At the same time, inside Karasuno High, at the Karasuno volleyball club.
After receiving the news that Aoba Johsai had successfully advanced from the round of sixteen at Spring High—and had even defeated the strongest championship candidate, Inarizaki—everyone on the court became fired up. After all, Hank had once come from their side.
They knew Hank extremely well.
And yet, someone who had once been right beside them had suddenly made it big one day, beginning to climb toward heights they might never reach in their entire lives.
That fact alone gave them an enormous amount of pressure.
"Damn it! He got one step ahead again! I have to catch up!"
When Hinata heard about Hank's performance on the court, his eyes seemed to burn with flames. He also wanted to shine in a true major tournament and become someone like the Little Giant. But for them right now, that dream was still out of reach.
It could even be said to be far away.
After all, if Karasuno wanted to participate in Spring High, they would not only have to defeat the long-established powerhouse Shiratorizawa, they would also have to defeat the currently surging Aoba Johsai.
Ushijima alone would already be enough to make them have their hands full, let alone Hank now.
It was simply unimaginable.
They did not want to admit it, but the facts were right there. There was nothing they could do to change them.
"That guy! Damn it!"
Tanaka could not help flailing around in frustration. At this point, he could no longer keep up with Hank's pace at all. Hank's speed of improvement was simply too fast. In such a short time, he had gone from being a junior to joining the national youth team, and now he had even directly defeated Inarizaki.
As for Inarizaki, after hearing the coach's description of them, everyone understood what kind of team they were.
They were a team almost guaranteed to reach the finals.
And yet now, Aoba Johsai had stopped them at the gate.
There was no choice but to admit it. This year's Aoba Johsai was truly the strongest generation they had ever had.
There was no doubt about that.
Hank's legend was still continuing.
"Haha…"
When Kiyoko saw everyone in the Karasuno club reacting in all kinds of ways after hearing Hank's recent news, she could not help laughing.
She was also looking forward to news from Hank's side. Every time, he opened her eyes and showed her what a true genius looked like.
Every time she thought Hank would stop, he would always fly even higher.
It made the most instinctive affection rise from the depths of her heart.
After all, in this world, outstanding men always attracted the women around them.
That was something that had never changed.
...
Inside a certain classroom at Karasuno High, Yui Michimiya had already finished class when she saw the message Hank had sent her. A smile could not help appearing on her face.
After all, from the surface, Hank defeating Inarizaki only meant that he had defeated one team and entered the quarterfinals.
But to those who understood the situation, this was practically the same as putting one foot into the finals.
After all, Inarizaki had been the strongest championship candidate.
"Hank actually defeated Inarizaki!?"
When Yui heard the news, her heart could not help pounding.
At this point, it could almost be said that Hank was guaranteed to reach the finals. In the future, there was no doubt that he would also step onto the world stage of volleyball.
Looking at it that way, his future was truly bright.
On top of that, he was extremely smart. He had only just entered his first year of high school, yet he was already scoring full marks in every subject.
His future achievements could only be described as limitless.
He was practically the perfect template.
Even Yui, an older sister who spent day and night with Hank, could not help admiring him.
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