Miya Atsumu was indeed a bit harsh, but his words truly offered them guidance; they absolutely could not make the same mistakes they had already made.
To maintain the team's peace!
To avoid being scolded!
They will play even better than before!
Hanae quietly approached Hinata and whispered in his ear, "This is what a bad person is like."
As he spoke, he observed Miya Atsumu on the opposite side, only after confirming that his voice wouldn't be heard did he say, "Atsumu-senpai puts pressure on the Libero when he plays Setter, he puts pressure on the Setter when he plays Libero, now he's even bullying the Spikers.."
Feeling Miya Atsumu's gaze sweep over him, Hanae instantly fell silent.
Hinata added, "Even though Atsumu-ge is a good person, he's being quite mean right now."
He did not intentionally stay quiet, making him stand out in the gymnasium, which had become exceptionally silent after Miya Atsumu's outburst.
Realizing things were looking bad, Hanae shrank his neck and distanced himself from Hinata, attempting to escape the range of Miya Atsumu's gaze.
But it was already too late; the gaze of High School's Best Setter had already fallen upon him.
Hanae turned his back to the court and looked toward Hayami, who was sitting on the sidelines, with a grim expression.
Great, he is finished.
Hayami made several hand gestures toward him from the sidelines, her eyes full of ferocity.
—Right now, Atsumu-senpai is the Libero.
—You should take this opportunity to get your revenge immediately.
Hanae felt that Hayami made a good point.
Anyway, we're going to die sooner or later, so we might as well get some revenge first!
And at this moment, far away in Miyagi at Karasuno, Enoshita Chikara finally pulled out his phone after the training session had reached its stage-based conclusion.
After reading the message from Nishinoya, Enoshita noticed that Chikatani had also sent him a message.
He wasn't particularly close to this Cauliflower No. 2; after all, they weren't in the same year, the other person's personality wasn't very outgoing.
Why would a junior like him send him a message at a time like this?
With a skeptical attitude, Enoshita opened the text message interface.
The next second, he froze completely.
“Arong! This is bad!!”
Tanaka, who was still drinking water, was so startled by that shout that he nearly sprayed it out, even Tsukishima, who was wiping his glasses, nearly dropped them.
Ukai Keishin turned his head to look over. "What's wrong with Kageyama?"
After the Inarizaki Regional Qualifiers for this year's IH concluded, Karasuno hired him as a coach for the Volleyball Club, not long after Haruko ended, his probationary period also concluded, he became a permanent member.
Although the position of head coach was still held by Tetsuya Takeda, he had no intention of taking it.
After all, being a head coach meant inevitably having to deal with school administrators and other members of the tournament organizing committee; in that regard, it was still better to have Tetsuya Takeda handle it.
With a formal job, he no longer needs to go back to help at the shop during his lunch break; he only needs to help his mother in the mornings and evenings, allowing him to spend more time training with everyone.
Enoshita Chikara's voice followed immediately after: "Kageyama was bullied mercilessly in the Junior National Team!!"
This time, Tsukishima truly smashed his glasses.
Huh?
Chapter 479: The 479th Fox
Having stolen a glance at Miya Atsumu, Hanae already had a preliminary idea in mind.
As for the idea of making Miya Atsumu clean the floor, Hinata also showed a strong interest.
Compared to Hanae, who was a former Libero with fairly average offensive skills, Hinata could truly be called a professional.
Watching Hinata use various technical balls to toy with Miya Atsumu even when the setter failed to provide many good sets, Hanae was left in awe.
Moreover, as teammates, Hinata was familiar enough with Miya Atsumu to know how to push the opponent to the limit of his capabilities, making him play uncomfortably.
Hanae also followed suit; although he didn't know as many technical ball playstyles, he had memorized the exact limit of Hinata's range.
Unfortunately, these inadvertently revealed pieces of information probably won't be useful later on, since Miya Atsumu is about to graduate, Haruko and Inarizaki might not necessarily face each other.
And as time progresses, Miya Atsumu's playing style and range of abilities will inevitably undergo some changes.
But none of that was something Hanae needed to worry about.
Now, he would settle any grudge or resentment, he wouldn't concern himself with anything else.
As for the very proactive Hinata..
Hanae always felt like he was getting revenge for how Miya Atsumu recklessly used him as a decoy and even deceived the Ace's feelings.
The victory in this match ultimately went to Hinata's side, with a massive point difference.
Miya Atsumu's expression was dark after being toyed with and left crawling all over the floor, having failed to provide many good balls.
As for the setter, who had barely been able to handle the balls throughout the entire match, he didn't even dare to breathe heavily, terrified that Miya Atsumu would think he was wasting his breath.
But the setter himself is heavily affected by the first receive, Miya Atsumu is well aware that he gives so many difficult-to-handle balls, so he did not over-criticize his teammate at a time like this.
After the three matches of the afternoon concluded, today's training also drew to a close.
After completing their summary evaluations of everyone's performance today, the coaches left the Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium one after another, leaving the space to the players for stretching or independent training.
Miya Atsumu, who was serving as a temporary assistant coach, was called away by the coach, who wanted to hear his perspective on the other players.
With Miya Atsumu gone, Hinata immediately sought out Hayami, who had already been sitting by the sidelines for two rounds of matches.
Hayami! Can I try receiving that Jump Float Serve!
Hayami happily agreed, "Of course."
After resting for such a long time, his condition had mostly recovered, making him more than capable of acting as a practice partner for Hinata.
And when Miya Atsumu returned from outside, he saw Hinata and Hayami practicing serves and receives in a harmonious atmosphere.
Compared to a jump serve, the biggest change in a standing serve is the ball's trajectory.
Whether it's a Ceiling Serve or the Xia Piaoqiu hit by Hayami, the ball's trajectory is infinitely close to a perfect parabola.
This also means that among serves intended to clear the net without going out of bounds, the angle of the ball is basically almost identical.
It was just as Miya Atsumu had predicted; once someone adjusted to this kind of serve and managed to receive it once, there would be no further problems handling it.
Watching Hinata successfully handle this kind of serve after some trial and error, Miya Atsumu, who had been observing from the side, finally walked over to the court.
Miya Atsumu casually said to Hayami, "The coach is looking for you."
Hayami froze for a moment, subconsciously wondering if he was telling the truth.
But Miya Atsumu's expression was truly too candid, as if he wasn't lying.
After hesitating for two seconds, Hayami left to find the coach.
Having successfully sent Hayami away, Miya Atsumu used his gaze to ward off those trying to approach, walked over to Hinata's side himself.
In a good mood, Atsumu said, "If you want to handle the Setter properly, we'll start with basic tactics."
Hinata withdrew his gaze from the entrance of the Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium and nodded to Miya Atsumu. "Okay."
The basic tactics Miya Atsumu mentioned were actually just the common ones used in matches, under Miya Atsumu's instructions, Hinata went through them one by one without any issues.
Shoyo, your setting accuracy is decent, but the part that's lacking is the Setter's awareness of controlling the entire game.
When to choose which tactic, how the opponent's block and our own first receive positioning affect the ability to run plays, so on.
Miya Atsumu curled his lips into a smirk. "But that part will be much easier to handle."
Hinata tilted his head.
So.. the difficult part that can't be improved in a short amount of time is the fundamentals of setting?
Miya Atsumu weighed the volleyball in his hands. "I'll spend the remaining time giving you some intensive training, striving to help you master the sense of rhythm that a Setter should possess in most situations."
"Alright! I'll work hard!" Hinata nodded seriously.
Although he still didn't know exactly what Miya Atsumu was thinking, as long as it was a way to make himself stronger, he would learn it.
Miya Atsumu handed the volleyball to Hinata, then reached out to pat Hinata's head: "Alright, that's it for today. We'll continue tomorrow."
To be honest, although there were factors helping to improve Hinata's individual abilities, his desire to see Hinata continue to improve in this area at this stage was actually from his own perspective.
Right now, Inarizaki doesn't lack substitutes for the Wing Spiker position; Ginjima, Haseda, the others can take the court at any time.
With Nishizawa Hokuto, the Libero, growing at a rapid pace, the Middle Blockers only playing half a match, even Suna can last through an entire match cycle, provided there is sufficient stamina management and no need for frequent offensive movement.
The only problem is his position as the Setter.
If anything happens to him, Kumagai probably won't be able to handle Inarizaki's current multi-point attack coordination.
Kumagai's specialty, his standard tactics and aggressive setting style, might not yield much effect against a team like Karasuno or Itachiyama, especially since the difficulty posed by Koldorf and Hirugami is plain to see.
If possible, he hoped Miya Osamu could step into the role of the second setter when necessary.
Most of what he can do, Miya Osamu can also do, including but not limited to calling out Quick Attacks and four-point attacks.
Hinata and Kumagai act as two additions to replace Miya Osamu's original functions, making the team more flexible.
When facing a high-pressure, fast-paced tournament like Haruko, being well-prepared is the only way to ensure victory.
With a plan in mind, Miya Atsumu and Hinata went to eat and shower together after finishing their stretching, then returned to the dormitory.
Hayami's things had already been moved out by noon, so Miya Atsumu only brought one bag, containing nothing but change of clothes and his skincare products, hairspray, other items.
While Miya Atsumu was sitting on the bed checking the news for the day, Hinata, who had just finished his phone call with Xiaoxia, climbed down from the top bunk and shamelessly occupied half of the bottom bunk.
Lying flat with his hands on his stomach, Hinata said, "I feel like everyone's receiving is really amazing."
Atsumu nodded. "After all, players who get selected definitely have no issues with their fundamentals. Aside from positions like Setter or Middle Blocker where receiving isn't a primary duty, receiving is a mandatory skill for everyone."
According to his speculation, the main reason Coach Unabara didn't take a liking to Hinata at this time last year was because his fundamentals were terrible.
After Coach Inubata taught him meticulously and he practiced for such a long time, Hinata's fundamentals finally reached a passing grade.