Chapter 170 Inarizaki vs. Shiratorizawa (2) Match Alert...
It is said that he needs to adjust half a step, but it is difficult to grasp the timing of Miya You's serve. Yamagata thought about what Kenshiro Shinichi had asked him to do just now, while carefully observing Miya You's steps.
Miya Yu's serve was a little more mature than when he was in IH. To be honest, he was still shocked by the first ball. Coupled with the devilish support from Inarizaki on the sidelines, it was an almost terrifying deterrent force.
But this time he still took six steps. Was he still planning a jump serve? Yamagata suppressed his doubts and waited patiently, though his mind continued to ponder the idea of dual-wielding… Yamagata pursed his lips and frowned. It was truly incredible that a setter could serve now. Miya Yuu, and so did Jian Cheng. It was too unfriendly for the libero.
But something occurred to him, and he glanced at Inarizaki Libero who was standing on the bench because of his serve, and then he found that the other person's face was equally serious.
...This is normal, Yamagata thought subconsciously. After all, if Miya Yuu makes a serve error, or Shiratorizawa scores the ball, the next person to serve will be Kenshiro Shinichi, who is standing next to him in the number one position.
Coach Saito was right before the game, it was a serve duel between the setters. His mind was wandering when the next second, Jian Cheng's slightly cold voice sounded in his ears.
"Senior Yamagata, now take half a step to the left and squat sideways."
Yamagata subconsciously followed suit, and then felt the volleyball hit his hand hard. Because of the huge impact, he caught the ball and rolled backwards. Before he could react, the audience's cheers came before the pain.
"Good job saving Hayato--!"
"nice shot!"
The people on the opposite side of Inarizaki quickly organized their formation to prepare for Shiratorizawa's counterattack.
"She actually connected!" the commentator exclaimed. "Miya Yu's jump serve! Shiratorizawa's libero reacted really quickly!"
"But the angle of this shot isn't very good—!"
As the commentator finished speaking, the volleyball was about to fall in front of the Shiratorizawa net after releasing the force.
"Ushijima-senpai!"
Shirabu originally planned to pass the ball with both hands, but in the end he was too late and could only grit his teeth and use his right wrist to lift the ball up as much as possible. Then he realized that he lifted the ball a little too high. After passing the ball, he turned around with all his strength to prepare for Inarizaki's block of the ball.
But it was obvious that Ushijima, as a top high school player, handled the ball very well, and he was worthy of being called a heart. He temporarily adjusted his left hand to his right hand in the air, and then dunked the ball hard in a short time difference.
Inarizaki was one step short of blocking and could only watch Ushijima's spike hit the sideline.
"Equally divided—!"
Inarizaki 1:1 Shiratorizawa, serve rights changed.
"Good dunk by Ushijima! Joli Joli, move forward!"
"Shiratorizawa is invincible! He wins every battle!"
"Kenjo! Great serve!"
Everything happened in a flash. For just a few minutes, the field was filled with an almost tangible smell of gunpowder. Alan in the front row sighed, thinking that Ushijima was indeed very powerful... That quick spike just now perfectly prevented their plan to jump a second time.
Shiratorizawa's drummer began to pick up the tempo, while the cheerleader leader also played her part.
"Our opponent is Inarizaki High School!" / "Please advise me!"
"Beep!" A short whistle sounded.
The referee raised his right hand to signal Shiratorizawa to serve.
In the stands, Mo Li's eyes widened a little. Yin Ju's setter's eyes were the narrow type, looking a bit like a cat. Now that they were wide open, it was like a cat spotting its prey. Before Hei Wei could ask, Mo Li had already spoken.
"Jiancheng must have said something before their libero caught the ball," Mo Mo said. "I thought he wouldn't be able to make calls in this area."
After all, Jiancheng is not the talkative type on the court. Most of the time, he relies on others' understanding of him and the gestures behind him to play the game.
Kuroo groaned, then thought for a moment, "It's probably because the opponent is Miya Yuu. They met Inarizaki during their IH days, so they understand their habits."
In addition, the Inarizaki team is very difficult to deal with, and is different in difficulty from the Ichiyama team. It took him a while to continue.
"But I tend to think that he has studied Miya Yu, or understands the psychology of Inarizaki's setter - Tokitoru-kun should be very clear about this." After all, they met during the Spring High School, Kuroo said with narrowed eyes.
"Miya Yuu likes to target free men," Ichiro responded calmly to his words, "That's true."
"...This kind of personality is a little scary." Kamiyabe rubbed his arms, "Sword City wouldn't be like this."
"That's because Jiancheng will make everyone doubt themselves," Yuichiro sneered. "He's only as bad as Gong You."
“…”
Wow, the vengeful person appeared. Kamiya looked straight ahead and didn't dare to speak.
In IH, they met Shiratorizawa, and Ichiro was fooled quite badly. After all, Miya You's thoughts were quite easy to guess during Spring High School - he was the libero with the heaviest defensive task in the whole court, and the only types of balls he could throw were jump serves and floaters. Although they were difficult to receive, the main reason they lost was that they were not as skilled as their opponents on the offensive end. Instead, it was Kenjo's deliberate passing of the ball at that time that Ichiro still remembers until now, no wonder he felt even more unhappy with Kenjo.
Of course, the intentional gift of the ball is questionable. After all, Jiancheng seemed to make such small mistakes frequently during IH. I don't know if it was due to psychological reasons or something else.
Kamiyabe added silently in his heart.
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"Master Shinichi—!" / "Kenjo, great serve!"
The atmosphere was completely different from that on Shiratorizawa's side. The cheerleaders on Inarizaki looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Although they were booing, it gave people the feeling that they were at a disadvantage.
Kenjo, who was standing near the Shiratorizawa serving line, adjusted his position toward the corner, then nodded in the direction of the Inarizaki cheerleaders, as if to say that he was listening, and then showed a brilliant smile with a little bit of teeth showing.
Inarizaki Cheerleaders: ...
Inarizaki Cheerleaders: …………
The boos became uneven because of this sudden and unplanned smile.
Supervisor Hei Xu, who was paying attention to this side, silently held his forehead, then sighed, looking a little helpless.
"Always provoking." Gong You said expressionlessly, "Jian Cheng is such a bastard."
"...What are you sulking about?" Miyaji put his hands behind his head. "Is it because your serve was blocked?"
“…”
It's true. Even though You says "it's over", he's actually still very unhappy. He has the personality of a complete child.
Miyaji withdrew his gaze and stopped talking, refocusing his attention on the server. He saw the blue-haired boy with his eyes lowered, watching the ball with a strange sense of concentration. The first ball should be a jump serve, just like he usually did.
——Serve strongly and then seize the initial situation.
Jiancheng Xinyi took two slow steps forward, waiting for the referee's whistle.
'Serve time is 8 seconds'
Because he has no obvious habit in his posture, he can only judge the serve from the moment the ball flies over, so Inarizaki can only temporarily predict that his first ball will be a jump serve.
Using a jump serve to disrupt the first pass is also the best option, but Jiancheng Xin mostly aims to score by direct serve without contact.
I don't know how this kind of personality was developed. Akagi swallowed the saliva that was secreted too much due to nervousness. Although the idea of "being afraid of a first-year setter" may sound funny, as long as you actually stand opposite Jiancheng on the court, you will understand the libero's thoughts.
There is no excessive targeting, only as written on the banner of Shiratorizawa: "The strong should be like this"
Absolute crushing of technology and strength.
“Beep!”
A second before serving, Kenjo Shinichi seemed to see something and then adjusted his movements. Under the gaze of everyone, he stood sideways, his left shoulder facing the net, and swung his arms like a typhoon carrying huge waves, pushing his wrist forward.
The yellow-blue volleyball flew towards the left sideline of Inarizaki as if the accelerator was pressed. In just a moment, the volleyball fell heavily to the ground, followed by a loud "bang" sound, which was short, and then it was bounced into the air and rushed towards the audience.
Finally, he calmed down a little after hitting the wall. The linesman was stunned for a while before raising the flag to indicate that Shiratorizawa had scored.
There is an oval black dot at the original location where the cash was generated, which was produced by the friction of gravity.
It seemed like there was still steam rising.
"...a hook shot." Not only did the Inarizaki players fail to react, but Shiratorizawa was also surprised by Kenshiro Shinichi's sudden move. Coach Saito pushed his glasses up and said in disbelief, "When did Kenshiro-kun start using this?"
Coach Jijiang's expression wasn't particularly good. It was obvious that this sudden serve was simply a willful act on Jiancheng Xinyi's part, or perhaps simply a move to intimidate his opponent. It had no significant tactical impact. "That idiot!"
Coach Saito laughed dryly: "At least, we scored, haha."
A hook serve is not too difficult, and it can be effective against ordinary opponents. However, if the opponent is very strong, the long arc and distance will give the opponent more reaction time. But to be honest, Kenjo Shinichi's serve cannot be described as an ordinary hook serve at all.
The spin and speed are too exaggerated. Although the arc is large, the serve speed is too fast and the opponent has no way to react.
A brief silence was followed by even louder cheers.
"Good goal from Jiancheng! Jiancheng! Another goal!"
"It's easy to send a letter! It's easy to send a letter!"
Miyaji shrugged his shoulders, and then his expression finally regained some seriousness from his sleepy look, "Hey, Yuu."
Under Gong You's gaze of "What do you want to do now?", Gong Zhi spoke slowly.
"I also think this guy is provoking."
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The author has something to say: There are farmers who are thinking hard! (As for the reason for the provocation (?), we will find out in the next chapter) (hmm)
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