"Hurry up! Look over there! Nekoma is here!"
Hearing Tanaka's shout, everyone turned their heads one after another.
As the game continued on the court, it was finally time for Nekoma to take the stage.
"Let's go, Kenma!!"
Hinata yelled loudly from the stands.
On the court, everyone who heard his voice couldn't help but freeze for a moment and turn their heads.
"Oh!"
"It's Karasuno! Haven't seen them in a while!"
"Aren't they seeded? Didn't expect them to come watch the matches!"
A smile appeared at the corner of Kuroo's mouth on the court.
"Bring it on! Don't fall before we get to face each other!!"
"Haha! I'll be waiting!" Daichi said with a grin from the audience.
...
If both teams keep winning, they'll meet on the morning of the third day.
At that time, the long-awaited battle between the cat and the crow, dormant for years, will finally return to the stage at Spring High!
Nekoma's opponent is strong—Sannomiya High!
They're also a highly offensive team!
Their fierce attacks kept hammering away at Nekoma's side of the court!
However, maybe their strength still fell just a bit short. Nekoma gradually adjusted and gained breathing room!
Nekoma's unique defensive rhythm made Sannomiya absolutely miserable!
As long as you can't get a clean kill against Nekoma, you'll be trapped in a deadlock—and scoring becomes incredibly difficult!
But if you want to break through Nekoma's formidable defense in a single blow...
Sannomiya's attacks still weren't strong enough!
Previously, the tenacity and grit they showed during deadlocks gave other teams serious headaches!
But Sannomiya didn't seem like the type of team that could handle prolonged battles!
So in the end, it was no surprise that Nekoma took their first win!
"That was awesome, Kenma!!"
"Your set just now was incredible!!"
"You completely outplayed their blockers!"
Hinata jumped up excitedly, arms flailing.
After Nekoma's match, they made their way over to this side of the stands.
In truth, everyone could see it from today's match—
Since they last met, Nekoma had improved a lot—far more than just a little!
Seems like while Karasuno was improving, the others were too!
Don't underestimate any of the teams that made it to Spring High this year!!
"Isn't your match tomorrow?"
"Didn't think you'd show up today!" Kuroo said with a grin, wiping sweat from his face as he walked up front.
"No choice!" Daichi scratched his head a bit helplessly.
"Extra training today wouldn't make a huge difference."
"Might as well use the time to scout out our future opponents!"
"Exactly!"
Yaku and the others arrived nearby and nodded in agreement.
"If overtraining today messes up your condition tomorrow, it'd be a total waste."
...
The morning flew by in the blink of an eye.
In the afternoon, it was Fukurōdani's match.
Even though they made it to the quarterfinals at Interhigh, they weren't seeded for this Spring High!
That's because only one team from the entire Tokyo region could be seeded!
And that spot naturally went to Itachiyama, who took first in the preliminaries.
So the second-place Fukurōdani had to start on Day One of the tournament!
But for a team of their caliber, their first-round opponent posed no threat at all.
Even though Kōtarō Bokuto wasn't in top form today, they still secured an easy win!
...
"Is that our opponent for tomorrow?"
That afternoon, Karasuno finally got to see their next opponent—just as they'd hoped.
Inufuto from Hiroshima Prefecture had just defeated Yasusho High after two sets and advanced to the second round!
Tomorrow, Karasuno would be facing them.
From this match, the Karasuno squad got a fairly clear idea of what to expect.
"That new Inufuto middle blocker is strong!"
"Yeah!"
"Compared to the video from the Spring High prelims, they've changed some of their lineup!"
"This new middle blocker looks more powerful than the one in the footage!"
After all, that footage was from several months ago, so it's not exactly reliable anymore.
Volleyball match data moves fast!
Roster changes like this are totally normal!
That's why watching the matches in person is so important!
If you just blindly rely on old footage, you might not be prepared at all!
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