Hinata was also shocked by Hayami's performance: "Hayami, you've recovered really well."
He was well aware that Hayami was a fast runner, her ability to chase down balls was top-tier among Liberos, but because of her previous leg injury, both her speed and endurance had been greatly diminished.
But today's test.. Hinata felt that the current Hayami was not much different from the Hayami at her peak that he had seen in recordings.
The leg injury had recovered very well, some of the awkward-looking movements from before had disappeared.
Hayami flexed her knees. "Actually, it still feels a bit uncomfortable after running; the pressure from pure running is just too much."
It looks like I still have a long way to go to catch up to you.
He will surely make up for that lost time through doubled efforts.
Hanae stretched her leg muscles, which were a bit stiff after running. "Your physical condition recovers very quickly, too."
At the mention of this, Hayami's expression visibly stiffened.
He closed his eyes, attempting to cast those terrible memories out of his mind.
This.. Coach Unabara helped me hire a very formidable physical trainer for recovery training. Following the plan provided by the trainer has yielded truly remarkable results.
Kanzaki rose up with a start. "Which distinguished coach is it? I feel like I need to pay them a visit as well."
Hayami replied expressionlessly, "His surname is Kosano; he is the physical trainer for the badminton team. During that time, he would urge me to play badminton every single day.."
Hinata emptied his mind.
This surname, this description, this profession, this pronoun, could it be—
While Hayami and Hanae were venting their frustrations, Hinata's hand rose slowly, like a green onion sprouting from the ground.
Um—is Coach Kosano the one from the Aobajohsai track and field team?
Hayami froze for a moment.
He looked up, recalling seriously, "Yeah, I remember her saying she taught at Aobajohsai."
Hinata's eyes lit up completely: "Coach Kosano is super amazing! She's the one who helped me design my physical training plan for jumping!"
Hayami didn't react in time: "Huh?"
Wait, wait, wait, is this world really this small—
But then again, considering he is someone who might one day take over the highest leadership position in the National Team, Coach Unabara wouldn't just find any random physical trainer for him.
Even famous coaches from other sports would likely have coached volleyball players.
Looking at it now, Hinata was among the volleyball players he had coached.
Thinking of Aobajohsai, it's possible that Oikawa-senshu, who might be in the spotlight in the V1 league lately but has already transferred and left, is also one of the players the other person coached.
Regarding what he said before, about wanting him to play doubles..
The partner wouldn't be Hinata, would they!
Coach Unabara is being far too bold; how does he dare let a coach who swings a hoe all over the place take over their physical training?
Aren't they afraid that people will actually follow her!
Hayami's expression was solemn.
Although he thought partnering with Hinata would be very interesting, he was more than willing to do so.
But.. he still prefers volleyball.
Moreover, with him and Hinata being such a short duo.. playing doubles on a badminton court would be a dead end!
Hinata suddenly said with a serious expression, "By the way, Hayami, do you want a badminton racket?"
Hayami: "Huh?"
Chapter 472: The Four Hundred and Seventy-Second Fox
Kageyama, completely unable to keep up with the rhythm, silently took a sip of water.
Why is he thinking about playing badminton again?
Could playing multiple sports or expanding one's hobbies to other areas help in becoming stronger? Should he also try playing basketball-volleyball..
Hinata turned back to look at him. "I don't know what you're thinking, but I have a feeling it's something terrifying."
Kageyama replied, "I'm considering whether or not to develop some other hobbies to use for training for volleyball."
Have you tried any other sports, Hinata?
Hinata replied instinctively, "Soccer, basketball, badminton, ice skating, gymnastics, beach volleyball.. and.. skiing?"
Reciting this long list actually scared Kanzaki, who had been lying motionless on the ground, back to life.
No, are you a superhuman?
Hearing this, Hinata waved his hands repeatedly. "I've only been exposed to them, I never trained seriously."
It's just that I can use some of the techniques. I was exposed to football, basketball, ice skating when I was in elementary school, but I didn't do them for very long.
Hayami put her hands on her hips. "That's still very impressive; I've played volleyball before."
Kageyama asked proactively, "Then.. what do you think I should train in?"
Hinata has so much experience drawing knowledge from other sports; he should be able to provide Kageyama with some inspiration.
After staring at Kageyama from head to toe several times, Hinata's thoughts began to wander, he subconsciously started imagining Kageyama playing soccer or swimming.
Two seconds later, Hinata shook his head repeatedly.
No, no, no, seeing Kageyama's face in any sport other than volleyball gives him a sense of absurdity!
Hinata hurriedly said, "Kageyama, I think you already play volleyball quite well, volleyball is your favorite, right? You absolutely must not change sports!"
Kageyama scratched his head. "Yeah, I won't change sports."
Hinata breathed a complete sigh of relief.
The one-thousand-meter run was already the final item of their testing session; although it didn't completely exhaust their physical stamina, completing all of these events was still quite exhausting.
Starting tomorrow, the regular intra-squad positional training sessions will begin, so Coach Unabara sent them back to rest early after the testing was finished.
But the doors to the Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium were not closed; if anyone had an abundance of energy and wanted to do extra practice, he would not stop them.
Because Hinata and the others were in the last group of tests, by the time they arrived at the Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium, people from the previous batch of tests had already finished and were already practicing on their own.
Hanae, Kanzaki, the others didn't come, Hayami's legs weren't feeling very well, so she had gone to take a bath and relax ahead of time. In the end, only Hinata, Kageyama, Bai Ze came for extra training.
Walking into the familiar Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium, Hinata immediately saw someone he was quite familiar with performing serve training.
Seeing them come in, Ishikawa, who was from Itachiyama, turned to bow to them: "Hello, seniors!"
On the other side, Tomomichi Chita and Saru, who were chatting, also greeted the three people one after another.
Hinata responded enthusiastically to everyone, surrounded by a pink aura of happiness.
He has become a mature senpai now!
Kageyama extended an invitation to Hinata: "I'm going to practice my Serve, want to join me?"
Hinata nodded. "Sure."
When he participated in the Shwaiden Adler event before, a coach in charge of the serve category had mentioned that his proficiency with the serve wasn't very high, he indeed really needed to practice it properly.
His Serve had always been a tactical one during matches, but even as a tactical Serve, it didn't have much of an effect.
Standing at the baseline holding the ball, Hinata turned his head to look at Kageyama, who was testing his feel for the ball beside him.
“Kageyama, when you're serving.. what are you usually thinking about?”
Kageyama froze for a moment, then gave a thoughtful answer after a brief silence.
Score.
Hinata took a step back.
No, why would he ask Kageyama that question? Kageyama's killer serve didn't involve tactics in the first place!
He shook his head, his gaze sweeping across Bai Ze, Junior No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in the Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium, before finally looking back at Kageyama.
Damn, Kageyama really is a much better choice than asking a junior for advice.
Thinking back to his phone left in the dormitory, Hinata regretted it.
This kind of question should really be asked of Atsumu; Atsumu's serve has basically no blind spots—other than a drop serve, there isn't a single thing the opponent is bad at handling.
Hinata gave up and said directly to Kageyama, "I mean when it comes to tactical plays."
Kageyama shook his head. "I don't play much normally."
Hinata took another step back, his mouth twitching as he stared fixedly at Kageyama.
This guy..
How could he show off his great strength with such a calm expression!
Hinata shrugged his shoulders, wanting to be angry but having no reason to be, looking completely aggrieved.
“Hmm.. maybe Yamaguchi and Tsukishima are better at playing tactical balls?” Kageyama's thoughts were a bit tangled.
No.. a Jump Float Serve is also for scoring..
He understood in his heart, but he didn't know what words to use to say it.
Looking back on it now, he finally understood why Sugawara-senpai wanted to sign him up for a language expression course.
Hinata stared at the muttering Kageyama, feeling as though he had been belittled once again.
His power isn't strong enough, he can't figure out tactical plays, he can't even do a Jump Float Serve.. He's just such a loser!
Thinking of this, Hinata's expression looked even more pitiful.
On the other court, Saru observed these two seniors for a while before turning his head to ask Tomomichi Chita, "That black-haired senior.. is he bullying Hinata-senpai?"
Tomomichi Chita frowned slightly, after a long moment, shook his head slightly. "I don't know."
However, it looked a bit like.. Hinata was on the verge of tears.
Saru asked again, "Are you going to complain to an Inarizaki senpai?"