Without question, no matter what the final result of this match ended up being, Hank had already shown off spectacularly in front of the selectors responsible for the youth national team. At that moment, shock also surfaced on the faces of every spectator watching.
Right now, Hank was clearly displaying the ability to keep improving, and that sight truly stunned everyone watching.
They had seen plenty of naturally gifted athletes before. Some of them, under extreme focus during a match, could perform beyond their usual level. But the Hank before them had already gone beyond their understanding. They had no idea what might happen to him next.
Or rather, what kind of result would appear next.
In their hearts, Hank's figure had already begun to grow larger. Among all the volleyball players who had appeared before them, how many had talent that could compare to Hank's?
"Right now, Hank is absolutely one of the most outstanding geniuses in history. Who wouldn't feel fear after seeing an opponent like that on the court?"
"I don't know why, but I get the feeling that Hank is becoming stronger and stronger on the court. Is that just my imagination?"
"Can someone explain what's going on right now? Was Hank hiding his strength from the start, or is he slowly improving even now?"
...
Many fans in the stands were already feeling an indescribable pressure from the way Hank grew stronger the more setbacks he faced. They could sense that if the match continued, Hank might directly rise by another two or three levels.
That feeling was simply too strange. It was like an ordinary player suddenly breaking through after an intense burst of training.
And Hank was even more exaggerated than that.
He was transforming continuously in the middle of the match!
"It really isn't an illusion. This guy has been slowly improving from beginning to end. It isn't obvious, but it's real."
Ōhira's heart had already been completely won over by Hank. Who wouldn't be dumbfounded after seeing something like this? As the match went on, their opponent started improving at high speed, giving them an overwhelming amount of psychological pressure.
"Stop spacing out. This isn't the time to be dazed."
"We have to stay steady. Even if he can keep improving, even if he can keep creating miracles, we still have our own way to deal with him."
Tendō looked at the ball Hank had just spiked by adjusting its angle. In his heart, he had already noticed that, during this match, Hank's control over the force of his spikes and the angles of his placement had become extremely precise. He had already gone from being a spiker with ordinary technique to slowly transforming toward refined skill.
The moment that thought appeared, Tendō immediately crushed it. This had already gone beyond the scope of his understanding. It really was terrifying.
If they let him keep playing for a while longer, wouldn't Shiratorizawa Academy end up becoming nothing more than a whetstone for Hank alone?
"...Hank... you were born for volleyball."
As Aoba Johsai High's setter, Oikawa naturally understood Hank's current condition very clearly. He was the most sensitive to Hank's changes. Now that Hank could already reach this level, it absolutely proved that, as long as nothing unexpected happened in the future...
He could reach the very peak of volleyball.
At that instant, Oikawa became incomparably convinced of that thought. After all, anyone who saw the scene in front of them would feel shocked.
(End of Chapter)
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