Because he had to make up for the part of the counterattack work that Sakusa lacked, Amatori could not go to the sideline to attack, so Agatsuma Soushi had to spike from the center.
Compared to the first set, Agatsuma Soushi's spike lacked a significant amount of power, having realized this, he himself prepared to avoid the block.
He raised his hand, preparing to hit the ball on a short diagonal, but Suna, having already anticipated the move, jumped at the perfect time and position, slamming the ball back into Itachiyama's court with one hand.
Sakusa, who had just gotten up, lunged forward once again, keeping the ball in play.
"Free ball!" Akagi shouted, stepping back to prepare for the receive under Miya Atsumu's signal.
The volleyball was sent smoothly over Miya Atsumu's head, this time, Hinata suddenly braked after swapping positions with Miya Osamu.
Should he slow down to hit a high ball?
Agatsuma took a step back, preparing to use a single step's momentum to increase his height and completely suppress Hinata.
But Miya Atsumu didn't look at Hinata at all; instead, he set the ball toward Suna.
Both quick attacks on the sides were just decoys; the one truly attacking was Suna in the center.
Kuroo's mouth twitched: "Wing Spikers using Quick Attacks to cover Middle Blockers for strong attacks and whatnot.."
Shiratori laughed along: "What an absurdity."
Suna's heavy spike had already come crashing down, aimed directly at Amatori Toru, who had just retreated to the back row.
Relatively speaking, this guy is the hardest one to deal with; the best option is to simply crush him with a spike.
Amatori Toru sent the ball up. Suna's spike was difficult to predict, in the heat of the moment, his center of gravity shifted, nearly causing him to fall: "Cover me!"
Komori's expression was also unpleasant.
He knew that Inarizaki always settled their scores on the spot.
They were just suppressed by the attack, now they are retaliating.
Now.. it has become Itachiyama who is being suppressed and unable to launch any strong attacks.
Moreover, Inarizaki's rhythm isn't as slow as theirs; their double quick attacks on both sides are so intense they almost make it impossible to keep up.
It feels like.. they won't even be able to organize a counterattack before it's over.
Hinata took two steps back and leaped a moment before Suna could jump.
The two of them worked together to block in front of Inamura, while Hinata, having jumped to the same height as Suna, cut off his direction for a straight spike.
With a loud thud, Hinata touched the ball: "A touch!"
No sound of a reception echoed from behind; Miya Osamu took two steps back, leaped directly, swung his hand for a violent spike as the volleyball flew toward the three-meter line.
The ball instantly soared over the net, crashing heavily behind Komori.
The score jumped to Inarizaki 2:0 Itachiyama.
A roar erupted from the crowd.
He went straight for a spike? Is this for real?!
Osamu-kun is so cool!!
Shiratori raised his hands and clapped: "Now this is a true turnaround."
Miya Osamu turned to look at Miya Atsumu and, before Atsumu could snap, said nonchalantly, "You're saying you haven't scored any points, right?"
Miya Atsumu shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Hinata raised both hands high and cheered, "Osamu-senpai, that was so cool! Can I do that too?!"
To go straight into a spike from the three-meter line on his very first touch.. that was so cool!
Miya Atsumu went crazy: "Don't go learning everything, Shoyo!"
Chapter 110: The One Hundred and Tenth Fox
Under Miya Atsumu's gaze, Hinata stood at attention, then watched him as he prepared to serve upon the referee's signal.
Even though he might not get to use it, he decided to learn it first; it would be bad if he didn't have the awareness of this spike if an opportunity ever arose.
Miya Atsumu stood at the serving position with a sour expression, his gaze piercing through the net to lock onto Amatori, who had retreated to receive the ball for Iizuna.
Being stared at once again, Amatori's head was full of question marks, he couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity in his heart.
What on earth is this guy trying to do, why does he have to target him?
Forget it, he's already used to it.
As the person responsible for receiving the serve, he would inevitably be targeted from the start of the match until the end.
It's just..
The moment the volleyball cleared the net, he crouched down by bending his knees and met the ball head-on with his forearm.
Miya Atsumu did not use a jump float serve this time; instead, just like those stunning plays from the previous set that captivated the entire crowd, it was a powerful serve so fast that it was almost impossible to react to.
Amatori had lowered his center of gravity as much as possible, but he was still knocked back quite a bit.
As a result, the trajectory of this ball did not follow the original plan at all; instead, it flew toward the net near the Position 2 marker.
On the sidelines, Coach Kurosu was covered in shock, as if he had discovered a whole new world.
Is this for real? Does hitting Miya Osamu really work? This serve actually stabilized?
After a split-second thought about whether to spike, Agatsuma followed through immediately, hitting the ball directly against the arm of Mi, who had rushed up to block.
The volleyball bounced back into the Itachiyama gym, maintaining enough height for the setter to control and handle it.
Iizuna's eyes lit up: "Beautiful! One more!"
This counterattack came at just the right time; he needed exactly this kind of opportunity to organize the attack.
Amatori Toru scrambled up and quickly moved forward, leaping once again against the block of Miya Osamu and Suna Osamu on Inarizaki's side.
There is no one in the Inarizaki back row particularly worth targeting right now, so his task is to spike this ball down and do his absolute best to score.
The volleyball, like a drill, struck Miya Osamu's arm and then flew out of bounds, out of control.
Itachiyama took one back.
Hinata glanced at Agatsuma Soushi, then looked at Miya Osamu, a look of sudden realization flashing across his face.
So.. is this how a "rebound" actually works in a real match?
That's right, during that long rally at the very beginning, he actually had a chance to play a rebound and reorganize the attack, but he forgot.
Miya Atsumu protested, "Osamu! Aren't you making too many blocking errors!"
Being targeted by the opponent time and time again was bad enough, but the key was that he was also losing points.
Miya Osamu frowned: "So noisy."
If Miya Atsumu had the ability, he could do it himself. Aside from using his dominant hand, how was this heavy spike any different from Shiratorizawa's cannon? It was as if anyone could block it.
In terms of the result, he wasn't smashed through, but was simply tooled by the block.
Seeing Miya Osamu not daring to look him in the eyes, Miya Atsumu's eyes widened, he pointed at him, saying, "You're feeling guilty!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Miya Atsumu turned his head toward Coach Kurosu. "Coach! Sub him out immediately! Let Ginjima block! I've had enough of this bastard's half-heartedness!"
Miya Osamu raised an eyebrow, then brushed at an imaginary sleeve. "Are you looking for a fight?"
Coach Kurosu rubbed his chin. "It shouldn't be a big problem."
Unlike Miya Atsumu, Miya Osamu was very rational when it came to volleyball; if he encountered a problem, he wouldn't waste any more time on the court.
Even so, Kurosu still raised his hand and called Ginjima over.
I'll sub you in during Shoyo's service rotation in a bit. Coordinate with Suna regarding the blocking; try your best to suppress Sakusa so he doesn't score too easily.
Ginjima nodded, "Understood."
He isn't good at performing a Quick Attack, but his blocking is no problem.
On the court, Itachiyama's Amatori Toru serves.
Miya Atsumu clapped his hands, while simultaneously shooting a glare at Miya Osamu: "Try to break their momentum with a single point; don't give them the chance to score continuously."
It is still Inarizaki's dominant phase; if they allow Itachiyama to score consecutive points.. Miya Osamu should commit seppuku to apologize.
Hinata hopped twice in place, his eyes fixed intensely on Sakusa, who was directly opposite him: "Got it!"
Amatori's serve was certainly heavy, but the direction couldn't be controlled, it ultimately turned into a gift for the Libero.
And Akagi sent the ball steadily right above Miya Atsumu's head.
Hinata quickly completed the crossing maneuver with Miya Osamu in front of the setter, leaping on one foot near the Position 4 marker.
Agatsuma Soushi was half a step behind, but he still reached out with all his might toward Hinata's side.
When Inarizaki used their Double Quick Attack tactic most of the time, Hinata's state was to jump first and wait for the Setter to deliver the ball, so he had no other choice but to gamble on Hinata's spike.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.
As Hinata descended, the one revealed was the Ace from the back-four position, Owari Aran.
Aran took a deep breath, raised his hand, spiked the ball toward the corner on the other side of Itachiyama.
Hinata landed on one foot and immediately bent low, keeping his posture extremely low to prevent Aran's spike from hitting him.
After the heavy impact, Komori, who had lunged forward, sent the ball up: "Captain! Save the ball!"
As Hinata retreated, he quickly moved back into position, waiting for Iizuna to set the ball to the right side of Suna.
Watching Sakusa prepare to move forward, Hinata's mind quickly flashed through the words Suna had said to him during their conversation not long ago.
When Sakusa spikes from Position 4, he mostly chooses to hit a topspin shot with his backhand, when he hits a line shot, there is a very obvious wrist movement, just like this.
His power isn't as great as Amatori's, so if he can predict the play, he can actively opt for a hard kill.
[You need to jump higher than him, then try to press your hands down as much as possible so you don't get tooled..]
Glancing at Iizuna Sho, who was preparing to set the ball, Hinata decisively took two steps back to prepare his approach.
When Kami-senpai was in Position 4, Iizuna-senpai would inevitably give him the straight set, while Agatsuma-senpai in the center would basically only spike high balls.
Suna quietly stepped up to his position.