The Birth of A Volleyball Legend-Chapter 461: A Critical Moment!

"OH! Come on, Kikugawa High! We are so close!"

"Just three points more! Don't let them score yet!"

"Come on, Tsunemori! Two more! Two more!"

"Don't choke, please!"

"Dear, God! Don't let them slip!"

The entire building became restless as the game entered the most crucial moment. Currently, Tsunemori High was still in the lead, yet the gap was only one point between the two teams. Not only that, they both were just two and three points away from the final goal, with the score showing 23 – 22. At this time, tension was at its peak, and no amount of momentum would help any team to win this game. Only the team's calmness and composure would help the team step over the finish line first before their opponent did.

"You okay, Yuki?" Riku frowned, concerned about his friend's condition. The glasses boy was panting heavily, using his hands to support his knees as he had a hard time standing still on the court. The green forest jersey he wore was soaked with sweat already, with not even an inch escaping from being covered by it.

"No, fuck, I am far from being okay," Yuki answered, his voice haggard. "Don't worry, though, I know this is not the time for me to rest. Just think of a way to stale time for me so that I can get ready for the next play."

Riku nodded at his request and rushed to the referee immediately, whispering something to the man. After receiving the nod of agreement from the referee, the ballboy whose task was to clean up the floor suddenly rushed from the sideline, wiping the spot where Yuki stood to keep it dry.

This was a common tactic to stale time, and even the referee knew about that, he couldn't do anything when the player asked something like this. After all, a wet floor was dangerous for the players there, contributing for about 20 percents of the reason behind the injured player. The referee didn't want to add more to the number, so he just allowed Tsunemori team to do that.

Of course, Kikugawa High didn't have a complaint about that. After all, their condition was not that much better compared to Tsunemori High. Kaito also had the same posture as Yuki, holding his knees to support his weight while still trying his best to keep his breath steady. Those two were the players who worked the hardest in this game, so both teams were pretty tolerant when they asked for a short pause like this.

"Don't collapse first, Yuki. You have already shown an embarrassing moment to the kids when you fell sick during the last game. It would not be cool if they saw something similar happening to you again." Riku threw a joke to his friend.

"Don't worry, I know about it." Yuki snorted, smiling wanly. "Instead of talking to me like this, why don't you use your time to think of a way to kill this game?"

For that, Riku smiled mischievously before saying, "Oh, I have already thought about that. Don't worry, we will definitely win this game." Even though it was a bit pretentious, Yuki still smiled, believing that Riku had indeed thought about this. Now, what he had to do was just to defend his area with his life and just let his best friend do the rest.

A moment later, the game finally was about to be continued again, and this time, it was still Tachibana's turn to serve. Just like before, the boy didn't dare to risk doing anything stupid and just sent an ordinary ball. This time, Asahi caught the ball, sending it straight to Riku.

"Riku, give it to me!"

"No, I can do this!"

Asahi who just saved the ball rushed to the front line instantly, and Ogawa also followed the movement from the other side of the wing. Together with Hirano in the middle, they created a tri-pronged attack that forced Kikugawa High's blockers to spread apart, creating so many holes in their defense. As a result, Hirano who was probably the least expected player to receive the ball managed to kill it decisively, adding one more point for Tsunemori High.

BAM!

"OOOOOH!" Hirano roared, then turned around before bumping his chest to Riku's excitedly. "One more! Come on, it is one point away!"

"Come on, Tsunemori High!"

"History! History! History!"

The entire building exploded as they all cheered for Tsunemori High. With one point away, they had already had one step over the line, and they only needed a gentle push to win everything.

Meanwhile, on Kikugawa's side, Suzuki clapped his hands loudly, trying to encourage his teammates. "Come on, everyone! We still have a chance here! Don't be so depressed like this! Tachibana, where the fuck is your spirit?!"

"Yeah, everyone! We can still do this! Just concentrate, and leave the rest to me!" Kaito also spoke, trying to lift up his teammates' spirits.

True enough, in the next play, Kaito didn't disappoint. Facing three blockers from Tsunemori High; Asahi, Hirano, and Riku, he managed to outlast them all in the air, showing off his ridiculously explosive jump before slamming the ball straight to Kaede's spot. The defensive specialist reacted, yet his stance was too unstable to send the ball to a decent place. In the end, it flew far to the back, adding a point for Kikugawa High.

"Yes! Come on!"

"That is how you do it, Kaito! Come on, we still have a chance here!"

"Don't let them win! Let's aim for deuce!"

As for the Tsunemori's team, they recovered from this loss pretty quickly. After all, they were still on the lead here, and they saw the confident smirk radiated on Riku's face. They all knew that the blonde boy had a plan here, so they just let the boy do whatever he wanted to do next.

"Come on, everyone! Concentrate!"

"Just one more point! We can do this!"

This time, it was Kaito's turn to serve. All the Tsunemori players stepped back a little, waiting for another powerful serve from the boy. True enough, what came next was probably the most powerful serve the boy pulled today, and the angle was a bit tricky for Yuki to receive.

BAM!

"Shit!" Yuki cursed out loud. "Riku, get it!"

"Okay, everyone! Start moving!" Riku shouted, signaling for Asahi, Hirano, Ogawa, and even Kaede to rush forward.

This sudden movement caught all the Kikugawa High players off guard, and their bodies tensed instantly, stepping back unconsciously at the hidden threat behind this attack. They all didn't realize they cowered a little as they knew full well that they couldn't stop this attack, their journey was over. However, Suzuki widened his eyes instantly as he realized something and rushed forward. "SHIT! I GOT THIS!"

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Riku who was about to dump the set also widened his eyes in shock, not expecting someone would be able to react in time. "SHIT!"

Thud!

As a result, time seemed to slow down as Suzuki dived, his hand extended far trying to reach for the ball. In the end, he managed to get it and made it fly, yet at the cost of him having to fall awkwardly on the ground.

Brugh!

"Ouch!"

"Captain!"

"No, don't come here! The ball is still alive!"

"Joust! Ao, get it first!"

The ball that Suzuki punched earlier, somehow coincidentally enough flew so close to the net. Hirano and Ao who were the closest there jumped at the same time, contesting for who would reach the ball faster. Ao was one step faster, tapping it gently toward Tsunemori's side. However, Asahi was in the right spot to receive it, preventing the opponent from tying the game.

"Oh, yeah!"

"The two captains are on fire right now!"

"Asahi! Asahi! Asahi!"

"Come on, Suzuki! Get up!"

However, as the situation on the court succumbed to a chaotic one, Yuki suddenly rushed out of nowhere, jumping immediately to get the ball. Seeing this, all the Kikugawa players were in shock, not expecting a blitz attack from someone who looked like he was in front of the death door already.

"FUCK!" Kaito cursed, gritting his teeth as he forced his body to move. "DON'T THINK YOU CAN SPIKE IT SO EASILY, BASTARD!" He moved like lightning, blitzing his way toward the chaotic formation on his side before leaping forward, both hands were ready in the air. A lot of people cursed instantly when they saw this, couldn't see how Yuki would be able to avoid this block.

"Shit! Yuki, just get a rebound!"

"Don't force yourself!"

"Just go back and reset the play! Come on!"

However, Yuki had a different plan here. Right when he saw Kaito in front of him, a small smirk suddenly formed on his face, giving Kaito a chill down his spine. Before the boy could understand the meaning behind the smirk, Yuki muttered lowly that only he himself and Kaito could hear in the air. "Well, you want to see a dirty trick, huh? Let me show you one."

And right after that, instead of spiking the ball directly, he changed his stance instantly in the air, twisting his body a little before tossing it back far to the other side of the wing. There, Riku, who had just failed to end the game with his dump, was flying already, having no one interfering with his attack now.

"HA! WHAT A GOOD PASS, YUKI!"

BAM!