But was that even possible? They had beaten Kitagawa Daiichi! Even now, Yui Michimiya was still a little dazed. The whole thing had been extraordinary from beginning to end.
Still, no matter how badly she wanted to know what was going on with Hank, she would have to wait until he finished showering.
...
In the bathroom, Hank stared blankly at his reflection in the mirror. His limbs were long and lean now, and even though he was only a middle schooler, his height had already reached 185 centimeters. His abdomen was even lined with eight perfectly formed abs.
He definitely hadn't had this kind of physique just two days ago. But after today's match against Kitagawa Daiichi, he suddenly had all of it.
Just as expected of the system. A cheating-grade artifact.
"Open personal status panel."
Hank let out a deep breath, and a pale blue screen immediately appeared in front of him, clearly displaying all of his data.
...
Host: Hank
Vertical Jump: 100 (Top-tier)
Ball Control: 15 (Club level)
Passing: 15 (Club level)
Spiking: 15 (Club level)
Physical Ability: 30 (Prefectural level)
Overall Rating: 175 (Prefectural level)
Prefectural-level rating range: 50–200
Skill: Jump Float Serve
...
The moment those four main attributes appeared before him, Hank immediately began studying them. Setting aside his top-tier vertical jump and the boost to his spiking that came from his improved physical ability... he really was just a club-level player.
But because those two areas had improved so much, his overall strength rating had actually reached the level of a prefectural player. And even among prefectural-level players, he would count as one of the stronger ones.
It was obvious where he needed to focus next: ball control and spiking. After all, the position he wanted to play on the court in the future was Ace, so he absolutely had to deepen his study of spiking.
Besides that, ball control was a basic fundamental he couldn't afford to ignore. Otherwise, no matter how strong his techniques were, he would only be able to rely on his teammates to receive the ball.
That would become the other side's breakthrough point.
A player like that could never become the Ace.
"Good! In that case, starting tomorrow, I'm going to keep running 4,000 meters every day and grind my ball control!"
"I can't slack off. If I'm nothing without the system... then I'm just worthless!"
Hank swore to himself in silence. No matter which high school club he joined in the future, he would do his absolute best. He would not drag the team down. He would become an Ace in every sense of the word, not just a wing spiker who carried the title in name only.
After finishing his hot shower, Hank changed into a light shirt and shorts, then sat down at the dinner table.
After pressing his palms together, he prepared to eat.
But right then, he suddenly noticed Yui Michimiya staring straight at him from across the table, and it made him feel a little awkward.
"You're hiding something from me."
Yui swept her gaze over Hank. She could clearly see the faint outline of muscle beneath his shirt. Without exaggeration, there was no way someone could have that level of physical ability without several years of training.
If he hadn't put in serious work, she absolutely wouldn't believe it.
"Big Sis, I've decided to seriously pursue volleyball. In the future, I'm going to play at Spring High!"
Naturally, Hank had no intention of hiding his plans from Yui Michimiya. There was no need to keep something like this secret anyway. She was going to find out soon enough.
"Good! I knew it. Since you've finally said that, then as your older sister and your senior on the court—"
"—it's necessary for me to start training you right now. If you want to play volleyball well, it's not going to be as simple as you think!"
Yui spoke with a rather smug look on her face. Since her younger brother was showing such a clear ambition for the first time, she was naturally going to do everything she could to help him.
After all, he was her dear little brother.
"Train me!? I can train by myself!"
"Besides, you probably don't even have the time, right?"
When Hank heard Yui's words, he was instantly baffled. What was this supposed to mean? She wanted to train him? He knew she was the captain of the girls' volleyball team and definitely had plenty of experience, but she still had school to attend.
He was already on break from middle school, but high school students were still attending classes... and on top of that, she also had club activities.
She should not have any spare time to train him.
"You don't need to worry about that. Leave everything to your big sister!"
Yui looked at Hank with anticipation. She had already decided that tomorrow, she would take him to Karasuno High's high school division and have him train together with the girls' volleyball team. That way, he would be able to understand volleyball more directly.
And in the future, he would also have a clearer idea of whether he truly wanted to walk the path of volleyball.
After all, just because Hank had beaten Kitagawa Daiichi today did not mean he truly had the talent to keep going down this road.
Of course, the only reason Yui was thinking that way was because she had not watched today's match and had no idea just how overwhelming Hank had been on the court.
(End of Chapter)
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