Komori Motoya was stunned for a moment.
It wasn't until Oikawa Tooru looked at him that he said, "Oikawa-senpai wins!"
Not fair, not fair! Do it again!" Miya Atsumu protested, "I'm not ready yet!
Oikawa Tooru sneered and reached out his hand again.
If you're not satisfied, then let's go again, Miya Atsumu-kun.
Miya Atsumu's expression grew even more solemn, his entire being poised for battle.
Komori clapped his hands: "Start!"
Clap.
Another sub-second light-speed suppression, Oikawa Tooru wins decisively.
Miya Atsumu's expression went blank, his face filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Under Oikawa Tooru's teasing gaze, he reached out his hand once more: "One more time."
He didn't believe it; he couldn't lose in the blink of an eye every single time.
Oikawa Tooru's posture was even more relaxed, even propping up his chin with one hand: "Come on."
This time he didn't tackle Miya Atsumu immediately, but instead stood firm like a great mountain.
Miya Atsumu's expression was contorted, as if he were putting every ounce of his strength into it, but Oikawa Tooru remained relaxed, his arms unmoving.
After about ten seconds, Oikawa Tooru suddenly exerted force and pinned Miya Atsumu down once again.
Hoshiumi Sakusa clapped his hands expressionlessly, while the camera solemnly recorded every single detail of the entire match.
"Oikawa-senpai wins!" Komori raised Oikawa Tooru's left hand high.
Miya Atsumu fell to his knees, unable to move, his mind going completely blank.
Meanwhile, the victor, Oikawa Tooru, had already stood up, laughing loudly toward the sky by his side.
Hahahaha—
Oikawa Tooru is victorious!
Seeing Miya Atsumu's total defeat, Hoshiumi let out a sneer: "Miya Atsumu, you're no good."
"Shut up, it's all Rishia Heisuke's fault," Miya Atsumu said gloomily.
Exactly, it's all because of Rishia Heisuke. He missed his call the first day, then he refused to take any photos or videos using "being busy" as an excuse, even yesterday, Shoyo hung up on his call using the reason that he "wanted to watch Itachiyama's footage with Heisuke"!
He had no idea about the recent developments at Shiratorizawa, which caused his mood to be extremely poor these past few days, his strength was affected as a result.
That's right! Exactly!
Meanwhile, at Shiratorizawa, Rishia Heisuke, who had just committed a service error, scratched the back of his head.
Why did he feel a chill running down his spine..
A bad premonition rose in his heart, as he suddenly realized he would be returning tomorrow, he thought of the "death warning" Miya Atsumu had sent once again.
It's over, he doesn't want to go back to Hyogo anymore.
Rishia Heisuke reached out and grabbed Hinata: "Shoyo, how about we just don't go.."
He didn't want to go back to the guillotine!
Chapter 158: The One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Fox
"Don't be afraid! If we win this match, Atsumu-senpai will definitely forgive you!" Hinata encouraged Rishia Heisuke.
Heisuke only hung up on Atsumu-senpai once; even if Atsumu-senpai is upset, he won't be too angry. If we win this match beautifully, it will make Atsumu-senpai a little happier!
Moreover.. even if the opponent is Shiratorizawa, they have Miya Atsumu-senpai on their side, along with two tall Opposites and the very capable Kunimi.
Having fully understood the meaning in Hinata Shoyo's eyes, Rishia Heisuke felt that ominous premonition growing even stronger.
Really.. with his serve failing like that just now, is it really going to be okay!
Rishia Heisuke fell silent, feeling as if he would be nailed to a pillar of shame by the second-year seniors.
Kageyama didn't notice at all that the two were communicating something with their eyes; he just continued speaking, "Tendo-senpai has rotated to the back row, Kawanishi-senpai's success rate in handling quick attacks isn't very high, so we need to strengthen our coordination on quick attacks."
Hinata raised his hand in an OK gesture: "Understood completely!"
Kageyama immediately looked toward Tsukishima and Kindaichi.
Tsukishima nodded expressionlessly, while Kindaichi responded in a low voice, "Yeah, I got it."
Tendo's serve could also be described as nothing special.
Although the landing spot was very tricky, for Rishia Heisuke, who had been tormented by Kumagai, Miya Atsumu, Suna for more than half a year, it was incredibly easy to receive.
—Especially after being battered by Ushijima Wakatoshi's serves.
"Kageyama!" Rishia Heisuke's first receive was sent steadily to Kageyama Tobio.
At the same time, Hinata had already started his run, adjusting his position to approach the edge of the net.
Kawanishi knew exactly that Kageyama would choose to use a large-scale quick attack tactic once Tendo was no longer in the front row, so he almost immediately locked onto Hinata, who had already rushed to the net.
Even though Quick Attacks are difficult to deal with, as long as one can predict them in advance..
In this instant, Kawanishi's gaze once again caught Kunimi Akira's movement as he moved behind the court to prepare his approach.
No.. a back-row attack from the spiker?
Kageyama raised his hand to touch the ball, sending it in a tip toward Position 2 behind him without any back arch.
Watching the ball, which was exactly as he had instructed earlier—even the height and distance were at his most comfortable position—Kindaichi was almost moved to tears.
One must know that back when he was at Kitagawa Daiichi, Kageyama never gave instructions in advance when performing a Quick Attack.
In fact, during their time at Kitagawa Daiichi, they didn't use tactical hand signals at all, the coach never taught them.
To the point that.. throughout an entire match, the most he did was try to guess what Kageyama was thinking.
On the other side, Hinata had executed a perfect decoy against the block, leaving a path before him so wide it would bring tears to one's eyes.
He only needed to put all his strength into the spike and decisively score the point.
The full-power spike landed heavily just inside the three-meter line near the Shiratorizawa front row.
The whistle blew, Kindaichi scored.
He clenched his fists and cheered, "Yes!!"
A spike from the three-meter line is every spiker's dream, but Kindaichi had never experienced that feeling before.
A perfect first receive, a perfect set, teammates clearing the way for him.. everything gave him the best possible opportunity.
"That's absolutely insane," Yura Shota said softly from the sidelines.
Koganezawa, who was still excited for Kindaichi, blinked upon hearing that. "What does that mean?"
Yura froze for a moment, then tried his best to explain to Koganezawa, "Um.. normally, the Middle Blocker acts as a decoy to clear the way for the Ace, but right now, it means the exact opposite."
Koganezawa had an epiphany: "I completely understand!"
Hinata, who was already on the court, approached Kageyama and Kindaichi: "High five, high five!"
He and Rishia had already high-fived each other at the first opportunity!
Kageyama and Kindaichi shook hands with Hinata one after another, but Hinata had no intention of leaving, instead winking at the two of them.
Kindaichi looked at Kageyama, Kageyama looked at Kindaichi.
The two stared at each other in silence for ten seconds before finally reaching out to give each other a gentle high-five.
Kageyama added, "Nice spike."
Kindaichi suddenly felt a sting in his nose and took an uncontrollable step backward.
Hinata leaned closer to Kageyama. "At least it's a compliment. You could be a bit louder, King."
Kageyama's expression froze for a second, he raised his hand toward Kindaichi once again.
After Kindaichi raised his hand in a daze following his movement, he slammed it down heavily, with such force that Kindaichi was forced to take half a step back.
Kindaichi! Nice kill!
Hinata patted Kageyama's back: "Nice, you've got great spirit."
As for Kageyama, who had shouted that, he let out a long sigh, as if he were exhaling all the pent-up frustration along with it.
He snapped his head around, looking at Hinata, who had been fueling the fire the whole time.
Meeting Kageyama's gaze, Hinata decisively shrank back, hiding behind Rishia Heisuke.
Kageyama had a sour expression on his face, but ultimately let out a light huff.
Kindaichi looked at his own hands, then looked at Kageyama.
He wanted to grab Kageyama's shoulders right now and beg the monster living inside Kageyama's shell never to come out for the rest of his life.
After regaining the service turn, Shiratorizawa attempted to force an attack once again.
Goshiki Tsutomu's heavy and powerful back-row attack smashed straight down, but Hinata received it perfectly: "Nice one!"
Rishia raised his hand to spike the ball from the front row, Ohira took his position very quickly.
Shirabu passed the ball to the Ace once again: "Ushijima-senpai!"
The super Ace had already taken flight, a massive pressure suddenly descended.
And Tsukishima Kei did not dodge, instead facing him head-on.
Blocking someone like Ushijima.. it's almost impossible when Ushijima himself is in such excellent condition.
If we were to actually do it, the only way would be to reduce the opponent's stamina through early-game play and limit their momentum through blocking.
Always, not now.
At this time, the best choice should still be..
Tsukishima's peripheral vision caught Hinata suddenly retreating beside him, at the same time, he inconspicuously shifted a few centimeters to the other side.