Hinata, who was the first to be called, raised his hand in response: "Yes!"
Coach Saito continued calling out the remaining people: "Rishia, Kageyama, Tsukishima, Kindaichi, Kunimi, you all will play the first set."
Although the plan was to play four sets, the first-year students at the training camp actually couldn't form a large enough group, since Goshiki Tsutomu had to stay with the Shiratorizawa side, some people would have to play two sets.
Moreover, no Libero participated in this training camp, the Shiratorizawa side didn't use one either; Yamagata Hayato acted as the person on the sidelines answering questions and resolving doubts.
The six people who were called out stood on one side of the court, no one spoke first.
Everyone looked around, finally, they all looked at Hinata at the same time.
Hinata raised a finger and pointed to himself: "Me?"
Let him direct? Is this for real?
Seeing that no one seemed to have any objections, Hinata cleared his throat. "Ahem, since everyone trusts me so much, I'll just make the arrangements directly."
After making a grand opening, Hinata looked directly at Rishia Heisuke: "Heisuke, you go first and say a few words!"
Rishia felt like his stomach was hurting a little.
But under everyone's gaze, Rishia Heisuke still took the tactical board that Coach Washijo had just handed over from Tsukishima Kei.
After looking around at everyone repeatedly, he steeled himself and quickly filled in the rotation.
“In that case, we'll use an Opposite tactic.”
Rishia showed the board to everyone: "I will play on the Right Wing to cover for Shoyo. Kunimi-kun, pay attention to supporting the play, Middle Blockers, pay attention to coordinating with the Quick Attack."
Kageyama glanced over, combining it with the footage of Inarizaki in his memory, roughly understood Rishia Heisuke's meaning: "I got it."
Kunimi Akira nodded, Tsukishima had no objection either.
And Kindaichi, who seemed to be the only one who hadn't received the signal at all, blinked: "Huh?"
I'll direct them in advance," Kageyama paused, then raised his hand to make several gestures for Kindaichi. "This is a Back Quick, this is a front cross in front of the setter, this is a Position 2 flat..
Kindaichi raised his hand to call a stop: "Wait, wait, wait, slower, slower, I didn't memorize it."
Kageyama slowed down and explained it a second time.
This time it was Hinata's turn to have a question: "Kageyama! What was this called again?"
"The position behind the setter," Kageyama answered.
This was part of Karasuno's tactical hand signals, so Tsukishima didn't need him to explain it at all.
However, every team has commonalities, Kindaichi and the others had basically memorized them after watching three times in a row.
As for Hinata, who was still a bit dazed..
Kageyama stated that if he was allowed to act on his own intuition, he would deliver the ball perfectly.
Hinata replied that he could definitely do that.
As a defensive player, Rishia Heisuke only made a simple note of it, but he estimated that he wouldn't have many chances to spike, the probability of him needing to would be extremely low.
But to be honest.. Hinata remembers Inarizaki's tactical hand signals so well that it would be better to let him give Kageyama a new set.
Kageyama starts.
On the first-year side, both they and the opposing Shiratorizawa essentially start with the Ace in Position 4, though the physical difference between the two sides' Aces is quite vast.
But the side with the smaller physique shouldn't underestimate their opponent, for even a mouse can topple an elephant.
What a great serve!
Hinata's position was slightly further back, with Tsukishima and Kunimi on either side of the net providing serve coverage.
Tossing the volleyball in his hands, Kageyama adjusted his condition before raising his hand and tossing the ball into the air.
Looking up at the volleyball, his peripheral vision swept across the various people in front of him.
Former teammates, current teammates.
Former rivals, but teammates he longs to cooperate with in the future.
To Kageyama, they might be different.
But regardless, they always had one thing in common.
—They are all strong.
After a heavy thud, the volleyball had already turned into a meteor, smashing down between Tendo and Shirabu on the opposite side.
When there is no Libero on the court, the Middle Blocker becomes an easy target.
Goshiki Tsutomu, who was already positioned toward the back, called out without hesitation, "I'll take it!"
Now, he wasn't just covering for Shirabu alone, but Tendo as well; he had to show the courage expected of a future Ace.
Lowering his center of gravity, Goshiki Tsutomu controlled his arms so that he could make contact with the ball head-on.
But Kageyama's serve was notoriously heavy, Goshiki, who was already in a poor position, failed to control the ball properly. The volleyball flew straight over the net and landed near the baseline.
"Opportunity Ball!" After signaling his teammates to receive the ball, Kageyama quickly made a hand gesture behind his back.
After confirming the ball was not out, Rishia Heisuke raised his hand, sending the ball toward Kageyama Tobio's head: "Kageyama!"
Kageyama called out, "Nice receive!"
Tsukishima Kei had already moved to Position 2 for a flat quick attack, following Kageyama's initial instructions.
Meanwhile, Hinata had already retreated outside the court following his own instincts, almost at the same time as Rishia receiving the ball, he began his approach toward the net, his entire trajectory tracing an arc.
Kawanishi and Goshiki, who had rushed up to support from behind, both stared at Hinata's movements, while on the other side, Ushijima was subtly guarding against Tsukishima Kei's Quick Attack.
As he took his final step, Hinata suddenly braked at the net, then lowered his center of gravity, preparing to jump.
Recalling Hinata's previous attacking patterns, Goshiki and Kawanishi made their decisions almost simultaneously.
—Individual time difference.
Just as Kageyama was about to set the ball, Hinata's entire center of gravity shifted significantly to the left.
Finally, he took a half-step forward and leaped up on one foot.
The completely deceived blocker still jumped at the normal timing, having no idea that Hinata was going to pull a stunt with his positioning.
Kageyama's expression changed drastically in an instant, but fortunately, his body's instinctive reaction allowed him to complete the subsequent bump.
The volleyball flew steadily, landing right in front of Hinata.
With a loud thud, the volleyball perfectly bypassed the block, smashing toward the backline of Shiratorizawa's court in an almost perfect straight line.
The sound of the ball hitting the ground rang out, the referee, who had been observing from the sidelines, raised a flag to signal it was in.
Hinata landed lightly, raising his hands and cheering, "Yes! First point!"
Kageyama's expression was one of shock, as if he still hadn't processed what had just happened.
After performing a fake individual time difference, Hinata even gave a half-position difference, even when spiking, he managed to hit a line shot that hit the line while his center of gravity was still tilted?
Thinking of this, Kageyama's expression twisted completely.
This guy.. almost fooled him!
What if he can't react in time! Is he just going to give the opponent a point?!
Hinata had already rushed up to Kageyama with his hand raised, signaling for a high five.
Seeing that Kageyama showed no reaction, Hinata blinked in confusion, not understanding why Kageyama had such an expression.
—I should be happy that we scored.
Meeting Hinata's gaze, Kageyama felt a bit flustered: "W-what are you thinking! What if I hadn't kept up!"
But you did keep up, didn't you? Your sets were great!" Hinata said, hands on his hips, looking completely self-righteous. "I hereby grant you one-third of Miya Atsumu-senpai's setting skills.
Hinata shook his hand again. "Alright, high five me!"
After high-fiving Hinata with a stiff body, Kageyama was still a bit dazed.
So.. you trust him that much!
Or do you think that if someone had even a third of Miya Atsumu's skill, they could naturally keep up with that ball?
That's too ridiculous!
Watching Hinata rush over to Hinata's side to high-five Tsukishima, Rishia said softly to Kageyama, "Don't think about those unnecessary things."
He scored a great spike, just cheer for him.
However, it's true that an average setter would indeed have thoughts like Kageyama's when playing with Hinata.
Hinata seems to trust me, but in reality.. it's a kind of kidnapping called "reliance."
I believe you can do it, so toss it to me.
In other words, Miya Atsumu, who used his individual skills to hijack the Spiker, was well-received, but if it were anyone else..
Before Rishia Heisuke could even finish processing the thought in his head, he met Kageyama Tobio's enlightened, excited, joyful gaze.
Rishia Heisuke immediately swallowed the words of comfort that were about to escape his lips.
Well, this guy isn't exactly a normal person either.
Coach Saito, standing by the sidelines, pushed up the glasses on his face, his entire being radiating happiness.
The tripod-mounted camera was placed right in front of him, perfectly recording the brilliant clashes on the court.
Actually, recording it for the coaches of various schools was just a side effect; the essence was that Unabara wanted to see if Kageyama and Hinata could coordinate effectively.
Even if it doesn't have the same intensity as Miya Atsumu's, having even half of that would be good.
But looking at that last play, the effect was much better.
When Hinata came last time, they already knew he could coordinate with most setters, his adaptability was quite strong.
But I never expected him to have such a presence that could exert reverse pressure on the setter.
—As expected of a player raised by Kurosu Coach of Inarizaki, he's just like Miya Atsumu and the others.
Although he had ten thousand words he wanted to say, he was too close to the camera to speak, so he could only clench his fists to show his excitement.
Great, let's go to an izakaya with Coach Washijo tonight to celebrate!
He wants to eat oysters! Lots of oysters!