Chapter 205: 1st update + 2nd update + 20,000 nutrient solution extra update! Players...
"oh, "
"I'll go."
Calm, like a pool of stagnant water,
The sound came from behind me slowly,
Just as he was about to stand up and walk onto the court, Onijujiro stopped.
In the peripheral vision of others, he put down his racket and sat back in his seat.
He didn't resist at all.
He cooperated very well and changed the order of his battles, handing it over to Yagi Kei.
Not only Onijūjiro, but even the entire U-17 Japanese team had no doubts.
No one asked "Why did Yagi appear at this time?"
The cat has its own way of doing things.
After being destroyed one after another, the worldview was completely distorted and gradually turned into the shape of a cat.
People have learned to accept first and then think.
No matter what the cat does, let him do it first.
Otherwise - sooner or later you will have to do it.
I engraved this truth into my mind, then looked up at the back of the black-haired boy.
He has stepped onto the court, holding his racket, his movements are small, and his facial expression changes almost unchanged.
Opposite him was the captain of the U-17 US team, who was smiling slightly and squinting his eyes, waiting.
Ralph Reinhardt appeared as the third singles player in S3!
With the score at 2-0, Ralf Reinhardt reversed the order and took the initiative to close the game.
He thought about his opponent and had a rough idea in his mind.
But when I actually see the person standing in front of me, I open my eyes the moment I see clearly.
The Japanese national team, which competed as a dark horse in this U-17 World Cup,
The real 'dark horse' - Yagi Kei!
A slightly ominous premonition spread in Ralph Reinhardt's heart.
But now is not the time to be timid.
Very politely, Ralph Reinhardt took the initiative to show goodwill and nodded slightly to express his politeness.
The black-haired boy opposite him just stood there quietly looking at him for a while.
Calm, without ripples,
Still,
The smile on Ralph Reinhardt's face was almost frozen, almost unable to maintain.
It was obvious to the naked eye that Reinhardt's condition at the moment was definitely not good, but whether it was the spectators on the side of the court, the players' teammates on both sides, or even the staff and referees who maintained order on the court,
Everyone kept silent, and no one dared to step forward to punish Jibaimao.
After all, when this guy (this person) plays tennis, it’s real demolition tennis!
The U-17 World Cup Organizing Committee has no words to express its grievances.
With Germany, Greece, Australia, Switzerland, France, including the United States team that is currently in progress,
Whenever this guy plays, the stadium will collapse and be scrapped, and the cost of repairs and restoration alone will be astronomical.
“…”
“…”
The referee looked at the electronic clock again and again, wondering whether to remind the players that if they continued watching, the match would be overdue.
——Just before the referee was about to blow the whistle,
The black-haired boy who had been staring at Ralph Reinhardt finally looked away and spoke.
"Choose a side."
As soon as he said this, everyone, including the staff, spectators, and teammates in the waiting areas on both sides,
Even Ralph Reinhardt, who was just a net away, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
As soon as I relaxed, I suddenly realized something else.
In just over ten minutes of stalemate, Ralph Reinhardt's back was already wet with cold sweat!
"superior,"
"...Then I'll choose."
Just because of my feelings, I had to slow down a beat.
Slowly following the sound, Reinhardt watched the racket spin and land with a "crack".
Yes,
Kei Yagi took the initiative and served first.
"……here we go."
"He's on stage,"
"Is it Ralph Reinhardt this time..."
U-17 quarter-finals,
By JAPAN VS AMERICAN,
S3-Singles 3, Yagi Kei VS Ralph Reinhardt,
The audience seats on both sides, or the middle or back rows, or the unnoticed contestant passages,
There were dozens of figures of different sizes standing there.
At a glance, all of them are members of the U-17 national teams.
The Greek team, the Australian team, the French team, the Swiss team, and Akamenon... all played against the Japanese team.
There are more secretive ones,
"...Over there, that's the German team, right?"
Apollo Stephanopoulos and Orion Stephanopoulos caught sight of the German team members who had just arrived.
"Why are you here so late? It seems the match between Germany and Spain is not today."
“…”
The Stephanopoulos brothers asked, and Taranta Hercules looked at them from a distance, then noticed to his side,
"...Lord Zeus?"
When his name was called, Zeus Iliopoulos withdrew his gaze from the German team.
He smiled slightly and explained slowly.
"They probably received the news that the players were replaced at the last minute, so they rushed here specially."
“——!”
"That is to say, they came here specifically for that person."
Not only the Greek team is discussing this, the French team is also observing.
Today he did not ride a white horse, but sat quietly in the audience, with his chin in his hand.
Although he looked impatient, his body couldn't deceive people, his butt was glued to the chair and he didn't move.
"Hmph... the guy who stole the show."
Along with Plance Ludovic Sharudaru are the rest of the U-17 French national team.
Unlike Plans who spoke first and spoke frankly, Tristan Barthes and Degas Delacroix maintained a quiet silence.
In the middle of them, Leopold Camus sat with his arms folded, elegantly and naturally, glancing at Plance Ludovic Charudaru.
Soon he refocused his attention on the court.
To be more precise——the black-haired figure on the court,
Kei Yagi.
"...It's not just them,"
Alexander Amadeus spoke, startling the unsuspecting Swiss team members.
Henry Nobel III turned to look at him blankly.
I noticed the sight, but didn't look back.
Alexander Amadeus simply continued,
"...those of us here, including most of the audience,"
"To be more precise... they all came here for him."
“…”
“…”
It is undeniable and cannot be refuted.
Amadeus's words directly touched everyone's heart.
——'A legend is being born.'
Even if it is not said explicitly, those who can sense it know it in their hearts.
U-17 Japan national team, junior high school students,
Kei Yagi,
He will definitely be the first person to influence the world and bring about a new pattern!
"GAME START! U-17 - Japan National Team, Yagi Kei serves!"
The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began.
The player that Ralph Reinhardt had been thinking was scanning and watching him finally moved.
The player retracted his gaze towards the status bar of UR BOSS-Ralph Reinhardt.
Just like the UR NPCs we fought before,
UR BOSS-'Ralph Reinhardt' enters battle mode, and his special buff slowly appears under the expanded health bar and status bar.
[Ding!]
['Hero who rules the stars and illuminates the darkness': UR NPC-Ralph Reinhardt exclusive status!]
[The ability to constantly correct one's own weaknesses and overcome them!
——If you make a mistake once, you will turn it into a skill you are good at next time.】
When players actually stood in front of this UR BOSS, it was obvious why the UR NPC Alexander Amadeus was defeated by this UR NPC even after his stats were improved.
They are completely natural enemies. It is unfortunate that their weaknesses are targeted and restrained to such an extent.
But that is only for UR NPC-Alexander Amadeus,
For players - the game has just begun!
"Here it comes, here it comes, what kind of serve will it be!"
"I guess it'll be a 365-degree Thomas with a butterfly flash hitting the wall without a spin, a 100% chance of catching the knife with bare hands, and a scheming frog touching your belly!"
"No, no, no, I guess it must be the '360-degree Thomas Spin, Barehanded 100% Catch the Blade, Scheming Frog, Then Touch Your Belly, Invincible Cosmic Big Bang Attack' ball!!"
“…”
"Although, how on earth do you remember such a long name so well..."
In the viewing area, complaints and excited shouts were intertwined.
The audience was watching closely, not only the audience, but also members of other national teams,
His sight was completely focused on the black-haired boy, staring at him straight from the moment he started, without blinking.
The black-haired boy moved!
He picked up the tennis ball!
He raised his racket!
He threw it upwards and swung it—
——It was just an ordinary serve!!
It was a shocking surprise. All the expectations and guesses were dashed. Everyone felt a little disappointed and had complicated expressions.
But immediately, when the ball was shot, the huge pressure that suddenly descended was all concentrated on the ball!
The small yellow ball was constantly oppressed and compressed, almost condensing into a bullet!
Without any restraint, he rushed straight towards Ralph Reinhardt, the captain of the American team, who was on the other side of the net!
Ralph Reinhardt did not let his guard down at all. Even at the beginning, when Yagi Kei did not use his special moves, his expression did not change at all.
He is cautious, careful, natural,
Don't underestimate your opponents, don't overestimate yourself,
After a brief hesitation, looking at the aggressive trend of the ball,
Thinking of the opponent who once stood opposite Yagi Kei, his eyes tightened.
In the next frame, he resolutely held the racket with both hands!
"……oh?"
A playful voice came from Echizen Ryuga, who was also watching the game in the waiting area.
He has a close relationship with the U-17 US national team, and although he is not familiar with his former teammates, such as Ralph Reinhardt, he is not unfamiliar with them either.
Are you putting your opponent at a level where he will lose if he doesn't hold the racket with both hands from the beginning?
It seems that the American team is determined to win back a game this time.
Echizen Ryuga narrowed his eyes, and his gaze finally drifted to Ralph Reinhardt, who was standing ready with his racket in hand.
He leaned forward slightly to press down on his center, and every move he made revealed his concentration and focus.
And this focus and concentration played a crucial role in the next return shot -!
“Kaaaaaaaaaa——!”
As soon as the ball touched the racket, the racket in Ralph Reinhardt's hand made a noisy friction sound.
Clenching my hands, I fought hard.
You don’t know how terrifying Kei Yagi is until you fight him.
Such serve speed, such serve spin and friction, such serve power...
Even junior high school students, high school students, no, professional players, would be shocked when they meet him!
It was just an ordinary serve, not even a special move!
Ralph Reinhardt took a deep breath, grabbed the racket with both hands, and hit back directly under the huge pressure brought by the ball!
He succeeded in the attack, but it was neither clean nor neat.
My arms and wrists feel like they are being burned and stuck.
The yellow ball hit back towards the black-haired figure on the other side of the net.
He took a step forward, so fast, even faster than the ball.
At the moment when he only saw the afterimage of the ball, the man had already made his judgment and initiated action, reaching the landing point of the ball in one step.
What followed was the raised racket, heading straight towards the yellow ball.
“Sh ...
An even more terrifying friction sound, like a cat's claws scratching the glass, "sizzling" sounded.
The audience was disturbed, but they still tried their best to keep watching.
"Ka-ka! Kong-kong!"
With a loud bang, the yellow ball shot out at a high speed. Just now, a few afterimages could be barely seen, but now even the afterimages could not be seen at all!
Let’s just cut to the chase and go straight to Ralph Reinhardt!
Reinhardt had just finished hitting a ball, and was even watching how Yagi Kei would deal with this crucial ball, but when he looked up,
A laser beam shot straight at his face, without giving him a chance to react, it passed by him with a "hiss, hiss, hiss" sound and hit the ground!
“——15:0!”
A neat point!
The referee announced the score with a beep.
There was complete silence, as still as stagnant water.
After a while, the audience reacted, and Ralph Rhinehart also reacted.
The extremely noisy audience stands in stark contrast to the extremely silent stadium.
"S-Score..."
"I haven't even used my skills yet... It's just a normal serve, Leinster..."
Kiko Valentine bit his fingertips and said, "This time, I really ran into a tough guy..."
Alan Hopkins and Dudu Ovando didn't say it explicitly, but everyone's expressions were a little subtle.
The word "weakness" can be deep or shallow.
Wherever a weakness was discovered, Ralph Rhinehardt could correct it.
But what if that's not a 'weakness'?
I know the deeper meaning hidden underneath, but I dare not think too deeply about it.
Dudu Oufanduo laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, just one point - it can't represent everything, right?"
At the end of the sentence, I still couldn't control myself and used a question.
His uncertainty was exactly the same as the feelings of the other members of the U-17 US team present at the moment.
I have never seen Ralph Reinhardt face an opponent who was completely powerless from the very beginning.
Then think about the opponent standing across from him this time, the player he had defeated before...
"…Reinhardt, everything should be fine, right?"
“…”
“…Should, should…”
On the court, a point was scored first, but for the players, nothing changed.
After all, the health bar of the UR BOSS on the opposite side was only slightly scratched!
The road to conquer is long and arduous.
The player took a deep look at the UR BOSS, which was getting thicker and thicker than the other.
Open A——!
[Click·Your butterfly flash hits the wall 365 degrees, Thomas does not spin, bare-handed 100% catches the knife, the scheming frog touches your belly' in use...]
[Ding!]
【Congratulations! Success! 】
After losing a point, Ralph Reinhardt took a deep breath and decided to regroup before facing Kei Yagi again.
He closed his eyes and raised his head.
Before my eyes, a spinning tennis ball was falling, light and soundless. As it landed, another racket from below directly wiped it away.
Ralph Rhinehart winked slightly.
“Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack—”
“Kaa ...
Sharp sounds, explosive sounds, and even almost terrifying scratching sounds,
It roared in, covering the sky and the earth, like a rolling mountain and a torrential sea.
“It appeared—!”
“Sure enough, it’s this ball!!”
The audience who squeezed into the front row excitedly looked at each other with a little excitement.
They all said in unison, "--You butterfly flashed and hit the wall 365 degrees Thomas without a spin barehanded 100% catch the white blade of the scheming frog touching your belly 'ball!!"
The U-17 Japanese team members who heard it clearly: "..."
Um……
Has Jibaimao's influence reached this level?
Why does it feel like everyone is crazy about him...
There is no mention of them being the most crazy followers of the chicken-breaking cat.
At the moment the ball was shot, everyone's sight, attention and focus were highly concentrated and completely focused!
The first of Yagi Kei's four special skills - here it comes!
Ralph Rhinehart's face was tense.
This ball has appeared several times before, but each time it caused a very serious impact.
Now, it was his turn to fight—
Just like before, turn your hands and hold the racket tightly.
The ball has disappeared from sight. I had already made an analysis and judgment on this ball during the pre-war tactical analysis.
It is difficult to capture it accurately with the naked eye.
So at this time, you must calm down and notice the discordant noises around you.
A ball that disappeared so silently—there must be a gap that could be captured!
Ralph Reinhardt closed his eyes, the extreme noise,
All the attention is focused——
Found it!
Suddenly opening his eyes, Ralph Reinhardt swung his racket and hit the ball straight.
The direction of the sphere is now three inches away from his right calf!
The racket was like a giant net, heading straight for the sphere that was about to appear!
Even at this time, he still held the racket tightly with both hands. Ralph Reinhardt's body was much more flexible than it looked, and he was bent to a position close to the limit.
Suddenly grab, wipe and hit upwards!
“Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-boom-boom-kong-kong-kong-kong-!”
He clenched his teeth tightly.
This ball is far more terrifying than the analysis!
It is also more difficult to resist!
Capturing it is not complete, how to fight back is the most important question!
Ralph Reinhardt struggled with the ball.
His torment and suffering were not visible on his face.
But anyone who has ever fought against a chicken and a cat can completely empathize with it at this moment.
Especially - continuous improvement, evolving with each game,
His ball - it's only going to get harder and harder to handle!
Ralph Reinhardt's arm felt numb, and his entire wrist felt heavy and torn.
But I can't give up now.
If you can't continue from here, it's tantamount to admitting defeat!
Grit your teeth and squeeze out all your potential.
Hair flew, clothes fluttered, and air currents rose from the ground and swirled around the body.
There was a slight light in front of my eyes,
The player noticed it and looked closely.
It was the UR BOSS on the other side of the net who was struggling to pull the player's attack.
Under his status bar, the exclusive status that players had noticed earlier seemed to be activated and lit up at this moment.
['Hero who rules the stars and illuminates the darkness': UR NPC-Ralph Reinhardt exclusive status!]
[The ability to constantly correct one's own weaknesses and overcome them!
——If you make a mistake once, you will turn it into a skill you are good at next time.】
[Inspiring…]
[Ding!]
[UR NPC detected - the prerequisites for successful activation have not been met, activation failed! ]
The faint light that rose up was like a candle in the wind, and it flickered twice and quickly went out.
Correspondingly, Ralph Reinhardt tightened his wrist, and finally withstood the unparalleled pressure and blasted back!
oh?
While returning to A, the player took another look at the UR BOSS.
Although it was a successful counterattack,
But the exclusive status failed to activate.
This is the first time I have seen this kind of situation, and I was a little interested.
Check the details column of the exclusive status failure.
[Reason for failure to trigger: The 'weakness' itself has not surfaced!]
The players understood.
Meaning... not 'weakness',
That is simply 'weak'.
All of a sudden, even the players' gazes towards UR BOSS - Ralph Reinhardt became a little subtle.
Completely unaware of this, Reinhardt was still immersed in the feeling of returning the ball!
"Fight back—"
Ralph Reinhardt lowered his head and could still see his fingers trembling slightly. They were even numb from the impact and twitched intermittently.
The wrist and forearm are in a terrible state.
But none of this can cover up the most important point——
He successfully countered Yagi Kei's 'Butterfly Flash, Hit the Wall, 365 Degrees, Thomas, No Spin, 100% Catch the Blade's Scheming Frog Touching Your Belly' ball!
Joy filled my heart, for a moment,
The next second,
“Kaalaalaalaa ...
The extremely loud, noisy, and sharp friction immediately pulled Ralph Reinhardt back.
He didn't have time to react and looked in the direction of his intuition.
——Sure enough, another goal!
"Such a quick comeback!"
"It's too fast—it seems like Captain Reinhardt's pulling is completely useless!"
The American team members started to discuss fiercely.
Kiko Valentine was still biting his fingers. "Lucky... This is no longer just lucky."
Dudu Oufanduo suppressed more of his emotions and regained his spirits.
"At this time, we... just need to trust Reinhardt."
“…”
“…”
“…This is the only way.”
However, the situation on the field at this moment cannot be reversed by simply saying "believe".
For Ralph Reinhart, it was a hard-fought, barely-conquered goal.
Turning to the opponent, it was as light as an ordinary blow.
There were many thoughts in his mind, but Reinhardt didn't have time to think about them.
After all, the most important thing at the moment is to return this ball!
The yellow ball that was coming straight towards him looked even more terrifying than before just from its appearance!
For some reason, my eyelids twitched rapidly.
Reinhardt took a deep breath and suppressed the anxiety in his heart.
Even though this uneasiness is shaky, like the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads, about to fall—
The ball is in front of me, there is no more time to hesitate.
Every second counts,
Ralph Reinhardt clenched his fist tightly, not caring about the pain in his palm, and attacked head-on with the laceration!
"...you have great courage,"
"How brave, the captain of the American team~puri!"
I'm not saying this to be sarcastic.
But I believe so from the bottom of my heart.
Facing Yagi Kei, he was not overwhelmed by the fear brought about by his extraordinary strength that surpassed ordinary people, but was able to struggle bravely and go against the current.
Anyone who can do this is a true warrior!
A true warrior - Ralph Reinhardt,
My whole body feels like I'm falling into an icy abyss.
The force, speed and friction of this ball hitting the racket are not the same as those of the previous ball!
The value has doubled!
As an all-around player, Ralph Reinhardt encountered such a tough opponent for the first time!
The pulling started again.
By constantly correcting his own "weaknesses", Ralph Reinhardt has achieved "perfection" in the secular sense.
According to established principles,
His opponents cannot defeat him unless they find his weakness.
It should be so.
Even the members of the American team, who fully trust their charismatic captain, believe so.
Now, another path emerges.
He completely broke away from the inherent thinking framework and punched Ralph Reinhardt directly.
That is - skip the 'weakness', rely solely on strength, and crush them all the way like a bulldozer!
"——A random punch will kill the master!"
The unreasonable behavior of Jibai Cat, "No matter how you use the system mode routine, you will still be stabbed to death by the meow punch",
One move is enough to win over the U-17 team.
For example, Ralph Reinhardt now, after struggling to pull the double return ball,
Just when I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, something came towards me—four times, eight times, sixteen times!
Ralph Reinhardt was finally stabbed to death by Jibaimao.
“——Beep!”
“1-0!”
Win the serve with one move,
The black-haired boy was neither flustered nor anxious, and looked very relaxed.
Looking back at Reinhardt on the other side...
The U-17 American team cheered up.
"It's okay, it's okay—"
"That's right, it's Reinhardt's serve game now, Reinhardt will definitely score!"
"That's right—after all, Reinhard doesn't have any 'weaknesses'—"
"Empty empty empty empty empty rumble rumble boom boom boom boom!!"
A ball was hit back and dust flew up.
Although many spectators, contestants, and staff on site were not witnessing such scenes for the first time,
But every time I see it, I still feel a little complicated.
"...Is this player really not from the Demolition Team?"
"No matter how many courts there are, they're not enough for him to build..."
A network of separation,
The ground collapsed, and the lines were as dense as spider webs, with strands of lines distributed irregularly. It was actually a huge pit that collapsed on the spot!
And the figure that fell in the center of the pit was Ralph Reinhardt!
Once again, an extremely familiar scene appeared.
But this time, the victim has changed.
The U-17 World Cup rescue team waiting on the side of the field is already on full alert.
They have already locked onto Yagi Kei and the Japanese team.
As soon as this key role and key team appeared on the field, the rescue team had already carried the stretcher and was ready to rush into the field at any time.
It's bound to happen, it's bound to happen, it's bound to happen,
and,
'Sure enough—it really happened!'
The referee held the whistle, hesitant, his gaze shifting from the clean-cut black-haired boy on this side of the net to the gray, ash-filled, broken walls, and rubble-covered ruins of the stadium on the other side.
Now, even the referee cannot make a decision on his own.
Whether Ralph Rinehart, a U-17 US national team player, is disqualified.
Wait, a long wait,
Until a few clicks,
The sound of small gravel rolling down, all of a sudden,
In the waiting area of the American team, Kiko Valentine and Dudu Ovando's eyelids jumped and they looked over!
I lowered my voice carefully, hoping for something, but also afraid that if I spoke louder, it would startle something.
“Is it, is it Reinhardt…?”
In the gray fog, for a long time, finally before the referee started counting down,
A figure,
Slowly stood up and walked out of the gray fog.
The body gradually becomes clearer and the face is revealed.
—It was Ralph Reinhardt!
Reinhart returned to the court and judging by his basic physical condition, he can continue to fight.
The game is over and paused, GAME continues,
The referee awarded the goal.
“——15:0!”
It was Ralf Reinhart's serve, and he was broken from the first point.
This is no longer a 'weakness' or a 'weakness'.
It's pure crushing of strength!
Everyone present has already realized this with absolute certainty.
Especially Ralph Reinhardt who faced Yagi Kei,
He was not slow to realize this.
However, as I realized this, an indescribable fear slowly crept into my heart like fog.
"If it's not a weakness, then that's the only one left..."
'The only correct answer...is weak. '
“—Finally found it.”
A loud bang of the table.
Immersed in watching the match, I was lucky enough to choose the audience seat on Yagi Kei's side, so the U-17 French team members who were not bombarded had different feelings.
Until this sound, like a sigh, like a confession, falls lightly and floats in my heart.
It's Camus.
Leopold Camus could sense his teammates looking at him, but he didn't respond.
With one hand supporting her face, her braided hair fell neatly on her shoulders.
As blue as the sea, cobalt blue eyes gently fixed on the court below,
"...From the very beginning, our strength has never been equal."
"Finally figured it out on your own, Ralph Rhinehart."
If he could help it, Ralph Reinhardt didn't want to notice.
But the facts are already before us, there is no escape, we can only face them.
"So now... what should we do?"
Echizen Ryuya's lips curled up into a playful smile.
"The person who keeps correcting his own 'weaknesses' is facing a guy who has never had any 'weaknesses'."
Alexander Amadeus put it succinctly: "It is tantamount to pitting imperfection against perfection."
“…”
With his arms folded, looking down at the court, Jurgen Barisavich Volker remained silent.
Tankumar Schneider and Berti B. Bulku looked at it for a long time.
After returning to the U-17 German national team as a professional player, Jurgen Barisavich Volker heard that he was defeated by a middle school student.
In addition to being surprised, people were more likely to speculate that it was just luck or that Volker had made a concession.
But watching so far, every match against Greece, Australia, France and Switzerland has been a testament to their strength.
A true rising star, a dark horse.
Even advanced all the way to the quarter-finals,
"Walker, that kid...what do you think?"
Berti spoke,
Jurgen Barisavich Volk heard it, or perhaps he didn't. He didn't say anything, but just watched silently.
Not getting an answer, Berti and his partner Tankumaru looked at each other and shrugged regretfully.
“…Unlimited.”
"Uh-huh?"
Berti was about to give up when he thought he would not get an answer, but suddenly someone spoke up and repeated his question doubtfully.
"What has no upper limit?"
Jurgen Barisavich Volker: "Talent, talent, future,"
He stared quietly and deeply at the only black-haired figure on the field, his eyes fixed on her,
"everything,"
"There's no limit to what he's all about, Yagi Kei."
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