Net King: Nioh Phantom

Shiraishi is actually ready to play a long game.

As one of the players in this doubles match, he knows the purpose of this doubles match very well.

The minister of Shitenhoji Temple is not a young man who does not understand"human things". Shiraishi knows that his breakthrough at this time is mostly due to the"opponents" on the other side of the net.

If it weren't for Nioh and Mori's happy promise, he might not be able to complete such a leap-forward breakthrough until the end of this U17 training camp!

Kuranosuke Shiraishi thanked the high school senior opposite him from the bottom of his heart.

At the same time, he also kept his gratitude to Nioh and Yukimura in his heart.

It is precisely because of this that Shiraishi was"scared" by Zaneshima's goal."—— what happened? ? ?

What about the"protracted war" promised?

I thought that there was a tacit understanding between the two parties. As a"junior high school student who just broke through", he only needed to play hard to stabilize his strength. The rhythm and time were controlled by the opposing high school seniors and Rikkai Daikuni Sansei..

But Kuranosuke Shiraishi never expected that the high school student he thought was"very reliable and caring for the younger generation" would actually come up with a plan to"draw the fire under the cauldron"!

You know, after getting familiar with it, you can find time to play the game casually, but the state of mind of"about to break through, only separated by a layer of window paper" is difficult to find.

In Shiraishi’s view, Kirihara was on the verge of"making another breakthrough."

So - shouldn't his"opponents" delay the game until Kirihara breaks through?

All of a sudden we entered the final game... yes,"the last game".

No matter how confident Mr. Shitenhoji is, he does not think that he and Kirihara can win four consecutive games and drag the game into a tie-break.

This is not a negative thought, but an objective fact measured calmly.

Shiraishi's current mentality is different from the beginning of the game.

His initial mentality was to"muddle along" with the outcome, but now his mentality is more like"after seeing the vastness of the sea, I feel that the possibility of paddling a raft to reach the destination under the attack of waves is extremely low."

Only after you break through will you understand the"terror" of the other party.

Shiraishi even believed that at the beginning of the game, Shuji Tanegashima was always paddling.

And when he breaks through... the senior high school student also has no pressure on the court.

He scares himself, probably because the image of high school player Shuji Taneshima is too"high and mighty" in the mind of the head of Shitenhoji Temple, so Shiraishi has always lowered himself.

He has always imagined the strength of high school students in an"unfathomable" direction as much as possible.

The person who left this impression on him was the player who became the comparison figure in Shiraishi's heart - the No. 1 junior high school player Nioh Masaharu in the shuffle before the"seven-ball showdown" that day.

And, thanks to the assistance of two senior high school students from the Tentenhoji Temple who were on the overseas expedition!

Although Shiraishi has not been in contact with his direct seniors, because of Chitose - Coach Watanabe persuaded Chitose not to quit the club, and recommended him the U17 training camp as a"sanatorium". Compared with having seniors in the U17 but entering training The Minister of Hyōtei and the Minister of Seigaku had dark eyes. The director of Shitenhoji Temple, Shiraishi Kuranosuke, knew a little bit about the situation of the U17 First Army because of this incident.

Coach Watanabe, who was"informal and free in manner", did not hide it from him at all and contacted the seniors who had been promoted to the high school.

The few words revealed in their conversation were enough for Shiraishi, who was both highly intelligent, to understand some things and get some information.

Shiraishi knows the strength of his senior, and because of the"bad fate" of meeting the Rikkai University Tennis Club team twice in the semi-finals of national competitions in three years, Shiraishi is also very aware of the tennis ability of the high school senior who graduated from Rikkai University Junior High School..

In his mind, he ranked the strength of his seniors down a few, guessed at Tatekai Otaka's lifelong tennis ability, and then regarded this person as the"watershed" in the army."……

Shiraishi naturally overestimated the strength of the first army players.

——He was probably the only junior high school student who didn't"underestimate" the tennis abilities of the high school players, except for a few Rikkai main candidates who were mentally prepared.

But he also misjudged the true strength of the high school players!

——How can the No. 2 player in the first army compare with other high school players?

——How can Nioh Masaharu's tennis prowess be comparable to that of most high school students in the First Army?

The"benchmark figure" was chosen wrongly at the beginning, so it is logical that Shiraishi has misjudged the strength of the junior high school students in the First Army.

He took it for granted that Taneshima was able to paddle slowly and effortlessly, but he had no idea how uncomfortable his own style of play was for the high school players on the opposite side.

It was like a very thin fish bone lodged in the throat. It was not fatal, but the more Taneshima dragged it on, the more he felt a"suffocating and uncomfortable" feeling.

His own natural ability has been reduced, and his junior high school opponent is playing happily, but his style of play is still in the file - like a spider web, densely blocking the"escape route", ready to catch the"prey" at any time"

——This is a kind of"uncomfortable feeling" that comes from the"nature" of the heart.

The compatibility between Taneshima's tennis and Shiraishi's style of play was too low. After Shiraishi achieved a breakthrough through Taneshima's"voice" teachings, Taneshima, who was 60% strong, actually felt a little bit of difficulty.

From"being at ease" to gradually"concentrating and becoming serious", Taneshima pretended well on the surface and did not let Shiraishi see his fear.

Of course, Ichijun's No.2 has more than these abilities as the director of Shitenhoji Temple thought, but Tanejima does not intend to break the 60% strength limit, and another key reason that makes it a bit difficult for this Ichijun high school player is the restrained style of play..

Just like Sanada, Tezuka, and Atobe.

With Tezuka Kunimitsu still recovering from an old injury, in poor condition, and with negative buffs, the strength of the three of them was almost the same at the end of the second grade.

However, due to the difference in playing style -

Sanada's Feng Linhuo was restrained by Tezuka, and Tezuka's moves were extremely inconsistent with Atobe's extremely high vision. At the same time, Sanada's playing style was somewhat Pressure mark

——It is simply a big triangle of"mutual restraint".

If Tezuka's state was not really holding him back, even Sanada's"Yin Thunder" and Atobe's"Ice World" could not break this"curse".

It wasn't until Sanada's"black aura" appeared that he slowly broke out of this restrained"strange circle."

And Atobe's eyesight and his improved skills gradually evolved to get rid of the restraint of his playing style.

But the"restraint" between these two people still exists.

If the strength is equal, Atobe will still be more strenuous when facing players of other styles than facing players of other styles.

And Tezuka... he is probably the first player to get rid of this"big triangle restraint chain"

"The reason why Nanjiro Echizen is not the only one who can be called"perfect" can be said to be put on a pedestal in people's hearts.

This is the deepest state of selflessness and the state of the first feeling, which allowed Tezuka to get rid of the shackles and completely liberate his own self. Strength.

However, it does not mean that after strength reaches a new level,"restraint" will no longer exist.

""Restraint" is only reduced to the lowest level at the same level of strength. For a qualified professional player, that kind of impact can already be reduced through actions in the game.

Tezuka Kunimitsu's tennis path is the most The most reliable traditional path is a high road.

It may be a bit slow to advance, and there is nothing strange about it.

However, as the broadest path, Tezuka insists that this kind of tennis is enough to cope with most styles of play.

"Maintaining the status quo"——

That path leads to the level of another dimension, and it is so"tolerant and broad" that it can make up for most of the gaps.

It is not as conspicuously powerful as the sword's slant, but it is about the same in all aspects. It is stable enough to the level of another dimension to rely on its own"stability" to attack the weak with the strong and slowly wear it away.

And the tennis path that Shiraishi Kuranosuke took is even more"impeccable" than the path Tezuka chose.

Tezuka Kunimitsu's tennis balls are like gears in a machine, extremely precise and there must be no error, otherwise it will cause a series of negative reactions.

His tennis is too angular.

But Shiraishi's tennis is not like this -

Minister Shitenhoji still insists on basic tennis and his"Bible Tennis".

But when he realized something, his tennis became more"active".

The movements are still so standard, but they no longer give people the rigid textbook feel.

Shiraishi's tennis ball, in Nioh's opinion, is more like flowing water.

It is soft and gentle, and can be changed. It is subtle, seemingly doing nothing, but it can always accumulate power until it accumulates water and becomes a force, or a drop of water penetrates a stone, or a huge wave strikes.

You can fight for the long haul, but you can also become an offensive type if you want to.

It seems that there are no conspicuous moves or outstanding points, but as long as Shiraishi thinks about it, what is wrong with him?

Not weak in any place, giving people the illusion of looking"mediocre"……

——This is the kind of tennis opponent Taneshima least wants to encounter.

Therefore, out of the so-called consideration of"preventing trouble before it is too late", and out of his own"sorrows, joys, worries, interests" Shiraishi: ???Senior Are you kidding?!)……

——He scores directly and speeds up the pace of the game. Junior high school juniors should have no objections, right?

He is now"helping" the younger generation!

Snapped——

"15:0, Tanejima and Nioh score!"

——"Isn't it true that"a last-ditch fight" can force a miracle?

The high school player Shuji Taneshima, who was standing in the front court, thought without any guilt.

He completely ignored the nail-like sight behind him and successfully convinced himself. He was too lazy to fight. The high school student who went to school found an"honest and upright" reason for himself - he believed so much in the potential of the junior high school students that he placed all his expectations on them!

In doing so, he also prepared a challenge for the First Army in the future. Preserve your strength for the sake of your colleagues!

In your mind, you will automatically"lower" the score for the entire First Army. Shuji Tanejima's approach is completely different from Kuranosuke Shiraishi's idea.

PS, Shiraishi: The seniors are very strong, and the high school students of the First Army Unfathomable, we are still too weak!

Tanejima: The potential of the juniors is very high, and the strength of the juniors is very strong! The first army is actually very weak and can be defeated easily. Juniors, please don’t question~

Niou: You two, please don’t Add drama to yourself!

Nioh: I don’t seem to recognize them. I feel like I’m in a fake U17 training camp...