After a long time, he finally said, "That contact point is really high, he can even use feints to change the ball's trajectory."
Kenma said indifferently, "The setter is incredible."
The foundation of a spiker using a feint to induce the opposing defender is for the setter to provide a ball that stays in the air long enough at the hitting point; an average setter cannot achieve such a level of freedom.
Watching Suna and Miya Atsumu glare at each other, Shiratori rubbed his chin. "So he just doesn't jump normally. But that play he made earlier—there really wasn't a need for it."
The essence of Suna's offense lies in making the blocker believe they can block it; being overhand actually yields less effective results.
Hinata prepared to serve the second ball.
Only then did Miya Atsumu withdraw his protesting and accusing gaze, letting out an extremely indignant huff.
Hinata's second serve unfortunately landed on the line, giving a point to the opposing team.
After a quick sliding kneel to apologize, Hinata pulled himself together and executed a back-row double quick attack with Miya Osamu, barely salvaging his reputation.
The referee signaled Suna to serve.
As he passed Hinata, Suna turned his head and said to him, "With enough experience, it just comes naturally."
Hinata, knowing he was talking about the second form of decoy, nodded: "I completely understand!"
Someday, he will also be able to figure out all the movements of the opponent's defenders.
"Good luck," Suna encouraged.
As soon as he stood at the service position, the announcement sounded from the sidelines.
Rishia Heisuke substituted Suna Rintaro in to serve.
Suna took the number 10 card from Rishia Heisuke and returned to the waiting area to take his position.
Kanzaki grew nervous: "It's happening, Inarizaki's rotation serve pressure tactic!"
Hanae's mouth twitched: ".. You actually managed to come up with such a serious name."
The Inarizaki cheering erupted into a frenzy the moment Rishia Heisuke stepped onto the court, it was a rather chaotic kind of energy.
It could even be described as.. noisy.
Heisuke, give them a good serve!
Taking a deep breath, Rishia Heisuke, who had taken his position near the railing, locked his gaze onto the space in front of Wakamura on the opposite side.
Municipal Kobe wouldn't dare play with two wing spikers receiving a serve during Inarizaki's crucial service turn, Wakamura, positioned in the middle, couldn't step forward as easily as those on the sides.
Kanzaki stepped back, positioning himself in front of Wakamura to maintain the three-person receive formation.
The whistle blew.
Amidst the thunderous cheers, Rishia raised his hand and tossed the ball high into the air.
After a four-step approach, he leaped with a heavy thud just less than five centimeters from the end line.
The arm extension upward converted almost all of the approach speed into vertical height.
With a loud bang, the volleyball nearly crossed the net in an instant, smashing down into the space between Kanzaki and Wakamura.
Wakamura, who had originally prepared to move forward, paused, while Kanzaki struggled to adjust his posture, attempting to receive the ball.
But the moment his arm made contact with the volleyball, an unexpected force instantly surged through the ball.
The next second, with a loud bang, the volleyball flew straight out of bounds.
The ball's speed was so great that the members of Municipal Kobe had absolutely no chance to save it.
"Yes!!" Rishia Heisuke clenched his fists and cheered.
This was almost the best serve he could manage at this stage; being able to score a point for himself and for the team was the greatest reward for his hard work.
"This serve intensity.." Kuroo frowned.
They had all studied the match footage from the Inarizaki National Sports Festival. As one of Inarizaki's key players for scoring crucial points, they knew exactly how powerful Rishia Heisuke's power serve was, it definitely didn't have the same speed as that last ball.
On the coach's bench, Coach Kurosu couldn't help but curl his lips into a smirk.
During this period, the thing Rishia Heisuke practiced most was physical fitness, strength training itself is combined with physical training.
Coupled with Rishia Heisuke's natural talent in this regard, even without specialized strength and muscle-building training, his muscle growth rate was much faster than Hinata's.
The most direct manifestations of this were the breakthroughs in his spike power and serve speed.
—Hinata had been feeling envious for a long time.
"Rishia Heisuke is so cool!" Hinata cheered for Rishia Heisuke.
This kind of power serve.. He probably won't be able to pull that off again in his life; he can only put more effort into precision and spin.
Rishia stood tall, basking in the cheers from the entire crowd, inconspicuously sniffled.
One more!
Thunderous applause and cheers also erupted from Inarizaki's own cheering section.
At the referee's signal, Rishia returned to his starting position for the approach.
The feel of the last ball was quite good; he just needs to do the same for the next one.
Unlike Hanae, the libero with immense talent and growth potential, this first-year wing spiker's receiving form could be described as somewhat lacking.
—There will definitely be no problem continuing to watch him.
Kanzaki certainly felt the fact that he was being targeted, but he absolutely could not back down.
Behind him were their Captain and their Setter.
Once his first receive continues to have problems, it will lead to the collapse of the subsequent attack.
Hanae poked his head over to take a look at him from the other side, but ultimately said nothing.
Actually, at a time like this, one could choose to abandon Kanzaki's defensive position and instead have him and Murata on the other side perform a double middle block to receive the serve.
Although the pressure on both of them would increase, it would at least guarantee that the ball was sent up, leaving the rest to Wakamura-senpai to cover.
But looking at Kanzaki's current state..
—It should be fine.
"Bring it on!" Kanzaki shouted loudly.
They are both first-year spikers, but he will not lose to Rishia Heisuke!
The whistle blew.
This time, Rishia Heisuke didn't wait at all; after adjusting his state, he raised his hand and tossed the ball high into the air.
It was still a powerful four-step approach, jumping precisely before the baseline, then using all of his strength to spike the ball.
The speed of Rishia's spike was even faster than the previous one, the placement was even more tricky, aimed directly at Kanzaki's chest.
It was a complete body shot, the kind of ball that is most difficult for inexperienced freshmen to handle.
Fortunately, someone was more experienced than him; the moment Wakamura sensed the ball might be a chest-high follow-up, he took a large step back, leaving Kanzaki enough space to handle it.
Just as he expected, Kanzaki immediately took a step back, attempting to handle the ball with his lower hand.
With a heavy thud, the volleyball bounced upward.
Good news, it was received, it was high enough.
Bad news, it's too high, it's going out of bounds.
What a great receive!
Wakamura shouted, then quickly moved to follow, preparing to set the ball.
Although passing this kind of ball is no different from receiving a Ceiling Serve, as long as it can be passed, it is a good play.
Near the baseline, Wakamura leaped lightly, sending the ball back to the net with a back set.
Kanzaki, who had already returned to the front row after receiving the ball, rushed to Position 4 and leaped up with a thud, staring at the ball's location as he executed a straight spike.
Wakamura gave a very stable set, it was still Kanzaki's highest contact point.
Oori and Miya Osamu, who were originally defending against Higashiyama, did not follow up with their block in time, giving Kanzaki the opportunity to perform a spike straight down the line.
Having already secured the highest position, Kanzaki spiked with full force without hesitation, the ball slamming down near the three-meter line to score a point for Municipal Kobe.
"Great spike, Kanzaki!" The members of Municipal Kobe erupted into cheers.
Kanzaki rushed toward his captain immediately: "Wakamura-senpai, what a great set!"
He thought his own first receive would be a disaster, but he didn't expect the captain to follow up so promptly.
"Of course, who do you think I am?" Wakamura accepted all the praise from his junior.
"That was amazing!" Hanae also chimed in before stepping off the court.
On the other side, Matou stepped onto the court with a faint smile on his lips.
Wakamura was actually quite skilled at these kinds of saves from the baseline.
As for how he developed such skills.. you'd have to ask the monsters on the other side of the net.
Rishia Heisuke clicked his tongue, a clear look of unwillingness on his face: "Next time, I'll score five points."
If his reaction speed had been just a little faster, he actually could have saved that ball. Once he returns, he will definitely continue to work hard on practicing his receives and saves..
As Akagi prepared to return to the court, he patted his back: "That's the spirit. Ten points."
Kumagai echoed, "Exactly, exactly! Ten points!"
After locking eyes with Kumagai for a few seconds, Rishia Heisuke decisively raised his hand to report to Coach Kurosu, "Coach! Akuma said he's going to score ten points on his serve!"
It was too late for Kumagai to shut Rishia up; Coach Kurosu had already looked over. "Come on, come on, Kuniharu."
If Oori's serve manages to bring Kumagai into the game and he can widen the score gap in one go, there will be no suspense in this set.
Watching Kumagai's back as he marched away like a doomed warrior, Unabara raised a thumb toward Rishia.
Rishia also raised a thumb in return, while only Kumagai gradually wilted under the coach's instructions and teasing.
"I'm going to work hard to score ten points too!" Hinata shouted as well.
But the others only laughed, after all.. he really could do it.
Watching Miya Osamu step forward preparing a Quick Attack, Matou directly led the other two to pounce in front of him.