The Birth of A Volleyball Legend-Chapter 396: A Shocking Opening! Down by 8 Points!

"Come on, Baachan! Hurry up! We've been late already!" Outside of the gymnasium, the sight of a beautiful woman getting dragged by two adorable could be seen there, eliciting coos from the people who saw that. Not caring for the commotion they created, the children used their tiny hands to force the woman to go faster, impatience shown on their faces. "It has been fifteen minutes since the game started! If we are late, we will not be able to see Niichan in action!" one of them exclaimed.

The boy who accompanied those three just heaved a sigh before taking pity on the matron and said, "Stop it, Hina-chan! Mai-chan! No matter how much you want us to be quick, we still cannot enter the building without Kato-neesan or Arina-neesan, so be a good girl and don't embarrass Aiko-baasan, okay?"

The two girls just pouted indignantly, yet still following their brother's words. The matron sighed in relief, smiling gratefully at the boy which he returned with a small grunt.

Those fours were the residents of the orphanage who Yuki invited to watch the game. Out of the nine other children there, only three decided to come; Hina and Mai who were always their big brother's number one fans, and Taro, the oldest boy next to Yuki who decided to help the matron keep eyes on the two little girls. Of course, the matron, Aiko, also joined the fun as she would never pass the opportunity to support the eldest boy. As for the others, they were either not interested in the sport or not good with being in the crowd, yet they always showed their support when Yuki was in the orphanage.

After waiting for a while, the familiar girl with glasses and simple-braided hair suddenly came out of the gymnasium, followed by another beauty with ponytail hair behind her. When the girls saw those two, they perked up immediately and waved their hands excitedly. "Kato-nee! Arina-nee! We are here!"

"Hina-chan! Mai-chan! How are my two little angels?! Have you been good to Aiko-baasan?" Arina asked, scooping those two into a big hug gently. If Yuki saw that, he would be confused about when she got closer to the kids.

"We've been good, Neechan! Just ask Obaachan!" The youngest girl said with the seriousness only a child could muster, making Arina Sugawara squeal and pinch her cheek at the adorable sight.

"They've been good, Arina-chan. Don't worry. How about you and Kato-chan?" Aiko asked.

"Don't worry, Baasan. Unlike the boys who are always too active, we are not that busy, especially since we are so close to the winter holiday. The only thing we need to worry about besides studying is to mobilize the crowd to keep supporting the team, which is a big responsibility. Anyway, come on! Follow us! We've reserved a good spot so that you all can see the game closely." Arina answered, followed by a nod of agreement from Kato.

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The two little girls jumped in excitement when they heard that, forcing Taro to hold them back so that they wouldn't rush without the adult's supervision. As they all entered the building, Taro couldn't help but ask, "So, Neechan, how is the game? I know Oyama High is not that famous, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"This…" Kato and Arina Sugawara stared at each other wryly before the former said, "You will see it later."

Taro was confused by the cryptic answer he got. However, he knew immediately why the two older girls seemed hesitant when they answered his question. Hell, he himself felt his jaws drop when he saw the scoreboard; he couldn't believe this was real. There, he saw his big brother's team down by 7 points in the middle of the game.

Tsunemori High 8 – 15 Oyama High

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"Fuck! Come on, Koji! What the hell are you doing there?!"

"Riku-sama! Don't give up!"

"Oi, Hirano! Asahi! Wake up! This is not your style at all!"

"Yeah!"

The crowd started to lose patience as they witnessed their team's sloppy performance. They kept shouting harsh words, which only served to add additional pressure on the players on the court.

And out of the six players there, the main villains who received the most criticism were the team's ace Koji, and captain Asahi.

"Damn, I know this is going to happen, but I didn't expect it would be this soon!" =Akira who watched from the sideline couldn't help but curse. Megumi next to him turned her head immediately, asking with a concerned gaze, "What do you mean, Sensei?"

"Well, I've already warned them all to not underestimate their opponent, but I know from Koji's eyes that my words didn't reach his head. It seems Asahi is also on the same page, and as a result, those two showed a disastrous performance right now." The coach scowled at the end of his explanation.

Yeah, Koji and Asahi's performance today was abysmal. For Koji, he tried so hard to monopolize the team's offense and tried to break through the opponent's wall forcefully, which was proven to be the least efficient method against the team with a good line of blockers like Oyama High. As for Asahi, the captain who was the best support player on the team tried so hard to be the main character, which resulted in the chaotic coordination between him, Hirano, and the line of defenders on the back row.

Those two were abysmal today and from the look of their eyes, Akira knew they realized that too.

"Should we call a timeout?" Megumi asked, concerned.

"No, let's wait for one more play." Akira shook his head. "I want to see whether they can solve this problem by themselves or not."

Back to the court, Yuki scowled once again as he saw Asahi move too quickly and didn't even say anything to Hirano, making the timing of the wall those two created off, which resulted in a big hole in their wall. Fortunately, the hole itself was straight in front of him, so it was easy for the glasses boy to cover.

BAM!

"Oh! Nice save, Yuki!"

"Riku! Don't give the ball to Koji again! Send it far, send it far!"

Of course, Riku didn't need to be told twice. The blonde boy himself also started to lose patience with his two senpai. However, that meant the offense choice was limited here, and with Yui out of the equation after receiving the ball, he only had one choice, which was…

"Rano!" He tossed the ball to the middle blocker for a quick attack.

Hirano jumped immediately, catching the ball before it could pass him. He knew that the team knew he wasn't that good in offense. So, for Riku to pass the ball to him, meant the setter was desperate right now. So, he tried his best to get through the blocker with sheer force, which unfortunately was easy for the opponent to counter with a hard block.

BAM!

"Sorry! Take cover for me!" Hirano shouted as he saw the ball bounce to his back. Unfortunately, the one who was closest to the ball was Koji who was still affected by his own terrible performance. As a result, he was one step too late, could only see the ball fall helplessly for another point to Oyama High.

"Oh! We did it again!"

"Come on! We can do this!"

As the away team was celebrating, Akira shook his head, finally had enough. In the end, he just turned his head toward the only boy on the bench and said, "Jimmy, get ready. It is your turn now."