The host is really working hard.

But they didn't expect that they would meet two people in the corridor of the castle not long after they ran. They were the two people that Kirihara met at the beginning. The arrogant smiles on their faces directly angered Kirihara. It was almost like they wanted to settle all the new and old grudges together.

Originally, Zizu wanted to form a doubles team with Kirihara, but Sanada stepped forward and took out the racket before him.

"Zizhou, leave this to me and Kirihara. I will defeat them thoroughly with Kirihara."

It has been a long time since Zizhou looked at Sanada so seriously. He often wears a hat. Although he is a junior high school student, he looks mature. He and Tezuka-kun beside him are said to be the "dean duo".

The resolute cheeks make people feel something called trust. Sanada is very strong, although a little old-fashioned sometimes, but Sanada is really good to Kirihara. Kirihara may know that Sanada will not really do anything to him, so he dares to provoke Sanada often.

Maybe Sanada is still frightened by the last danger. This is a mental demon, and Kirihara needs to defeat his opponent himself to truly grow. Maybe it is more suitable for him to leave it to Sanada.

"Okay, then we must. It's better to be careful. Sanada, Akaya, we will wait for your triumphant return."

Zizhou looked at Sanada and Kirihara seriously, and after speaking, he and Atobe and the others headed towards the center of the castle.

"Ah well, I thought you would be with them."

On the way, Atobe asked curiously. Zizhou was not surprised either, after all, compared to them, Echizen was indeed not as familiar with him as they were, but he was also worried about Echizen's safety, not because of the mission, but in this world, everyone's life is extremely precious, he and Echizen know each other, he will help him to the best of his ability and he will not stand by and watch.

From his perspective, Echizen's dedication to his friends is righteousness, Echizen's gratitude is courtesy, and Echizen's love of hard work is courage. Apart from some minor shortcomings, Zizhou can be said to like him very much. As a protagonist, these are also necessary.

"I understand what you mean, Atobe-kun. I just want to do my part in rescuing Echizen. Besides, that's where Sanada and Kirihara's stage will be. Although I really want to see them shine, there are more important things we need to do."

"Sawara-kun always thinks more thoroughly, but why have I never seen Sawara-kun play before?" Shiraishi's question was not surprising. He was affiliated with Kansai Osaka, and usually he would only get to know people from Kanto in national competitions. However, he really hadn't seen him in the past two years. With Zizhou's strength, it is impossible for him not to know him.

Tezuka and Atobe knew some of the circumstances, but since the people involved had not said anything, it was impossible for them to expose other people's scars.

"Well, after this matter is resolved, I will tell you. Don't have any expectations. I am not practicing basketball in seclusion in Moriyama."

There wasn't a hint of displeasure in Zizhou's tone; instead, he felt it was quite normal.

Finally, after walking down the stone steps, a tennis court appeared. A person was standing opposite, and he had obviously been waiting here for a long time. Did he really have to pass the level and defeat the BOS?

Atobe was really angry. This was his castle. Although few people lived there and he almost forgot about it, this was no reason for these people to occupy his castle.

"It seems like it's time for me to make an appearance."

At Atobe's signal, Zizu left with Tezuka Shiraishi and the others. Just as he had said just now, this was his stage and no one could interfere.

Not long after running out, Tezuka and Shiraishi fought two more people. At Tezuka's instructions, Zizhou ran towards the center of the castle alone.

But Zizhou just couldn't understand why Tezuka designed the castle like this. It felt like a prison, with iron bars everywhere, and the dim lighting was really scary.

Echizen is like a princess captured by a dragon. They are warriors, determined to win. They break through numerous obstacles and rush to the dragon's lair to rescue the princess.

If he wasn't so serious and had a strong ability to endure, he would probably have laughed at his own imagination.

Before he got close, he heard a loud noise. Zizhou couldn't help but worry, thinking that they had already started fighting, so he quickly quickened his pace.

Finally, I saw the door of the hall. As soon as I ran in, I found that the hall could no longer be called a hall. There was an iron fence dividing the hall, and Echizen was standing inside. He seemed to be in a competition, but when I saw the posture of the opponent, I knew that with this move, Echizen would probably be injured.

Sure enough, Echizen had been hit by the ball and his body flew backwards towards the iron railing. The court was also damaged and a deep gully appeared.

Zizhou no longer thought about anything. He threw away his racket, used the protrusion of the iron railing as an excuse to leap forward, tightened his body, and somersaulted over the iron railing at the lowest point of the spikes. Although it was dangerous, he could not care less now.

Fortunately, Zizhou was agile due to his regular exercise, and with his application of Kung Fu techniques, he was able to skillfully cross the iron railing, otherwise most people would have been either dead or injured.

Just when Echizen was about to be hit against the iron bars, he took advantage of the downward trend of his body to grab Echizen's waist and held him in front of him with one hand.

This scene directly shocked the other three people. Because of the strong light, Keith and the purple-haired boy on the opposite side did not see clearly how the other party came over, and Lin Xiu had his back to Zizhou, so he did not see how Zizhou caught Yue Qian at all.

"Echizen-san, are you feeling okay? Are you feeling unwell?"

Echizen vaguely heard a familiar voice, opened his eyes slightly, and found that he seemed to be in the air?

In the air!? But when he felt the big hand on his waist, he slowly raised his head and saw Lin Xiu and the two people opposite him, but they were all staring blankly at him.

Above? Before he could raise his head, he heard Zizhou's voice.

"Echizen-san?"

After hearing this, Echizen immediately shook his hands and answered in this posture.

"Sawara-senpai? I'm sorry to have worried you, I'm fine, please put me down first."

Zizhou felt relieved when he heard that his voice was not hoarse due to the injury. He loosened his grip on the iron bars with his left hand, adjusted his hugging posture during the fall, and landed safely.

It was the first time for Echizen to be carried like a princess. Even though it was forced by the situation, the experience made him extremely embarrassed.

Fortunately, Zizhou helped Echizen up shortly after landing. After checking the condition of Echizen's hands, he let him go completely.

The purple-haired boy opposite immediately stepped forward and stared at the man who had trespassed into other people's territory. From his skills and Zizhou's appearance, he immediately recognized that he was the person who had disturbed them last night.

"Oh, you actually have the guts to come here. It really is more satisfying to deal with you here. You are here to find this shorty, right? He is so weak that he can't even catch a ball from our big brother Keith. He is so weak."

Zizhou didn't look at the purple-haired boy, but looked at Lin Xiu who brought Yue Qian here.

"Why did you bring Longma with you? Do you think you have the strength to protect him? What gives you the confidence?"

Echizen finally came to his senses and hurried forward to explain.

"Senior Sahara, I followed here secretly on my own. I want to defeat that man named Keith. I want to avenge Senior A Tao. I volunteered." Looking at this child who was tugging at the corner of his clothes, he didn't know what to say. Too reckless!

"Damn it, you actually ignored me!" The purple-haired boy was so angry that Zizhou ignored him.

After saying that, he hit Zizhou's head hard with a real tennis ball, but Zizhou did not panic. He moved slightly and the ball passed in front of him. He calmly turned his head and looked at the purple-haired kid who attacked him.

"You are such an impatient boy! Your provocation is too low-level. I have to tell you a very unfortunate news. You are about to be defeated. Do you still want to become a stray dog?" Zizhou smiled viciously, and all the malice in his body kept attacking them.

At this moment, Zizhou no longer suppressed his evil, as if he wanted to release all his previous evil thoughts.

Keith and the others are just teenagers. The worst thing they have ever encountered is injustice on the court, but what Zizhou released is the evil in human nature. It is no longer limited to petty fights, but a malice that goes beyond life and death.

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The purple-haired boy could no longer hold the racket steadily, and as the racket fell, his body gradually slid down. It was so horrible, so disgusting, and so suffocating!

The others were not much better, as if the world had been isolated. Darkness, chaos, ugliness, hypocrisy... too many things seemed to be corroding their brains, tinnitus had already sounded, and they could not control their trembling.

"Sa... Sahara-senpai?" Echizen was not affected by Sahara. Besides the protection of Tiandao, Zizhou also released himself to Echizen, so Echizen was very surprised by the abnormal behavior of the other three people.

It was as if Zizhou was brought back to his senses in an instant.

'Almost. I didn't expect that I would lose control this time. Fortunately, Echizen stopped me in time, otherwise, they would be in trouble. Go back and ask Jiao Miguo if there is something wrong with me.'

"What happened to Senior Sawara and the others? Why are they in so much pain?" Echizen intuitively felt that this was related to Zizhou.

"Ah! Sorry, I was a little distracted, but don't worry, it will be fine once they have a chance to relax."

Zizhou felt no guilt at all, but Echizen was a little worried about Lin Xiu. He went forward to check on Lin Xiu's condition, and was relieved to see that he was gradually coming back to his senses.

"Sawara-senpai, are you here alone?"

Zizhou leaned against the iron railing, shook his index finger, and spoke with a smile.

"No, Tezuka, Atobe, Sanada, and Shiraishi are all here, as well as Fuji-kun. It's just that there are people guarding the checkpoints ahead, and they all have to fight, so for now I'm the only one here."

Hearing this, Echizen was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, but because of his temperament, he pressed the hat on his head down and spoke in a muffled voice.

"My seniors are really fools." Although he said that, the smile on his face never faded, but instead grew bigger.

Hearing the emotion and happiness in Echizen's tone, Zizhou also echoed his words.

"They are indeed all fools. After all, there are not many people like them. You must cherish them."

"Ok!"

Zizhou spoke seriously and Echizen listened seriously.

After a while, Lin Xiu and Keith finally recovered, but the purple-haired boy was still a little listless, but the game continued.

As for why Zizhou didn't stop him, it was because Echizen's eyes told him that this was Echizen's own competition and this was his stage for growth. He had no reason to stop him and believed that every junior had his own necessary path.