Ever since the news of Karasuno's victory over Shiratorizawa spread yesterday, the entire Miyagi Prefecture volleyball world has been in a turmoil. The media even praised today's final as the most valuable match in the Spring High School Qualifiers in the past ten years.
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Akashi Asuka seriously doubted that this media had a connection with the organizer of the event. After all, if there was no such statement, there would never be so many spectators in the auditorium today.
"Hey! Tobio-chan, little one, thank you for your hard work. You defeated that bastard Ushiwaka for us." Oikawa Tetsu smiled brightly, but the words he spoke were full of evil.
Hinata Shoyo and Kageyama Tobio didn't hear the meaning of the words, but Sawamura Daichi on the side did, and immediately showed a smiley expression and said: "You're welcome, after all, for us,
There is no difference between Aoki and Shiratorizawa."
Oikawa Toru: "Oh? Is that really true? (laughing)"
Sawamura Daichi: "Absolutely fair and just. (laughing)"
During the exchange between the two, there was clearly no hostility on their expressions, but for some reason, Hinata and the others standing aside felt an inexplicable chill coming over them.
"Huh? It's so cold!"
Hinata Xiangyang shivered and silently hugged his small shoulders.
Ten minutes later.
The referee blew the whistle and announced that the warm-up was over and the game officially began.
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Qingcheng got the right to serve and Karasuno received the serve.
The first goal of the game.
Qingcheng chose Kentaro Kyotani to launch the attack.
"Hey~~Although we had already played against us last semester, the little rabid dog had not returned to the club at that time. I guess you guys are also very unfamiliar with him!" Oikawa Tetsu thought to himself.
The fact is just as Oikawa Toru expected, last night Karasuno specially formulated tactics for every player in Qingcheng, but Kentaro Kyoutani was the only one who was not included in the tactics.
Because at this time last semester, Karasuno's players had not played against Kentaro Kyoutani.
In other games, Kentaro Kyotani has not played many games. It is obviously unrealistic to judge a player's style and approach based on video alone.
"Good serve, Kyotani!"
"come on!"
"One goal to finish them off."
After spending a whole summer together, everyone's attitude towards Kentaro Kyoutani has also changed. Although this guy's bad temper has not changed much, other people's tolerance has increased a lot.
After all, although this guy's character is a bit bad, his volleyball level is not that good...
Bang!
A loud hitting sound came from behind, and Kindaichi Yutaro, who was in the frontcourt, felt the strong wind blowing by his ears, and then a ball suddenly passed in front of him and hit the block hard.
Kindaichi Yutaro: "(Д)ノ!!!"
Others: "(｀Д)!!·······Hey! Kyotani, do you want to kill someone?"
Kyotani Kentaro blinked and said, "Ah~ I'm sorry, my hand slipped!"
The Karasuno players on the opposite side were also in a daze for a moment.
That's it?
0:1.
As soon as the game started, Qingcheng took the initiative to score a point.
Then it was Karasuno's turn to serve, and Karasuno's first-round server was Daichi Sawamura. In the original novel, Daichi Sawamura failed to learn the jump serve until the quarterfinals of spring high school.
And now... it's the same thing.
This is not because Sawamura Daichi cannot learn jump serve, mainly because as a purely defensive supporter, mastering one more jump serve technique will not greatly improve his own strength.
In comparison.
If more focus is put on improving defensive skills, it will have a greater impact on the team.
An ordinary overhand serve went over the block. The familiar yet unfamiliar feeling made Watachikaji in the backcourt sigh with emotion. This time, he did not hesitate to prevent the serve from being snatched away by Iwaizumi again. Watachikaji almost instantly
He caught the ball as fast as he moved.
"Akashi-chan, please get back the points you just lost."
After receiving the volleyball, Oikawa Tooru decisively passed the ball over Akashi Asuka. This was a very ordinary lob, and it did not show Oikawa Tooru's true passing level.
The three frontcourt players of Karasuno, Tobio Kageyama, Shoyo Hinata, and Ryunosuke Tanaka easily caught the trajectory of the volleyball and jointly set up a three-man block.
But in the next moment, Akashi Asuka soared into the sky, and the expressions of the three people quickly changed from confidence to disbelief.
"So high!"
"Are you kidding? This height is almost higher than Ushijima Wakali!"
Opposite the block, Asuka Akashi's figure leaped into the air like a roc spreading its wings. His outstretched arms directly blocked all the lights on the roof of the room, leaving only endless shadows for the trio of Karasuno blockers.
The three of them tried their best to block Akashi Asuka, but the blockade they set up was easily surpassed by Akashi Asuka in just an instant, and it was far from reaching its peak.
boom!
The next second.
An astonishing roar exploded in the sky above the court. With its absolute height advantage, the volleyball easily passed Karasuno's three-man blocker, and then went straight to the backcourt and fell.
"let me······"
Nisugu Xi shouted loudly, opened his arms and motioned for the others to stay away and let him catch the ball.
But before he could finish his words, the volleyball was already in front of him. As a last resort, Nishitani could only catch the ball in a hurry. But the moment the volleyball came into contact with his arms, Nishitani's expression suddenly changed.
So heavy!
So heavy!
So heavy!
At this moment, Nishitani felt that what he caught was not a rubber ball at all, but like a huge iron ball that was completely solid.
He tried his best to lift the volleyball into the sky again, but no matter how hard he tried, the volleyball was like a rock, suppressing his arm below, unable to move.
Time seems to have passed for a long time, but it seems like it was only a moment.
final.
Everyone only heard a crisp sound of 'pop', and the volleyball suddenly bounced from Nishitani's hand, then flew up until it fell to the second-floor bleachers more than ten meters away.
Beep~~
The referee blows the whistle for the penalty.
But there was dead silence in Karasuno's stadium.
They looked at Nisugu Xi who sat down on the ground, and their eyes quickly changed from confusion to shock, and then from shock to disbelief...
1:1.
Qingcheng successfully equalized the score.
Wu Yang off the court watched the Akashi Asuka falling from the sky with concern, and cold sweat gradually fell from his cheeks: "With such courage, it seems that the speculation before the game has really come true!"
"We have to deal with the team-up of Oikawa Toru and Ushijima Wakali at the same time? Just thinking about it, I can feel the terror of this lineup!"