Chapter 78: Shiratorizawa vs. Ichiyama (2) Match Alert…

"Shiratorizawa's serve and Hikaru's floater are completely different." A young man in the stands who had initially been cheering for Matsumoto sighed. "I thought he could rely on experience to succeed."

Judging from their attire, they must be college students who came specifically to watch the game. Upon hearing this, the other one touched his hair and said helplessly, "After all, there are so many types of floaters."

"But..." His voice returned, a hint of inquiry in his voice, "Both the setters from Shiratorizawa and Inarizaki seem to be good at floating jumps."

There are two main types of floaters. (Note 1) One is the jump floater, used by Kenjo Shinichi and Miya Yu. It retains the floater feel while increasing speed, and the ball often falls back to the baseline. It is usually suitable for players with stronger physical fitness. The remaining type is the overhand floater. Although this type of ball falls slowly, it is not easy to catch because it is difficult to tell whether it is chasing the chest or falling over the net. Although it is a type that novices will learn, it is undeniable that no matter which type of ball is practiced well, it can be a "weapon" that can play a role in critical moments.

Jingtashan's sophomore main attacker happens to be good at the latter.

After all, serving is a matter of a blink of an eye, just like the ball just now. Although Iigana had judged in advance what kind of ball Kenjo Shinichi would serve and instructed everyone to prepare countermeasures, he was still caught off guard when he actually went on the court to receive the ball.

Judging is only the first step, but successfully catching the ball is another.

"Xiao Guang isn't strong enough," the young man said at the beginning, "after all, he's never defeated the Holy Minister in arm wrestling."

The other person was silent for a few seconds, and finally asked in a puzzled tone: "...How did he convince the Holy Minister?"

“Good question.”

If Sakuhaya, who was standing in the front row, heard this, he would definitely criticize her with a cold face. What else could he do? Of course he would just keep pestering her.

However, he did not have the ability to read minds at the moment. Instead, he looked at the score that had just jumped. Jingtashan was already two points behind. According to the data they had obtained in recent days, if they could not think of a way to break the opponent's serve, Shiratorizawa would probably win the first game again. Even if the final game was a best-of-five game, they could not let their guard down. A loss in any game could become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Ultimately, it all depends on how the opponent serves the next ball.

However, Saku narrowed his eyes. Judging from the opponent's serving style on the court, he would definitely choose a different route for the next ball.

Hearing Shiratorizawa's voices of "invincible" and "victorious", Sakuhaya stared at Kenjo Shinichi's hand as he chose to throw the ball. As expected, this ball would be -

"Spin!" Kurokawa shouted, observing the current situation on the court. "Facing the king of Jingtashan, the player from Jiancheng, as always, chose to use a different serve in his serving game to break down his opponent's psychological defenses!"

"Will this ball be taken or will they score again?"

Guessed it right.

The corners of Sakuhaya's mouth rose slightly.

If he could guess the other party's choice, it would mean that Gu Senyuan had certainly seen through Kenshiro Shinichi's thoughts.

As expected, a familiar voice called out, "Iizuna-senpai!"

"It's connected!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly. "Komori only switched to a flex position this year, but these few matches have proven him to be the worthy guardian of Jingta Mountain!"

"What a beautiful pass! How will Iizuna adjust to this one?"

Iiganasa took a deep breath, his eyes determined, and then locked onto the front row duo who had already jumped. He saw the setter's fingers gently push the volleyball that was passed to his head, and it then landed in front of the palm of No. 7 outside hitter Igarashi Minato.

Smash!!!

Igarashi put all his strength into slamming the volleyball down, but unfortunately, Tendo and Kawanishi Taichi were in the front row. They had anticipated Igarashi's attack and blocked his path. After they touched the ball, they shouted, "One touch!"

Anticipate the block.

Tiantong's intuition has always been accurate.

"I'll do it." Ohira, who was originally standing at position 6, wanted to pass the ball, but he took the initiative to give up his position as if he saw something.

"The Sword City player is back on the court! He's organizing the attack right away while passing the ball!"

"Perfect pass! Ushijima jumps in time!"

After a loud noise when the volleyball landed, the referee came back to his senses and blew a short whistle, and then the score changed again - Shiratorizawa scored for the third time.

It's 3:0.

In the stands, Xinghai saw this and bit his finger, "Ushijima, this kind of spiking power."

He imagined what it would be like if he were the one hitting the ball, and then his confidence returned, "I will become stronger!"

Hirugami looked at him talking to himself like a child and didn't know what to say for a moment - why the sudden comparison?

If it was just Guang coming, it was understandable. He sighed, stopped thinking about other things, and turned his attention back to the game court. If he only received the ball from Kenjo Shinichi, he would not be able to break the game. After all, Shiratorizawa is a team, not a scattered one, just like just now, although Gu Senyuan also received Kenjo's ball, he was unable to break the opponent's serve.

“Beep—”

Kenjo Shinichi continues his serve game.

Just like the first ball, he took a few steps forward and gently tossed the ball up with his left hand. Then, as if growing wings, he leaned back and jumped, quickly hitting the ball with his right arm.

Powerful jump serve!

The angle and force were almost the same as the first ball. The sound of the entire venue had quieted down at some point, as if all the nerves were moved by him. Finally, the volleyball fell to the ground with a sound like thunder.

The linesman made a quick judgment.

"Bounds!!!"

Not even a hair's breadth away from the bottom line.

At this moment, a huge cheer suddenly broke out in the quiet stadium. Under everyone's gaze, No. 9 Shiratorizawa raised his hand and made a "three" gesture towards the direction of Jingta Mountain, just like he did in the first ball.

For a moment, screams erupted in the stadium. Xinghai Guanglai silently covered his ears, then turned to look at Hiruzen who was doing the same thing, and said speechlessly, "Was he splashed with water by the people from Jingta Mountain today or something?"

It didn't seem like this before.

Xinghai turned his attention back to Kenjo Shinichi, who had regained his position at the serving point.

"Showing off one's talents..." Xinghai thought for a moment and uttered a word.

Hirugami didn't have a very deep impression of Kenjo Shinichi, still remembering the scene where he gave fruits and vegetables to Xinghai. Seeing his teammate's reaction was a bit strange, he guessed, "Maybe they're excited about the larger crowd in the finals?"

Xinghai: ...

Xinghai thought about the almost crowded scene in the Shiratorizawa area during the semi-finals and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"...It's not much different from now." Xinghai thought for a while and said again.

Besides, a lot of their audiences were attracted away in the middle, okay?

Hirugami shrugged. "He's a real crowd pleaser, just like Kuroo."

Xinghai: "That's still not quite similar." After all, Kuroo was facing the audience, and this one was facing the opposing player.

But… after thinking for a few seconds, the Outai first-year main attacker said solemnly, "The pressure on Jingta Mountain is quite high."

——It was just as they thought on the stage. The ball just now suppressed Jing Ta Shan, who had just regained some momentum. Ultimately, it was the effect of psychological deterrence.

"This tactic is too terrible." Because they were in the back row, Jian Cheng's ball just now almost grazed him. Moreover, thinking of something, he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, "Sorry! I backed down!"

If he had been able to make up his mind to catch the ball, he would probably have been able to do so. Unfortunately, at that moment, when Matsumoto faced it, he only felt the powerlessness of "not being able to catch it". It was hard to tell whether it was fear or some other emotion, but he was really retreating.

Hei Liang looked at the somewhat dejected junior and patted him on the back before he even started serving. "What are you talking about? If you try to catch that ball, it will just fly away."

"The angle was really tricky, Cheng Guang-senpai. If you say so, I'm the one who should be most guilty." Goossen joined the conversation. "That shot was really accurate."

"...According to this theory," Igarashi said, not knowing what he was thinking, "the real culprit is Xiaochen!"

Sakuhaya, who had remained silent the entire time and seemed particularly reliable among the unreliable seniors, was still diligently analyzing his opponent: ...

Sakuhaya slowly turned his head: "...Huh?"

"Minato-kun, please stop stirring up trouble." Iizuna looked helpless, put his hands on his hips and sighed.

Igarashi swore: "Iizuna-senpai, you don't know! Shinichi-kun is doing this because he wants to make friends with Koomi."

The people of Jingta Mountain: ...

I really want to ask him how he makes friends, by hitting people with a volleyball?

Igarashi continued: "So Xiaochen made Shinichi, uh no, Shinichi-kun sad!"

Sakuhaya:.

Sakuhaya looked at Iizunasama and said, "Can you beat up this nonsense guy?"

Iizuna: "...wait, what about your mysophobia?"

Matsumoto suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Hei Liang thought for a moment, "So it would be better to let Xiaochen greet the game at halftime?"

Komori: "Minato, your filter is a bit thick."

…After all, would someone who has "in the way" written all over his face on the left and "weak" written all over his right really get upset over such a small thing?!

The look in his eyes clearly indicated that he was going to kill with one strike!

However, the atmosphere just now disappeared, and several people gathered their composures and prepared for the next goal.

Shiratorizawa also noticed the changes in Jingda Mountain. Tendou sighed and said, "It seems that Shinichi-kun's psychological tactics only worked for a short while. It's really Jingda Mountain."

Kawanishi Taichi was silent for a few seconds before he asked doubtfully:

"Does Jiancheng really have such a thing?"

There's actually a strategy? Isn't he just trying to be cool?!

*

The farmer took a look at the mine, which had become extremely wide, and then looked at his backpack filled with various ores.

He smiled towards the plum tree.

If food doesn't work, let's use ore to decide the outcome!

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Author's Note: Note 1: ...I saw this online. All I can say about volleyball is just nonsense ()

P.S.: Anyway, I'll post a little bit first. Once people get lazy, they can get addicted very easily... (lying down) If nothing unexpected happens, there will be an extra update tomorrow () If something unexpected happens, it will be three o'clock in the morning ()