The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 145: Communication Problem (AGAIN?!)

"Oh! A monster block by Lucas!"

"As expected of the best player in this tournament! His speed is unmatchable!"

"Come on, Konan High!"

Yuki's expression turned solemn as he stared at Lucas who celebrated with his teammates. Somehow, he suddenly remembered what Maria said a few days ago about a Brazilian player in this sport.

'They grew up playing volleyball everywhere. It doesn't matter whether it was just four, five, or six players available, but they could always create a game out of nothing. That is why they always come as a good all-around player with insane reactions. They used to play with only a few people, so they had to be good at everything to not let the ball fall on the ground.'

Even though at first, Yuki thought it was a bit exaggerated, now he was sure Maria was serious. He saw it himself, how Lucas who was on the back left before suddenly appeared in the middle top in less than five seconds, showing his insanely good game-reading ability and reaction speed.

If this wasn't his game, Yuki would stand up and give him applause for this amazing play. Unfortunately, he was the victim of the Brazilian boy's amazing ability, so he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

'Man, this is ridiculous. Is there anything we can do to stop him?'

It wasn't just Lucas that made him frustrated, but all the Konan players on the other side of the court. If against Kyoei, he could just focus on one or two players while the others didn't have the strong ability to attack him, this time, all of the opponent's players were good at attacking, making it hard for him to keep his eyes on them all.

Little did he know that all of his teammates also think the same.

When Yuki was still entangled with his thoughts, Akira finally had enough. He stood up from his spot and asked for a timeout from the referee before signaling all the players to gather around him.

"Okay, the first change of the game, Asa, you are in. Jimmy, you take a rest first." Akira said, not beating around the bush.

All the players there were stunned for a second. However, after that, they nodded simultaneously, with Ogawa who was replaced also accepting the decision. This was a no-brainer. Since the beginning of the game, Ogawa didn't do his job really well. As a spiker, his intensity wasn't enough to make Akihiro sweat, and as a blocker, he couldn't even slow down the opponent's attack even for once.

As for Asahi, while he wasn't a strong attacker, he was still a better blocker. By making this replacement, it was clear that Akira wanted to strengthen the front line and score from his blockers.

"Also, Oka, while it is still two more rotations before you come in, I want you to observe and try to figure out their attacking pattern. You have a good head and a different point of view compared to us, so maybe you will find something here." Akira said to the libero.

However, before Yuki could move, he could hear the referee blow the whistle again, and with his quick reaction, he dodged the ball and turned his eyes to the referee. It seemed all the players also had the same question here, as everyone stared at the referee immediately.

"His left foot touched the line first before he jumped, therefore, it is a fault. Tsunemori will be granted one point for this fault." The referee explained patiently.

Everyone was stunned for a moment before Riku clenched his fist to celebrate the point. "Yosh! Come on!"

The sentiment was shared by the other players immediately as all of them were also excited. Even though it was a free point, they wouldn't deny it if the opponent gave it to them. In fact, the more they got free points the better. Moreover, this also cut off Konan's momentum, which made all the Tsunemori players happy.

"Aaargh! Sorry, everyone!"Lucas cried comically. "I didn't meet your expectations and made this stupid mistake!"

Yuki couldn't help but have a sweat drop on his face when he saw that. And although most of his teammates couldn't understand what Lucas said, they all still had a guess about it and had the same reaction as Yuki. They had never thought Lucas would be so expressive like this.

"Don't worry, Lucas."Matsumoto patted the boy's shoulder. "It is just a point. We could get it back later."

"Yes, Lucas-senpai! Don't worry about it!"The others also nodded in agreement.

After calming down the boy, they all went back to their position quickly. It wouldn't be good if the referee caught them wasting time and punished them for it.

Meanwhile, on Tsunemori's side, Koji stepped up to the service line with his hand trembling slightly. Although this wasn't a do-or-die moment, he couldn't help but feel nervous there. Even though he had never said I, everyone knew Koji was probably the one who always overthought the situation in front of him.

Just like this time, before he served the ball, all the bad scenarios suddenly flashed inside his mind.

'What if I cannot score the ball? What if this is going to be the last time our team serves the all in this game? What if... What if...'

With that thought in mind, he tossed the ball shakily before hitting it in the air. However, due to nervousness, he failed to hit the ball perfectly as it slipped through his hand.

'SHIT!'

However, little did he know that this little mistake would be a masterpiece a few seconds later.