The opposing team was caught completely off guard, Sakusa directly scored a point.
"Nice shot, Kami-senpai!" Hinata cheered.
Hearing this title, Kiryu Ya was completely taken aback; he still found it difficult to associate such a somewhat cute nickname with Sakusa Kiyoomi.
But when he thought of that certain guy who was full of energy every single day, just like Hinata, it actually seemed normal.. wasn't it?
At this moment, Hinata had already turned his head to look at him: "Kiryu-senpai, Gen-senpai's movement after that back reception just now was also part of the cover for the attack, right?"
Hinata's eyes were full of confidence in having found the correct answer, yet they also held a faint sense of anticipation.
Kiryu nodded. "That's right. In current high school volleyball, aside from a few setters, Komori probably has the best tactical awareness."
And his strength isn't just in his awareness, but also in his execution itself.
Hinata's lips curled up uncontrollably at the affirmation. After letting out two snorts through his nose, he turned his gaze back toward the court, preparing to observe some highlights worth referencing.
Kiryu laughed and continued, "In short, the Libero's job is to receive the ball. If there is a chance for the Libero to receive, neither the Spiker nor the Setter should reach for it; you only need to focus on the subsequent attack."
"Understood!" Hinata nodded repeatedly.
Kiryu turned his gaze toward Rishia Heisuke, who had barely spoken a word since the beginning, keenly sensed his nervousness.
Before he could say anything, Rishia Heisuke, who had also noticed his gaze, already stood at attention and replied with full vigor, "Understood!"
Hinata and the startled Kiryu both cast confused glances at him at the same time.
Rishia Heisuke's expression froze, he wanted to find a hole to crawl into right then and there.
Help, he was just preoccupied with thinking about that cover after the receive that Kiryu mentioned..
Seito, who had started earlier, had already taken a 2-0 lead, Tachibana Shinji and the others also immediately noticed the three people standing by the sidelines, looking at each other in silence.
Tachibana protested, "I heard that, Hinata! You're cheering for Itachiyama, but you're not even cheering for me!"
Having already guessed what was about to happen, Rishia pulled the paper tube that Kusubashi had given Michiko yesterday out of his pocket and silently handed it to Hinata.
Hinata took the paper tube and shouted from a distance, "I saw it! Tachibana-senpai's save on that last ball was so timely!"
On the other side, Sakusa scored with a beautiful serve.
Hearing the commotion, Hinata turned his head: "Great serve, Kami-senpai! One more!"
Tachibana Shinji's face darkened.
Forget it, if it's that Sakusa..
He swallowed his frustration!
Chapter 65: The Sixty-Fifth Fox
Having just finished a serve, Sakusa Kiyoomi swept his gaze across the quite lively sidelines, he truly could not help but frown.
To be honest, Hinata and the others' actions weren't against the rules.
It was just that on ordinary days, even when people cheered for him, they would all cheer along with Itachiyama, so Hinata, standing by the sidelines, seemed..
Extremely noisy.
When Hinata, who was exceptionally excited by the sidelines, met his gaze, Sakusa raised his hand and made a motion of zipping his lips.
Seeing Sakusa's gesture, Hinata instantly shut his mouth, snapped to attention, didn't dare say another word.
Komori turned to look at Sakusa. "Why are you scaring people again?"
Sakusa replied, "Loud."
Iwaizumi, still in the front row, looked back, watching Sakusa with a look of confusion.
Sakusa replied with a very serious look, the two of them seemed to be communicating something.
Iizuna-senpai, feeling a bit of a headache, raised his hand to cover his forehead. "You can say whatever you have to say out loud, seriously."
The whistle blew, Sakusa maintained his consistent performance, delivering another high-spin topspin serve.
The opposing Libero was completely suppressed by Sakusa's serve, failing to make a clean receive once again and leaving his teammates with no chance to save the ball.
Hinata covered his mouth with his hand and said through his fingers, "That spin.. it looks so hard to receive."
Watching his cautious manner, Kiryu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Sakusa probably didn't mean for Hinata to not say a single word..
In the end, the equally clumsy Kiryu could only follow Hinata's lead and continue, "Yeah, besides Ushijima's left-handed spin, Sakusa is currently the best at playing spin serves in high school. I haven't seen anyone else who can play all kinds of spin serves like him."
Hearing this, Hinata suddenly froze for a moment.
He rubbed his chin with his hand, seriously recalling the matches he had played during this period, finally pulled a flamboyant figure, just like Atsumu, from the depths of his memory.
"The King's topspin and side-spin are both very skilled, he has incredible strength." "The King's spin serves are also excellent; when I tried to receive them, they felt just as difficult as Kami-senpai's serves." Hinata looked up at Kiryu Ya.
The King's side-spin and topspin are both very skilled, he has incredible strength.
Hearing the unfamiliar title, Kiryu asked curiously, "Who is the King?"
The captain and setter of Aobajohsai has an incredibly powerful serve, his setting is also amazing," Hinata explained. "I heard he's the setter Ushijima-senpai has his eyes on?
Recalling Coach Kurosu's words, Hinata added, "But Coach Kurosu thinks he would be a great partner for Kiryu-senpai."
This time, Kiryu was stunned, but Hinata didn't linger on this topic for long, instead continuing, "The Ace on their team is very fierce and has incredible strength; I couldn't receive his spike at all."
Hearing this, Kiryu also remembered which school it was. "I heard Coach Ame mention it; their coach had come to ask about technical plays before."
And they even asked about training matches, but we were at training camp during that time, so we declined.
Refused?" Hinata's eyes widened, he hurriedly said, "The King and the others are really amazing!
Rishia Heisuke lowered his eyes to look at Hinata's fingers; although he really wanted to make a comment, he held himself back in front of Kiryu.
He still couldn't manage to be like Aran, who could make comments anytime, anywhere.
Of course, it might also be because Hinata doesn't have as many things to complain about as the Miya Twins.
Kiryu laughed. "I just happened to be busy. Hearing you say that makes me a bit interested. I'll have Coach Ame ask about it once the Interhigh is over and we get back."
After all, the other party would be the one paying, since Hinata said their strength was quite good, so.. why wouldn't they do it?
Finally, Kiryu asked the question he had been curious about from the very beginning: "So why is it the King?"
Hinata said instinctively, "Eh? Because.. he's a King's senior? So it's Great King?"
During the match, Sakusa's serve hit the net and resulted in a fault. As he walked off the court, he instinctively glanced at Hinata and Kiryu, who were chatting about something.
And Hinata, whose eyes met Sakusa's once again, quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, pretending he hadn't said anything.
Watching Sakusa freeze by the sidelines, Iizuna laughed cheerfully, "It's fine if you hit the net, as long as you don't hit a teammate in the back of the head."
Miya Atsumu, who had just walked past the third-floor stands, reached up to touch the back of his head, feeling a strange, faint chill.
But none of that mattered; the focus now was..
Miya Atsumu caught up to Hoshiumi Hikari in front of him: "Hoshiumi! I'll show you something great!"
Hoshiumi looked back, distancing himself from Miya Atsumu by two steps with a look of pure disdain on his face: "What?"
Miya Atsumu's expression was extremely restrained, but anyone could see the sense of smugness that he couldn't hide at all: "My new wallpaper."
He raised his hand, showing Hoshiumi the high-definition original image he had just paid Suna for.
After looking at that picture, Hoshiumi shifted his gaze to Miya Atsumu, who was looking at him with an expectant expression.
He narrowed one eye and looked Miya Atsumu up and down.
Finally, Hoshiumi also pulled out his phone and said to Miya Atsumu, "Come, I'll show you something good too."
Miya Atsumu, not receiving the expected reaction, blinked, but ultimately leaned in to look at Hoshiumi's phone.
It wasn't anything else, but a video of 【Miya Atsumu getting hit in the back of the head by Hinata's serve】 on an endless loop fifty times.
Miya Atsumu's mind went blank, followed immediately by a sense of confusion so intense it nearly pierced the gymnasium ceiling.
His expression was terrified and distorted, completely losing the composure of that pool-side setter: "You.. you, you, you, where did you get that video?!"
Suna, it was definitely Suna!
But he remembered that he hadn't offended Suna during that time, besides, Suna was playing as a substitute in that training match, so how could he have brought a phone onto the court?
So.. who could it be?
Wait, wait, wait, the filming angle of this video is extremely low, looking as if it were shot while lying flat on the ground; that means everyone inside the stadium that day can be ruled out.
Moreover, on that day, there was only one group of people who had come to watch the match but had not yet entered the venue.
—Shiratorizawa.
The Great Detective Miya Atsumu quickly deduced the final answer, before Hoshiumi could even open his mouth to mock him, Miya Atsumu had already charged aggressively toward the stairwell.
Fine, he was going to go cheer for Shiratorizawa right now, praying that Shiratorizawa wouldn't be eliminated by some unknown team before reaching the top eight.
He must take this revenge with his own hands!
Halfway there, Miya Atsumu turned back again: "Hoshiumi, you didn't send it to anyone else, did you?"
Seeing the playful expression on Hoshiumi's face, Miya Atsumu collapsed completely.
It's over, everything is over.
His lifelong reputation—
After watching the excitement for an unknown amount of time, Miya Osamu walked over and said to Hoshiumi, "Send me a copy."
Miya Atsumu, on the ground, said, "I said that I swapped clothes and hairstyles with Osamu that day, do you believe me?"
That's right, the one who got hit wasn't him, but Miya Osamu.
Miya Osamu completely ignored Miya Atsumu and finished sending the MMS with Hoshiumi: "Received, thanks, I'll watch it a hundred times when I get back."
Miya Atsumu suddenly stood up and lunged straight at Miya Osamu: "You bastard, Osamu! Why are you joining in on the fun too!"
Not far away, Suwa, the captain of Karasuno, shouted, "Hey! Don't fight here, Inarizaki! If you're caught fighting inside the venue, the whole team will be banned for a year!"
The two of them immediately behaved themselves upon hearing that.
Meanwhile, Hinata had already arrived at Fukurodani's match venue with Rishia.