The first day of the Spring High Tournament was the most intense!
Because it had the most matches!
On just the first day, nearly half of the participating teams were eliminated!
After today's games, the members of Karasuno also gradually left the venue.
If they want to qualify from their group this time, they have to go through three matches—
And they have to win them all!
Tomorrow is the first battle for everyone!
...
"Hello! Coach Takeda from Karasuno! Can we borrow a little of your time?"
The next morning, just as everyone arrived at the venue, they were stopped by several people outside.
Judging by their attire, they seemed to be reporters and photographers from a TV station.
Sure enough, the female reporter in front addressed Ittetsu Takeda:
"Hello, Coach Takeda!"
"We're reporters from TV Tokyo. May we interview the Karasuno team?"
"It won't take too much of your time!"
It wasn't the first time Takeda had faced something like this. He glanced behind him and said to Daichi:
"Daichi, you can handle the interview here and come find us inside later."
"Yes!"
As the team captain, Daichi Sawamura was often the one Takeda pushed forward to handle such situations.
Of course, this drew envious looks from Ryūnosuke Tanaka and Yū Nishinoya.
"Um..."
"And could Akira also do the interview?"
The female reporter asked a bit hesitantly.
"Oh!"
Takeda looked at Akira with newfound interest.
Being asked for an interview, Akira looked a bit awkward.
"Alright."
Akira nodded slightly and stayed behind with Daichi.
After that, the rest of Karasuno headed into the gymnasium, while Nishinoya and Tanaka kept casting envious glances back at them.
Takeda and the coaching staff then went to attend the official pre-match meeting, leaving the Karasuno players to head to the audience area to wait for their match to start.
"Hey! Bokuto-san! You got this!"
The first match of the morning featured Fukurōdani Academy, and they were finishing their final warm-ups.
"Don't worry about my performance!!"
Kōtarō Bokuto grinned and flexed toward the stands!
When it came to strength, Fukurōdani was one of the top-tier teams in Group C!
There weren't many teams that could match them point for point.
And in today's match, Bokuto looked to be in great form!
They ended up winning the game easily!
That afternoon, Karasuno also slowly took the court to begin their warm-up.
For them, this was their very first battle in the Spring High Tournament!
They needed to adapt to the pace of Spring High as soon as possible!!
...
On the opposite side of the venue, Inufuto High was also entering the court.
"So these are our opponents."
"Even though I hate to admit it, our draw for this Spring High really sucks."
Inufuto's captain, Ryoharu Kai, also served as the team's secondary attacker.
Now, he stood solemnly, watching Karasuno warm up across the net.
To face the reigning Interhigh champions on the second day of the tournament...
That's a lot of pressure.
However, when he turned to face his teammates, a relaxed smile replaced the tension.
"Even if the opponents are strong, we're not backing down from this game."
"We're not going to be intimidated."
Masato Edo, the team's libero, walked over with a smile and patted Kai on the shoulder.
"Just because it's Karasuno doesn't mean we're guaranteed to lose."
"Yeah!"
"Captain Kai, you don't seem as carefree as usual today!"
"Is it because of our opponent?"
Second-year main attacker Yuki Ekaku blinked wide-eyed and said:
"Don't worry!"
"We've never had any thoughts of giving up!"
Behind him, several other Inufuto players also smiled as they looked at Kai.
"What, are you scared?"
"Seriously, with how you've been shaking all morning, you haven't had any energy since we got here!"
...
Seeing his teammates' grins, a smile spread across Kai's own face.
"You guys... Who's scared?"
"Come on, get warmed up!!"
"Yes!!"
...
Once the referee confirmed the player numbers on both sides, the whistle blew!
The match had officially begun!
The first serve went to Inufuto.
Under everyone's gaze, their back-row setter served the ball toward Karasuno!
Smack!
Shōyō Hinata moved sideways and easily received the serve!
Then, with a smooth and light set from Tobio Kageyama, Kei Tsukishima immediately launched a quick attack through the middle!
At that moment, Inufuto's blockers on the other side of the net just barely reacted and jumped!
But it was already a little too late!
Karasuno's attack was too fast!
BANG—
The ball slammed into the court!
The referee's whistle echoed through the gym.
Karasuno scored the first point!
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