Chapter 115: Update 1 + Update 2: Players will soon be able to access a new map! ...
"...appeared,"
In a world of noise and silence, Nanako Echizen, sitting in the stands, felt as if she was caught between ice and fire.
No, why on earth do I have this strange feeling?
She was confused, but at the same moment, a clear, heavily enunciated voice came from beside her.
"uncle……?"
Nanako Echizen tried to turn her head, but what she saw was Nanjiro Echizen, who looked unusually serious, and even seemed to be suppressing something.
He just sat there, like a volcano about to erupt.
All her emotions were buried under the heavy volcanic ash, and the words that spilled out of her mouth were only meaningless sighs that she couldn't understand.
"Really... this is indeed this kid's style..."
What, what style?
Nanako Echizen could no longer discern the current situation, and was more worried about Ryoma Echizen on the field.
She was about to open her mouth, either to say something to Echizen Nanjiro who was lost in his own emotions, or to turn around and say something to Echizen Ryoma on the field.
But, just this moment of hesitation,
“Buzz buzz buzz buzz—boom boom!!”
The incomparable roar almost deafened the ears of all the audience in the venue.
Because it suddenly appeared in the dead silence, people's hearts were inevitably trembling, and thousands of people were all in a state of tinnitus.
The sound lasted for a long time, and it took an unknown amount of time before everyone finally found their own voices.
The Qingxue students on the side of the field looked up in confusion, facing a pitch that was densely packed with dust, and had almost collapsed into a giant spiderweb-like pit...
——No, what on earth happened here?!
For a moment, it was as if I lost all memory, but after remembering the whole process, I reacted quickly.
"T-That's... Echizen!!!"
The first thing they remembered was Echizen Ryoma, who was still on the field. Kikumaru Eiji and Momoshiro Takeshi rushed to the center of the dust to call out and ask,
"——Echizen/little one!! Are you okay? Speak a word if you can!"
The huge roar startled the medical rescue team waiting outside the stadium. After realizing what was happening, they quickly prepared to carry a stretcher in.
The referee's face was also covered in scattered tiles and gravel. He finally opened his eyes and looked blankly at the halfway point where the dust was gradually dispersing.
The fog was thick and the black grey gradually dissipated. In the hazy blur, a figure gradually emerged.
The figure seemed to be still standing there, motionless. As I looked closer and took a closer look...it was none other than Echizen Ryoma!!
Players are not allowed to enter the court without reason. The staff on both sides of the court who maintain order will enter the dust and pits first.
"Contestant—Contestant Echizen, are you still awake?"
"Contestant Echizen, are you still conscious?"
Under countless worried, anxious, and unclear gazes,
Finally, the dust cleared, and the true situation that had been hidden by the dust came into view.
With Echizen Ryoma as the center... no, slightly off-center, a place less than two fingers' width from his feet as the center, a spiderweb-like sunken and collapsed pit suddenly appeared.
He was deeply trapped in it, his whole body was completely frozen in place.
Looking back, the iron fence specially prepared for the competition had been dented by the catapulted ball.
Even the audience sitting nearby had already fled. Fortunately, the audience hid quickly and no one was injured.
Looking around, most of the site was destroyed.
Including this goal, just two goals have led to this situation.
Is the destructive power of this first-year student from Rikkai University really just limited to tennis?
The staff carefully approached Echizen Ryoma, who was in the center of the pit.
And Ryoma Echizen himself, who was sitting in the center, could no longer hear any sounds around him.
"The ultimate in perfection", "the ultimate in brilliance", and "the ultimate in tempering", when these three gates are opened at the same time, it has undoubtedly stimulated the maximum potential of his body and even forced his strength to a future level.
The "114th goal" determined by the superposition of the three is a definite and certain answer that will definitely score.
However, it is this absolute prediction, absolute answer, and absolute score.
After facing Yagi Kei who also entered the three gates,
Suddenly, it disappeared without a trace.
Yagi Kei's loss, Yagi Kei's failure, his score, his victory, and Seigaku's victory,
After this encounter, he disappeared.
Both parties are at the same "perfect perfection", "perfect refinement", "perfect talent".
The status of both parties is completely consistent.
But he was wiped out of his single visual future, and the only answer was already revealed.
Yagi Kei's strength is now far beyond his.
Far beyond, reaching a realm that he could no longer observe.
Winning or losing has been decided at this moment.
"……cross…"
“…Echizen…”
“…Are you… okay…?”
The blurry figures reflected on my retina, and the questions that came in twos and threes, the voices gradually became clearer.
Echizen Ryoma finally recovered his composure. In front of him was a tournament staff member who stumbled down and struggled to ask about the situation.
He didn't answer immediately, but reflexively looked up to see the expression of the person on the other side of the net.
Those who look down upon him,
No, no expression.
Yagi Kei, sensing his gaze, quickly moved his dark, empty eyes as they passed through the corners of his eyes, sweeping across Echizen Ryoma who was looking towards him.
Then he quickly took it away.
There was no change, no fluctuation, not even any emotion.
Like a handful of air, it focused back on himself.
“…”
“…I’m fine.”
Echizen Ryoma picked up the racket again and waved away the staff who wanted to provide assistance. He pulled his hat to cover his eyes under the brim.
Holding the racket, I faced the opponent on the other side of the net again.
"The game is still going on, don't interrupt it."
The staff looked at each other, then looked at the court where it was difficult to even stand, and wanted to say something.
But when he turned his head and looked at the culprit who caused all this,
There was silence, and nothing came out of his mouth.
"No, this... is this really just a junior high school level competition?"
The staff members who exchanged glances and left the stadium couldn't help but ask a fatal question from their hearts.
"This kind of destructive power, this kind of strength, even for a professional... is rare!?"
After a brief pause, the referee put the whistle to his lips.
“——Beep!!”
"—— Rikkai University scores, 40:0!"
This is the starting point.
Immediately after, "Beep!!"
"Rikkai University scores! 4:0!"
Every time a ball is hit, it is accompanied by the instruction to score.
Gradually, the audience in the stands fell silent. Not only the audience, but also Seigaku and Rikkai University on the sidelines.
There was no other reason. What was happening on the entire court was a completely one-sided crushing.
The eyes of a thousand years old and a thousand miles away tremble,
"Even though we have entered the same state of no self, the three doors opened simultaneously..." He murmured, and his voice was heard by Shiraishi Kuranosuke.
Shiraishi folded his arms in silence and looked inside the arena. A familiar scene played out, and he couldn't help but imagine the match between Rikkai University and Shitenhoji Temple before it closed.
Toyama Kintaro vs. Yagi Kei,
It was the same as before. He also reached the 'perfect state of perfection', but was still crushed and could not turn over at all.
"After all, that's Yagi-kun."
Shiraishi Kuranosuke joked, but only he knew how much sincerity was hidden in the joke.
From the initial speculation, to the gradual verification, and finally to the current certainty,
He could speak with complete certainty,
At this level, even if the three doors are opened at the same time, almost creating a miracle and showing - it is still not Yagi Kei's true strength!
This was only the strength that matched that of Echizen Ryoma, a first-year student at Seigaku who had also opened three gates simultaneously and set a precedent under the same circumstances—!
The moment he realized this, even Shiraishi Kuranosuke couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.
This opponent, who is only a freshman, is already at such an unpredictable level.
As he continues to grow, he continues to meet more, stronger, and more powerful people.
To what extent will his strength grow?
When you meet a strong opponent, you will become stronger; when you meet an even stronger opponent, you will become even stronger.
A monster like this that uses the opponent's strength and level as nourishment and reference to grow...
The Abyss...
It really never ends, you scary kid.
Shiraishi didn't know how many times he had wondered where Rikkai University had found such a guy.
Although let Rikkai people speak for themselves,
...Oh, it doesn't seem like they dug it out from anywhere.
It seems that it is not impossible for me to fall from the sky.
Now, the people of Rikkai are more concerned about not some junior who never appears out of nowhere,
Rather, it was the mental state of Ryoma Echizen, the opponent, and the safety of the competition venue...
Although they have always been protective of their shortcomings, this time, it seems that it is not their turn to protect their shortcomings.
After all, the lucky guy on the other side is almost killed, both physically and mentally.
Add to that the eternal question of playing field…
It seems that the venue for the national competition cannot be changed easily, so if nothing unexpected happens, they will continue the next competition here.
On the ruins...
“…”
“…”
"I have a bad feeling,"
“…Shh, me too…”
Silently looking at the system pop-up window in front of me,
[Ding——Site protection has been activated! ]
[This time, the damage to the field has been reduced by 50%! ]
The player looked up, feeling rather helpless.
As expected, I shouldn't have talked to the special NPC before. Now, not only are there a lot of red locks, but even the values have been cut in half.
Next time you meet a special NPC, you must turn around and leave.
The player who had made the decision in his heart continued to raise his hand to A. As for Yukimura on the side of the field, his smile froze for some reason, and he slowly began to have a bad premonition in his heart, but that was a story for later.
The player is in a stable state, hitting A back and forth,
He fought with ease, and the opponent, Echizen Ryoma, was completely turned upside down.
Opening all three gates simultaneously elevates physical talent to the highest level while also tripling the physical strength consumption. At the same time, facing Yagi Kei who also opened all three gates simultaneously, the psychological pressure is even greater.
“15:0——!”
The referee blew the whistle, and Echizen Ryoma missed the ball again.
“30:0——!”
Kei Yagi pulled his racket back slightly, and the tennis ball flew over the net, and when Echizen Ryoma, who was already used to leaning back and lowering his center of gravity to meet the ball, it fell rapidly downwards, and a short ball was performed right in front of him.
“40:0——!”
The yellow ball that was constantly being pulled back and forth was no longer able to be pulled to a high number of balls as before.
My physical strength was almost reaching its limit, and the breaths I took while running were extremely painful and bloody.
Echizen Ryoma tightly grasped the racket in his hand. He had already used all the moves he could.
One-legged small steps, two-sword flow, four types of shot shots,
Even the three gates to the realm of no self always begin,
But even so, this point was still won by Yagi Kei!
“Beep!!”
The referee ruthlessly announced, "Rikkai University scores."
"The score now—5:0!"
Qingxue looked at the situation on the field in vain, unable to say anything more. At this moment, even cheering and comforting seemed extremely tiring.
He repeatedly expressed his confidence in his data, but the facts completely shocked him.
Inui Sadaharu slowly connected all the current data and regressed the probability of Echizen Ryoma and Seigaku scoring.
“…No matter how many times, it’s always 0%.”
The determined battle of revenge, revenge against Rikkai University, was completely impossible to overcome from the first step.
Silence, in the end, only silence is left.
Everyone watched helplessly as Ryoma Echizen hesitated on the court. No matter how hard he tried, trying to find a glimmer of hope in the cracks, he was crushed by the absolutely powerful strength and could not turn around at all.
"...Echizen..."
"Little one..."
The three first-year students of Qingxue were already in tears and couldn't control their sobs.
Tomoka Kosakata, who calls herself "Prince Ryoma's No. 1 Fangirl," wrinkled the cheering banner in her hand. Next to her, Ryuzaki Sakurano's eyes slowly turned red.
Everyone in the audience saw Echizen Ryoma's struggle, but before they were moved by him,
The deep pressure of the absolute strength crushed everything.
“Beep!!”
The last ball went across the field.
Having already used all the means, Echizen Ryoma used the moves of all the players he had seen, including Seigaku, Hyotei, Rikkai University, Fudomine, Shitenhoji, and even more...
Tezuka Domain, Waltz Towards Destruction, Return of the Swallow, Wave Ball, Moon Volley, Data Tennis...
But it was useless, and he couldn't even stop Yagi Kei's steps towards victory.
Without any hesitation or hesitation, they were defeated one by one and completely defeated.
Just like this, ball after ball, Yagi Kei reached the end of victory.
The last ball landed, and Echizen Ryoma also landed heavily on the ground.
He threw everything away, gave up everything, and leaped out just to intercept that ball—
For the last slim chance——
"The game is over—!"
"The final score is 6:0!!"
"——Great victory in Rikkai!!"
The referee's sharp whistle cut through the air. At the moment the result was confirmed, all the previous silence and stillness were swept away.
Everyone was excited, shouting the only name crazily,
"Kei Yagi!! Kei Yagi!! Tachikai Dai——!"
"The winner is Yagi Kei!! The winner is Rikkai University!!"
Overwhelming, tsunami-like surge,
The only center, holding the racket, stood there accepting everyone's support and gazes.
It's Kei Yagi.
Echizen Ryoma, who was exhausted and could only barely support himself with the help of his racket to avoid falling, slowly got up, exited the three doors of the state of no self, and seemed to collapse and disperse as if he could no longer hold on.
The hat on his head fell to the ground when he tried to catch the winning ball. The hat and he were both covered in mud and looked miserable.
After a while, he supported himself with his knees and stood up. He picked up his hat that had fallen to the side and put it back on. He took a deep breath and walked to the front of the net.
The two players shook hands after the game.
Compared with the extremely disheveled Echizen Ryoma, Yagi Kei here was simply refreshed. Even though he had hit nearly a thousand balls, the problem was that he was only slightly sweaty and his clothes were slightly dirty.
“…”
Echizen Ryoma breathed a sigh of relief, "You win."
He said this almost calmly, stating this fact much easier than one might imagine.
The person shaking hands didn't answer, but his eyes moved slightly, fell on their clasped hands, then moved up and stopped at Echizen Ryoma's head.
...on the head?
Echizen Ryoma noticed this and raised a question mark in his heart.
What is he looking at?
The player waited for a while, and waited for a while,
The specific manifestation was that he didn't say a word, but just stared at me silently with his pair of dark and almost empty dead fish eyes.
After looking at it for a long time, it is really creepy.
Echizen tried to hold it back, but finally couldn't hold it back anymore and couldn't stop talking.
"Do you... have anything else to say?"
The player was stopped by the NPC and looked at the UR NPC who had exited combat mode with confusion.
Why is this NPC stealing the player's lines?
Shouldn't the player ask the NPC if he has anything else to say?
But considering the NPC's overflowing thirst for knowledge, the player will kindly tell you!
For some reason, Echizen Ryoma had a bad feeling in his heart, and this bad feeling reached its peak when Yagi Kei looked over at him after he said that!
Holding his breath, Echizen Ryoma couldn't help but prick up his ears.
And Yagi Kei in front of him also lived up to everyone's expectations, braving Seigaku, Rikkai University, all the spectators in the stands, and even the broadcasting equipment.
He spoke clearly, "—You still have lots more to work on!"
“…”
“…”
Very crisp, clear, and articulate.
It even echoed in everyone's ears at 360 degrees.
Especially Ryoma Echizen.
The moment he heard these words, he slowly opened his eyes wide.
After saying this classic line from the NPC, the player turned around and left without looking back, leaving Ryoma Echizen standing there, tightly gripping his racket, staring at his back for a long time without coming back to his senses.
After the referee announced the result, the people on the sidelines of the Seigaku Academy kept a close eye on Echizen Ryoma's condition. Seeing him motionless, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Echizen—?"
"Little one, what's wrong with you? Why don't you come down?"
Everyone tacitly ignored what Yagi Kei had just said and did not dare to directly provoke Ryoma Echizen's emotions.
After all, no matter how I think about it, Echizen, who usually says this to others, unexpectedly has someone say this to him one day.
Thinking about this feeling...it's really complicated.
Echizen Ryoma silently returned to the Seigaku side, racket under his arm. He was greeted by the Seigaku members who were also somewhat silent and bewildered.
After all, everyone saw Echizen Ryoma's efforts, and there was nothing more to say, so all he could say was relief.
What Echizen Ryoma doesn't need right now is comfort.
On the other side, Yagi Kei also returned to the Rikkai University side where he was waiting.
The Rikkai people did not rush forward to greet him, but Marui Bunta carefully restrained Kirihara Akaya who was about to rush forward.
Then everyone carefully observed the younger generation's condition.
Is it a chicken breaking a cat or...
Yagi Kei walked straight ahead to Yukimura Seiichi, who was sitting on the coach's chair with his arms folded and smiling.
Yukimura Seiichi immediately stood up and gave way with a quick eye and agility, and just watched the cat sitting down with a plop.
Then, as if sensing his gaze, he slowly raised his head, his dead fish eyes unblinking as he looked towards the smiling but silent Yukimura Seiichi.
Yagi Kei: "..."
Yukimura Seiichi: "..."
Slowly, Yukimura spoke, "It's okay, it's okay, Kei...you can continue."
So, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jibaimao slowly took out his essential four-dimensional bucket and his all-purpose tennis racket that could handle ten thousand shots.
Just like that, you can immerse yourself in fishing freely without paying attention to the people around you.
“…”
It wasn't the first time that everyone present saw Jibai Cat fishing from a bucket, so they accepted it with great tolerance.
People even started betting on when Jibaimao would catch a big fish and how big it would be.
The intensity of the live betting was so intense that anyone who stumbled into the action would doubt whether this was a tennis match or a fishing competition...
Rikkai University won the first game, and the game continued.
The match between Yagi Kei and Echizen Ryoma undoubtedly strengthened Rikkai University's momentum, but also further undermined Seigaku's confidence.
In the revenge battle, they encountered the final BOSS just after leaving the Novice Village. It was a good thing that they almost broke their will and turned back home.
With Tezuka Kunimitsu as the mainstay, Seigaku began to arrange the second player for the D2 doubles team.
Momoshiro Takeshi is a second-year student, and Kaidou Kaoru is also a second-year student.
This is undoubtedly a very risky combination, but if it is matched well, it can definitely catch the opponent off guard.
Seigaku has high hopes for this pair.
Looking at Echizen Ryoma, who hadn't said a word since returning, pulling his hat and standing there quietly with his racket between his legs,
Tao Chengwu saw this and tried his best to ease the atmosphere.
"Hey, Ryoma—relax a bit, and leave it to me, Senior. I'll definitely win this round!"
"You said so, Viper--?" Momoshiro Takeshi turned around with a smile and looked at his temporary partner.
Kaidou Xun glanced at him and slowly said "SI——".
The second doubles player of Seigaku D2 came out, and on the Rikkai University side, the confirmed candidate for D2 also came out after tying the last shoelace.
Appearing before everyone in Seigaku——
Surprisingly, it was two of the three giants of Rikkai University.
Genichirō Sanada and Renji Yanagi team up! !
“…”
“…”
I can't laugh, I can't laugh at all.
Momoshiro Takeshi, who was grinning a second ago and even turned back to comfort his juniors, now has completely lost his expression and stares blankly at the two figures walking onto the opposite side.
Pressure, huge pressure, pressure as heavy as a mountain.
This is no longer just a crushing of strength; it's a situation completely, totally manipulated by Rikkai University!
I thought they would send out a slightly easier combination because of the later position of D2 doubles two,
This idea was completely wrong from the moment it was first born!
You shouldn't think like this, you can't think like this,
This time, Rikkai University... was absolutely determined to win the national championship and achieve the goal of winning the national championship for the third time in a row.
So I don't care about the cost.
"...They're just blocking the entrance to the resurrection point and killing them," Shiraishi Kuranosuke of Shitenhoji said, stroking his chin.
"It seems that Qingxue is really in trouble this time——"
Toyama Kintaro was puzzled, "Eh—but isn't there more after this?"
"Xiao Jin," Shiraishi Kuranosuke said helplessly, "Perhaps you haven't forgotten... This minister of Rikkai University hasn't appeared yet."
“——!”
Yagi Kei took the lead in winning the game.
Forcibly sending two of Rikkai University's Big Three to the doubles team—
Rikkai University's strategy of quickly stealing the game and securing victory was clear as day.
They came here directly for victory.
Even though the fight hadn't started yet, everyone present had already vaguely sensed the direction of the outcome. Looking at Seigaku and Rikkai University on the field,
In the silence, there are sounds of regret.
"What a pity... Seigaku..."
"Yeah, yeah... facing this year's Rikkai University..."
“What a pity…”
Amidst the lamentations, one can imagine the pressure on Qingxue.
Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaidou Kaoru standing on the field, their emotions were hard to describe under the strong pressure of Sanada Genichirō and Yanagi Renji.
But these have nothing to do with the players of Immersive Fishing.
Players swing their rackets, reel in their rackets, and catch fish one by one as pop-up windows pop up with "Bait!".
Until suddenly, at some point, there was a sound of [ding——],
A strange golden pop-up window popped up, occupying the player's entire field of vision.
The new map, Unknown Area (U17), will be unlocked soon. It will be officially unlocked after completing the pre-quest "Defending the Glory"!
[Ding Ding——!]
[Special NPC Mifune Nyudo (U17) is watching you! ]
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