Chapter 161 The Strongest Challenger and the King "...This is considered...
"...What the hell is this?" Hitachi took a moment to find his voice. A puzzled expression crossed his face, similar to Xinghai's. Finally, he nudged his brother and said, "A serve duel?"
Xinghai, who almost fell down because he was concentrating on watching the game and didn't pay attention to the annoying brother's movements: ...
Xinghai responded by giving Hiashi a hard shove before clearing his throat, "The match between Inarizaki and Shiratorizawa is a serve duel."
During Gong You and Jian Cheng's serving games, Xing Hai clicked his tongue and said that he didn't really want to meet either of them.
Hitachi: "...That setter Shiratorizawa's serve made it difficult for you, Hikaru?"
Xinghai:?
How did you come up with this idea?
However, before he could make a mocking sound towards Richo, the camera suddenly swept across - it was technical time, and the director did not focus entirely on the two teams. Instead, he changed the angle with interest and focused on the scoreboard. Then Xinghai saw the faces of Jiancheng and Kuroo.
The two men seemed to notice the camera was focused on them and began to wave slightly.
The commentator's voice was also tinged with laughter. "It's Kuroo from Owl Valley and Kenjo from Shiratorizawa. It seems they have a pretty good relationship privately."
"Speaking of which," another commentator said, his voice also filled with interest, "I wonder if anyone remembers the photos from yesterday."
A snapshot of Kuroo and Kenshin shaking hands appeared on the screen at the right moment.
Xinghai found his hair in the corners.
The silly brother's eyes were very sharp at this time. "Is it you who's in that corner? You're so small that you can't even fit your face in the camera?"
The moment Ri Chao sighed, Xing Hai hit him in the abdomen.
Japan and Korea:……
I really can't keep this brother anymore.
The other side.
Inside the Tokyo Gymnasium, the first round of the match between Inarizaki and Ichiyama is still going on.
Amid the passionate wind music, Gong You walked a few steps to the serving point, raised his hand and made a gesture almost as if declaring war in the direction of Jingta Mountain, then he pushed the volleyball to the ground twice to get some feel for it.
For the first ball, let me say hello to everyone.
The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he took a few steps as usual, then raised his hand half in the air and made a "end" gesture that concert conductors often make, and the cheerleading music stopped abruptly.
The air suddenly became eerily quiet.
"No matter how many times I see it, I'll never get used to this kind of environment." Gu Sen muttered to himself, but he couldn't help but concentrate even more intently. According to Gong You's habit, this ball should be a floater.
Under everyone's gaze, the Inarizaki setter tossed the ball and then delivered a powerful right blow.
"What?!" the commentator exclaimed, "Gong You hit a jump serve with a jump float!"
As mentioned before, there is a slight difference between the posture for receiving a floater and the posture for receiving a jump serve. Just a few seconds of difference can easily cause the ball to fly out of the court.
But it was obvious that Gong You's goal exceeded everyone's expectations.
Even Director Kurosu, who rarely showed his emotions, couldn't help but let out a "good!"
"So this is what they said they wanted to see before the show!" Kuroo suddenly realized, "Yuyu is really amazing."
"...It was just a prototype during the training camp." Jian Cheng perked up a bit, "It's really impressive."
He is worthy of being called the king of fish.
He added in his mind.
"A score from a non-contact serve!" the commentator exclaimed excitedly, "Gong You delivered a bombshell!"
It was indeed scary, and even the cheerleaders themselves took a few seconds to react before they started cheering.
"Inarizaki!!!"
"Miya!! Beautiful serve!"
"One more goal! Catch them off guard!"
The atmosphere was like a spark that ignited the entire venue. Gong You retrieved the volleyball and, despite Jing Tashan's fearful expression, remained calm and composed, "This is just the beginning."
Next, Gong You slowly turned the volleyball in his hand twice, which was the highlight.
"I'm feeling great today." He laughed.
Alan, noticing the change in the atmosphere on the other side of the net, was silent for a few seconds.
I thought to myself that this might be a case of learning from one's mistakes and then becoming stronger. I was ignored during the warm-up, so I had to make a good appearance in the serve game.
Gong You is indeed a bit naive in this regard, but it is undeniable that he is indeed a well-deserved genius.
Continuous improvement and results after improvement.
On the side of Jingda Mountain, except for Sakuhaya and Kurora who had already expected this scene, everyone's faces were not very good.
"I didn't expect you to be waiting here." Coach Fujiwara said slowly, tapping his fingers on his arm twice, and then shifted his attention to the libero Gu Sen.
The moment he saw the expressions of his teammates, he relaxed a little.
...Just leave it to them from now on.
Coach Fujiwara stopped tapping his arms.
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In the end, after Miya You successfully scored three points in the serve, it was received by Gu Sen. The libero stepped down and received the opponent's perfect jump ball on one knee, and passed it to Iizuna who was standing at the third position.
At this moment, there are people asking for the ball on both sides of the setter Iizuna.
"Left!" / "Give it to me!"
The outside hitter Igarashi took the lead in lifting the ball with one foot at the second position, which just happened to be staggered with Sakuhaya behind him, forming a favorable situation for cross-attack at the fourth position. After weighing the pros and cons for a few seconds, Iizuna chose Sakuhaya who had no blocker in front of him.
Sakuhaya's spikes are not the heavy spikes like Ushijima and Konami. Instead, he relies on the flexibility of his wrist to create spinning balls that most people cannot catch.
"Chenchen's shot is really disgusting," said Kuroo in a compliment, "Your wrist is amazing."
"Very soft." Akaashi added, "But Kuroo-senpai, disgusting is not a compliment."
Bokuto's eyes were puzzled: "That's how Youyou praises people."
In order to seek approval, he also glanced at Jian Cheng who was staring at the field, "Right, Xinyi."
Kenjo Shinichi pondered for a moment, his expression changing for a few seconds before settling on shock. "Isn't disgusting a compliment?"
He and Katsuki looked at Midorikawa together.
Midorikawa: ...
Midorikawa didn't dare to speak and had to pretend that he didn't hear anything, but his eyes were on Miya Yu who had an "unhappy" expression over there. He wondered why Inarizaki's setter was teaching people in a random way. Did he not know that Kensho and Kyuuba were really that easy to fool?
Gong You felt a chill on his back.
His intuition told him that someone was secretly saying bad things about him, but all he could see at the scene was a spinning straight ball hit neatly by Sakuhaya.
Thanks to his flexible wrists, Sakuhaya can instantly change the trajectory of his spike in a very short time, which means he can spike any ball.
"Great dunk! Sakuhaya! Another one, Sakuhaya—!"
"Jingta Mountain attacks Jingta Mountain—!"
Gong You: ...
Gong You praised unhappily: "Sakuhaya's shot was really disgusting."
Alan, who was standing next to him, said: "...You haven't been doing much better today, have you?"
The serve specifically targeted Matsumoto, who was not very good at receiving the ball. The ball just flew towards the libero, which was completely his own mistake.
Gong You raised an eyebrow at this, "Not bad, isn't it."
Alan: ...
I don't know what he was so proud of. In just a few words, everyone in Inarizaki regained their positions and waited for Ichiyama's serve.
The audience was noisy.
"Good serve Igarashi!"
"Come on!" one supporter yelled at the top of his lungs, "I'll edit the video for you!"
"Good shot!!"
The audience cheered like thunder. When Inarizaki's previous pressure strategy failed, he changed direction and began to speed up the drums to mobilize the rhythm of the contestants.
Although Igarashi is not good at serving, he doesn't fall for it. With a slight smile on his face, he took a few steps forward, then aimed at the cornerman in the back row and extended his right shoulder outward. Igarashi's serving angle is lower than that of ordinary people. Although this weakens the power, it increases the speed at the same time.
After all, there is a reason why Jingtashan let him play.
"I'll do it." The cornerman lowered his center of gravity, took a few steps back and caught the ball with the inside of his wrist, but because the ball was going too fast, although he caught it, the angle was too high.
At the same time, Gong You finally took action. He moved back two steps and then took a step forward.
"Beautiful." Akagi's eyes widened a little.
As expected of Inarizaki's main setter, that move was a perfect one. But from this angle, was he supposed to pass it back quickly...? In the blink of an eye, the twin Miyajis were already in position, and then they struck hard.
spike!
No, there was suddenly another person in the place where there was no one.
"Gomori—! He blocked an almost certain point!" the commentator said in a high voice. "Next up!"
It was Komori again, who blocked Inarizaki's spike like a castle on Ida Mountain, and Iizuna passed the ball to Kurara.
"It was a close match," Midorikawa commented with a wry smile. Inarizaki and Ichidaniyama were indeed top-tier, prestigious schools. The atmosphere in the semifinals was as intense as the finals. It was truly terrifying. On one side was the Inari God, who seemed to stand before a shrine, and on the other was the terrifying, undefeated general. "No matter who faced them in the end, it was going to be a terrible feeling."
Speaking of which, although the banner of Jingta Mountain has the most well-known "Effort", Chun Gao seems to have brought another one this time. The color is similar to the "Effort" banner, but it is brighter. Midorikawa looked at the cheerleaders on the Jingta Mountain side and saw that they were struggling to pull out a flag.
"It looks like it was specially made for the parent-teacher conference," Akagi said after taking a look. "It should be something new for this year's Spring High School."
Just like Shiratorizawa added "victorious in every battle" after "the lion is swift", the parents' association at Jingta Mountain also does their best for the children.
Inarizaki is the strongest challenger, inspiring himself with hard work and intimidating his opponents with victory, but Itoyama is indeed the king. If there are no unexpected circumstances, Itoyama's overall strength is still slightly higher than Inarizaki's.
“And it feels stronger than before.”
"No matter which team."
However, after looking at the time, Midorikawa thought that it was time for them to leave. He didn't know how long the game would last, but they had to go back and warm up now.
The rival Owl Valley did the same. Akaashi nodded, understanding what Midorikawa meant, "We should leave too."
"Kurobuta-senpai." He called out to Kuroo, who was still staring at the arena, "Let's go."
After hearing this, Kuroo opened his arms, raised them high, and clapped hands with Kenjo Shinichi. He was serious for once, "See you in the competition later, Shinichi!"
"Okay."
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The author has something to say: The next chapter will be about Xiaogu and Shiratorizawa! Why are there so many dinners during the National Day (lying down) (feeling like I have to go out to eat the next day and the day after tomorrow,) (sad
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