Immediately, he said to the people from the TV station in front of him:
"Alright then!"
"But we don't have much time…"
"I understand! We'll do it as quickly as possible!"
Hearing Ittetsu Takeda's response, the host's eyes lit up, and she quickly made her way toward the Karasuno crowd, followed by a few crew members.
"I never imagined this!"
Keishin Ukai scratched his head in surprise.
"One day, we'll be the ones getting interviewed by Tokyo Sports Channel!"
"Well…"
"That honor should go to today's winning team!"
Takeda said with some hesitation,
"After all, they're already in the top four."
"Any of these teams could still win the championship!"
...
While everyone at Karasuno was being interviewed, Udai Tenma and the sneaky Akiteru Tsukishima were slipping away from their seats.
"Phew!"
"It's already so late, and we're just leaving!"
"You're not going to let us run into my brother and the others, right?"
Looking ahead, Akiteru Tsukishima kept his eyes fixed forward, while Udai Tenma chuckled.
"Tsukishima-senpai, are you really that scared your brother will find out you came to the match?"
"If I were them, I'd be happy you came to cheer."
"Ugh!"
"I don't want that either."
Akiteru sighed helplessly.
"But Kei said, don't come to my matches and don't let me caught you."
"When he's angry, that look is seriously scary!"
...
By now, the crowd inside the stadium had thinned out, and the players had likely left early.
So Akiteru Tsukishima wasn't worried about running into anyone from Karasuno. He took off his mask and sunglasses.
"Phew!"
"This thing is unbearable to wear for so long!"
"Good thing Kei didn't see me this afternoon!"
"When we get to Center Court tomorrow, there'll definitely be way too many people."
"Then I won't have to worry about this anymore!"
"Hahaha!"
Hearing that, Udai Tenma laughed.
It was the first time he'd seen his brother so afraid of his own brother.
"Hey!!"
"You…"
"You're not… that…"
But just as the two were walking out of the venue, they suddenly heard a shocked voice in front of them.
"Huh?"
Udai Tenma and Akiteru Tsukishima looked up.
A girl with short blonde hair was staring at them in disbelief.
Next to her was…
Karasuno's coach!!
And a group of Karasuno players who had just finished their interview!!
"Hinata!"
"Come look!"
"This is the Little Giant you've always admired!"
Saeko Tanaka patted Hinata's shoulder excitedly.
Her words caught the attention of everyone nearby.
Everyone knew the reason Hinata chose volleyball was because he saw a TV broadcast when he was a kid.
At that time, Karasuno's Little Giant was competing on the national stage.
Hinata was inspired by his figure and that led him to volleyball.
Later, he joined Karasuno.
And when Saeko Tanaka sent Hinata and Kageyama to Tokyo for training, she once revealed:
The Little Giant back then was on the same grade as her!
Unexpectedly…
He actually met him here today!!
"Huh?"
But when Akiteru turned his head, he suddenly frowned.
Because the person he was referring to—the figure shrinking and walking backward—seemed inexplicably familiar.
"Brother!"
Without thinking, Akiteru said it outright!
"Ahhh…"
Everyone clearly saw the figure lower his head and tremble as he walked backward.
"Haha…"
"What a coincidence!"
"I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Akiteru scratched his head and turned around, awkwardly smiling after being caught, and said in a flustered tone,
"I…"
"Haha… I just happened to pass by today!"
"I didn't think you'd actually be competing in this stadium!"
"How's it going? Did You Win or lose?"
"Woah! This is actually Tsukishima's brother!"
For everyone at Karasuno, today's post-match shocks kept coming one after another!
On the other side…
"He's Karasuno's No. 10 who left after his second year!"
Saeko Tanaka pointed at Udai Tenma and said loudly.
Udai scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"Haha! Saeko and I are basically classmates!"
"Wow!"
"First meeting, Little Giant Senpai!"
Hinata rushed forward to Udai Tenma in one quick move.
"I'm Shōyō Hinata!"
"I started playing volleyball because I saw your fighting in air against the blocker above the block on TV!"
"Huh?"
Udai Tenma was a bit stunned.
Then he scratched his head and smiled.
"That time…"
"It feels really nostalgic."
"May I ask which team Little Giant Senpai is with now?"
"Are you in a college team?"
"Or have you gone pro?"
"V League"
"I've checked and asked around, but I still couldn't find you!"
Hinata's barrage of questions came like a cannon blast.
"Haha!"
Udai Tenma laughed twice and said,
"I don't play volleyball anymore."
"After all, I have other things I want to pursue, so I stopped playing after graduating high school."
"And the team cut contact very early on."
"Huh?"
Hinata's expression showed disbelief.
...