Standing in the substitution area, exchanging with Yamaguchi, Hinata held Yamaguchi's hand tightly, her eyes were filled with unwillingness and expectation for Yamaguchi. What she was unwilling to do was that she was replaced at this time, but her expectation was because Yamaguchi could Ending the game immediately with his floater.
"please!"
Being stared at by Hinata and feeling the strength of Hinata's fingers, Yamaguchi also understood. He nodded heavily and without saying anything else, handed the number plate in his hand to Hinata, and Yamaguchi walked into the competition venue.
As soon as he stepped into the stadium, the air of the battlefield was stronger than before. Although it is difficult to describe, Yamaguchi could feel it. This kind of atmosphere could not be felt on the bench or in the stands. But once you get in, you have to be careful not to be swallowed, keep yourself, don't follow the crowd, and stay calm.
After taking a few deep breaths, Yamaguchi tried his best to control himself and high-five the others.
"Yamaguchi, relax."
"Good serve."
Everyone patted Yamaguchi's shoulders and cheered him on as usual, without any clue that this was the most stressful moment.
"yes!"
Even though he had played once and scored cleanly, Yamaguchi couldn't help but feel nervous, and his answering voice was even a little off-key. Maybe some people are born to be on the playing field, but Yamaguchi is not that kind of person.
"Zhong, look at me. Your efforts are not a waste of time. The match with He Jiunan has proven this, so don't be nervous. Use your strongest weapon to attack Qingcheng with all your strength. Let them see us. The power of Karasuno’s deciding server.”
Holding Yamaguchi's shoulders with both hands, Hayato called out his name, and then moved away when he said Qingcheng, stood behind Yamaguchi, raised a finger and pointed to the opposite side, although the voice was not loud, every word They were all nailed into Yamaguchi's timid heart like nails.
Incredibly, after Hayato said these words, Yamaguchi thought of the previous game with Wakunan and saw the faces of the opposite Aoki players, and his nervousness no longer existed. Taking a deep breath, the haze in his eyes disappeared, and now he could only see the fighting spirit burning fiercely inside. With the help of the falcon, Karasuno's chick is about to start its second hunt after breaking out of its shell. Its opponent is not an ordinary person, but the powerful Qingcheng.
"yes!!"
Yamaguchi replied firmly with the same shouts as the ones on the field just now.
"It's the float ball player who played in the game with He Jiunan before!"
"The one who scored 4 points in a row was the decisive server!?"
"Is Karasuno finally unable to resist using this trump card?"
"If you ask me to say that I should play him when we get the match point, I don't know what Karasuno's coach is thinking."
"Karasuno was in such good shape that time, there was no need to use him."
After seeing Yamaguchi take the field, the audience started chatting with their friends or classmates. Apparently they had seen the previous game between Karasuno and Wakunan and were very impressed by Yamaguchi.
One of the spectators was right. Judging from the results, it might have been a good choice to switch to Yamaguchi.
Coach Uyang did not replace Yamaguchi in the second game because he was in good condition and did not need Yamaguchi to play. After all, Yamaguchi is not the kind of player who has played many times, so he still planned to play it safe. As a result, Qingcheng's tenacity The game was directly dragged to a draw again.
"Nihua-chan, Yamaguchi is here!"
Xiaoyu saw the substitution and shook Ninka's shoulders excitedly. Ninhua had also seen the coach calling Yamaguchi over. At that time, she guessed that Karasuno might replace Yamaguchi after scoring. Seeing Yamaguchi actually play, Renhua clenched her fists in excitement.
"Here we go, the decisive server, come on Yamaguchi!"
Saeko was also impressed by Yamaguchi's performance and waved her arms to cheer him on.
"Your apprentice is about to play again, at such a critical moment." Takinoue on the side joked to Shimada. I saw him shaking his head.
"This is more difficult than when playing against Kunan. To be honest, I'm a little worried that Yamaguchi will be too nervous to float the ball."
The sound of cheers from here reached Yamaguchi's ears. He looked at Karasuno's support stand, his master, Takinoe-senpai from the town council, Tanaka's sister, the seniors from the cheerleading team, and Nika, holding After volleyball player Yamaguchi waved to them, he stood at the serving position. His not-so-tall figure made the cheering group in the stands feel a little at ease.
"Hey, your apprentice doesn't look nervous at all."
"Is this still a mountain pass?"
Shimada was a little surprised at what changed Yamaguchi. He asked himself that he still knew this apprentice very well. Even if he scored four points in a row once, he would definitely be nervous when he plays again because of his personality, but now. Could it be that Hayato just said something to him?
I remembered what Hayato and Yamaguchi did when they stood together just now, but could just patting the shoulder and pointing to the opposite side make Yamaguchi less nervous?
Regardless of Shimada who was lost in thought here, the support group was definitely happy to see Yamaguchi's condition. Everyone continued to cheer for Yamaguchi. Amidst the cheers, the game started again.
Yamaguchi moved after the whistle sounded. He was good at sinking and floating balls, and the volleyball without rotation flew into Qingcheng's court. The defender just stretched out his hand to catch it, but the ball stopped moving. Suddenly stopped in mid-air and then landed.
"Asshole!"
Hanamaki in the front row narrowly caught the ball with one hand, but the ball hit his hand and bounced directly to the net. It was too late to catch it. The other person who came to save the ball could only lie on the ground and watch. The ball landed on the ground, and Karasuno scored consecutively.
One more point.
"OK!"
"Nice! Yamaguchi!"
He used a jump ball to get this crucial point for Karasuno. Everyone cheered. Several people on the field had already rushed to Yamaguchi's side. Everyone hugged their shoulders and patted their backs. Yamaguchi He clenched his fists tightly and shouted "Okay."
Even Tsukishima on the bench clenched his fists and spoke in a slightly louder tone than usual.
"Damn it, I'm sorry."
"Don't take it to heart. It's not easy to catch a floating ball."
"Just chase him back."
Everyone in Qingcheng comforted each other and got back into position. Some people didn't care about the sweat on their faces and must defend the next ball.
"Kkindaichi, relax!"
Seeing Kindaichi's nervousness, Oikawa said to him.
"But Oikawa-senpai, if we can't win this game..."
"Kkindaichi, you have thought too much! Now you only need to face the ball in front of you, that's enough."
Iwaizumi also came over to add. When he said this, Kindaichi also regained his composure, and he breathed out gently.
"yes!"
"Well, very good, then, you guys!"
Oikawa greeted everyone, and when everyone looked over, he said those familiar words.
"I believe you."
"oh!"
Quickly adjusting his mentality, Qingcheng was ready to face the continuous attack of floating balls from Karasuno.
Another floating ball. This time, Yamaguchi felt that the ball would definitely score the moment he served. It felt very good. After the ball flew over the net, it strangely stopped flying and fell directly.
"give it to me!"
It was Hanamaki again. This time he stood a little further forward so that he could act in advance. Yamaguchi's sure-fire ball was caught by him. Oikawa did not miss this good opportunity and received it from Kyotani who was extending the run-up line. Oikawa's precise pass.
A super small diagonal smash, hitting Yamaguchi directly.
The ball hit Yamaguchi hard on the shoulder, causing Yamaguchi to retreat and sit on the ground, and bounced directly away. Nishitani tried his best, but still failed to catch the ball, and Qingcheng tied. The game once again returned to the starting point.
