Once he joins a professional team and starts working.. he will definitely get Hinata a new phone as soon as possible.
When the time comes, even if he isn't there, they will still be able to have video calls, Hinata will also be able to use his phone to watch his matches when he can't make it over.
Mm, absolutely perfect!
The intensity of the matches over the past few days had been so high that the two of them were still in a state of exhaustion.
After arriving at the new hotel in the afternoon, the two of them spent the entire afternoon lying around in the hotel under Miya Atsumu's strong insistence, only setting off for Tokyo Tower as evening approached.
Hinata sent a message to ask Kenma, it was Kenma who suggested they go at night, saying the night view was extremely beautiful.
Looking at the magnificent, brightly lit building in front of him, Hinata cheered, "Whoa—this is—Tokyo Tower!!"
Atsumu-ge, Atsumu-ge, let's take a photo together!
He finally understood why he had been questioned when he said that utility pole was Tokyo Tower, because the real Tokyo Tower was infinitely more beautiful and magnificent than that utility pole.
Miya Atsumu, who had taken several photos with Hinata and many solo shots of Hinata, smiled and said, "We can go up to see the night view in a bit, though the viewing area here isn't quite as good as the Sky Observation Deck in Shibuya."
Hinata became even more expectant: "Really!"
Miya Atsumu pushed him inside, saying, "Really, really."
Hearing a voice that shouldn't have been there, Unabara Uta, who had just finished queuing and entered the elevator, shrugged his shoulders and quickly turned around to face away from the outside.
As the elevator doors closed, Unabara Uta breathed a sigh of relief.
As they descended from the Sky Observation Deck, Unabara Uta said in a state of total breakdown, "How did Atsumu-senpai and the others end up here too!"
Imai shrugged his shoulders. "If they're visiting Tokyo, they'll definitely come here, but choosing today is certainly a coincidence."
Unabara Uta sat restlessly, "No, how about the two of us go to the special observation deck up there first?"
Even though Atsumu-senpai has been good to him lately, it doesn't mean he can divert Hinata's attention while those two are on a date.
Imai readily agreed, "Sure, then let's go back to the queue."
Fortunately, the two of them had arrived early enough, though Miya Atsumu and Hinata would likely still have to wait in line for a long time.
While waiting in line, Hinata couldn't stay still for a moment, dragging Miya Atsumu to take many photos and marvelling at the interior decor of Tokyo Tower together with him.
Hinata lowered his voice, trying his best not to disturb the others: "Oh! This is so cool!"
This one too! I've never seen anything like it before!
Miya Atsumu remained silent for two seconds before nodding in agreement. "Exactly! It's so cool!"
—Even though it was just a light.
Hinata, who had been chattering incessantly while leaning against the window looking at the bustling night view, suddenly fell silent. "As I thought.."
Miya Atsumu looked at him, waiting for his next words.
Hinata also withdrew his gaze, turning his head to meet Miya Atsumu's eyes.
It's so great that you were able to get into Inarizaki.
Atsumu slightly lifted his chin. "Of course."
His words carried a reassuring strength: "You will see even more magnificent scenery in the future, I promise."
Hinata's expression was very serious: "Yeah, Atsumu-ge has to stay by my side too."
Miya Atsumu replied without hesitation, "Okay."
On Friday morning, the two of them woke up very early to go queue at the Shwaiden Adler home gymnasium.
It was called Fan Appreciation Day, but in reality, not all the professional players would attend; only a portion of the substitutes would come, only for a short time in the morning. After all, there was an away match the day after tomorrow, so the starters were already all in Osaka. Even for the substitutes, whether they could get an autograph was entirely down to luck.
This event was essentially for fans to tour the Shwaiden Adler gymnasium, while also organizing some small volleyball games to promote Shwaiden Adler.
Most of the people who were able to get tickets were young people interested in volleyball, a large majority of the interactive tickets were drawn for children from various elementary, junior high, high schools.
The tickets Miya Atsumu and Hinata held were the ones Hirugami helped them get. Originally, Hirugami and Hoshiumi were planning to come, but after losing the Finals, the two of them were in a bad mood, so after a bit of back and forth, the tickets ultimately ended up in Hinata's hands.
Hinata held up the tickets in his hands. "We get to go inside and interact! I wonder what kind of games there will be."
He turned his head to look at Miya Atsumu. "Do you want to play, Atsumu-ge?"
Miya Atsumu shrugged his shoulders. "Of course, since we're already here."
Most of the Team One players were already aware of his situation with the Black Jackals. Since Shwaiden Adler couldn't exactly detain him here and prevent him from leaving, why shouldn't he have some fun?
The staff member in charge of ticket checking wasn't paying much attention, simply performing his duties with a mechanical smile.
But just as Miya Atsumu and Hinata walked over, she froze in surprise.
Miya Atsumu's face was highly recognizable, since she worked in the volleyball industry and often went out with scouts to handle logistics, she basically knew all the famous players from high school.
Moreover.. the Coaching Staff had even had a massive argument before because of Miya Atsumu.
It was because the Coaching Staff felt that the scouts and the people responsible for recruitment were too slow to act, allowing the Black Jackals to take advantage and causing them to lose a top-tier player like Miya Atsumu.
Others believe that their current starting setter won't leave until at least the winter transfer window next year, that given Miya Atsumu's flamboyant personality, there is an eighty percent chance he wouldn't agree to come in as a substitute, especially since the rumors from the Black Jackals side suggested he would go straight into the starting lineup.
In summary, Shwaiden Adler really wants Miya Atsumu, now.. he has arrived.
Chapter 461: The 461st Fox
Noticing that the staff member was staring at him blankly, Miya Atsumu blinked. "Aren't you going to check the tickets?"
The staff member, finally snapping out of her daze, quickly took the two tickets Miya Atsumu handed her, checked them for the two of them, signaled that they could enter.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, she hurriedly continued, "The entire first floor is open for free visitation. The shops are to the northeast, there are directional signs on the walls."
The morning activities and the autograph and handshake session will be held at Volleyball Court No. 2. If you want to line up, you can take the passage to the left in front and head to Gate 5.
Hinata thanked him and pushed Miya Atsumu further inside, saying, "Thank you!"
Miya Atsumu looked up at the Shwaiden Adler flag hanging above and blinked silently. "What unexpected enthusiasm."
Hinata rubbed his chin. "Hmm.. it doesn't seem like they've been this way with anyone else?"
After thinking about it seriously for a moment, he looked up at Miya Atsumu. "As expected, it's because Atsumu-ge is too famous."
Right at that moment, a child who had been eager to try for a long time finally plucked up the courage to walk over: "Um—Little Giant! Can I have your autograph!"
Miya Atsumu shrugged slightly and made a "please" gesture toward Hinata.
See, he isn't the only famous one; Hinata's current popularity is also very high.
Hinata hesitated for a second before leaning down to take the thick notebook from the other person's hands.
Looking at the back of the previous page, there were traces of other signatures; it was likely the same as the notebook he got from Unai Aman, specifically intended for autographs.
Hinata said to him, "My signature isn't very good."
The child was full of excitement: "It doesn't matter! Once you become famous, Little Giant, I'll come back again!"
Hearing him say that, Hinata felt relieved.
He carefully signed his name on that notebook, stroke by stroke, then looked up and asked, "What is your name?"
The kid replied, "Takagi! High, high, high, the wood of a tree."
I watched your match the day before yesterday, Little Giant-senpai was so cool! In the future, I want to be as cool as you!
Listening to the other person's voice, Hinata struggled to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up, trying his best to focus intently on the book.
He thought for a while and finally added one more thing—he hoped Takagi would become even stronger in the future.
Not far away, the adults were calling to the children, while the child, who had received an autograph and was feeling quite satisfied, said goodbye to Hinata: "Thank you, Little Giant-senpai! Goodbye, senpai!"
Miya Atsumu, who had also intended to get an autograph, froze with his hand suspended in mid-air.
When Hinata looked over, Miya Atsumu gave a light cough, pretending as if nothing had happened. "Are we going to buy merchandise first, or line up for autographs?"
Glancing at the long line, Hinata said decisively, "Buy merchandise!"
Although he had promised Unai-senpai that he would help collect autographs, Xiaoxia said he wanted the Shwaiden Adler mascot plushie.
After some internal struggle, Xiaoxia ultimately emerged victorious.
And.. he felt that there would be a queue at the shop as well.
As it turned out, Hinata's guess was correct.
Because there were some products not usually available, the queue at the shop inside the Shwaiden Adler Gymnasium was quite long this time, nearly as long as the line for autographs.
Fortunately, Hinata and the other person arrived quite early, after waiting in line for about twenty minutes, they successfully made it inside the shop.
Hinata bought Xiaoxia the plushie she likes, Miya Atsumu also picked out a new ceramic-lined thermos for Hinata to use for holding warm salt water.
The design of the Shwaiden Adler water bottle was very minimalist; the logo was laser-engraved only on the inside of the lid, while the outside of the bottle featured a printed motto that read, "The Strongest."
As the two of them walked out of the shop, Miya Atsumu noticed someone on the side watching them.
He had originally thought it was another person wanting an autograph like just now, but when he turned his head, he saw a staff member with an ID badge hanging around their neck.
A question mark floated lightly above Miya Atsumu's head, he was momentarily stunned.
Wait.. Shwaiden Adler isn't actually planning to pin him down here and not let him leave, is he! It can't be!
Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to intend to strike up a conversation with him, so Miya Atsumu pushed Hinata's back, guiding him to quicken his pace and leave the area.
On the other side, the line for autographs wasn't as long as the one seen just now, after all, those attending this time were mostly substitutes and some players from the youth teams, rather than the current star players of Shwaiden Adler.
Most of the people who came this time still wanted to participate in Shwaiden Adler's interactive activities.
Although the starters were not present, most of the Shwaiden Adler coaching staff was still there, even the Head Coach, Suzaku, had arrived.
There would also be many people holding the idea that they could make contact with the coaches and showcase their own skills, hoping to catch the eyes of the Shwaiden Adler scouts.
Walking into the gymnasium with the team, Hinata immediately spotted a certain player on the court: "That person.. looks really amazing."
He clearly had foreign features, possessed excellent height, appeared to be about the same age as them.
Miya Atsumu introduced him to Hinata: "It's Sokolov Son, a very famous young Russian player. He joined Shwaiden Adler during this summer's transfer window. He's currently a starter for their Team Two while integrating with Team One, he is expected to officially join Shwaiden Adler's starting lineup during this winter's transfer window."
He's a Middle Blocker, his blocking skills are incredibly high.
Hinata scanned the opponent from head to toe, then whispered to Miya Atsumu, "He certainly looks like he's in the same style as Lev.."
Although Lev is Japanese, he is ethnically half-Russian, his appearance leans more towards Caucasian.