And without Hinata's encouragement, Rishia Heisuke from next door slept even later, staying in bed until the sun was high in the sky.
Coach Himegomiya arrived at the door early and picked up Xiaoxia to go have lunch together.
After finishing his breakfast, Miya Osamu still decided to go over to Miya Atsumu's place to take a look.
Even though there was no need to wake up early, sleeping until noon was absolutely out of the question.
After all, sleeping for too long would make your brain sluggish; by nearly ten o'clock, the Kita Team and the Coach would wake everyone up one by one.
Creeping into the room, Miya Osamu entered Miya Atsumu's room.
By the time they arrived, most of the rooms with windows had already been taken, this room was one of those without windows.
Therefore, without the lights turned on, nothing could be seen clearly in the room.
Raising his hand to turn on the light in the entryway, Miya Osamu immediately saw Miya Atsumu sleeping in an unexpectedly honest posture.
Raising an eyebrow slightly, he noticed that the other bed was empty.
—Hinata left a long time ago?
But that was impossible, because if Hinata had woken up early, he would have definitely gone to find Xiaoxia.
But it's also possible that he just left, so..
Miya Osamu walked up to Miya Atsumu's bed and said, "Atsu-kun, wake up. The matches for Inubushi Higashi and Fukurodani are almost over."
Miya Atsumu didn't react even after being called out to twice.
Osamu raised an eyebrow slightly, reached out without hesitation to grab the quilt, then violently yanked it off.
Orange hair was revealed.
Under Miya Osamu's shocked gaze, what appeared in his field of vision were Miya Atsumu and Hinata snuggling together.
Hinata curled up against Miya Atsumu's chest, reaching up to wrap his arms around his waist.
Miya Osamu's brain short-circuited for a few seconds, while Miya Atsumu and Hinata were also startled by the sudden rush of cold air, waking up one after another.
Prying Miya Atsumu's arm away with practiced ease, Hinata climbed up, his eyes still hazy as he looked toward Miya Osamu.
Not yet fully awake, he gave Miya Osamu a small smile. "Good morning, Osamu-senpai."
Miya Osamu replied with a smile, "Good morning, Shoyo."
He reached out and pulled Hinata up. "Go wash up first. There are disposable toothbrushes in the bathroom. I have something to say to Atsumu-senpai."
"Okay." Hinata nodded, then walked toward the bathroom with a yawn.
Miya Atsumu struggled to pull the blanket back, clutching it to his chest as he prepared to go back to sleep.
Miya Osamu's brow twitched.
He grabbed it, snatching the blanket from Miya Atsumu's hands and throwing it to the floor: "You're still sleeping! Get up, now!"
Miya Atsumu also had a severe case of morning grumpiness: "What are you doing!"
Miya Osamu was also quite blunt; after tossing aside the quilt, he reached out and hauled Miya Atsumu up as well.
No, you actually have the nerve to sleep! What did you do to me!
Facing Miya Osamu's look of pure contempt, Miya Atsumu was also bewildered. "What did I do? I didn't do anything! If anything, you're the one acting crazy this early in the morning!"
This time, it was Miya Osamu's turn to be speechless: "You.. forget it, just fend for yourself. I'm not looking after you anymore."
He rolled his eyes, urging Hinata to wash up before taking the group and leaving the room directly.
—Miya Atsumu is such a bastard.
Facing Hinata's bewildered gaze, Osamu said, "Atsumu is just a scumbag, stay away from him."
Hinata was even more bewildered.
Under Miya Osamu's intentional isolation, Miya Atsumu didn't get a single chance to touch Hinata until the afternoon match began.
Looking at the chasm between Hinata and Miya Atsumu, Oikawa Tooru in the stands was a bit bewildered: "What's going on? Are these two having a fight?"
Has a problem already arisen before he could even make a move?
This is..
This is really bad timing!
While warming up, Hinata walked up to Miya Atsumu: "Um, Atsumu-senpai, about that play you mentioned before.."
But before he could take another step, he felt himself being tugged by the back of his collar.
Hinata looked back, meeting Miya Osamu's disapproving gaze.
Miya Atsumu could no longer endure it: "Hey, what the hell are you doing?"
Miya Osamu has been acting strange since this morning, constantly trying to keep him and Hinata apart.
Even during the meeting to discuss tactics, Miya Osamu and Suna blocked both sides of Hinata, one on his left and one on his right, refusing to let him sit.
It's not like he's going to eat Hinata!
How is he supposed to defend against him? It's like defending against a serial killer!
Miya Osamu simply let out a cold laugh. "If you don't have any self-awareness, then you might as well never have any for the rest of your life."
There's no saving him; Miya Atsumu is completely beyond saving.
Even Coach Omimi was a bit stunned by the situation: "What's going on? Are the Twins fighting again?"
These two couldn't be that unreasonable, could they? Having a conflict during a match? And even involving Hinata?
Miya Atsumu glared at Miya Osamu.
—Just wait, in this match, I'm going to use you as a decoy and play with you.
Miya Osamu glared back at Miya Atsumu.
—If you're so capable, then don't pass a single ball to me.
Across the net, Kuroe Kao saw this and clapped her hands. "Excellent, Inarizaki is fighting among themselves. This is our golden opportunity!"
The Twins looked toward the other side of the net almost simultaneously, both instantly redirected their fury.
Miya Atsumu narrowed his eyes: "You interrupted me, so I forgot to mention that number 4 on the other side was bullying Shoyo in the restroom yesterday."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone from Inarizaki looked toward Hoshinoya on the opposing side.
Even the usually kind-hearted Kita Team frowned.
Hoshinoya, being stared at for no reason, raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"
Why are they all staring at him again? He didn't even cause any trouble this time.
Aran rubbed his hands together, "It's fine, Shoyo, I'll get your revenge for you."
—First, let's beat that Ichibayashi lot into the ground.
Chapter 201: The Two Hundred and First Fox
It's about to start.
The members of Fukurodani took their seats one after another in the topmost section of the stands.
In the morning's Semifinals, they defeated Inubushi Higashi 2-1, securing their spot in the Finals.
And this upcoming match will reveal to them exactly who their opponents in tomorrow's Finals will be.
Mokoba asked Akaashi, who had just opened his lunchbox, "Who do you think will win?"
Akaashi's answer was without hesitation: "Ichibayashi."
Now it was Mokoba's turn to be stunned: "Huh? Ichibayashi?"
How did he remember them not being close to Ichibayashi, besides, given the historical records of these two teams..
How could Ichibayashi, who seemed to have popped out of a crack in a rock, possibly compare to Inarizaki, who had just won a national championship?
Akaashi immediately gave his reason: "Because we don't want to play against Inarizaki."
Even though Fukurodani is entering its prime thanks to Bokuto's rapid growth, they will inevitably have a hard time playing against those All-rounders.
By contrast, only Ichibayashi, with their absurdly strong offense, might find the match a bit more comfortable.
Mokoba understood now: "I get it."
—He didn't want to play against Inarizaki either.
Are you kidding me? Who on earth would want to face the Great Demon King when they are so close to the championship trophy!
I'm so looking forward to playing a match against Atsu-kun, Aran, the others tomorrow!
Bokuto swallowed the food in his mouth, his eyes shining with excitement: "I really want to see that kind of Quick Attack up close! It must be super cool!"
Mokoba turned his head to look at him: "No, you don't."
Eat properly once you're done, don't suddenly start telling them horror stories!
Bokuto, who had been glared at by everyone, looked at Akaashi Keiji aggrievedly, but he found that Akaashi was focusing on his meal and was completely ignoring him.
Bokuto felt even more wronged, his whole body drooping like a withered flower as he lowered his head, falling into a state of complete dejection.
But the Fukurodani members still ignored him.
Anyway, it's not like he's on the court, he's not feeling down because of anything serious, so it's fine to be quiet for a while.
The players from both sides had already lined up by the sidelines, bowing to each other at the referee's signal: "Please look after us!!"
Both Ichibayashi and Inarizaki's uniforms are black, so one side will need to change.
According to the tournament schedule, theoretically, Inarizaki should have changed into the away team's uniform.
But since Inarizaki was a seeded team, Coach Kurosu and Coach Omimi maintained a strong stance, they didn't let Ichibayashi's players change regarding the uniforms, so in the end, it was the Ichibayashi players who changed.
Anyway, Ichibayashi had already been wearing their away uniforms all day yesterday, even Karasuno had been forced to change into a second set in the afternoon, so wearing them for one more day didn't really matter.
Looking at the blue and white team uniforms of the Ichibayashi group, which were very similar to Karasuno's, Hinata felt for a moment as if he were playing a match against Karasuno.
On the other side, Miya Atsumu tilted his head, wanting to see over toward Hinata's side, but he was completely blocked by Miya Osamu and Suna, who had inexplicably stepped forward half a step together.