Chapter 116 Coach Shell clearly knows that Hyuga is a Vongola member...
The coach knew that Hyuga was someone brought by the Vongola, so he was somewhat flattered to hear that they were sending someone in for a visit.
Everyone knows Vongola's status in Italy. When the Tenth Prince was coming to train with them, he didn't tell the players, but the coach was already thrilled just thinking about it.
This time, he still didn't tell the team members. At first, he just thought that Hyuga was some rich kid who wanted to come to the club to have some fun and ask for autographs. He planned to tell them about it when he got back to Japan.
However, he did not doubt Hinata's love for volleyball. After all, why would he come to the club during his vacation if he didn't like volleyball? What's so interesting about training?
Robert had expected this to be the case.
It turns out this guy is too into volleyball; autographs? Boring?
It does not exist.
He even doubted that he himself was as diligent in supervising training as this kid.
Robert didn't say anything, and sent Captain Louis back to training. Hyuga didn't notice the incident and was focused on the training field.
This is really different from their usual matches. Everyone here has almost no weaknesses. No wonder it's the world-famous Italian Super League. Everyone in the club is so good. He had seen several of the players at the Olympics. And all these Olympic stars are in one team. It really has to be Beike Club to bring everyone together.
He seemed to never get tired of watching, the attackers mobilizing every muscle when they spiked the ball, and with each spike, the recording equipment next to them shot up to 130 kilometers per hour, which is a world record of just over 130!
He really wanted to hit a shot like that!
To secure the Italian Super League title, Roberto will naturally select the most suitable players, whose strength and skills are both indispensable.
The setters are quick-witted. They come from different countries, but they rely on their excellent teamwork and tacit understanding. Hyuga observes carefully, wanting to deeply engrave all of this in his mind.
When this round of practice ended, Robert realized that Hinata was still there, mimicking Louis's serve posture and adjusting it again and again.
"Hey kid, how old are you?"
The coach looked at the child under his chest. The Asian face was tender, just like when he thought to himself, "How come the Tenth Prince is still a primary school student?" Robert began to doubt the age of the guy in front of him again.
With Sawada Tsunayoshi as an example, the coach hesitated for a moment and did not directly say "children".
Hinata turned his head around, looked up, and realized that this super famous coach was talking to him. He almost jumped up with excitement.
"I am Hinata Shoyo! I'm 16 years old!"
They were communicating in Japanese, which is another reason why Sawada Tsunayoshi sent his childhood friend to the Shell Club. Coach Robert is not only excellent at coaching, but also fluent in multiple languages.
The two could communicate without using translation software. Robert turned his head and thought Hinata was a little over ten years old, since his nephew was about the same height as Hinata.
However, he didn't show it on his face and quietly inquired about the matter.
"Are you here in Italy for tourism? Why are you watching boring training sessions at the club instead of visiting so many other tourist attractions?"
After a short break, the next training session began. Several team members, without needing the coach to remind them, spontaneously went to the field to continue the previous round of practice. Hinata stood on tiptoe, his hair swaying with each movement.
“Training isn’t boring at all,” Robert said, unable to see the boy’s expression but able to hear his firm, disapproving tone.
"To be able to see so many incredibly talented volleyball players training, I could die happy!"
The coach raised an eyebrow. "So, can you play volleyball?"
"Yes!" Hinata replied without hesitation. "But I still have many shortcomings. However, one day I will hone myself and compete with them on the world stage!"
His tone was full of eagerness, and Robert was not averse to Hinata's seemingly presumptuous declaration of war. Or rather, an athlete is unqualified if he doesn't have ambition.
Louis suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and the ball slid to the other side.
The libero, who was practicing with the captain, looked utterly devastated and frantically lunged to catch the ball.
"Why did you suddenly change direction, Captain?!"
Luis's ball travels at 130 kilometers per hour, so catching it is no joke. The captain smiled sheepishly, rubbing his goosebumps as he apologized to the libero.
Then, after cautiously glancing around and meeting Hinata's surging gaze, he still carefully asked the free agent...
"Don't you think the coach's eyes looked particularly fierce when he brought this kid today?"
The free agent looked over in confusion, while Hyuga's eyes were filled with a burning desire for advanced technology, gazing at them with adoration.
"No, I bet this kid is definitely a fan of mine. Look how bright his eyes are."
Louis shook his head. "Then he's definitely not my fan. I always feel like he's going to eat me alive."
They signed several-year contracts with Beike, and having received their signing bonuses, they naturally had to achieve good results. Moreover, the club company was always generous with their bonuses. After chatting for a while, they continued training, striving to retain the championship this season.
Robert chatted with Hinata Shoyo for a while. The old fox didn't care about getting information out of a high school student. He got a pretty good idea of the kid's training situation and thought to himself that this guy didn't seem like an arrogant and domineering child, and the Vongola was definitely not an unreasonable sponsor.
Even the Tenth Prince only came to borrow the venue after his team members had finished training. Robert began to wonder why the Vongola had sent Hinata here.
With the change of the big boss, even though Robert felt that those things wouldn't have much to do with him, he still carefully observed the new leader's temperament, which was completely different from Xanxus's.
I don't know what others think, but when Robert saw Sawada Tsunayoshi, he thought to himself that the Italian Mafia must have had some kind of legendary lineage. Oh, he learned that from a previous member of the team.
The Tenth Lord doesn't like to cause trouble for others. Judging from what Hyuga said, that Tsuna is probably the Tenth Lord, and they must have a good relationship.
If they were just good friends, the Tenth Boss wouldn't have needed to send Hyuga in to retrieve the ball. After all, given the other person's status, it would have been more than enough for them to give Hyuga a substitute position. Besides, even if the Tenth Boss felt bad, it wouldn't be right to make his friend suffer by retrieving the ball here.
Unless the Judai has expectations for Hyuga, he believes that rather than taking action himself, Hyuga should learn on his own and take things one step at a time to reach this position, which is what he hopes to see.
Trusting in the character of the Tenth Generation, he looked at the upcoming training schedule and figured it would be alright to add an entertainment activity.
He could at least give Judai some face. Robert closed the folder.
"If we could compete against them right now, would you dare to go for it?"
His eyes, initially confused, gradually came to understand the dazzling light. Hinata suddenly looked up.
"Hey! Can I do it?! Really!?"
He was completely incoherent.
Robert was amused by Hinata's surprised expression and couldn't help but smile as well.
"certainly."
Louis pinched his thigh. "My God, that old fox is actually smiling at a child."
The libero received another serve that the opponent hit wide.
"So what? My grandfather is usually very serious, but he can twitch his face when he sees his grandson. The coach isn't a robot, and he won't eat children. But if you serve the ball off-target again, the coach will eat us!"
Louis looked away, picked up the ball with regret, and focused on training.
A ball flew straight at the libero's face. His heart skipped a beat. Even though it was training, should the captain just slack off?
Robert gestured for Hinata to get a training uniform as well, but Hinata was too short, and the uniform even reached her thighs. However, she didn't care at all. She tucked the uniform in and hopped onto the court. The coach was worried that Hinata wouldn't be comfortable with strangers, but after only a short while, she started chatting happily with the libero.
While a peaceful training match was taking place here, on the other side of Italy, Sawada Tsunayoshi listened to a report through his earpiece and rushed to the territory of the troublemaking family.
On the surface, it's a friendly negotiation, but in the end, it always turns into a fight.
"I clearly wanted to reason with them!" The young leader didn't understand. He always went there hoping to resolve the dispute without arguing.
Hayato Gokudera said angrily, "Those people can't understand human language. The Tenth Boss has to beat them up before they'll listen to anything."
Logically speaking, Sawada Tsunayoshi had been in Italy for a year, dealing with more than a dozen families, big and small. Even though many families initially looked down on this baby-faced boss, they dared not cause trouble after being beaten up so many times. However, the leader had only been gone for a few months when some families started to challenge his bottom line.
"He's itching for a beating." Reborn also returned to Italy. He sat next to Sawada Tsunayoshi and looked at the document. "He always has to get beaten up before he behaves. I guess he'll get another beating today."
"Reborn, stop jinxing me! I don't want to fight!" Sawada Tsunayoshi muttered to himself in the car before they even arrived at their destination.
"I wonder how Xiao Xiang's day at the club went. Coach Robert is a very nice person, he shouldn't make things difficult for Xiao Xiang."
"Only you would think that shrewd businessman is a really good guy."
Reborn thought of Robert, who was famous for his tactics during his playing career, and whose coaching career made other teams suffer. He also had a successful business venture.
Sawada Tsunayoshi shifted restlessly in his seat. He still didn't want to fight those families, but their actions had indeed angered the young boss.
"Coach Robert really likes volleyball. Xiao Xiang said that people who truly love volleyball are unlikely to be bad people. I think that applies here too."
The young leader gradually became able to discern other people's feelings towards him. He had visited the Shell Club a few times. Although it was sponsored by Vongola, the other party clearly had its own set of ideas, as evidenced by their outstanding achievements over the past few years.
"I think Coach Robert might get along very well with Xiao Xiang."
Reborn remained silent. Hinata passionately loved volleyball, a quality Robert admired most. He touched the lizard on his hat brim, his meaning ambiguous.
"You're always right about this."
He couldn't deny what the junior leader had said, even if it was just something Sawada Tsunayoshi said offhand.
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