The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 75: The Arrival of Kyoei Gakuen!

"So, this is Tsunemori, huh?" Nitta walked out of the bus, covering his face from the sun that started to get high. "Not bad..." He nodded in approval.

Yeah, unlike Tsunemori who always used the subway for an away game, Kyoei Gakuen was wealthy enough to afford a bus for the team's transportation. Even though they didn't mean it, Kyoei Gakuen really came flaunting the fact that their school was rich and willing to take care of the team.

"Isn't it a bit too quiet, though?" One of them asked. "This should be the time for the first class to begin, right?"

"Yeah, you are right. There is something suspicious here." Saito, the coach of the team furrowed his brows. Then, he sighed tiredly when he heard the snore from the back of the bus. "Someone, please wake Haruo up. We have arrived already and it would be embarrassing if someone from Tsunemori saw him like this."

"Let me do this." Ito rose from his seat. As the captain, he felt it was his job to save the face of the team, so he would never let anyone embarrass the school with their behavior. "Oi, Haruo! Wake up!" He slapped Haruo's face hard, making everyone wince unconsciously at the sound of it.

"Urgh! Oh!" Haruo, the blocker of the team groaned, feeling a pain on his cheek. "What happened? Have we arrived already?" He grumbled, still half-asleep.

"Yeah." Ito nodded. "Wash your face first before you get out of the bus."

Meanwhile, outside of the bus, Saito was looking around at the school, trying to figure out where he should go. It wasn't long before Akira came, greeting him politely.

"Saito-sensei from Kyoei Gakuen?" Akira asked, offering a handshake.

"Yes." Saito nodded, accepting the offer. "Please, take care of our team"

"Us too."

After exchanging pleasantry and guiding the bus to the parking lot behind the school, Akira brought them all to the gymnasium directly. For a moment, all the Kyoei Gakuen were confused at how quiet the school was. However, they were stunned at the crowds that were already in the gymnasium the moment they entered the building.

"COME ON, TSUNEMORI!"

"You can do it!"

All of the players who heard that had sweat dropped on their faces, some even had to resist the urge to beat their kouhai to death for giving them a heart attack. Inwardly, they berated themselves for forgetting that Haruo was probably the most narcissistic person they had ever met in their lives.

"What's wrong?" Saito asked confusedly. He had just arrived back from exchanging pleasantry with Akira on the other side of the net. "Why are you all looking at Haruo-kun like that?" He asked once again, noticing the strange expression on his players' faces.

"Nothing, Sensei." They shook their head simultaneously.

After asking for the last time to make sure everyone was okay, he asked the players to do their warmup first as the game would start in fifteen minutes. The tension inside the gymnasium rose as time went by, as the crowds kept increasing to support Tsunemori. Their excitement died down a bit, some even started to get intimidated by the supporters.

Finally, after a quick coin toss to determine who would serve the ball first which Ito won, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

"Come on, Nitta! Start it strongly!"

"Yeah! Give us the first point!"

"Impossible!"

"You suck! Your serve would hit the net!"

"Come on! You cannot do it!"

"BOOOOO!"

Amidst the cheers from his teammates and the boos from the crowds, Nitta as the first player to serve the ball bounced the ball calmly to the floor, trying to calm his nerve. A second later, his eyes were on the other side of the court, all the noises disappeared from his ears.

He tossed the ball in the air, followed by a quick two-step run-up before leaping from the floor, recoiling back his arms to unleash it like a quick whip. And a second later, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of his hand hitting the ball, silencing the crowds in the building.

*BAM!*