Net King: Nioh Phantom

Although Nioh and the others saw Tezuka Kunimitsu at the lottery meeting, they only looked at Tezuka from a distance.

Even Atobe, who wanted to schedule a tennis match with Tezuka Kunimitsu, did not go up to talk to Tezuka, who is currently on the U17 German team.

"Why don't you go talk to Tezuka, Atobe?"

The players of each representative team have begun to leave one after another. Nioh looked at the backs of Borg and Tezuka leaving and asked Atobe.

He probably knew why Atobe didn't go over to talk to Tezuka and then ask for a fight. of——

【……It's our current team ranking that's holding us back. 】

Proud as Atobe, and absolutely unwilling to be reduced to a supporting role like a passerby.

Isn't the reason why Tezuka Kunimitsu went to Germany precisely because the tennis clubs in Germany are developing well and are very suitable for him to pursue a career in professional tennis?

The U17 German team is currently the unquestionable number one in the world. Even the other three teams in the semi-finals must admit this fact - this is the prestige established by the U17 German team's nine consecutive championships.

On the other hand, comparing the current U17 Japanese national team... let alone the top four at the top of the pyramid, they didn't even make it into the top ten!

How can such a ranking be taken seriously by other teams and other players?

"After the warm-up match, I will talk to him."

This is what Atobe thinks.

"Nine consecutive champions Germany……"

"Huh, what a great reputation!"

Of course he is not completely indifferent.

It's just that the time has not come yet, the calm Atobe thought so

"Since the target is the German team, and the goal determined in the warm-up match that is just a display is the German team, then the results of tomorrow’s opening warm-up match——"

Atobe bit his tongue and put the emphasis on"German Team"

"The result is what I thought, right?"

Atobe, who carries the iconic self-proclaimed"honpai" in his oral habit, sometimes gives up his oral habit very seriously.

After walking out of the lottery meeting, on the way back, Atobe confirmed to Nioh with a serious expression What are you wearing

【Ah well, I have not forgotten your arrogance, Li Hai.’！】

So it is conceivable what kind of result the warm-up match will have under Nioh's promotion... Atobe Keigo.

As the saying goes,"It is destiny to win consecutive battles." Atobe, as the head of Hyotei's tennis club, played in the Kanto Division and Rikkai Tennis Club for three years in the summer tournament. Naturally, he can understand Rikkai University's surprisingly high desire to win. desire

""Pfft~"

Niou did not immediately give a positive reply.

His current expression, combined with his oral habits, even made him look slightly frivolous.

However... neither Atobe nor those who were listening to their conversation silently. Byodoin Phoenix are still waiting for Nioh to continue talking.

"I can't predict the future, so how can I know the result of the warm-up match?"

Nioh wanted to laugh in his heart, but his face was still very stable.

——The steady ones want Atobe and Byodoin Phoenix to beat them up!

"Don't you really want to play a game with Borg?"

Byodoin asked Nioh in a bad tone.

After listening to Nioh's"bold words" at the venue, he felt relieved, thinking that Nioh Masaharu was finally not so casual, but now...

U17 high school student of the Japanese national team The captain suspected that this white-haired junior high school student was teasing him!

"However, Borg may not necessarily appear in the warm-up match, Byodoin-senpai!"

Seeing that he was about to annoy the high school senior, Niou quickly restrained himself and continued.

"And according to the regulations of the U17 World Cup, tomorrow's warm-up match is a best-of-three match, and I can only guarantee that I can win that one!"

What he said...

Atobe couldn't help but look sideways. He looked at Nioh as if he had seen some prehistoric wonder.

——Has Nioh Masaharu really changed his temper? What stimulation did he receive? ?

Having the confidence and will to win before a match is something that all competitive tennis players must have. But based on their previous conversation, if Nioh is going to play... he will have to face off against Borg, who is almost considered the"number one"!

Even if the warm-up match is a doubles match that Nioh is very good at, if the opponent is Borg, how can he gain an advantage?

The reason why doubles is considered lower than singles by default in professional tennis events is because the tennis strength of doubles players is actually lower than that of singles players. They just have a tacit advantage and therefore have more prospects in doubles matches. If two top singles players form a doubles team, they will inevitably lead many people in the doubles rankings if they don't have no tacit understanding and hold each other back.

Although Borg is only one of the professional players in this U17 German team, his actual status in the team is definitely higher than the other two professional players!

"He will definitely appear tomorrow……"

The focus of Byodoin Phoenix is ​​different from that of Atobe.

This high school player who has truly seen and challenged the"world" has a high awareness of Nioh's tennis prowess.

Junior high school players and even some high school players, after all, they have only watched some video tapes of tennis matches. They are looking through the fog and cannot figure out the true level of the"general-level" tennis players in each U17 World Cup team.

However, Byodoin Phoenix knew about it——

【It's just a warm-up match. If it's Nioh……】

In the warm-up match, no matter how rigorous Borg was, he would not go all out and try his best from the beginning.

However, if we want to deal with Niou... Byodoin Phoenix thought, and he snorted coldly in his heart.

【As long as Niou seizes a chance and has a slight advantage, he will win! 】

What about professional players?

Even professional players are not invincible.

Although Byodoin Phoenix failed to fully understand the limits of Borg's tennis ability in the game, he was very sure of Nioh Masaharu.

Even Borg, who has never been defeated so far, will probably fight hard with Nioh on the"battlefield" of the stadium in this U17 World Cup, right?

In this case, the result is just as Atobe said, it is already predictable.

Nioh Masaharu, who is already very good at finding opportunities to expand his own advantages, is almost certain to win in the warm-up match!

——As long as Nioh doesn't paddle under the guise of"training his teammates"!

The captain of Byodoin thought fiercely

"Although our current ranking is not enough for the U17 German team to take seriously, the U17 World Cup warm-up matches have always been a good opportunity for the German team to show their strength to the audience and sponsors."

Byodoin Phoenix analyzed the current situation for two junior high school students.

"So Borg will definitely appear."

He said with great certainty

"Even if the other two professional players do not postpone their arrival, even if they have already arrived in Melbourne, Borg will definitely be the one to represent the German team!"

Because in the U17 German team, no one can be more representative than Borg.

"There are two high school students players left who may appear.……"

The captain of Byodoin, who had already read the U17 German team information over and over again, narrowed his eyes.

"One of them is likely to be their vice-captain - Michael Bismarck, who is about to enter professional tennis!"

This is not an analysis by one person from Byodoin Phoenix, but a highly probable guess based on the combined wisdom of all the people who work for the U17 Japanese national team, including the data team.

"And their consultant, Q, who is known as 'perfect quality'·P"

Byodoin Phoenix easily told Nioh and the others the list of high school student players for the U17 German team’s warm-up match.

"……So easy to guess? Nioh thought to himself that he had not completely forgotten the warm-up match in his memory.

If they can really guess the German team's lineup before the game, they only need to use some"Tianji horse racing" skills in ranking formation. Not a bad idea——

【No, wait……】

Halfway through his slander, Nioh suddenly realized

【At that time, we did not have the confidence to face the German team head-on, so we were not as confident as we are now to have the determination to reach the semi-finals! 】

That is to say……

【When Byodoin-senpai threw Tokugawa-senpai and Yukimura up to compete with Borg, was it to train them? 】

That is really the worst thing second only to Atobe!

Niou silently felt sorry for his captain in his previous life and Tokugawa-senpai.

——Thank you for your hard work, Tokugawa-senpai!

——Originally, I only thought that"at that time" there was only Irie-senpai paddling and acting in the warm-up match, but now I know the"true face" of Byodoin-senpai! It turns out that Byodoin-senpai is also paddling!

Niou thought so and looked at the Byodoin captain with complicated eyes.

"……What are you thinking about?"

Byodoin Phoenix originally wanted to sneer, because after hearing Nioh's question, he decided that Nioh Masaharu, the little fox, was pretending to be stupid to him.

But before he could start to sneer... faced with Nioh's complex emotions. The look in his eyes gave Byodoin Phoenix a chill.

The high school student contestants instinctively thought that Nioh Masaharu had no good intentions!

"Borg is likely to play in the final game"

"So if we can win the previous two doubles matches, Borg will definitely be strong in the last game!"

Not wanting to be deceived by Niou's train of thought, Byodoin Phoenix simply continued.

"For example, for teams like the semi-finals of the U17 World Cup, the opening warm-up match is just an exhibition match for them.’"

"Although the focus is on performance, for them, winning is a given."

The strong one wins, that's how it should be.

No sponsor is willing to invest in a tennis team that has repeatedly failed and has no commercial value."

"Yes, senior is right!"

Nioh used his nodding technique and praised the high school student captain's words so much that veins popped out on the forehead of the high school student player who was praised and recognized.

"It's okay to say that in the first game, the German team will not be too vigilant."

Fortunately, Nioh's next words returned to the topic and alleviated the irritability of Byodoin.

"Although Bismarck is the vice-captain of the U17 German team, he may be the easiest to deal with among the three players who will appear."

The staff of the German team is probably the"blind spot" of all other U17 teams.

Who would have thought that Q·P, who is already known as a genius and even has the title of"perfect quality", has not yet shown his full strength?

In the German team, apart from Tezuka Kunimitsu, who currently has no reputation and is only valued by the outside world because of Borg's optimism, the most underestimated person should be this"perfect quality"

"You don't need to worry about this."

Although Byodoin does not know the true situation of the German team's staff, he also has an idea.

"There is no way we can lose in the first warm-up match——"

No matter what time it is, the initial momentum must be unleashed!

"Watanabe will appear and he can handle Bismarck."

Byodoin Phoenix has great confidence in Duke Watanabe. He is confident that the U17 Japanese national team is sure to win this time, not just because he understands Nioh's personal tennis strength.

With Duke Watanabe's level... as long as the people around him The junior high school students are not the laggards, there is absolutely no way they will lose!

What’s more, the junior high school students they brought here this time are not without high standards!

"As for the next second doubles match——"

"I'll do the second one!"

The high school captain of the U17 Japanese national team decided to meet the"perfect quality" person.

If the consultant of the German team can"surprise" him"……

Haha, congratulations Q·P

——He is about to meet the captain of the high school student team of the U17 Japanese national team!

Byodoin Phoenix's idea is actually very simple. He has tried his best to verify that his own tennis ability is not as good as Nioh Masaharu. So to deal with Borg, we have to leave it to Nioh, who is actually the No. 1 U17 Japanese national team!

"Things like"Tian Ji Horse Racing"... can only be implemented occasionally in the group stage. If you do this in the knockout rounds, you will be at a disadvantage even if you win.

In this way, what if you can become the U17 World Cup champion?

We don’t have to swallow our anger and be ridiculed!

Therefore, byodoin phoenix very directly gave Nioh the title of No. 1, and at the same time handed Borg as his opponent to Nioh.

So the focus of the next question is this Out...

In the U17 German team, who is the second strongest player besides Borg?

With the approval of the head coach Mifune Irido, the captain of Byodoin decided to verify it in the warm-up match. He decided that the German team's staff For his own goal.

As long as Q·P's performance does not disappoint him and brings him a"surprise", he will give the U17 German team a"big gift"!

Ps, Byodoin (indifferent): Nioh said he wanted to The wave started...

Coaches (pleased): Isn't that great?

The next day - before Nioh's wave could fly, Byodoin took the lead and 'irresponsibly' missed it in the warm-up match -

Coaches (covering their hearts): Wait! Stop it!!!