Chapter 31 Women vs. Men, let’s have a competition!

"Our opponent in the rematch, Sagami Junior High School, is known for their strength."

Teacher Misaki was playing the Sagami Junior High School game video for everyone in the audio-visual room of the base.

Sagami Junior High School has relatively few tricks and they are always striving for "one-hit victory". This can be seen from the players' body shapes. Everyone can perform a violent jump serve, and the main attacker is strong in hitting the ball, and the secondary attacker's blocking gesture is also very resolute.

It is a real test of their organizational ability - if they are not careful, they will lose to the opponent in momentum.

Teacher Misaki truly looked like a fox. A smile of anticipation crossed her well-maintained face. "So I've invited a few male students who are known for their strength and have high volleyball credits to help everyone adjust."

Is that right, teacher? Ignoring the girls' condemnation, Misaki said to herself, "I mainly want to see if everyone's performance has improved—Oh? Why are you looking like that? Are you afraid you're not as good as the amateurs?"

Look at what she said! Yuhara Xiangcheng knew she was just trying to provoke him, but she still gritted her teeth and replied, "Of course not, we will win!"

"Oh, don't brag!"

Matsumoto Genon also stood up: "There's nothing to be afraid of! Isn't it our long-cherished wish to enter the national competition?"

"That's right," Igarashi Kotomi continued, "If I can defeat these boys, it means that Sagami's strength is just this much!"

Abe Makoto and Rika exchanged a glance and said, "Leave the defense of the team to us!"

"The Rikkai University Women's Volleyball Club will never admit defeat!"

The boys, secretly assigned by Teacher Misaki, had already begun warming up on the volleyball court. Coach Guanshan of the basketball team, eager to prevent further chaos, instructed, "If you lose, then practice more!"

The four players from the basketball team increased their speed in passing the ball.

Yukimura, also wearing his coat, said to Sanada and Jackal who were about to go on stage, "Ah, you can't let them win~"

Sanada said solemnly: "Don't worry, we won't let up!"

"Is this right?" Seeing the boys' formation, Xiangcheng felt that he had been thinking too simply - each of them was over 180cm tall, tall and strong, and their passing skills seemed pretty good too.

Teacher Misaki wasn't lying when she said the volleyball class had high credits.

Senior Abe scratched her head: "What are you talking about? We're already here."

Matsumoto Genon quickly organized the girls to warm up, emphasizing, "If the ball is incredibly powerful, don't chase it. Your own safety is paramount, especially you, Xiangcheng."

Yuihara Kaoru quickly assured her that she wouldn't get carried away, but everyone was clearly a little skeptical. Matsumoto Genon then made the arrangements, "Today, you and Aiko will focus on attacking. Unless it's your position, you are not allowed to defend."

"All right!"

Who can tell what happened on the field?

"Beep!" Coach Yuzuki sat on the referee's chair and announced the start of the game. The girls got the ball, and Matsumoto Genon served first.

She calmly spun the volleyball in her hand, tossed the ball with her right hand, jumped, and spiked the ball hard, hitting the opposing boy in position 1 and bouncing it back to their court.

Abe Makoto kicked the ball thirty centimeters off the ground and quickly jumped to his feet. Matsumoto Genyin found Yuito in the fifth position and passed the ball just above the three-meter line.

The moment Xiangcheng jumped, he immediately observed the opponent's block and realized that although the three players' coordination was not perfect, their height would indeed block the ball's path and it might go out of bounds...

Without hesitation, she aimed at the base of one of the people's fingers and swung the whip to attack - the block went out of bounds, and the volleyball fell straight beyond the back line of the women's court.

After scoring, Xiangcheng enjoyed the affection from his teammates.

But next, it was the boys' turn to receive Matsumoto Gen's serve and launch an attack.

As the second Brazilian-American that Yuihara Kaoru has met, Jackal Kuwahara is indeed very talented at volleyball! He volunteered to be the team's setter, effortlessly providing a good angle for Sanada in the fourth position.

Sanada's spike was delivered straight down, like he was holding a tennis racket. While his form wasn't perfect, his power was unstoppable, piercing the defenses of Igarashi Harumi and Haneio. Abe tried to save the ball with a diving dive, but it was just a little too late.

Igarashi Harumi shook her hands exaggeratedly: "Ah, it's going to break, it's going to break~"

Sanada hurriedly apologized to her, and Igarashi replied, "It's okay, come again!"

The men's serve came from position 1. A powerful groundstroke sent Abe's knuckles aching, forcing him to step back a few steps to absorb the impact. Fortunately, the boys in the front row were all focused on Yuige, positioning themselves to the left. So—Matsumoto Strings pulled directly over Masuda Aiko in position 3. Before the boys could turn, Masuda Aiko swung her left hand firmly to the open space on her right.

"Wow~ That left-handed spike is so cool! When can I learn it?" Xiang Cheng looked at this scene with envy. Masuda Aiko's expression became strange. She really didn't expect that in just a few days, Xiang Cheng could already...

Forget it, I’ll give you all a surprise during the official competition!

As the match continued, the women's volleyball team's front row was their strongest lineup. From position four to position two, they were attacker Yuhara Kaori, secondary attacker Igarashi Harumi, and main attacker Masuda Aiko. The back row's defensive duties fell to opposite Hanio and libero Abe Makoto.

Haneo served the ball steadily. After the opponent organized an attack, the jackal passed the ball to Sanada. The three players on this side jumped up to block the ball knowingly, and Abe Makoto was also prepared to defend against the lob.

As expected, Sanada's terrifying power hit his hand quite painfully! Xiangcheng held his breath and held on for a long second.

She remembered what Xiao Hei said when he was teaching her how to block - if you don't have enough strength, just let the ball come over, and your hand can be softer... Xiangcheng immediately changed her strategy, pressed her wrist back, and to Sanada's surprise, the volleyball flew to the backcourt.

"Touch the ball once!" Xiangcheng shouted.

Haneio, who was closer to the ball, immediately filled in and took the lead.

Xiangcheng raised his left index finger high, and Matsumoto Xianyin immediately hit a high ball, stopping the ball when Xiangcheng jumped to the highest point. Xiangcheng then turned the volleyball into an arrow like a full bow, which flew through the two arms of the basketball player in the front row, whose block was not very tight, and hit the floor in the back row.

“Yes!”

With a beaming smile, Kaoru turned around and Misaki-sensei replaced the basketball player with Yukimura who had taken off his coat.

"I never thought I'd play volleyball with Xiangcheng~"

Xiangcheng, who was excited just now, immediately fell in expression as some horrible memories of playing games with Yukimura came flooding back to her mind.

She became extra cautious. Basketball IQs are often universal, especially in a required course like volleyball.

When he was about to throw another high ball, the other side's block tightened, like an impenetrable dome. Then he'd hit the hand—but then he heard Yukimura whisper something. The three of them pressed down with their fingers, and there was a high probability that it would be blocked.

Xiangcheng raised the corner of his mouth, and at the last moment, he changed the spike into a lob, which passed the front row block.

Keep scoring!

Coach Guan Shan looked at the situation on the court and whispered, "This knot is very good!" The technique and skills are very good.

Teacher Misaki nodded proudly, "Yes... this child is indeed excellent."

Coach Guan Shan suddenly had some bad thoughts. He called a timeout again and put Nishikawa Kai on, replacing the player at the back row position five.

The atmosphere on the men's court cooled. On the other hand, Xiangcheng kept encouraging Hanamio: "One more good serve!"

Haneio smiled and hit another smooth handball from the spot.

Kai Nishikawa easily passed the ball, and this time the Jackal Kuwabara passed it to Yukimura. Kaoru stared at the ball and Yukimura's movements - he was not as stiff as Sanada, and he dunked it with a graceful posture. Just when Kaoru followed Igarashi and the others to jump to block the ball, Yukimura actually did the same fake move.

lob.

Xiangcheng turned around and chased after him, but was still a step too late.

"I've been cheated—" Xiangcheng was angry and secretly glared at Yukimura, learning and applying it immediately! Yukimura actually stuck out his tongue with an innocent look on his face.

Fortunately, Xiangcheng was more focused and did not fall for it again.

She was so focused on the ball that Yukimura sighed, thinking he could cheat again.

But this is the closest I've ever come to seeing Xiang Cheng in competition. Just looking at her vibrant colors and the light in her eyes makes me want her to shine a little longer, to fly a little further like a bird.

The smug look on his face when he successfully spiked the ball and the stubborn expression when he was blocked were completely different from the stable emotions he usually displayed.

If Nishikawa Kai wasn't by his side, he would probably want to drag out the game a little longer, even if Xiangcheng would still win in the end.

But, when Yukimura and Nishikawa Kai were side by side, Kazuo could even spike the ball through the huge gap between them.

Their attitude of "stay away from me" was too obvious, and Xiangcheng scored a lot of points without hesitation. Coach Guanshan beat his chest and stamped his feet, "What a mistake! I thought they could stop Jieyuan!"

Teacher Misaki snorted coldly: "Why don't you ask about the relationships between students first?"

In the end, the girls won with a score of 25:18, which greatly alleviated the team's anxiety about the competition in a few days.

Nishikawa Kai silently led the basketball team to extra training, while Xiangcheng continued to be loved by everyone.

Because she was too excited, she decided to go to bed early tonight and went back to the old place with her game console, praying sincerely that she would not meet Yukimura again tonight.

But first she lost her partner, who sent an apologetic message: the game console was confiscated.

Because Mo Jiu passed the test last night, he was so happy that he accidentally let out a series of strange laughs in the middle of the night, which attracted the attention of Mrs. Gu Zhua. When she opened the door of Mo Jiu's room, she found that the child's face was also shining with a strange light.

So I was punished by having my game console confiscated for three days.

Without a partner, Xiangcheng had no choice but to open the single-player game again and boredly command the little people to build houses. At first, he spent his gold coins lavishly, but they were used up too quickly. Now he could only wait for the cooldown time to pass.

“It’s here!”

Xiangcheng's eyes went dark. It must be because she was not pious when she was studying in the church school that her prayers failed.

Yukimura Seiichi leaned over and looked at her carefully: "If you didn't sleep well last night, why don't you go to bed early today?"

Xiangcheng remembered the dream she had last night.

There was one question she had been scratching her head and thinking about all day. Seeing her embarrassment, Yukimura took the game console from her hand and turned to sit next to her: "If you have anything, just tell me without worry, okay?"

Xiang Cheng finally asked with his encouragement: "Yukimura Seiichi, last time in the hospital, you said you would draw me, but you didn't show it to me in the end. Did you draw me as a little monster?"

Yukimura Seiichi:? ? ?

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The author has something to say: Find my rhythm back! [Rainbow fart][Rainbow fart]