Chapter 196: The Strength of the Current Strongest
On the court.
"Bang!"
Before Borg served, Tokugawa had already begun creating a Black Hole beside himself.
Accompanied by the crisp sound of the ball being struck, the tennis ball transformed into a yellow streak of light, exploding almost directly behind Tokugawa.
"30-15!"
"Germany Team scores!"
"This..."
"Didn't Senior Tokugawa use the Black Hole? Why wasn't the tennis ball stopped?"
Kirihara exclaimed.
Sanada and Yanagi, standing to the side, also had serious expressions; the speed of the tennis ball was too fast, and they hadn't seen exactly what happened, only that yellow light landing beside Tokugawa.
Takahashi explained: "Borg made the tennis ball's trajectory perfectly avoid the Black Hole, passing through the gaps between the Black Holes."
Oni said with a heavy expression: "I didn't expect that after watching just one ball, Borg would find the weakness of the Black Hole."
Kirihara asked in confusion: "Weakness? What weakness?"
Looking at the bewildered Kirihara, Takahashi patiently explained: "Although the Black Hole Tokugawa creates can stop a tennis ball, the speed at which Tokugawa creates the Black Hole is not as fast as Borg's serve speed."
"So Tokugawa can only start creating the Black Hole before Borg serves, and from the moment Tokugawa swings his racket, Borg has already seen through which spaces the serve needs to avoid."
Irie said: "Takahashi is right; the Black Hole can reduce a portion of space, but there are still gaps between the spaces."
"As long as you aim your serve at those gaps, you can perfectly break the Black Hole."
Byodoin summarized in a deep voice: "This is the strength of a world-class tennis player."
"Once an ordinary special move is seen by them a second time, it can be successfully broken."
"Realizing this during an exhibition match is also a form of learning!"
"Bang!"
"1-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
On the court.
The second game was Shiraishi's service game.
"Bang!"
At the same time Shiraishi served, Tokugawa created a large Black Hole beside him and then quickly moved to the net.
Irie's eyes lit up and he said: "This is a doubles match; are Tokugawa and Shiraishi giving up on attacking Borg and turning to attack the middle schooler instead?"
"That's a good strategy."
However.
"Bang!"
"Thud!"
Just like Borg, Fulankensitanna also chose to return the tennis ball by aiming for the gaps in the Black Hole.
"0-15!"
"Germany Team scores!"
Kirihara said: "Such precise ball control!"
"I didn't expect the opponent's middle schooler to be this good too!"
Yanagi Renji said: "According to the data I have collected, A. Fulankensitanna is a newcomer in the D Country tennis world who is highly anticipated, and he holds the title of 'Tennis Robot'."
Takahashi said: "It's mainly because Borg has already found the method to break the Black Hole; Fulankensitanna just has to follow suit."
On the court.
Borg shouted sternly: "Fulankensitanna, the angle of your elbow bend when you returned the ball just now was wrong, and your center of gravity was also wrong. Do not neglect your form just because you scored on this ball."
Fulankensitanna nodded seriously.
Kirihara said: "That middle schooler clearly scored, yet he still got scolded; this Borg is too strict!"
Oni said: "This is the D-Guo Team; they have rigor carved into their very bones."
"It is precisely because of such high standards that they have their nine consecutive championships."
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Score 2-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
"Bang!"
"Score 3-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
Germany Team rest area.
Tezuka looked at the one-sided situation on the court and said with some surprise, "It's just an exhibition match; I didn't expect Senior Borg to be so serious."
"His serve and return, the opponents can't touch them at all."
Bismarck said, "This match must end 6-0; we cannot let the Japan Team score a single point."
"Because Borg wants to save face for the Germany Team; Q. P lost too miserably in the previous match."
As he spoke, a hint of a smile appeared on Bismarck's face, and he said, "Among the 6 players currently fielded by the Japan Team, besides Takahashi who possesses professional-level strength,"
"The other players are very ordinary; these high school students have just barely stepped into the World Level."
"The level of the other middle school students is also not as good as our middle school students."
"This is what matches Japan's strength."
Coach Returu in front turned his head and said, "Yes, what we need to focus on now is Takahashi Yanichi, who just entered the court."
"Judging from the strength displayed by the Japan Team, their training methods are still not as professional as our Germany Team. I'm afraid Takahashi wasn't trained by them, but became talented on his own."
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Score 4-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
"Score 5-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
Japan Team rest area.
The expressions of Irie, Oni, and the others were very grave.
"I didn't expect the Germany Team's strength to be so strong; not only the professional player Borg, but even their middle school student Fulankensitanna is much better than Shiraishi."
"Facing the opponent's offensive, Tokugawa and Shiraishi have absolutely no power to parry."
Yukimura looked at the watch on his hand and said, "And from the start of the match until now, it hasn't even been 10 minutes, and they have already been taken for 5 points by the opponent."
Byodoin said in a deep voice, "This is the gap between us and the world."
"30-0!"
"Germany Team scores!"
Hearing the referee announce the score, Borg looked at the two people on the other side of the net who were panting heavily and covered in sweat.
He then cast his gaze toward Takahashi, who was standing on the side watching the match.
"It's the last ball; let me let you see a little of my true strength!"
Borg's low voice rang out.
Kirihara said with great surprise, "What is he saying?"
"Weren't those just now his true strength?"
When Borg looked at Takahashi, Takahashi keenly received the coldness and hostility contained in that gaze.
Takahashi was startled; such a powerful sense of oppression, a sense of oppression revealed just from a gaze, was something he was encountering for the first time.
It seems Borg's Spirit Power is even more terrifying than he imagined.
After being flustered for less than a second, Takahashi calmly said, "Calm down, Kirihara. Observe the match carefully!"
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a violent explosion, Kirihara only saw the various afterimages trailing the tennis ball the moment it touched the racket; the next instant, the sound of the ball landing heavily came.
Takahashi's eyes widened slightly, because even he had failed to clearly capture the trajectory of the ball for a split second just now.
Byodoin also couldn't help but gasp; Borg's strength was even more terrifying than he had anticipated.
Coach Mifune asked Yanagi Renji, "I just asked you to get the speed gun; what was the ball speed?"
Yanagi Renji stared blankly at the speed gun in his hand, not reacting.
Seeing this, Mifune snatched the speed gun from Yanagi Renji's hand.
It clearly read 310km/h.
Silence spread through the rest area.
After a long time, Oishi's faint voice sounded.
"Is this the ball speed of the world's number one tennis player?"
Takahashi's expression changed slightly.
The Idle Character had just told him that the maximum speed Takahashi could reach after opening the Idle Character's Other Dimension phantom was 305km/h.
And just now, when competing against Q. P, the fastest ball he hit was 302km/h.
Seeing the number 310, and then connecting it to the glance Borg gave him before the Serve, Takahashi understood that this was Borg's warning and suppression toward him.
End of Chapter
