I am in Prince of Tennis, others are training me while I am lying down

"boom!"

Tokugawa ran to the left baseline to hit back.

Takahashi's words rang out again.

"The racket head is lowered 18 degrees, 33 centimeters below the incoming ball, and the racket is swung 20 centimeters upward from the bottom to hit the ball back."

"It's a lob! A direct smash!"

Kirihara leaped upward with all his strength and slammed the ball hard.

Takahashi told Kirihara all the key points of the opponent's ball path and the key points of the return, just like in an exam where everyone else is answering the questions in a closed-book format while Kirihara is answering the questions in an open-book format.

Knowing so much information, how could Kirihara not score?

"Boom!"

With the sound of the tennis ball falling heavily to the ground, Tokugawa lost points for the first time in this game.

At this moment, the whole audience fell silent.

Everyone, especially the people from Qingxue, looked at Takahashi with a changed look.

They first came to the No. 1 court and saw the entire scene of Kirihara being brutally beaten by Tokugawa.

Tokugawa and Kirihara are not on the same level at all.

They saw with their own eyes that even though Kirihara had entered the demonic stage, he still failed to react to the balls hit by Tokugawa and lost points one after another.

While they sympathized with Kirihara, they couldn't help but marvel at how strong high school students were.

They put themselves in Kirihara's shoes and were surprised to find that they couldn't seem to do any better when facing Tokugawa.

It's not just the speed of the ball, the rotation, angle and trajectory of the ball hit by Tokugawa are much more complicated than those hit by a junior high school student.

However, unexpectedly, just relying on Takahashi's commentary off the court, Kirihara was able to successfully score a point from Tokugawa, which was the first point in this game.

What surprised them even more was that every ball Tokugawa hit seemed to prove that Takahashi was right.

Takahashi, a first-year junior high school student, was able to accurately predict the trajectory of the ball played by elite high school student Tokugawa.

Not to mention, Tokugawa was on pitch 1 and was a standout in the entire U17 camp.

Does this mean that if Takahashi played, he might have a chance of beating his opponent and winning?

……

Kirihara was very excited to see that his normal self, without the demonic self, was able to take a point from Tokugawa.

"Sanada-senpai, Yukimura-senpai, look, I actually scored a point!"

Yukimura nodded slightly.

Sanada said with a serious but smiling face, "Kirhara, you are too lax!"

To be honest, when Sanada entered Court No. 1 and saw Kirihara with white hair and a body that looked like it was stained with blood, he was also shocked.

Is Kirihara turning himself into a demon and evolving again?

When Kirihara was in his first year, he showed signs of becoming a demon, but when Kirihara turned into a demon, he was much stronger in both physical fitness and tennis skills than in his normal state.

So although Yukimura, Sanada and others felt that demonization was not a good thing, they did not strictly prohibit it. Only Takahashi clearly expressed his opposition.

At first, Sanada didn't take it seriously, but when he saw Kirihara who looked like he had just walked out of hell, Sanada felt that things were getting out of his control.

Can Kirihara, who is evolving towards demonization, still retain his original intention and control his own behavior?

Fortunately, Takahashi took action.

He proved to Kirihara with his actions that Kirihara could win even without relying on demonization.

Looking at Kirihara, who had black hair, black eyes and a bright smile in front of him, Sanada smiled with relief.

Kirihara was full of confidence and shouted, "Master, let's continue. We will definitely win."

Takahashi said, "Okay, Kirihara."

"Just know that you can win without relying on demonization."

"Just admit defeat in this match!"

Hearing this, Kirihara was very surprised. He had just ignited the hope of victory, so why did his master directly ask him to admit defeat?

"what?"

Takahashi responded: "This is a challenge, not a coaching match."

"Have you ever seen a challenge match where there was someone coaching next to the competition venue?"

“Also, don’t underestimate your opponent just because you scored a point.”

"What if I told you that Tokugawa hasn't even used half of his strength?"

This time, not only Kirihara, but even Seigaku and Rikkai people nearby were very surprised.

Takahashi continued, "Kirhara, if Tokugawa shows his true strength, then even if I tell you the trajectory of the tennis ball, you won't be able to catch it, because the basic strength between you and Tokugawa is too far apart."

"Rather than researching demonization, it would be more reliable for you to think about how to improve your basic strength."

Kirihara was shocked and exclaimed, “Huh?”

Takahashi ignored Kirihara and turned to Tokugawa and said, "Tokugawa, thank you!"

Tokugawa nodded, but his eyes looking at Takahashi were somewhat serious.

Tokugawa knew that if he exerted his full strength, the power and speed of the tennis ball would be even more amazing. With Kirihara's strength, even if he knew how to hit back in his mind, his body and arms would not be able to keep up.

After all, there is a time gap of nearly four years between Kirihara and Tokugawa.

However, Takahashi's prediction of the trajectory of the tennis ball was accurate and without error.

If we replace him with another person whose basic strength is similar to Tokugawa, no, even if he is slightly weaker than Tokugawa, with Takahashi's accurate explanation, he may not be unable to defeat Tokugawa.

Tokugawa had previously faced Takahashi in the U17 competition, but at the time Tokugawa believed that Takahashi had won because of his superb skills and because Takahashi's exploration of Ashura Shinto was more profound than Tokugawa's.

Now Tokugawa understands that Takahashi is far superior to him in terms of basic strength, natural ability, mental strength, and technical skills.

What’s worse is that he is only in the first grade!

……

the next day.

The weather is clear and the air is fresh.

Early in the morning, all the middle school and high school students gathered on the court.

Coach Kurobe's words came through the loudspeaker.

"Dear junior high school students, congratulations on your successful challenge. All of you have successfully stayed in the training camp."

"From today on, your training volume will be the same as that of high school students. However, considering your physical development, it will take you twice as long to complete the training as high school students, provided that the training volume remains the same."

"Next, all the junior high school students distributed in various courts, please move to Court 16 to complete the training."

Following the call from the loudspeaker, Atobe, Fuji and the others headed for Court No. 16.

Atobe was a little dissatisfied and said, "I have already challenged the No. 7 court. Why do I have to go to the No. 16 court for training?"

"No. 16, this number is too boring!"

"At least we should go to Court 1!"

Kikumaru agreed, "Yeah, we're already on court 9. I don't know what the coach is thinking."

Oishi advised, "Forget it, Eiji, just do what the coach says."

Shiraishi said thoughtfully, "Pitch 16. I remember that all the students of Rikkai University are in Pitch 16!"

When these words were spoken, everyone else was stunned.

Atobe asked in confusion, "Didn't Kirihara from Rikkai University and Tokugawa from Court 1 compete yesterday? There was a lot of noise in this match!"

“Why are they all on Court 16?”

Shiraishi said: "Yes, but in the end Kirihara lost, and was carried back to Court 16 by Sanada."