For now, they could only follow Hank here and take a few brief looks. As for whether they would ever be able to step onto this final court in the future, they had never truly dared to think about it. All they could do was get a glimpse of it for now.
"So this is the final court?! One day, I'm definitely going to stand on a court like this too!"
"If I can do that, I'm willing to give everything I have."
Kageyama's heart was also filled with excitement.
He did not know whether he would be able to stand on the court before him and continue playing in the future, but one thing was certain. If he wanted to keep fighting, then he had to defeat Hank.
Otherwise, everything would be meaningless.
Hank's strength was clear for everyone to see. Barring any accidents, the Miyagi Prefecture championship would likely be monopolized by Aoba Johsai from now on.
And the reason for that was very simple.
It was because Hank was on Aoba Johsai's team.
If they wanted to truly defeat Hank, then they had to defeat Aoba Johsai from the ground up.
Otherwise, Karasuno would not have even the slightest chance of winning.
"Even I haven't stood on a final court many times."
Ushijima did not speak. He only thought this silently in his heart.
To be honest, even he had only reached the final a few times. He had never expected that after Aoba Johsai had stayed quiet for several years, they would suddenly charge straight into the final.
Something like this was almost shocking enough to sound unbelievable.
Very few people would be willing to believe such a thing.
Yet now, the facts were right in front of him. Whether he wanted to believe it or not, he had no choice.
Immediately afterward, he looked at Hank again.
Without anyone noticing, Hank's footsteps had already carried him right to the front of Ushijima. From here on, would Ushijima still be able to surpass him?
Although it was hard to believe that such words would come from his own mouth, the truth was already right in front of him.
If he did not take action soon, there was a very real chance that Aoba Johsai would completely surpass him in the future.
That was an undeniable fact.
While Ushijima and the others were still caught in their thoughts, the television hosts in charge of leading today's match arrived one after another and began hosting the upcoming game.
Seeing this, many people rose to their feet and bowed silently toward the court in front of them.
To be honest, the upcoming Spring High final was not only going to be broadcast throughout Japan. It would also be shown internationally.
If someone performed well in the next match, it was entirely possible that they might be noticed by many overseas clubs.
At that thought, the hearts of everyone present began stirring once again.
They had never expected the upcoming match to be so thrilling. It was enough to leave people shocked.
The next match would be a true battle.
After all, this was the Spring High final.
Who could keep standing on the road to the final year after year?
Aside from the current dark horse, Aoba Johsai, the only team that had managed to enter the final for fourteen consecutive years was Itachiyama Institute!
If Aoba Johsai was this year's dark horse, then Itachiyama Institute was the reigning force that had stood at the top all along.
Their strength was absolutely greater than any opponent Aoba Johsai had faced before.
Their power would definitely be on another level.
It might even completely overturn everyone's understanding of the game.
At that thought, everyone could not help falling silent in shock.
To be honest, this was also the first time they had truly realized just how powerful Itachiyama Institute really was.
(End of Chapter)
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