Chapter 10
On the indoor court, Sanada was silently adjusting the ball machine.
Whether it's kendo or tennis, Sanada has to adapt again.
Some moves are affected by multiple factors such as height, strength, and skills, and cannot be used now.
Sanada used to be passionate about tennis, and even after becoming the head of the family, he would still find time to go to the tennis club on weekends to play.
In fact, kendo and Sanada are more closely related, and most of Sanada's tennis variations come from kendo.
Furinzanzan was simplified and merged into the Explosive Forest Flame. Each move evolved, becoming the foundation of Sanada's tennis. However, Furinzanzan was first used in Sanada's kendo. After the improvements, the Yin Lei remained as a separate move. Lei is a powerful smash move, while Yin is a flexible supporting move.
The Black Dragon Slash, which is based on Kendo, and the new serve technique Iai, which is a combination of the disappearing racket backswing and Iai Slash.
There is also another dimension that is just a step away from awakening. In fact, many of Sanada's moves can be countered with the moves in the other dimension. This was the time when Sanada was in the best condition before he gave up tennis.
Now many moves are sealed due to physical limitations, for example, the other-dimensional Sanada has not been explored yet.
After getting familiar with his current situation, Sanada first needs to adjust his body balance and increase some flexibility training, which is the shortcoming found in Sanada.
In order to adjust his condition to the best period, Sanada will continue to explore the unfinished path of tennis.
Now the most important thing is to focus on the basics, which are the foundation of everything.
Turn on the serving machine and Sanada stands on the opposite side of the net to receive the ball. There is a ball basket on top of the serving machine to provide tennis balls for the serving machine.
Sanada controlled the force and hit the ball into the basket of the ball machine, achieving zero ball pickup.
During the playing process, Sanada constantly adjusted his movements and force points to find the batting posture that suits him best and correct his body's long-standing habits.
Progress takes time and effort. While theoretical learning is essential, action is crucial. Sanada is adapting to the current situation, but changes in strength don't happen overnight. There are times when Sanada knows a move but can't execute it to the desired effect.
While Sanada was training, Niou Masaharu did not rest either.
Niou Masaharu was looking through the information he had collected before. He was assigned to a group with Sanada. Niou Masaharu had thought about it before, but the probability was not high, so he had prepared it but had not used it yet.
It is said that the person who knows you best is often your enemy. Niou Masaharu believes that his relationship with Sanada is far from being a rival, but in a sense it is almost the same. If he can really make things difficult for Sanada, Niou Masaharu does not mind being an enemy for a day.
As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace. Even though Nioh saw Yukimura and others successfully challenge for the starting position in the tennis club when he was in junior high school, he did not do nothing at that time. He still had to collect basic intelligence.
Based on moves and playing habits, Nioh also needs to collect intelligence.
In the first challenge of the early second year of junior high school, Yanagi Renji, one of the three giants, also wanted to communicate. Although he lost the game, Nioh achieved his goal and became the main choice. His phantom move completed its evolution, and he also evaluated his own strength.
If he could defeat Yanagi Renji, he would be able to see Niou Masaharu personally handwriting a challenge letter to Sanada on the next day's field.
Knowing the difference, Niou Masaharu worked hard secretly. A fraudster would make it difficult for people to distinguish between the real and the fake.
According to the distribution of Rikkai University's regular players, if Niou Masaharu missed the first grade of junior high school, it is possible that he would not meet Sanada until graduation. Of course, when he feels there is an opportunity, he will take the initiative to arrange a match with Sanada without asking others to do so.
There is no need for a main draw, just practice hard on a daily basis, and then arrogantly challenge Sanada, and he will definitely take the bait.
"We're here, this is Seigakuen." Niou Masaharu found out about Sanada's nemesis.
The disguised Niou wore a wig and a sports uniform similar to that of Kakigi Junior High School, and held a notebook, pretending to collect information, but in fact he wanted to observe Tezuka himself with his own eyes.
After all, although Tezuka is famous, Seigakuen has never made it past the Kanto Tournament. Even before Tezuka entered school, Seigakuen had failed to even enter the Kanto Tournament many times, and had to rely on the legendary retired tennis player Nanjiro Echizen who graduated to keep it up.
Since they failed to advance in the team competition, Tezuka's strength was not recognized but received little attention. After all, it was very likely that the competition would be over before Tezuka's turn.
Tezuka didn't appear in many appearances, and even his specific strength couldn't be seen clearly from the video, so we could only study his moves.
The phantom is not a simple imitation, so Niou Masaharu took action, combining moves with Tezuka's current one.
This is just one part of Niou Masaharu's tactics, and there are deeper tactics waiting for Sanada.
After the schedule for the main qualifying tournament was announced, the Rikkai University Tennis Club entered a period of intense preparation.
There are only two opportunities to participate in the main draw each year, which is very precious. At this time, the tennis club members devote themselves to training.
Kirihara Akaya's voice echoed throughout the stadium. "I'm going to take the starting position! You're too slow, senpai."
While returning the ball, Kirihara Akaya looked at the main court and waited for the opportunity to join in. Moreover, the three giants of Rikkai University were not in the group for this competition. Kirihara Akaya believed that even if he met other main courts except the three giants, he would have a greater chance of winning.
The players at the main competition venue could hear it clearly from a distance.
"Kirhara is really energetic. I feel tired just thinking about competing with Yanagi." Marui Bunta didn't believe that Yanagi Renji didn't observe his teammates' training data.
Yanagi Renji passed by after collecting the latest data from outside the school. "The game hasn't started yet. I believe in your creativity, Marui. If you can improve your physical strength, the game will be much more difficult for me."
"Yes, yes. Got it~ I'll go for a run now." Marui Fumita wiped the sweat off his forehead and got up from his resting seat to run.
Yagyu Hiroshi was very polite when talking to the jackal Kuwabara: "Thank you for your guidance in the main draw, Kuwabara."
"You too, Yagyu. Let's cheer each other on." Jackal Sanghara greeted him friendly. Jackal Sanghara was proud of his championship school in the face of external challenges. When it came to getting along with his teammates, Jackal Sanghara was a hardworking and honest man who did not fight or compete.
The first person that Yagyu Hiroshi played against in the tennis club was senior Maori. At that time, the gap in strength was too big and it was not obvious how big the difference was. This was Yagyu Hiroshi's second time to participate in the main qualifying tournament. Perhaps he could gain a lot from the match with Jackal Kuwabara.
After all, this is the only teammate in the tennis club that Hiroshi Yagyu is confident of competing against.
The strength of the Rikkai University tennis team is enough to be known by just hearing the rumors of the three giants.
Hiroshi Yagyu had witnessed the strength of his starting lineup in the coaching match. Marui Bunta and Niou Masaharu both let their guard down, but the Jackal Kuwabara was really caught off guard.
Relatively weak in bursts, but strong in protracted battles.
Yagyu Hiroshi was thinking about how to deal with the situation. After all, his partner who could give him advice was now busy and had no time to spare.
After finishing his physical training, Marui Fumita rehydrated. "Niou hasn't come back yet. Did you take another day off?"
"Yes, I'm making up for the missed training. I've taken leave again these days." Jackal Sangyuan replied.
Marui Bunta was curious. They had all joined the tennis club in their first year of junior high. Marui Bunta and Niou Masaharu had met during their non-maintenance days, when they were considered the second-tier team. Even when they were vying for a regular spot, Marui Bunta had never seen Niou Masaharu fight so hard. "Military Advisor, let me discuss something. If our match with Sanada clashes, can we start it later? Otherwise, I'll forfeit."
After confirming the starting position, the match with Yanagi Renji is not important to Marui Bunta. He has clearly recognized his shortcomings in the match with the military advisor. The difference is that giving up does not affect Marui Bunta's position as the starting player. The match with Yanagi Renji can be made up when there is free time, and the result will not change.
But the match between Sanada and Niou Masaharu is different. If you miss it, there will be no next time.
Niou Masaharu is such a cunning person that he would never challenge Sanada if he didn't have the certainty of winning after losing the game.
"We can postpone the comparison a bit." Yanagi Renji also wanted to collect data on Sanada and Niou Masaharu.
Sanada has been making unexpected decisions recently. It's not that there is no possibility, but in the percentage data, one choice accounts for about 80%, and his usual habit is to choose the one with a lower probability. Fact analysis shows that the other one is also a good choice, but Sanada will give priority to the first of the two good choices.
To say that they are completely different, Sanada's habits and hobbies are not something that can be imitated by just anyone. The main reason is that Yanagi Renji has not found the point that caused Sanada's change. This missing data is a friend's family affair, so Yanagi Renji is not in a position to ask.
Needless to say, Niou Masaharu usually keeps his strength secret and his style of pretending to be true and false will not easily let Yanagi Renji get to know his data, and no one knows how much strength Niou Masaharu has hidden.
In their first encounter in the second year of junior high school, Yanagi Renji analyzed in the later stages of the game that Niou Masaharu was well prepared.
At that time, Yanagi Renji was in a testing mentality. If he had extraordinary strength, he would have taken the initiative to challenge his senior long ago, instead of waiting until now.
The qualifying rounds are different from the official matches in that they don't necessarily have to result in a winner. This means that ties can occur, and Nioh Masaharu exploited this mechanism.
Masaharu Niou is looking for opportunities among the crowd. The positions left vacant by the graduation of seniors are not only for Masaharu Niou, but also for seniors and classmates who are charging towards the same goal.
The Big Three who won the starting positions as the winners of the Rookie Challenge have a preference for playing, and their teammates and opponents who are in the starting lineup are all preparing for this.
Masaharu Niou did not give his all from the beginning of the second year junior high school qualifying match, and was pretending from the beginning to the end.
After Yanagi Renji discovered something was amiss, Niou's response was actually the prototype of the illusion, and in the end, he relied on information gaps and Yanagi Renji's misinformation to achieve a draw. There was also the possibility that Yanagi Renji himself didn't give his all, something Niou Masaharu investigated.
Nioh Masaharu would not do this in an official match. He would directly indicate that he would lose. Even if the game ended in a draw, there would still be a tiebreak and overtime. The later the game went, the greater the probability of Nioh Masaharu losing. That was due to his lack of hard power.
"Yagyu, based on your understanding, is Niou preparing for a big fight?" Marui Bunta asked. Judging from Niou Masaharu's actions, he knew that he had no intention of giving up directly.
Yagyu Hiroshi pushed up his glasses. "Don't you already have the answer, Marui? Let's just wait for the game to begin."
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