Chapter 216: Another Way to Break the Zero-Style Serve

Japan Team rest area.

Cold sweat dripped down Oishi's forehead as he said, "What was that aura on Sanada just now?"

"And that dragon-like creature behind him."

Oni said in a deep voice, "That dragon-like creature must be his otherworldly phantom!"

"Although it is very blurry, the prototype is already there."

"I didn't expect Sanada to have walked so far on the Asura Divine Path."

"Although the aura on him only lasted for an instant, it was powerful enough—powerful enough to affect Tezuka's Serve."

Irie said, "Are you only revealing your final trump card at this moment?"

"Takahashi, you and Sanada have hidden yourselves quite deeply!"

Takahashi smiled and said, "This is the original aura of Sanada's Asura Divine Path. In the previous games, Sanada deliberately held back and did not fully expose that aura."

Fuji said, "Why?"

Oni said, "This aura of the Asura Divine Path is indeed powerful. With Sanada's current strength, I'm afraid he cannot maintain this state for long."

Takahashi said, "Yes. But that is only one point."

"I considered Tezuka's Peerless Perfection more. Although Peerless Perfection doesn't have any obvious weaknesses, Tezuka has been using this light for too long in the match."

"In terms of fatigue, Tezuka is above Sanada."

"Even if Sanada fully releases the aura of the Asura Divine Path, its impact on a Tezuka at his peak is limited."

Irie realized suddenly and said, "But the full Asura Divine Path has a huge advantage against an overused Peerless Perfection."

Takahashi continued, "That's right. Moreover, Tezuka is under great pressure now. He knows he can only score by relying on the Zero-Style Serve, and at the moment of the serve, he is affected by the Asura Divine Path aura. As one grows and the other wanes, his Zero-Style Shot has slight errors."

"As long as the tennis ball bounces even a little after landing, Sanada can return it."

This is also the only way Takahashi can think of for Sanada to deal with the Zero-Style Serve at present.

Since Sanada cannot break it, he can only make an issue out of the server, Tezuka.

And in that match against Q. P during the exhibition, when Takahashi used the Otherworldly Taotie Devour on Q. P, who was surrounded by three layers of the Light of Restraint, although Q. P's Light of Restraint was not affected much, his serve did indeed show a tiny error.

Therefore, Takahashi could be certain that interfering with the opponent at the moment of the serve by using the powerful Asura Divine Path aura is also a feasible method.

However, considering that Sanada has entered the Asura Divine Path for too short a time, he cannot maintain this powerful aura for too long.

So, from the beginning, Takahashi let Sanada hold some back, which could not only extend the usage time but also catch Tezuka off guard at the necessary moment.

To be honest, the basic strength of Sanada and Tezuka is not much different.

Tezuka, who has the Supreme Domain, is already approaching the peak in terms of spin; from a technical level alone, he might even be slightly better than Sanada.

Since he cannot win in a head-on collision, he has to consider strategy and tactics.

When and how to use Sanada's ultimate moves, and how to win with the least effort—Takahashi had thought about all of this in detail beforehand.

Looking at the situation on the court, a smile appeared on the corner of Takahashi's mouth.

His strategy and tactics had successfully taken effect.

Not only that, Sanada still had one move he hadn't used!

Sanada was able to initially form his otherworldly phantom, and his Black Dragon Double Slash had also successfully evolved into the Black Dragon Triple Slash.

It's just that looking at the situation, there was no need to use the Black Dragon Triple Slash.

Tezuka was already having a hard time dealing with a tennis ball that changed direction twice!

……

"Bang!"

……

Sanada followed the same pattern, causing Tezuka's Zero-Style Serve to have a slight error again.

"Bang!"

The tennis ball changed direction twice in succession less than 3 centimeters from Tezuka.

"Thud!"

……

"Score 5-4!"

"Japan Team scores!"

……

"Great! Finally broke Tezuka's service game."

Kirihara was very excited.

"In this way, Sanada has broken the stalemate, and victory is in sight!"

Irie said with a smile.

……

"Score 6-4!"

"Japan Team scores!"

"Match over! Japan Team wins!"

"Score 6-2! 6-4!"

……

Germany Team rest area.

Borg frowned and said, "We lost the first match; it's not a good start!"

Bismarck said, "Tezuka's loss is a bit suspicious."

"For every one of his ultimate moves, the opponent has come up with a way to break it."

"He has been completely and thoroughly studied by the opponent."

Returu said: "Japan's results in the past few years have always been mediocre; I have never paid attention to their coach."

"Takahashi is gifted with extraordinary talent and is not within the scope of discussion. But to be able to cultivate such an excellent player as Sanada Genichiro, this coach of the Japan Team is also a figure who cannot be underestimated."

Borg said in a deep voice: "One Tezuka, one Takahashi, and now Sanada who is on the court—Japan's middle schoolers are much more excellent than ours!"

"The next match is Doubles No. 2, between D Country's Tankumaru Schneider and Bertie Barisavic Borg against Japan Team's Tanegashima Shuji and Atobe Keigo."

Japan Team rest area.

Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of the first victory, and just as they felt they could wash away the shame of the previous exhibition match, hearing the names on the broadcast, Mifune General Coach's expression suddenly became exceptionally grave.

Kurobe said in a deep voice: "This pair is the professional doubles combination within the Germany Team."

"I didn't expect them to play in Doubles No. 2."

Fuji asked: "One of the people here has the same surname as Borg. Are they relatives?"

Kurobe explained: "Bertie is Borg's younger brother. He is 15 years old this year, specializes in doubles, and is also a professional player."

"It is said that he is a genius with an IQ of 300, having graduated from a famous university in D Country at the age of 13."

"Moreover, he and his partner Schneider have Ability Resonance, and the two of them are also hailed as the strongest doubles pair of this U17 World Cup."

Fuji continued: "But the ones we have playing are..."

Mifune's expression was somewhat grave, and he said: "We originally prepared to have Byodoin and Duke form a doubles pair to deal with these two, so we placed them in Doubles No. 1. The list submitted before the match was also for Doubles No. 1; I didn't expect the opponent's professional players to actually come out for Doubles No. 2."

"This match, we are destined to lose!"

30 minutes later.

"Match over, Germany Team wins!"

"Score 6-2! 6-0!"

The umpire announced loudly.

"The next match is Singles No. 2, between D Country's Q. P and Japan Team's Oni Jujiro."

Watching Oni's firm back as he walked onto the court, drops of cold sweat flowed down Tokugawa's face, and he said: "The opponent's Singles Two is actually that Q. P, the Q. P who has integrated three Light of Restraint into one."

Kurobe said: "Doubles No. 2, we suffered a crushing defeat."

"Singles No. 2, we will likely lose as well."

"Although Oni's strength is among the best in our representative team, it is still difficult against Q. P!"

"Without the Q. P who has integrated three rays of light into one, Oni might still have a chance. Facing the current Q. P, Oni's odds of winning are too low."

Mifune said: "If we lose this match, we will be at 1 win and 2 losses."

"The next match, the doubles pair formed by Byodoin and Duke, should be able to guarantee one victory."

"After all, I originally wanted them to face the D Country team's professional doubles pair; now that they are facing others, their win rate is very high."

"In this way, at 2 wins and 2 losses, we will have to rely on the final Singles One to decide the outcome!"

Speaking of this, Mifune looked at Takahashi standing to the side.

Can Takahashi, whom even the opponent Borg values so much, and whose progress is so rapid, bring hope to the Japan Team and win this final match?