Chapter 103 Shiratorizawa Kansakuno takes a lead with one game, Shiratorizawa closes in...
Karasuno took the lead in the first game, but Shiratorizawa kept close behind. In the third game, Ushijima came out on top, leading his team to break through Karasuno's tactics against him and successfully win back the game.
But that required Ushijima Wakatoshi to put in more effort, not only to spike the ball, but also to receive and pass it. Shiratorizawa's own tactics were eventually broken by Karasuno, and they had to change their strategy to deal with Karasuno's attack.
"Ushima looks so tired." In the stands, a few children stood on tiptoe and whispered their thoughts to the game.
"His powerful spikes must be exhausting, but he also has to receive and pass the ball, which must be even more tiring."
Even children can see it, and so can Shimada and the others. "Karasano is exhausting Ushijima's strength. Although Shiratorizawa has turned the tide quickly and effectively, he is still essentially trapped in Karasano's trap."
His teammate said, "Shiratorizawa has no choice. If Ushijima doesn't participate in the first pass, he still won't be able to score under our tactics. They have to do it this way."
"Things are getting better in Karasuno too," Shimada remarked.
They used to be dominated by powerful schools, but now they can also pull off some amazing victories against them, showing rapid progress.
"But hasn't number 13 always done this?" the children asked, still not quite understanding.
Sawada Tsunayoshi can spike, receive, and occasionally pass the ball to Hyuga without needing any special tactics from the opponent.
“It’s different,” Shimada shook his head.
“Our opposite hitter doesn’t focus on one point. He doesn’t need to concentrate on spiking like Ushijima does, so he can receive and pass the ball. But Ushijima is the core of Shiratorizawa, and most of their tactics revolve around Ushijima Wakatoshi. So the opponent has to keep spiking, and spiking is high-intensity and exhausts his stamina, so naturally he doesn’t have much energy left to support him to do anything else.”
Despite the tactics, none of the players on the court seemed to be lacking in stamina; their spikes were still resounding, making the others' teeth ache.
Hinata was substituted off the court, and Tsukishima moved to the net.
Sawada Tsunayoshi and Nishinoya high-fived, then couldn't help but glance at Tsukishima, whose three-round plan seemed to be coming to an end.
Shiratorizawa passed the ball to Ushijima once again.
Being targeted, unable to score with spikes, and losing stamina too quickly, all the anxiety was suppressed in Ushijima Wakatoshi's mind. Even he couldn't help but feel anxious.
This was the moment that Tsukishima Hotaru had been waiting for.
Hyuga has her own scoring method; the ball she slams down can flip the scoreboard once.
But Tsukishima couldn't do it; he didn't have Hinata's efficient technique. He reached out his hand.
I thought to myself, perhaps his attack is somewhat weak in this area.
But this does not mean that he has given up to Hinata.
After Ushijima Wakatoshi's spiking routes were restricted, his anxiety and fatigue aggravated his physical condition, and the power of his spiking also decreased slightly.
"It will be deducted from here," Tsukishima thought.
The arm is flexed into a bow, and then, it moves.
"!!!"
"What was that? Shiratorizawa's spike was blocked?"
Karasuno paused for a moment, then erupted in loud cheers.
"Ahhh!" Yamaguchi was practically incoherent.
Yuanxia gestured for him to calm down.
To be honest, this wasn't the first time Ushijima's spike had been blocked. But in Miyagi, a place that Ushijima described as barren except for Shiratorizawa, several tenacious talents have been nurtured.
A block scores a point.
It wasn't a single touch of the ball, nor was it a hand strike that went out of bounds.
Instead, it was a solid block that scored the point.
Shiratorizawa seems to have only now truly understood this team, not just one-sidedly, but as a team that is strong in every aspect and can compete with the best teams.
No single link in the chain is lagging behind, and when the whole is put together, it exerts a synergistic effect that is greater than the sum of its parts.
With Tsukishima's score boosting his morale, Karasuno's spirit soared to new heights. Even though Shiratorizawa reacted quickly, he couldn't suppress Karasuno's arrogance.
Then they suffered repeated defeats.
Kageyama realized that Karasuno was in incredibly good form and launched a final attack here. They didn't need to play all five rounds with their teammates; they could win in this one round.
The cheerleading squad supporting Karasuno didn't expect that their first match cheering for these students would result in such a beautiful victory. It's a shame that the head of the teaching department had specifically explained to them beforehand that Shiratorizawa was very strong and that their small school couldn't compete with him. They were told to encourage the team members, but not to be disappointed if they lost the match, as Karasuno had already done a great job getting this far.
They actually won 3-1!
But no one could say that Karasuno won by luck.
They had witnessed Karasuno's solid defense, and their scoring was equally impressive. In fact, they even managed to block one of Ushijima Wakatoshi's shots.
When did Karasuno become so strong?
I couldn't help but ask myself.
But they should have done their homework on these things before the match. The Karasuno group was beaming with joy, but the players on the field hadn't reacted yet.
"We... won?" Hinata looked completely bewildered, his eyes glazed over from overexertion.
Kageyama wasn't much better off, his tone hesitant, "Judging from the whistle just now, they should have won, right?"
Before the two of them could come to a conclusion, the seniors in the audience couldn't help but rush over and hug them tightly. Out of the corner of his eye, Hyuga noticed that Tsukishima's glasses had been knocked askew. He winked at Sawada Tsunayoshi, signaling him to hurry up and watch Tsukishima's rare embarrassing moment.
Tsuna stroked his chin, looking at his childhood friend's hair, which had been ruffled and messed up by his senior, and thought to himself, "Sho, you're not much better yourself, yet you're mocking Tsukishima."
Of course, he himself didn't escape the same fate either. Tanaka and Nishinoya lifted him up and swayed him around on the sidelines. These two seniors had long since discovered that if they took Sawada Tsunayoshi to the stands, they would get even more enthusiastic cheers.
Even aside from the support from Sawada's family, there were quite a few girls screaming in the audience.
My feelings were mixed when I first noticed it. "Tsunayoshi, he has a face like a clown."
Nishitani and Tanaka were surprised to see how unexpectedly popular Sawada Tsunayoshi, who was of mixed Japanese and Italian descent, was with girls. Their sour feelings lasted less than a minute before they came up with another idea.
After each match, he would take Tsuna to stroll around the sidelines, where even more people would cheer for them. Sure enough, the Vongola members and girls were very accommodating, showering him with compliments as if they were free. Tsuna was already dizzy after the match, and after hearing these words, his brain and heart went completely flat.
After many years, they made it into the national tournament for the first time. Karasuno and his friends made a fuss for a while. The organizers didn't rush them and gave these young people time to cheer. It was half an hour later when they received their awards.
Hyuga nudged Tsunayoshi beside him, gesturing for him to look towards the stands. Tsunayoshi looked over and saw his beloved Arashi standing in the stands, tears streaming down his face.
"Tears, tears burst out!" Yamaguchi never thought he would have to say those words again.
Sawada Tsunayoshi scratched his head sheepishly. The award ceremony, which he had been looking forward to, suddenly didn't appeal to him as much as he had at the beginning. Now, he just wanted it to end quickly. He had just celebrated with his teammates and wanted to share his joy with his family.
The medals hanging around their necks were heavy, truly the key to national success. The seniors, who had finally calmed down, slowly shed tears again. Meanwhile, Hinata and Kageyama were filled with excitement, while Sawada Tsunayoshi, standing in the middle, felt like a dividing line.
Yamaguchi asked Tsukishima quietly, "Tsukishima, what's wrong?"
Why do you still look unhappy even after winning the game?
Tsukishima was so unbearable to look at that he told Yamaguchi to find it himself. So he spotted two suspicious hooded men lurking in a corner of the stands.
?
Performance art?
Before Yamaguchi could figure out what this new trend was, he suddenly realized that the person dressed in all black next to him was Tsukishima Akira.
He exclaimed, "Is that Brother Mingguang?!"
Tsukishima remained silent, clearly unwilling to admit it, nor even thinking of admitting it.
Compared to Sawada Tsunayoshi's eagerness to see his family, Tsukishima wished he could shake his older brother's head and question what he was thinking all day long.
However, he wasn't the only one who embarrassed himself. Hotaru Tsukishima's feelings of shame and indignation reached a strange balance, at least her brother wasn't so abrupt.
Perhaps because this match was indeed important, Hinata remained in a state of extreme excitement and was very active even after the celebration banquet ended. He was so active that Sawada Tsunayoshi was afraid that Hinata would drag him to practice tennis again after he got home that night.
Fortunately, Hinata didn't do it.
However, it wasn't that Hinata hadn't thought of this idea; rather, he didn't want to get scolded by Masashi because of this, especially since he had enough exercise and had tempted Tsuna to train with him.
The young leader clearly breathed a sigh of relief too soon.
He hadn't dared to ask Hinata what he and Hayato usually talked about, but what could Gokudera Hayato possibly talk about? In Hinata's words, it was...
"We found a small amount of conversation content in a large number of Tenth Generations."
Of course, the content of the conversation was also based on how great the Tenth Generation Boss was.
The last time Gokudera took Hinata to the small garden was no exception. The reason for going to the small garden was that Gokudera wanted to give his beloved Tenth Boss a surprise.
On the bus, Hinata's mind was still active. He was thinking about what Gokudera had said back then.
"This match is very important. If we win, the Tenth Generation will be number one in the prefecture. Even if we lose, we'll still be number two. Of course, the Tenth Generation won't lose. What I just said was just a hypothetical. In short, no matter what the hypothetical situation is, this match is definitely worth celebrating."
"This is the final, so I can't show too much anxiety, that would affect the Tenth Generation."
Hinata, who was dragged out to listen to Arashi no Mori's anxious rambling on and on: ?
Won't he be affected?!
Putting all that aside, Gokudera didn't get to the most important point.
"I've prepared many surprises for the Tenth Generation, and of course, I was also involved in the design of the previous victory celebrations, and I personally bought many of the materials..."
Hinata: So that huge truckload of flowers that made Tsuna so embarrassed he wanted to jump out of the car was prepared by Gokudera.
But he didn't say it aloud.
"So I think the celebration after this competition should be more grand, but I'm not a professional volleyball player, so I'd like to ask you what I should pay attention to when it comes to volleyball-related celebrations?"
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