I'm only a weakling | haikyuu

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻: 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗲

You're a little much for me, 

you're a liability.

*

Meanwhile, Hibari quietly slipped into another venue after leaving the match between Shiratorizawa and Inarizaki. He carefully found a seat, breathing a sigh of relief as he watched Fukurodani's game.

'Phew, I made it just in time. Even if I didn't catch the whole thing, at least I didn't miss the game.'

'It was worth sneaking off to watch Shiratorizawa's match. Dynamite's plays were amazing...'

'That confidence and presence on the court, completely dominating everything. It's something to envy.'

'But wait... I'm a Fukurodani student, and I ditched my own school's game to watch another team...? I can't let anyone find out!'

What's more, he's the biological son of Fukurodani's principal.

'Although no one at school even knows that... Haha.'

*

After receiving some rather enthusiastic encouragement from Ito, you said a temporary goodbye to her and headed back to the hotel with the rest of the Shiratorizawa team.

In the room, Tendou was singing like a kid as he changed and got ready to shower. This time, you were smart and took the shower first, already changed and comfortable.

Standing on the hotel balcony, you felt the warm summer night breeze and exhaled deeply, letting out a breath of tension. The darkness of the night made you look even colder and more striking, but despite your serious expression, the thoughts running through your mind didn't really match your appearance.

Your hair danced in the wind, appearing even darker against the night sky. You leaned on the railing, gazing up at the stars.

"Oh?" Tendou, fresh out of the shower, glanced curiously toward the balcony. With a soft smile, he looked at you, deep in thought.

He turned on the hair dryer, his sharp pupils filled with a rare gentleness.

...It seems today's game is quietly changing him.

He had long noticed how you misunderstood the flow of an official game.

From your early training performance when you first joined the volleyball club, it was clear that you weren't someone who relied on talent alone or got arrogant. Even with extraordinary skill, you took training seriously, never showing off or getting impatient, constantly pushing yourself with the goal of becoming the best.

Back then, you were called a "monster," and honestly, you earned that title.

But in official games, while you became stronger and more intimidating, you also grew weaker in some ways.

'I don't know if it's because he's been called a volleyball genius since he was a kid,' Tendou thought. He had even asked Saito for information and learned about what you went through in your childhood.

In every competition worth mentioning, as long as your name was involved, there was only one result:

You always won.

You had never experienced defeat in an official game.

So, those tricky plays that shocked everyone—letting the opponent score on purpose, or giving up on saves that could've been made—weren't because of a bad attitude.

——It's because you had never tasted the feeling of losing.

As a result, you became more reckless, and even with your intense training and inhuman talent, it was hard to keep up with your enjoyment of official games.

The reason you would focus on the opponent's libero—the best at receiving—was simply due to your hard work and talent. If your career hadn't been so smooth, maybe you wouldn't have dared to challenge the opponent's libero, wouldn't have given away points out of boredom after scoring too many in a row, and wouldn't have chosen to mess with the mentality of other players when everyone else was trying to win.