Creak!
With the referee's whistle, Akira once again served the ball toward Shiratorizawa after a brief preparation.
Seeing his ball toss, everyone on Shiratorizawa's side felt a jolt in their hearts.
Although they didn't have time to readjust their formation, just being mentally prepared was already a small win.
As they held their breath, the jump serve Akira unleashed once again shot toward Shiratorizawa.
Smack!
Seeing the ball fly rapidly in his direction, Hayato Yamagata's expression twisted in alarm.
Just in the first set alone, he had already tried receiving Akira's serve several times.
From the experience he had gathered, Akira's jump serve was far more unpredictable than that of an average player!
That's what made it so difficult to receive.
So this time, Yamagata decided to take a different approach from the usual positioning for a jump serve.
He took a quick step back, raised his arms, and prepared to intercept Akira's serve.
But what he didn't expect was that, instead of continuing forward like most serves, the ball abruptly dropped!
"Crap!!"
Yamagata panicked internally.
He lunged forward in desperation—
But it was already too late!
The ball had been speeding like a rocket, and the moment it began to fall, it dropped like a stone.
In the blink of an eye, it slammed into the floor.
Creak!
The referee's whistle echoed from the sideline.
Karasuno scores!!
...
"Akira's jump serve is seriously intense!"
"With how unpredictable it is, he doesn't even need tricks—his serve alone is enough to throw the opponent into chaos!"
"Exactly."
Heiji Yoshino nodded from the sidelines with a sigh.
"But to pull that off, you need insane serving skills in the first place."
"That's something most people just don't have."
"And if Shiratorizawa keeps trying to play the same way they did last time..."
"If they can't receive Akira's serve—"
"They're going to lose this final for sure."
Takeshi Mitsuda agreed gravely beside him.
That's right.
If Shiratorizawa still couldn't handle Akira's serve in this match—
If he managed to rack up another seven or eight points just from serving—
Then there was no point in continuing.
Because the outcome would already be written in stone.
If they couldn't stop his serving streak in this set, they wouldn't stop it in the next one either.
Even if they got lucky and somehow won the next set...
What would happen when they reached the fourth set?
Would they still pull through?
No need to say it—everyone knew the answer.
Absolutely not!!
In this world, the weak defeating the strong was a rare phenomenon.
And when it did happen, it was usually because the weak had become strong enough to surpass their opponent.
And now, everyone could see the difference in strength between Shiratorizawa and Karasuno.
It was obvious who was ahead and who was behind.
Pulling off a reversal in such a short amount of time was close to impossible!
...
Creak!
While they were talking, the match continued to shift on the court!
Just as Akira served for the third time, Eita Semi, positioned near where the ball was about to land, suddenly sprang into action!
It was as if he had predicted exactly where Akira's serve would go!
As if he'd seen it in a dream—
Driven by instinct, he sprinted two steps to his right!
At that moment, it felt like every ounce of muscle memory built from endless practice came to life!
Smack!!
Akira's serve slammed solidly into Semi's forearm!
"Shirabu!!"
Semi, who had just managed to receive the ball, turned his head and shouted hoarsely toward Kenjirō Shirabu:
"Now!!"
"Right!"
Kenjirō Shirabu glanced at Eita Semi, who was sprawled out on the floor, then immediately darted toward the ball's landing point!
"Ushijima-senpai!!"
Even though Wakatoshi Ushijima was in the back row this time, Shirabu still sent the set in his direction!
Because at this point, everyone knew—
This ball had to score!
And the only one who could shoulder that responsibility...
Was their ace.
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