Chapter 96: It Doesn’t Seem That Scary (Two-in-One) Group B Opens…
Group B kicks off.
Gong You walked slowly to the serving point, then slowly exhaled, holding the ball and smiled, "Okay, let me say hello first." He pointed to Kenjo Shinichi's position, meaning that he was going to serve to position 1.
Miyaji sighed silently. In yesterday's match, Shiratorizawa must have been trying out new tactics, so Jiancheng played a supporting role most of the time. Normal matches were very sticky, and even if he did win, his twin brother would still be furious. Who would have thought that they would meet again in the first game today? It must be said that this kind of thing will probably happen frequently in the next few days.
Let Gong You use the energy of a five-year-old child, so that I don’t have to bother him in the dormitory when the time comes. Gong Zhi made a heartless sign of the cross to Jian Cheng.
The libero on Group A's side was stunned. To be honest, this was very different from Miya Yu's previous habit of aiming at the libero when serving, Tokito Ichiro thought as he stood next to Kenjo Shinichi.
He didn't have a very deep impression of Miya You. Although the other party had been famous in junior high school, after all, Kanagawa First Junior High School had almost never made it to the national competition before, so there was no way to meet him. However, he did have some understanding of this legendary setter by reading from the script and watching videos.
For example, you will know the opponent's little habits when serving.
But when the ball quickly flew in front of Jiancheng and he subconsciously tried to catch it but it deflected behind him due to the sudden stop, Youichiro couldn't help but sigh sincerely - these setters are really annoying, and each of them is a headache when it comes to serving.
...But Jiancheng's completely unexpected expression was also very funny. In the field of vision, Jiancheng Shinichi's eyes widened slightly, as if he was frightened by the sudden ball. He also seemed to be completely unaware that Gong You was challenging him in front of him. He was staring at his arm that was hit by the ball in a daze.
Group B 1:0
Yuichiro was in a good mood when he saw this scene. He didn't care much about the score and was even a little happy: "This is what you sow, right, Kenjo-kun."
If the other party had been less troublesome, perhaps things wouldn't be like this now, but Kenjo Shinichi's reaction was to raise his eyebrows, and his originally silent expression became lively. He half-tied up his slightly longer hair today, revealing his smooth profile - sometimes, when you focus on his performance, it's easy to forget that this guy is actually a pool noodle.
Kenjo Shinichi slowly lowered his body, moved his wrist, and smiled at Ichiro who was talking to him, his fangs faintly visible: "Don't be afraid, Ichiro."
Ichiro:......
It was a wrong decision to talk to him.
"Respect your seniors." Youyilang said in a flat tone. His good mood after seeing Jiancheng being humiliated disappeared without a trace. It turned out that he couldn't get along with this bastard.
A short whistle blew and Gong You served for the second time.
He had discovered on the field before that although the dual-wielding technique was sufficient for most scenarios, but... he had to say that Kenjo Shinichi had given him a lot of inspiration. Miya You took three steps forward, and in response, all the members of Group A took steps backward.
This is to float the ball.
Same as the first goal?
But the momentum seemed to change again. Although he was a little confused, he just made a slight adjustment. The setter Shiratorizawa next to him frowned and moved forward a little.
Did Jiancheng discover something? The response to the ball varies depending on the distance from the receiver. Gong You's steps were undoubtedly a floating ball. Logically, he shouldn't have gotten that close. Even if he was close, it was only a few centimeters away. It wasn't just Ichiro who found it strange. Tanjiro, sitting on the sidelines, had noticed this, too. Hesitantly, he turned to Ikeda Shoichi standing next to him. The other player was Fukuda Soso's main attacker. Seeing someone turn around, he subconsciously explained.
"...He seems to be going to receive a jump serve," Ikeda said hesitantly, "but it's not quite the same."
The distance was exactly in the middle of the two standard positions. It was hard to tell what Kencheng was thinking, and Coach Washi Takumi, who was sitting next to them, didn't say a word. After getting a vague answer, Tanjiro turned around and continued to focus his attention back on the game. At this moment, Miya You threw the ball up.
Then he hit the ball with his right hand, and stopped suddenly when it was about to touch the ball, but the ball seemed to have added spin and flew straight towards Kenjo Shinichi.
Tanjiro groaned, "How can the ball spin?"
"This is a beautiful ball." Xuecun, the Futian comprehensive serve player who had been observing, suddenly spoke, and the eyes of several people around him subconsciously fell on him.
As the key server of Futian Comprehensive, Xuecun certainly understands the value of this kind of ball.
The so-called floating ball uses the principle of aerodynamics to make the ball float irregularly in the air, so there is no rotation. However, the ball that Gong You just hit used a jumping and floating posture to create the effect of a spinning ball. Although there were some deviations in the strength and angle, it was still an extremely beautiful ball.
After all, catching a floating ball and catching a spinning ball are two completely different concepts.
This player in the training camp is really scary. Xuecun paused for a moment. He just noticed Kenjo Shinichi's action and now he understood why the other party adjusted his position. So, this blue-haired setter from Shiratorizawa thought that Miya Yu had adjusted his serving idea, so he changed his posture immediately after making the judgment?
For a few seconds, Xuecun couldn't even hear the sounds around him. The volleyball court in front of him suddenly turned into a chess game. Two people were on each side, and both the black and white pieces wanted to "eat" the other, and neither of them gave in. A sense of oppression came over him.
“Beep—”
It wasn't until Coach Saito blew his whistle that he was truly awakened.
The score on the field was changed to 1:1, but the player watching the ball was not taken over by someone as Xuecun thought, but instead rushed out of the field.
Gong You's serve went out of bounds.
What he saw was Kenjo Shinichi standing upright and the frustrated expression on the face of Inarizaki Setter on the other side.
Gong You brushed his hair back. He hadn't used his usual hairspray today, and the sweat from his forehead after serving had pushed a few strands of hair into his eyes. "What a shame—" he said, his tone clearly lacking any emotion. "I thought it would work."
His new attempt.
It was thanks to Kenjo Shinichi's previous three-sword style that he wanted to try to combine them. Thinking of this, Gong You's eyes curved in a good mood, and then he felt a little proud. He walked to his twin brother Gong Zhi, put his hands on his hips and said: "See, three-sword style."
Miyaji also smiled: "I saw it."
Before Gong You's fox tail could even curl up, Gong Zhi continued, "I saw it, a home run."
Gong You: ...
Gong You's forehead vein bulged: "You did it on purpose, didn't you?"
Miyaji: “Hehe.”
Of course, it was intentional. He just couldn't stand Gong You's smug look. And when did this kid develop this new serve? How could he not know? Then, thinking of something else, he turned his attention to Shiratorizawa's setter on the other side of the court.
The other party was not looking at this side, but instead had a thoughtful expression. Miyaji suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Yu," Miyaji said, "Did you give Jiancheng some new ideas?"
Since Gong You can get inspiration from Kenjo Shinichi, it is obvious that the other party can also learn from him, not to mention that Kenjo Shinichi has become the core of the double setter system because of his various serving methods and excellent control ability.
Gong You: ...
Gong You's smug expression froze on his face. "Wait a minute," he said, turning his head stiffly, frame by frame, like a character in a freeze-frame movie. "No way?!"
Miyaji started making the sign of the cross again: "Good luck."
Gong You: ...
Gong Yoo: "I hate you."
*
The fish king was indeed very powerful. The farmer withdrew his gaze. Although he wanted to try that kind of ball, his current weapons were not able to achieve that level. He looked at the sword in his hand and decided to go to the desert later.
The mysterious box that Frost gave Clint knocked out a piece of colorful fragment, which was just enough to be sacrificed to obtain the Galaxy Sword.
As expected, good people are rewarded. The farmer felt grateful and decided to continue making friends with these good plants in the future.
Seeing his expression, Kawanishi Taichi thought Jiancheng was planning to do something bad again, so he interrupted him in advance: "Not allowed."
Random learning is not allowed. It is obvious that such a ball cannot be served without training. If Jiancheng wants to use it suddenly, it may float to the coach's seat - the consequence of this will also cause him to be punished. Taichi Kawanishi refuses this outcome.
farmer:?
The farmer was puzzled.
But it’s always right to listen to your teammates, so I quickly agreed, “Okay.”
Kawanishi:……
Chuanxi held his forehead and said, "I doubt you understood."
This guy suddenly looked stupid.
Suddenly losing the desire to continue talking to Kenjo Shinichi, Kawanishi Taichi waved his hand and said, "Go away."
The serve was theirs.
farmer:……
Sometimes I really don't understand them.
The farmer sighed, feeling that he was being very tolerant.
Then he was hit on the head by Kawanishi Taichi.
Farmer Doudouyan.
Kawanishi showed no remorse: "Ah, sorry, I just had a feeling you were thinking of something very rude."
Subconsciously, he imitated his coach and hit him. Although he felt very sorry for Jiancheng, he would do it again next time. He would treat him to ice cream then, Taichi Kawanishi thought.
*
When Gong You saw Jiancheng Xinyi standing at the serving point, he kept staring at him with a resentful look, as if he was going to turn into a ghost and knock Jiancheng Xinyi down in the next second. Hanajuan beside him shuddered.
Could it be that Inarizaki's setter is a gravity type?
There's almost black air coming out from behind me!
Hanamaki looked at Kenjo Shinichi across from him and thought to himself how many setters this guy had pissed off. Oikawa even took a bottle in the club, wrote the other player's name on it, and kept hitting the ball at that point. His resentment was almost overwhelming.
——Could it be because it was revealed that Oikawa was a chuunibyou?
But everyone tacitly agreed not to mention the matter of the setter's energy afterwards. However, it seems that the blow that Kenjo Shinichi dealt to Ikawa was still a bit too big, Hanamaki thought so, and then he found that the setter who had been criticized by him changed the ball from his left hand to his right hand.
Then hit the ball quickly at the same moment the whistle blows.
"This guy," Akama, the libero of Group B, reached out to catch the ball, but because he was a step slow to react, the ball flew behind him almost the moment it hit his arm.
He actually adjusted his serve time.
Akama gritted his teeth.
Servers generally do not adjust their serving habits at the last minute. Of course, they have seen Jiancheng's serving clips before - since IH, his clips have been uploaded everywhere on the Internet, and it is a bit difficult not to see them. However, the opponent only has records of serving against time, and there is no opportunity to serve immediately when the whistle blows. Now the opponent is simply confident in his own skills.
On the other side of the net, Kenjo Shinichi picked up the volleyball again and slowly spun it between his fingertips.
As if he was thinking about what kind of moves he should use to defeat them in the next ball, Akama suddenly remembered a comment he saw under the clip before.
——"Sometimes I feel bad for the libero player across from him"
Yes, Kenjo Shinichi will not specifically target any player, but the libero has the heaviest defensive tasks in the team, and the libero also bears the greatest pressure in receiving and serving.
Tomi had never played against Shiratorizawa, so it was the first time for Akama to receive Kenjo Shinichi's serve.
At this moment, he suddenly understood why the libero was the one who looked the most tired after every game of Shiratorizawa.
Because you have to constantly concentrate your attention to find out what kind of ball Kenjo Shinichi wants to serve from the opponent's flawless serving posture.
Side spin, floater, jump serve, underhand...
But he didn't even have a second to adapt, and in an instant, the ball flew in front of him.
It was like a shooting star.
"You scared me," Gong You said with an upward tone. His Kansai accent made his speech a little sticky. "I thought he would really learn it right away." There was a hint of relief in his tone.
As if the serve just now was not worth mentioning.
Akama finally came back to his senses.
Yes, volleyball is not a one-person sport. They also have very strong setters. In their eyes, it is just an ordinary ball.
Chijian Sa slowly exhaled and patted his face vigorously, "Okay!"
His cheeks were red from congestion, but his eyes were much more determined.
Turning to Miyaji who was beside him: ...
I don't know what's going on, but I always feel that Tomi's freedom seems to have given Yu that guy a layer of light - he is obviously just worried that he will lose face if Jiancheng suddenly learns his trick, so please don't flatter him.
Kenjo Shinichi serves for the second time.
It was obvious that this time the opponent still followed the rules of the peacock serve, gave up the banana ball used for the first time, and instead tossed the ball high up and served from below.
There was no such speed as before, no such momentum, but instead relying on the equally important canopy lights on the court. Shiratorizawa Academy was really luxurious. Akama suddenly sighed, it turned out that wealthy clubs were willing to spend money.
——Tanjiro also sighed in agreement.
Although Kanagawa Daiichi is also a private school, the school actually focuses on developing archery and kendo. Although the volleyball club can apply for a lot of funds, it is not luxurious enough to install the same lighting as the IH Stadium in all venues.
But if Midorikawa were here, he would definitely explain it. After all, Shiratorizawa was not like this before. Later, it was said that he attracted investment from a scientist - the rest is unclear. Let's get back to the point. Jiancheng's serve is really safe.
It would be reassuring to have teammates like this, Tanjiro thought sincerely. Zenitsu Agatsuma, who was standing next to Taichi Kawanishi, had the same idea.
As a secondary attacker, Zenitsu is a little shorter than the other players, but since the early stages were a contest between setters, he felt particularly relieved at this moment, even though his legs were shaking a little. With his hands behind his head, he tried to talk to Kawanishi Taichi.
"Kawanishi-kun," it seemed as if small flowers were floating around Zenitsu, "Don't you think Kenjo-kun is reliable?" Although the voice in his heart was scary, it seemed that he had to run much less with such a server. It was hard to tell that he was as pale as paper because of Miya Yu's serve a few minutes ago.
He kept muttering "Horror" and "Is that a human?"
Taichi Kawanishi:......
I remember Jian Cheng running around everywhere, randomly provoking others, and giving people confusing nicknames to draw hatred...
Kawanishi Taichi said sincerely, "I don't think so."
His reliability on the volleyball court is not enough to offset the pain he brings. It seems that Jiancheng is the type that can only be admired from afar.
When Taichi Kawanishi thought that other schools might be envious, he couldn't help but complain. Although the other side was very reliable in volleyball, dictatorship was engraved in their bones. As long as you have a little spare energy, they will squeeze it out, and it is impossible to cheat.
Zenitsu: “Huh?”
Seeing that he still hadn't realized the horror of Jiancheng, Chuanxi said directly: "...Anyway, you'll know soon."
As a slight apology, he added: "You can call me Taiyi."
Zenitsu:......
What's with this "I'll be gentle because you're about to go to the guillotine" tone?
Kenjo Shinichi's serve was received with difficulty by Akama on the fifth ball. Miya Yu then passed the ball to Miyaji, intending to launch an unexpected fast break. Unfortunately, Ichiro caught the ball at his limit, and then Shiratorizawa passed the ball behind his back.
"Dandelion!"
Zenitsu:......
Zenitsu:!
Eh? Wait, are you calling him?!
The ball flew to his left side in the air. Although Zenitsu reacted quickly and caught up with the ball, due to the height of the spike, it was blocked by Bingye and Hanamaki and scored.
The score was rewritten as Group B 2:5 Group A.
Zenitsu:......
Damn, it was almost there!
No, Zenitsu suddenly realized that the ball he just wasted was not the ball of the good-tempered setter Saeki-senpai in the first part of Kanagawa, but the ball of the super scary setter Shiratorizawa.
Zenitsu:......
God is going to kill him!
At this time, Jian Cheng had already walked to his side, with his hand on his trembling shoulder.
Listening to the almost unchanging heartbeat, Zenitsu felt like crying but had no tears. Was he going to twist his head?
All of a sudden, all kinds of bloody scenes appeared in my mind.
But unexpectedly, the other party just patted his head, then turned around and said in a serious tone: "The next ball will be the same."
Zenitsu looked up and saw that Kenjo's face didn't show much expression. He looked a little cold, but he didn't mean any harm, so he subconsciously answered, "Okay, okay."
Then he reacted and was a little stunned.
"Strange..." Just a moment ago, Jiancheng Jun's thoughts seemed to be different...?
Zenitsu was still immersed in the scene just now. Xuanya behind him patted his shoulder. Seeing that he didn't respond, he was a little confused: "What's wrong?"
Zenitsu looked at the back of the person who turned around and shook his head, "...It's okay."
It must be an illusion, he thought. At that moment, Jiancheng Jun's voice seemed like the earth, full of reassuring rhythm.
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Below are the members of Fukuda General! For everyone and those who don’t know Demon Slayer, please explain:
Shoichi Ikeda (captain): main attacker No. 1
Yukimura Kiyoshi: Second hitter
Mizuno Baneha: Deputy Attacker No. 4 (Demon Slayer Shimogenzo)
Kuwajima Gyoku (former captain): Number 3 main attacker (adopted son of Zenitsu's grandfather, injured and withdrew from the competition, hence the quarrel. After learning that Zenitsu joined the volleyball team, he mocked him, but will teach Zenitsu some point shooting skills later)
Shinji Ishikawa: Attacker No. 5
Uchiyama Rui: Setter No. 7 (Demon Slayer: Lower 5)
Sakuma Fuya: Libero No. 11
In addition——
President of Fukuda General Women's Volleyball Club: Suzamaru (Demon Slayer Temari, who was with another arrow demon when Lady Tamayo appeared. In Demon Slayer Academy, he is a member of the volleyball club)
Women's volleyball team member: Ishikawa Reiyoko (set to be Shinji's sister, Demon Slayer Lower 4)
(ps: Those not marked are original characters, not very important)
(pps: I really like writing Demon Slayer ORZ, but Fukuda Comprehensive should not appear as frequently as Kanagawa First)
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