Looking at the reactions of everyone in front of him, Kageyama, who was in the back row, couldn't help but let out a soft snort from his nose.
Only now do they realize how terrifying that bastard is?
However, his smugness didn't last long. From the front row, Atsumu Miya suddenly turned around and looked at him with a teasing grin.
"I didn't expect that!"
"Kageyama!"
"With your strength, you can be considered a qualified backup setter at Karasuno!"
"I…"
Kageyama immediately understood what he meant.
A qualified substitute setter… in other words…
He's not strong enough to be the starting setter, just the second-best setter on Karasuno's team!
Now, flushed with embarrassment, Kageyama couldn't find anything to say.
Outside the court, Hibiki Hibarida and Hibiki Ueyuki also watched the match with knowing smiles.
"Who would've thought?"
"Shuffling player positions and having them regroup for practice matches turned out to be an unexpected bonus!"
Hibarida smiled as he looked out at the court.
Ueyuki nodded with a chuckle.
"A huge gain!"
"There were so many surprises today!"
"I didn't expect so many setters to have solid offensive instincts!"
"And Akira's passing technique really caught us off guard!"
"Seems like this camp has been truly worthwhile!"
...
Meanwhile, at Shiratorizawa, the final match of the day was drawing to a close.
"Watch the back row!"
At that moment, Wakatoshi Ushijima had already completed his approach!
Bang!
A spike with overwhelming power!
The ball shot straight through a barely formed defensive wall and rocketed toward the back row!
And just then, Hinata, who had been stationed in the back row, suddenly appeared behind the path of the spike!
Everyone thought he would receive it—but…
Smack!
Hinata's positioning was slightly off, and the ball slammed into his shoulder!
It then bounced far off toward the edge of the court!
In the coach's dugout, Tanji Washijō watched the scene unfold and sighed softly, shaking his head.
"It's still not quite there yet, but this is an improvement compared to before."
Washijō hadn't expected Hinata to perform exceptionally well.
After all, improving ball reception is something that only comes with consistent, day-in and day-out training.
Achieving a qualitative leap in less than a week would be nothing short of fantasy.
But in Hinata, Washijō noticed a faint sign of such a leap.
At the very least, his sense for receiving the ball had begun to emerge.
"Seems like I should schedule a few more training matches with Karasuno in the future."
...
Creak!
At that moment, the final whistle blew, signaling the end of the practice match.
And with that, the final match of the day had come to a close!
The conclusion of this game also marked the official end of the five-day training camp!
Everyone began preparing to leave Shiratorizawa and return to their respective schools.
"Hinata! Those two guys on your team—did they go to the national training camp?"
Just as Hinata and Tsukishima were walking out of the gym, Kindaichi's voice suddenly rang out from behind them.
"Oh!"
"Yeah!"
Hinata nodded, speaking with a hint of envy:
"Those two are amazing—they were selected for the National Youth Intensive Training Camp!"
"So it's really the national training camp…"
Hearing this, Kindaichi and Kunimi's eyes widened.
Even though they had suspected it, having it confirmed directly from Hinata still left them deeply shocked.
After all, that training camp was only for the most exceptional high school players in the country!
Nationwide, only about a dozen players were chosen!!
And both Karasuno players actually got in!
"Kageyama… that guy…"
Kindaichi scratched his head, clenching his jaw slightly as he asked awkwardly:
"He got selected too?"
"Yeah!"
Hinata nodded, looking a little frustrated as he replied:
"Kageyama made it in too!"
"I really envy that guy…"
"Then…"
"How's he doing? Is he doing okay?"
"Oh?"
Hinata looked at him curiously.
"I mean…"
Kindaichi scratched his head again.
"I mean, he's completely different from how he was back in junior high."
Hinata immediately understood what he meant.
Back in junior high, Kageyama, Kindaichi, and Kunimi had all been teammates.
There had been a major falling-out between them back then.
The root cause was Kageyama's domineering setting style.
And even now, Kindaichi must've sensed the changes in Kageyama from recent matches, which is why he was asking about it.
He found it hard to believe that Kageyama—who had once been so controlling and indifferent to his teammates—could've changed so much.
"You're way too hung up on junior high."
Beside him, Kunimi frowned slightly.
"That's all in the past."
"I'm not!"
Kindaichi turned his head quickly and retorted:
"I'm just making small talk! I don't care about that guy anymore!"
"Alright, alright!"
"Time to head out!"
With that, the two of them walked toward Shiratorizawa's main gate.
"Next time we meet, I'm definitely going to beat you."
Kunimi didn't forget to stick out his tongue at Hinata as he turned back.
"We won't lose!!"
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