The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 377 Nitta's Awakening!

Time seemed to freeze for a moment as all the eyes were on Nitta. Some of the people on the stand and Konan's players on the court were confused, not knowing from where the boy had this confidence. After all, Konan players managed to shut him down for good for almost all the time in this game, and Nitta still dared to show his broken fand and attacked them fiercely as if he had a chance to succeed now.

However, Nitta himself didn't care.

He knew he couldn't contribute to the team like what Haruo did in the first half, and he also knew he couldn't show such an all-around performance as Lucas did earlier. He was probably the least capable player who could copy that performance on the court. Still, if there was one thing Nitta was sure about, it was his ability as a hitter, and that was what he was trying to showcase.

BAM!

"Oh, yeah! Nice block, Take!"

"As expected, that boy just talks so loud and has no ability to back it up!"

"Yeah! He is so ridiculous!"

The ball flew far back to Kyoei's side, with Aki, the team's defensive specialist rushing frantically to save it. Fortunately, with a lot of hard work and a sprinkle of luck, the boy managed to do it, sending the ball back to the middle of the court where Yamada was waiting to set up another attack. It was such luck that a blind save that Aki managed to send the ball straight to where Yamada was standing, or they wouldn't be able to launch the second attack at all.

Nitta himself gritted his teeth when he overheard the mocking directed at him from the stand. He knew full well that his lackluster performance deserved every mock and criticism in the world, but that didn't mean he had to like it. That didn't mean he wanted to quit, though.

'I have already used all of my chances to quit in the past, I cannot do it again now!'

What he was talking about was of course when the team lost against Tsunemori High in the last Inter-high. At that time, Nitta performed so badly that he decided to stop trying in the middle of the second set, which affected the whole team's performance and resulted in the team's humiliating defeat. That was probably the biggest regret in his career, and Nitta didn't want to repeat the same mistake once again in this crucial game.

"YAMADA! GIVE IT TO ME!" He shouted once again, asking for the ball. Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

As the insult kept getting worse, Nitta nodded his head repeatedly as if he was satisfied with this result. He knew he would get a warning after this, but honestly, the boy didn't care. He himself was a hot-headed boy in the first place, so, getting locked down by the opponent team for most of the time, added to the insults and mocks the home team supporters kept throwing at him of course made him uncomfortable. He wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if he didn't return the favor even for once.

"This is just a normal game, and no one provokes you deliberately. So, no need to do any excessive move like that again, you get it? One more shenanigan and you are out." The referee warned him, which the boy just accepted like a good boy. His teammates could only watch helplessly as they all knew this was just Nitta's personality.

However, everyone was excited about Nitta's successful attack. They all knew that their ace was a bit moody. Once he was not in the right mood, it would be difficult for them to attack. However, once he was locking in, good things would definitely happen to the Kyoei Gakuen team.

"Die, you bastard! Don't think you can serve that easily!"

"BOOOOOOO!"

"Go home, Monkey!"

Nitta sent a smug smile at the crowd as he walked through the service line, unbothered. He took a deep breath, bouncing the ball up and down to the floor while waiting for the whistle blown by the referee. Just like his teammates, he also realized that he was in the right state, and this was the chance for the team to chase the score or even overturn it.

'I cannot mess this up!'

As the whistle finally resounded, Nitta tossed the ball high in the air, and just a second later, the sound of his palm hitting the ball could be heard echoing throughout the building, making some of the people there wince unconsciously at it.

BAM!

It wasn't the fastest serve Nitta could do, but the power packed in the ball itself was probably the strongest one he could muster. Shimada, the team's defensive specialist was going to receive it, but just like Akihiro in the last play, the moment the ball hit his forearms, he was overwhelmed by its power, and the impact of the collision was enough to throw him away while the ball bouncing far outside of the court.

Seeing this, Nitta just pointed his finger to the sky, grinning widely before Ito who was the closest to him jumped on him and roared, "HELL, YEAH!"