Chapter 80: Shiratorizawa vs. Ichiyama (4) Match Alert…

The farmer seemed to be stared at by the yellow-haired man opposite! Thinking carefully, it seemed that the chestnut-headed man in the team was also looking at him.

No way, had he been caught picking up trash again recently? He'd already been very restrained. But then again, hadn't Lewis returned the trash hat to him yet? Could it be that Chestnut Head and Lewis were conspiring to confiscate his other rare hat after he lost the mining competition?

It’s terrifying when you think about it!

When the farmer finished thinking and looked up, he found that the mine opposite had one more level than his side.

Player: ...

Was it a sneak attack?! This was the enemy's tactic, and the farmer was shocked!

Coach Saito, who had been watching the situation silently on the sidelines, pushed his glasses slightly nervously when he saw this scene.

He recalled Kenjo Shinichi's expression when he faced Matsumoto's floating ball a few minutes ago, and then suddenly realized something -

Was Jiancheng-kun distracted just now?

Saito:……

No, that can't be. The young assistant coach glanced at Coach Jijiang, who was sitting on the side without any expression, with a bit of guilt, and then turned his attention back to the court. Then he saw that Kenshiro Shinichi's eyelids, which were originally half drooped, slightly lifted up, and then revealed an expression that looked like shock...?

Saito was silent, then closed his eyes.

I mourned for two seconds for thinking that Kenjo Shinichi lowered his head to think of a countermeasure. Finally, I realized that I had trusted Kenjo-kun too much.

So I was completely distracted!

While Saito was still feeling relieved that Kenjo Shinichi's sneaking around was not discovered, he heard the eagle master Kaji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly snorted coldly with an expressionless face.

Saito:.

It's over. No matter what the result is, Jiancheng will definitely not have an easy time after the game. At this moment, the young assistant coach is not thinking about the gradually narrowing score on the field, but the bleak future of Jiancheng Xinyi.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the blue-haired setter, who seemed to have regained his composure and focus, and then silently made a sign of the cross for him in his heart.

Good luck, Kenjo-san.

Amen.

*

"The setter on the other side wasn't paying attention to the ball at all," Yaotome said, her expression strange for some reason. "Shioma, did you notice that?"

Shioyama, a third-year libero at Jingta Mountain, was initially pleased with Gu Sen's actions. Upon hearing this, he sighed, then slowly said, "...This is good news for us."

The current score on the court is 5:2. Shiratorizawa scored four points thanks to Kenshiro Shinichi's serve, and the rest came from Ushijima's spike. Although Itoyama recovered two points, the score difference was still there. As a player from the quasi-V1 alliance, Shioma Aka's analytical ability was naturally not weak. On the third point, although Shiratorizawa's setter's serve was received by their side, judging by the opponent's proficiency in the first pass and the rapid organization of the attack, breaking Matsumoto's serve was only a matter of time. As for the mistakes, no matter how you look at it, it was a good thing for Itoyama.

but……

Shioyama looked in the direction of Matsumoto and thought to himself,

Matsumoto Narimitsu's expression was not very good. He gritted his teeth and stared at the blue-haired setter whom he regarded as his opponent.

Shioyama sighed, "Xiaoguang's mentality still needs to be honed."

How can we let the pressure increase just because of the opponent's mistakes?

Yaotome scratched her head, "The most stable ones among us are probably Iizuna, Motoya, and Sakuhaya."

Not to mention the always reliable Izuna-sho and Komori Motoya, even Sakuha, who was considered a troublemaker at the beginning, did not make any mistakes during the competition, even though he had such a severe mysophobia.

Shioma was silent: "Sashin, you should also learn more from the juniors." Thinking of the number of blocking errors made by the opponent in the previous Outai match, Shioma activated the staring technique.

Yaotome:.

Yaotome turned her head away, "...let me go." He was planning to quit the club after IH,

While the two were chatting, the game continued.

Just as Shioma Akari analyzed, Matsumoto probably wanted to avenge his previous defeat with the third ball - his second serve was not perfect and was almost caught, but the No. 9 player actually ignored him, as if deliberately mocking him by saying that he could catch such a ball even without doing anything.

So in the third ball, although it was the same number of steps, Matsumoto tried a jump serve that he had not yet mastered completely. However, such intense emotions completely calmed down the moment the volleyball was hit.

Matsumoto watched the home run-like serve, his color gradually fading. He returned to his seat as the referee blew the whistle announcing Shiratorizawa's score, feeling as if he were vomiting his soul. "...It's over."

How come his emotions controlled his brain?

Hei Liang started to deceive people when his junior came back, pretending to be heartbroken and said, "Xiao Guang, you fell into the trap!"

Matsumoto: “…Huh?”

After saying this, Heiliang glanced at Gusen Motoya who had been silently observing them. Gusen, who received the signal, immediately nodded in cooperation.

Heiliang continued, "That Kenjo-kun used psychological tactics like this to make you waver."

Before Matsumoto could say anything, Heiliang said in a deep voice, as if he had anticipated his thoughts: "Did he react to your expression on purpose?"

Hei Liang exaggerated: "This is the tactic! What a terrible opponent!"

Matsumoto's pupils trembled. Xian had obviously completely forgotten about his home run and began to cast a dark filter on Jian Chengxin across from him. "Really?"

Hei Liang didn't feel the slightest bit guilty about deceiving his juniors, "Really."

Igarashi, who heard this in the front row, immediately wanted to argue with Kenjo, but was stopped by Iizuna, who understood the commander's intention.

So all we can see is that Matsumoto develops a strange impression of Kenjo Shinichi due to his senior's nonsense.

Igarashi's mind was filled with a scene of a villain crying and pounding the ground - I'm sorry, Mr. Shinichi! I couldn't save your image!

Sakuhaya:......

Sakuhaya: "How long will it take you?"

The referee is looking over here! There's a warning in his eyes.

"It's over, it's over," Hei Liang said cheerfully, "Don't be so serious, Xiaochen."

After returning to his position, he looked at the setter No. 9 who had become serious again, and thought that these were necessary measures.

After all, on the other side of the net...

But there is a "devil king".

*

The second person to serve on Shiratorizawa's side was Taichi Kawanishi, who felt a slight headache at the moment.

In the final analysis, it would have been better if he had noticed Jiancheng was distracted and reminded him. After all, that ball should have been considered "barely catchable", although it was only one point out of 25 points. But it would have been best if it could be resolved quickly, although he didn't expect to win 3:0 at the hands of Jing Tashan.

“…Really?”

Thinking of this, Taichi Kawanishi sighed, and finally passed the ball when the whistle sounded.

Watching the volleyball fly to the opposite arc, he prepared to return to his position.

Sure enough, the ball was caught by Gu Senyuan.

The first pass was in place, and the setter Iizuna adjusted and chose to pass the ball to Kurora Sota in the back row. As a third-year main attacker, Kurora also has his own experience in spiking. Noticing Shiratorizawa's blocking action, he first observed calmly, and finally chose the best path, and then quickly spiked the ball before the opponent's blocker could react.

"I'll do it!"

Yamagata jumped to catch the ball, but because the opponent's ball was tricky, the height of the ball directly exceeded the catching range of several people in the front row. Oops, he gritted his teeth, the ball was going to fall out of bounds on the side of Jingta Mountain.

Just when Jingtashan was about to score again, Jiancheng miraculously caught the ball back as if he had predicted this path.

"It appears! The Sword City player quickly catches the ball just as it's about to hit the ground!"

Midorikawa in the stands had his heart pounding because of this ball.

“It actually got picked up.”

Ohira Shion accurately touched the ball passed back by Jiancheng and hit the ball back to Jingta Mountain, but it was obvious that Gusen Gen also reacted early and passed the volleyball back to Izuna's passing range. After all, as long as the ball did not fall to the ground, there was still a chance.

Matsumoto spiked the ball, but the one who appeared faster than him was Kenjo Shinichi who returned to the front row to form a three-person block with Tendo and Kawanishi.

"Score!!! Shiratorizawa's three-man block counterattacked Matsumoto's spike, and Komori couldn't react!!"

Gu Sen, who watched the ball hit the ground but didn't have time to catch it, put his hands on his hips and shook his head, "That was so close."

However, the opposing setter is really...

Terrible observation skills.

Gu Senyuan also looked at Kenjo Shinichi, who had already landed and started communicating with the deputy attacker next to him. There was no obvious happiness or other emotions on the opposite face, just calmness.

It was as if everything was within his expectations.

Three people blocked the ball and scored. He carefully recalled Shiratorizawa's actions just now, and then his expression froze on his face.

"Didn't that guy just now jump higher than two secondary attackers?"

No, with your speed and jumping ability, why would you play as a setter? Go play as a wing attacker for him!

At this moment, Komori Motoya's thoughts unexpectedly coincided with those of a black-haired deputy attacker from Tokyo.

After a short period, Taichi Kawanishi served again.

*

Grandstand——

Xinghai's expression became extremely distorted. He was originally a little tired of watching the serve, and was about to collapse in his chair. After seeing this ball, his back straightened up again. He first let out a loud "Huh?", and then, for some unknown reason, he clenched his fist and said, "I can jump higher than him!"

Win!

Hirugami:......

Hirugami was silent.

Wake up, Guanglai! What are you trying to do with Shiratorizawa's setter? Of course, I can't say that. After all, Guanglai is the type who holds grudges...

At this moment, the Shiratorizawa school song suddenly rang out in the stadium. Hirugami, who had listened for a moment, suddenly smiled and said, "So, large-scale support groups can be annoying."

The same goes for Shiratorizawa and Inarizaki. If you are not careful, the entire venue will become the home court of one of their schools.

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