The second day of the three-day prefecture representative selection competition happened to be Saturday, so this morning Karasuno had to go to the Sendai City Gymnasium to prepare. If they successfully advanced, they would have to face the winner between Aoki and Date Ko in the afternoon. By.
Fortunately, Hayato and Asahi didn't consume much in yesterday's game, and with a full night's rest, their physical condition and spirit were the best among the Karasuno members.
"Everyone, let's work hard today!"
"yes!"
Standing at the entrance of the gymnasium, Dadi cheered loudly for everyone, and everyone also shouted in unison. The other teams that came to compete suddenly stopped and looked at Karasuno, who was in high morale.
"That's Karasuno who defeated Jōzenji yesterday."
"You look very strong. Is that tall guy the ace player who performed well in the first game?"
"Isn't that right? His performance was so good yesterday that Karasuno even replaced him. It must be to deal with today's Lien Chan."
"Lien Chan, and Jiunan are not weak teams. Are they so confident that they will win?"
There are four games this morning. Karasuno is in Area C, but the big boss Shiratorizawa is in the upper half of the area. The other teams in the same area basically have no hope, so most of the people who come to watch the game are here. Looking at the games in the second half, whether it's Karasuno vs. Kunan, or Date Ko vs. Aojo, compared to one-sided games, this kind of evenly matched game makes people want to watch it more.
Walking into the stadium, the record of yesterday's game was hung on the wall directly opposite the entrance. Except for Shiratorizawa, who defeated his opponent 2:0, the other teams in the top half fought hard for 3 games before deciding the winner. Comparing all 2:0 games in the half zone is enough to prove the gap between the teams.
"Shiratorizawa won both games by a huge margin."
Looking at Shiratorizawa's record on the hanging board, Hinata said seriously. The team that played against Shiratorizawa only scored 15 points in the best game, and only 12 points in the other game, which is enough to prove the strength of Shiratorizawa.
"You, don't worry about that, just focus on the game in front of you."
Laughing and teasing Hinata, who had a serious face, Hayato asked him to focus on Kazunan. Hinata regained his expression after hearing what Hayato said. He scratched his head and followed everyone amidst Daichi's greeting. Karasuno entered the rest area and started to prepare. Contest.
In the grandstand area, Nika also arrived at the designated position. Yamaguchi's master, Shimada Makoto, wearing glasses, a member of the Karasuno Association team and the former Karasuno volleyball club ob, also came to the scene to watch the game.
"Shimada-san, you're here too."
As someone who often plays training matches with Karasuno, Nika has long been familiar with these seniors. When she saw him coming over, she greeted him energetically, and Shimada also said something back. Another ob who came to watch the game yesterday has something to do today and is not expected to come until this afternoon.
While the two were chatting, Tanaka's sister, Saeko, also came over to watch the game.
"Good morning."
"Oh~ As expected, the atmosphere at the scene was very lively."
Looking at Saeko's face, Shimada always felt as if he had seen her somewhere before. Saeko also noticed Shimada's gaze and greeted him with a raised hand. "Hello, thank you for taking care of us Ryunosuke. I am his sister Saeko."
"Sister Tanaka, they look alike!"
After introducing herself, Saeko saw Tanaka in the venue and said hello loudly.
The arrival of his sister did not make Tanaka happy. He was very nervous. However, Hayato and his friends had met Saeko several times during their second-year studies, so they also greeted her.
At this time, Karasuno's exclusive cheerleading team also came to the scene. Today, Xiaoyu and the others also changed into cheerleading uniforms. Because they had to change clothes here, they arrived a little late. The three girls who walked over quickly saw Nihua.
"Nihua-chan, we're late, I'm sorry~"
Xiaoyu said hello energetically, and Shimada and Saeko also noticed the three girls walking over.
"Hey, Nihua-chan, who are these three?"
Saeko asked first, and Renhua took the opportunity to introduce the three girls to Saeko and Shimada. After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Saeko looked at the three girls' outfits very happily.
"It's great, it's great. With the cheerleading team, our Karasuno team looks like a strong team, and we still have such cute girls as cheerleaders. Ryuu and the others must be so lucky. Ryuu~~ have such cute girls Girls, cheer for you, don’t lose!”
Shouting loudly again, Saeko waved her arms to say hello to Ryuu and the others in the audience. Her body trembling due to her posture made Renhua and Xiaoyu look envious at the same time.
"Nihua-chan, I feel very envious right now."
"What a coincidence, Senior Xiaoyu, I think so too."
Touching their tablets, the two girls looked at Saeko's plump figure with envy, and then let out a sigh at the same time.
"Cheerleading squad, I really miss it, we had one back then."
Shimada then added that their Karasuno was also very strong back then, and they also had cheerleading teams at that time. Later, Karasuno gradually declined, and other sports clubs also failed to achieve good results, so the cheerleading club was just After losing the club and abolishing the club, knowing that there is still a club, and Karasuno has regained his strength now, Shimada believes that the cheerleading team will become a club again next year.
Unlike the cheerleading team on Karasuno's side, only the leader's family came to cheer on Kunan's side, so there were not many people on both sides.
Hinata, who was warming up, saw the whole family coming over to cheer up with an envious look on her face. Tsukishima complained that there was nothing to be envious about. It was Dadi who stepped in and asked everyone to concentrate on warming up.
Because it was still early and there were not many spectators in the stadium, the cheers of the two teams during the warm-up echoed in the stadium even louder than usual. After the warm-up was completed, the two captains stepped forward to shake hands. The earth was about to loosen its grip. Who was it? Knowing that the captain opposite was still holding her tightly.
"We won't be careless, please give us your advice."
Facing Captain Hejiunan's serious look, Dadi also smiled.
"It's an honor. Please give me your advice."
The first battle of the quarterfinals has begun.
He Kugunan High School, Persistence and Kukunan, the team banner says "Perseverance", which is very consistent with the team style banner.
Today's starting lineup is Tanaka, Hinata, and Hayato in the front row, and Kageyama, Daichi, and Tsukishima in the back row. Free agents Nishitani and Tsukishima alternate.
Yuwa Kunan kicked off the ball. After everyone took their positions, the game officially started with the referee's whistle.
Daichi shouted, "Leave it to me" and received the opponent's serve steadily. Hinata in the front row took off and launched a quick attack. After testing it first, Kageyama passed the ball to Hinata and spiked the ball directly. The ball hit Wakunan's main player Takeru Nakajima. His hand flew out directly, and Karasuno got the first point.
"Nice, Hinata."
"nice shot."
However, the opponent didn't panic at all after losing the ball, and the captain stretched out his finger.
"Okay, let's get it back with the next ball."
Kazunami stood up again, and Shimada in the stands was very surprised at the calmness facing them.
"Wakunan doesn't look surprised at all by Hinata and the others' quick attack."
"No one would call Karasuno [the crow that cannot fly] now. They are the top team in the county. They are so lucky to be able to fight against strong opponents."
Nakajima, the captain of Wakunan who was ready for defense, looked at Karasuno opposite with excitement and thought in his mind.
"Hey, you are not panicking at all. They are indeed a team with the same attributes as Yinju. So I will attack this time."
Because the opponent served, Karasuno rotated after scoring, and Hayato stood in the serving position.
"Hayato-san, come on!!"
With the sound of cheering, Hayato threw the volleyball high after the whistle sounded. With the cheerleading of the cheerleaders, he hit a jump serve and scored again.
"oh!"
"Good shot, Hayato!"
Facing Hayato's jump serve, Kazukunan, who was in contact for the first time, was not spared and lost another point.
