Right wing, right wing!"
"Pay attention to the opponent's setter; clearly see the direction of his Passing."
"Careful on Defense!"
…
The match was in its forty-fifth minute.
As Oikawa Tooru gradually adapted to the new environment, Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Toorucooperated, quickly taking the first set.
Not long after the second set began, the rest of the Aoba Johsai players also recovered from their nervous state and began to display their true strength.
Morisen High School's vigilance towards Oikawa Tooru instantly peaked after his 'miraculous Passing' appeared in the first set.
Morisen High School's coach even used their second timeout specifically for this, re-strategizing for the team.
However…
"Watch the high ball, careful of number eight!"
Oikawa Tooru was forced to receive the first ball in this set, so the setting task could only be handled by Watari Shinji. When Watari Shinjisent out such a high ball, Morisen High School's Defense players instantly understood his intention.
"Don't think about getting past; let's block him together!"
Someone in Morisen High School's front court shouted loudly.
Immediately the next second, three figures appeared simultaneously directly in front of Akashi Asuka. All three jumped at the same time, six arms spread out, truly like a giant defensive net, even obscuring the lights on the stadium ceiling.
Such a block, for an attacker, creates immense pressure just by looking at it.
However, facing the triple block directly in front of him, Akashi Asuka's eyes showed no fluctuation. He still leaped into the air towards the three, swinging his arm like a great roc spreading its wings, hitting a cross-court shot.
Morisen High School's middle blocker, Chigaya Eikichi, seeing this, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he instantly shifted his arms horizontally, blocking directly in front of the Spike's path.
But in the very next second.
The volleyball hit by Akashi Asuka strangely curved, bypassing Chigaya Eikichi's arms, and landed on the Three-pointer line of the Morisen court.
"Good shot!"
"Another brilliant cross-court shot! This is already the fourth cross-court shot hit by player Akashi Asuka in this set, truly like a 'magic ball'. Facing player Akashi Asuka's offense, Morisen High School is completely helpless."
"And with this point, Aoba Johsai High School's score has officially reached 20 points."
"20:17."
"In the second set, Aoba Johsai High School has been leading all the way. It seems the outcome is already decided!"
"That guy, it looks like he already caught your Spike trajectory?" Iwaizumi Hajime came to Akashi Asuka's side, frowning slightly.
Iwaizumi Hajime had personally experienced how difficult Akashi Asuka's Spikes with topspin were to defend. Yet, someone was now able to barely catch such a spin Spike after only two or three tries, which surprised even Iwaizumi Hajime.
"That's right, the opposing middle blocker's reaction is indeed very fast, but his technique is still too rough, so he's not much of a threat to me right now," Akashi Asuka said, shaking his head gently.
Morisen High School didn't appear much in the original work, so Akashi Asuka didn't have a deep impression of them. However, he vaguely remembered that Morisen High School's first-year middle blocker in the original work also seemed to have been invited to the All-Japan Youth Training Camp, just like Kageyama Tobio.
But not everyone is Kageyama Tobio. While this middle blocker from Morisen High School is also very talented, he is still far from the realm of 'genius'. If he were already a second or third-year, he might be able to cause Aoba Johsai quite a bit of trouble.
But unfortunately, the first-year Chigaya Eikichi still lacked a bit of refinement.
…
"Let's go!"
"Huh? We're leaving already? The match isn't over yet!"
"There's no need to keep watching; the outcome is decided."
At the back of the stands, a man wearing a mask and appearing quite gloomy, carrying a shoulder bag, said, "Besides, I've already seen what I wanted to see. That person is not as good as Wakatoshi. But… that team is pretty good."
"This year's Inter High seems to have another interesting opponent."
With that, the gloomy man in the mask turned and left, and behind him, a young man with only two dots for eyebrows hurriedly followed: "Huh, wait for me…"
At the same time.
In the stands near Court Two, several players in various uniforms had the same reaction as that gloomy man.
For example: a bald man with a resolute expression, a pair of twins, a small white-haired person, an owl…
These were all seeded teams from the National Tournament.
And their purpose for coming here was almost the same: all of them were here to scout the enemy, as Aoba Johsai, though not famous, was a focal point as the team that defeated Shiratorizawa and entered the National Tournament.
And now, they had mostly gotten their answers, though perhaps not the answers they wanted…
…
The match continued.
Above the court, the commentator's voice remained high and passionate:
"Aoba Johsai High School attacks again. Morisen High School consistently maintains a double block, marking Aoba Johsai's 'Ace'. It seems player Akashi Asuka's offensive power has indeed posed a great threat to Morisen High School."
"Player Oikawa has received the first ball. To whom will he choose to give the final attack? Will he choose to continue trusting their 'Ace', or will he break through from another direction…?"
"He passed it! Player Oikawa Tooru didn't pass to the 'Ace' Akashi Asuka but chose to break through from the backcourt. What a bold decision!"
"Number 4! Player Oikawa passed the volleyball to Number 4… A point!"
"Player Iwaizumi Hajime lived up to expectations."
"Unfortunately, Morisen High School ultimately failed to predict the direction player Oikawa Tooru chose for the breakthrough and couldn't successfully defend that ball. Player Oikawa Tooru, with his precise Passing, completely tore a gap in Morisen High School's Defense."
"Truly worthy of being the team that defeated Shiratorizawa Academy in the qualifiers! The cooperation between Aoba Johsai High School's player Oikawa Tooru and 'Ace' player Akashi Asuka is simply seamless. Even against Morisen High School's perfect teamwork, they move as if unopposed, easily crushing Morisen High School's Defense line."
"Beep~~~"
The sharp whistle of the referee echoed above the court.
This was not a scoring whistle but the final whistle.
The moment the whistle sounded, the Morisen High School Libero, who was still bending down to pick up the ball, instantly froze in place. He turned to look at his teammates, who were motionless like statues, and for a moment seemed not to have reacted.
It wasn't until the referee announced the final result that the Morisen High School Liberosuddenly realized that everything was over.
"Match over!"
"Winner, Aoba Johsai Private High School, score two to zero. The scores for the two sets are 25:20 and 25:21…"