After all, Shiratorizawa Academy's players were indeed stronger overall than his own team's. That was something he had to admit. If they relied on Hank for everything, they still would not be able to make it to the very end.
They had to let the whole team rest and play in the best possible condition.
But from the way things looked now, Hank did not seem to want to end this match early. He still wanted to push himself a while longer.
Bang!
A crisp sound rang out.
Hank leapt high from where he stood. In the next instant, he drove a fierce spike down into the court before him. As expected, the other side managed to receive it. Seeing that, Goshiki's face filled with pride as he began his approach.
Right now, they had already returned to full strength. They could run across the entire court without issue.
"It looks like the other side's stamina is almost at its limit. They can barely run anymore."
The moment Goshiki was about to spike the ball, his face was covered with a smile.
Now it was time for him to show what he could do. As long as he scored more points in this set, he would be able to make everyone on the team recognize his true strength.
After all, if he could turn the tide in the decisive set, that would prove a great deal. If nothing unexpected happened next, he would naturally become Wakatoshi Ushijima's successor.
However, the instant he spiked the ball, Hank, who was in the front row, suddenly moved.
An adaptive block!
The more he used this move, the more familiar it became. Although he still could not predict the attack in advance the way Tendō could, he could already block the vast majority of spikes.
After all, Hank's top-tier athletic ability was right there.
"What is with this guy? How does he still have stamina!?"
Goshiki looked at Hank, who had already appeared in front of him, and his heart immediately shook with shock.
This was the first time he had encountered something like this. He could not imagine how someone, after fighting through three grueling sets, could still have the strength to run like that.
To run from one side of the net to the other and still successfully block the ball—this was simply unbelievable!
Thinking of that, the fear Goshiki felt toward Hank rose another level.
The other party simply was not human. He could actually do something like this!
"He's practically risking his life…"
Tendō looked at the ball that had just been blocked. Although he was shocked by Hank's willpower, what he felt even more was doubt over whether Hank could continue standing on the court after this.
To be honest, the other players on the court were already showing signs of exhaustion.
But this guy looked as if he still had more left to give. Even though he was desperately trying to hold back the sound of his breathing, it was still very obvious that he was about to collapse from exhaustion.
"Does he really want to win that badly?"
The Aoba Johsai assistant coach looked at Oikawa and Hank on the court, and he could not help being moved by their spirit.
The match had already gone through three sets, and the two of them had coordinated at high intensity for all three.
It could be said that, across these three sets, more than half of the points had basically been won through their combined efforts.
Yet after such a long stretch of high-intensity play, they were still standing on the court.
That alone was enough to prove how astonishing their willpower was.
They wanted to claim victory in this final match.
(End of Chapter)
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