The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

"Oi, Take! Don't go overboard!" Matsumoto reminded his kouhai. "Respect your opponent and don't provoke them like this!"

"I know, I know." The blocker waved his hand nonchalantly. "I just want to know how capable the team that could beat that bastard's team before. I swear I wouldn't provoke them without any reason."

Matsumoto could only sigh helplessly, knowing who the bastard his kouhai just mentioned.

The boy's name was Takeshita Akihiro, and if people only looked at his build, anyone would never guess that this 190 cm boy was still a freshman.

He came from a small middle school in Hokkaido that created a miracle last year by going through the semifinal of the national tournament for the first time in their history before their journey stopped there and they had to be satisfied with the third place. And the team who beat them was the champion led by Haruo as their middle blocker.

Yeah, the bastard he mentioned before referred to Haruo, the middle blocker of Kyoei Gakuen. Last year, they were neck-to-neck for the title as the best middle blocker of the tournament before Akihiro's team was beaten in the semifinal, and it was the first time he witnessed someone far more talented than he was as a middle blocker.

After that, he had some sort of unhealthy obsession with Haruo, and Akihiro was quite surprised to hear Haruo's team, Kyoei Gakuen, lost in the third round of the tournament. That was why he was curious about Tsunemori's capability.

After receiving such a nonchalant reaction from his kouhai, Matsumoto could only sigh and decided to ignore this.

"Don't worry too much, Ashina!" Suddenly, a voice using English language with a pretty thick accent suddenly came from his back as a hand wrapped around his shoulder. "This is just a normal banter, so I am sure Take-chan wouldn't go overboard."

Akihiro nodded his head quickly before adding, "Yeah, Captain! Don't worry about me! I know what I can and cannot do!"

"Well, if you say so…"

After this, Matsumoto walked to the service line once again. Tsunemori made a quick change, with Riku on the back left being pushed far to the back by Yuki while Ogawa who was on the back right was moved to the forward. Now, the back was left to Yuki and Kaede, the two strongest defensive players in Tsunemori's team.

This was a strategy made after realizing Matsumoto possessed the same power that could send out any of them just as what Nitta did in the game against Kyoei. However, this time, Yuki was confident he wouldn't get knocked out by the opponent's attack.

'Come on… Hit the ball here… Yosh! Here we go!'

As Matsumoto served the ball, it zoomed straight into Yuki's direction. Fortunately, it was just all strength with no technique, and while receiving it would be painful, Yuki didn't have a problem controlling and aiming the ball so that it wasn't trouble for Riku to get it.

*BAM!*

"Nice receive, Yuki!"

"Come on, Riku! Go to the left!"

Even though Koji knew the terrible pressure came from the opponent's blocker, he still wanted to test it by himself. Hirano in the middle also moved. Even though he wasn't the best in offense, at least he could distract the opponent by acting as bait.

However, the pressure radiated from the other side of the net suddenly waved onto their body, making their skin crawl in fright. They both could see Akihiro staring at them like a hawk, not reacting until he knew for sure where the ball would go.

Riku gritted his teeth as he had no option to pass the ball. However, before he could think of where to send the ball, someone suddenly flashed in front of him, and then something clicked inside his mind.

'Nice run, Yuki!'

Yeah, it was Yuki who ran from behind. Usually, the player who received the ball would be ignored as everyone tended to ignore him. This was the point that Yuki tried to take advantage of as his surprise attack. And Riku also realized this, as he gave a pretty good speed on the ball he sent to his friend.

However, while this might work against any normal team, Konan was far from it. They were the best team in the country for a reason, and it was shown a second later by two players who suddenly appeared in front of Yuki.

'SHI - !'

*BAM!*

"Oh! Nice block, Lucas!"

"Rebound!" Yuki shouted. "One more time, Riku!"

Fortunately, in the last second before Yuki spiked the ball, he changed his aim to the edge of Lucas's fingers so that the ball would bounce back to Tsunemori's area. If before, he could only feel the pressure directed at Ogawa from afar, this time, it was him who was subjected to the oppression, and Yuki could tell he wasn't a fan of it.

However, he had to keep going to distract the opponent and give his teammates a chance to attack.

"I got this!"

Seeing two blockers were still on Yuki's side, Riku didn't hesitate to run the ball to the opposite side. There, Koji was alone, and while Akihiro rushed to close the door, there was still a wide-open area left in front of Koji. It should be easy for Koji to kill the ball based on the current situation.

Or… So that was what Riku and Koji thought.

Unfortunately, Koji didn't notice someone had already observed his movement, and before Koji swung his arm to hit the ball, that someone reacted quickly, didn't even have a hard time receiving the spike.

*BAM!*

"Oh! Nice save, Shimada!"

"Shit!" Koji cursed when he saw his first spike of the day was saved.

"Don't mind, Koji!" Yuki shouted immediately. "Get ready to block!"

Koji shook his head quickly, trying to recover from his failure. However, he suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine as his instinct screamed danger. On the opposite side of the net, A tanned-skinned boy suddenly launched himself towards the net, his legs propelling him forward like a coiled spring ready to explode.

In a blur of motion, he spiked the ball with fierce precision, sending it sailing past Koji who were caught off guard, couldn't even react quick enough to form a wall.

*BAM!*

"Oh! Damn, Lucas! You show no mercy here!"

"Good job!"

As the Konan players celebrated with each other, all eyes from the other side of the net turned towards him, frozen in disbelief as they processed the swift, electrifying play that had just unfolded.

Yeah, it was Lucas Silva who just executed the attack, not giving them any chance to react. He stood tall, a confident grin spreading across his face, radiating the sheer joy of the moment while the realization dawned on all the Tsunemori players.

Suddenly, they understood why he could be the best player in the best team in Japan – his unmatched speed, sharp instincts, and undeniable talent had just snatched the momentum to Konan's grasp, leaving the Tsunemori players in dazed.

Konan High 2

Tsunemori High 0

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