Chapter 205: Amadeus

Unlike an ordinary high lob, this ball's speed is quite fast, and its height in the air is extremely high, so the speed and force of its descent are also particularly astonishing, and the angle at which it bounces is especially difficult to gauge.

Therefore, waiting for the tennis ball to descend before returning it is basically impossible.

Even in professional matches, those who can return the "Whale" are few.

This point is secure!

However.

When Amadeus cast his gaze toward Takahashi again, he was astonished to find that Takahashi had actually moved to the baseline as swiftly as an Oni.

Another phantom image appeared behind him.

Unlike the monster from just a moment ago, the aura of this phantom image is very heavy and steady.

Then Amadeus discovered Takahashi standing at the baseline, jumping directly into the air.

Is he preparing to jump up to return his Whale?

What a joke!

That is a super high lob; with Takahashi's 12-year-old, underdeveloped physique, how could he possibly reach it?

Amadeus looked coldly at Takahashi's figure, his heart filled with confidence.

On the other side of the net, the moment Takahashi's legs pushed off the ground, the enlarged phantom image made the exact same movement.

Takahashi's jumping power was greatly enhanced at this moment.

Three meters, four meters, five meters...

Amadeus looked into the air in disbelief; even the sun was blocked by Takahashi's figure.

A 12-year-old middle school student actually has such jumping power!

"Bang!"

A Smash landed behind Amadeus.

"0-1!"

"Japan Team scores!"

Amadeus took a deep look at Takahashi's right leg.

He had indeed found the location of Takahashi's weakness, and he had indeed scored by targeting this weakness.

But why was Takahashi's movement speed just now so fast, and his jumping power so astonishing!

Takahashi felt the gaze Amadeus was fixing upon him and said indifferently, "I should praise your keen eye, but I am not the type of person to be defeated by a small weakness."

"It doesn't matter if there is a weakness; one just needs to overcome it."

Takahashi's second dimensional manifestation—the Idle Character—could perfectly solve this problem.

The right leg reacts a bit slowly, no matter.

If the speed dimension is increased by 1.5 points overall, what does that little bit of slow time even count for?

Even if the right leg is still a little slow, Amadeus cannot keep up with the overall speed.

Solved in minutes!

With the Idle Character, these are not problems.

Moreover, the current Idle Character can perform targeted amplification; for example, if Takahashi is lacking in speed, the Idle Character amplifies speed.

Because all-around amplification, like in the match against Ultimate Q. P., is not needed in ordinary matches and is also a bit energy-consuming.

If he can be a bit lazy, Takahashi will be a bit lazier.

He does not want to do any useless work.

Strength, just enough is fine!

Actually, Takahashi originally did not want to use the Idle Character in this match, because ever since being stimulated by Borg, the two Idle Characters' passion for grinding tennis had reached an unprecedented high.

He could feel his strength improving every day; although the margin was not large, it was a real, tangible improvement.

Therefore, Takahashi did not want to disturb the Idle Characters' practice.

After all, the more the Idle Characters compete with each other, the faster his strength improves!

He originally thought that using only Taotie would be enough to win this match.

Because the strength of Amadeus and Ultimate Q. P. is nearly the same, and after this period of effort, along with the growth of Takahashi's base strength, the power of the dimensional manifestation Taotie is also rising steadily.

But he did not expect that professional players would be so troublesome to deal with, to the point that even the old injury in this body could be seen through by the opponent, forcing him to use the Idle Character.

The second game is Takahashi's Serve game.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by the intense sound of the ball being struck, the tennis ball fell into Amadeus's half like lightning, and after spinning rapidly in place for a few seconds, it became firmly embedded in the ground.

It was precisely the Spiral Serve.

"15-0!"

"Japan Team scores!"

"Bang!"

"30-0!"

"Japan Team scores!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"2-0!"

"Japan Team scores!"

"I didn't expect that even Amadeus would have no way to counter this Spiral Serve of Takahashi's."

Oni remarked with some emotion.

"The rules of tennis state that one must wait for the ball to bounce before returning a serve."

"But this ball doesn't bounce after landing; it drills straight through the ground."

"There is simply no opportunity to return it at all."

Byodoin said in a deep voice.

This couldn't help but make him recall those 4 points against Takahashi back then.

Takahashi had used this exact move to score directly against him.

While this made him admire Takahashi's strength, he was also very dissatisfied.

But now, seeing Amadeus suffer a huge loss to this same move, Byodoin felt a bit of schadenfreude.

So it wasn't just him; even a professional player had no way to crack this move.

It was Amadeus's service game again.

"Bang!"

To prevent Takahashi's Spiral Ball, this time Amadeus hit a ball with very ordinary speed and power, but with an exceptionally tricky angle and complex spin.

This was also to prevent Takahashi from returning a Light Strike.

"Bang!"

Watching the tennis ball coming toward him again, the corners of Amadeus's mouth curled into a smile.

Sure enough, faced with such a complex ball, Takahashi could only return an ordinary shot.

This was good; first seal off the opponent's ultimate move, then slowly find opportunities to continue scoring.

"Bang!"

Amadeus hit his ultimate move again—Whale!

Because the weakness seen by "Darkness" was real, even if Takahashi used his dimension-defying phantom to compensate for this weakness, constantly targeting it would force him to spend all his energy and stamina on covering it.

He would then control the rhythm of the match and have hope for a comeback.

Neither arrogant nor rash, steady and solid, fully utilizing the opponent's weaknesses, and constantly switching between all-out offense and defensive returns.

This was Amadeus's tennis, and also the experience he had formed from dominating the professional circuit for over two years.

Never give up until the very last moment.

Even if it reached a tie-break, he could withstand the pressure, keep his composure, and give it his all.

Takahashi jumped up again and returned the ball in mid-air.

"0-15!"

"Japan Team scores!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Amadeus found an opportunity and once again unleashed his super lob—Whale.

Seeing his swing posture, Takahashi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Is he planning to make me jump constantly and exhaust my stamina?

Although with the Idle Character, the physical exertion from boosting speed alone was very small.

But Takahashi still felt that the situation of the match was being controlled by Amadeus.

To prevent him from hitting a Spiral Ball, Amadeus controlled the power and speed of the tennis ball, constantly looking for opportunities to lob.

Although he could score with smashes, the constant jumping made Takahashi feel like he was being led by the nose by Amadeus.

Professional players are truly troublesome!