readytorunbook #152 - Echizen Ryuga's ability, devour!
#152 - Echizen Ryuga's ability, devour!
Suddenly, he swung his racket.
A deafening sound of the ball being hit echoed, and the air began to boil.
A visible stream of air continuously rose.
Almost instantly, the tennis ball arrived before Seiichi Yukimura's eyes.
Watching the speeding tennis ball, Yukimura narrowed his violet eyes, and his aura suddenly exploded.
Ryoga Echizen's pupils slightly contracted.
Although entering the Selfless State doesn't require thinking, Ryoga Echizen had completely mastered it, so this limitation was useless to him.
On the other side, Yukimura was surrounded by what seemed like a stream of air, kicking up dust like crazy, almost engulfing him.
In an instant, a terrifying storm swept across the entire court.
“The match, it's only just beginning — — —”
A hint of a smile appeared in Ryoga Echizen's eyes, and his expression became excited as Yukimura, in the Asura's Path state, emanated an even more terrifying aura.
It could be said that Asura's Path and Yukimura's Zero- অনুভব Tennis were quite similar.
The only difference was that Zero- অনুভব Tennis was Yukimura's mental skill!
While Asura's Path was the path Yukimura chose in tennis!
A path that only leads to victory!
Suddenly, a terrifying vibration sounded again.
The tennis ball carried a strong wind force.
Like a storm, it quickly rushed towards Ryoga Echizen.
Whoosh! At the same time, the aura around Ryoga Echizen was changing.
An aura even stronger than before erupted.
It was as if the light of Ryoga Echizen's Selfless State had transformed into particles, constantly floating around him.
When Yukimura sensed this aura, his eyes became sharp.
“As expected, you have reached the Pinnacle of Selflessness!”
Yukimura said, looking at Ryoga Echizen across the net.
Ryoga Echizen had been wandering the world for so long, and although Nanjiro Echizen hadn't been constantly teaching him, Ryoga Echizen had long known the ultimate meaning of the Selfless State after wandering for so long.
Ryoga Echizen didn't seem to crave the Pinnacle of Selflessness that much.
“Then, let's begin — — —”
Ryoga Echizen chuckled softly, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
Thump! Immediately afterward, a dull sound came as the racket heavily struck the tennis ball.
The terrifying momentum spread out, emitting sharp sounds, and the airwave generated by the collision between the racket and the tennis ball instantly covered the entire court.
Crack!
Dense smoke and dust billowed behind Ryoga Echizen, the walls constantly collapsed, and the wire mesh was blown away.
Gravel and dust continued to spread.
Ryoga Echizen's arm trembled constantly, and the tennis ball inside the racket rotated at high speed, emitting a painful sound.
The next second, the tennis ball instantly disappeared from the racket.
A fiery red trajectory appeared, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning.
Whether it was Yukimura, who had entered Asura's Path, or Ryoga Echizen, who had reached the Pinnacle of Selflessness, their overall strength was constantly climbing.
World-class!
Two world-class auras began to collide.
The air exploded, and the entire court became fragmented!
Smoke and dust flew, and nothing could be seen clearly on the entire court.
There was only the terrifying sound of hitting the ball.
The tennis ball constantly exploded, shuttling back and forth across the court.
However, Ryoga Echizen's movements suddenly paused.
Boom! The tennis ball heavily smashed into the ground, creating a pit, and quickly collided with the wall.
The wall instantly collapsed, rocks splashed, and thick smoke and dust billowed like a fire.
A gust of strong wind blew, dispersing the smoke and dust, revealing the figures of Yukimura and Ryoga Echizen.
“1:0!”
A smile was in Yukimura's violet eyes.
Last time, Ryoga Echizen scored first, but now the situation had reversed.
“That was dangerous.”
Ryoga Echizen glanced at his arm and then looked at the situation behind him: “I almost died.”
“Was that the Deprivation of the Five Senses just now? — — . - It really is a terrifying mental skill.”
Although he said that, there was no fear on Ryoga Echizen's face.
“Aren't you able to break free easily?”
Yukimura's amethyst-like eyes flickered with brilliance.
“I could, but wouldn't that be boring?”
Ryoga Echizen shrugged and said very easily.
Yukimura was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
That's right, that would indeed be very boring. However, what Yukimura and Ryoga Echizen didn't know was that outside the court, not far away, a group of figures wearing the Neon Team U-17 uniform were watching the match between the two.
“That person is Ryoga Echizen?”
Outside the court, Byodoin Houou looked at the figure in the court, his brow furrowed.
“His basic strength has reached at least world-class.”
Kito Jūjirō said in a deep voice: “And in other aspects, he is constantly improving!”
“It's hard to imagine that among peers, someone can compete with Yukimura and still be in such a stalemate.”
Kazuya Irie looked at Ryoga Echizen in the court and sighed.
“But he — — has experienced a lot.”
Byodoin Houou's tone was somewhat solemn. He had wandered the world before, so he could naturally discover the unique things about Ryoga Echizen.
“Is that state of his the Pinnacle of Selflessness?”
Akuto Mitsuya's eyes flickered with a strange color.
In the Neon tennis world, there are two mysteries.
The first is the Selfless State!
The second is Asura's Path!
These two mysteries represent two different tennis paths.
Except for the last gate of the Selfless State, the Pinnacle of Selflessness, the first two gates are just ways for them to improve their abilities in the short term.
And it comes at the cost of drastically consuming physical strength, so Byodoin Houou and others don't care.
As for the Pinnacle of Selflessness, in so many years in the tennis world, it is said that only that Samurai was able to enter it.
Sanada had also explained the specific reason to them.
It can be said that the Pinnacle of Selflessness is the ultimate mystery and true essence of tennis, and it is also the pinnacle that tennis players pursue throughout their lives.
Enjoying the fun of tennis with the feeling of first encountering tennis, without being bound by real scores, honors, rankings, etc.
The Pinnacle of Selflessness stores the power of the Selfless State deep within the body, and unlike the Pinnacle of Herculean Effort and the Pinnacle of Talent, it does not require a lot of physical strength to support it.
In contrast, Asura's Path requires a determination to win at all costs!
The two are completely different paths.
And what Yukimura chose was the path to victory!
Perhaps encountering strong opponents will excite him, but that's just to make himself go all out!
Enjoying the match?
Yukimura may be enjoying the match, but he enjoys the victory that the match brings even more!
Only victory is the real purpose!
As for Ryoga Echizen, perhaps he understands the joy that tennis brings, but with his personality, he could have reached the Pinnacle of Selflessness long ago!
The first-string members quietly watched the match, their expressions calm, and they did not disturb it.
“Who will win this match?”
Kazuya Irie looked at the two people on the court, chuckling softly.
Akuto Mitsuya's eyes flickered, constantly collecting data on the two.