This wasn't something I snatched from Suna-senpai; he gave it to me willingly.
Miya Atsumu followed him: "Shoyo, you can wear mine too—"
The two of them entered the room Miya Osamu had just opened at the same time, immediately after, the things Miya Osamu had just put inside were thrown out by Miya Atsumu.
The culprit, Atsumu, poked his head out: "This room is mine now, go find Yui."
Miya Osamu's temple twitched: "You really are something else."
On the final day, Hinata had already changed into the number 10 jersey, Miya Atsumu was satisfied to have the opportunity to stay with Hinata.
The only one injured was Miya Osamu, whose luggage had been left scattered on the ground.
Early the next morning, after everyone had eaten a simple breakfast, they were called to the testing center to warm up.
The First Year and Second Year students from Itachiyama were also present, appearing to be prepared to undergo the testing along with the Inarizaki members.
Coach Himegomiya rubbed his hands together: "Come on, come on, Shoyo, you go first. Start with a bang."
Since she started interacting with Xiaoxia, she has automatically started calling the two siblings by their names.
Standing in front of Hinata, Coach Kurosu stared at Utsunomiya and Himegomiya for a long time, his face full of distrust.
Recalling what happened last time, the two coaches from Itachiyama felt a momentary pang of guilt.
Coach Utsunomiya cleared his throat twice, glanced sideways at the equipment that had already been turned on, with renewed confidence, quickly straightened his posture.
Last time was an accident, an accident! There definitely won't be any problems this time! Besides, our new equipment has already been tested and is ready for use!
The new interface is a mask, so there's no need to block the nose and breathe only through the mouth like last time, nor is there a need to bite down or worry about injuring the oral cavity.
When the Inarizaki members visited last time, this new piece of equipment hadn't been put into use yet because some parts were missing from the shipment.
Moreover, we already have the data for Hinata's maximum heart rate here, so there definitely won't be any accidents this time!
Absolutely!
Coach Kurosu also glanced at the new equipment, thought for a moment, then asked directly, "Then the old ones you've phased out.."
Utsunomiya interrupted with a single sentence: "Don't bother thinking about it; they've already been sold to the professional youth academy over in Kanagawa."
Coach Kurosu sighed.
They definitely won't have the funds to buy new ones, but they could certainly consider second-hand ones. What a pity, what a pity.
Coach Kurosu sighed with regret, "Why don't you think about your old friend.."
Coach Himegomiya saw right through him: "Because you'll try to drive the price down at all costs."
She didn't want to make a deal with this old fox; if she got scammed, the loss would be far greater than the gain.
Coach Utsunomiya quickly changed the subject: "If you really can't rest easy about it, I'll just have one of my own kids go first."
Fine, he admitted that he did indeed want to use the Inarizaki players as guinea pigs; after all, he had only used the equipment for calibration a few times, he was still inexperienced.
If it fails to record one time, they'll have to run it all over again.
Coach Kurosu agreed very quickly: "Alright, you two go first."
Don't think he doesn't know the little schemes these two have; he won't fall for them.
The Inarizaki members behind him all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, while Komori, who had just been preparing to watch the show, felt his smile freeze on his face.
He silently took a step back, Koldorf and Inamura beside him made almost the same movement at the same time, the three of them inadvertently pushing Sakusa to the very front.
Sakusa remained silent.
Meanwhile, Coach Utsunomiya had already started waving at him: "Come, come, come, let me see if you've made any progress during this time."
Hinata cheered for Sakusa: "Go, Kami-senpai!"
Sakusa, who had stepped onto the treadmill and begun putting on his equipment, remained silent.
He even closed his eyes under the gaze of the Itachiyama members and let out a soft sigh.
On the other side, Miya Atsumu, who had brought a small stool to sit side-by-side with Suna, had already started laughing.
Hinata, who was being pulled down to sit on the floor by Miya Atsumu, felt a bit dazed, so he turned his head to glance at the seniors who were snickering.
What's wrong, Kami-senpai?
Miya Atsumu took the initiative to suggest, "It's nothing, just that you can volunteer to test behind Sakusa in a bit."
Hinata leaned closer to Miya Atsumu, because he was sitting on the floor, he could only reach out and steady himself by holding onto Atsumu's leg to get closer to him.
Only after closing the distance between them did Hinata ask in a very low voice, "Is there some significance to this?"
Miya Atsumu, in an inexplicably great mood, gave a mysterious smile. He reached out and patted Hinata's head. "You'll find out in a bit."
Hinata blinked, feeling a bit confused.
Chapter 238: The Two Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Fox
With curiosity and anticipation, Hinata sat obediently and watched Sakusa begin to run after he confirmed everything with the two coaches.
The entire testing process was no different from before, starting with acceleration followed by increasing the incline; the only obvious difference for Atsumu was the breathing collection equipment itself.
The duration for the speed increase was actually quite long; several minutes had already passed by the time the incline began to rise.
Hinata hugged his knees and also began to take things seriously.
The previous part was actually just a routine procedure for them; the real main course was yet to come.
Just as Hinata thought Coach Himegomiya would continue to mention the incline, Coach Utsunomiya stopped him directly.
Eh?
Seeing Sakusa take off his mask and begin to adjust his breathing and rest with the help of the coach, Hinata was left completely stunned.
"Pfft." Having expected this, Miya Atsumu ultimately couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Coach Utsunomiya frowned. "The heart rate can't break through; let's leave it at that."
This was already Sakusa's previous maximum heart rate, it had been stuck for a while without increasing at all, which meant this was already Sakusa's VO2 Max at this current stage.
Miya Atsumu said softly to Hinata, "Anyway, when you run in a bit, pay attention to the heart rate data on that panel. If the intensity increases but it doesn't go up anymore, it means you've reached your limit and you can call it a day."
If you have no idea at all, you might end up collapsing just like last time.
Hinata raised his hand: "Understood!"
On the other side, Sakusa's data had also been processed by the computer, Coach Himegomiya was quite satisfied: "63.9, not bad, there's improvement compared to last time."
Sakusa panted, taking a wet wipe from the side to wipe his face.
His VO2 Max had just passed 63 half a year ago, his physical training progress had always been very slow; this level of growth was within expectations.
Hinata reached out and tugged on Miya Atsumu's shirt, signaling for him to lean down.
When Miya Atsumu leaned in, he whispered, "It seems like Kami-senpai's is.. just a little bit higher than Heisuke's."
It was quite surprising; Sakusa also frequently covers the entire court during matches, he didn't seem to sense any issues with the opponent's physical stamina.
Understanding what Hinata wanted to ask, Miya Atsumu thought for a moment, after hesitating for a few seconds, he finally gave his answer.
Sakusa.. places a lot of emphasis on his personal physical management.
“As for post-match physical recovery, Sakusa has quite a lot of experience, he also slacks off appropriately during matches.”
After receiving a deep look from Suna, Miya Atsumu continued, "It's just that his slacking off isn't as obvious as Rintaro's, so you can't tell during normal times."
Hinata rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful. "Physical management and slacking off?"
Miya Atsumu quickly stopped Hinata from learning things he shouldn't: "No, you don't need to learn the second part. Your physical foundation is good enough that you don't need to slack off."
After speaking, he affirmed the first half of Hinata's statement: "However, Sakusa's physical management ability is still very much worth learning."
"Understood." Hinata completely understood.
He stared at Sakusa with eyes full of eagerness and admiration, leaving Sakusa, who had just taken a sip of water, feeling a bit dazed.
When Sakusa looked over, Miya Atsumu, who had suddenly become serious, raised his hand.
Coach! Shoyo wants to try!
Coach Himegomiya chuckled upon hearing this and beckoned Hinata over with a wave of his hand: "Come, come, Shoyo, let me see if you've made any progress."
Hinata gave Coach Himegomiya a big thumbs up: "I've been doing my physical training diligently!"
He had been doing his physical training consistently; he successfully played through the entire Haruko without feeling half-dead from exhaustion like he had during the previous National Sports Festival.
Miya Atsumu thoughtfully moved the last empty chair left after Iizuna left, placing it three meters away from him to give Sakusa his own isolated space.
You must be exhausted. Here, come, sit.
Iizuna is said to have a follow-up hospital appointment today, so he and Amatori could only regretfully miss today's big testing event.
Kumagai leaned close to Rishia Heisuke's ear and whispered, "An unexpected favor is often a sign of ulterior motives."
Sakusa, who had no intention of sitting on the floor, eventually walked over and sat on the small stool, though his expression was a bit sour.
Unfortunately, his breathing still hadn't quite adjusted, so he couldn't wear a mask to isolate himself from the contaminated air around Miya Atsumu.
At this time, Hinata had already put on the equipment and was ready to begin the testing.
Coach Kurosu stood by the treadmill, hands on his hips, looking on with a triumphant expression as he gave Coach Himegomiya an OK gesture toward Hinata.
With the experience from the last test, the two from Itachiyama already had a concept of Hinata's maximum heart rate, so they were quite relaxed during the early stages.
Once the incline reached fifteen degrees, the two of them straightened their bodies, staring at Hinata with total concentration.
By this point, Hinata had already surpassed Sakusa's score from the previous test.
Miya Atsumu spread his hands, his expression and posture quite smug: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, look at our Shoyo, now that is a textbook demonstration."
He patted Sakusa's shoulder in the air, acting like they were close buddies.
“Sakusa, you're no good.”
Sakusa remained silent and moved his stool two steps away from Miya Atsumu.
Coach Himegomiya, who had been staring intently at the heart rate, spoke up and asked, "It's at 200, do you want to keep going?"
Hinata gave another thumbs-up, signaling that he was in good condition.