Constantly passing the ball to No. 16 'Mad Dog' Kyoutani, Qingcheng's turbulent offensive made it difficult for Karasuno to resist. The score remained within one point, and the back and forth between the two teams was very intense.
Oikawa, who was involved in catching the ball, perfectly caught Karasuno Hinata's lob. Aoki's libero jumped from the three-meter line and passed the ball. It was Kyotani!
Breaking through the block, Qingcheng tied the score again, 19:19.
"It feels like Qingcheng is putting all its offensive pressure on No. 16."
"Yeah, maybe I want No. 16 to attract attention and pass it on to others. Just like Hayato Hinata, it's tricky."
The bespectacled Shimada and the blond Takinoue saw each other analyzing the situation on the field. Once the blockers were attracted by the feint, they could not catch all the opponent's attacks just by catching the ball.
"We know why we replaced Kyotani. In order to have a stronger offense, if we can't let him play at his full strength, we will lose more than we gain."
Hanamaki, another main attacker in Qingcheng, thought so in the back row.
Iwaizumi continued to choose to jump serve, but at this time Hinata was rotated to the back row, Hayato, and Daichi were in the front row. Karasuno's back row was the weakest. At this critical moment, Tanaka made a diving save and caught the ball. It started, but the ball did not fly upwards properly, but flew towards the back.
"Feel sorry!"
Tanaka shouted regretfully, and Hinata rushed out.
"Leave it to me~!"
Hinata, who was flying, rushed to the wall and reached out to hit the ball back. Because she was running too fast, she couldn't stop. Everyone shouted to Hinata to be careful, but Hinata directly stepped on the wall and used the momentum of her sprint to resolve the crisis with a bounce.
"Oh! Spider-Man!"
"Amazing!"
A series of wonderful moves aroused cheers from the audience.
"Hinata!!!"
Cheerleader Xiaoyu took the lead in shouting Hinata's name excitedly.
But Hinata turned a deaf ear to all of this. He had to return to the court as soon as possible. The ball he saved flew back to the Qingcheng half. They were about to start an attack. Oikawa passed the ball to him with a cry of 'Rabid Dog'. Hinata's rotation to the back row means that Karasuno's front row is now the strongest lineup.
Tsukishima, Hayato, and Daichi formed an iron wall-like barrier directly in front of Kyotani.
"Three people block, hit an adjustment ball first!"
When Oikawa saw the three people taking off, he immediately shouted to Kyotani that the so-called adjustment ball is to reorganize the attack by hitting the ball on the blocker's hand and bouncing it back to his own half when he thinks the attack will not succeed.
This kind of ball is very technical. If you are not careful, it will be too powerful and your teammates will not be able to catch the ball and will be blocked and scored by the opponent. Therefore, if you are not sure, you will generally not choose this kind of adjustment ball. Since Oikawa said this, it proved that Kyoutani was skilled, but Kyoutani, who was already full of momentum at this moment, would not listen to him.
Without hesitation, he spiked the ball and was directly blocked by Karasuno's three-man block.
"Completely blocked!"
Sugawara and others in the substitute area shouted excitedly, and Karasuno reached 20 points first.
"OK!"
"Nice block!"
Everyone in the stands also became excited. This was 20 points in the second game. There were 5 points left and only 2 points left. Karasuno could break into the next game. How could he not be excited at this time.
"Idiot! Didn't I say I was going to adjust the ball!"
Oikawa was so angry. Was that the right time to spike the ball just now? Kyotani said apologetically, and was able to compete with Hayato on the other side of the net. At that time, Kyotani had no options other than smashing the ball in his mind. It would be most satisfying for Kyoutani to break through Hayato's block head-on, so he would not regret it even if he was stopped.
"Oh, that's the kind of character you have. But there will be no next time, understand?"
The tone that was gentle at the beginning turned to ice in the end. Oikawa's aura made Kyotani's wild instinct feel danger, and he couldn't help but take a step back.
"Oh~ Kyotani backed away because his intuition made him feel that Oikawa was in danger."
"After all, it was Jing Gu who didn't obey the command just now. Okay, next ball, next ball."
The third-year students in Qingcheng chatted while watching the interaction between Oikawa and Kyoutani, and then everyone took their positions again.
Daichi rotated to the back row to serve, and Kageyama came to the front row. If Hayato wanted to participate in the attack, then Tsukishima was the only one blocking the front row. Sensing Hayato's thoughts, Tsukishima nodded gently to him. .
Seeing that his junior was so reliable, Hayato felt relieved and stood in an attacking position.
The ball was sent to the Qingcheng court, and Matsukawa, the hedgehog who came around from behind Kyotani for a C fast break, also jumped up. However, Tsukishima calmly sensed Oikawa's intention to pass the ball, went straight to Kyotani, and jumped to block the ball.
But the speed of the ball is faster than people. Tsukishima couldn't stop it but still hit the ball.
"One touch."
The calm words made Tsukishima look so calm, and Karasuno's brain was running calmly even at this moment.
"give it to me!"
"Attack attack!"
The ball that Tsukishima encountered gave everyone great encouragement. Daichi held the ball up, with Hayato in the front row, Hinata and Tanaka in the back row. Who will Kageyama pass the ball to?
Hayato, who was running up, came to the net and jumped hard, but the ball did not reach his hands. Kageyama's target was Hinata in the back row.
Hinata took off from the back row and spiked the ball directly, but the ball was blocked by Qingcheng's block and the ball bounced to the ground at a faster speed.
"Damn it, my back row is attacking!"
When he took off, he was still looking forward to the joy after his back row attack scored. Unexpectedly, Qingcheng was not attracted by Hayato, but discovered that the attacker was Hinata and blocked the ball.
"Don't worry, just score next time."
Hayato's comforting voice came from the front row, and Hinata responded loudly.
Oikawa was also chatting with Kageyama.
"Did you just think it was a good time to pass the ball to the back row for attack? What a coincidence, I thought so too."
"A normal heart, a normal heart."
Kageyama was provoked and was about to get angry when he immediately pressed the button. Oikawa-senpai has always been like this, and this is not the first time. The most important thing now is to win the game, and nothing else matters.
When the game started again, Qingcheng's serve was aimed at Hinata in the back row. Faced with the serve coming directly towards him, Hinata was about to catch it, but Daichi said, "Leave it to me." He took the initiative to catch the ball, because it was not a jump serve. , the speed of this ball is not very fast.
After getting the opportunity ball, Kageyama decisively passed the ball to Hayato. Hayato stepped up from the sideline and smashed Qingcheng's block with a smash. The ball happened to hit Kyotani's hand, and the thug went out of bounds.
"Yo! "Vicious Bird"!"
At this time, Xiaoyu called out Hayato's nickname for the first time in the gym. Saeko and the two members of the town council were very curious when they heard the name. Knowing that everyone had given Hayato such a handsome nickname, they also shouted it.
"Yeah, nicknames and stuff are only from the 'Little Giant' era."
"Yes, but speaking of it, at that time, it seems that only Datego had the nickname Iron Wall, but that was not a personal nickname."
"It's not like now. Ushijima Wakali of Shiratorizawa is also called Ushiwaka. What's wrong with our Karasuno also having a handsome nickname? Karasuno's 'Vicious Bird' is very handsome when he hears it. And Hayato His strength is worthy of it.”
Ushiwaka is the nickname of the legendary historical figure Minamoto Yoshitsune. Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary experience has also been adapted in various ways, from novels and dramas to comics and games. Minamoto Yoshitsune's name is a household name, and Ushijima is famous for his nationwide main attack. With San's strength, it's natural to be called that. After all, Ushiwakamaru is a strong man.
After hearing the nickname 'Vicious Bird', the audience sitting around Karasuno's support group also started talking quietly.
"No. 13, who just scored, is called a 'vicious bird'."
"I heard it too, and it fits very well. That guy is really fierce when he spikes the ball and jumps the serve."
"There is an 'evil bird' mixed in among the crows. It feels so artistic."
"That's really artistic. By the way, this No. 13 seems to be called Hayato."
Someone flipped through the book in their hand and found the page introducing Karasuno.
"Kuroba Hayato, second grade."
"Hey~ Even the name matches Karasuno's team."
"After talking so much, you have to win the game, otherwise you will become a 'crow that cannot fly' again."
At the end of the chat, everyone still has to look at the results, and even if they win this game, Karasuno still has the strongest enemy. Shiratorizawa is waiting for him, what? You said Shiratorizawa is still competing? How could they not win with their strength?
This means that the selection competition must still be Shiratorizawa, and the winner between Karasuno and Aoki who are currently competing will decide who will represent Miyagi Prefecture in the national competition.
