"YES!"
The moment the ball arrived at Hiroshi's feet, Kumiko rose from the bench, her fist clenched with cold sweat rolling down unconsciously. She bit her lips, trying to hide the nervousness in her heart.
'Come on, Hiroshi-kun… Please, make this work…' She prayed silently.
Yeah, in the end, this was plan A that she set for the blitzkrieg attack. Instead of going for a normal route, which was to Kuroki, she opted to go to Hiroshi directly, making it easier for the team to initiate the blitz attack as quickly as possible.
The reason was simple, though.
Against the two defenders who were so close to reaching a professional level, there was no way Kuroki could win an aerial duel here. So, instead, the ball was sent to Hiroshi, whose escape plan was also set beforehand.
