Chapter 50 Strength Two Years Later
"Tsuna, do you guys want to come over and play a game with us? Kenma sent a message to Shoyo, but he hasn't replied yet."
—from Kuroo Tetsuro.
Sawada Tsunayoshi heard the notification sound and opened his smartphone to find a message from a friend in Tokyo.
Their relationship has gradually become closer since they had a match with Otoko two years ago.
Hmm, he glanced at his childhood friend who had been doing homework all afternoon while being dragged along by Xiao Zheng, and picked up his smartphone to start typing.
"Xiao Xiang is doing his weekend homework. Xiao Zheng is so strict, sob sob. I just got my phone too. This weekend, Xiao Xiang wants to go back to Miyagi to watch his idol's match. Xiao Zheng and I are going with him. We've already asked the coach for leave. Sorry, Xiao Hei and Mo Ken."
—from Sawada Tsunayoshi.
He put down his phone and leaned over the desk to encourage Hinata, even though his friend looked like he was about to drown in the sea of knowledge.
"Go for it, Xiao Xiang! You'll do anything to watch the Little Giant's game!"
He was referring to Hinata Shoyo's ambitious words before the homework was handed out today. However, this guy was now completely overwhelmed by the numbers, his brain was in knots, his eyes were beady, and he was stiffly holding the pen and making repetitive movements on the homework.
Irie Shoichi took a deep breath. He had entered a private junior high school in Namimori a few months ago. Although he was already a first-year junior high student, he rushed to the Hyuga house to tutor his two childhood friends who were still struggling in sixth grade, as soon as he got out of school on Friday afternoon.
Of course, if you were to say that these two guys are stupid, Irie Shoichi himself would be the first to disagree, but neither of them is focused on studying, which causes the only top student among the three to be exhausted every time, all for the sake of his two friends passing the final exams instead of being kept behind for remedial classes.
The tutoring that schools don't provide will eventually come true for Irie Shoichi; at most, the object of their torment will change from school teachers to friends.
Hinata wrote the last stroke, handed the notebook to Irie, her eyes full of anticipation.
After being revised twice, the answer was finally correct. The strict teacher nodded, indicating that both of them had passed.
Even Sawada Tsunayoshi, who had been standing by with a serious expression, breathed a sigh of relief and cheered with Hyuga Shoyo.
With Shoichi Irie's voice in the background, "Sho, don't throw your homework around, tidy up your things," Hinata carelessly tossed his homework aside, grabbed a volleyball, and pulled Tsuna along, ready to rush downstairs.
"Let's try out the new trick we discussed yesterday while we still have time!"
He rattled off a long string of words in one breath, without even breaking a sweat, making Sawada Tsunayoshi hesitate.
"But didn't the coach tell us to practice in front of him and not to try new things on our own?"
Irie packed his backpack and hurriedly followed them out. After he entered junior high school, his family's curfew was extended by an hour, so he could still go to the music room to practice the piano for a while.
Hinata kept moving, "So let's go to the club now, and train under the coach's nose, he won't say anything."
As they reached the door, Hinata's father poked his head out of the kitchen and called to them.
"Mom will be back soon, we'll eat later, are we going out now?"
Hinata didn't stop walking even after hearing this. "Dad and Xia, you can eat first. Tsuna and I need to go to the club. There's a new move we really want to practice!"
Shoichi Irie then extended an invitation, "Sho and the others can come to my house for dinner after they finish. We cook late!"
After all, Irie Shoichi has been coming home later these days, and the Irie family's dinner time has also been delayed, so they just happened to finish training together and go to his house for dinner.
"Then you guys be careful on the road!"
Without much persuasion, Hinata's father, having already gotten used to the frequent visits to their home for meals over the past two years, told the three children to be careful and then retreated back to the kitchen to continue preparing dinner.
Xia ran out and handed her three older brothers the sports drinks their mother had prepared a few days earlier. After receiving their heartfelt praise, she quickly retreated to the sofa to watch TV.
Hinata Natsumi was already walking steadily when she was just over a year old. Hinata Shoyo was overjoyed and tugged at Tsunayoshi, saying that she must be a good prospect for volleyball.
Sawada Tsunayoshi retorted, "How did you know she's only a little over a year old?" But based on his observations over the past year, Xia's little sister's particular fondness for volleyballs among all her toys was exactly the same as Hinata Shoyo's. He then thought that what Shoyo said might actually be true.
At the crossroads, Irie Shoichi reminded the two of them, "We need to get up early to go to the palace tomorrow. Don't overdo your training today, or you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow morning. Don't expect me to wake you up."
Tsuna and Hyuga nodded, but they knew in their hearts that Sho wouldn't do that. If they really couldn't get up, their kind childhood friends would wake them up one by one.
"Didn't you say you were taking leave from training this week? Why are you back again?"
Suzuki had a whistle hanging around his neck and looked much more mature than before. He seemed somewhat helpless when he saw them, yet strangely, he didn't seem surprised.
Hinata stated matter-of-factly, "I took leave over the weekend, but I didn't take leave on Friday."
Sawada Tsunayoshi smiled, trying to get away with it.
The coach looked at them with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, waving them inside. He had thought these two training fanatics were finally going to rest, but they wouldn't even let them have this little bit of time.
They ran through the corridor, where the honor wall displayed the glory of the Namimori Children's Volleyball Club, but the most prominent spot was always occupied by him and Hinata, with photos of them participating in the Tokyo League two years ago.
It's worth mentioning that two years later, even though Akaashi Kyoji and the others have entered junior high school like Masashi, he and Hinata are still the shortest in the group, and even the new junior free agents are a few centimeters taller than them.
Although Hinata kept saying that those few centimeters were rounded up to nothing, and that they were not shorter than the Free Man!
However, Kujo Ike also frankly stated that this was just their self-comfort. In the end, Matsukawa Saki, who happened to be passing by, heard this and he and Hinata chased after Kujo Ike for several kilometers.
Under the strict supervision of the coach and Irie Shoichi, Hinata Shoyo's daily serving practice sessions were always the same number of times, so even if it was just for practicing serving, Hinata would not miss tonight's practice.
According to Hinata, since there are already few opportunities to spike, it would be a huge waste if they didn't play all night.
Sawada Tsunayoshi didn't enjoy training as much as Hyuga, and Irie Shoichi wasn't too worried about him doing extra training. After all, Tsunayoshi was already doing his best to finish his training tasks, let alone doing extra training.
Sawada Tsunayoshi caught the ball that Hyuga threw to him and tossed it up. His palm was probably a few sizes larger than before, and it made a crisp sound as it touched the ball.
"Good shot!" Hinata immediately praised.
"The strength is much better than before. As expected, the strength training that Xiao Zheng mentioned is effective!"
Sawada Tsunayoshi clenched his fists and smiled awkwardly. Although Hyuga often praised him, he still didn't quite feel comfortable with it.
"Xiao Xiang's strength has also increased."
He watched Hyuga spike the ball and praised him sincerely, but Tsuna couldn't help rubbing his palms together. He didn't know why, but recently he felt that he was much stronger than before. Even though he hadn't eaten more, he felt like he was turning into a giant monster.
Could it be that he's been playing too much baseball with A-Wu lately?
Sawada Tsunayoshi began to wonder if it was due to external forces, but after thinking for a while, he felt that these were not as effective as Hibari-senpai occasionally pulling him aside for sparring.
Ugh! I really shouldn't go up and say hello to Hibari-senpai next time I see him!
I remind myself of this every time, but the next time I meet him, I still can't help but go over and greet him, without taking any of the lessons to heart.
Two years of continuous training have given Sawada Tsunayoshi smooth muscle lines. Hibari Kyoya seems to have discovered that this little animal following behind him has the potential to bite and kill, and he drags him out for a fight every now and then.
It was ostensibly to test Sawada Tsunayoshi's abilities.
Sawada Tsunayoshi thought to himself, "Why should a volleyball player like me know how to fight?!" However, he dared not speak out against Hibari-senpai's dark eyes and obediently got beaten up every time.
Actually, it's not quite right to say that he got beaten up. After Hibari's reputation as the "Demon Disciplinary Committee Chairman" spread, there were always people eager to provoke him.
Tsuna had also witnessed the scene a few times. Judging from Hibari-senpai's strength at the time, it seemed that fighting with him was probably just playful. Perhaps it really was, as Hibari Kyoya himself said, a form of instruction.
Of course, the so-called guidance is just dragging a combat novice to unilaterally crush noobs, but Sawada Tsunayoshi said that this is actually completely different from guidance.
Well, although he didn't know why his strength was gradually increasing, it was definitely a good thing for playing volleyball, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, he was still growing, so it was normal for his strength to increase.
It's that guy Mukuro. He always says that Mukuro's strength is abnormal, which makes him feel uneasy and think that he is really different from others.
But look, Zheng has such a smart brain, and Wu is also a great baseball player! Xiao Xiang can jump so high, and Hibari-senpai, um, Hibari-senpai has super fighting power.
Everyone has their strengths, so it's normal for him to be stronger.
He told Rokudo Mukuro these words, and Tsuna naturally omitted the names of his close friends. He didn't care about them himself, but he subconsciously protected the safety of those around him.
Rokudo Mukuro's gaze towards him didn't return to normal; instead, it became even more complicated. Tsuna puffed out his cheeks.
"Mukuro is amazing too, he can use illusion magic, that's the abnormal thing!"
Mukuro hesitated, then gave up and shut his mouth, pretending nothing had happened. He waved to Sawada Tsunayoshi to go play his damn volleyball with his damned companion.
As the flashback ended, Sawada Tsunayoshi reached out and cushioned the ball that Hyuga had slammed down. He wondered how long the journey would take if he went to Miyagi tomorrow.
Finally, Sawada Tsunayoshi was dragged home by Irie Shoichi, and then the next morning he was dragged to the station again. Finally regaining his senses, Sawada Tsunayoshi felt guilty. He ran over, picked up Shoichi's backpack, and gave him a fawning smile.
"Let me help Xiaozheng with his backpack."
Irie released his grip and nodded with a stern face.
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Author's note: Rokudo Mukuro: You mean you can break an iron gate with your bare hands, but you're just an ordinary person?
How can I explain to him that everyone around him is abnormal, but Tsuna only has eyes for his best friend? [cat emoji]
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After the Tenth Boss inherited the Vongola, the underworld flourished. However, the crisis in this world did not end with the proxy war.
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Mini-theater:
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He faked his death, haha, that felt so gentle.
It's unclear what agreement the guardians reached, but the leader slumped in his chair, utterly exhausted.
Is it really appropriate to let these guys go to another world?
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