The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

"Holy shit! That four-eyes is on fire right now!"

"He also did the same in the first set, right?"

"Yeah, I remember it! He scores four times in a row!"

"But he hasn't sent another one of his bizarre serve he did in the first set yet, right?"

"Oh, yeah! I remember he still has that one in his arsenal!"

Hearing the whispers from the crowd, Amagi's expression turned somber. He knew that Yuki showed a big promise during the game against Matsukita about a month ago. However, he didn't expect to see the boy make astronomical progress during that time and become a monster just in a month or so.

"He didn't have this during our game, right?" Gondo whispered, his expression also somber.

"Yeah." Amagi nodded unconsciously. "The only thing I could remember from him is his out-of-the-box mind and tough defensive capability. Even though those two alone make him stand out as a freshman, I never thought he would add one more weapon to become a lethal player like this. No wonder he could steal several points from Konan's hand."

"What an amazing talent." Gondo shook his head in amazement. "In service alone, he could be in the top five in the country already. What a monster." The Matsukita duo would be more in shock if they knew Yuki had only learned the service tricks a few weeks ago under Sekine's tutelage.

"Still… There is no way they would let him do anything he wants like this." Amagi turned his eyes to the Konan players who were discussing with each other. "They should've thought about something to solve this tricky situation before they bleed too much from it."

Indeed, all the Konan players gathered and made a small circle in the middle of their own side to discuss what they needed to do. Even though, in the end, only Lucas and Shimada would stand on the back line, that didn't mean they couldn't give those two their input.

"There should be something. I know there should be a hidden trick, flaw, or pattern he follows to do his service. There is no way he would do it randomly and the trick would always work perfectly against us like this." Akihiro said, his hair rumpled after thinking about Yuki's service.

"We also know about it," Matsumoto said wryly. "The question is how?"

This… Indeed, this was the problem they hadn't solved yet. They also thought that Yuki's service tricks were too much. He could throw a floater and a sidespin serve and had several tricks on his sleeves that were ready to be pulled out whenever he wanted. This made it hard for them to anticipate what would come next.

After all, no matter how good their defense was, it would be difficult to guess the opponent's intention blindly.

"Ano…" Suddenly, Lucas raised his hand. "How about we do this?"

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"Hey, what the hell is this?!"

"How could he stand there alone? Do Konan players know what they are doing right now?!"

Konan High's new formation sparked conversation and also confusion among the people in the building. Hell, even Yuki who was going to serve also startled at the sudden development. There, he could see all the Konan players were pushed on the front line, leaving only Lucas who stood confidently, guarding all the 6 x 9 m on the back line.

"Damn, he is crazy!" Yuki could hear Kaede mutter.

However, the glasses boy didn't think so. He remembered what Maria said about Brazilian players' characteristics on the court. They were always quick with their feet and came as an all-around player. So, what Konan did by letting Lucas handle his service alone was done with a thoughtful calculation about the Brazilian boy's ability.

'That means they are confident he could receive the ball.'

Still, putting Lucas alone on the back also put the team at a disadvantage. With only one player guarding the back, Yuki had so many spots that were ready to get exposed. After pondering for a moment, he decided to send a powerful sidespin serve to the corner of the court just like he did before, aiming at the tricky spot far from Lucas's reach.

*BAM!*

"Oh! Nice serve to the corner!"

Lucas himself didn't panic. He even let Yuki serve the ball first before moving, didn't want to get fooled by another trick. When he saw the ball finally crossed the net though, the Brazilian boy rushed like lightning, extending his arms far to reach the ball first.

"I got it!"

"Oh! Nice receive, Lucas!"

"Nobu! Follow it through!"

Sawada knew the team had to score right now, or they would have to face another one of Yuki's services. Fortunately, this was never a difficult thing for Konan to do.

Even though Lucas couldn't recover quickly enough from his spot, Sawada still had several options to choose where to pass, and after pondering for a moment, he thought, why would he make things difficult for himself when he had one of the best hitters in the country on his team?

"Matsumoto-senpai!"

"I got this!"

*BAM!*

Even though Hirano also jumped to block the shoot, Matsumoto was able to avoid him with his technique. Unfortunately, the ball went straight to Kaede who managed to save the ball albeit shakily.

"Shit! Too short!"

"Don't worry, I got this!"

Koji who was closest to the ball sent a normal, easy-to-hit pass to Ogawa. However, Ogawa was already followed by Akihiro on the front line. The second-year hitter gritted his teeth, still couldn't adapt to the intensity radiated from the opponent's middle blocker.

'Maybe, I should do the same as Koji.'

Ogawa glanced for a moment at Akihiro's hand, trying to aim either for a rebound or a block out. However, the moment he swung his arms, Konan's middle blocker suddenly spread both arms widely, letting the ball fly between his arms before it went far outside of the court.

*BAM!*

Ogawa's mouth twitched when he saw his spike attempt go far even to the supporter stand. After he landed on the ground, his eyes met Akihiro's who suddenly gave him a smile-eye while saying in a mocking tone, "Nice home run!"

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