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Bang!
As the discussions among the spectators from Shiratorizawa continued, the match between Karasuno and Wakutani Minami was gradually reaching its climax.
At this moment, the scoreboard showed: Karasuno 23:14 Wakutani Minami!
Everyone could see it.
Wakutani Minami had already given it everything they had.
Yet the point gap between them and Karasuno only continued to widen.
One of the biggest reasons was that Wakutani Minami's ace scorerāTakeru Nakashimaāwas no longer dominating like before. He couldn't score with ease anymore.
Ever since those early points...
His aggressive spikes had gradually been read and blocked by Karasuno's defense.
Creeeak!!
On the court, the referee's whistle blew again!
Just now, Kageyama had set the ball from the right and connected perfectly with Tsukishima at the front, scoring Karasuno's 23rd point!
Karasuno was now at match point!
Now, Asahi Azumane stepped up to the service line.
Karasuno continued to serve!
On the opposite side of the net, everyone from Wakutani Minami was clearly tense as they watched Asahi's position.
After just a few rotations, they'd come to realizeā
These players' serves were incredibly powerful!
It didn't matter if they were first-years or third-years!
When Karasuno served, even the less powerful ones still caused disruption.
Disrupt the receive, disrupt the formation.
And the powerful ones? They could score directly off the serve!
This left everyone from Wakutani Minami feeling a deep sense of helplessness.
Is this what it means to be a championship-level team?
It really seemed...
Like there were no weaknesses at all!
Just as they were thinking that, Asahi launched a powerful jump serve!
Kazuteru Akiu, the libero, instinctively tilted his arm to the left!
Bang!
The ball struck hard against his forearm!
"Sorry!" he shouted, watching the ball he had received.
It had come at him with such force. He hadn't had time to soften the impact, so he used full strength to receive itāsending it flying back over the net!
A chance ball!
From the back row, Akira quickly adjusted and directed the ball toward Kageyama.
In the front row, Hinata and the others saw Kageyama getting into position and immediately started moving.
At the same time, on the other side of the net, the three front-row players from Wakutani Minami sprang into action!
"Number 10!" shouted Kazumasa Hanayama.
Then, two blockers closed in on Hinata in an instant.
Right then, Kageyama's set was already on its way.
It was heading straight to Hinata!
Facing the blockers in front of him, Hinata instinctively locked his gaze on their blocking hands.
Akira had told him beforeāhe hadn't yet reached the level where he could hit off the block without aiming and still send the ball out of bounds with precision.
However, his ability to tool the block was already well developed!
Smack!!
With a full-arm swing, Hinata spiked the ball squarely off Hanayama's index finger!
The ball ricocheted quickly toward Wakutani Minami's back court!
Nakashima and Akiu scrambled to chase it downā
But they had no chance of catching up to the speed of that spike!!
Creeeak!
The referee blew the whistle.
Karasuno reached 25 points first!
The first set was over!!
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"Wow! That tooling just nowā"
"It had to be intentional!"
"There's no way that was a coincidence!!"
In the stands, Takinoue exclaimed in amazement.
"Yeah," Ukai nodded in agreement.
"That little guy's aerial battle skills are really starting to mature."
"But..."
A flicker of doubt crossed Ukai's face.
The last time Hinata and Kageyama had visited him, they definitely weren't at this level yet.
Now, Hinata's improvement wasn't just technicalā
His on-court awareness had visibly evolved.
He knew how to exploit the weakest point in the opponent's defense. He could tell where the block was lightest. He understood where he needed to be to draw attention from the defenders and create openings for his teammates...
These were the most valuable kinds of growth.
However, despite his rapid progress on offense, he was still lacking a bit in defense.
Even so, the improvement was already remarkable.
Old Coach Ukai wasn't entirely sure about the situation with the rest of Karasuno, but when it came to Hinata and Kageyama, they knew very well what their level had been.
Even Kageyama's sets now looked far smoother than before.
But the thing wasājust over a month ago, these two weren't like this at all!
Could they really be that gifted?
Could they truly improve this much in just over a month?
Based on how they had interacted during that week or so of training together...
Yes, they were talentedābut they definitely weren't this advanced.
And as for Ukai's own grandsonāhe knew exactly what his capabilities were.
That kid alone definitely couldn't have trained Kageyama and Hinata into improving this much.
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