Chapter 68 Serving Group: Powerful Jump Serve + Jump Float
Aside from that one night when Tsuna ran off to practice with Hyuga, he practiced with the other Karasuno members afterward. After all, he could easily pick up the coordination with Sho, but he was a complete stranger to the other team members.
They also train together during the day, but the evenings are also a good time to practice with other teammates. Hinata understands this. He and Bokuto have hit it off recently, but it's tough on Akaashi Kyoji, whose worries have gone from one person to an explosive level of 1+1>2.
The following evening, as he was holding a volleyball, he noticed that Yamaguchi was also practicing serving nearby.
Hmm, this relationship is a bit more familiar. After a moment of internal struggle, Tsuna decided to go and find the other person to keep him company.
Yamaguchi looked at him and quickly made room for him.
"Hey, Sawada-kun, aren't you going to find Shoyo?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi shook his head. "Sho and I have different things to practice. If we train together, it will only bother each other."
"Even that training maniac from Shohoku gets disturbed?" Tadashi Yamaguchi asked, puzzled.
But he didn't stop what he was doing. After confirming that Tsunayoshi didn't have anything to ask him, Yamaguchi gently tossed the ball up, not with the fierce, rocket-like attack of Sawada Tsunayoshi.
"Because Xiaoxiang likes to suddenly come up with new and unusual moves and make me practice them, so I can't concentrate on overcoming my weaknesses."
Tadashi Yamaguchi struck the ball from the bottom center, and Tsunayoshi Sawada's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the elusive ball.
The ball was moving very slowly, oh no, it grazed the net!
That was close! The ball landed on the other side of the net.
He turned his head and saw that Tadashi Yamaguchi's expression was also one of frustration, so the other person probably wasn't practicing net shots.
That's true. If the wind is bad and the ball lands on your own side of the field, you're doomed.
Sawada Tsunayoshi asked, "What kind of serve is Tadashi practicing?"
In his memory, every time he went to Miyagi to find Xiaoxiang, they would always make plans to go out and play volleyball together, including Tsukishima and Yamaguchi from Amamiya.
Given Hinata's popularity, there's no need to worry about not being able to gather enough people. He can meet several people just by going out to play in one competition.
Yamaguchi wasn't the most active, nor was he the most aloof. Compared to the others, he didn't seem to have a very high presence, but he was always there.
It is still the same now.
While everyone in Karasuno was quietly practicing late into the night, Yamaguchi was still here.
Tadashi Yamaguchi perked up, "It's a jump float."
He imitated Tsunayoshi, holding the ball in his arms. "When Karasuno played a friendly match with the seniors who had already graduated, one of the seniors served a jump float serve. I thought that serve was so cool. If I could serve that serve, would it help everyone score in the match? So I asked that senior to teach me how to serve."
After saying all that, Yamaguchi realized he had been talking to himself too much, and quickly explained to Tsunayoshi,
"I'm just saying this because it's my own opinion. Right now, it seems like there's still a long way to go before I can successfully serve a jump float ball in a match."
After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Sawada Tsunayoshi and found that the other's expression was not what he had expected. That made sense, as Tsunayoshi was not the kind of person who would laugh at others, but Sawada Tsunayoshi did not shout excitedly like Hyuga.
Tsuna just smiled and said, "That's great."
“When I watched a game with Xiaoxiang before, I saw some professional players serving jump float shots. At that time, Hinata said that if he could serve such a shot, he would die happy.”
Hearing this, Yamaguchi silently thought, "He probably says that every time he comes across a new technology."
"Haha, Chung really knows Sho well." Sawada Tsunayoshi affirmed the other's statement and joined in the teasing of Hinata.
"Once Ah-Chung learns this kind of shot, he will definitely be able to bring more help to Karasuno, and then we can all win together."
His eyes sparkled, as if there was no possibility that Yamaguchi couldn't learn this kind of serve, and he was already looking forward to seeing Yamaguchi serve himself on the court in the future.
"I'm still a long way off," Yamaguchi said, waving his hand in alarm.
Sawada Tsunayoshi shook his head. "No way. Actually, just taking this step is already a success."
Once you're determined to learn from someone, and you can quietly add extra practice sessions after each day's training, success is just a matter of time.
But Tsuna felt deep down that Tadashi Yamaguchi wouldn't keep everyone in Karasuno waiting too long.
"So, what do you, Tsuna, want to practice?"
Yamaguchi was a little embarrassed. He pointed to the volleyball that Tsuna was holding in his arms. He had heard Kozume-senpai from Otokoma say that Tsuna could leave with him, but Sawada Tsuna was still here, which meant that he also had something he wanted to practice.
When asked, Tsuna tossed the volleyball into the air.
"I also wanted to practice serving."
Thinking about Sawada Tsunayoshi's performance in the practice match during the day, he asked in confusion, "Does Tsunayoshi still need to practice his serve? Ah, actually he could practice some other serving techniques too!"
As Yamaguchi spoke, he began to contradict himself.
Sawada Tsunayoshi simply told him that because of his increased height and strength, he could no longer control the power of his shots like before.
"...So, I actually need to practice my ball control more."
"Just like Ah Zhong."
"I see," Yamaguchi Tadashi said, somewhat understanding. "But Tsuna doesn't seem to have this problem with his serves usually?"
As soon as he said that, he recalled several times when Sawada Tsunayoshi had blasted the ball out of bounds, but that could also be considered as serving many times and then his performance declining!
"Tsuna doesn't need to be too hard on himself. He can already score a lot of points with his serves."
"But isn't Ah-Zhong also demanding of himself? He needs to ensure that his accuracy rate is above 60% or 70% in order to have a chance to be seen by the coach and selected to play. And after that, his success rate usually needs to be above 80% in order to have a chance to serve a ball on the court."
After Sawada Tsunayoshi grew taller, he seemed to have matured a lot. Yamaguchi listened to the other's words and thought that it didn't seem right. After all, the boy in front of him was one of the more reliable ones among them when they were in junior high school.
"After all, the match is different from the training matches we have now. Unlike Xiao Xiang and the others, I can treat practice like a real match. I'll feel guilty if I make a mistake on a serve, since it's just training and it could cause us to fall behind,"
He slowly analyzed himself. Yamaguchi Tadashi didn't know that this guy who could knock out two of him with a single serve would have such thoughts. He thought Tsuna wouldn't think so much about it.
"...But in official matches, the consequences of a service error are magnified many times over. The expectations of the referee, the audience, and teammates can become a sword that presses on our nerves, or it can be a driving force that propels us forward. So I want to be more confident, otherwise I will definitely stumble because of this during the match."
Tadashi Yamaguchi stared blankly, "Tsunayoshi, you and Shoyo are really different."
Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was still troubled, couldn't help but laugh helplessly upon hearing this.
"Why do you think I'm so similar to Xiao Xiang? Xiao Zheng keeps saying that Xiao Xiang and I are completely different kinds of people. He'd be happy if I could be as straightforward as Xiao Xiang."
"Is that what Irie-kun thinks?" Yamaguchi Tadashi thought of the boy he had only glimpsed briefly back then, and who was pieced together from the stories told by Hinata and Sawada Tsunayoshi. Although their personalities were different, all three of them were actually very gentle at heart.
"So, Yamaguchi-kun, can I practice serving with you?"
"Oh, of course, no problem!"
He watched as Sawada Tsunayoshi pushed off the ground with both legs, his movements fluid and graceful. The ball thudded across the ground with a resounding thud, not so much flying as it was a direct slam like soldiers marching into battle.
The next second, Nishitani Yuu appeared at the landing point.
"Smack!"
The ball bounced away.
Nishitani Yu wasn't disappointed at all; on the contrary, she became eager to try.
"Tsunayoshi, one more ball!"
"Ah, okay, Nishinoya-senpai." Sawada Tsunayoshi rubbed his hair. Wasn't Nishinoya-senpai just practicing passing over there? Why did he suddenly run over here?
Standing on the other side, Sugawara nodded, then turned to look at his worried captain.
"I told you they'd be fine. Let's go, let's go, we can't let the younger generation fall behind."
The earth felt the push from behind, "I can walk by myself without being pushed!"
But he was also very happy. Everyone in Karasuno was working hard, honing their claws to become sharp and resilient in the national arena.
The new team members felt the same way, which gave Dadi a lot more confidence.
Since that's the case, those of us who are senior can't fall too far behind!
Soon, another player joined the serving group, and Dong Fengxu looked hesitant.
"Um, can I practice serving with you guys?"
He was practicing multi-point attacks with others on the other side, which he had learned from other schools, but Sugawara was pulled over by Nishiya to be taught how to pass. The attackers looked at each other and decided to practice something else.
Upon hearing this, Sawada Tsunayoshi looked around. Oh right, Nishinoya-senpai disappeared after finding that he could barely catch the ball.
“Of course!” Tsuna nodded, his hair swaying behind his head.
He tied his hair into a small bun, a style he had specially learned from Senior Higashimine this morning, so he could finally vent his anger on Reborn when he got back!
The young leader felt a surge of pride.
"Hey, where's Yachi-kun?"
They were just watching them practice serving a moment ago, and then they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Tadashi Yamaguchi leaned close to his ear and whispered,
"Tani-kun is a little scared of Higashimine-senpai. He was very stiff when he went to Kageyama's side just now."
Sawada Tsunayoshi understood, and Higashimine Asahi probably also had some awareness of his appearance, and said apologetically,
"It must be because of me, right? I was even mistaken by other schools for some kind of repeat student or delinquent."
The tall man fell into a negative state.
In fact, misunderstandings also occur at school, and Tadashi Yamaguchi conveys this painful truth to Tsunayoshi with his eyes.
Sawada Tsunayoshi thought for a moment and said, "I feel like Higashimine-senpai and Kusakabe-senpai must have a lot to talk about."
"Senior Kusakabe?" Higashimine and Yamaguchi asked in unison.
"He's a senior from my school in Namimori. He looks much older than his age. I first saw him when I was still in elementary school, but his face looked like that of a middle school student. People would believe he was a high school student!"
"Ah, that sounds like it's describing me."
No, Sawada Tsunayoshi denied in his heart. Higashimine-senpai was still a model student at heart, but Kusakabe-senpai really was collecting protection money!
This is a real delinquent!
He didn't say it aloud.
"Although he looks wild, Kusakabe-senpai is actually a very reliable senior who has helped me a lot."
"Everyone respects Senior Kusakabe very much."
After all, without Kusakabe-senpai, they would have to face Hibari-senpai directly!
"So appearance doesn't mean anything."
Sawada Tsunayoshi ended his wandering thoughts and took another leap.
Yeah, I feel like I have much better control over my body now after today. It's definitely worth playing volleyball with everyone.
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Author's note: Oh, I like Xiao Zhong very much too, and I like everyone like that.
Previously, I bought the Haikyuu!! cupcake series of dolls, even though it was clearly stated that I could only eat one Hinata, but I ended up buying the other one because I saw Tadashi was so cute.
The two puppies are so cute!
Speaking of which, 27 here will deliberately show his mature side, the kind of gentle and reliable older brother image, but he still likes to complain in his heart. When he thinks of his family, he becomes childlike again. And so he was charmed by the cute little mice (peacefully).
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