But looking back on the road they had taken, being able to defeat Shiratorizawa was already an excellent result for many of them.
After all, before Hank joined Aoba Johsai, they had been defeated by Shiratorizawa for five consecutive years.
They looked strong, and every year, they could make it to the final match.
But only they themselves understood the bitterness behind that.
"Next is when I really have to get serious. Success or failure will be decided right here."
Hank glanced at his current personal information panel.
When he saw that the synergy between him and Iwaizumi had already risen from the original 85% to 98%, anticipation immediately lit up in his eyes.
As long as he could max out the synergy between him and Iwaizumi next, then after that, they could truly begin their comeback.
After all, for the current Aoba Johsai, defeating Inarizaki in the truest sense would take a great deal of effort.
But looking at the situation right now, no matter how they wanted to win, they had to raise Aoba Johsai's overall strength first.
Otherwise, anything they said would be meaningless.
Hank naturally understood that clearly.
That was why he and Iwaizumi had to coordinate as quickly as possible next.
They could not give Inarizaki any more chances.
The rest of the match would probably be extremely difficult.
...
"This Hank really is troublesome. We've clearly assigned three people to mark him completely, but in the end, he still finds gaps where he can score."
"His spike is definitely the hardest one I've ever seen to receive..."
Atsumu glanced at Hank, who was drinking water off the court, and could not help complaining.
His opponent's strength absolutely surpassed every wing spiker he had ever seen.
He was far too powerful. This had clearly gone beyond Atsumu's expectations.
But what stood in front of him now was the question of how to withstand Hank's counterattack.
Aoba Johsai's overall strength was far below Inarizaki's, but facing Hank alone would probably take a great deal of effort.
After all, truly receiving Hank's spike required an enormous amount of focus.
"Exactly."
Shinsuke Kita nodded and did not deny it.
This was also how he judged Hank in his heart.
Even though he had been constantly defending against Hank, Hank could always find a chance to counterattack.
"We just need to win the next two sets. No matter how strong he is, there's nothing he can do if his team can't keep up."
"Aoba Johsai only has Hank to score. As for every other point of attack, even if we don't block them, they still can't break through our defense."
As Aran spoke, he could not help glancing at Shinsuke Kita, who had remained silent beside him the whole time.
Now he finally understood just how abnormal this guy was.
He was practically like a robot.
He did not make even the slightest mistake.
There was no need to say too much. He was absolutely a player who could appear as one of Inarizaki's starters.
Keeping him as a substitute until now had buried his talent.
(End of Chapter)
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