Pfft~~~ Hahahaha!!!"
"What kind of Passing is that? What's wrong with Mujinzaka's Setter?!"
"Gagagagaga~~~ I'm dying of laughter!"
...
After three seconds of dead silence, the entire court burst into laughter.
Playing volleyball?
A Passing error is normal.
Many spectators present were veteran volleyball players, in their twenties and thirties, what hadn't they seen?
But they had to admit, they really hadn't seen this kind of scene before.
A Passing error wasn't a big deal, but a Setterwhose Passing error directly hit the Ace in the head, they had never seen that in their lives.
"Beep~~~"
Mujinzaka High School quickly called a timeout.
Actually, losing this point wasn't a big problem, but if it caused the player's mentality to become abnormal, then that would be a real issue.
After returning to the resting area, Mujinzaka High School's Setter naturally apologized repeatedly.
Kiryu Hachi, who was hit, wasn't angry; in fact, despite his bald head and somewhat fierce appearance, his inner nature was quite similar to Ushijima Wakatoshi, both possessing a bit of a simple-minded attribute.
However, Mujinzaka High School's coach still decided to temporarily substitute Yusuri Mitsuru, letting him cool off on the sidelines for a while.
So, when both teams re-entered the court,
When the Seijoh team saw the opposing Setterdirectly substituted out, they were a bit stunned.
"Good heavens, that fast?"
Naturally, Seijoh's 'fast' didn't refer to Mujinzaka High School's quick substitution, but rather to Oikawa Tooru's efficiency in causing trouble.
After all, before this game started, Oikawa Tooruhad already told them that this game would primarily target Mujinzaka's Setter, but they thought that to make Mujinzaka High School's Setter's mentality falter, it would at least take until halfway through this game.
But they never expected that less than a Three-pointer into the game, the opposing Setter was directly substituted out.
"Ah, this~ Just being a Setter, isn't it a bit too much of a grievance for Oikawa?"
9:6.
Because of Yusuri Mitsuru's error on the previous point, Seijoh suddenly extended their lead to three points.
If it were only a two-point difference, Mujinzaka High School's players might not care, but three points was different, as it's usually difficult to create a large point difference in volleyball, unless the two teams have a significant skill gap.
But in the previous game, Mujinzaka High School's final winning score was only 25:20, just five points more than Seijoh.
And the current three-point difference, perhaps with a moment of inattention, could become the key to Mujinzaka High School's defeat in this game.
Because once the substitute Setter came on, Mujinzaka High School immediately launched an incredibly fierce offensive, aiming to quickly narrow the gap.
But that difference was not so easy to reduce; Mujinzaka High School indeed had a great advantage now, but Seijoh was not completely without the power to fight back.
After all, even the best strategy must be built upon strength.
Just like at the beginning of this game, Oikawa Tooru, in order to confuse Yusuri Mitsuru, deliberately had Akashi Asuka make a powerful Spike once.
If Akashi Asuka hadn't had enough strength to forcefully score that point, even if Oikawa Toorucould have executed the subsequent plan, it would have been difficult to help Seijoh extend their lead.
In the blink of an eye.
The second game entered its 13th minute.
The score was 14:12.
Seijoh had the offense.
Mujinzaka High School's fierce pursuit of points caused Seijoh's pressure to skyrocket; a few short rounds of offense and Defense felt more exhausting than an entire game in the past.
Oikawa Tooru's eyes faintly glowed, a sign of his brain operating at high speed and his focus reaching complete concentration.
Seijoh's current Spikers lacked in attack power compared to Mujinzaka, so to achieve attack power equal to or capable of contending with Mujinzaka, this deficiency had to be compensated for by Oikawa Tooru.
Although Mujinzaka's substitute Setter didn't have a brain like Yusuri Mitsuru, he was a third-year player, and while his technique and mind were average, he was calm enough.
Therefore, the tactics used against Yusuri Mitsuru could not be applied to this person.
Thus, Oikawa Tooru could only initiate an attack from another angle. When he noticed the opposing Setter's gaze completely locked on him, he immediately understood that the opposing coach had probably given some specific instructions.
So Oikawa Tooru quietly shifted his steps, gradually drawing this Setter to the left wing, then with a back-set, he directly Passed the volleyball to Akashi Asuka's airspace on the right side.
Akashi Asuka leaped into the air to meet the volleyball, but just as he was about to swing his arm for a Spike, two tall figures suddenly appeared simultaneously from the other side of the net.
It was a double block set up jointly by Mujinzaka's Ace, Kiryu Hachi, and one of their 'Twin Towers,' Yunnan Keisuke.
The strength of these two was beyond doubt.
When they saw these two appear in front of Akashi Asuka, let alone the spectators outside the court, even Akashi Asuka's Seijoh teammates, who usually had confidence in him, changed their expressions instantly.
"Oh no!"
Oikawa Tooru sensed trouble; this stance from the opponent was clearly a close Defense on Akashi Asuka!
Akashi Asuka himself, in mid-air, quickly scanned and also found Mujinzaka's Defenseflawless, because this time, the opposing Defense not only had the two blockers in front, but also a tight Defense set up in the backcourt.
Under these circumstances, the success rate of a powerful Spike was less than 5%.
After a moment of thought.
The next second.
Akashi Asuka suddenly swung his arm and hit a soft, yet not too soft, kill. As expected, the volleyball directly hit Yunnan Keisuke and Kiryu Hachi's arms.
But this time, the volleyball did not rebound and fall to the ground; instead, it bounced back up into the sky.
[Beautiful hit!]
[Seijoh's Ace, Akashi Asuka, facing Mujinzaka High School's tight Defense, suddenly hit a rebound ball. The volleyball struck the block and bounced back onto Seijoh's court, giving Seijoh another chance to regroup.]
Akashi Asuka's sudden rebound ball might not seem like much to the spectators, because although this hit was beautiful, it wasn't uncommon in the National Tournament.
But for Seijoh's players, the meaning of this rebound ball hit by Akashi Asuka was completely different.
In a word:
That is: when did our Seijoh's Ace ever hit such a shabby ball?
Embarrassing!
He couldn't even score directly!
When did our Seijoh's Ace ever suffer such a grievance?
A rebound ball is considered a Tactical Strike in volleyball. For other teams, such a rebound ball is also considered a 'good play.' Iwaizumi Hajimeused to hit them often when he was the Ace.
But ever since Akashi Asuka took over the Aceposition, Seijoh had almost never seen Akashi Asuka hit this kind of ball.
Unexpectedly, now even a Tactical Strikeappeared.
Clearly, Akashi Asuka was also pushed to his limits by Mujinzaka High School!
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