The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

No matter how mature Yuki was, at the end of the day, he was still a teenager. In a heated moment like this, his emotion would definitely override any common sense inside his head, making it impossible for him to decide what was best for himself. After all, there was no way Yuki would be comfortable leaving the team alone, especially when he himself was still able to hold on for a little longer.

\'Still, it should be me who takes a decision, and I should consider whether forcing him to play would hurt Yuki\'s body or not.\' Akira thought inwardly. \'But we need his presence right now, and while it might be egoist and heartless, I cannot let him go. Sorry, Yuki. I will make it up for you after this game.\'

-0-

"Hey, Kobayashi is not on the court!"

"Yes! He sat on the bench!"

"Well, it is understandable. You heard how loud the spike was before, right? If it was me, I would be sent to the hospital immediately after getting hit by that."

"But that Kyoei\'s player is too much! It is not the first time he is targeting Kobayashi!"

"Hey, you are right! He has done the same in the first set!"

"Yes! He should have a malicious thought toward Kobayashi!"

"Damn! He is so vicious!"

"Die, you bastard!"

The curses and threats that seemed to die down since the second set suddenly rose once again, echoed all over the building. They started targeting Nitta who was the culprit behind all of this, cursing and insulting him in every way possible. Some even thought that the game didn\'t matter anymore, as long as Nitta couldn\'t walk away from the building in all pieces, they would be satisfied.

The intimidation tactic that the crowds unconsciously threw was able to shake off Kyoei\'s mentality.

"Nitta-senpai, they really hate you." One of them commented, wilted under the crowd\'s glare.

"It doesn\'t matter." Nitta waved his hand casually. "When we win the game later, we will still be the villain here, so why not fasten the process a bit?"

Ito could only smile wryly at the nonchalant behavior shown by his friends.

"And in this case, even if I have the ability to go back in time, I would still do the same, become the villain of the day," Nitta said, then turned his eyes to Yuki at the bench. "After all, it is all thanks to my spike that we finally managed to send out their best player. With this, everything would be easier."

Yeah, this was probably the best part of being the villain this early. By now, everyone had already realized the importance of Yuki\'s presence for their opponent. The glasses boy wasn\'t just a defensive specialist, but also the spiritual leader of the team.

Putting aside his versatility, whenever Yuki was on the court, all the Tsunemori players would be able to perform better, as if something heavy was lifted from their shoulders.

That was why removing Yuki from the image was a good thing for them.

"Without him there, it would be easier for us to win the game," Nitta said. Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking the same. Only one player thought otherwise, staring at their opponent on the other side of the court.

\'If anything, it would be harder for us to win.\'

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After talking to the teacher who was responsible for the crowds and taking control of the situation there, the referee finally blew the whistle to resume the game. Once again, a normal serve came to Tsunemori\'s side, which was picked up easily by Ogawa who was the closest to the ball.

"Nice receive, Jimmy!"

"Riku!"

Riku clicked his tongue in annoyance when he saw his option was limited. Yuki\'s replacement, Okamura, was the libero and couldn\'t join the attack. Together with Kaede and Hirano whose preference wasn\'t in offense, they were basically out of his consideration. Continue your adventure with m|v-l\'e -NovelBin.net

But that meant only Ogawa and Koji were left to attack, and while those two didn\'t have a bad day, their performance today was not satisfying either.

This really put his trust in the senpai to a test.

\'Well, if the situation is like this, maybe I could put myself into the picture too.\'

With that thought in mind, instead of tossing the ball, Riku changed his stance to spike, catching everyone – even his teammates – off guard.

*BAM!*

Even though he was not running up to gain momentum, his spike was still powerful enough to make some people in the crowds flinched unknowingly. However, there was one player on the other side who wasn\'t fooled by the spike dumb and reacted quickly, and that was Haruo on the front line.

"FREE BALL!"

"Oh! Nice block, Haruo!"

"Tch!" Riku clicked his tongue once again in annoyance when he saw Haruo still eyeing him like a pest. "Hirano-senpai! Come on!" He joined the front line immediately, didn\'t want to dwell on it for too long.

Yamada, Kyoei\'s setter got the second ball quickly, and without hesitation, he passed the ball to Nitta. Riku and Hirano jumped immediately, trying to block Nitta\'s path to spike. However, it seemed like Kyoei\'s ace was in hot form. Seeing the wall in front of him, he exerted all the power inside his body for the spike, trying to tear it down with brute force.

*BAM!*

"SHIT!" Riku cursed, feeling a burning sensation on his hands. He gritted his teeth unknowingly, trying to ignore the pain while shouting, "COVER IT UP!"

"I GOT THIS!"

Koji rushed in an attempt to save the ball, bringing the next surprise to the audience. While it wasn\'t his first time receiving the ball, all the people in the building had never seen him hustling for the ball so hard like this.

Before this play, the hitter would always stand and do light jogging when a wild ball came in his direction before shrugging helplessly while saying it was out of his reach.

However, Koji didn\'t care about their surprised expression. Right now, his mind was filled with the ball that flew above him, and the moment it fell, he sprawled, hitting it to the back so the ball would go back to the court.

"OH! NICE DIG, KOJI!"

"CONCENTRATE! IT IS NOT OVER!"

Unfortunately, the last shout came late. Seeing the ball come back in his direction, Nitta didn\'t hesitate for a second before launching his second attack, not giving enough time for the Tsunemori players to recover. He didn\'t even step back and restart his run-up, just jumped immediately and spiked the ball hard to catch his opponent off guard.

\'I got this!\'

*BAM!*