"Ushijima!!! It really has been a long time."
"I didn't expect to run into you here!"
The moment Oikawa saw the person in front of him, the expression on his face changed. Immediately after, he spoke through gritted teeth. He had not expected Ushijima to actually show up at the final venue.
Logically speaking, should he not be training with the National Youth Team right now!?
Why was he here!?
Could it be that he wanted to see how they would fight and then figure out a way to deal with them!?
Of course, doing something like that did fit his way of thinking.
"Mm."
After giving Oikawa a simple greeting, Ushijima turned his gaze toward Hank. His expression looked somewhat unnatural, but he did not show it openly.
To be honest, this was also the first time he had encountered this kind of situation.
He had actually come here to watch Hank's match. That completely went against the way he had always thought.
"Long time no see."
After seeing Ushijima, Hank did not say much either. He simply nodded to him, then led Aoba Johsai into the final venue.
Long before they arrived, this place had already been prepared on a grand scale. Everything had clearly been arranged for the upcoming final match.
It was obvious that, as one of Japan's most important youth competitions, a great deal of effort had been put into it.
Every kind of equipment had already been brought in. Even the tools around the court, the cameras, and the television crews had all arrived. They were ready to begin broadcasting the match to the entire country the moment it started.
Seeing such a setup, even Hank immediately felt that the scale was enormous. It gave people a sense of pressure. As for his teammates beside him, there was even less need to mention them. They immediately began sighing in amazement.
The first ones to react were the Karasuno players. One after another, they began to exclaim in surprise. This was also the first time they had ever encountered a situation like this, and their eyes were filled with indescribable excitement.
They had never imagined that the next match would be this intense!
It was almost too much for them to take in. If they had managed to defeat Aoba Johsai back then, perhaps they could have stood on a stage this impressive as well.
They could have appeared in a broadcast watched by all of Japan.
Thinking of that, many of them could not help sighing. While their hearts were stirred with excitement, they were also filled with deep anticipation.
"I've decided. One day in the future, I'm going to stand on a court like this and play too!"
"That's going to be my lifelong dream from now on!"
Shoyo suddenly spoke up.
Right now, he had already started seeing Hank as the rival of his entire life. As long as he could defeat Hank, then for him, it would undoubtedly mean that he had completed his dream in life.
However, dreams were beautiful, while reality was cruel.
Judging from the current situation, if Karasuno wanted to defeat Aoba Johsai, it was practically an impossible task.
Just Oikawa alone was enough for Karasuno to struggle against. Now, they had also added the overwhelmingly powerful Hank. Something like that was simply unimaginable!
"Ugh, this is seriously infuriating. I can't believe that guy beat us to it and got onto the final court before we did. This really makes me mad!"
"I really want to go out there and play a proper match. We're still not strong enough!"
Tanaka shouted from the bottom of his heart.
Right now, he also felt that his own strength was far too lacking. It was nowhere near enough to support him in achieving his dream.
(End of Chapter)
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