"Yo!"
"Found Karasuno's Number Ten!!"
As if he had discovered a new continent, Tendō pointed at Hinata Shōyō and said with excitement:
"Today, I'm going to stop all your attacks!"
"Me?"
Hinata pointed at his nose.
"That's right!"
"It's you!"
Tendō walked over and patted him on the shoulder with a mischievous grin.
In the last final, he had been the one to block Hinata the most times!
Even Hinata's recently practiced quick out-of-bounds spike had been stopped by him repeatedly!
On the other side, Ushijima Wakatoshi looked calmly at Tsukishima Kei.
In the previous final, Tsukishima's blocking had caused him quite a bit of trouble!
"Ushijima-senpai!"
"Please guide me in this training!"
Tsukishima also gave a slight bow, his face composed.
Seeing this, Ushijima was quiet for a moment before he replied:
"I will."
…
"How many times do I have to say it, you gremlin!"
Just like yesterday.
"You could've received that ball if you just took one step forward!"
"What's wrong with you? Are your feet glued to the floor or something?!"
"Sheesh!"
"That old vulture Washijō is still the same as ever!"
"If you can't pick up the ball yourself—"
"Then use the training match to watch how others do it!"
"If you keep playing like a ghost out there, then get off the court already!"
Even in training matches, Washijō Tanji pointed out everyone's mistakes.
His words were harsh, but they made everyone face their issues head-on.
"Yes, Washijō-sensei! I understand!"
Hinata bowed his head slightly and bowed in his direction.
Being called out in front of so many people was uncomfortable at first.
But over time, he'd learned how to mentally bounce back quickly.
Besides, during casual conversation yesterday, he'd heard Goshiki mention—
That during Shiratorizawa's regular practices, Washijō was even stricter than this!
"It's just…"
After the match resumed, Hinata scratched his head slightly as he looked at the players on the court.
"Learning how others receive the ball…"
…
"That kind of spike!!"
"What a strange spin!"
At the Japan National Training Center court, Motoya Komori flicked his arm with excitement.
"It's completely different from Sakusa's rotation!"
"You still can't receive it cleanly?"
Sakusa glanced at Komori from behind, his expression faintly puzzled.
"It's tough!"
Hearing that, Komori laughed awkwardly.
"It changes every time—super hard to adapt!"
"I guess this is the best I can do for now!"
Just then, that phase of the training match ended.
The teams would be reshuffled again shortly.
"Your spike is seriously powerful, Akira!"
Komori ran to the net excitedly, calling out to Akira on the opposite side.
"It's just so hard to receive!"
"Haha! Komori-senpai, you're amazing too!"
Akira replied with a bright grin:
"I've never seen anyone pick up so many of my spikes in a row!"
In the previous game, Akira had switched up the spin on his spikes several times, and yet Komori still managed to dig them up!
He really was a top-class libero!
"I'm just lucky—and maybe have a bit of an eye for it."
Hearing Akira's praise, Komori smiled sheepishly…
"Eye for it??"
Akira blinked in surprise.
"You can read the ball with your eyes?"
Seeing his reaction, Komori put his hands on his hips and laughed:
"I'm really interested in your spikes. Let's talk in the rest area!"
"Sure!"
…
"Receiving, huh…"
During the break between matches, Hinata mumbled to himself, rubbing his chin.
He kept thinking about how everyone else had handled their receives just now.
"Tsukki! What do you think about when you're receiving?"
He suddenly turned to ask Tsukishima:
"Like, what's going through your mind when you're digging a ball?"
Tsukishima's face darkened.
"What is it that goes on in your brain every day?"
"When you're receiving, you just focus on the ball—what else is there to think about?"
"Stop asking me these kindergarten-level questions!"
"Receiving, huh…"
Hinata was stunned by his bluntness.
"Receiving…"
"Goshiki-san! What do you think about when you're receiving?"
Hinata turned his attention to Goshiki, who was drinking water, and ran over to him with the same question.
Goshiki didn't reply immediately. Instead, he frowned slightly.
"You're asking me that…"
"But I think your receiving is pretty solid!"
"Huh??"
Goshiki looked slightly startled, then scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.
"Haha! Is that so…"
Everyone had seen Hinata get scolded earlier by Washijō for his poor receives.
So if he was now going around asking others for advice…
It must mean he was only asking people he thought were good at it!
And with that realization, Goshiki's mood lifted for some reason.
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