The Birth of A Volleyball Legend-Chapter 429: The Second Set Begins!

"Ne, ne, Kato-nee, Arina-nee, will Yuki-nii and Riku-nii lose this game?" In a small section of the stand, Hina, one of the girls from the orphanage couldn't help but ask the two older girls who were Yuki's friends at the school. "It is the first time I see them losing like this, will they be okay?" Her tone was full of worry.

"Hey, don't talk bad about Yuki-nii like that!" Mai, the youngest girl of the pack glared at her sister with the intensity a child could muster, making the others have to hold back the urge to squeal at how cute the sight was.

"Mai-chan, you cannot blame me for worrying like this! We have never seen them lose, right?!" Hina retorted back.

"But you don't have to be so rude to Yuki-nii!" Mai pouted indignantly.

In the end, Aiko had to separate them both, putting Mai on top of Kato's lap while Hina was back in the seat next to her twin brother, Hiko. The other children from the orphanage just turned their ears deaf, knowing full well that out of everyone in the orphanage, those two were the closest friends yet also the pair who liked to bicker with each other the most.

Arina Sugawara who sat on the same section could only smile weakly as she saw Hina's worry was still there, not knowing how to answer the question without giving the little girl a false sense of hope. However, Kato was one step quicker, patting Hina's head fondly while saying, "Don't worry, Hina-chan. This is just a small step back for your brother and Riku-kun. They will bounce back higher and turn the table around soon."

"Really?!" Hina's eyes sparkled brightly.

"Yes, for that, I am sure." Kato nodded firmly.

Arina Sugawara was surprised by Kato's conviction. Even though she wanted to feel the same, she knew that the team was not in good shape right now, and based on how the first set went, she didn't know where the younger girl found the confidence from. "Is it okay to tell her that?" She couldn't help but whisper.

In return, Kato just smiled and said, "Don't worry, Senpai. I know you don't want to give them false hope, but I know those two. There is no way they will give up now. Just look at their eyes." The younger girl pointed her finger at the two boys on the court.

Arina Sugawara turned around to the spot where Kato was pointing, and she was stunned to see that Yuki and Riku were still discussing without any hint of giving up in their eyes. Hell, they even had a mischievous smile, something unbecoming for the players whose team just lost a moment ago. Then, she saw those two come closer to the stand and started waving their hands crazily to their own crowd.

"COME ON, EVERYONE! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOUR VOICES? WE ARE NOT PLAYING IN A FUCKING GRAVEYARD, RIGHT?!" Riku shouted.

For a moment, everyone was too stunned to react to that. However, after the surprise was gone, roars exploded, piercing everyone's eardrums instantly.

"Oh, shut the fuck up, Riku! You don't know how loud I shouted before!"

"If you dare to ask us to shout louder, be better! Don't you dare show such a terrible performance again!"

"Come on, Tsunemori! Don't worry, we have your back!"

"This is our backyard, not a fucking graveyard!"

"Come on! Come on! Come on!"

Kato even had to cover Mai's ears, afraid that the shout would hurt the little girl's hearing. However, it was clear by the look she gave to Arina Sugawara, the message she wanted to convey here.

'See? They are going to win this, and I will be the first one to tell you that I told you so.'

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A moment later, everyone was back on the court already, and there was an awkward situation that nobody expected before. Even though Kikugawa High just won the first set, they didn't look like it, getting intimidated by the crowd. As for the Tsunemori High players, even though there was still a hint of depression, hearing the support from the crowd was a great boost to their morale right now.

"Okay, everyone! No need to worry about this! Remember, they all are just barking without the ability to fight back! You don't need to get intimidated by them!" Kaito spoke, trying to reassure his teammates. As a result, most of them just rolled their eyes exasperatedly, looking at the boy as if he was crazy.

'It is easy for him to say that. His hobby is literally walking on the fine line between the living world and the underworld. He will not be bothered by something so banal like this.' Some of them murmured lowly.

However, they all could see the boy's point here. It was them who won the first set, so why would they act so timid in front of their opponent? It would only boost the opponent's confidence, thinking that the intimidation tactic worked, and in the long run, something like that would really affect their game. That was not something they wanted to see.

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After seeing his teammates were calmer, Kaito nodded his head in a satisfied manner before going back to the service line, ready to start the game. He didn't notice that even before everything started, Yuki went back to the Tsunemori crowd and whispered something to their leader, and now, before he could do the serve, the atmosphere went so quiet it gave some of the players creeps on their backs.

FWEEEE!

Right after the referee blew the whistle, Kaito tossed the ball pretty high, ready to jump and hit it as strong as he could. However, as he was trying to exert strength from his body, a loud, unified shout suddenly could be heard from the stand, distracting him for a split second.

"KAITO, YOU SUCK!"

BAM!

Even though he still managed to send the ball over the crowd, the final product was pretty weak, and Kaede just picked it up easily. Yuki couldn't help but smirk when he saw Kaito was flustered over the distraction. This was the trick that Tsukiji High's supporters used against them, and he knew very well how effective it was. Now that the chance to attack was open, he stared at Riku and thought, "Show me how you do it, Riku!"

Then, Riku passed a pretty high ball to the middle, and to everyone's surprise, it was Hirano who was the target this time. Ao, Kikugawa High's middle blocker tried his best to jump and block, but to his surprise, Hirano's release point was one inch higher than his highest point, making it look like the stoic middle blocker just hit the ball without a blocker in front of him. As a result…

BAM!