PROLOGUE : AFTERMATH OF THE NATIONALS
After the climatic ending of the Nationals, everything went back to normal…well, as normal as you can expect after having witness to the greatest non professional match in history. Thanks to the match, the popularity of tennis in Japan, professional and non professional alike, is at its all time highest .
Most of the people who witness the actual match between Rikkaida's captain Yukimura Seiichi and Seigaku's freshman Echizen Ryoma, has been inspired to reach higher for those who already play the sports and for those that don't , opened doors to a new world.
Everyone was astounded when all witness how Echizen rose from utter defeat then open the final door , Achievement of Flawless Unity; the ultimate mastery of tennis play, to emerge victorious. No one, not even his own teammates, believed he will win the game. Although they said otherwise, they also knew of Yukimura's reputation, undefeated and that had never dropped a game since becaming the captain of Rikkaida's tennis club. Such was the caliber of his tennis, that even someone with Echizen's tennis ability will need a miracle to overcome.
However that miracle did happen. Echizen's every move was methodically destroyed one by one. Finally, in the depths of despair, he remembered why he played tennis at all. This proved to be the key to awaken his love for tennis and the subsequent defeat of Yukimura.
His victory over Yukimura, the one they called the demigod, made history not only in the fact that Seigaku stopped the Emperors of tennis winning streak but also brought to light Echizen's biggest secret - his father, Echizen Nanjiro: THE LEGENDARY SAMURAI.
Now, finally, after waiting all these years, Echizen Nanjiro is ready to get back to the world of professional tennis. At last, he will face a worthy opponent - his own son.