When Enemies Meet

The Serbia team had been defeated by Japan Team in the first round.

The spectators outside the court had also gotten a sense of Japan Team's strength.

Serbia was ranked higher, yet in this first-round match, they hadn't shown much of the dominance expected of a strong team.

Even the two sets they won had only been thanks to their high school players facing middle schoolers.

Their high school players hadn't even managed to completely overwhelm Japan Team's middle schoolers.

They had even struggled to win.

Japan Team's Kite Eishiro and Shiraishi Kuranosuke had also shown tremendous resilience.

Many keen-eyed spectators could tell at a glance that if Japan Team's middle schoolers hadn't been less accustomed to the pace of the World Tournament than their high school players—

and if they hadn't been caught off guard at the start, the match might not have even reached Singles 1.

After all, despite their lack of match experience, the middle schoolers adapted to the pace of the match and tenaciously dragged it into a tiebreak.

This also made people realize how strong Japan Team had become.

Moreover, these middle schoolers who kept emerging one after another made them understand that Saeki Muneyoshi's rise wasn't a fluke. Japan Team's new generation truly had a lot to offer.

Japan Team, however, paid no attention to the discussions.

After the match ended, they didn't leave either. Instead, they watched the other matches.

The match between the America Team and England Team was naturally the one that drew the most attention from everyone on Japan Team.

After all, both teams would be Japan Team's next opponents.

In the stands, Muneyoshi watched England's crushing defeat below without much surprise.

As the first set ended, the two players from the America Team returned to their team.

They