Chapter 203: Players lead U17 vs. America...
After this statement was made, both the U-17 Japanese team and the French team,
It's a bit hard to understand,
Especially when Leopold Camus said this, his expression was full of concentration and seriousness.
"...it's not a joke,"
"But if he's not joking, what exactly does he mean by that..."
'Also let me be part of your power.'
For a moment, no one spoke and silence spread.
Both the French and American team members looked towards their two leaders.
Leopold Camus, and Kei Yagi,
Dimodimolo and Jonal San George exchanged a glance, seeing no clues on Camus's face. They turned their heads and looked at the two high school students.
Tristan Barthes and Degas Delacroix reacted slightly better than them, but not much better.
His eyes were fixed on Camus.
Others didn't understand, but they couldn't say they didn't understand anymore.
When Leopold Camus said this, it was more than just a sincere admission of defeat.
For those who regard tennis as their lifelong partner, their soul mate, 'SOUL MATE', their only and eternal love.
For Leopold Camus, to make oneself part of another's power,
It was beyond his comprehension and almost overturned everything he had.
...This guy, a junior high school student on the Japanese team,
Kei Yagi,
What kind of magic power could make Camus willingly give up the "seeds of revolution" and contribute and sacrifice himself?
The French team's thoughts and feelings were intertwined and tangled into an unsolvable knot.
On the other hand, the Japanese team was puzzled as to why the French captain, Leopold Camus, would say such a thing.
But when his eyes fell on the black-haired figure standing opposite him, Yagi Kei,
All doubts and confusions slowly dissipated and were relieved.
All problems, all doubts, all emotions are easily solved with the presence of Yagi Kei.
Into this final sentence,
"——After all, it's Yagi-kun/classmate/adult/Kyu!"
No matter what the problem is, as long as it is related to chicken and cat,
The irrational aspects - are all completely reasonable!
After all, breaking a cat apart is the biggest absurdity!!
In a short time, the Japanese team had successfully convinced themselves and took the opportunity to bring themselves to the cat's side.
"You actually said you wanted to become part of Kei's power... Tsk, not just anyone wants our Kei!"
With a murmur, not surprisingly, Du Wei spoke again.
I took a look silently, and glanced at the red-eyed kelp head with the highest dick.
"……Why,"
But as soon as Haikaitou said this, the others' hearts also changed.
After all, the cat's strength is completely sufficient.
Even the captain of the French team, Leopold Camus, was willing to sacrifice to the cat and become part of the cat's power.
There are quite a few!
U-17 Japan National Team Area,
Echizen Ryouga, who had been watching the show, raised his eyebrows slightly, and was attracted by it.
As the original owner of ['Devouring & Depriving'], he lost this ability for a time after being completely defeated by Yagi Kei.
But Yagi Kei gave it back to him and helped him to improve his strength further.
Logically speaking, his use and execution of ['Deprivation & Devour'] was the most familiar to everyone except Yagi Kei.
So, at this moment,
If I can focus my eyes a little, I still have enough strength to stand on the court, holding the racket without falling down.
And judging by his appearance and words, he still retained most of his strength after the battle.
Echizen Ryuya narrowed his eyes.
“Hasn’t it been devoured and devoured…?”
The opponents I have played against before, whether it is the world No.1 professional player from the German team, Jurgen Barisavich Volker, or the world No.2 professional player from the Swiss team, Alexander Amadeus,
Or the captain of the Greek team in the U-17 group stage, Zeus Iliopoulos,
Without exception, all became sacrifices to ['Devouring & Depriving'].
But now, the only exception has appeared——
Leopold Camus, captain of the French U-17 national team.
“…”
"What's so special about this guy?"
"Why should I be treated differently by Lord Yagi?"
"Damn it—I refuse to accept it! I refuse to accept it!!"
The Jibaimao supporters stared at Camus darkly, biting their handkerchiefs and drawing circles while cursing in their hearts.
But they could not affect the two people who were actually standing on the court and facing each other.
Leopold Camus spoke his true heart sincerely and genuinely, gazing at the dark-haired boy in front of him.
He leaned down slightly, his golden hair falling on his shoulders. A few strands of hair fell down, and at such a close distance, they were almost faintly fluttering, rubbing against the other side of the net.
The golden hair was illuminated by the light, and it glowed slightly.
Very captivating, just raise your eyes slightly and you will fall into those cobalt blue, gem-like clear eyes——
Frankly speaking, it's very tempting.
Like a mermaid emerging from the water, the siren's voice lingers softly.
But the one who came out was Leopold Camus, the revolutionary who loved tennis with all his heart.
When he bowed down with sincere admiration and offered his absolute loyalty and affirmation,
——Any normal person would definitely not be able to control themselves.
That's what should be said.
But the person he met was not a normal person.
Not even a person,
The one standing in front of him at this moment is Jibaimao.
“…”
Leopold Camus waited and waited,
Beautiful cobalt blue eyes, reflecting the human figure like gemstones,
She didn't look at him for a whole while.
Those dark, empty, and dead eyes stared at an unknown spot in the air for a long time.
If the situation is not limited,
The members of the U-17 French national team wanted to rush forward and shake his shoulders violently.
"Hey, hey, wake up! Camus is talking to you!"
But now, they can't,
Not only can't, even if such a tendency is revealed,
The U-17 Japanese team, who are watching closely from the side, may rush forward and punish them at any time!
The whole audience was silent, holding their breath, waiting.
Waiting for the only figure——
The object of attention,
Kei Yagi,
At this moment, I am looking at the layers of message prompts popping up in front of me and clicking them one by one.
[Ding!]
Congratulations! You've defeated UR BOSS-Leopold Camus, and you've won! 】
[Ding!]
[Detected that you have manually turned off the special passive skill 'Deprive & Devour',
The backup data has been collected successfully. Do you want to access it?
[Ding!]
[The task has new progress, please click to view the details! ]
Ding!
Ding Ding!
Ding ding ding!
All of a sudden, a flood of new information came flooding in.
The player was inevitably a little flustered and couldn't take care of the group of NPCs in front of him for a while.
But there is order in the chaos, and the most important thing right now is this!
【no! 】
——Refuse to access the skills of UR BOSS-Leopold Camus!
Leopold Camus, as a UR NPC, the quality of his skills is more important than the quantity.
Whether it's [Aura of Love] or [Special UR NPC Exclusive Passive BUFF: 'The Sound of Tennis' Listening...],
It can be regarded as a BUG-level state.
If you only look at the numbers, it is indeed very exciting for players.
But - these two skills are so specialized that they are completely tied to Leopold Camus.
There is a line of small words under the skill item. Take a closer look.
[100% love for tennis, unlocked when prerequisites such as 'Kiss the Ball' and 'Live with the Ball' are met!]
Chicken and cat: "..."
Well, it seems I don’t really want to.
Isn't it just one or two BUG-like skill states? Seriously, why bind it so rigidly!
The cat made a sound of wanting but regretful,
After processing the pop-up messages one by one, the cat finally had time to look around.
I also noticed the UR NPC and other NPCs blocking my way.
Chicken Cat: What happened?
The player glanced at them and reviewed the conversation.
After searching for a long time, the only useful information I found was this sentence from Leopold Camus:
Although the status is a bug, the binding is locked, which is useless to players.
Just refuse!
Leopold Camus waited patiently for a moment,
He was very patient. Even when the person he was waiting for, Yagi Kei, left him there for a long time without any response, he did not get annoyed at all.
His good temper is almost beyond the ordinary.
The other members of the U-17 French team were all about to say something, but because of Camus's performance, they had to suppress it.
Finally——After waiting for so long, so long,
Across the net, the black-haired boy finally gave some reaction.
The dark and hollow dead fish eyes raised upwards, meeting Camus's cobalt blue pupils.
When our eyes met, my heart tightened slightly.
Camus had rarely seen the "revolutionary spark" he was fighting against so closely.
At this moment, I suddenly looked at
Pale skin, ink-black hair and eyes, like stagnant water,
As soon as I saw his eyes, I couldn't divert my attention to other things.
Those two eyes were like the deepest whirlpools, dragging the brain and all thoughts into the deepest depths of the mud...
“—Camus?”
A voice from the side suddenly drew Leopold Camus's attention back.
When I regained consciousness, beads of sweat were already rolling down my forehead.
Just one glance, one encounter,
Leopold Camus almost fell into these abyss-like eyes!
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But in front of him, the black-haired boy moved faster than him.
"oh,"
Just this one sound, nothing else.
Raise your head, sweep past, pick up the racket and move it to the side behind you,
Without any hesitation or delay, he moved quickly and decisively, turning around.
No more glances were spared for the waiting Leopold Camus,
This action not only stunned Camus who had been waiting anxiously,
Even the U-17 French team, who were waiting to see what the final outcome would be, were stunned.
"Wait, turning around and leaving without saying a word means..."
They looked at each other, disbelief streaming from their eyes.
But the answer is right in front of us.
"This guy——actually rejected Camus right in front of me?!"
The Japanese team also paused, but compared to the French team's confusion and even some doubts,
They're in better condition.
Because - after all, it's just a chicken and a cat!
Simply rejecting the captain of the French team who wanted to surrender and offer his strength was not a problem at all!
Yagi Kei turned and left. The U17 players looked at each other and, starting with Jibaimaoduwei, they turned and left one after another.
The French team wanted to intercept or say something.
But the current situation...
There were a lot of people when they came, and there were a lot of people when they left.
But after a while, only the Byodoin Phoenix was left in the place.
His gaze fell and stopped at Camus, who was still standing in front of the net, watching the black-haired boy with almost obsessive eyes.
Byodoin Phoenix: "...His power surpasses everyone else."
“…”
“…”
"Yeah, I know."
Confused, Dimodimolo looked at Tristan Barthes next to him, and then at Jonal San George on the other side.
As expected, they all had expressions of confusion and incomprehension.
The other speaker, Leopold Camus, sighed slightly, showing a hint of regret, but quickly continued,
"Being rejected was also expected."
"That kind of 'spark' is enough to set off a wave of revolutionaries that will destroy and rebuild everything."
Leopold Camus smiled: "This is what suits him best."
“…”
Byodoin Phoenix fell silent. Like Camus, his gaze followed closely, landing on the back of the black-haired figure.
Behind Yagi Kei, countless figures have gathered to follow him.
Even though, he himself would never care.
“——”
The match against Leopold Camus, the captain of the U-17 French national team, ended.
This matter seems to have come to an end.
There was no time to regret that Yagi Kei rejected Leopold Camus.
Next, a more critical task was updated.
[New main storyline: World Tennis Youth Championship melee!]
[Mission details: - Lead the reassembled All-Japan U17 team into the world arena, challenge and defeat all opponents in the world arena 100%, and become the world's number one!
-Current task progress: U-17 World Cup group stage (completed) - U-17 knockout stage (quarter-finals are about to begin!)
[New main quest: I want to become the world's number one tennis player!]
【Mission details:——Defeat all opponents.
Current task progress: 75%! 】
“…Here it comes.”
"Um……"
U-17 World Cup semi-finals,
The U-17 Japanese team won against the U-17 French team and successfully qualified for the next round.
And now, the match on the field is between the U-17 Swiss team and the U-17 American team.
The winner of this battle will qualify for the semi-finals.
They will also become the opponent of the U-17 Japanese team in the semi-finals!
Not only the Japanese team members who were directly involved in the match were present, but also players from other national teams were present.
"...Hey, that professional player from the Swiss team, the one named Amadeus, is ready to play now!"
Toyama Kintaro's cheerful voice came out, and he pointed directly at the field.
Shiraishi Kuranosuke was somewhat helpless, "Don't point your finger at people, Xiao Jin, that's too rude..."
But it wasn't just Toyama Kintaro, others also noticed,
The U-17 US team took a 2-0 lead in just a few games, winning both doubles games!
But with the arrival of Kiko Valentine and Alan Hopkins, both singles players gave up when the score reached '5:0'.
Directly lead the game score to 2-2!
Now - it all depends on the last man of each team to play alone and decide the final victory!
The S1 singles player of the U-17 US team is none other than the captain of the US team - Ralph Reinhart!
The S1 singles player of the U-17 Swiss team is also the captain of the Swiss team - Alexander Amadeus!
"GAME Switzerland vs. USA, S1 Singles Match - Alexander Amadeus vs. Ralf Reinhardt, the match begins!!"
Arrived at the scene and witnessed the entire game,
And now, the most watched match is between the captain of the American team and the captain of the Swiss team.
Ralph Reinhardt, who has the ability to "constantly correct his own weaknesses", and Alexander Amadeus, who has the ability to "discover the opponent's weaknesses and launch targeted attacks on them",
——The two people’s skills were completely restrained from the very beginning!
"...It's a tricky thing, both in terms of discovering weaknesses and constantly correcting them."
“…”
The murmur of discussion, intermittently rising and falling,
After the initial discussion, the Japanese team focused more on the two teams playing on the court.
Paying more attention, he looked at Alexander Amadeus.
After the match with Yagi Kei, Amadeus's exit was very impressive.
In the subsequent battles, Amadeus did not play.
This match against the captain of the US team, Ralph Reinhardt, can be said to be the first time since that day that Amadeus has publicly revealed his current strength.
"Serving, returning the ball, defending... there are no problems."
"The use of [Darkness] is not sealed..."
"Not affected...Amadeus?"
It’s hard to say.
Although it looked no different from the previous one that appeared before everyone's eyes, one could intuitively feel that something had changed.
Echizen Ryuya narrowed his eyes slightly, especially his gaze sweeping over Alexander Amadeus's wrist.
After watching for a while, he seemed to have noticed something.
"My habitual grip has changed."
"And... even more calm."
For Alexander Amadeus, standing on the court at this moment,
The me now is much better than the me who was standing on the court that time.
After accepting the fact that his ability was taken away, Amadeus did not feel sorry for himself, nor did he feel resentful or vengeful.
Starting from scratch,
Start over again.
That is exactly the case.
He discovered a 'gift',
The extraordinary progress is no longer from 0 to 100, but from 0 to 100 to 1000!
——The vaguely perceived boundaries, barriers, and ends,
Everything was completely broken, and the view suddenly became clear!
——This is a brand new starting point!
Even the unique skill [Darkness] that I thought was taken away and could never be used again,
On the third day, it returned to Alexander Amadeus!
It seems to be the same as before,
But only Amadeus himself knows that every ball he hits now, every bit of strength he shows,
Compared with the previous one, it is more settled, solid and reliable!
And all these changes come from...
The corner of my eye glanced over,
Several members of the U-17 Japanese national team were standing by the net, but not the one Alexander Amadeus wanted to see.
Junior high school players of the U-17 Japan national team,
The beginning of all changes,
Kei Yagi,
Only he...
After Amadeus's brief reflection, the battle with Ralph Reinhardt officially began.
"If he could stand on both sides of the net with him again, if he could play against him again, then he would definitely—"
Amadeus slowly raised his eyes,
"He will definitely show his full potential in a new way."
"——Game 6:5!"
"Game over! U-17 USA vs. U-17 Switzerland, final score 3-2!"
"The U-17 USA team WIN!! Successfully advanced to the semifinals!"
Cheers, cheers, and shouts all rang out, almost bursting through the venue.
The captain of the American team, who decides the final victory or defeat,
Even after the upgrade, Alexander Amadeus is still one step behind due to the restraint of his skills.
Ralph Reinhardt, sensitive to gazes, turned his head slightly when he noticed someone was looking at him.
Successfully made eye contact with the Japanese team, especially the leader, Byodoin Phoenix.
He nodded politely.
Byodoin Phoenix also nodded and led the Japanese team away from the court.
At this point - the U-17 semi-finals are all over.
The next game, the quarter-finals, the opponent is determined!
It’s the U-17 US national team!
"Not everyone gets a second chance to stand in front of him."
Alexander Amadeus, who was leaving the player's tunnel with his racket in hand, raised his head slightly when he heard the sound.
At the end of the contestant's passage, a golden light lingered briefly, charming, elegant, and graceful.
The moment he raised his eyes, Amadeus recognized the other person with his cobalt blue eyes that were as clear as gemstones.
Leopold Camus, captain of the French U-17 national team.
Smiling, Camus looked at him one last time,
"...I'm so envious of you, the chosen one."
“…”
Camus's conversation with Amadeus was unknown to any third party.
Right now, everyone's attention is focused on the upcoming battle.
U-17 World Cup quarter-finals,
——U-17 USA National Team VS U-17 Japan National Team,
The competition is about to begin!
[Ding!]
[New main mission: World Tennis Youth Championship melee!
-Current task progress: U-17 World Cup group stage (completed) - U-17 knockout stage (semi-finals, officially started!)]
Players click on the newly popped up task progress and once again arrange the battle cards.
When you want to make a selection,
With a sound of [ding——], the task was updated again.
[New main quest: I want to become the world's number one tennis player!]
【Mission details:——Defeat all opponents.
Current mission progress: 75%...! 】
[——Please add the player to your team in the match against the U-17 USA team!]
[——Challenge UR NPC - 'Ralph Reinhard'!]
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