Right wing! Right wing!"
"Observe the Passing direction, don't be impulsive..."
"Careful, they're about to Spike."
...
On the afternoon of the first day of the devil training, Irihata Nobuteru organized an intra-team practice match as planned. What was different from usual was that this practice match was Beach volleyball.
However, indoor volleyball rules were still used.
The difference between Beach volleyball and indoor volleyball is huge, not only because of the soft sand on the ground, but also the sea breeze blowing from the Beach from time to time, which will greatly affect the Passing.
"Block him, get ready, one, two, jump..."
The team was temporarily divided into two teams. Akashi Asuka was on the Red Team, while Iwaizumi Hajime, Matsukawa Issei, Kunimi Akira, and others who were preparing to jump and block on the opposite side were on the Blue Team.
Facing Akashi Asuka's Spike, Iwaizumi Hajimegave the command, preparing to gather people to set up a three-person block together.
The moment he shouted the word "jump", Matsukawa Issei, Kunimi Akira, and Iwaizumi Hajime immediately exerted force at the same time, suddenly spreading their hands and intercepting above the net.
However, in the next second.
The three suddenly found that they had clearly used all their strength, but they still couldn't Rebound, like three funny toads hopping in place.
Akashi Asuka on the opposite side was slightly better than them; at least half of his forearm exceeded the net height. But just as Akashi Asuka was about to swing his Arm to hit the ball, suddenly, a gust of sea breeze blew, and the volleyball in mid-air suddenly changed direction, escaping his hitting range.
"Not good!"
Akashi Asuka was startled.
At a critical moment, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, raised his left hand with a backhand, and slapped the volleyball down with a smack.
Puff~
The volleyball hit the ground, bounced only a faint height, and then stayed in place, no longer moving.
"Beep~~"
"Match over, Red Team wins, score 25:21."
Mizoguchi Sadayuki, who was temporarily acting as the referee, blew the whistle and announced the result of this round.
"Damn it! We lost again."
As soon as the referee finished speaking, Yahaba Shigeru in the Blue Team's backcourt lay directly on the sand, like a salted fish who had lost his fighting spirit.
Iwaizumi Hajime, Matsukawa Issei, and Kunimi Akira in the front court were also panting heavily, while looking at Akashi Asuka on the opposite side with an expression as if they had seen a ghost.
You know.
It was already past 4:30 PM, which meant they had been training intermittently for more than two hours this afternoon.
Although the sand here was soft, it wasn't so soft that Iwaizumi Hajime and others couldn't even Rebound. The main reason was not only the sand, but more importantly, their legs were already as heavy as if filled with lead after such a long period of training. This was the key reason that truly made it difficult for them to Rebound.
However, even so, Akashi Asuka could still Rebound. This terrifying Stamina was simply outrageous.
"Alright, everyone, take a few minutes to rest. Then for the rest of the time, we'll play a few 2v2 matches." Irihata Nobuteru walked over at this moment and spoke slowly.
He also saw that everyone's Stamina was close to its limit, and it was not suitable to continue increasing the training volume, otherwise, it would easily lead to overtraining and injury.
And a 2v2 match can not only train players' reaction and individual skills, but more importantly, it can spread out the match time, allowing players more rest time.
Hearing Irihata Nobuteru's words, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the rest area to get water cups to drink and rest.
Akashi Asuka, on the other hand, found a sandy spot, sat down, and then pulled up his data panel.
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Host: Akashi Asuka
Strength: 1 [Core Strength 1, Arm Strength2]
Speed: 80 [Explosive Speed 8, Reaction Speed2]
Stamina: 82 [Endurance 82, Cardiopulmonary Capacity 1]
Rebound: 7 [Jump 84, In-air Stasis 4]
Basic Skills: 4 [Serve 1, Receive 6, Passing 69, Spike 9, Block 1, Defense 4]
Advanced Skills: [Oblique Spike 2], [Straight Spike 3], [Small Oblique Spike7], [Large Oblique Spike 6], [Power Jump Serve 2], [Banana Jump Serve 7], [Tactical Strike 4]
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Compared to before the National Tournament, Akashi Asuka's current data panel had undergone significant changes.
Various basic qualities seemed to have changed little, basically in a stable upward trend, but in the advanced skills column, Akashi Asuka now had four new skills.
And these skills basically appeared on the data panel inexplicably during the National Tournament. But because most of these skills are currently in a nascent state, their scores are still pitifully low.
Most of them are usable, but unless Akashi Asuka is in good condition, the success rate will inevitably be pitifully low.
"Then the next training plan will focus on improving a few new skills, and as for basic qualities, this summer, we'll focus on the 'Strength' and 'Rebound' attributes!"
Akashi Asuka pondered to himself. Compared to others, with the help of the data panel, Akashi Asuka could clearly formulate his future training plan.
The reason for focusing on the 'Strength' and 'Rebound' attributes was also because the battle against Mujinzaka High School in the National Tournament made Akashi Asuka thoroughly see how terrifying the Strength unleashed after a single attribute surpassed its limit truly was.
Just like Kiryu Hachi.
Among the top five in the nation... no, now it should be the top six Aces, Kiryu Hachi's Spiketechnique, if not the worst, was basically among the bottom two.
However, he still firmly held a position in the top three nationwide.
What did he rely on?
Wasn't it the terrifying super-high school level Strength he possessed!
He didn't need any technique at all; just relying on this pure Strength, Kiryu Hachi alone had shattered Seijoh's Defense in the National Tournament.
So Akashi Asuka is now learning from his mistakes.
Irihata Nobuteru's training made everyone from Seijoh cry out in agony, and countless people expressed regret.
However, if they were truly asked to quit, everyone uniformly shook their heads and refused. The reason was simple: it wasn't about saving face, but because during the National Tournament, these people also discovered their shortcomings.
To put it bluntly.
If it weren't for Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Tooru's efforts in this National Tournament, others might have been eliminated in the first round of the qualifiers.
And although no one mentioned this, it doesn't mean that everyone wasn't aware of it.
Leaving aside other things.
Just for the sake of their pride, they had to endure the devil training during the summer.
...
Three days passed in a flash.
On the afternoon of the third day of the devil training, Oikawa Tooru and Kyotani Kentarofinally passed their assessment and completed their remedial classes. That same afternoon, the two immediately took the train and rushed over impatiently.
However, just as Oikawa Tooru and the other person had just gotten off the train, they suddenly turned their heads and saw a group of people who absolutely should not have appeared here...