The Prince of Tennis: The Quincy of Rikkai University

Chapter 262 Useless Calculation

"U17 World Cup group stage, second match of Group B, Australia vs. Japan!"

The moment the referee announced the start of the game, cheers rang out again.

"Tsk, these are just some petty tricks that are not presentable enough."

Mifune Nyudo stared at the screen with a look of disdain on his face.

"I have found some information. The tickets for this game were sold out months before the game started. This is a premeditated plan."

"I'm afraid that the Swiss team, which ranked second in the world, encountered the same situation as us yesterday, and the other team took advantage of the opportunity to win."

Kanata Irie said with a serious expression what he had learned after his investigation.

Although they were very unwilling, the others in the lounge had to admit after hearing that the other party's actions were within the rules.

"This is normal. After all, the other party is the host."

Byodoin's expression was not that resentful. It was a consensus in many sports that the host country could create a favorable fighting environment for them through local conveniences. This was an unspoken rule.

Home pressure is a factor that players in various sports will face.

The reason why the Australian team used this method was also to put home pressure on them.

Because under the pressure of home court, players who are not mentally strong enough will be crushed by this invisible pressure, and as a result, they may not be able to perform even half of their usual strength.

The person who developed this tactic for the Australian team may not be known to others, but Maya Yuuki knows it very well.

He knew very well that on the surface, John Fitzgerald, the main player of the Australian team, seemed to be the captain who commanded the entire team, but in fact, J.J. Gorgias was the core of their team.

The reason why Australia beat Switzerland yesterday was inseparable from the advice and counseling of Gorgias' younger brother, Noah Gorgias.

Noah Gorgias was once a talented tennis player, but was ruthlessly kicked out of the academy due to his worsening eyesight. By chance, he became the advisor of the Australian team and formulated various tactics for the entire team to target the opponents.

However, what surprised Maya Yuuki was that he had no memory of the opponent's noise tactics yesterday, but it happened now.

This is definitely the work of Noah behind the scenes, but Maya Yuuki has not yet confirmed the reason.

The only guess he could make was that after watching the duel between him and Zeus, Noah adjusted the threat level of the Japanese team to a higher level than in the original timeline.

Perhaps only this reason can explain why Noah would use this seemingly unsophisticated and inferior strategy.

Noah was not sure whether there were several players as talented as Maya Yuuki in the Japanese team.

Therefore, he could only ensure the success of his tactics by indiscriminately influencing the mental state of all members of the Japanese team.

Thinking of this, Yuuki Maya's expression suddenly changed and she thought of another thing.

Since Keigo Atobe has already left the Japanese team, Maya Yuuki is not sure whether the conflict that was originally going to happen between the opponent and Gorgias will occur.

And because of this, no one in the Japanese team has noticed that there is a hidden strategist in the Australian team, so there will be no situation where Atobe proposes to replace Niou to break the deadlock.

"Do I need a reminder?"

After thinking for a moment, Yuuki Maya decided not to say anything.

The reason is simple. The three people from Rikkai University who participated in the battle this time are already stronger than those in the original timeline. Also, due to the influence of the butterfly effect, Fuji Shusuke's growth rate is much faster than before.

The two doubles teams composed of these four people will only produce results that are even more devastating than what he remembers.

Therefore, whether or not Ji Bu's move was used secretly, the result would not have made any difference. Any calculations were useless in the face of absolute strength.

"Relax everyone. Those guys from Team Bamboo are not that easy to defeat."

Maya Yuuki's timely remarks set the tone for the outcome of the game.

He knew better than anyone that the result of this group match would be a big win like yesterday.

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砰

砰

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In the venue, the sound of intense ball hitting could be heard.

In the second doubles match of the first game, while all the spectators were cheering for the doubles combination of the Australian team, it was Seiichi Yukimura and Genichirō Sanada who had the upper hand.

It is impossible for Genichirō Sanada to perform poorly at the beginning due to the pressure of home court.

Having already embarked on the path of Shura Shinto, his mental willpower was so strong that he completely ignored the psychological burden of playing away games.

Instead, this aroused his anger and fighting spirit, and he went all out from the very beginning of the game.

Even with Noah's careful planning, including sending out the "Iron Wall Guard" combination consisting of the Australian commander and his partner as a blocking force, they were unable to stop Sanada's all-out offensive.

Sanada is the main attacker, with Yukimura Seiichi as the supporting attacker.

In the end, the Japanese team won the game with a score of 6 to 3.

"You did a great job. You were able to perform at your usual level in that atmosphere. The performance of the junior high school students far exceeded my expectations."

After winning the first game, Mifune Nyudo looked at the screen with a satisfied smile on his face.

Winning means there is no problem with his deployment of troops.

"The performance of Yukimura and Sanada has also inspired the other junior high school students of Team Take. I think they will not let these two people take all the credit." Kurobe Yukio added.

The so-called morale will naturally become stronger as the battle goes on.

While everyone in the lounge was happily chatting, the second game began right after the players in the first game left the stage.

"The first doubles match between Australia and Japan in Group B will now begin. Please enter the venue."

When the referee's voice sounded in the locker room through the radio, Kirihara Akaya, one of the only junior high school students left here, looked in the direction of Yuuki Maya and asked, "Who are the two people who will appear next?"

Since Mifune Nyudo did not inform other players outside of the Bamboo Team of his appearance list in advance, most of the players who did not have a match today were not aware of the appearance order of the Bamboo Team.

"It's the combination of the two pillars of Qingxue." Yuuki Maya chuckled.

"Huh? Yuuki-senpai, you're such a jokester. Isn't Tezuka on the German team... huh!?"

Kirihara Akaya subconsciously thought that Yuuki Maya was joking with him, but halfway through his words, his eyes were attracted by the picture on the screen.

Because after the camera was turned to the court, in the Japanese team's half, Shusuke Fuji and Kunimitsu Tezuka were already standing in front of the net, waiting for the game to begin.

(End of this chapter)