Chapter 119: Shiratorizawa vs. Jozenji (3) Match Alert...
"I have this feeling..." Shirabu, watching the scene from the sidelines, suddenly felt his right eyelid twitch. When Tianchuan looked over, he added, "...a bad feeling."
On the court, Jiancheng and the others were waiting for Jozenji to serve. Standing at the serving point was one of the people who had talked to Jiancheng Shinichi before. He was now waiting slowly for the referee to blow the whistle, and smiled when he saw their gazes.
Terushima didn't have many chances to touch the ball in the first set. When it was his turn to serve, he froze for a moment, then patted his chest and said, "Alright, it's up to me, seniors."
That being said, his jump serve didn't have the same locking effect as Kenjo Shinichi's. However, after a brief thought, he shifted the serve from the baseline to between the libero and the sixth position.
Then he jumped, swung his right arm, and aimed in the direction he had determined a few seconds ago.
The volleyball drew a slight arc in the air, and then flew between Yamagata and Senmi as he wished. The two of them almost shouted "I'll do it--" at the same time, and then stood face to face for a second.
In that split second, the volleyball made a crackling sound and fell to the ground. It rolled a few times alone and then stopped, leaving the two people staring at each other with wide eyes.
Finally, after picking up the ball and handing it to the off-court staff, the two of them said "sorry" at the same time, which made people laugh. Then No. 2 Jozenji served for the second time.
The goal of the second ball was to disrupt the first pass - but this ball did not succeed. Yamagata successfully received the ball with a somewhat ferocious expression - after receiving so many serves from Kenjo Shinichi, his receiving level is much better than before. In addition, he also received the ball from Qingcheng Oikawa many times in the first grade, and had a left-handed player like Ushijima as a training opponent, so he was trained well.
"Sword City!"
After the first pass, it's up to the setter to adjust. Kenjo Shinichi raises one hand, and Ushijima and Tendo are ready. Ohira in the back row is also ready to receive, but Kenjo Shinichi doesn't give any instructions. Is it a direct pass? Or a second pass?
This angle is a bit forced, but it's not impossible.
Ikawa, who was sitting in the stands, analyzed and stared closely at Kenjo Shinichi's dribbling movements, waiting to see what kind of pass he would make.
But the results were somewhat unexpected.
"Home run?"
Mao Ting was the most shocked one. As a setter, he naturally knew the ball-handling skills of Shiratorizawa No. 9. Even though he was very tall, he could achieve his goal by relying on his height. The opponent's technique was so delicate that he didn't look like a tall setter at all. The second move could be done without any warning, so he was shocked to see this scene.
Kenjo Shinichi hit a home run with a perfect pass.
The other party looked a bit innocent. He said sorry to the silent team, then stood up again, completely ignoring the noise he had made.
Yamagata:……
If I didn't know Jian Cheng's personality, I might really think he had something against me, and the look in his eyes just now showed that...
Kenjo Shinichi was definitely distracted and didn't know where he was. This situation was particularly obvious for a period of time before. He would always dodge when catching the ball, as if he saw something disgusting flying towards him instead of a volleyball.
Today, that situation happened again.
Yamagata put his hands on his hips and sighed, "Don't worry about it."
Of course, this sentence was not mainly directed at Kenjo, but at Senmi Eita, who was standing beside him with his fists clenched, veins bulging on his forehead, and trying hard to maintain his expression.
Senmi Eita kept smiling and spoke each word with clarity, "I'm not angry."
Yamagata:……
You really don't look angry, because you have turned into an evil spirit, just like you want to throw Kenjo Shinichi into the Sanzu River.
Yamagata was silent for a few seconds: "...I'm glad you're not angry."
He chose to pretend not to see it, hoping that Kencheng would be a little more cheerful because of the home run. Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee that Senjian wouldn't leave Kencheng with some indelible black history in front of the TV station (to be honest, he didn't expect that a TV station would come to the quarter-finals).
Maybe someone will make a collection in the future - [A detailed account of what the national team setter Shinichi Kenjo has to say], a title that makes you want to get into it at first glance.
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Despite scoring, Jozenji actually fell into a strange silence.
Dongshan winked at Ouyue: "Maybe building a good relationship with Jiancheng-kun will really help - was that ball just now intentional?"
Of course he realized that it was not intentional, so he said that, otherwise he would be a little unhappy about being given a chance to score.
Although Kenjo Shinichi doesn't show many expressions, his occasional emotions are quite obvious. It was easy to see from the other party just now that "it's over" was written in his eyes. The colors around him were a little faded, and he walked back with his hands and feet trembling.
The most important point——
He didn't even look back, I don't know if it was because he was afraid.
From what Toyama could see, the second-year student standing at position six looked like there was fire behind him, and Kenjo Shinichi's expression looked as if he would be burned if he turned around.
Small animal alertness?
Dongshan thought subtly, and then dispelled the fantasy in his mind. Animals of this size are not uncommon.
He also had to face Kenjo Shinichi's block - terrifying, like a giant.
Terushima didn't expect this to happen. His serve game actually resulted in a three-pointer, which narrowed the gap a lot. He raised his eyebrows and said that it was really lucky.
Then in the next rounds, this feeling faded a lot.
The opponent seemed to be trying to make up for the home run just now. They blocked the ball, organized the offense, and even used it twice. The ball landed on their side of the court unexpectedly before the opponent had any time to react. Even the referee was stunned for two seconds before he reacted.
Under such tight offensive conditions, the plan had to be disrupted. In short, Coach Xueyuan called the first timeout of the first game when the score difference was once again widened to more than five points.
In fact, he wanted to shout when he was serving, but Ou Yue made a gesture, meaning that it was not necessary. He respected the ideas of his teammates, and Tu Yu did give them a surprise.
The current tactical timeout was forced by the situation. The scene was not very good and they were completely led by the nose. If they still had their own thoughts in the first half, after that strange "home run" that should not have existed, there was only one thought left.
It was not for Jozenji to score, but to try his best to stop Shiratorizawa.
This was not good for the team. In this mood, Coach Xueyuan called a timeout.
When the player left the field, his expression was still a little dazed, as if he had not yet recovered from the intense attack.
Compared with Shiratorizawa who is already familiar with this rhythm, although Jo Zenji is a member of a steady and powerful team, after all, many of them retired in the third year after IH, so they are not as mature as Shiratorizawa for the time being.
I didn't encounter such a situation during my first grade growth.
It's normal to be unable to react, Coach Xueyuan sighed, Misaki was a little worried, and Okutake blinked at her.
"It's fine."
The captain patted the somewhat depressed Ishikawa and Akimiya, and gave a reassuring smile to several first-year students.
"It's good to calm down. We were a little impatient."
Shiratorizawa's setter seemed to have easily stirred their emotions. Okutake glanced in the direction of Shiratorizawa, who was standing in front of the second-year student with silver-gray hair. His expression could not be seen clearly, and he was blocking the person tightly.
Being tall is a good thing, Ou Yue sighed, then turned his attention back to his team and smiled, "We can't be led around by others. We need to think for ourselves."
"The first thing we should consider shouldn't be Shiratorizawa," he raised a hand, "but ourselves. Think about the tactics we agreed on earlier."
"The whole," he clenched his hands and then opened them again, "no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same."
Ouyue: "Keep a good attitude, follow me, and adjust your breathing——"
Coach Xueyuan remained silent. He waited until everyone had calmed down before looking at all the starters with a hidden smile. "Ouyue has already said it. I have nothing to add. Believe in yourself."
"You are fully prepared."
Coach Xueyuan glanced at the group and said, "For now, let's just go out there and have some fun!"
"yes!!!"
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Unlike the relaxed Jozenji Temple, the atmosphere in Shiratorizawa is a bit weird.
Coach Washitsu wanted to say something but was stopped by Coach Saito who was standing next to him, while the others were paying attention to Senmi Eita - he was standing in front of Kenjo, his hands on his hips, and had been scolding him so much that his head was lowered to his chest.
“…”
Shirabu went to Kawanishi's side - when it was Jo Zenji's turn to serve in the last inning, Kawanishi Taichi was substituted out as the libero, so he naturally saw that magical home run.
"Sometimes I wonder if Jiancheng did this on purpose," Baibu said, looking quite serious. "How could anyone be so stupid?"
He heard Jiancheng's explanation, saying that he accidentally saw a flying insect - where were the flying insects?
Kawanishi Taichi explained, "No, Jiancheng may no longer be within the human range."
Yunohama, who heard their conversation, felt dizzy for a short while.
I mentioned before that he and Kenshiro and other first-year students were not very familiar with each other, and there were also many fans of the other team in the second army - the kind that would tip off Kenshiro, but generally speaking, Kenshiro Shinichi's image in Yunohama's heart was still quite tall, at least not like it is now.
It is true that distance creates beauty, said Yuno Hamashin. No wonder Axing had such a strange expression when he discussed this topic with her before.
Before the break ended, Senmi finally finished his last sentence, pursed his lips, and gave the final notice.
Indifferently, "Next time you see a flying insect, eat it."
farmer:……
farmer:?
The farmer thought Abigail was a little too mean.
Although insect meat can be eaten, it will really cause blood loss if you don’t have the insect meat block recipe!
Moreover, the description of the worm meat chunks was still that of an adventurer's last resort. No matter how you looked at it, he would never want to try it. The farmer asked cautiously, "Do you really have to eat it?"
Senmi: ...
Shiratorizawa Shu: ...
This guy actually took it seriously.
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Author's note: Here we go! There should be an extra chapter tomorrow (if I can finish it)! The next match is the semi-finals, which I'll skip ( ) anyway, and then it's the finals against Qingcheng (gogogo, off we go)
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