"About this dig!"
He cleared his throat.
"First of all, the next play must be stable!"
"Only then can we give you absolute strength and allow you to receive the ball!"
"Otherwise, if you face a spike from someone like Ushijima-senpai..."
"You'll never be able to dig it properly!"
"And..."
...
After Goshiki's impassioned explanation, Hinata also asked the same question to most of the players around.
"Kindaichi-san, what were you thinking when you dug the ball?"
"Dig?"
"Of course I was trying to dig it toward the setter!"
"Oikawa-san would definitely be able to set a great ball!"
"Ushijima-senpai, what were you thinking when you received the ball?"
"Thinking about how to transition to the attack from the back row."
"Tendō-senpai, may I ask..."
"Hey, hey! Guess for yourself!"
"I'll tell you if you get it right! 22"
"Eh! Don't run, Hinata!"
...
But in any case, Hinata felt like he had genuinely learned something.
As for how to dig properly, he already had a few preliminary ideas forming in his mind.
Now, he just needed to test them out on the court!
At this point, the short break ended.
Training match!
...
In such a packed and intense training match, the days passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the five-day training camp had reached its final day.
"Right wing!"
Akira's soft call rang out, and the three players in the front row on their side quickly moved to the right side of the net!
At the same moment, the attacker on the opposing side jumped and spiked the ball!
Smack!
The spike struck directly against the arms of the three-person block!
But instead of being completely stopped, the ball deflected far toward the back.
"I got it!"
Hoshiumi, positioned in the back row, called out softly and made the dig!
But it wasn't the setter who went up for the next touch—it was Akira!
Facing the steady pass from Hoshiumi, Akira leapt forward right away!
At the same time, the other two players in the front row also started their approach!
"Is it a quick attack?"
On the other side of the net, the three front-row blockers hesitated, nerves tensing.
One of them was Motoya Komori!
"Or is it a main attack?"
As they observed the motion, they noticed something off about Atsumu Miya, the middle blocker.
His timing seemed just a beat off.
That meant Akira probably wasn't setting up a quick attack with him!
In that case, only one blocker was needed in the center to guard against a potential setter dump.
The other two could shift toward the wing to block the main attack!
Just as Komori came to this decision, his two teammates beside him moved in unison!
As expected from players chosen for the All-Japan Youth Training Camp—both quickly figured out the optimal strategy for the situation!
The two of them ran to the position of the main attacker on the opposing side, leaving only Komori in the middle!
He stayed to guard against Akira's setter dump!
Akira had already pulled off several feints in earlier matches!!
So of course, they had to be cautious!
Just as the blockers positioned themselves, Akira's set shot out cleanly!!
Right then, Komori and the others realized something was off.
The set was a bit too high??
Was it a mistake??
They couldn't help but feel a moment of doubt.
But that thought was quickly dismissed.
Based on the matches so far, they had a good idea of Akira's setting skill level.
Making that kind of error? Highly unlikely.
At the same time, a flash of realization hit Komori!!
Earlier during the approach, Miya had slowed down because of a slight mistake.
Now, Akira's set was just a bit higher than usual!
Individually, those might seem like nothing.
But together...
As soon as the thought formed, Komori's heart skipped a beat!
He quickly bent his knees, then jumped straight up!
And just then—Atsumu Miya also launched into the air!
Akira's set reached him perfectly!
Not too fast, not too slow, not a bit off—placed exactly where Miya needed it for full power!!
Everything had come together with pinpoint precision!
Boom!!
In that instant, Miya's quick attack slammed straight into the opposing court!
And Komori, who had jumped to block, was just a step too late—he couldn't reach it!
Smack!
The back-row defense that had scrambled forward didn't manage to dig the ball either, and it landed for a point scored by the beautiful quick attack executed by Akira and Miya!
"Akira, you bastard!"
"You're seriously not a professional setter??"
Komori called out from across the net with a suspicious look on his face.
Meanwhile, Miya, who had just landed after the spike, looked at his hand blankly.
"That spike..."
He had to admit, he'd messed up at the start.
The rhythm of his approach was thrown off, and he'd slowed down by a beat.
He had originally been ready to give up the spike, but instinct built from years of habit had made him jump anyway!
At the very least, he figured he could distract the blockers a little.
But what he didn't expect was that even under those circumstances, Akira still delivered the perfect set.
And the placement—it couldn't have been better!
Even if Miya had done it himself, he probably couldn't have placed it more precisely!
Given the setting skills Akira had already shown, Miya couldn't help but wonder—
The set was so well-executed, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it!
But the issue was...
Isn't Akira supposed to be a wing spiker?
Why the hell can he set like a first-rate setter too?
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