Chapter 206: Amadeus Being Targeted

Takahashi changed his strategy, quickly arriving at the net, leaping up, and as the tennis ball was about to rise, he swung his racket, micro-adjusting the angle of his wrist to smash it directly at the ball.

At the same time Takahashi swung his racket, the magnified phantom behind him also swung its arm with force.

This strike had its power dimension increased by 1.5!

Plus, Takahashi had specifically run to the net to return the ball, utilizing the ball's original upward force for the smash.

Therefore, the power of this Smash was astonishingly great!

And the target Takahashi aimed this ball at was Amadeus's tennis racket.

He wanted to break through this move of Amadeus's head-on, making him afraid to continue using "Whale."

……

Across the net, Amadeus looked at the trajectory of the tennis ball and frowned.

This was a tennis ball coming straight at him; the speed was not fast, but the power was terrifying.

He held the racket with both hands and swung his arms forward violently.

"Bang!"

When the tennis ball made contact with the racket, Amadeus felt as if he were not receiving a tennis ball, but a heavy lead block.

He let out a roar, "Ah!"

He mobilized all his strength to struggle against the impact force on the tennis ball.

After a few seconds of stalemate, a sensation of soreness and numbness suddenly spread from Amadeus's shoulder.

"Clatter!"

The sound of the racket hitting the ground rang out.

"0-30!"

"Japan Team scores!"

……

"Hmm?"

Takahashi's puzzled voice rang out.

Just as Amadeus was confronting that super Power Ball, the eyes of the Idle Character phantom behind Takahashi suddenly emitted light.

In that instant, Takahashi's vision was significantly enhanced.

Therefore, he saw clearly.

He saw clearly that overexerted muscle on Amadeus's left shoulder.

When facing the Power Ball, that muscle clearly could not exert any strength.

It must be because he had just finished an intense professional tour and hadn't rested well!

A smile suddenly appeared on Takahashi's face.

Since you want to target my weaknesses so much, how could I live up to you if I don't target yours?

The Time Distortion Spirit Power had already been successfully planted in Amadeus's brain by Takahashi.

But now, seeing the obvious weakness on his body, Takahashi decided to change his approach and prolong the match.

……

"Bang!"

……

"Bang!"

Amadeus ran forward two steps, raised his arm, and successfully sent the tennis ball into the air.

A glance from the corner of his eye revealed that Takahashi was already in the air.

This speed is still so fast!

Another Smash?

Amadeus felt the soreness and numbness coming from his arm; he knew that using his full strength to receive that Power Ball earlier had caused his already fatigued shoulder to be overused.

He stared at the path of the tennis ball and decided to use a Half-Volley to deal with this Smash!

When he successfully moved to the landing spot of the tennis ball, he discovered that the ball had extremely complex spin.

It couldn't be a Smash-style Spiral Ball, could it?

Amadeus felt a shock in his heart!

Immediately, he discovered that there was no super-strong backspin on the tennis ball.

Thank goodness!

Being able to control the speed of the tennis ball was useful after all.

This Spiral Ball move had particularly high requirements for speed and power.

With only power and no speed, it was very difficult to make the tennis ball drill into the ground.

Just as Amadeus breathed a sigh of relief, he was astonished to find the tennis ball actually rolling backward along the ground.

This is...

Zero-Style... Smash!

"0-40!"

"Japan Team scores!"

……

Amadeus raised his head, his gaze toward Takahashi filled with wariness.

A middle school student, actually having such a profound understanding of spin!

While his fundamental strength is powerful, his technique is also so exquisite!

"Bang!"

……

"Bang!"

Watching Takahashi's body leap once again, Amadeus's eyelids twitched.

He had already witnessed the power of Takahashi's Smash.

Because his arm was not fully rested, he really did not want to return the Smash before it hit the ground.

But because the Zero-Style Smash caused the tennis ball to roll backward along the ground after landing, there was simply no time to use a Half-Volley.

Therefore, this forced him to return the ball before it hit the ground.

Amadeus's gaze was locked firmly onto Takahashi's right leg.

By relying on the Asura Divine Path to increase his overall speed through the phantom of another dimension, even if there was a tiny weakness in his right leg, it was overcome as his overall speed increased.

It was indeed a very good method.

Takahashi's second other dimension was also quite powerful, actually being able to amplify himself.

The first other dimension was primarily for attack, while the second was primarily for amplifying strength.

With both offense and defense, his abilities were truly comprehensive; he had almost no weaknesses.

However, neither the Light of Restraint nor the Asura Divine Path could be used continuously.

It seemed he could only start a war of attrition.

Would he exhaust the opponent's other-dimensional phantom first, or would the opponent exhaust his arm muscles until they could no longer hold up?

Whoever could persist until the end would win the match!

Thinking of this, Amadeus's eyes grew firm; he held his racket with both hands and swung his arm forcefully toward the incoming tennis ball.

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a violent sound of impact, the tennis ball was successfully returned by Amadeus.

This power seemed a little weaker than before.

Was it because Takahashi was only 12 years old and his stamina could not keep up?

Just as Amadeus felt a bit of secret joy, the Smash arrived once again.

……

"Bang!"

……

Japan Team rest area.

"Strange!"

"Why has Takahashi been repeatedly using the Smash since just now, instead of using the Spiral Ball directly to score?"

Irie asked with some confusion.

"Although the Spiral Ball is a sharp weapon for scoring, this move has high requirements in all aspects, whether it be speed, power, angle, or spin."

"Amadeus is deliberately slowing down his speed; I guess Takahashi can't find the right timing to use the Spiral Ball!"

Tanegashima explained.

"Wrong!"

"Using the Smash is a deliberate act by Takahashi."

Coach Mifune, who was to the side, spoke up.

"So it really is like that?"

Byodoin muttered to himself.

"Boss, what does that mean?"

Duke asked.

"You all observe carefully; every time Amadeus returns a Smash, there is a slight unnaturalness and lack of coordination in his shoulder."

"I originally thought it was a coincidence, but thinking about it now, it must be that Takahashi saw Amadeus's overworked shoulder and is deliberately adjusting the angle of the tennis ball to target it."

Byodoin replied.

"Yes, and Takahashi is also deliberately lowering the power on the tennis ball so that Amadeus can reach it but finds it very strenuous."

"Fully utilizing Amadeus's shoulder."

"What a child who must settle every score!"

Mifune laughed heartily.

"I don't understand; can you explain it in more detail?"

Kirihara asked.

Mifune pondered and replied: "Amadeus's two famous signature moves, 'Dark' and 'Whale', have actually all been cracked by Takahashi."

"And the opponent cannot crack Takahashi's Spiral Ball."

"In other words, by using the Spiral Serve, Takahashi can hold his own service game. As for breaking the opponent's service game, that won't be difficult for him either."

"In a situation where the strength of both sides is about the same, the result of this match is already set; Takahashi will definitely win the final victory."

"But Takahashi gave up on a quick victory; it is actually because he wants to drag out the rhythm of the match."

"Because he discovered Amadeus's weakness, which is that his overworked shoulder cannot withstand high-power balls, so he chose heavy balls like the Smash."