The Setter on the other side looks very cunning!"
"Huh?"
Oikawa Tooru's sudden remark made the Aoba Johsai players freeze.
Cunning?
They looked at Yusuri Mitsuru, the Setter from Mujinzaka High School, whose face was full of sunny smiles. He didn't seem cunning at all!
And speaking of cunning, could anyone be more cunning than you?
The Aoba Johsai team felt it was quite strange. If these words had come from someone else's mouth, it would have been fine, but coming from Oikawa Tooru, it somehow lacked conviction.
Akashi Asuka, however, sensed something and said, "So, you plan to find a breakthrough point through him?"
Oikawa Tooru snapped his fingers: "Bingo! You got it right. Akashi-chan, did you think the same thing as me?"
Akashi Asuka said faintly, "No, I just thought that with your personality, you wouldn't praise an opposing Setter for no reason."
The rest of the team: "..."
This feeling was very peculiar.
Even though they were all members of the same team, why did they find that they couldn't even understand the conversation between Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Tooru, let alone comprehend it? Why would you know someone is cunning, yet still seek a breakthrough point from them?
Also, is the word 'cunning' used as a compliment?
Oikawa Tooru, however, put on a 'sad' expression and said, "╮(╯﹏╰）╭ Oh dear! Is that how I am in Akashi-chan's eyes? How truly heartbreaking..."
Bang!
"(〝▼dish▼) Talk properly, you idiot Oikawa!"
Oikawa Tooru's 'green tea' act hadn't disgusted Akashi Asuka yet, but Iwaizumi Hajime's fist had already landed on his forehead.
A solid punch immediately turned Oikawa Toorufrom 'green tea' into an honest person.
"Sigh!"
Life is hard, Oikawa sighed.
"Alright! Then I'll be direct. Maybe you haven't noticed, but that Setter from Mujinzaka High School has a very devious mind. During the first set, he intentionally tried to lure me into setting the volleyball towards the right wing several times. At that time, although it seemed like there was no block on the opposing right wing, once we attacked from there, the opposing backcourt Defense players could rush over immediately..."
"I see."
Iwaizumi Hajime stroked his chin: "I was wondering why, in previous plays, you sometimes deliberately set the ball to a defended area even when there was an open spot."
"Exactly, failing to Spike into an open spot and failing to Spike against Defense lead to two completely different outcomes."
Oikawa Tooru said: "If an Attacker continuously fails to score when facing an undefended court, it not only affects their mindset but also easily impacts the Setter's mindset. So even though that opposing Setter seems to have average technique, he's quite dark-bellied on the inside!"
Oikawa Tooru clicked his tongue, his tone not hiding his admiration for his opponent.
Akashi Asuka thought for a moment and said, "But even so, the opponent's strategy was seen through by you, Oikawa-senpai. It seems you are still superior."
"No, no, no… The reason I was able to see through their strategy so quickly is simply because I've often used this kind of tactic myself before. It's not really about being superior."
Oikawa Tooru waved his hands repeatedly, a humble expression on his face.
Everyone: "(? ? _ ? ?) ??..."
Goodness!
It seems the other side has met the patriarch of deviousness!
"So you plan to turn their trick against them?" Iwaizumi Hajime asked.
"Exactly, but their Defense is quite strong, so I'll need your cooperation, Akashi-chan." Oikawa Tooru looked at Akashi Asuka and said slowly.
...
...
Beep!
Rest time ended, and both teams returned to the court.
For the second set, the serve rotation began with Mujinzaka High School.
Mujinzaka High School's overall serving level was higher than Aoba Johsai's. The simplest reason was that, apart from Akashi Asuka and Oikawa Tooru, most of Aoba Johsai's players still used overhead serves.
However, almost all players at Mujinzaka High School had mastered the Jump Serve. Although not everyone possessed Kiryu Hachi's scoring ability, their overall serving threat was far superior to Aoba Johsai's.
Bang!
Soon, Aoba Johsai's player in position one served the first ball of this set.
After the volleyball flew over the net, as expected, Mujinzaka High School repeated their old trick, once again blocking the middle and right wing, deliberately leaving the left wing open for Aoba Johsai to attack.
Previously, Oikawa Tooru had always chosen to avoid this trap, but this time, Oikawa Toorudeliberately had Akashi Asuka go to the left wing and set the ball to him.
"Here it comes, they finally fell for it!"
Seeing this, the Setter from Mujinzaka High School's eyes immediately flashed with brilliance.
The moment the volleyball reached Akashi Asuka's hands, the Receiver and Libero from Mujinzaka High School's backcourt simultaneously shifted positions, instantly blocking Akashi Asuka's straight-ahead and right-diagonal Spike routes.
Blocking these two routes on the left wing basically meant Akashi Asuka's Spike routes were completely sealed off.
However, facing this desperate situation, Akashi Asuka decisively swung his arm and unleashed a super-diagonal Spike.
Bang!
Like a meteor streaking across the sky, a super-diagonal Spike that almost traversed the entire Mujinzaka court appeared before the Mujinzaka High School Setter and two Defense players.
Thud.
The volleyball hit the ground, and Aoba Johsai scored the first point.
1:0.
The Setter from Mujinzaka High School stared blankly as the ball flashed past him. Without a doubt, this was an almost perfect Spike.
"This guy, it seems I really did underestimate him a little!"
A slightly 'dark' smile appeared on Yusuri Mitsuru's lips. He had to admit, perhaps because his own Ace had performed too well in the first set, he had somewhat overlooked the first-year Ace on the other side.
Now it seemed that their ability to defeat Shiratorizawa and Fukurodani was not entirely due to luck.
The next ball started quickly.
Aoba Johsai served. After Mujinzaka High School received the ball, Kiryu Hachi directly attacked forcefully from the middle of the court with an unreasonable heavy Spike, helping Mujinzaka tie the score.
1:1.
Then the serve rotated, Mujinzaka served, and Aoba Johsai regained the right to attack.
This time, the Mujinzaka Setter was prepared. When he saw Akashi Asuka again find a defensive gap in Mujinzaka High School and jump into the air, he immediately had Yunnan Keisuke, one of the 'Mujinzaka Twin Towers,' mark him for blocking.
But this time, Akashi Asuka didn't receive the ball. The volleyball was a decoy by Oikawa Tooru and was set into the hands of Kindaichi Yutaro on the other side.
However, the Mujinzaka Setter was only wary of Akashi Asuka, which didn't mean he would be as wary of others. He directly opened up the front court block, deliberately repeating the old trick, revealing what seemed to be an open gap.
As expected.
Facing such a gap, Kindaichi Yutaro didn't hesitate, swinging his arm fiercely… and hitting a soft touch.