Chapter 107: Lob—Absolute Equilibrium

Oni was astonished and shocked to see Tokugawa use Black Hole while competing against Takahashi.

Irie spoke up: "Tokugawa is full of fighting spirit from the start today. He originally thought he could completely take this match against a middle schooler, but he didn't expect to be pressed at every turn by Takahashi."

"To be honest, I didn't expect this middle schooler to be so formidable either."

"Aside from Black Hole, I'm afraid Tokugawa has no way to recover from this disadvantage."

Oni sighed: "It's too reckless; this move consumes his very lifespan as a tennis player."

Irie advised: "Losing to Byodoin had already destroyed Tokugawa once. If he loses to a middle schooler again, given Tokugawa's pride, I fear he wouldn't be able to accept it at all."

"Now that Tokugawa has unleashed Black Hole, there is no longer any suspense in this match."

Hearing Irie's words, Oni did not speak again.

Yes, Tokugawa had unleashed Black Hole.

Victory would inevitably belong to Tokugawa.

But from this middle schooler who was about to fail, he saw talent and strength even greater than Tokugawa's and Byodoin's.

One must know that Takahashi is only in his first year of middle school, yet he can fight on par with the second-year Tokugawa, even forcing Tokugawa to use his ultimate move, "Black Hole."

This is someone with more talent and potential than any of them.

No wonder the coaching staff sent a special invitation to this person.

Takahashi Yanichi is indeed a rare genius.

Oni and Irie are actually both members of the 1st String; it was only to cultivate Tokugawa and encourage him to get back on his feet that the two of them did not follow the 1st String on their expedition, but instead remained at the Training Camp.

Now that they saw a middle schooler with even greater talent, it immediately sparked the idea in their hearts to cultivate a new talent.

……

On the court.

Takahashi looked at the Black Hole in front of Tokugawa, and for once, a look of slight surprise appeared on his face.

One really cannot underestimate the strength of high schoolers!

He took a deep look at Tokugawa and turned to walk toward the baseline.

"Bang!"

"40-30!"

"Point to Tokugawa!"

The look in Takahashi's eyes as he watched Tokugawa had already turned somber.

This move is truly troublesome.

No matter how much spin, speed, or power he imparts to the tennis ball, the ball is brought to a standstill by the Black Hole.

The stilled tennis ball gradually loses its power and speed.

Tokugawa then takes advantage of the momentum to hit it back, leaving Takahashi with no power to react.

It is simply the ultimate defense!

Fortunately, this move has a time limit and can only be used for 30 minutes; otherwise, it would be a god-like technique.

Should he drag the match out past 30 minutes?

Takahashi dismissed this thought.

That would exhaust him to death!

Wait, standstill?

Takahashi seemed to have an idea again.

……

"Bang!"

"40-40!"

"Point to Tokugawa!"

……

In the Monitoring Room.

Kurobe and the others widened their eyes and said: "Is this the Other-dimensional Domain Black Hole after Tokugawa activated the Asura Divine Path? I didn't expect it to be completed already."

Saito spoke up: "An ultimate move specifically meant to deal with Byodoin, now used to deal with a middle schooler. I don't know whether to pity him or praise him."

Kurobe said: "Takahashi Yanichi is indeed a very talented player, capable of pressing Tokugawa step by step, forcing him to reveal his second trump card—Black Hole. If Takahashi is cultivated properly, in time, he will surely become a player even more formidable than Byodoin and support the entire Japan U17."

"It is good that he loses this match; with his lazy personality, he needs to experience a crushing defeat to get back on his feet and ignite a desire and pursuit for victory!"

"A single failure is not terrifying; what is terrifying is his laid-back attitude and his lack of proactive effort. I hope he can learn the importance of hard work from this failure!"

"After this match, send him to the Head Coach at the Back Mountain for training!"

……

"Bang!"

Takahashi's arm jerked upward with force as he swung his tennis racket.

The tennis ball headed straight up toward the sky.

A lob.

Tokugawa smiled contemptuously.

Want to bypass my Black Hole space from the air? Impossible.

While thinking this, Tokugawa moved slightly according to the trajectory of the tennis ball and swung his racket in front of him.

It seems Takahashi chose a lob to avoid his Black Hole space.

But the lob sacrifices the speed and power Takahashi is most proud of; even without using Black Hole, Tokugawa could still reach it.

To be safe, Tokugawa still swung his racket to create the Black Hole space.

An anomaly occurred at this moment.

After the tennis ball crossed the net, it headed straight upward.

At a certain moment, the tennis ball suddenly stopped in mid-air.

After pausing for less than 1 second, the tennis ball fell straight toward the ground.

It fell in a straight line.

It did not enter the Black Hole space created by Tokugawa.

The entire arena was silent.

Whether it was the umpire, the watching Irie and the other two, or the Coaches staying in the Monitoring Room, all were shocked and dumbfounded.

They couldn't help but rub their eyes, unable to believe the scene that had just occurred.

The tennis ball actually paused in mid-air?

What kind of power caused the tennis ball to stop in mid-air?

When the tennis ball finally landed, its trajectory did not show any arc at all, but instead landed straight down.

Are you kidding me!

This is too much of a violation of the laws of physics!

On the court.

Looking at Tokugawa's astonished expression, Takahashi hooked the corner of his mouth into an arc, his eyes filled with a smile.

"What... is this?"

Tokugawa asked, his tone filled with disbelief.

"I named it High Lob—Absolute Equilibrium."

Takahashi replied indifferently.

In fact, this move was entirely inspired by Tokugawa's Black Hole.

The Black Hole space makes the incoming tennis ball stand still.

Takahashi then thought, if he could make his own tennis ball stand still in mid-air and then fall straight down, changing the tennis ball's original arc, then it would not enter the Black Hole space created by Tokugawa.

It would also bypass the Black Hole, breaking this move.

And wanting to achieve this is also very simple.

Physics teaches that an object will remain in a state of rest when it is under the balance of multiple forces.

A tennis ball flying in the air is affected by air resistance, gravity, and the thrust brought by the tennis racket's strike.

Gravity is downward, and the thrust brought by the tennis racket is diagonal.

Then, he only needs to change the thrust brought by the tennis racket, making the diagonal thrust become an upward force at a certain moment in the air, which is the High Lob.

Then the air resistance at this moment becomes downward.

The downward air resistance, the tennis ball's own gravity, and the upward thrust brought by the racket will reach a balance at a certain moment.

And this balance is the Absolute Equilibrium, so the tennis ball must present a state of rest.

However, gravity exists at all times on Blue Star.

Therefore, this Absolute Equilibrium can only be maintained for less than a second.

After less than a second, affected by gravity, the tennis ball will fall straight down.

Because only gravity remains on the tennis ball at this moment, the tennis ball's trajectory can only fall in a straight line.

And Tokugawa's method of reducing space based on the tennis ball's arc trajectory to create a Black Hole becomes useless.