With just one simple ball, he knew he had absolutely no chance of beating this person!

No matter how hard he tries today, he cannot cross the line of Niou.

While this doesn't mean he'll give up on today's match or voluntarily concede defeat—that wouldn't be befit a tennis player—it's undeniable that the anxiety, the urge to provoke, the desire to gain something—has completely vanished.

“Jonar—”

The tennis ball just grazed his racket and landed directly on the ground. Jonah had already lost the point. Edgar looked at him, who was standing there in a daze, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you alright?"

"Want me to call a timeout for you? If you're not in good shape, I can do it now—"

“No need!” Jonar shook his head. He didn’t need to do that. He had said it before. Today he was just realizing a lot of things again.

Moreover~

"This matter wasn't entirely unnoticed by me; I've grown as a result. Senior, you don't need to worry about me, let's continue!"

Edgar serves in this set. Once Edgar starts, the match will be back on track from the pause button.

So~

Are you really okay?

This is his junior, and he should take care of him. He does nothing because his junior is very outstanding and hardworking.

That's wrong—

"It's alright! Trust me, senior. As your partner, I've always had a very strong ability to handle pressure!"

Edgar chuckled. "Of course I know that, but that doesn't give me an excuse or a reason to keep bullying you!"

He wanted Jonar to rest, not because he underestimated his partner's true abilities, but because some things needed time to process before he could react, which was perfectly normal and shouldn't be overthought.

“Don’t worry, senior, I really can do it. I won’t lie to you about this!” Jonar said. “We’ve been partners for so long, don’t you trust me?”

In doubles, the worst thing you can do is hide things from each other, and he would never make such a basic mistake. He would always tell his seniors everything, including his feelings.

So now—

"I rode this pressure and continued forward, then maximized the pressure he put on me!"

Only in this way can we live up to this rare showdown!

Although the pressure exerted by Masaharu Niou was one-sided, it did not mean that it was completely unhelpful in doubles matches.

A smart person should learn to use various things to improve themselves; that's the right way to do it.

"Hehe, that's true, I didn't expect that. Not bad, not bad, you've made new progress. As your senior, I'm really pleased!"

Edgar smiled.

This is the real French team! They've become much more clever than before. He was truly moved!

However, on the other hand—

"Be careful of this guy. If he finds out something, he might deliberately come and bully you. After all, his wicked nature is quite well-known."

"Oh? I see!"

Jonar was taken aback.

This is a story I've never heard before. How come this guy is different from what I imagined?

I thought what I saw was all there was, but it turns out it's only a fraction of what I've seen so far.

"How could someone like this manage to possess so many secrets? It's truly unbelievable and incredibly surprising!"

“There’s a lot you don’t know!” Edgar sighed.

Why do the others always regard the King of Men as their imaginary enemy? Because this person truly harbors too many secrets, and each change is disgusting. While such changes are good for them, they are not good for their opponents!

"Now you understand! That's why everyone here is so secretive about him!"

"Um--"

Jonar's gaze toward Niou became even more wary.

Niou chuckled, "Can this person stop instilling such negative ideas in your team members? Spreading these useless notions. What's the point? I'm not a bad person, I'm just a tennis player who simply loves tennis, is that not enough?"

"Hmph! You know perfectly well what you've done. Our captain remembers everything clearly!"

"Tsk!"

Now that the impression had already been formed, Niou was not guilty at all. He calmly and composedly fiddled with his hair and continued to wait for the opponent's attack.

If you can't convince someone with words, you can only convince them with actions. As long as he's strong enough, one hit of his racket will eventually make the other person listen and learn to talk to him properly and listen to him attentively!

That's right, that's the hardcore attitude we have, that's the unwavering commitment to doing whatever you want and having fun—

"Come on then. Since you're so unconvinced about me, then show me your true strength and see what you have to be so unconvinced about. In this world, the strong always have the final say. Don't you know that, young man?"

Niou stood before everyone with a tough attitude, twirling his racket.

He doesn't like these people making such pointless jokes at him.

It's important to understand that on this battlefield, the one who always makes jokes is the strong one. If the strong don't want certain people to make jokes, then others should selectively keep their mouths shut.

Then, hide in a corner and don't say anything!

Jonar witnessed this man's incredible ability to change his expression in almost that instant. Just a moment ago, he was so easy to talk to and speak so kindly, but now, in the blink of an eye, he had undergone a drastic transformation, as if—

It was as if the person who had just been there wasn't him at all.

"you……"

He stood stiffly before Niou and said, "What I'm showing you is that I'm not someone you can easily judge. I have my own future, and my own strengths—"

Niou's eyes lit up slightly. Hmm, this was much more interesting than he had imagined.

That's not so bad. If he were really a weak and easily bullied guy, that would be really boring.

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