19: Thick Filter

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HEARING THE SWIFT SOUND of volleyballs around him, he fulfilled his wish to see Ito's face when witnessing the super-fast quick. Like everyone else, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

Hmmm... this inexplicable feeling, it's as if my own child has been acknowledged. It's really strange.

It's probably because I personally witnessed Karasuno's step-by-step growth that I can feel so empathetic towards their progress now...

...What empathy?!

How can a background character like me think that I can empathize with the main characters?! That's crazy!

Kobayashi Aotori quickly dismissed this "unrealistic" thought from his mind and hurriedly left the court.

Since he had already finished watching, it was time to return to Shiratorizawa.

He still had a match to play in the evening.

The following match unfolded exactly as he had envisioned in his mind, with Karasuno easily securing victory, and Tokonami also giving their all.

Standing at the entrance of Shiratorizawa's locker room, Kobayashi Aotori turned into the room. Upon opening the door, he was met with Tendou Satori's peering face and bunny teeth.

—And that strange expression.

The sudden impact made him close his eyes for a moment. His navy-blue short hair was tousled, and a strand of hair poked out from under his baseball cap.

"Tendou, you scared Aotori," Ushijima's calm voice sounded from behind. Kobayashi Aotori looked at Tendou expressionlessly, maneuvered around him while Tendou exclaimed, 'Eh—Really?' and walked inside, casually taking off his shirt without any sign of embarrassment.

Even in his previous life, no one had ever looked at him, the "background character"...Wait.

Why is everyone looking at me?

Kobayashi Aotori, with his bare upper body, suddenly felt an intense gaze on his back. He turned in surprise, only to meet the steady gaze of several people.

Wait! Why even Coach Washijo...!

Is it strange and impolite for players to change clothes directly in the locker room in Japan?

T.N.: "霓虹" (níhóng) literally means "neon," but in this context, it is a slang term referring to Japan, same terminology from chapter 1 was used here,

He blinked, but the best way to handle this situation was to act as if nothing had happened. He calmly turned around, quickly putting on Shiratorizawa's sportswear, and changed his pants in the blink of an eye, tucking them back into his black bag.

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