The fluttering performance of the jump ball in flight makes it difficult for athletes to judge, so it can increase the difficulty of receiving the serve and is one of the commonly used serving techniques. Players often score points due to errors in judgment when catching the ball. Its instability is also a major feature of the float ball.
Now, several other teams except Karasuno are faced with the problem of how to deal with the jump ball. Since Yamaguchi successfully hit the jump ball yesterday, he is often substituted on the field, which puts a lot of pressure on everyone, especially The person responsible for catching the ball always cannot handle this kind of erratic ball well.
But it was not completely unsolvable. Nekoma's libero Yaku successfully defused Yamaguchi's floating ball by catching the ball with his overhand method. He only used his thumb, index finger, and middle finger when catching the ball. Using the force of the open palm and the thrust of the arm to catch the ball are the points you need to pay attention to when catching the ball with your overhand.
Nishitani, who is known as the patron saint of Karasuno in this regard, admits that he is not very good at this. During previous training, Nishitani always used his underhand to catch Yamaguchi's floating balls.
However, being able to catch the ball does not mean that you can catch every ball. This is the advantage of the jump ball. The instability makes the ball not know where it will suddenly stop. Sometimes you are ready to catch the ball, but you find that the ball has not flown yet. It falls directly in front of you.
After defeating Owlaya, Karasuno went to rest first, and another match between Senran and Nekoma also ended with Nekoma's victory. Looking at the active Hinata on Karasuno's side, Momo with blond hair didn't know what he was thinking. What, Kuroo saw what he was thinking.
"The little one is getting more and more powerful, and now we can no longer afford to be careless."
"Well, Xiangyang always improves very quickly, and he should be able to tell no matter how lazy I am when training with him. Playing against him is always the most tiring."
Kuroo, who had his hands on his hips, smirked upon hearing this.
"You say that, but that's not how you look when you compete with Little One and the others."
"what expression?"
"It's like the excitement of buying a new game."
Holding the volleyball, Mian thought for a moment and realized that he didn't show that expression.
"I don't think so."
"It's obviously there."
Yinju, who had won the game, also had to leave the field to take a rest. The two of them refuted each other as they left the field.
"No."
"Yes, I have."
"...No."
. . .
. . .
"Yes, I have."
Another full day of training ended, and it was Karasuno and Nekoma who were responsible for cleaning the gymnasium today.
The night wind blew in from the door, and Hinata, who was wearing short sleeves and holding two volleyballs, couldn't help but shiver.
"It's quite cold in Tokyo at night."
The grinder next to him was much smarter. He looked at Hinata's outfit while wearing a coat and holding a ball.
"I think it's because you didn't put on your coat in time after exercising. Be careful of catching a cold, Xiangyang."
"Hey, it's okay, I'm in good health."
Hinata said confidently with her chest puffed out, and Hayato passing by added in time.
"After all, idiots don't catch colds."
"Hayato-senpai is too much!"
"Oh~? It seems that our Hinata is very confident about the mid-term exam in mid-October?"
Hinata, who was sunk again, was speechless. Fortunately, the cramming for the midterm exam was on Saturdays and Sundays, which had little impact on club activities. Thinking like this, Hinata realized that this was not based on failure. Quickly shake your head and forget this terrible thought.
"Xiangyang, you're not good at studying either?"
Grinding looked at Hinata with a sympathetic look, which Hinata quickly denied.
"No, I just don't like studying. As long as I work hard..."
"But, it seems that you spent the night together before the summer vacation because of tutoring..."
"Wow wow wow."
In an instant, the gymnasium was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. After picking up a few more balls, everyone began to clean the floor with mops.
"I feel like lately..."
During the cleaning process, the grinder opens automatically.
"Xiangyang, you are very interesting, so I want to play a formal match with you, not a practice match like now. The kind of match where you will be game over immediately if you lose."
Hearing this, Hinata stopped what she was doing. Seeing the serious expression on Mizuno's face that she had never seen before, Hinata nodded solemnly.
"Okay, let's play a game that can't be repeated."
Looking at Minami and Hinata who are chatting over there, the captain here, Daichi and Kuroo are also standing together chatting.
"The Junkyard Showdown, this is the last time for us. See you at Tokyo Stadium!"
"oh!"
The week's stay together passed quickly, and on the last night, Bokuto called Tsukishima.
"Azuki, you must beat Ushijima."
"Hey, why?"
"Because I have a perfect victory over Yue now. If Yue defeats Ushijima, doesn't that prove that I am more powerful than Ushijima?"
Akae, who was following Bokuto, and Tsukishima, who was holding Bokuto's neck, both apologized and didn't understand.
"I think Bokuto-senpai should approach Hayato-senpai for this kind of thing. After all, you two are rivals in terms of position."
When Bokuto let go of himself, Tsukishima pushed up his glasses that slid down the bridge of his nose. When he heard what he said, Bokuto paused, and Akawei next to him finished his attack.
"Senior Bokuto is not confident because he was suppressed by Kuroba-san today."
"Chiwei! It's okay if you don't have to say this now!"
When Tsukishima heard this, he remembered that during today's training, Bokuto-senpai was stopped many times by Hayato-senpai. Later, he became dejected. Tsukishima also got to know Bokuto after hanging out with the people in Owl Valley for a long time. Some of his habits, he was so sinister that he didn't hesitate to hit him.
"Ah, that's it."
Although he didn't seem to say anything, the tone of realization made Mutu hold his breath.
"Hey, Ah Yue, you guy, forget it, let's see you at the national competition, come on."
Bokuto, who originally wanted to ruffle Tsukishima's hair, stopped his hand and patted Tsukishima's shoulder to encourage him.
"Senior Bokuto changed the topic very smoothly at this time."
"Chiwei doesn't want to tell you if you see through it now."
Encouraged, Tsukishima bowed seriously to the two seniors who had helped him for so long.
"Yes, thank you to the seniors for taking care of me during this period."
The two seniors were a little overwhelmed when Tsukishima thanked them so solemnly. Bokuto reacted first, waved, said goodbye to Tsukishima and then turned to leave. Akae also nodded to Tsukishima and left. Got here.
Early the next morning, everyone in Karasuno took the bus back to Miyagi Prefecture. After returning to school, except for a few physical fools who still had the energy to train in the gym, the others had already reached their limit. After Takeda-sensei announced the disbandment , everyone is ready to go home and rest.
"Hayato-senpai, let's go train for a while~"
As one of the physical fools, Hinata naturally stopped Hayato who was about to go home. He turned around and looked at Kiyoko beside him. Kiyoko gave him a look that said, "You decide for yourself." Hayato looked at Hinata who was full of energy. He rubbed Hinata's soft hair.
"Okay, then I'll fight with you for a while."
"Sorry, Sister Jiezi, it seems I have to go back late today."
"It's okay. It just so happens that Nihua-chan hasn't gone back either. I'll ask her to help you train together."
Jiezi shook her head and didn't care, turned around and went to find Ninka, while Hinata had already gone to find Kageyama when Hayato agreed. As partners, the two have always trained together.
