool!

Player: Pull, pull, pull, pull!

The golden arms shining with golden light——'Shua' disappeared without a trace!

Kito Eishiro: "..."

Rikkai University/Shitenhoji who witnessed this scene: "..."

Such a familiar scene.

Such a familiar action.

Because the sense of déjà vu was so strong, everyone could only point with trembling fingers for a moment and could not say anything more.

A spectator who had also witnessed this scene, Atobe Keigo, slowly wiped his face, "...this kid..."

Bai Shi suddenly felt a little tired. Although he still had a smile on his lips, the scene that happened to him again reminded him of how he had once been the rope in the middle of the tug-of-war between the two schools and the center of the confrontation between the two sides.

Hanging in the sky, being fought over and over again, is that not-so-good memory.

Although there are no people from Shitenhoji Temple who are making things worse, and no people from Rikkai who are coming to support,

There is only Shiraishi and the culprit from beginning to end, Kei Yagi.

But facing the chicken and the cat, it is undoubtedly a bit too much.

Fortunately, the player has finished picking up the item and put it into the backpack.

[Made of 999 pure gold! This piece embodies the immense wealth of Shitenboji Temple, which suddenly became rich overnight. It's a must-have for home, travel, and even murder and arson. The moment you wear it, you'll be the richest man in the room!]

[Strength +40, Toughness +40, Stamina +40, Fashion +200! ]

After checking the status, the players were filled with emotions.

——It’s actually a small divine outfit!

Compared to the [Pickup] item [Golden Left Arm with Mysterious Power] that was spawned from the same NPC when I explored the Shitenboji map last time,

This item [Picked Up] from the BOSS is already an upgraded version.

Even the accompanying values ​​are doubled!

As expected, the flower language of the small god equipment is worthy of being called "slow hands, lose everything". The players who picked up the big bargain did not think twice and quickly clicked the equipment.

A golden light flashed and stepped on the arm of the black-haired figure on Shiraishi Kuranosuke's shoulder. Suddenly, the golden light burst out and exploded the entire venue!

The crowd, who were completely unprepared for this scene, were nearly blinded by the flash. They retreated repeatedly to avoid its power, shielding their eyes, which were constantly shedding tears, with one hand while trying to stretch forward with the other.

"Who, who attacked our eyes——!"

"Quickly take back your magical power!! I'll take anything!!"

There is also the legendary pair of funny partners from the famous Shitianbao Temple,

"Yuji-kun——No, my eyes, I can't see you——"

"It's okay, Xiaochun, listen - my heart is beating so hard for you, I'm always by your side~"

"Yuji-kun~~"

"Xiaochun~~~"

“…”

“…”

The Rikkai people, who had habitually carried sunglasses with them, took a deep breath.

"...Do you want to stop it?"

“…”

"No, it seems like they're having a lot of fun."

In the end, Rikkai University still provided friendly support to his school member Sunjing who was accidentally injured by Jibaimao, allowing everyone to retain some dignity under the soul-stirring pressure of the golden twin walls.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke, who also received a pair of sunglasses, laughed slowly, "Haha, is this what it means for a divine weapon to recognize its master?"

"I couldn't produce such a brilliant light in my hands, but I never expected it to bloom so brilliantly on your arms."

Shiraishi Kuranosuke looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said, "It seems that these golden arms have met their true master, the one they have always dreamed of and longed for!"

"——Take it and unleash its true power! Yagi-kun!!"

“…”

“…”

"Has he finally gone mad?"

Calm, without any emotion, just a statement,

But it is full of everyone's deep concern for Shiraishi Kuranosuke who is currently on the field.

Qian Sui Qian Li pressed his hands against his face, and to some extent, he could understand what Bai Shi was doing at the moment, and even the intention of the words he said.

But now he really wishes he could be a little slower, and not understand anything.

Shiraishi, ah, Shiraishi...

I watched helplessly as the chicken-breaking cat on the left flipped over, not only stepping on the shoulder of the minister of Shitenboji Temple, but even pulling at the pair of golden arms in a very disrespectful manner.

Not only that, he even pulled it off and put it on himself!

Kimite Nagashiro's expression was twitching. He looked at Shiraishi Kuranosuke, then looked at Yagi Kei who was still stepping on his shoulder.

This scene posed a huge puzzle and shock to his meticulous mind.

These guys...don't care at all?

Kimute Nagashiro's heart was filled with doubts.

Especially when looking around, I saw that whether it was Shitenhoji or Rikkai University, they were either tacitly approving or calm, or even faintly encouraging.

It's okay for Rikkai University, and it's understandable that they protect their shortcomings.

But Shitenhoji, you are——

If Shitenhoji could hear what was in Kito Eishiro's heart, he would definitely speak frankly.

"Who's so desperate as to mess with their sponsor? Answer me!"

Even Shiraishi Kuranosuke's expression stiffened slightly, purely due to the unpleasant memories he recalled.

But he was not shaken at all in the matter of climbing up and down like a chicken and a cat, and snatching the golden arms.

If conditions permit, it is reasonable to suspect that this guy will continue to dote on his child just like Rikkai University.

Such as 'What? Like this pair of golden arms? Is one pair enough? Not enough, now let's go and get ten more pairs!'

Bai Shi handed over his golden arms, which increased his endurance, strength, speed and accuracy.

The whole person feels as if a heavy burden has been lifted off, and feels extremely relaxed!

Looking at Yagi Kei who was standing on his shoulders, he smiled cheerfully, "Yagi-kun, let's have another good fight!"

The golden arms echoed the words and flashed a dazzling brilliance as they moved. Even wearing sunglasses, one could not help but be impressed by them.

He flew away, did a clean backflip, and landed without any drag. Yagi Kei returned to his half of the court and picked up his tennis racket again.

Every move, every breath, every gesture is full of the heroic demeanor.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke smiled, meeting the dark-haired boy's gaze, his own state rose to the best, his emotions surged.

“—It’s incredibly satisfying!”

Shiraishi Kuranosuke serves——!

The man known as the "Tennis Bible" is in top form. Whether running, swinging the racket, or serving, he is as precise and neat as a textbook.

There is a raging fire burning in his heart, and his calm surface cannot hide his true strength.

Toss the ball again, jump, and smash it——!

“Empty, empty, empty, empty!!”

Suddenly, there was a series of explosions that broke through the air. Everyone who witnessed this scene couldn't help but open their eyes wide.

It was still the same "round table shot," but this time it was faster and the sound was different!

The lateral rotation force given by Shiraishi when hitting the ball turned from strong to violent, and the entire tennis ball was shaking and performing a differentiated strong rotational circular motion.

Transformed into 12 clones, they spun even faster and more indistinguishably, their power rising by more than a level compared to the already powerful attack just now. They depicted a circular compass-like rotation, faintly catching the sunlight and absorbing the full light.

Suddenly, I felt the might of King Arthur, and the twelve Knights of the Round Table gathered together to kill one ball——

Unable to help but break out in a cold sweat, Kirihara Aka, who had never let go of his worry from the beginning to the end, could not help but lose his voice.

"Kyu——!"

The enhanced PLUS version of the "Round Table Smash" is a lightning-fast, forced impact that strikes directly at the face with a special trajectory of the light compass.

The black-haired figure remained motionless, as if captured by the ball.

Even the wooden hand on the referee's chair frowned slightly.

Could it be that this kid was just captured by this ball...

My mind was still undecided, but my vision suddenly brightened.

The golden light quickly passed through the field of vision, sharp and difficult to capture, and even faster and faster--!

Dissipated like particles, "Bang!"

There was a loud bang, and everyone's eyes blurred. They quickly focused and regained their focus, and only then did they successfully capture that figure.

It was true that the 'round table hit' had reached his face, but the next step forward was blocked by the racket!

"I see, I see..." muttered Inui Sadaharu, who was watching the match from the sidelines. He took out his notebook and wrote it down. As he wrote, he looked up and kept an eye on the action on the field.

Momoshiro Takeshi was confused and asked, "Senior Gan, what is it?"

Inui Sadaharu said, "The Yagi we saw just now didn't move. Actually, it was because he moved too fast and left an afterimage."

He extended his pen and pointed at the racket that was used to hit the 'Round Table Shot Plus' version.

At first glance, it's right in the center of the racket.

"This angle and position cannot be achieved by a sudden reaction," Gan Zhenzhi adjusted his glasses.

"It seems that Yagi had already responded to the ball as soon as it was thrown."

Momoshiro Takeshi murmured: "In other words..."

Echizen Ryoma looked at the field, tugged at his hat, and said in a calm voice, "In other words, this ball made no difference to him at all."

'No change,'

Echizen Ryoma said it all.

Unleashing all his strength, he unleashed a 'round table smack' that was incredibly difficult for everyone present to solve.

Until I met Yagi Kei,

There was no difference, no delay, not even a frown from him.

A goal with no change, no threat...even no challenge.

——No, what changes could threaten or challenge you?

The questions from the players are all just a skill CG, at most it is more gorgeous,

But isn’t this the ball that’s in front of the player?

Any ball, just hit it back.

He straddled the ground, turned his waist, and swung his arms—"Knock knock knock knock knock—dong!!"

Without hesitation, he blasted away Shiraishi Kuranosuke's strength UP after he took off the golden arm guard!

If the scene wasn't wrong, Kirihara Akaya really wanted to shout "Full score home run!!"

Shiraishi Kuranosuke's eyes had slowly opened during the entire process of the ball being intercepted, returned, and blasted away.

The ends of Dingzi's short brown hair were slightly curled up and were hit by the tennis ball, and a few strands of hair fell to the ground.

He looked at it for a while with a complicated expression, then looked at the person on the other side of the net who was in normal condition.

Previously, he felt that the phrase "changing with each passing day" to describe Yagi Kei was barely appropriate.

But now it seems... this guy is simply unfathomable.

Holding the racket, Shiraishi Kuranosuke stood up, grabbing his hair. He glanced at Yukimura Seiichi, who was still standing still with his arms folded at the side of Rikkai University.

Seriously...isn't this totally troublesome, with the national competition and all that?

Such a tricky guy, Rikkai University is really...

However, he quickly regained his composure and did not dwell on this point. After all, the purpose of his battle today was not to win.

"Xiao Jin, please watch carefully."

Shiraishi Kuranosuke swung his racket again and again. Even though his 'round table smash' was broken and beaten back again and again, he continued to press deeper, trying to draw out more strength and details from his opponent.

"Yagi VS Shiraishi - 2:0!"

After being defended by Yagi Kei and then losing a serve, Shiraishi Kuranosuke followed up with a shot and continued to enter Yagi Kei's serve.

The alternation of 'Butterfly Ball' and 'Explosion Ball', Bai Shi responded with different points.

The main points of "Star Bible" are 'speed' and 'power'. Try to delay and prolong the confrontation time with each ball.

"Yagi VS Shiraishi - 4:0!"

"Yagi VS Shiraishi - 5:0!"

The way he fought, even people from other schools noticed something.

"Shiraishi..."

The members of the Shitenboji team couldn't help but call him softly,

"As expected of a minister from a prestigious family," Fuji Shusuke smiled with narrowed eyes.

The smart people present only need to take a quick look at the players of Shitenhoji and then at Shiraishi who is continuing the game on the field.

The guess is almost complete.

Qian Sui Qian Li crossed his arms and touched his lower lip with his fingertips. From the perspective of the spectators,

Shiraishi had a hard time playing. He, known as the "Tennis Bible", was facing an opponent who was no less capable than him.

Even his opponents are even more unable to discern the truth. What has been presented to them so far... seems to be just what Yagi Kei wants to show.

Just like the tip of an iceberg floating on the sea surface, how much can be seen is the choice of these navigators.

But the substance of the iceberg is far beyond their ability to detect.

“…”

Qiansui Qianli felt a huge and heavy pressure, especially when his eyes were fixed on the figure behind the net.

How far has this person achieved in the field of the Three Gates?

Or, has he already crossed those three gates and entered a new and unknown realm...

“Bang, bang!”

Suddenly, he felt a little horrified at a certain frame, and his heart skipped a beat.

As if being stared at by something huge, Qiansui Qianli suddenly lowered his head and looked away, just avoiding the gaze.

[NPC Chitose Chisato (Shitenhoji) uses Observe (level 3) on you]

Huh?

The player who was pressing A up, A down, A left, A right was caught off guard by a pop-up window that suddenly appeared in front of him.

What? 【Observation】?

What new skill is this?

The player searched around the Shitenboji camp and found the NPC Chitose Chisato, but the NPC models overlapped and it was difficult to tell what the NPC was doing.

However, the status bar did not lose health, nor was any negative debuff added.

The player was focused on killing the BOSS, but he turned around and forgot about it and continued to attack.

The nausea that had been lingering in her heart finally faded away, and Qiansui Qianli's heart was pounding.

After trying to calm down, he slowly loosened his clenched hands.

Only then did he realize that in just that one moment of dodging, his palms were already full of sweat.

"Eh? Chitose, why did your face suddenly turn so pale?" Oshitani Kenya glanced at it, looking a little bewildered.

"Even though it's clear that Shiraishi is dying... why are you so nervous?"

As soon as Oshitari said this, everyone else looked over.

Qiansui Qianli wiped the cold sweat from his palms without leaving a trace, his face calm and composed, "No, I just thought of something."

Kenya Oshitari: “Oh…oh…”

"Just keep watching the game,"

"Oh, okay..."

Confused but without an answer, Ken Oshitani raised his head with a puzzled look. But when he looked up—

“Beep!”

"Yagi VS Shiraishi - 6:0!"

"——The game is over!"

Ken'ya Oshitari: "..."

Tiantianbao Temple: "..."

Although they knew the outcome was already determined, when they heard this voice, everyone in Shitenbo Temple was still silent.

Shiraishi, really lost.

Shiraishi Kuranosuke, who actually lost, was more emotionally stable. He even stood up, panting heavily, and shook hands with Yagi Kei.

The two stood forward, the contrast was sharp.

One was panting, the other was even breathing slightly disordered.

"Well—that's really satisfying!" He laughed, and when he shook my hand, he used a little force.

Shiraishi said, "Yagi-kun, please give me more guidance next time."

The player clicks on the pop-up windows [You win!] [Experience Up!], and then the cutscene CG starts to auto-guide and the game starts to hang up.

The black-haired boy had a dull expression on his face. He just nodded lightly when he heard the words, and turned away before even making eye contact.

Shiraishi was almost accustomed to his attitude and accepted it well.

On the referee's chair, Nagashiro Kide couldn't hold back any longer. He held back his anger, and his expression, which looked like constipation, was a mixture of wanting to say something but not being able to.

Shiraishi noticed and asked, "What's wrong, Mutate-kun? If you want to pull ○○, you can go out and turn left and go right."

Kito Eishiro: "..."

God TM pull ○○,

He endured it again and again, but finally, with great difficulty, he held up his glasses, with an expression that tried not to care but looked completely concerned, and said in a cool and arrogant manner,

"Hey, I say,"

Shiraishi: “…Yes?”

"——So, the gold, the golden arm, you just want to give it up? No way of saving it, no mind?"

Shiraishi Kuranosuke laughed heartily, and looked at the extremely awkward Kide Nagashiro with a kind look.

"Of course, Bokute-kun."

"——Just a pair of golden arms. As long as Yagi-kun wants, we at Shitenhoji are fully willing to forge ten more!"

“…”

“…”

"Did Shiraishi finally go crazy because he lost?"