Chapter 309 : Nekoma Vs Karasuno (1)
The match between Karasuno and Nekoma is the first game this morning!
On the wide court, many players from the first game are constantly warming up.
In the audience, spectators who came to watch the match are also slowly taking their seats!
Creak!
As game time approaches, the seats around the stadium are quickly filling up.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle to signal assembly!
"Our first match here today is between Karasuno High School and Nekoma High School!"
Outside the venue, several commentators in the booth were enthusiastically discussing the situation on the court.
"The rivalry between Karasuno and Nekoma has been going on for a long time!"
"In fact, these two teams have been very familiar opponents for years!"
"I heard they often held private training matches in the past!"
"Yes! However, according to the data we've gathered, in the history of those training matches over the years..."
"Karasuno seems to have always held the advantage!"
"That's right, the number of times they've lost to Nekoma is very few!"
"But who knows, could that change today?"
...
In a ward at Sendai City Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture.
Ikkei Ukai was sitting in the spacious hospital room, staring intently at the TV in front of him.
Beside him were a few children who had come to visit, along with other patients, family members, and nurses from the same ward...
At that moment, hearing the sound coming from the TV, Ukai couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha! Looks like my old embarrassing history is being brought up again!"
Even so, there was no trace of shame in his tone, only a strong sense of pride.
As he looked at the screen, and the occasional image of Coach Nekomata, a flicker of nostalgia passed through Ukai's eyes.
"Haha! Didn't Grandpa Ukai use to lose to Nekoma all the time back in the day?"
After hearing what was said on TV, several of the children reacted and started laughing as well.
"Yeah!"
Ukai gently patted the head of the boy sitting by his bedside and said, reminiscing:
"Back when I was in junior high, I met Coach Nekomata in a match..."
"At the time, he was still in school in Miyagi Prefecture."
"In our first match, I lost to him."
"Later, he transferred to Nekoma in Tokyo..."
"Then, in high school, I also participated in the national tournament with Karasuno, and Nekoma entered as a representative of Tokyo. We had agreed to face each other in the tournament."
"But..."
"The national tournament is full of strong teams, and our two teams ended up in different brackets. We both lost in the early rounds and never got the chance to face each other."
A trace of regret passed through Ukai's eyes as he spoke.
"Since then, neither of our teams made it back to nationals."
"Later on, we both became coaches at our respective alma maters, and from then on, Karasuno and Nekoma would organize training matches whenever possible."
"Even though we played countless training matches, up until the year I retired, Karasuno and Nekoma never once faced each other in an official tournament match!"
"Today's game... for the first time in all these years..."
Hearing Ukai's story, everyone in the room was stunned.
No one had expected that a match that seemed so ordinary would have such a deep origin!
"Then... Grandpa Ukai..."
The child beside him asked hesitantly:
"Don't you regret not being able to coach this match in person at the Tokyo gymnasium?"
"Regret?"
Ikkei Ukai smiled, looked at the TV, and said:
"Karasuno's coach now is my grandson,my blood, and there are players on the team who were trained by me."
"At this moment, they're all standing on the stage of Spring High!"
"So no, I'm satisfied."
"Besides, the players aren't me. They're not pawns controlled by me."
"Some of those cherished memories I hold, they never experienced."
"But now, they're creating their own story. From us to them, it's a new beginning."
"This battle now belongs to them!"
"So..."
An inexplicable light flashed in Ukai's eyes.
"Fight for yourselves!"
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