The Birth of A Volleyball Legend-Chapter 391 : Game Over

Nitta panted heavily as he watched the ball fall onto the supporter's hand on the top side of the stand. Everyone watched the man who got the ball with dumbfounded expressions, too shocked to react. Time seemed to freeze, and it was Haruo who melted it down as he rushed over to his senpai and attacked him with the biggest and fiercest hug the blonde boy could muster.

"DAMN, SENPAI! THAT IS AWESOME!"

That was when everything finally sunk into Nitta's head, and he laughed out loud like a loon. "HAHAHA! Can you see their stupid face?! That is my strength, don't forget about it, you all!" He flexed his arms immediately, showing off his muscles.

That was enough to provoke violent reactions from the entire crowd.

"Fuck! Monkey, how dare you?!"

"Your effort is useless, Monkey! We have already won!"

"Lucas! Matsumoto! Return this humiliation tenfold! Kill that little monkey!"

As Nitta was laughing under the crowd's scrutinization, all of the Konan players gathered in the middle of the court. "Sorry, I reacted too late. That is my fault." Akihiro apologized instantly, realizing that he failed to react in time when the ball went in Nitta's direction.

"Eh, no need to make a fuss about it, Take." Matsumoto waved his hand nonchalantly. "That is an amazing save from Haruo-kun, so it is no wonder that we are too stunned to react. But I am sure as hell that something like that is rare and wouldn't appear again in this game."

Yeah, what Haruo did was something that would only happen once in probably a million or even ten million plays. Not only the save Haruo did by going through the net and going to the opponent's side just to throw back the ball to their own side was rare, but it was almost impossible for the ball to land perfectly in front of Nitta, the team's ace. The fact that it happened consecutively reassured them that this kind of surprise wouldn't happen again after this.

"Still, we need to be careful," Matsumoto spoke once again. "You see those two and their eyes. They haven't given up yet. If we give them enough chance to narrow the score gap, this would ignite the spirit of the other players too. We need to kill them both before they could cause trouble for us."

"Sure." All of them nodded solemnly.

True to their thought, the next few minutes were like a personal show for Nitta and Haruo. Those two ignited the fire that was almost killed by their opponent, fighting tooth and nail to keep them alive. They attacked, blocked, defended, ran, and did everything possible to hold their own ground against Konan High, eliciting awe from everyone in this building.

Even though most of the people who came here were Konan High's supporters, they all were fans of the sport first before anything else. They had seen a fair amount of teams that fell on Konan High's knee even before the game was still far from over. Only those who were strong and brave enough to challenge Konan High were able to get out with their head raised high, and now, it seemed Kyoei Gakuen would be able to enter that short list after the game was over.

Unfortunately, for all the effort Haruo and Nitta desperately showed, they were like prey cornered by a veteran hunter. They might be able to fight back one last time, but their death had already been determined since the beginning of the hunt.

BAM!

"Hell, yeah! Come on, Lucas!"

"Three more points! Keep it up!"

As it was closer for Konan High to win the game, Haruo and Nitta also started slowing down their pace. Even if the other players also supported them, those two knew the others weren't in their best condition anymore, physically or mentally. If people looked closely, most of them would be able to see that this game turned into a 2 vs 6 game, which was impossible for the 2 to win considering the 6 were the best players in the country. Even the god of miracles would hesitate to help bailing them out of this situation.

Still…

"Well, this is it, Haruo." Even though Nitta sweated profusely, there was still a big grin on his face. "We have done our best, yet it is not good enough. Now, we are just waiting for our death, so any good idea on how to do it?"

"Well, that is easy." The grin on the blonde boy mirrored his senpai completely. "Since we are going to die anyway, let's end this all with a bang!"

"Hell, yeah!"

They fought so hard like they just gained a second life, trying their best to prolong the team's life. Unfortunately, for all the effort they poured, Konan High managed to kill every seed of hope that sprouted inside their heart, and in the end, with one last spike from Lucas…

BAM!

"GAME SET! KONAN HIGH WON AND ADVANCED THROUGH THE FIFTH ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT!"

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Silence fell on Tsunemori Gymnasium Building as all the volleyball team's members stared silently at the small screen in front of him. They all watched all the Kyoei players fall on the court one by one after a very long and exhausting game, followed by applause coming from the stand. Hell, even Konan's supporters gave themwarm applause since they were touched by Kyoei's fighting spirit, especially the two who sweated the most on the court.

Still, in the end, no matter how much people appreciated Kyoei's effort, they still lost, and as time went by, they would be forgotten like the other Konan High opponents in the past, so this consolation meant nothing.

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The atmosphere in the gymnasium turned grim as everyone looked at each other solemnly. Even the chill, winter air piercing their bones was not enough to dampen their spirit now as they all had the fire burning on their eyes. After a while, it was Riku who finally broke the silence.

"Let's go back to the practice."

"Um."

Everyone walked back to the court silently, not complaining about the exhaustion they felt right now. After watching how most of the Kyoei players cried after the game, they knew that they would rather cry and vomit from the harsh training session then from losing a game, and after watching the match between Konan High and Kyoei Gakuen, they realized that they were still behind compared to the top teams in this prefecture.

"No, this wouldn't do! We need to work harder than before, okay?!"

"HELL, YEAH!"