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"Now for the 2012 InterHigh Miyagi Prefecture Qualifier Award Ceremony. The team that won the championship was the Shiratorizawa School Park volleyball team. โ€

As the presenter approached, Ryo Hoshino bent down like the others. Then, he felt his neck sink and a golden medal fell on his chest. He blinked softly, his amber eyes reflecting the shining gold.

He stood up straight, and suddenly there was a sense of lightness and unreality, and the floor under his feet seemed to become soft. In his ears were the music of the awards ceremony playing in the stadium and the voices of the people in the stands, and even though he had looked up, there was still a touch of gold in front of him.

What happened next was not clear to him in his memory. By the time he reacted, he had already returned to school on the bus with the others.

"Hoshino, Hoshino!" The five-color worker shook his hand in front of his eyes and wondered, "What are you thinking?" Don't you go in? โ€

Ryo Hoshino blinked: "Go in...... Do what? โ€

"Practice!" The five-color worker looked at him strangely, "Didn't the coach just say it?" โ€

That's right, practice.

Ryo Hoshino slowly withdrew from that empty state.

It's just that we've finished the qualifiers, and the national competition hasn't started yet.

"You two, why are you in a daze? Come in yet, everyone is waiting for you. Eita Semi leaned out from inside.

"It's coming!"

After a while, there was a warm sound of practice in the gymnasium.

"I'm coming!"

"Hoshino!"

"Good smash!"

The race is over, but there is still a long way to go, and there is still some way to go. Their footsteps will not stop here, because their goal is still far away.

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"Welcome!"

"It's 650 yen in total, thank you."

The national competition is only held at the beginning of August, which means that there are still two months to go. After the qualifiers, Ryo Hoshino's life returned to the way it was before.

Well...... It's still a little different. In preparation for the national competition, the volleyball team practiced more than before. Ryo Hoshino had to tell Shibasaki Katsunori that the working hours on weekdays would be postponed by an hour, and then after practicing every day, he would rush over to help non-stop, and of course the salary would be reduced accordingly.

After Ryo Hoshino saw off the last customer in the store, he took the water bottle next to him and poured a few sips of water.

Shibasaki Katsu walked out of the warehouse, and when he saw that he looked a little tired, he asked worriedly: "Xiao Liang, are you a little too tired running around like this?" โ€

Hoshino frowned imperceptibly. In fact, he has been thinking about this recently, not only the practice of the volleyball club and the work of the convenience store, but also because it is approaching the end of the semester, he has to devote a lot of attention to studying, which really makes him feel a little tired.

After the IH National Tournament in August, it will be the prefectural qualifiers for Chun High School. But fortunately, these two competitions are in the summer vacation, and after surviving this month, you can temporarily put aside the side of studying.

I can only work harder, what else can I do?

Hoshino Ryo wiped his face and said, "It's okay, I'll rest early in the evening, and thank you for agreeing to my request." โ€

"What's this?"

Katsu Shibasaki came out with two boxes of drinks to fill the freezer that was somewhat vacant.

The entrance "Ding Dong ()"

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As usual, he paused when he saw the two figures at the door.

"Uh-huh~ What's the matter, little brother? It's only been a few days, and you don't know us? Toru Kagawa raised an eyebrow.

"No ......" Ryo Hoshino was a little cramped, "Welcome, it's nice to meet you." โ€

"Hello." Iwaizumi greeted him politely.

The two walked towards the freezing area as usual, and Toru Chuan raised his voice and asked, "Little brother, what do you recommend today?" โ€

Ryo Hoshino hurriedly walked over: "Uh, today, do you want to try udon?" There are several new flavors in the store recently. โ€

"Hmm......" Kazukawa Toru bent down and looked at it carefully, "Yo Sai, let's go udon then!" I want curry, iwa sauce for you? โ€

"I want to be creamy."

After the two paid, Toru Kazukawa said, "Little brother, please help heat up!" โ€

"No trouble, please wait in your seat."

Two minutes later, Ryo Hoshino served them two steaming udon noodles.

"Thank you!"

After thanking the two, they buried their heads in eating, and while eating, they chatted about the practice just now.

Ryo Hoshino stood in front of the cash register and listened quietly. After that match, it was the first time the trio met, and everything was the same as before, but it seemed a little different.

He watched in silence as they finished their noodles and packed up their things to leave.

"Oh, yes." Toru Kazukawa, who pushed the door open, suddenly turned his head, pointed at Ryo Hoshino and said, "Wait, little brother, when the spring is high, it will be us who wins!" โ€

Hoshino was stunned.

"Also, today's udon noodles are delicious." The brown-haired boy smiled, without any sharpness on the field.

Kazukawa-san is pretty good. He couldn't help but think to himself.

Under the gaze of the two, Ryo Hoshino smiled: "Okay." However, I don't think it's too early to make a conclusion about winning or losing the game. โ€

โ€œ๏ผโ€ Toru Kagawa's eyes widened suddenly, and he turned his head to complain to Iwaizumi, "Look, look! I'll just say it, the people of Shiratorizawa are all virtuous! โ€

Ryo Hoshino: "......" It's good if you're happy.

With such a fork, Ryo Hoshino was inexplicably relieved.

He smiled and sent the two boys away, feeling the exhaustion of his body swept away. When it was time to get off work, he said goodbye to Shibasaki Katsunori and went home.

Cooking as usual, Ryo Hoshino sat down at his desk, pulled out his book and began to review. One person and one cat stay together quietly, but it doesn't make people feel lonely.

When Ryo Hoshino finished writing the practice questions in his hand, he looked up and saw that it was almost half past ten. He put away his things, moved his muscles, and went to wash.

After taking a bath, the person's body relaxes from the state of tension. Ryo Hoshino sat down on the bed and, as usual, took the folder at the head of the bed, which contained all the information he had written down about the dream world before.

Since the last time he started to learn to block the net with that cockscomb classmate, intentionally or unintentionally, every time he finished dreaming, he would not only write down the person he dreamed of, but also record some details of the opponent's play volleyball.

() For example, this [Gentle Little White Hair] who had dreamed of this before, he had dreamed of this classmate again two days ago. This time he paid attention to more details. First of all, this classmate should not be a talented player, so his passing skills will be more basic and detailed, and he can understand this passing skills compared to the irascible setter.

Should it be considered a more suitable teacher for beginners?

Speaking of which, I have to talk about a new classmate he dreamed of recently. This classmate should be the teammate of the cockscomb classmate. Don't ask him how he knows, just the red jersey and their usual pre-game preaching, if he can't guess it, it's his brain.

Let's call this classmate a [power-saving setter] for the time being. Why is it called that? Becauseโ€”

This classmate is really power-saving! I can stand and never walk, I can walk but never run, and I haven't seen him run a few steps all night!

Ryo Hoshino can be said to be extremely impressed with the setter. Because this dream is the shortest dream he has ever had since high school, almost as soon as a game is over, this dream can't wait to end, and he is even more anxious to get off work than he is.

This is the first time, the ball is not tired, the person is tired.

However, although the setter started to pant after two steps and did not look very strong, his setter skills were not bad. If there is one word to describe him, it is the second setter of the [Mind Department].

Feints, misleading passes, setter attacks...... There are all kinds of everything, and it is simply an eye-opener for him.

It turns out that you can still do this!

After watching the whole game, Ryoya Hoshino finally understood what they meant by what they said before the game.

This [power-saving setter] classmate must be the "brain" of this team ()"

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It flew to the wall, then "pia" up the ceiling, and finally fell back to the ground with a "thud".

Ryo Hoshino, who was knocked awake: "......" is really not sleepy at all :)

He opened his eyes in a rage, trying to see who the damn man was tonight, only to see a familiar garment.

No way......?

The next second, the other party spoke: "Iwa-chan!" Look at my serve! Handsome or not!! โ€

Ryo Hoshino: "......"

Jichuan-san, although I think you are very good today, this is not the reason for you to beat me at night :)!

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