As long as they continued following this result, they might even be able to defeat Inarizaki outright. Something many people originally thought they could never accomplish might very well happen next.
Inarizaki would be defeated by Aoba Johsai High, a team that had only just entered Spring High. Though many people probably would not believe it, this was the reality that was about to happen.
Aoba Johsai could even follow Hank and defeat the other teams as well. It was possible for them to seize the Spring High championship in one go.
After all, for Aoba Johsai players who had only just entered Spring High, that might sound somewhat unrealistic. But now that Hank had joined them, no matter what happened next, it would seem perfectly normal. After all, this was the goal they had all been chasing all along.
"Screech!"
With the referee's sharp whistle, this set was declared over. The final score landed at 28–26. Although the score had been extremely close, many people at the venue immediately raised their evaluation of Aoba Johsai by several levels.
After all, Inarizaki was no ordinary team. Whether in terms of strength or any other aspect, they were far superior to other teams. The fact that Aoba Johsai could take one set from Inarizaki already proved many things. If nothing unexpected happened next…
They might even be able to compete for the final championship. There probably were not many people who would doubt that. After all, with Inarizaki's strength, an ordinary team would not even be able to win a single set from them.
The fact that Aoba Johsai could win one set already proved that they might be a team qualified to compete for the Spring High championship. There probably were not many people who would doubt that.
"I never expected Aoba Johsai to have this kind of strength right after entering Spring High… Looks like they aren't weak after all."
"After all, the fact that they were able to defeat Shiratorizawa already proves a lot… You have to know, Shiratorizawa is a team capable of reaching the Spring High semifinals. Since they could defeat a powerhouse like that, it's enough to prove that they can definitely stand somewhere around the semifinals in the future."
"Putting it that way, if Inarizaki wants to beat Aoba Johsai, they'll have to spend some time on it too."
After many of the spectators witnessed Aoba Johsai's strength, the voices that had originally looked down on them gradually disappeared. After all, being able to take a set from Inarizaki was enough to prove that Aoba Johsai was not weak. If the bracket had been a little more favorable…
They might even have directly entered the Spring High semifinals. But speaking of it now, they were rather unlucky. After all, they had encountered a seeded team right after entering the group stage.
Inarizaki!
"I didn't expect… that Hank still had another trump card he hadn't shown at the end. But don't take it to heart."
"The main purpose of the first set was to probe them. Now, Aoba Johsai's trump cards have basically all been exposed… Next, you only need to keep working hard."
Inarizaki's coach looked at the Inarizaki players in front of him. Then, he shifted his attention to the person sitting on the bench…
Shinsuke Kita.
(End of Chapter)
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