Ep. 13: Ryoma challenges Atobe in a decisive singles match for a semi-final spot.

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During the first singles match, Ryoma competes against Atobe to determine who advances to the national tournament semi-finals. Ryoma attempts to utilize the State of Self-Actualization, but this strategy proves ineffective against Atobe and his newly introduced technique, Koori no Sekai. In response, Ryoma counters with an incomplete version of his father's Zone technique, which functions similarly to the Tezuka Zone. The intense rivalry leads to a prolonged tie-breaker that appears to have no immediate conclusion, highlighting the high stakes of the competition.