The Great Demon King of Internet

Chapter 187, The trip to Switzerland and the first battle
Tired from the journey, Setsuna Banda stretched out after getting off the plane.

"The scenery in Switzerland is very beautiful. I'm a day late, so it's time to meet them."

"Setsuna! We're here!"

Qianshi Qingchun came specially to pick him up at the airport, and there was an acquaintance beside him.

The noble son of the Swiss team, Henri Nobel III.

Setsuna asked curiously: "Oh? When did you two become so close?"

Henry smiled and said: "There are guests from far away. As a host, how can I not accept them? I specially applied to the team to stay."

"Thank you for taking the trouble."

Qianshi also smiled and said: "Today, Henry took me to visit several famous attractions in Switzerland. This is indeed a beautiful country."

"Oh, Coach Kurobe is actually kind enough to grant you leave?"

"Yes, because there is still one opponent who has not arrived, so we are allowed to relax for a day."

Drop drop, drop drop.

Setsuna received a text message from Coach Kurobe on her phone.

Opening it, Setsuna smiled and said, "It seems that the leisurely time is coming to an end!"

…………

In a hotel in Switzerland, when Coach Kurobe saw everyone in the first army gathered, he stopped talking and went straight to the point.

"Our opponents have been identified, namely France, Russia, and Greece."

Byodoin Phoenix: "Oh? Big4 and the world's ninth and tenth? Interesting!"

After not seeing him for a long time, his face showed a bit of vicissitudes of life, and he was getting closer to the uncle's path.

Setsuna subconsciously looked at him and found that there was a hint of darkness in his aura.

It can be seen that Byodo-in seems to have conducted in-depth research on the path of "the combination of light and darkness".

Kurobe: "Well, let's allocate the opponents. Will we still draw lots this time?"

Oni Jujiro shook his head and said: "No, our Bamboo Team chooses Greece."

Byodoin: “Team Mei chooses Russia.”

Setsuna said in surprise: "Oh? Are the two seniors so polite?"

Byodoin snorted: "You know what you're asking! The French team's captain is a tough guy, so you should take advantage of this opportunity to alleviate your problem!"

…………

A few days later, the first round of competition officially started.

The Bamboo team led by Oni Jujiro faced the Greek team, which was ranked tenth in the last U17 world.

Before the game, Zeus of the Greek team took the initiative to catch up with Setsuna to reminisce.

Setsuna looked at the armband he was wearing: "You have become the vice-captain in your third year of junior high school. It seems that you will be the next leader of the Greek U17."

Zeus smiled and said: "Since I am named the King of Gods and carry everyone's expectations, I also want to achieve good results for Greece. However, it seems that I will not have the chance to fight you again today. What a pity! "

"Oh, the days are long and there will be opportunities in the future."

In the third singles match, Greece played Vulkan Larsius, who is proficient in philosophy, and the Bamboo team played Irie Kanata.

Irie silently recalled the player information collected by the coaching staff before the game.

"Vulcan Larsius is a philosophical genius who specializes in logical reasoning and rational criticism. I don't know what kind of tennis ability he will show."

The first set was decided by Vulcan.

His serving movements were precise and his face always had an unchanging serious expression.

Perhaps this is a common problem with philosophy.

The movements are very standard, without any special features or flaws...

In the initial fight, Irie continued to evaluate Vulcan's overall performance in his mind, while pulling tepidly, activating the "understanding" mental trait and observing the opponent's potential flaws. The way he returns the ball is concise and clear, without making any unnecessary little moves.

Moreover, the thoughts are very pure, without any distracting thoughts.

There was only one simple thought in his mind, and that was to win this singles duel!

The result of "understanding" the feedback made Irie's pupils shrink slightly.

The world is so vast and full of wonders.

People with pure and flawless souls without impurities are not absent in this world, but they are very rare.

But as long as you are a human being, as long as you are still living in this world, even if this person is as pure as a child.

He will still be unknowingly troubled by life, emotions, obsessions and other factors, and breed all kinds of messy thoughts.

Irie can understand the hearts of others, capture the opponent's distracting thoughts, and use them skillfully.

Take advantage of your opponent's distracting thoughts and disrupt their mentality.

Use your opponent's distracting thoughts to find flaws in your movements.

In his years of dueling, all the opponents he encountered would have distracting thoughts, even those as strong as Setsuna Hata were no exception.

Therefore, Irie can easily understand the opponent's thoughts and predict the opponent's intention to fight back.

But the Vulgan in front of him truly transcended Irie's cognitive scope.

During more than a dozen rounds of mutual tug-of-war, Irie could feel that his inner peace was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, unaffected by any disturbance at all.

Because the other party had no distracting thoughts, they remained watertight during the stalemate and did not reveal any flaws to Irie.

Irie frowned slightly.

Could it be that it is just a strong will that forcibly eliminates distracting thoughts?
I want to see if you can stay like this without any trouble! !

Irie Kanata took the lead and suddenly hit a short ball, changing the offensive rhythm.

In the eyes of experienced players, this short ball is not a good choice. If the opponent's foot strength is good enough, he can use this short ball to launch a fast break in front of the net and completely control the rhythm.

But Vulkan turned a blind eye to this opportunity, and just stepped forward in an orderly manner, and continued to pull each other smoothly with Irie.

"What a steady guy!"

In the short ball just now, Irie secretly added a chipping action.

If the opponent chooses to go online for a fast break, it is very likely that they will be tricked by the cut ball and make a mistake in returning the ball.

But the opponent avoided this trap and waited for the tennis ball to hit the ground and stabilize its trajectory before continuing to fight back.

This not only failed Irie's plan, but also lost his advantageous position in front of the net, and he suddenly fell into a terrible situation.

Irie's expression became very nervous, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "The situation is not good! I shouldn't be impulsive! If this continues, I will lose points in three to five rounds!"

Vulgan on the other side said calmly: "You're talking nonsense, you can last at least a dozen rounds!"

Irie's nervous expression slowly faded away, and he looked at Vulkan with solemn eyes.

Sure enough, as Vulgan said, after more than ten rounds of back and forth. Only then did he really tear apart Irie's defense and completely win the point.

"15:0"

Oguri Ryuji complained: "The first ball has been played for so long. The opponent can't be an endurance player like me, right?"

Shuji Taneshima: "Also, it seems that Irie's mind-reading ability and acting skills have not taken effect yet!"

Setsuna said softly: "It's not that it didn't work, it's that the other party doesn't care at all whether Irie-senpai can read minds, nor will he be disturbed by his acting skills."

Tokugawa Kazuya was curious: "Why?"

"Because the other party's mental characteristics are suggestive rationality! No matter what situation they encounter, the other party will face it with a rational heart and will not be affected by unknown factors. At the same time, the other party will only act in the most certain and most confident way. A safe way to fight.”

Shuji Taneshima frowned and said: "In other words, no matter whether Irie uses any kind of psychological warfare such as provoking generals, showing weakness, inducement, coercion, etc., it will not be effective against Vulkan!"

Setsuna Hata nodded: "Yes, to a certain extent, this Vulcan is the biggest natural enemy for senior Irie who loves acting!"

(End of this chapter)