Qingcheng defeated Xiaogu, but failed to defeat Kotaro Bokuto.
Because a man who can accept defeat with his head held high and chest raised cannot be defeated by his enemy.
Even quite the opposite.
After the game, Asuka Akashi was stalked by Kotaro Bokuto instead.
"Hey hey hey~~ Akashi-kun, have you decided your opponent for the next match?" With a familiar laugh and a familiar enthusiasm, Akashi knew who it was without even turning his head.
Facing such a super familiar person, even Akashi Asuka was quite helpless. He turned around and said, "It's basically confirmed. Are you ready to leave?"
Kotaro Bokuto put his hands on his hips and said loudly: "Of course, in order to defeat you next time, we have already made preparations for summer devil training. When the next competition comes, you should be prepared!"
Kotaro Bokuto is full of energy, which is in sharp contrast to Asuka Akashi, who is looking helpless at this moment. If he hadn't known the inside story, he would have thought that Kotaro Bokuto was the victor.
"In that case, I wish you a smooth journey..."
Akashi Asuka was about to wish Kotani and his group a smooth journey, but then he suddenly remembered that these people seemed to live in Tokyo, and it was estimated that they were less than half an hour away from the Tokyo Stadium.
Maybe if they go back today, they can come over to watch Qingcheng's game tomorrow.
So Akashi Asuka could only change the subject and said: "Come on summer training!"
"Don't worry!"
Kotaro Bokuto patted his chest generously, then suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, during our academy league training, Nenkoma's coach seemed to have called a team from Miyagi Prefecture to join in. Do you know each other?"
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"If you are talking about Karasuno, I think I should know him." Akashi Asuka said, touching his chin.
"Oh! Do you even know that team? It seems that they are indeed as interesting as Coach Nekoma said." Kotaro Bokuto's eyes flashed, and his heart gradually became more hopeful.
"By the way, Qingcheng, do you want to join us in this practice match? If you want to come, I can ask the coach to invite you!"
"Um?"
Akashi Asuka was slightly startled, and then his eyes showed some thoughts.
to be honest.
This internal practice competition organized by Xiaogu Academy is indeed quite valuable. If Qingcheng can join in, it will be of great benefit to them.
But in the end, Asuka Akashi shook his head and refused: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I can only see what arrangements our coach will make in the next time."
"Really? That's such a shame."
"Kito-san, it's time for us to leave. If it's any later, the school bus will leave." Seeing that Kotaro Bokuto still had the urge to continue chatting with Akashi Asuka, Akami Kyouji had to interrupt him in advance.
Kotaro Bokuto had no choice but to shut his mouth with regret.
Kotani and his team passed by Akashi Asuka, but they didn't have a good look towards Akashi Asuka. After all, not everyone can be like Kotaro Bokuto, who can calmly face the huge failure that just brought him.
opponent.
But when Akashi Kyouji passed by Akashi Asuka, he suddenly spoke in a low voice: "Your next opponent seems to be Koseka, right? Let me remind you, their playing style is very similar to your current lineup.
But they are more mature, and in a sense, they may be your biggest nemesis in this competition."
They are also the top team in the country, they also have a national "ace", and they have entered the national competition dozens of times in a few years.
Kotani Academy and Kusaka High School have collided many times in national competitions.
Although Akae Kyouji had not yet participated in the competition at that time, his knowledge of powerful opponents was not uncommon at all.
Now Akashi Asuka has been recognized by Kotaro Bokuto, so Akami Kyoji doesn't mind giving Aoki a little reminder. Of course, it's also possible that he simply wants to see Aojo and Kusaka compete.
After all, there are quite a few setters with such evil intentions. At least in the Qingcheng team, there happens to be such a person.
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Someone in the hotel: "A sneeze~A sneeze~~"
Ah!
It's strange, maybe I have a cold.
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After the people from Xiaogu left, Akashi Asuka also returned to the hotel.
At this time, everyone in the hotel was discussing tactics, and Nobuteru Irihata, who was in front of the tactics board, was giving detailed information about the next opponent.
"Kusaka High School, the Oita Prefecture representative team, has entered the national competition for the 29th time in nine consecutive years. Judging from the data alone, Usaka School is stronger than its previous opponent, Otoya Academy, and judging from the facts, this is indeed the case.
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"From a basic quality point of view, Kusaka High School and Kotani Academy are similar. They are both top established schools in the country. You can probably see that from the players of Kodani Academy in the past."
As soon as Nobuteru Irihata said these words, all the Aoki players in front of the tactical board fell silent.
Although Qingcheng won the last game, it mainly relied on Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Toru. The role played by other players in this game cannot be said to be absent, but it is still a big difference compared with Xiaogu.
cut.
Qingcheng is also considered a long-established powerhouse in Miyagi Prefecture, and all the players' daily training is considered very hard, so their basic quality can be considered one of the best in Miyagi Prefecture.
But once they win the national competition, not to mention old and powerful schools like Xiaogu Academy, even Senran University, which was eliminated by them in the first round, can still be on par with Qingcheng in terms of basic quality.
This is not because the people in Qingcheng are not training seriously enough, but because they lack the corresponding training equipment, and their professionalism and scientific level are far behind Xiaogu Academy.
This small distance may not seem obvious, but in fact, in a game, there is almost a 3 to 5 point difference in a game.
Think back to the game between Qingcheng and Xiaogu.
To know.
Qingcheng has two powerful servers in Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Toru. In a game, the two of them can establish an average advantage of 2 to 4 points just by serving.
But after the start of the second game, Kotaro Bokuto broke out and helped Xiao Gu score a lot of points.
But after all, he is only one person. Even if he can successfully score every time he gets the right to attack, he will only score one point.
Faced with the scoring efficiency of Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Toru in cooperation, it is quite remarkable that Kotaro Bokuto can maintain the tie alone, but how could he overtake in the middle game.
There is only one answer.
That is, the overtaken score was not taken by Xiaogu, but given to them by the Qingcheng players' mistakes.
In high school games, the point difference is not only caused by attack and defense, but the stability of the team is also an important criterion in determining victory or defeat.
