Chapter 165: Shiratorizawa vs. Owl Valley (4) Match Alert
“I’ll do it—!”
Seni's third serve was well received by Washio. The first pass was successful, and the setter chose to pass the ball to Kyuuba after a brief thought.
"Good pass!" Kuroo never hesitates to give praise. He stares at the defensive loopholes in Shiratorizawa, and then strikes straight at the enemy's heartland like a king holding an unsheathed sword.
In a head-on confrontation, he licked his lips, then stretched out his palms and exerted force, leaping high into the air. A double block would definitely not be able to stop the ball.
"Save the ball!" After failing to block the ball, Ohira Shion immediately turned his head to look behind him. Unfortunately, even though he saw the landing point of Kuroo's spike, with all the support, the ball was bounced out of the court after touching Senmi's arm.
“…”
After a brief silence, the audience erupted in cheers, "Good shot! Kuroo!"
"Ohhhh! Another one from Bokuto--!"
Many of the supporters were so moved by this scene that they were wiping away tears. While holding Owl Valley's support towel, they shouted, "That's it, Kotaro!"
"Go on, Xiaoguang!"
Matsumoto watched helplessly as the group of uncles cheering him on also called out to Katsuki: ...
Matsumoto suspected that these people simply liked the name "Light". He pursed his lips and pulled his hat down a little more. Because of Hei Liang's injury, Jingta Mountain only ranked in the top four this time. After sending them to a nearby hospital for examination, Hei Liang ordered the group of nervous people to leave.
The third-year captain smiled. "Go back and help me check the results of the game." He glanced at Yaotome, who had pulled out a banana from somewhere and started peeling it. "Sashin can stay here."
Yaotome:......
Although he was riding in the coach's car, Matsumoto was still a step late compared to Sakuhaya and Komori who were walking very fast for some reason. When he arrived, there was no seat left on Shiratorizawa's side, and there were only a few scattered empty seats on Owl Valley, which were close to their opponent Inarizaki. In short, no matter how reluctant he was, he finally put on the mask kindly provided by Sakuhaya and sat down.
Then I heard the uncle's cheering group shouting at the top of their lungs.
And the voices of those people in Inarizaki complaining, "What kind of weird organization is this?"
Matsumoto:……
Matsumoto subconsciously glanced at the position over there at Shiratorizawa. If you want to talk about exaggeration, this school from Miyagi is the real exaggeration. The key server of Ichiyama thought to himself that the girls holding round fans and some muscular brothers alone were many times noisier than the uncles cheering.
Now, the shouts of "Nobuichi-sama!" "Nobuichi-sama!" kept coming into his ears, and Matsumoto complained in his heart.
Besides, if we talk about exaggerated support, Inarizaki should be on the list, right? It's still scary that the entire brass band came. Although Shiratorizawa is also a large-scale supporter and has a brass band joining, the number of people in the past few years was still less than Inarizaki. It only became like this last year and this year because a super popular member came in.
He kept muttering to himself, but when he looked up, he found that Inarizaki's twins had eyes shining like foxes seeing food.
The blond one spoke first: "Aren't you the one from Jingta Mountain? How's your captain?"
Matsumoto subconsciously said: "It's no big deal, just take care of yourself," Just take care of yourself for a while and you'll be fine... Before he finished speaking, another gray-haired man followed suit and spoke like he was performing a manzai.
"Fool," he said to his twin, "how could you suddenly say something so hurtful."
After teaching his brother a lesson, the gray-haired man's expression wasn't particularly friendly. "You are Mr. Songmu from Jingda Mountain, right?"
Matsumoto Chengmitsu:......
Who is called Songmu? He was confused at first and then realized that something was wrong. How could anyone find out that he was from Jingta Mountain when he was wrapped like this? It was not like he had not changed his clothes. Matsumoto hesitated for only two seconds.
The young boy's expression behind the mask was unusually sincere. "You've got the wrong person."
Matsumoto said, "My name is Yaotome."
“…”
For a moment, everyone in Inarizaki looked like, "What is this guy talking about?"
Yaotome, who was peeling an apple for Kuroro in the hospital while looking at her phone, sneezed loudly, and the half-peeled apple rolled to the ground.
Yaotome:......
Yaotome was also very sincere. He turned his head to look at Kuroro, who was half lying on the hospital bed, his eyes fixed on the tablet that Coach Tachibana handed him, and said seriously: "...Are you still eating, Aoki?"
Hei Liang didn't even raise his head: "Get lost."
"Okay."
The live competition continued, and after several rounds, Shiratorizawa still maintained the leading position.
The commentator did not dare to take his eyes off the court for a moment. After Xiaogu lost the first game at [20:25], he did not stop even when the two sides started to change sides.
"The gap between Shiratorizawa and Okitani remained stable at 5 points, despite Kurasagi's incredibly devastating straight-line drive at the end—it was this same high-performance straight-line drive that had secured Kurasa's crucial point in the previous match."
"But miracles are happening every minute and every second on Earth. We don't know what the final outcome will be, so we can only offer our most sincere blessings to both teams on the field."
"Everyone, please keep working hard. Volleyball will never let you down."
Today's commentator seemed particularly sentimental. Hearing the broadcast on TV, Ri Chao did not say anything, but looked at Xinghai who was sitting next to him without saying a word.
Volleyball won't let anyone down...
Hiashi smiled, the same statement applied to Xinghai as well, he thought casually.
But the next second, the tender moment was immediately shattered by his brother himself. Hiashi clutched his stomach and slowly collapsed like a character in a freeze-frame movie. "...What did I do to you?"
The abominable dwarf didn't deserve any sympathy at all! He ground his teeth together with a distorted expression, as if he was the witch in the fairy tale who wanted to poison Snow White.
Xinghai withdrew his hand expressionlessly: "I suddenly feel very disgusted."
Japan and Korea:……
Japan:…………
Why doesn't Mom come over now?! This kid Guang Lai is really lawless!
*
After changing sides, Akaashi stood in his position and took a deep breath.
To be honest, he joined the volleyball club because he admired Kyuuba. Although Kyuuba-senpai had never called his name correctly and kept calling him "Akaashi" and "Akaashi" (Note 1), he had always been positive about his skills.
Kuroo-senpai is a very powerful star player.
Akaashi has always thought so, although it is a bit weird. He would lose his image and turn into a child's negative mode because of losing the game, he thought silently, but to be honest, it is not just Kuroo who can compete with such a player. He cast his eyes on Ushijima who was standing at the serving point of Shiratorizawa, and then moved to Kenshiro who was standing at the 6th position due to the round reason.
Akaashi exclaimed sincerely, "It's so great to be able to meet, compete, and clash with these players who seem to be born for volleyball on the volleyball court."
"Akareshi."
Bokuto was surprisingly calm at this moment. He rarely let himself get pessimistic about falling behind, or perhaps it was his desire to win that outweighed the negative attitude of youth training. He said slowly and firmly, "Pass the next ball to me, too."
The ace's determination is clear to see.
Seeing this scene, Akagi regained himself from his memories, was stunned at first, and then shouted: "...Yes!"
He slowly corrected his previous thoughts.
It’s not just about being able to stand on the playing field with such shining players.
But it’s great to be able to come to Xiaogu High School!
*
"Akaashi has calmed down," Coach Anlu slowly exhaled, "It's great that he's been able to sort himself out."
If he didn't plan to wait and see, if Akaashi was still in trouble, he might consider replacing him. Sometimes watching can help one grow, which is a method that coaches always use.
But to be honest, he looked at the players on the court who were waiting seriously for Ushijima's serve, and then saw Kyuuba.
Sometimes, Kuroo is actually so calm that it's frightening. On the contrary, Akaashi is the one who gets imprisoned because of his meticulous mind. Psychological frustration is a taboo on the volleyball court, so players who are good at psychological warfare are particularly terrifying.
So far, apart from Tomi who I met in Tokyo before, the most obvious setters like Harukaka are Fukuda Soso and Shiratorizawa.
He adjusted his tactics according to his opponent's psychology and wiped the sweat from his forehead nervously. What a formidable opponent.
“Beep!”
Shiratorizawa Ushijima serves.
Compared to Kenjo Shinichi's left-handed jump serve, Ushijima may not be as accurate in controlling the ball as Kenjo, who serves as a setter, but in terms of the deterrent effect of absolute power and the terrifying power that can shatter people's self-confidence, Ushijima is slightly better.
We actually discussed this issue during the team training before Chungao.
"Kenjo's spin is scary, but Ushijima-senpai's left-handed serve is probably scarier," Yunohama muttered to Midorikawa, "even though I can't catch any of them right now."
"As for Jiancheng, his right hand is still stronger - of course, I don't mean that his left hand is not good." Yunohama added.
"After all, he's not his dominant hand," Midorikawa also whispered, "and Ushijima-senpai is a senior."
The senior who was being talked about, Ushijima, passed by with a volleyball in his arms. He was the one responsible for giving targeted training to the substitute players in the second hall today.
When asked, "How can I become stronger?", Ushijima thought for a moment and said, "Probably, work hard."
Although talent is one of the reasons to be good at volleyball, hard work is an indispensable ticket.
Standing on the court at this moment, Ushijima waved his left hand, his muscles exaggeratedly displayed, followed by a loud noise as the volleyball cut through the air and hit the ground heavily.
"Ushijima Ushijima made a great post-!"
"The ace player intimidates the opponent right from the start of the second round!" The commentator leaned in, holding the microphone. "Ushijima Wakari!"
The cheers for the Shiratorizawa Ace were like thunderous applause.
"Jolie, Jolie, another goal!!!"
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Author's Note: Note 1: The plot of manga chapter 381 "The Awakening of the Main Attacker"
The battle of Owl Valley will probably end tomorrow (?)
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