Chapter 44

"Ashu, wake up—"

Shiyi's urging sounded amidst Tianhai's third "sleep for five more minutes" mutter.

Tianhai opened his eyes in a daze and got up to wash up.

He tossed and turned until 4 o'clock in the morning and was still awake. Shiyi chatted with him for a while at first, but later even Shiyi turned off his phone and went to sleep.

The instructor's prescribed gathering time is no later than that of the students - even he needs to get up earlier because he has to divide the task plan in advance.

Although he was a little sleepy, Tianhai's actions were still crisp and neat. He quickly came to the restaurant - there were not many people in the canteen now, only a few scattered people.

After Tianhai chose breakfast, he took the dinner plate and looked for a seat. Suddenly, an extremely familiar figure appeared wherever he looked.

"Ushijima, you got up so early today." Tianhai walked over to Ushijima and sat down.

Within a few months of being Ushijima's neighbor, he discovered that his student was as disciplined as a robot when it came to training. Just like a set program, you will never feel tired.

"Ashu, you are obviously like this too..."

Shiyi, who heard Tianhai's voice, felt that the two people had exactly the same attitude towards training. Sometimes his system is secretly frightened.

"Teacher Tenkai." Ushijima put down the soy milk in his hand and nodded slightly.

Tianhai also nodded in response.

"You can slow down your private physical training in the past two days. The amount of exercise on the field is not small, so you need to avoid overtraining."

"Yes, I will."

Ushijima said hello to Tenkai after finishing the meal and stood up. leave.

Tianhai stared at his back with an inexplicable expression.

"Ashu, what do you think about the 'return to the United States' thing that uncle said yesterday?"

Shiyi tentatively asked Tianhai's choice.

In the blink of an eye, it is already mid-December, and it has been nearly half a year since I was bound to the system. In the past six months, Tianhai has naturally not worried Shiyi in terms of performing tasks, and they have become friends with him in life.

If Tianhai finishes his coaching certificate and chooses to stay in the United States, Shiyi will have no choice but to find someone else to help him become the pillar of the world.

"I...will be back." Tianhai drank the porridge silently.

He pinched the handle of the spoon so hard that his fingertips turned white. He was just thinking - after the students graduate, based on their abilities, their names will definitely be on the list of professional players.

At that time, as the coach of "Aoba Castle" and their "current teacher", in what capacity should I appear in front of them?

If we can't handle this problem well, I'm afraid we will drift away in the future...

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"Coach Tianhai?" Saku Youhei softly called the blond young man next to him with empty eyes.

Now the coach is ready to go to the training ground, but this colleague is still looking at the analysis table in his hand and doesn't know what he is thinking.

"Huh? Is it time to enter? Sorry."

Tianhai looked away from Oikawa's analysis paper and noticed Coach Huoshao and Coach Saku standing next to him.

After arriving at the training ground, Tianhai quickly returned to his normal state. After all, it is his habit and his normal state to stay focused as soon as he gets on the court.

"Mutu, pay attention to the center of gravity when you land. Now the center of gravity is a little offset, which may damage your knees."

Tianhai noticed that Mutu had some small habits when landing. They are difficult to detect, but they are real.

Coach Saku only admired his observation skills. After all, it's not easy to notice a player's little habits in an extremely dynamic arena.

Oikawa on the side frowned when he heard Tianhai's words - today's coach Tianhai is weird.

...

However, by the end of the day's training, not only Oikawa, but also Ushijima, who was never very good at observing other people's emotions, and the very nervous Bokuto realized that something was wrong with Amami.

Several people were sitting in the restaurant having dinner.

"Something's wrong, something's definitely wrong." Mutu rubbed his chin with his fingers, thinking deeply.

The corners of Iizuna and Inunaki's mouths twitched.

The single-celled creature in front of them had exhausted their trust in the past few days. No matter what Mutu says now, they will be skeptical.

Unexpectedly, Ushijima also followed up and said,

"Indeed, Teacher Tenkai is acting weird today." He was still as serious in training, but he always felt that something was different from usual.

As for where it was, he couldn't tell.

After all, if he can detect abnormalities, he has already performed exceptionally well.

"Even Ushijima said that!" After hearing what Ushijima said, everyone sitting together for dinner believed it.

Did they not pay attention?

"Really, Oikawa?" Kiryu asked Oikawa, who was the closest to a normal person among Amami's students.

Oikawa swallowed the food in his mouth and thought about it.

"Teacher, I feel very gentle today. I used to be very oppressive when teaching. No more today."

Inuning did not expect that it was for this reason: "Isn't it better to be gentle? Everyone is afraid when the coach is strict. "

But Oikawa didn't feel relaxed as Inuning thought. Instead, he felt a sense of fear that his parents were suddenly very kind, and there must be a reason behind it.

He shook his head and said inexplicably: "Believe me, just think of it as my intuition. The teacher seems to be under a lot of pressure now."

However, after the meal, when several people were preparing to train on their own, they saw a person who was not going to appear. People here now.

"Teacher! Why are you here!"

"Come to play ball?! Master!"

Tianhai on the court was not wearing the coaching uniform for this camp, but was wearing his own sportswear.

He was mid-serve when Oikawa and Bokuto were talking to him. Looking at the ball in the air, he did not stop moving.

Kiryu put his hands behind his back and rubbed them helplessly.

After all, just now a few people were talking about Teacher Tianhai, and they met him in the blink of an eye. He still felt a little guilty in his heart.

"Bang!"

After the loud noise, Tianhai didn't look at the ball that hit the opponent, but turned around and said hello to everyone.

"Hiss—" Iizuna stood behind Ushijima and breathed softly.

"Coach Tianhai, are you sure he was gentle today?"

I don't blame him for asking.

Although Tianhai, who was walking toward them not far away, was smiling, there was an evil aura between his brows, and the black aura was about to spread to them as he moved.

"Why are you hiding from me?"

Tianhai was confused when he saw the students taking a step back. He has no self-awareness of his current state.

"It's nothing, teacher. We're here for extra training." Oikawa explained, pushing his friends and running to the nearby field.

His intuition told him that he needed to keep his distance from the teacher who was thinking.

Seeing the students leave, Tianhai turned his attention to the volleyball in front of him.

"After you stay, what should you do to have the ability to train professional players..."

If he still maintains his identity as a high school coach, the team where the student belongs will definitely not agree to his training in the future.

As the ball hit the ground one after another, Tianhai's heart gradually became clear, and an idea took root and sprouted.

Even though they were practicing in the field next door, they did not forget to pay attention to the students here. They saw Tianhai returned to normal and breathed a sigh of relief - although they didn't know what Teacher Tianhai was struggling with, but now he has come out.

Little did they know that Tianhaixia's decision was related to them.

"Sneeze—" Oikawa suddenly hugged himself tightly, "I always feel like someone is thinking about me."

Inuming pointed to the coat on the side: "Remember to put it on later, it will be troublesome if you catch a cold."

"Thank you, Brother Inu, for the reminder . !"

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"See you next time!"

"See you Harutaka!"

The three of them were carrying their backpacks at the entrance of Ajinomoto Stadium. Say goodbye to everyone.

However, the farewell has been going on for ten minutes and it is not over yet - because his mobile phone is still passing contact information among the students.

"Although Mavericks can't participate in the spring high school, I will say hello to everyone for you!!"

Oikawa shuddered in front of Ushijima, hoping to see the unwilling expression on his face, but unfortunately it failed again for

five days. The four-night stay was not a long one, but it was enough for all the top players from across the country to get to know each other, and everyone who gradually cooperated with each other said goodbye reluctantly.

"Hey, I don't know if the children will get used to their original teammates after returning to school."

Coach Saku stood by the window of the coaching room and looked at the group of people saying goodbye downstairs.

Coach Huo Shao has no doubt about this fact:

"It will definitely be uncomfortable, especially for those players whose teammates are stronger than others. Even if there are some conflicts with teammates, it is normal."

He turned his attention to Oikawa in the crowd.

This setter was in the spotlight this time during the camp. Being able to quickly integrate into the team's characteristics and make good use of everyone's strengths, such a "center" will naturally be competed by the team.

Being able to bring out 100% of your team members' abilities is a scary thing. But for the team where this kind of setter is located, the strength of the players themselves often determines the height of the team.

Therefore, he and the coaching staff are curious about where the setter will go in the future.

But before that, Coach Huoshao turned his attention to Tianhai. He was obviously more concerned about another thing

- "Saku, you said I invite Tianhai to be the coach for next year's U15 and U17, will he agree?"

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Oikawa sat on the Shinkansen with his eyes closed.

"Oikawa, I found..."

Iizuna's words during extra training echoed in his ears again, and his thoughts returned to that night.

"When you lift the ball, you pay great attention to the status of your teammates. It's very impressive. But will it be very tiring?"

"Very tiring?" Oikawa doesn't think so.

In other words, he has become accustomed to using his few "observation" advantages to fight against these geniuses.

Seeing that he had missed the point, Iizuna explained in a different way:

"That's it - you are more accustomed to being a "conductor" in the team and will pay attention to the status of your teammates. But during the game, the conductor will give The team members have more room to make their own choices. "

Oikawa is not a person with poor understanding. After Iizuna reminded him like this, he would naturally think about the inner meaning.

When he lifts the ball, he pays attention to the status of his teammates. This is a habit he has had since elementary school. But after learning from Teacher Tianhai, Oikawa's passing became more and more accurate, leaving less and less space for his teammates.

This is very similar to... Kageyama from before.

The difference is that he pays attention to the status of his teammates, but at the same time, his passing is not as accurate as Kageyama's.

"Thanks, Iizuna." Oikawa thanked him seriously.

This is something that can only be experienced from the position of a teammate, so neither Tianhai nor himself noticed it.

Just like the slowly drying river bed and the gradually thinning air, the space for teammates will become smaller and smaller. If you find out during the game, it will be too late.

Iizuna waved his hand and said unconcernedly:

"Hey, my teammates are all "geniuses" with their own ideas, so I pay more attention to this aspect."

"After all, he is the king, Jing Daoshan." Oikawa nodded in understanding.

...

"Oikawa, Oikawa?" Tianhai's call pulled Oikawa out of his dream, "We've arrived at the station, it's time to get off the train."

"Teacher? Ah, okay." He fell asleep thinking about it Sure enough, are you too tired recently?

When they got out of the car, the three of them were shocked by the cold air in Miyagi Prefecture.

"Finally back..." Tianhai sighed as he stood at the station entrance.

It's been a tough few days, the three of them are exhausted. However, efforts and benefits are directly proportional, which can be regarded as an evolution.

"Next, let's work hard for the future Haruga!!"

Tianhai specially used "future" to encourage Ushijima. After all, no one can say who will win in the next three years.

"For Harugao! Charge!"