Aiden was startled by the sudden sound, tilted his racket slightly forward, and hit the ball directly into the net.
"5 to 0".
Aiden glared fiercely at Cheng Zhu, but Cheng Zhu's gaze was fixed on the sheet of paper with the rules.
As expected, while no new rules were introduced, rule number seven was expanded upon: [7. Talking is prohibited after the serve in each round. Please remain quiet during the match until the end of the round.]
This time, I couldn't speak for the entire game after receiving the ball.
Cheng Zhu smiled at Aiden, a blatant provocation that only fueled the anger of the blond-haired man opposite him: "You just wait!"
"Okay, okay, I'm waiting."
Cheng Zhu watched as Aiden tossed the ping-pong ball into the air, and quickly shut his mouth, resuming his rally with his opponent. Aiden was clearly trying to wear Cheng Zhu down, waiting for her to tire out before catching up. So he often hit the ball in tricky directions, forcing Cheng Zhu to run and catch the ball repeatedly on the court, making him quite disheveled for a while.
With a perfectly timed backhand smash from the opponent, Cheng Zhu finally lost a point.
"5 to 1".
After playing for so long, Aiden finally managed to score a point, barely saving face for himself. His previously tense face finally broke into a rare smile since the start of the match.
Cheng Zhu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his expression showing no panic or frustration. He calmly picked up the ball, a confident smile on his face: "Ready to lose?"
Aiden's smile froze again.
The moment Cheng Zhu tossed the ping-pong ball into the air, he used his arm to block the serve, making it impossible for the opponent to see the exact location of the serve and thus preventing them from receiving the ball.
"6 to 1".
If it weren't for the rules, Aiden would have loved to throw his racket at Cheng Zhu's face.
What kind of serve is that? That's a foul!
Ignoring Aiden's reaction, Cheng Zhu calmly looked down at the rules, and this time the eighth rule appeared: [8. When serving, you may not use any part of your body or limbs to block the ping-pong ball.]
At this point, Cheng Zhu's intentions became obvious.
Since there are all sorts of rules for table tennis in Future Star, I'll reverse my thinking and use those rules that are against the rules in Future Star but not in the dungeon world to gain an unfair victory.
Since the rules are only added after she has figured out the loopholes, in other words, the rules are always one step behind her.
Aiden clearly realized Cheng Zhu's scheme. He took a deep breath, gripped the ping-pong ball tightly in his hand, tossed it gently into the air, and began his original plan once again.
The girl opposite is trying to win using all sorts of illegal methods, so I need to keep her occupied!
Only by buying yourself more time can you successfully navigate this competition!
However, just because Aiden wanted to drag the ball out didn't mean Cheng Zhu would obediently let him. So after pulling the ball out two or three times, Cheng Zhu got tired of running around and simply stood still to avoid the ball.
"6 to 2."
Seeing Cheng Zhu's obvious leniency, Aiden's expression darkened. He seemed to be thinking of something else and chuckled to himself.
Cheng Zhu held the ping-pong ball in his hand, shrugged seemingly indifferently, tossed it to a very low height, and then immediately followed with his paddle. This series of actions caused Aiden to lose another point.
"7 to 2".
"Fine, fine, so you want to play like this? You want a quick victory? I'm not going to let you have one!"
Aiden felt he had completely grasped Cheng Zhu's plan: to win the game when she served by using all sorts of tricky methods, and then easily give away the game when he served in the least effort.
Since Chengzhu already has a 5-point lead, if the game continues, Chengzhu will naturally win.
Since the sound is restricted by the rules, they start to tamper with the serve?
He looked down and saw a new rule had appeared: [9. The height of the ball toss during the serve must not be equal to 10cm.] Undoubtedly, Cheng Zhu was using repeated rule violations to force the table tennis court to add more rules while simultaneously increasing his own chances of winning.
Who is the bad guy?
Aiden still felt a little guilty about his plan to ambush Chengzhu, but now, as he lost point by point, he felt that Chengzhu deserved to be harmed by him.
As Aiden expected, after serving, Cheng Zhu casually threw the point away.
"7 to 3".
The right to serve fell into Cheng Zhu's hands again. After looking at all the rules, Cheng Zhu slowly raised his head and gave Aiden a sweet smile, but in Aiden's eyes it looked like a devil's smirk.
Next, Cheng Zhu tossed the ball up as usual, and this time he didn't do anything extra and hit it out normally.
The ball went over the net, bounced on the table, and was easily returned by Aiden.
Is she planning to play ball properly?
Recalling Cheng Zhu's eerie smile before serving, Aiden gritted his teeth, absolutely refusing to believe there was no trickery involved.
As a confident half-high ball returned, Aiden subconsciously moved his hand back, swinging his arm in a wide arc, successfully hitting the ping-pong ball, but... Oh no! Aiden thought to himself that things were bad, because the angle of the racket was completely wrong, and the ball went straight off the table without any resistance.
"8 to 3".
Cheng Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. In reality, she wasn't entirely confident, but psychological warfare is sometimes a part of sports competition.
There was absolutely no room for cheating or trickery in this round, so naturally no new rules were added. Cheng Zhu rarely does the same thing repeatedly, as it's too easy for the opponent to figure out his patterns. Only by taking things by surprise can he make it easier for the opponent to find a weakness.
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