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Summary[]
Dan goes back to cheering Akutsu on with all his might. In the meantime, Amadeus hopes that he and Byoudouin can face off again in the KO stage. He hits another Dark Side, but this time, Akutsu manages to catch the ball on his racket.
Remembering his match with Ryoma as well as what Dan and Banji told him, Akutsu puts all his might into returning the ball and shoots it back with full force. Amadeus doesn't react, but the wall behind him gets a second, even deeper crack.
At that point, Tanegashima, Ohmagari, Duke and Oni rush into the stands and wave their rackets to dispel the shock wave from Akutsu's shot. Tanegashima says that if they hadn't stepped in, the audience members would've been blown away and Duke adds that they only managed to do something about the shock wave thanks to the instructions Byoudouin had given them beforehand.
Akutsu has achieved the Eighth Consciousness.