The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 336 Tsukiji High Fights Back!

"Okay, I don't know whether he is at the same level as Yuki or not, but you have to admit that he is a beast," Riku stated, shaking his head in disbelief. "I mean, did you see that?! His control over his body is crazy! How the hell is he a rookie?!"

That was the main question everyone – not just Tsunemori players – had inside their mind right now. After all the skills Bato showcased in the last two plays shouldn't belong to an inexperienced player. If in the first play, Bato managed to attract everyone's attention by doing everything from defense to offense alone to destroy Tsukiji's play, he silenced the entire building with the second play. His game-reading and decision-making ability, his outstanding physical ability, and his amazing control over his body were shown here as if announcing his presence to the people inside the building.

So, yeah, just like Riku said, while it wasn't clear how Bato was compared to Yuki, one thing for sure was that Keihin's middle blocker was a beast on a different level.

"Now, let's see how a powerhouse team like Tsukiji reacts to this situation..."

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"Good job, Bato!" If before, they were still afraid of offending the home team's supporters, now it seemed their judgment was clouded by the excitement. Morita and the other Keihin players jumped toward their resident genius to celebrate the play, and the tension on their side eased immediately. "That is such a nasty block! As expected from my kouhai, you learn the best from me!"

The other Keihin players just looked at their captain in disdain, never expecting him to be so shameless. Hell, even Bato himself gave the captain his best 'Are you kidding?' look. "Cap, I know you are a good guy, but I don't want to hear you bragging about that again, okay? You don't have the right to do that, Mr. 'Clench your butt and smash the ball.'." Said the boy mockingly.

Morita at least had the decency to blush in embarrassment even though he still tried to defend himself. "Hey, that is a decent advice, you know?!"

"Yes, for a monkey, not for an intelligent human like me." Bato retorted back still with his sarcastic remark.

They bantered back and forth for a while with their teammates watching the fun as if they were in the middle of a movie before the referee finally coughed, gaining their attention. "If you are done chatting with your teammates, go back to your position so we can continue the game!"

"Yes, Sensei!"

All the Keihin players didn't have to be told twice as they scampered back to their original position, some even looked sheepish. They didn't want to test the referee's bottom limit here and prepared themselves for the game to continue. Now that Bato managed to score twice in a row, the momentum was completely on Keihin's side, and the only advantage Tsukiji High had was the crowd.

"Come on, Reiki!"

"Wake up, Kiyotaka! Don't let them do anything they want in our home like this!"

"Yeah, kill them all!"

However, the voices died down immediately when they saw Morita back on the service line again. All the cheers disappeared, replaced by the hissed sound all over the building as everyone waited patiently for Morita to serve. When Keihin's captain finally did it, the sound of taiko drums echoed instantly throughout the court.

"Don't worry, I got this!"

Bato rushed forward to get the ball. Tsukiji's blocker also did the same, trying to get it first before Bato. They jumped in unison, both trying to overpower each other in this aerial contest. However, as Bato started to push forward, the referee suddenly blew the whistle, stopping the game.

"Wait, what happened?" Bato asked confusedly. The other players also had the same reaction, waiting for the referee to explain this. The referee, a man who was probably the oldest inside the building – was calm enough to explain. "Kid, your arms touched the net while you were in the air. That counts as a violation."

Bato widened his eyes as the scene flashed through his mind once again. Indeed, even though it was pretty light, his arms touched the net slightly when he was in the air, and he knew it was a violation that was punished by a free point for the opponent. No matter how much he wanted to complain, that wouldn't change anything, so he just clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Oh! Another point for us?!"

"Damn, we tie the score! 4 – 4, this is just the beginning!"

"Come on, Tsukiji High!"

Even though only a few people on the stand could understand what happened before, they didn't care about it. The moment they saw the linesman add one more point for Tsukiji High, they roared in celebration as if it was them who were on the court.

"Come on, the momentum is on our side! Let's end this quick!"

"Kiyotake, give us a good serve!"

As the referee blew the whistle, the boy did the same routine, aiming for the spot close to the sideline. This time though, Hori who was still targeted reacted instantly, moving to get the ball first before it could go outside of his reach.

BAM!

"Nice, Hori! That is what we have been waiting for!"

"Taiyo, give me a high pass!" Bato pointed his finger up to the sky.

Two of Tsukiji's players on the front tensed, putting their guard on Bato warily. They didn't want the first attack to get replicated again. Once the ball was flying toward the genius boy, those two also jumped simultaneously, wanting to cover the area in front of the boy. Bato didn't even blink when he saw this. He tilted his upper body slightly, then tried to change the trajectory of his attack to a cross-spike.

However, as he was doing that, another Tsukiji player suddenly popped in front of him, appearing out of nowhere. Bato widened his eyes in shock, yet nothing could be done as he had already swung his arms here.

BAM!@@@@