Chapter 72 Preliminary Rounds: Hinata stayed at Sawada Tsunayoshi's house...
After spending a few days at Sawada Tsunayoshi's house, Hyuga roughly figured out the family's rules of conduct.
When there's nothing else going on, Tsuna's family members are always in a state of not being able to stand seeing others do well. This is mainly represented by those teenagers who are not much different from them. In just a few days, Hyuga witnessed these guardians coming to Tsuna's place in private to belittle others.
This was even with him present.
However, if anything happens to Sawada Tsunayoshi, they can still cooperate well.
“Sawada is also getting along better and better with the others. He’s really integrating into Karasuno very quickly.”
Three days before the start of the Spring High School Qualifying Tournament, Coach Ukai stood next to the brand-new training hall, and Hinata stepped on it, making a clear friction sound.
"After all, we at Karasuno don't discriminate against new members. Everyone here is very genuine." Teacher Takeda walked over from the office. Hearing Karasuno's words, he looked up, his words revealing his satisfaction with them.
"I'll take it!" Sawada Tsunayoshi moved his feet, caught the ball, and quickly returned to his position.
During this period of adjustment, he became even more comfortable with the team. In a 3v3 training match, Tsukishima received the ball, swung his arm, and steadily passed the opponent's block. Tanaka clicked his tongue in displeasure. Behind him, Hinata laughed heartily.
"It's okay, I'm here for you!"
He was directly opposite Sawada Tsunayoshi, his legs half-squatting, his hands pressed tightly together, yet the ball still hadn't touched the ground.
Kageyama simply spiked the ball, but Tsunayoshi, who had anticipated this, arrived at the landing point in advance.
"Ugh!" Taniguchi Hitoka's mood was in turmoil as the ball went back and forth, and she couldn't help but worry about which side the ball was on.
Standing on the court, Yamaguchi watched as Tsukishima and Kageyama spiked the ball with great enthusiasm. He began to wonder if they usually suppressed their true nature. No, no, Kageyama's offensive style is naturally very strong.
But what about A-Yue?
He couldn't help but watch as Tsukishima once again spiked the ball that Tsuna had passed to him. This shot was solid; Hyuga's steps faltered as he rushed out, and the ball landed right on the boundary line before bouncing out of bounds.
"Wow!" Hinata exclaimed, her eyes sparkling.
"Ah Yue's shot was amazing!" He thought it would go out of bounds.
Tsukishima withdrew his gaze and explained to Yamaguchi, who was looking at him with a shocked expression.
"When I see the other side, I can't help but go for it."
Ah, do you mean Shoyo and Kageyama?
Sawada Tsunayoshi's Cosmic Cat Head: Although I expected this during the joint training, can a team like theirs really compete in a tournament?
Did he say that?
“…They really are pure, haha.” Ukai, who had just finished listening to his teacher’s words and had some insights, was faced with Tsukishima’s explosive remarks, and a bead of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
"Hyuga and Sawada are really good at receiving the ball. I used to think that one Nishiya and one Hyuga was a specialty of Chidoriyama, but I didn't expect Sawada to be the same."
"Then when Nishiya isn't on the court, we don't have to worry about the opponent targeting Hyuga and preventing him from spiked." Coach Takeda smiled as he recalled the previous match.
“Yes,” Uyang nodded.
"And if it weren't for this 3v3, we wouldn't have discovered that Sawada could actually play setter."
Earlier, when they were practicing in a team, they originally wanted to let Sawada Tsunayoshi be the attacker, since his spiking power was so strong, it would be a waste not to let him spike.
Then Hinata said something.
"You can also play setter. Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've played Tsuna's set shot in a match."
"I miss it so much." Hinata covered his face, and Sawada Tsunayoshi couldn't help but retort.
"Didn't I still tip the ball to you last night? Who was it that grabbed me and wouldn't leave the training hall at the end?"
Hinata chuckled, "Then I'll play again tonight!"
"What!" Wu Yang stood up.
"You can set? Why didn't you use it before?"
"Because there wasn't a specific place where it was absolutely necessary before." Sawada Tsunayoshi answered obediently, "If I were to play it rashly, it would only disrupt the rhythm. Besides, the reason he played as setter before was ultimately because the Hyuga needed a setter who could set the ball for him."
Now that he has Kageyama, Sugawara-senpai, and even Sho himself can throw the ball, he doesn't need to worry about so much.
"Besides, I'm not very good at passing, so receiving is more suitable for me."
"No—that's not true!" Hinata was the first to retort.
"Although Tsuna's passing used to be terrible, he's gotten better and better since playing with Kyōji. Their styles are completely different, and it's so much fun to play against them!"
"You feel good no matter whose ball you hit, right?" Sawada Tsunayoshi exposed Hyuga's womanizing nature.
Wu Yang interrupted them: "Why don't we play a game and see?"
"Alright, I'm going to hit Tsuna's toss!" Hinata waved his hand and was about to rush over.
"Sawada, Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, you three form a group."
"How could this happen!" Hinata withdrew his hand and ran back.
Tanaka laughed and said, "After all, you have a good relationship with Sawada and you are familiar with his passing. How can you judge his setting ability like that? Tsukishima and the other one are more suitable."
Tsukishima nodded, indicating that he understood.
Hinata stood next to Kageyama. His new version of the quick attack with Kageyama was not yet stable. The coach probably also considered that the two of them still needed to work out together, so he tried to arrange for them to be in the same group during each training session.
Yamaguchi smiled and said, "Please take care of me from now on, Tsunayoshi."
Tsukishima: "I need a higher pass, thank you."
"You two really have very distinct personalities," Sawada Tsunayoshi said, indicating that he understood.
"Doesn't that mean you guys secretly do extra training after you finish your regular training session?" Kageyama realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Why is the focus here?!" Sawada Tsunayoshi was completely baffled.
Hinata grinned mischievously, "Oh, Kageyama, Tsuna and I still practice at the volleyball gym every night." He emphasized the word "volleyball gym."
"Damn it, we lost!" Kageyama said angrily, as if he had just remembered something.
"You can even compare this?!" Sawada Tsunayoshi thought that the two of them had already reached their limit by comparing running and sprinting.
Yamaguchi patted him on the shoulder, "Haven't you gotten used to it after all these days?"
"Anyway, they're fine as they are, those single-minded volleyball idiots."
Tsukishima chuckled. "That's what it means to think less."
The two bickering people turned around. "Hey, Yue, don't think I don't know you're calling us brainless."
"That's quite surprising." Tsukishima's smile remained unchanged.
So, do we really want to compete with this kind of team?
In the background, Daichi's face is full of black lines, while Tanaka watches the commotion while holding back Hinata to prevent him from flying towards Tsukishima with his claws outstretched.
Sugawara Koji found it amusing, “You guys have known each other since childhood, but your ways of getting along are completely different.”
“Sho gets along well with everyone, and everyone likes him. I can’t learn that from him no matter how hard I try,” Sawada Tsunayoshi said with a smile.
Tsukishima: ".?"
That's why he suddenly spiked the ball with a smirk on his face. Of course, he also wanted to test his recent progress, but Tsukishima wouldn't say it out loud.
So from then on, Sawada Tsunayoshi basically passed the ball away as soon as he got it. Their pace was fast, and they played a heated back-and-forth game, which really got Tanaka fired up.
"You definitely won't be able to catch the next ball!"
Sawada Tsunayoshi looked up, glanced at the other person silently, and responded by catching the ball and passing it to Yamaguchi.
There's no one in front of them right now, but with Xiao Xiang there, they probably won't be able to score.
Hinata is incredibly fast. Having played volleyball for so many years, he has a solid foundation. Although he prefers spiking, his receiving is also quite good, not to mention his natural sensitivity to the ball.
Tanaka was ignored and shouted to be taken back, but Tsuna picked him up again.
Back and forth they went, the ball never landed on either side.
Dong Fengxu recalled unpleasant memories.
"This scene makes it hard for me not to hallucinate about a certain Tokyo team."
The others immediately understood who the other person was referring to; Nishitani Yu recalled the match they had previously arranged.
"Shoyo and the others have a good relationship with Nekoma too, huh, they're childhood friends?"
"After all, they used to live in Tokyo, so it's normal for them to know each other since they played together. Yaku even told me before that he thought Shoyo would go to Fukutani, or at least Otokoma, since there are several schools in Tokyo. But no one expected that Shoyo would come to Chidoriyama."
"And Shoyo later told me that he came to Chidori Mountain because of me!"
They hadn't heard of this before. They only knew that this guy came to Karasuno for the Little Giant. They thought the middle school students were chosen based on the distance between their homes and the school. They didn't expect that Nishiya was involved.
Because the new version of the monster's quick attack success rate was not very high, Kageyama's team made too many mistakes. This round was won by Sawada Tsunayoshi and his group. As they walked to the sidelines, they overheard the other people's sighs.
Tsuna recalled the time he helped Hinata choose a school.
"Yes, we sent Xiaoxiang to Chidoriyama because of Nishiya-senpai. After all, his playing style was too inconsistent before. Nishiya-senpai is the best libero. We feel most at ease with Nishiya-senpai around."
"Are you his mother?" Tsukishima thought there was some special consideration involved, but it turned out that these people were afraid that their child would be disliked by the coach for being too rough.
But given Hyuga's scoring ability at the time, no coach would have complained about him!
Nishiya proudly raised his head, "Of course, Shoyo is also very good. I have a lot of fun playing with him!"
“Yes, playing basketball with Sho really makes people happy.” Sawada Tsunayoshi ignored Tsukishima’s words and wholeheartedly agreed with Nishinoya’s point of view.
After a day of training, with the county competition just one day closer, the Karasuno members parted ways in front of the convenience store, each seeking their own path of training.
Hinata and Kageyama are going to report to Coach Ura's place, and these past few nights Sawada Tsunayoshi has been leaving first with Chrome.
Reina will still be responsible for driving them to and from school. Sawada Tsunayoshi had previously stated that they could walk to and from school since it was very close to the school.
But they seem to completely ignore the fuel costs, going rain or shine.
The other party was still waiting for them in front of the convenience store in their car tonight, but another tall man was standing next to the car.
The other Karasuno members looked on curiously. The man was probably 1.9 meters tall and was carrying a baseball bag. He looked like the school heartthrob from some school.
Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyes lit up with surprise when he saw the other person.
"Awu, why are you back?"
The young man naturally put his arm around the shoulders of the two men who were there to meet him and led them towards the car.
"Isn't Tsuna going to have a competition? I don't want to miss it."
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Author's Note: This person is into every single couple on All27, including Guardians, older/younger partners, younger/older partners, popular and unpopular pairings, they're all into it [pity].
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