The intra-team competition finally started lively amid the coach's sanctions and Tenwon Sakuya's constant apologies.
As the temporary captain, Gong Yoo stepped forward to decide the order, and a few seconds later the red team got the right to start.
As the absolute main force of Inarizaki now, third-year Kimura Soya stands in the No. 1 position.
"Attention - it's coming!"
Kimura clapped the volleyball in his hand. He stood a certain distance away from the free throw line, took a deep breath, and took a long stride forward. When he reached the third step, he threw the ball with his left hand, jumped up and hit the ball hard.
This is a very nice, standard jump serve.
"No touch point on the serve, 1-0."
As the only sophomore on the yellow team, Akagi Rucheng took the initiative to take the responsibility of encouraging his teammates. He clapped his hands and said: "Don\'t mind, Don\'t mind."
"Tsk," Gong Yoo licked his lips, "Kimura-senpai's hair is really jumping."
Gong Yoo and Gong Zhi looked at each other, and the twins quickly understood the other's unspoken thoughts.
Kimura on the opposite side continued to serve, but this time the serve was a bit floaty. Akagi made a diving jump and hurriedly padded the ball.
"remedy!"
"I'll do it!" Gong Yoo replied loudly. He spread his legs and lowered his center of gravity in a very standard setter posture, "Aji!"
Gong Zhi started running almost at the same time as Gong Yoo opened his mouth. The volleyball drew an arc in the air and found the attacker very accurately.
"Bang!" Under the control of Gong Zhi, the volleyball deftly passed through the wall and hit the ground.
The Gong twins clapped their hands excitedly: "Oh - yeah!"
The yellow team's first score was scored by the specialties of the Inarizaki Men's Volleyball Club - the strongest twins in high school, the Miya brothers.
Tianyuan Shuo also stood in front of the net, his glass-blue eyes sparkling under the light: "Okay, so amazing..."
Although I had learned a bit about the Inarizaki Men's Volleyball Club from the coach before, what could be more impactful than standing on the court and watching teammates play such exquisite coordination?
Thinking of the strength of his teammates, Tianyuan Shuo also kept encouraging himself in his heart, but he must not hold his teammates back!
"Exchange of ball rights, yellow team serves."
After Gong Zhi and Gong You celebrated, his handsome face returned to its usual lazy style. He walked slowly to the net and squatted down.
"Tianyuan, hold your head."
"Eh?" Tianyuan Shuo was also stunned for a moment, withdrawing from the storm in his heart, and obediently imitated Miyaji and Kakuna next to him, and protected the back of his head with his hands.
Miyaji: "Ayu is practicing a new way of serving recently. If he gets hit, it will probably hurt a lot."
Tianyuan Shuo also shuddered and protected his head tighter.
Kakuname raised his eyebrows but did not express any opinion on Miyaji's words.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Yoo's serve flew over the heads of the three of them and flew to the other side of the court.
Perhaps because he was practicing his serve, Gong Yoo's serve was a bit weak in terms of strength and rotation angle, but Sakai on the opposite side successfully caught the ball.
"Feel sorry!"
Most of the main players on the opposite side have cooperated for at least two years, so after Sakai successfully lifted the ball, the three main attackers gathered together began to run.
Three attack points mean that there will definitely be holes in the defensive net.
Gong Yoo's heart sank. For this kind of tacit cooperation and simultaneous attack, losing points is almost certain.
Once his side loses the serve, the situation on the court will not be very friendly to the yellow team.
The third grader opposite showed no mercy at all: "Kimura!"
Kimura received Tajima's instructions, squatted, jumped, and without hesitation dunked the volleyball...
"Bang!"
Kimura fell to the ground and suddenly turned his head to look behind him. Not only was he caught off guard, but Sakai who was standing behind also didn't expect it.
Tianyuan Shuo, who also landed, also breathed a sigh of relief. Great. If he had just boasted about his good blocking skills in Haikou and turned around and was smashed...
The blond boy shook his head. In short, he was lucky enough to get the ball from his senior this time!
"Inbounds, score 1-2."
"What?"
"What's going on? Kimura-senpai's ball was pushed back?"
"Hey, hey, it's impossible, right?"
Coach Kurosu, who had been standing nearby, finally couldn't help but clapped his hands vigorously: "Beautiful!"
Perhaps to an outsider, it looks like one side's counterattack was blocked by the other side, and they eventually lost points. But as long as you have practiced volleyball seriously for a few days, you will know how terrifying this block is.
Coach Kurosu has reason to believe that at the same time that the three players of the red team started running, Tianyuan Shuo had already identified the main attacker of the opposite setter Xin Yue.
It's not easy for players to notice when standing on the court, but Kurosu, who has sharp eyes and experienced experience, can clearly detect that the two people next to Kimura started a step too late.
This was Tianyuan Shuoya's first judgment in his mind.
In addition, Kimura is not only the main attacker, but also the first player on the red team to stand at the service point, which shows that Kimura's core position in the overall team is basically defaulted.
Then it is very easy to infer that Kimura is the ace of the red team, and activating the state of his ace at the beginning is almost a subconscious decision of every team's brain.
Of course, being able to predict the red side's ball path so easily this time is not only because the third grader has the mentality of underestimating the opponent, but also because Tenwon Saku is also a very unfamiliar opponent to Inarizaki.
Kurosu crossed his arms, hoping that this shy boy could bring bigger surprises to Inarizaki.
Kimura stood in front of the net and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and took a serious look at the blond boy opposite.
He knew his own spiking well. Although he didn't use all his strength, the age difference was there after all. At this age, the strength of the muscles increased exponentially. According to past experience, most blockers stopped him. Most of the spikes are unable to control the ball, causing the volleyball to fly out of bounds.
Tianyuan Shuo also felt uncomfortable being stared at by the senior opposite him, but he thought that the senior opposite him was his senior, and Japan is a place that pays special attention to the culture of his seniors.
Tianyuan Shuo also thought about it and mustered up the courage to smile at Kimura, hoping to leave a good impression on his senior.
Soya Kimura:?
Others onlookers: ...Hey, what’s going on with this guy’s character? Isn’t he provoking? Is he really provocative? ? ?
"This guy," Kimura couldn't help but smile as he looked at the shy expression on the face of the blond boy opposite him, "it's a bit interesting."
Because the block was successful, Team Huang continued to serve. Gong Yoo stood at the serving point and recalled the feel of his daily practice.
The moment he threw the ball, took off, and hit the ball, Gong Yoo knew that the serve was stable.
"No touch points, 1-3."
The assistant teacher on the side nodded and recorded Gong Yoo's serving data: "Gong Yoo's serving success rate is getting higher and higher. It seems that he can become Inarizaki's new scoring point in the next game."
Kurosu hummed in satisfaction.
"Speaking of which," the assistant teacher asked curiously, "Has Tianyuan sent you videos of his previous games? How is his serving level?"
Blackbeard narrowed his eyes and smiled like a cunning old fox: "Well, you will know this kind of thing after reading it."
While the two were talking, Gong Yoo's serve was saved by the red team's libero Sakai, but the angle of the first pass was not very good. Although the second pass barely raised the ball, it was far away from the net and went smoothly. Was stopped by the yellow team's human wall.
Sakai took a breath and looked at his teammates with his hands on his hips: "Sorry, sorry, it was my mistake both times."
Tajima smiled and patted his shoulder: "This is only the third goal. Why are you nervous, Hongji?"
Sakai relaxed: "Yes."
On the other side of the court, Miyaji and Kakuna Rintaro, who were standing in front of the net, were also communicating.
"Sakai-senpai has figured out Ayu's serving routine."
Gong Zhi nodded: "Ayu's serve has not been fully practiced yet, so it will be difficult to catch the next ball."
Gongji paused for a moment, as if waiting for Tianyuan Shuo, who was standing in the middle, to express his opinion, but unfortunately, Tianyuan Shuo still lowered his head even when he was standing on the court, looking very resistant to communication.
Miyaji cast a questioning look at Kakuname through him, but Kakuname shrugged, expressing his helplessness.
The game continued quickly, and just as Miyaji and Kakuna expected, Gong Yu's serve was smoothly caught by the opponent's libero this time.
"nice shot!"
Everyone knows that this ball will play a decisive role in the situation. If the red team succeeds in smashing the ball, the serve will return to the hands of the third-year seniors. Once the opponent's heavy weapons Kimura-senpai and Oshiro Alan are really warm After the game ends, it’s hard to say what the yellow team’s winning rate is.
But if the yellow team also blocks the ball this time...
Countless pairs of eyes were staring closely at the volleyball flying in the air. At this moment, the figure that was completely different from everyone's reaction became particularly eye-catching.
Tianyuan Sakuya raised his head for only a moment, and this moment was enough for him.
The state of the volleyball flying in the air didn't seem that important to him, and those glass-blue eyes seemed to be glued to the opposite half.
do you know? If you keep your head down and observe human leg movements, you will find very interesting phenomena: such as the rhythm of the toes, the unconscious pointing of the knees, the shift of the center of gravity when catching the ball, and even the different development levels of the calf muscles. Determine whether a person is left-handed or right-handed.
In the team competition of volleyball, a high-speed sport, no one can control all body language with 100% accuracy.
Therefore, as long as you can interpret your opponent's subconscious actions faster than others and reversely launch the goal of this organized attack faster than others, then you will be the only step left to successfully block.
Tenwon Sakuya's brain methodically issued instructions: take two steps to the left, pretend to be deceived by the opponent's setter, and then turn around after the setter thinks he has been fooled, and quickly run in the opposite direction, and then Squat deeply and jump on the spot.
The outstanding physical fitness and soft ligament condition allow Tianyuan Shuo to make a high-speed emergency stop. When the center of gravity shifts, the sneakers rub against the wooden floor, making an unpleasant "squeaking" sound.
When Kimura stopped in mid-air and was about to smash the ball, a pair of hands appeared next to Kakuna, blocking his offensive route.
“Boom—bang!”
The ball passed by red team setter Takashi Sakai to Inarizaki's ace attacker Soya Kimura was blocked again.
"Block and score, red team vs. yellow team: 1-4."
Tianyuan Shuo also landed lightly on the ground. Thinking of the coach saying that you should use your strength to impress your teammates, he secretly made a "yes" gesture in his heart. In this case, he should be able to integrate into the group better!
