After all.. very few people in charge of personnel transfers actually understand the sport; all they care about is results.
Kosano stayed at Seijo all this time just to contend with that person.
But Coach Unabara also knew very well that Kosano had ambitions; otherwise, he wouldn't have frequently taken on private coaching jobs, participated in Badminton Association training camps, or even taken on work like commentary for commercial matches.
After composing herself, Kosano said calmly, "In any case, it's impossible for you to have me come. Regarding the position of guest coach, I still have my work with the Badminton Association."
She wanted to wave her hand at Coach Unabara, but her hand wouldn't move.
She lowered her head and met Hinata's eyes.
After coughing lightly twice, Kosano released Hinata.
Kosano looked up at Unabara: "It's fine if you want me to work for you; I can cancel a few private lessons, but you'll have to compensate me for that part of my salary."
In short.. I can't pull myself away for the time being, as for the future.. we'll talk about that later.
Looking into Kosano's eyes, Coach Unabara understood something in a daze.
He briefly gathered his thoughts and said ambiguously, "I should be coaching the youth team for a while longer, so I probably won't need you to be here on a long-term basis during this period."
I will find a way to resolve it later, I also hope that you can come to provide some guidance to our Volleyball Association at that time.
Coach Unabara heard a light chuckle the moment his gaze flickered toward Hinata beside Kosano.
Fine, I'm mostly an idle person anyway. If there's no work from the Badminton Association, I can hang out with you for a bit.
Saying this, Coach Kosano patted Hinata's head: "I quite like these disciples of mine, so don't go teaching them bad habits."
She looked up at Coach Unabara, the corners of her mouth curling into a faint, provocative smirk.
I remember someone saying they were going to rise to the top and clean up the entire Volleyball Association. If you can't even restrain a single high school coach, how do you expect to deal with all this old filth?
Coach Unabara laughed heartily, "Who do you think I am? I've never had any bad kids under my command."
As for you, don't you dare run away when the time comes. If we join forces, we'll be invincible under heaven!
—In that case, let's start with an appetizer to test the waters.
Hinata looked at Kosano, who had been angry just a moment ago but had suddenly become happy again, then looked at Coach Unabara, who was grinning from ear to ear.
Having failed to keep up with the rhythm of the conversation and understanding nothing at all, he raised a hand to scratch his head.
In short.. Coach Kosano might come to the Volleyball Association in the future, right!
He raised his hand and cheered, "Then I'll have to rely on your guidance in the future, Coach Kosano!"
Coach Kosano reached out and pressed him down. "It's not a done deal yet, so don't celebrate too early."
Go eat quickly, you two. I remember your training time is coming up soon, so don't go doing strenuous exercise before you've finished digesting.
Hinata nodded vigorously: "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
After saying that, he cheered and rushed toward Miya Atsumu under Coach Kosano's encouragement, pulling him toward the cafeteria.
Miya Atsumu rubbed his chin, having formed a few thoughts regarding the conversation between the two coaches just now.
Indeed, although Coach Kosano personally enjoys playing badminton, the courses she teaches are essentially general education, meaning they can actually be applied to any kind of sport.
She kept her hobbies and her work strictly separate, which allowed her to adapt quickly to the work required for various different projects.
But he always felt that even if she joined the Volleyball Association, Coach Kosano would never give up on trying to recruit her to play badminton.
After all.. badminton is her true love.
However, what Miya Atsumu cared about was something else.
The domestic volleyball performance has been quite terrible these past few years; not only are the higher-ups dissatisfied, but the public is dissatisfied as well, now the pressure of the Olympic Games is mounting.
Unabara is still very young in the coaching profession; he likely secured this opportunity by riding the momentum of his current position.
As far as he knew, the person who had gone against all opposition twice to select Hoshiumi and Hinata was Unabara himself, which showed that the other party already held significant influence within the Volleyball Association.
The entire conversation between the two of them was filled with veiled intentions to carry out a major purge within the Volleyball Association; perhaps some of the resources currently focused on Ushijima alone would be slightly redirected later on.
After all, Ushijima alone couldn't consume that many resources by himself, Coach Unabara is a smart man.
Volleyball is not a sport where victory can be achieved by a single star; even the strongest individual can be dragged down by the weaknesses of their team. True strength only exists when everyone is strong.
So.. could he perhaps look forward to some future arrangements from the Volleyball Association?
Maybe he will even have some opportunities for international exchange outside of Asia!
Yeah, it would be even better if he could go to the other side of the Earth!
Meanwhile, Miya Atsumu was busy plotting in his head, while on the other side, the conversation between the two coaches continued.
"As for the physical trainers, I intend to replace them all. Currently, the coaching standards in the Volleyball Association, for both Men's Volleyball and Women's Volleyball, are inadequate. The Beach Volleyball side is doing alright, though, since it's a two-person team format; the players' own choice of coach is much more important," Coach Unabara said as he walked forward.
Coach Kosano shrugged his shoulders. "That's true. No matter how great you tactical coaches are, it's all for nothing if the players don't have a sufficient physical foundation."
That guy, Miya Atsumu, doesn't have very good physical conditioning; many times, his stamina will drag him down, preventing him from executing more brilliant offenses.
Coach Unabara didn't know what to say for a moment. "Actually, he is already working very hard."
Miya Atsumu's hard work was visible to the naked eye; when they were abroad for training and competitions, Miya Atsumu would add several sets of physical conditioning to his routine every single day without fail.
It was as if something were chasing him, as if he would die if he didn't train his physical conditioning well.
But after all, besides hard work, talent is what matters most in this regard, Miya Atsumu's talent for physical conditioning was indeed not exceptional.
However, the level of training he could achieve was more than enough for a setter like Miya Atsumu; after all, it wasn't as if he could actually hold onto a single setter for the rest of his life.
Kito's injury was a tragedy caused by the current National Team coach's momentary lapse in judgment.
Even if no one else is available, if the athlete expresses any discomfort, their physical condition should be the top priority.
If it were for a World Championship and the athlete himself consented, then pushing through might be worth considering, but for a qualifier..
The more Unabara thought about it, the angrier he became.
As long as the green mountains remain, one need not worry about a lack of firewood; how can such a simple truth be so hard to understand?
No, it's not that they can't figure it out, but rather that certain people simply don't want to.
They just wanted their results during their term to look a little better.
Seeing Unabara Uta's expression grow increasingly serious, Coach Kosano took the initiative to change the subject: "What about the therapist? Do you have any recommendations?"
Unabara replied, "I invited Sorai to come back before, but he refused."
There's a talent gap in domestic training, since we have neither the results nor the capital to hire foreign players, we can only hope that a few usable newcomers will emerge in the next few years.
Coach Kosano sighed, "Sigh.. we're poor. We don't have anything."
She turned and asked, "So, can you afford my salary? My private lessons are quite expensive; if it's a long-term arrangement, we can't do the friendship price."
Coach Unabara said righteously, "Discounts should only be given for long-term commitments!"
He said with a thick skin, "We've been old classmates for so many years; in the interest of our potential talent, let's just go with a friendly price."
Coach Kosano waved him off. "You have no sincerity at all; let's forget about it."
Chapter 482: The 482nd Fox
When Hinata and the other arrived at Inarizaki No. 2 Gymnasium, Hayami was standing at the entrance with her hands on her hips, staring at the two of them.
In the morning, he still needed to participate in the regular training match, Miya Atsumu had no reason to kick him out!
After a brief greeting with Miya Atsumu, Hayami smiled and looked towards Hinata. "Did you have a surprise encounter, Hinata?"
Hinata nodded vigorously. "Yeah! Coach Kosano was just waiting for us at the cafeteria entrance!"
Hinata, looking quite happy, added another sentence: "She seems like she's going to work for the Volleyball Association too!"
A question mark practically floated above Hayami's head, her face visibly paled.
Wait, what? Who is coming to work at the Volleyball Association long-term?
Hayami tried to struggle against it: "Where did you hear that? Coach Kosano should be coming here this time to do my physical rehabilitation.. he shouldn't be preparing to take a position at the Volleyball Association."
Coach Kosano was incredibly ruthless; even though he was a player with decent physical strength, he still.. it still hurt.
But Hinata is also one of Coach Kosano's students, so why does Hinata look so happy when mentioning him? Is Coach Kosano simply targeting him?
Miya Atsumu shrugged. "Regrettably, what Hinata said is true."
But whether Coach Kosano would take a position at the Volleyball Association had nothing to do with him; after all, he wasn't his disciple, at most they just shared a connection from having played a game of badminton together.
Hayami almost fainted.
Could it be that even after his rehabilitation, he still won't escape the other's clutches?
Although he felt that becoming stronger was a good thing, but.. this way of becoming stronger was a bit too painful.
Seeing Hayami's expression, Hinata asked with a hint of hesitation, "Hayami, do you and Coach Kosano not get along?"
"No, it's just.. uh.." For a moment, Hayami didn't know how to put it into words.
Miya Atsumu let out a sneer and said bluntly, "This guy is just too weak; he can't even handle that much training."
Hearing this, Hinata's eyes widened, looking a bit incredulous. "But Hayami's physical fitness should be better than yours, Atsumu-ge."
Atsumu's physical conditioning was actually quite good; it was just that there was a gap when compared to him. Hayami's physical conditioning level and her previous one-kilometer test results were better than the Miya Atsumu Hinata remembered, which showed that the latter was very skilled in this area.
Hayami's lips curled into a slight smile.
Meanwhile, Atsumu's smile froze on his face. He turned his head to look at Hinata, the two of them stood there staring at each other in silence.
—Shoyo wouldn't still be dwelling on what happened this morning, would he!
Miya Atsumu said with a straight face, "I'm already working hard on it."
Hinata blinked and said, "I just feel like Hayami shouldn't be afraid of Coach Kosano because of what Atsumu-ge said."
Hayami gave a bitter smile.
No, it really is.
His physical stamina might be good, but Coach Kosano's ruthlessness is another matter entirely.
A physical monster like Hinata might not feel much, but for an "average person who is slightly above average" like him, it would be fatal.
In fact, Hinata, who had never undergone a complete physical training session with Coach Kosano, was a bit bewildered.