The Birth of A Volleyball Legend

Chapter 283 A New Character Unlocked - Jun Amano!

"oh! it is amano-kun! i haven't seen him for a long time!"

"when was the last time he played? three months ago?"

"damn, it has been a long time!"

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"but is it okay to let him play in such a game? would it be better to wait until the playoff?"

"idiot! he needs to adapt to the game again! if we didn't give him that, he would have a slow start, and something like that could cost us the game in the playoff!"

"and i don't really want to lose this game, so yeah, i agree to put him on the court!"

the once quiet crowd suddenly became excited when they all saw a handsome boy who looked like he could become a model in the best fashion magazine in the world rose from the bench. however, a strong reaction didn't just come from the stand, but also on the court. hell, even the thunder's players also furrowed their brows, looking at the new boy with a new intensity.

"who is he?" riku who was confused decided to ask. yuki also leaned forward, wanting to know about the new boy.

his name is jun amano, and he is the only one of a few survivors of the disaster from the former fukushima fireball team who decided to continue playing volleyball." yuki was taken aback a little by the information, turning around to see the boy. "he is so similar to you, kobayashi. hell, even your playing style is not that much different than him. aside from your service game – which i believe no one would be able to replicate – you both are stubborn defensive players, quick, agile, and like to do a quick. he is also a decent setter. honestly, if only fukushima fireball had better players, he would be able to shine more last year."

now, this caught yuki and riku's interest. "if such a player exists, why didn't he move to the better club?"

"yes, senpai."

after a while, the game finally resumed again. this time, it was shou's turn to serve. he had a decent jump serve, yet wasn't as powerful as uehara's. it was at the same level as riku's, which wasn't that bad, but when it met a strong defender, it would be rendered useless.

"oh! nice receive, nakamura!"

"teruya! throw it quick!" mirai started his run-up even before nakamura received the ball, trusting his teammates to be able to handle the serve easily.

having been scolded by shou before, tondo didn't move hastily. he waited for a moment until he was sure that the ball would go to mirai before he also made a move. and when the ball finally flew to the opponent's captain, he spoke without even looking at shou, "together with me! one, two, now!"

in a second, three players were in the air, fighting for the ball. however, as it flashed in front of mirai, the phoenix's captain suddenly let out a huge grin, and before tondo and shou knew it, they both had their eyes widened in shock when they saw mirai just let the ball go.

'shit! he is a distraction!'

far on the left wing, amano, the new player who just entered the court was already flying. he also had the same grin as mirai as they both managed to fool almost the entire team. however, amano knew that the two players weren't fooled by this trick.

'as expected, even though they both are rookies, their game-reading ability is far better than their teammates. but they are still too young and inexperienced. let this be a teaching lesson for them.'

yeah, unlike the others, yuki and riku weren't fooled by the trick. they both kept their eyes on the new boy, and when the ball came to him, riku jumped immediately to close the route for a cross-spike while yuki was ready to receive the straight spike. little did they expect that amano would force his way for a cross spike despite the blocker in front of him, and riku couldn't even hide his surprise when the ball was so close to his face, yet it didn't even touch a single hair and just passed through him before it fell on the front side of the opposite wing.

bam!