"No, I don't think it will be a big problem this year, but after we graduate next year, you first and second grade brats may be in big trouble."
"Pfft~~ Hanamaki-chan, I can't help it if you say that..."
After watching the match between Karasuno and Jōzenji, although everyone in Qingcheng was a little more wary, they still maintained a relatively relaxed attitude overall.
After all, although Karasuno has improved a lot compared to last year, the devilish special training they conducted this summer was not in vain.
However, during the conversation, Oikawa Tooru was accidentally amused by Hanamaki Takata.
This wasn't because he had a low sense of humor, it was mainly because he couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how he would graduate next year and leave Akashi Asuka alone to lead the team and fight against Karasuno's annoying guy.
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afternoon!
The game in Qingcheng officially begins.
Their first opponent was Shannan High School.
When he saw this name on the match list, Akashi Asuka's eyes lit up. The first match against Shannan High School was a good sign!
In the locker room.
The other Qingcheng players were changing into their match uniforms, while Asuka Akashi took off the bandage that had been wrapped around his arm for more than two months.
Seeing Akashi Asuka taking off his bandage, many team members immediately gathered around him.
They have been curious about the bandage on Akashi Asuka's arm for a long time. They had never seen Akashi Asuka untied whether it was a game or training before, but they did not expect that Akashi Asuka had it untied today against Shannan High School.
Um!
In fact, Akashi Asuka doesn't really want to solve it now, but there is no way. This thing is a foul prop in official competitions.
"Ding ding ding ding..."
As Asuka Akashi untied the bandages wrapped around his arms layer by layer, small black square sticks were seen falling to the ground, making clear and crisp crashing sounds.
What's this?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then someone started to pick it up. As soon as he started to pick it up, the person's expression changed.
"It's so heavy. Isn't this a lead rod?"
"Lead rod?"
Hearing this, the others were also stunned at first, and then their expressions changed instantly: "So, this is actually a weight. You have been carrying this thing for such a long time?"
Everyone in Qingcheng's eyes widened, and this time even Iwaizumi Kazuo and Oikawa Toru were a little uneasy.
Although Oikawa Toru had already vaguely noticed something when he competed with Akashi Asuka at the beginning of school, after the facts were actually put in front of him, Oikawa Toru still felt like he had seen a ghost.
Is this guy still human?
To know.
If you tie these lead weights to your arms, you may not see any changes for a day or two, but once you start training, as long as the intensity is slightly increased, a little bit of weight-bearing will bring you double the 'happiness'.
But in the past two months, Akashi Asuka's daily training and competitions have been completely the same as usual except for a slight change when smashing the ball.
With this terrifying physical quality, even Oikawa Tooru couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling at this moment.
"Gu~~ In other words, during this period of training and practice matches at school, Akashi has never shown his true strength, right?"
"I'll go, isn't this a little too scary? I feel like goosebumps are almost coming out on my body."
"Is this guy really not ready to be a human being?"
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Akashi Asuka moved his arms slightly, untying so many restraints at once, and Akashi Asuka now felt as if his hands didn't exist.
It didn't take long.
A staff member came to the door of the locker room and informed the Qingcheng players to prepare to play.
Everyone quickly changed their clothes and entered the stadium through the players' tunnel.
"Oh oh oh oh..."
"Qingcheng! Qingcheng! Qingcheng!"
"Look over there, is it Asuka Akashi or Toru Oikawa? I heard that Akashi-kun from Aojo is now the same as Wakali Ushijima from Shiratorizawa, and they are among the top super 'aces' in the country."
"I'll go, really? In other words, Qingcheng now not only has a powerful setter, but also a national-level ace. This configuration may not be too terrible, right?"
Compared with the previous semester, Qingcheng's popularity this semester is significantly higher.
After all, a school that has entered a national competition and a school that has not entered a national competition are two completely different concepts.
Compared with the excitement here in Qingcheng, the players from Shannan University are obviously not in a good mood at this time.
"Ah~~~This is so unlucky!"
"I met Shiratorizawa last semester, and I met Aoki again this semester."
"By the way, can we just surrender?"
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Shannan University is timid before it starts, but this is not because Qingcheng's reputation has reached that level, but because this school is really unlucky.
The first round of the national competition preliminaries last semester.
Shannan High School was lucky enough to meet Shiratorizawa, and in two consecutive rounds, the score of Shannan High School was directly beaten to single digits by that unreasonable guy Ushijima Wakali.
What is the concept of hitting single digits in volleyball?
This is no longer a simple matter of strength and weakness, it is simply abuse.
That battle directly destroyed the courage of the Shannan High School players. Now Shannan High School is in a state of full strength, but this round they were lucky enough to hit Qingcheng.
All I can say is that the organizers of the competition are really dishonest!
Under the guidance of the referee, the players from both sides began to warm up, and then with a whistle, the game officially began.
The first goal of the game.
Starting from Qingcheng's backcourt, Iwaizumi Kazuo.
"Beep~~"
When the referee's whistle sounded, Iwaizumi let out a few breaths, discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind, and slowly threw the ball into the sky.
Bang!
The next second.
With a loud hitting sound, the volleyball in mid-air instantly passed through the blocker and hit the backcourt floor of Shannan University with a 'dong' sound.
From the beginning to the end, the players from Shannan University failed to make any reaction.
"Jump serve?"
"What a fast serve. It seems that this guy from Qingcheng last year didn't have this kind of serving skills!"
Just as Qingcheng watched Karasuno gather information, Karasuno also came to the stands to watch Qingcheng's first round match after the game.
Iwaizumi's serving skills shocked them all.
The Shannan University players who had just met the ball head-on were even more frozen in place.
Although Iwaizumi has never scored a point on serve for a long time, we also have to look at who their opponents were in previous training matches.
After a whole summer of devilish training, Iwaizumi's serve now has considerable power.