The Captain Takes the Court

The victory of the Japan Team in the second doubles match reignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

According to world rankings, both India and India are ranked Japan Croatia.

Although the gap wasn't huge, the Japan Team's victory can still be considered a win against a stronger opponent.

Even viewers who aren't interested in Japan would cheer for a script like this.

However, compared to the cheering audience and their opponents who hated them to the core, the Japan Team wasn't particularly excited.

Before the match, they didn't consider these two teams as opponents; their only goal was France.

For doubles match one, the Japan Team fielded a first-year pair of Ōmagari Ryūji Kaji Fūta.

As First String in the current league, their strength is beyond doubt.

Even Muneyoshi, standing on the sidelines, became interested and stared intently at their retreating figures.

Saeki Muneyoshi was very interested in these two, especially Kaji Fūta.

As a powerful figure who once held the No. 5 badge, he wouldn't have died so soon if he hadn't encountered Oni Jūjirō.

Muneyoshi was unaware of his true strength, as it was not mentioned at all in the original work, and in Muneyoshi's eyes it was like a fog.

The only thing Muneyoshi knew about his future self was that he was one of the few people who would truly reach a high level on the path of Speed Extreme.

Therefore, this is a good opportunity for him to watch the game.

As the match began, Kaji showcased his impressive speed to the world, running energetically across the field.

As the current Japan man in Japan, Kaji Fūta, who has embarked on the path of Speed Extreme, also revealed the powerful strength hidden in the mist before Muneyoshi.

As the ball came in, Kaji sprinted along the baseline. With him guarding the backcourt, Ōmagari Ryūji in the frontcourt could easily utilize his strengths.

Bang!

"Hey, hey, it's not fast enough!"

Seeing the tennis ball fly straight to the opposite baseline, Kaji, maintaining his high speed, accelerated again, and a series of afterimages appeared behind him.

To the astonishment of his opponents, Kaji Fūta appeared at the landing point of the tennis ball, his racket flashing with a clear light as he unleashed an even faster, ultra-high-speed volley at the bouncing ball.

"Vajra Heaven - Gale!"

The incredibly fast return shot created a gust of wind, instantly breaking through the opponent's defense.

The figures of the two sides constantly clashed on the field. Both of them, making their debut on the world stage, cherished every point.

Bang!

The opponent then scored another exquisite body shot.

The tennis ball flew at breakneck speed, leaving a blur Kaji.

Just when his opponent thought he was about to score, Kaji appeared on the trajectory of the rebounding tennis ball, executed a brilliant spin, and returned the ball with a backhand.

"Second Style: Reverse Gale!"

"Game! Japan Team scores! Score 5-5!"

The game continued, and before anyone knew it, several Kaji Fūta appeared on the field.

"My speed has reached its limit!"

Kaji Fūta's voice still echoed in the air, the tennis ball had already been caught up by Kaji Fūta at the net.

Bang!

A precise cross-court shot pierced through the Croatia defense, finding its weak point.

You're finished!

Suddenly, several figures of Kaji Fūta appeared on the field, and all of them said "Kaji Fūta" in unison.

A deeper level of Speed Extreme speed: Extreme Speed Phantom!

Push your speed to the limit, run the entire court at top speed, and extend your defense to the entire field.

When Speed Extreme and enters a higher level, it can even produce more than a dozen phantom images.

If one can maintain this state for a long time, that is the Speed Extreme.

Of course, Kaji Fūta hasn't reached that level yet, but he can still maintain several phantoms for a few minutes.

This is his last trump card!

Bang!

Japan Team won the first game, with a score of 7-5.

The intense running at such a high speed was almost too much for even Kaji Fūta to handle.

He wiped the sweat from his bangs, glanced at Ōmagari Ryūji in front of him, and immediately felt a sense of relief.

Throughout the entire training camp, if we were to ask who was most familiar with Ōmagari Ryūji, it would definitely be Kaji Fūta. They were rivals during junior high school and had a very deep understanding of each other.

Seeing Kaji Fūta looking at him, Ōmagari Ryūji sighed and said, "Spare me, Kaji. You hit all the balls by yourself."

Kaji Fūta, slightly out of breath, smiled and said, "It's up to you now, Ryuji."

After saying Kaji, Kaji waved to the sidelines, and Muneyoshi smiled and tossed him a new racket.

"Next, Senior Omagari."

"Ah... okay, let's switch places, Kaji."

Shaking his head helplessly, Ōmagari Ryūji switched positions with Kaji Fūta and moved to the backcourt baseline.

With two rackets in hand, Ōmagari Ryūji's demeanor completely changes.

Ōmagari Ryūji, who possesses the ultimate Dual Wielding skills, has an extremely wide defensive range when standing at the baseline.

In the original work, he was able to forcefully suppress the doubles combination of Sanada Genichirou and Akutsu Jin with only six levels of strength.

And they didn't score a single point.

Holding the racket with both hands, leaping into the air, the trajectory of the shot is only revealed at the last moment, making it impossible for the opponent to predict.

Seeing that Ōmagari Ryūji had completely overwhelmed the Croatia duo, Muneyoshi's expression turned serious as he murmured in a low voice:

"It seems that trying to predict the direction of the shot by looking at Omagari -senpai's preparatory movements before hitting the ball is completely futile."

"Saeki- kun is very observant. That's Omagari's talent. After seeing his opponent's movements, even in the last second of the movement, he can freely use his forehand and backhand."

Irie affirmed Muneyoshi's assessment and provided a more detailed explanation.

At this moment, the serious-looking ghost spoke up, "Before Omagari gets serious, he always weakens his opponent's judgment first, and then enters the brutal hunting moment."

Seemingly in response to their conversation, the situation in Croatia's doubles match took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Savage Tiger!"

Two intersecting crimson beams of light suddenly emerged from the Japan Team's half of the field, instantly piercing through Croatia's half.

The tennis ball transformed into a blood-red tiger shadow, carrying a chilling aura as it broke through the barrier of the two Croatia players' hands.

Snap!

Two thuds of rackets hitting the ground rang out, and the carbon fiber skeleton slid across the ground.

"Game, Japan Team, 6:2."

"In the doubles match between Japan Team and Croatia, the score was 7-5 in the first game and 6-2 in the second game, with Japan Team winning with a perfect 2-0 record!"

As Ōmagari Ryūji Kaji Fūta, a hint of regret flashed in Saeki Muneyoshi's eyes.

The match just now had made him see Kaji Fūta's weaknesses clearly.

Although he is extremely fast, his weaknesses in tennis are also very obvious.

In terms of pure speed, Kaji is indeed Japan in Japan, but his reflexes can't keep up with his speed.

As long as you don't give him time to speed up, and you can roughly keep up with his speed by simply looking at his back, you can either wear him down or beat him down directly.

He's fast and well-rounded in other aspects, but he lacks the ability to deliver a decisive blow...

"What a pity... But Ōmagari Ryūji, no wonder he was able to keep up with the pace of evolution until the very end!"

Although Ōmagari Ryūji is still quite inexperienced, he is far from possessing the charisma to deliver the only defeat to the undefeated legend Tanegashima Shūji.

However, his potential, especially his suitability for doubles, is already clearly visible.

Regardless of Muneyoshi's inner thoughts, the audience was already boiling over again!

"Ooh ooh ooh!"

Japan! Japan!

The world's 30th ranked Japan Team, seems poised to once again stage a comeback and defeat the higher-ranked Croatia.

This kind of gimmick excited the audience.

For many years, the World Tournament has not seen a dark horse like Japan that has been able to stage a series of comebacks.

The Croatia team looked on in disbelief; the Japan Team had actually let them suffer two consecutive defeats.

Croatia's star player, Frederik, also looked very grim. He had originally planned to use this singles match to develop their own new talent, but it seems that this idea will have to be put on hold for the time being.

"Miller, I'll play next game. We can't afford to lose again!"

Frederik thought for a moment and then spoke to the newcomer.

"Chief, you..."

Seeing the extremely solemn faces of his teammates, Miller only remained silent for a few seconds before understanding the reason.

"Leader, you must win!"

Don't worry!

Frederik picked up his racket, patted the newcomer on the shoulder, and walked onto the court.

On the other side of the court, Saeki Muneyoshi, who was about to take the singles match, saw that his original opponent had suddenly changed.

The Japan side also realized what was happening; their star player had entered the game.

Kurobe, who was in charge of front-line affairs, changed his expression and looked at Oni Jūjirō beside him.

Without needing a reminder, Oni Jūjirō stepped in front of Muneyoshi and said in a deep voice:

"Saeki Muneyoshi, I'll take this match!"

After thinking for a moment, Muneyoshi shook his head.

"No, Senior Ghost, I'll handle this myself!"

"But the opposing team is Croatia's captain!"

"It's alright, isn't this the best kind of experience? And even if I lose, I still have you and Irie- senpai behind me, right?"

"The singles match will now begin!"

"Hey, Croatia has even made a substitution, and it's their star player taking the field!"

What's wrong with the Japan Team? Why aren't they making any substitutions?

"Heh, looks like he's very confident in his abilities. This is going to be interesting!"

"Quick, record this. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Japan's strength."

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