Chapter 89 Qingcheng, even though Hyuga personally felt he hadn't fought many matches...
Even though Hyuga felt he hadn't played many matches, the semi-finals against Aoshiro Yexi arrived as scheduled. Last time, they had been defeated by Aoshiro, so the rest of Karasuno were more or less tense.
Sawada Tsunayoshi arrived late, but felt good.
But I've also heard some things. Kageyama is Oikawa-senpai's junior, and Hyuga usually likes to ask Oikawa-senpai to pass the ball to him. Oikawa Tetsu knows Karasuno's two biggest weapons this year too well. He likes one and dislikes the other. The senior who loves, hates, and hates clearly understands his two juniors very well, which can be considered as treating them fairly in another sense.
IH's equality completely emboldened Oikawa Tetsu, who stood tall against his two juniors.
"I really am a super reliable senior, don't you think, little mad dog?"
Kentaro Kyoya paused, still unsure what his senior was thinking. But as the setter, the fierce-looking outside hitter hesitated and nodded.
"yes."
Iwaizumi slapped Oikawa Tetsuya on the back, saying, "Of everyone here, you have the least right to say that."
Oikawa rubbed his back, touching the spot on his back where he had been hit, and said, "Iwa, you violent freak, what else have I done that's unreliable!"
Liberty player Chikaji Watari reassured his opponent, "Oikawa-senpai is very reliable, so don't make a mistake on your serve today."
"If you made a mistake, just treat us to something to eat." Hanamaki Takahiro walked past them, wondering how Oikawa, a third-year senior, had fallen so low that he had to be coaxed by a second-year junior.
"Let me think, what should we eat today..."
Matsukawa Kazushige followed, "Then I want to go back to the place I ate at last time, it was nice."
Seeing Oikawa Tetsu's "How could you do this?" expression, Iwaizumi Ichi's anger subsided, and he added, "Count me in."
He also called out to the other younger colleagues, "What would you like to eat? Come and order."
"Don't treat me like some kind of automatic ordering machine, you lot!" Oikawa Tetsu angrily followed.
"Moreover, Oikawa-senpai is able to quickly build good relationships with everyone and understand the information of other attackers, which is very impressive."
Seeing Hinata's alarmist remarks about Sawada Tsunayoshi, Kageyama added fuel to the fire.
"I learned my passing technique from my seniors."
Sawada Tsunayoshi ruffled his hair in frustration. "You guys have really turned Oikawa-senpai into a demon king!"
"He's the Demon King!" Hyuga sat up abruptly, leaning forward until his face was almost touching Tsuna's, while making hand gestures.
"Our incredibly fast attack was caught by Tetsu-senpai in a flash! Although Tetsu-senpai helped us discover our weaknesses, it was still terrifying!"
Kageyama's expression was serious, as Hinata stirred up unpleasant memories. "This time, we will not let him get a single point from us!"
"Hey, how can you not lose a single point? Are you going to win 25-0?"
Hinata's first reaction was to consider the possibility, but she eventually dismissed the thought, "25:0 sounds so cool! Don't you think so, Kageyama?"
“Theoretically, it’s possible.” Kageyama agreed with his partner’s opinion.
"No, Karasuno can't do it." Tsukishima coldly shattered the illusions of these two idiots, speaking Sawada Tsunayoshi's true feelings.
"Who was it that got so excited during the last match that they made a serving error? They even gave away points to the opponent, yet they still wanted to shut out Qingcheng?"
He didn't continue, only gave a cold laugh, the unspoken words hidden in that laughter.
Hinata and Kageyama's arrogance had vanished. Higashimine Asahi sat behind them, the bus swaying from side to side. The familiar scenery outside mirrored his fluctuating emotions. Seeing these first-years still joking around, his expression turned deathly pale.
"It's so good, I'm so nervous I feel like throwing up."
Yamaguchi raised one hand and covered his mouth with the other, his voice muffled, "Me too..."
Kiyoko Shimizu took out a first-aid kit. "Do you want some motion sickness medicine?"
Gu Direnhua whispered to her senior, "Should they take medicine for stomach pain in this situation?"
Sugawara Koji sighed, "In this situation, no matter what medicine you take, it won't help."
"Why hasn't it improved after playing so many matches?"
Dong Fengxu's neck was stiff and he turned it with a clicking sound.
"That's Qingcheng, Qingcheng."
The earth slapped at them, "So what? It's not like we haven't lost before!"
"Don't be so pessimistic about us since last year!" Sugawara shook the shoulders of the two men.
On the other side, Nishitani Yu and Tanaka Ryunosuke looked serious. They hadn't forgotten how, in the last match, they had been drawn to all the girls' attention by Aoshiro's setter.
"Dragon, this time, we must take back everything that belongs to us," Nishitani said solemnly.
Tanaka, standing next to him, also struck the same philosophical pose, hands crossed and chin resting on his hand, and said in a low voice, "I know, Yu."
The other second-graders were speechless, asking, "What on earth are you two competing against?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi, who sat in the middle and listened to the entire conversation, had a profound expression on his face. Everyone was really talking past each other.
How can someone on a bus have several different states of mind?
Chrome tugged at the clothes of the bewildered little leader to bring him back to his senses. "Boss, should you tie your hair up?"
"Ah, okay." Sawada Tsunayoshi quickly combed his hair, which he had just messed up.
As the hairband was wrapped around him, the little leader suddenly realized with grief that he and Chrome had also completely blended into the inexplicable atmosphere of Karasuno!
Even while bickering with Kageyama, Hinata still managed to find time to chat with him.
"Your hair is tied crooked, Xiaogang. Tie it a little to the side and it will look much better."
In the end, Higashimine Asahi took the stomach pain medicine because Sugawara thought that the guy might still have a stomachache in the end, so it was better to take the medicine now to avoid having to take motion sickness medicine again after arriving at the venue.
Yamaguchi agreed, and asked Hitoka for some stomach pain medication.
Nishitani thought of a good idea, "Do you think it would be much better if I changed to a more eye-catching hairstyle?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi looked at that sky-high hair and thought that probably no other hairstyle could be more eye-catching. Tanaka gave Nishinoya a thumbs up, then touched his own buzz cut with great regret.
"But I can't change my hairstyle, damn it!"
What are you guys agonizing over?!
Dizzy and overwhelmed by a barrage of different conversations and emotions, Tsuna got off the bus. Seeing his dazed expression, Hitoka Yachi kindly asked,
"Sawada, do you need motion sickness medicine? Or stomach pain medicine?"
Sawada Tsunayoshi waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no!"
He drifted into the stadium, only to be brought back to his senses by the sea of green on the other side. The Qingcheng stands were almost full, with cheerleaders making up the majority, and other people who were probably fans there to watch Qingcheng's match.
Tanaka gritted his teeth, "Why are there even more people than last time?"
Dadi laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do. IH Qingcheng won first place, which attracted many new people to like Qingcheng. They already had a lot of supporters, and now that they've won the championship, they're at the peak of their popularity. There's nothing we can do about it."
Of course, Oikawa's face also played a big part, but Daichi kindly didn't mention it to avoid upsetting his teammates.
Sawada Tsunayoshi was stunned. He had never encountered such a large-scale support event before. He had assumed that everyone was spontaneously cheering on their family or friends. Now he realized that he had been naive. If they performed well, they would definitely have a lot of fans supporting them.
"There are really a lot of people who like volleyball."
"Of course, I've said it before, volleyball is the most interesting sport in the world."
Hyuga raised his head, brimming with pride. Sawada Tsunayoshi looked away and chuckled.
"Then you should fight with Ah Wu."
Last time, Yamamoto Takeshi dragged Sawada Tsunayoshi to play baseball and asked him if baseball was fun. The little crow, with its neck held high, shrank back.
"Never mind then, I can't beat Yamamoto-kun."
Hinata was well aware of his own mediocre skills, and he was even more shocked after watching his childhood friend's sparring match. Although he didn't think it could be considered a sparring match, Tsuna said so.
Anyway, he can't beat any of them.
In a corner, reporters surrounded Oikawa Tetsu for an interview. Karasuno walked by from the other side, but Oikawa had his back to them and didn't see them. However, even from his back, one could tell that he was exuding his charm.
Look at the reporter's expression.
"It's great to make it to the national tournament once," Tanaka said with a hint of sarcasm.
Nishitani said, "Once we, Karasuno, conquer the entire country, reporters will come to interview us!"
Da Di touched his nose and pushed these guys who had made such outrageous remarks onto the field. "You guys have warmed up. Let's get past Qingcheng first before thinking about things that are so far ahead."
Karasuno, who had been having a smooth run, started to run into trouble. Just as Hinata said, Aoki knew them too well and had arranged many private training matches with them.
Oikawa Tetsu paused, pulled his outstretched hand back, and let the ball fly away. The referee confirmed it was out of bounds, and the point was won by Aoshiro Yexi.
The trick that fooled Nakajima Takeshi's henchmen into going out of bounds had no effect on Oikawa. The wicked senior pointed to his eyes, revealing an evil smile.
"Little one, hide your eyes well~"
Hinata wasn't angry; his tone was indifferent, but his puffed-out cheeks betrayed his emotions. "I will."
Seeing him run away, Oikawa Tetsu rubbed his chin. "Why are they still playing the same style as IH? That shouldn't be the case. Didn't they go to Tokyo for training?"
Karasuno is indeed much more fluid and coordinated than before, but Oikawa doesn't think that Karasuno's extra training only achieved this much.
"You mean, they're still holding back?"
When Karasuno played their previous matches, they were practicing against university teams and didn't come to scout out their opponents. However, based on the evaluations of other teams, Karasuno should be more than that.
Kageyama Hinata's quick attack is indeed somewhat different from before, but it's not worth exaggerating.
"If that's all, I'll be disappointed."
Oikawa Toru muttered to himself.
Kindaichi broke out in a cold sweat. "Isn't it good that Karasuno is weak? It's not good for us if they get stronger."
Kyotani didn't understand what they were talking about, and Oikawa Tetsu couldn't figure out what Karasuno was still hiding at this point, so he simply decided not to think about it and just deal with whatever came his way.
If Wu Ye doesn't show his true abilities, then Qingcheng will have to seize the opportunity.
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