After successfully recovering one point, Jōzenji did not choose to play steadily. Instead, under the leadership of general Terushima, he attacked more and more frequently, constantly relying on his own motor nerves to make unexpected moves, and the offensive personnel were also uncertain.
Often when blocking in the front row, you need to pay more attention to where the volleyball will fly and who will pass it to attack.
Jozenji, who was lagging behind by the score, was more active than at the start, which made Karasuno a little unable to resist. Fortunately, Karasuno would not lose in terms of offensive power. The two sides competed for the score, and Hayato scored with a wonderful lob. Finally, the score reached 23:18, and Karasuno still had two points to win the first game.
"What a lob!"
"Nice, Hayato."
After high-fiving the players on the field to celebrate, Hayato also looked at the score. There were still two points left to end the first game, so let's attack aggressively.
"Ah! Sorry, I thought he could spike the ball!"
The player from Jōzenji held his head and apologized to the team members. Others comforted him that this fake move was too powerful and they should not take it to heart.
Serving again, Jōzenji's Terushima shouted to me. When Karasuno focused his attention on the leader, the player who was supposed to pass the ball suddenly changed his mind and spiked the ball himself.
"Tsk, troublesome opponent."
The ball flew straight over, and Hayato wanted to save it, but then he heard Daichi shouting, "Don't worry, leave it to me."
"Chance ball, keep up."
When Sugawara, who was standing in front of the net, was about to pass the ball, Karasuno's entire team moved into action. It was the multi-person simultaneous attack they had trained for a long time. Except for the setter, the other five people on the court were all on the ball. From Jōzenji's perspective, it was indeed It puts a lot of pressure on people.
The consequence of being distracted by a player is that he cannot keep up with the speed of the volleyball. Jozenji's front row guessed the wrong target and went to block Hayato, but the ball was passed to Tanaka, who was unmarked and directly spiked the ball.
"Okay! Match point!"
"Tanaka-san, good fight!"
After Karasuno won the match point, the cheerleaders in the stands also shouted Tanaka's name loudly. When the girls shouted, Tanaka also narcissistically made a victory fist gesture, and Sugawara came over and patted him on the back.
"Stop playing tricks and get ready for the next ball."
"yes."
After being slapped like this by Sugawara, Tanaka didn't dare to play tricks anymore and walked to the defensive position. Hayato on the side winked at him.
"Hey~ Popular Tanaka-kun~"
"Lusuo, stand up quickly."
Rolling his eyes at Hayato who was teasing him, Tanaka ignored him. Wasn't this guy waving at Xiaoyu and the others more loudly than himself when he just scored a goal? It's true.
After seeing Karasuno being attacked by multiple people at the same time, Terushima also said excitedly.
"Everyone swarmed forward to attack. It was so cool."
Getting in front of the others, Terushima started talking to them in a low voice. Manager Jozenji, a girl with short hair, and Misaki Hana, a third-year girl, saw Terushima's actions and felt their hearts tighten.
"That guy shouldn't want it..."
Sure enough, after Karasuno served a chance ball, the free man lifted the ball, and Jiaozenji also mobilized all members, trying to replicate Karasuno's simultaneous multi-player attack just now.
"Is it possible! Jiaozenji Temple will also launch a multi-person attack at the same time!?"
Nika in the stands became nervous after seeing Jiao Zenji's actions, but this kind of multi-player tactic that requires coordination cannot be used without training.
Terushima, who was shouting slogans, saw the volleyball flying over his head. The three people in the front row had jumped up and could not save the ball, so they could only watch the volleyball fall to the ground. After a few bounces, Rolled off the field.
Such an unexpected score stunned the usually calm Dadi, and Tsukishima also laughed, his tone full of questions.
When the whistle sounded for a valid score, the manager and coach in Jiaozenji's seats looked helpless. They seemed to know these guys very well and knew they would do this.
But regardless of how the ball was scored, Karasuno, who scored 25 points, successfully won the first game.
The first game is over and everyone goes off to rest.
Looking at Jiaozenji over there, Tanaka thought of their training.
"We made mistakes like that before."
"Now and then I make mistakes."
Sugawara added with a smile, while Hayato shrugged helplessly.
"Looking at their moves, I guessed they were trying to copy our tactics. I didn't expect them to really dare to do this at the match point. What a brave Jiaozenji player."
Originally thinking that it would be necessary to attack by force, Hayato was ready to attack, but after seeing Jiaozenji swarming up, Hayato had to admit in his heart that even if the story had changed, human character would not change. Jōzenji, a group of hedonistic players, would definitely want to give it a try after seeing the exciting tactic of multiple people attacking at the same time.
"The Jiaozenji Temple was attacked by multiple people at the same time just now. They were probably trying their luck by trying their luck now."
Coach Wu Yang looked at Jiaozenji with a drop of cold sweat on his face. He also didn't expect Jiaozenji to make such a choice.
"No, they are behind, and it's match point."
Takeda-sensei showed an expression of disbelief.
"Maybe it's because this is the first game. What a bunch of young people running amok."
"Speaking of which, I have always been concerned about the banner of Jiaozenji. How should I put it? It doesn't fit the style of this team. I feel that it would be more suitable to change it to [free and unrestrained]."
Following Teacher Takeda's gaze, Coach Uyo also looked over. The banner hanging at the support position of Jiaozenji said "Strong and Strong". From a literal meaning, it is indeed different from the current Jiaozenji.
"No, once, or until a while ago, Jiaozenji was indeed a [substantial and strong] team, but since the coach was changed and the second-year players were mentioned as main players, the style of their team has changed. It’s starting to change.”
During the break, everyone gathered in front of coach Wu Yang and listened to the coach's story about the Jiaozenji team.
"You should also choose a good time."
"I thought it would work."
In the Jōzenji area, the coach reluctantly taught Terushima a lesson, and Terushima answered awkwardly while rubbing the back of his head.
"People can only use this kind of tactics after practice. You are too reluctant to use it suddenly. Really. Karasuno is just like you. Once he controls the rhythm, it is difficult to deal with him."
"Indeed, that number 10 jumped so high."
"And No. 13, when he jumped up to block the ball, I felt like I was facing a raptor."
“It’s truly worthy of the name [Fly].”
The Jōzenji players communicated calmly, and then looked at Karasuno's banner. The slogan "Let's fly" perfectly suited the Karasuno team's style.
"In comparison, our banners are so tacky. Hurry up and replace them with new ones."
Hearing this, the manager answered with a water bottle.
"[Solid and strong] isn't he pretty handsome, too."
Terushima took a sip of water. "Whether it's handsome or not is a matter of personal preference. It doesn't match the style of our team, at least it doesn't match our generation, or every generation in the future."
"that's right."
The teammates next to Terushima said with a smile. After hearing this, the manager Misaki Hana was a little worried. When the third grader was still in the team, the then captain asked Terushima that there will always be difficult moments in the game. When the time comes, you have to what to do. Terushima replied that even so, he should continue fighting happily.
As the third-year commander, he is the person who best fits the term Jōzenji [substantial and strong]. Now that there is no such commander as everyone's backing, Misaki Hana looked at Terushima and the others and sighed worriedly, because She felt that if she continued to fight like this, she would definitely encounter the difficult moments the commander had said, and Karasuno's strength should not be underestimated.
By then, will Terushima and the others really be able to continue fighting as happily as they are now?
