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[Start of the chapter]
"Damn it, it feels like he's using me as target practice."
Nishinoya was feeling extremely frustrated. Not only could he not receive Hank's serves, now he was getting pounded over and over by Hank's spikes. It felt awful.
"Doesn't this guy ever get tired!? We've already been training for three straight hours."
"Even setting the ball is already exhausting, but he keeps approaching, jumping, and smashing spike after spike, and he still doesn't look tired at all."
Kageyama stared at Hank, who wasn't even breathing hard, and felt deeply shocked. It was not just that Hank's spikes were absurdly powerful. Even his stamina was top-tier. They had trained continuously for three hours, yet he still showed no signs of fatigue.
Meanwhile, Hinata and Tanaka, who had been training with him the whole time, were already panting heavily. If they had not been stubbornly trying to keep up with Hank, they probably would have gone off to the side to rest a long time ago.
It had to be said that Hank was unbelievably hardworking. Even with his incredible talent, he still insisted on training relentlessly.
That alone was enough to prove that his strength had not come from nowhere.
"Alright, that's it for today. Everyone, get ready to rest."
Seeing that it was about time, and that everyone on Karasuno had already reached their physical limit, Ukai stood up and clapped his hands, announcing the end of the day's practice. Then he called everyone over, preparing to go over tomorrow's training schedule.
As for Hank, since he still had to get up early tomorrow for Aoba Johsai's practice, he was already preparing to leave.
There were only a few weeks left before the Spring High qualifiers.
He still needed more time to build chemistry with the Aoba Johsai team.
As for Karasuno, he had already gotten a pretty solid read on just about every player on the current roster. If they played again, the odds of winning were still high.
"I'm dead tired. We actually spent three whole hours doing spike drills today. My arms are numb."
"That was intense. But the weird part is, Hank already practiced with Aoba Johsai this morning, then came here tonight and kept training with us, and he still doesn't seem tired at all. That's insane."
"I've got to admit, even though I don't like him, there's nothing to criticize about his attitude toward volleyball. It's just as terrifying as his talent!"
After listening to Ukai's explanation, Tanaka, Hinata, and Nishinoya all collapsed straight onto the floor. Right now, they did not want to do anything except go home and rest properly. The training load today had been way too intense. At the very least, they had probably hit close to five hundred spikes.
Their arms were so spent that they could barely lift them anymore. But even though they were this exhausted, Hank had not only come over after finishing Aoba Johsai's morning practice, he had also trained with them for all this time without showing even the slightest sign of fatigue.
It was ridiculous. Anyone who saw something like that would curse him in their heart and call him a freak.
His talent was already monstrous, yet he still trained himself every day like he was torturing his own body.
No wonder he was the ace of the team.
"So, after training that hard, you must be exhausted, right?"
Just as Hank changed clothes and slung his volleyball bag over his shoulder, preparing to leave, Kiyoko came over carrying bottled water she had bought from the school store and asked with concern.
"I'm fine."
Hank did not refuse at all. He took the bottle Kiyoko handed him and drank it down in one go, completely failing to notice the two savage glares coming from beside him, as if they wanted to devour him on the spot.
After finishing the water, Hank said goodbye to Kiyoko and Ukai, then turned and left immediately.
He did not stay long. On the way back, he still planned to jog home. There was still a little time before dark, which meant he could keep training.
"That damn brat, acting so pleased with himself! Just wait. If I run into you on the court again someday, I'll definitely beat you!"
"For Kiyoko-senpai, there's no way I'm backing down! Keep training!"
"Come on, Hinata, Ryu, let's keep going! Tonight we train until we drop!"
After Hank left, Tanaka and Nishinoya dragged their bodies up from the floor, already completely spent, then hauled Kageyama—who had been about to go home—back over to the net so they could keep practicing overtime.
They refused to believe they were weaker than Hank.
If someone as talented as him could work that hard...
Then they had to keep working hard too.
"I'm telling you two..."
Ukai could only laugh helplessly when he saw Tanaka and Nishinoya acting like this. They were not usually this hardworking, yet today, for some reason, they had been so fired up that they were planning to stay and train late into the night instead of going home.
"Haha..."
Kiyoko could not help laughing too when she saw the scene, a small smile appearing on her face.
(End of Chapter)
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