The photo was named "Miya Atsumu being exploited despite his submissiveness," accompanied by a picture of him and Miya Osamu making peace signs.
Ginjima, who was getting ready to go get some water, turned his head and shouted, "Shoyo, that one too! Wipe the windowsill as well!"
Ginjima only said it because Hinata happened to be holding a rag and was close to the windowsill.
But the ill-intentioned Miya Osamu turned his head and said, "Shoyo, remember to lay out your mattress in a bit—"
Miya Atsumu turned his head and glared at Miya Osamu: "Hey! You're going too far!"
Then he looked at Shoyo, who was preparing to wipe down the windowsill to set luggage on later. "Shoyo, you just wipe the windowsill, I'll lay out the mattresses."
Miya Atsumu felt a surge of irritation, turned his head, grabbed Miya Osamu. "You're not even taking photos, yet you're just standing there motionless. Come over here and help!"
You don't do any work and yet you eat so much; watch out, your body fat might still be off the charts next time during the physical fitness test.
In the end, Miya Osamu was one of the people assigned to manual labor.
In the midst of the twins' competition to see who could spread their futons the fastest, it took less than ten minutes for this classroom to go from everyone moving in to being completely tidied up.
And it wasn't until this time that Kumagai and the others in the room next door had just started heading out to get water.
Coach Kurosu, who had come over to give the daily schedule, pushed open the door and saw everyone admiring the fruits of their labor.
He froze for a moment. "So fast."
Suna, who was standing at the door, replied, "Our Captain is very reliable."
"That's great then." Coach Kurosu nodded, feeling deeply moved by Miya Atsumu's growth.
He looked toward Hinata and Miya Atsumu, who were already sitting side by side on the futon near the window. "Atsumu, today and tomorrow we'll still focus on individual skills and fundamentals; we'll start the training matches the day after tomorrow."
Also, I've scheduled a training match against Fukurodani for the final day; we're going to Kanagawa.
Hinata froze for a moment: "Kanagawa?"
Carefully recalling his previous conversation with Bokuto and Akaashi, he asked, "Fukurodani is a school in Tokyo, so why are they going to Kanagawa?"
Coach Kurosu replied, "The Fukurodani Alliance is also at a training camp during Golden Week; they are currently at Ubukigawa High School in Kanagawa."
Hearing this, Hinata Shoyo's face filled with excitement as he realized the most important point: "Ah! Does that mean we can stop by and visit Kita Team on the way?"
Coach Kurosu laughed heartily. "Sure, Shinsuke said he would head over to take a look."
Hinata cheered, "That's awesome!"
Miya Osamu looked at Miya Atsumu. "Ubukigawa? I haven't heard of them before."
Miya Atsumu made a quick deduction: "It makes sense. Although Kanagawa has two slots, Shonan occupies one of them year-round, the remaining slot is fought over by schools like Tsubakihara Academy. As for Ubukiro.. they're probably a school that consistently makes the top eight and occasionally the semifinals."
It's impossible for the Fukurodani Alliance to recruit anyone with poor skills. Morinji is a team that consistently ranks second in Saitama, Nekoma and Fukurodani themselves need not even be mentioned.
At this point, Miya Atsumu paused slightly.
Hmm..
He seems to have forgotten something important, something that might cause him to be in a very bad mood.
But if he can't remember it, it means it's not important enough and can be ignored.
Miya Atsumu quickly cast those feelings of incongruity to the back of his mind, turning his head to look at Hinata on his other side. "Do you want to do some voluntary training tonight? Or do you want to play a practice match against some opponents? I'll help you arrange it."
Hinata, who had intended to add something to the information Miya Atsumu had provided, blinked, his attention quickly diverted: "I want to play!"
“I want to play against Kiyoharu! And Tachibana-senpai too!”
Miya Atsumu nodded. "Fine, I'll go look for them for you in a bit. When the time comes, the two of us will beat them until they're begging for mercy!"
Miya Osamu poked his head out to take a look at Hinata, who was already enjoying the wonderful evening, a hint of confusion flashed across his face.
Hinata seemed like he was about to say something, but he was interrupted by Miya Atsumu.
—What is it?
Chapter 276: The Two Hundred and Seventy-Sixth Fox
Hinata turned his head to meet Miya Osamu's gaze and returned a smile.
Actually, he had just wanted to provide Miya Atsumu with the forgotten information, but he felt it didn't really matter whether he said it or not, so he kept quiet.
As for the information itself..
It's because Karasuno has also returned to the Fukurodani Alliance, so the Fukurodani Alliance now consists of five schools instead of just four.
But he should have mentioned this about once before, either Kenma or Kageyama told him, so it's fine if the seniors don't have much of an impression of it.
This shouldn't have much impact on their practice match; it's fine if the seniors don't remember.
However, he was indeed a bit curious about how Kageyama, Tsukishima, the others were doing, he wondered if Karasuno had any exceptionally talented freshmen.
I'm so looking forward to it, the last day of Golden Week.
No, no, no, tonight's self-training is also something to look forward to!
After packing up their things, everyone headed to the Inubushi Higashi gym.
Shirabu is relatively far away, so he will arrive a bit later; the people from the four schools in the gymnasium have already begun first receive training under the guidance of Seito's coach.
Naturally, those responsible for the Serve were the Setters from each school; after all, Setters didn't need to practice First Receive much, so they could use the opportunity to practice their Serve as well.
Next, Hinata.
Fujimine, the coach from Kaifang, blew his whistle and signaled for Hinata, who was waiting in line behind, to come forward.
“I'm coming!” Hinata said, coming to a halt in the middle of the court.
The one preparing to serve on the opposing side was Kaifang's setter, Fujimaru Tetsuji.
This year, he and the Ace, Karasuma Shinnosuke, have both been promoted to Third Year, respectively taking over as Captain and Vice-Captain.
Although the two of them still argue, the frequency is nowhere near as high as it used to be.
If you had to say.. it's probably because they've been arguing for two years and are just tired of it.
Fujimaru Tetsuji glanced sideways at Karasuma Shinnosuke, who was standing in line behind him waiting to receive Miya Atsumu's serve, then turned his gaze away with a look of slight disdain.
With the change of leadership this year, only the two of them remain from Kaifang; everyone else is either a freshman or has been promoted by the coach from the second string and the original substitutes.
Out of respect for being fellow veterans of the Volleyball Club, he could tolerate Karasuma a little more.
The whistle blew, Fujimaru instantly regained his focus, shifting his attention to the person on the opposite side preparing to receive the ball.
Hinata watched Fujimaru Tetsuji with intense focus, recalling the opponent's serves from his memory.
Because Kaifang hasn't made it to the nationals in recent years, he hasn't seen any footage of them, so all his impressions of Kaifang were gained from the last few training camps.
In the last training camp of last year, this senior had been using the Jump Float Serve, it is expected that he will do the same this time.
This kind of first receive training isn't like being on the actual court, where you only need to defend a portion of the court.
He had to defend the entire nine-meter width of the court all by himself, making it relatively more difficult and even more challenging.
—It's so exciting.
Hinata licked his lips, silently counting down the time remaining for the serve in his heart.
In the final second of the serve limit, Fujimaru raised his hand and tossed the ball into the air.
He stepped forward, his gaze fixed on the area near the edge of the court to Hinata's left.
Hinata stood on his tiptoes, ready to adjust his position at any moment.
As the receiving side, he did not have cover and needed one person to watch the entire court, the opposing side on the serving end was the same.
Without the cover for the serve, the target location of the serve can be determined through subsequent observation.
Furthermore, although a Jump Float Serve cannot directly yield results, because the ball's speed is not particularly fast, one can react to it in the moment.
So..
Hinata's gaze locked onto the volleyball as it approached the net. After making a rough mental simulation of the ball's trajectory, he took a sudden cross-step diagonally behind himself, building upon his shuffle step.
At this distance, there was no chance to use an overhead receive, so he could only use an underhand receive.
And the key to a forearm pass for a Jump Float Serve is—actively providing the ball with force toward the intended direction.
With a soft thud, the ball was sent up steadily after contacting Hinata's arms, landing near the front row attack line.
That was exactly the position where the setter would be during a real match; the pass was incredibly precise, landing perfectly right above the hitter.
Coach Fujimine clapped his hands: "Beautiful."
On the adjacent court, Coach Kurosu's chin was practically pointing at the sky, his face beaming with pride for his own players.
The coach of Inubushi Higashi couldn't help but sigh as he watched Kai Kiyoharu receive a flying ball.
He reached out and grabbed Kai by the collar, pointing at Hinata and saying, "Look at how fast he's improving and how well he received that ball. What about you? It's been so long, you still can't handle such a simple Jump Serve?"
Kai was being lectured by the coach, his face written with pain.
He cursed Hinata in his heart over and over again, but that didn't change the fact that he was the only one being scolded right now.
Damn it! Every single rookie was lying to him!
Hinata has already betrayed the rookie alliance!
The Inubushi Higashi coach said earnestly, "You'll be a Third Year next year. Although the number of times a Middle Blocker needs to receive is limited, you still can't afford to not learn anything at all.."
Nishizawa Hokuto, who had come with the team, moved behind Hinata to perform a receive, but since he had little practical experience and had never encountered anyone using a Jump Float Serve before, he was unable to judge the ball's landing point at all, ultimately let it fly past him.
Coach Fujimine clapped his hands to signal, "Don't worry about it! Next ball!"
This kid's reaction speed is quite good; although he didn't judge it correctly at first, he managed to chase after the ball in time once he saw it drop.
Moreover, he had heard Coach Kurosu say that these kids were all newcomers, which made it even more apparent that they were promising talents.
Coach Kusubashi, on the diagonally opposite court, was also secretly observing the situation across the entire court; she had just arrived, the students from Shirabu were still organizing their things over at the school building.
She walked imperceptibly to the side of the court where Inarizaki was training, quietly watching the performance of the Inarizaki freshmen.
Seeing her expression, Coach Kurosu, who was passing by, spoke up directly, "Can you stop eyeing my kids? If you keep this up, I'm going to have to poach some from your school."
Coach Kusubashi gave a light cough after having his intentions seen through, then immediately changed the subject: "What are you talking about? I'm simply admiring them; don't think so poorly of me."
Coach Kurosu stared at Coach Kusubashi, making him feel extremely guilty.