It was completely dark outside the gymnasium, but the lights inside the stadium were brightly lit, because there was still the last training match today. The two sides fighting this time were Ikugawa High School and Nekoma High School.
"In the last game, the opponent was able to keep up with my fast break in the second half. If it weren't for Kuroba-senpai, then my offense would have been blocked. This was the case with Date Ko and Ao The same goes for Jo, as well as Nekoma's Inuoka. Sure enough, a monster's quick attack cannot always be effective against a strong opponent."
"Senior Yejiu, you picked it up beautifully!"
A familiar voice came, and Hinata turned around to see Inuoka, who happened to be the Nekoma mentioned earlier. He was not playing on the court at this time.
"Hey, Inuoka didn't play?"
When Karasuno and Nekoma fought before, Inuoka performed well and was able to stop Hinata's quick attack in the second half, but he didn't play now, which made Hinata feel very strange.
Hinata then saw the man who replaced Inuoka.
A gray-haired boy who could rival Hayato leaped up on the court, swinging his arms down like a whip to smash the ball and score.
"Awesome, who is he?"
"Haiyu Lev, he is over 194cm tall, well, but I don't know about the other things. How is he? Does he look very powerful?"
Hayato's voice came from above Hinata's head. At some point, he had walked to Hinata's side, put his arm on Hinata's head, and explained to him. Of course, this name was specifically asked by Hayato during the break with Nekoma's people. Everyone in Inkoma understands Hayato's curiosity. After all, with that height, it's normal for someone to be curious.
"Hey, so tall, taller than you, Kuroba-senpai. Damn it, I'm so envious. I really want him to share my height."
Hinata, who could get along well with anyone, did not resist Hayato's actions, and just kept this posture and looked at Haiba Lev, who was playing ball.
Today's training ended with Kuroo, the leader of the host country, shouting loudly that everyone had worked hard.
After dinner, Hinata went to Nekoma's camp to chat with Inuoka and Nekoma's setter Lone Claw, his good friend. In the process, she also learned about Haiha's origins. First, he praised Haiyu's strengths, and then pointed out his shortcomings. His passing and serving were very bad, even worse than Hinata. Hinata asked aggrievedly, "Am I the measure of your badness?"
Because your skills are terrible, if there is no malice, you have sunk Hinata again.
"Ah, but your newcomer, the main attacker named Black Feather, is very difficult. I can't deal with him."
"Hehe, Kuroba-senpai is very good, especially that serve. I couldn't catch it during the team training before. The hit on my arm was so painful."
Hearing Momo's praise of Hayato, Hinata felt particularly proud. After getting along with him for this period of time, Hinata completely became Hayato's little fan. He is tall, has good football skills, is kind, and the most important thing is that he often teaches him various things. Technology, it's strange that such a good senior is not liked.
"Speaking of which, our two teams have a gray feather and a black feather. We are so destined."
Inuoka on the side heard them mention Hayato, suddenly thought of the connection between the names and said it.
"As for the name, Coach Wuyang also said that it might be fate that Kuroba-senpai entered Karasuno. Crows have black feathers, so they match our team very well."
The three of them were chatting. Senior Yejiu, who had just walked in, saw this scene and was so moved that he wiped the tears from his eyes and said with emotion.
"That talkative and timid Momo is actually chatting with someone else."
At the door of the toilet, Hinata triggered another bathroom adventure, met Haiyu Lev, and found out that Haiyu was a mixed race. Hinata nervously thought about how to say hello in Russian.
"Karakuno's No. 10."
"Japanese?"
"Ah, sorry I don't speak Russian, I grew up here."
"I see, ah, I heard from Kuroba-senpai that you are 194, so tall. By the way, I am Hinata Shoyo, first grade."
"I am Lev Haiba, and I am also a first-year student. The senior Kuroba you are talking about is probably the number 13 who is about the same height as me."
"Oh! Do you also know Kuroba-senpai?"
"Of course, he scored a lot in the games he played today. He is indeed an ace player."
Hinata heard the word ace player and tilted her head to look at Haiha.
"Kuroba-senpai is not the ace yet. He is a second-year student. He recently transferred to Karasuno and joined the volleyball club not long ago."
"What? Such a powerful person is not the ace? Then who is your ace?"
"No. 3, senior Dong Fengxu from the third grade."
"Ah~ The one with the beard looks scary, that person. Hmm~"
Hui Yu crossed his arms, as if thinking about how to describe the feeling Xu made him.
"Although that senior's skills are not bad, but, how should I put it, compared to Kuroba-senpai, he is not domineering enough, and his absolute confidence as an ace and his obsession with the ball are not very strong."
In fact, what Haiyu said is absolutely correct. Originally, during this night, Asahi would have established his confidence and dominance as an ace, but Hayato's joining directly interrupted his evolution. What does this mean to Karasuno? Whether it is good or bad, it is difficult to judge now.
"Senior Xu is also very powerful, but what you said is right..."
She wanted to refute, but in the end Hinata agreed with Haiyu's statement in her heart.
"However, when I look closer, I feel that you are shorter, Hinata."
Looking down at Hinata, Haiyu expressed his true feelings, which made Hinata furious.
"What did you say! Bastard."
"Sorry, sorry, I don't mean any harm, but you can reach this high with just a jump. I saw it during the competition."
He flattened his palms and measured them to his forehead, and Hui Yu continued.
"Too bad I can jump higher."
Excited by these words, Hinata jumped up and hit her head on the door frame. He immediately squatted down holding his head in pain.
"Then, as long as I reach the top before you, that's fine."
Hearing what Hinata said, Haiyu also became confrontational.
"I will be the first to break your fast attack in our match tomorrow. Because I am Yinju's trump card."
At the end of the sentence, Hui Yu's eyes were a little wandering.
"If I said that, Senior Tiger would be very angry. He said that people who can't even defend well are not qualified to be called aces."
"Aren't you a secondary attacker like me? Generally speaking, shouldn't the ace be the main attacker?"
"Does it have anything to do with position? Whoever scores the most points is the ace. That's it. I'll leave first. I'm looking forward to the duel with you tomorrow."
After patting Hinata on the shoulder, Haiyu walked away without waiting for his reply.
"Whoever scores the most points is the ace."
Hinata looked at her palms and muttered to herself.
After a night of training, the players who had recovered their physical strength started a new day of training after breakfast. Karasuno was in line to start the second game. Everyone was doing warm-up exercises while waiting for the end of the first game. .
"After the newcomer from Karasuno joined, his strength has been greatly improved."
Looking at Hayato who was warming up, the team leader of Nekoma High School chatted with the Nekomata coach next to him.
"Yes, with skills, mentality, and outstanding leadership comparable to that of an ace, Karasuno has picked up an incredible raptor. Although it has not reached its peak state, it is already a huge threat now. Haha, I’ve seen a lot of spring this year.”
