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The summary is based on machine-translated content, take it with a grain of salt pls.
The summary is based on machine-translated content, take it with a grain of salt pls.
Ryoma is shocked to see his father standing before him. He thinks it's probably dangerous for him to leave his room, since he almost died not long ago.
Nanjirou replies that his dear sons are about to play seriously, so he cannot miss that. He then tells Ryoma that they should be going... right before he spots his doctor right behind him. If they see Nanjirou, they'll take him back to his room. His son then leads the way, and they try to escape the hospital.
They progress until they reach the courtyard, but right before they try this, an old lady recognises Nanjirou and starts singing Samurai Destiny (lol). Nanjirou shoos her away, and Ryoma remarks that his outfit stands out too much.
Because of that, they end up leaving disguised as an old man and a doctor. The plan goes well, but Ryoma realises that Nanjirou cannot go to the bench once they are back and should be in the stands instead, or he'll be sent to the hospital once again. Nanjirou smiles and tells Ryoma that, in that case, he must impress the crowd.
Back at the venue, Medanore tries to score through Time Thief once more, and Tokugawa counters using his Thousand-handed Shinto. This move counters any attack and cannot be penetrated.
Nanjirou replies that his dear sons are about to play seriously, so he cannot miss that. He then tells Ryoma that they should be going... right before he spots his doctor right behind him. If they see Nanjirou, they'll take him back to his room. His son then leads the way, and they try to escape the hospital.
They progress until they reach the courtyard, but right before they try this, an old lady recognises Nanjirou and starts singing Samurai Destiny (lol). Nanjirou shoos her away, and Ryoma remarks that his outfit stands out too much.
Because of that, they end up leaving disguised as an old man and a doctor. The plan goes well, but Ryoma realises that Nanjirou cannot go to the bench once they are back and should be in the stands instead, or he'll be sent to the hospital once again. Nanjirou smiles and tells Ryoma that, in that case, he must impress the crowd.
Back at the venue, Medanore tries to score through Time Thief once more, and Tokugawa counters using his Thousand-handed Shinto. This move counters any attack and cannot be penetrated.
Tokugawa takes a commanding lead, 5-0
Irie wonders when Tokugawa went from "Asura no Shinto" to "Senju no Shinto". Yukimura points out that it's not just that, his Premonitions are sharp too. Finally, Oni concludes that thanks to all of this, he has a wide variety of defenses that he finishes off with counterattacks.
Other members of the G-10 praise their teammate. Tanegashima says: With the strongest shield in hand, Tokugawa is invincible!"
Duke tells everyone that he destroyed his Asura the day before, but that when he tried to save Chloe, he came back using the Thousand-handed Avalokiteśvara. Byoudouin then says that, in a way, it was all a gamble, and that he still intends to take the world through his Righteousness.
Flashback to Tokugawa's past. Kazuya had lived abroad since he was a kid. He studied for some time in a school in Paris thanks to a tennis scholarship, but this was short-lived as he kept travelling throughout Europe. Beating foreigners made him happy.
Eventually, he met Antonio da Medanore, who wanted to play this "Prince of tennis". Tokugawa was tired since he had already played 5 matches, so he wanted to leave their encounter for another day. To make this fair, Medanore then went ahead and won 5 matches of his own.
During their match, Tokugawa was failing to attack Medanore, who just parried everything he tried. He was quickly down 0-4. The crowd made fun of Tokugawa for this one-sided match and told him to go back to Japan. Tokugawa fell to his knees, feeling all of his confidence crumbling away. As he had no will to fight left, he told Medanore he had won already.
"If you don't run away, your challenge is not over". Tokugawa agreed and kept going. He still lost the match, but he managed to win 4 games from Medanore, impressing the locals. They all thought he was strong, but he disagreed: He thought that Medanore's Righteousness allowed him to win 4 games, to protect him from quitting tennis.
Tokugawa decided to gain more experience in Europe, getting good results in various tournaments. Months later, a letter arrived. Medanore happily informed him that he had been selected to represent Japan, but Tokugawa didn't seem thrilled by this since the environment in Japan was probably much worse than there. He hoped that Japan would have one or two guys with a backbone, at least.
Back in the present, Tokugawa reflects on the meaning of Righteousness and how it may be seen as weak for worrying about your opponent... right as a ball sneakily passes by and scores against him. Julio then proclaims:
" The Black Holes are meaningless! Just like you have the "Strongest Shield", Medanore has the "Strongest Spear".
Irie wonders when Tokugawa went from "Asura no Shinto" to "Senju no Shinto". Yukimura points out that it's not just that, his Premonitions are sharp too. Finally, Oni concludes that thanks to all of this, he has a wide variety of defenses that he finishes off with counterattacks.
Other members of the G-10 praise their teammate. Tanegashima says: With the strongest shield in hand, Tokugawa is invincible!"
Duke tells everyone that he destroyed his Asura the day before, but that when he tried to save Chloe, he came back using the Thousand-handed Avalokiteśvara. Byoudouin then says that, in a way, it was all a gamble, and that he still intends to take the world through his Righteousness.
Flashback to Tokugawa's past. Kazuya had lived abroad since he was a kid. He studied for some time in a school in Paris thanks to a tennis scholarship, but this was short-lived as he kept travelling throughout Europe. Beating foreigners made him happy.
Eventually, he met Antonio da Medanore, who wanted to play this "Prince of tennis". Tokugawa was tired since he had already played 5 matches, so he wanted to leave their encounter for another day. To make this fair, Medanore then went ahead and won 5 matches of his own.
During their match, Tokugawa was failing to attack Medanore, who just parried everything he tried. He was quickly down 0-4. The crowd made fun of Tokugawa for this one-sided match and told him to go back to Japan. Tokugawa fell to his knees, feeling all of his confidence crumbling away. As he had no will to fight left, he told Medanore he had won already.
"If you don't run away, your challenge is not over". Tokugawa agreed and kept going. He still lost the match, but he managed to win 4 games from Medanore, impressing the locals. They all thought he was strong, but he disagreed: He thought that Medanore's Righteousness allowed him to win 4 games, to protect him from quitting tennis.
Tokugawa decided to gain more experience in Europe, getting good results in various tournaments. Months later, a letter arrived. Medanore happily informed him that he had been selected to represent Japan, but Tokugawa didn't seem thrilled by this since the environment in Japan was probably much worse than there. He hoped that Japan would have one or two guys with a backbone, at least.
Back in the present, Tokugawa reflects on the meaning of Righteousness and how it may be seen as weak for worrying about your opponent... right as a ball sneakily passes by and scores against him. Julio then proclaims:
" The Black Holes are meaningless! Just like you have the "Strongest Shield", Medanore has the "Strongest Spear".
Medanore keeps scoring through Tokugawa's defense, and the latter cannot understand why that's happening. He cannot find the gap that Medanore is exploiting, so he decides to just cover the entirety of the net with one large Black Hole... only to realise that Medanore is piercing his defense. A little too late, though, since the ball hits him and sends him flying.
Irie and Oni comment in horror. This special shot is a subatomic particle, impervious to light and affected only by gravity, slipping through everything - even a Black Hole. It's like Dark Matter.
Back to the Echizens, Ryoma asks his father when Ryoga started playing the worst kind of tennis, one that steals from his opponents. Since Nanjirou doesn't reply, Ryoma gets desperate, wondering if his dad's tennis was also stolen. His father ignores him, noticing that they are close to a tennis court.
"Hey Ryoma, how long are you planning to just stand there?
Now... I'm going to teach you tennis."
Irie and Oni comment in horror. This special shot is a subatomic particle, impervious to light and affected only by gravity, slipping through everything - even a Black Hole. It's like Dark Matter.
Back to the Echizens, Ryoma asks his father when Ryoga started playing the worst kind of tennis, one that steals from his opponents. Since Nanjirou doesn't reply, Ryoma gets desperate, wondering if his dad's tennis was also stolen. His father ignores him, noticing that they are close to a tennis court.
"Hey Ryoma, how long are you planning to just stand there?
Now... I'm going to teach you tennis."
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