"Hey!" Gong Yoo slammed himself into the soft bed and let out a satisfied sigh.

Ryo Hoshino, who was walking behind, was accustomed to his unsightly twisted posture, so he put his bag down casually, sat on the sofa and took out his mobile phone to look at it.

"You say, what the coach said today, can we do it?" Gong Yoo asked suddenly.

Hoshino Ryo paused slightly: "You're not confident?" ”

A passer turned over and sat up: "Hey, I asked seriously." ”

Hoshino Ryo raised his eyes to look at him, his expression was very calm: "...... Do you want to win? ”

"Of course!"

"I want to win too, and the coaches want to win too."

- No matter what, he wants to win.

The silver-haired boy's eyes were calm and firm: "If you want to win, you have to do it, don't you?" ”

*

"Good afternoon, audience. The 2013 U19 Volleyball World Championship is underway in Tijuana, Mexico, and our U19 men's volleyball team is also among them. At 4 a.m. Tokyo time today, the group stage of the third day officially began. At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the match between Japan and Argentina started on time at the Tijuana Stadium. After about two hours of hard fighting, the Japanese national youth team lost to the Argentine national youth team with a score of 2:3. ”

The voice from the headset was a little regretful, and the host with good facial features on the screen lowered his head and flipped the page of the manuscript in his hand, "Let's take a look at the current standings." ”

The director switched the screen at the right time.

As of now, the Japanese national youth team is fourth out of the five teams in Group B, just above Turkey. It is temporarily ranked 13th in the overall standings. With eight countries still in the third group stage, the current position is still a precarious position relative to the goal of maintaining the round of 16 and progressing to the next round......

Fan Gangzhang, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the standings on the screen, and his expression was a little solemn: "Mutu, they are in a very difficult situation now, there is only one game left tomorrow, but the opponent is still Cuba." If you can't win, I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter the next round. ”

I waited for a while, but I didn't wait for the person next to me to respond. He tilted his head and saw that the other party had already drawn out the news interface, and he was looking at the chat interface of LINE and didn't know what he was thinking. He couldn't help but ask, "Ushijima, aren't you worried?" ”

The brownish-green-haired youth paused as he swiped his phone and raised his eyes to look at his screen. It's just that his gaze drifted a little, as if he wanted to see someone through that screen.

After a long time, he lowered his eyelashes and said softly, "...... He'll win. ”

"He? Who? Wooden rabbits? ”

"It's not." Ushijima Ruoli shook his head, but didn't say who it was, but said after a slight pause: "I just think that with the level of this year's national youth team players, it is impossible to stay after the round of 16." ”

This sentence is very flamboyant, but it does not mean to show off, because the tone of the speaker is as calm as if he is talking about "what to eat at noon today".

Fan Gangzhang's eyes widened slightly, and he really thought seriously in his mind for a while, and suddenly said, "Don't you say that I haven't thought about it yet." Compared to the previous teams, this year's team lineup is indeed much better. Whether it is a setter, a free man, or a main attacker, the strength is quite mature. If you insist on saying something's broken

Bloom words,

Maybe it's a little lacking in the secondary attacker. ”

Talking and talking,

He suddenly slapped his thigh: "In this way, it is true that it is not yet the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted." If they can get points in tomorrow's game and try to level the points with Chile, maybe they can really get to the next round! "But at the same time, it also means that Ryo Hoshino has to win at least two games in Cuba's hands.

"But at least it's not a dead end yet......"

Listening to the other party's whispers, Ushijima Wakari just lowered his eyes and looked at the mobile phone in his hand.

He tapped the only pinning on it again, and tapped his fingertips lightly on the last message from the other party.

[Ryo]: Captain, remember to prepare the reward~

Just looking at this line of words, the other party said this sentence in front of him inexplicably.

The pupils hidden under the eyelashes shimmered with an incomprehensible light. After a few seconds, he finally pressed the reply button.

More than 9,000 kilometers away, in a hotel room, the mobile phone screen placed next to the bed suddenly lit up.

[Captain]: Okay.

*

On the fourth day of the group stage of the U19 World Championships, Japan's match was scheduled for 7 p.m. as the previous day.

The morning training and afternoon training are to keep the players' bodies in a state of exercise, a small amount of dinner intake is to allow the players to replenish energy without affecting the subsequent strenuous exercise, and the warm-up time is to allow the players to adjust their physical condition to the best in the shortest possible time.

In the last few minutes before the start of the match, Junji Kurokoi called everyone together.

"Cuban volleyball has always been ranked among the top rows in the world, and both the physical fitness and strength of the players cannot be underestimated. Judging by the previous record against Cuba, it is almost impossible for us to win against them. But one thing, they are not veterans who have been in the field for many years, but just like you, newcomers who have no experience in international competitions! Through the past few days of competition, I believe that you will not lose to any of them in terms of mentality! ”

"Defend constantly, defend desperately. As long as the ball doesn't hit the ground, we're sure to find a chance to score. ”

"In this arena, most of the people think we're going to lose, they all think it's a miracle that will allow us to win this game." The man's expression was extremely serious, but also extremely excited, "But you must remember that the most important thing on the volleyball court is miracles!" And what you have to do is prove it to them—"

"You are a new generation, and your appearance will be a sign that Japanese volleyball has entered a new journey!"

"Beep-"

The commentator cheered up with the whistle: "The players on both sides come on the field, and the game will start immediately!" This is Japan's last group game, and they will be the first team in Group B to complete all the fixtures of the group stage! Let's wait and see! ”

"We can see that in this game, the Japanese team is still sending the same lineup as before. The main commander No. 5 Kotaro Kitu and No. 10 Sakuhaya Seishino were the main attackers on the flanks, No. 13 Ryo Hoshino was used as the receiver, No. 15 Katsuro Kato and No. 17 Takashi Suzuki were the secondary attackers, and No. 9 Miyayu and No. 19 Furumori Motoya were used as setters and liberos respectively, and the setter serve as the starting position. ”

After quickly introducing the lineup of the Japanese team and going through the lineup of the Cuban team,

The commentator did not pause and immediately continued: "The game is on!" In the first game, the Japanese team drew the first serve, and now standing in the service position is No. 9 player Miyayo. Although Gong Yoo is a setter, he has mastered a knife flow serve, and his service strength ranks among the top in the entire team. ”

As he spoke, the blonde setter was already on the serve. His chin was slightly raised, and his eyes were closed, as if he was thinking about something, but perhaps he was just concentrating.

The whispers in the audience, the whispered conversations of the people around him, and the sound of Suo Suo slowly surging towards him.

But after that short, shrill whistle, all sounds disappeared in an instant. The blonde opened his eyes suddenly, and there seemed to be a sharp light flashing in his eyes. Then, throwing the ball, running, raising the arm-

"Bang!!"

An extremely sharp and heavy ball blasted towards the opposite field.

"Nice power jump! Very good start, as soon as it came up, it disrupted the Cuban team's one-pass formation! The commentator's eyes lit up, "The Cuban team responded just as quickly, the setter adjusted well, and the ball was passed to Yod! ”

The tall black-skinned attacker jumped on the ground, confirmed the direction of the smash, and waved his arm violently-

"Huh"

A red figure swooped out in the air like an agile cheetah, and the thigh muscles swelled violently due to the sudden force, so the momentum brought by it made him leap to the ball in a short moment and intercept the ball. Then his body landed, his hands were raised, his legs kicked the ground, and he stood up smoothly.

At the same time, the ball he intercepted had already flown to the front row of a passer.

“Brillian！！” The commentator's voice was high, and his face was flushed, "Gu Sen's save is quite beautiful, Gong Yoo is ready to pass, and this ball is attacking the wooden rabbit on the right side!" ”

Before the words fell, I saw the figure in the field jumping up and down, inhaling, accumulating, and throwing arms!

"—Bang!!"

"Beep!"

"Nice little slash!! The Japanese team showed a good combination on the first goal and it seems that they are in great shape today!! ”

“HEY、HEY、HEY！” Kotaro Wood Rabbit laughed while raising his arm and high-fived Gong Yoo beside him, who was directly beaten to the point that his palm was numb, and a tic-tac-toe collapsed from the corner of his forehead, and a "gentle" word had come to his mouth, and then he was swallowed back hard.

"Yooyo, serve another good ball!" The owl's eyes lit up with anticipation.

Gong Yu snorted and walked back again. By the time he reached the tee, all the emotions that were surging in his heart had been calmed down. He's no longer as susceptible to outside influences on his serve as he used to be, but he still loves the feeling of holding everything in his hands.

Someday. Someday!

"Beep!"

Almost at the same time as the whistle sounded, the blonde hand suddenly opened his eyes, as if he had pressed his hand down before, and all the sounds in his ears quietly disappeared.

When the mind is in one place, the next action is logical.

When he took the last step of the run, an idea, or rather a hazy feeling, suddenly sprouted in Gong Yoo's heart.

[I think I can try it.] 】

What to try? How to try?

These questions flashed through his mind, and the next second, he

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He subconsciously waved his arm again.

In the eyes of the spectators outside the court, the blonde player's movements were not sluggish in the slightest, and after the run, he connected to a perfect jump, almost exactly like the previous ball - except for the final swing.

Even the commentator couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then immediately reacted: "It's a jumping ball!" In a very short period of time, he only had time to say these words, and in the next second, the tricolor ball in the field had already landed leisurely.

A short whistle sounded, and everyone present cheered.

"Serve to score!!" The commentator's eyes widened, "Just after the first ball after the start of the match, Miyayo helped the Japanese team win the first service point of the game!! ”

Even the serve player himself was hugged by his teammates before he could react.

"Yooyo!! You're too powerful!! ”

Gong Yu subconsciously replied after hearing the praise: "That's it." Then he slowly came back to his senses, and his eyes suddenly looked at Ryo Hoshino on the side: "I just-"

"Hmm." The latter nodded. He stood diagonally opposite the opponent and just happened to see the whole serve completely. A jumping ball at the same height as a vigorous jump shot has a higher gold content than any previous jumping ball. If the opponent can stabilize this ability, the level of serving will rise to a more terrifying level.

Thinking so in his heart, his face was indifferent, "You still say no, can't you do it." ”

Gong Yu's excitement instantly came to naught: "Say it lightly!" It's just a coincidence, you're just embarrassing people with that kind of thinking! ”

"If there is one, there will be one." Hoshino Ryo grinned and gave him a thumbs up, "Come on, senior, I believe in you!" ”

Gong Yoo: "......" suddenly felt that the breakthrough was not so happy, what happened?

After a few words of conversation, they returned to their places, only this time, everyone's mood was not as heavy as before.

The first two goals were really a good start, and everyone's hearts were settled at once.

[It seems that you can win.] 】

They looked at the tall opponents opposite them, and for the first time thought so clearly in their hearts.

*

It turns out that the success of the beginning does bring a series of chain reactions, such as the morale of the team, and the extremely bold use of some offensive methods that have not been successful in the practice under the drive of this morale, commonly known as the wave.

You have a smash, I'll have a serve. Of course, failures are common.

And the result of such waves is that the coaching staff sitting off the field was almost not frightened by this and again.

“…… It's nonsense! One of the coaches slapped his thigh hard. If he had a beard, he would have been so angry that he would have pulled off a few of his beards at this time.

"It's okay to do this when you're practicing, it's an official competition now! Is......! ”

But when he looked at Kurosei Junji and wanted to get affirmation from the other party, he found that the head coach's face was not as heavy as he thought, but a little thoughtful.

As if sensing his gaze, Hei Chengjun turned his head and smiled meaninglessly, "I don't think they're messing around."

() Didn't you find out? Although it is true that they have lost a lot of times, the score has always maintained a position of advance and retreat. ”

When the rest of the coaching staff heard this, they took a closer look at it with this thought, and then found that it was indeed as the other party said.

"These boys...... They are shrewd in their hearts. ”

Hei Chengjun touched his chin, as if he thought of something, and his face was distorted for a moment, "It's really bad for the heart." ”

The others nodded silently, and two words came to their minds at the same time: [Fight!] 】

However, after knowing that the boys on the field had the bottom of their hearts, the coaches didn't look so nervous about the game.

Compared to their tormented mood, the other spectators in the audience were happy. If a game just collapses tightly, the audience will feel tired after watching it for a long time, but like now, the audience's mood has always remained at a more active level.

Before you know it, 10 minutes have passed since the start of the game, and the score of the two teams has come to the end of the game at 23:22.

"Today's Japanese team has shown extraordinary strength and tacit understanding in the first game!" The commentator was also very excited about this unexpected development, "Now that the game has entered the end of the game, let's see how the two teams play next!" - The Japanese team serves! ”

"Okay, the free man is on guard, now look at the choice of a pass! - Mid lane fast attack! Japan's defense is still very stable, take a look at this goal! Gong Yoo chose Sakuzao on the right side, and Saku got up early to smash the ball! - Beautiful! Very neat beater out of bounds!! The Japanese team scored one more point and came to the game point! ”

"Well deducted." Ryo Hoshino, who was in charge of covering, high-fived Sakuhaya Shotomi.

- Oh yes, this high-five action was figured out by Ryo Hoshino during most of the month of getting along. He used to think that the other party had a serious cleanliness habit, but later he slowly realized that this person just loves cleanliness and likes to show this habit. As soon as you stand on the court, it is like taking off the skin of "cleanliness", and everything that is dirty and crowded is thrown into the back of your mind.

"Wooden Rabbit, send another good ball!"

“OK！” Kotaro Kitoku waved his hand, took the ball thrown by the pickup player, and slapped it twice on the ground.

"Whew......" He let out a long breath, both to exhale the turbidity in his lungs and to calm the high-speed heartbeat caused by strenuous exercise. Then, he looked up at the ceiling, and the blazing white light reflected in the pair of vertical pupils, giving him a sense of inhuman fierceness and horror.

At this time, the short whistle is like a hunter's whistle, and the eagle standing on the branch of the tree instantly casts its gaze, and then flappes its wings vigorously and glides down towards the prey!

"-Bang!!"

"One pass is not in place! The main attacker Dias could only make adjustments, and the ball was broken through the middle by Rafael in the back row - the Japanese team successfully touched the ball!! ”

Ryo Hoshino instinctively started running, and the moment he jumped, the ball flew lightly.

"Cuban double block! - Didn't stop!! Hoshino's dot is too high!! The libero saved the ball, and this wave of passers passed the ball to Dias on the right! ”

The black attacker, who is more than 1.9 meters tall, kicked hard in front of the net, jumped up, and shook his arms violently!

"-Bang knock!"

What?!

Dias landed abruptly, across from him, the same body

The 1.9m-tall silver-haired attacker then landed. The tall Cuban main attack hasn't reacted to what is happening,

Two whistles were heard in succession.

"Beep! Beep-"

meanwhile

Dias saw the silver-haired attacker on the other side smile at him.

The commentator raised his voice: "The last ball is scored!!" HoshinoRyo——！！ At 25:22, the Japanese team took the lead in winning the first game!! ”

*

Tokyo, Japan, 11:30 p.m.

After finishing the morning training, the members of the national youth team walked into the canteen in twos and threes, and after taking their meals, they all sat down around the TV. The TV screen hanging overhead is the World Championships in Mexico, which are in full swing on the other side of the world.

After seeing the score in the upper left corner, Iizuna slap snorted in surprise: "2:1?!" ”

He was not to blame for this, and the other people who saw the score also discussed it in surprise.

"These boys have something!"

"Fighting Cuba actually has the upper hand? Oh my god, looking at the stance, is it trying to snatch 3 points directly from Cuba? ”

"Don't say it, if you can really get 3 points, the next round will be fine!"

"But this fourth inning...... But it's the hardest game. ”

Everyone else nodded approvingly. But no matter what, seeing that their country's team was ahead, a group of people were so happy that they even had a lot of interest in eating.

Rice Gang was also surprised: "They're amazing, I have to take a good look at the replay when I go back tonight to see how they play." Speaking of the latter sentence, he turned his head to look at Ushijima Ruoli beside him, with the meaning of inquiry, but saw that the latter's gaze still fell on the TV screen above his head, and he could see that he was divine.

Izuna blinked slightly suspiciously, and looked up at the other party's line of sight.

Live broadcasts, especially volleyball matches, often feature frequent camera cuts, and when the ball is not on the ground, it is usually a long shot to cover the entire court. The movement of personnel and the change of direction of the ball all occur in the blink of an eye, and if it is someone who does not watch the ball much, it is estimated that it will take several times to see who is who.

However, for someone like Ushijima who has been watching the game video all year round, although it is not possible to watch all the moves of the eleven people at once, it is not difficult to see the movements of the Japanese team members at all. What's more, he just looked at a person.

Trotting, filling, covering, attacking, blocking, even the slightest broken step fell into his eyes.

"- Good shot!"

In the space of more than ten seconds, the ball fell after passing again and again, and it was the Japanese team that scored. Someone not far away shouted hello.

Ushijima lowered his eyelashes and scooped up the first bite of rice.

Fan Gangzhang always felt a little weird, but he didn't know what was weird, he thought about it and thought about it, and then went back to the previous topic: "Watch the replay together at night?" ”

"Hmm." This time Ushijima Waori responded.

By the time the last man had finished lunch, the game had come to the middle of the game. There was already a lunch break at noon, and a group of people saw that the game was getting more and more intense, and after summing it up, they decided to give up the lunch break and stay here to watch the rest of the game. Seeing this, the staff of the canteen silently turned up the volume of the TV, and then quietly returned to the back kitchen.

Of course, this matter also reached the head coach Skylark Tabuki, and the man just laughed

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"They look a little tired, and they can't keep up with Cuba from 13 points."

"Yes, it was a tug-of-war before, and now the difference has become two points, but it hasn't been pulled bigger."

"Wow! This Cuban secondary attack is so high! Almost two meters, right? ”

"Oh oh I know this guy, Harvey, 18 years old, 2.01 meters tall."

"I'll go! So high! ”

……

If it is said that one person watching the game is still seriously analyzed, a group of people watching the game together is talking about everything. The chatter never stopped, but it was strange that the topic always turned back to the game when it was a key ball.

So said the staff who quietly observed in the back kitchen.

However, as the game progressed to more than 20 points, the sound of small talk began to decrease. By the time the score reached 24:23, the sound of the TV was left in the entire dining hall.

"It's not going to be the fifth game again...... someone couldn't help but speak. The person next to him immediately reprimanded: "Shut up! What a depressing thing to say! ”

The man reacted immediately, and then quietly looked at the screen after three "Bah-Bah-Woo-Woo" three times.

I only heard the voice on the TV: "- Cuban team serves!" ”

Here it comes!

The crowd held their breath.

"Hoshino's Ichiden is very good! This ball Gong Yu passed to the wooden rabbit on the left side, and the wooden rabbit smashed the ball! - Cuba has a successful touch on the ball! One pass, one pass, smash! - Good! Goosen got it! Gong Yoo passed the ball to Wood Rabbit again - Harvey stopped it!! ”

There was a sound of inhaling in unison in the cafeteria.

"-Gussen saved the ball!!"

"Hoo ......"

"Gong Yoo passed the ball to the left again!!"

"Shhhhh It's the sound of inhaling again.

Everyone was staring at the figure on the screen.

Wooden Rabbit! Come on!!

At the same time, thousands of kilometers away on the field, the coaching staff also shouted this sentence in their hearts.

Gong Yoo passed the ball to the ace Wooden Rabbit three times in a row, and it seemed that he wanted to let the Wooden Rabbit break through! Let's see how this ball turns out! ”

And the figure in the field finally took a step, as determined as the first two times, as resolute as every previous practice. With the last step, he pressed his legs down and jumped violently.

Ryo Hoshino stood in the back row, looked at the other party's back, and recalled for no reason what the other party had said in his dream:

[Chi Wei, do you know what the responsibility of the ace is? 】

[The first point is to use a solid back to boost morale. 】

[The first point is that no matter what iron wall is, it must be broken. 】

The attacker in the air had reached its apex, and he waved his arm. Opposite him, is the secondary attacker up to 2 meters high.

[Last but not least, all balls must be played to the end.] 】

"—Bang!!"

At the same time as the ball landed, several people in the canteen jumped up directly: "Super small slash."

() ！！！ ”

Subsequently, the commentator also came to the same conclusion as them: "Mutu finally broke through the two-meter barrier and scored a valuable point for the Japanese team, and the score of the two teams was equalized!" ”

"Good !!" The crowd cheered.

"This guy Wood Rabbit is still very reliable at the critical moment!!"

The mood of everyone suddenly relaxed a lot. Next, the players of the Japanese team seemed to be inspired by this goal, cheered up, and still struggled to break through under the blockage of Cuba, and finally used multi-person cover offensive tactics to overtake the score and came to the match point.

At this moment, everyone began to get nervous again.

One more goal, one more goal!

And the black Seiko Junji on the sidelines sank his face. Stinky boys, keep me calm......

"The Japanese team serves! - Cuba's pass was solid, and the ball went to Dias on the right! - Okay, Hoshino's response is fast! Japan launches a counter-attack - touch the ball! The Cuban team will not give an inch! ”

The last ball is always extremely close, which makes the mood of the audience outside the field and in front of the screen up and down, and they are uneasy.

"-Bang!!"

"What a pass!" Iizuna blurted out his palm, and then he saw the silver-haired attacker retreating beside the free man.

In the dark, an idea crossed his mind.

[That's it.] 】

His heart trembled slightly, and then he heard someone next to him whispering, "No......"

It seems that he is not the only one who thinks the same way.

As if they had a premonition, everyone held their breath and looked at the picture on the screen.

"Gusen's pass was perfect, and the Japanese team used another covering attack, and this ball was passed to Hoshino in the back row!"

Before the words fell, the silver-haired attacker, who had already been ready, had already taken the last step of the run.

"Knock"

The sound of a heavy kick on the ground reached everyone's ears, followed by a powerful jump.

The silver-haired attacker leaped into the air from behind the three-metre line and seemed to pause in the air for a moment as he reached the apex. It was at this moment that a member of the national youth team stood up in shock: "...... I'll go! ”

Immediately afterwards, the person next to him also stood up and picked up his words, but the shock in his tone was no less than his: "Overhand?!" ”

In the next second, the silver-haired attacker on the screen waved his arm, and the ball easily swept past the block in front of him and smashed towards the middle!

"I'll go! Nail the midfield in the back row!! ”

"I'll ......"

The sound of "gentleness" one after another made the whole canteen lively, and the players didn't even have the intention to celebrate the victory of the game, but were full of thoughts about the ball just now, with an incredible face.

And Iizuna, who was also shocked by this, seemed to have suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Ushijima Ruoli beside him, and sure enough, he saw that the other party's gaze did not take his eyes off the screen at all.

The setter, who has always been known for his wisdom in the team, couldn't help but muttered in his heart: How is this guy Ushijima ...... weird?

But no matter how he racked his brains, he wouldn't have thought about what Ushijima Wori was thinking now.

After watching the wonderful replay seriously, the brown-green haired young man stared at the members of the national youth team who were excitedly hugging on the screen, and his expression was extremely serious.

Reward, what the hell do you have to prepare......?!