Bonus Chapter
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During a break in training, Akira was explaining the wipe-off shot to Shōyō Hinata.
Kei Tsukishima was also listening intently from the sidelines.
For Hinata, even though he could jump incredibly high, he was still limited by his height.
In most situations, he was at a clear disadvantage when facing the opponent's block.
Because his height wasn't enough, most of his spikes couldn't go cleanly past the opposing blockers.
His quick attacks with Tobio Kageyama usually scored by bypassing the block entirely—hitting the ball before the block was fully formed.
But now, the method Akira was teaching him was about how to score after the opposing block was already in place.
In the past, whenever Hinata faced such situations, he could only rely on luck or clever maneuvers to sneak past the block.
But those were always long shots.
…
"After aiming at their fingertips, hit the ball upward!"
Akira continued,
"Don't use too little force!"
"Make sure the ball flies out of bounds after brushing the opponent's fingertips!"
"Wipe-off shot…" Hinata muttered dazedly, as if he had just been shown a whole new world.
"So is there any way to counter a wipe-off shot?"
Tsukishima suddenly asked from beside them.
"In the face of that kind of attack, are blockers just doomed?"
"Of course there's a way to counter it!" Akira replied, slightly amused.
"There's no such thing as an invincible offensive move."
"Besides, you've already seen me counter it before—remember ''?"
"Oh??"
Hearing that, both Tsukishima and Hinata perked up.
"When did you use it?"
"Back before Inter-High, during training!"
"Oh! During the practice match with Fukurōdani!" Akira prompted. "Think back!"
Tsukishima and Hinata stroked their chins, lost in thought.
"Was it when you faced Bokuto-senpai's wipe-off shot?" Kageyama's voice suddenly came from the side.
"Yes!"
Akira nodded.
"That time, after reading his offensive intent, I instantly pulled my hands downward!"
"So Bokuto's spike just flew out of bounds by itself!"
"This…"
Hearing Akira's method for countering it, Tsukishima and Hinata couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.
"You think everyone's as insane as you?" Tsukishima deadpanned.
"That kind of hand withdrawal has to be anticipated, right?"
As someone experienced in blocking, he quickly identified the requirement in Akira's strategy.
"In a real match, you have to predict it in advance to respond properly!"
"Exactly," Akira nodded.
"But there's another way."
"Because in real matches, it's rare to predict that accurately."
"So most people use the second method."
"That is, to adjust the shape of your hands at the net on the spot!"
"Using soft hands, or specific hand angles, to neutralize the wipe-off!"
"I see…" Hinata said thoughtfully, touching his chin.
"Hurry up!"
"Tsukishima! Kageyama!!"
"Let's try it out!"
"What??" Tsukishima looked at him like he couldn't believe it.
"We just sat down to rest! Not even five minutes!!"
"Aren't you tired?!"
"Let's try it out, Tsukishima!"
"…Fine. I'll try…"
Tsukishima looked like he wanted to curse under his breath.
But seeing Kageyama already standing up and walking toward the court, he had no choice but to follow.
Smack!
One had to admit, Hinata's volleyball instincts were truly remarkable.
After just a few reps, he was already beginning to grasp the wipe-off shot technique!
Smack!
Another attack!
Hinata once again smashed the ball into Tsukishima's block.
Then, after grazing Tsukishima's fingertips, the ball deflected far out of bounds!!
Hinata clenched his fists, visibly excited.
But Akira, watching from the sidelines, shook his head.
"Your intention is way too obvious!"
"Oh?" Hinata looked over in confusion.
"When you spiked just now, your eyes were completely locked on Tsukishima's fingertips."
"If this wasn't just training, and your opponent could read you, they'd see it coming easily!"
"And they'd just avoid your wipe-off attempt!"
Hinata turned his head in surprise, only to see Tsukishima nodding along.
"Yeah!"
"Even if Akira hadn't explained the wipe-off to me earlier, I could already tell something was off about your spike."
"Ahh…"
Hinata sighed, clearly a bit discouraged, and was about to say something when Akira jumped back in.
"But don't worry. You've only just started practicing this type of shot—it's completely normal to have issues like that!"
"In your next reps, try to use your peripheral vision to track the blocker's hands."
"Using your eye's afterimage is obviously harder at first."
"But with enough practice, it'll become second nature."
"Once you've internalized this method…"
"Then when the time comes, your body will automatically aim for the blocker's fingertips without you needing to think about it!"
…
As Akira explained this to Hinata, Tsukishima let out a resigned sigh from the side.
The moment he heard Akira say "practice more," he had a bad feeling.
If Hinata really wanted to master the wipe-off shot, it meant constant blocking practice…
Which meant he, Tsukishima, was going to suffer the most.
"Whoa!!"
A voice suddenly rang out from off-court.
"I can't believe it! A team that made it through pre-selection has a guy like that?!"
It was Yū Nishinoya.
Hearing his voice, everyone turned to look at him.
"What player?"
"It's a school called Kakugawa!"
"Kakugawa?"
Hinata tilted his head, confused.
"I've never heard of that team before."
"This year, they have a player who's two meters tall!!"
"What??"
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