The key was that even if he wanted to, he wouldn't be able to figure it out; there was a high possibility he would be lured into their trap instead.
This kind of opportunistic, improvisational playstyle.. only Inarizaki could be this terrifying.
Miya Atsumu, who was in excellent form, clapped his hands: "Keep it up, keep it up!"
After resting for an entire set, he had already found his best form again.
By comparison, Bokuto from Fukurodani was clearly showing signs of fatigue.
From the opening until now, Bokuto has only managed one successful attack; instead, Washio Tatsuki from the other side has begun to exert massive pressure.
Amatori rubbed his chin. "Do you want the Ace to take a short break?"
Iizuna shook his head. "No, it might just be simply.."
Taking a glance at Suna, who was wiping off sweat, he reached a conclusion: "Bokuto was being watched too closely by Suna, so he had no way to make a play, right?"
Under conditions where both his physical strength and condition were not particularly good, Bokuto was also very aware that he lacked the ability to spike through a block.
Therefore, under Suna's subtle gaze on his position, he didn't dare to jump easily.
Coach Hiya, standing by the sidelines, was very satisfied with Suna's current state: "Suna is being exceptionally aggressive this set."
This style of blocking, which simultaneously neutralized the opponent's Ace while subtly controlling the entire court, already possessed the poise of a professional Middle Blocker.
Coach Unabara said expressionlessly, "No, I think he's just.."
Because he doesn't want to play the next set, he's going to give it two hundred percent.
Having said that, Kita Shinsuke crossed his arms over his chest and watched Suna, who was about to serve, with a calm expression.
Oori Ren, who had just stood up to switch positions with the Libero, nodded. "This is quite good, actually."
Regardless of the specific reason, having motivation is a good thing.
Coach Kurosu gave a short laugh, while on the other side, Coach Omimi looked completely helpless.
Suna, who failed to score a single point during the service turn, walked back under the watchful eyes of Kita Shinsuke and the two coaches, sitting down at the Coach's bench with very decisive movements.
Seeing him in this state, Unabara leaned in close to Kumagai in the waiting area and whispered, "If one day Suna-senpai decides to play volleyball for the rest of his life, I bet a bag of potato chips it's because he's too lazy to learn anything new."
Anyway, he plays volleyball so well, so if he keeps playing, he won't have anything else to worry about.. or something like that.
Under Suna-senpai's faint gaze, Kumagai gave a strained laugh: "That really is Suna-senpai's personality.."
Unabara's voice was intended to be very quiet, but in reality, even Rishia Heisuke, who was still walking around nearby to stretch his legs, heard it.
Rishia turned his head, casting his gaze toward the two rows of people in white athletic uniforms sitting above the Fukurodani stands.
Hmm, it's a different kind of laziness compared to Kunimi.
At the very least, Suna-senpai doesn't particularly loathe physical exhaustion.
The match on the court was proceeding in an orderly fashion.
The tactics Inarizaki had been laying out since the First Set were quite successful; Bokuto, who had been agitated into a rapid state of readiness, was already in decline, Fukurodani was struggling to break through.
Following Miya Atsumu's Second Attack to score, the score jumped to 5:8 in favor of Inarizaki over Fukurodani, leading to a Time-out.
Oikawa Tooru, watching from the stands, grew anxious for Fukurodani: "If it were me, I'd just use the Ace as a decoy to borrow the tiger's prestige."
Iwaizumi Hajime rested his chin on his hand. "I don't think he can, I think Bokuto can still fight; he just needs a little breather."
After all, even that physical monster Ushijima had begun to show signs of fatigue in the fourth set when playing against them.
Not to mention, Fukurodani had already been playing high-intensity matches for several days, which was quite different from the volume of matches in the Regional Qualifiers.
Bokuto squeezed the water cup in his hands, feeling the strength that still remained within him: "Three points, no problem at all."
Miya Atsumu used a towel to wipe his hair, letting his brain cool down quickly: "Three points, more than enough."
Let's catch up in one go!
Let's crush the opponent in one go.
The steady Ace and the reliable Setter both looked toward their teammates.
Watching everyone adjust their state, Coach Anromi and Coach Kurosu both silently wiped away tears in their hearts.
To see the growth of our own kids like this.. it's truly touching!
On the sidelines, Coach Unabara sighed and sighed again.
“Is there any way to make them stay in this state for the rest of the match?”
Chapter 230: The Two Hundred and Thirtieth Fox
After simply wiping his hair, Hinata handed the towel back to Rishia Heisuke and then gulped down quite a lot of water.
Glancing at the scoreboard by the court, he rubbed his chin and curled his lips into a mock-serious smirk, imitating Miya Atsumu's mannerisms: "As expected.. playing on the Right Wing feels completely different from playing as an Opposite."
Relatively speaking, the pressure of playing as an Opposite is actually a bit greater.
After all, Inarizaki's current preference for an all-around setter and opposite means there are too many aspects to take care of, given his current experience and ability, it is indeed difficult for him to play that comfortably.
At the very least, there wasn't much need for setting from the right wing, being closer to the setter's position made it much more convenient to run a quick attack.
Rishia Heisuke fell silent for a moment, then reached out to block Shoyo's face. "Shoyo, that expression doesn't suit you. You should try a different way of smiling."
"Fine, I guess not." Hinata gave up quickly, turning instead to show Rishia Heisuke a big, bright, sunny smile.
As expected, handsomeness relies on Atsumu-senpai's face; he doesn't seem to quite have it.
Rishia Heisuke, having completely guessed what Hinata was thinking, looked at his smile and remained silent.
No, it's not that he isn't cool; on the contrary, Hinata is quite cool when he's thinking seriously.
It's just.. that crooked smirk really wasn't necessary!
He's just a carbon copy of Miya Atsumu standing right next to him!
Rishia Heisuke gave Hinata a thumbs-up: "That's it, smile just like that."
Miya Atsumu, standing behind Hinata, let his smile fade and shot Rishia Heisuke a glare where Hinata couldn't see.
Rishia shrank his neck, packed up Hinata's towel and water cup, turned around to quickly leave that troublesome place.
Atsumu-senpai reached out and patted Hinata's back. "Alright, let's pull ahead even further."
Hinata asked further, "Does Atsumu-senpai have some new idea?"
Miya Atsumu raised a finger to his lips. "It's not exactly new, just the final step of the plan we discussed at the beginning."
I see..
As the time-out drew to a close, Miya Atsumu was the first to stand up and walk toward the court.
Setting aside all that nonsense, the most important thing right now is the match itself; he needs to secure the victory before worrying about anything else.
Otherwise.. he wouldn't have the face to face anyone from Inarizaki.
The service right passed to Oori Ren, Coach Kurosu seized the momentum, subbing in Rishia Heisuke at this moment to serve.
He certainly knew that Bokuto needed time to catch his breath, but when it came to winning, he was not about to give Fukurodani that opportunity.
They had to use a storm-like offense to completely disrupt Fukurodani's rhythm and keep the situation firmly in their hands.
Miya Atsumu turned his head, looked at Rishia Heisuke, said softly, "Heisuke, that was a good play."
He is a good senior, knowing how to give encouragement to his juniors at the right time.
Rishia Heisuke suddenly became solemn, his grip on the volleyball unconsciously tightened.
The whistle sounded in his ears, Rishia Heisuke struggled to calm his sudden nervousness.
At the very last second of the service time limit, he raised his hand and tossed the ball up.
Komi was already extremely accustomed to these types of serves that push the time limit, since Rishia Heisuke's physique wasn't something the front row could easily hide, his serve actually seemed a bit easier to handle than Hinata's.
Komi lunged sideways and received the ball with a bump.
Fukurodani quickly organized an attack and sent the ball back, but Rishia Heisuke received it.
Having secured the ball, Miya Osamu decisively spiked it toward Saru Yamato, who had stepped back two steps to assist with the receive.
Osa Noboru and Mokoba from the back row moved to both sides, preparing to launch an attack forward simultaneously.
Seeing Suna and Miya Atsumu closing in on Rishia Heisuke's side, Akaashi quickly sent the ball to Bokuto, who had jumped up under Mokoba's cover.
Bokuto jumped to spike, but Suna touched it directly.
Touch!
Miya Atsumu sent the ball to Hinata, who decisively tipped it over the Fukurodani block.
The ball dropped close to the block, Komi Haruki, who was closest in the back row, lunged forward to barely manage to dig the ball up.
However, the ball fell too close to the net, Akaashi was positioned too far away to keep up, so Mokoba, who was still nearby, had to perform the set.
"Bokuto!" Mokoba also sent the ball right to Bokuto, who was positioned for a back-row attack.
Bokuto stared at Miya Atsumu's hands and slammed the ball down heavily.
The ball hit Atsumu's hand and then bounced out of the court.
Looking at his own hands, Miya Atsumu spoke up, "It's fine, it's fine. Next ball."
This point was lost, but it didn't matter; they hadn't expected to be able to score points in high-frequency succession anyway.
Miya Atsumu quickly made two hand gestures to Hinata and Miya Osamu, indicating the target for the subsequent spike.
The two of them nodded simultaneously, indicating they understood.
After taking the service right, Miya Atsumu decisively chose to send a jump float serve toward Mokoba Akitsugu.
Although in this situation one would typically choose to suppress the Setter, Fukurodani's Mr. All-Rounder has performed quite well in several of Fukurodani's specialty basic attacks, making him capable of temporarily taking over the Setter's duties.
Relatively speaking, it would be a more cost-effective strategy to pin the more flexible one in the receiving position.
Not to mention, this was part of their plan to begin with.
Bokuto rushed in to launch an attack, while Akaashi set the ball to Osa Noboru in the front row.
However, despite the insufficient cover, Suna followed up immediately, joining forces with Miya Osamu and Hinata to block the ball back into Fukurodani's court.