Chapter 184: A Strange Doubles Combination

The scene of the U17 World Cup exhibition match.

30 minutes later.

"What's wrong? Fuji!"

"Is this your limit right now?"

A cold and stern voice came from Tezuka's mouth.

On the other side of the court, Fuji collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, looking at the opponent in disbelief.

"Tezuka, is this your current strength?"

Meanwhile, the scoreboard on the other side displayed a large 5-0!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Thud!"

The tennis ball landed heavily in the open space between Duke and Fuji.

"Match over, D Country Team wins!"

"Score 6-0!"

Bismarck said: "I didn't even use half of my strength in this match, and Japan has already lost!"

"Tezuka, of course, you also played a part in this."

Tezuka nodded and turned his gaze back to Fuji on the opposite side of the court.

"Fuji, accelerate your evolution!"

"I hope to meet you again in the official tournament!"

"Tezuka's current strength is actually this powerful!"

Atobe felt very surprised looking at the numbers on the scoreboard.

Japan Team didn't even score a single point!

"Is this the World Level standard of competition?"

"We were actually swept 6-0 by the D Country Team."

Beads of cold sweat broke out on Oishi's forehead.

"Have you realized the terror of the world yet?"

"Bismarck is the vice-captain of the D Country Representative Team, and he will turn professional after this World Cup."

Byodoin's domineering voice reached everyone's ears.

"No wonder! No wonder we lost so miserably!"

"So the opponent's strength is already infinitely close to a professional player."

Shiraishi said.

"Do not use such reasons to make excuses for your own failure."

"In this World Cup, we will encounter many more professional players."

"If you all have this attitude, we might as well just admit defeat and go home!"

Byodoin roared at Shiraishi with great dissatisfaction.

"Even when facing professional players with a vast disparity in strength, we cannot let our mentality be crushed; we must exert all our strength and fight hard."

"That way, even if we lose, we will have no regrets."

Standing to the side, Oni said.

Irie followed up by saying: "It is said that in this World Cup, the D Country Team will field three professional players. Besides them, there are several other players who, although not professional in name, are undoubtedly at a professional level in terms of strength."

"In addition to Bismarck who just played, there is also a Q. P who is quite powerful."

Kirihara exclaimed: "Does that mean every member of the D Country Team is a powerhouse among powerhouses?"

Irie nodded and said: "Yes, it is precisely because they have such powerful team members that they have been able to win the world championship nine times in a row."

"I wonder who will be playing next for them?"

At this moment, the broadcast voice sounded again.

"The second match will now begin, between Q. P and Seyfried of the D Country Team versus Ochi Tsukimitsu and Takahashi Yanichi of Japan."

Beads of cold sweat fell on Oishi's face again, and he said: "Senior Irie, this is the Q. P you just mentioned, right!"

Irie's brows furrowed tightly, "Q. P actually appeared in the second match; I thought he wouldn't play in this exhibition match, or would play in the final match."

"It seems the D Country Team is determined to win these three matches; they don't want to lose a single one."

Kirihara asked: "Is this Q. P his name? How strange!"

Yanagi Renji replied: "Unfortunately, I have not collected any data on him."

Oni, standing to the side, crossed his arms and explained: "Q. P is the abbreviation for Quality of Perfect."

"Because people have always called him that, his official registered name is this."

"As for his real name, birthplace, and other detailed information, no one knows."

Kimijima also added: "He received elite tennis education from a young age and is hailed as the most outstanding player of the German Tennis Academy; he is also currently the strategist for the D Country Team."

Byodoin said: "He is the undisputed NO. 2 of the D Country Team!"

Kirihara asked with some curiosity: "Wasn't Bismarck, who just played, the vice-captain? Could this Q. P be even more formidable than him?"

Byodoin pondered and said, "Vice-captain is merely a title. According to my sources, Q. P's strength within the team is second only to their captain, Borg."

"Furthermore, in this match, his order of appearance is also after Bismarck's."

"It is best to regard him as the No. 2 of the D-Guo Team."

Oni said, "Takahashi is the No. 2 of our representative team; there is no issue with the order of appearance for a match against the opponent's No. 2."

"It's just that..."

Oni glanced at Takahashi and did not continue.

Irie continued, "This is a doubles match, and it's Takahashi and Ochi forming the doubles pair?"

"Does Takahashi really have experience in doubles? Are he and Ochi truly familiar with each other?"

As soon as Irie's voice fell, all the middle school students fell silent.

They thought of the doubles pair Takahashi and Oomagari formed in the Training Camp—that incredibly bizarre doubles pair.

Because Fuji and Kintaro were far below Takahashi's strength, Takahashi was able to achieve victory.

But now they are on the stage of the world tournament, facing the champion D-Guo Team!

Without any doubles coordination, I fear they will fall into the same miserable defeat as the first match.

If they were to be beaten 0-6 by their opponents for two consecutive matches, then...

Takahashi tightened the cap of his cola bottle, breaking this eerie silence, and said, "The process is not important, as long as we can win in the end!"

Byodoin frowned and asked, "Can you guarantee victory?"

Takahashi picked up his tennis racket and stood up, replying, "Of course!"

Duke looked at Coach Mifune in confusion and asked, "Can he really win?"

"Why do I feel that Takahashi is too arrogant?"

"That is Q. P after all!"

Coach Mifune watched the backs of Takahashi and Ochi as they walked onto the court and replied, "I originally wanted to have Takahashi and Tanegashima form the doubles pair, as they have a better relationship. However, because Tanegashima hates flying, he came by boat and has not yet arrived in Australia."

"And forming a doubles pair with Ochi was a request Takahashi himself made."

"But this is only an exhibition match and does not count toward the final results."

Coach Mifune has always held an attitude of curiosity and appreciation toward Takahashi.

He is curious about how Takahashi, at the age of a first-year middle schooler, opened the Asura Divine Path in less than a year from the time he started learning tennis.

He appreciates the powerful strength and calm, composed mindset he displayed in those matches against the high schoolers.

Byodoin is now in his third year of high school, and next year he will leave the U17.

And Takahashi is the best candidate in Mifune's mind to succeed Byodoin as the captain of the Japan Team.

Therefore, regarding the request Takahashi proactively made, although Mifune felt it was a bit strange, he was still willing to accommodate it.

Byodoin listened to the coach's words and fell into deep thought.

He recalled the game Takahashi played against him some time ago.

Regarding the strength Takahashi displayed at that time, Byodoin felt that even if it wasn't professional level, it was extremely close to it.

Facing Q. P, he might not be without the power to fight.

But just as others said, the exhibition match is a doubles match after all; not only have Takahashi and Ochi never played a match together, they aren't even familiar with each other!

Why is Takahashi so confident?