At this very moment, on Aoba Johsai's training court, the players who had already successfully entered the finals were still somewhat dazed. They had not expected this situation to actually happen.
Their school team had actually managed to come this far.
This was not only because of the effort they had put in along the way. More than anything, it was because of Hank's absolute talent.
Without a doubt, it was because Hank had joined that they had today. If Hank had not been there, they would never have had the qualifications to stand here.
The finals.
The Spring High finals.
As long as they could reach this place, it meant they could go even further in the future. Even stepping onto the world stage someday was entirely possible.
Thinking of this, many people's hearts filled with excitement. After all, this was Aoba Johsai's first time entering the finals, a sign that they could move toward the world stage in the future.
"I can't believe we actually made it here. Everything feels like a dream!"
"Yeah. The reason we were able to get here today is all because of Hank. Without Hank, we never could have made it this far. We owe everything to Hank!"
"Exactly. Everything is inseparably connected to Hank. If we can reach the world stage in the future, Hank will be our benefactor!"
Kindaichi and the others were filled with excitement. They were extremely grateful toward Hank. If not for his joining, Aoba Johsai might not even have been able to make it out of Miyagi Prefecture. Although they were considered a powerhouse, that was only within Miyagi Prefecture.
Compared to the previous Shiratorizawa Academy, they were nothing at all. They could even be called a team that would simply be crushed.
For Aoba Johsai, that level was far too normal. The only thing they could have done in the future was maintain their current position.
But now, because Hank had joined, everything had changed. In the future, they could go even further. They might even directly become number one at Spring High. That was completely possible!
"Hank-chan, let's train properly over these next few days."
"If we can win the Spring High championship, I'll have no regrets in this life!"
Toru Oikawa walked up to Hank, his face filled with excitement and longing. Next, he was about to enter the Spring High finals. He had been looking forward to this day for far, far too long. In the past, Wakatoshi Ushijima from Shiratorizawa had invited him to join Shiratorizawa.
But he had still rejected that offer.
After all, to him, if he could not lead his own team to the Spring High finals, then it would not count as completing his mission. This was something he had always pursued.
However, very quickly, he came to understand Shiratorizawa's strength. Many times, they had entered the Spring High preliminaries, only to lose to Shiratorizawa in the end.
Just when he had almost begun to think that his entire high school career would pass like that, Hank appeared.
It was precisely because of Hank's appearance that the original balance was completely changed. He took Aoba Johsai, a team that originally had no way of reaching Spring High, and brought them all the way to the Spring High finals in one leap.
Something like this was simply like a dream.
And next, as long as Hank continued working hard together with them, even directly winning the Spring High championship was entirely possible!
(End of Chapter)
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