"OH!" Hirano who had never shown any excessive emotion before suddenly roared, high-fiving Riku who gave him the pass. "GOOD PASS!"
Of course, as the one who always lightened up the mood, Riku also shared the same excitement. "You too, Senpai! That is such a monstrous attack!"
While all of the Tsunemori's supporters were still drowned in celebration, most of the people inside the building were still confused about what was going on. Hirano was never Tsunemori's first choice in offense, after all. So, even though they knew Riku could be tricky, for him to go to the middle blocker to start the game was something beyond their expectation.
However, this was what exactly Akira asked Riku. The blonde boy could still remember what his uncle said during the intermission before.
– A flashback –
"To bring out their best potential?" Riku repeated his uncle's words as if those were the strangest things coming out of the old man's mouth.
