The view from the sidelines was nothing compared to experiencing it firsthand on the court.
Although Medrano knew Saeki Muneyoshi was no slouch, he had only ever taken him seriously. He had never considered him his greatest enemy.
In his mind, the greatest threat in this Melbourne U-17 World Tournament could only be Polk.
But the strength Saeki Muneyoshi had just displayed had exceeded his imagination.
Medrano knew very well that he could no longer spare a thought for Polk.
Even his pre-match confidence that he had a seventy percent chance of beating Saeki Muneyoshi was now slipping toward sixty.
He even had a premonition that unless he dealt with Saeki Muneyoshi quickly, the match might develop into uncharted territory.
At this point, all he could do was give everything he had against this terrifying opponent.
So when Medrano returned to the baseline to serve, he abandoned the subtle, gradual approach he had used before.
He became aggressive and immediately opened his Different Dimension.
Then he sent it sweeping toward Saeki Muneyoshi.
Medrano's Different Dimension was not the same as the Different Dimension Realm that went with Japan's Asura Path.
It was a "real" alternate dimension. Compared with Antonio's, it could be seen as an enhanced version of his Golden Triangle Dimension.
A low hum filled the air...
A vast, peculiar aura surged from Medrano. A transparent light enveloped Muneyoshi and the entire court.
Watching this, Antonio spoke quietly from the Spain Team's section.
"He opened his Different Dimension right from the start? Muneyoshi must be putting him under a lot of pressure."
"So this is your path?"
On the court, Saeki Muneyoshi sensed this utterly different tennis system and couldn't help sounding surprised.
He hadn't expected Spain's captain to harbor such a negative desire to escape the present