132: Reaching the Pinnacle

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UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF EVERYONE, Aotori took a few steps back. At this moment, his vision was incredibly broad, and the original stadium instantly turned into a pure white world.

The only light spot was on the opposite side of the net, at the boundary line, where a pair of hazel eyes flickered, suddenly meeting a pair of startled eyes.

Komi Haruki's breath suddenly hitched.

The moment he met those eyes, the piercing coldness almost swallowed him whole. The sounds around him seemed to turn into nothingness at this moment, leaving only the sound of his own strong heartbeat.

"Thump, thump, thump thump..."

His heartbeat—

—Was accelerating.

Suddenly, the person opposite moved—!

Kobayashi Aotori's previously frozen eyes suddenly moved. He was like an eagle that had locked onto its target, completely ignoring his prey. He lowered his eyes to look at the volleyball in his hand. The next moment, under everyone's gaze—

He raised his wrist, and in an instant, the volleyball was sent into the air!

The young man's movements were as standard as a textbook, every action enough to create a tutorial. Run-up, jump, swing—

The series of fluid motions brought extreme visual enjoyment to the audience, while for Komi Haruki, who was directly confronting him, it brought—

—Endless nightmares.

The high-speed spinning volleyball, as beautiful as it appeared on the screen, was equally fierce in Komi Haruki's eyes. The volleyball bared its fangs at him, its speeding pace leaving no time or space for him to think.

I can't see it at all! Komi Haruki took a deep breath, his gaze suddenly becoming resolute.

Even if he couldn't see it at all, he absolutely couldn't give up—!!

The long moment of hesitation was just a blink of an eye in reality. Under everyone's expectant gaze, the volleyball lived up to expectations. When Komi Haruki's face was full of determination, and he ran without hesitation, squatting down at the right moment—

To everyone's surprise, the volleyball slammed into his chest—!!

"Thud—!!"

It was the dull sound of the body and ball colliding!

Hiss... Everyone gasped, watching the volleyball heavily bounce off Komi Haruki's chest and fly out of bounds the next moment!!

"W-what! The volleyball flew out!!" The commentator's shocked voice echoed everyone's thoughts!

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