Chapter 90.1 - Adios, Valencia! # 1

'Did you miss the sub ticket?'

Cointos's results were unfavorable, but Hanwoojin showed no sign of concern. The final opponent, Nicholas Rodrigo, was not such a riverserv user.

He's the type that draws the rally advantageously with a unique bound to the end, but one room isn't a strong figure. Passing the sub game was not a big threat.

And to be careful was to set aside. According to Nicholas' last year's Valencia video, his stroke bound was not well understood by Hanwoojin. Even though it is inserted at an angle close to the vertical

Frequent derailments were expected, such as bouncing off at sharp angles.

"Rodrigo to Serve! Player Ready! "

The confrontation of both players ended with the referee's command. Tense tension ran between Nicholas holding up the ball and Han Woo-jin who lowered his posture with a racket. The nerve cord pulled as if it would be broken right now, the sharp voice of the referee

I hit it like that.

"Love All (0: 0), Play!"

Nicholas threw the ball straight away. He did not hesitate and twisted his body greatly. Ready action for maximum rotation. Hanwoojin focused his legs on the bridge so that he could react in any direction.

Paaang!

The racket throws up the ball. Is redemption roughly between the late 170km and the early 180km? It was not a ball that could be declared slow, but it was like stopping for Hanwoojin, who had watched only the ball over 200 mph. Just over the net

Shook his eyes slightly at the ball.

'… What, why are you shaking like this? '

As the stroke was originally rotated, trembling occurred in the ball, but Nicholas's was beyond imagination. It was so strong that the whole green silhouette of the ball was vibrating.

Still, things don't change. The serve was stuck in front of Hanwoo Jin who walked into the service court. The exact location where the ball falls.

This is what happened next.

Paang!

The ball hit the court and jumped in a completely different direction than Han Woojin expected. No, not only the direction, but also the angle was large. I tried to change the direction of the stroke too late, but it wasn't too late.

"Fifteen Love (15: 0)!"

Service ace you do not know. As soon as he started, Hanwoojin's face sank into the right room.

It wasn't hesitant, but allowed a run. In addition, predictions have been missed a lot in this way. Nicholas's bounds seemed to be hiding something he didn't notice.

Hanwoo-jin's suspicion about half came to conviction with the next serve.

Paaang!

Again, the trembling of the ball is not unusual. The ball, which is not covered up, down, left and right, reminds me of a bomb that I don't know where. Perhaps that ignorant rotation is the source of the bound hidden in Nicholas' serve.

'Let's do it again.'

Do your best to read it. Han Woo-jin's eyes, which raised her concentration, can read the numbers on the opponent's racket frame. If he's unpredictable, no matter who gets him, the results are the same.

Hanwoojin's forearm swelled after reading the impact point. You don't know the bounds, but any number of trajectories of the sub itself are read.

But the bounds bounced off at an odd angle.

… Can!

Although he managed to play the racket, the ball beat the frame far beyond the sweet spot. Intense recoil rang Han Woo-jin's wrist, and he frowned unintentionally. The result was obvious even when I came back to taste.

"Thirty Love (30: 0)!"

If you solve it, it is solved.

Still, dissecting Nicholas' bounds with the remaining two points was hard. Han Woo-jin finally gave up one game and had to contract the next game.

"Game Rodrigo! Court Change! "

It wasn't just the coat that changed. Han Woo-jin accepted the ball and moved. Now it was his turn to attack.

'If bound is a problem… There's a way too. '

Nicholas' strength was in the bounds created by the unique rotation.

However, the bounds were limited in many ways. First, it was easy to lose power in the strokes other than the sub which can be swinged using the whole body, and the speed was considerably slowed down after too much rotation. When the orbit is read, almost unconditionally

It was a level of decisiveness.

"Game 2! Ujin Han to Serve! "

Han Woo-jin chose the pitch without hesitation. This was the best if Nicholas said it's a hard serve.

[Increases Strength Stat by 3 for 1 stroke]

[Applied to the sub. The restraint of the sub increases.]

[1 second stiffness will be charged immediately after stroke]

It's hard to play the game after handing over the top rankings at the Nicholas level. The sub game was handed over but I could not tolerate the break. Hanwoojin's strength, which even triggered a smasher, soared to 75,

Even the bottom of the rubber dug deep.

Paa Aang!

All-out flat serve. Hanwoojin's serve coming and going at 240km / h reached a point where it would be difficult to admit. No matter what the bounds of Nicholas are great, you must hit the ball so that the bounds can exert their power. Hanwoojin's serve

Shattered from the most basic premise of the rally.

"Fifteen Love (0: 0)!"

The ball bounced off before the distance was narrowed by half. If you haven't experienced anything, you can't help but be absurd. Subsequently, the text 241km / h came to light on the signboard outside the court.

'Either a turn or anything is pressed by force. Let's test how far you can go. '

It's a simple ignorant method, but it's also an effective choice. In order to feed the Nicholas' level of rotation, it was necessary to pre-move or concentrate on force. However, Hanwoojin's serve is so fast and powerful that it can be rotated.

There is no room left. Nicolas had no way but to go head-to-head.

However, the fight against Hanwoojin, who was well known for his stroke fight, meant defeat. Claycourt's experience was different, but the physical difference was much greater. Nicholas is so stupid as to step into a reckless match.

This was not.

Paa Aang!

"Forty Love (40: 0)!"

Barely grabbed a racket, the serve bounced off the beggar and bounced off the court. Then Nicholas shed Hanwoojin once with no face. How ignorant is your strength, so you can serve like this.

end? Even the physique does not look above average.

This is the best way to abandon the break game until your opponent loses power. Nicholas kicked his tongue and left the next serve straight in. It was a spectacle that the ball was struck like a bullet.

Paaang!

"Game Ujin Han!"

With Game Score 1-1, only two games, both players confirmed their strengths and performance. The search for battle was indeed a bloody battle. The four eyes that happened to meet each other cluttered up and arranged their appreciation for each other.

'It's a tricky player.'

'This is a real monster.'

The full finals began from now on.

* * *

At the bottom of Valencia's hot sun, two players were constantly moving. No. To be precise, there was not much movement itself. Twice at most? Because three times the point was decided.

"Game Ujin Han! 3-3! "

Until six games came and went, the balance of the game was not going to collapse. Nicolas, who defends the sub-game with his distinctive bounds, and Han Woo-jin, who squeezes the collar with overwhelming attack, doesn't end until either side collapses. Occasionally, I've often won the opponent's points, but I didn't break the whole game.

Still, no income at all. Han Woo-jin was able to understand why he was vulnerable to the bounds of toxic Nicholas while playing six games. I was embarrassed that I had never experienced this case so far,

When I rolled my crab head, it was an instant to reach.

'The more you try to predict, the bigger the error. This is such a technology. '

No matter how good Woongjin's visual acuity was, it was impossible to read the bounds by reading the ball's rotation. It was not possible for humans. So he tried to analyze. To read the signs of the opponent's movement, the angle of the racket and the stroke

Pinged the head to predict the future based on the direction.

That was the problem.

"… It's not good. It is also one-sided. "

A smile of bitterness remained on Hanwoojin's mouth. After identifying the cause, I had to. Anyone is predicting the movement of the ball, and their level of competence depends on their level. But that's the way

There was a difference.

A person who rolls his head to read an opponent's intentions or movements.

I can't explain it, but someone who catches the ball intuitively.

A person who intercepts a ball that has entered the range of reflexes.

As many types as possible, Hanwoojin was one of the most dependent type.

But Nicholas' rotation was almost a rat in that way. It wasn't going to be a calculation of the turbulence that even the user could not specify the direction. Rather, depending on the sense or reflexes would be more effective coping.

One moment of intentional readiness became a poison for Hanwoojin.

This did not just condemn his choice. I do not know now, Hanwoojin of the past was nothing. There was no strong muscle strength, untiring stamina, or excellent reflexes. Only the endless observation and analysis head

It was all of him.

However,

'What about now?'

He has a different physical ability than his former one. Of course, his strength at 72, as well as 68, was comparable or better than the world's top players. Then rely on instincts that were previously impossible

We wanted to be possible enough now.

"Let's see… . "

The eye is quick to stop moving. As Han Woo-jin's eyes caught Nicholas, his status window, which was frequently checked, came to mind.

Nicholas Rodrigo

Strength 65 / Stamina 62 / Agility 66

HP 2010/2480 SP 950/950

Hanwoojin or Nicholas or most of the stamina is left. Do not try to break the opponent's game forcibly because it did not consume much power.

'If you keep going like this, you can still win. Maybe I'm attracted to three sets. '

Han Woo-jin's bizarre physical ability had to remain explosive firepower for three sets. However, he was forced to spend more than his physical strength for the bounds, and if the game was delayed too much, it could lead to an injury.

Nor was it so low.

The time has come to throw the game.

"… Good."

Hanwoojin decided to close his eyes. It stops the head spinning around for a while and distributes the concentration to the senses that have been changed in several dimensions from the past. So you can move before you think.

He replaced all the principles of action that had been moving him until now. Erase the tactics you've filled and fill your vacancy with intuition. It was like replacing parts of a robot.

And opened my eyes.

"Game 7! Rodrigo to Serve! "

Race horses with great jockeys and wild horses reeling off their reins.

Which will produce better results, you will know only after the race.