Host: Asuto
Strength: 82.3 [Core Strength 82.2, Arm Strength 82.4]
Speed: 78.5 [Burst Speed 78, Reaction Speed 79]
Stamina: 79.8 [Endurance 79.8, Cardiopulmonary Fitness 79.8]
Jump: 80.4 [Vertical Jump 80.9, Hang Ti 79.9]
Basic Techniques: 75.9 [Serve 78.8, Receive 73.8, Pass 67.5, Spike 81.6, Block 79.5, Defense 74.3]
Advanced Skills:
[Cross-Court Spike 80],
[Straight Spike 80.1],
[Power Jump Serve 81]
——
Iwaizumi and Shigeru Yahaba were right to trust their instincts.
Asuto had indeed "evolved" again.
Only entering the Zone State allowed Asuto to unleash one hundred percent, or even one hundred and twenty percent, of his abilities.
However, even this kind of superhuman performance had its limits.
The main benefit of this "overperformance" was enhanced technical skill.
For instance, Asuto's success rate with serves increased dramatically in this state, and his sense of touch with every hit beca significantly sharper.
But there were certain things that could not be changed, no matter how much he exceeded his limits.
For instance, the power of his serve.
The destructive force of a serve fundantally relied on Asuto's strength, which was built through daily training.
No matter how incredible his condition beca during a match, such basic physical attributes could not suddenly increase dramatically.
Therefore, the reason he could now unleash serves far stronger than just a few weeks ago was that Asuto's Strength stat had genuinely increased.
After joining Aoba Johsai...
Despite the intense level of "internal competition," his rate of improvent was much faster than when the junior high volleyball club disbanded and he was training alone at ho every day.
So, after one month of training, all of Asuto's attributes had improved noticeably once more.
Among these, his advanced skills, the Cross-Court Spike and the Straight Spike, had both broken past the 80-point milestone during yesterday's extra practice session.
However, since today's match had only just begun, Asuto had not yet had the chance to display his newly 'evolved' spikes.
And among all attributes above 80 points, the one improving the fastest was undoubtedly his [Strength] stat.
After all, strength had always been Asuto's natural talent.
Even after breaking past his innate limits, this attribute maintained a significant advantage.
And because of that...
Asuto was able to increase the power of his serves by another level in such a short period of ti.
The opening scoreline was 5:0.
Before the match began, nobody could have imagined such a situation.
At this point, even Irihata Nobuteru felt that Asuto was honestly absurd.
Good grief!
Five consecutive service points.
'It was just a team practice match; did he really need to play so well?'
'Why hadn't he played like this against Shiratorizawa before?'
'What was this?'
'Was he a dostic-match specialist?'
'Was he the undisputed king of internal competition within the team?'
...
BOOM!
At that mont, Asuto launched his sixth serve.
Perhaps even the gods themselves could no longer bear to watch him 'bully' his seniors like this.
After the sixth serve flew out, it grazed the block, reducing its power slightly.
For the first ti since the match began, Shigeru Yahaba and Iwaizumi finally managed to return the ball.
A 2v2 match did not involve many complicated tactical strategies.
Whether on offense or defense, everything revolved around just two words:
'Stability and speed.'
Iwaizumi received the ball and passed it to Yahaba for adjustnt.
Yahaba then acted as setter, quickly tossing it back to Iwaizumi.
anwhile, Mishita Ryuhei, who had been standing in the front corner looking bored, instantly perked up when he saw the opponents successfully receive the serve.
"Finally, so action!"
Mishita quickly moved into position, trying to set up a block in front of Iwaizumi.
However, perhaps because he had retreated too far earlier to avoid getting hit by Asuto's serves, he failed to arrive in ti.
Before he could get in front of him, Iwaizumi had already smashed the volleyball down.
5:1.
Three minutes into the match… Team Iwaizumi had finally scored their first point.
Mishita Ryuhei fell silent for a mont, then awkwardly turned toward Asuto.
"Um… sorry about that."
"It's fine." Asuto replied calmly, showing little emotional reaction.
At that mont, he had not yet withdrawn from the 'Zone' State.
It seed that the more frequently he entered this state, the longer he could maintain it.
The right to serve finally returned to Team Iwaizumi.
Unfortunately for them, neither Iwaizumi nor Shigeru Yahaba had powerful serves, so regaining the serve was not necessarily an advantage.
The volleyball crossed the net and was received by Asuto.
Mishita Ryuhei then set the ball high into the air for him.
Asuto suddenly stepped forward and leaped.
On the opposite side, Iwaizumi and Yahaba jumped simultaneously, preparing a double block.
And then...
The Aoba Johsai players watching from outside the court witnessed what could only be described as a 'masterpiece.'
Three figures soared into the air across the net at the sa ti.
Yet one person's hand was extended over half an arm higher than the other two.
Despite Iwaizumi and Yahaba stretching upwards with all their might, so hard that the veins on their foreheads nearly burst, they could only watch helplessly as Asuto slamd the volleyball down above their fingertips.
An overhand spike!
And not just any overhand spike, but one delivered directly in front of the two of them; it was almost like a public execution.
The mont the ball hit the floor...
Iwaizumi and Yahaba felt as though they had just been struck by Garen's Q after he bought Last Whisper.
The damage was imnse.
The humiliation was even greater:
6:1.
As the referee announced the score, even the other players watching the match were left speechless.
If it had just been about winning or losing, they could at least have argued a little.
But faced with this kind of situation...
Forget them.
Even professional volleyball players would probably be at a loss for words.
Although the match had not technically ended yet... what that final scene revealed was a gap far greater than the difference between victory and defeat.
The air itself seed to fall silent for several seconds.
After a mont...
Iwaizumi slowly spoke.
"Yahaba, focus on defense."
It was clear that, even after all this, Iwaizumi still had no intention of giving up on the match.
Honestly speaking...
Asuto truly admired Iwaizumi.
Without the System, Asuto knew that it would be very difficult for him to maintain a healthy ntality in this kind of situation.
But it was precisely because of that...
Asuto knew he had to defeat his opponent completely.
The title of 'Ace' represented more than just being the main attacker.
It was the core offensive pillar of an entire team.
If Asuto could not demonstrate overwhelming strength at this mont to consolidate his position as the 'Ace', then even if he obtained that position afterwards, it would be difficult for him to truly secure it.
...
(End of Chapter)
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