Guard Against Underhanded Tactics Off the Court

After the plane stabilized during flight.

Seeing that everyone was starting to relax, Irie Kanata, who was sitting next to Saeki Muneyoshi, took out a document.

"Senior Irie, this is..."

Looking at the Irie Kanata smile, Saeki Muneyoshi felt a little puzzled.

Upon taking a look, Muneyoshi was somewhat surprised. "This is the information of the Siam U17 players?"

He originally thought that this competition would be completely unpredictable, because his team lacked anyone with expertise in data analysis.

Kimijima Ikuto and Mitsuya Akito both went to Europe with Byōdōin.

However, Irie Kanata unexpectedly solved his immediate problem, preventing him from being completely unaware of his opponent.

"That's right, these were all teleported over by Mitsuya yesterday."

"These are all the latest versions. Mitsuya is very timely in updating this information. Knowing that you might be leading the team this time, he sent them over overnight, though it was nighttime there..."

Irie Kanata smiled confidently, "Saeki- kun, this is your first time leading a team, so you'll definitely need this information."

Muneyoshi nodded. Although he wasn't blindly confident in his abilities, he was still quite confident.

However, apart from Irie, the others who went on this expedition with him are probably all equally incompetent.

Tokugawa Kazuya will definitely be very strong in the future, but he has only come down from the back mountain now, and Coach Mifune has only given him guidance.

His current ability is sufficient to secure a place on the number one pitch, but he hasn't been fully developed yet, and there's still a long way to go compared to what he'll be like a year from now.

As for the others, they were originally all second-tier soldiers.

This data comes at just the right time, arguably when the Japan Team is at its weakest during their expedition. It allows these second-string teams to fully understand their opponent's strength and prepare themselves mentally.

"Thank you, Irie- senpai. Of course, I will personally thank Mitsuya- senpai."

Muneyoshi solemnly thanked Irie beside him. Irie didn't take it to heart and instead put on her eye mask to rest.

Muneyoshi then opened the documents and began to examine them.

"The team leader of Paradon Gowabithud Siam, and the second-in-command of Balapong Srichapan Siam..."

Muneyoshi flipped through the information in his hand, gaining a general understanding of the Siam team's personnel and strength.

As East Asia and Southeast Asia are also tennis wastelands, there are not many players who are truly worth paying attention to. It didn't take long for Muneyoshi to finish reading all the information.

At the same time, I also have a clear plan in mind for the deployment of troops for this expedition.

This is his first time leading a team, and he's handling both coaching and team management; he certainly doesn't want to suffer a defeat at the start.

Being a team leader and commander is not an easy task, and fortunately, the teams that the Kurobe members gave Muneyoshi to practice against were weak teams like Siam and Bharata.

The team members were all from the second-tier military.

He can still keep it under control.

Even if he is the best player on the team, if everyone is First String player, he might not necessarily have a smooth journey.

Especially when there were troublemakers like Kimijima Ikuto in the First String.

People have different interests and desires. Even though Oni Jūjirō was so powerful back then, his expedition still ended up with a lot of messy and ridiculous things.

This is also one of the reasons why Oni Jūjirō didn't come along this time.

Besides the fact that Siam itself is not strong, another aspect is that a team cannot have two core players.

That would naturally lead to division.

I don't know how much time has passed.

"Attention passengers, this flight is about to arrive..."

Knock knock!

As sweet voices filled the cabin, the descending airflow made the plane slightly turbulent.

The clouds outside the window were thinning, and a feeling of weightlessness enveloped everyone. Those who had been resting with their eyes closed were also waking up.

Feeling the stinging sensation in their eardrums, the athletes, participating in the expedition for the first time, became excited.

Suvarnabhumi Airport, located in Samut Prakan, is about 30 kilometers from Bangkok city center and is a 4F-class international airport.

The plane carrying Muneyoshi and the others landed safely here.

"This is Siam. It looks different from what's portrayed in the news."

As soon as Irie stepped out of the cabin, she went straight to Muneyoshi's side.

Muneyoshi looked up at the sky. Blue sky and white clouds. If it weren't for the many unique buildings he had just seen from high above, his first impression of the city would have been quite good.

"Let's go. This place is different from Japan. Once we're here, everyone needs to be careful with their off-field tactics. Better safe than sorry."

After everyone had disembarked, Muneyoshi gave a stern reminder.

Having experienced the darkness of the world, he understood this better than anyone else here.

"Clear."

Hearing Muneyoshi's serious attitude, the excitement in everyone's hearts vanished instantly, and they felt a chill in their hearts, echoing in unison.

Siam is unlike other countries because it is located in Southeast Asia. Its security is nowhere near that of Japan, let alone another major Eastern country.

Moreover, the so-called expeditionary clashes actually began the moment they set foot here.

This is especially evident in competitive sports.

It's worth noting that the East Asian countries were originally roughly in the same tier, but Japan Team's rise in the World Tournament last year has suddenly widened the gap between them and the others.

Therefore, it's not just South Korea; several other countries also want to compete with Japan.

Like South Korea Siam, this away qualifying tournament was also a test for the Japan Team.

Therefore, they had no idea what the other party would do.

Saeki Muneyoshi led his group through a private passage in a very discreet manner.

The venue for this competition is the Muang Thong Thani Land Sports Centre in Bangkok, which has complete supporting facilities and can usually be reached directly by hotel shuttle bus.

They remained silent the entire way.

Upon arriving at the airport, the group ignored the vehicles arranged by the Siam government and boarded a pre-booked bus to the Muangthong Thani Sports Complex in Bangkok, where they checked into a hotel on short notice.

As for why they ignored the vehicles arranged by the Siam side and did not go to the officially arranged accommodations... this was a precaution that Kurobe Yukio and Saito Itaru had taken in advance.

During last year's World Cup qualifying tournament, the Siam national team stayed at a hotel arranged by the Bharata delegation.

As a result, four people experienced varying degrees of gastrointestinal problems on the day of the competition, while the other four stated after the competition that they had been harassed by unknown individuals while resting overnight.

They even held an event outside the hotel all night, preventing them from getting any rest.

This matter even reached the International Tennis Association, but unfortunately, it was ultimately dropped.

Because there is no evidence to suggest that these things were done by Bharata's delegation.

Furthermore, Bharata's official explanation was that they were conducting a religious blessing ceremony in their area.

This slanderous act by Siam is considered a serious violation of the freedom of religion of the Bharata people...

The sports media in Bharata even directly criticized the Siam team for lacking the spirit of accepting defeat and being unable to accept losing.

It's important to understand that Bharata's world ranking is higher than Siam's, which is why they have to resort to various means, let alone Siam, which is already experiencing this suffering.

It's hard to guarantee that they won't uphold the noble character of taking the umbrella away from others just because they themselves have been rained on.

Choose to give up entirely.

It's always better to be careful.

South Korea similar to Bharata, and perhaps even more so.

Muneyoshi and the others had heard from the Kurobe coach that when Dōmoto Shingo was a freshman, he and the first First String went on an expedition to South Korea.

They experienced almost the same or even worse treatment as the Siam in Bharata.

This is why teams like South Korea and Bharata, despite not being particularly strong, are renowned worldwide for their tennis skills.

From that time on, all the teams that the Japan Team traveled to for competitions became cautious and prepared for both possibilities.

After arriving at the hotel they had booked on the spot, everyone began to rest.

"Senior Irie, please wait a moment!"

After everyone else had entered the room, Muneyoshi deliberately lagged behind and whispered to Irie Kanata ahead of him.

As the only person in the team with expedition experience, Muneyoshi still had some things to discuss with Irie Kanata in case.

P. S.: "Today's update is here, about 8,300 words. Thank you all for your support."

Bharata, Bharat, India were all part of the same country...