Chapter 471: The fastest!

Chapter 471: The fastest!



The first drill was a 30-yard dash.

As they began to sprint, it didn't take long enough for the players and coaches watching from the sideline to determine the winner. The difference was like night and day.

Tatsuki easily took the lead, leaving behind his fellow compatriots far behind in no time. His competitors could only look at his wide back with little hope of catching him.

From the sideline, the coaching staff were ardently observing the movement of the players. At the same time, Dr. Haruki was filling them with information regarding their heart rate and mobility via earbuds.

The outcome of the first group was pretty much expected. There were no upset nor were there any miracles.

"He seems to have improved quite a lot since the last time"

"Yeah, just look at the timing, it's faster by more than two seconds than his previous result"

Impressed, some coaches who hadn't left the team along with the previous manager were discussing Tatsuki's progress among themselves.

In this regard, Nanami and Akira were quite new.

Even so, it remained an undeniable fact that Tatsuki was quite agile. So both appreciated his agility.

The test progressed smoothly. However, even though it was only the first test among many others that were yet to come, players' competitiveness was at an all-time high.

They appeared quite fierce.

As much as the elation was evident on the faces of the ones who had performed well feeling of disappointment was equally evident in the faces of the ones who had performed poorly.

It showed how much the test meant for them.

Finally, after a while, it was time for Hiro and his group to step up. Suddenly, all eyes turned to look at them as they made their way to the starting line.

The battle of the fastest.

It was the moment they were eagerly looking forward to.

Until now, the field had been nothing but noisy. But as they stepped up, all of a sudden a hushed silence fell upon the field.

Even so, Tominaga tailed right behind him.

He might not be a match against Tominaga in a long-distance sprint. But when it came to a short-distance sprint, hardly anyone would match him.

Tominaga was agile and his strides were quite huge compared to the strides Hiro took.

Well, considering the height difference between the two, it was only obvious that his strides were bigger than Hiro's.

But while Tominaga took two strides per second, Hiro took four strides per second. This phenomenon was all attributed to his skill 'Lightning steps'.

His initial burst of speed was useful for short-distance sprints. But as the effect of the skill 'Lightning Steps', waned, his pace could gradually decrease.

In that scenario, Tominaga with his longer strides would surely outperform him.

"Hiro's speed is indeed the fastest among the bunches present here."

"Indeed, he's like a wild horse on steroids"

"But we can't ignore Tominaga's pace as well. Just look at him keeping up with Hiro."

"For sure, these two would easily exceed the timing of Tatsuki"

The coaches were conversing among themselves, presenting their views and praising the agility of Hiro and Tominaga.

Kenta's agility was pretty noticeable as well. But when compared to Hiro and Tominaga, it paled in comparison. Yet still, it didn't seem like he was going to give up.

Those fierce eyes of his were yelling that he wasn't done.

In fact, if it had been a contest of endurance, he'd have come second to none. Sadly, it wasn't a contest of endurance. So, he could only accept his fate of coming third.

"Damn! He completed it in less than 4 seconds"

Hiro completed the dash in 3.37 seconds, leaving everybody stunned with his performance.

The fastest among the bunches who had performed the test until now.

It was at the level of Olympic runners.

He would have probably won gold if he had run like this in the Olympics.