The national competition qualifying finals are held on Monday.
Naturally, the popularity of the qualifiers cannot be compared with the real national competition, but locally, the qualifiers are also very popular. Therefore, in order to prevent many students and office workers from being able to watch the finals live due to time, the qualifiers and finals are held here.
There is live broadcast in Miyagi Prefecture.
The game between Aoki and Shiratorizawa is on Monday afternoon. After the second game, most middle school students have already reached the end of school time.
Karasuno High School is one of them.
Because they were eliminated early by Qingcheng in the regular season, the members of the Karasuno Volleyball Club have been missing for quite some time today.
But after school, they still gathered in the activity room to watch the finals between Aoki and Shiratorizawa.
"It's strange. Qingcheng always feels like there is no desire to attack in this game. Are they planning to give up the fourth game just like Shiratorizawa?" Daichi Sawamura stood on the right side of the TV, touching his chin with one hand and spoke slowly.
road.
"No!"
Wu Yang, who was sitting in front of the TV with a cigarette in one hand, shook his head heartily: "To be precise, it's just the opposite. Not only did Qingcheng not intend to give up the fourth game, they also prepared to use the fourth game to pave the way for the final five-game decider.
A smooth road."
"Have you noticed any difference between this game and the previous games?"
Karasuno's group looked at me and I looked at you, but no one responded.
Wu Yangxin patted his forehead and said: "I almost forgot, you didn't see the first two games, so I'll tell you directly! The fourth game between Qingcheng and Shiratorizawa was far better than the previous three games.
It needs to be longer, both in terms of time consumed and the number of rounds of offense and defense in the game.”
"And in this game, most of Shiratorizawa's main attackers were Ushijima Wakali, while Aojo's two main attackers, Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Tetsu, didn't do much."
"Even when passing the ball, Oikawa Tooru had to pass it to other players several times..."
When Kageyama Tobio heard this, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly said: "Aojo is draining Ushijima-senpai's energy."
Wu Yang glanced at him heartily, nodded and said, "That's right."
"In a sense, Qingcheng did give up the fourth game, but it was different from the way Shiratorizawa gave up the third game. Qingcheng was prepared to lose the entire fourth game in exchange for Ushijima Waka.
Beneficial physical exertion.”
"If I guess correctly, in the next game, Qingcheng will not only continue to increase the number of rounds, but also make frequent substitutions. If necessary, even Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Toru may be replaced...
···”
Beep~~~
It was as if Qingcheng on the TV heard Wu Yang Xixin's voice. Almost not long after Wu Yang Xixin opened his mouth, Qingcheng on the TV suddenly gave instructions for substitution, and the substitute was not someone else.
, it is Qingcheng’s core setter Oikawa Toru.
The substitute is No. 13 - Kunimiying.
"Tsk! What a bold substitution!"
Wu Yangxi couldn't help but smacked his lips. Although he also guessed Qingcheng's plan, daring to guess and daring to do it were completely different things. If he were the coach of Qingcheng now, even if he knew that doing so would be more harmful to the team,
It was beneficial, Wu Yang was not sure whether he dared to give the order or not.
Because replacing the next team's core setter is too risky.
What's more, the replacement is still a first-year offensive player. Whether it is technical experience or court position, the two are completely incompatible.
"Substituting people like this probably doesn't want the team's blocking level to drop too much!"
Seeing Hide Kunimi replacing Oikawa Toru on the field, Tobio Kageyama thought for a moment and then tentatively spoke.
Wu Yang responded: "Yes, for the current Qingcheng, it doesn't matter whether there is an excellent setter in the team, because now Qingcheng does not need strong offensive capabilities."
"Aojo is now constantly using "touch blocking" to weaken Ushijima Wakali's offensive power, thereby increasing the number of offensive and defensive rounds for both sides. In this regard, Oikawa Toru's role is not very different from Kunimi Hide's role, so instead of
Let Oikawa Tooru stay on the court, instead of letting him come off the court to recover his strength."
"I have a question."
As soon as Wu Yang Xixin finished speaking, he saw a hand reaching out from the crowd. Everyone got out of the way and found that the person who spoke was none other than Hinata Xiangyang.
"Since Qingcheng can substitute, why doesn't Shiratorizawa follow suit?"
Everyone looked at each other and seemed to be used to Hinata Shoyang's lack of common sense questions. They sighed helplessly, and then Sugawara Takashi spoke: "Hinata! Shiratorizawa can't change people now.
Because Shiratorizawa is currently lagging behind, they cannot take risks like Qingcheng. Once the bet loses, Shiratorizawa will completely lose the qualification to advance to the national competition."
"Besides, if Ushijima Wakali is replaced now, it will be difficult for the other members of Shiratorizawa to break Aoki's block."
"As far as I know, Shiratorizawa has never used this tactic of giving up an entire game before. It seems that this time Shiratorizawa was pushed to the edge of the cliff by Qingcheng." Uyang Shinshin also said.
Shaking his head, he added another sentence.
"Obviously, from a tactical level, Qingcheng has obviously eaten Shiratorizawa to death. Oikawa Tooru... is really a terrible guy!"
At this moment, the camera on the TV just happened to show Oikawa Tooru in the rest area. At this time, Oikawa Tooru was smiling and said hello to the camera with great warmth.
"Yes! But even Aoki, who has Oikawa Toru, has never won against Shiratorizawa in the past. It is really hard to imagine that Ushijima Wakali, one of the "three aces in the country", has the ability to win.
How strong." The consultant Takeda Kazutetsu on the side didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly sighed.
However, everyone was slightly startled when they heard this exclamation, and they all turned their gazes over, startling Takeda Ittetsu.
"Alas~~~Did I just say something wrong?"
"No, that's not the case, I just didn't expect Mr. Takeda to know so much about the team." Wu Yang shook his head heartily.
Takeda Ittetsu smiled and scratched his hair and said: "Hahaha...Actually, I just got to know you a little bit while you were training. And Ushijima Wakali from Shiratorizawa is already very good.
He is well-known, so it is not difficult to collect information about him."
Wuyang thought to himself: "That's true. In fact, I also learned a little bit about Ushijima Wakali's affairs before, and the conclusion I came to is quite scary."
"Since junior high school, Oikawa Toru and Ushijima Wakatoshi have been rivals. Every time a team with Oikawa Toru plays, there are almost no flaws in terms of tactics, experience and skills, or cooperation between players."
"But even so, Ushijima Wakatoshi was still able to defeat Toru Oikawa's team with the power of one person in the end, and win with a big score."
"To be honest, such a player has never existed even in our time."
"So even though Qingcheng has a considerable advantage now, no one can tell what the final result will be..."
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Beep~~~
A long whistle sounded.
As the referee blew his whistle, not only the players on the field, but also the audience on the second floor of the stadium let out a sigh of relief.
This game lasted too long.
The previous games almost ended in about 20 minutes, but the fourth game lasted for more than 40 minutes, which was more than double the time consumed by a single game in the first three games.
However, when the audience saw the score on the court, they were shocked to find that the score of this game was actually 18:25.
to be honest.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that a game with such a huge score difference could last for such a long time.
When the players from both teams came off the field, they were sweating profusely and panting.
Especially the Shiratorizawa players, even their sportswear was almost soaked with sweat. As soon as they returned to the rest area, they started breathing heavily and their faces turned pale.
Seeing the player's appearance, Shiratorizawa's assistant coach's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Even though the Shiratorizawa players have long been accustomed to Washoku Tōji's Spartan training, no one can say how strong they can be when they consume so much energy.
And the key point is that although the physical strength of Shiratorizawa's players is intense at this time, the two main players from Aoki, Oikawa Toru and Akashi Asuka, have maintained their physical fitness quite well.
"Coach Washi, we..."
"It doesn't matter."
As soon as the assistant coach opened his mouth, he was severely interrupted by Washi Shoji: "A little cleverness is meaningless to us. As long as they can't stop our attack, the final victory still belongs to us, Shiratorizawa."
"In the last game, everyone, listen up. We don't have any tactics. Passing the ball to Ushijima's hands is your only mission. Do you understand?"
"yes!"
Everyone responded in unison.
The layout of Washi Takumi Forge seems simple, but this is Shiratorizawa's best tactical strategy.
Washi Shoji has never trained a team. To be precise, he has trained real "stars". And the role of a "star" is to stand up at critical moments and help the team win.
Therefore, even though Ushijima Wakali himself was also deeply tired at this time, when he heard the arrangement of Washokudashi Tōji, he still did not have any objection.
The other side.
Iriyata Nobuteru's reaction was actually similar to that of Washokudashi Tōji.
In other words, Nobuyu Irimata was more trouble-free than Takuji Washuchi, because Takuji Washoku said at least two sentences, but Shinteru Irimata didn't even say a word before the start of the last game.
Because Oikawa Tooru has already said everything he wanted to say.
Wakali Ushijima is indeed the team's superstar.
But Oikawa Tooru is the soul of the team.
As the whistle sounded throughout the stadium again, the final deciding game between Aoki and Shiratorizawa officially began.
The fifth game of the volleyball match is different from the first four games. There are only 15 points in the fifth game. That is to say, whoever gets 15 points first and is two points ahead of the opponent will qualify for the national competition.
In the fifth game, the game restarts with a coin toss to choose the service game.
final.
Shiratorizawa guessed the coin correctly and took the lead in choosing serve.
The starter is none other than Wakali Ushijima.
Ushijima Wakali held the ball and came outside the baseline at position 1. At this time, Ushijima's physical energy was severely exhausted. Under the illumination of the light, his face and limbs were faintly reflecting light, which was the reflection caused by the accumulation of sweat.
After taking a long breath and barely calming down his rapidly beating heart, Ushijima Wakali slowly threw the ball into the sky...
Bang!
There was an explosion.
The volleyball suddenly flew over the block above Shiratorizawa, passed Qingcheng's defense in an instant, and hit the bottom line of Qingcheng's backcourt hard.
Beep!
The referee raised the flag high and announced that Shiratorizawa had scored.
1:0.
Everyone in Qingcheng was shocked.
Oikawa Tooru was also stunned for a moment, but then a 'grinful smile' gradually appeared on his face: "Damn it, how can you still serve like this at this time?"
Looking at the panting Ushijima Wakali opposite him, at this moment, even as an opponent, Oikawa Toru couldn't help but admire Ushijima Wakali.
Have to admit it.
The title "Ace" is truly well deserved for Ushijima Wakali.
"But... the final victory still belongs to us."
Bang!
In the blink of an eye.
Ushijima Wakali's second serve arrived. The high-speed flight and the left spin in the opposite direction made the trajectory of this serve erratic, making it difficult for even free agent Wataru Okaharu to catch.
But at this critical moment, Oikawa Toru suddenly rushed out. Instead of catching the ball with his hands, he stretched his entire body and forcibly pushed the ball back into the sky.
"It's not that easy to open up the score with serve!"
"Iwaizumi-chan!"
Oikawa Tooru shouted loudly.
"I know! You don't need to remind me."
Iwaizumi rushed out from the side in an instant and passed the volleyball that was about to land to the front of the net, where a tall figure was already ready to take off.
"Don't think about the past."
In Shiratorizawa's frontcourt, Goshiki Gong, Tendo Kaku, and Shirabu Kenjiro all jumped up at the same time, setting up a three-man block.
However, the moment Akashi Asuka jumped into the air, the expressions of the three people suddenly changed dramatically.
So high!
The three of them were startled.
Just for a moment.
The three people who were blocked by Shiratorizawa almost watched as Akashi Asuka's chin reached above their heads, and then, using an unreasonable attack method, he suddenly waved his arms above the fingertips of the three people.
This scene almost caused the three of them to hallucinate. It was as if they were not facing Akashi Asuka at this moment, but Ushijima Wakali.
Bang!
The volleyball flew out like a cannonball and passed through the three-person block in an instant. But at the moment it was about to land, a figure suddenly jumped out and reached out to catch Akashi Asuka's spike.
It was Ushijima Wakali.
There was a snap.
The volleyball made contact with Ushijima Wakatoshi's arm, but the next second, the ball bounced high out of bounds and landed on the floor, making a muffled sound of "dong dong dong...".
