Wakatoshi Ushijima, who was in the back row, immediately stepped forward after seeing Kenjirō Shirabu's set!
The sharp sound of his footsteps echoed, a clear indication of his intense desire to score!
Facing Karasuno's triple block at the net, Ushijima didn't go for the overpowering spike everyone expected.
Instead, just as he was about to hit the ball, he suddenly slowed his swing!
Tap!
A soft sound came from the top of the ball.
To everyone's shock, the ball floated just above Karasuno's block and dropped neatly to the court!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle blew from the sideline.
Shiratorizawa scores!
"Nice one!!"
Seeing Ushijima's point, Reon Ōhira and the others at the back cheered in surprise.
"Incredible!"
In the audience, Naoto Kunimura and his two teammates from Shinkai Electronics SUC exclaimed.
"Ushijima's always had that reckless, brute-force style..."
"But now, he actually used such a smart dink!"
"This…"
Takeshi Mitsuda added with interest, "That's the kind of evolution a strong opponent brings out."
"But—"
"In the last match against Karasuno, his spikes were shut down by Akira more than once."
"And in this game, the rest of Karasuno—especially that tall guy with glasses—has blocked him several times."
"Maybe…"
"This is how failure forces growth."
"In struggling, Ushijima has found a way to evolve."
"Something's not right on the court."
At that moment, Heiji Yoshino furrowed his brows as he continued watching the game closely.
"Look over there!"
"There's something going on with Shiratorizawa!"
"What??"
The other two turned their heads in shock, eyes scanning the court.
They weren't the only ones. The entire stadium began to notice something off with Shiratorizawa's side.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you okay, Semi-senpai?"
"Can you stand?"
On the court, all six Shiratorizawa players huddled anxiously around Eita Semi.
Semi, gripping his ankle in pain, was helped up slowly.
"Ugh!"
But just as he tried to stand, he let out a pained cry and collapsed back to the floor.
"Shiratorizawa calls for a timeout!"
Off-court, Coach Saitō quickly signaled for the referee to pause the match.
Now it was clear to everyone—Eita Semi's injury was serious.
If he couldn't even stand, it was definitely not minor.
"What happened?"
"Looks like someone on Shiratorizawa got hurt."
On Karasuno's side, the players watched the opposite court with sympathy.
Whether in matches or training, injuries are part of the game.
But from the look on Semi's face just now, his injury wasn't light.
Most of them had gone through something similar.
So naturally, they felt it deeply.
"Take him to the infirmary."
Shiratorizawa's players helped Semi to the bench, but when they saw his ankle—swollen and already starting to bruise—Tanji Washijō's expression darkened.
With years of coaching experience, he could tell at a glance that this wasn't a mild sprain.
"Yes!"
As soon as he gave the order, a few bench players stepped in.
They carefully moved to help carry Eita Semi toward the infirmary.
Semi's eyes reddened. He looked toward Coach Washijō, reluctant and frustrated.
"Coach..."
"I..."
"Don't waste time."
Washijō cut him off with a glare.
"When you've recovered, you'll come back and rejoin the game."
He had said those words countless times in his coaching career.
But this time, it still hit him hard.
Even as he said them, he knew—Semi wouldn't be coming back into this match.
With how bad the ankle looked, even a ten-day recovery would be optimistic.
And Semi knew that, too.
"Yes."
With tears in his eyes, he lowered his head.
He understood better than anyone that he couldn't continue playing today.
Right now, the only thing he could do to help his team was to cooperate and get treatment.
"Let's go."
With the support of his juniors, he was helped off the court, each step heavier than the last.
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