Two days before the World Cup draw, the Neon team rented a hotel conference room, and the players and coaches sat in the conference room together.
"Kurobe, show them."
Seeing that everyone had arrived, head coach Mifune gestured to Kurobe beside him to speak.
"Okay." After hearing Mifune's instructions, Kurobe nodded, and then turned on the prepared projector, and a huge form appeared on the curtain.
"What is this?" Neon players were confused and looked over with focused eyes.
"This is the world ranking of each country in this World Cup." Seeing everyone's attention, Kurobe directly said the ranking of this table.
When everyone heard that this table was the world rankings for this World Cup, the junior high school students became interested one by one; while the high school students were a little nervous.
On the list, the first one shown is Germany, eight-time World Cup champion, with three professional players in charge, aiming for nine consecutive championships.
The second-largest team in the world is Switzerland. There is a professional player in charge, and there are also five main representatives on the team who are among the top 30 in the world. They are quite powerful.
The third is the French team. As the host, they have a natural home court advantage, and their strength this year is also quite strong. There are four players in the top 30.
Ranked fourth is Spain. Among the top 30 players in the world this time, the Spanish team also occupies four seats, and its strength is not inferior to the host French team.
Of course, among these four countries, the German team is far ahead in terms of strength. They account for six of the top thirty players in the world.
These four countries account for almost half of the top 30 players in the world.
After the ranking of these four countries, there are the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Italy, Serbia and Austria, plus the previous four countries of Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain, these are the top ten countries in the world today.
As for Greece, which originally ranked tenth two years ago, it is now ranked sixteenth. They also emerged in this World Cup and entered the top ten in the world.
As various countries passed by before their eyes, everyone found Neon's name on the twenty-seventh place.
"I didn't expect our ranking to be so lagging behind." Atobe frowned, and Neon's name was actually ranked at the bottom.
Not only Atobe, but most junior high school students did not expect Neon to be ranked so low.
It's just that unlike the junior high school students, the high school students showed surprise and doubt. Kanato Irie lifted the frame on the bridge of his nose and asked doubtfully: "Hey, our ranking has actually improved!"
Junior high school students do not know the original ranking of Neon, but high school students do know that Neon, which has not entered the World Cup in ten or twenty years, was ranked last in the World Cup, but now it has improved by five places.<
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"We were originally at the bottom of the World Cup's strength rankings, but thanks to the presence of Kanna and Byodoin students, Neon's strength ranking was able to rise five places."
When Kurobe finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Kanna and Byodoin. Without these two people, Team Neon's ranking would be at the bottom.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel some pressure.
Seeing that many of the contestants were slightly frowning, Mifune Iridou stood up from his seat, then slammed his hands on the conference table in front of him, and then spoke loudly:
"Ranking does not equal strength. You are all participating in the World Cup for the first time, but this one is undoubtedly the strongest lineup in the history of our Neon team. So, let these rankings go to hell and let the world feel us.
The power of neon."
"Roar..."
Mifune's words immediately aroused the players whose faces were slightly condensed. At this moment, they were full of fighting spirit and their momentum began to rise.
Looking at the scene in front of him, a smile appeared on the corner of Kanna Shinichi's mouth. As long as his teammates can work harder in this World Cup, Germany may not be able to be defeated in this World Cup.
After all, Kanna alone can block and kill God in a single game, and Buddha can block and kill Buddha. As long as he is here, he will definitely be able to win one of the victories for the Neon team.
Kanna has absolute confidence in his own strength.
Seeing that the players were full of fighting spirit, Mifune nodded, and then looked at Kanna and Byodoin: "The day after tomorrow, the World Cup draw will be drawn by you two, Kanna and Byodoin, and then let the world come.
Get to know each other, our two generals of Neon."
"I understand." Byodo-in responded vigorously.
Kanna also nodded his head slightly. In this World Cup draw, he also wanted to see the professional players in this World Cup. After all, they are all on Kanna's list.
Kanna really wants to know who will be the first leek he harvests to help him achieve great success.
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Two days later.
Early in the morning, Kurobe sent Kanna a set of dark gray formal suits. After all, the World Cup draw ceremony is very formal, and the lottery players are forced to wear suits.
As for suits, Kanna is not resistant. After all, in Hyokui, the school uniforms have always been suits.
Soon, after he was dressed neatly, Kanna met with Byodo-in, and he was seen pulling at his collar, as if he was extremely uncomfortable with such a serious dress.
"Coming."
Hearing the footsteps, Byodoin glanced at Kanna, and saw that the young man in front of him looked extremely extraordinary after putting on a suit, and the aura he exuded was even more outstanding.
"Kanna, you really suit these formal clothes."
Byodoin looked at Kanna and chuckled.
"Let's go, Byodoin-senpai."
Ignoring Byodoin's teasing, Kanna took the lead and prepared to walk out of the hotel, get into the arranged car, and prepare to go to the lottery venue.
Looking at Kanna walking in front, Byodoin quickly caught up behind him.
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There are already many players gathered in the lottery venue, and the most eye-catching ones are undoubtedly the players from BIG4 who came to draw lots.
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The German team this time is the head coach Hield and the first-year super genius Polk.
The Swiss team is led by captain Olofi and supernova Amadeus.
The French team is represented by general Sakho and France’s new generation leader Camus.
The Spanish team is represented by captains Nadal I and Medanore.
This time, the BIG4 lottery representatives are surprisingly consistent. They are all leading the next generation of supernovas. It seems that after this World Cup, the future leaders of BIG4 will undoubtedly be these four supernovas.
"As expected of BIG4, the momentum is really powerful..."
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"If we look at the semi-finals this year, it seems that the four teams from BIG4 will still be..."
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Looking at the strong momentum exuded by the BIG4 players, the players in other teams responsible for drawing lots couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Of course, this time, the limelight was not only stolen by BIG4, the fifth-ranked American team also attracted everyone's attention. Today, the new head coach of the American team, Reinhardt, led the only professional player in the United States, Greg, to participate in today's draw ceremony. The reason why it attracted so much attention was not because of the strength of the American team, but because Reinhardt, the American captain, was swept by a 12-year-old junior high school boy from Neon in the exchange competition.
So when everyone looked at him, there was still ridicule and ridicule on their faces. This made Greg, who was next to Reinhardt, very unhappy. At the same time, he also complained a little more about the junior Reinhardt next to him.
Reinhardt actually allowed a 12-year-old boy from a tennis desert country to step on his shoulders and become the leader. This made the US team the laughing stock of the entire world.
If he hadn't lost to Reinhardt in the battle for the commander-in-chief, and knew that his own strength was no longer as good as his own junior, Greg would have driven Reinhardt out of the position of commander-in-chief of the United States.
However, although he was no match for Reinhardt, he, Greg, did not look down upon the god who had humiliated the American team. After all, he had heard the intelligence. If the game had not been determined by one set at that time,
That Neon team's Kami Shinichi couldn't beat Reinhardt at all, because the intelligence said that the Neon team boy had no energy left after the first set.
It is conceivable that this young man is just showing off his strength for a moment, and cannot fight a protracted battle at all. And Greg, in the professional tennis world, is known for his endurance, coupled with his terrifying strength, he can't fight against
A brat like Kami no Shinichi has plenty of self-confidence.
Just when Greg was thinking about meeting the Neon Team and saving face for Team USA in the competition, at this moment, someone shouted softly, and all eyes in the audience turned to the entrance of the venue.
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"The people from the Neon Team are here."
As the words fell, I saw him walking towards the center of the venue.
"This kind of atmosphere is really spectacular." Kanna ignored all the gazes directed at him. Only when he met Reinhardt, he nodded slightly as a greeting.
"After all, these are the best players from all over the world. This kind of atmosphere is normal."
Byodoin's expression was equally calm. After looking around, he spoke again to Kanna next to him: "Let's go, find our seat and sit down."
Because the World Cup is very formal, the seats in the player areas of each country have been arranged in advance, so after finding the seats for the Neon team, Kanna and Byodoin walked over directly.
"That silver-haired guy is Kami Shinichi, right?"
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"It should be him. He just said hello to Reinhardt of the US team."
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"It doesn't look like a junior high school student, but more like a high school student, but he looks very handsome..."
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There was a flurry of discussion, and players from all over the world were focusing on Kami Shinichi.
"Unexpectedly, this guy is really Kanna Shinichi." Amadeus had already noticed Kanna Shinichi's power yesterday, but at that time, he thought Kanna Shinichi was a high school student.
But it’s good to be strong. Only in this way can defeat be meaningful.
On the other side of the Spanish team, Nadal I looked at Medanore next to him with a hint of admiration. Sure enough, as he said, the silver-haired boy from the Neon team was immediately recognized by his juniors.
Out came Kami Shinichi, who defeated Reinhardt.
Feeling the gaze of his general, Medanore's expression did not change at all. He just glanced at Kanna, and then looked straight ahead.
And Polk, the king of the German team, also stayed on Kanna Shinichi for a moment, and then ignored him.
Although he was a little surprised that Kami Wuxin defeated Reinhardt, for geniuses like them, they don't care too much about the strength of others. If they have that skill, it is better to improve their own strength.
After all, strength is the foundation of tennis.
Of course, the one with the most complicated mood was Reinhardt. After all, Kami Wuxin stepped on his shoulders to become the leader, and he was actually not reconciled to the loss.
"If Team Neon encounters us, I will defeat Kami Noshinichi."
Greg on the side looked at him with disbelief, and then spoke to Reinhardt beside him.
Regarding his senior's challenge, Reinhardt compared the strengths of Greg and Kanna Shinichi and found that their styles were somewhat similar. They both took the strength route. At this point, Greg was indeed suitable to be Kanna.
opponent.
Moreover, Reinhardt also knew that Kannashi Shinichi’s endurance was not very strong, but his senior was world-famous for his endurance. If he really encountered Kannawu Shinichi, Greg would have an even greater advantage.
After all, the duel between himself and Greg was extremely brutal, so Reinhardt is quite familiar with the strength of his senior.
"Okay, after meeting with the Neon Team, Kami Nobuichi will be handed over to the seniors."
Although Reinhard really wants to defeat Kami Shinichi, for the sake of Team USA's victory, he can give up his desire and let Greg, who is more suitable as Kami Shinichi's opponent, play.
Just as Reinhardt and Greg were talking, a sudden voice sounded in the venue.
"So this is the Neon Team, and it doesn't look like much!"
As the voice fell, everyone looked over. It turned out that the voice was from the Indian team, which had just been squeezed out of the ranking by the Neon team.
Because in the Asian qualifiers, India and Neon are not in the same group, so they don't know Neon's current strength.
Now seeing that the Neon ranking jumped directly above them due to the two players, the two Indians were naturally dissatisfied, so their leader Gandhi spoke in a strange way.
Singh, another Indian player on the side, also nodded slightly: "I hope to meet them then. We have to let them know that they have no qualifications if they are ranked above us."
Watching the Indian team talking to themselves, many people had disdain on their faces. Their strength was not that good, but they could talk big words. Many people could see the momentum of the two Neon men. They were definitely
The top strong man.
But these two players of the Indian team actually dared to speak so brazenly, which made many people laugh at them in their hearts. It is true that the ignorant are fearless.
Kanna glanced at the two people who had just spoken, and there was not much expression change on their faces. After all, they were just clowns, and there was not much to care about. But if they really encountered each other, Kanna would never show mercy.
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Half an hour later, the lottery ceremony officially began. Under the arrangements of the staff, each team came on stage to draw lots.
After a while...
"Next, we invite the Neon team to come on stage to draw lots."
As the staff's voice fell, Byodo-in asked Kanna to come out and come to the lottery machine. At the staff's prompt, Kanna directly pressed the button of the machine, and then rolled out a letter. p>
"The Neon team will enter Group E."
As the staff announced the grouping of the Neon team, the remaining teams immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew, saved..."
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"That's it for Team Neon. After all, Group E has the host France and the fifth-ranked United States team in the world. If they want to break out of this group, Team Neon must defeat one of these two teams..."<
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Everyone was not optimistic about the Neon team, and Gandhi, who was about to step onto the stage not far away, even said sarcastically: "Humph, it seems that the Neon team is going home in the group stage. What a pity that we can't defeat them."
Proving that India is strong."
"What qualifications do they have to be ranked above us? This is a tragedy, they deserve it."
On the side, Indian player Singh also looked at Kanna and Byodoin with a gloating smile.
But the next moment, the two Indian team members couldn't laugh anymore.
"The Indian team enters Group E."
Looking at the dazed expressions of Gandhi and Singer, Kanna grinned and spoke to the Byodoin next to him:
"Senior, in the group stage, kill these clowns from the Indian team..."