The scorekeeper recorded the score of the game and was ready to start packing up. Ping Yuan Liqing looked at the two numbers 31 and 29 on the scoreboard in a daze, and in a trance, it seemed like returning to last year's Spring High School.

Different opponents, same ending.

The general's eyes suddenly became a little confused. A man walked behind him, standing side by side with him.

"It's over." He said.

Masayoung Shiratani let out an "um".

Their high school is over.

When he realized this, tears welled up in his eyes. Ping Yuan Liqing lowered his head and bit his lower lip to prevent the cry from overflowing. Beside him, his six-year-old teammates were tilting their heads, tears still streaming down their cheeks.

Three years and three years.

This is the end of their youth.

"Let's go." Shiratani Changying took his shoulder, and there was a little choked in his voice, "We still have a lot of things to do." ”

On the other side, the players of Shiratorizawa are also packing their things and preparing for the next game.

"Hoshino, your water bottle."

"Thank you, senior." Ryo Hoshino took the water bottle handed by Eita Semi. I don't know if it's because I was too excited just now, but the speed of my heartbeat still hasn't slowed down. Walking on the road feels like you are floating, as if you can jump up on the spot and dunk the ball at any time.

After putting away their things, the group left the court.

"I knew you were here." The person who spoke walked up to the boy lying on the railing and followed his line of sight towards the court, "Shiratorizawa won?" ”

"Uh-huh." The corners of the boy's mouth are raised, and his expression is happy. When the other person saw his face, his expression darkened, and he said with disgust: "Tsk! Don't have such a disgusting expression, okay? ”

"Hey!"

"Let's go, the coach has assembled."

"Aji, aren't you curious about what I saw?"

Miyaji, who had already walked to the stairs, was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to meet his brother's gaze: "...... We'll find out later, anyway. ”

“！ Guess what! ”

"Don't guess."

"Tsk! It's not fun at all! ”

The two noisily left the stands.

*

When the excitement subsided, the body without the adrenaline stimulation immediately felt tired. The physical exertion of three high-intensity games is no joke, and even a physical monster like Ushijima Ruoli is a little tired on his face at the moment. But the other party still had a straight back, unlike him, so he almost found a bed to lie down.

Ryo Hoshino sighed and met his gaze with Tiantong Jue next to him. A person with 3 stamina and a 2 stamina looked at each other's strange postures and was silent for a moment, and then tacitly looked away.

The devil's third day is not just a façade. There was only a little more than 3 hours between the 3rd round and the 4th round, and this also included the preparation time before the game, plus they played the 3rd round for too long, and it was delayed by dozens of minutes. In other words, there is only about 3 hours of rest left until the next game.

For lunch, it was simply a few bites of a boxed lunch, and even the amount of food had to be strictly monitored by the eagle craftsman, and it was not allowed to eat too much, so as to prevent them from going to play before they had digested it.

However, I ate a little east

After the west, Ryo Hoshino felt that his strength had come back a lot. Sitting all the time didn't help much to recover his state, and Ryo Hoshino simply stood up.

"Where are you going?" Five-color workers asked.

"I'm going to go for a walk outside, do you want to come along?"

The five-color worker thought for a while: "I'll stretch it again, you go first, I'll come to you later." ”

"Okay."

It was noon, the spectators had gone out to eat, and there was no one in the gymnasium except for the teams preparing for the game in the afternoon and some staff members walking back and forth. Ryo Hoshino walked straight to the door and walked around the gymnasium. As he passed by the sink, Ryo Hoshino, who was feeling a little thirsty, stopped.

The water coming out of the faucet is cold, which not only relieves dryness, but also reduces the heat. Ryo Hoshino washed his face by the way before turning off the faucet. Twisting the drops of water from the corners of his eyes, he opened his eyes and was stunned for a moment.

I don't know when a person stood next to him.

However, this is a gymnasium, and it is normal for someone to have people.

He wiped the remaining water off his face with a handkerchief, and was about to leave, but he heard the other party suddenly speak: "You're from Shiratorizawa, right?" ”

Kansai dialect?

Hearing this somewhat special tone, Hoshino Ryo raised his eyebrows and turned around: "Are you ......?" ”

The boy put his hands in his pockets and looked interested and said, "In that game just now, your last game of serve was quite interesting." ”

“？” Ryo Hoshino slowly swept the clothes on his body.

I don't have a school badge, but it's ......

"You're our opponent in the next game." Hoshino said lightly. It was obviously a question, but he said it as a declarative sentence.

The boy was noncommittal, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "-But it's still too weak." ”

"A serve that doesn't even have a success rate of 50 percent is rubbish on the court." He deliberately accentuated the tone of the last four words, and under that unique tone, it seemed full of sarcasm. Coupled with his inexplicable smile, it made people's fists stiff when they saw it.

It's a pity that he is facing Ryo Hoshino. I saw that after listening to his trash talk, the silver-haired young man's face did not change at all: "Ah, do you think so too?" I think so too. If the tone is perfunctory, forget it, but the other party's eyes still have a little sincerity.

Gong Yu choked on his chest in one breath: "......"

Not only that, but Ryo Hoshino also

He continued, "I've always known I'm a good eater, but thank you for sharing your opinion. ”

Gong Yoo grinded his back molars. This kid, why is he more beaten than me?

"If it's okay, I'll go back first." Ryo Hoshino nodded very politely, but turned around and left without waiting for Gong Yoo to respond.

Gong Yu: "...... you pretend to be better!"

Over there, Ryo Hoshino walked all the way back to the gymnasium, and met the five-color worker who was just about to come out at the door: "Huh, Hoshino? You're back so soon? ”

Hoshino Ryo "hehe": "The scenery outside is not good, come back and relax." ”

"Huh?"

The five-color worker looked out in confusion. Isn't the weather nice?

He scratched his head in confusion, and finally chose to keep up with Ryo Hoshino. Ryo Hoshino caught a glimpse of him and slowed down. When the five-color worker caught up and the two walked forward side by side, Ryo Hoshino asked, "Do you know which school our next opponent will be?" ”

"I was about to go and tell you about it. - It's Inari Saki. ”

"Inarizaki?"

"Yes,

It is a representative of Hyogo. ”

Ryo Hoshino suddenly: "Hyogo? No wonder. ”

"Huh?"

"It's okay,

You continue. ”

"Inarizaki has been to the country many times, and they were also the representatives of Hyogo Prefecture last spring, and finally won the quarterfinals." The five-color worker paused, as if thinking about something.

"What's wrong?" Ryo Hoshino asked.

"I remember last spring high school when Inarizaki had two first-year twins who did well in the game, and if nothing else, they should have started this year as well. They have a main attack that is also very powerful, and their strength can rank in the top five in the country, and they are in the third grade this year. ”

It's a school with star players.

"Hoshino, Gong, you came back just in time, the old man called the gathering."

"Senpai Senpai." The two stopped and screamed, and when they heard the other person's words, they looked at each other. At this time, it is called a gathering, is it ......

The three of them returned to the place where the team rested. After everyone gathered, the advisor gave them a copy of the document. After Ryo Hoshino got his hands on it, he took a closer look.

Sure enough, it was the information of Inarisaki's starters. When he saw the photo on the first profile, his eyes froze.

"Gong Yo ......" turned out to be a setter.

Perhaps because the time is too short, this time Inarisaki's information is obviously not detailed with the rain. However, it is more likely that there is insufficient information. Ryo Hoshino roughly flipped through and came to this conclusion.

Of Inarisaki's seven starters this year, only three are third-graders, and that's when libero is included. Judging from the data, four of the six main players of Inarizaki this year are in the first grade, and IH is the first national competition of the new school year. In other words, in addition to the two Miyaji brothers who played last year, Inarizaki has two first-year main players who can only obtain information from this competition. In addition, in the third grade, there is a national top five main attack and a 192cm tall secondary attack......

Inarizaki is a tougher team than Kazumi.

Looks like we're going to have to get ready for three rounds again.

Ryo Hoshino pressed his eyebrows with a headache. After returning from this competition, I have to put physical training first.

But this palace is ......

After reading the other people's information, Ryo Hoshino turned back to the first page, staring at the line under the other party's photo [good at jumping hair] and looked at it again and again. I don't know where the feeling comes from, he always feels that this Gong Yu will deliberately come to him to talk about the serve, and the opponent's serve must be more than just an ordinary strong jump.

After pondering for a moment, Ryo Hoshino didn't think much more.

It's useless to think about it now, you'll know when you play.

*

3 hours are fleeting. When the staff came over to inform them that they were ready to play, Ryo Hoshino was still stretching. Seeing this, he immediately stood up and walked into the court behind the others.

Shiratorizawa is the first to enter. So after they put their things away, they hurried to warm up.

"Hoshino!"

Ryo Hoshino rushed forward and slammed the ball from Kenichiro Hakubu.

It was at this time that the Inarizaki players entered the field. And as soon as they entered, there was a burst of blowing in the stands.

"That's Inarisaki's wind ensemble." Seeing his surprised face, Shiyin Ohira next to him said, "Inarizaki's support team is very powerful, you must be careful when you serve." ”

“？” Ryo Hoshino raised his eyebrows, but found that Ohira Shiyin's expression was very serious. So he also nodded seriously: "Okay." ”

"But don't worry too much, our school's support team will help."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden loud "bang" in the field. They all looked towards the middle of the field. When he saw that black skin, a name flashed in Ryo Hoshino's mind - Tail White Alan.

"Wow! That ball was so strong just now! "There was a faint sound of the crowd talking from the stands.

Ryo Hoshino looked at the attacker, then moved his gaze to the setter on the other side. And the boy seemed to notice his gaze and looked this way.

The two of them just looked at each other.

After a few seconds, Ryo Hoshino saw the other party give him a thumbs up, and then slowly turned upside down. There was a smile on his face.

Ryo Hoshino: "......"

Tut.

This guy is really underwhelmed.!