that man lost his horse

After confirming that we will play against the German team in the warm-up match,

The 27 members of the representative team (Tanejima is still at sea after all) were actively preparing the night before the warm-up match.

Although the chance of being selected is very small, it is not impossible.Considering that Tezuka is also on the German team, several players who had "entanglements" with Tezuka had practiced extra the night before.

For example, trace department,

For example, Fuji, or Sanada.

However, Sanada firmly believes that he has solved the knot in Tezuka's heart.

As for whether it is true or not... who knows.

Early the next morning, the 27 Japanese team members, coaches and data team members took the bus to the competition venue.

There were no entertainment facilities in the car, and even if there were, no one would dare to play in front of Coach Mifune and Byodoin.In this situation,

Chatting became the only option.

While chatting, the topic came to the only member of the representative team who was not here.

"Can Taneshima-san catch up with the official World Cup?" Tokugawa asked.Throughout the training camp,

Apart from being familiar with Senior Irijiang and Senior Ghost, the other seniors are casual acquaintances.but,

Even if it is a casual acquaintance, he will worry about whether the other party will arrive in time.After all, the warm-up match is followed by the official match. At this time, a high school student's lack of combat power may cause serious consequences.

Mitsuya, who was sitting next to him, smiled and said, "It should be possible to arrive. I heard that the boat is coming this way!"

It's just that Tono, who was sitting next to them in the aisle, was not that good at watching the atmosphere.Hahaha laughed and said, "Maybe the ship has sunk."

It is not known whether the ship sank or not,

But it was true that the atmosphere in the car fell into silence for a while.

after a while,

Irie, who was sitting behind Atobe, used the topic of doubles to ease the awkward atmosphere in the car.

"This World Cup warm-up match is for high school students and junior high school students to form doubles partners." The baby-faced senior with curly hair leaned forward on the back of the chair enthusiastically, "I want to form a pair of doubles with Atobe!"

The arrangement of the room for the World Cup is wonderful,

Irie, Oni, Tokugawa, and Atobe live in one room.The two who have lived together for the past few days do have some similar hobbies,

Coupled with the fate of the previous shuffle battle,

There is indeed a tacit understanding between Irie and Atobe in some aspects.

And tacit understanding plays an indispensable role in doubles.

The topic that Irie found subtly eased the embarrassing atmosphere. Many high school students half-jokingly invited promising junior high school students to form doubles partners with themselves.

Oku Ryuji, who used to play one against two in the shuffle, also invited Akutsu, but Akutsu's reply to this was to turn his head and cut.

"Win!" Mifune carried a gourd and gave pre-match guidance in the preparation room, "I'm done talking!"

The two-word guidance seems thin,

But actually enough.

The enthusiasm and fighting spirit of the team members have been fully stimulated.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the pre-match U17 World Cup, the match between Germany and Japan is about to begin!" At nine o'clock in the morning, the on-site broadcast sounded on time, "The following is the German team who won the U17 World Cup for nine consecutive times—! !"

The moment the German team played, the entire field was lit.The audience in the auditorium, regardless of nationality or skin color, cheered for the nine-time champion.

The voice of the broadcast continued: "The Japanese team will be on the stage next!"

Unlike the enthusiastic atmosphere when the German team came out, the audience was silent when the Japanese team came out.

No one thought they could beat Germany, which has won nine U17 World Cups.

This is not looking down or anything, but an objective fact.

Germany's tennis enlightenment was much earlier than Japan's. Tennis became popular in Japan after Echizen Minamijiro reached the top.Germany pays attention to elite education, and children start basic exercises at the age of three, four, or five. Most Japanese students don’t start playing tennis until they are in junior high school.

This year, Yukimura and the others are already in contact with tennis early.At least, much earlier than their predecessors.

"Is that person the professional tennis player Borg?!" Kirihara saw the captain sitting in the German preparation area, and exclaimed excitedly, "It's great! I saw a real person!"

"However, can professional players also participate in the U17 World Cup?" After getting excited, Kirihara scratched his head curiously.

"Even professional players, as long as they are under the age of 17, they can participate in the U17 World Cup. After all, the U17 World Cup limits the age of the players, not the identity of the players." Lin and Kirihara explained, "The professional players of the German team not only Ge is alone, and the other two who went to play in Europe will also join the German team in this game."

"Professional players..." Baishi stroked his chin and thought, "No wonder so many countries have sent people to observe."

On the other side, after seeing a familiar person from the German team, several junior high school students couldn't look away.

Atobe propped his chin, his eyes were burning: "Tezuka..."

The wooden hand glasses next to him reflected a light, "That annoying face...huh."

Bu Er opened his eyes.I didn't expect to fight against you in this way, Tezuka.

Just when the Japanese team had a heated discussion about Tezuka, there was also a little disturbance on the German team because of Tezuka

Watching a junior high school student from the German team actually strangled Tezuka's neck.

Lin narrowed his eyes, "It seems that Tezuka's life in Germany is so good that it's getting in the way of some people."

As a non-German, he got Borg's favor, and even Borg recommended him to his sponsor.Borg's status in the German team is special. Even if they have opinions, they will not directly question Borg.And Tezuka, who got Borg's favor, became the only way for them to vent their dissatisfaction.

Atobe snorted, "It's really not gorgeous!"

In this case, the first match of the Open is about to begin.

"The first game begins! The German team m-Bismarck and e-Seyfried will face the Japanese team Duke Watanabe and Fuji Shusuke!"

Fuer held the racket, the smile on his lips made the people chill for no reason, "Seyfried..." You must have pinched Tezuka just now.

The right to start the serve is with the German team.The opening first pitch routine is a trial.

Seyfried, who was still yelling at Tezuka before the game, was directly hit in the face by Duke Watanabe with a Duke home run on the first ball in the opening game. The impact of the ball directly flew him out of the court.

"It's inexplicably comforting to watch this scene, isn't it Xiaojing?" Lin poked the trace with his elbow.

Atobe raised his eyebrows, "My uncle will do gorgeously if he plays!"

Considering that the exhibition game does not adopt the three-set system of the official game, but the outcome is determined by one game.In addition, the purpose of the Japanese team this time is to show the demeanor and strength of the Japanese team in front of the world.

Therefore, neither Duke Watanabe nor Fuji Shusuke has any plans to waterproof.

Of course the hole cards must be kept, but they also don't want to lose!

After Seyfried was beaten, Bismarck, who was a senior among his partners, had no intention of going to visit, but directly ordered Seyfried to stand aside.

"I am enough for this game!"

Bismarck, who said such words, did not expect that he would lose to the Japanese team by a score of 5-7 in the first exhibition game.

Except that the change from a defensive counter-attack player to an attacking or even super-attacking player was beyond the expectations of the German team, no one thought that the high school student in the first game was actually the "destroyer" of the French team before. King" Duke Watanabe.

The German team couldn't understand how the "Wrecking King" would turn from the French team to the weak Japanese team.Not only did they not understand, but the audience present also could not understand.

Lin Que, who was sitting in the preparation area of ​​the Japanese team, had a flash of inspiration and remembered the story he had heard from Duke before.Ever since Senior Watanabe knew that he was the cousin of Byodoin Phoenix, they occasionally sat down and chatted, and the content of the chat was of course around Byodoin Phoenix.

But he only connected these things at this time.

"So, you were injured two years ago to save Senior Watanabe's sister?" Lin stared at the junior at Byodoin, as if he could see the scars on his back through the team uniform, "Why didn't you tell Uncle and Grandpa? ?”

He swallowed the second half of the sentence.Why not tell the truth, but choose to wander abroad by yourself?

Byodoin snorted, he didn't think there was anything to say about the past.For him, a loss is a loss, and he failed to win a crucial game for the Japanese team in the 2-2 situation.

The ghost frowned when he heard this, "So the scar on your back...! Why didn't you say it?!"

The Court of Equality asked: "If you say it, you won't lose?"

The ghost was speechless.

Having said that, maybe we wouldn't criticize you at that time, maybe the seniors wouldn't put pressure on you, maybe...

But it's too late.

Byodoin would not use injury as an excuse for failure, and they were young and frivolous at the time, and they would not take the initiative to ask how Byodoin was injured.

Byodoin left the sentence "All the responsibilities are borne by me", and then wandered abroad with a bag for a year. After returning, the tennis skills are superb, and the person seems to have changed.

At that time, as the captain of the French team, Duke Watanabe, who defeated Byodoin in tears, then transferred to the Japanese team and stood behind Byodoin.

"Boss, I won." Duke, who came off the field with a racket, rubbed his head and laughed.

Byodoin clicked his tongue, and casually took a piece of clothing from the side and threw it to him.

After the end of the first game, there is a 15-minute intermission for repairing the field or making decisions on player replacement.

However, exhibition matches do not apply to player replacement. After all, exhibition matches will not affect the progress and results of the U17 World Cup.

The second game officially started 15 minutes later. The Japanese team sent a combination of Irie and Atobe, and their opponents were qp and Tezuka of the German team.

Irie and Atobe have no power to fight back against the qp who is known as "perfect quality" and Tezuka, who has improved by leaps and bounds after entering the German team.

No one expected that the director of Qinggaku, the Tezuka who shined in the singles field, would be able to play such a good doubles match after joining the German team.

0-6.

The defeat in the second game woke them up from the victory in the first game.

After the game, Atobe left the venue without saying a word, holding the racket between his hands.

He said: "My uncle will come back with victory."

This somewhat reassured the middle school students.Atobe is not someone who is easily defeated. Since he said that, he must know it well.

"It seems that Atobe has found his way." Yukimura tugged at the coat on his shoulders and smiled.

After the 15-minute intermission, the opponents of the third game stood on the field.

"Jurgen Parisauch-Borg, known as the [philosopher leading to victory], just turned professional last year and has never lost a single game." Liu Zai saw the man standing on the field He began to report information, "He is a man who has truly changed the world of tennis."

People sent by many countries to collect information stood up and planned to leave when they saw Borg playing.

With Borg playing, what else is there to watch in this game?

After seeing Borg playing, Byodoin took up the racket placed next to the chair.

But Tokugawa was one step ahead, "Let me play!"

Byodoin snorted and sat back down.

"The high school student contestant is Tokugawa-senpai..." Lin looked at the friends around him, "Then the junior high school student..."

Lin's gaze skipped over Echizen Toyama and Kirihara, Shiraishi Kite, and Marui Nioh Yagyu.

Yukimura, who was sitting on the chair, stood up holding the racket, "Sorry everyone, can I play this game?"

For some reason, the middle school student's heart suddenly settled down.

"Borg is not the only one who hasn't lost a single game." Looking at Yukimura's figure on the court, Lin was deeply moved, "Yukimura has never lost a single point in an official game."

Tokugawa, holding "to show his determination in front of Byodoin", showed extraordinary willpower in the third game.And his obsession with victory coincided with Yukimura's. The two reached a consensus of ability during the game. The combination of "five senses" and "black hole" showed great power, and even "premonition" came into being born.

The German team's Borg is great, but Frankensteiner, a junior high school student, is known as a "robot", but he is much weaker than Yukimura.

After all, "robot" is a compliment to his basics, but "robot" can sometimes mean inflexibility.

Among doubles partners, if one player is obviously weaker than the other, loopholes will easily appear in the coordination process.Yukimura and Tokugawa seized this loophole to bite the German team tightly.

Although it was a hard fight, it managed to win a round.The final score of the third game was 7-5. The total score of this open match between the Japanese team and the German team was 2-1. The Japanese team beat the German team, which has won nine consecutive championships.

"The weather is going to change." After hearing the news, Camus of the French team touched his racket and pondered.