The Great Movie Emperor System (Anime Crossover)

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"It's alright, that's just how Mizuki is. You ruined his perfect script this time, and it will probably take him a long time to recover." Akazawa, holding the racket, quietly comforted Nomura as he walked off the court, looking dejected.

"No... I underestimated my opponent."

Nomura opened a bottle of mineral water and poured it over his head, forcing himself to calm down, and calmly became a spectator.

Upon seeing the Golden Doubles team win a game, Ryuzaki Sumire's old face broke into a wide smile: "Hahaha, this time your St. Rudolph team has lost again."

"It's alright. Letting Kinda and the others spar with the Golden Doubles team is meant to train them and broaden their horizons. If they lose, it only means they're not mature enough to handle my script, not that there's a problem with the script."

With a smile, Aizen uttered words that left the other speechless, then narrowed his eyes as he looked at Echizen Ryoma, who was entering the singles third match.

"Coach Ryuzaki, we've already won the singles match three times."

On the St. Rudolph side, a dark-skinned boy grabbed a racket and stepped onto the court with a big smile.

His name is Akazawa Yoshiro!

Chapter 45 The Protagonist with a Cheat Code, The Realm of Selflessness 3/4

After the second doubles match ended, the atmosphere at Seigaku revived.

Until... Yoshiro Akazawa stepped onto the pitch.

"It's him."

"Really? Akazawa actually appeared in the singles match 3?"

"The little one is in danger!"

Kikumaru and the others all showed worried expressions.

Even Tezuka and Fuji couldn't help but straighten up. Akazawa Yoshiro was a very likely opponent for them, but for Echizen, an opponent of that level was still a bit too early.

After all, even Fuji Syusuke wasn't 100% certain of winning. Don't be fooled by the fact that Echizen Ryoma and Fuji Syusuke were evenly matched; that was mainly because Fuji Syusuke wasn't taking it seriously. You have to understand that unless someone truly provokes Fuji Syusuke, or his opponent is a mediocre fighter, he's a Fuji who can go toe-to-toe with anyone.

Who were the opponents in those three overwhelmingly dominant matches?

Jiro of Hyotei University, Mizuki of St. Rudolph University, and the seaweed of Rikkai University.

Aside from Kirihara, who made a personal attack, the other two are both related to Fuji Yuuta. One taught Fuji Yuuta how to use the Clear Sky Smash, and the other humiliatingly shut out Fuji Yuuta in fifteen minutes.

Before the National Tournament, Fuji Syusuke's actual strength didn't fluctuate much. Putting aside Mizuki, the other two were no weaklings; they were top-tier among B-class fighters and certainly no weaker than Ryoma Echizen now. Yet, they were still easily defeated by Fuji Syusuke. The current Ryoma really can't compare to Fuji Syusuke.

Let's compare Jiro to Echizen. Jiro's special move may not be that special, but from the start to the end of the tennis tournament, Jiro's speed in defeating Fuji Yuta is at least in the top 3.

Other players wouldn't finish a match that quickly even against a mediocre opponent, which shows how terrifying the gap is between Jiro and Yuta. Basically, it's a rhythm where Jiro serves, Yuta returns, and scores at the net; or Yuta serves, Jiro returns, Yuta returns again, and Jiro scores at the net – only a rhythm like this could achieve such an exaggerated record.

By comparing the fights between Echizen Ryoma and Fuji Yuuta, we can see just how much Fuji Syusuke and Echizen Ryoma actually held back in their matches.

Even Fuji Syusuke wasn't confident he could definitely beat Akazawa Yoshiro, so how could he not worry about Echizen Ryoma?

"The minister of St. Rudolph?"

Ryoma Echizen straightened his hat, hoisted his racket, and strode confidently onto the court, his arrogant statement unchanged: "Still a long way off!"

"Game start!"

"Aigaku Echizen serves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ryoma Echizen tossed a tennis ball into the air and leaped high into the sky.

A familiar signature pose has reappeared.

Snapped!

"It's an outside spin serve!"

Horio and the others outside the arena shouted excitedly.

Akazawa Yoshiro, standing at the receiving position, slightly raised his eyelids and thought to himself, "Interesting."

"However, this kind of ball is still too immature."

He casually took a step back, and just as the tennis ball bounced up slightly, he returned it with a sharp and effortless strike.

The noise from the sidelines immediately fell silent.

"How could he answer so easily?" Katsuro asked, looking shocked.

"That topspin serve didn't even score a single point, and it didn't cause the opponent any trouble at all." Kikumaru, lying on the back of the boulder, had a serious expression.

"This... must be because the opponent also has a player who can serve with topspin, which is why it was so easy for them to receive it, just like Senior Tao."

The stubborn Horio's eyes lit up when he saw Momoshiro, and he quickly voiced his speculation.

The crowd nodded slightly, acknowledging his words.

However, a few insightful people at Seigaku were not so optimistic. They knew very well that even if the opponent had never seen an outside spin serve before, this kind of serve was at most a surprise attack for Akazawa Yoshiro.

"Akaze... what a Kaze!"

Ryuzaki Sumire stared intently at Aizen, who was smiling with his eyes closed, and said through gritted teeth, "You really have a big hand, so boldly putting your trump card in singles match three. It seems you originally planned to take down our Seigaku with three consecutive wins. If it weren't for the unexpected incident in doubles match one, it would have really gone as you wished."

"Oh? That's an interesting point. Isn't strategizing and deploying troops the coach's job? If you're not as skilled as others, why blame them for being cunning?" Aizen, with one eye open, casually mocked the other party.

"Hmph, the results aren't out yet. Akazawa Yoshiro is strong, but he's not among the top tier on the national stage. Ryoma might not necessarily lose!"

But this stubborn refusal to admit defeat sounds rather unconvincing.

As the son of Nanjiro, Echizen Ryoma is indeed evolving very quickly, but judging from the current situation, he is still too far from being a player of that level.

The following matches indeed made Sumire Ryuzaki's heart sink lower and lower.

Seeing the figures forced into a frantic, disheveled state, covered in sweat, the Seigaku members could no longer laugh.

They had never seen Ryoma so utterly powerless after being tortured.

One by one, their topspin serves and B-shaped smashes were broken, and even using double-blade techniques and basic one-legged footwork to alleviate the pressure of running could not change their disadvantage.

On the other side, Akazawa Yoshiro was like a great demon king toying with warriors, constantly playing tricks on Echizen Ryoma. The afterimage ball he used from time to time put a great burden on Echizen Ryoma, who had excellent dynamic vision.

The only time Ryoma Echizen truly faced a national-level opponent, aside from the game where he was taught a lesson by Tezuka, was at the start of the finals of the Kanto Tournament.

Akazawa Yoshiro's current strength is not stronger than Sanada's, and he is even inferior to Sanada when he only uses Fuu-Rin. However, this level is still beyond Echizen Ryoma's reach.

puff.

Finally, during a chase, Ryoma Echizen's legs buckled and he fell hard.

"Echizen!"

"little guy!"

"Ryoma... damn it."

Hearing the anxious voices of his teammates and friends, Ryoma Echizen, who was lying on the ground, propped himself up with trembling arms.

"How could you be in such a sorry state?"

Swish.

Raising his head, the defiant look in his eyes startled Akazawa slightly.

"Echizen, if it doesn't work out, just forfeit," Kawamura Takashi shouted worriedly from the sidelines.

"I don't want it."

Standing up, brushing the dust off his pants, Ryoma Echizen said calmly.

Seeing this, everyone could only let Echizen be willful.

The game continues.

Ryoma Echizen was still being suppressed by Yoshiro Akazawa, but gradually everyone noticed that the situation was changing slightly.

That is, Ryoma Echizen gradually found it easier to cope.

"Smash the ball D!"

Snapped!

As the tennis ball bounced up, Ryoma Echizen unleashed a high-speed smash, a shot that bounced only once and was even faster than a B-shaped smash.

Akazawa, standing in the middle of the field, frowned slightly and watched helplessly as the ball passed by him.

"This shot is an enhanced version of that B-style smash, isn't it?"

"Still a long way to go."

Ryoma Echizen's lips curled up, and a faint white light appeared on his body.

Aizen, standing on the sidelines, finally opened his eyes.

"Is this truly the state of selflessness?"

Chapter 46 The Protagonist's Defeat 4/4, Bonus Chapter for Flowers

"The state of no-self? No, he still has consciousness."

Aizen squinted at Echizen Ryoma, whose condition was fluctuating, and analyzed himself: "It seems that he is about to awaken the state of egolessness."

Aizen always had a subtle feeling about this.

Damn it, this is the creature whose scientific name is "protagonist" but whose real name is "B".

The thought of that unborn little chick suddenly filled Aizen with mixed feelings. Perhaps it would be better to just kill Shiba Isshin.

Suddenly, a bold idea popped into his head.

He intends to use this match to determine the future fate of a certain chosen protagonist.

If Akazawa Yoshiro, whom he had trained, could still be defeated by Echizen Ryoma, then he would go back and eliminate him completely. Conversely, if it proved that even the protagonist's overpowered abilities have their limits, he would spare Kurosaki Ichigo's life for the time being, after all, life without opponents is quite boring.

They feel the loneliness of being at the top, yet they strive for even greater heights; they feel the loneliness of having no rivals, yet they don't want to encounter someone who can actually defeat them.

Such contradictory and complex psychology is what makes a being called human.

Oh, no... he's the Grim Reaper now.

The match continued, and Echizen Ryoma's rise seemed to give the Seigaku team a glimmer of hope.

The hope of defeating Akazawa Yoshiro.

"Smash D, a good move."

Akazawa Yoshiro, unaware of the state of "no-self," grabbed a slap on the net. His attitude became slightly more serious.

Assuming that smashes A and B at most require him to exert more effort, then smash D, the enhanced version, is a move that can put some pressure on him, but the opponent himself is not strong enough to make him too wary.

Aizen was well aware of Echizen Ryoma's abilities.

Smash D is a move that only appeared once during the National Tournament match against Atobe. It is essentially an upgraded version of Smash B, and therefore easier to create than Smash C.

The effect of the C-shot is similar to Zero Style and Swallow Return: the ball does not bounce after landing and rolls in an arc.

Because it is a smash, the technical difficulty is slightly higher than the Swallow Returns to Nest, and the difficulty of using it is slightly higher than the Zero Style Chop, so it is not something that Ryoma Echizen could create now.

As for the COOL volley, it is an advanced version of the C-style smash.

Then came the Whirlwind Smash, Whirlwind Smash, and Flame Whirlwind Smash, which were all advanced versions of the Smash Ball A. Aizen didn't believe that Echizen Ryoma could evolve a move several times in this game.

It took Atobe Keigo so long to evolve his Ice World into the Atobe Kingdom, and Sanada's Black Aura to Black Dragon Triple Slash wasn't something he accomplished in a single match.

If that's achieved, then it's solid proof of cheating.

Now we can go back and prepare to kill Kurosaki Ichigo.

Aizen originally thought that Ryoma Echizen would either lose or use this kind of cheat, but he never expected that Ryoma would actually awaken the state of Muga (the state of selflessness).

Hmm, that's a bit hard to tell.

Finally, Ryoma Echizen's eyes went completely vacant, and all his movements seemed to be done subconsciously.

From that moment on, Akazawa felt immense pressure.

A feast of ball skills has begun.

"The swallows are returning to their nests."

"Brown bear captured."

"Zero-style slice".

"A brilliant short volley."

"Instantaneous paralysis."

"Spinning Snake Ball".