The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

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"Do you think it becomes more powerful?"

"You think so too? I thought it was my illusion!"

"It seems Riku is in a good condition today!"

It was a few days after the social meeting in Riku\'s house, and the training for the volleyball club had gone back to normal already. However, currently, everyone stopped their doing as they all watched Riku practicing his serve. Somehow, the blonde boy was on fire in the last couple of days, as everyone could see from his service that became sharper and more powerful.

No one knew why, but everyone was happy with the development.

The only one who had a guess of what happened was Yuki, as he stared at his fellow freshman in wonder.

\'Does he feel excited after meeting Sawada and knowing that he is the setter of Konan?\' He mused. However, when he remembered his friend well, he shook his head. \'What am I thinking about? Of course, this would be the case. There is no way he could hide his excitement after meeting a future strong opponent like him.\'

The training lasted for another half an hour before Akira and Megumi suddenly appeared in the gymnasium.

"Okay, everyone! Gather in our room! We have something important to discuss here!"

All of them were taken aback by the sudden announcement, yet when they saw the serious gaze in the coach\'s eyes, they knew this must be about the tournament. They wondered if the coach just gained the intelligence about their next opponent and worried about some of them or something like that. However, they still moved immediately from the gymnasium to their \'new\' room.

"Oi, Koji! Have you done your training?"

"Don\'t slack off, Kaede!"

"Come on, volleyball team! You are our pride here!"

On the way to the room, they were greeted by many students warmly. Some were even completely strangers, yet they still took their time to encourage the team. This had been a common thing since they won dramatically against Kyoei Gakuen. However, this didn\'t prevent them from being embarrassed by the sudden positive attention they received. They all blushed and greeted the other students back politely.

"Wow, it is difficult to be a celebrity, huh?" Kaede sighed tiredly.

"Yeah, who would have thought that giving a fake smile all the time to the strangers who support you would be exhausting, right?" Asahi rolled his eyes sarcastically.

"Hey, my smile is not fake!" Kaede said, offended.

"And they are not strangers! They are our friends!" Okamura added, also offended.

"Yeah, yeah, keep your pants on, you two." Asahi rolled his eyes once again. "You don\'t even know half the people who greeted you."

"HEY!"

All the players there bickered with each other about their new popularity. Meanwhile, Akira and Megumi who heard the conversation from the room smiled a little before their expression turned somber once again.

"Are you sure showing them the record now is wise, Sensei?" Megumi couldn\'t help but ask, worried.

"Well, I think, this is the best time for us to show them this," Akira answered. "At least, if they were shocked by what they saw, they have enough time to recover their spirit."

Megumi bit her lips, yet didn\'t say anything again. She knew this was important and the sooner everyone knew about it the better. But they still had a game to be played, and she was afraid the team set their sight too far and couldn\'t see what was in front of them.

"Don\'t worry, Megumi-san." It seemed Akira noticed her state, as he tried to reassure her. "Even though this will shake them off, they will be back with better motivation than ever. Trust me, and trust them."

Megumi could only nod at his words. Maybe because she was the oldest student and all the players on the team were either sophomores or freshmen that she would always worry over everything. However, Akira was right. She needed to start trusting the players more, as they were able to reach this point in the tournament by themselves.

"Excuse me!"

One by one, all the players started to come, filling the empty space in the room. Akira had already arranged everything so that everyone could sit like they were in a normal class, while at the front, he set up his laptop and a projector so that everyone could see the record clearly from behind.

"Okay, everyone! Be quiet and listen!" Everyone went silent the moment Akira raised his voice. "This is the video of Teiryo\'s warming-up game before the tournament began. I know that this is not an official game and they might play differently in this tournament, but I want to show you this game."

All the players straightened their backs immediately, knowing that the coach would show them an unimportant game. They waited for a while until everything was ready, and when the projector showed the record of the game, they couldn\'t help but feel surprised at Teiryo\'s opponent.

Black stripe white jerseys.

Walking with the air full of confidence.

Yuki and Riku also saw someone familiar there.

And most importantly, the name of the school is written on the front.

Konan High.

"Oi, oi, is this serious?" Kaede asked, still dumbfounded.

"As you can see here, this is the game between Teiryo and Konan High." Akira started to explain, ignoring the shock his players had right now. "The final score is 25 – 3 and 25 – 5 for Konan High."

\'Damn…\' All the players cursed inwardly at the ridiculous score Akira said. \'They didn\'t even allow Teiryo to get more than ten points in two sets? Is the difference between the top 8 team in Tokyo and the best team in the country really that big?\'

"Not to say that we should follow Konan\'s example here, but there are some points that we could use as a reference for the next game, so listen carefully here."

Everyone nodded, trying to regain their composure. Although Akira said this was the intelligence gathering for the next game against Teiryo, all of them were focusing more on Konan rather than their next opponent. They knew that Konan was the last wall they needed to climb, the final boss they needed to beat if they wanted to keep the team alive.

However, the more they watched the record, the more terrible they felt, as all the people inside the room saw Konan\'s utter dominance against the opponent, while Yuki and Riku kept staring at the setter that they just got to know a few days ago.

\'Sawada and that number 22… What a scary combination. Who the hell is that?\'