After the start of school, time passes very quickly in the life of two points and one line. Before you know it, most of September has passed.

Aoki Mori was lying on the bed reading a book, as if he remembered something, turned around, and looked at the person sitting at the desk: "Hoshino, are you leaving school on the autumn equinox?" ”

"Probably not, what about you?"

"I'm going back, you're the only one left in the dormitory."

Hoshino Ryoshi propped up the table and looked back and smiled, "What? I'm worried that I won't be able to cope with it alone, do you want to stay for me? ”

The setter choked on his words, and only after a while did he squeeze out a sentence from his mouth: "Why are your words so disgusting......"

Hoshino Ryo laughed, turned back again, and waved his hand with his back to him: "Okay, you go back, I promise to take a good look at our dormitory." ”

Aoki Mori muttered a few words, and just wanted to lie back, but something came to mind: "By the way, how have you practiced recently?" ”

He didn't know that the boy with his back to him had dark eyes the moment he heard this, and whispered, "It's not enough......"

"Ah, what did you say? I didn't hear you. ”

"I mean, I should practice again." There was a smile in the voice that came, but Aoki Mori felt a strange coldness inexplicably. But in the next second, he saw the other party raise his head and asked with a smile, "Are you ready to sleep?" ”

Aoki Mori subconsciously looked at the time: "It's almost." ”

"Okay, I'll speed it up, then."

This year's Autumnal Equinox Festival was only one day, so most of the people in the volleyball club didn't go home.

Ryo Hoshino pushed open the door of the gymnasium, and there were already a number of people inside. The Eagle Craftsman Forge didn't come today, and everyone practiced on their own. Before he could see who it was, a phrase came from afar: "Ryo~"

He walked over to the waving man, and before he could say hello, he heard Tiantong Jue say, "You came just in time!" ”

"Huh?"

"Let's play 3v3!"

3V3？

Ryo Hoshino glanced at the others in the court. Kenjiro Hakubu and Taiichi Kawanishi are practicing cooperation, and opposite is Ohira Shiyin receiving the ball.

"Isn't there one person missing?"

Tian Tongjue, who was watching, suddenly waved his hand happily: "Ah Gong~" The head of the sister who was called ran from a distance, and the red-haired boy turned his head and smiled: "Look, isn't this all?" ”

Ryo Hoshino: "......" Okay, when he didn't say it.

After Ryo Hoshino and Goseko finished warming up, the six of them started 3V3. Originally, Ryo Hoshino thought that there was only one attacker on their side, and there were only two on the opposite side, so this game would not be too difficult. But I didn't expect that Taichi Kawanishi and Kenjiro Hakubu cooperated very well, and they could play all kinds of fast attacks, plus Ohira Shiyin's offense and defense were very strong, and they were quite equal for a while.

"Gong!" Satoru took the next pass, and Ryo Hoshino passed the ball to the five-color worker, who jumped up and smashed the ball.

“ONETOUCH！” Taiichi Kawanishi shouted.

Ohira Shiyin took a pass. Ryo Hoshino and Goseko stood in front of the net and stared at Taiichi Kawanishi and ran forward, and then jumped at the same time.

“！！” The two of them looked shocked, and saw Taiichi Kawanishi change his gesture before smashing the ball.

Drop the ball!

Tiantong Jue a fish jumped to save the ball,

Ryo Hoshino, who landed on the ground, hasn't stabilized his body yet,

Lean back to cushion the ball again, and then hold the ground with one hand to stabilize the center of gravity.

Tut! The ball is too short!

The five-color worker can only choose to pad the ball over. And the opposite Kawanishi Taiichi was already waiting there, and while Hoshino Ryo hadn't stood up yet, he directly covered it with a probe ball.

"Good shot!" The person opposite high-fives.

Tian Tong Jue crossed his waist with one hand: "Alas, it's just a little bit." Taiyi, you are a good ball! ”

The deputy attacker on the opposite side smiled: "That's also a good white cloth." ”

"The seniors in western Sichuan reacted really quickly just now, and I didn't react to this probe at all." The five-color worker touched the back of his head.

"I don't blame you, I blame me." Hearing this, the five-color worker turned his head, and listened to Ryo Hoshino next to him continue, "If I raise the ball a little higher, you can dunk it." ”

"You're quick to react." His sister patted him on the head, "It's okay, there's the next ball." ”

Ryo Hoshino closed his eyes: "...... Well. ”

Because there was no one to score, the six people kept playing like this, resting when they were tired, and continuing to play after the break. I don't know how long I played, my teammates changed several rounds, Tiantong Jue finally couldn't help it, and after the ball was over, he collapsed directly on the ground: "Stop, stop!" I really can't beat anymore! Don't you all know that you're tired? ”

Chuan Nishitai crossed his waist: "I feel okay, there should be another round." Kenjiro Hakubu next to him nodded calmly.

"Ryo~" Tiantong Jue turned to Hoshino Liang, originally wanted to find a comrade-in-arms, but the latter paused: "I also want to continue fighting, or Tiantong senior, you will rest first?" ”

Tiantong Jue: "...... A bunch of physical monsters! As he spoke, he got up angrily, looked around for a while, and shouted: "Pingcheng, do you have time to play a 3V3?" ”

Several people looked at each other amusedly.

After the players who were called to fill in the position joined, several people continued to fight. After a round of fighting,

Dahei Shiyin retreated, and the team member also left in advance, and the remaining four people seemed to be still in the mood, so they changed to 2V2 and continued to play.

Dahei Shiyin stood next to Tiantong Jue drinking water, looked at the few people who were still fighting on the field, and suddenly asked, "Has Hoshino's physical strength been a little better recently?" ”

The red-haired boy who was sitting narrowed his eyes slightly, he had been out of the field for a longer time, and he had seen more, "It's better, but it's not so good." ”

“？” Daping Shiyin was stunned for a moment, and 1 saw the other party stand up, and said with his hand to the speaker: "Hey, hey, if you don't go to the canteen, you won't have anything to eat~"

Hearing about eating, the four people on the field stopped. As soon as he stopped, Ryo Hoshino felt his calves tremble slightly, and the soreness from excessive exercise suddenly came up. But he still walked away with his usual expression, talking to the others.

"Let's go, change your clothes and go to dinner!"

"I won't-" Hoshino Ryoshi just wanted to speak, but Tiantong Jue suddenly grabbed him: "Ryo, I can't walk, you can help me quickly." ”

Ryo Hoshino: "...... Senior, you obviously sat in the audience for a long time. ”

"Huh? What? Do I have one? ”

Seeing that the other party was pretending to be confused, Ryo Hoshino sighed helplessly: "Let's go." ”

"Thank you Ryo~"

Several people ate together in the cafeteria, and then walked back to the dormitory together. Dormitories for each grade are not

In the same building, after several people said goodbye at the fork, Hoshino Ryogang wanted to turn around and follow behind the five-color worker, but he heard Tiantong Satoru shouting: "Ryo." ”

He turned around, and the red-haired boy was still standing there, looking at him with a grin.

"What's wrong, senior?"

"Although it's good to practice diligently, you still have to follow your physical condition, and you have to be careful when training so as not to get hurt." The red-haired monster's acumen doesn't stop at the volleyball court.

Ryo Hoshino was silent for a while, then responded, "...... I'll take notice. ”

"Hoshino—" The five-colored worker not far away shouted when he saw that he hadn't followed.

Tian Tong Jue smiled: "Go back and have a good rest, remember to stretch your muscles." If you have something on your mind, you can come and chat with your seniors. ”

Ryo Hoshino just nodded and turned to leave. Daping Shiyin walked to Tiantong Jue's side, and the two walked back to the dormitory side by side.

"What did you just say to Hoshino?"

"Hmm...... I'm just concerned about the juniors~"

*

"Knock"

"Knock"

The heartbeat pounded violently, pounding on the eardrum one after the other.

Where is he? What's he doing?

—Hoshino ——!!"

A roar pierced the fog in front of him, and his soul seemed to fall back into his body in an instant, and Ryo Hoshino woke up suddenly. He was standing in the middle of the pitch, and the cheers behind him were pouring towards him. He jerked his head up, and the ball was floating high in the air, skimming through a patch of ceiling headlights, hurtling behind him.

"Hoshino!! Save the ball!! ”

I don't know who is yelling at him, and his body has already subconsciously run with the ball.

It's too slow!

Ryo Hoshino looked at the distance between him and the ball, and his heart was extremely anxious. So he jumped up, gritted his teeth and straightened his arms.

It's enough! Give it to me—it's enough!!

A few centimeters, maybe only a few millimeters, he even felt like his fingertips had touched the gust of wind where the ball swept through the air.

But it was just a gust of wind.

This was the closest he was to the ball, and then the distance between them closed again, and the ball landed on the ground in everyone's eyes.

The world was silent for a few seconds.

Then, cheers rang out, mixed with the narrator's excited voice rushing into his ears:

"-Defeated the king Shiratorizawa!! Shiratorizawa stops at the whole country! ”

The strong centrifugal feeling woke up Ryo Hoshino again, and it was no longer a crowded stadium in front of him, but a familiar bed board.

He habitually pressed the nerves pulled by the nightmare, sat up, walked over to the desk and sat down, and turned on the minimum setting of the lamp. Then, he pulled out the thick pile of information, expertly flipped to one of the pages, and began to read it word by word.

The night was dark, and in the silence of the dormitory, only the sound of flipping books and brushes on paper remained.

*

"After my discussion with Coach Washigaku, we will go to Miyagi University for a five-day holiday from October 1st to 5th. In addition to us, there will be several other universities together. As for the team members who participated this time, in addition to the IH candidates, there are also Yasuo Ohara in the 3rd group in 2 years, Koichi Heijo in the 5th group in 2 years, and Yusho Kankawae in the 4th group in 1 year. ”

In the crowd, Xiao Cuntou, who was called by name, raised his head suddenly, and exchanged an excited look with Ryo Hoshino.

"Although we are the only high school in the dormitory, I believe that we are not too weak to them. Spring high school is coming, this time will be the last training camp before the spring high school qualifiers, please cherish this opportunity, improve in the game, and grow in the game. ”

"Above."!