Bang!
This time, Ushijima's offensive play was incredibly sharp!
The ball went straight toward the side of Kei Tsukishima's arm!
The intention was obvious—
He was aiming to knock it off the blockers and send it out of bounds!
If nothing unexpected happened, the ball would strike the left side of Tsukishima's arm and fly out beyond the court.
But in that instant, Tsukishima seemed to have already anticipated Ushijima's intention!
He pulled back the arm that had been blocking the net!
Ushijima's spike, which had been aimed precisely at his arm, missed entirely and flew straight toward the back row of Karasuno!
And in the back row, Yū Nishinoya had clearly been reading Ushijima's offensive line from the start!
Just as Tsukishima withdrew his hands, Nishinoya had already moved to the perfect spot to receive the spike!
Bang!
The ball hit him cleanly on the arm!
"Kageyama!"
"Yes!"
Without hesitation, Tobio Kageyama sent a fast, clean set to the front row!
And right in front of him, Tsukishima had already leapt into position!
He swung his arms—smash!!
On the other side of the net, two of Shiratorizawa's front-row players also jumped to block!
But this time—Tsukishima's arm didn't follow through!
Bang!
It was a perfect feint!
Tsukishima's fake-out was so realistic that both blockers from Shiratorizawa were completely fooled!
Which meant—only Ushijima managed to jump to block Akira this time!
One blocker only—naturally, that gave Akira a lot more room to strike!
His spike soared directly toward Shiratorizawa's back row!
Bang!
And it landed solidly on the floor!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle echoed from the sideline!
Karasuno scores!
...
"What a beautiful line shot!"
In the audience, Naoto Kunimura's eyes lit up as he watched the play.
"Perfect compression!"
"That angle was so precise!"
As a wing spiker himself, he could immediately recognize the technical skill in Akira's attack just now.
"Yeah."
"And after that point, I think the momentum might start to shift."
"The situation on Shiratorizawa's side..."
"It's not looking good."
Beside him, Takeshi Mitsuda frowned slightly. He too could see the cracks beginning to show in Shiratorizawa's gameplay.
If they couldn't handle Akira's targeted offense, they would slowly be pushed into a corner.
"Let's see how they respond,"
Heiji Yoshino added, shaking his head thoughtfully.
"Coach Washijō is an experienced strategist. He might already be thinking of a countermeasure..."
...
With Akira on the front line, Karasuno kept up a relentless assault on Shiratorizawa.
Bit by bit, the crowd began to sense Shiratorizawa's growing fatigue.
Even though Taichi Kawanishi had just subbed in to replace Eita Semi—
He was still struggling to handle the tactical role of a dual-setter.
In terms of setting skill, the gap between him and Semi was clear.
When the first touch was solid, he could manage decently well.
But when the initial reception was even slightly off—
Kawanishi's sets were often out of position and hard to spike effectively.
That inconsistency disrupted the rhythm of Shiratorizawa's attack.
And as the match progressed, Akira seemed to have picked up on this weakness.
He deliberately began targeting Kawanishi, forcing the ball to his side again and again.
Under the pressure, Kawanishi quickly began to show signs of exhaustion.
The court was divided—the offense became disjointed!
And with that, the match gradually approached its conclusion.
In the end—
Karasuno won the game!!
...
"Don't beat yourself up over it."
Watching Kawanishi standing in front of him with his head down, guilt written all over his face, Coach Tanji Washijō shook his head gently.
"You were never trained to be a secondary setter in the first place—so it makes sense that your performance would reflect that."
"In the next match, I want you to work together with Ōhira in the secondary setter role."
"And Shirabu too. The three of you will share the responsibility of setting."
"Make sure you control the ball and set up the offense!"
"Yes!!"
Hearing Coach Washijō's orders, Reon Ōhira nodded solemnly.
If three players were setting together, their defensive burden would definitely be lighter.
But the downside...
Was that their offensive pressure would skyrocket.
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